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Celtics were founded
The Boston Celtics were formed in 1946 by Boston Garden-Arena Corporation President Walter A. Brown as a team in the Basketball Association of America, and became part of the National Basketball Association -
celtics hire Alvin "Doggie" Julian
Alvin "Doggie" Julian won an NCAA Championship the year before and the celtics thought he could lead them out of the slump the were in -
celtics won there first title
celtics beat the st louis hawks in a game 7 overtime 125-123. this win gave the franchise there first championship -
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celtics longest championship streak
celtics won 8 championships in the span of these 7 years. -
russell out, cowens in
bill russell finaley eneded his nba carrer and the celtics thought it was over for them. rookie dave cowns came in and averaged 20 points and 16 assist to be honored with the MVP award -
from worst to first.
celtics rookie Larry bird turned the celtics season around after being dead last in the nba to the best in the league -
Parish, McHale Join Celtics Front Line
The Celtics owned the No. 1 pick in the 1980 NBA Draft, which they sent with the No. 13 pick to the Golden State Warriors for Robert Parish and the No. 3 selection. Boston then used the No. 3 pick to select Kevin McHale. Later, in training camp, Dave Cowens stunned the club by announcing his retirement. -
KG, and Ray allen join the celtics
Ray Allen and Kevin Garnett join the celtics and they lead them to a nba title in 2008