BOXTOP Report - 1967-68 Boston Celtics

Known issues with box scores
Celtics regular season statistics and known issues
Celtics playoff statistics and known issues
Regular Season Game Inventory
Playoffs Game Inventory

Known issues with box scores


10/28/1967: Boston Celtics Team MIN mismatch (Team=240, Players=249)
12/08/1967: Boston Celtics Team AST mismatch (Team=22, Players=23)
12/14/1967: Boston Celtics Team REB mismatch (Team=64, Players=63)
12/26/1967: Boston Celtics Team MIN mismatch (Team=240, Players=230)
12/29/1967: Boston Celtics Team REB mismatch (Team=60, Players=58)
12/29/1967: Boston Celtics Team AST mismatch (Team=28, Players=25)
01/10/1968: Boston Celtics Team MIN mismatch (Team=240, Players=221)
01/10/1968: Boston Celtics Team PF mismatch (Team=22, Players=21)
01/12/1968: Boston Celtics Team MIN mismatch (Team=240, Players=241)
01/12/1968: Boston Celtics Team PF mismatch (Team=25, Players=24)
01/15/1968: San Francisco Warriors Team REB mismatch (Team=57, Players=51)
01/26/1968: Boston Celtics Team FGA mismatch (Team=103, Players=100)
02/09/1968: Detroit Pistons Team REB mismatch (Team=48, Players=50)
02/09/1968: Boston Celtics Team MIN mismatch (Team=240, Players=235)
02/20/1968: Cincinnati Royals Team REB mismatch (Team=64, Players=63)
02/28/1968: San Francisco Warriors Team REB mismatch (Team=57, Players=56)
03/01/1968: Chicago Bulls Team MIN mismatch (Team=240, Players=232)
03/03/1968: Philadelphia 76ers Team MIN mismatch (Team=240, Players=250)
03/06/1968: New York Knickerbockers Team MIN mismatch (Team=240, Players=241)
03/08/1968: Philadelphia 76ers Team FGA mismatch (Team=103, Players=91)
03/10/1968: Cincinnati Royals Team AST mismatch (Team=34, Players=31)
03/17/1968: Baltimore Bullets Team FGA mismatch (Team=117, Players=115)
03/20/1968: Detroit Pistons Team REB mismatch (Team=69, Players=55)
04/11/1968: Philadelphia 76ers Team FGA mismatch (Team=115, Players=114)
04/14/1968: Boston Celtics Team MIN mismatch (Team=240, Players=241)
04/17/1968: Philadelphia 76ers Team FGA mismatch (Team=105, Players=95)
04/17/1968: Boston Celtics Team REB mismatch (Team=68, Players=67)
04/17/1968: Boston Celtics Team AST mismatch (Team=19, Players=20)
04/24/1968: Los Angeles Lakers Team REB mismatch (Team=52, Players=53)
04/26/1968: Boston Celtics Team REB mismatch (Team=54, Players=57)

