What Was The First Basketball Team In The NBA?
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The Boston Celtics were the first team in the NBA. They were founded in 1946.
The first basketball team in the NBA was the Boston Celtics.
In 1946, the Basketball Association of America was founded, and the following year, it merged with the National Basketball League to form the NBA. The Celtics were one of 17 teams that joined the league for its inaugural season in 1947-48.
The Celtics were founded in 1946.
The National Basketball Association (NBA) was founded in 1946 as the Basketball Association of America (BAA). The first game was played in Toronto, Ontario, Canada between the Toronto Huskies and the New York Knickerbockers on November 1, 1946. The game was played at Maple Leaf Gardens, which is now known as Scotiabank Arena. There were only nine teams in the league at that time: New York, Toronto, Boston, Philadelphia, Detroit, Cleveland, Washington D.C., St. Louis and Pittsburgh.
The Celtics won the first ever NBA championship in 1947.
In the first ever NBA championship, the Celtics won against the Philadelphia Warriors. The final score was 85-75, with the Celtics winning by 10 points.
The Celtics have won a total of 17 NBA championships.
The Boston Celtics are an American professional basketball team based in Boston, Massachusetts. The Celtics compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league’s Eastern Conference Atlantic Division. Founded in 1946 as one of the league’s original eight teams, the Celtics play their home games at TD Garden, which they share with the National Hockey League (NHL)’s Boston Bruins. The Celtics are one of the most successful teams in NBA history; they have won a record 17 NBA championships, which ranks fourth all-time behind the Los Angeles Lakers (32), Chicago Bulls (6), and San Antonio Spurs (5).
