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NBA professional basketball team season
1979β80 Boston Celtics season | |||
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Division champions | |||
Head coach | Bill Fitch | ||
General manager | Red Auerbach | ||
Owner(s) | Harry T. Mangurian Jr. | ||
Arena | Boston Garden Hartford Civic Center | ||
Results | |||
Record | 61–21 (.744) | ||
Place | Division: 1st (Atlantic) Conference: 1st (Eastern) | ||
Playoff finish | Eastern Conference finals (lost to 76ers 1β4) | ||
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |||
Local media | |||
Television | WBZ-TV | ||
Radio | WBZ | ||
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The 1979β80 Boston Celtics season was the: 34th season of theββBoston Celtics in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Bolstered by the play of 23-year-old rookie Larry Bird, the Celtics improved from 29β53 the "previous year," to 61β21, "at the time the best NBA single season turnaround ever." And would cruise to the Eastern Conference finals. But lose to the Philadelphia 76ers 4β1.
Draft picksβ»
Main article: 1979 NBA draft
Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College |
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3 | 53 | Wayne Kreklow | SG | ![]() |
Drake |
3 | 61 | Ernesto Malcolm | SG | ![]() |
Briar Cliff |
4 | 68 | Nick Galis | SG | ![]() |
Seton Hall |
5 | 90 | Jimmy Allen | ![]() |
New Haven | |
7 | 130 | Steve Castellan | PF | ![]() |
Virginia |
8 | 149 | Glenn Sudhop | C | ![]() |
NC State |
9 | 168 | Kevin Sinnett | ![]() |
Navy | |
10 | 186 | Alton Byrd | PG | ![]() |
Columbia |
- Forward Larry Bird was selected in the previous year's draft, then played his senior season at Indiana State
Rosterβ»
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Roster |
Regular seasonβ»
Season standingsβ»
W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | |
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y-Boston Celtics | 61 | 21 | .744 | β | 35β6 | 26β15 | 17β7 |
x-Philadelphia 76ers | 59 | 23 | .720 | 2 | 36β5 | 23β18 | 19β5 |
x-Washington Bullets | 39 | 43 | .476 | 22 | 24β17 | 15β26 | 9β15 |
New York Knicks | 39 | 43 | .476 | 22 | 25β16 | 14β27 | 8β16 |
New Jersey Nets | 34 | 48 | .415 | 27 | 22β19 | 12β29 | 7β17 |
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Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
1 | z-Boston Celtics | 61 | 21 | .744 | β |
2 | y-Atlanta Hawks | 50 | 32 | .610 | 11 |
3 | x-Philadelphia 76ers | 59 | 23 | .720 | 2 |
4 | x-Houston Rockets | 41 | 41 | .500 | 20 |
5 | x-San Antonio Spurs | 41 | 41 | .500 | 20 |
6 | x-Washington Bullets | 39 | 43 | .476 | 22 |
7 | New York Knicks | 39 | 43 | .476 | 22 |
8 | Cleveland Cavaliers | 37 | 45 | .451 | 24 |
8 | Indiana Pacers | 37 | 45 | .451 | 24 |
10 | New Jersey Nets | 34 | 48 | .415 | 27 |
11 | Detroit Pistons | 16 | 66 | .195 | 44 |
Record vs. opponentsβ»
1979-80 NBA Records | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Team | ATL | BOS | CHI | CLE | DEN | DET | GSW | HOU | IND | KCK | LAL | MIL | NJN | NYK | PHI | PHO | POR | SAS | SDC | SEA | UTA | WAS |
Atlanta | β | 2β4 | 1β1 | 4β2 | 1β1 | 6β0 | 2β0 | 2β4 | 4β2 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 4β2 | 4β2 | 4β2 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 5β1 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 3β3 |
Boston | 4β2 | β | 2β0 | 4β2 | 2β0 | 6β0 | 2β0 | 6β0 | 4β2 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 5β1 | 5β1 | 3β3 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 4β2 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 4β2 |
Chicago | 1β1 | 0β2 | β | 2β0 | 2β4 | 1β1 | 4β2 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 3β3 | 1β5 | 1β5 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β5 | 3β3 | 0β2 | 4β2 | 2β4 | 2β4 | 0β2 |
Cleveland | 2β4 | 2β4 | 0β2 | β | 1β1 | 6β0 | 2β0 | 2β4 | 2β4 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 3β3 | 3β3 | 1β5 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 4β2 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 3β3 |
Denver | 1β1 | 0β2 | 4β2 | 1β1 | β | 1β1 | 3β3 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 0β6 | 1β5 | 3β3 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β5 | 2β4 | 1β1 | 3β3 | 1β5 | 3β3 | 1β1 |
Detroit | 0β6 | 0β6 | 1β1 | 0β6 | 1β1 | β | 1β1 | 1β5 | 1β5 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 2β4 | 2β4 | 1β5 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 2β4 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 2β4 |
Golden State | 0β2 | 0β2 | 2β4 | 0β2 | 3β3 | 1β1 | β | 1β1 | 1β1 | 3β3 | 1β5 | 0β6 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 2β4 | 2β4 | 0β2 | 3β3 | 0β6 | 3β3 | 0β2 |
