1969–70 Boston Celtics season

The 1969–70 Boston Celtics season was the 24th season for the franchise of in the National Basketball Association (NBA).[1] This was the first time the Celtics had missed the playoffs since the 1949–50 season, ending a 19-year playoff streak. This was also the first season without Hall of Famer Bill Russell, who retired following the 1968–69 season after winning his 11th championship.

1969–70 Boston Celtics season
Head coachTom Heinsohn
General managerRed Auerbach
ArenaBoston Garden
Results
Record34–48 (.415)
PlaceDivision: 6th (Eastern)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

This was the first team and last until 1998–99 Chicago Bulls to miss the playoffs after winning a championship the previous year.

Offseason

NBA draft
Main article: 1969 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/Club Team
1 9 Jo Jo White Guard  United States Kansas
4 52 Steve Kuberski Forward / Center  United States Bradley
5 66 George Thompson Guard  United States Marquette

Roster
Boston Celtics roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOBFrom
C 28 United States Barnes, Jim 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) UTEP
PG 7 United States Bryant, Em 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) DePaul
SG 12 United States Chaney, Don 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Houston
C 29 United States Finkel, Henry 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Dayton
G/F 17 United States Havlicek, John 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 203 lb (92 kg) Ohio State
SF 18 United States Howell, Bailey 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Mississippi State
F/C 11 United States Kuberski, Steve 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Bradley
F 19 United States Nelson, Don 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Iowa
SF 16 United States Sanders, Satch 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) NYU
C/G 20 United States Siegfried, Larry 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Ohio State
G 10 United States White, Jo Jo 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Kansas
Head coach
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Regular season
Eastern Division
 W L PCT GB
x-New York Knicks 6022.732–
x-Milwaukee Bucks 5626.6834
x-Baltimore Bullets 5032.61010
x-Philadelphia 76ers 4240.51218
Cincinnati Royals 3646.43924
Boston Celtics 3448.41526
Detroit Pistons 3151.37829
x = clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents
1969–70 NBA Records
Team ATL BAL BOS CHI CIN DET LAL MIL NYK PHI PHO SDR SFW SEA
Atlanta —2–46–05–23–33–34–33–34–23–32–44–25–24–2
Baltimore 4–2—5–25–14–35–24–23–31–53–43–36–02–45–1
Boston 0–62–5—3–33–34–32–41–64–32–42–44–25–12–4
Chicago 2–51–53–3—3–33–34–24–20–63–35–23–44–24–3
Cincinnati 3–33–43–33–3—4–22–42–52–54–33–34–22–41–5
Detroit 3–32–53–43–32–4—3–31–61–61–53–33–33–33–3
Los Angeles 3–42–44–22–44–23–3—3–32–44–23–45–25–26–0
Milwaukee 3–33–36–12–45–26–13–3—2–45–26–06–04–25–1
New York 2–45–13–46–05–26–14–24–2—5–26–05–15–14–2
Philadelphia 3–34–34–23–33–45–12–42–52–5—4–24–26–00–6
Phoenix 4–23–34–22–53–33–34–30–60–62–4—7–03–34–3
San Diego 2–40–62–44–32–43–32–50–61–52–40–7—5–24–2
San Francisco 2–54–21–52–44–23–32–52–41–50–63–32–5—3–4
Seattle 2–41–54–23–45–13–30–61–52–46–03–42–44–3—

