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56-26, Finished 1st in NBA Atlantic Division (Game Results)
NBA Season Summary
1973-74 NBA Champions
Scored 109.0 points per game, Allowed 105.1 points per game (Pythagorean W-L: 51-31)
Coached by Tom Heinsohn (56-26)
SRS: 3.42 (3rd of 17)
Pace Factor: 110.0 (5th of 17)
Offensive Rating: 98.6 (5th of 17), Defensive Rating: 95.1 (6th of 17)
Playoffs:
Won NBA Finals (4-3) versus Milwaukee Bucks
Won NBA Eastern Conference Finals (4-1) versus New York Knickerbockers
Won NBA Eastern Conference Semifinals (4-2) versus Buffalo Braves
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1973-74 Statistics / Schedule
| G | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 82 | 19780 | 3630 | 7969 | .456 | 1677 | 2097 | .800 | 1378 | 3074 | 4452 | 2187 | 561 | 305 | 1796 | 1868 | 8937 | |||
| Opponent | 82 | 19780 | 3561 | 8047 | .443 | 1494 | 1936 | .772 | 1131 | 2604 | 3735 | 1934 | 540 | 309 | 1599 | 1858 | 8616 |
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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 | 33 | 76 | 3091 | 685 | 1502 | .456 | 346 | 416 | .832 | 138 | 349 | 487 | 447 | 95 | 32 | 196 | 1716 | |||||
| 2 | Dave Cowens | C-F | 6-9 | 230 | 25 | 80 | 3352 | 645 | 1475 | .437 | 228 | 274 | .832 | 264 | 993 | 1257 | 354 | 95 | 101 | 294 | 1518 | |||||
| 3 | Jo Jo White | G | 6-3 | 190 | 27 | 82 | 3238 | 649 | 1445 | .449 | 190 | 227 | .837 | 100 | 251 | 351 | 448 | 105 | 25 | 185 | 1488 | |||||
| 4 | Paul Silas | F-C | 6-7 | 220 | 30 | 82 | 2599 | 340 | 772 | .440 | 264 | 337 | .783 | 334 | 581 | 915 | 186 | 63 | 20 | 246 | 944 | |||||
| 5 | Don Nelson | F | 6-6 | 210 | 33 | 82 | 1748 | 364 | 717 | .508 | 215 | 273 | .788 | 90 | 255 | 345 | 162 | 19 | 13 | 189 | 943 | |||||
| 6 | Don Chaney | G | 6-5 | 210 | 27 | 81 | 2258 | 348 | 750 | .464 | 149 | 180 | .828 | 210 | 168 | 378 | 176 | 83 | 62 | 247 | 845 | |||||
| 7 | Paul Westphal | G | 6-4 | 195 | 23 | 82 | 1165 | 238 | 475 | .501 | 112 | 153 | .732 | 49 | 94 | 143 | 171 | 39 | 34 | 173 | 588 | |||||
| 8 | Steve Kuberski | F-C | 6-8 | 215 | 26 | 78 | 985 | 157 | 368 | .427 | 86 | 111 | .775 | 96 | 141 | 237 | 38 | 7 | 7 | 125 | 400 | |||||
| 9 | Art Williams | G | 6-1 | 180 | 34 | 67 | 617 | 73 | 168 | .435 | 27 | 32 | .844 | 20 | 95 | 115 | 163 | 44 | 3 | 100 | 173 | |||||
| 10 | Hank Finkel | C | 7-0 | 240 | 31 | 60 | 427 | 60 | 130 | .462 | 28 | 43 | .651 | 41 | 94 | 135 | 27 | 3 | 7 | 62 | 148 | |||||
| 11 | Phil Hankinson | F | 6-8 | 195 | 22 | 28 | 163 | 50 | 103 | .485 | 10 | 13 | .769 | 22 | 28 | 50 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 110 | |||||
| 12 | Steve Downing | C | 6-8 | 225 | 23 | 24 | 137 | 21 | 64 | .328 | 22 | 38 | .579 | 14 | 25 | 39 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 33 | 64 |
