The Boston Celtics beat the Dallas Mavericks 106-88 on Monday night to win the franchise's 18th championship.
On Friday, it was time to celebrate.
The Celtics celebrated their win in what has become standard Boston fashion, joined by a crowd of over a million people for a duck boat parade through the city to mark the 13th championship won this century by one of the city’s Big 4 professional sports franchises.
The Celtics, Patriots, Red Sox and Bruins have all commemorated championships in recent years by jumping aboard the duck boats — amphibious vehicles usually used to show tourists the town sights. Firing up the duck boats for a slow cruise down city streets has become synonymous with its feeling of sports supremacy.
It is the latest component of what has been a rolling salute to the team since it cemented itself as the kings of the NBA on Monday night by finishin off the Mavericks in five games.
The parade started at TD Garden at 11 a.m., and lasted a little over 90 minutes, turning first onto Causeway Street in front of arena, traveling past city hall, through Boston Common, down Boylston Street and eventually ending at Hynes Convention Center.
Watch the parade
You can watch NBC10 Boston's full broadcast of the parade below:
More parade highlights
For a minute-by-minute look at some of the best social media moments from Friday's parade, check out NBC Sports Boston's live blog.
