1966–67 Boston Celtics season

1966–67 Boston Celtics season
Head coachBill Russell
General managerRed Auerbach
ArenaBoston Garden
Results
Record60–21 (.741)
PlaceDivision: 2nd (Eastern)
Playoff finishEast Division finals
(lost to 76ers 1–4)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionWKBG-TV
RadioWHDH
< 1965–66 1967–68 >

The 1966–67 NBA season was the Boston Celtics' 21st season in the NBA. The Celtics finished the season with a 60–21 record, the second best in the league. However, they lost to the Philadelphia 76ers in the Eastern Conference finals 4 games to the Philadelphia 76ers, thus ending their 8-year streak.[1]

This marked the first of three seasons Bill Russell coached the club—while still a player—stepping in for Red Auerbach who would focus on his expanded role as general manager (he was already the de facto GM by that point).

Draft picks

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Main article: 1966 NBA draft

This table only displays picks through the second round.

Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
1 8 Jim Barnett SF/SG  United States Oregon
2 18 Leon Clark SF/PF  United States Wyoming

Roster

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Boston Celtics roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From
SG 11 Barnett, Jim 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1944-07-07 Oregon
C 28 Embry, Wayne 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1937-03-26 Miami (OH)
SF 17 Havlicek, John 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 203 lb (92 kg) 1940-04-08 Ohio State
PF 18 Howell, Bailey 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1937-01-20 Mississippi State
PG 25 Jones, K. C. 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1932-05-25 San Francisco
SG 24 Jones, Sam 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 198 lb (90 kg) 1933-06-24 North Carolina Central
PF 26 Kimball, Toby 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1942-09-07 Connecticut
SF 19 Nelson, Don 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1940-05-15 Iowa
C 6 Russell, Bill 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1934-02-12 San Francisco
SF 16 Sanders, Satch 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1938-11-08 NYU
PG 20 Siegfried, Larry 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1939-05-22 Ohio State
F 12 Watts, Ron 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1943-05-21 Wake Forest
Head coach
Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Regular season

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Season standings

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Eastern Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Neutral Div
x-Philadelphia 76ers 68 13 .840 – 28–2 26–8 14–3 28–8
x-Boston Celtics 60 21 .741 8 27–4 25–11 8–6 30–6
x-Cincinnati Royals 39 42 .481 29 20–11 12–24 7–7 14–22
x-New York Knicks 36 45 .444 32 20–15 9–24 7–6 11–25
Baltimore Bullets 20 61 .247 48 12–20 3–30 5–11 7–29

Record vs. opponents

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1966-67 NBA Records
Team BAL BOS CHI CIN DET LAL NYK PHI SFW STL
Baltimore — 1–8 3–6 3–6 2–7 2–7 2–7 1–8 2–7 4–5
Boston 8–1 — 8–1 8–1 6–3 5–4 9–0 5–4 6–3 5–4
Chicago 6–3 1–8 — 5–4 4–5 6–3 3–6 1–8 3–6 4–5
Cincinnati 6–3 1–8 4–5 — 7–2 3–6 6–3 1–8 5–4 6–3
Detroit 7–2 3–6 5–4 2–7 — 5–4 4–5 0–9 2–7 2–7
Los Angeles 7–2 4–5 3–6 6–3 4–5 — 4–5 1–8 3–6 4–5
New York 7–2 0–9 6–3 3–6 5–4 5–4 — 1–8 5–4 4–5
Philadelphia 8–1 4–5 8–1 8–1 9–0 8–1 8–1 — 7–2 8–1
San Francisco 7–2 3–6 6–3 4–5 7–2 6–3 4–5 2–7 — 5–4
St. Louis 5–4 4–5 5–4 3–6 7–2 5–4 5–4 1–8 4–5 —

