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1968–69 Boston Celtics season

The 1968–69 Boston Celtics season was their 23rd season of the Boston Celtics in the National Basketball Association. The Celtics won their 11th championship and that was Bill Russell's final season. The Celtics had the best team defensive rating and the tenth best team offensive rating in the NBA.

1968–69 Boston Celtics season
NBA champions
Head coachBill Russell
General managerRed Auerbach
ArenaBoston Garden
Results
Record48–34 (.585)
PlaceDivision: 4th (Eastern)
Playoff finishNBA Champions
(Defeated Lakers 4–3)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionWKBG-TV
WSBK-TV
RadioWHDH
< 1967–68 1969–70 >

Draft picks

This table only displays picks through the second round.

RoundPickPlayerPositionNationalityCollege
112Don ChaneySG  United StatesHouston

Roster

1968–69 Boston Celtics roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOBFrom
C28Barnes, Jim6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)210 lb (95 kg)1941-04-13UTEP
PG7Bryant, Em6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)175 lb (79 kg)1938-11-04DePaul
SG12Chaney, Don6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)210 lb (95 kg)1946-03-22Houston
PG11Graham, Mal6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)185 lb (84 kg)1945-02-23NYU
SG17Havlicek, John6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)203 lb (92 kg)1940-04-08Ohio State
PF18Howell, Bailey6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)210 lb (95 kg)1937-01-20Mississippi State
C26Johnson, Rich6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)210 lb (95 kg)1946-12-18Grambling State
SG24Jones, Sam6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)198 lb (90 kg)1933-06-24North Carolina Central
SF19Nelson, Don6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)210 lb (95 kg)1940-05-15Iowa
PF29Olsen, Bud6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)220 lb (100 kg)1940-07-25Louisville
C6Russell, Bill (C)6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)215 lb (98 kg)1934-02-12San Francisco
SF16Sanders, Satch6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)210 lb (95 kg)1938-11-08NYU
PG20Siegfried, Larry6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)190 lb (86 kg)1939-05-22Ohio State
Head coach
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Regular season

Season standings

Eastern Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Neutral Div
x-Baltimore Bullets5725.695–29–924–154–126–14
x-Philadelphia 76ers5527.671226–824–165–323–17
x-New York Knicks5428.659330–719–205–126–14
x-Boston Celtics4834.585924–1221–193–323–17
Cincinnati Royals4141.5001615-1316–2110–720–20
Detroit Pistons3250.3902521–177–304–313–27
Milwaukee Bucks2755.3293015–198–274–97–29

Record vs. opponents

1968-69 NBA Records
TeamATLBALBOSCHICINDETLALMILNYKPHIPHOSDRSFWSEA
Atlanta—2–43–36–14–26–03–44–22–41–56–03–44–34–2
Baltimore4–2—5–26–04–37–03–35–13–42–46–05–13–34–2
Boston3–32–5—4–25–25–12–45–11–65–26–04–23–33–3
Chicago1–60–62–4—1–53–33–45–12–41–54–23–34–34–3
Cincinnati2–43–42–55–1—3–42–45–14–23–44–22–43–33–3
Detroit0–60–71–53–34–3—3–32–43–43–44–23–32–44–2
Los Angeles4–33–34–24–34–23–3—5–15–11–56–07–04–35–1
Milwaukee2–41–51–51–51–54–21–5—0–60–66–24–23–33–5
New York4–24–36–14–22–44–31–56–0—4–35–13–35–16–0
Philadelphia5–14–22–55–14–34–35–16–03–4—5–14–22–46–0
Phoenix0–60–60–62–42–42–40–62–61–51–5—1–72–43–3
San Diego4–31–52–43–34–23–30–72–43–32–47–1—3–33–3
San Francisco3–43–33–33–43–34–23–43–31–54–24–23–3—4–3
Seattle2–42–43–33–43–32–41–55–30–60–63–33–33–4—

