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. 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. Ever wonder how the celtics ended up with such a unique court design. 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 floor was commissioned in 1946 while the us was experiencing a lumber shortage in the wake of world war ii. 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.

They showed fight among themselves in the locker room but could they bring it on to the floor.