1973-74 Boston Celtics Schedule and Results

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Record: 56-26, Finished 1st in NBA Atlantic Division

Coach: Tom Heinsohn (56-26)

Executive: Red Auerbach

PTS/G: 109.0 (4th of 17) Opp PTS/G: 105.1 (7th of 17)

SRS: 3.42 (3rd of 17) Pace: 110.0 (5th of 17)

Off Rtg: 98.6 (5th of 17) Def Rtg: 95.1 (6th of 17) Net Rtg: +3.5 (3rd of 17)

Expected W-L: 51-31 (3rd of 17)

Arena: Boston Garden Attendance: 355,261 (2nd of 2)

NBA 1974 Playoffs:
Won NBA Eastern Conference Semifinals (4-2) versus Buffalo Braves (Series Stats)
Won NBA Eastern Conference Finals (4-1) versus New York Knicks (Series Stats)
Won NBA Finals (4-3) versus Milwaukee Bucks (Series Stats)

NBA Champions
Eastern Conference Champions
Atlantic 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 12, 1973	Box Score		Buffalo Braves	W		118	112	1	0	W 1	15,320
2	Sat, Oct 13, 1973	Box Score	@	Philadelphia 76ers	W		111	106	2	0	W 2	5,017
3	Fri, Oct 19, 1973	Box Score		Philadelphia 76ers	W		133	102	3	0	W 3	10,249
4	Sat, Oct 20, 1973	Box Score	@	Capital Bullets	L		87	96	3	1	L 1	7,711
5	Wed, Oct 24, 1973	Box Score		Houston Rockets	L		117	132	3	2	L 2	5,754
6	Fri, Oct 26, 1973	Box Score		New York Knicks	W		113	101	4	2	W 1	15,320
7	Sun, Oct 28, 1973	Box Score	@	Cleveland Cavaliers	L		99	102	4	3	L 1	2,808
8	Wed, Oct 31, 1973	Box Score		Cleveland Cavaliers	W		128	110	5	3	W 1	4,509
9	Fri, Nov 2, 1973	Box Score		Golden State Warriors	W		108	105	6	3	W 2	10,077
10	Sat, Nov 3, 1973	Box Score	@	Atlanta Hawks	W		122	109	7	3	W 3	10,238
11	Thu, Nov 8, 1973	Box Score	@	New York Knicks	W		94	84	8	3	W 4	19,694
12	Fri, Nov 9, 1973	Box Score		Phoenix Suns	W		122	107	9	3	W 5	9,953
13	Sat, Nov 10, 1973	Box Score	N	Detroit Pistons	W		102	97	10	3	W 6	6,509		at Providence, RI
14	Wed, Nov 14, 1973	Box Score		Seattle SuperSonics	W		110	104	11	3	W 7	6,191
15	Fri, Nov 16, 1973	Box Score		Milwaukee Bucks	W		105	90	12	3	W 8	15,320
16	Sat, Nov 17, 1973	Box Score	@	Kansas City-Omaha Kings	W		123	110	13	3	W 9	8,124
17	Fri, Nov 23, 1973	Box Score		Kansas City-Omaha Kings	W		119	102	14	3	W 10	13,192
18	Sun, Nov 25, 1973	Box Score	@	Cleveland Cavaliers	W		107	101	15	3	W 11	4,941
19	Wed, Nov 28, 1973	Box Score		Capital Bullets	W		111	104	16	3	W 12	6,810
20	Fri, Nov 30, 1973	Box Score	@	Milwaukee Bucks	L		93	117	16	4	L 1	10,932
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
21	Sat, Dec 1, 1973	Box Score		Chicago Bulls	W		120	98	17	4	W 1	11,919
22	Wed, Dec 5, 1973	Box Score		New York Knicks	W		119	97	18	4	W 2	15,320
23	Fri, Dec 7, 1973	Box Score		Atlanta Hawks	W		116	112	19	4	W 3	13,577
24	Sat, Dec 8, 1973	Box Score	@	Chicago Bulls	L		95	112	19	5	L 1	11,843
25	Sun, Dec 9, 1973	Box Score	N	Buffalo Braves	W		118	114	20	5	W 1	10,173		at Toronto, Canada
26	Wed, Dec 12, 1973	Box Score	N	Buffalo Braves	W		126	119	21	5	W 2	11,671		at Providence, RI
27	Fri, Dec 14, 1973	Box Score	@	Houston Rockets	W		114	106	22	5	W 3	6,856
28	Sat, Dec 15, 1973	Box Score	@	Phoenix Suns	L		120	121	22	6	L 1	7,362
29	Sun, Dec 16, 1973	Box Score	@	Los Angeles Lakers	W		115	110	23	6	W 1	17,505
30	Tue, Dec 18, 1973	Box Score	@	Golden State Warriors	W		125	106	24	6	W 2	17,591
31	Fri, Dec 21, 1973	Box Score	@	Portland Trail Blazers	W	OT	124	120	25	6	W 3	9,829
32	Sun, Dec 23, 1973	Box Score	@	Seattle SuperSonics	W		96	95	26	6	W 4	13,970
33	Wed, Dec 26, 1973	Box Score	@	Buffalo Braves	W		125	123	27	6	W 5	12,653
34	Sat, Dec 29, 1973	Box Score	N	Cleveland Cavaliers	W		111	92	28	6	W 6	6,263		at Providence, RI
35	Mon, Dec 31, 1973	Box Score		Philadelphia 76ers	W		106	97	29	6	W 7	9,365
36	Wed, Jan 2, 1974	Box Score	@	Kansas City-Omaha Kings	L		97	109	29	7	L 1	5,153
37	Fri, Jan 4, 1974	Box Score	@	Detroit Pistons	L		101	106	29	8	L 2	11,335
