1966 Philadelphia 76ers vs. 1966 Boston Celtics - Teams Comparisons

Head-to-head comparison between the 1965-66 76ers and the 1965-66 Celtics, including both NBA teams stats, regular season and Playoffs wins, losses and performance, winning streaks and other data side by side.

NBA Teams Comparison

Summary

Regular Season

Standings
1966 76ers
in Eastern Division
1966 Celtics
in Eastern Division
Season Record
1966 76ers
55 - 25
1966 Celtics
54 - 26

Winning %
1966 76ers
.688
1966 Celtics
.675

Longest Streaks
1966 76ers
Winning Streak: 11
Losing Streak: 3
1966 Celtics
Winning Streak: 6
Losing Streak: 3
Players Used
(at least 1 game)
1966 76ers
1966 Celtics

Playoffs

Playoff Performance
1966 76ers
Lost Eastern Division Finals
1966 Celtics
NBA Championship
NBA Champions
Playoff Record
1966 76ers
1 - 4
1966 Celtics
11 - 6

Winning %
1966 76ers
.200
1966 Celtics
.647

Players Used
(at least 1 game)
1966 76ers
1966 Celtics

Awards, Honors and More...

Awards and Honors
1966 76ers
5 -
Season MVP: Wilt Chamberlain
Coach of the Year: Dolph Schayes
All-NBA 1st Team: Wilt Chamberlain
All-NBA 2nd Team: Hal Greer
All-Rookie 1st Team: Billy Cunningham
1966 Celtics
3 -
All-NBA 2nd Team: John Havlicek, Sam Jones, Bill Russell
NBA Leaders
1966 76ers
2 -
Scoring Leader: Wilt Chamberlain
Rebounds Leader: Wilt Chamberlain
1966 Celtics
-
none
Hall of Famers

Team Stats

NBA Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Points
1966 76ers
117.3
1966 Celtics
112.7

Rebounds
1966 76ers
70.7
1966 Celtics
69.9

Assists
1966 76ers
23.8
1966 Celtics
22.4

Steals
1966 76ers
-
n/a *
1966 Celtics
-

n/a *
Blocks
1966 76ers
-
n/a *
1966 Celtics
-

n/a *
3-Pointers Made
1966 76ers
-
n/a *
1966 Celtics
-

n/a *

Percentages

Field Goal %
1966 76ers
.446
1966 Celtics
.417

3-Point %
1966 76ers
-
n/a *
1966 Celtics
-

n/a *
Free Throw %
1966 76ers
.664
1966 Celtics
.739

NBA Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Points
1966 76ers
104.0
1966 Celtics
115.8

Rebounds
1966 76ers
72.2
1966 Celtics
67.8

Assists
1966 76ers
19.2
1966 Celtics
21.6

Steals
1966 76ers
-
n/a *
1966 Celtics
-

n/a *
Blocks
1966 76ers
-
n/a *
1966 Celtics
-

n/a *
3-Pointers Made
1966 76ers
-
n/a *
1966 Celtics
-

n/a *

Percentages

Field Goal %
1966 76ers
.386
1966 Celtics
.435

3-Point %
1966 76ers
-
n/a *
1966 Celtics
-

n/a *
Free Throw %
1966 76ers
.650
1966 Celtics
.767

Team Leaders

NBA Regular Season

Points
1966 76ers
33.5 ppg
1966 Celtics
23.5 ppg
Rebounds
1966 76ers
24.6 rpg
1966 Celtics
22.8 rpg
Assists
1966 76ers
1966 Celtics
6.3 apg
Steals
1966 76ers
-
n/a *
1966 Celtics
-
n/a *
Blocks
1966 76ers
-
n/a *
1966 Celtics
-
n/a *

NBA Playoffs

Points
1966 76ers
28.0 ppg
1966 Celtics
24.8 ppg
Rebounds
1966 76ers
30.2 rpg
1966 Celtics
25.2 rpg
Assists
1966 76ers
4.2 apg
1966 Celtics
5.0 apg
Steals
1966 76ers
-
n/a *
1966 Celtics
-
n/a *
Blocks
1966 76ers
-
n/a *
1966 Celtics
-
n/a *

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

Head to Head this Season

Regular Season

Games Won
1966 76ers
6
1966 Celtics
4

Games:
Nov 6, 1965
Philadelphia 76ers
91
-
101
Boston Celtics
at Boston
Nov 12, 1965
Philadelphia 76ers
123
-
114
Boston Celtics
at Philadelphia
Dec 3, 1965
Philadelphia 76ers
119
-
103
Boston Celtics
at Boston
Dec 28, 1965
Philadelphia 76ers
102
-
93
Boston Celtics
at Philadelphia
Jan 14, 1966
Philadelphia 76ers
112
-
100
Boston Celtics
at Philadelphia
Jan 16, 1966
Philadelphia 76ers
122
-
137
Boston Celtics
at Boston
Feb 6, 1966
Philadelphia 76ers
99
-
100
Boston Celtics
at Boston
Feb 12, 1966
Philadelphia 76ers
83
-
85
Boston Celtics
at Boston
Mar 5, 1966
Philadelphia 76ers
102
-
85
Boston Celtics
at Philadelphia
Mar 6, 1966
Philadelphia 76ers
113
-
110
Boston Celtics
at Boston

Playoffs

Playoffs Series
NBA Eastern Division Finals
Games Won
1966 76ers
1
1966 Celtics
4

Games:
Apr 3, 1966
Philadelphia 76ers
96
-
115
Boston Celtics
at Philadelphia
Apr 6, 1966
Philadelphia 76ers
93
-
114
Boston Celtics
at Boston
Apr 7, 1966
Philadelphia 76ers
111
-
105
Boston Celtics
at Philadelphia
Apr 10, 1966
Philadelphia 76ers
108
-
114
Boston Celtics
(OT) at Boston
Apr 12, 1966
Philadelphia 76ers
112
-
120
Boston Celtics
at Philadelphia