Boston Celtics and managed to reach the Eastern Conference Finals where they lost to the Cavaliers in seven games, eliminating them from the NBA Finals. The Boston Celtics were formed on June 6, 1946 by Boston Garden-Arena Corporation president Walter A. Brown as a team in the Basketball Association of America, and became part of the National Basketball Association after the absorption of the National Basketball League by the BAA in the fall of 1949. In 1950, the Celtics signed Chuck Cooper, becoming the first NBA franchise to draft a black player. The Celtics struggled during their early years, until the hiring
Casa do Pessoal do Porto do Lobito (basketball) senior basketball department to be suspended, only to be revamped in the early 2010s. After an unsuccessful attempt to access the 2013–14 BAI Basket, (finished 3rd in the 2013 Angola Second Division Basketball Championship) CPPL was the runner-up at the 2014 tournament, thus gaining access to the 2015 BIC Basket. In November 2014, shortly before the beginning of the league, the club announced that it would not participate in the championship citing financial reasons. Casa do Pessoal do Porto do Lobito (basketball) Casa do Pessoal do Porto do Lobito is a multisports club from Lobito, Angola. It's men's basketball team