1979-80 Boston Celtics season

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1979-80 Boston Celtics season
Head Coach	Bill Fitch
Arena	Boston Garden
Results
Record	61–21 (.744)
Place	Division: 1st (Atlantic) Conference: 1st (East)
Playoff Finish	East Finals (eliminated 1-4)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Boston Celtics seasons
< 1978-79	1980-81 >

The 1979-80 Boston Celtics season was the 34th season of the Boston Celtics in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

Contents:	Offseason – Draft picks – Roster – Regular season (Standings – Game log) Playoffs – Player stats – Awards and records – Transactions – References – See also

[edit] Draft picks

Main article: 1979 NBA Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College

[edit] Roster

[edit] Depth chart

[edit] Regular season

[edit] Season standings

Atlantic Division

Team	W	L	PCT.	GB
Boston Celtics	61	21	.744	-
Philadelphia 76ers	59	23	.720	2
New York Knicks	39	43	.476	22
Washington Bullets	39	43	.476	22
New Jersey Nets	34	48	.415	27

[edit] Game log

[edit] References

[edit] See also

• 1979–80 NBA season

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