Game log

1968–69 Game log
#DateOpponentScoreHigh pointsRecord
1October 18@ Detroit106–88Larry Siegfried (26)1–0
2October 19@ Chicago106–96Larry Siegfried (26)2–0
3October 23Cincinnati101–108Howell, Sanders (21)3–0
4October 26Milwaukee89–102Bailey Howell (19)4–0
5October 29N Chicago103–97Bill Russell (17)4–1
6October 30Detroit119–117Bailey Howell (33)4–2
7November 1Philadelphia99–118Bailey Howell (32)5–2
8November 3@ Atlanta123–103John Havlicek (28)6–2
9November 8Seattle114–112Larry Siegfried (26)6–3
10November 9@ Milwaukee98–97Sam Jones (24)7–3
11November 11San Diego113–134John Havlicek (29)8–3
12November 15Cincinnati105–116Bailey Howell (27)9–3
13November 16@ San Diego120–112Sam Jones (24)10–3
14November 17@ Phoenix130–98Bailey Howell (28)11–3
15November 19@ Los Angeles106–116John Havlicek (32)11–4
16November 20@ Seattle139–92Havlicek, Sanders (21)12–4
17November 22Phoenix106–133Bailey Howell (28)13–4
18November 23@ New York100–111John Havlicek (28)13–5
19November 27New York117–131John Havlicek (31)14–5
20November 29Los Angeles93–92John Havlicek (28)14–6
21November 30@ Philadelphia117–113 (OT)John Havlicek (36)15–6
22December 3@ Milwaukee137–115John Havlicek (41)16–6
23December 4Milwaukee99–101Bailey Howell (28)17–6
24December 6Detroit118–132John Havlicek (36)18–6
25December 7@ Cincinnati117–114 (OT)John Havlicek (27)19–6
26December 10Baltimore115–101Jim Barnes (19)19–7
27December 11@ Detroit108–106Larry Siegfried (27)20–7
28December 13San Francisco108–98Bailey Howell (33)20–8
29December 14@ Baltimore101–110Larry Siegfried (25)20–9
30December 18New York104–98Bailey Howell (31)20–10
31December 21@ Chicago102–94John Havlicek (29)21–10
32December 26Milwaukee106–139John Havlicek (29)22–10
33December 28@ Atlanta97–110Satch Sanders (23)22–11
34December 31Cincinnati114–112John Havlicek (30)22–12
35January 1@ Phoenix93–87Havlicek, Howell (17)23–12
36January 2@ San Diego107–95Havlicek, Sanders (23)24–12
37January 3@ San Francisco102–104Satch Sanders (27)24–13
38January 5@ San Francisco134–86John Havlicek (33)25–13
39January 6@ Seattle121–97Don Nelson (28)26–13
40January 8Detroit104–113John Havlicek (27)27–13
41January 10Los Angeles82–88John Havlicek (24)28–13
42January 11@ Philadelphia111–101Bailey Howell (31)29–13
43January 12@ Milwaukee110–114Satch Sanders (23)29–14
44January 17San Francisco99–102Bailey Howell (25)30–14
45January 18Seattle97–111John Havlicek (28)31–14
46January 20@ Baltimore109–122Sam Jones (35)31–15
47January 22@ Chicago94–95Sam Jones (24)31–16
48January 24Philadelphia120–111Bailey Howell (26)31–17
49January 26Baltimore86–124Sam Jones (28)32–17
50January 28Atlanta96–108Don Nelson (22)33–17
51January 29N Seattle124–122 (OT)Sam Jones (39)33–18
52January 31Cincinnati101–116Bailey Howell (23)34–18
53February 1@ New York82–109John Havlicek (16)34–19
54February 2New York95–94John Havlicek (25)34–20
55February 4N San Diego135–126John Havlicek (24)34–21
56February 5@ Baltimore112–124Sam Jones (30)34–22
57February 7Atlanta109–107Sam Jones (24)34–23
58February 9Philadelphia117–122 (OT)John Havlicek (31)35–23
59February 12@ Detroit113–106Larry Siegfried (27)36–23
60February 14@ Atlanta101–104 (OT)John Havlicek (29)36–24
61February 16@ Philadelphia102–127Sam Jones (30)36–25
62February 18Phoenix110–116John Havlicek (20)37–25
63February 21@ Los Angeles124–102John Havlicek (30)38–25
64February 22@ Phoenix124–100John Havlicek (21)39–25
65February 23@ Seattle116–118John Havlicek (25)39–26
66February 25N Phoenix99–112Bailey Howell (27)40–26
67February 26New York92–88Sam Jones (22)40–27
68February 28Atlanta120–122Sam Jones (31)41–27
69March 1@ New York96–115Bill Russell (17)41–28
70March 2Chicago92–99Sam Jones (20)42–28
71March 4@ San Francisco95–99John Havlicek (29)42–29
72March 6@ San Diego97–110Bailey Howell (31)42–30
73March 7@ Los Angeles99–105 (OT)John Havlicek (26)42–31
74March 9San Francisco89–138Larry Siegfried (25)43–31
75March 12@ Philadelphia126–117Sam Jones (30)44–31
76March 13@ Cincinnati110–120John Havlicek (27)44–32
77March 15@ Baltimore98–99Sam Jones (28)44–33
78March 16Los Angeles108–73John Havlicek (15)44–34
79March 19Chicago92–104Bailey Howell (27)45–34
80March 21N Cincinnati119–145Sam Jones (23)46–34
81March 23Baltimore98–126Bailey Howell (22)47–34
82March 24N San Diego107–111John Havlicek (31)48–34

