1977-78 Boston Celtics Game-by-Game Results
Team Record: 32-50
Finishing 3rd in the NBA's Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference
Coach: Tom Heinsohn (11-23)
Coach: Tom Sanders (21-27)
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
1977-78 Boston Celtics Roster
The Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association ended the 1977-78 season with a record of 32 wins and 50 losses, finishing third in the NBA's Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference.
Boston scored 8,670 points and allowed 8,830. Dave Cowens tossed in a team-best 1,435 points for the Celtics and contributed 1,078 rebounds. Dave Cowens dished out 351 assists for the squad.
Defensively, Dave Cowens added 102 steals.
Tom Heinsohn and Tom Sanders coached the team.
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Regular Season Points For: 8670
Regular Season Points Against: 8830
Date | Game | Res | Home | Road | Record | ||
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October 19, 1977 | Boston Celtics 109 at San Antonio Spurs 114 | L | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | ||
October 22, 1977 | Boston Celtics 98 at Houston Rockets 110 | L | 0-0 | 0-2 | 0-2 | ||
October 24, 1977 | Boston Celtics 85 at Detroit Pistons 100 | L | 0-0 | 0-3 | 0-3 | ||
October 25, 1977 | Atlanta Hawks 103 at Boston Celtics 110 | W | 1-0 | 0-3 | 1-3 | at Hartford, CT | |
October 28, 1977 | Boston Celtics 109 at New Jersey Nets 116 | L | 1-0 | 0-4 | 1-4 | ||
October 29, 1977 | Boston Celtics 98 at Cleveland Cavaliers 103 | L | 1-0 | 0-5 | 1-5 | ||
November 2, 1977 | Cleveland Cavaliers 104 at Boston Celtics 101 | L | 1-1 | 0-5 | 1-6 | ||
November 4, 1977 | Denver Nuggets 109 at Boston Celtics 107 | L | 1-2 | 0-5 | 1-7 | ||
November 9, 1977 | San Antonio Spurs 129 at Boston Celtics 114 | L | 1-3 | 0-5 | 1-8 | ||
November 11, 1977 | Buffalo Braves 103 at Boston Celtics 109 | W | 2-3 | 0-5 | 2-8 | ||
November 13, 1977 | Boston Celtics 127 at Milwaukee Bucks 119 | W | 2-3 | 1-5 | 3-8 | OT | |
November 16, 1977 | Atlanta Hawks 105 at Boston Celtics 131 | W | 3-3 | 1-5 | 4-8 | ||
November 18, 1977 | Philadelphia 76ers 121 at Boston Celtics 112 | L | 3-4 | 1-5 | 4-9 | ||
November 19, 1977 | Boston Celtics 98 at Buffalo Braves 102 | L | 3-4 | 1-6 | 4-10 | ||
November 23, 1977 | Houston Rockets 100 at Boston Celtics 109 | W | 4-4 | 1-6 | 5-10 | ||
November 25, 1977 | New York Knicks 119 at Boston Celtics 121 | W | 5-4 | 1-6 | 6-10 | OT | |
November 26, 1977 | Boston Celtics 108 at Kansas City Kings 110 | L | 5-4 | 1-7 | 6-11 | ||
November 29, 1977 | Boston Celtics 101 at Atlanta Hawks 108 | L | 5-4 | 1-8 | 6-12 | ||
November 30, 1977 | Chicago Bulls 92 at Boston Celtics 98 | W | 6-4 | 1-8 | 7-12 | ||
December 2, 1977 | Seattle Supersonics 111 at Boston Celtics 89 | L | 6-5 | 1-8 | 7-13 | ||
