1974–75 Boston Celtics season

1974–75 Boston Celtics season
Division champions
Head coach	Tom Heinsohn
General manager	Red Auerbach
Arena	Boston Garden
Results
Record	60–22 (.732)
Place	Division: 1st (Atlantic) Conference: 1st (Eastern)
Playoff finish	Conference finals (lost to Bullets 2–4)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	WBZ-TV
Radio	WBZ Radio

The 1974–75 Boston Celtics season was the 29th season of the Boston Celtics in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Celtics entered the season hoping to repeat as NBA champions, but were unable to defend their title, falling in the Eastern Conference finals to the Washington Bullets in 7 games. They did however, win their division for the fourth consecutive season.

The Boston Celtics were one of a handful of teams to play home games in four arenas. Their main venue was Boston Garden, but three home games were played at the Hartford Civic Center, three at the Providence Civic Center and one at the Springfield Civic Center.

Draft picks

Main article: 1974 NBA draft

This table only displays picks through the second round.

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	17	Glenn McDonald	SF	United States	Long Beach State
2	35	Kevin Stacom	SG	United States	Providence

Roster

Boston Celtics roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From C 34 Ard, Jim 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Cincinnati G 12 Chaney, Don 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Houston C 18 Cowens, Dave 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Florida State C 29 Finkel, Henry 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Dayton F 20 Hankinson, Phil 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Penn G/F 17 Havlicek, John 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 203 lb (92 kg) Ohio State F 30 McDonald, Glenn 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Long Beach State F 19 Nelson, Don 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Iowa F 35 Silas, Paul 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Creighton G 27 Stacom, Kevin 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Providence G 44 Westphal, Paul 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) USC G 10 White, Jo Jo 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Kansas	Head coach Tom Heinsohn Assistant coach(es) John Killilea Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured

Regular season

Season standings

Atlantic Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-Boston Celtics	60	22	.732	–	28–13	32–9	17–9
x-Buffalo Braves	49	33	.598	11	30–11	19–22	15–11
x-New York Knicks	40	42	.488	20	23–18	17–24	9–17
Philadelphia 76ers	34	48	.415	26	20–21	14–27	11–15

#	Eastern Conference
	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	z-Boston Celtics	60	22	.732	–
2	y-Washington Bullets	60	22	.732	–
3	x-Buffalo Braves	49	33	.598	11
4	x-Houston Rockets	41	41	.500	19
5	x-New York Knicks	40	42	.488	20
6	Cleveland Cavaliers	40	42	.488	20
7	Philadelphia 76ers	34	48	.415	26
8	Atlanta Hawks	31	51	.378	29
9	New Orleans Jazz	23	59	.280	37

