Boston Celtics

Boston Celtics
founding	June 6, 1946
history	Boston Celtics since 1946
Stadion	TD Garden
Location	Boston , Massachusetts
Club colors	Green, gold, black, brown, white     
league	NBA
Conference	Eastern Conference
division	Atlantic Division
Head coach	Brad Stevens
General manager	Danny Ainge
owner	Wycliffe Grousbeck
Farm teams	Maine Red Claws
Championships	17 (1957, 1959–1966, 1968, 1969, 1974, 1976, 1981, 1984, 1986, 2008)
Conference title	21 (1957–1966, 1968, 1969, 1974, 1976, 1981, 1984–1987, 2008, 2010)
Division title	32 (1957–1965, 1972–1976, 1980–1982, 1984–1988, 1991, 1992, 2005, 2008–2012, 2017, 2018)
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The Boston Celtics [ sɛltɪks ] are a Boston- based basketball team of the North American professional league National Basketball Association (NBA). With a total of 17 titles won, they are the NBA's most successful franchise to date .

history

Point Guard Bob Cousy played for Boston from 1950 to 1963

Founding of the Celtics and years of dominance with Cousy (1946–1956)

The Boston Celtics were founded in 1946 by Walter A. Brown , the operator of the Boston Garden stadium at the time , which served as a venue until the inauguration of the FleetCenter (now TD Garden) in 1995. The Celtics are one of the three founding members of the NBA that still exist today and, besides the New York Knicks, the oldest team still based in its original hometown. The name Celtics was based on a New York professional basketball team, the Original Celtics , from the 1920s and was ultimately able to prevail against proposals such as Whirlwinds, Unicorns and Olympics.

The first few years were strongly influenced by coach Red Auerbach , who took over the Celtics in 1950. He slowly built a team that had one of the best point guards in the league in 1955, Bob Cousy . However, the Celtics were not particularly successful and regularly failed in the playoffs at the New York Knicks or the Syracuse Nationals .

Years of the Bill Russell Dynasty (1956–1969)

Center Bill Russell was active for the Celtics from 1956 to 1969

The turnaround came in 1956 when Bill Russell , KC Jones and Tommy Heinsohn were drafted. With Russell, Heinsohn and Cousy at their core, the first championship was won in 1957. During this time alone, 11 titles were won, eight of them in a row. Today, this time is mainly associated with coach Auerbach, whose brother Zang designed the famous logo of the basketball circling Irishman. In 1962, John Havlicek , another important player, joined the Celtics. Cousy, however, left the Celtics in 1963 to move to Boston College as a coach . In 1966 Auerbach resigned as a trainer and took over the post of general manager, which he held until the 1980s. Russell was the team's new coach and held this position until his retirement in 1969 as a player-coach. Heinsohn, who resigned in 1965, took over the post of coach of the Celtics from 1969.

Dave Cowens era (1970–1979)

In the 1970s, Dave Cowens was drafted and named the franchise's new face and MVP in 1973 . Havlicek also remained an important player. Together they brought the championship to Beantown under coach Heinsohn in 1974 and 1976. In 1977 the Celtics went into the rebuilding and brought Cedric Maxwell in 12th place in the 1977 draft. 1978 the season ended with only 32 wins and 50 losses. Havlicek announced his retirement after 16 years with the Celtics. With Nate Archibald one of the stars of the league was signed, who from then on led the team as point guard. The Celtics received the sixth selection position in the 1978 NBA Draft . With this one chose Larry Bird .

Bird did not come to the Celtics until the 1979-80 season and, with Maxwell, turned the team into a championship favorite after improving from 32 to 61 wins. The Celtics, however, lost in the playoffs to the Philadelphia 76ers in the Conference finals. In the 1980 NBA draft Manager succeeded Auerbach a coup. Through a clever trade with the Golden State Warriors , Auerbach acquired the draft rights to Kevin McHale and Robert Parish from the Warriors. Together with Larry Bird, McHale and Parish formed the "Big Three" of the Celtics. Cowens, however, left the Celtics.

