1967–68 Boston Celtics season

1967–68 Boston Celtics season
Tenth NBA Championship
Head coach Bill Russell
General manager Red Auerbach
Arena Boston Garden
Results
Record 54–26 (.675)
Place Division: 2nd (Eastern)
Playoff finish NBA Champions
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television WKBG
Radio WHDH
< 1966–67 1968–69 >

The 1967–68 Boston Celtics season was their 22nd in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

Roster

Boston Celtics 1967–68 roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Ht. Wt. From
F/C 28 United States Embry, Wayne style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Miami (OH)
PG 11 United States Graham, Mal style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) New York
G/F 17 United States Havlicek, John style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 203 lb (92 kg) Ohio State
SF 18 United States Howell, Bailey style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Mississippi State
PF 27 United States Jones, Johnny style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Cal State, Los Angeles
SG 24 United States Jones, Sam style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 198 lb (90 kg) North Carolina Central
F 19 United States Nelson, Don style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Iowa
C 6 United States Russell, Bill style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) San Francisco
SF 16 United States Sanders, Satch style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) New York
C/G 20 United States Siegfried, Larry style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Ohio State
G/F 12 United States Thacker, Tom style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Cincinnati
PG 26 United States Weitzman, Rick style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Northeastern
PF 69 United States Quinn, Sam style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) NYU
Head coach


Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Depth chart

Pos. Starter Bench Reserve Inactive
C Bill Russell Wayne Embry
PF Bailey Howell Don Nelson Sam Quinn
SF John Havlicek Satch Sanders Johnny Jones
SG Sam Jones Tom Thacker
PG Larry Siegfried Mal Graham Rick Weitzman

Regular season

Season standings

Eastern Division W L PCT GB Home Road Neutral Div
x-Philadelphia 76ers 62 20 .756 – 27–8 26–12 9–0 29–11
x-Boston Celtics 54 28 .659 8 28–9 21–16 5–3 24–16
x-New York Knicks 43 39 .524 19 20–17 21–16 2–6 19–21
x-Detroit Pistons 40 42 .488 22 21–11 12–23 7–8 15–25
Cincinnati Royals 39 43 .476 23 18–12 13–23 8–8 18–22
Baltimore Bullets 36 46 .439 26 17–19 12–23 7–4 15–25

Playoffs

East Division Semifinals

(2) Boston Celtics vs. (4) Detroit Pistons: Celtics win series 4–2

East Division Finals

(1) Philadelphia 76ers vs. (2) Boston Celtics: Celtics win series 4–3

NBA Finals

(E2) Boston Celtics vs. (W2) Los Angeles Lakers: Celtics win series 4–2

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

Awards, records and milestones

Awards

References