1968-69 Boston Celtics Game-by-Game Results
National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 48-34
Finishing 4th in the NBA's Eastern Division
Postseason: 12-6 Won NBA championship
Division Semifinals - Defeated Philadelphia 76ers 4-1
Division Finals - Defeated New York Knicks 4-2
Finals - Defeated Los Angeles Lakers 4-3
Coach: Bill Russell (48-34)
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
Attendance: 322,130, Avg. 8,948 in 36 home dates
1968-69 Boston Celtics StatisticsTeam Record: 48-34
Finishing 4th in the NBA's Eastern Division
Postseason: 12-6 Won NBA championship
Division Semifinals - Defeated Philadelphia 76ers 4-1
Division Finals - Defeated New York Knicks 4-2
Finals - Defeated Los Angeles Lakers 4-3
Coach: Bill Russell (48-34)
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
Attendance: 322,130, Avg. 8,948 in 36 home dates
1968-69 Boston Celtics Roster
The Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association ended the 1968-69 season with a record of 48 wins and 34 losses, finishing fourth in the NBA's Eastern Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 12-6.
Boston scored 9,102 points and yielded 8,645. John Havlicek tossed in a team-best 1,771 points for the Celtics, while Bailey Howell netted 18 or more per game, too. Bill Russell contributed 1,484 boards. John Havlicek dished out 441 assists for the squad.
Bill Russell coached the team. The 1968-69 Boston Celtics won the NBA championship.
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Regular Season Points For: 9102
Regular Season Points Against: 8645
| Date | Game | Res | Home | Road | Record | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 18, 1968 | Boston Celtics 106 at Detroit Pistons 88 | W | 0-0 | 1-0 | 1-0 | ||
| October 19, 1968 | Boston Celtics 106 at Chicago Bulls 96 | W | 0-0 | 2-0 | 2-0 | ||
| October 23, 1968 | Cincinnati Royals 101 at Boston Celtics 108 | W | 1-0 | 2-0 | 3-0 | ||
| October 26, 1968 | Milwaukee Bucks 89 at Boston Celtics 102 | W | 2-0 | 2-0 | 4-0 | ||
| October 29, 1968 | Chicago Bulls 103 at Boston Celtics 97 | L | 2-1 | 2-0 | 4-1 | at New York, NY | |
| October 30, 1968 | Detroit Pistons 119 at Boston Celtics 117 | L | 2-2 | 2-0 | 4-2 | ||
| November 1, 1968 | Philadelphia 76ers 99 at Boston Celtics 118 | W | 3-2 | 2-0 | 5-2 | ||
| November 3, 1968 | Boston Celtics 123 at Atlanta Hawks 103 | W | 3-2 | 3-0 | 6-2 | ||
| November 8, 1968 | Seattle Supersonics 114 at Boston Celtics 112 | L | 3-3 | 3-0 | 6-3 | ||
| November 9, 1968 | Boston Celtics 98 at Milwaukee Bucks 97 | W | 3-3 | 4-0 | 7-3 | ||
| November 11, 1968 | San Diego Rockets 113 at Boston Celtics 134 | W | 4-3 | 4-0 | 8-3 | ||
| November 15, 1968 | Cincinnati Royals 105 at Boston Celtics 116 | W | 5-3 | 4-0 | 9-3 | ||
