Boston Celtics Playoff Rosters

1962-1963 Boston Celtics Playoff Roster

Player Pos HT WT Birth Date Age Pre-Draft Team YOS Draft Status
Bob Cousy PG 6-1 175 Aug 9, 1928 34 Holy Cross 12 1950 NBA Draft, Undrafted
1950 Chicago Stags Dispersal Draft, Boston Celtics
Gene Guarilia SF 6-6 215 Sep 13, 1937 25 George Washington 3 1959 2nd Rnd, #16, Boston Celtics
John Havlicek GF 6-5 200 Apr 8, 1940 22 Ohio State 0 1962 1st Rnd, #9, Boston Celtics
Tommy Heinsohn PF 6-7 218 Aug 26, 1934 28 Holy Cross 6 1956 Territorial Pick, Boston Celtics
K.C. Jones PG 6-1 200 May 25, 1932 30 San Francisco 4 1955 11th Rnd, #85, Minneapolis Lakers
Sam Jones GF 6-4 198 Jun 24, 1933 29 North Carolina Central 5 1956 8th Rnd, #59, Minneapolis Lakers
Jim Loscutoff SF 6-5 200 Feb 4, 1930 33 Oregon 7 1955 1st Rnd, #5, Boston Celtics
Clyde Lovellette FC 6-10 234 Sep 7, 1929 33 Kansas 9 1952 NBA Draft, Rnd 1, Pick 10, Minneapolis Lakers
Frank Ramsey SF 6-3 190 Jul 13, 1931 31 Kentucky 7 1953 NBA Draft, Rnd 1, Pick 5, Boston Celtics
Bill Russell C 6-10 215 Feb 12, 1934 29 San Francisco 6 1956 1st Rnd, #3, St. Louis Hawks
Satch Sanders PF 6-6 210 Nov 8, 1938 24 NYU 2 1960 1st Rnd, #8, Boston Celtics
Dan Swartz SF 6-4 205 Dec 23, 1934 28 Morehead State 0 1956 4th Rnd, #30, Boston Celtics

1962-1963 Playoff Matchups

DescriptionHomeAwayResult
Second Round #2 Syracuse Nationals #3 Cincinnati Royals CIN in 5
Second Round W2 St. Louis Hawks W3 Detroit Pistons STH in 4
Conference Finals #1 Boston Celtics #3 Cincinnati Royals BOS in 7
Conference Finals W1 Los Angeles Lakers W2 St. Louis Hawks LAL in 7
NBA Finals #1 Boston Celtics W1 Los Angeles Lakers BOS in 6

1962-1963 Boston Playoff Stats

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST
Tommy Heinsohn 13 31.8 24.7 8.9 1.2
Sam Jones 13 34.6 23.8 6.2 2.5
Bill Russell 13 47.5 20.3 25.1 5.1
Bob Cousy 13 30.2 14.1 2.5 8.9
John Havlicek 11 23.1 11.8 4.8 1.5
Satch Sanders 13 29.8 9.8 7.4 1.5
Frank Ramsey 13 19.3 8.3 2.7 0.9
K.C. Jones 13 19.6 4.5 2.8 2.8
Clyde Lovellette 6 6.7 3.0 0.8 0.2
Jim Loscutoff 9 6.2 1.7 2.3 0.1
Dan Swartz 1 4.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

1962-1963 Boston Celtics Conference Finals Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record Boston Leaders Cincinnati Leaders
Mar 28, 1963
v.
Cincinnati
L, 132-135 Boston Garden
Conference Finals
0-1 PTS: 30. Sam Jones
PTS: 43. O. Robertson
Mar 29, 1963
@
Cincinnati
W, 102-125 Cincinnati Gardens
Conference Finals
1-1 PTS: 26. Bill Russell
PTS: 28. O. Robertson
Mar 31, 1963
v.
Cincinnati
L, 116-121 Boston Garden
Conference Finals
1-2 PTS: 28. T. Heinsohn
PTS: 23. O. Robertson
Apr 3, 1963
@
Cincinnati
W, 110-128 Cincinnati Gardens
Conference Finals
2-2 PTS: 26. Bill Russell
PTS: 25. O. Robertson
Apr 6, 1963
v.
Cincinnati
W, 125-120 Boston Garden
Conference Finals
3-2 PTS: 34. T. Heinsohn
PTS: 36. O. Robertson
Apr 7, 1963
@
Cincinnati
L, 109-99 Cincinnati Gardens
Conference Finals
3-3 PTS: 22. Sam Jones
PTS: 36. O. Robertson
Apr 10, 1963
v.
Cincinnati
W, 142-131 Boston Garden
Conference Finals
4-3 PTS: 47. Sam Jones
PTS: 43. O. Robertson

1962-1963 Boston Celtics NBA Finals Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record Boston Leaders L.A. Lakers Leaders
Apr 14, 1963
v.
L.A. Lakers
W, 117-114 Boston Garden
NBA Finals
1-0 PTS: 29. Sam Jones
PTS: 33. Elgin Baylor
Apr 16, 1963
v.
L.A. Lakers
W, 113-106 Boston Garden
NBA Finals
2-0 PTS: 27. Sam Jones
PTS: 30. Elgin Baylor
Apr 17, 1963
@
L.A. Lakers
L, 119-99 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
NBA Finals
2-1 PTS: 30. Sam Jones
PTS: 42. Jerry West
Apr 19, 1963
@
L.A. Lakers
W, 105-108 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
NBA Finals
3-1 PTS: 35. T. Heinsohn
PTS: 31. Elgin Baylor
Apr 21, 1963
v.
L.A. Lakers
L, 119-126 Boston Garden
NBA Finals
3-2 PTS: 36. Sam Jones
PTS: 43. Elgin Baylor
Apr 24, 1963
@
L.A. Lakers
W, 109-112 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
NBA Finals
4-2 PTS: 22. T. Heinsohn
PTS: 32. Jerry West