<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'></p> From Boston to New York City and beyond, the Celtics have become the talk of the sports world. The Celtics-Nets telecast Tuesday night was the highest-rated regular-season Celtics broadcast in 10 years, contributing to a 76 percent increase in viewership over the same period last season. Fans call into local sports radio talk shows for a quick basketball fix, adding the Celtics to a steady stream of pure Patriots and Red Sox chatter.</p> </p> Owner Wyc Grousbeck anticipates the team will sell out its entire slate of 41 home games at the TD Banknorth Garden, a vast improvement from just nine home sellouts last season. Only a couple of hundred tickets remain to each of a handful of home games, and Hollywood celebrities are clamoring for courtside seats.</p> </p> "We're up over $10 million from tickets sales, sponsorships, radio and TV advertising, all categories," over last year said Grousbeck. "We're going to be sold out for the entire season. All of that adds up. It's a nice bump. Most if not all that money is going back out the door to players. But, as an owner, I couldn't be more excited about going to another sold-out game and feeling we have a good chance to win every game we're in. That's the way I feel when I go to the Red Sox or Patriots." -- <font color="#000000">Boston Globe</font></p> </div></p>
As if the city of Boston wasn't already shoved down the throats of people in the sports world outside of boston lol.</p>
The more the better. All of our sports are doing great. RedSox won the world series, Patriots could win the superbowl, BC is doing alright in football, the Revolution is in the MLS Cup Final, and the Celtics might just go 82-0.</p> haha </p> (oh yea, I forgot, the bruins might make the playoffs, but they still suck)</p>
