1971β72 Boston Celtics season | |
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Division champions | |
Head coach | Tom Heinsohn |
General manager | Red Auerbach |
Arena | Boston Garden |
Results | |
Record | 56–26 (.683) |
Place | Division: 1st (
Atlantic) Conference: 1st ( Eastern) |
Playoff finish |
Conference finals (lost to Knicks 1β4) |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Local media | |
Television | WSMW-TV |
Radio | WBZ |
The 1971β72 NBA season was the Celtics' 26th season in the NBA. [1] The Celtics qualified for the playoffs for the first time in 3 seasons, and won the Atlantic Division for the 1st time in franchise history. The Celtics had the fifth best team defensive rating and the fifth best team offensive rating in the NBA.
Tom Heinsohn, a Celtics legend as a player, led the club in his third season as head coach. The team made its first postseason without Bill Russell since 1956, and would advance to their first conference finals before falling to the eventual runners-up and rivals New York Knicks in a five-game series.
Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College |
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1 | 10 | Clarence Glover | SF | United States | Western Kentucky |
2 | 28 | Jim Rose | PG/ SG | United States | Western Kentucky |
3 | 44 | Dave Robisch | C/ PF | United States | Kansas |
4 | 61 | Randy Denton | C | United States | Duke |
6 | 95 | Thorpe Weber | F | United States | Vanderbilt |
7 | 112 | Skip Young | G | United States | Florida State |
8 | 129 | John Ribock | F | United States | South Carolina |
9 | 145 | Ray Greene | G | United States | California (Pennsylvania) |
10 | 161 | Dale Dover | G | United States | Harvard |
11 | 161 | Reggie Brooks | F | United States | Southern New Hampshire |
12 | 189 | John Dalton | G | United States | Suffolk |
13 | 201 | Leroy Chalk | F | United States | Nebraska |
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W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Neutral | Div | |
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y- Boston Celtics | 56 | 26 | .683 | β | 32β9 | 21β16 | 3β1 | 15β3 |
x- New York Knicks | 48 | 34 | .585 | 8 | 27β14 | 20β19 | 1β1 | 11β7 |
Philadelphia 76ers | 30 | 52 | .366 | 26 | 14β23 | 14β26 | 2β3 | 6β12 |
Buffalo Braves | 22 | 60 | .268 | 34 | 13β27 | 8β31 | 1β2 | 4β14 |
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Team | W | L | PCT | |
1 | z- Boston Celtics | 56 | 26 | .683 |
2 | y- Baltimore Bullets | 38 | 44 | .463 |
3 | x- New York Knicks | 48 | 34 | .585 |
4 | x- Atlanta Hawks | 36 | 46 | .439 |
5 | Philadelphia 76ers | 30 | 52 | .366 |
5 | Cincinnati Royals | 30 | 52 | .366 |
7 | Cleveland Cavaliers | 23 | 59 | .280 |
8 | Buffalo Braves | 22 | 60 | .268 |
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Team | ATL | BAL | BOS | BUF | CHI | CIN | CLE | DET | GSW | HOU | LAL | MIL | NYK | PHI | PHO | POR | SEA |
