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1967-68 Boston Celtics

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54-28, Finished 2nd in NBA Eastern Division (Game Results)
NBA Season Summary

1967-68 NBA Champions

Scored 116.1 points per game, Allowed 112.0 points per game (Pythagorean W-L: 51-31)
Coached by Bill Russell (54-28)

SRS: 3.87 (3rd of 12)

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

1967-68 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 82 19705 3686 8371 .440 2151 2983 .721 5666 1798 2147 9523
Opponent 82 19705 9186

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 John Havlicek F-G 6-5 203 27 82 2921 666 1551 .429 368 453 .812 546 384 237 1700
2 Bailey Howell F 6-7 210 31 82 2801 643 1336 .481 335 461 .727 805 133 285 1621
3 Sam Jones G-F 6-4 198 34 73 2408 621 1348 .461 311 376 .827 357 216 181 1553
4 Bill Russell C 6-9 215 33 78 2953 365 858 .425 247 460 .537 1451 357 242 977
5 Don Nelson F 6-6 210 27 82 1498 312 632 .494 195 268 .728 431 103 178 819
6 Tom Sanders F 6-6 210 29 78 1981 296 691 .428 200 255 .784 454 100 300 792
7 Larry Siegfried F 6-3 190 28 62 1937 261 629 .415 236 272 .868 215 289 194 758
8 Wayne Embry C-F 6-8 240 30 78 1088 193 483 .400 109 185 .589 321 52 174 495
9 Mal Graham G 6-1 185 22 48 786 117 272 .430 56 88 .636 94 61 123 290
10 Tom Thacker G-F 6-2 170 28 65 782 114 272 .419 43 84 .512 161 69 165 271
11 Johnny Jones F 6-7 205 24 51 475 86 253 .340 42 68 .618 114 26 60 214
12 Rick Weitzman G 6-2 175 21 25 75 12 46 .261 9 13 .692 10 8 8 33

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 34 73 33.0 8.5 18.5 .461 4.3 5.2 .827 4.9 3.0 2.5 21.3
2 John Havlicek F-G 6-5 203 27 82 35.6 8.1 18.9 .429 4.5 5.5 .812 6.7 4.7 2.9 20.7
3 Bailey Howell F 6-7 210 31 82 34.2 7.8 16.3 .481 4.1 5.6 .727 9.8 1.6 3.5 19.8
4 Bill Russell C 6-9 215 33 78 37.9 4.7 11.0 .425 3.2 5.9 .537 18.6 4.6 3.1 12.5
5 Larry Siegfried F 6-3 190 28 62 31.2 4.2 10.1 .415 3.8 4.4 .868 3.5 4.7 3.1 12.2
6 Tom Sanders F 6-6 210 29 78 25.4 3.8 8.9 .428 2.6 3.3 .784 5.8 1.3 3.8 10.2
7 Don Nelson F 6-6 210 27 82 18.3 3.8 7.7 .494 2.4 3.3 .728 5.3 1.3 2.2 10.0
8 Wayne Embry C-F 6-8 240 30 78 13.9 2.5 6.2 .400 1.4 2.4 .589 4.1 0.7 2.2 6.3
9 Mal Graham G 6-1 185 22 48 16.4 2.4 5.7 .430 1.2 1.8 .636 2.0 1.3 2.6 6.0
10 Johnny Jones F 6-7 205 24 51 9.3 1.7 5.0 .340 0.8 1.3 .618 2.2 0.5 1.2 4.2
11 Tom Thacker G-F 6-2 170 28 65 12.0 1.8 4.2 .419 0.7 1.3 .512 2.5 1.1 2.5 4.2
12 Rick Weitzman G 6-2 175 21 25 3.0 0.5 1.8 .261 0.4 0.5 .692 0.4 0.3 0.3 1.3

