1973-74 Boston Celtics Statistics
Team Record: 56-26
Finishing 1st in the NBA's Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference
Postseason: 12-6 Won NBA championship
Conference Semifinals - Defeated Buffalo Braves 4-2
Conference Finals - Defeated New York Knicks 4-1
Finals - Defeated Milwaukee Bucks 4-3
Coach: Tom Heinsohn (56-26)
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
Attendance: 355,261, Avg. 11,102 in 32 home dates
1973-74 Boston Celtics Results
The Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association ended the 1973-74 season with a record of 56 wins and 26 losses, finishing first in the NBA's Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 12-6.
The Celtics racked up 8,937 points and yielded 8,616. John Havlicek tossed in a team-best 1,716 points for Boston, while Dave Cowens and Jo Jo White scored 17 or more per game also. Dave Cowens contributed 1,257 boards. Jo Jo White dished out 448 assists for the squad.
On the defensive side of the ball, Jo Jo White added 105 steals.
Tom Heinsohn coached the team. The 1973-74 Boston Celtics won the NBA championship.
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Player Totals:
Player | Pos | GP | Min | FGA | FGM | 3PA | 3PM | FTA | FTM | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John Havlicek | F-G | 76 | 3091 | 1502 | 685 | 416 | 346 | 138 | 349 | 487 | 447 | 95 | 32 | 0 | 196 | 1716 | ||
Dave Cowens | C-F | 80 | 3352 | 1475 | 645 | 274 | 228 | 264 | 993 | 1257 | 354 | 95 | 101 | 0 | 294 | 1518 | ||
Jo Jo White | G | 82 | 3238 | 1445 | 649 | 227 | 190 | 100 | 251 | 351 | 448 | 105 | 25 | 0 | 185 | 1488 | ||
Paul Silas | F-C | 82 | 2599 | 772 | 340 | 337 | 264 | 334 | 581 | 915 | 186 | 63 | 20 | 0 | 246 | 944 | ||
Don Nelson | F | 82 | 1748 | 717 | 364 | 273 | 215 | 90 | 255 | 345 | 162 | 19 | 13 | 0 | 189 | 943 | ||
Don Chaney | G | 81 | 2258 | 750 | 348 | 180 | 149 | 210 | 168 | 378 | 176 | 83 | 62 | 0 | 247 | 845 | ||
Paul Westphal | G | 82 | 1165 | 475 | 238 | 153 | 112 | 49 | 94 | 143 | 171 | 39 | 34 | 0 | 173 | 588 | ||
Steve Kuberski | F-C | 78 | 985 | 368 | 157 | 111 | 86 | 96 | 141 | 237 | 38 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 125 | 400 | ||
Art Williams | G | 67 | 617 | 168 | 73 | 32 | 27 | 20 | 95 | 115 | 163 | 44 | 3 | 0 | 100 | 173 | ||
Hank Finkel | C | 60 | 427 | 130 | 60 | 43 | 28 | 41 | 94 | 135 | 27 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 62 | 148 | ||
Phil Hankinson | F | 28 | 163 | 103 | 50 | 13 | 10 | 22 | 28 | 50 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 110 | ||
Steve Downing | C | 24 | 137 | 64 | 21 | 38 | 22 | 14 | 25 | 39 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 64 | ||
Totals | 822 | 19780 | 7969 | 3630 | 0 | 0 | 2097 | 1677 | 1378 | 3074 | 4452 | 2187 | 561 | 305 | 0 | 1868 | 8937 |
Player Averages:
Player | Pos | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John Havlicek | F-G | 76 | 40.7 | 45.6 | 83.2 | 1.8 | 4.6 | 6.4 | 5.9 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 2.6 | 22.6 | |
Dave Cowens | C-F | 80 | 41.9 | 43.7 | 83.2 | 3.3 | 12.4 | 15.7 | 4.4 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 3.7 | 19.0 | |
Jo Jo White | G | 82 | 39.5 | 44.9 | 83.7 | 1.2 | 3.1 | 4.3 | 5.5 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 2.3 | 18.1 | |
Paul Silas | F-C | 82 | 31.7 | 44.0 | 78.3 | 4.1 | 7.1 | 11.2 | 2.3 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 11.5 | |
Don Nelson | F | 82 | 21.3 | 50.8 | 78.8 | 1.1 | 3.1 | 4.2 | 2.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 2.3 | 11.5 | |
Don Chaney | G | 81 | 27.9 | 46.4 | 82.8 | 2.6 | 2.1 | 4.7 | 2.2 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 10.4 | |
Paul Westphal | G | 82 | 14.2 | 50.1 | 73.2 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 2.1 | 7.2 | |
Steve Kuberski | F-C | 78 | 12.6 | 42.7 | 77.5 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 3.0 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 1.6 | 5.1 | |
