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 forward Dave Cowens won the NBA Most Valuable Player Award ahead of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Tiny Archibald.

1972–73 Boston Celtics season
Division champions
Head coachTom Heinsohn
General managerRed Auerbach
ArenaBoston Garden
Results
Record68–14 (.829)
PlaceDivision: 1st (Atlantic)
Playoff finishEast Conference Finals
(Lost to Knicks 3–4)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionWSMW
RadioWBZ

In the Eastern Conference Finals, the Celtics lost to the eventual NBA champion New York Knicks.

Draft picks
Main article: 1972 NBA draft

This table only displays picks through the second round.

Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
1 10 Paul Westphal PG/SG  United States Southern California
2 27 Dennis Wuycik SF  United States North Carolina

Roster
Roster listing
Boston Celtics roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
G 12 Chaney, Don 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Houston
C 18 Cowens, Dave 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Florida State
C 29 Finkel, Hank 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Dayton
G/F 17 Havlicek, John 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 203 lb (92 kg) Ohio State
F/C 11 Kuberski, Steve 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Bradley
F 19 Nelson, Don 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Iowa
F 16 Sanders, Tom 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) New York
F 35 Silas, Paul 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Creighton
G 44 Westphal, Paul 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Southern California
G 10 White, Jo Jo 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Kansas
G 7 Williams, Art 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Cal Poly Pomona
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Regular season

Season standings
Atlantic Division W L PCT GB Home Road Neutral Div
y-Boston Celtics 6814.829–33–632–83–018–4
x-New York Knicks 5725.6951135–621–181–116–6
Buffalo Braves 2161.2564714–276–311–38–14
Philadelphia 76ers 973.110595–262–362–112–20
# Eastern Conference
Team W L PCT
1 z-Boston Celtics6814.829
2 x-New York Knicks5725.695
3 y-Baltimore Bullets5230.634
4 x-Atlanta Hawks4636.561
5 Houston Rockets3349.402
6 Cleveland Cavaliers3250.390
7 Buffalo Braves2161.256
8 Philadelphia 76ers973.110

Record vs. opponents
1972–73 NBA Records
Team ATL BAL BOS BUF CHI CLE DET GSW HOU KCO LAL MIL NYK PHI PHO POR SEA
Atlanta —3–41–55–12–23–42–21–34–42–23–11–33–36–03–14–03–1
Baltimore 4–3—1–55–10–48–02–23–15–23–11–32–23–35–12–24–04–0
Boston 5–15–1—7–03–15–13–13–15–13–14–02–24–47–04–04–04–0
Buffalo 1–51–50–7—2–21–51–30–41–51–30–40–41–67–11–32–22–2
Chicago 2–24–01–32–2—3–13–43–34–05–21–52–43–14–04–25–15–1
Cleveland 4–30–81–55–11–3—1–31–34–32–21–31–30–66–01–31–33–1
Detroit 2–22–21–33–14–33–1—2–41–33–31–52–51–33–14–26–02–4
Golden State 3–11–31–34–03–33–14–2—3–14–23–41–52–24–02–45–14–3
Houston 4–42–51–55–10–43–43–11–3—0–41–31–31–55–12–22–22–2
Kansas City-Omaha 2–21–31–33–12–52–23–32–44–0—1–51–60–43–13–34–24–2
Los Angeles 1–33–10–44–05–13–15–14–33–15–1—3–32–24–06–16–06–0
Milwaukee 3–12–22–24–04–23–15–25–13–16–13–3—2–23–15–15–15–1
New York 3–33–34–46–11–36–03–12–25–14–02–22–2—6–13–13–14–0
Philadelphia 0–61–50–71–70–40–61–30–41–51–30–41–31–6—0–41–31–3
Phoenix 1–32–20–43–12–43–12–44–22–23–31–61–51–34–0—5–24–2
Portland 0–40–40–42–21–53–10–61–52–22–40–61–51–33–12–5—3–4
Seattle 1–30–40–42–21–51–34–23–42–22–40–61–50–43–12–44–3—

Playoffs

East Conference Semifinals

(1) Boston Celtics vs. (4) Atlanta Hawks: Celtics win series 4–2

  • Game 1 @ Boston: Boston 134, Atlanta 109
  • Game 2 @ Atlanta: Boston 126, Atlanta 113
  • Game 3 @ Boston: Atlanta 118, Boston 105
  • Game 4 @ Atlanta: Atlanta 97, Boston 94
  • Game 5 @ Boston: Boston 108, Atlanta 101
  • Game 6 @ Atlanta: Boston 121, Atlanta 103

East Conference Finals

(1) Boston Celtics vs. (2) New York Knicks: Knicks win series 4–3

  • Game 1 @ Boston: Boston 134, New York 108
  • Game 2 @ New York: New York 129, Boston 96
  • Game 3 @ Boston: New York 98, Boston 91
  • Game 4 @ New York: New York 117, Boston 110 (2OT)
  • Game 5 @ Boston: Boston 98, New York 97
  • Game 6 @ New York: Boston 110, New York 100
  • Game 7 @ Boston: New York 94, Boston 78

Awards, records and milestones

References
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