Temporada 1973-74 de los Boston Celtics
# Temporada 1973-74 de los Boston Celtics

La temporada 1973-74 fue la vigésimo octava de los Boston Celtics en la NBA. La temporada regular acabó con 56 victorias y 26 derrotas, clasificándose para los playoffs, en los que logró su duodécimo título de campeón tras derrotar en las Finales a los Milwaukee Bucks.

## Elecciones en el Draft

| Ronda | Puesto | Jugador | Posición | Nacionalidad | Universidad |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 17 | Steve Downing | Pívot | Estados Unidos | Indiana |
| 2 | 35 | Phil Hankinson | Alero | Estados Unidos | Pennsylvania |

## Temporada regular

División Atlántico :

| Equipo | G | P | % | PD | Casa | Fuera | Neutral | Div |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| y-Boston Celtics | 56 | 26 | .683 | – | 26–6 | 21–18 | 9–2 | 17–5 |
| x-New York Knicks | 49 | 33 | .598 | 7 | 28–13 | 21–19 | 0–1 | 10–12 |
| x-Buffalo Braves | 42 | 40 | .512 | 14 | 19–13 | 17–21 | 6–6 | 12–10 |
| Philadelphia 76ers | 25 | 57 | .305 | 31 | 14–23 | 9–30 | 2–4 | 5–17 |

## Playoffs

### Semifinales de Conferencia

Boston Celtics vs. Buffalo Braves

| Fecha | Partido | Ciudad |
| - | - | - |
| 30 de marzo | Boston Celtics 107, Buffalo Braves 97 | Boston |
| 2 de abril | Buffalo Braves 115, Boston Celtics 105 | Búfalo |
| 3 de abril | Boston Celtics 120, Buffalo Braves 107 | Boston |
| 6 de abril | Buffalo Braves 104, Boston Celtics 102 | Búfalo |
| 9 de abril | Boston Celtics 100, Buffalo Braves 97 | Boston |
| 12 de abril | Buffalo Braves 104, Boston Celtics 106 | Búfalo |
| | Boston Celtics gana las series 4-2 | |

### Finales de Conferencia

Boston Celtics vs. New York Knicks

| Fecha | Partido | Ciudad |
| - | - | - |
| 14 de abril | Boston Celtics 13, New York Knicks 88 | Boston |
| 16 de abril | New York Knicks 99, Boston Celtics 111 | Nueva York |
| 19 de abril | Boston Celtics 100, New York Knicks 103 | Boston |
| 21 de abril | New York Knicks 91, Boston Celtics 98 | Nueva York |
| 24 de abril | Boston Celtics 105, New York Knicks 94 | Boston |
| | Boston Celtics gana las series 4-1 | |

### Finales de la NBA

Milwaukee Bucks vs. Boston Celtics

| Fecha | Partido | Ciudad |
| - | - | - |
| 28 de abril | Milwaukee Bucks 83, Boston Celtics 98 | Milwaukee |
| 30 de abril | Milwaukee Bucks 105, Boston Celtics 96 | Milwaukee |
| 3 de mayo | Boston Celtics 95, Milwaukee Bucks 83 | Boston |
| 5 de mayo | Boston Celtics 89, Milwaukee Bucks 97 | Boston |
| 7 de mayo | Milwaukee Bucks 87, Boston Celtics 96 | Milwaukee |
| 10 de mayo | Boston Celtics 101, Milwaukee Bucks 102 | Boston |
| 12 de mayo | Milwaukee Bucks 87, Boston Celtics 102 | Milwaukee |
| | Boston gana las finales 4-3 | |

## Estadísticas

| Rk | Jugador | Edad | P | MP | TC | TCI | %TC | TL | TLI | %TL | RO | RD | RT | AS | RB | TAP | FP | PTS |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Dave Cowens | 25 | 80 | 41.9 | 8.1 | 18.4 | .437 | 2.9 | 3.4 | .832 | 3.3 | 12.4 | 15.7 | 4.4 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 3.7 | 19.0 |
| 2 | John Havlicek | 33 | 76 | 40.7 | 9.0 | 19.8 | .456 | 4.6 | 5.5 | .832 | 1.8 | 4.6 | 6.4 | 5.9 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 2.6 | 22.6 |
| 3 | Jo Jo White | 27 | 82 | 39.5 | 7.9 | 17.6 | .449 | 2.3 | 2.8 | .837 | 1.2 | 3.1 | 4.3 | 5.5 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 2.3 | 18.1 |
| 4 | Paul Silas | 30 | 82 | 31.7 | 4.1 | 9.4 | .440 | 3.2 | 4.1 | .783 | 4.1 | 7.1 | 11.2 | 2.3 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 3.0 | 11.5 |
| 5 | Don Chaney | 27 | 81 | 27.9 | 4.3 | 9.3 | .464 | 1.8 | 2.2 | .828 | 2.6 | 2.1 | 4.7 | 2.2 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 3.0 | 10.4 |
| 6 | Don Nelson | 33 | 82 | 21.3 | 4.4 | 8.7 | .508 | 2.6 | 3.3 | .788 | 1.1 | 3.1 | 4.2 | 2.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 2.3 | 11.5 |
| 7 | Paul Westphal | 23 | 82 | 14.2 | 2.9 | 5.8 | .501 | 1.4 | 1.9 | .732 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 2.1 | 7.2 |
| 8 | Steve Kuberski | 26 | 78 | 12.6 | 2.0 | 4.7 | .427 | 1.1 | 1.4 | .775 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 3.0 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1.6 | 5.1 |
| 9 | Art Williams | 34 | 67 | 9.2 | 1.1 | 2.5 | .435 | 0.4 | 0.5 | .844 | 0.3 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 2.4 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 2.6 |
| 10 | Hank Finkel | 31 | 60 | 7.1 | 1.0 | 2.2 | .462 | 0.5 | 0.7 | .651 | 0.7 | 1.6 | 2.3 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 2.5 |
| 11 | Phil Hankinson | 22 | 28 | 5.8 | 1.8 | 3.7 | .485 | 0.4 | 0.5 | .769 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 3.9 |
| 12 | Steve Downing | 23 | 24 | 5.7 | 0.9 | 2.7 | .328 | 0.9 | 1.6 | .579 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 1.4 | 2.7 |

## Galardones y récords

| Jugador | Galardón |
| - | - |
| John Havlicek | Mejor quinteto de la NBA Mejor quinteto defensivo de la NBA All-Star |
| Don Chaney | 2.º Mejor quinteto defensivo de la NBA |
| Dave Cowens | All-Star |
| Jo Jo White | All-Star |
