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1972–73 Boston Celtics season

The 1972–73 Boston Celtics season was their 27th in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Celtics finished the season with the best record in the league, and currently in franchise history, at 68–14. Third-year center Dave Cowens won the NBA Most Valuable Player Award ahead of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Tiny Archibald. They also won the Atlantic Division for the second consecutive season.

In the Eastern Conference finals, the Celtics lost to the eventual NBA champion New York Knicks in seven games.

Draft picks

Roster

Regular season

Season standings

Game log

Playoffs

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 1 | April 1 | Atlanta | W 134–109 | John Havlicek (54) | Dave Cowens (17) | Art Williams (12) | Boston Garden<br>11,907 | 1–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 2 | April 4 | @ Atlanta | W 126–113 | John Havlicek (29) | Dave Cowens (25) | Jo Jo White (11) | Omni Coliseum<br>11,588 | 2–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 3 | April 6 | Atlanta | L 105–118 | Jo Jo White (23) | Dave Cowens (18) | Jo Jo White (10) | Boston Garden<br>15,320 | 2–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 4 | April 8 | @ Atlanta | L 94–97 | John Havlicek (21) | Paul Silas (22) | John Havlicek (5) | Omni Coliseum<br>11,675 | 2–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 5 | April 11 | Atlanta | W 108–101 | John Havlicek (32) | Dave Cowens (20) | John Havlicek (11) | Boston Garden<br>12,525 | 3–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 6 | April 13 | @ Atlanta | W 121–103 | Jo Jo White (33) | Paul Silas (17) | Jo Jo White (7) | Omni Coliseum<br>16,181 | 4–2 |-

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 1 | April 15 | New York | W 134–108 | Jo Jo White (30) | Dave Cowens (15) | John Havlicek (11) | Boston Garden<br>15,320 | 1–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 2 | April 18 | @ New York | L 96–129 | John Havlicek (21) | Dave Cowens (13) | John Havlicek (11) | Madison Square Garden<br>19,694 | 1–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 3 | April 20 | New York | L 91–98 | John Havlicek (29) | Paul Silas (14) | John Havlicek (6) | Boston Garden<br>15,320 | 1–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 4 | April 22 | @ New York | L 110–117 (2OT) | Jo Jo White (34) | Paul Silas (23) | Jo Jo White (6) | Madison Square Garden<br>19,694 | 1–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 5 | April 25 | New York | W 98–97 | Dave Cowens (32) | Paul Silas (20) | Jo Jo White (7) | Boston Garden<br>15,320 | 2–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 6 | April 27 | @ New York | W 110–100 | Dave Cowens (26) | Dave Cowens (14) | Jo Jo White (7) | Madison Square Garden<br>19,694 | 3–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 7 | April 29 | New York | L 78–94 | Dave Cowens (24) | Paul Silas (16) | Dave Cowens (5) | Boston Garden<br>15,320 | 3–4 |-

Awards, records and milestones

References