1973-74 Boston Celtics Game-by-Game Results

National Basketball Association (NBA)
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 Statistics
1973-74 Boston Celtics Roster

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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Regular Season Points For: 8937
Regular Season Points Against: 8616

Date Game Res Home Road Record
October 12, 1973 Buffalo Braves 112 at Boston Celtics 118 W 1-0 0-0 1-0
October 13, 1973 Boston Celtics 111 at Philadelphia 76ers 106 W 1-0 1-0 2-0
October 19, 1973 Philadelphia 76ers 102 at Boston Celtics 133 W 2-0 1-0 3-0
October 20, 1973 Boston Celtics 87 at Capital Bullets 96 L 2-0 1-1 3-1
October 24, 1973 Houston Rockets 132 at Boston Celtics 117 L 2-1 1-1 3-2
October 26, 1973 New York Knicks 101 at Boston Celtics 113 W 3-1 1-1 4-2
October 28, 1973 Boston Celtics 99 at Cleveland Cavaliers 102 L 3-1 1-2 4-3
October 31, 1973 Cleveland Cavaliers 110 at Boston Celtics 128 W 4-1 1-2 5-3
November 2, 1973 Golden State Warriors 105 at Boston Celtics 108 W 5-1 1-2 6-3
November 3, 1973 Boston Celtics 122 at Atlanta Hawks 109 W 5-1 2-2 7-3
November 8, 1973 Boston Celtics 94 at New York Knicks 84 W 5-1 3-2 8-3
November 9, 1973 Phoenix Suns 107 at Boston Celtics 122 W 6-1 3-2 9-3
November 10, 1973 Boston Celtics 102 at Detroit Pistons 97 W 6-1 4-2 10-3 at Providence, RI
November 14, 1973 Seattle Supersonics 104 at Boston Celtics 110 W 7-1 4-2 11-3
November 16, 1973 Milwaukee Bucks 90 at Boston Celtics 105 W 8-1 4-2 12-3
November 17, 1973 Boston Celtics 123 at Kansas City-Omaha Kings 110 W 8-1 5-2 13-3
November 23, 1973 Kansas City-Omaha Kings 102 at Boston Celtics 119 W 9-1 5-2 14-3
November 25, 1973 Boston Celtics 107 at Cleveland Cavaliers 101 W 9-1 6-2 15-3
November 28, 1973 Capital Bullets 104 at Boston Celtics 111 W 10-1 6-2 16-3
November 30, 1973 Boston Celtics 93 at Milwaukee Bucks 117 L 10-1 6-3 16-4
December 1, 1973 Chicago Bulls 98 at Boston Celtics 120 W 11-1 6-3 17-4
December 5, 1973 New York Knicks 97 at Boston Celtics 119 W 12-1 6-3 18-4
December 7, 1973 Atlanta Hawks 112 at Boston Celtics 116 W 13-1 6-3 19-4
December 8, 1973 Boston Celtics 95 at Chicago Bulls 112 L 13-1 6-4 19-5
December 9, 1973 Boston Celtics 118 at Buffalo Braves 114 W 13-1 7-4 20-5 at Toronto, Ont
December 12, 1973 Boston Celtics 126 at Buffalo Braves 119 W 13-1 8-4 21-5 at Providence, RI
December 14, 1973 Boston Celtics 114 at Houston Rockets 106 W 13-1 9-4 22-5
December 15, 1973 Boston Celtics 120 at Phoenix Suns 121 L 13-1 9-5 22-6
December 16, 1973 Boston Celtics 115 at Los Angeles Lakers 110 W 13-1 10-5 23-6
December 18, 1973 Boston Celtics 125 at Golden State Warriors 106 W 13-1 11-5 24-6