December 3, 1977 | Boston Celtics 93 at Washington Bullets 103 | L | 6-5 | 1-9 | 7-14 | ||
December 6, 1977 | Boston Celtics 119 at New York Knicks 122 | L | 6-5 | 1-10 | 7-15 | OT | |
December 7, 1977 | Kansas City Kings 109 at Boston Celtics 113 | W | 7-5 | 1-10 | 8-15 | ||
December 9, 1977 | Portland Trail Blazers 118 at Boston Celtics 87 | L | 7-6 | 1-10 | 8-16 | ||
December 13, 1977 | New Jersey Nets 108 at Boston Celtics 122 | W | 8-6 | 1-10 | 9-16 | at Hartford, CT | |
December 16, 1977 | Golden State Warriors 113 at Boston Celtics 118 | W | 9-6 | 1-10 | 10-16 | ||
December 18, 1977 | Boston Celtics 97 at Los Angeles Lakers 104 | L | 9-6 | 1-11 | 10-17 | ||
December 20, 1977 | Boston Celtics 99 at Portland Trail Blazers 104 | L | 9-6 | 1-12 | 10-18 | ||
December 21, 1977 | Boston Celtics 106 at Golden State Warriors 111 | L | 9-6 | 1-13 | 10-19 | ||
December 22, 1977 | Boston Celtics 99 at Seattle Supersonics 132 | L | 9-6 | 1-14 | 10-20 | ||
December 23, 1977 | Boston Celtics 110 at Phoenix Suns 129 | L | 9-6 | 1-15 | 10-21 | ||
December 26, 1977 | Boston Celtics 100 at Detroit Pistons 122 | L | 9-6 | 1-16 | 10-22 | ||
December 29, 1977 | Boston Celtics 124 at Milwaukee Bucks 115 | W | 9-6 | 2-16 | 11-22 | ||
December 30, 1977 | Boston Celtics 97 at Chicago Bulls 102 | L | 9-6 | 2-17 | 11-23 | ||
January 5, 1978 | Phoenix Suns 121 at Boston Celtics 111 | L | 9-7 | 2-17 | 11-24 | at Hartford, CT | |
January 8, 1978 | Boston Celtics 91 at Philadelphia 76ers 94 | L | 9-7 | 2-18 | 11-25 | ||
January 11, 1978 | Houston Rockets 88 at Boston Celtics 91 | W | 10-7 | 2-18 | 12-25 | ||
January 13, 1978 | New Jersey Nets 111 at Boston Celtics 114 | W | 11-7 | 2-18 | 13-25 | OT | |
January 15, 1978 | Portland Trail Blazers 107 at Boston Celtics 103 | L | 11-8 | 2-18 | 13-26 | OT | |
January 18, 1978 | Milwaukee Bucks 116 at Boston Celtics 130 | W | 12-8 | 2-18 | 14-26 | ||
January 22, 1978 | Seattle Supersonics 103 at Boston Celtics 92 | L | 12-9 | 2-18 | 14-27 | ||
January 24, 1978 | Boston Celtics 91 at New Orleans Jazz 96 | L | 12-9 | 2-19 | 14-28 | ||
January 25, 1978 | Boston Celtics 103 at San Antonio Spurs 113 | L | 12-9 | 2-20 | 14-29 | ||
January 29, 1978 | Golden State Warriors 99 at Boston Celtics 88 | L | 12-10 | 2-20 | 14-30 | ||
January 31, 1978 | Indiana Pacers 94 at Boston Celtics 104 | W | 13-10 | 2-20 | 15-30 | at Springfield, MA | |
February 1, 1978 | Los Angeles Lakers 100 at Boston Celtics 103 | W | 14-10 | 2-20 | 16-30 | OT | |
February 3, 1978 | Washington Bullets 94 at Boston Celtics 116 | W | 15-10 | 2-20 | 17-30 | ||
February 7, 1978 | Boston Celtics 92 at Indiana Pacers 89 | W | 15-10 | 3-20 | 18-30 | ||
February 8, 1978 | Boston Celtics 100 at Kansas City Kings 104 | L | 15-10 | 3-21 | 18-31 | ||
February 14, 1978 | Boston Celtics 98 at Golden State Warriors 75 | W | 15-10 | 4-21 | 19-31 | ||
February 16, 1978 | Boston Celtics 98 at Phoenix Suns 95 | W | 15-10 | 5-21 | 20-31 | ||
