1973–74 Boston Celtics season

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1973–74 Boston Celtics season
NBA champions
Conference champions
Division champions
Head coachTom Heinsohn
General managerRed Auerbach
ArenaBoston Garden
Results
Record56–26 (.683)
PlaceDivision: 1st (Atlantic)
Conference: 1st (Eastern)
Playoff finishNBA Champions
(Defeated Bucks 4–3)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionWBZ-TV
RadioWBZ
(Johnny Most, Len Berman)
< 1972–73 1974–75 >

The 1973–74 Boston Celtics season was their 28th in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Celtics won their 12th title, as well as their division for the third consecutive season. This was their 13th finals appearance, and first since 1968–69.

Roster[]

1973–74 Boston Celtics roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY-MM-DD) From
SG 12 Chaney, Don 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1946-03-22 Houston
C 18 Cowens, Dave 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1948-10-25 Florida State
C 32 Downing, Steve 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1950-09-09 Indiana
C 29 Finkel, Hank 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1942-04-20 Dayton
SF 20 Hankinson, Phil 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1951-07-26 Pennsylvania
F 17 Havlicek, John 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 203 lb (92 kg) 1940-04-08 Ohio State
C 33 Kuberski, Steve 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1947-11-06 Bradley
F 19 Nelson, Don 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1940-05-15 Iowa
F 35 Silas, Paul 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1943-07-12 Creighton
SG 44 Westphal, Paul 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1950-11-30 Southern California
G 10 White, Jo Jo 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1946-11-16 Kansas
PG 7 Williams, Art 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1939-09-29 Cal Poly Pomona
Head coach
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Roster

Regular season[]

Season standings[]

Atlantic Division
W L PCT GB Home Road Neutral Div
y-Boston Celtics 56 26 .683 – 26–6 21–18 9–2 17–5
x-New York Knicks 49 33 .598 7 28–13 21–19 0–1 10–12
x-Buffalo Braves 42 40 .512 14 19–13 17–21 6–6 12–10
Philadelphia 76ers 25 57 .305 31 14–23 9–30 2–4 5–17
# Eastern Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 z-Boston Celtics 56 26 .683 –
2 x-New York Knicks 49 33 .598 7
3 y-Capital Bullets 47 35 .573 9
4 x-Buffalo Braves 42 40 .512 14
5 Atlanta Hawks 35 47 .427 21
6 Houston Rockets 32 50 .390 24
7 Cleveland Cavaliers 29 53 .354 27
8 Philadelphia 76ers 25 57 .305 31



Record vs. opponents[]

1973–74 NBA Records
Team ATL BOS BUF CAP CHI CLE DET GSW HOU KCO LAL MIL NYK PHI PHO POR SEA
Atlanta – 1–5 2–4 4–4 1–3 4–3 0–4 1–3 5–2 1–3 4–0 1–3 1–5 3–3 1–3 2–2 4–0
Boston 5–1 – 5–2 2–4 2–2 4–2 3–1 3–1 4–2 3–1 2–2 2–2 5–2 7–1 3–1 4–0 2–2
Buffalo 4–2 2–5 – 3–3 1–3 5–1 1–3 1–3 4–2 2–2 0–4 1–3 4–4 6–1 3–1 3–1 2–2
Capital 4–4 4–2 3–3 – 1–3 6–1 2–2 3–1 4–3 3–1 2–2 1–3 3–3 4–2 2–2 3–1 2–2
Chicago 3–1 2–2 3–1 3–1 – 4–0 5–2 4–2 4–0 5–2 1–5 3–3 2–2 3–1 4–2 4–2 4–2
Cleveland 3–4 2–4 1–5 1–6 0–4 – 2–2 0–4 4–4 0–4 3–1 0–4 1–5 5–1 1–3 4–0 2–2
Detroit 4–0 1–3 3–1 2–2 2–5 2–2 – 5–1 3–1 4–2 4–2 3–4 1–3 2–2 6–0 5–1 5–1
Golden State 3–1 1–3 3–1 1–3 2–4 4–0 1–5 – 4–0 3–3 4–2 3–3 1–3 3–1 5–2 3–4 3–3
Houston 2–5 2–4 2–4 3–4 0–4 4–4 1–3 0–4 – 2–2 2–2 0–4 4–2 4–2 2–2 3–1 1–3
Kansas City-Omaha 3–1 1–3 2–2 1–3 2–5 4–0 2–4 3–3 2–2 – 1–5 0–7 1–3 1–3 4–2 4–2 2–4
Los Angeles 0–4 2–2 4–0 2–2 5–1 1–3 2–4 2–4 2–2 5–1 – 4–2 2–2 4–0 4–2 4–3 4–3
Milwaukee 3–1 2–2 3–1 3–1 3–3 4–0 4–3 3–3 4–0 7–0 2–4 – 2–2 4–0 5–1 6–0 4–2
New York 5–1 2–5 4–4 3–3 2–2 5–1 3–1 3–1 2–4 3–1 2–2 2–2 – 4–3 3–1 2–2 4–0
Philadelphia 3–3 1–7 1–6 2–4 1–3 1–5 2–2 1–3 2–4 3–1 0–4 0–4 3–4 – 3–1 2–2 0–4
Phoenix 3–1 1–3 1–3 2–2 2–4 3–1 0–6 2–5 2–2 2–4 2–4 1–5 1–3 1–3 – 3–3 4–3
Portland 2–2 0–4 1–3 1–3 2–4 0–4 1–5 4–3 1–3 2–4 3–4 0–6 2–2 2–2 3–3 – 3–3
Seattle 0–4 2–2 2–2 2–2 2–4 2–2 1–5 3–3 3–1 4–2 3–4 2–4 0–4 4–0 3–4 3–3 —

