1976-77 Boston Celtics Game-by-Game Results
National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 44-38
Finishing 2nd in the NBA's Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference
Postseason: 5-4 Lost conference semifinals
Conference First Round - Defeated San Antonio Spurs 2-0
Conference Semifinals - Lost to Philadelphia 76ers 4-3
Coach: Tom Heinsohn (44-38)
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
Attendance: 517,391, Avg. 12,619 in 41 home dates
1976-77 Boston Celtics StatisticsTeam Record: 44-38
Finishing 2nd in the NBA's Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference
Postseason: 5-4 Lost conference semifinals
Conference First Round - Defeated San Antonio Spurs 2-0
Conference Semifinals - Lost to Philadelphia 76ers 4-3
Coach: Tom Heinsohn (44-38)
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
Attendance: 517,391, Avg. 12,619 in 41 home dates
1976-77 Boston Celtics Roster
The Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association ended the 1976-77 season with a record of 44 wins and 38 losses, finishing second in the NBA's Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 5-4.
The Celtics scored 8,572 points and surrendered 8,734. Jo Jo White tossed in a team-best 1,609 points for Boston, and John Havlicek contributed 17 or more per game, too. Sidney Wicks accounted for 824 boards. Jo Jo White dished out 492 assists for the squad.
On defense, Jo Jo White added 118 steals.
Tom Heinsohn coached the team. The 1976-77 Boston Celtics lost in the conference semifinals.
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Regular Season Points For: 8572
Regular Season Points Against: 8734
| Date | Game | Res | Home | Road | Record | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 21, 1976 | Boston Celtics 129 at Indiana Pacers 122 | W | 0-0 | 1-0 | 1-0 | OT | |
| October 23, 1976 | Boston Celtics 111 at Milwaukee Bucks 107 | W | 0-0 | 2-0 | 2-0 | OT | |
| October 28, 1976 | Buffalo Braves 105 at Boston Celtics 112 | W | 1-0 | 2-0 | 3-0 | at Hartford, CT | |
| October 30, 1976 | Boston Celtics 126 at San Antonio Spurs 117 | W | 1-0 | 3-0 | 4-0 | ||
| November 2, 1976 | Boston Celtics 97 at New Orleans Jazz 115 | L | 1-0 | 3-1 | 4-1 | ||
| November 3, 1976 | Boston Celtics 111 at Houston Rockets 117 | L | 1-0 | 3-2 | 4-2 | OT | |
| November 5, 1976 | Washington Bullets 107 at Boston Celtics 104 | L | 1-1 | 3-2 | 4-3 | ||
| November 6, 1976 | Boston Celtics 103 at Washington Bullets 109 | L | 1-1 | 3-3 | 4-4 | ||
| November 10, 1976 | Los Angeles Lakers 112 at Boston Celtics 117 | W | 2-1 | 3-3 | 5-4 | ||
| November 12, 1976 | New Orleans Jazz 110 at Boston Celtics 117 | W | 3-1 | 3-3 | 6-4 | ||
| November 13, 1976 | Boston Celtics 107 at Buffalo Braves 118 | L | 3-1 | 3-4 | 6-5 | ||
| November 17, 1976 | Atlanta Hawks 91 at Boston Celtics 104 | W | 4-1 | 3-4 | 7-5 | ||
| November 19, 1976 | Denver Nuggets 108 at Boston Celtics 112 | W | 5-1 | 3-4 | 8-5 | ||
| November 20, 1976 | Boston Celtics 110 at Detroit Pistons 116 | L | 5-1 | 3-5 | 8-6 | ||
| November 23, 1976 | Boston Celtics 102 at Philadelphia 76ers 116 | L | 5-1 | 3-6 | 8-7 | ||
| November 24, 1976 | Kansas City Kings 111 at Boston Celtics 133 | W | 6-1 | 3-6 | 9-7 | ||
| November 26, 1976 | Cleveland Cavaliers 108 at Boston Celtics 92 | L | 6-2 | 3-6 | 9-8 | ||
| November 27, 1976 | Boston Celtics 123 at New York Knicks 109 | W | 6-2 | 4-6 | 10-8 | ||
