1966 Boston Celtics vs. 1979 Seattle Supersonics - Teams Comparisons

Head-to-head comparison between the 1965-66 Celtics and the 1978-79 Supersonics, including both NBA teams stats, regular season and Playoffs wins, losses and performance, winning streaks and other data side by side.

NBA Teams Comparison

1966
Boston

Celtics

vs.

1979
Seattle

Supersonics

On this page: Summary -

Awards and Honors

Team Stats

Team Leaders

Summary

Regular Season

Standings

	1966 Celtics	2º in Eastern Division
	1979 Supersonics	1º in Western Conference

Season Record

	1966 Celtics	54 - 26
	1979 Supersonics	52 - 30

Winning %

	1966 Celtics	.675
	1979 Supersonics	.634

Longest Streaks

	1966 Celtics	Winning Streak: 6 Losing Streak: 3
	1979 Supersonics	Winning Streak: 7 Losing Streak: 6

Players Used
(at least 1 game)

	1966 Celtics	14 players
	1979 Supersonics	14 players

Playoffs

Playoff Performance

	1966 Celtics	NBA Champions
	1979 Supersonics	NBA Champions

Playoff Record

	1966 Celtics	11 - 6
	1979 Supersonics	12 - 5

Winning %

	1966 Celtics	.647
	1979 Supersonics	.706

Players Used
(at least 1 game)

	1966 Celtics	11 players
	1979 Supersonics	11 players

Awards, Honors and More...

Awards and Honors

	1966 Celtics	3 - All-NBA 2nd Team: John Havlicek, Sam Jones, Bill Russell
	1979 Supersonics	2 - Finals MVP: Dennis Johnson All-Defensive 1st Team: Dennis Johnson

NBA Leaders

	1966 Celtics	- none
	1979 Supersonics	- none

Hall of Famers

	1966 Celtics	5 - John Havlicek, K.C. Jones, Sam Jones, Bill Russell, Tom Sanders
	1979 Supersonics	2 - Dennis Johnson, Jack Sikma

Team Stats

NBA Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Points

	1966 Celtics	112.7
	1979 Supersonics	106.6

Rebounds

	1966 Celtics	69.9
	1979 Supersonics	47.6

Assists

	1966 Celtics	22.4
	1979 Supersonics	24.1

Steals

	1966 Celtics	-		n/a *
	1979 Supersonics	8.4

Blocks

	1966 Celtics	-		n/a *
	1979 Supersonics	4.9

3-Pointers Made

	1966 Celtics	-		n/a *
	1979 Supersonics	-		n/a *

Percentages

Field Goal %

	1966 Celtics	.417
	1979 Supersonics	.468

3-Point %

	1966 Celtics	-		n/a *
	1979 Supersonics	-		n/a *

Free Throw %

	1966 Celtics	.739
	1979 Supersonics	.754

NBA Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Points

	1966 Celtics	115.8
	1979 Supersonics	104.6

Rebounds

	1966 Celtics	67.8
	1979 Supersonics	48.3

Assists

	1966 Celtics	21.6
	1979 Supersonics	22.2

Steals

	1966 Celtics	-		n/a *
	1979 Supersonics	8.3

Blocks

	1966 Celtics	-		n/a *
	1979 Supersonics	5.8

3-Pointers Made

	1966 Celtics	-		n/a *
	1979 Supersonics	-		n/a *

Percentages

Field Goal %

	1966 Celtics	.435
	1979 Supersonics	.461

3-Point %

	1966 Celtics	-		n/a *
	1979 Supersonics	-		n/a *

Free Throw %

	1966 Celtics	.767
	1979 Supersonics	.718

Team Leaders

NBA Regular Season

Points

1966 Celtics	23.5 ppg Sam Jones
1979 Supersonics	19.2 ppg Gus Williams

Rebounds

1966 Celtics	22.8 rpg Bill Russell
1979 Supersonics	12.4 rpg Jack Sikma

Assists

1966 Celtics	6.3 apg K.C. Jones
1979 Supersonics	4.4 apg John Johnson

Steals

1966 Celtics	- n/a *
1979 Supersonics	2.1 spg Gus Williams

Blocks

1966 Celtics	- n/a *
1979 Supersonics	1.2 bpg Dennis Johnson

NBA Playoffs

Points

1966 Celtics	24.8 ppg Sam Jones
1979 Supersonics	26.6 ppg Gus Williams

Rebounds

1966 Celtics	25.2 rpg Bill Russell
1979 Supersonics	11.7 rpg Jack Sikma

Assists

1966 Celtics	5.0 apg Bill Russell
1979 Supersonics	5.4 apg John Johnson

Steals

1966 Celtics	- n/a *
1979 Supersonics	2.0 spg Gus Williams

Blocks

1966 Celtics	- n/a *
1979 Supersonics	1.5 bpg Dennis Johnson

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