Atlanta | β | 2β4 | 0β4 | 4β2 | 0β5 | 3β3 | 4β2 | 3β2 | 3β2 | 1β4 | 0β5 | 2β3 | 3β1 | 3β3 | 3β2 | 4β0 | 1β4 |
Baltimore | 4β2 | β | 2β2 | 3β3 | 1β4 | 4β2 | 1β5 | 3β2 | 1β4 | 3β2 | 1β4 | 0β5 | 2β4 | 4β0 | 4β1 | 3β1 | 2β3 |
Boston | 4β0 | 2β2 | β | 6β0 | 3β2 | 4β2 | 5β1 | 5β0 | 2β3 | 5β0 | 1β4 | 2β3 | 3β3 | 6β0 | 2β3 | 4β0 | 2β3 |
Buffalo | 2β4 | 3β3 | 0β6 | β | 1β3 | 3β3 | 4β2 | 2β4 | 1β3 | 0β4 | 0β4 | 0β4 | 1β5 | 3β3 | 0β4 | 2β4 | 0β4 |
Chicago | 5β0 | 4β1 | 2β3 | 3β1 | β | 3β1 | 4β0 | 5β1 | 3β3 | 5β1 | 1β3 | 2β4 | 3β2 | 4β1 | 5β1 | 6β0 | 2β3 |
Cincinnati | 3β3 | 2β4 | 2β4 | 3β3 | 1β3 | β | 6β2 | 2β3 | 2β3 | 0β4 | 1β4 | 0β5 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 2β3 | 2β2 | 0β5 |
Cleveland | 2β4 | 5β1 | 1β5 | 2β4 | 0β4 | 2β6 | β | 1β3 | 0β4 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 0β4 | 1β5 | 2β4 | 0β4 | 4β2 | 0β4 |
Detroit | 2β3 | 2β3 | 0β5 | 4β2 | 1β5 | 3β2 | 3β1 | β | 0β5 | 3β3 | 1β4 | 1β5 | 1β4 | 1β4 | 2β4 | 2β2 | 0β4 |
Golden State | 2β3 | 4β1 | 3β2 | 3β1 | 3β3 | 3β2 | 4β0 | 5β0 | β | 5β1 | 1β5 | 2β2 | 2β3 | 4β1 | 2β3 | 4β2 | 4β2 |
Houston | 4β1 | 2β3 | 0β5 | 4β0 | 1β5 | 4β0 | 2β2 | 3β3 | 1β5 | β | 1β5 | 0β5 | 0β5 | 4β1 | 1β3 | 4β2 | 3β3 |
Los Angeles | 5β0 | 4β1 | 4β1 | 4β0 | 3β1 | 4β1 | 3β1 | 4β1 | 5β1 | 5β1 | β | 4β1 | 4β1 | 5β0 | 4β2 | 6β0 | 5β1 |
Milwaukee | 3β2 | 5β0 | 3β2 | 4β0 | 4β2 | 5β0 | 4β0 | 5β1 | 2β2 | 5β0 | 1β4 | β | 2β3 | 4β1 | 4β2 | 6β0 | 6β0 |
New York | 1β3 | 4β2 | 3β3 | 5β1 | 2β3 | 2β2 | 5β1 | 4β1 | 3β2 | 5β0 | 1β4 | 3β2 | β | 3β3 | 1β4 | 3β1 | 3β2 |
Philadelphia | 3β3 | 0β4 | 0β6 | 3β3 | 1β4 | 2β2 | 4β2 | 4β1 | 1β4 | 1β4 | 0β5 | 1β4 | 3β3 | β | 1β4 | 2β2 | 4β1 |
Phoenix | 2β3 | 1β4 | 3β2 | 4β0 | 1β5 | 3β2 | 4β0 | 4β2 | 3β2 | 3β1 | 2β4 | 2β4 | 4β1 | 4β1 | β | 6β0 | 3β2 |
Portland | 0β4 | 1β3 | 0β4 | 4β2 | 0β6 | 2β2 | 2β4 | 2β2 | 2β4 | 2β4 | 0β6 | 0β6 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 0β6 | β | 0β6 |
Seattle | 4β1 | 3β2 | 3β2 | 4β0 | 3β2 | 5β0 | 4β0 | 4β0 | 2β4 | 3β3 | 1β5 | 0β6 | 2β3 | 1β4 | 2β3 | 6β0 | β |
1971β72 game log | ||||||||||
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# | Date | Opponent | Score | High points | Record | |||||
1 | October 15 | Golden State | 97β75 | Jo Jo White (22) | 0β1 | |||||
2 | October 19 | Baltimore | 114β134 | Jo Jo White (26) | 1β1 | |||||
3 | October 22 | @ Atlanta | 115β108 | Jo Jo White (34) | 2β1 | |||||
4 | October 23 | @ Buffalo | 103β98 | John Havlicek (34) | 3β1 | |||||
5 | October 25 | Atlanta | 116β136 | Dave Cowens (27) | 4β1 | |||||
6 | October 26 | @ New York | 101β106 | Jo Jo White (29) | 4β2 | |||||
7 | October 27 | Houston | 97β108 | Jo Jo White (31) | 5β2 | |||||
8 | October 29 | Milwaukee | 114β125 | Dave Cowens (37) | 6β2 | |||||
9 | November 5 | Detroit | 102β103 | Jo Jo White (29) | 7β2 | |||||
10 | November 6 | Portland | 109β124 | John Havlicek (32) | 8β2 | |||||
11 | November 8 | N Cincinnati | 109β120 | Dave Cowens (30) | 9β2 | |||||
12 | November 10 | @ Houston | 142β103 | Dave Cowens (29) | 10β2 | |||||
13 | November 12 | @ Phoenix | 119β128 | John Havlicek (26) | 10β3 | |||||
