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The Celtics came into being on June 6th, 1946. On that day 11 men (all of whom owned either professional hockey teams, large arenas in major cities, or both) met to discuss the formation of a new professional basketball league. They christened the new league the Basketball Association of America and modeled its season - which featured a 60-game schedule and a series of playoffs - after the National Hockey League's. The game itself was based on college basketball, but with the contests lengthened to 48 minutes rather than the 40 played in college.

A driving force behind the BAA was Celtics owner Walter Brown, who ran the Boston Garden and was part of the NHL's Boston Bruins organization. Brown hired John 'Honey' Russell as his first coach, and the Celtics' maiden home game was played on November 5th, 1946. The contest began an hour behind schedule because Boston's Chuck Connors (later the star of television series 'The Rifleman') splintered a wooden backboard with a practice dunk before the game. Boston lost to the Chicago Stags, 57-55, but the 4,329 fans in attendance not only got to see the Celtics' first-ever home game, but also witnessed the first broken backboard in professional basketball history.

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* Ok, let's begin with a difficult one: how many five foot square panels composed the parquet of the Boston Garden?
* And how many bolts held in place the panels?
* Which team was the first 'victim' of the Celtics in the Boston Garden?
* Whose inbound pass was deflected by Havlicek on April 5, 1965 playoff game against Philadelphia prompting Johnny Most's famous shout 'Havlicek stole the ball'?
* When Bill Russell arrived in December 1956, the Celtics were on a 16 won-8 lost roll. Who was the starting center during that 24 games stint?
* During the 1965 playoffs, Auerbach carried a medal throughout the playoffs insisting that it was a lucky amulet. Who was the Saint featured on it?
* On February 13, 1966 a referee assessed a technical foul to Red Auerbach the same night the Celtics were celebrating 'Red Auerbach night'. Who was that ref?
* In 1985, in a ten days span the Celtics record for most points in one game was beaten twice. In which month did it happen?
* In 1985, during the Eastern Conference series against the Sixers, the Celtics were leadin 3 games to 1. A fan in the stands told Bird: 'See you next Friday' (for game 6 back in Philly). What did Bird shot back?
* On February 24, 1971, in the middle of a charity free throw contest involving sportwriters prior to a Celtic-Laker game, Auerbach decided to test his precision and tried thirty shots. How many did he swish?
* What Celtic great had stuttering problems before games?
* Who holds the record for most rebounds hauled in the Boston Garden?
* In the '70, Red Auerbach starred in a series of TV shows entitled 'Red on Roundball'. How many 210 seconds episodes were taped and aired?
* What was, according to Bill Sharman, the key to Red Auerbach's success in the league?
* How many NBA Championships did the Celts win in the 1980s?
* What star player joined the Celts for their 1986 championship run?
* What college did Larry Bird come out of?
* What player did the Celtics trade to get Dennis Johnson?
* What pro baseball team did Danny Ainge play for before coming to the Celtics?
* What was Cedric Maxwell's nickname?

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