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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, defeating the Milwaukee Bucks of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in a seven-game series. The Celtics also won their division for the third consecutive season. This was their 13th finals appearance, and first since 1968–69.

Roster

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1973–74 Boston Celtics roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB 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, Henry 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 Penn
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 USC
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
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Roster

Regular season

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Season standings

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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
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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

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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 —

Game log

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1973–74 Game log
# Date Opponent Score High points Record
1 October 12 Buffalo 112–118 Paul Silas (31) 1–0
2 October 13 @ Philadelphia 111–106 Jo Jo White (33) 2–0
3 October 19 Philadelphia 102–133 Steve Kuberski (21) 3–0
4 October 20 @ Capital 87–96 Dave Cowens (19) 3–1
5 October 24 Houston 132–117 Jo Jo White (33) 3–2
6 October 26 New York 101–113 John Havlicek (34) 4–2
7 October 28 @ Cleveland 99–102 John Havlicek (25) 4–3
8 October 31 Cleveland 110–128 Cowens, White (21) 5–3
9 November 2 Golden State 105–108 Dave Cowens (25) 6–3
10 November 3 @ Atlanta 122–109 John Havlicek (30) 7–3
11 November 8 @ New York 94–84 John Havlicek (20) 8–3
12 November 9 Phoenix 107–122 Jo Jo White (25) 9–3
13 November 10 N Detroit 97–102 John Havlicek (32) 10–3
14 November 14 Seattle 104–110 Jo Jo White (28) 11–3
15 November 16 Milwaukee 90–105 Dave Cowens (26) 12–3
16 November 17 @ Kansas City–Omaha 123–110 Jo Jo White (30) 13–3
17 November 23 Kansas City–Omaha 102–119 John Havlicek (25) 14–3
18 November 25 @ Cleveland 107–101 John Havlicek (25) 15–3
19 November 28 Capital 104–111 John Havlicek (24) 16–3
20 November 30 @ Milwaukee 93–117 Dave Cowens (22) 16–4
21 December 1 Chicago 98–120 John Havlicek (29) 17–4
22 December 5 New York 97–119 John Havlicek (25) 18–4
23 December 7 Atlanta 112–116 Cowens, Havlicek (24) 19–4
24 December 8 @ Chicago 95–112 Cowens, Kuberski (13) 19–5
25 December 9 N Buffalo 114–118 Jo Jo White (37) 20–5
26 December 12 N Buffalo 119–126 Jo Jo White (32) 21–5
27 December 14 @ Houston 114–106 John Havlicek (31) 22–5
28 December 15 @ Phoenix 120–121 Dave Cowens (21) 22–6
29 December 16 @ Los Angeles 115–110 Dave Cowens (35) 23–6
30 December 18 @ Golden State 125–106 Jo Jo White (28) 24–6
31 December 21 @ Portland 124–120 (OT) Dave Cowens (27) 25–6
32 December 23 @ Seattle 96–95 John Havlicek (22) 26–6
33 December 26 @ Buffalo 125–123 John Havlicek (27) 27–6
34 December 29 N Cleveland 92–111 John Havlicek (19) 28–6
35 December 31 Philadelphia 97–106 Dave Cowens (23) 29–6
36 January 2 @ Kansas City–Omaha 97–109 Jo Jo White (22) 29–7
37 January 4 @ Detroit 101–106 Jo Jo White (32) 29–8
38 January 5 N Philadelphia 102–108 (OT) John Havlicek (30) 30–8
39 January 9 Chicago 89–106 Don Nelson (24) 31–8
40 January 11 Los Angeles 111–103 John Havlicek (26) 31–9
41 January 13 @ Atlanta 128–105 Dave Cowens (29) 32–9
42 January 18 Atlanta 94–98 John Havlicek (26) 33–9
43 January 20 Golden State 123–102 Dave Cowens (24) 33–10
44 January 23 Seattle 98–97 Dave Cowens (32) 33–11
45 January 25 Philadelphia 97–112 John Havlicek (24) 34–11
46 January 27 Kansas City–Omaha 98–119 Havlicek, White (16) 35–11
47 January 29 @ New York 83–104 Dave Cowens (21) 35–12
48 January 30 Cleveland 108–120 Jo Jo White (27) 36–12
49 February 1 N Philadelphia 105–106 John Havlicek (30) 37–12
50 February 3 Capital 112–99 Jo Jo White (26) 37–13
51 February 5 @ Chicago 98–100 Jo Jo White (29) 37–14
52 February 6 @ Milwaukee 105–104 Dave Cowens (28) 38–14
53 February 8 New York 97–125 Jo Jo White (30) 39–14
54 February 10 N Milwaukee 95–86 Dave Cowens (20) 39–15
55 February 12 @ Golden State 107–102 John Havlicek (34) 40–15
56 February 13 @ Seattle 100–118 John Havlicek (20) 40–16
57 February 15 @ Portland 106–104 Jo Jo White (28) 41–16
58 February 17 @ Capital 95–99 Jo Jo White (23) 41–17
59 February 19 Detroit 97–107 John Havlicek (31) 42–17
60 February 22 @ Buffalo 116–109 John Havlicek (31) 43–17
61 February 24 N Atlanta 111–96 John Havlicek (32) 44–17
62 February 26 @ Detroit 86–83 John Havlicek (26) 45–17
63 February 27 N Buffalo 122–104 Dave Cowens (23) 45–18
64 March 1 @ Buffalo 94–110 Dave Cowens (18) 45–19
65 March 2 @ New York 104–88 Don Chaney (26) 46–19
66 March 3 New York 108–102 (OT) Don Nelson (29) 46–20
67 March 6 @ Los Angeles 111–116 Paul Westphal (26) 46–21
68 March 7 @ Phoenix 99–97 Paul Silas (21) 47–21
69 March 8 @ Houston 106–113 Jo Jo White (30) 47–22
70 March 10 Los Angeles 82–94 Dave Cowens (24) 48–22
71 March 12 N Portland 93–110 John Havlicek (27) 49–22
72 March 13 Phoenix 97–104 John Havlicek (22) 50–22
73 March 15 @ Cleveland 103–104 John Havlicek (28) 50–23
74 March 16 @ Philadelphia 146–127 John Havlicek (28) 51–23
75 March 17 Capital 103–129 John Havlicek (29) 52–23
76 March 19 @ Houston 110–107 John Havlicek (23) 53–23
77 March 20 @ Atlanta 89–99 John Havlicek (34) 53–24
78 March 22 Portland 118–126 John Havlicek (22) 54–24
79 March 23 N Houston 105–108 John Havlicek (25) 55–24
80 March 24 Houston 106–109 (OT) Jo Jo White (35) 56–24
81 March 26 @ Capital 108–126 Paul Westphal (28) 56–25
82 March 27 @ Philadelphia 108–117 Cowens, White (22) 56–26

Playoffs

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1974 playoff game log
Conference Semifinals: 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

References

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