1979–80 Boston Celtics season

1979–80 Boston Celtics season
Larry Bird's debut season
Head coach Bill Fitch
Arena Boston Garden
Hartford Civic Center
Results
Record 61–21 (.744)
Place Division: 1st (Atlantic)
Conference: 1st (Eastern)
Playoff finish East Finals
(eliminated 1-4)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television WBZ-TV, WATR
Radio WBZ Radio, WTIC
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). Bolstered by the play of Rookie Larry Bird, the Celtics improved by 32 wins from the previous year (at the time the largest turnaround in NBA History).

Contents

Draft picks

Main article: 1979 NBA Draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College

Roster

Depth chart

Pos. Starter Bench Reserve Inactive
C Dave Cowens Rick Robey Eric Fernsten
PF Larry Bird
SF Cedric Maxwell M. L. Carr Jeff Judkins
SG Chris Ford Pete Maravich Don Chaney
PG Nate Archibald Gerald Henderson

Regular season

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

Game log

References

See also

1979 NBA Draft • All-Star Game • Playoffs • Finals • Transactions
Eastern
Boston • New Jersey • New York • Philadelphia • Washington
Atlanta • Cleveland • Detroit • Houston • Indiana • San Antonio
Western
Chicago • Denver • Kansas City • Milwaukee • Utah
Golden State • Los Angeles • Phoenix • Portland • San Diego • Seattle
Founded in 1946 • Based in Boston, Massachusetts
The franchise
Arenas
Head coaches
J. Russell • Julian • Auerbach • B. Russell • Heinsohn • Sanders • Cowens • Fitch • Jones • Rodgers • Ford • Carr • Pitino • O'Brien • Carroll • Rivers
General managers
Brown • Auerbach • Volk • Wallace • Ainge
Retired numbers
00 • 1 • 2 • 3 • 6 • 10 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • LOSCY • 19 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 35 • MIC
NBA D-League affiliates
Rivals
Culture
Media
TV
Radio
NBA Championships (17)
1957 • 1959 • 1960 • 1961 • 1962 • 1963 • 1964 • 1965 • 1966 • 1968 • 1969 • 1974 • 1976 • 1981 • 1984 • 1986 • 2008
Franchise • History • Seasons
1940s 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49
1950s 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59
1960s 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69
1970s 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79
1980s 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89
1990s 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99
2000s 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09
2010s 2009–10 2010–11