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NBA Eastern Conference - Atlantic Division


Boston Celtics

Team's name: Boston Celtics
Conference: Eastern
Division: AtlanticBoston Celtics
Location:
Boston Massachussetts
Nickname: Celtics
Mascot:
Lucky the Leprechaun
Team Colors:
Green, White, Black and Gold
Joined the Conference: 1946
Team's President: Rich Gotham
Basketball Coach: Glenn Doc Rivers
Basketball Arena:
TD Banknorth Garden
Current Capacity: 18,624
First Year of Basketball: 1946

League Titles:
NBA Champs: 1957, '59, '60, '61, '62, '63, '64, '65, '66, '68, '69, '74, '76, '81, '84, '86, 2008
Conference Titles: 1957, '58, '59, '60, '61, '62, '63, '64, '65, '66, '68, '69, '74, '76, '81, '84, '85, '86, '87, 2008
Division Titles: 1957, '58, '59, '60, '61, '62, '63, '64, '65, '72, '73, '74, '75, '76, '80, '81, '82, '84, '85, '86, '87, '88, '91, '92, 2005, 2008

The Celtics are known as one of the most prominent basketball teams in the sport’s history. Its early beginnings date back to 1946 when they became part of the NBA.

Since the late 1950’s into the late 1960’s, the Celtics aroused to the top in hands of one of the winningest coaches in the history of the league, Red Auerbach; achieving 9 division titles, 12 conference titles and 11 of their record 17 NBA Championships during that era, including 8 consecutive championships from 1959 to 1966. This era also marked the beginning of the Celtics-Lakers Rivalry, since the two teams faced each other six times in the finals and became one of the most intense rivalries in the NBA history.

In 1970 the team had their first negative record in 20 years, but they soon recovered and won two more NBA championships in the mid 1970’s.

During the 1978 NBA Draft the Celtics picked Indiana State junior Larry Bird, though his debut came until the 1979-80 season. Choosing and waiting for Bird proved to be a wise decision; he went to win the NBA Rookie of the Year award and help his team to have the best single-season turnaround until that moment, improving by 32 games the awful 29-53 record of the previous season.

By the mid 1980’s, Larry Bird had won three consecutive MVP awards and had led his team to add three NBA championships more to their history. Bird retired in 1992 and after that the team declined and even missed the playoffs 9 times in 15 seasons.

Neverthelesss, the 21st century awarded the Celtics with their first NBA title after 22 years in 2008. Kevin Garnet from the Minnesota Timberwolves came to the rescue after a sad 24-58 in the season 2006-07, and made a great trio with Ray Allen and Paul Pierce that became the new “Big Three”. The rest of the team, including the bench, had a great contribution as well. They defeated their all-time rival Los Angeles Lakers 131-92 in the game 6 of the Playoffs Finals, to finish the series 4-2.

This season 2008-09 the Celtics began with an amazing 27-2, another NBA record for the franchise. Garnet got injured after the All-Star break and it made them fall a bit, but not entirely since even without him the team managed to finish with a great 62-20, earning the second seed in the East.

In the NBA Playoffs 2009, Boston went to seven games in the first round to the Chicago Bulls, winning the series 4-3. Then, they started and finished the conference semifinals against the Orlando Magic loosing at home, falling to them 3-4 in the series and being unable to defend their title.

Boston Playoffs Schedule

First Round - Eastern Conference Quater Finals

Boston wins series 4-3

Game Date Home Result Away Arena
1 April 18 Boston Celtics 103 - 105 Chicago Bulls TD Banknorth Garden, Boston
2 April 20 Boston Celtics 118 - 115 Chicago Bulls TD Banknorth Garden, Boston
3 April 23 Chicago Bulls 86 - 107 Boston Celtics United Center, Chicago
4 April 26 Chicago Bulls 121 - 118 Boston Celtics United Center, Chicago
5 April 28 Boston Celtics 106 - 104 Chicago Bulls TD Banknorth Garden, Boston
6 April 30 Chicago Bulls 128 - 127 Boston Celtics United Center, Chicago
7 May 2 Boston Celtics 109 - 99 Chicago Bulls TD Banknorth Garden, Boston

Eastern Conference Semifinals

Orlando wins series 4-3

Game Date Home Result Away Arena
1 May 4 Boston Celtics 90 - 95 Orlando Magic TD Banknorth Garden, Boston
2 May 6 Boston Celtics 112 - 94 Orlando Magic TD Banknorth Garden, Boston
3 May 8 Orlando Magic 117 - 96 Boston Celtics Amway Arena, Orlando
4 May 10 Orlando Magic 94 - 95 Boston Celtics Amway Arena, Orlando
5 May 12 Boston Celtics 92 - 88 Orlando Magic TD Banknorth Garden, Boston
6 May 14 Orlando Magic 83 - 75 Boston Celtics Amway Arena, Orlando
7 May 17 Boston Celtics 82 - 101 Orlando Magic TD Banknorth Garden, Boston

Boston Celtics Roster

No. Name Pos Age HT  WT  College
20 Ray Allen SG 33 6-5 205 Connecticut
42 Tony Allen SG 26 6-4 213 Oklahoma State
11 Glen Davis PF 22 6-9 289 LSU
5 Kevin Garnett PF 32 6-11 253  
4 J.R. Giddens SG 23 6-5 215 New Mexico
50 Eddie House II SG 30 6-1 175 Arizona State
26 Patrick O'Bryant C 22 7-0 250 Bradley
43 Kendrick Perkins C 23 6-10 280  
34 Paul Pierce SF 31 6-7 235 Kansas
0 Leon Powe Jr. PF 24 6-8 240 California
13 Gabe Pruitt PG 22 6-4 170 USC
44 Brian Scalabrine PF 30 6-9 235 USC
12 Bill Walker SG 21 6-6 220 Kansas State

Boston Celtics Schedule 08-09

Boston 2007-08 Postseason

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