Regular Season Game Inventory

DateRoadHomeMINFGMFGAFTMFTAPFPTSREBASTArenaAttendanceStartTimeRefsTitleSources
10/14/1967Chicago BullsBoston Celtics Y YY Y YYY0TSN BG
10/21/1967Boston CelticsBaltimore Bullets Y YY Y YYY0TSN BG
10/25/1967St. Louis HawksBoston CelticsYYYYYYYYYYYY2BG TSN
10/27/1967Boston CelticsDetroit Pistons Y YY Y YYY0TSN BG
10/28/1967Philadelphia 76ersBoston CelticsYYYYYYYYYYYY0TSN BG PI
11/03/1967Los Angeles LakersBoston CelticsYYYYYYYYYYYY2BG TSN
11/04/1967Boston CelticsSt. Louis Hawks Y YY Y YYY0TSN BG
11/07/1967Boston CelticsCincinnati Royals Y YY Y YYY0TSN BG
11/09/1967Boston CelticsChicago Bulls Y YY Y YYY0TSN BG
11/10/1967Baltimore BulletsBoston CelticsYYYYYYYYYYYY2BG TSN
11/11/1967Boston CelticsNew York Knickerbockers Y YY Y YY 0TSN BG
11/14/1967Boston CelticsSeattle Supersonics Y YY Y YYY0TSN BG
11/15/1967San Francisco WarriorsBoston Celtics Y YY Y YYY0TSN BG
11/17/1967Cincinnati RoyalsBoston Celtics Y YY Y YYY1TSN BG
11/18/1967Boston CelticsPhiladelphia 76ersYYYYYYYYYYYY2TSN BG PI
11/21/1967Boston CelticsSan Diego Rockets Y YY Y YY 0TSN BG
11/22/1967San Diego RocketsBoston CelticsYYYYYYYYYYYY2BG TSN
11/23/1967Boston CelticsSeattle SupersonicsYYYYYYYYYYYY0TSN BG PI
11/25/1967Boston CelticsBaltimore Bullets Y YY Y YYY0TSN BG
11/28/1967Detroit PistonsBoston Celtics Y YY Y YY 0TSN BG
12/01/1967Los Angeles LakersBoston CelticsYYYYYYYYYYYY2BG TSN
12/02/1967Boston CelticsDetroit Pistons Y YY Y YYY0TSN BG
12/06/1967New York KnickerbockersBoston CelticsYYYYYYYYYYYY0BG TSN
12/08/1967Baltimore BulletsBoston CelticsYYYYYYYYYYYY2BG TSN
12/09/1967Boston CelticsCincinnati Royals Y YY Y YY 0TSN BG
12/14/1967Philadelphia 76ersBoston CelticsYYYYYYYYYYYY2BG TSN NBA.com
12/15/1967Boston CelticsSan Diego RocketsYYYYYYYYYYYY0TSN BG PI
12/17/1967Boston CelticsLos Angeles Lakers Y YY Y YYY0TSN BG
12/19/1967Boston CelticsSeattle Supersonics Y YY Y YYY0TSN BG
12/20/1967Boston CelticsSan Diego Rockets Y YY Y YYY0TSN BG
12/22/1967Cincinnati RoyalsBoston CelticsYYYYYYYYYYY 2BG TSN
12/25/1967Boston CelticsNew York Knickerbockers Y YY Y YYY0TSN BG
12/26/1967San Francisco WarriorsBoston CelticsYYYYYYYYYYYY2BG TSN
12/27/1967Boston CelticsSt. Louis Hawks Y YY Y YYY0TSN BG
12/29/1967Boston CelticsPhiladelphia 76ersYYYYYYYYYYYY0TSN BG PI
01/02/1968Boston CelticsChicago Bulls Y YY Y YYY2TSN BG
01/03/1968Boston CelticsLos Angeles Lakers Y YY Y YYY0TSN BG
01/05/1968Boston CelticsSeattle Supersonics Y YY Y YY 0TSN BG
01/06/1968Boston CelticsSan Francisco Warriors Y YY Y YY 0TSN
01/10/1968Seattle SupersonicsBoston CelticsYYYYYYYYYYYY2BG
01/11/1968Boston CelticsCincinnati Royals Y YY Y YY0TSN BG
01/12/1968Detroit PistonsBoston CelticsYYYYYYYYYYYY2BG TSN
01/15/1968San Francisco WarriorsBoston CelticsYYYYYYYYYYYY2BG TSN
01/17/1968St. Louis HawksBoston CelticsYYYYYYYYYYYY2BG TSN
01/19/1968New York KnickerbockersBoston CelticsYYYYYYYYYYYY0BG TSN
01/20/1968Boston CelticsBaltimore Bullets Y YY Y YYY0TSN BG
01/21/1968San Diego RocketsBoston CelticsYYYYYYYYYYYY2BG TSN
01/25/1968Boston CelticsSt. Louis Hawks Y YY Y YY0TSN BG
01/26/1968Los Angeles LakersBoston CelticsYYYYYYYYYYYY2BG TSN
01/28/1968Philadelphia 76ersBoston CelticsYYYYYYYYYYYY2BG TSN
01/30/1968Boston CelticsPhiladelphia 76ers Y YY Y YYY0TSN BG
01/31/1968Chicago BullsBoston CelticsYYYYYYYYYYY 2BG TSN
02/02/1968Baltimore BulletsBoston CelticsYYYYYYYYYYYY2BG TSN
02/03/1968Boston CelticsNew York Knickerbockers Y YY Y YYY0TSN BG
02/04/1968New York KnickerbockersBoston CelticsYYYYYYYYYYYY2BG TSN
02/07/1968St. Louis HawksBoston CelticsYYYYYYYYYYYY2BG TSN
02/09/1968Detroit PistonsBoston CelticsYYYYYYYYYYYY2BG TSN
02/11/1968Los Angeles LakersBoston CelticsYYYYYYYYYYYY2BG TSN
02/13/1968Boston CelticsDetroit Pistons Y YY Y YYY1TSN BG
02/14/1968Detroit PistonsBoston Celtics Y YY Y YYY0TSN BG
02/16/1968Boston CelticsChicago Bulls Y YY Y YY 0TSN BG
02/17/1968Boston CelticsSt. Louis Hawks Y YY Y YYY0TSN BG
02/18/1968Boston CelticsCincinnati Royals Y YY Y YYY0TSN BG
02/20/1968Cincinnati RoyalsBoston CelticsYYYYYYYYYYYY2BG TSN
02/21/1968Boston CelticsLos Angeles Lakers Y YY Y YYY0TSN BG
02/23/1968Boston CelticsSan Francisco Warriors Y YY Y YYY0TSN BG
02/24/1968Boston CelticsSeattle Supersonics Y YY Y YY0TSN BG
02/26/1968Boston CelticsSan Diego Rockets Y YY Y YYY0TSN BG
02/28/1968San Francisco WarriorsBoston CelticsYYYYYYYYYYY 2BG TSN
03/01/1968Chicago BullsBoston CelticsYYYYYYYYYYYY2BG TSN
03/03/1968Philadelphia 76ersBoston CelticsYYYYYYYYYYYY2BG TSN
03/05/1968Boston CelticsNew York Knickerbockers Y YY Y YYY0TSN BG
03/06/1968New York KnickerbockersBoston CelticsYYYYYYYYYYYY2BG TSN
03/07/1968Boston CelticsChicago Bulls Y YY Y YY 0TSN BG
03/08/1968Boston CelticsPhiladelphia 76ersYYYYYYYYYYY 0TSN BG PI
03/10/1968Cincinnati RoyalsBoston CelticsYYYYYYYYYYYY2BG TSN
03/11/1968Boston CelticsSeattle Supersonics Y YY Y YY 0TSN BG
03/12/1968Boston CelticsSan Francisco Warriors Y YY Y YYY0TSN BG
03/13/1968Boston CelticsSan Diego Rockets Y YY Y YYY0TSN BG
03/16/1968Boston CelticsBaltimore Bullets Y YY Y YYY0TSN BG
03/17/1968Baltimore BulletsBoston CelticsYYYYYYYYYYYY2BG TSN
03/20/1968Detroit PistonsBoston CelticsYYYYYYYYYYY 2BG TSN