| 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 | 33 | 76 | 40.7 | 9.0 | 19.8 | .456 | 4.6 | 5.5 | .832 | 1.8 | 4.6 | 6.4 | 5.9 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 2.6 | 22.6 | |||||
| 2 | Dave Cowens | C-F | 6-9 | 230 | 25 | 80 | 41.9 | 8.1 | 18.4 | .437 | 2.9 | 3.4 | .832 | 3.3 | 12.4 | 15.7 | 4.4 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 3.7 | 19.0 | |||||
| 3 | Jo Jo White | G | 6-3 | 190 | 27 | 82 | 39.5 | 7.9 | 17.6 | .449 | 2.3 | 2.8 | .837 | 1.2 | 3.1 | 4.3 | 5.5 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 2.3 | 18.1 | |||||
| 4 | Paul Silas | F-C | 6-7 | 220 | 30 | 82 | 31.7 | 4.1 | 9.4 | .440 | 3.2 | 4.1 | .783 | 4.1 | 7.1 | 11.2 | 2.3 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 3.0 | 11.5 | |||||
| 5 | Don Nelson | F | 6-6 | 210 | 33 | 82 | 21.3 | 4.4 | 8.7 | .508 | 2.6 | 3.3 | .788 | 1.1 | 3.1 | 4.2 | 2.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 2.3 | 11.5 | |||||
| 6 | Don Chaney | G | 6-5 | 210 | 27 | 81 | 27.9 | 4.3 | 9.3 | .464 | 1.8 | 2.2 | .828 | 2.6 | 2.1 | 4.7 | 2.2 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 3.0 | 10.4 | |||||
| 7 | Paul Westphal | G | 6-4 | 195 | 23 | 82 | 14.2 | 2.9 | 5.8 | .501 | 1.4 | 1.9 | .732 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 2.1 | 7.2 | |||||
| 8 | Steve Kuberski | F-C | 6-8 | 215 | 26 | 78 | 12.6 | 2.0 | 4.7 | .427 | 1.1 | 1.4 | .775 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 3.0 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1.6 | 5.1 | |||||
| 9 | Phil Hankinson | F | 6-8 | 195 | 22 | 28 | 5.8 | 1.8 | 3.7 | .485 | 0.4 | 0.5 | .769 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 3.9 | |||||
| 10 | Steve Downing | C | 6-8 | 225 | 23 | 24 | 5.7 | 0.9 | 2.7 | .328 | 0.9 | 1.6 | .579 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 1.4 | 2.7 | |||||
| 11 | Art Williams | G | 6-1 | 180 | 34 | 67 | 9.2 | 1.1 | 2.5 | .435 | 0.4 | 0.5 | .844 | 0.3 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 2.4 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 2.6 | |||||
| 12 | Hank Finkel | C | 7-0 | 240 | 31 | 60 | 7.1 | 1.0 | 2.2 | .462 | 0.5 | 0.7 | .651 | 0.7 | 1.6 | 2.3 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 2.5 |
| 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 | Phil Hankinson | F | 6-8 | 195 | 22 | 28 | 163 | 11.0 | 22.7 | .485 | 2.2 | 2.9 | .769 | 4.9 | 6.2 | 11.0 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 4.0 | 24.3 | |||||
| 2 | John Havlicek | F-G | 6-5 | 203 | 33 | 76 | 3091 | 8.0 | 17.5 | .456 | 4.0 | 4.8 | .832 | 1.6 | 4.1 | 5.7 | 5.2 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 2.3 | 20.0 | |||||
| 3 | Don Nelson | F | 6-6 | 210 | 33 | 82 | 1748 | 7.5 | 14.8 | .508 | 4.4 | 5.6 | .788 | 1.9 | 5.3 | 7.1 | 3.3 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 3.9 | 19.4 | |||||
| 4 | Paul Westphal | G | 6-4 | 195 | 23 | 82 | 1165 | 7.4 | 14.7 | .501 | 3.5 | 4.7 | .732 | 1.5 | 2.9 | 4.4 | 5.3 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 5.3 | 18.2 | |||||
