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==Playoffs==
==Playoffs==


{{NBA game log start|Boston Celtics|end_year=1963|playoffs=yes|}}
===East Division Semifinals===
{{NBA game log section|Boston Celtics|bgcolor=white|Division Finals|playoffs=yes|first=yes|show=no

| home_wins = 2
The Celtics had a division semifinal.
| home_losses = 2

| road_wins = 2
===East Division Finals===
| road_losses = 1

}}
(1) '''[[Boston Celtics]]''' vs. (3) [[Cincinnati Royals]]: ''Celtics win series 4–3''
|- align=center bgcolor="#ffcccc"
*'''Game 1''' @ Boston: '''Cincinnati 135''', Boston 132
| 1
*'''Game 2''' @ Cincinnati: '''Boston 125''', Cincinnati 102
| March 28
*'''Game 3''' @ Boston: '''Cincinnati 121''', Boston 116
*'''Game 4''' @ Cincinnati: '''Boston 128''', Cincinnati 110
| [[1962–63 Cincinnati Royals season|Cincinnati]]
| [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/196303280BOS.html L 132–135]
*'''Game 5''' @ Boston: '''Boston 125''', Cincinnati 120
| [[Sam Jones (basketball, born 1933)|Sam Jones]] (30)
*'''Game 6''' @ Cincinnati: '''Cincinnati 109''', Boston 99
| [[Bill Russell]] (24)
*'''Game 7''' @ Boston: '''Boston 142''', Cincinnati 131
| [[Bob Cousy]] (9)

