Kyle Hightower | The Associated Press
Celtics celebrate 18th NBA title with duck boat parade
Finals MVP Jaylen Brown hoists the Bill Russell Trophy during Friday’s parade in Boston.
BOSTON (AP) — The Celtics entered the season vowing to turn recent playoff heartbreaks into happiness.
Eight months later, they toasted the franchise’s 18th championship in what has become the signature Boston celebration, joined Friday by a huge crowd for a duck boat parade to mark the 13th championship won this century by one of the city’s franchises in the four biggest U.S. sports leagues.
The Celtics, Patriots, Red Sox and Bruins have all commemorated championships by jumping aboard the duck boats — amphibious vehicles usually ridden by sightseeing tourists.
In Boston, firing up the boats for a slow cruise down city streets has become synonymous with its feeling of sports supremacy. Friday’s parade was the latest component of what has been a rolling salute to the Celtics since they finished off the Dallas Mavericks in five games in the NBA Finals on Monday night.
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