1966–67 Boston Celtics season

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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
< 1965–66 1967–68 >

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 the Philadelphia 76ers, thus ending their 8-year streak.[1]

Draft picks[edit]

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[edit]

Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From
SG 11 Barnett, Jim 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1944-07-07 Oregon
C 28 Embry, Wayne 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1937-03-26 Miami (OH)
SF 17 Havlicek, John 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 203 lb (92 kg) 1940-04-08 Ohio State
PF 18 Howell, Bailey 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1937-01-20 Mississippi State
PG 25 Jones, K. C. 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1932-05-25 San Francisco
SG 24 Jones, Sam 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 198 lb (90 kg) 1933-06-24 North Carolina Central
PF 26 Kimball, Toby 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1942-09-07 Connecticut
SF 19 Nelson, Don 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1940-05-15 Iowa
C 6 Russell, Bill (C) 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1934-02-12 San Francisco
SF 16 Sanders, Satch 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1938-11-08 NYU
PG 20 Siegfried, Larry 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1939-05-22 Ohio State
F 12 Watts, Ron 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1943-05-21 Wake Forest
Head coach

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

Regular season[edit]

Season standings[edit]

W L PCT GB Home Road Neutral Div
x-Philadelphia 76ers 68 13 .840 28–2 26–8 14–3 28–8
x-Boston Celtics 60 21 .741 8 27–4 25–11 8–6 30–6
x-Cincinnati Royals 39 42 .481 29 20–11 12–24 7–7 14–22
x-New York Knicks 36 45 .444 32 20–15 9–24 7–6 11–25
Baltimore Bullets 20 61 .247 48 12–20 3–30 5–11 7–29

Record vs. opponents[edit]

1966-67 NBA Records
Team BAL BOS CHI CIN DET LAL NYK PHI SFW STL
Baltimore 1–8 3–6 3–6 2–7 2–7 2–7 1–8 2–7 4–5
Boston 8–1 8–1 8–1 6–3 5–4 9–0 5–4 6–3 5–4
Chicago 6–3 1–8 5–4 4–5 6–3 3–6 1–8 3–6 4–5
Cincinnati 6–3 1–8 4–5 7–2 3–6 6–3 1–8 5–4 6–3
Detroit 7–2 3–6 5–4 2–7 5–4 4–5 0–9 2–7 2–7
Los Angeles 7–2 4–5 3–6 6–3 4–5 4–5 1–8 3–6 4–5
New York 7–2 0–9 6–3 3–6 5–4 5–4 1–8 5–4 4–5
Philadelphia 8–1 4–5 8–1 8–1 9–0 8–1 8–1 7–2 8–1
San Francisco 7–2 3–6 6–3 4–5 7–2 6–3 4–5 2–7 5–4
St. Louis 5–4 4–5 5–4 3–6 7–2 5–4 5–4 1–8 4–5

Game log[edit]

