1966–67 Boston Celtics season
Appearance
1966–67 Boston Celtics season | |
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Head coach | Bill Russell |
General manager | Red Auerbach |
Arena | Boston Garden |
Results | |
Record | 60–21 (.741) |
Place | Division: 2nd (Eastern) |
Playoff finish | East Division finals (lost to 76ers 1–4) |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Local media | |
Television | WKBG-TV |
Radio | WHDH |
The 1966–67 NBA season was the Boston Celtics' 21st season in the NBA. The Celtics finished the season with a 60–21 record, the second best in the league. However, they lost to the Philadelphia 76ers in the Eastern Conference finals 4 games to the Philadelphia 76ers, thus ending their 8-year streak.[1]
This marked the first of three seasons Bill Russell coached the club—while still a player—stepping in for Red Auerbach who would focus on his expanded role as general manager (he was already the de facto GM by that point).
Draft picks
[edit]This table only displays picks through the second round.
Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College |
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1 | 8 | Jim Barnett | SF/SG | United States | Oregon |
2 | 18 | Leon Clark | SF/PF | United States | Wyoming |
Roster
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Regular season
[edit]Season standings
[edit]W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Neutral | Div | |
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x-Philadelphia 76ers | 68 | 13 | .840 | – | 28–2 | 26–8 | 14–3 | 28–8 |
x-Boston Celtics | 60 | 21 | .741 | 8 | 27–4 | 25–11 | 8–6 | 30–6 |
x-Cincinnati Royals | 39 | 42 | .481 | 29 | 20–11 | 12–24 | 7–7 | 14–22 |
x-New York Knicks | 36 | 45 | .444 | 32 | 20–15 | 9–24 | 7–6 | 11–25 |
Baltimore Bullets | 20 | 61 | .247 | 48 | 12–20 | 3–30 | 5–11 | 7–29 |
Record vs. opponents
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Team | BAL | BOS | CHI | CIN | DET | LAL | NYK | PHI | SFW | STL |
Baltimore | — | 1–8 | 3–6 | 3–6 | 2–7 | 2–7 | 2–7 | 1–8 | 2–7 | 4–5 |
Boston | 8–1 | — | 8–1 | 8–1 | 6–3 | 5–4 | 9–0 | 5–4 | 6–3 | 5–4 |
Chicago | 6–3 | 1–8 | — | 5–4 | 4–5 | 6–3 | 3–6 | 1–8 | 3–6 | 4–5 |
Cincinnati | 6–3 | 1–8 | 4–5 | — | 7–2 | 3–6 | 6–3 | 1–8 | 5–4 | 6–3 |
Detroit | 7–2 | 3–6 | 5–4 | 2–7 | — | 5–4 | 4–5 | 0–9 | 2–7 | 2–7 |
Los Angeles | 7–2 | 4–5 | 3–6 | 6–3 | 4–5 | — | 4–5 | 1–8 | 3–6 | 4–5 |
New York | 7–2 | 0–9 | 6–3 | 3–6 | 5–4 | 5–4 | — | 1–8 | 5–4 | 4–5 |
Philadelphia | 8–1 | 4–5 | 8–1 | 8–1 | 9–0 | 8–1 | 8–1 | — | 7–2 | 8–1 |
San Francisco | 7–2 | 3–6 | 6–3 | 4–5 | 7–2 | 6–3 | 4–5 | 2–7 | — | 5–4 |
St. Louis | 5–4 | 4–5 | 5–4 | 3–6 | 7–2 | 5–4 | 5–4 | 1–8 | 4–5 | — |
Game log
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# | Date | Opponent | Score | High points | Record | |||||
1 | October 15 | San Francisco | 113–121 | Sam Jones (29) | 1–0 | |||||
2 | October 21 | Baltimore | 91–111 | John Havlicek (28) | 2–0 | |||||
