1961 Boston Celtics vs. 2014 San Antonio Spurs - Teams Comparisons

Head-to-head comparison between the 1960-61 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

1961
Boston

Celtics

vs.

2014
San Antonio

Spurs

On this page: Summary -

Awards and Honors

Team Stats

Team Leaders

Summary

Regular Season

Standings

	1961 Celtics	1º in Eastern Division
	2014 Spurs	1º in Western Conference

Season Record

	1961 Celtics	57 - 22
	2014 Spurs	62 - 20

Winning %

	1961 Celtics	.722
	2014 Spurs	.756

Longest Streaks

	1961 Celtics	Winning Streak: 9 Losing Streak: 3
	2014 Spurs	Winning Streak: 19 Losing Streak: 3

Players Used
(at least 1 game)

	1961 Celtics	12 players
	2014 Spurs	19 players

Playoffs

Playoff Performance

	1961 Celtics	NBA Champions
	2014 Spurs	NBA Champions

Playoff Record

	1961 Celtics	8 - 2
	2014 Spurs	16 - 7

Winning %

	1961 Celtics	.800
	2014 Spurs	.696

Players Used
(at least 1 game)

	1961 Celtics	10 players
	2014 Spurs	14 players

Awards, Honors and More...

Awards and Honors

	1961 Celtics	4 - Season MVP: Bill Russell All-NBA 1st Team: Bob Cousy All-NBA 2nd Team: Tom Heinsohn, Bill Russell
	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

	1961 Celtics	- none
	2014 Spurs	- none

Hall of Famers

	1961 Celtics	9 - Bob Cousy, Tom Heinsohn, Tom Heinsohn, K.C. Jones, Sam Jones, Frank Ramsey, Bill Russell, Tom Sanders, Bill Sharman
	2014 Spurs	3 - Tim Duncan, Manu Ginobili, Tony Parker

Team Stats

NBA Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Points

	1961 Celtics	119.7
	2014 Spurs	105.4

Rebounds

	1961 Celtics	77.6
	2014 Spurs	43.3

Assists

	1961 Celtics	23.7
	2014 Spurs	25.2

Steals

	1961 Celtics	-		n/a *
	2014 Spurs	7.4

Blocks

	1961 Celtics	-		n/a *
	2014 Spurs	5.1

3-Pointers Made

	1961 Celtics	-		n/a *
	2014 Spurs	8.5

Percentages

Field Goal %

	1961 Celtics	.398
	2014 Spurs	.486

3-Point %

	1961 Celtics	-		n/a *
	2014 Spurs	.397

Free Throw %

	1961 Celtics	.735
	2014 Spurs	.785

NBA Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Points

	1961 Celtics	120.7
	2014 Spurs	106.3

Rebounds

	1961 Celtics	82.1
	2014 Spurs	42.0

Assists

	1961 Celtics	24.7
	2014 Spurs	22.2

Steals

	1961 Celtics	-		n/a *
	2014 Spurs	8.1

Blocks

	1961 Celtics	-		n/a *
	2014 Spurs	3.5

3-Pointers Made

	1961 Celtics	-		n/a *
	2014 Spurs	8.8

Percentages

Field Goal %

	1961 Celtics	.413
	2014 Spurs	.491

3-Point %

	1961 Celtics	-		n/a *
	2014 Spurs	.409

Free Throw %

	1961 Celtics	.723
	2014 Spurs	.767

Team Leaders

NBA Regular Season

Points

1961 Celtics	21.3 ppg Tom Heinsohn
2014 Spurs	16.7 ppg Tony Parker

Rebounds

1961 Celtics	23.9 rpg Bill Russell
2014 Spurs	9.7 rpg Tim Duncan

Assists

1961 Celtics	7.7 apg Bob Cousy
2014 Spurs	5.7 apg Tony Parker

Steals

1961 Celtics	- n/a *
2014 Spurs	1.7 spg Kawhi Leonard

Blocks

1961 Celtics	- n/a *
2014 Spurs	2.0 bpg Malcolm Thomas

NBA Playoffs

Points

1961 Celtics	19.7 ppg Tom Heinsohn
2014 Spurs	17.4 ppg Tony Parker

Rebounds

1961 Celtics	29.9 rpg Bill Russell
2014 Spurs	9.2 rpg Tim Duncan

Assists

1961 Celtics	9.1 apg Bob Cousy
2014 Spurs	4.8 apg Tony Parker

Steals

1961 Celtics	- n/a *
2014 Spurs	1.7 spg Kawhi Leonard

Blocks

1961 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.