| 5 | Steve Downing | C | 6-8 | 225 | 23 | 24 | 137 | 5.5 | 16.8 | .328 | 5.8 | 10.0 | .579 | 3.7 | 6.6 | 10.2 | 2.9 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 8.7 | 16.8 | |||||
| 6 | Jo Jo White | G | 6-3 | 190 | 27 | 82 | 3238 | 7.2 | 16.1 | .449 | 2.1 | 2.5 | .837 | 1.1 | 2.8 | 3.9 | 5.0 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 2.1 | 16.5 | |||||
| 7 | Dave Cowens | C-F | 6-9 | 230 | 25 | 80 | 3352 | 6.9 | 15.8 | .437 | 2.4 | 2.9 | .832 | 2.8 | 10.7 | 13.5 | 3.8 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 3.2 | 16.3 | |||||
| 8 | Steve Kuberski | F-C | 6-8 | 215 | 26 | 78 | 985 | 5.7 | 13.4 | .427 | 3.1 | 4.1 | .775 | 3.5 | 5.2 | 8.7 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 4.6 | 14.6 | |||||
| 9 | Don Chaney | G | 6-5 | 210 | 27 | 81 | 2258 | 5.5 | 12.0 | .464 | 2.4 | 2.9 | .828 | 3.3 | 2.7 | 6.0 | 2.8 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 3.9 | 13.5 | |||||
| 10 | Paul Silas | F-C | 6-7 | 220 | 30 | 82 | 2599 | 4.7 | 10.7 | .440 | 3.7 | 4.7 | .783 | 4.6 | 8.0 | 12.7 | 2.6 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 3.4 | 13.1 | |||||
| 11 | Hank Finkel | C | 7-0 | 240 | 31 | 60 | 427 | 5.1 | 11.0 | .462 | 2.4 | 3.6 | .651 | 3.5 | 7.9 | 11.4 | 2.3 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 5.2 | 12.5 | |||||
| 12 | Art Williams | G | 6-1 | 180 | 34 | 67 | 617 | 4.3 | 9.8 | .435 | 1.6 | 1.9 | .844 | 1.2 | 5.5 | 6.7 | 9.5 | 2.6 | 0.2 | 5.8 | 10.1 |
| 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 | 27 | 81 | 2258 | 12.9 | .510 | .464 | 9.2 | 7.0 | 8.1 | 10.2 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 96 | ||||||||
| 2 | Jo Jo White | G | 6-3 | 190 | 27 | 82 | 3238 | 14.0 | .482 | .449 | 3.1 | 7.3 | 5.2 | 19.3 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 97 | ||||||||
| 3 | Paul Westphal | G | 6-4 | 195 | 23 | 82 | 1165 | 16.1 | .542 | .501 | 4.2 | 7.6 | 5.9 | 20.6 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 96 | ||||||||
| 4 | Paul Silas | F-C | 6-7 | 220 | 30 | 82 | 2599 | 14.5 | .513 | .440 | 12.8 | 21.0 | 17.0 | 9.1 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 94 | ||||||||
| 5 | Don Nelson | F | 6-6 | 210 | 33 | 82 | 1748 | 16.1 | .563 | .508 | 5.1 | 13.7 | 9.5 | 13.1 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 97 | ||||||||
| 6 | Steve Kuberski | F-C | 6-8 | 215 | 26 | 78 | 985 | 10.9 | .480 | .427 | 9.7 | 13.5 | 11.6 | 5.1 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 98 | ||||||||
| 7 | John Havlicek | F-G | 6-5 | 203 | 33 | 76 | 3091 | 17.4 | .509 | .456 | 4.4 | 10.6 | 7.6 | 20.8 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 96 | ||||||||
| 8 | Phil Hankinson | F | 6-8 | 195 | 22 | 28 | 163 | 18.1 | .506 | .485 | 13.4 | 16.2 | 14.8 | 4.0 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 96 | ||||||||
