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June 19, 2008

In Boston, the Celtics begged the crowd to go wild

A Boston Celtics fan points to her number 44 jersey as Celtics forward Brian Scalabrine (44) passes by in the team's NBA championship parade along Tremont Street today.

BOSTON -- They came by train, on foot and on crutches. They wore suits, sundresses and, of course, green and white jerseys.

Celtics basketball fans descended on the city by the thousands today, and sustained a level of chants, hoots and hollers never before witnessed by this reporter.

Fans stood packed, shoulder to shoulder, face to sweaty back, for a glimpse of their heroes in the "rolling rally" celebrating their NBA victory. When they came, they really brought it.

Music blared, trophies hoisted, arms outstretched, the players stood on the city’s “duck boats” begging the crowd to go wild.

So what else was there to do? The crowd went absolutely insane.

This reporter, standing over the crowd on a media platform, saw:

Tossing beachballs, women sitting on shoulders of men, arms thrown up over heads, red-faced screaming, and waving banners that said it all: "We beat LA."

-- projo.com staff writer Brandie Jefferson

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