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The Boston Celtics were formed in 1946 and in 1949; they began play in the NBA.

Celtics dynasty was formed when Auerbach was hired to coach the team in 1956. Point guard Bob Cousy was acquired by Boston. Auerbach got center Bill Russell forward Tommy Heinsohn.

they won their first championship in 1957 and in 1958, they returned to the championship series only to lose to the St. Louis Hawks.

In 1959, the Celtics reclaimed the championship.

as coach, Auerbach retired and Russell was named player-coach after the 1966 championship. In the NBA, he was the first black coach and won the championship in the 1968 and 1969 season.

In 1974 and 1976, Boston Celtics won the championship series twice.

The Celtics was joined by Larry Bird of Indiana State for the 1979-80 seasons. in the NBA, to form the best frontline, he teamed with forward Kevin McHale and center Robert Parrish. They became to be known as “The Big Three”.

in the same year, Magic Johnson and Magic Johnson joined Los Angeles Lakers and Celtics. NCAA Championship Game of 1979, the two famously met, in which Johnson’s Michigan State Spartans narrowly defeated Bird’s Indiana State Sycamores.

For Boston, the worst decade was 90s. Because of cocaine overdose Len Bias died, after being drafted. for Boston, tragedy struck again in 1993 as forward Reggie Lewis died too. Boston fell from its spot at the top of the Eastern Conference, and eventually struggled, with the Big Three aging.

“The Big Three”, second rendition was formed with the combination of MVP Kevin Garnett and Ray Allen, combined with veteran Celtic Paul Pierce. in 22 years, Pierce, Garnett, and Allen led Boston to their first championship in 2008.

they are currently playing against the Orlando Magic, in the Eastern Conference Championship. after upsetting the number one seed Cleveland Cavaliers after a lackluster second half of the season, Boston appears to have found their stroke back in them.

For the Wizards, this year has not turned into a good one.  In the Eastern Conference, and in the league as a whole, one of the worst teams in their division is the Wizards. They are currently at the bottom of the Southeast Division with only 21 wins and 40 losses.

As Gilbert Arenas was starting to get back to his all-star form and Antawn Jamison was coming off of the shoulder injury, the Washington Wizard’s season started off looking OK.  As the Gilbert Arenas gun controversy took over the media for a few weeks the team seemed to go into a head spin, eventually ending in him being suspended from the league for the rest of the season for bringing guns into the locker room.  Check out all the basketball betting odds with your favorite online sportsbooks.

On top of that, Antawn Jamison was sent over to the Cavaliers by the Wizards before the trade deadline happened.  Andray Blatche, Randy Foy, and Al Thornton are the players left to carry the team and it doesn’t seem to be enough to make much of a difference.

The Washington Wizards will not be seen this year as far as post season appearances are concerned.  They are more than ten games out of even making the eighth seed, and are at the bottom of the league right now. The best bet for this team is to hope that they get a good lottery and make some desperately needed changes this offseason.  Gilbert Arenas is out for the rest of the year but could possibly return to the team next year.  Stay tuned for the basketball betting and other sports betting action with various sportsbooks.

To get back up the level of performance that they were at have been struggled by the Miami Heat ever since winning the NBA Finals a few years back.  It is constantly being tried to surround Dwayne Wade with help by the Heat, but never seemed quite able to do so.  They picked up Rafer Alston this year, but he has been a total bust and is now on an indefinite leave of absence after choosing not to communicate with the team.  Basketball betting odds is always available.

Sparks of help from Jermaine O’neal are seen, but he just hasn’t been able to get back to the All-Star quality he had as a Pacer.  Even with all that said, the Miami Heat can’t be taken for granted.  Dwayne Wade is one of the best players to play in the league, and he can carry the entire team on his back if he has too. The only problem is that he has had to do that too many times this season to think that they might have a shot at the Finals.

The fourth spot in the Southeast Division is currently being held by Miami Heat and the eighth spot in the Eastern Conference.  The Chicago Bulls closely trails them, and the last four playoff spots in the Eastern Conference are all up for grabs.

A little better has been done by the Heat than expected, but it has been a roller coaster.  A lot of different win and lose streaks have been gone by them throughout the season, and is needed to start winning to still be able to make it to the playoffs. So stay tuned for the best possible sports betting action with online sportsbooks.