1972-73 Boston Celtics Game-by-Game Results
National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 68-14
Finishing 1st in the NBA's Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference
Postseason: 7-6 Lost conference finals
Conference Semifinals - Defeated Atlanta Hawks 4-2
Conference Finals - Lost to New York Knicks 4-3
Coach: Tom Heinsohn (68-14)
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
Attendance: 423,234, Avg. 10,852 in 39 home dates
1972-73 Boston Celtics StatisticsTeam Record: 68-14
Finishing 1st in the NBA's Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference
Postseason: 7-6 Lost conference finals
Conference Semifinals - Defeated Atlanta Hawks 4-2
Conference Finals - Lost to New York Knicks 4-3
Coach: Tom Heinsohn (68-14)
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
Attendance: 423,234, Avg. 10,852 in 39 home dates
1972-73 Boston Celtics Roster
The Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association ended the 1972-73 season with a record of 68 wins and 14 losses, finishing first in the NBA's Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 7-6.
Boston netted 9,238 points and yielded 8,566. John Havlicek tossed in a team-best 1,902 points for the Celtics, while Dave Cowens and Jo Jo White scored 18 or more per game also. Dave Cowens contributed 1,329 boards. John Havlicek dished out 529 assists for the squad.
Tom Heinsohn coached the team. The 1972-73 Boston Celtics lost in the conference finals.
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Regular Season Points For: 9238
Regular Season Points Against: 8566
| Date | Game | Res | Home | Road | Record | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 11, 1972 | Boston Celtics 121 at Detroit Pistons 108 | W | 0-0 | 1-0 | 1-0 | ||
| October 13, 1972 | Los Angeles Lakers 104 at Boston Celtics 112 | W | 1-0 | 1-0 | 2-0 | ||
| October 14, 1972 | Boston Celtics 96 at Chicago Bulls 88 | W | 1-0 | 2-0 | 3-0 | ||
| October 17, 1972 | Boston Celtics 119 at Atlanta Hawks 115 | W | 1-0 | 3-0 | 4-0 | ||
| October 20, 1972 | Buffalo Braves 118 at Boston Celtics 126 | W | 2-0 | 3-0 | 5-0 | ||
| October 21, 1972 | Boston Celtics 104 at Baltimore Bullets 101 | W | 2-0 | 4-0 | 6-0 | ||
| October 23, 1972 | Philadelphia 76ers 85 at Boston Celtics 105 | W | 3-0 | 4-0 | 7-0 | ||
| October 24, 1972 | Boston Celtics 105 at Buffalo Braves 97 | W | 3-0 | 5-0 | 8-0 | ||
| October 27, 1972 | Cleveland Cavaliers 97 at Boston Celtics 123 | W | 4-0 | 5-0 | 9-0 | ||
| November 3, 1972 | Baltimore Bullets 96 at Boston Celtics 109 | W | 5-0 | 5-0 | 10-0 | ||
| November 4, 1972 | Kansas City-Omaha Kings 118 at Boston Celtics 107 | L | 5-1 | 5-0 | 10-1 | ||
| November 8, 1972 | Golden State Warriors 111 at Boston Celtics 128 | W | 6-1 | 5-0 | 11-1 | ||
| November 10, 1972 | Boston Celtics 106 at Buffalo Braves 104 | W | 6-1 | 6-0 | 12-1 | ||
| November 11, 1972 | Detroit Pistons 118 at Boston Celtics 121 | W | 7-1 | 6-0 | 13-1 | ||
| November 15, 1972 | Phoenix Suns 94 at Boston Celtics 113 | W | 8-1 | 6-0 | 14-1 | ||
| November 17, 1972 | Milwaukee Bucks 95 at Boston Celtics 88 | L | 8-2 | 6-0 | 14-2 | ||
| November 21, 1972 | Boston Celtics 116 at Milwaukee Bucks 102 | W | 8-2 | 7-0 | 15-2 | ||
| November 22, 1972 | Portland Trail Blazers 107 at Boston Celtics 126 | W | 9-2 | 7-0 | 16-2 | ||
| November 24, 1972 | New York Knicks 97 at Boston Celtics 114 | W | 10-2 | 7-0 | 17-2 | ||
| November 25, 1972 | Boston Celtics 94 at New York Knicks 97 | L | 10-2 | 7-1 | 17-3 | ||
