BOSTON (WHDH) - Thousands of ecstatic fans flooded the streets around TD Garden in Boston as soon as the buzzer sealed the Celtics’ NBA Finals win.
The enormous sea of people filled Causeway and Canal streets Monday night, with some fans attempting to climb onto traffic lights.
SKY7-HD captured aerial footage of the crowds and the rowdy celebration that ensued after the Celtics beat the Dallas Mavericks 106-88 in Game 5. The team came together to clinch the Celtics’ 18th championship banner.
People were also seen using a ladder to climb up onto the rafters of the TD Garden parking garage.
Bostonians wearing green hats and jerseys threw their hands in the air and shouted late Monday night into early Tuesday morning.
The new Dick’s House of Sport on Boylston Street was open late Monday night for eager fans to buy Celtics championship merch.
And to keep the celebration going this week, Celtics Governor Wyc Grousbeck told 7News that the Celtics championship parade is tentatively set for Friday.
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