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1965-66 Boston Celtics

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54-26, Finished 2nd in NBA Eastern Division (Game Results)
NBA Season Summary

1965-66 NBA Champions

Scored 112.7 points per game, Allowed 107.8 points per game (Pythagorean W-L: 52-28)
Coached by Red Auerbach (54-26)

SRS: 4.34 (1st of 9)

Playoffs:
Won NBA Finals (4-3) versus Los Angeles Lakers
Won NBA Eastern Division Finals (4-1) versus Philadelphia 76ers
Won NBA Eastern Division Semifinals (3-2) versus Cincinnati Royals

1965-66 Statistics / Schedule

Team and Opponent Statistics

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G MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
Team 80 19225 3488 8367 .417 2038 2758 .739 5591 1795 2012 9014
Opponent 80 19225 8623

Player Statistics

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Players who did not spend the entire season with the team may not be included (1961-62 season and before).

Totals

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Rk Player Pos Ht Wt Age G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1 Sam Jones G-F 6-4 198 32 67 2155 626 1335 .469 325 407 .799 347 216 170 1577
2 John Havlicek F-G 6-5 203 25 71 2175 530 1328 .399 274 349 .785 423 210 158 1334
3 Bill Russell C 6-9 215 31 78 3386 391 943 .415 223 405 .551 1779 371 221 1005
4 Larry Siegfried F 6-3 190 26 71 1675 349 825 .423 274 311 .881 196 165 157 972
5 Tom Sanders F 6-6 210 27 72 1896 349 816 .428 211 276 .764 508 90 317 909
6 Don Nelson F 6-6 210 25 75 1765 271 618 .439 223 326 .684 403 79 187 765
7 Willie Naulls F-C 6-6 225 31 71 1433 328 815 .402 104 131 .794 319 72 197 760
8 K.C. Jones G 6-1 200 33 80 2710 240 619 .388 209 303 .690 304 503 243 689
9 Mel Counts C-F 7-0 230 24 67 1021 221 549 .403 120 145 .828 432 50 207 562
10 Ron Bonham F 6-5 192 23 39 312 76 207 .367 52 61 .852 35 11 29 204
11 Woody Sauldsberry F-C 6-7 220 31 39 530 80 249 .321 11 22 .500 142 15 94 171
12 Si Green G-F 6-2 185 32 10 92 12 31 .387 8 16 .500 11 9 16 32
13 John Thompson F 6-10 225 24 10 72 14 30 .467 4 6 .667 30 3 15 32
14 Ron Watts F 6-6 210 22 1 3 1 2 .500 0 0 1 1 1 2

Per Game

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Rk Player Pos Ht Wt Age G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1 Sam Jones G-F 6-4 198 32 67 32.2 9.3 19.9 .469 4.9 6.1 .799 5.2 3.2 2.5 23.5
2 John Havlicek F-G 6-5 203 25 71 30.6 7.5 18.7 .399 3.9 4.9 .785 6.0 3.0 2.2 18.8
3 Larry Siegfried F 6-3 190 26 71 23.6 4.9 11.6 .423 3.9 4.4 .881 2.8 2.3 2.2 13.7
4 Bill Russell C 6-9 215 31 78 43.4 5.0 12.1 .415 2.9 5.2 .551 22.8 4.8 2.8 12.9
5 Tom Sanders F 6-6 210 27 72 26.3 4.8 11.3 .428 2.9 3.8 .764 7.1 1.3 4.4 12.6
6 Willie Naulls F-C 6-6 225 31 71 20.2 4.6 11.5 .402 1.5 1.8 .794 4.5 1.0 2.8 10.7
7 Don Nelson F 6-6 210 25 75 23.5 3.6 8.2 .439 3.0 4.3 .684 5.4 1.1 2.5 10.2
8 K.C. Jones G 6-1 200 33 80 33.9 3.0 7.7 .388 2.6 3.8 .690 3.8 6.3 3.0 8.6
9 Mel Counts C-F 7-0 230 24 67 15.2 3.3 8.2 .403 1.8 2.2 .828 6.4 0.7 3.1 8.4
10 Ron Bonham F 6-5 192 23 39 8.0 1.9 5.3 .367 1.3 1.6 .852 0.9 0.3 0.7 5.2
11 Woody Sauldsberry F-C 6-7 220 31 39 13.6 2.1 6.4 .321 0.3 0.6 .500 3.6 0.4 2.4 4.4
12 Si Green G-F 6-2 185 32 10 9.2 1.2 3.1 .387 0.8 1.6 .500 1.1 0.9 1.6 3.2
13 John Thompson F 6-10 225 24 10 7.2 1.4 3.0 .467 0.4 0.6 .667 3.0 0.3 1.5 3.2
14 Ron Watts F 6-6 210 22 1 3.0 1.0 2.0 .500 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 2.0

