BOXTOP Report - 1968-69 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


11/29/1968: Boston Celtics Team REB mismatch (Team=64, Players=63)
01/08/1969: Boston Celtics Team AST mismatch (Team=28, Players=25)
01/31/1969: Boston Celtics Team AST mismatch (Team=28, Players=29)
02/02/1969: New York Knickerbockers Team PF mismatch (Team=33, Players=31)
02/26/1969: New York Knickerbockers Team FGA mismatch (Team=90, Players=85)
02/26/1969: Boston Celtics Team PF mismatch (Team=23, Players=22)
02/28/1969: Atlanta Hawks Team FGA mismatch (Team=96, Players=87)
03/02/1969: Chicago Bulls Team AST mismatch (Team=14, Players=16)
03/07/1969: Los Angeles Lakers Team PF mismatch (Team=18, Players=14)
03/16/1969: Los Angeles Lakers Team REB mismatch (Team=67, Players=68)
03/30/1969: Boston Celtics Team FGA mismatch (Team=98, Players=93)
04/04/1969: Boston Celtics Team PF mismatch (Team=26, Players=27)
04/04/1969: Philadelphia 76ers Team REB mismatch (Team=53, Players=56)
04/04/1969: Philadelphia 76ers Team AST mismatch (Team=17, Players=18)
04/04/1969: Philadelphia 76ers Team PF mismatch (Team=27, Players=26)
04/06/1969: New York Knickerbockers Team AST mismatch (Team=19, Players=20)
04/13/1969: New York Knickerbockers Team FGA mismatch (Team=93, Players=84)
04/29/1969: Los Angeles Lakers Team FGA mismatch (Team=89, Players=98)

