Dave Cowens Playoffs Game Log

Pronunciation: \COW-ens\

David William Cowens

(Big Red, Dave the Rave)

Position: Center and Power Forward ▪ Shoots: Left

6-9, 230lb (206cm, 104kg)

Born: October 25, 1948 in Newport, Kentucky us

College: Florida State

High School: Central Catholic in Newport, Kentucky

Draft: Boston Celtics, 1st round (4th pick, 4th overall), 1970 NBA Draft

NBA Debut: October 13, 1970

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1991 (Full List)

Career Length: 11 years

Hall of Fame
8x All Star
2x NBA Champ
3x All-NBA
1970-71 All-Rookie
1970-71 ROY
1972-73 AS MVP
1972-73 MVP
3x All-Defensive
NBA 75th Anniv. Team
1974-75 MBWA NBA MVP
1970-71 MBWA NBA ROY

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SUMMARY

Career

766

PTS

17.6

TRB

13.6

AST

3.8

FG%

46.0

FG3%

7.1

FT%

78.3

eFG%

46.0

PER

17.0

86.3

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Game Log Summary

MP

10-19	1
20-29	5
30-39	15
40+	68

PTS

0-9	7
10-19	43
20-29	31
30-39	8

TRB

0-4	2
5-9	15
10-14	27
15-19	32
20+	13

AST

0-4	61
5-9	27
10-14	1

STL

BLK

PF

0	1
1-2	5
3-4	28
5	40
6	15

89 Starts, 52 Wins, 37 Losses

Playoffs

Playoffs Table
Rk	G	1972 Playoffs	Series	Tm		Opp	G#		GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS	GmSc
1	1	1972-03-29	ECS	BOS		ATL	1	W (+18)	1	40:00	10	21	.476				3	4	.750			16	3				2	23
2	2	1972-03-31	ECS	BOS	@	ATL	2	L (-9)	1	44:00	3	9	.333				5	6	.833			12	3				4	11
3	3	1972-04-02	ECS	BOS		ATL	3	W (+23)	1	27:00	5	7	.714				2	2	1.000			11	1				5	12
4	4	1972-04-04	ECS	BOS	@	ATL	4	L (-2)	1	46:00	10	15	.667				1	2	.500			9	2				5	21
5	5	1972-04-07	ECS	BOS		ATL	5	W (+10)	1	29:00	3	12	.250				3	3	1.000			12	5				6	9
6	6	1972-04-09	ECS	BOS	@	ATL	6	W (+9)	1	46:00	11	17	.647				4	6	.667			20	2				5	26

7	7	1972-04-13	ECF	BOS		NYK	1	L (-22)	1	41:00	3	10	.300				0	2	.000			15	1				2	6
8	8	1972-04-16	ECF	BOS	@	NYK	2	L (-1)	1	48:00	5	14	.357				5	7	.714			18	5				5	15
9	9	1972-04-19	ECF	BOS		NYK	3	W (+6)	1	48:00	10	18	.556				3	8	.375			16	6				5	23
10	10	1972-04-21	ECF	BOS	@	NYK	4	L (-18)	1	32:00	6	15	.400				0	3	.000			8	2				5	12
11	11	1972-04-23	ECF	BOS		NYK	5	L (-8)	1	46:00	5	18	.278				2	4	.500			15	3				6	12
Rk	G	1973 Playoffs	Series	Tm		Opp	G#		GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS	GmSc
12	1	1973-04-01	ECS	BOS		ATL	1	W (+25)	1	42:00	8	16	.500				0	0				17	6				3	16
13	2	1973-04-04	ECS	BOS	@	ATL	2	W (+13)	1	40:00	9	18	.500				2	4	.500			25	5				3	20
14	3	1973-04-06	ECS	BOS		ATL	3	L (-13)	1	48:00	10	23	.435				1	1	1.000			18	3				3	21
15	4	1973-04-08	ECS	BOS	@	ATL	4	L (-3)	1	48:00	8	21	.381				0	0				21	4				5	16
16	5	1973-04-11	ECS	BOS		ATL	5	W (+7)	1	44:00	7	23	.304				0	0				20	4				6	14
17	6	1973-04-13	ECS	BOS	@	ATL	6	W (+18)	1	47:00	12	20	.600				3	4	.750			16	5				4	27