14 | November 13 | @ Seattle | 112β116 | John Havlicek (30) | 10β4 | |||||
15 | November 14 | @ Los Angeles | 115β128 | Jo Jo White (36) | 10β5 | |||||
16 | November 17 | Phoenix | 121β140 | John Havlicek (32) | 11β5 | |||||
17 | November 19 | Cincinnati | 110β106 | John Havlicek (29) | 11β6 | |||||
18 | November 20 | @ Chicago | 106β123 | John Havlicek (30) | 11β7 | |||||
19 | November 21 | @ Cleveland | 128β105 | John Havlicek (36) | 12β7 | |||||
20 | November 24 | Buffalo | 100β108 | John Havlicek (33) | 13β7 | |||||
21 | November 26 | New York | 104β89 | John Havlicek (28) | 13β8 | |||||
22 | November 27 | N Baltimore | 120β125 | John Havlicek (29) | 13β9 | |||||
23 | November 28 | Atlanta | 108β130 | Jo Jo White (25) | 14β9 | |||||
24 | December 1 | Los Angeles | 124β111 | John Havlicek (36) | 14β10 | |||||
25 | December 4 | Houston | 107β117 | John Havlicek (38) | 15β10 | |||||
26 | December 7 | @ New York | 105β97 | Jo Jo White (26) | 16β10 | |||||
27 | December 8 | Cleveland | 107β126 | John Havlicek (28) | 17β10 | |||||
28 | December 10 | @ Milwaukee | 104β120 | John Havlicek (32) | 17β11 | |||||
29 | December 11 | Chicago | 115β99 | John Havlicek (24) | 17β12 | |||||
30 | December 12 | @ Cincinnati | 96β83 | John Havlicek (28) | 18β12 | |||||
31 | December 14 | @ Chicago | 116β108 | John Havlicek (35) | 19β12 | |||||
32 | December 15 | Seattle | 100β112 | Chaney, White (22) | 20β12 | |||||
33 | December 17 | @ Cleveland | 115β109 | John Havlicek (25) | 21β12 | |||||
34 | December 18 | Buffalo | 91β124 | John Havlicek (30) | 22β12 | |||||
35 | December 22 | N Milwaukee | 98β104 | John Havlicek (26) | 23β12 | |||||
36 | December 25 | @ Cincinnati | 99β94 | Jo Jo White (30) | 24β12 | |||||
37 | December 27 | Golden State | 97β99 | John Havlicek (28) | 25β12 | |||||
38 | December 28 | @ Philadelphia | 120β116 | John Havlicek (36) | 26β12 | |||||
39 | December 31 | Philadelphia | 119β131 | John Havlicek (30) | 27β12 | |||||
40 | January 1 | @ Phoenix | 104β114 | John Havlicek (24) | 27β13 | |||||
41 | January 2 | @ Los Angeles | 113β122 | Cowens, Havlicek (29) | 27β14 | |||||
42 | January 5 | @ Houston | 113β105 | Jo Jo White (30) | 28β14 | |||||
43 | January 7 | @ Portland | 120β114 | John Havlicek (37) | 29β14 | |||||
44 | January 8 | @ Golden State | 106β128 | John Havlicek (28) | 29β15 | |||||
45 | January 9 | @ Seattle | 119β125 | Jo Jo White (32) | 29β16 | |||||
46 | January 12 | Chicago | 112β113 | Jo Jo White (31) | 30β16 | |||||
47 | January 14 | Detroit | 94β108 | Dave Cowens (26) | 31β16 | |||||
48 | January 15 | @ Atlanta | 122β106 | John Havlicek (40) | 32β16 | |||||
49 | January 21 | Houston | 105β110 | Havlicek, White (28) | 33β16 | |||||
50 | January 23 | Portland | 105β115 | Dave Cowens (26) | 34β16 | |||||
51 | January 25 | @ New York | 106β109 | Jo Jo White (33) | 34β17 | |||||
52 | January 26 | Cleveland | 112β108 | John Havlicek (27) | 34β18 | |||||