Playoffs[]

1974 playoff game log
Conference Semi-finals: 4–2 (Home: 3–0; Road: 1–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 March 30 Buffalo W 107–97 Jo Jo White (24) Dave Cowens (18) John Havlicek (12) Boston Garden
14,300 		1–0
2 April 2 @ Buffalo L 105–115 Jo Jo White (27) Dave Cowens (16) John Havlicek (7) Buffalo Memorial Auditorium
17,507 		1–1
3 April 3 Buffalo W 120–107 John Havlicek (43) Dave Cowens (19) John Havlicek (8) Boston Garden
14,656 		2–1
4 April 6 @ Buffalo L 102–104 Don Nelson (24) Dave Cowens (14) John Havlicek (8) Buffalo Memorial Auditorium
18,119 		2–2
5 April 9 Buffalo W 100–97 John Havlicek (25) Dave Cowens (12) Art Williams (8) Boston Garden
15,320 		3–2
6 April 12 @ Buffalo W 106–104 John Havlicek (30) Dave Cowens (17) John Havlicek (7) Buffalo Memorial Auditorium
18,257 		4–2
Conference Finals: 4–1 (Home: 2–1; Road: 2–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 April 14 New York W 113–88 John Havlicek (25) Dave Cowens (13) John Havlicek (12) Boston Garden
14,101 		1–0
2 April 16 @ New York W 111–99 John Havlicek (27) Dave Cowens (18) Jo Jo White (6) Madison Square Garden
19,694 		2–0
3 April 19 New York L 100–103 Dave Cowens (28) Dave Cowens (22) Art Williams (5) Boston Garden
15,320 		2–1
4 April 21 @ New York W 98–91 John Havlicek (36) Paul Silas (14) Jo Jo White (9) Madison Square Garden
19,694 		3–1
5 April 24 New York W 105–94 John Havlicek (33) Dave Cowens (14) John Havlicek (5) Boston Garden
15,320 		4–1
NBA Finals: 4–3 (Home: 1–2; Road: 3–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 April 28 @ Milwaukee W 98–83 John Havlicek (26) Dave Cowens (17) Cowens, White (7) Milwaukee Arena
10,938 		1–0
2 April 30 @ Milwaukee L 96–105 (OT) Jo Jo White (25) Dave Cowens (11) Dave Cowens (6) Milwaukee Arena
10,938 		1–1
3 May 3 Milwaukee W 95–83 Dave Cowens (30) John Havlicek (12) Jo Jo White (8) Boston Garden
15,320 		2–1
4 May 5 Milwaukee L 89–97 John Havlicek (33) Paul Silas (12) Jo Jo White (9) Boston Garden
15,320 		2–2
5 May 7 @ Milwaukee W 96–87 Havlicek, Cowens (28) Paul Silas (16) Dave Cowens (6) Milwaukee Arena
10,938 		3–2
6 May 10 Milwaukee L 101–102 (2OT) John Havlicek (36) Havlicek, Silas (9) Jo Jo White (11) Boston Garden
15,320 		3–3
7 May 12 @ Milwaukee W 102–87 Dave Cowens (28) Dave Cowens (14) Havlicek, Westphal (6) Milwaukee Arena
10,938 		4–3
1974 schedule

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