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A Piece of History
After more than 50 years in service, the hallowed parquet floor at Boston Garden was retired just before Christmas 1999. The floor had moved with the team from Boston Arena (now Northeastern Universit ...
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Below the Parquet Floor
Not every piece of the Boston Garden parquet was shined and polished, but they all mattered. Below the glossy surface was a network of wood planks, brass screws and 988 bolts that kept the 247 5-by-5- ...
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Home Court Advantage
A piece of the old parquet floor was on display at FleetCenter (now TD Garden) for the Celtics 50th anniversary in 1996. Over the years, many opponents – and even some Celtics players – complained of ...
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How Many Fouls?
In the years before high-definition scoreboards posted every statistic imaginable, manual signs helped keep track of the proceedings at Boston Garden. Boston sports fans, familiar with the manual scor ...
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Improvements, but Still 24 Seconds
While original NBA shot clocks were made from scratch, manufacturers had a chance to make improvements by the 1970s. Some of the advances included a black background as opposed to grey for better sigh ...
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In the Green Paint
Green-painted parquet is highly coveted among Celtics fans and collectors. This section had added value with autographs from some of the greatest players in franchise history. See if you can make out ...
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One Piece of Parquet
The world’s most famous basketball floor was instantly recognizable around the world, but why was it the way it was? Like many things, the Celtics parquet court was a happy accident born of necessity. ...
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Sacred Boards at the Garden
TD Garden exhibits historic relics from the old Celtics arena, including this gem. What better embodies the franchise than a piece of Boston Garden parquet signed by eight of the greatest players in t ...
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Seats With a Bird’s Eye View
Most remember the yellow seats at the old Boston Garden, but many of the balcony seats were painted orange. These seats saw some of the great players in NBA history and were even signed by “Larry Lege ...
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Take a Shot
In 1954, when the early NBA struggled to draw in fans, the league instituted a 24-second “shot clock” to increase offense in the game and prevent low-skill teams from winning by simply not shooting. T ...