1968–69 Boston Celtics season

The 1968–69 Boston Celtics season was their 23rd season of the Boston Celtics in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Celtics won their 11th championship in what was Bill Russell's final season as either player or coach of the club. The Celtics had the best team defensive rating and the tenth best team offensive rating in the NBA.

Draft picks

This table only displays picks through the second round.

Roster

Regular season

Season standings

Game log

Playoffs

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 1 | March 26 | @ Philadelphia | W 114–100 | John Havlicek (35) | Bill Russell (15) | Bill Russell (8) | Spectrum<br>8,151 | 1–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 2 | March 28 | Philadelphia | W 134–103 | Bailey Howell (29) | Howell, Russell (16) | John Havlicek (7) | Boston Garden<br>13,751 | 2–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 3 | March 30 | @ Philadelphia | W 125–118 | Sam Jones (28) | Bill Russell (18) | John Havlicek (10) | Spectrum<br>15,244 | 3–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 4 | April 1 | Philadelphia | L 116–119 | John Havlicek (28) | Bill Russell (29) | Bill Russell (5) | Boston Garden<br>14,017 | 3–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 5 | April 4 | @ Philadelphia | W 93–90 | John Havlicek (22) | Bill Russell (18) | Bill Russell (6) | Spectrum<br>15,244 | 4–1 |-

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 1 | April 6 | @ New York | W 108–100 | John Havlicek (25) | Bill Russell (16) | Em Bryant (8) | Madison Square Garden<br>19,500 | 1–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 2 | April 9 | New York | W 112–97 | Bailey Howell (27) | Bill Russell (29) | John Havlicek (12) | Boston Garden<br>14,933 | 2–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 3 | April 10 | @ New York | L 91–101 | Russell, Bryant (16) | Bill Russell (20) | Russell, Havlicek (8) | Madison Square Garden<br>19,500 | 2–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 4 | April 13 | New York | W 97–96 | Bill Russell (21) | Bill Russell (23) | John Havlicek (4) | Boston Garden<br>13,506 | 3–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 5 | April 14 | @ New York | L 104–112 | John Havlicek (29) | Bill Russell (16) | John Havlicek (7) | Madison Square Garden<br>19,500 | 3–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 6 | April 18 | New York | W 106–105 | Sam Jones (29) | Bill Russell (21) | Russell, Havlicek (5) | Boston Garden<br>14,933 | 4–2 |-

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 1 | April 23 | @ Los Angeles | L 118–120 | John Havlicek (37) | Bill Russell (27) | Sam Jones (6) | The Forum<br>17,554 | 0–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 2 | April 25 | @ Los Angeles | L 112–118 | John Havlicek (43) | Bill Russell (21) | Bill Russell (13) | The Forum<br>17,559 | 0–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 3 | April 27 | Los Angeles | W 111–105 | John Havlicek (34) | Bill Russell (18) | John Havlicek (7) | Boston Garden<br>14,037 | 1–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 4 | April 29 | Los Angeles | W 89–88 | John Havlicek (21) | Bill Russell (29) | five players tied (2) | Boston Garden<br>15,128 | 2–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 5 | May 1 | @ Los Angeles | L 104–117 | Sam Jones (25) | John Havlicek (14) | Russell, Havlicek (5) | The Forum<br>17,553 | 2–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 6 | May 3 | Los Angeles | W 99–90 | Don Nelson (25) | Bill Russell (19) | Em Bryant (5) | Boston Garden<br>15,128 | 3–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 7 | May 5 | @ Los Angeles | W 108–106 | John Havlicek (26) | Bill Russell (21) | Bill Russell (6) | The Forum<br>17,568 | 4–3 |-

Awards, records and milestones

Awards

• John Havlicek, All-NBA Second Team
• Bill Russell, NBA All-Defensive First Team
• Satch Sanders, NBA All-Defensive Second Team
• John Havlicek, NBA All-Defensive Second Team

References

• Celtics on Basketball Reference