Boston Celtics

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NBA team professional basketball team

The Boston Celtics are a storied NBA franchise known for their record number of championships and iconic players like Bill Russell and Larry Bird.

Aliases (26)

1980–81 Boston Celtics ×1
1983–84 Boston Celtics ×1
1985–86 Boston Celtics ×1
Bill Russell–era Boston Celtics ×1
Boston Celtics "Big Three" of the 1980s ×1
Boston Celtics (BAA/NBA) ×1
Boston Celtics (as an NBA franchise) ×1
Boston Celtics (assistant coach) ×1
Boston Celtics 1984 NBA championship team ×1
Boston Celtics 2008 championship team ×1
Boston Celtics NBA franchise ×1
Boston Celtics championship dynasty ×1
Boston Celtics championship dynasty of the 1950s and 1960s ×1
Boston Celtics dynasty ×1
Boston Celtics dynasty era ×1
Boston Celtics dynasty of the 1970s ×1
Boston Celtics franchise ×1
Boston Celtics frontcourt of the 1980s ×1
Boston Celtics in the NBA ×1
Boston Celtics organization ×1
Celtics ×1
Celtics Pride ×1
Celtics brand ×1
Eastern Division champion Boston Celtics ×1
Larry Bird–era Boston Celtics ×1
NBA championship with Boston Celtics ×1

Statements (92)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	NBA team → professional basketball team →
championships	17 →
city	Boston, Massachusetts →
cityPopulationContext	Boston is a major city in New England →
conference	Eastern Conference →
conferenceTitles	20 →
country	United States →
division	Atlantic Division →
divisionTitles	20+ →
formerArena	Boston Garden →
founded	1946 →
founder	Walter A. Brown →
generalManager	Brad Stevens →
GLeagueAffiliate	Maine Celtics →
headCoach	Joe Mazzulla →
homeArena	TD Garden →
league	National Basketball Association →
location	Boston →
mascot	Lucky the Leprechaun →
nickname	Celtics → Celtics Pride →
notableCoach	Doc Rivers → Red Auerbach → Tom Heinsohn →
notableEra	Big Three era with Paul Pierce, Kevin Garnett, and Ray Allen → Bill Russell era → Larry Bird era →
notablePlayer	Bill Russell → Bob Cousy → Dave Cowens → John Havlicek → K.C. Jones → Kevin Garnett → Kevin McHale → Larry Bird → Paul Pierce → Rajon Rondo → Robert Parish → Sam Jones →
originalLeague	Basketball Association of America →
owner	Boston Basketball Partners L.L.C. →
president	Rich Gotham →
retiredNumberHonoree	Bill Russell → Bob Cousy → Cedric Maxwell → Dave Cowens → Dennis Johnson → Jim Loscutoff → Jo Jo White → John Havlicek → Johnny Most → K.C. Jones → Kevin McHale → Larry Bird → Paul Pierce → Red Auerbach → Reggie Lewis → Robert Parish → Sam Jones → Tom Heinsohn → Walter A. Brown →
retiredNumbers	00 → 1 → 10 → 14 → 15 → 16 → 17 → 18 → 19 → 2 → 21 → 22 → 23 → 24 → 25 → 3 → 31 → 32 → 33 → 34 → 35 → 6 →
rival	Los Angeles Lakers → New York Knicks → Philadelphia 76ers →
sport	basketball →
teamColors	black → gold → green → white →

