The 1979–80 Boston Celtics season was the 34th season of the Boston Celtics in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Bolstered by the play of 23-year-old rookie Larry Bird, the Celtics improved from 29-53 the previous year, to 61-21, at the time the best NBA single season turnaround ever, and would cruise to the Eastern Conference finals but lose to the Philadelphia 76ers 4-1.
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This article does not cite any sources Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources 1979 80 Boston Celtics season news newspapers books scholar JSTOR June 2008 Learn how and when to remove this template message The 1979 80 Boston Celtics season was the 34th season of the Boston Celtics in the National Basketball Association NBA Bolstered by the play of 23 year old rookie Larry Bird the Celtics improved from 29 53 the previous year to 61 21 at the time the best NBA single season turnaround ever and would cruise to the Eastern Conference finals but lose to the Philadelphia 76ers 4 1 1979 80 Boston Celtics seasonDivision championsHead coachBill FitchGeneral managerRed AuerbachOwner s Harry T Mangurian Jr ArenaBoston GardenHartford Civic CenterResultsRecord61 21 744 PlaceDivision 1st Atlantic Conference 1st Eastern Playoff finishEastern Conference finals lost to 76ers 1 4 Stats at Basketball Reference comLocal mediaTelevisionWBZ TVRadioWBZ lt 1978 79 1980 81 gt Contents 1 Draft picks 2 Roster 3 Regular season 3 1 Season standings 3 2 Record vs opponents 4 Game log 4 1 Regular season 4 2 Playoffs 5 References 6 See alsoDraft picks editMain article 1979 NBA draft Round Pick Player Position Nationality College3 53 Wayne Kreklow SG nbsp United States Drake3 61 Ernesto Malcolm SG nbsp Panama Briar Cliff4 68 Nick Galis SG nbsp United States Seton Hall5 90 Jimmy Allen nbsp United States New Haven7 130 Steve Castellan PF nbsp United States Virginia8 149 Glenn Sudhop C nbsp United States NC State9 168 Kevin Sinnett nbsp United States Navy10 186 Alton Byrd PG nbsp United States ColumbiaForward Larry Bird was selected in the previous year s draft then played his senior season at Indiana StateRoster edit1979 80 Boston Celtics roster Players CoachesPos No Name Height Weight DOB FromG 7 Archibald Nate 6 ft 1 in 1 85 m 150 lb 68 kg 1948 09 02 UTEPF 33 Bird Larry 6 ft 9 in 2 06 m 220 lb 100 kg 1956 12 07 Indiana StateF 30 Carr M L 6 ft 6 in 1 98 m 205 lb 93 kg 1951 01 09 GuilfordG 12 Chaney Don 6 ft 5 in 1 96 m 210 lb 95 kg 1946 03 22 HoustonF C 18 Cowens Dave C 6 ft 9 in 2 06 m 230 lb 104 kg 1948 10 25 Florida StateF C 45 Fernsten Eric 6 ft 10 in 2 08 m 205 lb 93 kg 1953 11 01 San FranciscoG 42 Ford Chris 6 ft 5 in 1 96 m 190 lb 86 kg 1949 01 11 VillanovaG 43 Henderson Gerald 6 ft 2 in 1 88 m 175 lb 79 kg 1956 01 16 VCUF 32 Judkins Jeff 6 ft 6 in 1 98 m 185 lb 84 kg 1956 03 23 UtahG 44 Maravich Pete 6 ft 5 in 1 96 m 197 lb 89 kg 1947 06 22 LSUF 31 Maxwell Cedric 6 ft 8 in 2 03 m 205 lb 93 kg 1955 11 21 CharlotteC 53 Robey Rick 6 ft 11 in 2 11 m 230 lb 104 kg 1956 01 30 Kentucky Head coachBill FitchAssistant coach es K C Jones Jimmy RodgersLegend C Team captain DP Unsigned draft pick FA Free agent S Suspended nbsp Injured Roster Last transaction January 22 1980Regular season editSeason standings