1976-77 Boston Celtics Game-by-Game Results

National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 44-38
Finishing 2nd in the NBA's Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference
Postseason: 5-4 Lost conference semifinals
Conference First Round - Defeated San Antonio Spurs 2-0
Conference Semifinals - Lost to Philadelphia 76ers 4-3
Coach: Tom Heinsohn (44-38)
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
Attendance: 517,391, Avg. 12,619 in 41 home dates
1976-77 Boston Celtics Statistics
1976-77 Boston Celtics Roster

The Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association ended the 1976-77 season with a record of 44 wins and 38 losses, finishing second in the NBA's Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 5-4.

Boston scored 8,572 points and surrendered 8,734. Jo Jo White tossed in a team-best 1,609 points for the Celtics, and John Havlicek contributed 17 or more per game, too. Sidney Wicks accounted for 824 boards. Jo Jo White dished out 492 assists for the squad.

On defense, Jo Jo White added 118 steals.

Tom Heinsohn coached the team. The 1976-77 Boston Celtics lost in the conference semifinals.

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Regular Season Points For: 8572
Regular Season Points Against: 8734

Date Game Res Home Road Record
October 21, 1976 Boston Celtics 129 at Indiana Pacers 122 W 0-0 1-0 1-0 OT
October 23, 1976 Boston Celtics 111 at Milwaukee Bucks 107 W 0-0 2-0 2-0 OT
October 28, 1976 Buffalo Braves 105 at Boston Celtics 112 W 1-0 2-0 3-0 at Hartford, CT
October 30, 1976 Boston Celtics 126 at San Antonio Spurs 117 W 1-0 3-0 4-0
November 2, 1976 Boston Celtics 97 at New Orleans Jazz 115 L 1-0 3-1 4-1
November 3, 1976 Boston Celtics 111 at Houston Rockets 117 L 1-0 3-2 4-2 OT
November 5, 1976 Washington Bullets 107 at Boston Celtics 104 L 1-1 3-2 4-3
November 6, 1976 Boston Celtics 103 at Washington Bullets 109 L 1-1 3-3 4-4
November 10, 1976 Los Angeles Lakers 112 at Boston Celtics 117 W 2-1 3-3 5-4
November 12, 1976 New Orleans Jazz 110 at Boston Celtics 117 W 3-1 3-3 6-4
November 13, 1976 Boston Celtics 107 at Buffalo Braves 118 L 3-1 3-4 6-5
November 17, 1976 Atlanta Hawks 91 at Boston Celtics 104 W 4-1 3-4 7-5
November 19, 1976 Denver Nuggets 108 at Boston Celtics 112 W 5-1 3-4 8-5
November 20, 1976 Boston Celtics 110 at Detroit Pistons 116 L 5-1 3-5 8-6
November 23, 1976 Boston Celtics 102 at Philadelphia 76ers 116 L 5-1 3-6 8-7
November 24, 1976 Kansas City Kings 111 at Boston Celtics 133 W 6-1 3-6 9-7
November 26, 1976 Cleveland Cavaliers 108 at Boston Celtics 92 L 6-2 3-6 9-8
November 27, 1976 Boston Celtics 123 at New York Knicks 109 W 6-2 4-6 10-8
December 1, 1976 Seattle Supersonics 103 at Boston Celtics 107 W 7-2 4-6 11-8
December 3, 1976 Chicago Bulls 109 at Boston Celtics 115 W 8-2 4-6 12-8 OT
December 5, 1976 Boston Celtics 96 at Kansas City Kings 102 L 8-2 4-7 12-9
December 8, 1976 Portland Trail Blazers 95 at Boston Celtics 104 W 9-2 4-7 13-9
December 10, 1976 Phoenix Suns 107 at Boston Celtics 103 L 9-3 4-7 13-10
December 11, 1976 Boston Celtics 76 at Chicago Bulls 84 L 9-3 4-8 13-11
December 15, 1976 Milwaukee Bucks 125 at Boston Celtics 129 W 10-3 4-8 14-11
December 17, 1976 New York Knicks 123 at Boston Celtics 109 L 10-4 4-8 14-12
December 18, 1976 Boston Celtics 117 at Atlanta Hawks 110 W 10-4 5-8 15-12
December 19, 1976 Boston Celtics 94 at New York Nets 87 W 10-4 6-8 16-12
December 21, 1976 Boston Celtics 101 at Cleveland Cavaliers 108 L 10-4 6-9 16-13
December 26, 1976 Boston Celtics 103 at Denver Nuggets 101 W 10-4 7-9 17-13
December 28, 1976 Boston Celtics 105 at Los Angeles Lakers 134 L 10-4 7-10 17-14
December 29, 1976 Boston Celtics 87 at Phoenix Suns 97 L 10-4 7-11 17-15
January 2, 1977 Boston Celtics 98 at Golden State Warriors 105 L 10-4 7-12 17-16
January 4, 1977 Boston Celtics 84 at Portland Trail Blazers 128 L 10-4 7-13 17-17
January 5, 1977 Boston Celtics 93 at Seattle Supersonics 94 L 10-4 7-14 17-18
January 8, 1977 Boston Celtics 109 at Buffalo Braves 106 W 10-4 8-14 18-18
January 11, 1977 Houston Rockets 101 at Boston Celtics 105 W 11-4 8-14 19-18 at Hartford, CT
January 12, 1977 Indiana Pacers 112 at Boston Celtics 101 L 11-5 8-14 19-19
