Boston Celtics

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Boston Celtics
First Season
1946-47
Team History
Boston Celtics (1946-present)
Conference/Division
National Basketball Association (1949–present)
  • Eastern Conference (1970–present)
    • Atlantic Division (1970–present)
  • Eastern Division (1949-70)

Basketball Association of America (1946-49)

  • Eastern Division (1946-49)
Venue
TD Garden (1995-present)
Hartford Civic Center (alternate, 1975-95)
Boston Garden (1946-1995)
Boston Arena (1946-55)
Key People
Players • Head Coaches • Executives


The Boston Celtics are an American professional basketball team based in Boston, Massachusetts. The Celtics compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Eastern Conference Atlantic Division. They started play in 1946 as a charter franchise of the Basketball Association of America (BAA) and became a charter member of the NBA after the 1949 BAA-NBL merger.

Publications

Home programs by season

Season/Date Type Opponent Venue
1940s
1949-50 Regular Season n/a Boston Garden
1950s
1951-52 Regular Season n/a Boston Garden
1953-54 Regular Season n/a Boston Garden
1954-55 Regular Season n/a Boston Garden
1956-57 Regular Season n/a Boston Garden
Postseason n/a Boston Garden
1958-59 Regular Season n/a Boston Garden
NBA Finals Los Angeles Lakers Boston Garden
1959-60 Regular Season n/a Boston Garden
Postseason n/a Boston Garden
1960s
1960-61 Regular Season n/a Boston Garden
Postseason n/a Boston Garden
1961-62 NBA Finals Los Angeles Lakers Boston Garden
1962-63 Regular Season (1 • 2 • 3) n/a Boston Garden
Postseason n/a Boston Garden
1963-64 Regular Season n/a Boston Garden
Postseason n/a Boston Garden
1964-65 Regular Season (1 • 2) n/a Boston Garden
Postseason n/a Boston Garden
1965-66 Regular Season n/a Boston Garden
NBA Finals Los Angeles Lakers Boston Garden
1966-67 Regular Season (1 • 2) n/a Boston Garden
Postseason Philadelphia 76ers Boston Garden
1967-68 Regular Season (1 • 2) n/a Boston Garden
Postseason n/a Boston Garden
1968-69 Regular Season n/a Boston Garden
Postseason n/a Boston Garden
1969-70 Regular Season n/a Boston Garden
1970s
1970-71 Regular Season n/a Boston Garden
1971-72 Postseason Atlanta Hawks Boston Garden
1972-73 Postseason n/a Boston Garden
1973-74 Regular Season n/a Boston Garden
Postseason n/a Boston Garden
1980s
1980-81 Preseason New York Knicks Hulman Civic-University Center
Regular Season n/a Boston Garden
1990s
April 21, 1995 Regular Season New York Knicks Boston Garden
2000s
2007-08 NBA Finals Los Angeles Lakers TD Banknorth Garden, Staples Center

Media guides and yearbooks by season

Media guides

1960s 1967-68 • 1969-70
1970s 1971-72 • 1974-75 • 1976-77 • 1977-78 • 1979-80
1980s 1980-81 • 1983-84 • 1984-85 • 1985-86 • 1986-87 • 1987-88 • 1989-90
1990s 1992-93 • 1998-99
2000s 2000-01 • [[2007-08 Boston Celtics media guide|2007-08] • 2008-09
2010s 2010-11 • 2015-16

Yearbooks

1950s 1957-58 • 1958-59
1960s 1960-61 • 1962-63 • 1963-64 • 1964-65 • 1965-66
1970s 1974-75 • 1975-76 • 1976-77
1980s 1980-81 • 1984-85 • 1985-86 • 1986-87
2010s 2015-16 • 2018-19
2020s 2020-21
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National Basketball Association
Eastern Conference Atlantic Central Southeast
Boston Celtics (TD Garden)
Brooklyn Nets (Barclays Center)
New York Knicks (Madison Square Garden)
Philadelphia 76ers (Wells Fargo Center)
Toronto Raptors (Scotiabank Arena)
Chicago Bulls (United Center)
Cleveland Cavaliers (Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse)
Detroit Pistons (Little Caesars Arena)
Indiana Pacers (Bankers Life Fieldhouse)
Milwaukee Bucks (Fiserv Forum)
Atlanta Hawks (State Farm Arena)
Charlotte Hornets (Spectrum Center)
Miami Heat (FTX Arena)
Orlando Magic (Amway Center)
Washington Wizards (Capital One Arena)
Western Conference Northwest Pacific Southwest
Denver Nuggets (Ball Arena)
Minnesota Timberwolves (Target Center)
Oklahoma City Thunder (Paycom Center)
Portland Trail Blazers (Moda Center)
Utah Jazz (Vivint Arena)
Golden State Warriors (Chase Center)
Los Angeles Clippers (Crypto.com Arena)
Los Angeles Lakers (Crypto.com Arena)
Phoenix Suns (Footprint Center)
Sacramento Kings (Golden 1 Center)
Dallas Mavericks (American Airlines Center)
Houston Rockets (Toyota Center)
Memphis Grizzlies (FedExForum)
New Orleans Pelicans (Smoothie King Center)
San Antonio Spurs (AT&T Center)
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