Boston Celtics regular season statistics

NameGamesMINFGMFGAFTMFTAREBASTPFPTSTEAM REB
Wayne Embry785441932411091851702880495
Mal Graham49 (48)4601171765688563469290
John Havlicek8213176667053684532351681171700
Bailey Howell821285643630335461370511371621
Johnny Jones50 (51)234861264268601138214
Sam Jones731082621581310 (311)375 (376)166108841552 (1553)
Don Nelson827143123291952682224885819
Bill Russell781299365354247460667150105977
Tom Sanders7893829633420025523744143792
Larry Siegfried62843261280237 (236)270 (272)7912580759 (758)
Tom Thacker653381141284383 (84)893167271
Rick Weitzman24 (25)42122691393433
TEAM8291203686391321512979 (2983)236380310119523268
Games Available8238823882823838388231

Games Available denotes the number of games for which that statistic is available for every player who played in the game.
For a specific game, some stats may be partially available, and complete data may be available for some players but not others.
Incomplete season totals are displayed in blue.
Known deviations from Basketball-Reference.com are displayed in red with their "official" total in ().

Note: BOXTOP statistics agree with NBA.com and Basketball-Reference.com game logs for all of the discrepancies shown above, except that NBA.com shows Johnny Jones as playing on 12/25/1967 instead of Sam Jones, and Rick Weitzman is not listed in the box score for 11/23/1967. But no other source agrees with those differences.


