1972β73 Boston Celtics season | |
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Division champions | |
Head coach | Tom Heinsohn |
General manager | Red Auerbach |
Arena | Boston Garden |
Results | |
Record | 68–14 (.829) |
Place | Division: 1st (
Atlantic) Conference: 1st ( Eastern) |
Playoff finish |
Conference finals (lost to Knicks 3β4) |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Local media | |
Television | WSMW |
Radio | WBZ |
The 1972β73 Boston Celtics season was their 27th in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Celtics finished the season with the best record in the league, and currently in franchise history, at 68β14. Third-year center Dave Cowens won the NBA Most Valuable Player Award ahead of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Tiny Archibald. They also won the Atlantic Division for the second consecutive season.
In the Eastern Conference finals, the Celtics lost to the eventual NBA champion New York Knicks in seven games.
Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College |
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1 | 10 | Paul Westphal | PG/ SG | ![]() |
USC |
2 | 27 | Dennis Wuycik | SF | ![]() |
North Carolina |
3 | 44 | Wayne Grabiec | G | ![]() |
Michigan |
4 | 61 | Nate Stephens | C | ![]() |
Long Beach State |
5 | 77 | Bryan Adrian | G | ![]() |
Davidson |
6 | 94 | Don Holcomb | C | ![]() |
Memphis |
6 | 96 | Wally Rice | G | ![]() |
Widener |
7 | 111 | Steve Previs | PG | ![]() |
North Carolina |
8 | 127 | Sam McCamey | F | ![]() |
Oral Roberts |
10 | 154 | Marty Hunt | G | ![]() |
Kenyon |
11 | 165 | Mark Minor | SF | ![]() |
Ohio State |
12 | 173 | Phil Stephens | C | ![]() |
South Carolina State |
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W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Neutral | Div | |
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y- Boston Celtics | 68 | 14 | .829 | β | 33β6 | 32β8 | 3β0 | 18β4 |
x- New York Knicks | 57 | 25 | .695 | 11 | 35β6 | 21β18 | 1β1 | 16β6 |
Buffalo Braves | 21 | 61 | .256 | 47 | 14β27 | 6β31 | 1β3 | 8β14 |
Philadelphia 76ers | 9 | 73 | .110 | 59 | 5β26 | 2β36 | 2β11 | 2β20 |
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Team | W | L | PCT | |
1 | z- Boston Celtics | 68 | 14 | .829 |
2 | x- New York Knicks | 57 | 25 | .695 |
3 | y- Baltimore Bullets | 52 | 30 | .634 |
4 | x- Atlanta Hawks | 46 | 36 | .561 |
5 | Houston Rockets | 33 | 49 | .402 |
6 | Cleveland Cavaliers | 32 | 50 | .390 |
7 | Buffalo Braves | 21 | 61 | .256 |
8 | Philadelphia 76ers | 9 | 73 | .110 |
1972β73 NBA Records | |||||||||||||||||
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Team | ATL | BAL | BOS | BUF | CHI | CLE | DET | GSW | HOU | KCO | LAL | MIL | NYK | PHI | PHO | POR | SEA |
Atlanta | β | 3β4 | 1β5 | 5β1 | 2β2 | 3β4 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 4β4 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 1β3 | 3β3 | 6β0 | 3β1 | 4β0 | 3β1 |
Baltimore | 4β3 | β | 1β5 | 5β1 | 0β4 | 8β0 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 5β2 | 3β1 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 3β3 | 5β1 | 2β2 | 4β0 | 4β0 |
