Boston Celtics Playoff Rosters

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1967-1968 Boston Celtics Playoff Roster

Player Pos HT WT Birth Date Age Pre-Draft Team YOS Draft Status
Wayne Embry C 6-8 240 Mar 26, 1937 30 Miami (OH) 9 1958 3rd Rnd, #23, St. Louis Hawks
Mal Graham PG 6-1 185 Feb 23, 1945 23 New York 0 1967 1st Rnd, #11, Boston Celtics
John Havlicek GF 6-5 200 Apr 8, 1940 27 Ohio State 3 1962 1st Rnd, #9, Boston Celtics
Bailey Howell SF 6-7 210 Jan 20, 1937 31 Mississippi State 8 1959 1st Rnd, #4, Detroit Pistons
Johnny Jones SF 6-7 205 Mar 12, 1943 25 Cal State Los Angeles 0 1967 NBA Draft, Undrafted
Sam Jones GF 6-4 198 Jun 24, 1933 34 North Carolina Central 10 1956 8th Rnd, #59, Minneapolis Lakers
Don Nelson SF 6-6 210 May 15, 1940 27 Iowa 5 1962 3rd Rnd, #19, Chicago Zephyrs
Bill Russell C 6-10 215 Feb 12, 1934 34 San Francisco 11 1956 1st Rnd, #3, St. Louis Hawks
Satch Sanders PF 6-6 210 Nov 8, 1938 29 NYU 7 1960 1st Rnd, #8, Boston Celtics
Larry Siegfried PG 6-3 190 May 22, 1939 28 Ohio State 4 1961 1st Rnd, #3, Cincinnati Royals
Tom Thacker PG 6-2 170 Nov 2, 1939 28 Cincinnati 3 1963 Territorial Pick, Cincinnati Royals
Rick Weitzman PG 6-2 175 Apr 30, 1946 21 Northeastern 0 1967 10th Rnd, #110, Boston Celtics

1967-1968 Playoff Matchups

DescriptionHomeAwayResult
Second Round #1 Philadelphia Sixers #3 New York Knicks PHI in 6
Second Round #2 Boston Celtics #4 Detroit Pistons BOS in 6
Second Round W1 St. Louis Hawks W3 San Francisco Warriors GSW in 6
Second Round W2 Los Angeles Lakers W4 Chicago Bulls LAL in 5
Conference Finals #1 Philadelphia Sixers #2 Boston Celtics BOS in 7
Conference Finals W2 Los Angeles Lakers W3 San Francisco Warriors LAL in 4
NBA Finals #2 Boston Celtics W2 Los Angeles Lakers BOS in 6

1967-1968 Boston Playoff Stats

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST
John Havlicek 19 45.4 25.9 8.6 7.5
Sam Jones 19 36.1 20.5 3.4 2.6
Bailey Howell 19 31.4 18.1 7.7 1.2
Bill Russell 19 45.7 14.4 22.8 5.2
Don Nelson 19 24.6 12.5 7.5 1.7
Larry Siegfried 19 28.2 12.3 2.6 2.9
Satch Sanders 14 20.6 8.3 4.5 0.9
Wayne Embry 16 10.1 3.7 2.8 0.4
Tom Thacker 17 4.8 0.9 1.0 0.5
Johnny Jones 5 2.0 1.2 0.8 0.0
Mal Graham 5 4.4 1.0 0.8 0.2
Rick Weitzman 3 1.7 1.3 0.3 0.3

1967-1968 Boston Celtics Conference Semi Finals Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record Boston Leaders Detroit Leaders
Mar 24, 1968
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Detroit		 W, 123-116 Boston Garden
Conference Semi Finals 		1-0 PTS: 25. J. Havlicek
 PTS: 30. Dave Bing
Mar 25, 1968
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Detroit		 L, 126-116 Cobo Center
Conference Semi Finals 		1-1 PTS: 18. Sam Jones
 PTS: 24. Dave Bing
Mar 27, 1968
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Detroit		 L, 98-109 Boston Garden
Conference Semi Finals 		1-2 PTS: 23. J. Havlicek
 PTS: 27. Dave Bing
Mar 28, 1968
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Detroit		 W, 110-135 Cobo Center
Conference Semi Finals 		2-2 PTS: 35. J. Havlicek
 PTS: 26. Dave Bing
Mar 31, 1968
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Detroit		 W, 110-96 Boston Garden
Conference Semi Finals 		3-2 PTS: 30. B. Howell
 PTS: 26. D. DeBusschere
Apr 1, 1968
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Detroit		 W, 103-111 Cobo Center
Conference Semi Finals 		4-2 PTS: 31. J. Havlicek
 PTS: 44. Dave Bing

1967-1968 Boston Celtics Conference Finals Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record Boston Leaders Philadelphia Leaders
Apr 5, 1968
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Philadelphia		 W, 118-127 Spectrum
Conference Finals 		1-0 PTS: 35. J. Havlicek
 PTS: 33. W. Chamberlain
Apr 10, 1968
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Philadelphia		 L, 106-115 Boston Garden
Conference Finals 		1-1 PTS: 28. J. Havlicek
 PTS: 24. Wali Jones
Apr 11, 1968
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Philadelphia		 L, 122-114 Spectrum
Conference Finals 		1-2 PTS: 29. J. Havlicek
 PTS: 31. Hal Greer
Apr 14, 1968
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Philadelphia		 L, 105-110 Boston Garden
Conference Finals 		1-3 PTS: 25. Sam Jones
 PTS: 28. Hal Greer
Apr 15, 1968
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Philadelphia		 W, 104-122 Spectrum
Conference Finals 		2-3 PTS: 37. Sam Jones
 PTS: 28. W. Chamberlain
Apr 17, 1968
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Philadelphia		 W, 114-106 Boston Garden
Conference Finals 		3-3 PTS: 28. J. Havlicek
 PTS: 40. Hal Greer
Apr 19, 1968
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Philadelphia		 W, 96-100 Spectrum
Conference Finals 		4-3 PTS: 22. Sam Jones
 PTS: 22. Hal Greer

1967-1968 Boston Celtics NBA Finals Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record Boston Leaders L.A. Lakers Leaders
Apr 21, 1968
v.
L.A. Lakers		 W, 107-101 Boston Garden
NBA Finals 		1-0 PTS: 20. B. Howell
 PTS: 25. Jerry West
Apr 24, 1968
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L.A. Lakers		 L, 113-123 Boston Garden
NBA Finals 		1-1 PTS: 24. J. Havlicek
 PTS: 35. Jerry West
Apr 26, 1968
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L.A. Lakers		 W, 119-127 The Forum
NBA Finals 		2-1 PTS: 27. J. Havlicek
 PTS: 33. Jerry West
Apr 28, 1968
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L.A. Lakers		 L, 118-105 The Forum
NBA Finals 		2-2 PTS: 24. B. Howell
 PTS: 38. Jerry West
Apr 30, 1968
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L.A. Lakers		 W, 120-117 Boston Garden
NBA Finals 		3-2 PTS: 31. J. Havlicek
 PTS: 35. Jerry West
May 2, 1968
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L.A. Lakers		 W, 109-124 The Forum
NBA Finals 		4-2 PTS: 40. J. Havlicek
 PTS: 28. Elgin Baylor