Playoffs Game Inventory

DateRoadHomeMINFGMFGAFTMFTAPFPTSREBASTArenaAttendanceStartTimeRefsTitleSources
03/24/1968Detroit PistonsBoston CelticsYYYYYYYYYYY 2Eastern Division Semifinals Game 1BG TSN
03/25/1968Boston CelticsDetroit Pistons Y YY Y YY 1Eastern Division Semifinals Game 2TSN BG
03/27/1968Detroit PistonsBoston CelticsYYYYYYYYYYYY2Eastern Division Semifinals Game 3BG TSN
03/28/1968Boston CelticsDetroit PistonsYYYYYYYYYYYY2Eastern Division Semifinals Game 4BG TSN
03/31/1968Detroit PistonsBoston CelticsYYYYYYYYYYYY2Eastern Division Semifinals Game 5BG TSN
04/01/1968Boston CelticsDetroit PistonsYYYYYYYYYYY 0Eastern Division Semifinals Game 6BG TSN
04/05/1968Boston CelticsPhiladelphia 76ers YYYYYYYYYYY2Eastern Division Finals Game 1BG TSN
04/10/1968Philadelphia 76ersBoston CelticsYYYYYYYYYYYY2Eastern Division Finals Game 2BG TSN
04/11/1968Boston CelticsPhiladelphia 76ersYYYYYYYYYYYY2Eastern Division Finals Game 3BG TSN
04/14/1968Philadelphia 76ersBoston CelticsYYYYYYYYYYYY2Eastern Division Finals Game 4BG TSN
04/15/1968Boston CelticsPhiladelphia 76ersYYYYYYYYYYYY2Eastern Division Finals Game 5BG TSN
04/17/1968Philadelphia 76ersBoston CelticsYYYYYYYYYYYY2Eastern Division Finals Game 6BG TSN
04/19/1968Boston CelticsPhiladelphia 76ersYYYYYYYYYYYY2Eastern Division Finals Game 7G7 BG TSN
04/21/1968Los Angeles LakersBoston CelticsYYYYYYYYYYYY2NBA Finals Game 1BG TSN
04/24/1968Los Angeles LakersBoston CelticsYYYYYYYYYYYY2NBA Finals Game 2BG TSN
04/26/1968Boston CelticsLos Angeles LakersYYYYYYYYYYYY2NBA Finals Game 3BG TSN
04/28/1968Boston CelticsLos Angeles LakersYYYYYYYYYYYY2NBA Finals Game 4BG TSN
04/30/1968Los Angeles LakersBoston CelticsYYYYYYYYYYYY2NBA Finals Game 5BG TSN
05/02/1968Boston CelticsLos Angeles LakersYYYYYYYYYYY 2NBA Finals Game 6BG TSN W

Boston Celtics playoff statistics

NameGamesMINFGMFGAFTMFTAREBASTPFPTSTEAM REB
Wayne Embry16145235013293853259
Mal Graham52025134135
John Havlicek1978018439312515116014062493
Bailey Howell19536135251741071332178344
Johnny Jones5936007026
Sam Jones196101623526684634756390
Don Nelson194249116855741283146237
Bill Russell1978899231761304209867274
Tom Sanders1423850871621591148116
Larry Siegfried19474781897785435372233
Tom Thacker1777722271492116
Rick Weitzman3523001104
TEAM194105836175750569110684164872177125
Games Available1917191819191818181915

Games Available denotes the number of games for which that statistic is available for every player who played in the game.
For a specific game, some stats may be partially available, and complete data may be available for some players but not others.
Incomplete season totals are displayed in blue.
Known deviations from Basketball-Reference.com are displayed in red with their "official" total in ().


Abbreviations for Sources:
BG - Boston Globe
BH - Boston Herald
BRA - Boston Record-American
BR.com - Basketball-Reference.com
CY - Boston Celtics Yearbook
G7 - Woten, Bill. Game 7: Inside the NBA’s Ultimate Showdown. Self-published, 2007.
NYT - New York Times
PI - Philadelphia Inquirer
SB - Sullivan, George. The Picture History of the Boston Celtics. Indianapolis/New York: Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1981.
SHJ - Syracuse Herald-Journal
TSN - The Sporting News
W - NBA Finals Boxscore collection, http://webuns.chez-alice.fr/home.htm (referenced by APBR.org)


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