February 17, 1978 | Boston Celtics 106 at Los Angeles Lakers 114 | L | 15-10 | 5-22 | 20-32 | ||
February 19, 1978 | Boston Celtics 115 at Denver Nuggets 118 | L | 15-10 | 5-23 | 20-33 | ||
February 21, 1978 | Boston Celtics 96 at Houston Rockets 111 | L | 15-10 | 5-24 | 20-34 | ||
February 24, 1978 | Boston Celtics 106 at Buffalo Braves 99 | W | 15-10 | 6-24 | 21-34 | ||
February 26, 1978 | Boston Celtics 94 at New Jersey Nets 92 | W | 15-10 | 7-24 | 22-34 | ||
February 28, 1978 | Boston Celtics 85 at Atlanta Hawks 117 | L | 15-10 | 7-25 | 22-35 | ||
March 1, 1978 | Boston Celtics 100 at New Orleans Jazz 101 | L | 15-10 | 7-26 | 22-36 | ||
March 3, 1978 | New Orleans Jazz 113 at Boston Celtics 116 | W | 16-10 | 7-26 | 23-36 | ||
March 4, 1978 | Boston Celtics 91 at New York Knicks 99 | L | 16-10 | 7-27 | 23-37 | ||
March 5, 1978 | New York Knicks 94 at Boston Celtics 112 | W | 17-10 | 7-27 | 24-37 | ||
March 10, 1978 | Boston Celtics 109 at Philadelphia 76ers 120 | L | 17-10 | 7-28 | 24-38 | ||
March 12, 1978 | Philadelphia 76ers 105 at Boston Celtics 103 | L | 17-11 | 7-28 | 24-39 | ||
March 14, 1978 | Detroit Pistons 98 at Boston Celtics 105 | W | 18-11 | 7-28 | 25-39 | ||
March 16, 1978 | Boston Celtics 102 at Cleveland Cavaliers 112 | L | 18-11 | 7-29 | 25-40 | ||
March 17, 1978 | Phoenix Suns 108 at Boston Celtics 115 | W | 19-11 | 7-29 | 26-40 | ||
March 18, 1978 | Kansas City Kings 110 at Boston Celtics 117 | W | 20-11 | 7-29 | 27-40 | ||
March 19, 1978 | Denver Nuggets 95 at Boston Celtics 122 | W | 21-11 | 7-29 | 28-40 | ||
March 21, 1978 | Boston Celtics 107 at Washington Bullets 119 | L | 21-11 | 7-30 | 28-41 | ||
March 22, 1978 | Cleveland Cavaliers 99 at Boston Celtics 105 | W | 22-11 | 7-30 | 29-41 | ||
March 24, 1978 | Chicago Bulls 97 at Boston Celtics 96 | L | 22-12 | 7-30 | 29-42 | ||
March 26, 1978 | Boston Celtics 101 at Seattle Supersonics 112 | L | 22-12 | 7-31 | 29-43 | ||
March 28, 1978 | Boston Celtics 104 at Portland Trail Blazers 92 | W | 22-12 | 8-31 | 30-43 | ||
March 29, 1978 | Boston Celtics 106 at Denver Nuggets 109 | L | 22-12 | 8-32 | 30-44 | ||
March 31, 1978 | San Antonio Spurs 120 at Boston Celtics 117 | L | 22-13 | 8-32 | 30-45 | ||
April 1, 1978 | New Orleans Jazz 108 at Boston Celtics 119 | W | 23-13 | 8-32 | 31-45 | ||
April 2, 1978 | Indiana Pacers 123 at Boston Celtics 120 | L | 23-14 | 8-32 | 31-46 | ||
April 4, 1978 | Boston Celtics 104 at Chicago Bulls 116 | L | 23-14 | 8-33 | 31-47 | ||
April 6, 1978 | Washington Bullets 112 at Boston Celtics 103 | L | 23-15 | 8-33 | 31-48 | at Providence, RI | |
April 7, 1978 | Detroit Pistons 111 at Boston Celtics 109 | L | 23-16 | 8-33 | 31-49 | ||
April 8, 1978 | Milwaukee Bucks 123 at Boston Celtics 111 | L | 23-17 | 8-33 | 31-50 | ||
April 9, 1978 | Buffalo Braves 114 at Boston Celtics 131 | W | 24-17 | 8-33 | 32-50 |