| December 1, 1976 | Seattle Supersonics 103 at Boston Celtics 107 | W | 7-2 | 4-6 | 11-8 | ||
| December 3, 1976 | Chicago Bulls 109 at Boston Celtics 115 | W | 8-2 | 4-6 | 12-8 | OT | |
| December 5, 1976 | Boston Celtics 96 at Kansas City Kings 102 | L | 8-2 | 4-7 | 12-9 | ||
| December 8, 1976 | Portland Trail Blazers 95 at Boston Celtics 104 | W | 9-2 | 4-7 | 13-9 | ||
| December 10, 1976 | Phoenix Suns 107 at Boston Celtics 103 | L | 9-3 | 4-7 | 13-10 | ||
| December 11, 1976 | Boston Celtics 76 at Chicago Bulls 84 | L | 9-3 | 4-8 | 13-11 | ||
| December 15, 1976 | Milwaukee Bucks 125 at Boston Celtics 129 | W | 10-3 | 4-8 | 14-11 | ||
| December 17, 1976 | New York Knicks 123 at Boston Celtics 109 | L | 10-4 | 4-8 | 14-12 | ||
| December 18, 1976 | Boston Celtics 117 at Atlanta Hawks 110 | W | 10-4 | 5-8 | 15-12 | ||
| December 19, 1976 | Boston Celtics 94 at New York Nets 87 | W | 10-4 | 6-8 | 16-12 | ||
| December 21, 1976 | Boston Celtics 101 at Cleveland Cavaliers 108 | L | 10-4 | 6-9 | 16-13 | ||
| December 26, 1976 | Boston Celtics 103 at Denver Nuggets 101 | W | 10-4 | 7-9 | 17-13 | ||
| December 28, 1976 | Boston Celtics 105 at Los Angeles Lakers 134 | L | 10-4 | 7-10 | 17-14 | ||
| December 29, 1976 | Boston Celtics 87 at Phoenix Suns 97 | L | 10-4 | 7-11 | 17-15 | ||
| January 2, 1977 | Boston Celtics 98 at Golden State Warriors 105 | L | 10-4 | 7-12 | 17-16 | ||
| January 4, 1977 | Boston Celtics 84 at Portland Trail Blazers 128 | L | 10-4 | 7-13 | 17-17 | ||
| January 5, 1977 | Boston Celtics 93 at Seattle Supersonics 94 | L | 10-4 | 7-14 | 17-18 | ||
| January 8, 1977 | Boston Celtics 109 at Buffalo Braves 106 | W | 10-4 | 8-14 | 18-18 | ||
| January 11, 1977 | Houston Rockets 101 at Boston Celtics 105 | W | 11-4 | 8-14 | 19-18 | at Hartford, CT | |
| January 12, 1977 | Indiana Pacers 112 at Boston Celtics 101 | L | 11-5 | 8-14 | 19-19 | ||
| January 14, 1977 | Portland Trail Blazers 107 at Boston Celtics 92 | L | 11-6 | 8-14 | 19-20 | ||
| January 16, 1977 | New York Nets 91 at Boston Celtics 106 | W | 12-6 | 8-14 | 20-20 | ||
| January 18, 1977 | Boston Celtics 89 at New Orleans Jazz 99 | L | 12-6 | 8-15 | 20-21 | ||
| January 19, 1977 | Boston Celtics 112 at Houston Rockets 102 | W | 12-6 | 9-15 | 21-21 | ||
| January 21, 1977 | San Antonio Spurs 90 at Boston Celtics 103 | W | 13-6 | 9-15 | 22-21 | ||
| January 22, 1977 | Boston Celtics 94 at Philadelphia 76ers 109 | L | 13-6 | 9-16 | 22-22 | ||
| January 23, 1977 | Philadelphia 76ers 91 at Boston Celtics 83 | L | 13-7 | 9-16 | 22-23 | ||
| January 25, 1977 | Detroit Pistons 91 at Boston Celtics 89 | L | 13-8 | 9-16 | 22-24 | ||
| January 26, 1977 | Boston Celtics 101 at Indiana Pacers 121 | L | 13-8 | 9-17 | 22-25 | ||
| January 28, 1977 | Milwaukee Bucks 113 at Boston Celtics 119 | W | 14-8 | 9-17 | 23-25 | ||
| January 30, 1977 | Golden State Warriors 109 at Boston Celtics 92 | L | 14-9 | 9-17 | 23-26 | ||
| February 2, 1977 | Boston Celtics 89 at New York Nets 99 | L | 14-9 | 9-18 | 23-27 | ||
| February 4, 1977 | Los Angeles Lakers 98 at Boston Celtics 99 | W | 15-9 | 9-18 | 24-27 | ||
| February 6, 1977 | Buffalo Braves 97 at Boston Celtics 113 | W | 16-9 | 9-18 | 25-27 | ||
| February 11, 1977 | New York Knicks 111 at Boston Celtics 119 | W | 17-9 | 9-18 | 26-27 | ||
| February 15, 1977 | Detroit Pistons 99 at Boston Celtics 109 | W | 18-9 | 9-18 | 27-27 | at Hartford, CT | |
| February 16, 1977 | Boston Celtics 92 at Washington Bullets 111 | L | 18-9 | 9-19 | 27-28 | ||
