1963 Boston Celtics vs. 2017 Golden State Warriors - Teams Comparisons

Head-to-head comparison between the 1962-63 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

1963
Boston

Celtics

vs.

2017
Golden State

Warriors

On this page: Summary -

Awards and Honors

Team Stats

Team Leaders

Summary

Regular Season

Standings

	1963 Celtics	1º in Eastern Division
	2017 Warriors	1º in Western Conference

Season Record

	1963 Celtics	58 - 22
	2017 Warriors	67 - 15

Winning %

	1963 Celtics	.725
	2017 Warriors	.817

Longest Streaks

	1963 Celtics	Winning Streak: 6 Losing Streak: 2
	2017 Warriors	Winning Streak: 14 Losing Streak: 3

Players Used
(at least 1 game)

	1963 Celtics	14 players
	2017 Warriors	17 players

Playoffs

Playoff Performance

	1963 Celtics	NBA Champions
	2017 Warriors	NBA Champions

Playoff Record

	1963 Celtics	8 - 5
	2017 Warriors	16 - 1

Winning %

	1963 Celtics	.615
	2017 Warriors	.941

Players Used
(at least 1 game)

	1963 Celtics	11 players
	2017 Warriors	14 players

Awards, Honors and More...

Awards and Honors

	1963 Celtics	5 - Season MVP: Bill Russell All-NBA 1st Team: Bill Russell All-NBA 2nd Team: Bob Cousy, Tom Heinsohn All-Rookie 1st Team: John Havlicek
	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

	1963 Celtics	- none
	2017 Warriors	1 - Steals Leader: Draymond Green

Hall of Famers

	1963 Celtics	10 - Bob Cousy, John Havlicek, Tom Heinsohn, Tom Heinsohn, K.C. Jones, Sam Jones, Clyde Lovellette, Frank Ramsey, Bill Russell, Tom Sanders
	2017 Warriors	- none

Team Stats

NBA Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Points

	1963 Celtics	118.8
	2017 Warriors	115.9

Rebounds

	1963 Celtics	72.7
	2017 Warriors	44.4

Assists

	1963 Celtics	24.5
	2017 Warriors	30.4

Steals

	1963 Celtics	-		n/a *
	2017 Warriors	9.6

Blocks

	1963 Celtics	-		n/a *
	2017 Warriors	6.8

3-Pointers Made

	1963 Celtics	-		n/a *
	2017 Warriors	12.0

Percentages

Field Goal %

	1963 Celtics	.427
	2017 Warriors	.495

3-Point %

	1963 Celtics	-		n/a *
	2017 Warriors	.383

Free Throw %

	1963 Celtics	.725
	2017 Warriors	.788

NBA Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Points

	1963 Celtics	118.1
	2017 Warriors	119.3

Rebounds

	1963 Celtics	68.7
	2017 Warriors	45.8

Assists

	1963 Celtics	24.3
	2017 Warriors	28.2

Steals

	1963 Celtics	-		n/a *
	2017 Warriors	8.7

Blocks

	1963 Celtics	-		n/a *
	2017 Warriors	6.1

3-Pointers Made

	1963 Celtics	-		n/a *
	2017 Warriors	12.7

Percentages

Field Goal %

	1963 Celtics	.422
	2017 Warriors	.494

3-Point %

	1963 Celtics	-		n/a *
	2017 Warriors	.386

Free Throw %

	1963 Celtics	.744
	2017 Warriors	.815

Team Leaders

NBA Regular Season

Points

1963 Celtics	19.7 ppg Sam Jones
2017 Warriors	25.3 ppg Stephen Curry

Rebounds

1963 Celtics	23.6 rpg Bill Russell
2017 Warriors	8.3 rpg Kevin Durant

Assists

1963 Celtics	6.8 apg Bob Cousy
2017 Warriors	7.0 apg Draymond Green

Steals

1963 Celtics	- n/a *
2017 Warriors	2.0 spg Draymond Green

Blocks

1963 Celtics	- n/a *
2017 Warriors	1.6 bpg Kevin Durant

NBA Playoffs

Points

1963 Celtics	24.7 ppg Tom Heinsohn
2017 Warriors	28.5 ppg Kevin Durant

Rebounds

1963 Celtics	25.1 rpg Bill Russell
2017 Warriors	9.1 rpg Draymond Green

Assists

1963 Celtics	8.9 apg Bob Cousy
2017 Warriors	6.7 apg Stephen Curry

Steals

1963 Celtics	- n/a *
2017 Warriors	2.0 spg Stephen Curry

Blocks

1963 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.