Game log
1969–70 Game log
#DateOpponentScoreHigh pointsRecord
1October 17Cincinnati110–108Larry Siegfried (22)0–1
2October 18@ Baltimore117–124John Havlicek (24)0–2
3October 21@ Detroit97–98Em Bryant (17)0–3
4October 24Atlanta122–110Don Nelson (22)0–4
5October 28@ Milwaukee120–107John Havlicek (25)1–4
6October 31San Diego113–118John Havlicek (33)2–4
7November 1@ Philadelphia131–123Henry Finkel (22)3–4
8November 5@ Atlanta121–128Em Bryant (39)3–5
9November 7San Francisco111–110John Havlicek (31)3–6
10November 8@ Chicago87–103Em Bryant (18)3–7
11November 11Milwaukee129–118John Havlicek (24)3–8
12November 12@ Cincinnati107–116Don Nelson (23)3–9
13November 14Baltimore109–108John Havlicek (31)3–10
14November 15@ New York98–113Henry Finkel (20)3–11
15November 18N Phoenix119–120 (OT)John Havlicek (41)4–11
16November 19Chicago106–122John Havlicek (21)5–11
17November 21@ San Francisco115–118John Havlicek (25)5–12
18November 22@ San Diego116–125John Havlicek (29)5–13
19November 23@ Seattle125–116Larry Siegfried (26)6–13
20November 26Philadelphia135–114Don Nelson (20)6–14
21November 28Atlanta130–105John Havlicek (22)6–15
22November 29@ Baltimore121–106Henry Finkel (23)7–15
23December 3Baltimore105–113Larry Siegfried (31)8–15
24December 5Philadelphia105–104Henry Finkel (26)8–16
25December 6@ Chicago114–116 (OT)Larry Siegfried (33)8–17
26December 10Los Angeles99–111Em Bryant (25)9–17
27December 12San Diego104–107John Havlicek (33)10–17
28December 16N Detroit98–117Larry Siegfried (27)11–17
29December 17Milwaukee124–106Henry Finkel (23)11–18
30December 19@ Milwaukee111–115Larry Siegfried (24)11–19
31December 20@ Atlanta106–122John Havlicek (31)11–20
32December 23Chicago112–117Havlicek, Howell (26)12–20
33December 25@ Phoenix116–127Don Nelson (21)12–21
34December 26@ Seattle122–112John Havlicek (42)13–21
35December 27@ San Diego111–110Larry Siegfried (29)14–21
36December 28@ Los Angeles99–109John Havlicek (30)14–22
37December 31Detroit121–124John Havlicek (30)15–22
38January 2@ Detroit110–92John Havlicek (23)16–22
39January 3@ New York111–104John Havlicek (31)17–22
40January 4@ Philadelphia120–130Don Nelson (31)17–23
41January 7Atlanta112–106John Havlicek (28)17–24
42January 9Baltimore142–130Larry Siegfried (25)17–25
43January 10@ Milwaukee109–124Johnson, White (18)17–26
44January 13N Seattle102–111Larry Siegfried (22)18–26
45January 14Detroit118–123Henry Finkel (27)19–26
46January 16Los Angeles108–103Larry Siegfried (24)19–27
47January 18New York102–109John Havlicek (30)20–27
48January 22@ Cincinnati104–111Jo Jo White (23)20–28
49January 23Detroit109–105 (OT)Don Nelson (24)20–29
50January 25New York102–96John Havlicek (24)20–30
51January 27@ New York100–133John Havlicek (19)20–31
52January 28Philadelphia100–112Jo Jo White (28)21–31
53January 30Cincinnati103–108Jo Jo White (22)22–31
54January 31@ Baltimore117–120Havlicek, White (22)22–32
55February 1San Francisco123–105John Havlicek (17)22–33
56February 3N Chicago85–93Jo Jo White (23)23–33
57February 6Seattle117–127John Havlicek (39)24–33
58February 8Cincinnati117–130Jo Jo White (26)25–33
59February 10Phoenix122–117Don Nelson (24)25–34
60February 11@ New York125–118 (OT)John Havlicek (30)26–34
61February 14@ Milwaukee117–127John Havlicek (38)26–35
62February 15@ Atlanta125–146John Havlicek (31)26–36
63February 16N San Francisco114–117Don Nelson (25)27–36
64February 18@ Phoenix116–113John Havlicek (30)28–36
65February 20@ Seattle127–125Don Nelson (36)29–36
66February 21@ San Francisco111–116John Havlicek (36)29–37
67February 22@ Los Angeles96–108John Havlicek (26)29–38
68February 25San Diego124–147Don Nelson (40)30–38
69February 27Phoenix134–125Nelson, White (23)30–39
70March 1Los Angeles120–114Don Nelson (30)30–40
71March 4San Francisco110–115John Havlicek (31)31–40
72March 6@ Philadelphia134–150Jo Jo White (26)31–41
73March 8Milwaukee138–134John Havlicek (43)31–42
74March 10@ Detroit112–115Don Chaney (25)31–43
75March 11@ Cincinnati144–127Howell, Siegfried (23)32–43
76March 13@ Chicago113–134Larry Siegfried (20)32–44
77March 15Baltimore130–127John Havlicek (37)32–45
78March 17@ San Diego117–125John Havlicek (30)32–46
79March 18@ Los Angeles137–122Larry Siegfried (26)33–46
80March 19@ Phoenix123–127John Havlicek (29)33–47
81March 20Seattle123–119Jo Jo White (22)33–48
82March 22New York112–115Havlicek, White (22)34–48

Player statistics
Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game

Awards and records

References
  1. 1969–70 Boston Celtics
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