Boston Celtics Tickets : The Celtics 17 Nba Championships Are The Most For Any Nba Franchise

The Boston Celtics are National Basketball Association (NBA) team based in Boston

, Massachusetts. They play in the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference.

Founded in 1946, the team is currently owned by Boston Basketball Partners LLC. The Celtics play their home games at the TD Garden, which they share with the Boston Blazers (NLL), and the Boston Bruins of the NHL.

The Celtics' 17 NBA Championships are the most for any NBA franchise,with the Los Angeles Lakers following closely behind with 16. From 1957 to 1969, the Celtics dominated the league winning 11 championships in 13 years, and eight in a row ,the longest consecutive championship streak of any North American pro sports team.

The Celtics have dominated the league during the late 50 and through the mid 80 , with the help of many Hall of Famers which include Bill Russell, Bob Cousy, John Havlicek, Larry Bird and legendary Celtics coach Red Auerbach, combined for a 795-397 record that helped the Celtics win 16 Championships. During that span the Celtics met the Lakers 12 times in the Finals during the mid 1950's and 80 with the Celtics winning nine and Lakers winning three.

Before the retirement of the Big 3 (Larry Bird, Robert Parish and Kevin McHale), and thanks to some creative maneuvering by Auerbach, the Celtics had drafted second overall pick Len Bias but the team fell into decline as the college star died the day after he was drafted. Later, the team suffered another tragedy when their star player Reggie Lewis died of a heart attack in his prime.

The franchise returned to prominence during the 2007-2008 season when Kevin Garnett and Ray Allen joined Paul Pierce and the new "Big Three" led the team to its 17th championship. Four Celtics (Bob Cousy, Bill Russell, Dave Cowens and Larry Bird) have won the NBA Most Valuable Player Award for an NBA record total of 10 MVP awards.

The Celtics and the Lakers met for the 12th time in the NBA Finals. After taking a 3-2 lead heading into Los Angeles for Game 6, the Celtics appear poised to pack in their 18th title. But Kendrick Perkins, the team's starting center, suffered a severe knee injury early in Game 6.

With him went the Celtics' chances as the Lakers won both Games 6 and 7 to win the championship, the latter representing the Celtics' first Game 7 finals defeat. After speculation that coach Doc Rivers would resign to spend more time with his family, he affirmed on June 30, 2010 that he would return to the team for the 2010-2011 season.

With Perkins on the shelf till February 2011 at the very least, the Celtics signed two former All-Star centers, Shaquille O'Neal and Jermaine O'Neal, for insurance; they also signed Turkish center Semih Erden, their 2008 second round pick. The Celtics also welcomed back Delonte West to back up Rondo.

The Celtics currently hold the best record in the Eastern Conference at 23-5, despite the extended absences of both O'Neals, Rondo and West. Paul Pierce became the third Celtic to score 20,000 points, joining Larry Bird and John Havlicek.

by: Cynthia Hoffman

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