38	Sat, Jan 5, 1974	Box Score	N	Philadelphia 76ers	W	OT	108	102	30	8	W 1	5,310		at Providence, RI
39	Wed, Jan 9, 1974	Box Score		Chicago Bulls	W		106	89	31	8	W 2	6,234
40	Fri, Jan 11, 1974	Box Score		Los Angeles Lakers	L		103	111	31	9	L 1	15,320
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
41	Sun, Jan 13, 1974	Box Score	@	Atlanta Hawks	W		128	105	32	9	W 1	4,260
42	Fri, Jan 18, 1974	Box Score		Atlanta Hawks	W		98	94	33	9	W 2	13,157
43	Sun, Jan 20, 1974	Box Score		Golden State Warriors	L		102	123	33	10	L 1	13,886
44	Wed, Jan 23, 1974	Box Score		Seattle SuperSonics	L		97	98	33	11	L 2	6,237
45	Fri, Jan 25, 1974	Box Score		Philadelphia 76ers	W		112	97	34	11	W 1	10,026
46	Sun, Jan 27, 1974	Box Score		Kansas City-Omaha Kings	W		119	98	35	11	W 2	7,280
47	Tue, Jan 29, 1974	Box Score	@	New York Knicks	L		83	104	35	12	L 1	19,694
48	Wed, Jan 30, 1974	Box Score		Cleveland Cavaliers	W		120	108	36	12	W 1	5,970
49	Fri, Feb 1, 1974	Box Score	N	Philadelphia 76ers	W		106	105	37	12	W 2	5,347		at Hershey, PA
50	Sun, Feb 3, 1974	Box Score		Capital Bullets	L		99	112	37	13	L 1	10,095
51	Tue, Feb 5, 1974	Box Score	@	Chicago Bulls	L		98	100	37	14	L 2	10,327
52	Wed, Feb 6, 1974	Box Score	@	Milwaukee Bucks	W		105	104	38	14	W 1	10,938
53	Fri, Feb 8, 1974	Box Score		New York Knicks	W		125	97	39	14	W 2	15,320
54	Sun, Feb 10, 1974	Box Score	N	Milwaukee Bucks	L		86	95	39	15	L 1	11,671		at Providence, RI
55	Tue, Feb 12, 1974	Box Score	@	Golden State Warriors	W		107	102	40	15	W 1	10,126
56	Wed, Feb 13, 1974	Box Score	@	Seattle SuperSonics	L		100	118	40	16	L 1	12,031
57	Fri, Feb 15, 1974	Box Score	@	Portland Trail Blazers	W		106	104	41	16	W 1	8,514
58	Sun, Feb 17, 1974	Box Score	@	Capital Bullets	L		95	99	41	17	L 1	17,500
59	Tue, Feb 19, 1974	Box Score		Detroit Pistons	W		107	97	42	17	W 1	12,212
60	Fri, Feb 22, 1974	Box Score	@	Buffalo Braves	W		116	109	43	17	W 2	18,023
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
61	Sun, Feb 24, 1974	Box Score	N	Atlanta Hawks	W		111	96	44	17	W 3	5,819		at Providence, RI
62	Tue, Feb 26, 1974	Box Score	@	Detroit Pistons	W		86	83	45	17	W 4	9,926
63	Wed, Feb 27, 1974	Box Score	N	Buffalo Braves	L		104	122	45	18	L 1	10,917		at Providence, RI
64	Fri, Mar 1, 1974	Box Score	@	Buffalo Braves	L		94	110	45	19	L 2	17,378
65	Sat, Mar 2, 1974	Box Score	@	New York Knicks	W		104	88	46	19	W 1	19,694
66	Sun, Mar 3, 1974	Box Score		New York Knicks	L	OT	102	108	46	20	L 1	15,320
67	Wed, Mar 6, 1974	Box Score	@	Los Angeles Lakers	L		111	116	46	21	L 2	15,774
68	Thu, Mar 7, 1974	Box Score	@	Phoenix Suns	W		99	97	47	21	W 1	6,242
69	Fri, Mar 8, 1974	Box Score	@	Houston Rockets	L		106	113	47	22	L 1	4,864
70	Sun, Mar 10, 1974	Box Score		Los Angeles Lakers	W		94	82	48	22	W 1	14,989
71	Tue, Mar 12, 1974	Box Score	N	Portland Trail Blazers	W		110	93	49	22	W 2	3,904		at Providence, RI
72	Wed, Mar 13, 1974	Box Score		Phoenix Suns	W		104	97	50	22	W 3	6,751
73	Fri, Mar 15, 1974	Box Score	@	Cleveland Cavaliers	L		103	104	50	23	L 1	7,304
74	Sat, Mar 16, 1974	Box Score	@	Philadelphia 76ers	W		146	127	51	23	W 1	6,304
75	Sun, Mar 17, 1974	Box Score		Capital Bullets	W		129	103	52	23	W 2	11,499
76	Tue, Mar 19, 1974	Box Score	@	Houston Rockets	W		110	107	53	23	W 3	4,867
77	Wed, Mar 20, 1974	Box Score	@	Atlanta Hawks	L		89	99	53	24	L 1	6,021
78	Fri, Mar 22, 1974	Box Score		Portland Trail Blazers	W		126	118	54	24	W 1	15,320
79	Sat, Mar 23, 1974	Box Score	N	Houston Rockets	W		108	105	55	24	W 2	9,775		at Providence, RI
80	Sun, Mar 24, 1974	Box Score		Houston Rockets	W	OT	109	106	56	24	W 3	12,769
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
81	Tue, Mar 26, 1974	Box Score	@	Capital Bullets	L		108	126	56	25	L 1	11,449
82	Wed, Mar 27, 1974	Box Score	@	Philadelphia 76ers	L		108	117	56	26	L 2	6,021