Playoffs

1969 playoff game log
Division Semifinals: 4–1 (home: 1–1; road: 3–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1March 26@ PhiladelphiaW 114–100John Havlicek (35)Bill Russell (15)Bill Russell (8)Spectrum
8,151		1–0
2March 28PhiladelphiaW 134–103Bailey Howell (29)Howell, Russell (16)John Havlicek (7)Boston Garden
13,751		2–0
3March 30@ PhiladelphiaW 125–118Sam Jones (28)Bill Russell (18)John Havlicek (10)Spectrum
15,244		3–0
4April 1PhiladelphiaL 116–119John Havlicek (28)Bill Russell (29)Bill Russell (5)Boston Garden
14,017		3–1
5April 4@ PhiladelphiaW 93–90John Havlicek (22)Bill Russell (18)Bill Russell (6)Spectrum
15,244		4–1
Division Finals: 4–2 (home: 3–0; road: 1–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1April 6@ New YorkW 108–100John Havlicek (25)Bill Russell (16)Em Bryant (8)Madison Square Garden
19,500		1–0
2April 9New YorkW 112–97Bailey Howell (27)Bill Russell (29)John Havlicek (12)Boston Garden
14,933		2–0
3April 10@ New YorkL 91–101Russell, Bryant (16)Bill Russell (20)Russell, Havlicek (8)Madison Square Garden
19,500		2–1
4April 13New YorkW 97–96Bill Russell (21)Bill Russell (23)John Havlicek (4)Boston Garden
13,506		3–1
5April 14@ New YorkL 104–112John Havlicek (29)Bill Russell (16)John Havlicek (7)Madison Square Garden
19,500		3–2
6April 18New YorkW 106–105Sam Jones (29)Bill Russell (21)Russell, Havlicek (5)Boston Garden
14,933		4–2
NBA Finals: 4–3 (home: 3–0; road: 1–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1April 23@ Los AngelesL 118–120John Havlicek (37)Bill Russell (27)Sam Jones (6)The Forum
17,554		0–1
2April 25@ Los AngelesL 112–118John Havlicek (43)Bill Russell (21)Bill Russell (13)The Forum
17,559		0–2
3April 27Los AngelesW 111–105John Havlicek (34)Bill Russell (18)John Havlicek (7)Boston Garden
14,037		1–2
4April 29Los AngelesW 89–88John Havlicek (21)Bill Russell (29)five players tied (2)Boston Garden
15,128		2–2
5May 1@ Los AngelesL 104–117Sam Jones (25)John Havlicek (14)Russell, Havlicek (5)The Forum
17,553		2–3
6May 3Los AngelesW 99–90Don Nelson (25)Bill Russell (19)Em Bryant (5)Boston Garden
15,128		3–3
7May 5@ Los AngelesW 108–106John Havlicek (26)Bill Russell (21)Bill Russell (6)The Forum
17,568		4–3
1969 schedule

Awards, records and milestones

Awards

References

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