| November 29, 1972 | Seattle Supersonics 98 at Boston Celtics 120 | W | 11-2 | 7-1 | 18-3 | ||
| December 1, 1972 | Boston Celtics 105 at Philadelphia 76ers 99 | W | 11-2 | 8-1 | 19-3 | ||
| December 2, 1972 | Philadelphia 76ers 120 at Boston Celtics 131 | W | 12-2 | 8-1 | 20-3 | ||
| December 8, 1972 | Boston Celtics 96 at Cleveland Cavaliers 87 | W | 12-2 | 9-1 | 21-3 | ||
| December 9, 1972 | Cleveland Cavaliers 88 at Boston Celtics 123 | W | 13-2 | 9-1 | 22-3 | ||
| December 13, 1972 | Boston Celtics 105 at Phoenix Suns 100 | W | 13-2 | 10-1 | 23-3 | ||
| December 15, 1972 | Boston Celtics 102 at Los Angeles Lakers 98 | W | 13-2 | 11-1 | 24-3 | ||
| December 16, 1972 | Boston Celtics 123 at Portland Trail Blazers 116 | W | 13-2 | 12-1 | 25-3 | ||
| December 17, 1972 | Boston Celtics 123 at Seattle Supersonics 98 | W | 13-2 | 13-1 | 26-3 | ||
| December 19, 1972 | Boston Celtics 112 at Golden State Warriors 115 | L | 13-2 | 13-2 | 26-4 | ||
| December 22, 1972 | Boston Celtics 118 at Kansas City-Omaha Kings 90 | W | 13-2 | 14-2 | 27-4 | ||
| December 23, 1972 | Boston Celtics 98 at Milwaukee Bucks 104 | L | 13-2 | 14-3 | 27-5 | ||
| December 26, 1972 | New York Knicks 106 at Boston Celtics 115 | W | 14-2 | 14-3 | 28-5 | ||
| December 29, 1972 | Chicago Bulls 106 at Boston Celtics 99 | L | 14-3 | 14-3 | 28-6 | ||
| December 30, 1972 | Boston Celtics 117 at Philadelphia 76ers 107 | W | 14-3 | 15-3 | 29-6 | at Providence, RI | |
| January 2, 1973 | Boston Celtics 130 at Houston Rockets 110 | W | 14-3 | 16-3 | 30-6 | ||
| January 3, 1973 | Boston Celtics 112 at Houston Rockets 123 | L | 14-3 | 16-4 | 30-7 | ||
| January 5, 1973 | Boston Celtics 126 at Atlanta Hawks 108 | W | 14-3 | 17-4 | 31-7 | ||
| January 7, 1973 | Boston Celtics 116 at Baltimore Bullets 98 | W | 14-3 | 18-4 | 32-7 | at College Park, MD | |
| January 10, 1973 | Houston Rockets 107 at Boston Celtics 128 | W | 15-3 | 18-4 | 33-7 | ||
| January 12, 1973 | Atlanta Hawks 109 at Boston Celtics 133 | W | 16-3 | 18-4 | 34-7 | ||
| January 13, 1973 | Boston Celtics 111 at Philadelphia 76ers 95 | W | 16-3 | 19-4 | 35-7 | ||
| January 16, 1973 | Boston Celtics 106 at Buffalo Braves 102 | W | 16-3 | 20-4 | 36-7 | ||
| January 17, 1973 | Portland Trail Blazers 99 at Boston Celtics 117 | W | 17-3 | 20-4 | 37-7 | ||
| January 19, 1973 | Seattle Supersonics 104 at Boston Celtics 124 | W | 18-3 | 20-4 | 38-7 | ||
| January 21, 1973 | Buffalo Braves 97 at Boston Celtics 104 | W | 19-3 | 20-4 | 39-7 | ||
| January 26, 1973 | Houston Rockets 126 at Boston Celtics 139 | W | 20-3 | 20-4 | 40-7 | ||
| January 27, 1973 | Boston Celtics 108 at New York Knicks 111 | L | 20-3 | 20-5 | 40-8 | ||
| January 28, 1973 | New York Knicks 96 at Boston Celtics 93 | L | 20-4 | 20-5 | 40-9 | ||
| January 31, 1973 | Cleveland Cavaliers 89 at Boston Celtics 94 | W | 21-4 | 20-5 | 41-9 | ||
| February 2, 1973 | Atlanta Hawks 100 at Boston Celtics 99 | L | 21-5 | 20-5 | 41-10 | ||
| February 3, 1973 | Boston Celtics 104 at Philadelphia 76ers 100 | W | 21-5 | 21-5 | 42-10 | ||
| February 4, 1973 | Philadelphia 76ers 115 at Boston Celtics 123 | W | 22-5 | 21-5 | 43-10 | ||
| February 6, 1973 | Boston Celtics 105 at Cleveland Cavaliers 110 | L | 22-5 | 21-6 | 43-11 | ||
| February 7, 1973 | Los Angeles Lakers 112 at Boston Celtics 113 | W | 23-5 | 21-6 | 44-11 | OT | |
| February 9, 1973 | Detroit Pistons 104 at Boston Celtics 95 | L | 23-6 | 21-6 | 44-12 | ||
| February 11, 1973 | Milwaukee Bucks 96 at Boston Celtics 120 | W | 24-6 | 21-6 | 45-12 | ||
