1972-73 Boston Celtics season

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1972-73 Boston Celtics season
Head Coach	Tom Heinsohn
Arena	Boston Garden
Results
Record	68–14 (.829)
Place	Division: 1st (Atlantic) Conference: 1st (East)
Playoff Finish	Lost Eastern Conference Finals
Boston Celtics seasons

The 1972-73 Boston Celtics season was their 27th in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Celtics finished the season with the best record in the league at 68-14. In the Eastern Conference Finals, the Celtics lost to the eventual world champion New York Knicks.

Contents 1 Offseason 1.1 Draft picks 2 Roster 3 Regular season 3.1 Season standings 3.2 Game log 4 Player statistics 4.1 Season 4.2 Playoffs 5 Awards, records and milestones 5.1 Awards 5.2 Records 5.3 Milestones 6 Transactions 6.1 Trades 7 References

[edit] Offseason

[edit] Draft picks

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College

[edit] Roster

[edit] Regular season

[edit] Season standings

Atlantic Division

Team	W	L	PCT.	GB
Boston Celtics	68	14	.829	-
New York Knicks C	57	25	.695	11
Buffalo Braves	21	61	.256	47
Philadelphia 76ers	9	73	.110	59

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[edit] Game log

[edit] Player statistics

Legend
GP  Games played	GS  Games started	MPG  Minutes per game
FG%  Field goal percentage	3FG%  3-point field goal percentage	FT%  Free throw percentage
RPG  Rebounds per game	APG  Assists per game	SPG  Steals per game
BPG  Blocks per game	PPG  Points per game

[edit] Season

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG

[edit] Playoffs

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG

[edit] Awards, records and milestones

[edit] Awards

• Most Valuable Player: Dave Cowens, Boston Celtics
• Coach of the Year: Tom Heinsohn, Boston Celtics
• All-NBA First Team:
  • John Havlicek, Boston Celtics

• NBA All-Defensive Team:
• First Team:
  • John Havlicek, Boston Celtics
• Second Team:
  • Paul Silas, Boston Celtics
  • Don Chaney, Boston Celtics

[edit] Records

[edit] Milestones

[edit] Transactions

[edit] Trades

[edit] References

• Celtics on Database Basketball
• Celtics on Basketball Reference

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