53 | January 28 | New York | 116β122 (OT) | John Havlicek (33) | 35β18 | |||||
54 | January 29 | @ Detroit | 124β112 | Don Chaney (29) | 36β18 | |||||
55 | January 30 | Philadelphia | 114β130 | John Havlicek (33) | 37β18 | |||||
56 | February 1 | @ Baltimore | 115β108 | Dave Cowens (32) | 38β18 | |||||
57 | February 2 | Chicago | 100β124 | John Havlicek (32) | 39β18 | |||||
58 | February 4 | Cincinnati | 109β122 | Cowens, Nelson, White (21) | 40β18 | |||||
59 | February 6 | Seattle | 123β128 | John Havlicek (42) | 41β18 | |||||
60 | February 9 | Buffalo | 112β139 | Jo Jo White (24) | 42β18 | |||||
61 | February 11 | Los Angeles | 108β121 | Don Nelson (24) | 43β18 | |||||
62 | February 13 | Milwaukee | 117β109 | Jo Jo White (31) | 43β19 | |||||
63 | February 15 | @ Portland | 111β104 | John Havlicek (31) | 44β19 | |||||
64 | February 16 | @ Seattle | 112β113 | Dave Cowens (29) | 44β20 | |||||
65 | February 18 | @ Phoenix | 115β126 | John Havlicek (27) | 44β21 | |||||
66 | February 19 | @ Golden State | 111β115 | Havlicek, White (26) | 44β22 | |||||
67 | February 20 | @ Los Angeles | 113β132 | John Havlicek (27) | 44β23 | |||||
68 | February 22 | Phoenix | 103β114 | John Havlicek (27) | 45β23 | |||||
69 | February 23 | @ Cleveland | 113β111 | John Havlicek (33) | 46β23 | |||||
70 | February 25 | @ Buffalo | 117β115 | John Havlicek (33) | 47β23 | |||||
71 | March 1 | Cleveland | 105β115 | John Havlicek (31) | 48β23 | |||||
72 | March 3 | @ Detroit | 125β96 | Dave Cowens (22) | 49β23 | |||||
73 | March 5 | Cincinnati | 125β114 | John Havlicek (29) | 49β24 | |||||
74 | March 6 | @ Milwaukee | 127β132 (OT) | John Havlicek (34) | 49β25 | |||||
75 | March 12 | New York | 109β112 | John Havlicek (41) | 50β25 | |||||
76 | March 14 | Golden State | 110β124 | John Havlicek (38) | 51β25 | |||||
77 | March 15 | @ Philadelphia | 120β115 | John Havlicek (36) | 52β25 | |||||
78 | March 17 | N Philadelphia | 111β127 | John Havlicek (35) | 53β25 | |||||
79 | March 19 | Baltimore | 125β112 | John Havlicek (26) | 53β26 | |||||
80 | March 22 | Philadelphia | 106β113 | John Havlicek (21) | 54β26 | |||||
81 | March 25 | @ Buffalo | 121β116 | John Havlicek (31) | 55β26 | |||||
82 | March 26 | Detroit | 120β133 | John Havlicek (27) | 56β26 |
1971β72 Boston Celtics season | |
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Division champions | |
Head coach | Tom Heinsohn |
General manager | Red Auerbach |
Arena | Boston Garden |
Results | |
Record | 56–26 (.683) |
Place | Division: 1st (
Atlantic) Conference: 1st ( Eastern) |
Playoff finish |
Conference finals (lost to Knicks 1β4) |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Local media | |
Television | WSMW-TV |
Radio | WBZ |
The 1971β72 NBA season was the Celtics' 26th season in the NBA. [1] The Celtics qualified for the playoffs for the first time in 3 seasons, and won the Atlantic Division for the 1st time in franchise history. The Celtics had the fifth best team defensive rating and the fifth best team offensive rating in the NBA.