Boston | 5β1 | 5β1 | β | 7β0 | 3β1 | 5β1 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 5β1 | 3β1 | 4β0 | 2β2 | 4β4 | 7β0 | 4β0 | 4β0 | 4β0 |
Buffalo | 1β5 | 1β5 | 0β7 | β | 2β2 | 1β5 | 1β3 | 0β4 | 1β5 | 1β3 | 0β4 | 0β4 | 1β6 | 7β1 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 2β2 |
Chicago | 2β2 | 4β0 | 1β3 | 2β2 | β | 3β1 | 3β4 | 3β3 | 4β0 | 5β2 | 1β5 | 2β4 | 3β1 | 4β0 | 4β2 | 5β1 | 5β1 |
Cleveland | 4β3 | 0β8 | 1β5 | 5β1 | 1β3 | β | 1β3 | 1β3 | 4β3 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 0β6 | 6β0 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 3β1 |
Detroit | 2β2 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 3β1 | 4β3 | 3β1 | β | 2β4 | 1β3 | 3β3 | 1β5 | 2β5 | 1β3 | 3β1 | 4β2 | 6β0 | 2β4 |
Golden State | 3β1 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 4β0 | 3β3 | 3β1 | 4β2 | β | 3β1 | 4β2 | 3β4 | 1β5 | 2β2 | 4β0 | 2β4 | 5β1 | 4β3 |
Houston | 4β4 | 2β5 | 1β5 | 5β1 | 0β4 | 3β4 | 3β1 | 1β3 | β | 0β4 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 1β5 | 5β1 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 2β2 |
Kansas City-Omaha | 2β2 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 3β1 | 2β5 | 2β2 | 3β3 | 2β4 | 4β0 | β | 1β5 | 1β6 | 0β4 | 3β1 | 3β3 | 4β2 | 4β2 |
Los Angeles | 1β3 | 3β1 | 0β4 | 4β0 | 5β1 | 3β1 | 5β1 | 4β3 | 3β1 | 5β1 | β | 3β3 | 2β2 | 4β0 | 6β1 | 6β0 | 6β0 |
Milwaukee | 3β1 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 4β0 | 4β2 | 3β1 | 5β2 | 5β1 | 3β1 | 6β1 | 3β3 | β | 2β2 | 3β1 | 5β1 | 5β1 | 5β1 |
New York | 3β3 | 3β3 | 4β4 | 6β1 | 1β3 | 6β0 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 5β1 | 4β0 | 2β2 | 2β2 | β | 6β1 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 4β0 |
Philadelphia | 0β6 | 1β5 | 0β7 | 1β7 | 0β4 | 0β6 | 1β3 | 0β4 | 1β5 | 1β3 | 0β4 | 1β3 | 1β6 | β | 0β4 | 1β3 | 1β3 |
Phoenix | 1β3 | 2β2 | 0β4 | 3β1 | 2β4 | 3β1 | 2β4 | 4β2 | 2β2 | 3β3 | 1β6 | 1β5 | 1β3 | 4β0 | β | 5β2 | 4β2 |
Portland | 0β4 | 0β4 | 0β4 | 2β2 | 1β5 | 3β1 | 0β6 | 1β5 | 2β2 | 2β4 | 0β6 | 1β5 | 1β3 | 3β1 | 2β5 | β | 3β4 |
Seattle | 1β3 | 0β4 | 0β4 | 2β2 | 1β5 | 1β3 | 4β2 | 3β4 | 2β2 | 2β4 | 0β6 | 1β5 | 0β4 | 3β1 | 2β4 | 4β3 | β |
1972β73 game log | ||||||||||
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# | Date | Opponent | Score | High points | Record | |||||
1 | October 11 | @ Detroit | 121β108 | John Havlicek (29) | 1β0 | |||||
2 | October 13 | Los Angeles | 104β112 | John Havlicek (30) | 2β0 | |||||
3 | October 14 | @ Chicago | 96β88 | John Havlicek (21) | 3β0 | |||||
4 | October 17 | @ Atlanta | 119β115 | Dave Cowens (29) | 4β0 | |||||
5 | October 20 | Buffalo | 118β126 | Dave Cowens (24) | 5β0 | |||||
6 | October 21 | @ Baltimore | 104β101 | Jo Jo White (36) | 6β0 | |||||
7 | October 23 | Philadelphia | 85β105 | Dave Cowens (21) | 7β0 | |||||
8 | October 24 | @ Buffalo | 105β97 | Jo Jo White (28) | 8β0 | |||||
9 | October 27 | Cleveland | 97β123 | Jo Jo White (20) | 9β0 | |||||
10 | November 3 | Baltimore | 96β109 | Havlicek, White (22) | 10β0 | |||||
