1975-76 Boston Celtics Game-by-Game Results

National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 54-28
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 Cleveland Cavaliers 4-2
Finals - Defeated Phoenix Suns 4-2
Coach: Tom Heinsohn (54-28)
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
Attendance: 539,589, Avg. 13,161 in 41 home dates
1975-76 Boston Celtics Statistics
1975-76 Boston Celtics Roster

The Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association ended the 1975-76 season with a record of 54 wins and 28 losses, finishing first in the NBA's Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 12-6.

Boston netted 8,708 points and yielded 8,516. Jo Jo White tossed in a team-best 1,552 points for the Celtics, while Dave Cowens and Charlie Scott scored 17 or more per game as well. Dave Cowens contributed 1,246 boards. Jo Jo White dished out 445 assists for the squad.

On defense, Jo Jo White added 107 steals.

Tom Heinsohn coached the team. The 1975-76 Boston Celtics won the NBA championship.

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Regular Season Points For: 8708
Regular Season Points Against: 8516

Date Game Res Home Road Record
October 24, 1975 Houston Rockets 94 at Boston Celtics 109 W 1-0 0-0 1-0
October 29, 1975 Golden State Warriors 106 at Boston Celtics 115 W 2-0 0-0 2-0
October 31, 1975 Portland Trail Blazers 94 at Boston Celtics 112 W 3-0 0-0 3-0
November 1, 1975 Boston Celtics 82 at Chicago Bulls 84 L 3-0 0-1 3-1
November 5, 1975 Buffalo Braves 95 at Boston Celtics 105 W 4-0 0-1 4-1
November 7, 1975 Boston Celtics 101 at Milwaukee Bucks 104 L 4-0 0-2 4-2
November 8, 1975 Boston Celtics 118 at Detroit Pistons 104 W 4-0 1-2 5-2
November 11, 1975 Atlanta Hawks 100 at Boston Celtics 91 L 4-1 1-2 5-3 at Hartford, CT
November 13, 1975 Boston Celtics 107 at Washington Bullets 110 L 4-1 1-3 5-4
November 14, 1975 Philadelphia 76ers 119 at Boston Celtics 109 L 4-2 1-3 5-5
November 15, 1975 Boston Celtics 112 at Buffalo Braves 110 W 4-2 2-3 6-5
November 21, 1975 New York Knicks 101 at Boston Celtics 110 W 5-2 2-3 7-5
November 23, 1975 Boston Celtics 105 at Cleveland Cavaliers 90 W 5-2 3-3 8-5
November 26, 1975 Seattle Supersonics 110 at Boston Celtics 109 L 5-3 3-3 8-6
November 28, 1975 Atlanta Hawks 107 at Boston Celtics 114 W 6-3 3-3 9-6
December 2, 1975 Boston Celtics 103 at New York Knicks 100 W 6-3 4-3 10-6
December 3, 1975 Chicago Bulls 109 at Boston Celtics 106 L 6-4 4-3 10-7
December 5, 1975 New Orleans Jazz 93 at Boston Celtics 104 W 7-4 4-3 11-7
December 6, 1975 Boston Celtics 111 at Atlanta Hawks 104 W 7-4 5-3 12-7
December 10, 1975 Milwaukee Bucks 98 at Boston Celtics 111 W 8-4 5-3 13-7
December 12, 1975 Washington Bullets 108 at Boston Celtics 130 W 9-4 5-3 14-7
December 13, 1975 Boston Celtics 137 at Houston Rockets 120 W 9-4 6-3 15-7
December 14, 1975 Boston Celtics 102 at New Orleans Jazz 93 W 9-4 7-3 16-7