January 14, 1977 Portland Trail Blazers 107 at Boston Celtics 92 L 11-6 8-14 19-20
January 16, 1977 New York Nets 91 at Boston Celtics 106 W 12-6 8-14 20-20
January 18, 1977 Boston Celtics 89 at New Orleans Jazz 99 L 12-6 8-15 20-21
January 19, 1977 Boston Celtics 112 at Houston Rockets 102 W 12-6 9-15 21-21
January 21, 1977 San Antonio Spurs 90 at Boston Celtics 103 W 13-6 9-15 22-21
January 22, 1977 Boston Celtics 94 at Philadelphia 76ers 109 L 13-6 9-16 22-22
January 23, 1977 Philadelphia 76ers 91 at Boston Celtics 83 L 13-7 9-16 22-23
January 25, 1977 Detroit Pistons 91 at Boston Celtics 89 L 13-8 9-16 22-24
January 26, 1977 Boston Celtics 101 at Indiana Pacers 121 L 13-8 9-17 22-25
January 28, 1977 Milwaukee Bucks 113 at Boston Celtics 119 W 14-8 9-17 23-25
January 30, 1977 Golden State Warriors 109 at Boston Celtics 92 L 14-9 9-17 23-26
February 2, 1977 Boston Celtics 89 at New York Nets 99 L 14-9 9-18 23-27
February 4, 1977 Los Angeles Lakers 98 at Boston Celtics 99 W 15-9 9-18 24-27
February 6, 1977 Buffalo Braves 97 at Boston Celtics 113 W 16-9 9-18 25-27
February 11, 1977 New York Knicks 111 at Boston Celtics 119 W 17-9 9-18 26-27
February 15, 1977 Detroit Pistons 99 at Boston Celtics 109 W 18-9 9-18 27-27 at Hartford, CT
February 16, 1977 Boston Celtics 92 at Washington Bullets 111 L 18-9 9-19 27-28
February 17, 1977 Boston Celtics 126 at Kansas City Kings 125 W 18-9 10-19 28-28 OT
February 20, 1977 Boston Celtics 114 at Golden State Warriors 112 W 18-9 11-19 29-28
February 22, 1977 Boston Celtics 111 at Portland Trail Blazers 113 L 18-9 11-20 29-29
February 25, 1977 Boston Celtics 102 at Seattle Supersonics 92 W 18-9 12-20 30-29
February 26, 1977 Boston Celtics 108 at Phoenix Suns 104 W 18-9 13-20 31-29
February 27, 1977 Boston Celtics 100 at Denver Nuggets 121 L 18-9 13-21 31-30
March 1, 1977 Golden State Warriors 101 at Boston Celtics 94 L 18-10 13-21 31-31 at Hartford, CT
March 4, 1977 Boston Celtics 94 at Detroit Pistons 92 W 18-10 14-21 32-31
March 6, 1977 Denver Nuggets 110 at Boston Celtics 112 W 19-10 14-21 33-31 OT
March 9, 1977 Seattle Supersonics 114 at Boston Celtics 86 L 19-11 14-21 33-32
March 13, 1977 Phoenix Suns 107 at Boston Celtics 124 W 20-11 14-21 34-32
March 15, 1977 Boston Celtics 96 at Chicago Bulls 107 L 20-11 14-22 34-33
March 17, 1977 Boston Celtics 91 at Milwaukee Bucks 100 L 20-11 14-23 34-34
March 18, 1977 Atlanta Hawks 96 at Boston Celtics 98 W 21-11 14-23 35-34
March 20, 1977 Kansas City Kings 110 at Boston Celtics 118 W 22-11 14-23 36-34
March 22, 1977 Boston Celtics 108 at San Antonio Spurs 104 W 22-11 15-23 37-34
March 23, 1977 Boston Celtics 103 at Atlanta Hawks 96 W 22-11 16-23 38-34
March 25, 1977 Washington Bullets 122 at Boston Celtics 97 L 22-12 16-23 38-35
March 27, 1977 New York Nets 109 at Boston Celtics 114 W 23-12 16-23 39-35
March 29, 1977 Boston Celtics 82 at Cleveland Cavaliers 110 L 23-12 16-24 39-36
March 30, 1977 Chicago Bulls 88 at Boston Celtics 90 W 24-12 16-24 40-36 at Hartford, CT
April 3, 1977 Philadelphia 76ers 90 at Boston Celtics 96 W 25-12 16-24 41-36
April 5, 1977 Boston Celtics 113 at New York Knicks 121 L 25-12 16-25 41-37
April 6, 1977 Houston Rockets 104 at Boston Celtics 93 L 25-13 16-25 41-38
April 8, 1977 New Orleans Jazz 109 at Boston Celtics 120 W 26-13 16-25 42-38
April 9, 1977 San Antonio Spurs 105 at Boston Celtics 120 W 27-13 16-25 43-38 at Hartford, CT
April 10, 1977 Cleveland Cavaliers 105 at Boston Celtics 115 W 28-13 16-25 44-38
April 12, 1977 San Antonio Spurs 94 at Boston Celtics 104 W 1-0 0-0 1-0
April 15, 1977 Boston Celtics 113 at San Antonio Spurs 109 W 1-0 1-0 2-0
April 17, 1977 Boston Celtics 113 at Philadelphia 76ers 111 W 1-0 2-0 3-0
April 20, 1977 Boston Celtics 101 at Philadelphia 76ers 113 L 1-0 2-1 3-1
April 22, 1977 Philadelphia 76ers 109 at Boston Celtics 100 L 1-1 2-1 3-2
April 24, 1977 Philadelphia 76ers 119 at Boston Celtics 124 W 2-1 2-1 4-2
April 27, 1977 Boston Celtics 91 at Philadelphia 76ers 110 L 2-1 2-2 4-3
April 29, 1977 Philadelphia 76ers 108 at Boston Celtics 113 W 3-1 2-2 5-3
May 1, 1977 Boston Celtics 77 at Philadelphia 76ers 83 L 3-1 2-3 5-4


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