18	7	1973-04-15	ECF	BOS		NYK	1	W (+26)	1	44:00	9	13	.692				0	3	.000			15	2				2	18
19	8	1973-04-18	ECF	BOS	@	NYK	2	L (-33)	1	38:00	5	15	.333				1	2	.500			13	3				5	11
20	9	1973-04-20	ECF	BOS		NYK	3	L (-7)	1	47:00	11	20	.550				5	5	1.000			13	2				5	27
21	10	1973-04-22	ECF	BOS	@	NYK	4	L (-7)	1	55:00	14	29	.483				5	7	.714			14	2				6	33
22	11	1973-04-25	ECF	BOS		NYK	5	W (+1)	1	48:00	14	30	.467				4	6	.667			16	3				3	32
23	12	1973-04-27	ECF	BOS	@	NYK	6	W (+10)	1	48:00	12	22	.545				2	2	1.000			14	4				4	26
24	13	1973-04-29	ECF	BOS		NYK	7	L (-16)	1	48:00	10	23	.435				4	7	.571			14	5				5	24
Rk	G	1974 Playoffs	Series	Tm		Opp	G#		GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS	GmSc
25	1	1974-03-30	ECS	BOS		BUF	1	W (+10)	1	42:00	14	31	.452				2	3	.667			18	3				5	30
26	2	1974-04-02	ECS	BOS	@	BUF	2	L (-10)	1	47:00	7	15	.467				0	0				16	2				5	14
27	3	1974-04-03	ECS	BOS		BUF	3	W (+13)	1	45:00	10	24	.417				3	4	.750			19	4				5	23
28	4	1974-04-06	ECS	BOS	@	BUF	4	L (-2)	1	48:00	7	23	.304				0	0				14	2				5	14
29	5	1974-04-09	ECS	BOS		BUF	5	W (+3)	1	48:00	8	22	.364				3	3	1.000			12	2				5	19
30	6	1974-04-12	ECS	BOS	@	BUF	6	W (+2)	1	48:00	7	13	.538				1	1	1.000			17	5				5	15

31	7	1974-04-14	ECF	BOS		NYK	1	W (+25)	1	28:00	7	13	.538				2	2	1.000			13	3				5	16
32	8	1974-04-16	ECF	BOS	@	NYK	2	W (+12)	1	46:00	7	19	.368				1	3	.333			18	3				1	15
33	9	1974-04-19	ECF	BOS		NYK	3	L (-3)	1	47:00	12	29	.414				4	4	1.000			22	4				5	28
34	10	1974-04-21	ECF	BOS	@	NYK	4	W (+7)	1	30:00	7	13	.538				3	3	1.000			8	3				5	17
35	11	1974-04-24	ECF	BOS		NYK	5	W (+11)	1	38:00	6	11	.545				7	8	.875			14	3				5	19

36	12	1974-04-28	FIN	BOS	@	MIL	1	W (+15)	1	45:00	8	25	.320				3	3	1.000	5	12	17	7	0	0		4	19
37	13	1974-04-30	FIN	BOS	@	MIL	2	L (-9)	1	50:00	8	22	.364				1	2	.500	3	8	11	6	2	0		6	17
38	14	1974-05-03	FIN	BOS		MIL	3	W (+12)	1	32:00	13	18	.722				4	6	.667	2	4	6	2	0	1		4	30
39	15	1974-05-05	FIN	BOS		MIL	4	L (-8)	1	42:00	10	23	.435				4	4	1.000	1	6	7	5	1	0		5	24
40	16	1974-05-07	FIN	BOS	@	MIL	5	W (+9)	1	46:00	12	25	.480				4	7	.571	0	6	6	6	1	0		4	28
41	17	1974-05-10	FIN	BOS		MIL	6	L (-1)	1	43:00	5	19	.263				3	4	.750	4	4	8	2	2	0		6	13
42	18	1974-05-12	FIN	BOS	@	MIL	7	W (+15)	1	47:00	13	25	.520				2	2	1.000	5	9	14	4	2	1		5	28
Rk	G	1975 Playoffs	Series	Tm		Opp	G#		GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS	GmSc
43	1	1975-04-14	ECS	BOS		HOU	1	W (+17)	1	44:00	8	17	.471				1	1	1.000	6	13	19	7		0		5	17
44	2	1975-04-16	ECS	BOS		HOU	2	W (+12)	1	47:00	12	20	.600				4	4	1.000	6	12	18	6	0			3	28
45	3	1975-04-19	ECS	BOS	@	HOU	3	L (-15)	1	33:00	4	13	.308				0	0				7	2	1	0		6	8
46	4	1975-04-22	ECS	BOS	@	HOU	4	W (+5)	1	48:00	12	24	.500				7	8	.875	4	20	24	6	2	2		3	31
47	5	1975-04-24	ECS	BOS		HOU	5	W (+13)	1	43:00	8	16	.500				0	0				12	7	3			4	16