11 | November 4 | Kansas CityβOmaha | 118β107 | John Havlicek (36) | 10β1 | |||||
12 | November 8 | Golden State | 111β128 | John Havlicek (25) | 11β1 | |||||
13 | November 10 | @ Buffalo | 106β104 | Jo Jo White (22) | 12β1 | |||||
14 | November 11 | Detroit | 118β121 | John Havlicek (37) | 13β1 | |||||
15 | November 15 | Phoenix | 94β113 | Dave Cowens (25) | 14β1 | |||||
16 | November 17 | Milwaukee | 95β88 | John Havlicek (30) | 14β2 | |||||
17 | November 21 | @ Milwaukee | 116β102 | John Havlicek (27) | 15β2 | |||||
18 | November 22 | Portland | 107β126 | Dave Cowens (33) | 16β2 | |||||
19 | November 24 | New York | 97β114 | Dave Cowens (23) | 17β2 | |||||
20 | November 25 | @ New York | 94β97 | John Havlicek (24) | 17β3 | |||||
21 | November 29 | Seattle | 98β120 | John Havlicek (22) | 18β3 | |||||
22 | December 1 | @ Philadelphia | 105β99 | Jo Jo White (31) | 19β3 | |||||
23 | December 2 | Philadelphia | 120β131 | Jo Jo White (30) | 20β3 | |||||
24 | December 8 | @ Cleveland | 96β87 | Dave Cowens (25) | 21β3 | |||||
25 | December 9 | Cleveland | 88β123 | John Havlicek (23) | 22β3 | |||||
26 | December 13 | @ Phoenix | 105β100 | Jo Jo White (26) | 23β3 | |||||
27 | December 15 | @ Los Angeles | 102β98 | Dave Cowens (31) | 24β3 | |||||
28 | December 16 | @ Portland | 123β116 | Dave Cowens (33) | 25β3 | |||||
29 | December 17 | @ Seattle | 123β98 | John Havlicek (27) | 26β3 | |||||
30 | December 19 | @ Golden State | 112β115 | Jo Jo White (30) | 26β4 | |||||
31 | December 22 | @ Kansas CityβOmaha | 118β90 | Dave Cowens (26) | 27β4 | |||||
32 | December 23 | @ Milwaukee | 98β104 | John Havlicek (24) | 27β5 | |||||
33 | December 26 | New York | 106β115 | Dave Cowens (38) | 28β5 | |||||
34 | December 29 | Chicago | 106β99 | Dave Cowens (27) | 28β6 | |||||
35 | December 30 | N Philadelphia | 107β117 | John Havlicek (28) | 29β6 | |||||
36 | January 2 | @ Houston | 130β110 | John Havlicek (25) | 30β6 | |||||
37 | January 3 | @ Houston | 112β123 | John Havlicek (32) | 30β7 | |||||
38 | January 5 | @ Atlanta | 126β108 | John Havlicek (30) | 31β7 | |||||
39 | January 7 | N Baltimore | 116β98 | John Havlicek (33) | 32β7 | |||||
40 | January 10 | Houston | 107β128 | John Havlicek (22) | 33β7 | |||||
41 | January 12 | Atlanta | 109β133 | John Havlicek (25) | 34β7 | |||||
42 | January 13 | @ Philadelphia | 111β95 | Jo Jo White (29) | 35β7 | |||||
43 | January 16 | @ Buffalo | 106β102 | John Havlicek (33) | 36β7 | |||||
44 | January 17 | Portland | 99β117 | Dave Cowens (35) | 37β7 | |||||
45 | January 19 | Seattle | 104β124 | Jo Jo White (33) | 38β7 | |||||
46 | January 21 | Buffalo | 97β104 | John Havlicek (26) | 39β7 | |||||
47 | January 26 | Houston | 126β139 | Dave Cowens (24) | 40β7 | |||||
48 | January 27 | @ New York | 108β111 | John Havlicek (25) | 40β8 | |||||
49 | January 28 | New York | 96β93 | John Havlicek (25) | 40β9 | |||||
50 | January 31 | Cleveland | 89β94 | Don Chaney (26) | 41β9 | |||||
51 | February 2 | Atlanta | 100β99 | John Havlicek (30) | 41β10 | |||||
52 | February 3 | @ Philadelphia | 104β100 | Jo Jo White (20) | 42β10 | |||||