A new dynasty under Larry Bird (1979–1992)

Larry Bird (1979-1992)

With a new and young core of Bird, McHale, Parish and Maxwell, the Celtics reached the 1981 NBA final and won against the Houston Rockets . After coach Bill Fitch could not meet expectations in the next two years, he was fired by the Celtics and replaced by KC Jones . With Jones they won two more championships in 1984 and 1986. At the time, the Celtics were in a close rivalry with the Los Angeles Lakers , who electrified the NBA. Especially the duel between the two stars Bird and Magic Johnson was part of this rivalry. Both teams met three times in the finals in the 1980s, with the Celtics only winning the 1984 final series. The Lakers won five championships in that decade and also won the 1985 and 1987 final duels against Boston. Auerbach gave up his managerial post to Jan Volk in 1984.

In the 1986 NBA draft , the Celtics selected the highly talented Len Bias in second place. Tragically, Bias died of a cocaine overdose two days after the draft. Despite this stroke of fate, the Celtics reached the final again in 1987, where they lost to the Lakers. After coach Jones resigned in 1988, Jimmy Rodgers took over the Celtics. The Celtics and especially Larry Bird struggled more and more with injuries and they reached the NBA playoffs in 1989 with only disappointing 42 wins, where they lost 3-0 to the eventual champions, the Detroit Pistons . After another first round in 1991 against the New York Knicks , Rodgers was fired. Chris Ford then took over the Celtics and was able to lead them into the Conference semifinals in 1991 and 1992. Bird announced his resignation after the 1992 Olympic Games due to recurring back problems.

Years of rebuilding (1993–1998)

Parish and McHale switched or ended their careers in the following years. Since then, the Boston Celtics had been rather quiet, as there had been no notable sporting successes since then. This has been linked to Reggie Lewis' cardiac death . The successor Larry Birds as team captain and franchise player collapsed in 1993 during the first-round playoff game against the Charlotte Hornets and died a few weeks later after another collapse. The playoffs were reached in 1995 with only 35 wins. After that, the Celtics disappeared into sporting insignificance.

In the late 1990s, the Celtics were among the worst teams in the NBA. The successful college trainer Rick Pitino then took over the Celtics. In the 1996–97 season, however, they set a team record with 15 wins. But despite high draft placements with which one could draft Antoine Walker , Chauncey Billups or Ron Mercer , it was not possible to set up a functioning team. Instead, there was a high turnover of players. For example, Billups was handed over to the Toronto Raptors in its first year . The selection of Paul Pierce in the 1998 draft marked the beginning of a turnaround.

Paul Pierce won the 2008 NBA championship with the Celtics

The Paul Pierce Era (1998-2013)

Pierce played a convincing rookie season and rose in the coming years, alongside Antoine Walker, to the star player of the Celtics, but Boston remained unsuccessful. Pitino was fired in 2001 after four unsuccessful years and replaced by Jim O'Brien . Under O'Brien, the Celtics won 49 of the season in the 2001/02 season and reached the conference finals. The playoffs were also reached in the next two years. From 2003 Danny Ainge took over the post of General Manager. He transferred Walker to the Dallas Mavericks and began rebuilding the team. Ainge replaced O'Brien with Doc Rivers in 2004 and drafted talented players such as Al Jefferson , Tony Allen and Delonte West . The Celtics won the division title with this team in 2005, but failed in the playoffs in the first round at the Indiana Pacers . The two following seasons missed the playoffs, but the team was reinforced with Rajon Rondo in the 2006 NBA draft .

After another disappointing season, the management decided before the 2007/08 season , at the insistence of superstar Pierce, for "quick success". First Ray Allen was brought to Boston by the Seattle SuperSonics, then Kevin Garnett from Minnesota was exchanged for five players. With the trio Allen-Pierce-Garnett (nickname: The Big Three), which is undoubtedly one of the best teams in the NBA, the Celtics became a serious title contender for the first time in many years. This was made clear, among other things, by the fact that the Celtics was the first of all teams to qualify for the playoffs in the 2007/08 season . With a 131-92 win in the 6th game of the 2008 NBA final against the Los Angeles Lakers, the long-term rivals of the Celtics for the NBA crown in the 1980s, the Boston basketball team was able to win an NBA championship for the first time since 1986.

Championship celebration 2008

In the 2008/09 NBA season , the Celtics were able to win 19 games in a row, which is a team record for them. This long winning streak was ended by the previous season's final opponent, the Lakers. They reached the semi-finals in the East in the 2009 playoffs, where they were eliminated after the seventh game against eventual finalists Orlando Magic . In the following season , the Celtics reached the finals again, where they lost against the Lakers in seven games this time.

