Boston Celtics Floor

The parquet look was the product of a lumber shortage as the celtics prepared to debut in the basketball association of america in 1946.

Boston celtics floor.

This was one contributing factor to the celtics many nba championships. Ever wonder how the celtics ended up with such a unique court design. The parquet floor was used at the fleetcenter until december 22 1999. It is said the celtics knew which way the basketball would bounce off any section of the floor.

The floor became as much a part of boston sports lore as the green monster of fenway park. The floor was commissioned in 1946 while the us was experiencing a lumber shortage in the wake of world war ii. Fit to be square the boston celtics play on one of the most recognizable wood floors in the world but the notoriety wasn t intentional. The boston celtics said monday they will replace the parquet floor they have used for 53 years with a new high tech floor that will resemble and contain scraps from the old.

The boston celtics were an emotional wreck after their game 2 loss resulting in tempers flaring objects flying meetings among players and the coaching staff and maybe most significantly a heightened level of uncertainty as to how they would respond in a must win game 3 matchup.