1966–67 game log
# Date Opponent Score High points Record
1 October 15 San Francisco 113–121 Sam Jones (29) 1–0
2 October 21 Baltimore 91–111 John Havlicek (28) 2–0
3 October 22 @ New York 126–97 Sam Jones (27) 3–0
4 October 27 N Chicago 100–123 Bailey Howell (28) 4–0
5 October 29 @ Philadelphia 96–138 Larry Siegfried (24) 4–1
6 November 2 Los Angeles 108–133 John Havlicek (27) 5–1
7 November 3 N Chicago 108–137 Bailey Howell (21) 6–1
8 November 5 Philadelphia 87–105 Havlicek, S. Jones (29) 7–1
9 November 8 @ Chicago 112–101 Bailey Howell (25) 8–1
10 November 10 @ Cincinnati 113–112 (OT) Bailey Howell (27) 9–1
11 November 11 New York 106–111 Bill Russell (21) 10–1
12 November 12 @ St. Louis 92–115 Havlicek, Howell (14) 10–2
13 November 18 Baltimore 119–143 Sam Jones (27) 11–2
14 November 19 @ Baltimore 147–125 John Havlicek (32) 12–2
15 November 23 St. Louis 103–123 John Havlicek (34) 13–2
16 November 24 @ St. Louis 101–78 Larry Siegfried (24) 14–2
17 November 25 @ Detroit 105–107 Bailey Howell (29) 14–3
18 November 26 Cincinnati 87–118 Don Nelson (24) 15–3
19 November 29 N Detroit 104–100 Bailey Howell (23) 15–4
20 December 2 Detroit 119–116 John Havlicek (32) 15–5
21 December 3 @ New York 120–109 Sam Jones (31) 16–5
22 December 6 N Detroit 111–130 Bailey Howell (26) 17–5
23 December 7 Cincinnati 91–119 John Havlicek (32) 18–5
24 December 9 @ Cincinnati 117–99 Sam Jones (31) 19–5
25 December 10 Chicago 110–125 Sam Jones (25) 20–5
26 December 11 Philadelphia 103–117 John Havlicek (34) 21–5
27 December 15 N St. Louis 116–114 Howell, Russell (22) 21–6
28 December 17 @ San Francisco 118–110 Havlicek, S. Jones (30) 22–6
29 December 18 @ Los Angeles 125–127 John Havlicek (27) 22–7
30 December 20 N Detroit 113–116 (OT) John Havlicek (32) 23–7
31 December 23 St. Louis 103–114 Sam Jones (32) 24–7
32 December 26 Los Angeles 106–121 John Havlicek (25) 25–7
33 December 28 @ Philadelphia 108–113 Sam Jones (22) 25–8
34 December 29 @ St. Louis 112–110 John Havlicek (21) 26–8
35 December 30 @ Chicago 110–106 Sam Jones (33) 27–8
36 January 1 @ Los Angeles 110–111 Sam Jones (28) 27–9
37 January 3 @ San Francisco 126–121 (OT) Sam Jones (31) 28–9
38 January 6 @ Los Angeles 99–102 Sam Jones (22) 28–10
39 January 7 @ San Francisco 108–110 Bailey Howell (24) 28–11
40 January 13 Chicago 102–122 Larry Siegfried (24) 29–11
41 January 14 @ Baltimore 115–106 Larry Siegfried (25) 30–11
42 January 15 Philadelphia 110–95 Havlicek, S. Jones (21) 30–12
43 January 17 @ Chicago 109–101 Bailey Howell (30) 31–12
44 January 18 @ Cincinnati 119–106 John Havlicek (20) 32–12
45 January 20 Baltimore 117–129 John Havlicek (33) 33–12
46 January 22 Los Angeles 120–121 (OT) Sam Jones (31) 34–12
47 January 24 @ Philadelphia 118–106 Sam Jones (38) 35–12
48 January 25 @ Detroit 112–105 Sam Jones (30) 36–12
49 January 27 Detroit 106–112 Sam Jones (26) 37–12
50 January 28 @ New York 114–112 Bailey Howell (25) 38–12
51 January 29 New York 106–141 Bailey Howell (32) 39–12
52 January 30 N San Francisco 108–121 Sam Jones (32) 40–12
53 February 1 @ Baltimore 111–107 Sam Jones (29) 41–12
54 February 3 St. Louis 131–113 John Havlicek (27) 41–13
55 February 5 Cincinnati 121–137 Sam Jones (26) 42–13
56 February 7 N Cincinnati 123–138 Bailey Howell (28) 43–13
57 February 9 N Baltimore 124–128 Bailey Howell (26) 43–14
58 February 10 San Francisco 136–137 (2OT) John Havlicek (28) 44–14
59 February 12 Philadelphia 112–113 John Havlicek (33) 45–14
60 February 14 N San Francisco 128–122 John Havlicek (32) 45–15
61 February 15 @ Los Angeles 114–124 John Havlicek (24) 45–16
62 February 17 @ Los Angeles 120–119 Larry Siegfried (32) 46–16
63 February 18 N San Francisco 130–124 John Havlicek (29) 46–17
64 February 21 @ New York 143–114 Sam Jones (27) 47–17
65 February 22 @ Baltimore 135–120 Sam Jones (42) 48–17
66 February 23 New York 117–122 Howell, Siegfried (28) 49–17
67 February 26 @ St. Louis 130–119 Sam Jones (39) 50–17
68 March 1 San Francisco 125–137 John Havlicek (36) 51–17
69 March 2 N Chicago 108–114 Sam Jones (33) 52–17
70 March 3 Cincinnati 104–111 Larry Siegfried (29) 53–17
71 March 5 Los Angeles 105–130 Sam Jones (22) 54–17
72 March 6 N Detroit 103–127 Bailey Howell (38) 55–17
73 March 7 @ Chicago 114–117 Larry Siegfried (24) 55–18
74 March 8 Philadelphia 115–113 (OT) Sam Jones (20) 55–19
75 March 11 @ Philadelphia 116–114 Sam Jones (26) 56–19
76 March 12 Baltimore 118–123 Bailey Howell (30) 57–19
77 March 13 N St. Louis 123–122 Bailey Howell (24) 57–20
78 March 15 @ Cincinnati 108–112 John Havlicek (30) 57–21
79 March 16 @ Detroit 132–109 Bailey Howell (37) 58–21
80 March 18 @ New York 140–123 Bailey Howell (34) 59–21
81 March 19 New York 113–124 Sam Jones (29) 60–21

Playoffs[edit]

1967 playoff game log
Division semifinals: 3–1 (home: 1–1; road: 2–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
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) Larry Siegfried (8) 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)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
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[edit]

References[edit]