December 17, 1975 Kansas City Kings 104 at Boston Celtics 118 W 10-4 7-3 17-7 at Hartford, CT
December 19, 1975 New York Knicks 112 at Boston Celtics 120 W 11-4 7-3 18-7
December 20, 1975 Boston Celtics 111 at Philadelphia 76ers 97 W 11-4 8-3 19-7
December 23, 1975 Boston Celtics 92 at Buffalo Braves 101 L 11-4 8-4 19-8
December 26, 1975 Boston Celtics 112 at Phoenix Suns 106 W 11-4 9-4 20-8
December 28, 1975 Boston Celtics 123 at Los Angeles Lakers 113 W 11-4 10-4 21-8
December 30, 1975 Boston Celtics 101 at Golden State Warriors 133 L 11-4 10-5 21-9
January 2, 1976 Boston Celtics 102 at Seattle Supersonics 98 W 11-4 11-5 22-9
January 3, 1976 Boston Celtics 97 at Portland Trail Blazers 125 L 11-4 11-6 22-10
January 7, 1976 Los Angeles Lakers 103 at Boston Celtics 109 W 12-4 11-6 23-10
January 9, 1976 Washington Bullets 113 at Boston Celtics 118 W 13-4 11-6 24-10
January 11, 1976 Boston Celtics 107 at Philadelphia 76ers 118 L 13-4 11-7 24-11
January 13, 1976 Portland Trail Blazers 94 at Boston Celtics 106 W 14-4 11-7 25-11 at Hartford, CT
January 14, 1976 Boston Celtics 101 at Kansas City Kings 106 L 14-4 11-8 25-12
January 16, 1976 Philadelphia 76ers 110 at Boston Celtics 118 W 15-4 11-8 26-12
January 17, 1976 Boston Celtics 94 at Chicago Bulls 92 W 15-4 12-8 27-12
January 18, 1976 Boston Celtics 97 at Milwaukee Bucks 94 W 15-4 13-8 28-12
January 20, 1976 Boston Celtics 85 at Cleveland Cavaliers 98 L 15-4 13-9 28-13
January 21, 1976 Phoenix Suns 100 at Boston Celtics 114 W 16-4 13-9 29-13
January 23, 1976 Detroit Pistons 91 at Boston Celtics 108 W 17-4 13-9 30-13
January 25, 1976 Buffalo Braves 107 at Boston Celtics 135 W 18-4 13-9 31-13
January 28, 1976 Atlanta Hawks 99 at Boston Celtics 110 W 19-4 13-9 32-13
January 31, 1976 Boston Celtics 109 at Buffalo Braves 100 W 19-4 14-9 33-13
February 1, 1976 Boston Celtics 114 at Detroit Pistons 109 W 19-4 15-9 34-13
February 7, 1976 Boston Celtics 106 at New York Knicks 98 W 19-4 16-9 35-13
February 8, 1976 New York Knicks 97 at Boston Celtics 89 L 19-5 16-9 35-14
February 11, 1976 Boston Celtics 103 at Houston Rockets 115 L 19-5 16-10 35-15
February 13, 1976 Boston Celtics 109 at Phoenix Suns 108 W 19-5 17-10 36-15
February 15, 1976 Boston Celtics 105 at Portland Trail Blazers 109 L 19-5 17-11 36-16
February 18, 1976 Boston Celtics 99 at Seattle Supersonics 124 L 19-5 17-12 36-17
February 20, 1976 Boston Celtics 125 at Los Angeles Lakers 113 W 19-5 18-12 37-17
February 21, 1976 Boston Celtics 94 at Golden State Warriors 100 L 19-5 18-13 37-18
February 25, 1976 Houston Rockets 102 at Boston Celtics 103 W 20-5 18-13 38-18
February 27, 1976 Seattle Supersonics 118 at Boston Celtics 122 W 21-5 18-13 39-18
February 29, 1976 Golden State Warriors 101 at Boston Celtics 119 W 22-5 18-13 40-18
March 3, 1976 Boston Celtics 110 at Philadelphia 76ers 123 L 22-5 18-14 40-19
March 4, 1976 Boston Celtics 98 at Atlanta Hawks 103 L 22-5 18-15 40-20
March 5, 1976 Boston Celtics 98 at New Orleans Jazz 93 W 22-5 19-15 41-20
