{"id":500959,"date":"2026-03-03T09:41:09","date_gmt":"2026-03-03T09:41:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/500959\/"},"modified":"2026-03-03T09:41:09","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T09:41:09","slug":"celtics-hugo-gonzalez-makes-basketball-history-only-done-before-by-larry-bird","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/500959\/","title":{"rendered":"Celtics’ Hugo Gonzalez makes basketball history only done before by Larry Bird"},"content":{"rendered":"

Celtics’ Hugo Gonzalez makes basketball history only done before by Larry Bird<\/a> originally appeared on The Sporting News<\/a>. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Hugo Gonzalez, and Larry Bird.<\/p>\n

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That’s quite the Boston Celtics<\/a> club that this year’s rookie just joined, keeping company with one of the greatest players in NBA history.<\/p>\n

Gonzalez did it Monday night thanks to a huge stat line against the Milwaukee Bucks<\/a>. Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum were both out, as was Neemias Queta, which opened the door for Gonzalez to do everything.<\/p>\n

And check out these stats, because he really did do it all:<\/p>\n

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That was a career-high for Gonzalez in points. And a career-high for Gonzalez in rebounds. And a career-high for Gonzalez in steals.<\/p>\n

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In the process, he did something only done before by Bird.<\/p>\n

Gonzalez is the second Celtics rookie to reach that combination of four stats in one game, according to StatMuse, along with Bird<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The 20-year old Gonzalez was the No. 28 overall pick in the 2025 NBA Draft out of Spain.<\/p>\n

Entering Monday night, he was averaging 3.9 points and 3.3 rebounds per game.<\/p>\n

Given the runway to shine, though, Gonzalez had a monster night.<\/p>\n

It’s hard to get much more encouraging for a young Celtics player than doing something that has only been done by Larry Legend.<\/p>\n

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