1972–73 Boston Celtics season

1972–73 Boston Celtics season
Atlantic Division Champions
Head coach Tom Heinsohn
General manager Red Auerbach
Arena Boston Garden
Results
Record 6814 (.829)
Place Division: 1st (Atlantic)
Playoff finish East Conference Finals
(eliminated 3–4)

Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com

Local media
Television WSMW
Radio WBZ

The 1972–73 Boston Celtics season was their 27th in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Celtics finished the season with the best record in the league at 68–14. This mark is still the Celtics franchise best. Third-year forward Dave Cowens won the NBA Most Valuable Player Award ahead of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Tiny Archibald.

In the Eastern Conference Finals, the Celtics lost to the eventual NBA champion New York Knicks.

Regular season

Season standings

Atlantic Division W L PCT GB Home Road Neutral Div
y-Boston Celtics 68 14 .829 33–6 32–8 3–0 18–4
x-New York Knicks 57 25 .695 11 35–6 21–18 1–1 16–6
Buffalo Braves 21 61 .256 47 14–27 6–31 1–3 8–14
Philadelphia 76ers 9 73 .110 59 5–26 2–36 2–11 2–20
# Eastern Conference
Team W L PCT
1 z-Boston Celtics 68 14 .829
2 y-Baltimore Bullets 52 30 .634
3 x-New York Knicks 57 25 .695
4 x-Atlanta Hawks 46 36 .561
5 Houston Rockets 33 49 .402
6 Cleveland Cavaliers 32 50 .390
7 Buffalo Braves 21 61 .256
8 Philadelphia 76ers 9 73 .110

Playoffs

East Conference Semifinals

(1) Boston Celtics vs. (4) Atlanta Hawks: Celtics win series 4–2

East Conference Finals

(1) Boston Celtics vs. (2) New York Knicks: Knicks win series 4–3

Awards, records and milestones

References

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