3 | October 22 | @ New York | 126–97 | Sam Jones (27) | 3–0 | |||||
4 | October 27 | N Chicago | 100–123 | Bailey Howell (28) | 4–0 | |||||
5 | October 29 | @ Philadelphia | 96–138 | Larry Siegfried (24) | 4–1 | |||||
6 | November 2 | Los Angeles | 108–133 | John Havlicek (27) | 5–1 | |||||
7 | November 3 | N Chicago | 108–137 | Bailey Howell (21) | 6–1 | |||||
8 | November 5 | Philadelphia | 87–105 | Havlicek, S. Jones (29) | 7–1 | |||||
9 | November 8 | @ Chicago | 112–101 | Bailey Howell (25) | 8–1 | |||||
10 | November 10 | @ Cincinnati | 113–112 (OT) | Bailey Howell (27) | 9–1 | |||||
11 | November 11 | New York | 106–111 | Bill Russell (21) | 10–1 | |||||
12 | November 12 | @ St. Louis | 92–115 | Havlicek, Howell (14) | 10–2 | |||||
13 | November 18 | Baltimore | 119–143 | Sam Jones (27) | 11–2 | |||||
14 | November 19 | @ Baltimore | 147–125 | John Havlicek (32) | 12–2 | |||||
15 | November 23 | St. Louis | 103–123 | John Havlicek (34) | 13–2 | |||||
16 | November 24 | @ St. Louis | 101–78 | Larry Siegfried (24) | 14–2 | |||||
17 | November 25 | @ Detroit | 105–107 | Bailey Howell (29) | 14–3 | |||||
18 | November 26 | Cincinnati | 87–118 | Don Nelson (24) | 15–3 | |||||
19 | November 29 | N Detroit | 104–100 | Bailey Howell (23) | 15–4 | |||||
20 | December 2 | Detroit | 119–116 | John Havlicek (32) | 15–5 | |||||
21 | December 3 | @ New York | 120–109 | Sam Jones (31) | 16–5 | |||||
22 | December 6 | N Detroit | 111–130 | Bailey Howell (26) | 17–5 | |||||
23 | December 7 | Cincinnati | 91–119 | John Havlicek (32) | 18–5 | |||||
24 | December 9 | @ Cincinnati | 117–99 | Sam Jones (31) | 19–5 | |||||
25 | December 10 | Chicago | 110–125 | Sam Jones (25) | 20–5 | |||||
26 | December 11 | Philadelphia | 103–117 | John Havlicek (34) | 21–5 | |||||
27 | December 15 | N St. Louis | 116–114 | Howell, Russell (22) | 21–6 | |||||
28 | December 17 | @ San Francisco | 118–110 | Havlicek, S. Jones (30) | 22–6 | |||||
29 | December 18 | @ Los Angeles | 125–127 | John Havlicek (27) | 22–7 | |||||
30 | December 20 | N Detroit | 113–116 (OT) | John Havlicek (32) | 23–7 | |||||
31 | December 23 | St. Louis | 103–114 | Sam Jones (32) | 24–7 | |||||
32 | December 26 | Los Angeles | 106–121 | John Havlicek (25) | 25–7 | |||||
33 | December 28 | @ Philadelphia | 108–113 | Sam Jones (22) | 25–8 | |||||
34 | December 29 | @ St. Louis | 112–110 | John Havlicek (21) | 26–8 | |||||
35 | December 30 | @ Chicago | 110–106 | Sam Jones (33) | 27–8 | |||||
36 | January 1 | @ Los Angeles | 110–111 | Sam Jones (28) | 27–9 | |||||
37 | January 3 | @ San Francisco | 126–121 (OT) | Sam Jones (31) | 28–9 | |||||
38 | January 6 | @ Los Angeles | 99–102 | Sam Jones (22) | 28–10 | |||||
39 | January 7 | @ San Francisco | 108–110 | Bailey Howell (24) | 28–11 | |||||
40 | January 13 | Chicago | 102–122 | Larry Siegfried (24) | 29–11 | |||||
41 | January 14 | @ Baltimore | 115–106 | Larry Siegfried (25) | 30–11 | |||||
