1959 Boston Celtics vs. 2014 San Antonio Spurs - Teams Comparisons

Head-to-head comparison between the 1958-59 Celtics and the 2013-14 Spurs, including both NBA teams stats, regular season and Playoffs wins, losses and performance, winning streaks and other data side by side.

NBA Teams Comparison

1959
Boston

Celtics

vs.

2014
San Antonio

Spurs

On this page: Summary -

Awards and Honors

Team Stats

Team Leaders

Summary

Regular Season

Standings

	1959 Celtics	1º in Eastern Division
	2014 Spurs	1º in Western Conference

Season Record

	1959 Celtics	52 - 20
	2014 Spurs	62 - 20

Winning %

	1959 Celtics	.722
	2014 Spurs	.756

Longest Streaks

	1959 Celtics	Winning Streak: 11 Losing Streak: 2
	2014 Spurs	Winning Streak: 19 Losing Streak: 3

Players Used
(at least 1 game)

	1959 Celtics	12 players
	2014 Spurs	19 players

Playoffs

Playoff Performance

	1959 Celtics	NBA Champions
	2014 Spurs	NBA Champions

Playoff Record

	1959 Celtics	8 - 3
	2014 Spurs	16 - 7

Winning %

	1959 Celtics	.727
	2014 Spurs	.696

Players Used
(at least 1 game)

	1959 Celtics	10 players
	2014 Spurs	14 players

Awards, Honors and More...

Awards and Honors

	1959 Celtics	3 - All-NBA 1st Team: Bob Cousy, Bill Russell, Bill Sharman
	2014 Spurs	4 - Finals MVP: Kawhi Leonard Coach of the Year: Gregg Popovich All-NBA 2nd Team: Tony Parker All-Defensive 2nd Team: Kawhi Leonard

NBA Leaders

	1959 Celtics	2 - Rebounds Leader: Bill Russell Assists Leader: Bob Cousy
	2014 Spurs	- none

Hall of Famers

	1959 Celtics	8 - Bob Cousy, Tom Heinsohn, Tom Heinsohn, K.C. Jones, Sam Jones, Frank Ramsey, Bill Russell, Bill Sharman
	2014 Spurs	3 - Tim Duncan, Manu Ginobili, Tony Parker

Team Stats

NBA Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Points

	1959 Celtics	116.4
	2014 Spurs	105.4

Rebounds

	1959 Celtics	77.8
	2014 Spurs	43.3

Assists

	1959 Celtics	21.8
	2014 Spurs	25.2

Steals

	1959 Celtics	-		n/a *
	2014 Spurs	7.4

Blocks

	1959 Celtics	-		n/a *
	2014 Spurs	5.1

3-Pointers Made

	1959 Celtics	-		n/a *
	2014 Spurs	8.5

Percentages

Field Goal %

	1959 Celtics	.395
	2014 Spurs	.486

3-Point %

	1959 Celtics	-		n/a *
	2014 Spurs	.397

Free Throw %

	1959 Celtics	.766
	2014 Spurs	.785

NBA Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Points

	1959 Celtics	123.3
	2014 Spurs	106.3

Rebounds

	1959 Celtics	82.6
	2014 Spurs	42.0

Assists

	1959 Celtics	26.1
	2014 Spurs	22.2

Steals

	1959 Celtics	-		n/a *
	2014 Spurs	8.1

Blocks

	1959 Celtics	-		n/a *
	2014 Spurs	3.5

3-Pointers Made

	1959 Celtics	-		n/a *
	2014 Spurs	8.8

Percentages

Field Goal %

	1959 Celtics	.397
	2014 Spurs	.491

3-Point %

	1959 Celtics	-		n/a *
	2014 Spurs	.409

Free Throw %

	1959 Celtics	.746
	2014 Spurs	.767

Team Leaders

NBA Regular Season

Points

1959 Celtics	20.4 ppg Bill Sharman
2014 Spurs	16.7 ppg Tony Parker

Rebounds

1959 Celtics	23.0 rpg Bill Russell
2014 Spurs	9.7 rpg Tim Duncan

Assists

1959 Celtics	8.6 apg Bob Cousy
2014 Spurs	5.7 apg Tony Parker

Steals

1959 Celtics	- n/a *
2014 Spurs	1.7 spg Kawhi Leonard

Blocks

1959 Celtics	- n/a *
2014 Spurs	2.0 bpg Malcolm Thomas

NBA Playoffs

Points

1959 Celtics	23.2 ppg Frank Ramsey
2014 Spurs	17.4 ppg Tony Parker

Rebounds

1959 Celtics	27.7 rpg Bill Russell
2014 Spurs	9.2 rpg Tim Duncan

Assists

1959 Celtics	10.8 apg Bob Cousy
2014 Spurs	4.8 apg Tony Parker

Steals

1959 Celtics	- n/a *
2014 Spurs	1.7 spg Kawhi Leonard

Blocks

1959 Celtics	- n/a *
2014 Spurs	1.3 bpg Tim Duncan

Notes: * - Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.
- Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80.