1976-77 Boston Celtics Schedule and Results

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Record: 44-38, Finished 2nd in NBA Atlantic Division

Coach: Tom Heinsohn (44-38)

Executive: Red Auerbach

PTS/G: 104.5 (17th of 22) Opp PTS/G: 106.5 (12th of 22)

SRS: -1.90 (17th of 22) Pace: 107.5 (9th of 22)

Off Rtg: 96.5 (21st of 22) Def Rtg: 98.3 (7th of 22) Net Rtg: -1.8 (17th of 22)

Expected W-L: 36-46 (17th of 22)

Arena: Boston Garden Attendance: 517,391 (1st of 2)

NBA 1977 Playoffs:
Won NBA Eastern Conference First Round (2-0) versus San Antonio Spurs (Series Stats)
Lost NBA Eastern Conference Semifinals (3-4) versus Philadelphia 76ers (Series Stats)

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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	Thu, Oct 21, 1976	Box Score	@	Indiana Pacers	W	OT	129	122	1	0	W 1	16,178
2	Sat, Oct 23, 1976	Box Score	@	Milwaukee Bucks	W	OT	111	107	2	0	W 2	10,374
3	Thu, Oct 28, 1976	Box Score		Buffalo Braves	W		112	105	3	0	W 3	10,608		at Hartford, CT
4	Sat, Oct 30, 1976	Box Score	@	San Antonio Spurs	W		126	117	4	0	W 4	12,594
5	Tue, Nov 2, 1976	Box Score	@	New Orleans Jazz	L		97	115	4	1	L 1	17,104
6	Wed, Nov 3, 1976	Box Score	@	Houston Rockets	L	OT	111	117	4	2	L 2	9,163
7	Fri, Nov 5, 1976	Box Score		Washington Bullets	L		104	107	4	3	L 3	15,040
8	Sat, Nov 6, 1976	Box Score	@	Washington Bullets	L		103	109	4	4	L 4	17,502
9	Wed, Nov 10, 1976	Box Score		Los Angeles Lakers	W		117	112	5	4	W 1	12,178
10	Fri, Nov 12, 1976	Box Score		New Orleans Jazz	W		117	110	6	4	W 2	11,889
11	Sat, Nov 13, 1976	Box Score	@	Buffalo Braves	L		107	118	6	5	L 1	16,199
12	Wed, Nov 17, 1976	Box Score		Atlanta Hawks	W		104	91	7	5	W 1	11,110
13	Fri, Nov 19, 1976	Box Score		Denver Nuggets	W		112	108	8	5	W 2	15,040
14	Sat, Nov 20, 1976	Box Score	@	Detroit Pistons	L		110	116	8	6	L 1	8,725
15	Tue, Nov 23, 1976	Box Score	@	Philadelphia 76ers	L		102	116	8	7	L 2	18,116
16	Wed, Nov 24, 1976	Box Score		Kansas City Kings	W		133	111	9	7	W 1	12,275
17	Fri, Nov 26, 1976	Box Score		Cleveland Cavaliers	L		92	108	9	8	L 1	13,770
18	Sat, Nov 27, 1976	Box Score	@	New York Knicks	W		123	109	10	8	W 1	19,694
19	Wed, Dec 1, 1976	Box Score		Seattle SuperSonics	W		107	103	11	8	W 2	8,133
20	Fri, Dec 3, 1976	Box Score		Chicago Bulls	W	OT	115	109	12	8	W 3	11,173
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
21	Sun, Dec 5, 1976	Box Score	@	Kansas City Kings	L		96	102	12	9	L 1	6,904
22	Wed, Dec 8, 1976	Box Score		Portland Trail Blazers	W		104	95	13	9	W 1	10,204
23	Fri, Dec 10, 1976	Box Score		Phoenix Suns	L		103	107	13	10	L 1	12,878
24	Sat, Dec 11, 1976	Box Score	@	Chicago Bulls	L		76	84	13	11	L 2	11,855
25	Wed, Dec 15, 1976	Box Score		Milwaukee Bucks	W		129	125	14	11	W 1	7,917
