Today, June 6th 2017 is the 71st anniversary of the creation of the Basketball Association of America (BAA - the precursor to the NBA) and component teams, among which was the Boston Celtics, one of only six of the original teams to still exist in the modern NBA. The inaugural season had a 60-game schedule (perhaps they were on to something?), and tacked on eight more minutes than the 40-minute collegiate game played then and today. Many of the team owners (including Boston owner Walter Brown) had close ties to professional hockey, and the BAA playoffs were modeled after professional hockey playoffs as a result.
Today in Celtics history: Celtics, NBA created; 1976 Championship won