Game log

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1966–67 game log
# Date Opponent Score High points Record
1 October 15 San Francisco 113–121 Sam Jones (29) 1–0
2 October 21 Baltimore 91–111 John Havlicek (28) 2–0
3 October 22 @ New York 126–97 Sam Jones (27) 3–0
4 October 27 N Chicago 100–123 Bailey Howell (28) 4–0
5 October 29 @ Philadelphia 96–138 Larry Siegfried (24) 4–1
6 November 2 Los Angeles 108–133 John Havlicek (27) 5–1
7 November 3 N Chicago 108–137 Bailey Howell (21) 6–1
8 November 5 Philadelphia 87–105 Havlicek, S. Jones (29) 7–1
9 November 8 @ Chicago 112–101 Bailey Howell (25) 8–1
10 November 10 @ Cincinnati 113–112 (OT) Bailey Howell (27) 9–1
11 November 11 New York 106–111 Bill Russell (21) 10–1
12 November 12 @ St. Louis 92–115 Havlicek, Howell (14) 10–2
13 November 18 Baltimore 119–143 Sam Jones (27) 11–2
14 November 19 @ Baltimore 147–125 John Havlicek (32) 12–2
15 November 23 St. Louis 103–123 John Havlicek (34) 13–2
16 November 24 @ St. Louis 101–78 Larry Siegfried (24) 14–2
17 November 25 @ Detroit 105–107 Bailey Howell (29) 14–3
18 November 26 Cincinnati 87–118 Don Nelson (24) 15–3
19 November 29 N Detroit 104–100 Bailey Howell (23) 15–4
20 December 2 Detroit 119–116 John Havlicek (32) 15–5
21 December 3 @ New York 120–109 Sam Jones (31) 16–5
22 December 6 N Detroit 111–130 Bailey Howell (26) 17–5
23 December 7 Cincinnati 91–119 John Havlicek (32) 18–5
24 December 9 @ Cincinnati 117–99 Sam Jones (31) 19–5
25 December 10 Chicago 110–125 Sam Jones (25) 20–5
26 December 11 Philadelphia 103–117 John Havlicek (34) 21–5
27 December 15 N St. Louis 116–114 Howell, Russell (22) 21–6
28 December 17 @ San Francisco 118–110 Havlicek, S. Jones (30) 22–6
29 December 18 @ Los Angeles 125–127 John Havlicek (27) 22–7
30 December 20 N Detroit 113–116 (OT) John Havlicek (32) 23–7
31 December 23 St. Louis 103–114 Sam Jones (32) 24–7
32 December 26 Los Angeles 106–121 John Havlicek (25) 25–7
33 December 28 @ Philadelphia 108–113 Sam Jones (22) 25–8
34 December 29 @ St. Louis 112–110 John Havlicek (21) 26–8
35 December 30 @ Chicago 110–106 Sam Jones (33) 27–8
36 January 1 @ Los Angeles 110–111 Sam Jones (28) 27–9
37 January 3 @ San Francisco 126–121 (OT) Sam Jones (31) 28–9
38 January 6 @ Los Angeles 99–102 Sam Jones (22) 28–10
39 January 7 @ San Francisco 108–110 Bailey Howell (24) 28–11
40 January 13 Chicago 102–122 Larry Siegfried (24) 29–11
41 January 14 @ Baltimore 115–106 Larry Siegfried (25) 30–11
42 January 15 Philadelphia 110–95 Havlicek, S. Jones (21) 30–12
43 January 17 @ Chicago 109–101 Bailey Howell (30) 31–12
44 January 18 @ Cincinnati 119–106 John Havlicek (20) 32–12
45 January 20 Baltimore 117–129 John Havlicek (33) 33–12
46 January 22 Los Angeles 120–121 (OT) Sam Jones (31) 34–12
47 January 24 @ Philadelphia 118–106 Sam Jones (38) 35–12
48 January 25 @ Detroit 112–105 Sam Jones (30) 36–12
49 January 27 Detroit 106–112 Sam Jones (26) 37–12
50 January 28 @ New York 114–112 Bailey Howell (25) 38–12
51 January 29 New York 106–141 Bailey Howell (32) 39–12
52 January 30 N San Francisco 108–121 Sam Jones (32) 40–12
53 February 1 @ Baltimore 111–107 Sam Jones (29) 41–12
54 February 3 St. Louis 131–113 John Havlicek (27) 41–13
55 February 5 Cincinnati 121–137 Sam Jones (26) 42–13
56 February 7 N Cincinnati 123–138 Bailey Howell (28) 43–13
57 February 9 N Baltimore 124–128 Bailey Howell (26) 43–14
58 February 10 San Francisco 136–137 (2OT) John Havlicek (28) 44–14
59 February 12 Philadelphia 112–113 John Havlicek (33) 45–14
60 February 14 N San Francisco 128–122 John Havlicek (32) 45–15
61 February 15 @ Los Angeles 114–124 John Havlicek (24) 45–16
62 February 17 @ Los Angeles 120–119 Larry Siegfried (32) 46–16
63 February 18 N San Francisco 130–124 John Havlicek (29) 46–17
64 February 21 @ New York 143–114 Sam Jones (27) 47–17
65 February 22 @ Baltimore 135–120 Sam Jones (42) 48–17
66 February 23 New York 117–122 Howell, Siegfried (28) 49–17
67 February 26 @ St. Louis 130–119 Sam Jones (39) 50–17
68 March 1 San Francisco 125–137 John Havlicek (36) 51–17
69 March 2 N Chicago 108–114 Sam Jones (33) 52–17
70 March 3 Cincinnati 104–111 Larry Siegfried (29) 53–17
71 March 5 Los Angeles 105–130 Sam Jones (22) 54–17
72 March 6 N Detroit 103–127 Bailey Howell (38) 55–17
73 March 7 @ Chicago 114–117 Larry Siegfried (24) 55–18
74 March 8 Philadelphia 115–113 (OT) Sam Jones (20) 55–19
75 March 11 @ Philadelphia 116–114 Sam Jones (26) 56–19
76 March 12 Baltimore 118–123 Bailey Howell (30) 57–19
77 March 13 N St. Louis 123–122 Bailey Howell (24) 57–20
78 March 15 @ Cincinnati 108–112 John Havlicek (30) 57–21
79 March 16 @ Detroit 132–109 Bailey Howell (37) 58–21
80 March 18 @ New York 140–123 Bailey Howell (34) 59–21
81 March 19 New York 113–124 Sam Jones (29) 60–21