Tom Heinsohn, a Celtics legend as a player, led the club in his third season as head coach. The team made its first postseason without Bill Russell since 1956, and would advance to their first conference finals before falling to the eventual runners-up and rivals New York Knicks in a five-game series.
Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College |
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1 | 10 | Clarence Glover | SF | United States | Western Kentucky |
2 | 28 | Jim Rose | PG/ SG | United States | Western Kentucky |
3 | 44 | Dave Robisch | C/ PF | United States | Kansas |
4 | 61 | Randy Denton | C | United States | Duke |
6 | 95 | Thorpe Weber | F | United States | Vanderbilt |
7 | 112 | Skip Young | G | United States | Florida State |
8 | 129 | John Ribock | F | United States | South Carolina |
9 | 145 | Ray Greene | G | United States | California (Pennsylvania) |
10 | 161 | Dale Dover | G | United States | Harvard |
11 | 161 | Reggie Brooks | F | United States | Southern New Hampshire |
12 | 189 | John Dalton | G | United States | Suffolk |
13 | 201 | Leroy Chalk | F | United States | Nebraska |
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W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Neutral | Div | |
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y- Boston Celtics | 56 | 26 | .683 | β | 32β9 | 21β16 | 3β1 | 15β3 |
x- New York Knicks | 48 | 34 | .585 | 8 | 27β14 | 20β19 | 1β1 | 11β7 |
Philadelphia 76ers | 30 | 52 | .366 | 26 | 14β23 | 14β26 | 2β3 | 6β12 |
Buffalo Braves | 22 | 60 | .268 | 34 | 13β27 | 8β31 | 1β2 | 4β14 |
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Team | W | L | PCT | |
1 | z- Boston Celtics | 56 | 26 | .683 |
2 | y- Baltimore Bullets | 38 | 44 | .463 |
3 | x- New York Knicks | 48 | 34 | .585 |
4 | x- Atlanta Hawks | 36 | 46 | .439 |
5 | Philadelphia 76ers | 30 | 52 | .366 |
5 | Cincinnati Royals | 30 | 52 | .366 |
7 | Cleveland Cavaliers | 23 | 59 | .280 |
8 | Buffalo Braves | 22 | 60 | .268 |
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Team | ATL | BAL | BOS | BUF | CHI | CIN | CLE | DET | GSW | HOU | LAL | MIL | NYK | PHI | PHO | POR | SEA |
Atlanta | β | 2β4 | 0β4 | 4β2 | 0β5 | 3β3 | 4β2 | 3β2 | 3β2 | 1β4 | 0β5 | 2β3 | 3β1 | 3β3 | 3β2 | 4β0 | 1β4 |
Baltimore | 4β2 | β | 2β2 | 3β3 | 1β4 | 4β2 | 1β5 | 3β2 | 1β4 | 3β2 | 1β4 | 0β5 | 2β4 | 4β0 | 4β1 | 3β1 | 2β3 |
Boston | 4β0 | 2β2 | β | 6β0 | 3β2 | 4β2 | 5β1 | 5β0 | 2β3 | 5β0 | 1β4 | 2β3 | 3β3 | 6β0 | 2β3 | 4β0 | 2β3 |
Buffalo | 2β4 | 3β3 | 0β6 | β | 1β3 | 3β3 | 4β2 | 2β4 | 1β3 | 0β4 | 0β4 | 0β4 | 1β5 | 3β3 | 0β4 | 2β4 | 0β4 |
Chicago | 5β0 | 4β1 | 2β3 | 3β1 | β | 3β1 | 4β0 | 5β1 | 3β3 | 5β1 | 1β3 | 2β4 | 3β2 | 4β1 | 5β1 | 6β0 | 2β3 |
