Boston Celtics 1974-75 Roster and Stats

The 1974-75 Boston Celtics season was marked by strong performances, though it ultimately ended in disappointment. Under the guidance of head coach Tom Heinsohn, the Celtics finished the regular season with a 60-22 record, securing the top spot in the Atlantic Division. Their success was largely driven by the stellar play of John Havlicek, who continued to be a vital force for the team, and the emerging talent of Dave Cowens, who was pivotal in the Celtics’ strong defensive presence.

Boston’s 60-win season demonstrated their dominance in the Eastern Conference, and they entered the playoffs as a formidable contender. In the Eastern Conference Semifinals, the Celtics faced the Houston Rockets, managing a convincing series victory, 4-1. However, the Eastern Conference Finals proved challenging as they went up against the Washington Bullets. Despite a valiant effort, the Celtics were defeated in six games, losing the series 4-2, which prevented them from advancing to the NBA Finals.

The 1974-75 season highlighted the Celtics’ ability to compete at a high level, maintaining their status as one of the premier teams in the league. Even though they fell short of a championship, the foundation set during this season would continue to benefit the franchise in the years to come. This season remained a testament to the Celtics’ resilience and competitive spirit during the mid-1970s.

Regular Season Record: 60-22
Playoff Result: Eastern Conference Semifinals: 4-1, Eastern Conference Finals: 2-4

Boston Celtics Roster and Stats for 1974-75 Season

POINTS

Dave Cowens

20.4

REBOUNDS

Dave Cowens

14.7

ASSISTS

Jo Jo White

5.5

	Regular Season							Playoffs
Player	GP	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	3P%	GP	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	3P%
Dave Cowens	65	20.4	14.7	4.4	0.7	0.5	0.0	11	20.5	16.5	4.2	0.5	0.2	0.0
John Havlicek	82	19.2	5.9	5.1	0.5	0.1	0.0	11	21.1	5.2	4.6	0.5	0.1	0.0
Jo Jo White	82	18.3	3.7	5.5	0.5	0.1	0.0	11	20.6	4.5	5.7	0.5	0.0	0.0
Don Nelson	79	14.0	5.9	2.2	0.1	0.1	0.0	11	15.4	4.1	2.4	0.2	0.1	0.0
Paul Silas	82	10.6	12.5	2.6	0.3	0.1	0.0	11	9.1	11.8	3.6	0.1	0.1	0.0
Paul Westphal	82	9.8	2.0	2.9	0.3	0.2	0.0	11	8.0	1.2	2.9	0.1	0.1	0.0
Don Chaney	82	9.5	4.5	2.3	0.6	0.2	0.0	11	10.8	3.5	1.9	0.6	0.2	0.0
Phil Hankinson	3	4.0	2.3	0.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	2	1.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Jim Ard	59	3.8	3.4	0.7	0.1	0.1	0.0	5	0.4	0.4	0.2	0.0	0.2	0.0
Kevin Stacom	61	2.8	0.9	0.8	0.1	0.0	0.0	4	0.0	0.0	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.0
Ben Clyde	25	2.8	1.6	0.2	0.1	0.0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Glenn McDonald	62	2.7	1.1	0.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	6	0.8	1.0	0.3	0.2	0.0	0.0
Hank Finkel	62	2.0	1.7	0.5	0.1	0.0	0.0	7	1.3	0.9	0.6	0.0	0.0	0.0
Steve Downing	3	0.0	0.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

Boston Celtics in the 1975 NBA Playoffs

Playoffs Second Round vs. Houston Rockets

In the 1975 NBA Playoffs, the Boston Celtics faced a tough challenge in the Eastern Conference Semifinals against the Washington Bullets. Despite a strong regular season performance, the Celtics were unable to advance, falling to the Bullets in a closely contested six-game series. John Havlicek and Dave Cowens delivered standout performances, but it wasn't enough to overcome a resilient Washington team that ultimately reached the NBA Finals.