Art Williams | G | 67 | 9.2 | 43.5 | 84.4 | 0.3 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 2.4 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 2.6 | |
Hank Finkel | C | 60 | 7.1 | 46.2 | 65.1 | 0.7 | 1.6 | 2.3 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 2.5 | |
Phil Hankinson | F | 28 | 5.8 | 48.5 | 76.9 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 3.9 | |
Steve Downing | C | 24 | 5.7 | 32.8 | 57.9 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.4 | 2.7 | |
Averages | 822 | 24.1 | 45.6 | 80.0 | 1.7 | 3.7 | 5.4 | 2.7 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 2.3 | 10.9 |
Postseason - Player Totals:
Player | Pos | GP | Min | FGA | FGM | 3PA | 3PM | FTA | FTM | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John Havlicek | F-G | 18 | 811 | 411 | 199 | 101 | 89 | 28 | 88 | 116 | 108 | 24 | 6 | 0 | 43 | 487 | ||
Dave Cowens | C-F | 18 | 772 | 370 | 161 | 59 | 47 | 60 | 180 | 240 | 66 | 21 | 17 | 0 | 85 | 369 | ||
Jo Jo White | G | 18 | 765 | 310 | 132 | 46 | 34 | 17 | 58 | 75 | 98 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 56 | 298 | ||
Don Nelson | F | 18 | 467 | 164 | 82 | 53 | 41 | 25 | 72 | 97 | 35 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 54 | 205 | ||
Don Chaney | G | 18 | 545 | 141 | 65 | 50 | 41 | 37 | 40 | 77 | 40 | 24 | 9 | 0 | 64 | 171 | ||
Paul Silas | F-C | 18 | 574 | 126 | 50 | 53 | 44 | 53 | 138 | 191 | 47 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 51 | 144 | ||
Paul Westphal | G | 18 | 241 | 100 | 46 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 31 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 37 | 103 | ||
Art Williams | G | 12 | 96 | 27 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 19 | 23 | 29 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 27 | ||
Hank Finkel | C | 8 | 46 | 18 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 17 | ||
Steve Kuberski | F-C | 9 | 69 | 25 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 15 | ||
Phil Hankinson | F | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
Steve Downing | C | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
Totals | 158 | 4395 | 1698 | 761 | 0 | 0 | 398 | 322 | 245 | 628 | 873 | 459 | 122 | 50 | 0 | 423 | 1844 |
Postseason Player Averages:
Player | Pos | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
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John Havlicek | F-G | 18 | 45.1 | 48.4 | 88.1 | 1.6 | 4.9 | 6.4 | 6.0 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 2.4 | 27.1 | |
Dave Cowens | C-F | 18 | 42.9 | 43.5 | 79.7 | 3.3 | 10.0 | 13.3 | 3.7 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 4.7 | 20.5 | |
Jo Jo White | G | 18 | 42.5 | 42.6 | 73.9 | 0.9 | 3.2 | 4.2 | 5.4 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 3.1 | 16.6 | |
Don Nelson | F | 18 | 25.9 | 50.0 | 77.4 | 1.4 | 4.0 | 5.4 | 1.9 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 11.4 | |
Don Chaney | G | 18 | 30.3 | 46.1 | 82.0 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 4.3 | 2.2 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 3.6 | 9.5 | |
Paul Silas | F-C | 18 | 31.9 | 39.7 | 83.0 | 2.9 | 7.7 | 10.6 | 2.6 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 2.8 | 8.0 | |
Paul Westphal | G | 18 | 13.4 | 46.0 | 73.3 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 2.1 | 5.7 | |
Art Williams | G | 12 | 8.0 | 37.0 | 87.5 | 0.3 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 2.3 | |
Hank Finkel | C | 8 | 5.8 | 44.4 | 100.0 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 2.1 | |
Steve Kuberski | F-C | 9 | 7.7 | 20.0 | 50.0 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 2.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.7 | |
Phil Hankinson | F | 2 | 2.5 | 50.0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | |
Steve Downing | C | 1 | 4.0 | 50.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | ||
Averages | 822 | 27.8 | 44.8 | 80.9 | 1.6 | 4.0 | 5.5 | 2.9 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 2.7 | 11.7 |