Cincinnati | 3β3 | 2β4 | 2β4 | 3β3 | 1β3 | β | 6β2 | 2β3 | 2β3 | 0β4 | 1β4 | 0β5 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 2β3 | 2β2 | 0β5 |
Cleveland | 2β4 | 5β1 | 1β5 | 2β4 | 0β4 | 2β6 | β | 1β3 | 0β4 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 0β4 | 1β5 | 2β4 | 0β4 | 4β2 | 0β4 |
Detroit | 2β3 | 2β3 | 0β5 | 4β2 | 1β5 | 3β2 | 3β1 | β | 0β5 | 3β3 | 1β4 | 1β5 | 1β4 | 1β4 | 2β4 | 2β2 | 0β4 |
Golden State | 2β3 | 4β1 | 3β2 | 3β1 | 3β3 | 3β2 | 4β0 | 5β0 | β | 5β1 | 1β5 | 2β2 | 2β3 | 4β1 | 2β3 | 4β2 | 4β2 |
Houston | 4β1 | 2β3 | 0β5 | 4β0 | 1β5 | 4β0 | 2β2 | 3β3 | 1β5 | β | 1β5 | 0β5 | 0β5 | 4β1 | 1β3 | 4β2 | 3β3 |
Los Angeles | 5β0 | 4β1 | 4β1 | 4β0 | 3β1 | 4β1 | 3β1 | 4β1 | 5β1 | 5β1 | β | 4β1 | 4β1 | 5β0 | 4β2 | 6β0 | 5β1 |
Milwaukee | 3β2 | 5β0 | 3β2 | 4β0 | 4β2 | 5β0 | 4β0 | 5β1 | 2β2 | 5β0 | 1β4 | β | 2β3 | 4β1 | 4β2 | 6β0 | 6β0 |
New York | 1β3 | 4β2 | 3β3 | 5β1 | 2β3 | 2β2 | 5β1 | 4β1 | 3β2 | 5β0 | 1β4 | 3β2 | β | 3β3 | 1β4 | 3β1 | 3β2 |
Philadelphia | 3β3 | 0β4 | 0β6 | 3β3 | 1β4 | 2β2 | 4β2 | 4β1 | 1β4 | 1β4 | 0β5 | 1β4 | 3β3 | β | 1β4 | 2β2 | 4β1 |
Phoenix | 2β3 | 1β4 | 3β2 | 4β0 | 1β5 | 3β2 | 4β0 | 4β2 | 3β2 | 3β1 | 2β4 | 2β4 | 4β1 | 4β1 | β | 6β0 | 3β2 |
Portland | 0β4 | 1β3 | 0β4 | 4β2 | 0β6 | 2β2 | 2β4 | 2β2 | 2β4 | 2β4 | 0β6 | 0β6 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 0β6 | β | 0β6 |
Seattle | 4β1 | 3β2 | 3β2 | 4β0 | 3β2 | 5β0 | 4β0 | 4β0 | 2β4 | 3β3 | 1β5 | 0β6 | 2β3 | 1β4 | 2β3 | 6β0 | β |
1971β72 game log | ||||||||||
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# | Date | Opponent | Score | High points | Record | |||||
1 | October 15 | Golden State | 97β75 | Jo Jo White (22) | 0β1 | |||||
2 | October 19 | Baltimore | 114β134 | Jo Jo White (26) | 1β1 | |||||
3 | October 22 | @ Atlanta | 115β108 | Jo Jo White (34) | 2β1 | |||||
4 | October 23 | @ Buffalo | 103β98 | John Havlicek (34) | 3β1 | |||||
5 | October 25 | Atlanta | 116β136 | Dave Cowens (27) | 4β1 | |||||
6 | October 26 | @ New York | 101β106 | Jo Jo White (29) | 4β2 | |||||
7 | October 27 | Houston | 97β108 | Jo Jo White (31) | 5β2 | |||||
8 | October 29 | Milwaukee | 114β125 | Dave Cowens (37) | 6β2 | |||||
9 | November 5 | Detroit | 102β103 | Jo Jo White (29) | 7β2 | |||||
10 | November 6 | Portland | 109β124 | John Havlicek (32) | 8β2 | |||||
11 | November 8 | N Cincinnati | 109β120 | Dave Cowens (30) | 9β2 | |||||
12 | November 10 | @ Houston | 142β103 | Dave Cowens (29) | 10β2 | |||||
13 | November 12 | @ Phoenix | 119β128 | John Havlicek (26) | 10β3 | |||||
14 | November 13 | @ Seattle | 112β116 | John Havlicek (30) | 10β4 | |||||
