Boston Celtics

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1968-1969 Boston Celtics
Record: 48-34
Overall ranking: 117th, 5.335 points above average
    Boston legend tells how an aging, overmatched Celtics team somehow overcame all odds during Bill Russell’s final season and won the franchise’s 11th NBA title in 13 years.
    Even a Boston Garden leprechaun, however, should admit Boston didn’t need an overdose of good fortune to win the 1968-1969 NBA title.
    The Celtics did finish fourth in the Eastern Conference. Boston did play without home court advantage in any postseason series. The Celtics did show some signs of age.
    Boston also showed signs of having the best team in the league. The Celtics led the league with a point differential of +5.6 points per game. Boston also achieved the league’s second-best POST rating, just a fraction behind the up-and-coming New York Knicks.
    Sure enough, the Celtics clawed through the playoffs and won another championship. Boston rallied from a 3-2 deficit to topple the Los Angeles Lakers in the NBA Finals. The wonder, however, is not how Boston won the title. The wonder is how the Celtics lost so many games during the regular season in the first place.

Boston Celtics From Top to Bottom

All-time RankingW-LPlayoffs
81985-86Boston Celtics67-15NBA champion
201961-62Boston Celtics60-20NBA champion
341959-60Boston Celtics59-16NBA champion
391964-65Boston Celtics62-18NBA champion
411972-73Boston Celtics68-14East finals
421979-80Boston Celtics61-21East finals
451966-67Boston Celtics60-21East finals
571963-64Boston Celtics59-21NBA champion
731986-87Boston Celtics59-23NBA finalist
751983-84Boston Celtics62-20NBA champion
771984-85Boston Celtics63-19NBA finalist
791962-63Boston Celtics58-22NBA champion
831981-82Boston Celtics63-19East finals
961987-88Boston Celtics57-25East finals
1041958-59Boston Celtics52-20NBA champion
1081980-81Boston Celtics62-20NBA champion
1221974-75Boston Celtics60-22East finals
1241968-69Boston Celtics48-34NBA champion
1261982-83Boston Celtics56-26East semifinals
1291990-91Boston Celtics56-26East semifinals
1461957-58Boston Celtics49-23NBA finalist
1511960-61Boston Celtics57-22NBA champion
1551956-57Boston Celtics44-28NBA champion
1681971-72Boston Celtics56-26East finals
1751965-66Boston Celtics54-26NBA champion
1981967-68Boston Celtics54-28NBA champion
2301951-52Boston Celtics39-27East semifinals
2411973-74Boston Celtics56-26NBA champion
2461991-92Boston Celtics51-31East semifinals
2531989-90Boston Celtics52-30East first round
3591970-71Boston Celtics44-38
3631975-76Boston Celtics54-28NBA champion
3861953-54Boston Celtics42-30East finals
3921952-53Boston Celtics46-25East finals
4002001-02Boston Celtics49-33East finals
4811988-89Boston Celtics42-40East first round
5031992-93Boston Celtics48-34East first round
5211955-56Boston Celtics39-33East semifinals
5482004-05Boston Celtics45-37East first round
5921954-55Boston Celtics36-36East finals
6431950-51Boston Celtics39-30East semifinals
6572002-03Boston Celtics44-38East semifinals
6881999-00Boston Celtics35-47
7562005-06Boston Celtics33-49
7581969-70Boston Celtics34-48
7872003-04Boston Celtics36-46East first round
7881994-95Boston Celtics35-47East first round
7891977-78Boston Celtics32-50
7911976-77Boston Celtics44-38East semifinals
7991949-50Boston Celtics22-46
8071997-98Boston Celtics36-46
8101998-99Boston Celtics19-31
8192000-01Boston Celtics36-46
8671948-49Boston Celtics25-35
9141995-96Boston Celtics33-49
9302006-07Boston Celtics24-58
9321947-48Boston Celtics20-28BAA quarterfinals
9661993-94Boston Celtics32-50
9791946-47Boston Celtics22-38
9921978-79Boston Celtics29-53
10791996-97Boston Celtics15-67