1950–51 Boston Celtics season

The 1950–51 Boston Celtics season was the fifth season of the Boston Celtics in the National Basketball Association (NBA). It was Red Auerbach's first season as head coach. This was also the first winning season in franchise history, finishing 9 games above .500, beginning a streak of 19 consecutive winning seasons. They also qualified for the playoffs for the second time in franchise history, starting a streak of 19 consecutive postseason appearances as well. One lesser known aspect that's not mentioned during this season was how two out of three games successfully rigged by NBA referee Sol Levy involved the Celtics winning two matches against the Washington Capitols (who would become defunct later in the season) and Indianapolis Olympians on November 11 & 12 respectively, with the latter game in particular catching Levy in the act and later resulting in his arrest as an accomplice in the CCNY point-shaving scandal of 1951.