The Boston Celtics have won an NBA-record 17 titles, a feat only matched by their longtime rival Los Angeles Lakers. Boston won three of those banners during the playing career of Celtics legend Larry Bird in the 1980s — one in 1981, another in 1984 and the third in 1986.
Banner No. 15 was hung at the start of the 1984-85 NBA season. During a major ceremony, it was raised to the rafters before Boston pulverized the Cleveland Cavaliers to start the season 1-0 and begin the quest for the 16th and final banner won during The Hick From French Lick’s tenure with the Celtics.
Watch the video embedded below to see the ceremony and subsequent game’s highlights, courtesy of our friends at CLNS Media’s “NBA History & Legends on CLNS” YouTube Channel.
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