DOUNOBALL NBA Archive
1964-65 Boston Celtics
62–18 · #1 in the league · NBA Champion
Season snapshotBOS
Boston Celtics went 62–18 in the regular season, good for the #1 record in the league, and finished as nba champion.
League rank
#1
Net rating
+6.7
Home floor
Boston Garden
Roster
13 players
Record
62–18
77.5% win rate
League rank
#1
Playoff team
Net rating
+6.7
SRS +7.5
Finish
CHAMPS
Finished the season holding the trophy.
The squad
Season roster
| Player | Pos | No. | GP | GS | PPG | RPG | APG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Jones | G-F | 24 | 80 | — | 25.9 | 5.1 | 2.8 |
| Tom Sanders | F | 16 | 80 | — | 11.8 | 8.3 | 1.1 |
| Bill Russell | C | 6 | 78 | — | 14.1 | 24.1 | 5.3 |
| K.C. Jones | G | 25 | 78 | — | 8.3 | 4.1 | 5.6 |
| John Havlicek | F-G | 17 | 75 | — | 18.3 | 4.9 | 2.7 |
| Larry Siegfried | F | 20 | 72 | — | 6.3 | 1.9 | 1.7 |
| Willie Naulls | F-C | 12 | 71 | — | 10.5 | 4.7 | 1.0 |
| Tom Heinsohn | F-C | 15 | 67 | — | 13.6 | 6.0 | 2.3 |
| John Thompson | F | — | 64 | — | 3.6 | 3.6 | 0.3 |
| Mel Counts | C-F | — | 54 | — | 4.8 | 4.9 | 0.4 |
| Ron Bonham | F | — | 37 | — | 7.4 | 2.1 | 0.5 |
| Bevo Nordmann | C | — | 3 | — | 2.0 | 2.7 | 1.0 |
| Gerry Ward | G | — | 3 | — | 1.7 | 1.7 | 2.0 |
Team stats
Season profile
90.9
ORtg
84.2
DRtg
123.6
Pace
+7.5
SRS
+8.4
MOV
46.3%
TS%
41.4%
eFG%
28.3
Avg age
Sideline
Coaching staff
Red Auerbach
head_coach
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NBA Champion
Finished the season holding the trophy.
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Boston Garden
8,278 average attendance
Then and now
Boston Celtics
BOS
13 players