1966–67 Boston Celtics season

The 1966–67 NBA season was the Celtics' 21st season in the NBA. The Celtics finished the season with a 60-21 record, the second best in the league. However, they lost to the Philadelphia 76ers in the Eastern Conference Finals 4 games to 1. [1]

1966–67 Boston Celtics season
Head coachBill Russell
General managerRed Auerbach
ArenaBoston Garden
Results
Record60–21 (.741)
PlaceDivision: 2nd (Eastern)
Playoff finishEast Division Finals
(Lost to 76ers 1–4)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionWKBG-TV
RadioWHDH

Draft picks
Main article: 1966 NBA draft

This table only displays picks through the second round.

Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
1 8 Jim Barnett SF/SG  United States Oregon
2 18 Leon Clark SF/PF  United States Wyoming

Roster
Boston Celtics roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
G/F 11 Barnett, Jim 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Oregon
C 28 Embry, Wayne 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Miami (OH)
G/F 17 Havlicek, John 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 203 lb (92 kg) Ohio State
F 18 Howell, Bailey 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Mississippi State
G 25 Jones, K. C. 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 200 lb (91 kg) San Francisco
G/F 24 Jones, Sam 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 198 lb (90 kg) North Carolina Central
F 26 Kimball, Toby 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Connecticut
F 19 Nelson, Don 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Iowa
C 6 Russell, Bill 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 215 lb (98 kg) San Francisco
F 16 Sanders, Satch 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) New York
G 20 Siegfried, Larry 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Ohio State
F 12 Watts, Ron 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Wake Forest
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-Philadelphia 76ers 6813.840–28–226–814–328–8
x-Boston Celtics 6021.741827–425–118–630–6
x-Cincinnati Royals 3942.4812920–1112–247–714–22
x-New York Knicks 3645.4443220–159–247–611–25
Baltimore Bullets 2061.2474812–203–305–117–29

Record vs. opponents
1966-67 NBA Records
Team BAL BOS CHI CIN DET LAL NYK PHI SFW STL
Baltimore —1–83–63–62–72–72–71–82–74–5
Boston 8–1—8–18–16–35–49–05–46–35–4
Chicago 6–31–8—5–44–56–33–61–83–64–5
Cincinnati 6–31–84–5—7–23–66–31–85–46–3
Detroit 7–23–65–42–7—5–44–50–92–72–7
Los Angeles 7–24–53–66–34–5—4–51–83–64–5
New York 7–20–96–33–65–45–4—1–85–44–5
Philadelphia 8–14–58–18–19–08–18–1—7–28–1
San Francisco 7–23–66–34–57–26–34–52–7—5–4
St. Louis 5–44–55–43–67–25–45–41–84–5—

Playoffs
1967 playoff game log
Division Semifinals: 3–1 (Home: 1–1; Road: 2–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1 March 21 New York W 140–110 Sam Jones (38) Bill Russell (23) Bill Russell (8) Boston Garden
8,632		 1–0
2 March 25 @ New York W 115–108 Sam Jones (26) Bill Russell (18) — Madison Square Garden III
10,009		 2–0
3 March 26 New York L 112–123 John Havlicek (29) Bill Russell (24) K. C. Jones (5) Boston Garden
10,738		 2–1
4 March 28 @ New York W 118–109 Sam Jones (51) Bill Russell (16) K. C. Jones (7) Madison Square Garden III
17,173		 3–1
Division Finals: 1–4 (Home: 1–1; Road: 0–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1 March 31 @ Philadelphia L 113–127 Sam Jones (24) Bill Russell (15) Sam Jones (12) Philadelphia Convention Hall
9,239		 0–1
2 April 2 Philadelphia L 102–107 John Havlicek (26) Bill Russell (24) K. C. Jones (7) Boston Garden
13,909		 0–2
3 April 5 @ Philadelphia L 104–115 John Havlicek (33) Bill Russell (29) Bill Russell (9) Philadelphia Convention Hall
13,007		 0–3
4 April 9 Philadelphia W 121–117 Sam Jones (32) Bill Russell (28) Larry Siegfried (11) Boston Garden
13,909		 1–3
5 April 11 @ Philadelphia L 116–140 John Havlicek (38) Bill Russell (21) Larry Siegfried (8) Philadelphia Convention Hall
13,007		 1–4
1967 schedule

Awards and records

References
  1. 1966–67 Boston Celtics
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