1965 Boston Celtics vs. 2018 Golden State Warriors - Teams Comparisons

Head-to-head comparison between the 1964-65 Celtics and the 2017-18 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

1965
Boston

Celtics

vs.

2018
Golden State

Warriors

On this page: Summary -

Awards and Honors

Team Stats

Team Leaders

Summary

Regular Season

Standings

	1965 Celtics	1º in Eastern Division
	2018 Warriors	2º in Western Conference

Season Record

	1965 Celtics	62 - 18
	2018 Warriors	58 - 24

Winning %

	1965 Celtics	.775
	2018 Warriors	.707

Longest Streaks

	1965 Celtics	Winning Streak: 16 Losing Streak: 3
	2018 Warriors	Winning Streak: 11 Losing Streak: 3

Players Used
(at least 1 game)

	1965 Celtics	14 players
	2018 Warriors	17 players

Playoffs

Playoff Performance

	1965 Celtics	NBA Champions
	2018 Warriors	NBA Champions

Playoff Record

	1965 Celtics	8 - 4
	2018 Warriors	16 - 5

Winning %

	1965 Celtics	.667
	2018 Warriors	.762

Players Used
(at least 1 game)

	1965 Celtics	11 players
	2018 Warriors	15 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
	2018 Warriors	4 - Finals MVP: Kevin Durant All-NBA 1st Team: Kevin Durant All-NBA 3rd Team: Stephen Curry All-Defensive 2nd Team: Draymond Green

NBA Leaders

	1965 Celtics	1 - Rebounds Leader: Bill Russell
	2018 Warriors	- none

Hall of Famers

	1965 Celtics	7 - John Havlicek, Tom Heinsohn, Tom Heinsohn, K.C. Jones, Sam Jones, Bill Russell, Tom Sanders
	2018 Warriors	- none

Team Stats

NBA Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Points

	1965 Celtics	112.8
	2018 Warriors	113.5

Rebounds

	1965 Celtics	71.9
	2018 Warriors	43.5

Assists

	1965 Celtics	22.2
	2018 Warriors	29.3

Steals

	1965 Celtics	-		n/a *
	2018 Warriors	8.0

Blocks

	1965 Celtics	-		n/a *
	2018 Warriors	7.5

3-Pointers Made

	1965 Celtics	-		n/a *
	2018 Warriors	11.3

Percentages

Field Goal %

	1965 Celtics	.414
	2018 Warriors	.503

3-Point %

	1965 Celtics	-		n/a *
	2018 Warriors	.391

Free Throw %

	1965 Celtics	.731
	2018 Warriors	.815

NBA Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Points

	1965 Celtics	116.8
	2018 Warriors	110.4

Rebounds

	1965 Celtics	72.3
	2018 Warriors	45.0

Assists

	1965 Celtics	23.6
	2018 Warriors	26.0

Steals

	1965 Celtics	-		n/a *
	2018 Warriors	7.9

Blocks

	1965 Celtics	-		n/a *
	2018 Warriors	5.8

3-Pointers Made

	1965 Celtics	-		n/a *
	2018 Warriors	11.2

Percentages

Field Goal %

	1965 Celtics	.414
	2018 Warriors	.480

3-Point %

	1965 Celtics	-		n/a *
	2018 Warriors	.357

Free Throw %

	1965 Celtics	.744
	2018 Warriors	.822

Team Leaders

NBA Regular Season

Points

1965 Celtics	25.9 ppg Sam Jones
2018 Warriors	26.4 ppg Stephen Curry

Rebounds

1965 Celtics	24.1 rpg Bill Russell
2018 Warriors	7.6 rpg Draymond Green

Assists

1965 Celtics	5.6 apg K.C. Jones
2018 Warriors	7.3 apg Draymond Green

Steals

1965 Celtics	- n/a *
2018 Warriors	1.6 spg Stephen Curry

Blocks

1965 Celtics	- n/a *
2018 Warriors	1.8 bpg Kevin Durant

NBA Playoffs

Points

1965 Celtics	28.6 ppg Sam Jones
2018 Warriors	29.0 ppg Kevin Durant

Rebounds

1965 Celtics	25.2 rpg Bill Russell
2018 Warriors	10.6 rpg Draymond Green

Assists

1965 Celtics	6.3 apg Bill Russell
2018 Warriors	8.1 apg Draymond Green

Steals

1965 Celtics	- n/a *
2018 Warriors	2.0 spg Draymond Green

Blocks

1965 Celtics	- n/a *
2018 Warriors	1.5 bpg Draymond Green

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