| 9 | Hank Finkel | C | 7-0 | 240 | 31 | 60 | 427 | 11.6 | .497 | .462 | 9.5 | 20.7 | 15.3 | 8.1 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 95 | ||||||||
| 10 | Steve Downing | C | 6-8 | 225 | 23 | 24 | 137 | 10.2 | .396 | .328 | 10.2 | 17.2 | 13.8 | 10.5 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 94 | ||||||||
| 11 | Dave Cowens | C-F | 6-9 | 230 | 25 | 80 | 3352 | 16.6 | .476 | .437 | 7.8 | 27.9 | 18.1 | 14.6 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 91 | ||||||||
| 12 | Art Williams | G | 6-1 | 180 | 34 | 67 | 617 | 14.7 | .475 | .435 | 3.2 | 14.5 | 9.0 | 33.1 | 3.1 | 0.2 | 92 |
| 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 | 33 | 18 | 811 | 199 | 411 | 89 | 101 | 28 | 116 | 108 | 24 | 6 | 43 | 487 | .484 | .881 | 45.1 | 27.1 | 6.4 | 6.0 | ||||
| 2 | Dave Cowens | C-F | 6-9 | 230 | 25 | 18 | 772 | 161 | 370 | 47 | 59 | 60 | 240 | 66 | 21 | 17 | 85 | 369 | .435 | .797 | 42.9 | 20.5 | 13.3 | 3.7 | ||||
| 3 | Jo Jo White | G | 6-3 | 190 | 27 | 18 | 765 | 132 | 310 | 34 | 46 | 17 | 75 | 98 | 15 | 2 | 56 | 298 | .426 | .739 | 42.5 | 16.6 | 4.2 | 5.4 | ||||
| 4 | Don Nelson | F | 6-6 | 210 | 33 | 18 | 467 | 82 | 164 | 41 | 53 | 25 | 97 | 35 | 8 | 3 | 54 | 205 | .500 | .774 | 25.9 | 11.4 | 5.4 | 1.9 | ||||
| 5 | Don Chaney | G | 6-5 | 210 | 27 | 18 | 545 | 65 | 141 | 41 | 50 | 37 | 77 | 40 | 24 | 9 | 64 | 171 | .461 | .820 | 30.3 | 9.5 | 4.3 | 2.2 | ||||
| 6 | Paul Silas | F-C | 6-7 | 220 | 30 | 18 | 574 | 50 | 126 | 44 | 53 | 53 | 191 | 47 | 13 | 9 | 51 | 144 | .397 | .830 | 31.9 | 8.0 | 10.6 | 2.6 | ||||
| 7 | Paul Westphal | G | 6-4 | 195 | 23 | 18 | 241 | 46 | 100 | 11 | 15 | 6 | 21 | 31 | 8 | 2 | 37 | 103 | .460 | .733 | 13.4 | 5.7 | 1.2 | 1.7 | ||||
| 8 | Art Williams | G | 6-1 | 180 | 34 | 12 | 96 | 10 | 27 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 23 | 29 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 27 | .370 | .875 | 8.0 | 2.3 | 1.9 | 2.4 | ||||
| 9 | Hank Finkel | C | 7-0 | 240 | 31 | 8 | 46 | 8 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 17 | .444 | 1.000 | 5.8 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 0.4 | ||||
| 10 | Steve Kuberski | F-C | 6-8 | 215 | 26 | 9 | 69 | 5 | 25 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 15 | .200 | .500 | 7.7 | 1.7 | 2.2 | 0.2 | ||||
| 11 | Phil Hankinson | F | 6-8 | 195 | 22 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | .500 | 1.000 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | ||||
| 12 | Steve Downing | C | 6-8 | 225 | 23 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .500 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | |||||
| Rk | Player | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Havlicek | $250,000 |
| 2 | Dave Cowens | $161,000 |
| 3 | Jo Jo White | $125,000 |
| 4 | Steve Kuberski | $75,000 |
| 5 | Don Nelson | $75,000 |
| 6 | Hank Finkel | $61,000 |