edit Atlantic Divisionvte W L PCT GB Home Road Divy Boston Celtics 61 21 744 35 6 26 15 17 7x Philadelphia 76ers 59 23 720 2 36 5 23 18 19 5x Washington Bullets 39 43 476 22 24 17 15 26 9 15New York Knicks 39 43 476 22 25 16 14 27 8 16New Jersey Nets 34 48 415 27 22 19 12 29 7 17 Eastern ConferencevteTeam W L PCT GB1 z Boston Celtics 61 21 744 2 y Atlanta Hawks 50 32 610 113 x Philadelphia 76ers 59 23 720 24 x Houston Rockets 41 41 500 205 x San Antonio Spurs 41 41 500 206 x Washington Bullets 39 43 476 227 New York Knicks 39 43 476 228 Cleveland Cavaliers 37 45 451 248 Indiana Pacers 37 45 451 2410 New Jersey Nets 34 48 415 2711 Detroit Pistons 16 66 195 44Record vs opponents edit 1979 80 NBA RecordsTeam ATL BOS CHI CLE DEN DET GSW HOU IND KCK LAL MIL NJN NYK PHI PHO POR SAS SDC SEA UTA WASAtlanta 2 4 1 1 4 2 1 1 6 0 2 0 2 4 4 2 0 2 1 1 1 1 4 2 4 2 4 2 1 1 2 0 5 1 1 1 0 2 2 0 3 3Boston 4 2 2 0 4 2 2 0 6 0 2 0 6 0 4 2 1 1 0 2 2 0 5 1 5 1 3 3 1 1 2 0 4 2 2 0 0 2 2 0 4 2Chicago 1 1 0 2 2 0 2 4 1 1 4 2 1 1 0 2 3 3 1 5 1 5 1 1 0 2 1 1 1 5 3 3 0 2 4 2 2 4 2 4 0 2Cleveland 2 4 2 4 0 2 1 1 6 0 2 0 2 4 2 4 2 0 1 1 0 2 3 3 3 3 1 5 1 1 0 2 4 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 3 3Denver 1 1 0 2 4 2 1 1 1 1 3 3 1 1 1 1 0 6 1 5 3 3 1 1 1 1 0 2 1 5 2 4 1 1 3 3 1 5 3 3 1 1Detroit 0 6 0 6 1 1 0 6 1 1 1 1 1 5 1 5 0 2 0 2 1 1 2 4 2 4 1 5 0 2 0 2 2 4 0 2 0 2 1 1 2 4Golden State 0 2 0 2 2 4 0 2 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 1 5 0 6 2 0 0 2 0 2 2 4 2 4 0 2 3 3 0 6 3 3 0 2Houston 4 2 0 6 1 1 4 2 1 1 5 1 1 1 4 2 0 2 0 2 1 1 3 3 3 3 2 4 1 1 1 1 3 3 2 0 1 1 2 0 2 4Indiana 2 4 2 4 2 0 4 2 1 1 5 1 1 1 2 4 1 1 0 2 0 2 2 4 4 2 1 5 0 2 2 0 2 4 1 1 0 2 1 1 4 2Kansas City 2 0 1 1 3 3 0 2 6 0 2 0 3 3 2 0 1 1 2 4 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 5 1 5 1 1 5 1 3 3 6 0 2 0Los Angeles 1 1 2 0 5 1 1 1 5 1 2 0 5 1 2 0 2 0 4 2 3 3 2 0 2 0 1 1 3 3 2 4 2 0 5 1 4 2 6 0 1 1Milwaukee 1 1 0 2 5 1 2 0 3 3 1 1 6 0 1 1 2 0 3 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 0 2 4 2 5 1 0 2 4 2 2 4 4 2 1 1New Jersey 2 4 1 5 1 1 3 3 1 1 4 2 0 2 3 3 4 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 2 4 1 5 1 1 0 2 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3New York 2 4 1 5 2 0 3 3 1 1 4 2 2 0 3 3 2 4 1 1 0 2 1 1 4 2 0 6 2 0 2 0 4 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 3 3Philadelphia 2 4 3 3 1 1 5 1 2 0 5 1 2 0 4 2 5 1 1 1 1 1 2 0 5 1 6 0 1 1 2 0 4 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 5 1Phoenix 1 1 1 1 5 1 1 1 5 1 2 0 4 2 1 1 2 0 5 1 3 3 2 4 1 1 0 2 1 1 6 0 1 1 2 4 4 2 6 0 2 0Portland 0 2 0 2 3 3 2 0 4 2 2 0 4 2 1 1 0 2 5 1 4 2 1 5 2 0 0 2 0 2 0 6 1 1 4 2 1 5 3 3 1 1San Antonio 1 5 2 4 2 0 2 4 1 1 4 2 2 0 3 3 4 2 1 1 0 2 2 0 3 3 2 4 2 4 1 1 1 1 2 0 1 1 1 1 4 2San Diego 1 1 0 2 2 4 1 1 3 3 2 0 3 3 0 2 1 1 1 5 1 5 2 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 4 2 2 4 0 2 3 3 5 1 1 1Seattle 2 0 2 0 4 2 2 0 5 1 2 0 6 0 1 1 2 0 3 3 2 4 4 2 1 1 2 0 1 1 2 4 5 1 1 1 3 3 5 1 1 1Utah 0 2 0 2 4 2 1 1 3 3 1 1 3 3 0 2 1 1 0 6 0 6 2 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 6 3 3 1 1 1 5 1 5 0 2Washington 3 3 2 4 2 0 3 3 1 1 4 2 2 0 4 2 2 4 0 2 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 3 1 5 0 2 1 1 2 4 1 1 1 1 2 0 Game log editRegular