53 | February 4 | Philadelphia | 115β123 | Jo Jo White (38) | 43β10 | |||||
54 | February 6 | @ Cleveland | 105β110 | Don Nelson (30) | 43β11 | |||||
55 | February 7 | Los Angeles | 112β113 (OT) | Dave Cowens (34) | 44β11 | |||||
56 | February 9 | Detroit | 104β95 | Jo Jo White (24) | 44β12 | |||||
57 | February 11 | Milwaukee | 96β120 | Dave Cowens (28) | 45β12 | |||||
58 | February 13 | @ Chicago | 105β101 | John Havlicek (31) | 46β12 | |||||
59 | February 14 | @ Kansas CityβOmaha | 104β101 | John Havlicek (28) | 47β12 | |||||
60 | February 16 | @ Portland | 112β105 | Jo Jo White (36) | 48β12 | |||||
61 | February 17 | @ Golden State | 110β106 | John Havlicek (33) | 49β12 | |||||
62 | February 18 | @ Seattle | 106β105 | Jo Jo White (26) | 50β12 | |||||
63 | February 20 | Phoenix | 97β107 | John Havlicek (26) | 51β12 | |||||
64 | February 25 | @ Cleveland | 105β92 | Dave Cowens (22) | 52β12 | |||||
65 | February 27 | @ New York | 91β123 | Don Chaney (18) | 52β13 | |||||
66 | February 28 | Golden State | 111β118 | Don Chaney (32) | 53β13 | |||||
67 | March 2 | @ Detroit | 115β101 | Jo Jo White (25) | 54β13 | |||||
68 | March 4 | Buffalo | 113β125 | Paul Silas (26) | 55β13 | |||||
69 | March 6 | @ Buffalo | 127β112 | Havlicek, White (25) | 56β13 | |||||
70 | March 8 | @ Phoenix | 141β134 (OT) | Dave Cowens (32) | 57β13 | |||||
71 | March 9 | @ Los Angeles | 119β111 | Dave Cowens (34) | 58β13 | |||||
72 | March 11 | New York | 107β122 | John Havlicek (32) | 59β13 | |||||
73 | March 14 | Baltimore | 107β111 | Havlicek, White (27) | 60β13 | |||||
74 | March 16 | @ Baltimore | 97β103 | Dave Cowens (23) | 60β14 | |||||
75 | March 18 | Kansas CityβOmaha | 105β109 | John Havlicek (28) | 61β14 | |||||
76 | March 20 | N Houston | 89β94 | John Havlicek (28) | 62β14 | |||||
77 | March 21 | Chicago | 105β106 | John Havlicek (27) | 63β14 | |||||
78 | March 23 | Atlanta | 108β124 | Don Chaney (22) | 64β14 | |||||
79 | March 24 | @ New York | 108β103 | Dave Cowens (29) | 65β14 | |||||
80 | March 25 | @ Houston | 125β121 | Dave Cowens (28) | 66β14 | |||||
81 | March 27 | @ Atlanta | 117β110 | John Havlicek (29) | 67β14 | |||||
82 | March 28 | Baltimore | 101β120 | John Havlicek (34) | 68β14 |
1972β73 Boston Celtics season | |
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Division champions | |
Head coach | Tom Heinsohn |
General manager | Red Auerbach |
Arena | Boston Garden |
Results | |
Record | 68–14 (.829) |
Place | Division: 1st (
Atlantic) Conference: 1st ( Eastern) |
Playoff finish |
Conference finals (lost to Knicks 3β4) |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Local media | |
Television | WSMW |
Radio | WBZ |
The 1972β73 Boston Celtics season was their 27th in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Celtics finished the season with the best record in the league, and currently in franchise history, at 68β14. Third-year center Dave Cowens won the NBA Most Valuable Player Award ahead of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Tiny Archibald. They also won the Atlantic Division for the second consecutive season.
