1968-69 Boston Celtics Schedule and Results

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Record: 48-34, Finished 4th in NBA Eastern Division

Coach: Bill Russell (48-34)

Executive: Red Auerbach

PTS/G: 111.0 (10th of 14) Opp PTS/G: 105.4 (2nd of 14)

SRS: 5.35 (2nd of 14) Pace: 117.5 (5th of 14)

Off Rtg: 93.8 (10th of 14) Def Rtg: 89.1 (1st of 14) Net Rtg: +4.7 (2nd of 14)

Expected W-L: 55-27 (2nd of 14)

Arena: Boston Garden Attendance: 322,130 (2nd of 2)

NBA 1969 Playoffs:
Won NBA Eastern Division Semifinals (4-1) versus Philadelphia 76ers (Series Stats)
Won NBA Eastern Division Finals (4-2) versus New York Knicks (Series Stats)
Won NBA Finals (4-3) versus Los Angeles Lakers (Series Stats)

NBA Champions
Eastern Div Champs

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Regular Season Schedule

Playoffs Schedule

Regular Season

Regular Season Table
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
1	Fri, Oct 18, 1968	Box Score	@	Detroit Pistons	W		106	88	1	0	W 1	7,558
2	Sat, Oct 19, 1968	Box Score	@	Chicago Bulls	W		106	96	2	0	W 2	9,113
3	Wed, Oct 23, 1968	Box Score		Cincinnati Royals	W		108	101	3	0	W 3	10,035
4	Sat, Oct 26, 1968	Box Score		Milwaukee Bucks	W		102	89	4	0	W 4	7,330
5	Tue, Oct 29, 1968	Box Score	N	Chicago Bulls	L		97	103	4	1	L 1	18,044		at New York, NY
6	Wed, Oct 30, 1968	Box Score		Detroit Pistons	L		117	119	4	2	L 2	4,048
7	Fri, Nov 1, 1968	Box Score		Philadelphia 76ers	W		118	99	5	2	W 1	9,063
8	Sun, Nov 3, 1968	Box Score	@	Atlanta Hawks	W		123	103	6	2	W 2	5,248
9	Fri, Nov 8, 1968	Box Score		Seattle SuperSonics	L		112	114	6	3	L 1	7,606
10	Sat, Nov 9, 1968	Box Score	@	Milwaukee Bucks	W		98	97	7	3	W 1	9,005
11	Mon, Nov 11, 1968	Box Score		San Diego Rockets	W		134	113	8	3	W 2	9,206
12	Fri, Nov 15, 1968	Box Score		Cincinnati Royals	W		116	105	9	3	W 3	9,318
13	Sat, Nov 16, 1968	Box Score	@	San Diego Rockets	W		120	112	10	3	W 4	10,183
14	Sun, Nov 17, 1968	Box Score	@	Phoenix Suns	W		130	98	11	3	W 5	9,109
15	Tue, Nov 19, 1968	Box Score	@	Los Angeles Lakers	L		106	116	11	4	L 1	15,878
16	Wed, Nov 20, 1968	Box Score	@	Seattle SuperSonics	W		139	92	12	4	W 1	7,021
17	Fri, Nov 22, 1968	Box Score		Phoenix Suns	W		133	106	13	4	W 2	8,224
18	Sat, Nov 23, 1968	Box Score	@	New York Knicks	L		100	111	13	5	L 1	18,491
19	Wed, Nov 27, 1968	Box Score		New York Knicks	W		131	117	14	5	W 1	6,656
20	Fri, Nov 29, 1968	Box Score		Los Angeles Lakers	L		92	93	14	6	L 1	14,929
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
21	Sat, Nov 30, 1968	Box Score	@	Philadelphia 76ers	W	OT	117	113	15	6	W 1	12,198
22	Tue, Dec 3, 1968	Box Score	@	Milwaukee Bucks	W		137	115	16	6	W 2	5,823
23	Wed, Dec 4, 1968	Box Score		Milwaukee Bucks	W		101	99	17	6	W 3	4,679
24	Fri, Dec 6, 1968	Box Score		Detroit Pistons	W		132	118	18	6	W 4	6,624
25	Sat, Dec 7, 1968	Box Score	@	Cincinnati Royals	W	OT	117	114	19	6	W 5	5,744
26	Tue, Dec 10, 1968	Box Score		Baltimore Bullets	L		101	115	19	7	L 1	5,237
27	Wed, Dec 11, 1968	Box Score	@	Detroit Pistons	W		108	106	20	7	W 1	3,844
28	Fri, Dec 13, 1968	Box Score		San Francisco Warriors	L		98	108	20	8	L 1	11,089
29	Sat, Dec 14, 1968	Box Score	@	Baltimore Bullets	L		101	110	20	9	L 2	11,410
30	Wed, Dec 18, 1968	Box Score		New York Knicks	L		98	104	20	10	L 3	6,547
31	Sat, Dec 21, 1968	Box Score	@	Chicago Bulls	W		102	94	21	10	W 1	3,323
32	Thu, Dec 26, 1968	Box Score		Milwaukee Bucks	W		139	106	22	10	W 2	8,214
33	Sat, Dec 28, 1968	Box Score	@	Atlanta Hawks	L		97	110	22	11	L 1	6,555
34	Tue, Dec 31, 1968	Box Score		Cincinnati Royals	L		112	114	22	12	L 2	7,069
35	Wed, Jan 1, 1969	Box Score	@	Phoenix Suns	W		93	87	23	12	W 1	4,757
36	Thu, Jan 2, 1969	Box Score	@	San Diego Rockets	W		107	95	24	12	W 2	8,627
37	Fri, Jan 3, 1969	Box Score	@	San Francisco Warriors	L		102	104	24	13	L 1	8,389
