Boston Celtics Playoff Rosters
1972-1973 Boston Celtics Playoff Roster
Player | Pos | HT | WT | Birth Date | Age | Pre-Draft Team | YOS | Draft Status |
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Don Chaney | SG | 6-5 | 210 | Mar 22, 1946 | 27 | Houston | 4 | 1968 1st Rnd, #12, Boston Celtics |
Dave Cowens | FC | 6-9 | 230 | Oct 25, 1948 | 24 | Florida State | 2 | 1970 1st Rnd, #4, Boston Celtics |
Hank Finkel | C | 7-0 | 240 | Apr 20, 1942 | 30 | Dayton | 6 | 1964 4th Rnd, #32, Los Angeles Lakers |
John Havlicek | GF | 6-5 | 200 | Apr 8, 1940 | 32 | Ohio State | 8 | 1962 1st Rnd, #9, Boston Celtics |
Steve Kuberski | FC | 6-8 | 215 | Nov 6, 1947 | 25 | Bradley | 3 | 1969 4th Rnd, #53, Boston Celtics |
Don Nelson | SF | 6-6 | 210 | May 15, 1940 | 32 | Iowa | 10 | 1962 3rd Rnd, #19, Chicago Zephyrs |
Satch Sanders | PF | 6-6 | 210 | Nov 8, 1938 | 34 | NYU | 12 | 1960 1st Rnd, #8, Boston Celtics |
Paul Silas | PF | 6-7 | 225 | Jul 12, 1943 | 29 | Creighton | 8 | 1964 2nd Rnd, #12, St. Louis Hawks |
Paul Westphal | SG | 6-4 | 195 | Nov 30, 1950 | 22 | USC | 0 | 1972 1st Rnd, #10, Boston Celtics |
Jo Jo White | PG | 6-3 | 190 | Nov 16, 1946 | 26 | Kansas | 3 | 1969 1st Rnd, #10, Boston Celtics |
Art Williams | PG | 6-1 | 180 | Sep 29, 1939 | 33 | Cal Poly - Pomona | 5 | 1967 NBA Draft, Undrafted |
1972-1973 Playoff Matchups
Eastern Conference | |||
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Description | Home | Away | Result |
Second Round | #1 Boston Celtics | #4 Atlanta Hawks | BOS in 6 |
Second Round | #2 New York Knicks | #3 Baltimore Bullets | NYK in 5 |
Conference Finals | #1 Boston Celtics | #2 New York Knicks | NYK in 7 |
Western Conference | |||
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Description | Home | Away | Result |
Second Round | #1 Milwaukee Bucks | #4 Golden State Warriors | GSW in 6 |
Second Round | #2 Los Angeles Lakers | #3 Chicago Bulls | LAL in 7 |
Conference Finals | #2 Los Angeles Lakers | #4 Golden State Warriors | LAL in 5 |
NBA Finals | |||
---|---|---|---|
Description | Home | Away | Result |
NBA Finals | #2 Los Angeles Lakers | #2 New York Knicks | NYK in 5 |
1972-1973 Boston Playoff Stats
Player | GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jo Jo White | 13 | 44.8 | 24.5 | 4.2 | 6.4 |
Dave Cowens | 13 | 46.0 | 21.9 | 16.6 | 3.7 |
John Havlicek | 12 | 39.9 | 23.8 | 5.2 | 5.4 |
Don Nelson | 13 | 23.3 | 11.0 | 2.9 | 1.2 |
Paul Silas | 13 | 39.4 | 9.6 | 15.1 | 3.0 |
Don Chaney | 12 | 24.0 | 7.5 | 3.3 | 2.1 |
Art Williams | 10 | 15.6 | 4.8 | 2.7 | 4.1 |
Steve Kuberski | 12 | 7.9 | 3.8 | 1.2 | 0.2 |
Paul Westphal | 11 | 9.9 | 3.9 | 0.6 | 0.8 |
Hank Finkel | 7 | 3.3 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 0.4 |
Satch Sanders | 5 | 4.8 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.2 |
1972-1973 Boston Celtics Conference Semi Finals Schedule
Date | Opponent | Result | Venue | Record | Boston Leaders | Atlanta Leaders |
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Apr 1, 1973 |
v. Atlanta |
W, 134-109 |
Boston Garden Conference Semi Finals |
1-0 |
PTS: 54. J. Havlicek |
PTS: 28. Lou Hudson |
Apr 4, 1973 |
@ Atlanta |
W, 113-126 |
Omni Coliseum Conference Semi Finals |
2-0 |
PTS: 29. J. Havlicek |
PTS: 34. P. Maravich |
Apr 6, 1973 |
v. Atlanta |
L, 105-118 |
Boston Garden Conference Semi Finals |
2-1 |
PTS: 23. Jo Jo White |
PTS: 37. Lou Hudson |
Apr 8, 1973 |
@ Atlanta |
L, 97-94 |
Omni Coliseum Conference Semi Finals |
2-2 |
PTS: 21. J. Havlicek |
PTS: 37. P. Maravich |
Apr 11, 1973 |
v. Atlanta |
W, 108-101 |
Boston Garden Conference Semi Finals |
3-2 |
PTS: 32. J. Havlicek |
PTS: 34. P. Maravich |
Apr 13, 1973 |
@ Atlanta |
W, 103-121 |
Omni Coliseum Conference Semi Finals |
4-2 |
PTS: 33. Jo Jo White |
PTS: 35. Lou Hudson |
1972-1973 Boston Celtics Conference Finals Schedule
Date | Opponent | Result | Venue | Record | Boston Leaders | New York Leaders |
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Apr 15, 1973 |
v. New York |
W, 134-108 |
Boston Garden Conference Finals |
1-0 |
PTS: 30. Jo Jo White |
PTS: 24. Walt Frazier |
Apr 18, 1973 |
@ New York |
L, 129-96 |
Madison Square Garden Conference Finals |
1-1 |
PTS: 21. J. Havlicek |
PTS: 24. Walt Frazier |
Apr 20, 1973 |
v. New York |
L, 91-98 |
Boston Garden Conference Finals |
1-2 |
PTS: 29. J. Havlicek |
PTS: 23. Walt Frazier |
Apr 22, 1973 |
@ New York |
L, 117-110 |
Madison Square Garden Conference Finals |
1-3 |
PTS: 34. Jo Jo White |
PTS: 37. Walt Frazier |
Apr 25, 1973 |
v. New York |
W, 98-97 |
Boston Garden Conference Finals |
2-3 |
PTS: 32. Dave Cowens |
PTS: 21. Walt Frazier |
Apr 27, 1973 |
@ New York |
W, 100-110 |
Madison Square Garden Conference Finals |
3-3 |
PTS: 26. Dave Cowens |
PTS: 29. Walt Frazier |
Apr 29, 1973 |
v. New York |
L, 78-94 |
Boston Garden Conference Finals |
3-4 |
PTS: 24. Dave Cowens |
PTS: 25. Walt Frazier |