| November 16, 1968 | Boston Celtics 120 at San Diego Rockets 112 | W | 5-3 | 5-0 | 10-3 | ||
| November 17, 1968 | Boston Celtics 130 at Phoenix Suns 98 | W | 5-3 | 6-0 | 11-3 | ||
| November 19, 1968 | Boston Celtics 106 at Los Angeles Lakers 116 | L | 5-3 | 6-1 | 11-4 | ||
| November 20, 1968 | Boston Celtics 139 at Seattle Supersonics 92 | W | 5-3 | 7-1 | 12-4 | ||
| November 22, 1968 | Phoenix Suns 106 at Boston Celtics 133 | W | 6-3 | 7-1 | 13-4 | ||
| November 23, 1968 | Boston Celtics 100 at New York Knicks 111 | L | 6-3 | 7-2 | 13-5 | ||
| November 27, 1968 | New York Knicks 117 at Boston Celtics 131 | W | 7-3 | 7-2 | 14-5 | ||
| November 29, 1968 | Los Angeles Lakers 93 at Boston Celtics 92 | L | 7-4 | 7-2 | 14-6 | ||
| November 30, 1968 | Boston Celtics 117 at Philadelphia 76ers 113 | W | 7-4 | 8-2 | 15-6 | OT | |
| December 3, 1968 | Boston Celtics 137 at Milwaukee Bucks 115 | W | 7-4 | 9-2 | 16-6 | ||
| December 4, 1968 | Milwaukee Bucks 99 at Boston Celtics 101 | W | 8-4 | 9-2 | 17-6 | ||
| December 6, 1968 | Detroit Pistons 118 at Boston Celtics 132 | W | 9-4 | 9-2 | 18-6 | ||
| December 7, 1968 | Boston Celtics 117 at Cincinnati Royals 114 | W | 9-4 | 10-2 | 19-6 | OT | |
| December 10, 1968 | Baltimore Bullets 115 at Boston Celtics 101 | L | 9-5 | 10-2 | 19-7 | ||
| December 11, 1968 | Boston Celtics 108 at Detroit Pistons 106 | W | 9-5 | 11-2 | 20-7 | ||
| December 13, 1968 | San Francisco Warriors 108 at Boston Celtics 98 | L | 9-6 | 11-2 | 20-8 | ||
| December 14, 1968 | Boston Celtics 101 at Baltimore Bullets 110 | L | 9-6 | 11-3 | 20-9 | ||
| December 18, 1968 | New York Knicks 104 at Boston Celtics 98 | L | 9-7 | 11-3 | 20-10 | ||
| December 21, 1968 | Boston Celtics 102 at Chicago Bulls 94 | W | 9-7 | 12-3 | 21-10 | ||
| December 26, 1968 | Milwaukee Bucks 106 at Boston Celtics 139 | W | 10-7 | 12-3 | 22-10 | ||
| December 28, 1968 | Boston Celtics 97 at Atlanta Hawks 110 | L | 10-7 | 12-4 | 22-11 | ||
| December 31, 1968 | Cincinnati Royals 114 at Boston Celtics 112 | L | 10-8 | 12-4 | 22-12 | ||
| January 1, 1969 | Boston Celtics 93 at Phoenix Suns 87 | W | 10-8 | 13-4 | 23-12 | ||
| January 2, 1969 | Boston Celtics 107 at San Diego Rockets 95 | W | 10-8 | 14-4 | 24-12 | ||
| January 3, 1969 | Boston Celtics 102 at San Francisco Warriors 104 | L | 10-8 | 14-5 | 24-13 | ||
| January 5, 1969 | Boston Celtics 134 at San Francisco Warriors 86 | W | 10-8 | 15-5 | 25-13 | ||
| January 6, 1969 | Boston Celtics 121 at Seattle Supersonics 97 | W | 10-8 | 16-5 | 26-13 | ||
| January 8, 1969 | Detroit Pistons 104 at Boston Celtics 113 | W | 11-8 | 16-5 | 27-13 | ||
| January 10, 1969 | Los Angeles Lakers 82 at Boston Celtics 88 | W | 12-8 | 16-5 | 28-13 | ||
| January 11, 1969 | Boston Celtics 111 at Philadelphia 76ers 101 | W | 12-8 | 17-5 | 29-13 | ||
