1977-78 Boston Celtics Game-by-Game Results

National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 32-50
Finishing 3rd in the NBA's Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference
Coach: Tom Heinsohn (11-23)
Coach: Tom Sanders (21-27)
Location: Boston, Massachusetts

1977-78 Boston Celtics Statistics
1977-78 Boston Celtics Roster

The Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association ended the 1977-78 season with a record of 32 wins and 50 losses, finishing third in the NBA's Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference.

Boston scored 8,670 points and allowed 8,830. Dave Cowens tossed in a team-best 1,435 points for the Celtics and contributed 1,078 rebounds. Dave Cowens dished out 351 assists for the squad.

Defensively, Dave Cowens added 102 steals.

Tom Heinsohn and Tom Sanders coached the team.

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Regular Season Points For: 8670
Regular Season Points Against: 8830

Date	Game	Res	Home	Road	Record
October 19, 1977	Boston Celtics 109 at San Antonio Spurs 114	L	0-0	0-1	0-1
October 22, 1977	Boston Celtics 98 at Houston Rockets 110	L	0-0	0-2	0-2
October 24, 1977	Boston Celtics 85 at Detroit Pistons 100	L	0-0	0-3	0-3
October 25, 1977	Atlanta Hawks 103 at Boston Celtics 110	W	1-0	0-3	1-3		at Hartford, CT
October 28, 1977	Boston Celtics 109 at New Jersey Nets 116	L	1-0	0-4	1-4
October 29, 1977	Boston Celtics 98 at Cleveland Cavaliers 103	L	1-0	0-5	1-5
November 2, 1977	Cleveland Cavaliers 104 at Boston Celtics 101	L	1-1	0-5	1-6
November 4, 1977	Denver Nuggets 109 at Boston Celtics 107	L	1-2	0-5	1-7
November 9, 1977	San Antonio Spurs 129 at Boston Celtics 114	L	1-3	0-5	1-8
November 11, 1977	Buffalo Braves 103 at Boston Celtics 109	W	2-3	0-5	2-8
November 13, 1977	Boston Celtics 127 at Milwaukee Bucks 119	W	2-3	1-5	3-8	OT
November 16, 1977	Atlanta Hawks 105 at Boston Celtics 131	W	3-3	1-5	4-8
November 18, 1977	Philadelphia 76ers 121 at Boston Celtics 112	L	3-4	1-5	4-9
November 19, 1977	Boston Celtics 98 at Buffalo Braves 102	L	3-4	1-6	4-10
November 23, 1977	Houston Rockets 100 at Boston Celtics 109	W	4-4	1-6	5-10
November 25, 1977	New York Knicks 119 at Boston Celtics 121	W	5-4	1-6	6-10	OT
November 26, 1977	Boston Celtics 108 at Kansas City Kings 110	L	5-4	1-7	6-11
November 29, 1977	Boston Celtics 101 at Atlanta Hawks 108	L	5-4	1-8	6-12
November 30, 1977	Chicago Bulls 92 at Boston Celtics 98	W	6-4	1-8	7-12
December 2, 1977	Seattle Supersonics 111 at Boston Celtics 89	L	6-5	1-8	7-13
December 3, 1977	Boston Celtics 93 at Washington Bullets 103	L	6-5	1-9	7-14
December 6, 1977	Boston Celtics 119 at New York Knicks 122	L	6-5	1-10	7-15	OT
December 7, 1977	Kansas City Kings 109 at Boston Celtics 113	W	7-5	1-10	8-15
December 9, 1977	Portland Trail Blazers 118 at Boston Celtics 87	L	7-6	1-10	8-16
December 13, 1977	New Jersey Nets 108 at Boston Celtics 122	W	8-6	1-10	9-16		at Hartford, CT
December 16, 1977	Golden State Warriors 113 at Boston Celtics 118	W	9-6	1-10	10-16
December 18, 1977	Boston Celtics 97 at Los Angeles Lakers 104	L	9-6	1-11	10-17
December 20, 1977	Boston Celtics 99 at Portland Trail Blazers 104	L	9-6	1-12	10-18
December 21, 1977	Boston Celtics 106 at Golden State Warriors 111	L	9-6	1-13	10-19
December 22, 1977	Boston Celtics 99 at Seattle Supersonics 132	L	9-6	1-14	10-20
December 23, 1977	Boston Celtics 110 at Phoenix Suns 129	L	9-6	1-15	10-21
December 26, 1977	Boston Celtics 100 at Detroit Pistons 122	L	9-6	1-16	10-22
December 29, 1977	Boston Celtics 124 at Milwaukee Bucks 115	W	9-6	2-16	11-22
December 30, 1977	Boston Celtics 97 at Chicago Bulls 102	L	9-6	2-17	11-23
January 5, 1978	Phoenix Suns 121 at Boston Celtics 111	L	9-7	2-17	11-24		at Hartford, CT
