Boston Celtics
First Season
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1946-47
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Team History
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Boston Celtics (1946-present)
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Conference/Division
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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)
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Venue
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Staples Center (1999-present) The Forum (1967-99) Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena (1960-67) Minneapolis Armory (1959-60) Minneapolis Auditorium (1947-1959)
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Key People
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Players • Head Coaches • Executives
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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
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1950s
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Minneapolis Lakers
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November 22, 1951
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Regular Season
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Rochester Royals
|
Minneapolis Auditorium
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1951-52
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NBA Finals
|
New York Knicks
|
Minneapolis Auditorium
|
1952-53
|
Regular Season
|
n/a
|
Minneapolis Auditorium
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1953-54
|
Regular Season
|
Philadelphia Warriors
|
Minneapolis Auditorium
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1954-55
|
Regular Season
|
Syracuse Nationals
|
Minneapolis Auditorium
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1955-56
|
Regular Season
|
n/a
|
Minneapolis Auditorium
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1956-57
|
Regular Season
|
n/a
|
Minneapolis Auditorium
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February 14, 1958
|
Regular Season
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St. Louis Hawks
|
Minneapolis Auditorium
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1958-59
|
Regular Season
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Detroit Pistons
|
Minneapolis Auditorium
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1959-60
|
Regular Season
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St. Louis Hawks
|
Minneapolis Auditorium
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1960s
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Los Angeles Lakers
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October 9, 1960
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Preseason
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Boston Celtics
|
Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
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1960-61
|
Postseason
|
St. Louis Hawks
|
Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
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1961-62
|
Regular Season
|
Syracuse Nationals
|
Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
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1962-63
|
Regular Season
|
St. Louis Hawks
|
Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
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1962-63
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NBA Finals
|
Boston Celtics
|
Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
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1963-64
|
Regular Season
|
Philadelphia 76ers
|
Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
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1964-65
|
Regular Season
|
New York Knicks
|
Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
|
1964-65
|
NBA Finals
|
Boston Celtics
|
Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
|
1965-66
|
Regular Season
|
Boston Celtics
|
Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
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1965-66
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Postseason
|
St. Louis Hawks
|
Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
|
1965-66
|
NBA Finals
|
Boston Celtics
|
Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
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November 11, 1967
|
Regular Season
|
Philadelphia 76ers
|
Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
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December 31, 1967
|
Regular Season
|
San Diego Rockets
|
The Forum
|
January 10, 1968
|
Regular Season
|
New York Knicks
|
The Forum
|
1967-68
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Postseason
|
San Francisco Warriors
|
The Forum
|
1967-68
|
NBA Finals
|
Boston Celtics
|
The Forum
|
1968-69
|
Regular Season
|
n/a
|
The Forum
|
March 21, 1969
|
Regular Season
|
Atlanta Hawks
|
The Forum
|
1968-69
|
NBA Finals
|
Boston Celtics
|
The Forum
|
1969-70
|
Postseason
|
Phoenix Suns
|
The Forum
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1969-70
|
Postseason
|
Atlanta Hawks
|
The Forum
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1969-70
|
NBA Finals
|
New York Knicks
|
The Forum
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1970s
|
1971-72
|
NBA Finals
|
New York Knicks
|
The Forum
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1972-73
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Postseason
|
Chicago Bulls
|
The Forum
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1972-73
|
NBA Finals
|
New York Knicks
|
The Forum
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1980s
|
1981-82
|
NBA Finals
|
Philadelphia 76ers
|
Spectrum, The Forum
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1982-83
|
NBA Finals
|
Philadelphia 76ers
|
Spectrum, The Forum
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October 18, 1986
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Preseason
|
Chicago Bulls
|
Smith Center
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October 24, 1988
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Preseason
|
New Jersey Nets
|
Buffalo Memorial Auditorium
|
1990s
|
1999-2000
|
NBA Finals
|
Indiana Pacers
|
Staples Center, Conseco Fieldhouse
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2000s
|
2000-01
|
NBA Finals
|
Philadelphia 76ers
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Staples Center, First Union Center
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2001-02
|
NBA Finals
|
New Jersey Nets
|
Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, Continental Airlines Arena
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2007-08
|
NBA Finals
|
Boston Celtics
|
TD Banknorth Garden, Staples Center
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2008-09
|
NBA Finals
|
Orlando Magic
|
Staples Center, Amway Arena
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2010s
|
2011-12
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Regular Season
|
n/a
|
Staples Center
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Media guides and yearbooks by season
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