Date	Opponent	Result	High Scorer
Apr 14, 1975	vs. Houston Rockets	W 123-106	John Havlicek (30 pts)
Apr 16, 1975	vs. Houston Rockets	W 112-100	Dave Cowens (28 pts)
Apr 19, 1975	@ Houston Rockets	L 117-102	Don Nelson (21 pts)
Apr 22, 1975	@ Houston Rockets	W 122-117	Dave Cowens (31 pts)
Apr 24, 1975	vs. Houston Rockets	W 128-115	Jo Jo White (29 pts)

1975 Conference Championship vs. Washington Bullets

Date	Opponent	Result	High Scorer
Apr 27, 1975	vs. Washington Bullets	L 100-95	Jo Jo White (27 pts)
Apr 30, 1975	@ Washington Bullets	L 117-92	Don Nelson (23 pts)
May 03, 1975	vs. Washington Bullets	W 101-90	John Havlicek (26 pts)
May 07, 1975	@ Washington Bullets	L 119-108	Jo Jo White (32 pts)
May 09, 1975	vs. Washington Bullets	W 103-99	Dave Cowens (27 pts)
May 11, 1975	@ Washington Bullets	L 98-92	Dave Cowens (23 pts)

Boston Celtics 1974-75 Regular Season Game Log

Here is the game log for the 1974-75 season for the Boston Celtics.

