The Boston Celtics which play for the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference in the NBA hold 17 NBA championships and up to date, it is considered to be the most number of championships won by any NBA franchise. Their team was able to make a remarkable 8 consecutive wins in the NBA. That was in 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965 and 1966. This is the longest consecutive championship winning streak in the history of any North American professional Sport.

Boston Celtics' closest rival in the NBA is the Los Angeles Lakers. The two teams have faced each other 11 times in the NBA finals including their latest face-off at the 2007-2008 season. Combining the victories of Lakers and Celtics, it will add up to 31 championships, half of the 62 seasons of NBA.

One of the players who served as the team's center is Bill Russell. During his 13-year career, he led the Celtics to 11 NBA championships. Because of some unwanted events, the team went on to the lowlights of the game for the past years but was able to regain their glory with the possession of power forward Kevin Garnett and shooting guard Ray Allen.

The jersey of the Celtics has remained unchanged through the years. They have stayed in their green jerseys for road games and white jerseys for home games. For their games in 2005-2006, the team wore green jerseys with black trim and having the word Boston written on the front side of the jersey.