January 8, 1978	Boston Celtics 91 at Philadelphia 76ers 94	L	9-7	2-18	11-25
January 11, 1978	Houston Rockets 88 at Boston Celtics 91	W	10-7	2-18	12-25
January 13, 1978	New Jersey Nets 111 at Boston Celtics 114	W	11-7	2-18	13-25	OT
January 15, 1978	Portland Trail Blazers 107 at Boston Celtics 103	L	11-8	2-18	13-26	OT
January 18, 1978	Milwaukee Bucks 116 at Boston Celtics 130	W	12-8	2-18	14-26
January 22, 1978	Seattle Supersonics 103 at Boston Celtics 92	L	12-9	2-18	14-27
January 24, 1978	Boston Celtics 91 at New Orleans Jazz 96	L	12-9	2-19	14-28
January 25, 1978	Boston Celtics 103 at San Antonio Spurs 113	L	12-9	2-20	14-29
January 29, 1978	Golden State Warriors 99 at Boston Celtics 88	L	12-10	2-20	14-30
January 31, 1978	Indiana Pacers 94 at Boston Celtics 104	W	13-10	2-20	15-30		at Springfield, MA
February 1, 1978	Los Angeles Lakers 100 at Boston Celtics 103	W	14-10	2-20	16-30	OT
February 3, 1978	Washington Bullets 94 at Boston Celtics 116	W	15-10	2-20	17-30
February 7, 1978	Boston Celtics 92 at Indiana Pacers 89	W	15-10	3-20	18-30
February 8, 1978	Boston Celtics 100 at Kansas City Kings 104	L	15-10	3-21	18-31
February 14, 1978	Boston Celtics 98 at Golden State Warriors 75	W	15-10	4-21	19-31
February 16, 1978	Boston Celtics 98 at Phoenix Suns 95	W	15-10	5-21	20-31
February 17, 1978	Boston Celtics 106 at Los Angeles Lakers 114	L	15-10	5-22	20-32
February 19, 1978	Boston Celtics 115 at Denver Nuggets 118	L	15-10	5-23	20-33
February 21, 1978	Boston Celtics 96 at Houston Rockets 111	L	15-10	5-24	20-34
February 24, 1978	Boston Celtics 106 at Buffalo Braves 99	W	15-10	6-24	21-34
February 26, 1978	Boston Celtics 94 at New Jersey Nets 92	W	15-10	7-24	22-34
February 28, 1978	Boston Celtics 85 at Atlanta Hawks 117	L	15-10	7-25	22-35
March 1, 1978	Boston Celtics 100 at New Orleans Jazz 101	L	15-10	7-26	22-36
March 3, 1978	New Orleans Jazz 113 at Boston Celtics 116	W	16-10	7-26	23-36
March 4, 1978	Boston Celtics 91 at New York Knicks 99	L	16-10	7-27	23-37
March 5, 1978	New York Knicks 94 at Boston Celtics 112	W	17-10	7-27	24-37
March 10, 1978	Boston Celtics 109 at Philadelphia 76ers 120	L	17-10	7-28	24-38
March 12, 1978	Philadelphia 76ers 105 at Boston Celtics 103	L	17-11	7-28	24-39
March 14, 1978	Detroit Pistons 98 at Boston Celtics 105	W	18-11	7-28	25-39
March 16, 1978	Boston Celtics 102 at Cleveland Cavaliers 112	L	18-11	7-29	25-40
March 17, 1978	Phoenix Suns 108 at Boston Celtics 115	W	19-11	7-29	26-40
March 18, 1978	Kansas City Kings 110 at Boston Celtics 117	W	20-11	7-29	27-40
March 19, 1978	Denver Nuggets 95 at Boston Celtics 122	W	21-11	7-29	28-40
March 21, 1978	Boston Celtics 107 at Washington Bullets 119	L	21-11	7-30	28-41
March 22, 1978	Cleveland Cavaliers 99 at Boston Celtics 105	W	22-11	7-30	29-41
March 24, 1978	Chicago Bulls 97 at Boston Celtics 96	L	22-12	7-30	29-42
March 26, 1978	Boston Celtics 101 at Seattle Supersonics 112	L	22-12	7-31	29-43
March 28, 1978	Boston Celtics 104 at Portland Trail Blazers 92	W	22-12	8-31	30-43
March 29, 1978	Boston Celtics 106 at Denver Nuggets 109	L	22-12	8-32	30-44
March 31, 1978	San Antonio Spurs 120 at Boston Celtics 117	L	22-13	8-32	30-45
April 1, 1978	New Orleans Jazz 108 at Boston Celtics 119	W	23-13	8-32	31-45
April 2, 1978	Indiana Pacers 123 at Boston Celtics 120	L	23-14	8-32	31-46
April 4, 1978	Boston Celtics 104 at Chicago Bulls 116	L	23-14	8-33	31-47
April 6, 1978	Washington Bullets 112 at Boston Celtics 103	L	23-15	8-33	31-48		at Providence, RI
April 7, 1978	Detroit Pistons 111 at Boston Celtics 109	L	23-16	8-33	31-49
April 8, 1978	Milwaukee Bucks 123 at Boston Celtics 111	L	23-17	8-33	31-50
April 9, 1978	Buffalo Braves 114 at Boston Celtics 131	W	24-17	8-33	32-50