1973–74 Boston Celtics season

1973–74 Boston Celtics season
NBA champions
Conference champions
Division champions
Head coach Tom Heinsohn
General manager Red Auerbach
Arena Boston Garden
Results
Record 56–26 (.683)
Place Division: 1st (Atlantic)
Conference: 1st (Eastern)
Playoff finish NBA Champions
(Defeated Bucks 4–3)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television WBZ-TV
Radio WBZ
(Johnny Most, Len Berman)

The 1973–74 Boston Celtics season was their 28th in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

Roster

1973–74 Boston Celtics roster
PlayersCoaches
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, 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

Roster

Regular season

Season standings

Atlantic Division
TeamWLPCT.GB
Boston Celtics C5626.683–
New York Knicks4933.5987
Buffalo Braves4240.51214
Philadelphia 76ers2557.30531

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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

East Conference Semifinals

  • (1) Boston Celtics vs. (4) Buffalo Braves: Boston win series 4–2
  • Game 1 @ Boston: Boston 107, Buffalo 97
  • Game 2 @ Buffalo: Buffalo 115, Boston 105
  • Game 3 @ Boston: Boston 120, Buffalo 107
  • Game 4 @ Buffalo: Buffalo 104, Boston 102
  • Game 5 @ Boston: Boston 100, Buffalo 97
  • Game 6 @ Buffalo: Boston 106, Buffalo 104

East Conference Finals

  • (1) Boston Celtics vs. (2) New York Knicks: Celtics win series 4–1
  • Game 1 @ Boston: Boston 113, New York 88
  • Game 2 @ New York: Boston 111, New York 99
  • Game 3 @ Boston: New York 103, Boston 100
  • Game 4 @ New York: Boston 98, New York 91
  • Game 5 @ Boston: Boston 105, New York 94

NBA Finals

(1) Milwaukee Bucks vs. (1) Boston Celtics: Celtics win series 4–3

  • Game 1 @ Milwaukee: Boston 95, Milwaukee 83
  • Game 2 @ Milwaukee: Milwaukee 105, Boston 96 (OT)
  • Game 3 @ Boston: Boston 95, Milwaukee 83
  • Game 4 @ Boston: Milwaukee 97, Boston 89
  • Game 5 @ Milwaukee: Boston 96, Milwaukee 87
  • Game 6 @ Boston: Milwaukee 102, Boston 101 (2OT)
  • Game 7 @ Milwaukee: Boston 102, Milwaukee 87

References

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