1966–67 Boston Celtics season

1966–67 Boston Celtics season
Head coach Bill Russell
General manager Red Auerbach
Arena Boston Garden
Results
Record 60–21 (.741)
Place Division: 2nd (Eastern)
Playoff finish East Division Finals
(Lost to 76ers 1–4)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television WKBG-TV
Radio WHDH

The 1966–67 NBA season was the Celtics' 21st season in the NBA. The Celtics finished the season with a 60-21 record, the second best in the league. However, they lost to the Philadelphia 76ers in the Eastern Conference Finals 4 games to 1. [1]

Draft picks

This table only displays picks through the second round.

Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
1 8 Jim Barnett SF/SG  United States Oregon
2 18 Leon Clark SF/PF  United States Wyoming

Roster

Boston Celtics roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
G/F 11 United States Barnett, Jim 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Oregon
C 28 United States Embry, Wayne 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Miami (OH)
G/F 17 United States Havlicek, John 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 203 lb (92 kg) Ohio State
F 18 United States Howell, Bailey 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Mississippi State
G 25 United States Jones, K. C. 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 200 lb (91 kg) San Francisco
G/F 24 United States Jones, Sam 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 198 lb (90 kg) North Carolina Central
F 26 United States Kimball, Toby 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Connecticut
F 19 United States Nelson, Don 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Iowa
C 6 United States Russell, Bill 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 215 lb (98 kg) San Francisco
F 16 United States Sanders, Satch 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) New York
G 20 United States Siegfried, Larry 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Ohio State
F 12 United States Watts, Ron 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Wake Forest
Head coach
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Regular season

Record vs. opponents

1966-67 NBA Records
Team BAL BOS CHI CIN DET LAL NYK PHI SFW STL
Baltimore —1–83–63–62–72–72–71–82–74–5
Boston 8–1—8–18–16–35–49–05–46–35–4
Chicago 6–31–8—5–44–56–33–61–83–64–5
Cincinnati 6–31–84–5—7–23–66–31–85–46–3
Detroit 7–23–65–42–7—5–44–50–92–72–7
Los Angeles 7–24–53–66–34–5—4–51–83–64–5
New York 7–20–96–33–65–45–4—1–85–44–5
Philadelphia 8–14–58–18–19–08–18–1—7–28–1
San Francisco 7–23–66–34–57–26–34–52–7—5–4
St. Louis 5–44–55–43–67–25–45–41–84–5—

Playoffs

East Division Semifinals

(2) Boston Celtics vs. (4) New York Knicks: Celtics win series 3-1

  • Game 1 @ Boston: Boston 140, New York 110
  • Game 2 @ New York: Boston 115, New York 108
  • Game 3 @ Boston: New York 123, Boston 112
  • Game 4 @ New York: Boston 118, New York 109

East Division Finals

(1) Philadelphia 76ers vs. (2) Boston Celtics: 76ers win series 4-1

  • Game 1 @ Philadelphia: Philadelphia 127, Boston 113
  • Game 2 @ Boston: Philadelphia 107, Boston 102 (OT)
  • Game 3 @ Philadelphia: Philadelphia 115, Boston 104
  • Game 4 @ Boston: Boston 121, Philadelphia 117
  • Game 5 @ Philadelphia: Philadelphia 140, Boston 116

Awards and records

References

  1. ↑ 1966–67 Boston Celtics
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