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 34 73 2408 9.3 20.2 .461 4.6 5.6 .827 5.3 3.2 2.7 23.2
2 John Havlicek F-G 6-5 203 27 82 2921 8.2 19.1 .429 4.5 5.6 .812 6.7 4.7 2.9 21.0
3 Bailey Howell F 6-7 210 31 82 2801 8.3 17.2 .481 4.3 5.9 .727 10.3 1.7 3.7 20.8
4 Don Nelson F 6-6 210 27 82 1498 7.5 15.2 .494 4.7 6.4 .728 10.4 2.5 4.3 19.7
5 Wayne Embry C-F 6-8 240 30 78 1088 6.4 16.0 .400 3.6 6.1 .589 10.6 1.7 5.8 16.4
6 Johnny Jones F 6-7 205 24 51 475 6.5 19.2 .340 3.2 5.2 .618 8.6 2.0 4.5 16.2
7 Rick Weitzman G 6-2 175 21 25 75 5.8 22.1 .261 4.3 6.2 .692 4.8 3.8 3.8 15.8
8 Tom Sanders F 6-6 210 29 78 1981 5.4 12.6 .428 3.6 4.6 .784 8.3 1.8 5.5 14.4
9 Larry Siegfried F 6-3 190 28 62 1937 4.9 11.7 .415 4.4 5.1 .868 4.0 5.4 3.6 14.1
10 Mal Graham G 6-1 185 22 48 786 5.4 12.5 .430 2.6 4.0 .636 4.3 2.8 5.6 13.3
11 Tom Thacker G-F 6-2 170 28 65 782 5.2 12.5 .419 2.0 3.9 .512 7.4 3.2 7.6 12.5
12 Bill Russell C 6-9 215 33 78 2953 4.4 10.5 .425 3.0 5.6 .537 17.7 4.4 3.0 11.9

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 Wayne Embry C-F 6-8 240 30 78 1088 11.7 .439 .400 6.3
2 Tom Thacker G-F 6-2 170 28 65 782 8.6 .439 .419 11.2
3 Larry Siegfried F 6-3 190 28 62 1937 13.1 .506 .415 18.6
4 Tom Sanders F 6-6 210 29 78 1981 11.4 .493 .428 6.4
5 Bill Russell C 6-9 215 33 78 2953 17.0 .461 .425 14.9
6 Don Nelson F 6-6 210 27 82 1498 18.2 .546 .494 9.5
7 Sam Jones G-F 6-4 198 34 73 2408 18.3 .513 .461 13.2
8 Johnny Jones F 6-7 205 24 51 475 9.0 .378 .340 7.3
9 Bailey Howell F 6-7 210 31 82 2801 18.1 .527 .481 6.7
10 John Havlicek F-G 6-5 203 27 82 2921 17.7 .486 .429 18.6
11 Mal Graham G 6-1 185 22 48 786 8.8 .467 .430 9.9
12 Rick Weitzman G 6-2 175 21 25 75 5.6 .319 .261 13.8

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 John Havlicek F-G 6-5 203 27 19 862 184 407 125 151 164 142 67 493 .452 .828 45.4 25.9 8.6 7.5
2 Sam Jones G-F 6-4 198 34 19 685 162 367 66 84 64 50 58 390 .441 .786 36.1 20.5 3.4 2.6
3 Bailey Howell F 6-7 210 31 19 597 135 264 74 107 146 22 84 344 .511 .692 31.4 18.1 7.7 1.2
4 Bill Russell C 6-9 215 33 19 869 99 242 76 130 434 99 73 274 .409 .585 45.7 14.4 22.8 5.2
5 Don Nelson F 6-6 210 27 19 468 91 175 55 74 143 32 49 237 .520 .743 24.6 12.5 7.5 1.7
6 Larry Siegfried F 6-3 190 28 19 535 78 201 77 85 50 56 75 233 .388 .906 28.2 12.3 2.6 2.9
7 Tom Sanders F 6-6 210 29 14 289 50 99 16 21 63 12 53 116 .505 .762 20.6 8.3 4.5 0.9
8 Wayne Embry C-F 6-8 240 30 16 162 23 59 13 29 45 6 36 59 .390 .448 10.1 3.7 2.8 0.4
9 Tom Thacker G-F 6-2 170 28 17 81 7 24 2 7 17 8 23 16 .292 .286 4.8 0.9 1.0 0.5
10 Johnny Jones F 6-7 205 24 5 10 3 6 0 0 4 0 2 6 .500 2.0 1.2 0.8 0.0
11 Mal Graham G 6-1 185 22 5 22 2 5 1 3 4 1 3 5 .400 .333 4.4 1.0 0.8 0.2
12 Rick Weitzman G 6-2 175 21 3 5 2 3 0 0 1 1 0 4 .667 1.7 1.3 0.3 0.3

Salaries

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Rk Player Salary
1 John Havlicek $55,000
2 Sam Jones $44,000
3 Bailey Howell $42,500
4 Wayne Embry $40,000
5 Don Nelson $36,500
6 Larry Siegfried $35,000
7 Tom Sanders $29,000
8 Mal Graham $20,000
9 Johnny Jones $14,000
Estimated salaries are marked with an asterisk (*)