1965 Boston Celtics vs. 1977 Portland Trail Blazers - Teams Comparisons

Head-to-head comparison between the 1964-65 Celtics and the 1976-77 Trail Blazers, including both NBA teams stats, regular season and Playoffs wins, losses and performance, winning streaks and other data side by side.

NBA Teams Comparison

1965
Boston

Celtics

vs.

1977
Portland

Trail Blazers

On this page: Summary -

Awards and Honors

Team Stats

Team Leaders

Summary

Regular Season

Standings

	1965 Celtics	1º in Eastern Division
	1977 Trail Blazers	3º in Western Conference

Season Record

	1965 Celtics	62 - 18
	1977 Trail Blazers	49 - 33

Winning %

	1965 Celtics	.775
	1977 Trail Blazers	.598

Longest Streaks

	1965 Celtics	Winning Streak: 16 Losing Streak: 3
	1977 Trail Blazers	Winning Streak: 6 Losing Streak: 5

Players Used
(at least 1 game)

	1965 Celtics	14 players
	1977 Trail Blazers	13 players

Playoffs

Playoff Performance

	1965 Celtics	NBA Champions
	1977 Trail Blazers	NBA Champions

Playoff Record

	1965 Celtics	8 - 4
	1977 Trail Blazers	14 - 5

Winning %

	1965 Celtics	.667
	1977 Trail Blazers	.737

Players Used
(at least 1 game)

	1965 Celtics	11 players
	1977 Trail Blazers	12 players

Awards, Honors and More...

Awards and Honors

	1965 Celtics	4 - Season MVP: Bill Russell Coach of the Year: Red Auerbach All-NBA 1st Team: Bill Russell All-NBA 2nd Team: Sam Jones
	1977 Trail Blazers	3 - Finals MVP: Bill Walton All-NBA 2nd Team: Bill Walton All-Defensive 1st Team: Bill Walton

NBA Leaders

	1965 Celtics	1 - Rebounds Leader: Bill Russell
	1977 Trail Blazers	2 - Rebounds Leader: Bill Walton Blocks Leader: Bill Walton

Hall of Famers

	1965 Celtics	7 - John Havlicek, Tom Heinsohn, Tom Heinsohn, K.C. Jones, Sam Jones, Bill Russell, Tom Sanders
	1977 Trail Blazers	1 - Bill Walton

Team Stats

NBA Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Points

	1965 Celtics	112.8
	1977 Trail Blazers	111.7

Rebounds

	1965 Celtics	71.9
	1977 Trail Blazers	48.3

Assists

	1965 Celtics	22.2
	1977 Trail Blazers	24.3

Steals

	1965 Celtics	-		n/a *
	1977 Trail Blazers	10.6

Blocks

	1965 Celtics	-		n/a *
	1977 Trail Blazers	6.0

3-Pointers Made

	1965 Celtics	-		n/a *
	1977 Trail Blazers	-		n/a *

Percentages

Field Goal %

	1965 Celtics	.414
	1977 Trail Blazers	.481

3-Point %

	1965 Celtics	-		n/a *
	1977 Trail Blazers	-		n/a *

Free Throw %

	1965 Celtics	.731
	1977 Trail Blazers	.762

NBA Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Points

	1965 Celtics	116.8
	1977 Trail Blazers	107.4

Rebounds

	1965 Celtics	72.3
	1977 Trail Blazers	45.2

Assists

	1965 Celtics	23.6
	1977 Trail Blazers	27.7

Steals

	1965 Celtics	-		n/a *
	1977 Trail Blazers	10.8

Blocks

	1965 Celtics	-		n/a *
	1977 Trail Blazers	6.7

3-Pointers Made

	1965 Celtics	-		n/a *
	1977 Trail Blazers	-		n/a *

Percentages

Field Goal %

	1965 Celtics	.414
	1977 Trail Blazers	.493

3-Point %

	1965 Celtics	-		n/a *
	1977 Trail Blazers	-		n/a *

Free Throw %

	1965 Celtics	.744
	1977 Trail Blazers	.727

Team Leaders

NBA Regular Season

Points

1965 Celtics	25.9 ppg Sam Jones
1977 Trail Blazers	20.2 ppg Maurice Lucas

Rebounds

1965 Celtics	24.1 rpg Bill Russell
1977 Trail Blazers	14.4 rpg Bill Walton

Assists

1965 Celtics	5.6 apg K.C. Jones
1977 Trail Blazers	4.1 apg Lionel Hollins

Steals

1965 Celtics	- n/a *
1977 Trail Blazers	2.2 spg Lionel Hollins

Blocks

1965 Celtics	- n/a *
1977 Trail Blazers	3.2 bpg Bill Walton

NBA Playoffs

Points

1965 Celtics	28.6 ppg Sam Jones
1977 Trail Blazers	21.2 ppg Maurice Lucas

Rebounds

1965 Celtics	25.2 rpg Bill Russell
1977 Trail Blazers	15.2 rpg Bill Walton

Assists

1965 Celtics	6.3 apg Bill Russell
1977 Trail Blazers	5.5 apg Bill Walton

Steals

1965 Celtics	- n/a *
1977 Trail Blazers	2.5 spg Lionel Hollins

Blocks

1965 Celtics	- n/a *
1977 Trail Blazers	3.4 bpg Bill Walton

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