| February 13, 1973 | Boston Celtics 105 at Chicago Bulls 101 | W | 24-6 | 22-6 | 46-12 | ||
| February 14, 1973 | Boston Celtics 104 at Kansas City-Omaha Kings 101 | W | 24-6 | 23-6 | 47-12 | at Omaha, NE | |
| February 16, 1973 | Boston Celtics 112 at Portland Trail Blazers 105 | W | 24-6 | 24-6 | 48-12 | ||
| February 17, 1973 | Boston Celtics 110 at Golden State Warriors 106 | W | 24-6 | 25-6 | 49-12 | ||
| February 18, 1973 | Boston Celtics 106 at Seattle Supersonics 105 | W | 24-6 | 26-6 | 50-12 | ||
| February 20, 1973 | Phoenix Suns 97 at Boston Celtics 107 | W | 25-6 | 26-6 | 51-12 | ||
| February 25, 1973 | Boston Celtics 105 at Cleveland Cavaliers 92 | W | 25-6 | 27-6 | 52-12 | ||
| February 27, 1973 | Boston Celtics 91 at New York Knicks 123 | L | 25-6 | 27-7 | 52-13 | ||
| February 28, 1973 | Golden State Warriors 111 at Boston Celtics 118 | W | 26-6 | 27-7 | 53-13 | ||
| March 2, 1973 | Boston Celtics 115 at Detroit Pistons 101 | W | 26-6 | 28-7 | 54-13 | ||
| March 4, 1973 | Buffalo Braves 113 at Boston Celtics 125 | W | 27-6 | 28-7 | 55-13 | ||
| March 6, 1973 | Boston Celtics 127 at Buffalo Braves 112 | W | 27-6 | 29-7 | 56-13 | ||
| March 8, 1973 | Boston Celtics 141 at Phoenix Suns 134 | W | 27-6 | 30-7 | 57-13 | OT | |
| March 9, 1973 | Boston Celtics 119 at Los Angeles Lakers 111 | W | 27-6 | 31-7 | 58-13 | ||
| March 11, 1973 | New York Knicks 107 at Boston Celtics 122 | W | 28-6 | 31-7 | 59-13 | ||
| March 14, 1973 | Baltimore Bullets 107 at Boston Celtics 111 | W | 29-6 | 31-7 | 60-13 | ||
| March 16, 1973 | Boston Celtics 97 at Baltimore Bullets 103 | L | 29-6 | 31-8 | 60-14 | ||
| March 18, 1973 | Kansas City-Omaha Kings 105 at Boston Celtics 109 | W | 30-6 | 31-8 | 61-14 | ||
| March 20, 1973 | Boston Celtics 94 at Houston Rockets 89 | W | 30-6 | 32-8 | 62-14 | at Providence, RI | |
| March 21, 1973 | Chicago Bulls 105 at Boston Celtics 106 | W | 31-6 | 32-8 | 63-14 | ||
| March 23, 1973 | Atlanta Hawks 108 at Boston Celtics 124 | W | 32-6 | 32-8 | 64-14 | ||
| March 24, 1973 | Boston Celtics 108 at New York Knicks 103 | W | 32-6 | 33-8 | 65-14 | ||
| March 25, 1973 | Boston Celtics 125 at Houston Rockets 121 | W | 32-6 | 34-8 | 66-14 | ||
| March 27, 1973 | Boston Celtics 117 at Atlanta Hawks 110 | W | 32-6 | 35-8 | 67-14 | ||
| March 28, 1973 | Baltimore Bullets 101 at Boston Celtics 120 | W | 33-6 | 35-8 | 68-14 | ||
| April 1, 1973 | Atlanta Hawks 109 at Boston Celtics 134 | W | 1-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 | ||
| April 4, 1973 | Boston Celtics 126 at Atlanta Hawks 113 | W | 1-0 | 1-0 | 2-0 | ||
| April 6, 1973 | Atlanta Hawks 118 at Boston Celtics 105 | L | 1-1 | 1-0 | 2-1 | ||
| April 8, 1973 | Boston Celtics 94 at Atlanta Hawks 97 | L | 1-1 | 1-1 | 2-2 | ||
| April 11, 1973 | Atlanta Hawks 101 at Boston Celtics 108 | W | 2-1 | 1-1 | 3-2 | ||
| April 13, 1973 | Boston Celtics 121 at Atlanta Hawks 103 | W | 2-1 | 2-1 | 4-2 | ||
| April 15, 1973 | New York Knicks 108 at Boston Celtics 134 | W | 3-1 | 2-1 | 5-2 | ||
| April 18, 1973 | Boston Celtics 96 at New York Knicks 129 | L | 3-1 | 2-2 | 5-3 | ||
| April 20, 1973 | New York Knicks 98 at Boston Celtics 91 | L | 3-2 | 2-2 | 5-4 | ||
| April 22, 1973 | Boston Celtics 110 at New York Knicks 117 | L | 3-2 | 2-3 | 5-5 | 2OT | |
| April 25, 1973 | New York Knicks 97 at Boston Celtics 98 | W | 4-2 | 2-3 | 6-5 | ||
| April 27, 1973 | Boston Celtics 110 at New York Knicks 100 | W | 4-2 | 3-3 | 7-5 | ||
| April 29, 1973 | New York Knicks 94 at Boston Celtics 78 | L | 4-3 | 3-3 | 7-6 |