| January 12, 1969 | Boston Celtics 110 at Milwaukee Bucks 114 | L | 12-8 | 17-6 | 29-14 | ||
| January 17, 1969 | San Francisco Warriors 99 at Boston Celtics 102 | W | 13-8 | 17-6 | 30-14 | ||
| January 18, 1969 | Seattle Supersonics 97 at Boston Celtics 111 | W | 14-8 | 17-6 | 31-14 | ||
| January 20, 1969 | Boston Celtics 109 at Baltimore Bullets 122 | L | 14-8 | 17-7 | 31-15 | ||
| January 22, 1969 | Boston Celtics 94 at Chicago Bulls 95 | L | 14-8 | 17-8 | 31-16 | ||
| January 24, 1969 | Philadelphia 76ers 120 at Boston Celtics 111 | L | 14-9 | 17-8 | 31-17 | ||
| January 26, 1969 | Baltimore Bullets 86 at Boston Celtics 124 | W | 15-9 | 17-8 | 32-17 | ||
| January 28, 1969 | Atlanta Hawks 96 at Boston Celtics 108 | W | 16-9 | 17-8 | 33-17 | ||
| January 29, 1969 | Seattle Supersonics 124 at Boston Celtics 122 | L | 16-10 | 17-8 | 33-18 | OT | at Philadelphia, PA |
| January 31, 1969 | Cincinnati Royals 101 at Boston Celtics 116 | W | 17-10 | 17-8 | 34-18 | ||
| February 1, 1969 | Boston Celtics 82 at New York Knicks 109 | L | 17-10 | 17-9 | 34-19 | ||
| February 2, 1969 | New York Knicks 95 at Boston Celtics 94 | L | 17-11 | 17-9 | 34-20 | ||
| February 4, 1969 | San Diego Rockets 135 at Boston Celtics 126 | L | 17-12 | 17-9 | 34-21 | at Houston, TX | |
| February 5, 1969 | Boston Celtics 112 at Baltimore Bullets 124 | L | 17-12 | 17-10 | 34-22 | ||
| February 7, 1969 | Atlanta Hawks 109 at Boston Celtics 107 | L | 17-13 | 17-10 | 34-23 | ||
| February 9, 1969 | Philadelphia 76ers 117 at Boston Celtics 122 | W | 18-13 | 17-10 | 35-23 | OT | |
| February 12, 1969 | Boston Celtics 113 at Detroit Pistons 106 | W | 18-13 | 18-10 | 36-23 | ||
| February 14, 1969 | Boston Celtics 101 at Atlanta Hawks 104 | L | 18-13 | 18-11 | 36-24 | OT | |
| February 16, 1969 | Boston Celtics 102 at Philadelphia 76ers 127 | L | 18-13 | 18-12 | 36-25 | ||
| February 18, 1969 | Phoenix Suns 110 at Boston Celtics 116 | W | 19-13 | 18-12 | 37-25 | ||
| February 21, 1969 | Boston Celtics 124 at Los Angeles Lakers 102 | W | 19-13 | 19-12 | 38-25 | ||
| February 22, 1969 | Boston Celtics 124 at Phoenix Suns 100 | W | 19-13 | 20-12 | 39-25 | ||
| February 23, 1969 | Boston Celtics 116 at Seattle Supersonics 118 | L | 19-13 | 20-13 | 39-26 | ||
| February 25, 1969 | Boston Celtics 112 at Phoenix Suns 99 | W | 19-13 | 21-13 | 40-26 | at New York, NY | |
| February 26, 1969 | New York Knicks 92 at Boston Celtics 88 | L | 19-14 | 21-13 | 40-27 | ||
| February 28, 1969 | Atlanta Hawks 120 at Boston Celtics 122 | W | 20-14 | 21-13 | 41-27 | ||
| March 1, 1969 | Boston Celtics 96 at New York Knicks 115 | L | 20-14 | 21-14 | 41-28 | ||
| March 2, 1969 | Chicago Bulls 92 at Boston Celtics 99 | W | 21-14 | 21-14 | 42-28 | ||
