Devoted fans ready to celebrate the C’s in style

These duck boats have certainly been drawing big crowds lately.

Today, the Boston Celtics will be the latest New England professional sports team to be treated to a rolling rally through the streets of Boston, as they celebrate their 17th NBA championship. The Celtics capped off their season Tuesday night when they obliterated the Los Angeles Lakers by 39 points, 131-92, at home in front of 18,624 roaring fans.

Those fans (and thousands more) will line the streets to pay tribute to a team with the richest tradition in basketball history, one that finally captured its first title in 22 years.

The parade will begin at 11 a.m. on Causeway Street in front of the TD Bank-north Garden. It will then head up Staniford Street, turn left onto Cambridge Street, then onto Tremont, before turning right onto Boylston Street and ending at Copley Square.

Large TV screens will also be set up on Boston Common and Copley Square.

The city will close all streets along the route to general traffic starting at 9:30 a.m. and throughout the parade. In addition, parking will be prohibited along all of New Chardon Street, on State Street from Congress Street to Washington Street, and on Court Street from Washington Street to Tremont Street. Boylston Street from Dartmouth to Gloucester will also be used for staging purposes.