The parquet floor, Boston Garden, Tradition. When you think of the NBA you have to begin in Beantown with the Boston Celtics. The Celtics were one of the first teams in the NBA, playing their first home game in 1946. They won their first championship in 1957 and although they lost in ‘58, the Celtics began a streak the year after, winning eight straight NBA crowns. When the Boston Celtics lost in 67 it ended the most impressive championship streak in American sports history. It was the first time in 10 seasons that the Celtics had failed to reach the NBA Finals. They won championships again in ‘68, ‘69, ‘74, ‘76, ‘81-‘84 and again in ‘86. Due in large part to these legendary names, (00) Robert Parish, (1) Walter Brown, (2) Arnold "Red" Auerbach, (3) Dennis Johnson, (6) Bill Russell, (10) Jo Jo White, (14) Bob Cousy, (15) Tom Heinsohn, (16) Tom "Satch" Sanders, (17) John Havlicek, (18) Dave Cowens, (19) Don Nelson, (21) Bill Sharman, (22) Ed Macauley, (23) Frank Ramsey, (24) Sam Jones(25) K.C. Jones, (32) Kevin McHale, (33) Larry Bird, (35) Reggie Lewis, (Loscy) Jim Loscutoff, (Microphone) Johnny Most. “The Garden” has been replaced by the Fleet Center and the new stars Paul Pierce and Antoine Walicer try to lead the Celtics back to the promised land.