15 | November 14 | @ Los Angeles | 115β128 | Jo Jo White (36) | 10β5 | |||||
16 | November 17 | Phoenix | 121β140 | John Havlicek (32) | 11β5 | |||||
17 | November 19 | Cincinnati | 110β106 | John Havlicek (29) | 11β6 | |||||
18 | November 20 | @ Chicago | 106β123 | John Havlicek (30) | 11β7 | |||||
19 | November 21 | @ Cleveland | 128β105 | John Havlicek (36) | 12β7 | |||||
20 | November 24 | Buffalo | 100β108 | John Havlicek (33) | 13β7 | |||||
21 | November 26 | New York | 104β89 | John Havlicek (28) | 13β8 | |||||
22 | November 27 | N Baltimore | 120β125 | John Havlicek (29) | 13β9 | |||||
23 | November 28 | Atlanta | 108β130 | Jo Jo White (25) | 14β9 | |||||
24 | December 1 | Los Angeles | 124β111 | John Havlicek (36) | 14β10 | |||||
25 | December 4 | Houston | 107β117 | John Havlicek (38) | 15β10 | |||||
26 | December 7 | @ New York | 105β97 | Jo Jo White (26) | 16β10 | |||||
27 | December 8 | Cleveland | 107β126 | John Havlicek (28) | 17β10 | |||||
28 | December 10 | @ Milwaukee | 104β120 | John Havlicek (32) | 17β11 | |||||
29 | December 11 | Chicago | 115β99 | John Havlicek (24) | 17β12 | |||||
30 | December 12 | @ Cincinnati | 96β83 | John Havlicek (28) | 18β12 | |||||
31 | December 14 | @ Chicago | 116β108 | John Havlicek (35) | 19β12 | |||||
32 | December 15 | Seattle | 100β112 | Chaney, White (22) | 20β12 | |||||
33 | December 17 | @ Cleveland | 115β109 | John Havlicek (25) | 21β12 | |||||
34 | December 18 | Buffalo | 91β124 | John Havlicek (30) | 22β12 | |||||
35 | December 22 | N Milwaukee | 98β104 | John Havlicek (26) | 23β12 | |||||
36 | December 25 | @ Cincinnati | 99β94 | Jo Jo White (30) | 24β12 | |||||
37 | December 27 | Golden State | 97β99 | John Havlicek (28) | 25β12 | |||||
38 | December 28 | @ Philadelphia | 120β116 | John Havlicek (36) | 26β12 | |||||
39 | December 31 | Philadelphia | 119β131 | John Havlicek (30) | 27β12 | |||||
40 | January 1 | @ Phoenix | 104β114 | John Havlicek (24) | 27β13 | |||||
41 | January 2 | @ Los Angeles | 113β122 | Cowens, Havlicek (29) | 27β14 | |||||
42 | January 5 | @ Houston | 113β105 | Jo Jo White (30) | 28β14 | |||||
43 | January 7 | @ Portland | 120β114 | John Havlicek (37) | 29β14 | |||||
44 | January 8 | @ Golden State | 106β128 | John Havlicek (28) | 29β15 | |||||
45 | January 9 | @ Seattle | 119β125 | Jo Jo White (32) | 29β16 | |||||
46 | January 12 | Chicago | 112β113 | Jo Jo White (31) | 30β16 | |||||
47 | January 14 | Detroit | 94β108 | Dave Cowens (26) | 31β16 | |||||
48 | January 15 | @ Atlanta | 122β106 | John Havlicek (40) | 32β16 | |||||
49 | January 21 | Houston | 105β110 | Havlicek, White (28) | 33β16 | |||||
50 | January 23 | Portland | 105β115 | Dave Cowens (26) | 34β16 | |||||