In the Eastern Conference finals, the Celtics lost to the eventual NBA champion New York Knicks in seven games.
Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College |
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1 | 10 | Paul Westphal | PG/ SG | ![]() |
USC |
2 | 27 | Dennis Wuycik | SF | ![]() |
North Carolina |
3 | 44 | Wayne Grabiec | G | ![]() |
Michigan |
4 | 61 | Nate Stephens | C | ![]() |
Long Beach State |
5 | 77 | Bryan Adrian | G | ![]() |
Davidson |
6 | 94 | Don Holcomb | C | ![]() |
Memphis |
6 | 96 | Wally Rice | G | ![]() |
Widener |
7 | 111 | Steve Previs | PG | ![]() |
North Carolina |
8 | 127 | Sam McCamey | F | ![]() |
Oral Roberts |
10 | 154 | Marty Hunt | G | ![]() |
Kenyon |
11 | 165 | Mark Minor | SF | ![]() |
Ohio State |
12 | 173 | Phil Stephens | C | ![]() |
South Carolina State |
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W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Neutral | Div | |
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y- Boston Celtics | 68 | 14 | .829 | β | 33β6 | 32β8 | 3β0 | 18β4 |
x- New York Knicks | 57 | 25 | .695 | 11 | 35β6 | 21β18 | 1β1 | 16β6 |
Buffalo Braves | 21 | 61 | .256 | 47 | 14β27 | 6β31 | 1β3 | 8β14 |
Philadelphia 76ers | 9 | 73 | .110 | 59 | 5β26 | 2β36 | 2β11 | 2β20 |
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Team | W | L | PCT | |
1 | z- Boston Celtics | 68 | 14 | .829 |
2 | x- New York Knicks | 57 | 25 | .695 |
3 | y- Baltimore Bullets | 52 | 30 | .634 |
4 | x- Atlanta Hawks | 46 | 36 | .561 |
5 | Houston Rockets | 33 | 49 | .402 |
6 | Cleveland Cavaliers | 32 | 50 | .390 |
7 | Buffalo Braves | 21 | 61 | .256 |
8 | Philadelphia 76ers | 9 | 73 | .110 |
1972β73 NBA Records | |||||||||||||||||
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Team | ATL | BAL | BOS | BUF | CHI | CLE | DET | GSW | HOU | KCO | LAL | MIL | NYK | PHI | PHO | POR | SEA |
Atlanta | β | 3β4 | 1β5 | 5β1 | 2β2 | 3β4 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 4β4 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 1β3 | 3β3 | 6β0 | 3β1 | 4β0 | 3β1 |
Baltimore | 4β3 | β | 1β5 | 5β1 | 0β4 | 8β0 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 5β2 | 3β1 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 3β3 | 5β1 | 2β2 | 4β0 | 4β0 |
Boston | 5β1 | 5β1 | β | 7β0 | 3β1 | 5β1 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 5β1 | 3β1 | 4β0 | 2β2 | 4β4 | 7β0 | 4β0 | 4β0 | 4β0 |
Buffalo | 1β5 | 1β5 | 0β7 | β | 2β2 | 1β5 | 1β3 | 0β4 | 1β5 | 1β3 | 0β4 | 0β4 | 1β6 | 7β1 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 2β2 |
Chicago | 2β2 | 4β0 | 1β3 | 2β2 | β | 3β1 | 3β4 | 3β3 | 4β0 | 5β2 | 1β5 | 2β4 | 3β1 | 4β0 | 4β2 | 5β1 | 5β1 |