| March 4, 1969 | Boston Celtics 95 at San Francisco Warriors 99 | L | 21-14 | 21-15 | 42-29 | ||
| March 6, 1969 | Boston Celtics 97 at San Diego Rockets 110 | L | 21-14 | 21-16 | 42-30 | ||
| March 7, 1969 | Boston Celtics 99 at Los Angeles Lakers 105 | L | 21-14 | 21-17 | 42-31 | OT | |
| March 9, 1969 | San Francisco Warriors 89 at Boston Celtics 138 | W | 22-14 | 21-17 | 43-31 | ||
| March 12, 1969 | Boston Celtics 126 at Philadelphia 76ers 117 | W | 22-14 | 22-17 | 44-31 | ||
| March 13, 1969 | Boston Celtics 110 at Cincinnati Royals 120 | L | 22-14 | 22-18 | 44-32 | ||
| March 15, 1969 | Boston Celtics 98 at Baltimore Bullets 99 | L | 22-14 | 22-19 | 44-33 | ||
| March 16, 1969 | Los Angeles Lakers 108 at Boston Celtics 73 | L | 22-15 | 22-19 | 44-34 | ||
| March 19, 1969 | Chicago Bulls 92 at Boston Celtics 104 | W | 23-15 | 22-19 | 45-34 | ||
| March 21, 1969 | Boston Celtics 145 at Cincinnati Royals 119 | W | 23-15 | 23-19 | 46-34 | at Cleveland, OH | |
| March 23, 1969 | Baltimore Bullets 98 at Boston Celtics 126 | W | 24-15 | 23-19 | 47-34 | ||
| March 24, 1969 | Boston Celtics 111 at San Diego Rockets 107 | W | 24-15 | 24-19 | 48-34 | at Philadelphia, PA | |
| March 26, 1969 | Boston Celtics 114 at Philadelphia 76ers 100 | W | 0-0 | 1-0 | 1-0 | ||
| March 28, 1969 | Philadelphia 76ers 103 at Boston Celtics 134 | W | 1-0 | 1-0 | 2-0 | ||
| March 30, 1969 | Boston Celtics 125 at Philadelphia 76ers 118 | W | 1-0 | 2-0 | 3-0 | ||
| April 1, 1969 | Philadelphia 76ers 119 at Boston Celtics 116 | L | 1-1 | 2-0 | 3-1 | ||
| April 4, 1969 | Boston Celtics 93 at Philadelphia 76ers 90 | W | 1-1 | 3-0 | 4-1 | ||
| April 6, 1969 | Boston Celtics 108 at New York Knicks 100 | W | 1-1 | 4-0 | 5-1 | ||
| April 9, 1969 | New York Knicks 97 at Boston Celtics 112 | W | 2-1 | 4-0 | 6-1 | ||
| April 10, 1969 | Boston Celtics 91 at New York Knicks 101 | L | 2-1 | 4-1 | 6-2 | ||
| April 13, 1969 | New York Knicks 96 at Boston Celtics 97 | W | 3-1 | 4-1 | 7-2 | ||
| April 14, 1969 | Boston Celtics 104 at New York Knicks 112 | L | 3-1 | 4-2 | 7-3 | ||
| April 18, 1969 | New York Knicks 105 at Boston Celtics 106 | W | 4-1 | 4-2 | 8-3 | ||
| April 23, 1969 | Boston Celtics 118 at Los Angeles Lakers 120 | L | 4-1 | 4-3 | 8-4 | ||
| April 25, 1969 | Boston Celtics 112 at Los Angeles Lakers 118 | L | 4-1 | 4-4 | 8-5 | ||
| April 27, 1969 | Los Angeles Lakers 105 at Boston Celtics 111 | W | 5-1 | 4-4 | 9-5 | ||
| April 29, 1969 | Los Angeles Lakers 88 at Boston Celtics 89 | W | 6-1 | 4-4 | 10-5 | ||
| May 1, 1969 | Boston Celtics 104 at Los Angeles Lakers 117 | L | 6-1 | 4-5 | 10-6 | ||
| May 3, 1969 | Los Angeles Lakers 90 at Boston Celtics 99 | W | 7-1 | 4-5 | 11-6 | ||
| May 5, 1969 | Boston Celtics 108 at Los Angeles Lakers 106 | W | 7-1 | 5-5 | 12-6 |