Record vs. opponents

1974–75 NBA Records
Team	ATL	BOS	BUF	CHI	CLE	DET	GSW	HOU	KCO	LAL	MIL	NOJ	NYK	PHI	PHO	POR	SEA	WAS
Atlanta	–	0–4	1–3	0–4	3–4	2–2	1–3	2–5	2–2	2–2	2–2	3–5	0–4	2–2	4–0	1–3	3–1	3–5
Boston	4–0	–	5–4	3–1	3–1	3–1	1–3	4–0	2–2	4–0	4–0	4–0	7–2	5–3	3–1	4–0	2–2	2–2
Buffalo	3–1	4–5	–	1–3	3–1	2–2	3–1	2–2	1–3	4–0	1–3	4–0	5–3	6–3	3–1	2–2	3–1	2–2
Chicago	4–0	1–3	3–1	–	2–2	4–5	3–1	2–2	4–5	3–1	3–5	4–0	3–1	2–2	2–2	2–2	4–0	1–3
Cleveland	4–3	1–3	1–3	2–2	–	2–2	2–2	4–4	2–2	2–2	1–3	6–1	1–3	3–1	2–2	2–2	2–2	3–5
Detroit	2–2	1–3	2–2	5–4	2–2	–	1–3	2–2	2–6	3–1	3–6	4–0	2–2	3–1	2–2	3–1	2–2	1–3
Golden State	3–1	3–1	1–3	1–3	2–2	3–1	–	2–2	2–2	5–2	3–1	2–2	3–1	3–1	5–3	5–3	4–3	1–3
Houston	5–2	0–4	2–2	2–2	4–4	2–2	2–2	–	4–0	2–2	3–1	5–3	1–3	2–2	2–2	2–2	1–3	2–5
Kansas City-Omaha	2–2	2–2	3–1	5–4	2–2	6–2	2–2	0–4	–	3–1	6–3	2–2	2–2	1–3	3–1	3–1	1–3	1–3
Los Angeles	2–2	0–4	0–4	1–3	2–2	1–3	2–5	2–2	1–3	–	4–0	3–1	0–4	3–1	4–4	2–5	2–6	1–3
Milwaukee	2–2	0–4	3–1	5–3	3–1	6–3	1–3	1–3	3–6	0–4	–	3–1	3–1	3–1	2–2	2–2	1–3	0–4
New Orleans	5–3	0–4	0–4	0–4	1–6	0–4	2–2	3–5	2–2	1–3	1–3	–	2–2	2–2	1–3	2–2	1–3	0–7
New York	4–0	2–7	3–5	1–3	3–1	2–2	1–3	3–1	2–2	4–0	1–3	2–2	–	4–5	3–1	2–2	2–2	1–3
Philadelphia	2–2	3–5	3–6	2–2	1–3	1–3	1–3	2–2	3–1	1–3	1–3	2–2	5–4	–	2–2	2–2	2–2	1–3
Phoenix	0–4	1–3	1–3	2–2	2–2	2–2	3–5	2–2	1–3	4–4	2–2	3–1	1–3	2–2	–	1–6	4–3	1–3
Portland	3–1	0–4	2–2	2–2	2–2	1–3	3–5	2–2	1–3	5–2	2–2	2–2	2–2	2–2	6–1	–	2–6	1–3
Seattle	1–3	2–2	1–3	0–4	2–2	2–2	3–4	3–1	3–1	6–2	3–1	3–1	2–2	2–2	3–4	6–2	–	1–3
Washington	5–3	2–2	2–2	3–1	5–3	3–1	3–1	5–2	3–1	3–1	4–0	7–0	3–1	3–1	3–1	3–1	3–1	—

Playoffs

1975 playoff game log
Conference semifinals: 4–1 (home: 3–0; road: 1–1) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Series 1 April 14 Houston W 123–106 John Havlicek (30) Dave Cowens (19) John Havlicek (9) Boston Garden 15,320 1–0 2 April 16 Houston W 112–100 Dave Cowens (28) Dave Cowens (18) John Havlicek (7) Boston Garden 13,254 2–0 3 April 19 @ Houston L 102–117 Don Nelson (21) Havlicek, Silas (8) Silas, White (5) Hofheinz Pavilion 10,218 2–1 4 April 22 @ Houston W 122–117 Dave Cowens (31) — — Hofheinz Pavilion 10,218 3–1 5 April 24 Houston W 128–115 John Havlicek (28) Dave Cowens (12) John Havlicek (11) Boston Garden 15,320 4–1
Conference finals: 2–4 (home: 2–1; road: 0–3) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Series 1 April 27 Washington L 95–100 Jo Jo White (27) Dave Cowens (19) Paul Silas (6) Boston Garden 15,320 0–1 2 April 30 @ Washington L 92–117 Don Nelson (23) Paul Silas (17) Jo Jo White (7) Capital Centre 19,035 0–2 3 May 3 Washington W 101–90 John Havlicek (26) Paul Silas (25) Jo Jo White (7) Boston Garden 15,320 1–2 4 May 7 @ Washington L 108–119 Jo Jo White (32) Dave Cowens (17) Jo Jo White (7) Capital Centre 19,035 1–3 5 May 9 Washington W 103–99 Dave Cowens (27) Dave Cowens (12) Don Chaney (5) Boston Garden 15,320 2–3 6 May 11 @ Washington L 92–98 Dave Cowens (23) Dave Cowens (21) Jo Jo White (6) Capital Centre 19,035 2–4
1975 schedule

Awards and records

• John Havlicek, All-NBA Second Team
• Dave Cowens, All-NBA Second Team
• Jo Jo White, All-NBA Second Team
• John Havlicek, NBA All-Defensive First Team
• Paul Silas, NBA All-Defensive First Team
• Dave Cowens, NBA All-Defensive Second Team
• Don Chaney, NBA All-Defensive Second Team