Date	Opponent	Result	High Scorer
Oct 18, 1974	vs. Buffalo Braves	L 126-119	Don Nelson (28 pts)
Oct 19, 1974	@ Buffalo Braves	W 113-95	John Havlicek (25 pts)
Oct 23, 1974	vs. Cleveland Cavaliers	L 108-107	Jo Jo White (28 pts)
Oct 25, 1974	vs. Atlanta Hawks	W 116-109	John Havlicek (34 pts)
Oct 26, 1974	@ New York Knicks	L 97-86	John Havlicek (25 pts)
Oct 29, 1974	@ Cleveland Cavaliers	W 107-92	Jo Jo White (24 pts)
Oct 30, 1974	vs. Chicago Bulls	L 105-104	Paul Westphal (17 pts)
Nov 01, 1974	vs. Philadelphia 76ers	W 114-98	John Havlicek (29 pts)
Nov 02, 1974	@ Atlanta Hawks	W 126-125	Paul Westphal (27 pts)
Nov 06, 1974	vs. Portland Trail Blazers	W 128-110	John Havlicek (40 pts)
Nov 08, 1974	vs. Detroit Pistons	L 105-104	John Havlicek (36 pts)
Nov 10, 1974	@ Kansas City-Omaha Kings	W 102-99	John Havlicek (26 pts)
Nov 12, 1974	@ Milwaukee Bucks	W 91-83	Paul Silas (22 pts)
Nov 14, 1974	vs. Buffalo Braves	L 112-100	Jo Jo White (25 pts)
Nov 15, 1974	vs. Kansas City-Omaha Kings	L 110-109	John Havlicek (30 pts)
Nov 16, 1974	@ Washington Bullets	W 124-109	Don Nelson (35 pts)
Nov 20, 1974	vs. Golden State Warriors	L 120-115	John Havlicek (23 pts)
Nov 22, 1974	vs. Phoenix Suns	W 95-94	Jo Jo White (23 pts)
Nov 23, 1974	@ Philadelphia 76ers	L 98-96	Don Nelson (35 pts)
Nov 27, 1974	vs. Seattle SuperSonics	W 104-99	Jo Jo White (31 pts)
Nov 29, 1974	vs. New York Knicks	L 96-86	Dave Cowens (23 pts)
Dec 04, 1974	vs. Los Angeles Lakers	W 101-90	Dave Cowens (32 pts)
Dec 06, 1974	@ Houston Rockets	W 120-114	Dave Cowens (38 pts)
Dec 08, 1974	@ New Orleans Jazz	W 111-101	Jo Jo White (21 pts)
Dec 10, 1974	@ Chicago Bulls	W 107-89	Don Chaney (28 pts)
Dec 13, 1974	vs. Washington Bullets	L 108-89	John Havlicek (16 pts)
Dec 14, 1974	@ Atlanta Hawks	W 92-90	Jo Jo White (25 pts)
Dec 17, 1974	vs. Philadelphia 76ers	L 113-109	Jo Jo White (22 pts)
Dec 18, 1974	@ Philadelphia 76ers	W 131-99	John Havlicek (27 pts)
Dec 20, 1974	vs. New Orleans Jazz	W 110-106	Dave Cowens (27 pts)
Dec 21, 1974	@ New York Knicks	W 109-91	John Havlicek (26 pts)
Dec 25, 1974	@ Phoenix Suns	L 110-96	Jo Jo White (33 pts)
Dec 28, 1974	@ Golden State Warriors	W 115-105	Dave Cowens (32 pts)
Dec 29, 1974	@ Seattle SuperSonics	W 121-101	Dave Cowens (26 pts)
Jan 01, 1975	@ Portland Trail Blazers	W 108-94	John Havlicek (31 pts)
Jan 03, 1975	@ Los Angeles Lakers	W 127-106	Jo Jo White (28 pts)
Jan 08, 1975	vs. Atlanta Hawks	W 104-96	Paul Westphal (23 pts)
Jan 09, 1975	@ Buffalo Braves	W 108-100	Dave Cowens (28 pts)
Jan 10, 1975	vs. Los Angeles Lakers	W 103-97	Jo Jo White (23 pts)
Jan 12, 1975	@ Buffalo Braves	L 114-101	Dave Cowens (22 pts)
Jan 17, 1975	vs. Detroit Pistons	W 96-90	Dave Cowens (23 pts)
Jan 18, 1975	vs. Houston Rockets	W 123-101	Dave Cowens (24 pts)
Jan 19, 1975	vs. Philadelphia 76ers	W 102-100	Jo Jo White (27 pts)
Jan 21, 1975	@ Houston Rockets	W 113-102	John Havlicek (22 pts)
Jan 22, 1975	@ New Orleans Jazz	W 110-102	Dave Cowens (22 pts)
Jan 24, 1975	vs. Kansas City-Omaha Kings	W 96-87	Dave Cowens (26 pts)
Jan 26, 1975	vs. Buffalo Braves	W 107-93	Dave Cowens (24 pts)
Jan 31, 1975	vs. Cleveland Cavaliers	W 121-99	Jo Jo White (24 pts)
Feb 02, 1975	vs. Milwaukee Bucks	W 120-102	Dave Cowens (24 pts)
Feb 03, 1975	@ Detroit Pistons	W 114-100	Jo Jo White (29 pts)
Feb 05, 1975	@ Milwaukee Bucks	W 92-90	Dave Cowens (23 pts)
Feb 07, 1975	vs. Philadelphia 76ers	L 98-95	Dave Cowens (20 pts)
Feb 08, 1975	@ New York Knicks	W 128-102	Dave Cowens (31 pts)
Feb 09, 1975	vs. New York Knicks	W 105-88	Dave Cowens (25 pts)
Feb 12, 1975	@ Kansas City-Omaha Kings	L 103-102	Don Nelson (21 pts)
Feb 14, 1975	@ Phoenix Suns	W 112-106	Dave Cowens (29 pts)
Feb 15, 1975	@ Portland Trail Blazers	W 102-100	John Havlicek (25 pts)
Feb 19, 1975	@ Seattle SuperSonics	L 121-95	Jo Jo White (18 pts)
Feb 22, 1975	@ Golden State Warriors	L 114-108	John Havlicek (27 pts)
Feb 23, 1975	@ Los Angeles Lakers	W 119-115	Dave Cowens (30 pts)
Feb 26, 1975	vs. New York Knicks	W 121-103	Dave Cowens (24 pts)
Feb 28, 1975	vs. Milwaukee Bucks	W 107-106	Dave Cowens (33 pts)
Mar 02, 1975	vs. Seattle SuperSonics	L 104-97	Dave Cowens (24 pts)
Mar 04, 1975	@ New York Knicks	W 126-111	John Havlicek (27 pts)
Mar 05, 1975	@ Philadelphia 76ers	W 116-107	Dave Cowens (28 pts)
Mar 09, 1975	vs. Golden State Warriors	L 102-101	Jo Jo White (25 pts)
Mar 11, 1975	@ Chicago Bulls	W 121-115	Jo Jo White (34 pts)
Mar 12, 1975	vs. Phoenix Suns	W 88-82	Jo Jo White (20 pts)
Mar 14, 1975	vs. Portland Trail Blazers	W 103-98	Dave Cowens (24 pts)
Mar 16, 1975	vs. Houston Rockets	W 99-94	Dave Cowens (24 pts)
Mar 18, 1975	@ Detroit Pistons	W 116-90	Don Nelson (27 pts)
Mar 19, 1975	@ Washington Bullets	L 97-80	Paul Westphal (17 pts)
Mar 21, 1975	vs. Buffalo Braves	W 109-101	Jo Jo White (26 pts)
Mar 22, 1975	@ New York Knicks	W 90-81	Jo Jo White (22 pts)
Mar 23, 1975	vs. New York Knicks	W 96-86	John Havlicek (22 pts)
Mar 25, 1975	@ Cleveland Cavaliers	W 89-84	Dave Cowens (25 pts)
Mar 26, 1975	vs. New Orleans Jazz	W 113-100	Jo Jo White (23 pts)
Mar 28, 1975	vs. Chicago Bulls	W 97-92	Dave Cowens (19 pts)
Mar 29, 1975	@ Buffalo Braves	L 102-96	Dave Cowens (24 pts)
Apr 02, 1975	vs. Buffalo Braves	W 95-92	Dave Cowens (23 pts)
Apr 04, 1975	vs. Washington Bullets	W 95-94	John Havlicek (22 pts)
Apr 05, 1975	@ Philadelphia 76ers	W 111-97	Dave Cowens (22 pts)

