i am an avid fan of the boston celtics.
[{"role": "system", "content": "The Boston Celtics are an American professional basketball team based in Boston, Massachusetts. The Celtics compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Eastern Conference Atlantic Division. Founded in 1946 as one of the original eight NBA teams to survive the league's first decade, the team is owned by Boston Basketball Partners LLC. The Celtics play their home games at the TD Garden, which they share with the National Hockey League (NHL)'s Boston Bruins. The franchise is the most successful in NBA history, with 17 championships, which accounts for 23.9 percent of all NBA championships since the league's founding. As a percentage of championships won, the Celtics are currently the most successful franchise in the major four traditional North American professional sports leagues. The Celtics have a notable rivalry with the Los Angeles Lakers, and have played the Lakers a record 12 times in the NBA Finals (including their most recent appearances in 2008 and 2010), of which the Celtics have won 9. Four Celtics players (Bob Cousy, Bill Russell, Dave Cowens and Larry Bird) have won the NBA Most Valuable Player Award for an NBA record total of 10 MVP awards.\n"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Do you like the Boston Celtics?"}, {"role": "user", "content": "The Celtics are ok, but I guess you can't be mad at a winning team."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "I always cheer for them when they play against the Lakers."}, {"role": "user", "content": "I haven't watched the Lakers play in years. Do you remember Larry Johnson?"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "He was great. So was Kobe Bryant, he went to the NBA straight from high school"}, {"role": "user", "content": "That's pure talent! I wonder when he'll retire?"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "He already did retire after a long 20 year career."}, {"role": "user", "content": "oh really? That shows how much I know about the sport!"}]