Referenced by (333)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Artis Gilmore ("Boston Celtics in the NBA") → Bill Russell → Bill Russell → Bill Walton → Bob Cousy → Bob Cousy → Carlos Arroyo → Cedric Maxwell → Cedric Maxwell → Chauncey Billups → Dave Cowens → Dave Cowens → Dominique Wilkins → Don Nelson → Hondo → J.R. Giddens → Jo Jo White → John Havlicek → John Havlicek → Kevin Garnett → Kevin McHale → Kris Humphries → Kyrie Irving → Larry Bird → Larry Bird → Paul Silas → Rasheed Wallace → Reggie Lewis → Reginald C. Lewis → Robert Parish → Shaquille O'Neal → Sidney Wicks → Tom Heinsohn → William Felton Russell →	playedFor
Artis Gilmore → Cedric Maxwell → DJ → Dave Cowens → David William Cowens → Dennis Johnson → Dominique Wilkins → Gary Payton → George Nostrand → Jim Loscutoff → Jim Loscutoff → Jim Loscutoff → Jo Jo White → John Havlicek → K.C. Jones → Kevin Garnett → Larry Bird → Paul Pierce → Rajon Rondo → Rajon Rondo → Ray Allen → Reggie Lewis → Robert Parish → Robert Parish → Robert Parish → Sam Jones → Sidney Wicks → William Felton Russell →	memberOfSportsTeam
Cedric Maxwell → Dave Cowens → David William Cowens → J.R. Giddens → Jim Loscutoff → Jo Jo White → Jo Jo White → John Havlicek → K.C. Jones → Larry Bird → Larry Legend → Paul Pierce → Reggie Lewis → Reginald C. Lewis → The Truth → Tom Heinsohn →	draftedBy
Armond Hill → Brad Stevens → Bradley Stevens → Daryl Morey → Glenn Anton Rivers → Joe Mazzulla → John Michael Most → John Most → Johnny Most → Johnny Most → Red Auerbach → Red Auerbach → Rich Gotham → Tom Heinsohn →	employer
Atlanta Hawks → Brooklyn Nets → Cincinnati Royals → Detroit Pistons → Los Angeles Lakers → Miami Heat → New York Knicks → New York Knicks → Philadelphia 76ers → Syracuse Nationals → Toronto Raptors → Washington Wizards →	rival
Armond Hill → Bill Russell → DJ ("Boston Celtics (assistant coach)") → Dave Cowens → Dave Cowens → Doc → Doc Rivers → Glenn Anton Rivers → Tom Heinsohn → William Felton Russell →	coachedTeam
Bill Walton → Cedric Maxwell → Dennis Johnson → Jo Jo White → Paul Silas → Robert Parish → Robert Parish →	wonChampionshipWith
Dave Cowens → Hondo → John Havlicek → Kevin Garnett → Larry Legend → Robert Parish →	jerseyRetiredBy
Hondo → Kevin Garnett → Larry Bird → Rajon Rondo → Reginald C. Lewis → The Truth →	team
1969 NBA Finals → 1976 NBA Finals → 1980–81 NBA season → 1981 NBA Finals → 2008 NBA Finals →	champion
Chauncey Billups → Dave Cowens → Kevin McHale → Larry Bird → Paul Pierce →	draftTeam
K.C. Jones ("Boston Celtics championship dynasty of the 1950s and 1960s") → Kevin Garnett ("Boston Celtics 2008 championship team") → Red Auerbach ("Boston Celtics dynasty era") → Robert Parish ("Boston Celtics "Big Three" of the 1980s") → Sam Jones ("Boston Celtics dynasty") →	partOf
Kevin Garnett → Kevin Garnett → Kevin McHale → Larry Bird → Paul Pierce →	wonNBAchampionshipWith
Jim Loscutoff → Larry Bird → Paul Pierce → Red Auerbach →	jerseyNumberRetiredBy
Bill Russell → Robert Parish ("1980–81 Boston Celtics") → Robert Parish ("1983–84 Boston Celtics") → Robert Parish ("1985–86 Boston Celtics") →	NBAChampionshipTeam
Jim Loscutoff → Larry Bird → Larry Legend → Reggie Lewis →	NBAdebutTeam
Bob Cousy → Kevin Garnett → Paul Pierce → Robert Parish →	numberRetiredBy
Boston Celtics Radio Network → John Michael Most → John Most → Johnny Most →	teamCovered
Boston Garden → Boston Garden ("Boston Celtics (BAA/NBA)") → Boston Garden → TD Garden →	tenant
Dave Cowens → Jo Jo White → John Havlicek → Larry Legend →	wonNBAChampionshipWith
Brad Stevens → Joe Mazzulla → K.C. Jones →	coachOf
John Havlicek → Lucky the Leprechaun → The Truth →	franchise
Boston → Boston, Massachusetts → Massachusetts →	hasSportsTeam
Boston Garden → Boston Garden → TD Garden →	homeArenaOf
1976 NBA Finals → 1981 NBA Finals → 2008 NBA Finals →	MVPTeam
Basketball Association of America → Basketball Association of America → Eastern Conference Finals →	notableTeam
Kevin Garnett → Larry Legend → Paul Pierce →	playedForTeam
Bill Russell → Red Auerbach → Red Auerbach →	teamCoached
Joe Mazzulla → Tom Thibodeau →	assistantCoachOf
Greater Boston → Suffolk County, Massachusetts →	containsSportsTeam
1981 NBA Finals → 2008 NBA Finals →	game1Winner
1981 NBA Finals → 2008 NBA Finals →	game2Winner
1976 NBA Finals → 1981 NBA Finals →	game5Winner
1981 NBA Finals → 2008 NBA Finals →	game6Winner
