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 Statistics
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 Jo Jo White and Dave Cowens 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


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