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The origin of the boston celtics name caleb from a discussion with the owner walter brown and the boston garden publicist howie mchugh were put in charge to upstart the new nba team. Because in june of our year of the lord 1978 thats the way they say things in memphis the owner of the buffalo braves, john y. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. Celtics to move to new practice facility in boston. We saw the visiting teams locker rooms and shower area. Youre also given an opportunity to go down to the court and take photos. Td garden is the home arena for the boston bruins of the national hockey league and the boston celtics of the national basketball association. Celtics related books the boston celtics and the national basketball association date back to when the league was formed in 1946. Cousy, russell, the celtics, and what matters in the. In 27 months, quick by todays standards, the arena was built.
We have been blessed with some of the all time greats in their sports. The celtics originally played its home games at the boston garden until the team moved its games to the td garden in 1995. The celtics share the td garden with the boston bruins. Basketballreference utilizes official nba data for. Over their history the boston celtics are 208 in game 7.
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Boston celtics, american professional basketball team based in boston that plays in the national basketball association. The boston celtics are an nba basketball team, who play at td garden, located in boston, ma. He was also one of only 3 boston celtics along with teammates bill russell and k. Parish was a ninetime allstar and a force on both ends of the court for boston. We talked sox, and bruins, and celtics, and patriots, and soccer, and springsteen, and dogs. The inaugural year of the celtics trivia quiz 194647 marked the 1st season for the cs in beantown. Coach red auerbach, hired in 1950, is credited for bringing the celtics to a. Cohens book provides lots of details about the lives and careers of these 40 great players, along with a history of the celtics which came into existence on june 6, 1946. Asked in basketball, boston celtics, basketball history former name of boston. Td garden is committed to creating a safe and enjoyable experience for everyone. For a few bucks, you get a behind the scenes look at the celtics and bruins home stadium including locker rooms and memorabilia. There have been many classic moments on the famed parquet floor in.
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