The Boston Celtics beat down the Cleveland Cavaliers, 123 to 88, on December 9, 1972.

1972-73 Boston Celtics

Final

BOS

123

1

25

30

2

23

28

3

13

30

4

27

35

Total

88

123

Cavaliers

Celtics

FG Made - Attempted

36-102

46-94

Field Goal %

35.3

48.9

3PT Made - Attempted

3PT %

FT Made - Attempted

16-26

31-41

Free Throw %

61.5

75.6

Rebounds

33

78

Offensive Rebounds

Defensive Rebounds

Assists

19

28

Steals

Blocks

Turnovers

20

Personal Fouls

26

25

Starters

NAME MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK FG 3PT FT TOV PF +/- OREB DREB FG% 3P% FT%
Austin Carr 34 27 2 2 11-24 5-8 2 45.8 62.5
Lenny Wilkens 34 9 3 7 2-9 5-8 2 22.2 62.5
John Johnson 33 9 3 4 3-12 3-4 3 25.0 75.0
Cornell Warner 26 10 7 0 5-11 0-0 3 45.5
Jim Cleamons 15 3 0 0 1-5 1-2 3 20.0 50.0

Bench

NAME MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK FG 3PT FT TOV PF +/- OREB DREB FG% 3P% FT%
Bob Rule 22 8 2 0 4-7 0-0 4 57.1
Barry Clemens 20 10 3 3 5-6 0-0 2 83.3
Bingo Smith 18 6 4 2 3-15 0-0 1 20.0
Dwight Davis 17 2 5 0 1-7 0-2 3 14.3 0.0
Steve Patterson 14 0 2 0 0-2 0-0 1 0.0
John Warren 7 4 2 1 1-4 2-2 2 25.0 100.0

Starters

NAME MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK FG 3PT FT TOV PF +/- OREB DREB FG% 3P% FT%
Dave Cowens 38 18 25 4 9-19 0-0 2 47.4
John Havlicek 37 23 11 5 10-16 3-3 2 62.5 100.0
Jo Jo White 31 14 2 3 7-12 0-0 1 58.3
Don Nelson 27 18 8 4 6-13 6-8 5 46.2 75.0
Don Chaney 20 9 4 2 2-3 5-9 4 66.7 55.6

Bench

NAME MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK FG 3PT FT TOV PF +/- OREB DREB FG% 3P% FT%
Paul Silas 23 14 13 2 3-8 8-10 3 37.5 80.0
Paul Westphal 17 4 5 2 1-7 2-2 3 14.3 100.0
Art Williams 16 10 3 5 4-7 2-2 2 57.1 100.0
Steve Kuberski 13 2 2 0 1-3 0-0 3 33.3
Hank Finkel 10 8 4 1 2-3 4-5 0 66.7 80.0
Tom Sanders 8 3 1 0 1-3 1-2 0 33.3 50.0

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Team Leaders

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PPG

26.9

Tatum

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RPG

10.4

Tatum

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APG

5.8

Tatum

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Team Rankings

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ORTG

123.2

1st

DRTG

111.6

3rd

NETRTG

11.6

1st

3P%

38.8

2nd

2023-24 Conference Standings

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

Last Game

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Final

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NBA 2023-24 Leaders

NBA 2023-24 Rankings

NBA 2023-24 Betting

NBA 2023-24 Conference Standings

Eastern W L PCT GB
1
Celtics Celtics
64 18 .780
2
Knicks Knicks
50 32 .610 14.0
3
Bucks Bucks
49 33 .598 15.0
4
Cavaliers Cavaliers
48 34 .585 16.0
5
Magic Magic
47 35 .573 17.0
6
Pacers Pacers
47 35 .573 17.0
Western W L PCT GB
1
Thunder Thunder
57 25 .695
2
Nuggets Nuggets
57 25 .695
3
Timberwolves Timberwolves
56 26 .683 1.0
4
Clippers Clippers
51 31 .622 6.0
5
Mavericks Mavericks
50 32 .610 7.0
6
Suns Suns
49 33 .598 8.0

NBA 2023-24 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Thu
5/16
NYK NYK
@
IND IND
103-116
Wed
5/15
DEN DEN
@
MIN MIN
70-115
Tue
5/14
CLE CLE
@
BOS BOS
98-113
Tue
5/14
DAL DAL
@
OKC OKC
104-92
Mon
5/13
IND IND
@
NYK NYK
91-121

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sat
5/18
OKC OKC
@
DAL DAL
8:00 PM
Sun
5/19
IND IND
@
NYK NYK
3:30 PM
Sun
5/19
MIN MIN
@
DEN DEN
8:00 PM
Mon
5/20
DAL DAL
@
OKC OKC
8:30 PM