At the beginning of the 2010/11 season , the Celtics strengthened themselves during the Free Agency phase with the two former All-Stars Jermaine O'Neal and Shaquille O'Neal . After a good season and the resulting qualification for the playoffs, the Celtics were eliminated in the second playoff round with 1: 4 against the Miami Heat around the stars LeBron James , Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh . Shaquille O'Neal then ended his career. The next season started badly for the Celtics. They could only show a balanced record up to the All-Star game. They ended the season with a strong final spurt and were able to secure fourth place in the Eastern Conference. In the Conference Finals they lost 3: 4 to the eventual champions Miami Heat. One of the main reasons for the upswing towards the end of the season is the fact that Kevin Garnett has now mainly been used as a center.

For the 2012/13 season Ray Allen left the Celtics for the Miami Heat . For this Jason Terry was signed by the Dallas Mavericks . Furthermore, it was Courtney Lee via sign-and-trade from the Houston Rockets brought. On January 25, 2013, Rajon Rondo, one of the key players in the Celtics' game against the Atlanta Hawks, tore a cruciate ligament and was out for the rest of the season. The Celtics reached the playoffs despite the failure. There they lost 2: 4 to the New York Knicks in the first round . At the end of the season, long-time head coach Doc Rivers left the Celtics and switched to the Los Angeles Clippers via trade . As a consequence, on June 27, 2013, an exchange deal was agreed with the Brooklyn Nets , which Garnett, Pierce and Terry sent to Brooklyn and means the rebuilding of the Celtics. In return, the Celtics received future draft picks, with which Jaylen Brown was later selected, among others .

Rebuilding the Celtics (since 2013)

Brad Stevens is the current head coach of the Celtics

The new head coach of the Celtics was Brad Stevens , who previously worked as head coach for the team at Butler University . He received a six-year contract in Boston. With a newly formed squad, the Celtics could not build on the previous successful years and missed the playoffs for the first time since 2007. In the 2014 NBA draft, point guard Marcus Smart was selected in sixth place. In December 2014, the Celtics transferred to the Dallas Mavericks with Rajon Rondo, their final star from the 2008 championship team . The Celtics started a race to catch up after the all-star break. So Isaiah Thomas was signed and surprisingly qualified for the playoffs. In the first playoff round, however, they were eliminated without a win against the Cleveland Cavaliers.

The 2015/16 season ended the Celtics improved with 48 wins and thus achieved fifth place in the Eastern Conference. In the playoffs they were eliminated against the Atlanta Hawks . In the summer of 2016, the Celtics selected Jaylen Brown in third place. In addition, All-Star Al Horford switched from the Hawks to the Celtics. The 2016/17 season ended with the Celtics as the best team in the Eastern Conference in the regular season , with 53 wins and 29 losses. After series victories against the Chicago Bulls and Washington Wizards, the Celtics reached the Conference Finals, where they met the champions of the 2016 season , the Cleveland Cavaliers. The Cavaliers were clearly defeated 1: 4 in the series.

Aftermath of the transfer with Brooklyn

In the course of the transfer with the Brooklyn Nets to Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett in 2013, the Celtics received the first round picks of the now unsuccessful Nets. In the 2016 NBA Draft, the third right to vote went to the Celtics, with which Jaylen Brown was selected, and in the 2017 NBA Draft, the first right to vote went to Boston, which was later exchanged for the third right to vote and which Jayson Tatum was selected. In combination with the sporting success, the Celtics are in a comfortable position.

Hayward and Irving signed up

The Celtics committed in summer all-star Gordon Hayward of the Utah Jazz on free agency . The services of Kyrie Irving for top scorer Isaiah Thomas from the Cleveland Cavaliers were also exchanged . However, Hayward was injured in his first game and was out the rest of the season. Thanks to the further development of young players like Jaylen Brown and Terry Rozier , but also thanks to rookie Jayson Tatum and the two veterans Irving and Al Horford , the Celtics qualified with 55 wins as the second best team in the east for the playoffs. A large part of the qualification also had coach Brad Stevens . In the playoffs, Boston again reached the conference finals, but where they lost to the Cleveland Cavaliers .

In the 2018-19 season, the Celtics achieved 49 wins of the season with almost the same team and the return of Gordon Hayward. In the playoffs they were eliminated this time in the conference semifinals against the Milwaukee Bucks . In the summer of 2019, the previous cornerstones Kyrie Irving and Al Horford left the Celtics. In return, Boston strengthened itself with Kemba Walker and the Center Enes Kanter .

