| Any discussion of the history of NBA starts with | | | | the bottom of the years, Auerbach wrote central |
| Boston Celtics. Under the red direction of | | | | Dave Cowens beginner. Small for a center, |
| Auerbach, Celtics produced three dynasties gaining | | | | Cowens compensated for its size with its wild |
| 16 titles of the world since 1957 to 1986. The | | | | intensity and hardness. With the superstar John |
| fast cut, pressure of full-court, and generosity on | | | | Havlicek a maintenance of the era of Russell, |
| the court became synonymous with the | | | | Cowens, and a collection of principal players of |
| basketball with Celtics. They were a founder | | | | role, Celtics added two additional banners of |
| member of the NBA when the league started in | | | | championship to the roofs of garden in the years |
| 1946. The team fought during the first four | | | | 1970. Auerbach still struck in 1979. With an astute |
| years, but in 1950 two new come arrived which | | | | operation, it wrote the bird junior of Larry of the |
| would change for always the fortune of Celtics | | | | University of the State of Indiana. |
| and the play itself. | | | | The bird had carried out its team of university to |
| The brown one of Walter of owner brought in old | | | | the finales of NCAA losing in the play of title of |
| capitals of Washington give lessons particular to | | | | the traditional 1979 to the magic team of state of |
| red Auerbach to take the order; and like result of | | | | Michigan of Johnson. The bird was the Beginner of |
| a contraction of league and an outline, a guard of | | | | NBA of the year in 1980 with Celtics improving |
| six feet of holy cross, Bob Cousy returned to the | | | | from 29 to 61 victories. Lakers of Johnson gained |
| garden of Boston. Celtics continued to improve | | | | the title that the year but the next bird of year |
| with the addition of the players of quality the | | | | Celtics to the championship the number 14 carried |
| tastes of the invoice Sharman, frank Ramsey, | | | | out, and competition of the bird against the magic, |
| and Tommy Heinsohn, but the addition of the | | | | and Celtics against Lakers still started in serious. |
| Russell invoice in 1956 was the final piece of the | | | | After the retirement of the birds Celtics fell from |
| puzzle. Russell revolutionized the role of the great | | | | the difficult periods. Of par with death all-to hold |
| man in the basketball. His drew blocking, | | | | the first role Reggie Lewis in 1993, the retirement |
| rebounding, and the going beyond transformed a | | | | of Kevin McHale, and the departure of the parish |
| good team forces imp arable of it. | | | | of Robert, the remaining ties of the years of |
| With Cousy starting the fast cut, and the other | | | | glory were gone. During years to come the |
| players carrying out their roles, the first dynasty | | | | victories became less succeed with a worse disc |
| was in hand. Thirteen years and 11 championships | | | | of concession of 15-67 of 1996-1997. |
| later, Russell was withdrawn. After a couple to | | | | |