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1975–76 Boston Celtics season

The 1975–76 Boston Celtics season was their 30th in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and concluded with their 13th championship, defeating the Phoenix Suns in six games in the 1976 NBA Finals to win their 13th NBA Championship . The Celtics also won their division for the 5th consecutive season, and made their 14th finals appearance.

1975–76 Boston Celtics season
NBA champions
Conference champions
Division champions
Head coachTom Heinsohn
General managerRed Auerbach
ArenaBoston Garden
Hartford Civic Center
Results
Record54–28 (.659)
PlaceDivision: 1st (Atlantic)
Conference: 1st (Eastern)
Playoff finishNBA Champions
(Defeated Suns 4–2)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionWBZ-TV, WATR
RadioWBZ Radio, WTIC
< 1974–75 1976–77 >

Offseason

Draft picks

RoundPickPlayerPositionNationalityCollege

Roster

1975–76 Boston Celtics roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOBFrom
G42Anderson, Jerome6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)195 lb (88 kg)1953-10-09West Virginia
C34Ard, Jim6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)215 lb (98 kg)1948-09-19Cincinnati
F31Boswell, Tom6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)220 lb (100 kg)1953-10-02South Carolina
C18Cowens, Dave6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)230 lb (104 kg)1948-10-25Florida State
F17Havlicek, John6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)203 lb (92 kg)1940-04-08Ohio State
F33Kuberski, Steve6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)215 lb (98 kg)1947-11-06Bradley
F30McDonald, Glenn6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)190 lb (86 kg)1952-03-18Long Beach State
F19Nelson, Don6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)210 lb (95 kg)1940-05-15Iowa
G11Scott, Charlie6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)175 lb (79 kg)1948-12-15North Carolina
F32Searcy, Ed6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)210 lb (95 kg)1952-04-17St. John's
F35Silas, Paul6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)220 lb (100 kg)1943-07-12Creighton
G27Stacom, Kevin6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)185 lb (84 kg)1951-09-04Providence
G10White, Jo Jo6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)190 lb (86 kg)1946-11-16Kansas
Head coach
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Roster

Regular season and postseason recap

The Celtics lost Don Chaney to the American Basketball Association before the 1975–76 season. To fill the gap in the backcourt they traded Paul Westphal to the Phoenix Suns for Charlie Scott, who had averaged more than 20 points in each of the previous three seasons. Despite an uncharacteristically weak bench, the Celtics finished in first place in their division and the second best record in the NBA this season. Boston earned a shot at another NBA title by defeating the Buffalo Braves and then the Cleveland Cavaliers in the playoffs.

Boston's opponents in the 1976 NBA Finals were the Phoenix Suns, who had posted a 42–40 regular-season record. The Team in Green was the oddsmakers' choice in the contest. The Celtics took the first two games at Boston Garden, but the Suns came back to win games 3 and 4 on their home court. Game 5 ranks among the all-time thrillers in NBA history. The Suns trailed by 5 points with less than a minute left on the clock, but Westphal made up the deficit almost single-handedly, sending the game into a first overtime period, which ended in a tie.

John Havlicek's basket with 2 seconds remaining in double overtime gave the Celtics a one-point lead, which Boston stretched to two points after sinking a technical foul. Then the Suns' Garfield Heard hit a last-second basket to send the contest into a third overtime. The longest game in NBA history finally ended, after three extra periods, with the Celtics winning 128–126. Two days later Boston captured yet another NBA championship, the 13th in franchise history.

Season standings

Atlantic Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Boston Celtics5428.659–31–1023–1813–8
x-Philadelphia 76ers4636.561834–712–299–12
x-Buffalo Braves4636.561828–1418–2210–11
New York Knicks3844.4631624–1714–2710–11
#
Eastern Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1z-Boston Celtics5428.659–
2y-Cleveland Cavaliers4933.5985
3x-Washington Bullets4834.5856
4x-Philadelphia 76ers4636.5618
5x-Buffalo Braves4636.5618
6Houston Rockets4042.48814
7New York Knicks3844.46316
8New Orleans Jazz3844.46316
9Atlanta Hawks2953.35425

Record vs. opponents

1975–76 NBA records
TeamATLBOSBUFCHICLEDETGSWHOUKCKLALMILNOJNYKPHIPHOPORSEAWAS
Atlanta–2–32–32–22–51–32–22–52–21–32–22–43–22–30–42–21–31–5
Boston3–2–4–32–23–24–02–24–12–24–02–24–15–24–34–02–22–23–2
Buffalo3–23–4–3–13–21–31–33–24–02–23–14–14–33–43–12–22–22–3
Chicago2–22–21–3–0–43–41–41–31–63–23–42–20–40–42–31–42–30–4
Cleveland5–22–32–34–0–2–21–32–41–32–24–04–33–23–23–14–03–14–2
Detroit3–10–43–14–32–2–0–52–25–21–43–41–33–11–31–42–33–22–2
Golden State2–22–23–14–13–15–0–2–24–15–25–02–24–03–14–24–24–33–1
Houston5–21–42–33–14–22–22–2–2–21–32–22–43–23–20–43–12–23–4
Kansas City2–22–20–46–13–12–51–42–2–2–32–51–31–31–33–20–52–31–3
Los Angeles3–10–42–22–32–24–12–53–13–2–2–33–13–12–22–43–43–31–3
Milwaukee2–22–21–34–30–44–30–52–25–23–2–2–22–22–23–22–32–32–2
New Orleans4–21–41–42–23–43–12–24–23–11–32–2–2–31–41–33–11–34–3
New York2–32–53–44–02–31–30–42–33–11–32–23–2–5–22–23–10–43–2
Philadelphia3–23–44–34–02–33–11–32–33–12–22–24–12–5–3–14–02–22–3
Phoenix4–00–41–33–21–34–12–44–02–34–22–33–12–21–3–5–24–30–4
Portland2–22–22–24–10–43–22–41–35–04–33–21–31–30–42–5–3–32–2
Seattle3–12–22–23–21–32–33–42–23–23–33–23–14–02–23–43–3–1–3
Washington5–12–33–24–02–42–21–34–33–13–12–23–42–33–24–02–23–1—