Playoffs

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1967 playoff game log
Division semifinals: 3–1 (home: 1–1; road: 2–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 March 21 New York W 140–110 Sam Jones (38) Bill Russell (23) Bill Russell (8) Boston Garden
8,632 		1–0
2 March 25 @ New York W 115–108 Sam Jones (26) Bill Russell (18) Larry Siegfried (8) Madison Square Garden III
10,009 		2–0
3 March 26 New York L 112–123 John Havlicek (29) Bill Russell (24) K. C. Jones (5) Boston Garden
10,738 		2–1
4 March 28 @ New York W 118–109 Sam Jones (51) Bill Russell (16) K. C. Jones (7) Madison Square Garden III
17,173 		3–1
Division finals: 1–4 (home: 1–1; road: 0–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 March 31 @ Philadelphia L 113–127 Sam Jones (24) Bill Russell (15) Sam Jones (12) Philadelphia Convention Hall
9,239 		0–1
2 April 2 Philadelphia L 102–107 John Havlicek (26) Bill Russell (24) K. C. Jones (7) Boston Garden
13,909 		0–2
3 April 5 @ Philadelphia L 104–115 John Havlicek (33) Bill Russell (29) Bill Russell (9) Philadelphia Convention Hall
13,007 		0–3
4 April 9 Philadelphia W 121–117 Sam Jones (32) Bill Russell (28) Larry Siegfried (11) Boston Garden
13,909 		1–3
5 April 11 @ Philadelphia L 116–140 John Havlicek (38) Bill Russell (21) Larry Siegfried (8) Philadelphia Convention Hall
13,007 		1–4
1967 schedule

Awards and records

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References

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  1. ^ 1966–67 Boston Celtics
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