Atlantic Division → Eastern Conference →	hasTeam
Boston Garden ("Bill Russell–era Boston Celtics") → Boston Garden ("Larry Bird–era Boston Celtics") →	hostedTeam
Cedric Maxwell ("Boston Celtics 1984 NBA championship team") → Kevin McHale ("Boston Celtics frontcourt of the 1980s") →	memberOf
NBA playoffs → National Basketball Association →	mostChampionshipsTeam
Eastern Conference → Eastern Conference Finals →	mostTitlesTeam
Austin Toros → Maine Celtics →	NBAAffiliate
Boston Celtics ("Celtics") → Boston Celtics ("Celtics Pride") →	nickname
The Boston Globe → WEEI (AM) →	notableCoverage
Boston Celtics Radio Network → Maine Celtics →	owner
Celtics Crossover Gaming → Maine Celtics →	parentOrganization
Rajon Rondo → Sam Jones →	playsFor
Dave Cowens → Paul Pierce →	primaryTeam
Cedric Maxwell → Tom Heinsohn →	professionalTeam
Jim Loscutoff → Larry Bird →	teamNumberRetiredBy
Bill Russell → Jo Jo White →	teamRetiredNumberBy
Maine Celtics →	affiliatedWith
Lucky the Leprechaun →	affiliation
The Houdini of the Hardwood →	appliesToTeam
Tyronn Lue →	assistantCoachFor
NBA 25th Anniversary Team coach selection →	associatedWith
The Hick from French Lick →	associatedWithTeam
Tyronn Lue →	beganCoachingCareerWith
Celtics Crossover Gaming ("Celtics brand") →	brandFamily
Walter A. Brown ("Boston Celtics (as an NBA franchise)") →	businessFounded
1969 NBA Finals →	celticsFranchise
1981 NBA Finals →	championFranchise
Tom Heinsohn →	coached
David William Cowens →	coachOfSportsTeam
1969 NBA Finals ("Eastern Division champion Boston Celtics") →	conference
1976 NBA Finals →	conferenceChampionEastern
Charlotte Hornets →	conferenceRival
Jim Loscutoff ("Boston Celtics championship dynasty") →	contributedTo
Boston Basketball Partners L.L.C. →	controls
Boston Basketball Partners L.L.C. ("Boston Celtics NBA franchise") →	controlsFranchise
WBZ-FM →	covers
Lucky the Leprechaun ("Boston Celtics franchise") →	createdFor
1976 NBA Finals →	decisiveGameWinner
New York Knicks →	divisionRival
1981 NBA Finals →	easternConferenceChampion
Go Up for Glory →	featuresOrganization
Cedric Maxwell →	finalsMVPTeam
Celtics Crossover Gaming →	foundedBy
2008 NBA Finals →	game4Winner
1969 NBA Finals →	game7Winner
1946–47 BAA season →	hadTeam
Boston Basketball Partners L.L.C. →	hasAsset
Maine Celtics →	hasDevelopmentRoleFor
Atlantic Division →	hasHistoricFranchise
NBA champion →	hasNotableFranchise
Eastern Division →	hasPart
John Havlicek →	hasRetiredNumberBy
Ime Udoka →	headCoachFor
Joe Mazzulla →	headCoachOf
Doc Rivers →	hiredAsHeadCoach
Jim Loscutoff →	honoredBy
1976 NBA Finals →	hostTeamWithHomeCourtAdvantage
Shawmut Center →	intendedForTeam
Basketball Association of America →	introducedFranchisesThatBecameNBAStaples
Tom Heinsohn →	isAssociatedWith
David William Cowens ("Boston Celtics dynasty of the 1970s") →	isPartOf
2020 NBA Finals →	LakersTiedFranchiseForTitles
Doc Rivers →	leftTeam
Go Up for Glory →	mainSubject
Atlantic Division →	mostDivisionTitlesTeam
Bob Cousy →	NBA_championshipTeam
Ray Allen →	NBAChampionshipsWonWith
William Felton Russell →	NBAChampionshipsWonWithTeam
K.C. Jones →	NBAChampionshipTeamAsHeadCoach
K.C. Jones →	NBAChampionshipTeamAsPlayer
DJ →	NBAChampionshipWonWith
Dave Cowens →	NBADebutTeam
Hondo →	NBAdraftTeam
Reggie Lewis →	NBAteam
1948–49 BAA season →	newTeam
WEEI-FM →	notableTeamCoverage
Rajon Rondo ("NBA championship with Boston Celtics") →	notableWork
Celtics Crossover Gaming ("Boston Celtics organization") →	operatedBy
Boston Basketball Partners L.L.C. →	owns
Bill Russell →	playerCoachTeam
The Truth →	primaryTeamTenure
Celtics Crossover Gaming →	represents
Paul Pierce →	retiredAsMemberOfTeam
The Truth →	retiredJerseyBy
Kevin McHale →	retiredJerseyNumberBy
New England →	sportsRegionOf
WHDH (AM) →	sportsTeamBroadcast
Ime Udoka →	suspendedBy
Walter A. Brown →	teamAssociatedWith
Sam Jones →	teamChampionshipsWonWith
Dave Cowens →	teamFoundedBy
Tom Heinsohn →	teamJerseyRetiredBy
Ime Udoka →	teamLedToFinals
Boston Basketball Partners L.L.C. →	teamNameControlled
NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award →	teamWithMostWinners
1980–81 NBA season →	topSeedEasternConference
Boston Strong →	usedBy
Celtics Crossover Gaming →	usesBrandingOf
Tom Thibodeau →	wonChampionshipAsAssistantCoachWith
Don Nelson →	wonNBAChampionshipAsPlayerWith
Bill Russell →	wonNBAChampionshipsWith
Tom Heinsohn →	workedAsBroadcasterFor