season edit 1979 80 game logTotal 61 21 home 35 6 road 26 15 October 7 2 home 3 0 road 4 2 Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists LocationAttendance Record1 October 12 Houston W 114 106 Boston Garden 1 02 October 13 Cleveland W 139 117 Richfield Coliseum 2 03 October 17 Cleveland W 127 108 Boston Garden 3 04 October 19 Washington W 130 93 Boston Garden 4 05 October 20 Indiana L 128 131 OT Market Square Arena 4 16 October 23 San Antonio L 120 129 HemisFair Arena 4 27 October 24 Houston W 100 99 The Summit 5 28 October 27 Atlanta W 100 95 The Omni 6 29 October 31 New Jersey W 116 79 Rutgers Athletic Center 7 2November 10 2 home 8 0 road 2 2 Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists LocationAttendance Record10 November 3 Washington W 118 97 Capital Centre 8 211 November 7 San Antonio W 117 105 Boston Garden 9 212 November 9 Kansas City W 127 119 Boston Garden 10 213 November 10 Philadelphia L 94 95 The Spectrum 10 314 November 14 Detroit W 115 111 Boston Garden 11 315 November 16 Utah W 113 97 Boston Garden 12 316 November 17 New York L 109 113 Madison Square Garden 12 417 November 21 New Jersey W 111 103 Boston Garden 13 418 November 23 Indiana W 118 103 Boston Garden 14 419 November 24 Atlanta W 106 101 The Omni 15 420 November 28 Denver W 119 97 Boston Garden 16 421 November 30 New York W 100 97 Boston Garden 17 4December 12 5 home 5 1 road 7 4 Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists LocationAttendance Record22 December 1 Indiana W 106 102 OT Market Square Arena 18 423 December 2 Kansas City L 88 94 Municipal Auditorium 18 524 December 4 Detroit W 118 114 OT Pontiac Silverdome 19 525 December 5 Atlanta L 92 120 Boston Garden 19 626 December 7 Phoenix W 100 92 Boston Garden 20 627 December 8 Cleveland L 100 116 Richfield Coliseum 20 728 December 9 Milwaukee W 113 108 MECCA Arena 21 729 December 12 New Jersey W 116 102 Boston Garden 22 730 December 14 Milwaukee W 97 94 Boston Garden 23 731 December 15 New York W 99 96 Madison Square Garden 24 732 December 16 New Jersey W 115 112 OT Rutgers Athletic Center 25 733 December 19 Philadelphia W 112 89 Boston Garden 26 734 December 21 San Antonio W 133 114 Boston Garden 27 735 December 22 Philadelphia L 113 126 The Spectrum 27 836 December 27 San Diego W 118 97 San Diego Sports Arena 28 837 December 28 Los Angeles L 105 123 The Forum 28 938 December 29 Golden State W 104 88 Oakland Alameda County Coliseum Arena 29 9January 11 4 home 7 3 road 4 1 Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists LocationAttendance Record39 January 2 Houston W 111 103 The Summit 30 940 January 5 San Antonio L 111 119 HemisFair Arena 30 1041 January 9 New York W 112 95 Boston Garden 31 1042 January 11 Atlanta W 108 93 Boston Garden 32 1043 January 13 Los Angeles L 98 100 Boston Garden 32 1144 January 16 Chicago W 114 104 Boston Garden 33 1145 January 18 Portland W 111 93 Boston Garden 34 1146 January 20 Seattle L 106 108 2OT Boston Garden 34 1247 January 22 Houston W 112 106 Boston Garden 35 1248 January 23 Detroit W 131 104 Pontiac Silverdome 36 1249 January 25 Washington L 107 118 Boston Garden 36 1350 January 27 San Diego W 131 108 Boston Garden 37 1351 January 29 Chicago W 103 99 Chicago Stadium 38 1352 January 30 Cleveland W 110 103 Boston