Boston Celtics

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The Boston Celtics are a professional basketball team. They play their home games in Boston, Massachusetts. They are a part of the National Basketball Association (NBA) and play in the Atlantic Division.

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The Celtics were one of the first NBA teams. Since their start in 1946, they have been one of the most successful teams, winning seventeen NBA championships, including eight championships in a row at one point. The Celtics' seventeen championships is more than any other team.

The Celtics play their home games at the TD Garden.

They are lead by the big three: Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce and Rajon Rondo.

National Basketball Association
Eastern Conference			Western Conference
Atlantic	Central	Southeast	Northwest	Pacific	Southwest
Boston Celtics	Chicago Bulls	Atlanta Hawks	Denver Nuggets	Golden State Warriors	Dallas Mavericks
Brooklyn Nets	Cleveland Cavaliers	Charlotte Bobcats	Minnesota Timberwolves	Los Angeles Clippers	Houston Rockets
New York Knicks	Detroit Pistons	Miami Heat	Oklahoma City Thunder	Los Angeles Lakers	Memphis Grizzlies
Philadelphia 76ers	Indiana Pacers	Orlando Magic	Portland Trail Blazers	Phoenix Suns	New Orleans Hornets
Toronto Raptors	Milwaukee Bucks	Washington Wizards	Utah Jazz	Sacramento Kings	San Antonio Spurs
Annual events: All-Star Weekend (All-Star Game (MVP) · Rookie Challenge · Shooting Stars Competition · Skills Challenge · Slam Dunk Contest · Three-point Shootout) · Draft · Finals (MVP) · Playoffs · Summer League
Other: 50 Greatest Players · Arenas · Criticisms and controversies · D-League · Dress code · Europe Live Tour · Larry O'Brien Trophy · List of champions · List of current team rosters · List of head coaches · List of players (foreign players) · Midwest Division · NBA TV · Records (All-Star Game) · Salary Cap · WNBA