38	Sun, Jan 5, 1969	Box Score	@	San Francisco Warriors	W		134	86	25	13	W 1	6,239
39	Mon, Jan 6, 1969	Box Score	@	Seattle SuperSonics	W		121	97	26	13	W 2	6,636
40	Wed, Jan 8, 1969	Box Score		Detroit Pistons	W		113	104	27	13	W 3	8,544
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
41	Fri, Jan 10, 1969	Box Score		Los Angeles Lakers	W		88	82	28	13	W 4	14,933
42	Sat, Jan 11, 1969	Box Score	@	Philadelphia 76ers	W		111	101	29	13	W 5	14,000
43	Sun, Jan 12, 1969	Box Score	@	Milwaukee Bucks	L		110	114	29	14	L 1	5,323
44	Fri, Jan 17, 1969	Box Score		San Francisco Warriors	W		102	99	30	14	W 1	8,228
45	Sat, Jan 18, 1969	Box Score		Seattle SuperSonics	W		111	97	31	14	W 2	9,320
46	Mon, Jan 20, 1969	Box Score	@	Baltimore Bullets	L		109	122	31	15	L 1	8,846
47	Wed, Jan 22, 1969	Box Score	@	Chicago Bulls	L		94	95	31	16	L 2	4,115
48	Fri, Jan 24, 1969	Box Score		Philadelphia 76ers	L		111	120	31	17	L 3	10,034
49	Sun, Jan 26, 1969	Box Score		Baltimore Bullets	W		124	86	32	17	W 1	14,933
50	Tue, Jan 28, 1969	Box Score		Atlanta Hawks	W		108	96	33	17	W 2	8,465
51	Wed, Jan 29, 1969	Box Score	N	Seattle SuperSonics	L	OT	122	124	33	18	L 1	7,598		at Philadelphia, PA
52	Fri, Jan 31, 1969	Box Score		Cincinnati Royals	W		116	101	34	18	W 1	8,463
53	Sat, Feb 1, 1969	Box Score	@	New York Knicks	L		82	109	34	19	L 1	19,500
54	Sun, Feb 2, 1969	Box Score		New York Knicks	L		94	95	34	20	L 2	10,321
55	Tue, Feb 4, 1969	Box Score	N	San Diego Rockets	L		126	135	34	21	L 3	41,163		at Houston, TX
56	Wed, Feb 5, 1969	Box Score	@	Baltimore Bullets	L		112	124	34	22	L 4	9,554
57	Fri, Feb 7, 1969	Box Score		Atlanta Hawks	L		107	109	34	23	L 5	8,037
58	Sun, Feb 9, 1969	Box Score		Philadelphia 76ers	W	OT	122	117	35	23	W 1	6,095
59	Wed, Feb 12, 1969	Box Score	@	Detroit Pistons	W		113	106	36	23	W 2	4,538
60	Fri, Feb 14, 1969	Box Score	@	Atlanta Hawks	L	OT	101	104	36	24	L 1	6,402
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
61	Sun, Feb 16, 1969	Box Score	@	Philadelphia 76ers	L		102	127	36	25	L 2	11,161
62	Tue, Feb 18, 1969	Box Score		Phoenix Suns	W		116	110	37	25	W 1	7,022
63	Fri, Feb 21, 1969	Box Score	@	Los Angeles Lakers	W		124	102	38	25	W 2	17,018
64	Sat, Feb 22, 1969	Box Score	@	Phoenix Suns	W		124	100	39	25	W 3	8,295
65	Sun, Feb 23, 1969	Box Score	@	Seattle SuperSonics	L		116	118	39	26	L 1	8,742
66	Tue, Feb 25, 1969	Box Score	N	Phoenix Suns	W		112	99	40	26	W 1	19,500		at New York, NY
67	Wed, Feb 26, 1969	Box Score		New York Knicks	L		88	92	40	27	L 1	7,234
68	Fri, Feb 28, 1969	Box Score		Atlanta Hawks	W		122	120	41	27	W 1	9,103
69	Sat, Mar 1, 1969	Box Score	@	New York Knicks	L		96	115	41	28	L 1	19,500
70	Sun, Mar 2, 1969	Box Score		Chicago Bulls	W		99	92	42	28	W 1	10,045
71	Tue, Mar 4, 1969	Box Score	@	San Francisco Warriors	L		95	99	42	29	L 1	7,133
72	Thu, Mar 6, 1969	Box Score	@	San Diego Rockets	L		97	110	42	30	L 2	8,334
73	Fri, Mar 7, 1969	Box Score	@	Los Angeles Lakers	L	OT	99	105	42	31	L 3	16,887
74	Sun, Mar 9, 1969	Box Score		San Francisco Warriors	W		138	89	43	31	W 1	13,555
75	Wed, Mar 12, 1969	Box Score	@	Philadelphia 76ers	W		126	117	44	31	W 2	10,938
76	Thu, Mar 13, 1969	Box Score	@	Cincinnati Royals	L		110	120	44	32	L 1	4,531
77	Sat, Mar 15, 1969	Box Score	@	Baltimore Bullets	L		98	99	44	33	L 2	12,237
78	Sun, Mar 16, 1969	Box Score		Los Angeles Lakers	L		73	108	44	34	L 3	14,178
79	Wed, Mar 19, 1969	Box Score		Chicago Bulls	W		104	92	45	34	W 1	7,578
80	Fri, Mar 21, 1969	Box Score	N	Cincinnati Royals	W		145	119	46	34	W 2	6,765		at Cleveland, OH
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
81	Sun, Mar 23, 1969	Box Score		Baltimore Bullets	W		126	98	47	34	W 3	9,170
82	Mon, Mar 24, 1969	Box Score	N	San Diego Rockets	W		111	107	48	34	W 4	12,131		at Philadelphia, PA