December 21, 1973 Boston Celtics 124 at Portland Trail Blazers 120 W 13-1 12-5 25-6 OT
December 23, 1973 Boston Celtics 96 at Seattle Supersonics 95 W 13-1 13-5 26-6
December 26, 1973 Boston Celtics 125 at Buffalo Braves 123 W 13-1 14-5 27-6
December 29, 1973 Boston Celtics 111 at Cleveland Cavaliers 92 W 13-1 15-5 28-6 at Providence, RI
December 31, 1973 Philadelphia 76ers 97 at Boston Celtics 106 W 14-1 15-5 29-6
January 2, 1974 Boston Celtics 97 at Kansas City-Omaha Kings 109 L 14-1 15-6 29-7
January 4, 1974 Boston Celtics 101 at Detroit Pistons 106 L 14-1 15-7 29-8
January 5, 1974 Boston Celtics 108 at Philadelphia 76ers 102 W 14-1 16-7 30-8 OT at Providence, RI
January 9, 1974 Chicago Bulls 89 at Boston Celtics 106 W 15-1 16-7 31-8
January 11, 1974 Los Angeles Lakers 111 at Boston Celtics 103 L 15-2 16-7 31-9
January 13, 1974 Boston Celtics 128 at Atlanta Hawks 105 W 15-2 17-7 32-9
January 18, 1974 Atlanta Hawks 94 at Boston Celtics 98 W 16-2 17-7 33-9
January 20, 1974 Golden State Warriors 123 at Boston Celtics 102 L 16-3 17-7 33-10
January 23, 1974 Seattle Supersonics 98 at Boston Celtics 97 L 16-4 17-7 33-11
January 25, 1974 Philadelphia 76ers 97 at Boston Celtics 112 W 17-4 17-7 34-11
January 27, 1974 Kansas City-Omaha Kings 98 at Boston Celtics 119 W 18-4 17-7 35-11
January 29, 1974 Boston Celtics 83 at New York Knicks 104 L 18-4 17-8 35-12
January 30, 1974 Cleveland Cavaliers 108 at Boston Celtics 120 W 19-4 17-8 36-12
February 1, 1974 Boston Celtics 106 at Philadelphia 76ers 105 W 19-4 18-8 37-12 at Hershey, PA
February 3, 1974 Capital Bullets 112 at Boston Celtics 99 L 19-5 18-8 37-13
February 5, 1974 Boston Celtics 98 at Chicago Bulls 100 L 19-5 18-9 37-14
February 6, 1974 Boston Celtics 105 at Milwaukee Bucks 104 W 19-5 19-9 38-14
February 8, 1974 New York Knicks 97 at Boston Celtics 125 W 20-5 19-9 39-14
February 10, 1974 Milwaukee Bucks 95 at Boston Celtics 86 L 20-6 19-9 39-15 at Providence, RI
February 12, 1974 Boston Celtics 107 at Golden State Warriors 102 W 20-6 20-9 40-15
February 13, 1974 Boston Celtics 100 at Seattle Supersonics 118 L 20-6 20-10 40-16
February 15, 1974 Boston Celtics 106 at Portland Trail Blazers 104 W 20-6 21-10 41-16
February 17, 1974 Boston Celtics 95 at Capital Bullets 99 L 20-6 21-11 41-17
February 19, 1974 Detroit Pistons 97 at Boston Celtics 107 W 21-6 21-11 42-17
February 22, 1974 Boston Celtics 116 at Buffalo Braves 109 W 21-6 22-11 43-17
February 24, 1974 Boston Celtics 111 at Atlanta Hawks 96 W 21-6 23-11 44-17 at Providence, RI
February 26, 1974 Boston Celtics 86 at Detroit Pistons 83 W 21-6 24-11 45-17
February 27, 1974 Buffalo Braves 122 at Boston Celtics 104 L 21-7 24-11 45-18 at Providence, RI
March 1, 1974 Boston Celtics 94 at Buffalo Braves 110 L 21-7 24-12 45-19