Cleveland | 4β3 | 0β8 | 1β5 | 5β1 | 1β3 | β | 1β3 | 1β3 | 4β3 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 0β6 | 6β0 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 3β1 |
Detroit | 2β2 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 3β1 | 4β3 | 3β1 | β | 2β4 | 1β3 | 3β3 | 1β5 | 2β5 | 1β3 | 3β1 | 4β2 | 6β0 | 2β4 |
Golden State | 3β1 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 4β0 | 3β3 | 3β1 | 4β2 | β | 3β1 | 4β2 | 3β4 | 1β5 | 2β2 | 4β0 | 2β4 | 5β1 | 4β3 |
Houston | 4β4 | 2β5 | 1β5 | 5β1 | 0β4 | 3β4 | 3β1 | 1β3 | β | 0β4 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 1β5 | 5β1 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 2β2 |
Kansas City-Omaha | 2β2 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 3β1 | 2β5 | 2β2 | 3β3 | 2β4 | 4β0 | β | 1β5 | 1β6 | 0β4 | 3β1 | 3β3 | 4β2 | 4β2 |
Los Angeles | 1β3 | 3β1 | 0β4 | 4β0 | 5β1 | 3β1 | 5β1 | 4β3 | 3β1 | 5β1 | β | 3β3 | 2β2 | 4β0 | 6β1 | 6β0 | 6β0 |
Milwaukee | 3β1 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 4β0 | 4β2 | 3β1 | 5β2 | 5β1 | 3β1 | 6β1 | 3β3 | β | 2β2 | 3β1 | 5β1 | 5β1 | 5β1 |
New York | 3β3 | 3β3 | 4β4 | 6β1 | 1β3 | 6β0 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 5β1 | 4β0 | 2β2 | 2β2 | β | 6β1 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 4β0 |
Philadelphia | 0β6 | 1β5 | 0β7 | 1β7 | 0β4 | 0β6 | 1β3 | 0β4 | 1β5 | 1β3 | 0β4 | 1β3 | 1β6 | β | 0β4 | 1β3 | 1β3 |
Phoenix | 1β3 | 2β2 | 0β4 | 3β1 | 2β4 | 3β1 | 2β4 | 4β2 | 2β2 | 3β3 | 1β6 | 1β5 | 1β3 | 4β0 | β | 5β2 | 4β2 |
Portland | 0β4 | 0β4 | 0β4 | 2β2 | 1β5 | 3β1 | 0β6 | 1β5 | 2β2 | 2β4 | 0β6 | 1β5 | 1β3 | 3β1 | 2β5 | β | 3β4 |
Seattle | 1β3 | 0β4 | 0β4 | 2β2 | 1β5 | 1β3 | 4β2 | 3β4 | 2β2 | 2β4 | 0β6 | 1β5 | 0β4 | 3β1 | 2β4 | 4β3 | β |
1972β73 game log | ||||||||||
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# | Date | Opponent | Score | High points | Record | |||||
1 | October 11 | @ Detroit | 121β108 | John Havlicek (29) | 1β0 | |||||
2 | October 13 | Los Angeles | 104β112 | John Havlicek (30) | 2β0 | |||||
3 | October 14 | @ Chicago | 96β88 | John Havlicek (21) | 3β0 | |||||
4 | October 17 | @ Atlanta | 119β115 | Dave Cowens (29) | 4β0 | |||||
5 | October 20 | Buffalo | 118β126 | Dave Cowens (24) | 5β0 | |||||
6 | October 21 | @ Baltimore | 104β101 | Jo Jo White (36) | 6β0 | |||||
7 | October 23 | Philadelphia | 85β105 | Dave Cowens (21) | 7β0 | |||||
8 | October 24 | @ Buffalo | 105β97 | Jo Jo White (28) | 8β0 | |||||
9 | October 27 | Cleveland | 97β123 | Jo Jo White (20) | 9β0 | |||||
10 | November 3 | Baltimore | 96β109 | Havlicek, White (22) | 10β0 | |||||
11 | November 4 | Kansas CityβOmaha | 118β107 | John Havlicek (36) | 10β1 | |||||
