Celtics Floor
It is said the celtics knew which way the basketball would bounce off any section of the floor.
Celtics floor. Celtics x rays on ankle come back negative per report posted by. Celtics president danny ainge presented dwyane wade with a plaque featuring a photo and a piece of the td garden parquet floor from 2008 on monday to commemorate his retirement. The celtics utilized that same floor for 53 years while playing first at boston arena now northeastern s matthews arena then boston garden and later the fleetcenter. Stonecom interactive tuesday july 28 2020 gordon landed awkwardly and rolled his ankle in team s final scrimmage before nba restart source.
The parquet floor was built and installed in the aforementioned boston arena first home of the bruins hockey team and moved to the garden in 1952. Jayson tatum 1 7 thus far without a legitimate field. This was one contributing factor to the celtics many nba championships. The celtics only 4 16 from 3 point range.
The floor was commissioned in 1946 while the us was experiencing a lumber shortage in the wake of world war ii. This floor was a part of all the celtics success bob cousy said when the team retired the original floor in 1999. The floor s uneven surface and dead spots were believed by some to give the home team an advantage and legend had it that celtics players would direct opponents to dead spots and then swipe the. Butch pierre knew how to put together a scouting report in just the right way.
He was an. 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. Marcus smart heart and soul of the boston celtics photo by omar rawlings getty images getty images. The parquet floor is now a symbol of boston s success as much as the championship banners that hang above it.
Rockets guard eric gordon helped off floor vs. The milwaukee star has been unstoppable in transition and is now 5 6 from the floor with 12 points. It watched over the greatest sports team dynasty that ever was and probably ever will be.