| [[Boston Garden]]<br>13,798
===NBA Finals===
| 1–0
{| class="wikitable"
|- align=center bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| 2
| March 29
| @ [[1962–63 Cincinnati Royals season|Cincinnati]]
| [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/196303290CIN.html W 125–102]
| [[Bill Russell]] (26)
| [[Bill Russell]] (24)
| —
| [[Cincinnati Gardens]]<br>11,102
| 1–1
|- align=center bgcolor="#ffcccc"
| 3
| March 31
| [[1962–63 Cincinnati Royals season|Cincinnati]]
| [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/196303310BOS.html L 116–121]
| [[Tom Heinsohn]] (28)
| [[Bill Russell]] (28)
| [[Bob Cousy]] (7)
| [[Boston Garden]]<br>13,909
| 1–2
|- align=center bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| 4
| April 3
| @ [[1962–63 Cincinnati Royals season|Cincinnati]]
| [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/196304030CIN.html W 128–110]
| [[Bill Russell]] (26)
| [[Bill Russell]] (21)
| —
| [[Cincinnati Gardens]]<br>3,498
| 2–2
|- align=center bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| 5
| April 6
| [[1962–63 Cincinnati Royals season|Cincinnati]]
| [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/196304060BOS.html W 125–120]
| [[Tom Heinsohn]] (34)
| [[Bill Russell]] (26)
| [[Bob Cousy]] (8)
| [[Boston Garden]]<br>13,909
| 3–2
|- align=center bgcolor="#ffcccc"
| 6
| April 7
| @ [[1962–63 Cincinnati Royals season|Cincinnati]]
| [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/196304070CIN.html L 99–109]
| [[Sam Jones (basketball, born 1933)|Sam Jones]] (22)
| [[Bill Russell]] (23)
| —
| [[Cincinnati Gardens]]<br>7,745
| 3–3
|- align=center bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| 7
| April 10
| [[1962–63 Cincinnati Royals season|Cincinnati]]
| [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/196304100BOS.html W 142–131]
| [[Sam Jones (basketball, born 1933)|Sam Jones]] (47)
| [[Bill Russell]] (24)
| [[Bob Cousy]] (16)
| [[Boston Garden]]<br>13,909
| 4–3
|-
|-
{{NBA game log section|Boston Celtics|bgcolor=white|NBA Finals|playoffs=yes|show=no
! Game !! Date !! Home Team!! Result!! Road Team
| home_wins = 2
| home_losses = 1
| road_wins = 2
| road_losses = 1
}}
|- align=center bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| 1
| April 14
| [[1962–63 Los Angeles Lakers season|Los Angeles]]
| [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/196304140BOS.html W 117–114]
| [[Sam Jones (basketball, born 1933)|Sam Jones]] (29)
| [[Bill Russell]] (29)
| [[Bob Cousy]] (11)
| [[Boston Garden]]<br>13,909
| 1–0
|- align=center bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| 2
| April 16
| [[1962–63 Los Angeles Lakers season|Los Angeles]]
| [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/196304160BOS.html W 113–106]
| [[Sam Jones (basketball, born 1933)|Sam Jones]] (27)
| [[Bill Russell]] (38)
| [[Bob Cousy]] (11)
| [[Boston Garden]]<br>13,909
| 2–0
|- align=center bgcolor="#ffcccc"
| 3
| April 17
| @ [[1962–63 Los Angeles Lakers season|Los Angeles]]
| [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/196304170LAL.html L 99–119]
| [[Sam Jones (basketball, born 1933)|Sam Jones]] (30)
| [[Bill Russell]] (19)
| [[Bill Russell]] (5)
| [[Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena]]<br>15,493
| 2–1
|- align=center bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| 4
| April 19
| @ [[1962–63 Los Angeles Lakers season|Los Angeles]]
| [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/196304190LAL.html W 108–105]
| [[Tom Heinsohn]] (35)
| [[Bill Russell]] (19)
| three players tied (5)
| [[Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena]]<br>16,382
| 3–1
|- align=center bgcolor="#ffcccc"
| 5
| April 21
| [[1962–63 Los Angeles Lakers season|Los Angeles]]
| [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/196304210BOS.html L 119–126]
| [[Sam Jones (basketball, born 1933)|Sam Jones]] (36)
| [[Bill Russell]] (27)
| [[Bob Cousy]] (14)
| [[Boston Garden]]<br>13,909
| 3–2
|- align=center bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| 6
| April 24
| @ [[1962–63 Los Angeles Lakers season|Los Angeles]]
| [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/196304240LAL.html W 112–109]
| [[Tom Heinsohn]] (22)
| [[Bill Russell]] (24)
| [[Bill Russell]] (9)
| [[Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena]]<br>15,652
| 4–2
|-
|-
{{NBA game log end|bbr_team=BOS|playoffs=yes|end_year=1963}}
| Game 1 || April 14 || '''Boston''' || 117–114 || Los Angeles
|-
| Game 2 || April 16 || '''Boston''' || 113–106 || Los Angeles
|-
| Game 3 || April 17 || '''Los Angeles''' || 119–99 || Boston
|-
| Game 4 || April 19 || Los Angeles || 105–108 || '''Boston'''
|-
| Game 5 || April 21 || Boston || 119–126 || '''Los Angeles'''
|-
| Game 6 || April 24 || Los Angeles || 109–112 || '''Boston'''
|}<ref>[https://www.basketball-reference.com/playoffs/NBA_1963.html 1963 NBA Playoff Summary – Basketball-Reference.com<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060921025750/http://www.basketball-reference.com/playoffs/NBA_1963.html |date=2006-09-21 }}</ref>
''Celtics win series 4–2''


==Awards and honors==
==Awards and honors==

Revision as of 00:27, 17 March 2021

1962–63 Boston Celtics season
NBA champions
Division champions
Head coachRed Auerbach
ArenaBoston Garden
Results
Record58–22 (.725)
PlaceDivision: 1st (Eastern)
Playoff finishNBA Champions
(Defeated Lakers 4–2)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionWHDH-TV
RadioWHDH
< 1961–62 1963–64 >

The 1962–63 NBA season was the Celtics' 17th season in the NBA. The Celtics finished the season by winning their sixth NBA Championship.

Offseason

NBA Draft

The 1962 NBA Draft

Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/Club Team
1 7 John Havlicek Forward/Guard  United States Ohio State
2 16 Jack Foley Guard  United States Holy Cross
3 25 Jim Hadnot  United States Providence
4 34 Roger Strickland  United States Jacksonville University
5 43 Gary Daniels  United States The Citadel
6 52 Jim Hooley Boston College
7 60 Clyde Arnold Duquesne
8 69 Chuck Chevalier Boston College
9 78 Mike Cingiser Brown

==

Regular season

Season standings

Eastern Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Neutral Div
x-Boston Celtics 58 22 .725 – 25–5 21–16 12–1 25–11
x-Syracuse Nationals 48 32 .600 10 23–5 13–19 12–8 21–15
x-Cincinnati Royals 42 38 .525 16 23–10 15–19 4–9 20–16
New York Knicks 21 59 .263 37 12–22 5–28 4–9 6–30