Rivalries

Los Angeles Lakers

The rivalry between the Boston Celtics and the Los Angeles Lakers opens up the two most storied franchises in NBA history. The two teams have met twelve times in the NBA final series since 1959. This number is still the record for most duels between two teams in the NBA finals series. The Celtics and the Lakers dominated the NBA in the 1960s and 1980s. They met six times in the NBA Finals in the 1960s and three times in the 1980s.

After the formative figures of the 1980s, Magic Johnson and Larry Bird , retired from their careers, the rivalry was treated less intensely until 2008. In 2008 the Celtics and the Lakers met again in the NBA finals after 1987. The Celtics won the duel and won their 17th championship. The Lakers took the opportunity to take revenge in 2010 and beat the Celtics after 7 games. Both teams have jointly won 33 championships, almost half of the 67 titles played in the NBA. The Celtics claim 17 championships, the Lakers won the title 16 times.

Philadelphia 76ers

The Boston Celtics and Philadelphia 76ers faced each other 19 times in the NBA playoffs. No other meeting of two teams has taken place in this number to date. After 12 of 19 duels, the Celtics were able to reach the next round or even win the title. The rivalry reached its peak in the period between 1965 and 1968. The decisive factor here were the duels between Bill Russell and Wilt Chamberlain . The loss to Philadelphia in the finals of the 1967/68 season prevented the ninth championship in a row. During the early 1980s, both teams, each led by Larry Bird and Julius Erving , fought for years for conference championships.

Detroit Pistons

The rivalry between the Celtics and the Detroit Pistons culminated in the late 1980s. Players such as Larry Bird , Kevin McHale , Robert Parish , Isiah Thomas , Bill Laimbeer , Dennis Rodman and Joe Dumars were particularly involved . In seven seasons between 1985 and 1991, both opponents met five times in the playoffs. The Celtics won 2 duels, the Pistons won in 3 cases.

Venues

• Boston Arena ( Boston , 1946–1955, alternative venue)
• Boston Garden (Boston, 1946–1995)
• Hartford Civic Center ( Hartford , 1975–1995, alternative venue)
• TD Garden (Boston, since 1995)

Current squad

Boston Celtics roster as of October 21, 2019

player	Coaches
No. Nat. Surname position birth size info college 0 Jayson Tatum Forward 03/03/1998 203 cm Duke 4th Carsen Edwards Guard 03/12/1998 183 cm R. Purdue 7th Jaylen Brown Guard / Forward 10/24/1996 201 cm California 8th Kemba Walker Guard 05/08/1990 185 cm Connecticut 9 Brad Wanamaker Guard 07/25/1989 193 cm Pittsburgh 11 Stateless Enes Kanter center 05/20/1992 211 cm Kentucky 12 Grant Williams Forward 11/30/1998 201 cm R. Tennessee 20th Gordon Hayward Forward 03/23/1990 203 cm butler 27 Daniel Theis center 04/04/1992 206 cm Germany 36 Marcus Smart Guard 03/06/1994 193 cm Oklahoma State 37 Semi Ojeleye Forward 05.12.1994 201 cm Southern Methodist 43 Javonte Green Guard / Forward 07/23/1993 193 cm R / Radford 44 Robert Williams center 10/17/1997 208 cm Texas A&M 45 Romeo Langford Guard 10/25/1999 198 cm R. Indiana 51 Tremont Waters Guard 01/10/1998 180 cm G / R Louisiana State 77 Vincent Poirier center 10/17/1993 213 cm R. France 99 Tacko case center 12/10/1995 229 cm G / R Central Florida	Nat. Surname position Brad Stevens Head coach Jerome Allen Assistant coach Jay Larranaga Assistant coach Brandon Bailey Assistant coach Joe Mazzulla Assistant coach Jamie Young Assistant coach Scott Morrison Assistant coach Kara Lawson Assistant coach Ed Lacerte Medical trainer
	Legend Abbr. meaning No. Jersey number Nat. nationality C. Team captain R. Rookie G Two-way contract Inactivity due to injury

Honors and achievements worth mentioning

Red Auerbach is considered a Celtics legend

Dave Cowens was both a player and a coach for the Celtics.

Of all the NBA teams, the Boston Celtics have withdrawn the most jersey numbers.