26	Fri, Dec 17, 1976	Box Score		New York Knicks	L		109	123	14	12	L 1	15,040
27	Sat, Dec 18, 1976	Box Score	@	Atlanta Hawks	W		117	110	15	12	W 1	4,333
28	Sun, Dec 19, 1976	Box Score	@	New York Nets	W		94	87	16	12	W 2	7,380
29	Tue, Dec 21, 1976	Box Score	@	Cleveland Cavaliers	L		101	108	16	13	L 1	18,127
30	Sun, Dec 26, 1976	Box Score	@	Denver Nuggets	W		103	101	17	13	W 1	17,851
31	Tue, Dec 28, 1976	Box Score	@	Los Angeles Lakers	L		105	134	17	14	L 1	15,865
32	Wed, Dec 29, 1976	Box Score	@	Phoenix Suns	L		87	97	17	15	L 2	13,274
33	Sun, Jan 2, 1977	Box Score	@	Golden State Warriors	L		98	105	17	16	L 3	12,673
34	Tue, Jan 4, 1977	Box Score	@	Portland Trail Blazers	L		84	128	17	17	L 4	12,679
35	Wed, Jan 5, 1977	Box Score	@	Seattle SuperSonics	L		93	94	17	18	L 5	10,026
36	Sat, Jan 8, 1977	Box Score	@	Buffalo Braves	W		109	106	18	18	W 1	9,487
37	Tue, Jan 11, 1977	Box Score		Houston Rockets	W		105	101	19	18	W 2	10,011		at Hartford, CT
38	Wed, Jan 12, 1977	Box Score		Indiana Pacers	L		101	112	19	19	L 1	11,139
39	Fri, Jan 14, 1977	Box Score		Portland Trail Blazers	L		92	107	19	20	L 2	15,040
40	Sun, Jan 16, 1977	Box Score		New York Nets	W		106	91	20	20	W 1	9,450
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
41	Tue, Jan 18, 1977	Box Score	@	New Orleans Jazz	L		89	99	20	21	L 1	11,352
42	Wed, Jan 19, 1977	Box Score	@	Houston Rockets	W		112	102	21	21	W 1	10,358
43	Fri, Jan 21, 1977	Box Score		San Antonio Spurs	W		103	90	22	21	W 2	13,065
44	Sat, Jan 22, 1977	Box Score	@	Philadelphia 76ers	L		94	109	22	22	L 1	18,276
45	Sun, Jan 23, 1977	Box Score		Philadelphia 76ers	L		83	91	22	23	L 2	15,040
46	Tue, Jan 25, 1977	Box Score		Detroit Pistons	L		89	91	22	24	L 3	10,322
47	Wed, Jan 26, 1977	Box Score	@	Indiana Pacers	L		101	121	22	25	L 4	11,378
48	Fri, Jan 28, 1977	Box Score		Milwaukee Bucks	W		119	113	23	25	W 1	10,699
49	Sun, Jan 30, 1977	Box Score		Golden State Warriors	L		92	109	23	26	L 1	15,040
50	Wed, Feb 2, 1977	Box Score	@	New York Nets	L		89	99	23	27	L 2	6,516
51	Fri, Feb 4, 1977	Box Score		Los Angeles Lakers	W		99	98	24	27	W 1	14,062
52	Sun, Feb 6, 1977	Box Score		Buffalo Braves	W		113	97	25	27	W 2	12,154
53	Fri, Feb 11, 1977	Box Score		New York Knicks	W		119	111	26	27	W 3	15,040
54	Tue, Feb 15, 1977	Box Score		Detroit Pistons	W		109	99	27	27	W 4	9,879		at Hartford, CT
55	Wed, Feb 16, 1977	Box Score	@	Washington Bullets	L		92	111	27	28	L 1	12,565
56	Thu, Feb 17, 1977	Box Score	@	Kansas City Kings	W	OT	126	125	28	28	W 1	7,712
57	Sun, Feb 20, 1977	Box Score	@	Golden State Warriors	W		114	112	29	28	W 2	13,155
58	Tue, Feb 22, 1977	Box Score	@	Portland Trail Blazers	L		111	113	29	29	L 1	12,611
59	Fri, Feb 25, 1977	Box Score	@	Seattle SuperSonics	W		102	92	30	29	W 1	14,098
60	Sat, Feb 26, 1977	Box Score	@	Phoenix Suns	W		108	104	31	29	W 2	12,353