48	6	1975-04-27	ECF	BOS		WSB	1	L (-5)	1	47:00	8	27	.296				2	2	1.000			19	3				4	18
49	7	1975-04-30	ECF	BOS	@	WSB	2	L (-25)	1	45:00	9	22	.409				0	0				11	3				5	18
50	8	1975-05-03	ECF	BOS		WSB	3	W (+11)	1	47:00	10	22	.455				4	4	1.000			21	3				4	24
51	9	1975-05-07	ECF	BOS	@	WSB	4	L (-11)	1	41:00	7	26	.269				1	2	.500			17	5				6	15
52	10	1975-05-09	ECF	BOS		WSB	5	W (+4)	1	38:00	12	27	.444				3	3	1.000			12	4				5	27
53	11	1975-05-11	ECF	BOS	@	WSB	6	L (-6)	1	46:00	11	22	.500				1	2	.500			21	0				5	23
Rk	G	1976 Playoffs	Series	Tm		Opp	G#		GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS	GmSc
54	1	1976-04-21	ECS	BOS		BUF	1	W (+9)	1	47:00	12	29	.414				6	8	.750			17	7	5			5	30
55	2	1976-04-23	ECS	BOS		BUF	2	W (+5)	1	48:00	11	20	.550				5	6	.833			18	4				5	27
56	3	1976-04-25	ECS	BOS	@	BUF	3	L (-5)	1	48:00	10	21	.476				1	2	.500			14	6				5	21
57	4	1976-04-28	ECS	BOS	@	BUF	4	L (-2)	1	48:00	12	24	.500				5	5	1.000	7	19	26	8				5	29
58	5	1976-04-30	ECS	BOS		BUF	5	W (+11)	1	47:00	14	31	.452				2	3	.667			16	2				4	30
59	6	1976-05-02	ECS	BOS	@	BUF	6	W (+4)	1	44:00	5	12	.417				0	0				16	7				6	10

60	7	1976-05-06	ECF	BOS		CLE	1	W (+12)	1	43:00	6	14	.429				2	3	.667	2	10	12	7	1	1		5	14
61	8	1976-05-09	ECF	BOS		CLE	2	W (+5)	1	38:00	6	15	.400				3	4	.750	3	9	12	4	1	0		6	15
62	9	1976-05-11	ECF	BOS	@	CLE	3	L (-5)	1	46:00	8	18	.444				3	5	.600	7	13	20	3	1	1		3	19
63	10	1976-05-14	ECF	BOS	@	CLE	4	L (-19)	1	46:00	5	20	.250				3	4	.750	11	7	18	4	4	2		5	13
64	11	1976-05-16	ECF	BOS		CLE	5	W (+5)	1	48:00	9	23	.391				8	8	1.000	2	9	11	6	0	0		5	26
65	12	1976-05-18	ECF	BOS	@	CLE	6	W (+7)	1	41:00	8	18	.444				5	7	.714	4	14	18	5	0	1		3	21

