[1] A new era began for the Celtics as they moved into their current home, a state of the art new arena then known as the "Fleet Center" (now TD Garden).
[2][3][4] In addition, this also ended their practice of playing occasional home games at the Civic Center in Hartford, Connecticut.
[13][14] The Celtics also signed free agent and former Boston College star Dana Barros, who won the Most Improved Player award the previous season with the Philadelphia 76ers.
[15][16][17][18] The Celtics started the regular season losing their first game at the Fleet Center, 101–100 to the Milwaukee Bucks on November 3, 1995.
[19][20] Near the end of the month, the team traded Sherman Douglas to the Bucks in exchange for Todd Day and Alton Lister,[21][22][23][24] as they played around .500 with a 12–12 start.