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
61	Sun, Feb 27, 1977	Box Score	@	Denver Nuggets	L		100	121	31	30	L 1	17,888
62	Tue, Mar 1, 1977	Box Score		Golden State Warriors	L		94	101	31	31	L 2	11,273		at Hartford, CT
63	Fri, Mar 4, 1977	Box Score	@	Detroit Pistons	W		94	92	32	31	W 1	8,860
64	Sun, Mar 6, 1977	Box Score		Denver Nuggets	W	OT	112	110	33	31	W 2	15,040
65	Wed, Mar 9, 1977	Box Score		Seattle SuperSonics	L		86	114	33	32	L 1	14,692
66	Sun, Mar 13, 1977	Box Score		Phoenix Suns	W		124	107	34	32	W 1	14,839
67	Tue, Mar 15, 1977	Box Score	@	Chicago Bulls	L		96	107	34	33	L 1	17,397
68	Thu, Mar 17, 1977	Box Score	@	Milwaukee Bucks	L		91	100	34	34	L 2	8,975
69	Fri, Mar 18, 1977	Box Score		Atlanta Hawks	W		98	96	35	34	W 1	13,415
70	Sun, Mar 20, 1977	Box Score		Kansas City Kings	W		118	110	36	34	W 2	15,040
71	Tue, Mar 22, 1977	Box Score	@	San Antonio Spurs	W		108	104	37	34	W 3	11,246
72	Wed, Mar 23, 1977	Box Score	@	Atlanta Hawks	W		103	96	38	34	W 4	10,281
73	Fri, Mar 25, 1977	Box Score		Washington Bullets	L		97	122	38	35	L 1	15,040
74	Sun, Mar 27, 1977	Box Score		New York Nets	W		114	109	39	35	W 1	14,164
75	Tue, Mar 29, 1977	Box Score	@	Cleveland Cavaliers	L		82	110	39	36	L 1	17,057
76	Wed, Mar 30, 1977	Box Score		Chicago Bulls	W		90	88	40	36	W 1	11,089		at Hartford, CT
77	Sun, Apr 3, 1977	Box Score		Philadelphia 76ers	W		96	90	41	36	W 2	15,040
78	Tue, Apr 5, 1977	Box Score	@	New York Knicks	L		113	121	41	37	L 1	18,391
79	Wed, Apr 6, 1977	Box Score		Houston Rockets	L		93	104	41	38	L 2	13,420
80	Fri, Apr 8, 1977	Box Score		New Orleans Jazz	W		120	109	42	38	W 1	14,024
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
81	Sat, Apr 9, 1977	Box Score		San Antonio Spurs	W		120	105	43	38	W 2	10,859		at Hartford, CT
82	Sun, Apr 10, 1977	Box Score		Cleveland Cavaliers	W		115	105	44	38	W 3	11,240

Playoffs

Playoffs Table
G	Date			Opponent		Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
1	Tue, Apr 12, 1977	Box Score		San Antonio Spurs	W	104	94	1	0	W 1	13,505
2	Fri, Apr 15, 1977	Box Score	@	San Antonio Spurs	W	113	109	2	0	W 2	12,067
G	Date			Opponent		Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
3	Sun, Apr 17, 1977	Box Score	@	Philadelphia 76ers	W	113	111	3	0	W 3	13,821
4	Wed, Apr 20, 1977	Box Score	@	Philadelphia 76ers	L	101	113	3	1	L 1	18,276
5	Fri, Apr 22, 1977	Box Score		Philadelphia 76ers	L	100	109	3	2	L 2	15,040
6	Sun, Apr 24, 1977	Box Score		Philadelphia 76ers	W	124	119	4	2	W 1	15,040
7	Wed, Apr 27, 1977	Box Score	@	Philadelphia 76ers	L	91	110	4	3	L 1	18,276
8	Fri, Apr 29, 1977	Box Score		Philadelphia 76ers	W	113	108	5	3	W 1	15,040
9	Sun, May 1, 1977	Box Score	@	Philadelphia 76ers	L	77	83	5	4	L 1	18,276

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