The Celtics came into being on June 6, 1946. On that day 11 men (all of whom owned either professional hockey teams, large arenas in major cities, or both) met to discuss the formation of a new professional basketball league. They christened the new league the Basketball Association of America and modeled its season-which featured a 60-game schedule and a series of playoffs-after the National Hockey League's. The game itself was based on college basketball, but with the contests lengthened to 48 minutes rather than the 40 played in college.
A driving force behind the BAA was Celtics owner Walter Brown, who ran the Boston Garden and was part of the NHL's Boston Bruins organization. Brown hired John "Honey" Russell as his first coach, and the Celtics' maiden home game was played on November 5, 1946. The contest began an hour behind schedule because Boston's Chuck Connors (later the star of television's The Rifleman) splintered a wooden backboard with a practice dunk before the game. Boston lost to the Chicago Stags, 57-55, but the 4,329 fans in attendance not only got to see the Celtics' first-ever home game but also witnessed the first broken backboard in professional basketball history.
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Who I'd like to meet: This is a new video on the wonderful 2008 season. Outstanding music. Every Celtics fan should see this.
HEY I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANKS FOR THE ADD AND YOUR CELTICS ARE GOING DOWN THIS YEAR THERE IS KNOW WAY YOU GUYS ARE GOING TO REPEAT YOU GUYS SUCK LAKERS FOR LIFE LOL
The Celtics looked good again tonight, especially with dominant defense. The championship is a bonus for us Celtics fans outside of Boston. We'll get to see a good number of games on cable. A repeat in 2009?
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ray allen should have won the mvp of the finals he was the most consistant of anyone on boston or la but i hope they can do it again maybe ray ray wont get shafted this time
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