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1972-73 Boston Celtics

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68-14, Finished 1st in NBA Atlantic Division (Game Results)
NBA Season Summary

Scored 112.7 points per game, Allowed 104.5 points per game (Pythagorean W-L: 61-21)
Coached by Tom Heinsohn (68-14)

SRS: 7.35 (3rd of 17)

Playoffs:
Lost NBA Eastern Conference Finals (4-3) versus New York Knickerbockers
Won NBA Eastern Conference Semifinals (4-2) versus Atlanta Hawks

1972-73 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 19730 3811 8511 .448 1616 2073 .780 4802 2320 1805 9238
Opponent 82 19730 3513 8095 .434 1540 2032 .758 3958 1957 1821 8566

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 32 80 3367 766 1704 .450 370 431 .858 567 529 195 1902
2 Dave Cowens C-F 6-9 230 24 82 3425 740 1637 .452 204 262 .779 1329 333 311 1684
3 Jo Jo White G 6-3 190 26 82 3250 717 1655 .433 178 228 .781 414 498 185 1612
4 Paul Silas F-C 6-7 220 29 80 2618 400 851 .470 266 380 .700 1039 251 197 1066
5 Don Chaney G 6-5 210 26 79 2488 414 859 .482 210 267 .787 449 221 276 1038
6 Don Nelson F 6-6 210 32 72 1425 309 649 .476 159 188 .846 315 102 155 777
7 Steve Kuberski F-C 6-8 215 25 78 762 140 347 .403 65 84 .774 197 26 92 345
8 Art Williams G 6-1 180 33 81 974 110 261 .421 43 56 .768 182 236 136 263
9 Paul Westphal G 6-4 195 22 60 482 89 212 .420 67 86 .779 67 69 88 245
10 Hank Finkel C 7-0 240 30 76 496 78 173 .451 28 52 .538 151 26 83 184
11 Tom Sanders F 6-6 210 34 59 423 47 149 .315 23 35 .657 88 27 82 117
12 Mark Minor F 6-6 215 22 4 20 1 4 .250 3 4 .750 4 2 5 5

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 John Havlicek F-G 6-5 203 32 80 42.1 9.6 21.3 .450 4.6 5.4 .858 7.1 6.6 2.4 23.8
2 Dave Cowens C-F 6-9 230 24 82 41.8 9.0 20.0 .452 2.5 3.2 .779 16.2 4.1 3.8 20.5
3 Jo Jo White G 6-3 190 26 82 39.6 8.7 20.2 .433 2.2 2.8 .781 5.0 6.1 2.3 19.7
4 Paul Silas F-C 6-7 220 29 80 32.7 5.0 10.6 .470 3.3 4.8 .700 13.0 3.1 2.5 13.3
5 Don Chaney G 6-5 210 26 79 31.5 5.2 10.9 .482 2.7 3.4 .787 5.7 2.8 3.5 13.1
6 Don Nelson F 6-6 210 32 72 19.8 4.3 9.0 .476 2.2 2.6 .846 4.4 1.4 2.2 10.8
7 Steve Kuberski F-C 6-8 215 25 78 9.8 1.8 4.4 .403 0.8 1.1 .774 2.5 0.3 1.2 4.4
8 Paul Westphal G 6-4 195 22 60 8.0 1.5 3.5 .420 1.1 1.4 .779 1.1 1.2 1.5 4.1
9 Art Williams G 6-1 180 33 81 12.0 1.4 3.2 .421 0.5 0.7 .768 2.2 2.9 1.7 3.2
10 Hank Finkel C 7-0 240 30 76 6.5 1.0 2.3 .451 0.4 0.7 .538 2.0 0.3 1.1 2.4
11 Tom Sanders F 6-6 210 34 59 7.2 0.8 2.5 .315 0.4 0.6 .657 1.5 0.5 1.4 2.0
12 Mark Minor F 6-6 215 22 4 5.0 0.3 1.0 .250 0.8 1.0 .750 1.0 0.5 1.3 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 John Havlicek F-G 6-5 203 32 80 3367 8.2 18.2 .450 4.0 4.6 .858 6.1 5.7 2.1 20.3
2 Don Nelson F 6-6 210 32 72 1425 7.8 16.4 .476 4.0 4.7 .846 8.0 2.6 3.9 19.6
3 Paul Westphal G 6-4 195 22 60 482 6.6 15.8 .420 5.0 6.4 .779 5.0 5.2 6.6 18.3
4 Jo Jo White G 6-3 190 26 82 3250 7.9 18.3 .433 2.0 2.5 .781 4.6 5.5 2.0 17.9
5 Dave Cowens C-F 6-9 230 24 82 3425 7.8 17.2 .452 2.1 2.8 .779 14.0 3.5 3.3 17.7
6 Steve Kuberski F-C 6-8 215 25 78 762 6.6 16.4 .403 3.1 4.0 .774 9.3 1.2 4.3 16.3
7 Don Chaney G 6-5 210 26 79 2488 6.0 12.4 .482 3.0 3.9 .787 6.5 3.2 4.0 15.0
8 Paul Silas F-C 6-7 220 29 80 2618 5.5 11.7 .470 3.7 5.2 .700 14.3 3.5 2.7 14.7
9 Hank Finkel C 7-0 240 30 76 496 5.7 12.6 .451 2.0 3.8 .538 11.0 1.9 6.0 13.4
10 Tom Sanders F 6-6 210 34 59 423 4.0 12.7 .315 2.0 3.0 .657 7.5 2.3 7.0 10.0
11 Art Williams G 6-1 180 33 81 974 4.1 9.6 .421 1.6 2.1 .768 6.7 8.7 5.0 9.7
12 Mark Minor F 6-6 215 22 4 20 1.8 7.2 .250 5.4 7.2 .750 7.2 3.6 9.0 9.0