Per 36 Minutes

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Rk Player Pos Ht Wt Age G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1 Sam Jones G-F 6-4 198 32 67 2155 10.5 22.3 .469 5.4 6.8 .799 5.8 3.6 2.8 26.3
2 Ron Watts F 6-6 210 22 1 3 12.0 24.0 .500 0.0 0.0 12.0 12.0 12.0 24.0
3 Ron Bonham F 6-5 192 23 39 312 8.8 23.9 .367 6.0 7.0 .852 4.0 1.3 3.3 23.5
4 John Havlicek F-G 6-5 203 25 71 2175 8.8 22.0 .399 4.5 5.8 .785 7.0 3.5 2.6 22.1
5 Larry Siegfried F 6-3 190 26 71 1675 7.5 17.7 .423 5.9 6.7 .881 4.2 3.5 3.4 20.9
6 Mel Counts C-F 7-0 230 24 67 1021 7.8 19.4 .403 4.2 5.1 .828 15.2 1.8 7.3 19.8
7 Willie Naulls F-C 6-6 225 31 71 1433 8.2 20.5 .402 2.6 3.3 .794 8.0 1.8 4.9 19.1
8 Tom Sanders F 6-6 210 27 72 1896 6.6 15.5 .428 4.0 5.2 .764 9.6 1.7 6.0 17.3
9 John Thompson F 6-10 225 24 10 72 7.0 15.0 .467 2.0 3.0 .667 15.0 1.5 7.5 16.0
10 Don Nelson F 6-6 210 25 75 1765 5.5 12.6 .439 4.5 6.6 .684 8.2 1.6 3.8 15.6
11 Si Green G-F 6-2 185 32 10 92 4.7 12.1 .387 3.1 6.3 .500 4.3 3.5 6.3 12.5
12 Woody Sauldsberry F-C 6-7 220 31 39 530 5.4 16.9 .321 0.7 1.5 .500 9.6 1.0 6.4 11.6
13 Bill Russell C 6-9 215 31 78 3386 4.2 10.0 .415 2.4 4.3 .551 18.9 3.9 2.3 10.7
14 K.C. Jones G 6-1 200 33 80 2710 3.2 8.2 .388 2.8 4.0 .690 4.0 6.7 3.2 9.2

Advanced

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Rk Player Pos Ht Wt Age G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% Usg% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS LS WSAA
1 Ron Bonham F 6-5 192 23 39 312 13.1 .436 .367 5.3
2 John Thompson F 6-10 225 24 10 72 14.8 .490 .467 5.8
3 Larry Siegfried F 6-3 190 26 71 1675 16.5 .505 .423 14.1
4 Woody Sauldsberry F-C 6-7 220 31 39 530 4.6 .331 .321 3.7
5 Tom Sanders F 6-6 210 27 72 1896 13.6 .485 .428 6.6
6 Bill Russell C 6-9 215 31 78 3386 17.3 .448 .415 13.8
7 Don Nelson F 6-6 210 25 75 1765 13.3 .502 .439 5.9
8 Willie Naulls F-C 6-6 225 31 71 1433 12.5 .435 .402 7.4
9 Sam Jones G-F 6-4 198 32 67 2155 21.7 .521 .469 16.3
10 K.C. Jones G 6-1 200 33 80 2710 10.9 .458 .388 22.7
11 John Havlicek F-G 6-5 203 25 71 2175 16.7 .450 .399 14.6
12 Si Green G-F 6-2 185 32 10 92 7.5 .421 .387 12.6
13 Mel Counts C-F 7-0 230 24 67 1021 16.4 .459 .403 7.1
14 Ron Watts F 6-6 210 22 1 3 24.8 .500 .500 58.1

Playoffs

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Totals Shooting Per Game
Rk Player Pos Ht Wt Age G MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST
1 Sam Jones G-F 6-4 198 32 17 602 154 343 114 136 86 53 65 422 .449 .838 35.4 24.8 5.1 3.1
2 John Havlicek F-G 6-5 203 25 17 719 153 374 95 113 154 70 69 401 .409 .841 42.3 23.6 9.1 4.1
3 Bill Russell C 6-9 215 31 17 814 124 261 76 123 428 85 60 324 .475 .618 47.9 19.1 25.2 5.0
4 Tom Sanders F 6-6 210 27 17 500 97 201 36 48 110 27 70 230 .483 .750 29.4 13.5 6.5 1.6
5 Larry Siegfried F 6-3 190 26 17 452 81 193 62 75 42 41 52 224 .420 .827 26.6 13.2 2.5 2.4
6 Don Nelson F 6-6 210 25 17 316 50 118 42 52 85 13 50 142 .424 .808 18.6 8.4 5.0 0.8
7 K.C. Jones G 6-1 200 33 17 543 45 109 39 57 52 75 65 129 .413 .684 31.9 7.6 3.1 4.4
8 Mel Counts C-F 7-0 230 24 10 82 14 39 15 17 40 3 26 43 .359 .882 8.2 4.3 4.0 0.3
9 Willie Naulls F-C 6-6 225 31 11 75 9 35 17 21 16 1 23 35 .257 .810 6.8 3.2 1.5 0.1
10 Ron Bonham F 6-5 192 23 5 16 7 11 3 9 3 0 2 17 .636 .333 3.2 3.4 0.6 0.0
11 John Thompson F 6-10 225 24 3 11 1 7 0 0 4 0 2 2 .143 3.7 0.7 1.3 0.0