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The Celtics came into being on June 6, 1946. On that day 11 men (all of whom owned either professional hockey teams, large arenas in major cities, or both) met to discuss the formation of a new professional basketball league. They christened the new league the "Basketball Association of America" and modeled its season-which featured a 60-game schedule and a series of playoffs-after the National Hockey League's. The game itself was based on college basketball, but with the contests lengthened to 48 minutes rather than the 40 played in college. A driving force behind the BAA was Celtics owner Walter Brown, who ran the Boston Garden and was part of the NHL's Boston Bruins organization. Brown hired John "Honey" Russell as his first coach, and the Celtics' maiden home game was played on November 5, 1946. The contest began an hour behind schedule because Boston's Chuck Connors (later the star of television's "The Rifleman") splintered a wooden backboard with a practice dunk before the game. Boston lost to the Chicago Stags, 57-55, but the 4,329 fans in attendance not only got to see the Celtics' first-ever home game but also witnessed the first broken backboard in professional basketball history.16 NBA Championships. A record 8 in a row from 1959-1966. Three separate Championship eras. When it comes to hanging Championship Banners, the Celtics are the cream of the crop. No organization has won more titles than the 16 time World Champion Boston Celtics. Whether it's our first title in 1957, our 12th in 1974 or the 16th in 1986 the Celtics tradition of winning championships has stood the test of time.

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5th pick

sry guys but i need to vent about getting the 5th pick im really irritated about it i know its not the best thing the team would have done much better this year with oden or durant but since as of rig...
Posted by on Wed, 23 May 2007 10:34:00 GMT

100th Friend

The 100th person to add the Celtics Will recieve via mail a free Boston Celtics autographed Basketball complete with case and stand
Posted by on Wed, 05 Jul 2006 10:16:00 GMT

Retired Numbers

Retired Numbers Walter Brown(Number retired  October 17, 1964)The founder and first owner of the Boston Celtics franchise...Owned the Celtics from 1946 through 1964...Passed away after suff...
Posted by on Sun, 02 Jul 2006 18:33:00 GMT

The Celtics

The words, "Pride", "Mystique", "Tradition", "Teamwork" and the figure of a pint-sized, winking leprechaun leaning on with one arm his shillelagh and hoisting a basketball on his index finger with the...
Posted by on Sun, 02 Jul 2006 18:29:00 GMT

The End Of A Dynasty

Going into the 1975-76 season, the Boston Celtics were confident they knew a great deal about themselves and their place in the league. They knew they would be good. Very good. With Dave Cowens surrou...
Posted by on Sun, 02 Jul 2006 18:04:00 GMT