Playoffs

Playoffs Table
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
1	Sat, Mar 30, 1974	Box Score		Buffalo Braves	W		107	97	1	0	W 1	14,308
2	Tue, Apr 2, 1974	Box Score	@	Buffalo Braves	L		105	115	1	1	L 1	17,507
3	Wed, Apr 3, 1974	Box Score		Buffalo Braves	W		120	107	2	1	W 1	14,656
4	Sat, Apr 6, 1974	Box Score	@	Buffalo Braves	L		102	104	2	2	L 1	18,119
5	Tue, Apr 9, 1974	Box Score		Buffalo Braves	W		100	97	3	2	W 1	15,320
6	Fri, Apr 12, 1974	Box Score	@	Buffalo Braves	W		106	104	4	2	W 2	18,257
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
7	Sun, Apr 14, 1974	Box Score		New York Knicks	W		113	88	5	2	W 3	14,101
8	Tue, Apr 16, 1974	Box Score	@	New York Knicks	W		111	99	6	2	W 4	19,694
9	Fri, Apr 19, 1974	Box Score		New York Knicks	L		100	103	6	3	L 1	15,320
10	Sun, Apr 21, 1974	Box Score	@	New York Knicks	W		98	91	7	3	W 1	19,694
11	Wed, Apr 24, 1974	Box Score		New York Knicks	W		105	94	8	3	W 2	15,320
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
12	Sun, Apr 28, 1974	Box Score	@	Milwaukee Bucks	W		98	83	9	3	W 3	10,938
13	Tue, Apr 30, 1974	Box Score	@	Milwaukee Bucks	L	OT	96	105	9	4	L 1	10,938
14	Fri, May 3, 1974	Box Score		Milwaukee Bucks	W		95	83	10	4	W 1	15,320
15	Sun, May 5, 1974	Box Score		Milwaukee Bucks	L		89	97	10	5	L 1	15,320
16	Tue, May 7, 1974	Box Score	@	Milwaukee Bucks	W		96	87	11	5	W 1	10,938
17	Fri, May 10, 1974	Box Score		Milwaukee Bucks	L	2OT	101	102	11	6	L 1	15,320
18	Sun, May 12, 1974	Box Score	@	Milwaukee Bucks	W		102	87	12	6	W 1	10,938

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