#	Team	W-L	PCT
1	Detroit Pistons	13-2	0.867
2	Toronto Raptors	10-5	0.667
3	New York Knicks	9-5	0.643
4	Cleveland Cavaliers	10-6	0.625
5	Atlanta Hawks	9-6	0.600
6	Miami Heat	9-6	0.600
7	Chicago Bulls	8-6	0.571
8	Philadelphia 76ers	8-6	0.571
9	Boston Celtics	8-7	0.533
10	Milwaukee Bucks	8-7	0.533
11	Orlando Magic	8-7	0.533
12	Charlotte Hornets	4-11	0.267
13	Brooklyn Nets	2-12	0.143
14	Indiana Pacers	2-13	0.133
15	Washington Wizards	1-13	0.071

#	Team	W-L	PCT
1	Oklahoma City Thunder	15-1	0.938
2	Denver Nuggets	11-3	0.786
3	Houston Rockets	10-3	0.769
4	Los Angeles Lakers	11-4	0.733
5	San Antonio Spurs	10-4	0.714
6	Minnesota Timberwolves	10-5	0.667
7	Phoenix Suns	9-6	0.600
8	Golden State Warriors	9-8	0.529
9	Portland Trail Blazers	6-9	0.400
10	Utah Jazz	5-9	0.357
11	Los Angeles Clippers	4-10	0.286
12	Memphis Grizzlies	4-11	0.267
13	Dallas Mavericks	4-12	0.250
14	Sacramento Kings	3-12	0.200
15	New Orleans Pelicans	2-13	0.133

#	Team	W-L	PCT
1	Washington Wizards	1-13	0.071
2	Indiana Pacers	2-13	0.133
3	New Orleans Pelicans	2-13	0.133
4	Brooklyn Nets	2-12	0.143
5	Sacramento Kings	3-12	0.200
6	Dallas Mavericks	4-12	0.250
7	Charlotte Hornets	4-11	0.267
8	Memphis Grizzlies	4-11	0.267
9	Los Angeles Clippers	4-10	0.286
10	Utah Jazz	5-9	0.357
11	Portland Trail Blazers	6-9	0.400
12	Golden State Warriors	9-8	0.529
13	Boston Celtics	8-7	0.533

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