12 | November 8 | Golden State | 111β128 | John Havlicek (25) | 11β1 | |||||
13 | November 10 | @ Buffalo | 106β104 | Jo Jo White (22) | 12β1 | |||||
14 | November 11 | Detroit | 118β121 | John Havlicek (37) | 13β1 | |||||
15 | November 15 | Phoenix | 94β113 | Dave Cowens (25) | 14β1 | |||||
16 | November 17 | Milwaukee | 95β88 | John Havlicek (30) | 14β2 | |||||
17 | November 21 | @ Milwaukee | 116β102 | John Havlicek (27) | 15β2 | |||||
18 | November 22 | Portland | 107β126 | Dave Cowens (33) | 16β2 | |||||
19 | November 24 | New York | 97β114 | Dave Cowens (23) | 17β2 | |||||
20 | November 25 | @ New York | 94β97 | John Havlicek (24) | 17β3 | |||||
21 | November 29 | Seattle | 98β120 | John Havlicek (22) | 18β3 | |||||
22 | December 1 | @ Philadelphia | 105β99 | Jo Jo White (31) | 19β3 | |||||
23 | December 2 | Philadelphia | 120β131 | Jo Jo White (30) | 20β3 | |||||
24 | December 8 | @ Cleveland | 96β87 | Dave Cowens (25) | 21β3 | |||||
25 | December 9 | Cleveland | 88β123 | John Havlicek (23) | 22β3 | |||||
26 | December 13 | @ Phoenix | 105β100 | Jo Jo White (26) | 23β3 | |||||
27 | December 15 | @ Los Angeles | 102β98 | Dave Cowens (31) | 24β3 | |||||
28 | December 16 | @ Portland | 123β116 | Dave Cowens (33) | 25β3 | |||||
29 | December 17 | @ Seattle | 123β98 | John Havlicek (27) | 26β3 | |||||
30 | December 19 | @ Golden State | 112β115 | Jo Jo White (30) | 26β4 | |||||
31 | December 22 | @ Kansas CityβOmaha | 118β90 | Dave Cowens (26) | 27β4 | |||||
32 | December 23 | @ Milwaukee | 98β104 | John Havlicek (24) | 27β5 | |||||
33 | December 26 | New York | 106β115 | Dave Cowens (38) | 28β5 | |||||
34 | December 29 | Chicago | 106β99 | Dave Cowens (27) | 28β6 | |||||
35 | December 30 | N Philadelphia | 107β117 | John Havlicek (28) | 29β6 | |||||
36 | January 2 | @ Houston | 130β110 | John Havlicek (25) | 30β6 | |||||
37 | January 3 | @ Houston | 112β123 | John Havlicek (32) | 30β7 | |||||
38 | January 5 | @ Atlanta | 126β108 | John Havlicek (30) | 31β7 | |||||
39 | January 7 | N Baltimore | 116β98 | John Havlicek (33) | 32β7 | |||||
40 | January 10 | Houston | 107β128 | John Havlicek (22) | 33β7 | |||||
41 | January 12 | Atlanta | 109β133 | John Havlicek (25) | 34β7 | |||||
42 | January 13 | @ Philadelphia | 111β95 | Jo Jo White (29) | 35β7 | |||||
43 | January 16 | @ Buffalo | 106β102 | John Havlicek (33) | 36β7 | |||||
44 | January 17 | Portland | 99β117 | Dave Cowens (35) | 37β7 | |||||
45 | January 19 | Seattle | 104β124 | Jo Jo White (33) | 38β7 | |||||
46 | January 21 | Buffalo | 97β104 | John Havlicek (26) | 39β7 | |||||
47 | January 26 | Houston | 126β139 | Dave Cowens (24) | 40β7 | |||||
48 | January 27 | @ New York | 108β111 | John Havlicek (25) | 40β8 | |||||
