1977-78 Boston Celtics Schedule and Results

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Record: 32-50, Finished 3rd in NBA Atlantic Division

Coach: Tom Heinsohn (11-23), Tom Sanders (21-27)

Executive: Red Auerbach

PTS/G: 105.7 (16th of 22) Opp PTS/G: 107.7 (8th of 22)

SRS: -1.86 (18th of 22) Pace: 105.9 (15th of 22)

Off Rtg: 99.1 (20th of 22) Def Rtg: 100.9 (12th of 22) Net Rtg: -1.8 (18th of 22)

Expected W-L: 36-46 (18th of 22)

Arena: Boston Garden Attendance: 437,937 (2nd of 2)

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Regular Season

Regular Season Table
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
1	Wed, Oct 19, 1977	Box Score	@	San Antonio Spurs	L		109	114	0	1	L 1	10,466
2	Sat, Oct 22, 1977	Box Score	@	Houston Rockets	L		98	110	0	2	L 2	12,215
3	Mon, Oct 24, 1977	Box Score	@	Detroit Pistons	L		85	100	0	3	L 3	4,985
4	Tue, Oct 25, 1977	Box Score		Atlanta Hawks	W		110	103	1	3	W 1	6,590		at Hartford, CT
5	Fri, Oct 28, 1977	Box Score	@	New Jersey Nets	L		109	116	1	4	L 1	7,594
6	Sat, Oct 29, 1977	Box Score	@	Cleveland Cavaliers	L		98	103	1	5	L 2	13,298
7	Wed, Nov 2, 1977	Box Score		Cleveland Cavaliers	L		101	104	1	6	L 3	11,562
8	Fri, Nov 4, 1977	Box Score		Denver Nuggets	L		107	109	1	7	L 4	13,819
9	Wed, Nov 9, 1977	Box Score		San Antonio Spurs	L		114	129	1	8	L 5	11,268
10	Fri, Nov 11, 1977	Box Score		Buffalo Braves	W		109	103	2	8	W 1	11,927
11	Sun, Nov 13, 1977	Box Score	@	Milwaukee Bucks	W	OT	127	119	3	8	W 2	10,938
12	Wed, Nov 16, 1977	Box Score		Atlanta Hawks	W		131	105	4	8	W 3	11,651
13	Fri, Nov 18, 1977	Box Score		Philadelphia 76ers	L		112	121	4	9	L 1	15,277
14	Sat, Nov 19, 1977	Box Score	@	Buffalo Braves	L		98	102	4	10	L 2	11,346
15	Wed, Nov 23, 1977	Box Score		Houston Rockets	W		109	100	5	10	W 1	12,114
16	Fri, Nov 25, 1977	Box Score		New York Knicks	W	OT	121	119	6	10	W 2	15,276
17	Sat, Nov 26, 1977	Box Score	@	Kansas City Kings	L		108	110	6	11	L 1	3,425
18	Tue, Nov 29, 1977	Box Score	@	Atlanta Hawks	L		101	108	6	12	L 2	6,306
19	Wed, Nov 30, 1977	Box Score		Chicago Bulls	W		98	92	7	12	W 1	8,169
20	Fri, Dec 2, 1977	Box Score		Seattle SuperSonics	L		89	111	7	13	L 1	11,101
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
21	Sat, Dec 3, 1977	Box Score	@	Washington Bullets	L		93	103	7	14	L 2	18,424
22	Tue, Dec 6, 1977	Box Score	@	New York Knicks	L	OT	119	122	7	15	L 3	17,416
23	Wed, Dec 7, 1977	Box Score		Kansas City Kings	W		113	109	8	15	W 1	9,590
24	Fri, Dec 9, 1977	Box Score		Portland Trail Blazers	L		87	118	8	16	L 1	14,976
25	Tue, Dec 13, 1977	Box Score		New Jersey Nets	W		122	108	9	16	W 1	5,518		at Hartford, CT
26	Fri, Dec 16, 1977	Box Score		Golden State Warriors	W		118	113	10	16	W 2	12,337
27	Sun, Dec 18, 1977	Box Score	@	Los Angeles Lakers	L		97	104	10	17	L 1	12,952
28	Tue, Dec 20, 1977	Box Score	@	Portland Trail Blazers	L		99	104	10	18	L 2	12,666
29	Wed, Dec 21, 1977	Box Score	@	Golden State Warriors	L		106	111	10	19	L 3	13,237
30	Thu, Dec 22, 1977	Box Score	@	Seattle SuperSonics	L		99	132	10	20	L 4	11,970
31	Fri, Dec 23, 1977	Box Score	@	Phoenix Suns	L		110	129	10	21	L 5	12,660
32	Mon, Dec 26, 1977	Box Score	@	Detroit Pistons	L		100	122	10	22	L 6	6,906
33	Thu, Dec 29, 1977	Box Score	@	Milwaukee Bucks	W		124	115	11	22	W 1	10,938
34	Fri, Dec 30, 1977	Box Score	@	Chicago Bulls	L		97	102	11	23	L 1	18,124
35	Thu, Jan 5, 1978	Box Score		Phoenix Suns	L		111	121	11	24	L 2	10,019		at Hartford, CT
36	Sun, Jan 8, 1978	Box Score	@	Philadelphia 76ers	L		91	94	11	25	L 3	18,276
37	Wed, Jan 11, 1978	Box Score		Houston Rockets	W		91	88	12	25	W 1	12,384
38	Fri, Jan 13, 1978	Box Score		New Jersey Nets	W	OT	114	111	13	25	W 2	9,569
