Boston Celtics Playoff Rosters

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1965-1966 Boston Celtics Playoff Roster

Player Pos HT WT Birth Date Age Pre-Draft Team YOS Draft Status
Ron Bonham SF 6-5 192 May 31, 1942 23 Cincinnati 1 1964 2nd Rnd, #18, Boston Celtics
Mel Counts FC 7-0 230 Oct 16, 1941 24 Oregon State 1 1964 1st Rnd, #9, Boston Celtics
John Havlicek GF 6-5 200 Apr 8, 1940 25 Ohio State 1 1962 1st Rnd, #9, Boston Celtics
K.C. Jones PG 6-1 200 May 25, 1932 33 San Francisco 7 1955 11th Rnd, #85, Minneapolis Lakers
Sam Jones GF 6-4 198 Jun 24, 1933 32 North Carolina Central 8 1956 8th Rnd, #59, Minneapolis Lakers
Willie Naulls SF 6-6 225 Oct 7, 1934 31 UCLA 9 1956 2nd Rnd, #10, St. Louis Hawks
Don Nelson SF 6-6 210 May 15, 1940 25 Iowa 3 1962 3rd Rnd, #19, Chicago Zephyrs
Bill Russell C 6-10 215 Feb 12, 1934 32 San Francisco 9 1956 1st Rnd, #3, St. Louis Hawks
Satch Sanders PF 6-6 210 Nov 8, 1938 27 NYU 5 1960 1st Rnd, #8, Boston Celtics
Woody Sauldsberry FC 6-7 220 Jul 11, 1934 31 Texas Southern 6 1957 8th Rnd, #60, Philadelphia Warriors
Larry Siegfried PG 6-3 190 May 22, 1939 26 Ohio State 2 1961 1st Rnd, #3, Cincinnati Royals
John Thompson C 6-10 225 Sep 2, 1941 24 Providence 1 1964 3rd Rnd, #27, Boston Celtics
Ronnie Watts SF 6-6 210 May 21, 1943 22 Wake Forest 0 1965 2nd Rnd, #20, Boston Celtics

1965-1966 Playoff Matchups

DescriptionHomeAwayResult
Second Round #2 Boston Celtics #3 Cincinnati Royals BOS in 5
Second Round W2 Baltimore Bullets W3 St. Louis Hawks STH in 3
Conference Finals #1 Philadelphia Sixers #2 Boston Celtics BOS in 5
Conference Finals W1 Los Angeles Lakers W3 St. Louis Hawks LAL in 7
NBA Finals #2 Boston Celtics W1 Los Angeles Lakers BOS in 7

1965-1966 Boston Playoff Stats

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST
Sam Jones 17 35.4 24.8 5.1 3.1
John Havlicek 17 42.3 23.6 9.1 4.1
Bill Russell 17 47.9 19.1 25.2 5.0
Satch Sanders 17 29.4 13.5 6.5 1.6
Larry Siegfried 17 26.6 13.2 2.5 2.4
Don Nelson 17 18.6 8.4 5.0 0.8
K.C. Jones 17 31.9 7.6 3.1 4.4
Mel Counts 10 8.2 4.3 4.0 0.3
Willie Naulls 11 6.8 3.2 1.5 0.1
Ron Bonham 5 3.2 3.4 0.6 0.0
John Thompson 3 3.7 0.7 1.3 0.0

1965-1966 Boston Celtics Conference Semi Finals Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record Boston Leaders Cincinnati Leaders
Mar 23, 1966
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Cincinnati		 L, 103-107 Boston Garden
Conference Semi Finals 		0-1 PTS: 22. Bill Russell
 PTS: 26. Adrian Smith
Mar 26, 1966
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Cincinnati		 W, 125-132 Cincinnati Gardens
Conference Semi Finals 		1-1 PTS: 42. Sam Jones
 PTS: 35. O. Robertson
Mar 27, 1966
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Cincinnati		 L, 107-113 Boston Garden
Conference Semi Finals 		1-2 PTS: 36. J. Havlicek
 PTS: 27. Jerry Lucas
Mar 30, 1966
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Cincinnati		 W, 103-120 Cincinnati Gardens
Conference Semi Finals 		2-2 PTS: 32. Sam Jones
 PTS: 34. O. Robertson
Apr 1, 1966
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Cincinnati		 W, 112-103 Boston Garden
Conference Semi Finals 		3-2 PTS: 34. Sam Jones
 PTS: 37. O. Robertson

1965-1966 Boston Celtics Conference Finals Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record Boston Leaders Philadelphia Leaders
Apr 3, 1966
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Philadelphia		 W, 96-115 Philadelphia Convention Hall and Civic Center
Conference Finals 		1-0 PTS: 29. Sam Jones
 PTS: 25. W. Chamberlain
Apr 6, 1966
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Philadelphia		 W, 114-93 Boston Garden
Conference Finals 		2-0 PTS: 23. Sam Jones
 PTS: 23. W. Chamberlain
Apr 7, 1966
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Philadelphia		 L, 111-105 Philadelphia Convention Hall and Civic Center
Conference Finals 		2-1 PTS: 27. J. Havlicek
 PTS: 31. W. Chamberlain
Apr 10, 1966
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Philadelphia		 W, 114-108 Boston Garden
Conference Finals 		3-1 PTS: 27. J. Havlicek
 PTS: 25. Hal Greer
Apr 12, 1966
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Philadelphia		 W, 112-120 Philadelphia Convention Hall and Civic Center
Conference Finals 		4-1 PTS: 32. J. Havlicek
 PTS: 46. W. Chamberlain

1965-1966 Boston Celtics NBA Finals Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record Boston Leaders L.A. Lakers Leaders
Apr 17, 1966
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L.A. Lakers		 L, 129-133 Boston Garden
NBA Finals 		0-1 PTS: 28. Bill Russell
AST: 9. Sam Jones 		PTS: 41. Jerry West
AST: 5. G. Goodrich
Apr 19, 1966
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L.A. Lakers		 W, 129-109 Boston Garden
NBA Finals 		1-1 PTS: 21. J. Havlicek
AST: 7. J. Havlicek 		PTS: 18. Jerry West
AST: 5. M. Abdul-Rahman
Apr 20, 1966
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L.A. Lakers		 W, 106-120 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
NBA Finals 		2-1 PTS: 36. Sam Jones
AST: 5. S. Sanders 		PTS: 34. Jerry West
AST: 6. Jim King
Apr 22, 1966
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L.A. Lakers		 W, 117-122 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
NBA Finals 		3-1 PTS: 32. J. Havlicek
AST: 7. L. Siegfried 		PTS: 45. Jerry West
AST: 10. Jerry West
Apr 24, 1966
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L.A. Lakers		 L, 117-121 Boston Garden
NBA Finals 		3-2 PTS: 32. Bill Russell
AST: 6. L. Siegfried 		PTS: 41. Elgin Baylor
AST: 5. Jerry West
Apr 26, 1966
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L.A. Lakers		 L, 123-115 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
NBA Finals 		3-3 PTS: 27. J. Havlicek
AST: 6. K.C. Jones 		PTS: 32. Jerry West
AST: 7. Jerry West
Apr 28, 1966
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L.A. Lakers		 W, 95-93 Boston Garden
NBA Finals 		4-3 PTS: 25. Bill Russell
AST: 3. S. Sanders 		PTS: 36. Jerry West
AST: 3. Jerry West