Garden 39 1353 January 31 Washington W 119 103 Capital Centre 40 13February 9 2 home 6 0 road 3 2 Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists LocationAttendance Record54 February 6 Philadelphia W 129 110 Boston Garden 41 1355 February 8 Indiana W 130 108 Boston Garden 42 1356 February 10 Detroit W 128 111 Boston Garden 43 1357 February 13 Phoenix L 134 135 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 43 1458 February 15 Portland W 106 91 Memorial Coliseum 44 1459 February 17 Seattle L 108 109 Kingdome 44 1560 February 20 Utah W 105 98 Salt Palace 45 1561 February 23 Denver W 124 105 McNichols Sports Arena 46 1562 February 26 Atlanta W 108 97 Hartford Civic Center 47 1563 February 27 San Antonio W 130 125 Boston Garden 48 1564 February 29 Golden State W 110 99 Boston Garden 49 15March 12 6 home 6 2 road 6 4 Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists LocationAttendance Record65 March 2 Detroit W 118 115 Boston Garden 50 1566 March 4 San Antonio W 137 108 HemisFair Arena 51 1567 March 5 Houston W 103 99 OT The Summit 52 1568 March 7 Philadelphia W 111 92 Boston Garden 53 1569 March 9 Washington L 128 133 OT Boston Garden 53 1670 March 11 Indiana L 108 114 Market Square Arena 53 1771 March 12 Houston W 121 105 Boston Garden 54 1772 March 14 Atlanta L 87 88 The Omni 54 1873 March 15 New York W 123 120 Madison Square Garden 55 1874 March 17 New Jersey W 117 92 Rutgers Athletic Center 56 1875 March 18 Indiana W 114 102 Hartford Civic Center 57 1876 March 20 Detroit W 124 106 Pontiac Silverdome 58 1877 March 22 Cleveland L 105 109 Richfield Coliseum 58 1978 March 23 New Jersey L 96 101 Boston Garden 58 2079 March 25 Washington W 96 95 Capital Centre 59 2080 March 26 New York W 129 121 Boston Garden 60 2081 March 28 Cleveland W 130 122 Boston Garden 61 2082 March 30 Philadelphia L 110 116 The Spectrum 61 211979 80 schedulePlayoffs edit 1980 playoff game logConference semifinals 4 0 home 2 0 road 2 0 Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists LocationAttendance Series1 April 9 Houston W 119 101 Chris Ford 19 Cedric Maxwell 12 Tiny Archibald 9 Boston Garden15 320 1 02 April 11 Houston W 95 75 Larry Bird 14 Cedric Maxwell 10 Tiny Archibald 7 Boston Garden15 320 2 03 April 13 Houston W 100 81 Tiny Archibald 20 Cedric Maxwell 12 Tiny Archibald 10 The Summit14 243 3 04 April 14 Houston W 138 121 Larry Bird 34 Larry Bird 10 Tiny Archibald 10 The Summit13 106 4 0Conference finals 1 4 home 1 2 road 0 2 Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists LocationAttendance Series1 April 18 Philadelphia L 93 96 Larry Bird 27 Dave Cowens 10 Tiny Archibald 7 Boston Garden15 320 0 12 April 20 Philadelphia W 96 90 Larry Bird 31 Cedric Maxwell 15 Tiny Archibald 8 Boston Garden15 320 1 13 April 23 Philadelphia L 97 99 Larry Bird 22 Larry Bird 21 Tiny Archibald 7 Spectrum18 276 1 24 April 25 Philadelphia L 90 102 Larry Bird 19 Larry Bird 13 Gerald Henderson 6 Spectrum18 276 1 35 April 27 Philadelphia L 94 105 Archibald Cowens 22 Larry Bird 14 Tiny Archibald 9 Boston Garden15 320 1 41980 scheduleReferences editSee also edit1979 80 NBA season Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1979 80 Boston Celtics season amp oldid 1172534563, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,