March 2, 1974 Boston Celtics 104 at New York Knicks 88 W 21-7 25-12 46-19
March 3, 1974 New York Knicks 108 at Boston Celtics 102 L 21-8 25-12 46-20 OT
March 6, 1974 Boston Celtics 111 at Los Angeles Lakers 116 L 21-8 25-13 46-21
March 7, 1974 Boston Celtics 99 at Phoenix Suns 97 W 21-8 26-13 47-21
March 8, 1974 Boston Celtics 106 at Houston Rockets 113 L 21-8 26-14 47-22
March 10, 1974 Los Angeles Lakers 82 at Boston Celtics 94 W 22-8 26-14 48-22
March 12, 1974 Boston Celtics 110 at Portland Trail Blazers 93 W 22-8 27-14 49-22 at Providence, RI
March 13, 1974 Phoenix Suns 97 at Boston Celtics 104 W 23-8 27-14 50-22
March 15, 1974 Boston Celtics 103 at Cleveland Cavaliers 104 L 23-8 27-15 50-23
March 16, 1974 Boston Celtics 146 at Philadelphia 76ers 127 W 23-8 28-15 51-23
March 17, 1974 Capital Bullets 103 at Boston Celtics 129 W 24-8 28-15 52-23
March 19, 1974 Boston Celtics 110 at Houston Rockets 107 W 24-8 29-15 53-23
March 20, 1974 Boston Celtics 89 at Atlanta Hawks 99 L 24-8 29-16 53-24
March 22, 1974 Portland Trail Blazers 118 at Boston Celtics 126 W 25-8 29-16 54-24
March 23, 1974 Boston Celtics 108 at Houston Rockets 105 W 25-8 30-16 55-24 at Providence, RI
March 24, 1974 Houston Rockets 106 at Boston Celtics 109 W 26-8 30-16 56-24 OT
March 26, 1974 Boston Celtics 108 at Capital Bullets 126 L 26-8 30-17 56-25
March 27, 1974 Boston Celtics 108 at Philadelphia 76ers 117 L 26-8 30-18 56-26
March 30, 1974 Buffalo Braves 97 at Boston Celtics 107 W 1-0 0-0 1-0
April 2, 1974 Boston Celtics 105 at Buffalo Braves 115 L 1-0 0-1 1-1
April 3, 1974 Buffalo Braves 107 at Boston Celtics 120 W 2-0 0-1 2-1
April 6, 1974 Boston Celtics 102 at Buffalo Braves 104 L 2-0 0-2 2-2
April 9, 1974 Buffalo Braves 97 at Boston Celtics 100 W 3-0 0-2 3-2
April 12, 1974 Boston Celtics 106 at Buffalo Braves 104 W 3-0 1-2 4-2
April 14, 1974 New York Knicks 88 at Boston Celtics 113 W 4-0 1-2 5-2
April 16, 1974 Boston Celtics 111 at New York Knicks 99 W 4-0 2-2 6-2
April 19, 1974 New York Knicks 103 at Boston Celtics 100 L 4-1 2-2 6-3
April 21, 1974 Boston Celtics 98 at New York Knicks 91 W 4-1 3-2 7-3
April 24, 1974 New York Knicks 94 at Boston Celtics 105 W 5-1 3-2 8-3
April 28, 1974 Boston Celtics 98 at Milwaukee Bucks 83 W 5-1 4-2 9-3
April 30, 1974 Boston Celtics 96 at Milwaukee Bucks 105 L 5-1 4-3 9-4 OT
May 3, 1974 Milwaukee Bucks 83 at Boston Celtics 95 W 6-1 4-3 10-4
May 5, 1974 Milwaukee Bucks 97 at Boston Celtics 89 L 6-2 4-3 10-5
May 7, 1974 Boston Celtics 96 at Milwaukee Bucks 87 W 6-2 5-3 11-5
May 10, 1974 Milwaukee Bucks 102 at Boston Celtics 101 L 6-3 5-3 11-6 2OT
May 12, 1974 Boston Celtics 102 at Milwaukee Bucks 87 W 6-3 6-3 12-6


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