# 1966–67 Boston Celtics season

The 1966–67 NBA season was the Boston Celtics' 21st season in the NBA. The Celtics finished the season with a 60–21 record, the second best in the league. However, they lost to the Philadelphia 76ers in the Eastern Conference finals 4 games to 1, thus ending their 8-year streak.
This marked the first of three seasons Bill Russell coached the club—while still a player—stepping in for Red Auerbach who would focus on his expanded role as general manager (he was already the de facto GM by that point).

## Draft picks

This table only displays picks through the second round.
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College |
| 1 | 8 | Jim Barnett | SF/SG | United States | Oregon |
| 2 | 18 | Leon Clark | SF/PF | United States | Wyoming |

## Regular season
### Season standings

| Eastern Divisionvte | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Neutral | Div |
| x-Philadelphia 76ers | 68 | 13 | .840 | – | 28–2 | 26–8 | 14–3 | 28–8 |
| x-Boston Celtics | 60 | 21 | .741 | 8 | 27–4 | 25–11 | 8–6 | 30–6 |
| x-Cincinnati Royals | 39 | 42 | .481 | 29 | 20–11 | 12–24 | 7–7 | 14–22 |
| x-New York Knicks | 36 | 45 | .444 | 32 | 20–15 | 9–24 | 7–6 | 11–25 |
| Baltimore Bullets | 20 | 61 | .247 | 48 | 12–20 | 3–30 | 5–11 | 7–29 |

### Record vs. opponents

1966-67 NBA Records :
| Team | BAL | BOS | CHI | CIN | DET | LAL | NYK | PHI | SFW | STL |
| Baltimore | — | 1–8 | 3–6 | 3–6 | 2–7 | 2–7 | 2–7 | 1–8 | 2–7 | 4–5 |
| Boston | 8–1 | — | 8–1 | 8–1 | 6–3 | 5–4 | 9–0 | 5–4 | 6–3 | 5–4 |
| Chicago | 6–3 | 1–8 | — | 5–4 | 4–5 | 6–3 | 3–6 | 1–8 | 3–6 | 4–5 |
| Cincinnati | 6–3 | 1–8 | 4–5 | — | 7–2 | 3–6 | 6–3 | 1–8 | 5–4 | 6–3 |
| Detroit | 7–2 | 3–6 | 5–4 | 2–7 | — | 5–4 | 4–5 | 0–9 | 2–7 | 2–7 |
| Los Angeles | 7–2 | 4–5 | 3–6 | 6–3 | 4–5 | — | 4–5 | 1–8 | 3–6 | 4–5 |
| New York | 7–2 | 0–9 | 6–3 | 3–6 | 5–4 | 5–4 | — | 1–8 | 5–4 | 4–5 |
| Philadelphia | 8–1 | 4–5 | 8–1 | 8–1 | 9–0 | 8–1 | 8–1 | — | 7–2 | 8–1 |
| San Francisco | 7–2 | 3–6 | 6–3 | 4–5 | 7–2 | 6–3 | 4–5 | 2–7 | — | 5–4 |
| St. Louis | 5–4 | 4–5 | 5–4 | 3–6 | 7–2 | 5–4 | 5–4 | 1–8 | 4–5 | — |

### Game log
## Playoffs

1967 playoff game log :
Division semifinals: 3–1 (home: 1–1; road: 2–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
March 21
New York
W 140–110
Sam Jones (38)
Bill Russell (23)
Bill Russell (8)
Boston Garden 8,632
1–0
2
March 25
@ New York
W 115–108
Sam Jones (26)
Bill Russell (18)
Larry Siegfried (8)
Madison Square Garden III 10,009
2–0
3
March 26
New York
L 112–123
John Havlicek (29)
Bill Russell (24)
K. C. Jones (5)
Boston Garden 10,738
2–1
4
March 28
@ New York
W 118–109
Sam Jones (51)
Bill Russell (16)
K. C. Jones (7)
Madison Square Garden III 17,173
3–1 :
Division finals: 1–4 (home: 1–1; road: 0–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
March 31
@ Philadelphia
L 113–127
Sam Jones (24)
Bill Russell (15)
Sam Jones (12)
Philadelphia Convention Hall 9,239
0–1
2
April 2
Philadelphia
L 102–107
John Havlicek (26)
Bill Russell (24)
K. C. Jones (7)
Boston Garden 13,909
0–2
3
April 5
@ Philadelphia
L 104–115
John Havlicek (33)
Bill Russell (29)
Bill Russell (9)
Philadelphia Convention Hall 13,007
0–3
4
April 9
Philadelphia
W 121–117
Sam Jones (32)
Bill Russell (28)
Larry Siegfried (11)
Boston Garden 13,909
1–3
5
April 11
@ Philadelphia
L 116–140
John Havlicek (38)
Bill Russell (21)
Larry Siegfried (8)
Philadelphia Convention Hall 13,007
1–4 :
1967 schedule :

## Awards and records

* Bill Russell, All-NBA Second Team
* Sam Jones, All-NBA Second Team