1973–74 Boston Celtics season

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.

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)

Roster
1973–74 Boston Celtics roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (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, 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 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

Roster

Regular season

Season standings
Atlantic Division W L PCT GB Home Road Neutral Div
y-Boston Celtics 5626.683–26–621–189–217–5
x-New York Knicks 4933.598728–1321–190–110–12
x-Buffalo Braves 4240.5121419–1317–216–612–10
Philadelphia 76ers 2557.3053114–239–302–45–17
# Eastern Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 z-Boston Celtics5626.683–
2 x-New York Knicks4933.5987
3 y-Capital Bullets4735.5739
4 x-Buffalo Braves4240.51214
5 Atlanta Hawks3547.42721
6 Houston Rockets3250.39024
7 Cleveland Cavaliers2953.35427
8 Philadelphia 76ers2557.30531


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 –1–52–44–41–34–30–41–35–21–34–01–31–53–31–32–24–0
Boston 5–1–5–22–42–24–23–13–14–23–12–22–25–27–13–14–02–2
Buffalo 4–22–5–3–31–35–11–31–34–22–20–41–34–46–13–13–12–2
Capital 4–44–23–3–1–36–12–23–14–33–12–21–33–34–22–23–12–2
Chicago 3–12–23–13–1–4–05–24–24–05–21–53–32–23–14–24–24–2
Cleveland 3–42–41–51–60–4–2–20–44–40–43–10–41–55–11–34–02–2
Detroit 4–01–33–12–22–52–2–5–13–14–24–23–41–32–26–05–15–1
Golden State 3–11–33–11–32–44–01–5–4–03–34–23–31–33–15–23–43–3
Houston 2–52–42–43–40–44–41–30–4–2–22–20–44–24–22–23–11–3
Kansas City-Omaha 3–11–32–21–32–54–02–43–32–2–1–50–71–31–34–24–22–4
Los Angeles 0–42–24–02–25–11–32–42–42–25–1–4–22–24–04–24–34–3
Milwaukee 3–12–23–13–13–34–04–33–34–07–02–4–2–24–05–16–04–2
New York 5–12–54–43–32–25–13–13–12–43–12–22–2–4–33–12–24–0
Philadelphia 3–31–71–62–41–31–52–21–32–43–10–40–43–4–3–12–20–4
Phoenix 3–11–31–32–22–43–10–62–52–22–42–41–51–31–3–3–34–3
Portland 2–20–41–31–32–40–41–54–31–32–43–40–62–22–23–3–3–3
Seattle 0–42–22–22–22–42–21–53–33–14–23–42–40–44–03–43–3—

Playoffs
1974 playoff game log
Conference Semifinals: 4–2 (Home: 3–0; Road: 1–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
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)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
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)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
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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