1959 Boston Celtics vs. 2017 Golden State Warriors - Teams Comparisons

Head-to-head comparison between the 1958-59 Celtics and the 2016-17 Warriors, 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.

2017
Golden State

Warriors

On this page: Summary -

Awards and Honors

Team Stats

Team Leaders

Summary

Regular Season

Standings

	1959 Celtics	1º in Eastern Division
	2017 Warriors	1º in Western Conference

Season Record

	1959 Celtics	52 - 20
	2017 Warriors	67 - 15

Winning %

	1959 Celtics	.722
	2017 Warriors	.817

Longest Streaks

	1959 Celtics	Winning Streak: 11 Losing Streak: 2
	2017 Warriors	Winning Streak: 14 Losing Streak: 3

Players Used
(at least 1 game)

	1959 Celtics	12 players
	2017 Warriors	17 players

Playoffs

Playoff Performance

	1959 Celtics	NBA Champions
	2017 Warriors	NBA Champions

Playoff Record

	1959 Celtics	8 - 3
	2017 Warriors	16 - 1

Winning %

	1959 Celtics	.727
	2017 Warriors	.941

Players Used
(at least 1 game)

	1959 Celtics	10 players
	2017 Warriors	14 players

Awards, Honors and More...

Awards and Honors

	1959 Celtics	3 - All-NBA 1st Team: Bob Cousy, Bill Russell, Bill Sharman
	2017 Warriors	6 - Finals MVP: Kevin Durant Defensive Player: Draymond Green All-NBA 2nd Team: Stephen Curry, Kevin Durant All-NBA 3rd Team: Draymond Green All-Defensive 1st Team: Draymond Green

NBA Leaders

	1959 Celtics	2 - Rebounds Leader: Bill Russell Assists Leader: Bob Cousy
	2017 Warriors	1 - Steals Leader: Draymond Green

Hall of Famers

	1959 Celtics	8 - Bob Cousy, Tom Heinsohn, Tom Heinsohn, K.C. Jones, Sam Jones, Frank Ramsey, Bill Russell, Bill Sharman
	2017 Warriors	- none

Team Stats

NBA Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Points

	1959 Celtics	116.4
	2017 Warriors	115.9

Rebounds

	1959 Celtics	77.8
	2017 Warriors	44.4

Assists

	1959 Celtics	21.8
	2017 Warriors	30.4

Steals

	1959 Celtics	-		n/a *
	2017 Warriors	9.6

Blocks

	1959 Celtics	-		n/a *
	2017 Warriors	6.8

3-Pointers Made

	1959 Celtics	-		n/a *
	2017 Warriors	12.0

Percentages

Field Goal %

	1959 Celtics	.395
	2017 Warriors	.495

3-Point %

	1959 Celtics	-		n/a *
	2017 Warriors	.383

Free Throw %

	1959 Celtics	.766
	2017 Warriors	.788

NBA Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Points

	1959 Celtics	123.3
	2017 Warriors	119.3

Rebounds

	1959 Celtics	82.6
	2017 Warriors	45.8

Assists

	1959 Celtics	26.1
	2017 Warriors	28.2

Steals

	1959 Celtics	-		n/a *
	2017 Warriors	8.7

Blocks

	1959 Celtics	-		n/a *
	2017 Warriors	6.1

3-Pointers Made

	1959 Celtics	-		n/a *
	2017 Warriors	12.7

Percentages

Field Goal %

	1959 Celtics	.397
	2017 Warriors	.494

3-Point %

	1959 Celtics	-		n/a *
	2017 Warriors	.386

Free Throw %

	1959 Celtics	.746
	2017 Warriors	.815

Team Leaders

NBA Regular Season

Points

1959 Celtics	20.4 ppg Bill Sharman
2017 Warriors	25.3 ppg Stephen Curry

Rebounds

1959 Celtics	23.0 rpg Bill Russell
2017 Warriors	8.3 rpg Kevin Durant

Assists

1959 Celtics	8.6 apg Bob Cousy
2017 Warriors	7.0 apg Draymond Green

Steals

1959 Celtics	- n/a *
2017 Warriors	2.0 spg Draymond Green

Blocks

1959 Celtics	- n/a *
2017 Warriors	1.6 bpg Kevin Durant

NBA Playoffs

Points

1959 Celtics	23.2 ppg Frank Ramsey
2017 Warriors	28.5 ppg Kevin Durant

Rebounds

1959 Celtics	27.7 rpg Bill Russell
2017 Warriors	9.1 rpg Draymond Green

Assists

1959 Celtics	10.8 apg Bob Cousy
2017 Warriors	6.7 apg Stephen Curry

Steals

1959 Celtics	- n/a *
2017 Warriors	2.0 spg Stephen Curry

Blocks

1959 Celtics	- n/a *
2017 Warriors	1.6 bpg Draymond Green

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