Playoffs

Playoffs Table
G	Date			Opponent		Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
1	Wed, Mar 26, 1969	Box Score	@	Philadelphia 76ers	W	114	100	1	0	W 1	8,151
2	Fri, Mar 28, 1969	Box Score		Philadelphia 76ers	W	134	103	2	0	W 2	13,751
3	Sun, Mar 30, 1969	Box Score	@	Philadelphia 76ers	W	125	118	3	0	W 3	15,244
4	Tue, Apr 1, 1969	Box Score		Philadelphia 76ers	L	116	119	3	1	L 1	14,017
5	Fri, Apr 4, 1969	Box Score	@	Philadelphia 76ers	W	93	90	4	1	W 1	15,244
G	Date			Opponent		Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
6	Sun, Apr 6, 1969	Box Score	@	New York Knicks	W	108	100	5	1	W 2	19,500
7	Wed, Apr 9, 1969	Box Score		New York Knicks	W	112	97	6	1	W 3	14,933
8	Thu, Apr 10, 1969	Box Score	@	New York Knicks	L	91	101	6	2	L 1	19,500
9	Sun, Apr 13, 1969	Box Score		New York Knicks	W	97	96	7	2	W 1	13,506
10	Mon, Apr 14, 1969	Box Score	@	New York Knicks	L	104	112	7	3	L 1	19,500
11	Fri, Apr 18, 1969	Box Score		New York Knicks	W	106	105	8	3	W 1	14,933
G	Date			Opponent		Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
12	Wed, Apr 23, 1969	Box Score	@	Los Angeles Lakers	L	118	120	8	4	L 1	17,554
13	Fri, Apr 25, 1969	Box Score	@	Los Angeles Lakers	L	112	118	8	5	L 2	17,559
14	Sun, Apr 27, 1969	Box Score		Los Angeles Lakers	W	111	105	9	5	W 1	14,037
15	Tue, Apr 29, 1969	Box Score		Los Angeles Lakers	W	89	88	10	5	W 2	15,128
16	Thu, May 1, 1969	Box Score	@	Los Angeles Lakers	L	104	117	10	6	L 1	17,553
17	Sat, May 3, 1969	Box Score		Los Angeles Lakers	W	99	90	11	6	W 1	15,128
18	Mon, May 5, 1969	Box Score	@	Los Angeles Lakers	W	108	106	12	6	W 2	17,568

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