49 | January 28 | New York | 96β93 | John Havlicek (25) | 40β9 | |||||
50 | January 31 | Cleveland | 89β94 | Don Chaney (26) | 41β9 | |||||
51 | February 2 | Atlanta | 100β99 | John Havlicek (30) | 41β10 | |||||
52 | February 3 | @ Philadelphia | 104β100 | Jo Jo White (20) | 42β10 | |||||
53 | February 4 | Philadelphia | 115β123 | Jo Jo White (38) | 43β10 | |||||
54 | February 6 | @ Cleveland | 105β110 | Don Nelson (30) | 43β11 | |||||
55 | February 7 | Los Angeles | 112β113 (OT) | Dave Cowens (34) | 44β11 | |||||
56 | February 9 | Detroit | 104β95 | Jo Jo White (24) | 44β12 | |||||
57 | February 11 | Milwaukee | 96β120 | Dave Cowens (28) | 45β12 | |||||
58 | February 13 | @ Chicago | 105β101 | John Havlicek (31) | 46β12 | |||||
59 | February 14 | @ Kansas CityβOmaha | 104β101 | John Havlicek (28) | 47β12 | |||||
60 | February 16 | @ Portland | 112β105 | Jo Jo White (36) | 48β12 | |||||
61 | February 17 | @ Golden State | 110β106 | John Havlicek (33) | 49β12 | |||||
62 | February 18 | @ Seattle | 106β105 | Jo Jo White (26) | 50β12 | |||||
63 | February 20 | Phoenix | 97β107 | John Havlicek (26) | 51β12 | |||||
64 | February 25 | @ Cleveland | 105β92 | Dave Cowens (22) | 52β12 | |||||
65 | February 27 | @ New York | 91β123 | Don Chaney (18) | 52β13 | |||||
66 | February 28 | Golden State | 111β118 | Don Chaney (32) | 53β13 | |||||
67 | March 2 | @ Detroit | 115β101 | Jo Jo White (25) | 54β13 | |||||
68 | March 4 | Buffalo | 113β125 | Paul Silas (26) | 55β13 | |||||
69 | March 6 | @ Buffalo | 127β112 | Havlicek, White (25) | 56β13 | |||||
70 | March 8 | @ Phoenix | 141β134 (OT) | Dave Cowens (32) | 57β13 | |||||
71 | March 9 | @ Los Angeles | 119β111 | Dave Cowens (34) | 58β13 | |||||
72 | March 11 | New York | 107β122 | John Havlicek (32) | 59β13 | |||||
73 | March 14 | Baltimore | 107β111 | Havlicek, White (27) | 60β13 | |||||
74 | March 16 | @ Baltimore | 97β103 | Dave Cowens (23) | 60β14 | |||||
75 | March 18 | Kansas CityβOmaha | 105β109 | John Havlicek (28) | 61β14 | |||||
76 | March 20 | N Houston | 89β94 | John Havlicek (28) | 62β14 | |||||
77 | March 21 | Chicago | 105β106 | John Havlicek (27) | 63β14 | |||||
78 | March 23 | Atlanta | 108β124 | Don Chaney (22) | 64β14 | |||||
79 | March 24 | @ New York | 108β103 | Dave Cowens (29) | 65β14 | |||||
80 | March 25 | @ Houston | 125β121 | Dave Cowens (28) | 66β14 | |||||
81 | March 27 | @ Atlanta | 117β110 | John Havlicek (29) | 67β14 | |||||
82 | March 28 | Baltimore | 101β120 | John Havlicek (34) | 68β14 |
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Conference finals: 3β4 (home: 2β2; road: 1β2)
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