Jersey numbers that are no longer assigned

No.	Nat.	Surname	position	time
00		Robert Parish	center	1980-1994
1		Walter A. Brown	Founder of the team	1946-1964
2		Red Auerbach	Chief trainer	1950-1966
3		Dennis Johnson	Guard	1983-1990
6th		Bill Russell	center	1956-1969
10		Jo Jo White	Guard	1969-1979
14th		Bob Cousy	Guard	1950-1963
15th		Tom Heinsohn	Forward	1956-1965
16		Tom "Satch" Sanders	Forward	1960-1973
17th		John Havlicek	Forward	1962-1988
18th		Jim Loscutoff	Forward	1955-1964
18th		Dave Cowens	center	1970-1980
19th		Don Nelson	Forward	1965-1976
21st		Bill Sharman	Guard	1951-1961
22nd		Ed Macauley	center	1950-1956
23		Frank Ramsey	Forward	1954-1964
24		Sam Jones	Guard	1957-1969
25th		KC Jones	Guard	1958-1967
31		Cedric Maxwell	Forward	1977-1985
32		Kevin McHale	Forward	1980-1993
33		Larry Bird	Forward	1979-1992
34		Paul Pierce	Forward	1998-2013
35		Reggie Lewis	Guard	1987-1993

statistics

Seasons in the National Basketball Association (Status: Reg.Season August 2020)

