This was one contributing factor to the celtics many nba championships.
Boston celtics parquet floor.
It is the only nba court floor made from red oak.
The parquet floor is now a symbol of boston s success as much as the championship banners that hang above it.
Is this the same floor that was used from the original days of the celtics.
The celtics today play on a parquet floor inside td garden that combines old and new sections.
It is said the celtics knew which way the basketball would bounce off any section of the floor.
The parquet floor is the focus of fascination for many fans and the following is a sampling of the questions that tend to be asked.
All others are made from rock maple.
The parquet floor will be making the transition from the boston garden into the fleetcenter the celtics new home.
This floor was a part of all the celtics success bob cousy said when the team.
The boston celtics play their home games sandwiched by history with the 17 championship banners that hang above and the fabled parquet floor beneath.
The floor was commissioned in 1946 while the us was experiencing a lumber shortage in the wake of world war ii.
Ever wonder how the celtics ended up with such a unique court design.
The parquet look was the product of a lumber shortage as the celtics prepared to debut in the basketball association of america in 1946.