| February 17, 1977 | Boston Celtics 126 at Kansas City Kings 125 | W | 18-9 | 10-19 | 28-28 | OT | |
| February 20, 1977 | Boston Celtics 114 at Golden State Warriors 112 | W | 18-9 | 11-19 | 29-28 | ||
| February 22, 1977 | Boston Celtics 111 at Portland Trail Blazers 113 | L | 18-9 | 11-20 | 29-29 | ||
| February 25, 1977 | Boston Celtics 102 at Seattle Supersonics 92 | W | 18-9 | 12-20 | 30-29 | ||
| February 26, 1977 | Boston Celtics 108 at Phoenix Suns 104 | W | 18-9 | 13-20 | 31-29 | ||
| February 27, 1977 | Boston Celtics 100 at Denver Nuggets 121 | L | 18-9 | 13-21 | 31-30 | ||
| March 1, 1977 | Golden State Warriors 101 at Boston Celtics 94 | L | 18-10 | 13-21 | 31-31 | at Hartford, CT | |
| March 4, 1977 | Boston Celtics 94 at Detroit Pistons 92 | W | 18-10 | 14-21 | 32-31 | ||
| March 6, 1977 | Denver Nuggets 110 at Boston Celtics 112 | W | 19-10 | 14-21 | 33-31 | OT | |
| March 9, 1977 | Seattle Supersonics 114 at Boston Celtics 86 | L | 19-11 | 14-21 | 33-32 | ||
| March 13, 1977 | Phoenix Suns 107 at Boston Celtics 124 | W | 20-11 | 14-21 | 34-32 | ||
| March 15, 1977 | Boston Celtics 96 at Chicago Bulls 107 | L | 20-11 | 14-22 | 34-33 | ||
| March 17, 1977 | Boston Celtics 91 at Milwaukee Bucks 100 | L | 20-11 | 14-23 | 34-34 | ||
| March 18, 1977 | Atlanta Hawks 96 at Boston Celtics 98 | W | 21-11 | 14-23 | 35-34 | ||
| March 20, 1977 | Kansas City Kings 110 at Boston Celtics 118 | W | 22-11 | 14-23 | 36-34 | ||
| March 22, 1977 | Boston Celtics 108 at San Antonio Spurs 104 | W | 22-11 | 15-23 | 37-34 | ||
| March 23, 1977 | Boston Celtics 103 at Atlanta Hawks 96 | W | 22-11 | 16-23 | 38-34 | ||
| March 25, 1977 | Washington Bullets 122 at Boston Celtics 97 | L | 22-12 | 16-23 | 38-35 | ||
| March 27, 1977 | New York Nets 109 at Boston Celtics 114 | W | 23-12 | 16-23 | 39-35 | ||
| March 29, 1977 | Boston Celtics 82 at Cleveland Cavaliers 110 | L | 23-12 | 16-24 | 39-36 | ||
| March 30, 1977 | Chicago Bulls 88 at Boston Celtics 90 | W | 24-12 | 16-24 | 40-36 | at Hartford, CT | |
| April 3, 1977 | Philadelphia 76ers 90 at Boston Celtics 96 | W | 25-12 | 16-24 | 41-36 | ||
| April 5, 1977 | Boston Celtics 113 at New York Knicks 121 | L | 25-12 | 16-25 | 41-37 | ||
| April 6, 1977 | Houston Rockets 104 at Boston Celtics 93 | L | 25-13 | 16-25 | 41-38 | ||
| April 8, 1977 | New Orleans Jazz 109 at Boston Celtics 120 | W | 26-13 | 16-25 | 42-38 | ||
| April 9, 1977 | San Antonio Spurs 105 at Boston Celtics 120 | W | 27-13 | 16-25 | 43-38 | at Hartford, CT | |
| April 10, 1977 | Cleveland Cavaliers 105 at Boston Celtics 115 | W | 28-13 | 16-25 | 44-38 | ||
| April 12, 1977 | San Antonio Spurs 94 at Boston Celtics 104 | W | 1-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 | ||
| April 15, 1977 | Boston Celtics 113 at San Antonio Spurs 109 | W | 1-0 | 1-0 | 2-0 | ||
| April 17, 1977 | Boston Celtics 113 at Philadelphia 76ers 111 | W | 1-0 | 2-0 | 3-0 | ||
| April 20, 1977 | Boston Celtics 101 at Philadelphia 76ers 113 | L | 1-0 | 2-1 | 3-1 | ||
| April 22, 1977 | Philadelphia 76ers 109 at Boston Celtics 100 | L | 1-1 | 2-1 | 3-2 | ||
| April 24, 1977 | Philadelphia 76ers 119 at Boston Celtics 124 | W | 2-1 | 2-1 | 4-2 | ||
| April 27, 1977 | Boston Celtics 91 at Philadelphia 76ers 110 | L | 2-1 | 2-2 | 4-3 | ||
| April 29, 1977 | Philadelphia 76ers 108 at Boston Celtics 113 | W | 3-1 | 2-2 | 5-3 | ||
| May 1, 1977 | Boston Celtics 77 at Philadelphia 76ers 83 | L | 3-1 | 2-3 | 5-4 |