Regular Season Game Inventory

DateRoadHomeMINFGMFGAFTMFTAPFPTSREBASTArenaAttendanceStartTimeRefsTitleSources
10/18/1968Boston CelticsDetroit Pistons Y YY Y YYY0TSN BG
10/19/1968Boston CelticsChicago Bulls Y YY Y YYY0TSN BG
10/23/1968Cincinnati RoyalsBoston Celtics Y YY Y YYY1TSN BG
10/26/1968Milwaukee BucksBoston Celtics Y YY Y YYY0TSN BG
10/29/1968Boston CelticsChicago BullsYYYYYYYY YYY2TSN BH BG
10/30/1968Detroit PistonsBoston CelticsYYYYYYYYYYYY2BG TSN BR.com
11/01/1968Philadelphia 76ersBoston CelticsYYYYYYYYYYYY2BG TSN
11/03/1968Boston CelticsAtlanta Hawks Y YY Y YYY0TSN BG
11/08/1968Seattle SupersonicsBoston CelticsYYYYYYYYYYYY2BG TSN
11/09/1968Boston CelticsMilwaukee Bucks Y YY Y YYY0TSN BG
11/11/1968San Diego RocketsBoston Celtics Y YY Y YYY0TSN BG
11/15/1968Cincinnati RoyalsBoston CelticsYYYYYYYYYYYY2BG TSN
11/16/1968Boston CelticsSan Diego Rockets Y YY Y YYY0TSN BG
11/17/1968Boston CelticsPhoenix Suns Y YY Y YYY0TSN BG
11/19/1968Boston CelticsLos Angeles Lakers Y YY Y YYY0TSN BG
11/20/1968Boston CelticsSeattle Supersonics Y YY Y YYY0TSN BG
11/22/1968Phoenix SunsBoston CelticsYYYYYYYYYYYY2BG TSN
11/23/1968Boston CelticsNew York Knickerbockers Y YY Y YYY0TSN BG
11/27/1968New York KnickerbockersBoston Celtics Y YY Y YY 0TSN BG
11/29/1968Los Angeles LakersBoston CelticsYYYYYYYYYYYY2BG TSN
11/30/1968Boston CelticsPhiladelphia 76ers Y YY Y YY 0TSN BG
12/03/1968Boston CelticsMilwaukee Bucks Y YY Y YYY0TSN BG
12/04/1968Milwaukee BucksBoston CelticsYYYYYYYYYYY 2BG TSN
12/06/1968Detroit PistonsBoston CelticsYYYYYYYYYYYY2BG TSN
12/07/1968Boston CelticsCincinnati Royals Y YY Y YYY0TSN BG
12/10/1968Baltimore BulletsBoston CelticsYYYYYYYYYYYY2BG TSN
12/11/1968Boston CelticsDetroit Pistons Y YY Y YY 0TSN BG
12/13/1968San Francisco WarriorsBoston CelticsYYYYYYYYYYYY2BG TSN BR.com
12/14/1968Boston CelticsBaltimore Bullets Y YY Y YYY0TSN BG
12/18/1968New York KnickerbockersBoston CelticsYYYYYYYYYYYY2BG TSN
12/21/1968Boston CelticsChicago Bulls Y YY Y YYY1TSN BG
12/26/1968Milwaukee BucksBoston CelticsYYYYYYYYYYYY2BG TSN BR.com
12/28/1968Boston CelticsAtlanta Hawks Y YY Y YYY0TSN BG
12/31/1968Cincinnati RoyalsBoston CelticsYYYYYYYYYYYY2BG TSN
01/01/1969Boston CelticsPhoenix Suns Y YY Y YYY0TSN BG
01/02/1969Boston CelticsSan Diego Rockets Y YY Y YYY0TSN BG
01/03/1969Boston CelticsSan Francisco Warriors Y YY Y YYY0TSN BG
01/05/1969Boston CelticsSan Francisco Warriors Y YY Y YY 0TSN BG
01/06/1969Boston CelticsSeattle Supersonics Y YY Y YYY0TSN BG
01/08/1969Detroit PistonsBoston CelticsYYYYYYYYYYYY2BG TSN
01/10/1969Los Angeles LakersBoston Celtics Y YY Y YYY0TSN BG
01/11/1969Boston CelticsPhiladelphia 76ers Y YY Y YYY0TSN BG
01/12/1969Boston CelticsMilwaukee Bucks Y YY Y YY 0TSN BG
01/17/1969San Francisco WarriorsBoston CelticsYYYYYYYYYYYY2BG TSN
01/18/1969Seattle SupersonicsBoston Celtics Y YY Y YYY0TSN BG
01/20/1969Boston CelticsBaltimore Bullets Y YY Y YYY0TSN BG
01/22/1969Boston CelticsChicago Bulls Y YY Y YYY0TSN BG
01/24/1969Philadelphia 76ersBoston CelticsYYYYYYYYYYYY2BG TSN
01/26/1969Baltimore BulletsBoston CelticsYYYYYYYYYYYY2BG TSN
01/28/1969Atlanta HawksBoston CelticsYYYYYYYYYYYY2BG TSN
01/29/1969Seattle SupersonicsBoston Celtics Y YY Y YYY0TSN BG
01/31/1969Cincinnati RoyalsBoston CelticsYYYYYYYYYYYY2BG TSN
02/01/1969Boston CelticsNew York Knickerbockers Y YY Y YY 0TSN BG
02/02/1969New York KnickerbockersBoston CelticsYYYYYYYYYYYY2BG TSN
02/04/1969Boston CelticsSan Diego Rockets Y YY Y YYY0TSN BG
02/05/1969Boston CelticsBaltimore Bullets Y YY Y YYY0TSN BG
02/07/1969Atlanta HawksBoston CelticsYYYYYYYYYYYY2BG TSN
02/09/1969Philadelphia 76ersBoston CelticsYYYYYYYYYYYY2BG TSN
02/12/1969Boston CelticsDetroit Pistons Y YY Y YYY0TSN BG
02/14/1969Boston CelticsAtlanta Hawks Y YY Y YYY0TSN BG
02/16/1969Boston CelticsPhiladelphia 76ers Y YY Y YYY0TSN BG
02/18/1969Phoenix SunsBoston CelticsYYYYYYYYYYYY2BG TSN
02/21/1969Boston CelticsLos Angeles Lakers Y YY Y YYY0TSN BG
02/22/1969Boston CelticsPhoenix Suns Y YY Y YYY0TSN BG
02/23/1969Boston CelticsSeattle Supersonics Y YY Y YYY0TSN BG
02/25/1969Phoenix SunsBoston Celtics Y YY Y YYY0TSN BG
02/26/1969New York KnickerbockersBoston CelticsYYYYYYYYYYYY2BG TSN
02/28/1969Atlanta HawksBoston CelticsYYYYYYYYYYYY2BG TSN
03/01/1969Boston CelticsNew York Knickerbockers Y YY Y YYY0TSN BG
03/02/1969Chicago BullsBoston CelticsYYYYYYYYYYYY2BG TSN
03/04/1969Boston CelticsSan Francisco Warriors Y YY Y YYY0TSN BG
03/06/1969Boston CelticsSan Diego Rockets Y YY Y YYY0TSN BG
03/07/1969Boston CelticsLos Angeles Lakers YYYYYYYYYYY0TSN LBPT
03/09/1969San Francisco WarriorsBoston CelticsYYYYYYYYYYY 2BG TSN
03/12/1969Boston CelticsPhiladelphia 76ers Y YY Y YYY2TSN BG
03/13/1969Boston CelticsCincinnati Royals Y YY Y YYY1TSN BG
03/15/1969Boston CelticsBaltimore Bullets Y YY Y YYY0TSN BG
03/16/1969Los Angeles LakersBoston CelticsYYYYYYYYYYYY2BG TSN
03/19/1969Chicago BullsBoston CelticsYYYYYYYYYYYY2BG TSN
03/21/1969Boston CelticsCincinnati Royals Y YY Y YYY0TSN BG
03/23/1969Baltimore BulletsBoston CelticsYYYYYYYYYYY 2BG TSN BR.com
03/24/1969San Diego RocketsBoston Celtics Y YY Y YY 0TSN BG