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 Don Chaney G 6-5 210 26 79 2488 13.6 .532 .482 8.1 11.1
2 Jo Jo White G 6-3 190 26 82 3250 14.8 .459 .433 5.7 20.6
3 Paul Westphal G 6-4 195 22 60 482 14.2 .490 .420 6.3 18.3
4 Paul Silas F-C 6-7 220 29 80 2618 17.9 .523 .470 17.9 11.8
5 Tom Sanders F 6-6 210 34 59 423 4.9 .356 .315 9.4 7.5
6 Don Nelson F 6-6 210 32 72 1425 16.8 .531 .476 10.0 9.6
7 Mark Minor F 6-6 215 22 4 20 6.8 .434 .250 9.0 10.9
8 Steve Kuberski F-C 6-8 215 25 78 762 11.7 .449 .403 11.6 4.4
9 John Havlicek F-G 6-5 203 32 80 3367 18.6 .502 .450 7.6 21.3
10 Hank Finkel C 7-0 240 30 76 496 11.4 .470 .451 13.7 6.5
11 Dave Cowens C-F 6-9 230 24 82 3425 18.1 .481 .452 17.5 13.0
12 Art Williams G 6-1 180 33 81 974 13.2 .460 .421 8.4 28.4

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 Jo Jo White G 6-3 190 26 13 583 135 300 49 54 54 83 44 319 .450 .907 44.8 24.5 4.2 6.4
2 Dave Cowens C-F 6-9 230 24 13 598 129 273 27 41 216 48 54 285 .473 .659 46.0 21.9 16.6 3.7
3 John Havlicek F-G 6-5 203 32 12 479 112 235 61 74 62 65 24 285 .477 .824 39.9 23.8 5.2 5.4
4 Don Nelson F 6-6 210 32 13 303 47 101 49 56 38 15 29 143 .465 .875 23.3 11.0 2.9 1.2
5 Paul Silas F-C 6-7 220 29 13 512 47 120 31 50 196 39 39 125 .392 .620 39.4 9.6 15.1 3.0
6 Don Chaney G 6-5 210 26 12 288 39 82 12 17 40 25 41 90 .476 .706 24.0 7.5 3.3 2.1
7 Art Williams G 6-1 180 33 10 156 21 47 6 8 27 41 31 48 .447 .750 15.6 4.8 2.7 4.1
8 Steve Kuberski F-C 6-8 215 25 12 95 19 46 7 10 14 3 15 45 .413 .700 7.9 3.8 1.2 0.3
9 Paul Westphal G 6-4 195 22 11 109 19 39 5 7 7 9 24 43 .487 .714 9.9 3.9 0.6 0.8
10 Hank Finkel C 7-0 240 30 7 23 6 9 0 0 6 3 4 12 .667 3.3 1.7 0.9 0.4
11 Tom Sanders F 6-6 210 34 5 24 5 9 0 2 5 1 7 10 .556 .000 4.8 2.0 1.0 0.2

Salaries

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Rk Player Salary
1 John Havlicek $250,000
2 Dave Cowens $151,000
3 Jo Jo White $125,000
4 Don Nelson $75,000
5 Steve Kuberski $70,000
6 Paul Westphal $60,000
7 Hank Finkel $52,500
8 Don Chaney $50,000
Estimated salaries are marked with an asterisk (*)