# 1967–68 Boston Celtics season

The 1967–68 Boston Celtics season was their 22nd in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Celtics won their tenth title in franchise history. Notably, Bill Russell won the first title led by a player-coach in NBA history.

## Draft picks

This table only displays picks through the second round.
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College |
| 1 | 11 | Mal Graham | PG | United States | NYU |

## Regular season
### Season standings

| Eastern Divisionvte | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Neutral | Div |
| x-Philadelphia 76ers | 62 | 20 | .756 | – | 27–8 | 26–12 | 9–0 | 29–11 |
| x-Boston Celtics | 54 | 28 | .659 | 8 | 28–9 | 21–16 | 5–3 | 24–16 |
| x-New York Knicks | 43 | 39 | .524 | 19 | 20–17 | 21–16 | 2–6 | 19–21 |
| x-Detroit Pistons | 40 | 42 | .488 | 22 | 21–11 | 12–23 | 7–8 | 15–25 |
| Cincinnati Royals | 39 | 43 | .476 | 23 | 18–12 | 13–23 | 8–8 | 18–22 |
| Baltimore Bullets | 36 | 46 | .439 | 26 | 17–19 | 12–23 | 7–4 | 15–25 |

### Record vs. opponents

1967-68 NBA Records :
| Team | BAL | BOS | CHI | CIN | DET | LAL | NYK | PHI | SDR | SFW | SEA | STL |
| Baltimore | — | 3–5 | 2–5 | 5–3 | 4–4 | 3–4 | 3–5 | 0–8 | 7–0 | 2–5 | 5–2 | 2–5 |
| Boston | 5–3 | — | 5–2 | 3–5 | 6–2 | 4–3 | 6–2 | 4–4 | 7–0 | 4–3 | 6–1 | 4–3 |
| Chicago | 5–2 | 2–5 | — | 5–2 | 3–4 | 1–7 | 2–5 | 1–6 | 4–4 | 2–6 | 3–5 | 1–7 |
| Cincinnati | 3–5 | 5–3 | 2–5 | — | 4–4 | 1–6 | 3–5 | 3–5 | 7–0 | 4–3 | 6–1 | 1–6 |
| Detroit | 4–4 | 2–6 | 4–3 | 4–4 | — | 2–5 | 4–4 | 1–7 | 5–2 | 4–3 | 6–1 | 4–3 |
| Los Angeles | 4–3 | 3–4 | 7–1 | 6–1 | 5–2 | — | 4–3 | 2–5 | 7–1 | 4–4 | 4–4 | 6–2 |
| New York | 5–3 | 2–6 | 5–2 | 5–3 | 4–4 | 3–4 | — | 3–5 | 6–1 | 5–2 | 4–3 | 1–6 |
| Philadelphia | 8–0 | 4–4 | 6–1 | 5–3 | 7–1 | 5–2 | 5–3 | — | 6–1 | 4–3 | 7–0 | 5–2 |
| San Diego | 0–7 | 0–7 | 4–4 | 0–7 | 2–5 | 1–7 | 1–6 | 1–6 | — | 2–6 | 3–5 | 1–7 |
| San Francisco | 5–2 | 3–4 | 6–2 | 3–4 | 3–4 | 4–4 | 2–5 | 3–4 | 6–2 | — | 7–1 | 1–7 |
| Seattle | 2–5 | 1–6 | 5–3 | 1–6 | 1–6 | 4–4 | 3–4 | 0–7 | 5–3 | 1–7 | — | 0–8 |
| St. Louis | 5–2 | 3–4 | 7–1 | 6–1 | 3–4 | 2–6 | 6–1 | 2–5 | 7–1 | 7–1 | 8–0 | — |

### Game log
## Playoffs

1968 playoff game log :
Division Semifinals: 4–2 (home: 2–1; road: 2–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
March 24
Detroit
W 123–116
John Havlicek (25)
Bill Russell (34)
Bill Russell (9)
Boston Garden 7,591
1–0
2
March 25
@ Detroit
L 116–126
Sam Jones (18)
Bill Russell (14)
Siegfried, Jones (3)
Cobo Arena 10,109
1–1
3
March 27
Detroit
L 98–109
John Havlicek (23)
Bill Russell (23)
Bill Russell (7)
Boston Garden 8,429
1–2
4
March 28
@ Detroit
W 135–110
John Havlicek (35)
Bill Russell (21)
John Havlicek (9)
Cobo Arena 11,294
2–2
5
March 31
Detroit
W 110–96
Bailey Howell (30)
Bill Russell (21)
John Havlicek (13)
Boston Garden 8,093
3–2
6
April 1
@ Detroit
W 111–103
John Havlicek (31)
Bill Russell (23)
John Havlicek (12)
Cobo Arena 9,483
4–2 :
Division Finals: 4–3 (home: 1–2; road: 3–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
April 5
@ Philadelphia
W 127–118
John Havlicek (35)
Bill Russell (22)
John Havlicek (11)
Spectrum 14,412
1–0
2
April 10
Philadelphia
L 106–115
John Havlicek (28)
Bill Russell (20)
John Havlicek (9)
Boston Garden 14,780
1–1
3
April 11
@ Philadelphia
L 114–122
John Havlicek (29)
Bill Russell (20)
John Havlicek (8)
Spectrum 15,102
1–2
4
April 14
Philadelphia
L 105–110
Sam Jones (25)
Bill Russell (24)
John Havlicek (8)
Boston Garden 10,503
1–3
5
April 15
@ Philadelphia
W 122–104
Sam Jones (37)
Bill Russell (24)
John Havlicek (10)
Spectrum 15,202
2–3
6
April 17
Philadelphia
W 114–106
John Havlicek (28)
Bill Russell (31)
Havlicek, Siegfried (6)
Boston Garden 14,780
3–3
7
April 19
@ Philadelphia
W 100–96
Sam Jones (22)
Bill Russell (26)
John Havlicek (8)
Spectrum 15,202
4–3 :
NBA Finals: 4–2 (home: 2–1; road: 2–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
April 21
Los Angeles
W 107–101
Bailey Howell (20)
Bill Russell (25)
John Havlicek (8)
Boston Garden 9,546
1–0
2
April 24
Los Angeles
L 113–123
John Havlicek (24)
Bill Russell (24)
Bill Russell (5)
Boston Garden 14,780
1–1
3
April 26
@ Los Angeles
W 127–119
John Havlicek (27)
Bill Russell (16)
Bill Russell (9)
The Forum 17,011
2–1
4
April 28
@ Los Angeles
L 105–118
Bailey Howell (24)
Bill Russell (22)
John Havlicek (8)
The Forum 17,147
2–2
5
April 30
Los Angeles
W 120–117 (OT)
John Havlicek (31)
Bill Russell (25)
John Havlicek (8)
Boston Garden 14,780
3–2
6
May 2
@ Los Angeles
W 124–109
John Havlicek (40)
Bill Russell (19)
John Havlicek (7)
The Forum 17,392
4–2 :
1968 schedule :

## Awards, records and milestones
### Awards

* Bill Russell, All-NBA Second Team
* John Havlicek, All-NBA Second Team