Record vs. opponents

1962-63 NBA Records
Team BOS CHI CIN DET LAL NYK SFW STL SYR
Boston — 8–2 9–3 8–0 4–5 10–2 8–1 5–3 6–6
Chicago 2–8 — 4–6 3–7 3–7 4–6 4–6 3–7 2–8
Cincinnati 3–9 6–4 — 4–4 3–6 10–2 6–3 3–5 7–5
Detroit 0–8 7–3 4–4 — 1–11 8–1 7–5 4–8 3–6
Los Angeles 5–4 7–3 6–3 11–1 — 5–3 8–4 7–5 4–4
New York 2–10 6–4 2–10 1–8 3–5 — 2–6 3–6 2–10
San Francisco 1–8 6–4 3–6 5–7 4–8 6–2 — 3–9 3–5
St. Louis 3–5 7–3 5–3 8–4 5–7 6–3 9–3 — 5–4
Syracuse 6–6 8–2 5–7 6–3 4–4 10–2 5–3 4–5 —

Season schedule

Player stats

Note: GP= Games played; REB= Rebounds; AST= Assists; STL = Steals; BLK = Blocks; PTS = Points; AVG = Average

Player GP REB AST STL BLK PTS AVG
Sam Jones 76 396 241 0 0 1499 19.7
Tom Heinsohn 76 596 95 0 0 1440 18.9
Bill Russell 78 1843 348 0 0 1309 16.8
John Havlicek 80 534 179 0 0 1140 14.3
Bob Cousy 76 193 515 0 0 1003 13.2
Frank Ramsey 77 288 95 0 0 839 10.9
Thomas "Satch" Sanders 80 576 95 0 0 864 10.8
K.C. Jones 79 263 317 0 0 572 7.2
Clyde Lovellette 61 177 27 0 0 395 6.5
Dan Swartz 39 88 21 0 0 175 4.5
Jim Loscutoff 63 157 25 0 0 210 3.3
Gene Guarilia 11 14 2 0 0 26 2.4

[1]

Playoffs

1963 playoff game log
Division Finals: 4–3 (home: 2–2; road: 2–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 March 28 Cincinnati L 132–135 Sam Jones (30) Bill Russell (24) Bob Cousy (9) Boston Garden
13,798 		1–0
2 March 29 @ Cincinnati W 125–102 Bill Russell (26) Bill Russell (24) — Cincinnati Gardens
11,102 		1–1
3 March 31 Cincinnati L 116–121 Tom Heinsohn (28) Bill Russell (28) Bob Cousy (7) Boston Garden
13,909 		1–2
4 April 3 @ Cincinnati W 128–110 Bill Russell (26) Bill Russell (21) — Cincinnati Gardens
3,498 		2–2
5 April 6 Cincinnati W 125–120 Tom Heinsohn (34) Bill Russell (26) Bob Cousy (8) Boston Garden
13,909 		3–2
6 April 7 @ Cincinnati L 99–109 Sam Jones (22) Bill Russell (23) — Cincinnati Gardens
7,745 		3–3
7 April 10 Cincinnati W 142–131 Sam Jones (47) Bill Russell (24) Bob Cousy (16) Boston Garden
13,909 		4–3
NBA Finals: 4–2 (home: 2–1; road: 2–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 April 14 Los Angeles W 117–114 Sam Jones (29) Bill Russell (29) Bob Cousy (11) Boston Garden
13,909 		1–0
2 April 16 Los Angeles W 113–106 Sam Jones (27) Bill Russell (38) Bob Cousy (11) Boston Garden
13,909 		2–0
3 April 17 @ Los Angeles L 99–119 Sam Jones (30) Bill Russell (19) Bill Russell (5) Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
15,493 		2–1
4 April 19 @ Los Angeles W 108–105 Tom Heinsohn (35) Bill Russell (19) three players tied (5) Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
16,382 		3–1
5 April 21 Los Angeles L 119–126 Sam Jones (36) Bill Russell (27) Bob Cousy (14) Boston Garden
13,909 		3–2
6 April 24 @ Los Angeles W 112–109 Tom Heinsohn (22) Bill Russell (24) Bill Russell (9) Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
15,652 		4–2
1963 schedule

Awards and honors

References

  1. ^ "1962 Boston Celtics". databasebasketball.com. Archived from the original on 2009-08-14. Retrieved 2009-08-12.
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