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1974–75 Boston Celtics season

The 1974–75 Boston Celtics season was the 29th season of the Boston Celtics in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Celtics entered the season hoping to repeat as NBA champions, but were unable to defend their title, falling in the Eastern Conference finals to the Washington Bullets in six games. They did however, win their division for the fourth consecutive season, and their conference final appearance was the fourth straight to that point. Their 60–22 record topped the league as well.

The Boston Celtics were one of a handful of teams to play home games in four arenas; playing out of more than one arena was common in the league's first 30 or so years. Their main venue was Boston Garden, but three home games were played at the Hartford Civic Center, three at the Providence Civic Center and one at the Springfield Civic Center.

Draft picks

This table only displays picks through the second round.

Roster

Regular season

Season standings

Season schedule

|- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 1 || October 18 || Buffalo || 126–119 || Don Nelson (28) || Paul Silas (19) || Jo Jo White (8) || Boston Garden<br>15,320 || 0–1 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 2 || October 19 || @ Buffalo || 113–95 || John Havlicek (25) || Paul Silas (22) || Havlicek, Westphal (6) || Buffalo Memorial Auditorium<br>15,288 || 1–1 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 3 || October 23 || Cleveland || 108–107 || Jo Jo White (28) || Paul Silas (16) || Jo Jo White (7) || Boston Garden<br>7,158 || 1–2 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 4 || October 25 || Atlanta || 109–116 || John Havlicek (34) || Paul Silas (24) || John Havlicek (7) || Boston Garden<br>12,742 || 2–2 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 5 || October 26 || @ New York || 86–97 || John Havlicek (25) || Paul Silas (11) || Jo Jo White (4) || Madison Square Garden<br>19,694 || 2–3 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 6 || October 29 || @ Cleveland || 107–92 || Jo Jo White (24) || Paul Silas (18) || Jo Jo White (11) || Richfield Coliseum<br>13,184 || 3–3 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 7 || October 30 || Chicago || 105–104 || Paul Westphal (17) || Paul Silas (16) || Paul Westphal (6) || Boston Garden<br>7,964 || 3–4 |-

|- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 8 || November 1 || Philadelphia || 98–114 || John Havlicek (29)|| Jim Ard (16) || Jo Jo White (7) || Boston Garden<br>8,269 || 4–4 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 9 || November 2 || @ Atlanta || 126–125 || Paul Westphal (27) || Paul Silas (18) || Paul Westphal (7) || Omni Coliseum<br>6,897 || 5–4 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 10 || November 6 || Portland || 110–128 || John Havlicek (40) || Paul Silas (10) || Jo Jo White (10) || Boston Garden<br>12,134 || 6–4 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 11 || November 8 || Detroit || 105–104 || John Havlicek (36) || Paul Silas (13) || John Havlicek (5) || Boston Garden<br>9,542 || 6–5 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 12 || November 10 || @ Kansas City–Omaha || 102–99 || John Havlicek (26) || Jim Ard (18)|| Jo Jo White (7) || Kemper Arena<br>8,118 || 7–5 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 13 || November 12 || @ Milwaukee || 91–83 || Paul Silas (22) || Paul Silas (13) || John Havlicek (7) || MECCA Arena<br>9,919 || 8–5 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 14 || November 14 || Buffalo || 112–100 || Jo Jo White (25) || Paul Silas (14) || Jo Jo White (5) || Providence Civic Center<br>7,315 || 8–6 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 15 || November 15 || Kansas City–Omaha || 110–109 || John Havlicek (30) || Paul Silas (20) || Paul Silas (6) || Boston Garden<br>13,192 || 8–7 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 16 || November 16 || @ Washington || 124–109 || Don Nelson (35) || Paul Silas (17) || John Havlicek (9) || Capital Centre<br>16,204 || 9–7 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 17 || November 20 || Golden State || 120–115 || John Havlicek (23) || Jim Ard (14) || John Havlicek (8) || Providence Civic Center<br>3,509 || 9–8 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 18 || November 22 || Phoenix || 94–95 || Jo Jo White (23) || Jim Ard (12) || John Havlicek (9) || Boston Garden<br>13,756 || 10–8 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 19 || November 23 || @ Philadelphia || 96–98 || Don Nelson (35) || Paul Silas (14) || Don Chaney (6) || The Spectrum<br>7,008 || 10–9 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 20 || November 27 || Seattle || 99–104 ||Jo Jo White (31) || Dave Cowens (15) || Don Chaney (9) || Boston Garden<br>10,543 || 11–9 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 21 || November 29 || New York || 96–86 || Dave Cowens (23)|| Paul Silas (17) || Cowens, White (5) || Boston Garden<br>15,320 || 11–10 |-

|- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 22 || December 4 || Los Angeles || 90–101 || Dave Cowens (32) || Dave Cowens (15) || John Havlicek (8) || Boston Garden<br>8,881 || 12–10 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 23 || December 6 || @ Houston || 120–114 (OT) || Dave Cowens (38) || Dave Cowens (11) || Don Chaney (6) || Hofheinz Pavilion<br>5,268 || 13–10 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 24 || December 8 || @ New Orleans || 111–101 || Jo Jo White (21) || Dave Cowens (16) || Cowens, Silas (4) || Municipal Auditorium<br>7,042 || 14–10 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 25 || December 10 || @ Chicago || 107–89 || Don Chaney (28) || Paul Silas (15) || Jo Jo White (8) || Chicago Stadium<br>11,036 || 15–10 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 26 || December 13 || Washington || 108–89 || John Havlicek (16) || Dave Cowens (15) || Havlicek, Silas (4) || Boston Garden<br>15,320 || 15–11 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 27 || December 14 || @ Atlanta || 92–90 (OT) || Jo Jo White (25) || Dave Cowens (19) || Jo Jo White (8) || Omni Coliseum<br>7,253 || 16–11 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 28 || December 17 || Philadelphia || 113–109 || Jo Jo White (22) || Dave Cowens (18) || Jo Jo White (11) || Providence Civic Center<br>4,134 || 16–12 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 29 || December 18 || @ Philadelphia || 131–99 || John Havlicek (27) || Paul Silas (13) || Dave Cowens (8) || The Spectrum<br>7,145 || 17–12 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 30 || December 20 || New Orleans || 106–110 || Dave Cowens (27) || Paul Silas (15) || Cowens, White (4) || Springfield Civic Center<br>6,883 || 18–12 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 31 || December 21 || @ New York || 109–91 || John Havlicek (26) || Paul Silas (21) || Paul Silas (6) || Madison Square Garden<br>19,694 || 19–12 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 32 || December 25 || @ Phoenix || 96–110 || Jo Jo White (33) || Dave Cowens (13) || John Havlicek (9) || Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum<br>8,276 || 19–13 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 33 || December 28 || @ Golden State || 115–105 || Dave Cowens (32) || Dave Cowens (18) || Jo Jo White (11) || Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena<br>12,787 || 20–13 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 34 || December 29 || @ Seattle || 121–101 || Dave Cowens (26) || Dave Cowens (19) || Jo Jo White (7) || Seattle Center Coliseum<br>14,082 || 21–13 |-

|- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 35 || January 1 || @ Portland || 108–94 || John Havlicek (31) || Dave Cowens (14) || Jo Jo White (11) || Memorial Coliseum<br>11,362 || 22–13 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 36 || January 3 || @ Los Angeles || 127–106 || Jo Jo White (28) || Dave Cowens (13) || Jo Jo White (8) || The Forum<br>16,955 || 23–13 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 37 || January 8 || Atlanta || 96–104 || Paul Westphal (23) || Paul Silas (21) || Cowens, Havlicek (5) || Boston Garden<br>12,160 || 24–13 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 38 || January 9 || @ Buffalo || 108–100 || Dave Cowens (28) || Paul Silas (12) || Dave Cowens (8) || Maple Leaf Gardens<br>13,544 || 25–13 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 39 || January 10 || Los Angeles || 97–103 || Jo Jo White (23) || Cowens, Silas (13) || Jo Jo White (10) || Boston Garden<br>13,385 || 26–13 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 40 || January 12 || @ Buffalo || 101–114 || Dave Cowens (22) || Paul Silas (13) || Havlicek, Westphal (7) || Buffalo Memorial Auditorium<br>15,377 || 26–14 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 41 || January 17 || Detroit || 90–96 || Dave Cowens (23) || Don Nelson (10) || Jo Jo White (6) || Boston Garden<br>15,320 || 27–14 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 42 || January 18 || Houston || 101–123 || Dave Cowens (24) || Dave Cowens (17) || Westphal, White (6) || Hartford Civic Center<br>11,283 || 28–14 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 43 || January 19 || Philadelphia || 100–102 || Jo Jo White (27) || Paul Silas (14) || Jo Jo White (7) || Boston Garden<br>15,320 || 29–14 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 44 || January 21 || @ Houston || 113–102 || John Havlicek (22) || Dave Cowens (17) || John Havlicek (12) || Hofheinz Pavilion<br>4,576 || 30–14 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 45 || January 22 || @ New Orleans || 110–102 || Dave Cowens (22) || Dave Cowens (16) || Dave Cowens (4) || Loyola Field House<br>5,723 || 31–14 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 46 || January 24 || Kansas City-Omaha || 87–96 || Dave Cowens (26) || Paul Silas (15) || Cowens, White (4) || Boston Garden<br>10,952 || 32–14 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 47 || January 26 || Buffalo || 93–107 || Dave Cowens (24) || Dave Cowens (13) || Jo Jo White (7) || Boston Garden<br>15,320 || 33–14 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 48 || January 31 || Cleveland || 99–121 || Jo Jo White (24) || Dave Cowens (14) || John Havlicek (10) || Boston Garden<br>15,320 || 34–14 |-

|- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 49 || February 2 || Milwaukee || 102–120 || Dave Cowens (24) || Dave Cowens (2) || John Havlicek (6) || Boston Garden<br>15,320 || 35–14 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 50 || February 3 || @ Detroit || 114–100 || Jo Jo White (29) || Dave Cowens (20) || Dave Cowens (8) || Cobo Arena<br>10,962 || 36–14 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 51 || February 5 || @ Milwaukee || 92–90 || Dave Cowens (23) || Dave Cowens (15) || Dave Cowens (10) || MECCA Arena<br>10,938 || 37–14 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 52 || February 7 || Philadelphia || 98–95 || Cowens, Nelson (20) || Paul Silas (15) || Cowens, Havlicek (8) || Boston Garden<br>15,320 || 37–15 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 53 || February 8 || @ New York || 128–102 || Dave Cowens (31) || Dave Cowens (12) || Jo Jo White (7) || Madison Square Garden<br>19,694 || 38–15 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 54 || February 9 || New York || 88–105 || Dave Cowens (25) || Dave Cowens (20) || Cowens, White (6) || Boston Garden<br>15,320 || 39–15 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 55 || February 12 || @ Kansas City-Omaha || 102–103 || Don Nelson (21) || Dave Cowens (13) || Dave Cowens (6) || Omaha Civic Auditorium<br>9,728 || 39–16 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 56 || February 14 || @ Phoenix || 112–106 || Dave Cowens (29) || Paul Silas (14) || Jo Jo White (9) || Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum<br>9,338 || 40–16 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 57 || February 15 || @ Portland || 102–100 || John Havlicek (25) || Dave Cowens (12) || John Havlicek (10) || Memorial Coliseum<br>11,798 || 41–16 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 58 || February 19 || @ Seattle || 95–121 || Jo Jo White (18) || Dave Cowens (16) || Paul Westphal (6) || Seattle Center Coliseum<br>13,680 || 41–17 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 59 || February 22 || @ Golden State || 108–114 || John Havlicek (27) || Dave Cowens (17) || John Havlicek (8) || Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena<br>12,961 || 41–18 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 60 || February 23 || @ Los Angeles || 119–115 || Dave Cowens (30) || Dave Cowens (13) || Jo Jo White (11) || The Forum<br>13,723 || 42–18 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 61 || February 26 || New York || 103–121 || Dave Cowens (24) || Dave Cowens (19) || John Havlicek (7) || Boston Garden<br>13,169 || 43–18 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 62 || February 28 || Milwaukee || 106–107 || Dave Cowens (33) || Dave Cowens (19) || Jo Jo White (9) || Boston Garden<br>15,320 || 44–18 |-

|- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 63 || March 2 || Seattle || 104–97 || Dave Cowens (24) || Dave Cowens (22) || Cowens, White (7) || Hartford Civic Center<br>11,283 || 44–19 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 64 || March 4 || @ New York || 126–111 || John Havlicek (27) || Dave Cowens (15) || Jo Jo White (6) || Madison Square Garden<br>19,694 || 45–19 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 65 || March 5 || @ Philadelphia || 116–107 || Cowens, Havlicek (28) || Dave Cowens (20) || John Havlicek (8) || The Spectrum<br>9,087 || 46–19 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 66 || March 9 || Golden State || 102–101 || Jo Jo White (25) || Dave Cowens (12) || John Havlicek (7) || Boston Garden<br>15,320 || 46–20 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 67 || March 11 || @ Chicago || 121–115 (OT) || Havlicek, White (34) || John Havlicek (15) || Cowens, Havlicek (7) || Chicago Stadium<br>19,121 || 47–20 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 68 || March 12 || Phoenix || 82–88 || Jo Jo White (20) || Dave Cowens (18) || Jo Jo White (7) || Hartford Civic Center<br>11,283 || 48–20 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 69 || March 14 || Portland || 98–103 || Dave Cowens (24) || Paul Silas (18) || Dave Cowens (7) || Boston Garden<br>13,087 || 49–20 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 70 || March 16 || Houston || 94–99 || Dave Cowens (24) || Dave Cowens (21) || John Havlicek (9) || Boston Garden<br>15,320 || 50–20 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 71 || March 18 || @ Detroit || 116–90 || Don Nelson (27) || Don Nelson (15) || John Havlicek (5) || Cobo Arena<br>9,379 || 51–20 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 72 || March 19 || @ Washington || 80–97 || Paul Westphal (17) || Paul Silas (15) || Paul Westphal (8) || Capital Centre<br>19,035 || 51–21 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 73 || March 21 || Buffalo || 101–109 || Jo Jo White (26) || Dave Cowens (16) || Don Nelson (7) || Boston Garden<br>15,320 || 52–21 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 74 || March 22 || @ New York || 90–81 || Jo Jo White (22) || Paul Silas (19) || Nelson, White (3) || Madison Square Garden<br>19,694 || 53–21 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 75 || March 23 || New York || 86–96 || John Havlicek (22) || Dave Cowens (16) || John Havlicek (10) || Boston Garden<br>12,656 || 54–21 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 76 || March 25 || @ Cleveland || 89–84 || Dave Cowens (25) || Dave Cowens (17) || John Havlicek (7) || Richfield Coliseum<br>18,911 || 55–21 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 77 || March 26 || New Orleans || 100–113 || Jo Jo White (23) || Dave Cowens (19) || Paul Westphal (10) || Boston Garden<br>15,320 || 56–21 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 78 || March 28 || Chicago || 92–97 || Dave Cowens (19) || Paul Silas (15) || John Havlicek (6) || Boston Garden<br>15,320 || 57–21 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 79 || March 29 || @ Buffalo || 96–102 || Dave Cowens (24) || Dave Cowens (21) || John Havlicek (6) || Buffalo Memorial Auditorium<br>18,169 || 57–22 |-

|- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 80 || April 2 || Buffalo || 92–95 || Cowens, Havlicek (23) || Cowens, Silas (12) || John Havlicek (6) || Boston Garden<br>12,391 || 58–22 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 81 || April 4 || Washington || 94–95 || John Havlicek (22) || Dave Cowens (14) || Cowens, Havlicek, Nelson (6) || Boston Garden<br>15,320 || 59–22 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 82 || April 5 || @ Philadelphia || 111–97 || Dave Cowens (22) || Dave Cowens (24) || Dave Cowens (9) || The Spectrum<br>12,237 || 60–22 |-

Playoffs

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 1 | April 14 | Houston | W 123–106 | John Havlicek (30) | Dave Cowens (19) | John Havlicek (9) | Boston Garden<br>15,320 | 1–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 2 | April 16 | Houston | W 112–100 | Dave Cowens (28) | Dave Cowens (18) | John Havlicek (7) | Boston Garden<br>13,254 | 2–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 3 | April 19 | @ Houston | L 102–117 | Don Nelson (21) | Havlicek, Silas (8) | Silas, White (5) | Hofheinz Pavilion<br>10,218 | 2–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 4 | April 22 | @ Houston | W 122–117 | Dave Cowens (31) | Dave Cowens (24) | Jo Jo White (8) | Hofheinz Pavilion<br>10,218 | 3–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 5 | April 24 | Houston | W 128–115 | John Havlicek (28) | Dave Cowens (12) | John Havlicek (11) | Boston Garden<br>15,320 | 4–1 |-

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 1 | April 27 | Washington | L 95–100 | Jo Jo White (27) | Dave Cowens (19) | Paul Silas (6) | Boston Garden<br>15,320 | 0–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 2 | April 30 | @ Washington | L 92–117 | Don Nelson (23) | Paul Silas (17) | Jo Jo White (7) | Capital Centre<br>19,035 | 0–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 3 | May 3 | Washington | W 101–90 | John Havlicek (26) | Paul Silas (25) | Jo Jo White (7) | Boston Garden<br>15,320 | 1–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 4 | May 7 | @ Washington | L 108–119 | Jo Jo White (32) | Dave Cowens (17) | Jo Jo White (7) | Capital Centre<br>19,035 | 1–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 5 | May 9 | Washington | W 103–99 | Dave Cowens (27) | Dave Cowens (12) | Don Chaney (5) | Boston Garden<br>15,320 | 2–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 6 | May 11 | @ Washington | L 92–98 | Dave Cowens (23) | Dave Cowens (21) | Jo Jo White (6) | Capital Centre<br>19,035 | 2–4 |-

Awards and records

References