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=__History of the Celtics__= The **Boston Celtics** are an American professional [|basketball] team based in [|Boston], [|Massachusetts] , playing in the [|Atlantic Division] of the [|Eastern Conference] in the [|National Basketball Association] (NBA). The team is owned by [|Wycliffe Grousbeck] and coached by [|Doc Rivers], with [|Danny Ainge] as the general manager. Founded in 1946, their 17 [|NBA Championships] are the most for any NBA franchise, while the [|1959-to-1966 domination] of the NBA Championship, with eight straight titles, is the longest consecutive championship winning streak of any [|North American professional sports] team to date. They currently play their home games in the [|TD Banknorth Garden]. The Celtics either dominated the league or played a large part in the [|playoffs] in the late 1950s through the mid 1980s. After the death of their top draft pick [|Len Bias], just two days after the [|1986 NBA Draft] , the team fell into a steady decline, only making the playoffs four times from 1996 to 2007. The franchise has recently returned to prominence with the acquisition of [|power forward][|Kevin Garnett] and [|shooting guard][|Ray Allen] during the [|2007 off-season]. On [|June 17], [|2008] , the Boston Celtics won their 17th championship, beating the [|Los Angeles Lakers] 4–2 in the [|2008 NBA Finals].

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