51 | January 25 | @ New York | 106β109 | Jo Jo White (33) | 34β17 | |||||
52 | January 26 | Cleveland | 112β108 | John Havlicek (27) | 34β18 | |||||
53 | January 28 | New York | 116β122 (OT) | John Havlicek (33) | 35β18 | |||||
54 | January 29 | @ Detroit | 124β112 | Don Chaney (29) | 36β18 | |||||
55 | January 30 | Philadelphia | 114β130 | John Havlicek (33) | 37β18 | |||||
56 | February 1 | @ Baltimore | 115β108 | Dave Cowens (32) | 38β18 | |||||
57 | February 2 | Chicago | 100β124 | John Havlicek (32) | 39β18 | |||||
58 | February 4 | Cincinnati | 109β122 | Cowens, Nelson, White (21) | 40β18 | |||||
59 | February 6 | Seattle | 123β128 | John Havlicek (42) | 41β18 | |||||
60 | February 9 | Buffalo | 112β139 | Jo Jo White (24) | 42β18 | |||||
61 | February 11 | Los Angeles | 108β121 | Don Nelson (24) | 43β18 | |||||
62 | February 13 | Milwaukee | 117β109 | Jo Jo White (31) | 43β19 | |||||
63 | February 15 | @ Portland | 111β104 | John Havlicek (31) | 44β19 | |||||
64 | February 16 | @ Seattle | 112β113 | Dave Cowens (29) | 44β20 | |||||
65 | February 18 | @ Phoenix | 115β126 | John Havlicek (27) | 44β21 | |||||
66 | February 19 | @ Golden State | 111β115 | Havlicek, White (26) | 44β22 | |||||
67 | February 20 | @ Los Angeles | 113β132 | John Havlicek (27) | 44β23 | |||||
68 | February 22 | Phoenix | 103β114 | John Havlicek (27) | 45β23 | |||||
69 | February 23 | @ Cleveland | 113β111 | John Havlicek (33) | 46β23 | |||||
70 | February 25 | @ Buffalo | 117β115 | John Havlicek (33) | 47β23 | |||||
71 | March 1 | Cleveland | 105β115 | John Havlicek (31) | 48β23 | |||||
72 | March 3 | @ Detroit | 125β96 | Dave Cowens (22) | 49β23 | |||||
73 | March 5 | Cincinnati | 125β114 | John Havlicek (29) | 49β24 | |||||
74 | March 6 | @ Milwaukee | 127β132 (OT) | John Havlicek (34) | 49β25 | |||||
75 | March 12 | New York | 109β112 | John Havlicek (41) | 50β25 | |||||
76 | March 14 | Golden State | 110β124 | John Havlicek (38) | 51β25 | |||||
77 | March 15 | @ Philadelphia | 120β115 | John Havlicek (36) | 52β25 | |||||
78 | March 17 | N Philadelphia | 111β127 | John Havlicek (35) | 53β25 | |||||
79 | March 19 | Baltimore | 125β112 | John Havlicek (26) | 53β26 | |||||
80 | March 22 | Philadelphia | 106β113 | John Havlicek (21) | 54β26 | |||||
81 | March 25 | @ Buffalo | 121β116 | John Havlicek (31) | 55β26 | |||||
82 | March 26 | Detroit | 120β133 | John Havlicek (27) | 56β26 |
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Conference semifinals: 4β2 (home: 3β0; road: 1β2)
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Conference finals: 1β4 (home: 1β2; road: 0β2)
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