1974–75 Boston Celtics season

The 1974–75 Boston Celtics season was the 29th season of the Boston Celtics in the National Basketball Association (NBA).[1] The Celtics entered the season hoping to repeat as NBA champions, but were unable to defend their title, falling in the Eastern Conference finals to the Washington Bullets in 7 games. They did however, win their division for the fourth consecutive season.

1974–75 Boston Celtics season
Division champions
Head coachTom Heinsohn
General managerRed Auerbach
ArenaBoston Garden
Results
Record60–22 (.732)
PlaceDivision: 1st (Atlantic)
Conference: 1st (Eastern)
Playoff finishConference finals
(lost to Bullets 2–4)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionWBZ-TV
RadioWBZ Radio

The Boston Celtics were one of a handful of teams to play home games in four arenas. Their main venue was Boston Garden, but three home games were played at the Hartford Civic Center, three at the Providence Civic Center and one at the Springfield Civic Center.

Draft picks
Main article: 1974 NBA draft

This table only displays picks through the second round.

Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
1 17 Glenn McDonald SF  United States Long Beach State
2 35 Kevin Stacom SG  United States Providence

Roster
Boston Celtics roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOBFrom
C 34 United States Ard, Jim 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Cincinnati
G 12 United States Chaney, Don 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Houston
C 18 United States Cowens, Dave 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Florida State
C 29 United States Finkel, Henry 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Dayton
F 20 United States Hankinson, Phil 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Penn
G/F 17 United States Havlicek, John 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 203 lb (92 kg) Ohio State
F 30 United States McDonald, Glenn 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Long Beach State
F 19 United States Nelson, Don 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Iowa
F 35 United States Silas, Paul 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Creighton
G 27 United States Stacom, Kevin 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Providence
G 44 United States Westphal, Paul 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) USC
G 10 United States White, Jo Jo 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Kansas
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Regular season

Season standings
Atlantic Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Boston Celtics 6022.732–28–1332–917–9
x-Buffalo Braves 4933.5981130–1119–2215–11
x-New York Knicks 4042.4882023–1817–249–17
Philadelphia 76ers 3448.4152620–2114–2711–15
#
Eastern Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 z-Boston Celtics6022.732–
2 y-Washington Bullets6022.732–
3 x-Buffalo Braves4933.59811
4 x-Houston Rockets4141.50019
5 x-New York Knicks4042.48820
6 Cleveland Cavaliers4042.48820
7 Philadelphia 76ers3448.41526
8 Atlanta Hawks3151.37829
9 New Orleans Jazz2359.28037

Record vs. opponents
1974–75 NBA Records
Team ATL BOS BUF CHI CLE DET GSW HOU KCO LAL MIL NOJ NYK PHI PHO POR SEA WAS
Atlanta –0–41–30–43–42–21–32–52–22–22–23–50–42–24–01–33–13–5
Boston 4–0–5–43–13–13–11–34–02–24–04–04–07–25–33–14–02–22–2
Buffalo 3–14–5–1–33–12–23–12–21–34–01–34–05–36–33–12–23–12–2
Chicago 4–01–33–1–2–24–53–12–24–53–13–54–03–12–22–22–24–01–3
Cleveland 4–31–31–32–2–2–22–24–42–22–21–36–11–33–12–22–22–23–5
Detroit 2–21–32–25–42–2–1–32–22–63–13–64–02–23–12–23–12–21–3
Golden State 3–13–11–31–32–23–1–2–22–25–23–12–23–13–15–35–34–31–3
Houston 5–20–42–22–24–42–22–2–4–02–23–15–31–32–22–22–21–32–5
Kansas City-Omaha 2–22–23–15–42–26–22–20–4–3–16–32–22–21–33–13–11–31–3
Los Angeles 2–20–40–41–32–21–32–52–21–3–4–03–10–43–14–42–52–61–3
Milwaukee 2–20–43–15–33–16–31–31–33–60–4–3–13–13–12–22–21–30–4
New Orleans 5–30–40–40–41–60–42–23–52–21–31–3–2–22–21–32–21–30–7
New York 4–02–73–51–33–12–21–33–12–24–01–32–2–4–53–12–22–21–3
Philadelphia 2–23–53–62–21–31–31–32–23–11–31–32–25–4–2–22–22–21–3
Phoenix 0–41–31–32–22–22–23–52–21–34–42–23–11–32–2–1–64–31–3
Portland 3–10–42–22–22–21–33–52–21–35–22–22–22–22–26–1–2–61–3
Seattle 1–32–21–30–42–22–23–43–13–16–23–13–12–22–23–46–2–1–3
Washington 5–32–22–23–15–33–13–15–23–13–14–07–03–13–13–13–13–1—

Playoffs
1975 playoff game log
Conference semifinals: 4–1 (home: 3–0; road: 1–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1 April 14 Houston W 123–106 John Havlicek (30) Dave Cowens (19) John Havlicek (9) Boston Garden
15,320		 1–0
2 April 16 Houston W 112–100 Dave Cowens (28) Dave Cowens (18) John Havlicek (7) Boston Garden
13,254		 2–0
3 April 19 @ Houston L 102–117 Don Nelson (21) Havlicek, Silas (8) Silas, White (5) Hofheinz Pavilion
10,218		 2–1
4 April 22 @ Houston W 122–117 Dave Cowens (31) — — Hofheinz Pavilion
10,218		 3–1
5 April 24 Houston W 128–115 John Havlicek (28) Dave Cowens (12) John Havlicek (11) Boston Garden
15,320		 4–1
Conference finals: 2–4 (home: 2–1; road: 0–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1 April 27 Washington L 95–100 Jo Jo White (27) Dave Cowens (19) Paul Silas (6) Boston Garden
15,320		 0–1
2 April 30 @ Washington L 92–117 Don Nelson (23) Paul Silas (17) Jo Jo White (7) Capital Centre
19,035		 0–2
3 May 3 Washington W 101–90 John Havlicek (26) Paul Silas (25) Jo Jo White (7) Boston Garden
15,320		 1–2
4 May 7 @ Washington L 108–119 Jo Jo White (32) Dave Cowens (17) Jo Jo White (7) Capital Centre
19,035		 1–3
5 May 9 Washington W 103–99 Dave Cowens (27) Dave Cowens (12) Don Chaney (5) Boston Garden
15,320		 2–3
6 May 11 @ Washington L 92–98 Dave Cowens (23) Dave Cowens (21) Jo Jo White (6) Capital Centre
19,035		 2–4
1975 schedule

Awards and records

References
  1. 1974–75 Boston Celtics
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