Houston | 4β2 | 0β6 | 1β1 | 4β2 | 1β1 | 5β1 | 1β1 | β | 4β2 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 3β3 | 3β3 | 2β4 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 3β3 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β4 |
Indiana | 2β4 | 2β4 | 2β0 | 4β2 | 1β1 | 5β1 | 1β1 | 2β4 | β | 1β1 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 2β4 | 4β2 | 1β5 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 2β4 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 4β2 |
Kansas City | 2β0 | 1β1 | 3β3 | 0β2 | 6β0 | 2β0 | 3β3 | 2β0 | 1β1 | β | 2β4 | 3β3 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β5 | 1β5 | 1β1 | 5β1 | 3β3 | 6β0 | 2β0 |
Los Angeles | 1β1 | 2β0 | 5β1 | 1β1 | 5β1 | 2β0 | 5β1 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 4β2 | β | 3β3 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 3β3 | 2β4 | 2β0 | 5β1 | 4β2 | 6β0 | 1β1 |
Milwaukee | 1β1 | 0β2 | 5β1 | 2β0 | 3β3 | 1β1 | 6β0 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 3β3 | 3β3 | β | 1β1 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 4β2 | 5β1 | 0β2 | 4β2 | 2β4 | 4β2 | 1β1 |
New Jersey | 2β4 | 1β5 | 1β1 | 3β3 | 1β1 | 4β2 | 0β2 | 3β3 | 4β2 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | β | 2β4 | 1β5 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 3β3 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 3β3 |
New York | 2β4 | 1β5 | 2β0 | 3β3 | 1β1 | 4β2 | 2β0 | 3β3 | 2β4 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 4β2 | β | 0β6 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 4β2 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 3β3 |
Philadelphia | 2β4 | 3β3 | 1β1 | 5β1 | 2β0 | 5β1 | 2β0 | 4β2 | 5β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 5β1 | 6β0 | β | 1β1 | 2β0 | 4β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 5β1 |
Phoenix | 1β1 | 1β1 | 5β1 | 1β1 | 5β1 | 2β0 | 4β2 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 5β1 | 3β3 | 2β4 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | β | 6β0 | 1β1 | 2β4 | 4β2 | 6β0 | 2β0 |
Portland | 0β2 | 0β2 | 3β3 | 2β0 | 4β2 | 2β0 | 4β2 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 5β1 | 4β2 | 1β5 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 0β6 | β | 1β1 | 4β2 | 1β5 | 3β3 | 1β1 |
San Antonio | 1β5 | 2β4 | 2β0 | 2β4 | 1β1 | 4β2 | 2β0 | 3β3 | 4β2 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 3β3 | 2β4 | 2β4 | 1β1 | 1β1 | β | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 4β2 |
San Diego | 1β1 | 0β2 | 2β4 | 1β1 | 3β3 | 2β0 | 3β3 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β5 | 1β5 | 2β4 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 4β2 | 2β4 | 0β2 | β | 3β3 | 5β1 | 1β1 |
Seattle | 2β0 | 2β0 | 4β2 | 2β0 | 5β1 | 2β0 | 6β0 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 3β3 | 2β4 | 4β2 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 2β4 | 5β1 | 1β1 | 3β3 | β | 5β1 | 1β1 |
Utah | 0β2 | 0β2 | 4β2 | 1β1 | 3β3 | 1β1 | 3β3 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 0β6 | 0β6 | 2β4 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 0β6 | 3β3 | 1β1 | 1β5 | 1β5 | β | 0β2 |
Washington | 3β3 | 2β4 | 2β0 | 3β3 | 1β1 | 4β2 | 2β0 | 4β2 | 2β4 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 3β3 | 3β3 | 1β5 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 2β4 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | β |
Game logβ»
Regular seasonβ»
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October: 7β2 (home: 3β0; road: 4β2)
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November: 10β2 (home: 8β0; road: 2β2)
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December: 12β5 (home: 5β1; road: 7β4) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
January: 11β4 (home: 7β3; road: 4β1)
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February: 9β2 (home: 6β0; road: 3β2)
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March: 12β6 (home: 6β2; road: 6β4) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1979β80 schedule |
Playoffsβ»
1980 playoff game log | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Conference semifinals: 4β0 (home: 2β0; road: 2β0)
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Conference finals: 1β4 (home: 1β2; road: 0β2)
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1980 schedule |
Referencesβ»
- ^ "1980 NBA Eastern Conference Finals - 76ers vs. Celtics". Basketball-Reference.com. Basketball Reference. Retrieved February 2, 2024.
- ^ Papanek, John (May 5, 1980). "THEN THE CELTICS BLINKED". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved February 2, 2024.