Boston Celtics is one of the professional basketball teams based in Boston, Massachusetts. Since the foundation of Boston Celtics by Walter Brown in 1946, this team has won 16 National Basketball Association (NBA) championships. The home arena of Boston Celtics is TD Banknorth Garden. Green, black, white and gold are the four colors that represent the team’s jersey. Boston Celtics belong to the Atlantic Division in the Eastern Conference. Till date, 19 Conference titles and 25 Division titles have been won by Boston Celtics basketball team.
Red Auerbach is held to be one of the most prominent coaches of the team, who had brought glory to Boston Celtics. He played a major role in association with players like Bill Russell, Tommy Heinsohn in winning the NBA championship for the first time in 1957.
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Few of the other players of Boston Celtics, who have contributed in the excellence of the team's performance include Tim Garry, Len Bias, Gary Phillips, Jack Nichols, Sam Jones, Johnny Jones, Glen Davis, Michael Hawkins, Tony Harris, John Hazen, Rich Johnson, Joe Johnson, Chris Carr, Mike Bloom, Jim Barnett, Tom Barker, Jim Barnes, John Bagley and Tony Allen.
For the 2007-2008 seasons, Boston Celtics is coached by Glenn 'Doc' Rivers. The captain of Boston for this season is Paul Pierce. Few of the other Boston Celtics players of recognition for this season include Rajon Rondo, Kendrick Perkins, Kevin Garnett and Ray Allen. The basketball team of Los Angeles Lakers has been the traditional rival of Boston Celtics on the playground for decades. The games between these 2 teams draw large number of spectators from all across US.
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