39	Sun, Jan 15, 1978	Box Score		Portland Trail Blazers	L	OT	103	107	13	26	L 1	14,290
40	Wed, Jan 18, 1978	Box Score		Milwaukee Bucks	W		130	116	14	26	W 1	8,565
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
41	Sun, Jan 22, 1978	Box Score		Seattle SuperSonics	L		92	103	14	27	L 1	12,058
42	Tue, Jan 24, 1978	Box Score	@	New Orleans Jazz	L		91	96	14	28	L 2	20,062
43	Wed, Jan 25, 1978	Box Score	@	San Antonio Spurs	L		103	113	14	29	L 3	10,381
44	Sun, Jan 29, 1978	Box Score		Golden State Warriors	L		88	99	14	30	L 4	11,754
45	Tue, Jan 31, 1978	Box Score		Indiana Pacers	W		104	94	15	30	W 1	4,460		at Springfield, MA
46	Wed, Feb 1, 1978	Box Score		Los Angeles Lakers	W	OT	103	100	16	30	W 2	11,890
47	Fri, Feb 3, 1978	Box Score		Washington Bullets	W		116	94	17	30	W 3	12,206
48	Tue, Feb 7, 1978	Box Score	@	Indiana Pacers	W		92	89	18	30	W 4	13,614
49	Wed, Feb 8, 1978	Box Score	@	Kansas City Kings	L		100	104	18	31	L 1	7,091
50	Tue, Feb 14, 1978	Box Score	@	Golden State Warriors	W		98	75	19	31	W 1	13,257
51	Thu, Feb 16, 1978	Box Score	@	Phoenix Suns	W		98	95	20	31	W 2	12,660
52	Fri, Feb 17, 1978	Box Score	@	Los Angeles Lakers	L		106	114	20	32	L 1	15,677
53	Sun, Feb 19, 1978	Box Score	@	Denver Nuggets	L		115	118	20	33	L 2	17,404
54	Tue, Feb 21, 1978	Box Score	@	Houston Rockets	L		96	111	20	34	L 3	13,058
55	Fri, Feb 24, 1978	Box Score	@	Buffalo Braves	W		106	99	21	34	W 1	9,325
56	Sun, Feb 26, 1978	Box Score	@	New Jersey Nets	W		94	92	22	34	W 2	9,050
57	Tue, Feb 28, 1978	Box Score	@	Atlanta Hawks	L		85	117	22	35	L 1	8,645
58	Wed, Mar 1, 1978	Box Score	@	New Orleans Jazz	L		100	101	22	36	L 2	10,073
59	Fri, Mar 3, 1978	Box Score		New Orleans Jazz	W		116	113	23	36	W 1	12,333
60	Sat, Mar 4, 1978	Box Score	@	New York Knicks	L		91	99	23	37	L 1	18,823
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
61	Sun, Mar 5, 1978	Box Score		New York Knicks	W		112	94	24	37	W 1	14,307
62	Fri, Mar 10, 1978	Box Score	@	Philadelphia 76ers	L		109	120	24	38	L 1	18,276
63	Sun, Mar 12, 1978	Box Score		Philadelphia 76ers	L		103	105	24	39	L 2	15,276
64	Tue, Mar 14, 1978	Box Score		Detroit Pistons	W		105	98	25	39	W 1	4,416
65	Thu, Mar 16, 1978	Box Score	@	Cleveland Cavaliers	L		102	112	25	40	L 1	16,417
66	Fri, Mar 17, 1978	Box Score		Phoenix Suns	W		115	108	26	40	W 1	15,276
67	Sat, Mar 18, 1978	Box Score		Kansas City Kings	W		117	110	27	40	W 2	8,894
68	Sun, Mar 19, 1978	Box Score		Denver Nuggets	W		122	95	28	40	W 3	13,172
69	Tue, Mar 21, 1978	Box Score	@	Washington Bullets	L		107	119	28	41	L 1	17,252
70	Wed, Mar 22, 1978	Box Score		Cleveland Cavaliers	W		105	99	29	41	W 1	10,025
71	Fri, Mar 24, 1978	Box Score		Chicago Bulls	L		96	97	29	42	L 1	13,659
72	Sun, Mar 26, 1978	Box Score	@	Seattle SuperSonics	L		101	112	29	43	L 2	14,098
73	Tue, Mar 28, 1978	Box Score	@	Portland Trail Blazers	W		104	92	30	43	W 1	12,666
74	Wed, Mar 29, 1978	Box Score	@	Denver Nuggets	L		106	109	30	44	L 1	17,627
75	Fri, Mar 31, 1978	Box Score		San Antonio Spurs	L		117	120	30	45	L 2	13,584
76	Sat, Apr 1, 1978	Box Score		New Orleans Jazz	W		119	108	31	45	W 1	10,254
77	Sun, Apr 2, 1978	Box Score		Indiana Pacers	L		120	123	31	46	L 1	12,236
78	Tue, Apr 4, 1978	Box Score	@	Chicago Bulls	L		104	116	31	47	L 2	11,732
79	Thu, Apr 6, 1978	Box Score		Washington Bullets	L		103	112	31	48	L 3	10,755		at Providence, RI
80	Fri, Apr 7, 1978	Box Score		Detroit Pistons	L		109	111	31	49	L 4	11,520
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
81	Sat, Apr 8, 1978	Box Score		Milwaukee Bucks	L		111	123	31	50	L 5	14,172
82	Sun, Apr 9, 1978	Box Score		Buffalo Braves	W		131	114	32	50	W 1	15,276

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