42 | January 15 | Philadelphia | 110–95 | Havlicek, S. Jones (21) | 30–12 | |||||
43 | January 17 | @ Chicago | 109–101 | Bailey Howell (30) | 31–12 | |||||
44 | January 18 | @ Cincinnati | 119–106 | John Havlicek (20) | 32–12 | |||||
45 | January 20 | Baltimore | 117–129 | John Havlicek (33) | 33–12 | |||||
46 | January 22 | Los Angeles | 120–121 (OT) | Sam Jones (31) | 34–12 | |||||
47 | January 24 | @ Philadelphia | 118–106 | Sam Jones (38) | 35–12 | |||||
48 | January 25 | @ Detroit | 112–105 | Sam Jones (30) | 36–12 | |||||
49 | January 27 | Detroit | 106–112 | Sam Jones (26) | 37–12 | |||||
50 | January 28 | @ New York | 114–112 | Bailey Howell (25) | 38–12 | |||||
51 | January 29 | New York | 106–141 | Bailey Howell (32) | 39–12 | |||||
52 | January 30 | N San Francisco | 108–121 | Sam Jones (32) | 40–12 | |||||
53 | February 1 | @ Baltimore | 111–107 | Sam Jones (29) | 41–12 | |||||
54 | February 3 | St. Louis | 131–113 | John Havlicek (27) | 41–13 | |||||
55 | February 5 | Cincinnati | 121–137 | Sam Jones (26) | 42–13 | |||||
56 | February 7 | N Cincinnati | 123–138 | Bailey Howell (28) | 43–13 | |||||
57 | February 9 | N Baltimore | 124–128 | Bailey Howell (26) | 43–14 | |||||
58 | February 10 | San Francisco | 136–137 (2OT) | John Havlicek (28) | 44–14 | |||||
59 | February 12 | Philadelphia | 112–113 | John Havlicek (33) | 45–14 | |||||
60 | February 14 | N San Francisco | 128–122 | John Havlicek (32) | 45–15 | |||||
61 | February 15 | @ Los Angeles | 114–124 | John Havlicek (24) | 45–16 | |||||
62 | February 17 | @ Los Angeles | 120–119 | Larry Siegfried (32) | 46–16 | |||||
63 | February 18 | N San Francisco | 130–124 | John Havlicek (29) | 46–17 | |||||
64 | February 21 | @ New York | 143–114 | Sam Jones (27) | 47–17 | |||||
65 | February 22 | @ Baltimore | 135–120 | Sam Jones (42) | 48–17 | |||||
66 | February 23 | New York | 117–122 | Howell, Siegfried (28) | 49–17 | |||||
67 | February 26 | @ St. Louis | 130–119 | Sam Jones (39) | 50–17 | |||||
68 | March 1 | San Francisco | 125–137 | John Havlicek (36) | 51–17 | |||||
69 | March 2 | N Chicago | 108–114 | Sam Jones (33) | 52–17 | |||||
70 | March 3 | Cincinnati | 104–111 | Larry Siegfried (29) | 53–17 | |||||
71 | March 5 | Los Angeles | 105–130 | Sam Jones (22) | 54–17 | |||||
72 | March 6 | N Detroit | 103–127 | Bailey Howell (38) | 55–17 | |||||
73 | March 7 | @ Chicago | 114–117 | Larry Siegfried (24) | 55–18 | |||||
74 | March 8 | Philadelphia | 115–113 (OT) | Sam Jones (20) | 55–19 | |||||
75 | March 11 | @ Philadelphia | 116–114 | Sam Jones (26) | 56–19 | |||||
76 | March 12 | Baltimore | 118–123 | Bailey Howell (30) | 57–19 | |||||
77 | March 13 | N St. Louis | 123–122 | Bailey Howell (24) | 57–20 | |||||
78 | March 15 | @ Cincinnati | 108–112 | John Havlicek (30) | 57–21 | |||||
79 | March 16 | @ Detroit | 132–109 | Bailey Howell (37) | 58–21 | |||||
80 | March 18 | @ New York | 140–123 | Bailey Howell (34) | 59–21 | |||||
81 | March 19 | New York | 113–124 | Sam Jones (29) | 60–21 |