The Boston Celtics beat the Phoenix Suns, 98 to 87, in Game 1 of the 1976 NBA Finals on May 23, 1976.

1975-76 Boston Celtics

Final

PHX

Suns

0-1

87

BOS

Celtics

1-0

98

Team

1

20

22

2

19

22

3

27

27

4

21

27

Total

87

98

Team Stats

Player Stats

Suns

Celtics

FG Made - Attempted

38-99

39-77

Field Goal %

38.4

50.6

3PT Made - Attempted

3PT %

FT Made - Attempted

11-15

20-25

Free Throw %

73.3

80.0

Rebounds

41

54

Offensive Rebounds

16

11

Defensive Rebounds

25

43

Assists

23

29

Steals

9

1

Blocks

2

1

Turnovers

17

23

Personal Fouls

23

19

Suns

Celtics

Starters

NAME	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	3PT	FT	TOV	PF	+/-	OREB	DREB	FG%	3P%	FT%
Alvan Adams	40	26	8	3	3	1	13-27		0-0		3		4	4	48.1
Gar Heard	37	13	8	1	1	1	6-14		1-4		4		4	4	42.9		25.0
Ricky Sobers	36	13	8	7	3	0	4-10		5-5		5		2	6	40.0		100.0
Curtis Perry	36	12	10	2	1	0	5-14		2-3		2		4	6	35.7		66.7
Paul Westphal	34	8	2	6	0	0	4-17		0-0		3		1	1	23.5

Bench

NAME	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	3PT	FT	TOV	PF	+/-	OREB	DREB	FG%	3P%	FT%
Dick Van Arsdale	26	11	0	1	0	0	4-6		3-3		0		0	0	66.7		100.0
Keith Erickson	20	4	3	2	1	0	2-10		0-0		5		1	2	20.0
Dennis Awtrey	11	0	2	1	0	0	0-1		0-0		1		0	2	0.0

Starters

NAME	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	3PT	FT	TOV	PF	+/-	OREB	DREB	FG%	3P%	FT%
Dave Cowens	48	25	21	10	1	0	11-20		3-4		3		3	18	55.0		75.0
Paul Silas	44	9	14	2	0	0	1-8		7-10		2		5	9	12.5		70.0
Jo Jo White	43	22	5	4	0	0	9-15		4-4		2		0	5	60.0		100.0
Charlie Scott	28	15	3	3	0	0	7-13		1-2		6		1	2	53.8		50.0
Don Nelson	8	2	1	1	0	0	0-1		2-2		3		0	1	0.0		100.0

Bench

NAME	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	3PT	FT	TOV	PF	+/-	OREB	DREB	FG%	3P%	FT%
John Havlicek	40	16	6	6	0	1	7-12		2-2		1		1	5	58.3		100.0
Steve Kuberski	17	4	3	2	0	0	2-6		0-0		1		0	3	33.3
Kevin Stacom	12	5	1	1	0	0	2-2		1-1		1		1	0	100.0		100.0

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More Celtics Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

26.9

Tatum

Jayson Tatum

RPG

9.0

Tatum

Jayson Tatum

APG

6.5

Tatum

Jayson Tatum

Team Rankings

ORTG

123.2

1st

DRTG

111.6

3rd

NETRTG

11.6

1st

3P%

38.8

2nd

2023-24 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Celtics	64	18	.780
2	Knicks	50	32	.610	14.0
3	Bucks	49	33	.598	15.0
4	Cavaliers	48	34	.585	16.0
5	Magic	47	35	.573	17.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 4/27	BOS	@	MIA	6:00 PM
Mon 4/29	BOS	@	MIA	1:00 PM
Wed 5/1	MIA	@	BOS	7:30 PM
Fri 5/3	BOS	@	MIA	1:00 PM
Sun 5/5	MIA	@	BOS	1:00 PM

Last Game

BOS

1-1

101

Final

111

MIA

1-1

Wed 24 Apr 2024

NBA 2023-24 Leaders

Playoff PPG Leaders

37.7

Embiid

Joel Embiid

36.5

Siakam

Pascal Siakam

34.5

Lillard

Damian Lillard

Playoff RPG Leaders

15.7

Jokic

Nikola Jokic

15.3

Allen

Jarrett Allen

13.5

Zubac

Ivica Zubac

Playoff APG Leaders

10.0

Haliburton

Tyrese Haliburton

9.7

James

LeBron James

9.0

Herro

Tyler Herro

Playoff SPG Leaders

2.5

Irving

Kyrie Irving

2.5

Edwards

Anthony Edwards

2.5

Alexander-Walker

Nickeil Alexander-Walker

Playoff BPG Leaders

3.5

Holmgren

Chet Holmgren

2.5

Lopez

Brook Lopez

2.3

Mobley

Evan Mobley

Playoff 3PM Leaders

6.0

Lillard

Damian Lillard

4.5

Doncic

Luka Doncic

4.5

Herro

Tyler Herro

Playoff TS% Leaders

92.6

Wright

Delon Wright

81.8

Hauser

Sam Hauser

81.7

White

Derrick White

NBA 2023-24 Rankings

Playoff ORtg Rankings

76ers

121.6

Knicks

121.2

Timberwolves

118.9

Thunder

118.8

Celtics

118.5

Nuggets

116.3

Playoff DRtg Rankings

Magic

98.2

Timberwolves

99.4

Thunder

100.3

Cavaliers

103.2

Clippers

105.6

Nuggets

109.2

Playoff NetRtg Rankings

Timberwolves

19.6

Thunder

18.5

Nuggets

7.1

Celtics

5.5

Magic

5.0

Clippers

4.9

Playoff Tank Leaderboard

Pelicans

0-2

Suns

0-2

Lakers

0-3

Magic

1-2

76ers

1-2

Heat

1-1

NBA 2023-24 Betting

Best Record ATS

Magic

52-33

Mavericks

49-35

76ers

50-36

Thunder

47-36-1

Rockets

45-35-2

Pacers

45-37-2

Worst Record ATS

Hawks

29-54

34-48

Bucks

36-48

Suns

36-47-1

Raptors

36-46

Nets

34-44-4

NBA 2023-24 Conference Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Celtics	64	18	.780
2	Knicks	50	32	.610	14.0
3	Bucks	49	33	.598	15.0
4	Cavaliers	48	34	.585	16.0
5	Magic	47	35	.573	17.0
6	Pacers	47	35	.573	17.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	57	25	.695
2	Nuggets	57	25	.695
3	Timberwolves	56	26	.683	1.0
4	Clippers	51	31	.622	6.0
5	Mavericks	50	32	.610	7.0
6	Suns	49	33	.598	8.0

NBA 2023-24 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Wed 4/24	NYK	@	PHI	114-125
Wed 4/24	DEN	@	LAL	112-105
Wed 4/24	CLE	@	ORL	83-121
Tue 4/23	NOP	@	OKC	92-124
Tue 4/23	MIA	@	BOS	111-101

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 4/26	MIL	@	IND	5:30 PM
Fri 4/26	LAC	@	DAL	8:00 PM
Fri 4/26	MIN	@	PHX	10:30 PM
Sat 4/27	CLE	@	ORL	1:00 PM
Sat 4/27	OKC	@	NOP	3:30 PM