66	13	1976-05-23	FIN	BOS		PHO	1	W (+11)	1	48:00	11	20	.550				3	4	.750	3	18	21	10	1	0		3	25
67	14	1976-05-27	FIN	BOS		PHO	2	W (+15)	1	40:00	7	18	.389				2	6	.333	2	10	12	1	2	0		3	16
68	15	1976-05-30	FIN	BOS	@	PHO	3	L (-7)	1	35:00	4	7	.571				5	6	.833	4	13	17	4	1	1		6	13
69	16	1976-06-02	FIN	BOS	@	PHO	4	L (-2)	1	32:00	9	12	.750				4	4	1.000	5	7	12	1	0	0		5	22
70	17	1976-06-04	FIN	BOS		PHO	5	W (+2)	1	55:00	9	23	.391				8	11	.727	5	14	19	4	0	0		6	26
71	18	1976-06-06	FIN	BOS	@	PHO	6	W (+7)	1	44:00	10	16	.625				1	1	1.000	7	10	17	0	3	1		5	21
Rk	G	1977 Playoffs	Series	Tm		Opp	G#		GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS	GmSc
72	1	1977-04-12	EC1	BOS		SAS	1	W (+10)	1	37:00	5	13	.385				2	2	1.000			13	7	2	0		6	12
73	2	1977-04-15	EC1	BOS	@	SAS	2	W (+4)	1	44:00	6	16	.375				4	5	.800			9	9	0	1		6	16

74	3	1977-04-17	ECS	BOS	@	PHI	1	W (+2)	1	46:00	9	20	.450				3	3	1.000			15	1				4	21
75	4	1977-04-20	ECS	BOS	@	PHI	2	L (-12)	1	43:00	10	19	.526				1	2	.500			15	1				4	21
76	5	1977-04-22	ECS	BOS		PHI	3	L (-9)	1	32:00	6	14	.429				0	0				8	3				6	12
77	6	1977-04-24	ECS	BOS		PHI	4	W (+5)	1	48:00	16	24	.667				5	6	.833			21	4				3	37
78	7	1977-04-27	ECS	BOS	@	PHI	5	L (-19)	1	40:00	4	14	.286				0	0				7	3				0	8
79	8	1977-04-29	ECS	BOS		PHI	6	W (+5)	1	43:00	5	12	.417				1	2	.500			19	3				5	11
80	9	1977-05-01	ECS	BOS	@	PHI	7	L (-6)	1	46:00	5	16	.313				1	2	.500	7	20	27	1		3		3	11
Rk	G	1980 Playoffs	Series	Tm		Opp	G#		GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS	GmSc
81	1	1980-04-09	ECS	BOS		HOU	1	W (+18)	1	26:00	8	13	.615	0	0		1	2	.500	5	3	8	3	2	1	0	3	17	18.7
82	2	1980-04-11	ECS	BOS		HOU	2	W (+20)	1	35:00	5	12	.417	0	1	.000	1	1	1.000	1	8	9	2	1	2	0	5	11	9.5
83	3	1980-04-13	ECS	BOS	@	HOU	3	W (+19)	1	24:00	3	6	.500	0	0		0	0		1	1	2	2	0	1	0	4	6	4.5
84	4	1980-04-14	ECS	BOS	@	HOU	4	W (+17)	1	15:00	4	6	.667	0	0		0	0		0	3	3	5	0	0	0	5	8	7.8

85	5	1980-04-18	ECF	BOS		PHI	1	L (-3)	1	37:00	6	12	.500	0	0		2	2	1.000	1	9	10	2	1	0	1	5	14	10.8
86	6	1980-04-20	ECF	BOS		PHI	2	W (+6)	1	46:00	6	14	.429	0	0		0	0		1	5	6	4	2	1	2	4	12	8.7
87	7	1980-04-23	ECF	BOS	@	PHI	3	L (-2)	1	41:00	3	8	.375	0	0		2	2	1.000	2	9	11	3	2	0	0	4	8	10.2
88	8	1980-04-25	ECF	BOS	@	PHI	4	L (-12)	1	36:00	4	11	.364	0	1	.000	2	2	1.000	1	6	7	0	1	0	2	2	10	4.6
89	9	1980-04-27	ECF	BOS		PHI	5	L (-11)	1	41:00	10	21	.476	0	0		2	2	1.000	6	4	10	0	0	2	3	5	22	13.1