Game log

1975–76 game log
October: 3–0 (home: 3–0; road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1October 24HoustonW 109–94Boston Garden1–0
2October 29Golden StateW 115–106Boston Garden2–0
3October 31PortlandW 112–94Boston Garden3–0
November: 6–6 (home: 3–3; road: 3–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
4November 1@ ChicagoL 82–84Chicago Stadium3–1
5November 5BuffaloW 105–95Boston Garden4–1
6November 7@ MilwaukeeL 101–104Dave Cowens (28)MECCA Arena4–2
7November 8@ DetroitW 118–104Cobo Arena5–2
8November 11AtlantaL 91–100Jo Jo White (24)Hartford Civic Center5–3
9November 13@ WashingtonL 107–110Capital Centre5–4
10November 14PhiladelphiaL 109–119Boston Garden5–5
11November 15@ BuffaloW 112–110Buffalo Memorial Auditorium6–5
12November 21New YorkW 110–101Boston Garden7–5
13November 23@ ClevelandW 105–90Richfield Coliseum8–5
14November 26SeattleL 109–110Boston Garden8–6
15November 28AtlantaW 114–107Boston Garden9–6
1975–76 schedule

Playoffs

1976 playoff game log
Conference Semifinals: 4–2 (home: 3–0; road: 1–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1April 21BuffaloW 107–98Dave Cowens (30)Dave Cowens (17)Jo Jo White (8)Boston Garden
13,919		1–0
2April 23BuffaloW 101–96Dave Cowens (27)Dave Cowens (18)Charlie Scott (6)Boston Garden
15,320		2–0
3April 25@ BuffaloL 93–98Jo Jo White (26)Dave Cowens (14)Charlie Scott (7)Buffalo Memorial Auditorium
12,079		2–1
4April 28@ BuffaloL 122–124Dave Cowens (29)Dave Cowens (26)Jo Jo White (11)Buffalo Memorial Auditorium
16,193		2–2
5April 30BuffaloW 99–88Dave Cowens (30)Paul Silas (22)Jo Jo White (6)Boston Garden
15,320		3–2
6May 2@ BuffaloW 104–100Jo Jo White (23)Paul Silas (18)Charlie Scott (8)Buffalo Memorial Auditorium
16,261		4–2
Conference Finals: 4–2 (home: 3–0; road: 1–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1May 5ClevelandW 111–99John Havlicek (26)Dave Cowens (12)Dave Cowens (7)Boston Garden
14,264		1–0
2May 9ClevelandW 94–89Jo Jo White (24)Paul Silas (19)three players tied (4)Boston Garden
12,098		2–0
3May 11@ ClevelandL 78–83Jo Jo White (22)Paul Silas (21)Jo Jo White (7)Richfield Coliseum
21,564		2–1
4May 14@ ClevelandL 87–106Jo Jo White (23)Dave Cowens (18)Dave Cowens (4)Richfield Coliseum
21,564		2–2
5May 16ClevelandW 99–94Dave Cowens (26)Paul Silas (13)Dave Cowens (6)Boston Garden
12,951		3–2
6May 18@ ClevelandW 94–87Jo Jo White (29)Dave Cowens (18)White, Cowens (5)Richfield Coliseum
21,564		4–2
NBA Finals: 4–2 (home: 3–0; road: 1–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1May 23PhoenixW 98–87Dave Cowens (25)Dave Cowens (21)Dave Cowens (10)Boston Garden
15,320		1–0
2May 27PhoenixW 105–90John Havlicek (23)Paul Silas (17)Jo Jo White (9)Boston Garden
15,320		2–0
3May 30@ PhoenixL 98–105Jo Jo White (24)Dave Cowens (17)Charlie Scott (5)Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
12,284		2–1
4June 2@ PhoenixL 107–109Jo Jo White (25)Paul Silas (14)Jo Jo White (5)Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
13,306		2–2
5June 4PhoenixW 128–126 (3OT)Jo Jo White (33)Dave Cowens (19)Jo Jo White (9)Boston Garden
15,320		3–2
6June 6@ PhoenixW 87–80Charlie Scott (25)Dave Cowens (17)Jo Jo White (6)Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
13,306		4–2
1976 schedule

References

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