Boston Celtics regular season statistics

NameGamesMINFGMFGAFTMFTAREBASTPFPTSTEAM REB
Jim Barnes492849210865921101156249
Emmette Bryant8053819720565101 (100)8560108459
Don Chaney2010436538202591580
Mal Graham21 (22)5113281115 (14)1351137
John Havlicek8211896926533874962051841071771
Bailey Howell78969612533313423 (426)270551091537
Rich Johnson30 (31)67292911231921169
Sam Jones69 (70)6334963661481899664471140
Don Nelson82624374299201261 (259)1753087949
Bud Olsen787407 (6)40114
Bill Russell771227279252204385 (388)58814587762
Tom Sanders82775364330187260 (255)22541111915
Larry Siegfried7999639238333638995124901120
TEAM8274653583324319362661 (2657)19117428419102226
Games Available8231823282823231328223

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.


Playoffs Game Inventory

DateRoadHomeMINFGMFGAFTMFTAPFPTSREBASTArenaAttendanceStartTimeRefsTitleSources
03/26/1969Boston CelticsPhiladelphia 76ersYYYYYYYYYYY 2Eastern Division Semifinals Game 1BG TSN
03/28/1969Philadelphia 76ersBoston Celtics Y YY Y YYY2Eastern Division Semifinals Game 2TSN BG
03/30/1969Boston CelticsPhiladelphia 76ersYYYYYYYYYYYY2Eastern Division Semifinals Game 3BG TSN
04/01/1969Philadelphia 76ersBoston CelticsYYYYYYYYYYYY2Eastern Division Semifinals Game 4BG TSN
04/04/1969Boston CelticsPhiladelphia 76ersYYYYYYYYYYYY2Eastern Division Semifinals Game 5BG TSN
04/06/1969Boston CelticsNew York KnickerbockersYYYYYYYYYYYY2Eastern Division Finals Game 1BG TSN
04/09/1969New York KnickerbockersBoston CelticsYYYYYYYYYYYY2Eastern Division Finals Game 2BG TSN
04/10/1969Boston CelticsNew York KnickerbockersYYYYYYYYYYYY0Eastern Division Finals Game 3BG TSN
04/13/1969New York KnickerbockersBoston CelticsYYYYYYYYYYYY2Eastern Division Finals Game 4BG TSN
04/14/1969Boston CelticsNew York KnickerbockersYYYYYYYY YYY2Eastern Division Finals Game 5BG TSN
04/18/1969New York KnickerbockersBoston CelticsYYYYYYYYYYYY0Eastern Division Finals Game 6BG TSN
04/23/1969Boston CelticsLos Angeles Lakers Y YY Y YYY0NBA Finals Game 1TSN BG
04/25/1969Boston CelticsLos Angeles Lakers Y YY Y YYY0NBA Finals Game 2TSN BG
04/27/1969Los Angeles LakersBoston CelticsYYYYYYYYYYYY2NBA Finals Game 3BG TSN
04/29/1969Los Angeles LakersBoston CelticsYYYYYYYYYYYY2NBA Finals Game 4BG TSN
05/01/1969Boston CelticsLos Angeles Lakers Y YY Y YYY0NBA Finals Game 5TSN BG
05/03/1969Los Angeles LakersBoston CelticsYYYYYYYYYYYY0NBA Finals Game 6BG TSN
05/05/1969Boston CelticsLos Angeles LakersYYYYYYYYYYYY2NBA Finals Game 7BG TSN W

Boston Celtics playoff statistics

NameGamesMINFGMFGAFTMFTAREBASTPFPTSTEAM REB
Emmette Bryant18470791444053714660198
Don Chaney71214343025
Mal Graham2100000000
John Havlicek186601702901181381337844458
Bailey Howell184321121634664821666270
Rich Johnson2210000002
Sam Jones184071242295569482738303
Don Nelson18264871255060601540224
Bill Russell186567715341812927147195
Tom Sanders1516331 (32)6125 (23)33 (31)3443187
Larry Siegfried18293721275570323345199
TEAM183360754 (755)1301433 (431)572 (570)755290372194176
Games Available1814181418181413141811

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.


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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