March 7, 1976 Detroit Pistons 87 at Boston Celtics 88 W 23-5 19-15 42-20
March 9, 1976 New Orleans Jazz 117 at Boston Celtics 99 L 23-6 19-15 42-21 at Hartford, CT
March 10, 1976 Los Angeles Lakers 89 at Boston Celtics 92 W 24-6 19-15 43-21
March 14, 1976 Washington Bullets 102 at Boston Celtics 89 L 24-7 19-15 43-22
March 19, 1976 Kansas City Kings 117 at Boston Celtics 120 W 25-7 19-15 44-22 OT
March 20, 1976 Boston Celtics 103 at Philadelphia 76ers 96 W 25-7 20-15 45-22 OT
March 21, 1976 Philadelphia 76ers 100 at Boston Celtics 108 W 26-7 20-15 46-22
March 23, 1976 Boston Celtics 101 at New Orleans Jazz 97 W 26-7 21-15 47-22 OT
March 24, 1976 Chicago Bulls 87 at Boston Celtics 94 W 27-7 21-15 48-22
March 26, 1976 Cleveland Cavaliers 93 at Boston Celtics 95 W 28-7 21-15 49-22
March 27, 1976 Boston Celtics 103 at New York Knicks 105 L 28-7 21-16 49-23
March 28, 1976 New York Knicks 94 at Boston Celtics 100 W 29-7 21-16 50-23
March 30, 1976 Boston Celtics 83 at Buffalo Braves 93 L 29-7 21-17 50-24
March 31, 1976 Phoenix Suns 102 at Boston Celtics 122 W 30-7 21-17 51-24
April 1, 1976 Boston Celtics 95 at Cleveland Cavaliers 88 W 30-7 22-17 52-24
April 2, 1976 Houston Rockets 115 at Boston Celtics 119 W 31-7 22-17 53-24
April 4, 1976 Buffalo Braves 117 at Boston Celtics 114 L 31-8 22-17 53-25
April 6, 1976 Cleveland Cavaliers 101 at Boston Celtics 92 L 31-9 22-17 53-26 at Hartford, CT
April 8, 1976 Boston Celtics 104 at Kansas City Kings 131 L 31-9 22-18 53-27
April 9, 1976 Milwaukee Bucks 106 at Boston Celtics 100 L 31-10 22-18 53-28
April 11, 1976 Boston Celtics 103 at Washington Bullets 99 W 31-10 23-18 54-28
April 21, 1976 Buffalo Braves 98 at Boston Celtics 107 W 1-0 0-0 1-0
April 23, 1976 Buffalo Braves 96 at Boston Celtics 101 W 2-0 0-0 2-0
April 25, 1976 Boston Celtics 93 at Buffalo Braves 98 L 2-0 0-1 2-1
April 28, 1976 Boston Celtics 122 at Buffalo Braves 124 L 2-0 0-2 2-2
April 30, 1976 Buffalo Braves 88 at Boston Celtics 99 W 3-0 0-2 3-2
May 2, 1976 Boston Celtics 104 at Buffalo Braves 100 W 3-0 1-2 4-2
May 6, 1976 Cleveland Cavaliers 99 at Boston Celtics 111 W 4-0 1-2 5-2
May 9, 1976 Cleveland Cavaliers 89 at Boston Celtics 94 W 5-0 1-2 6-2
May 11, 1976 Boston Celtics 78 at Cleveland Cavaliers 83 L 5-0 1-3 6-3
May 14, 1976 Boston Celtics 87 at Cleveland Cavaliers 106 L 5-0 1-4 6-4
May 16, 1976 Cleveland Cavaliers 94 at Boston Celtics 99 W 6-0 1-4 7-4
May 18, 1976 Boston Celtics 94 at Cleveland Cavaliers 87 W 6-0 2-4 8-4
May 23, 1976 Phoenix Suns 87 at Boston Celtics 98 W 7-0 2-4 9-4
May 27, 1976 Phoenix Suns 90 at Boston Celtics 105 W 8-0 2-4 10-4
May 30, 1976 Boston Celtics 98 at Phoenix Suns 105 L 8-0 2-5 10-5
June 2, 1976 Boston Celtics 107 at Phoenix Suns 109 L 8-0 2-6 10-6
June 4, 1976 Phoenix Suns 126 at Boston Celtics 128 W 9-0 2-6 11-6 3OT
June 6, 1976 Boston Celtics 87 at Phoenix Suns 80 W 9-0 3-6 12-6


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