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	54–28 (.659)
Place	Division: 2nd (Eastern)
Playoff finish	NBA Champions
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	WKBG
Radio	WHDH

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 Embry, Wayne 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Miami (OH) PG 11 Graham, Mal 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) New York G/F 17 Havlicek, John 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 203 lb (92 kg) Ohio State SF 18 Howell, Bailey 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Mississippi State PF 27 Jones, Johnny 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Cal State, Los Angeles SG 24 Jones, Sam 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 198 lb (90 kg) North Carolina Central F 19 Nelson, Don 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Iowa PF 69 Quinn, Sam 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) NYU C 6 Russell, Bill 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) San Francisco SF 16 Sanders, Satch 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) New York C/G 20 Siegfried, Larry 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Ohio State G/F 12 Thacker, Tom 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Cincinnati PG 26 Weitzman, Rick 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Northeastern	Head coach Bill Russell (San Francisco) 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

• Game 1 @ Boston: Boston 123, Detroit 116
• Game 2 @ Detroit: Detroit 126, Boston 116
• Game 3 @ Boston: Detroit 109, Boston 98
• Game 4 @ Detroit: Boston 135, Detroit 110
• Game 5 @ Boston: Boston 110, Detroit 96
• Game 6 @ Detroit: Boston 111, Detroit 103

East Division Finals

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

• Game 1 @ Philadelphia: Boston 127, Philadelphia 118
• Game 2 @ Boston: Philadelphia 115, Boston 106
• Game 3 @ Philadelphia: Philadelphia 122, Boston 114
• Game 4 @ Boston: Philadelphia 110, Boston 105
• Game 5 @ Philadelphia: Boston 122, Philadelphia 104
• Game 6 @ Boston: Boston 114, Philadelphia 106
• Game 7 @ Philadelphia: Boston 100, Philadelphia 96

NBA Finals

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

• Game 1 @ Boston: Boston 107, Los Angeles 101
• Game 2 @ Boston: Los Angeles 123, Boston 113
• Game 3 @ Los Angeles: Boston 127, Los Angeles 119
• Game 4 @ Los Angeles: Los Angeles 118, Boston 105
• Game 5 @ Boston: Boston 120, Los Angeles 117 (OT)
• Game 6 @ Los Angeles: Boston 124, Los Angeles 109

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

• Bill Russell, All-NBA Second Team
• John Havlicek, All-NBA Second Team

References

• Celtics on Database Basketball
• Celtics on Basketball Reference