year	Victories: defeats	Wins [%]	Play-offs
1946/47	22:38	36.7	Not qualified for the play-offs
1947/48	20:28	41.7	1: 2 in the quarterfinals against the Chicago Stags
1948/49	25:36	41.0	Not qualified for the play-offs
1949/50	22:46	32.4	Not qualified for the play-offs
1950/51	39:30	56.5	0-2 in the Eastern Division semi-finals against the New York Knicks
1951/52	39:27	59.1	1: 2 in the Eastern Division semi-finals New York Knicks
1952/53	46:25	64.8	1: 3 in the Eastern Division Finals against the New York Knicks
1953/54	42:30	58.3	0-2 in the Eastern Division Finals against the Syracuse Nationals
1954/55	36:36	50.0	1: 3 in the Eastern Division Finals against the Syracuse Nationals
1955/56	39:33	54.2	1: 2 in the Eastern Division semifinals against the Syracuse Nationals
1956/57	44:28	61.1	NBA champions 4-3 against the St. Louis Hawks
1957/58	49:23	68.1	2-4 in the NBA Finals against the St. Louis Hawks
1958/59	52:20	72.2	NBA champions 4-0 against the Minneapolis Lakers
1959/60	59:16	78.7	NBA champions 4-3 against the St. Louis Hawks
1960/61	57:22	72.2	NBA champions 4-1 against the St. Louis Hawks
1961/62	60:20	75.0	NBA champions 4-3 against the Los Angeles Lakers
1962/63	58:22	72.5	NBA champions 4-2 against the Los Angeles Lakers
1963/64	59:21	73.8	NBA champions 4-1 against the San Francisco Warriors
1964/65	62:18	77.5	NBA champions 4-1 against the Los Angeles Lakers
1965/66	54:26	67.5	NBA champions 4-3 against the Los Angeles Lakers
1966/67	60:21	74.1	1-4 in the Eastern Division Finals against the Philadelphia 76ers
1967/68	54:28	65.9	NBA champions 4-2 against the Los Angeles Lakers
1968/69	48:34	58.5	NBA champions 4-3 against the Los Angeles Lakers
1969/70	34:48	41.5	Not qualified for the play-offs
1970/71	44:38	53.7	Not qualified for the play-offs
1971/72	56:26	68.3	1: 4 in the Eastern Conference Finals against the New York Knicks
1972/73	68:14	82.9	3: 4 in the Eastern Conference Finals against the New York Knicks
1973/74	56:26	68.3	NBA champions 4-3 against the Milwaukee Bucks
1974/75	60:22	73.2	2-4 in the Eastern Conference semifinals against the Washington Bullets
1975/76	54:28	65.9	NBA champions 4-2 against the Phoenix Suns
1976/77	44:38	53.7	3-4 in the Eastern Conference semifinals against the Philadelphia 76ers
1977/78	32:50	39.0	Not qualified for the play-offs
1978/79	29:53	35.4	Not qualified for the play-offs
1979/80	61:21	74.4	1: 4 in the Eastern Conference Finals against the Philadelphia 76ers
1980/81	62:20	75.6	NBA champions 4-2 against the Houston Rockets
1981/82	63:19	76.8	3-4 in the Eastern Conference Finals against the Philadelphia 76ers
1982/83	56:26	68.3	0-4 in the Eastern Conference semifinals against the Milwaukee Bucks
1983/84	62:20	75.6	NBA champions 4-3 against the Los Angeles Lakers
1984/85	63:19	76.8	2: 4 in the NBA Finals against the Los Angeles Lakers
1985/86	67:15	81.7	NBA champions 4-2 against the Houston Rockets
1986/87	59:23	72.0	2: 4 in the NBA Finals against the Los Angeles Lakers
1987/88	57:25	69.5	2-4 in the Eastern Conference Finals against the Detroit Pistons
1988/89	42:40	51.2	0-3 in the first round against the Detroit Pistons
1989/90	52:30	63.4	2: 3 in the first round against the New York Knicks
1990/91	56:26	68.3	2-4 in the Eastern Conference semifinals against the Detroit Pistons
1991/92	51:31	62.2	3-4 in the Eastern Conference semifinals against the Cleveland Cavaliers
1992/93	48:34	58.5	1: 3 in the first round against the Charlotte Hornets
1993/94	32:50	39.0	Not qualified for the play-offs
1994/95	35:47	42.7	1: 3 in the first round against Orlando Magic
1995/96	33:49	40.2	Not qualified for the play-offs
1996/97	15:67	18.3	Not qualified for the play-offs
1997/98	36:46	43.9	Not qualified for the play-offs
1998/99	19:31	38.0	Not qualified for the play-offs
1999/00	35:47	42.7	Not qualified for the play-offs
2000/01	36:46	43.9	Not qualified for the play-offs
2001/02	49:33	59.8	2-4 in the Eastern Conference Finals against the New Jersey Nets
2002/03	44:38	53.7	0-4 in the Eastern Conference semifinals against the New Jersey Nets
2003/04	36:46	43.9	0-4 in the first round against the Indiana Pacers
2004/05	45:37	54.9	3-4 in the first round against the Indiana Pacers
2005/06	33:49	40.2	Not qualified for the play-offs
2006/07	24:58	29.3	Not qualified for the play-offs
2007/08	66:16	80.5	NBA champions 4-2 against the Los Angeles Lakers
2008/09	62:20	75.6	3-4 in the Eastern Conference semifinals against the Orlando Magic
2009/10	50:32	61.0	3: 4 in the NBA Finals against the Los Angeles Lakers
2010/11	56:26	68.3	1: 4 in the Eastern Conference semifinals against the Miami Heat
2011/12	39:27	59.1	3: 4 in the Eastern Conference Finals against the Miami Heat
2012/13	41:40	50.6	2-4 in the first round against the New York Knicks
2013/14	25:57	31.0	Not qualified for the play-offs
2014/15	40:42	48.8	0-4 in the first round against the Cleveland Cavaliers
2015/16	48:34	58.5	2-4 in the first round against the Atlanta Hawks
2016/17	53:29	64.6	1: 4 in the Eastern Conference Finals against the Cleveland Cavaliers
2017/18	55:27	67.1	3: 4 in the Eastern Conference Finals against the Cleveland Cavaliers
2018/19	49:33	59.8	1: 4 in the Eastern Conference semifinals against the Milwaukee Bucks
2019/20	48:24	66.7
total	3426: 2370	59.1	371: 282 in the playoffs (56.8%) - 17 NBA championships

literature

• Lew Freedman: Dynasty: The Rise of the Boston Celtics. Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham 2008, ISBN 978-1-59921-756-7 .

Web links

Commons : Boston Celtics  - Collection of Images, Videos, and Audio Files

• Official website of the association (Engl.)
• Official squad of the club

Individual evidence

1. ^ Boston Celtics - TD Garden . TD Garden website, accessed January 8, 2012.
2. ^ Reggie Lewis, Remembering the Boston Celtics' Star 15 Years After His Death , Bleacher Report, July 28, 2008, accessed May 23, 2010.
3. ↑ Rajon Rondo suffers cruciate ligament rupture ( Memento of the original dated February 11, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
4. ^ The Celtics' infamous blockbuster trade with the Nets 4 years ago is still paying off today
5. ↑ NBA: Most frequent playoff matchups (English)
6. ^ NN: arrest warrant against Erdogan's opponents. NBA: Erdogan's opponent Enes Kanter is wanted by arrest warrant in Turkey On: Sport1 website; Ismaning, May 27, 2017. Retrieved June 3, 2017.