1976 Boston Celtics vs. 1979 Seattle Supersonics - Teams Comparisons

Head-to-head comparison between the 1975-76 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

1976
Boston

Celtics

vs.

1979
Seattle

Supersonics

On this page: Summary -

Awards and Honors

Team Stats

Team Leaders

Summary

Regular Season

Standings

	1976 Celtics	1º in Eastern Conference
	1979 Supersonics	1º in Western Conference

Season Record

	1976 Celtics	54 - 28
	1979 Supersonics	52 - 30

Winning %

	1976 Celtics	.659
	1979 Supersonics	.634

Longest Streaks

	1976 Celtics	Winning Streak: 9 Losing Streak: 4
	1979 Supersonics	Winning Streak: 7 Losing Streak: 6

Players Used
(at least 1 game)

	1976 Celtics	13 players
	1979 Supersonics	14 players

Playoffs

Playoff Performance

	1976 Celtics	NBA Champions
	1979 Supersonics	NBA Champions

Playoff Record

	1976 Celtics	12 - 6
	1979 Supersonics	12 - 5

Winning %

	1976 Celtics	.667
	1979 Supersonics	.706

Players Used
(at least 1 game)

	1976 Celtics	12 players
	1979 Supersonics	11 players

Awards, Honors and More...

Awards and Honors

	1976 Celtics	6 - Finals MVP: Jo Jo White All-NBA 2nd Team: Dave Cowens, John Havlicek All-Defensive 1st Team: Dave Cowens, John Havlicek, Paul Silas
	1979 Supersonics	2 - Finals MVP: Dennis Johnson All-Defensive 1st Team: Dennis Johnson

NBA Leaders

	1976 Celtics	- none
	1979 Supersonics	- none

Hall of Famers

	1976 Celtics	4 - Dave Cowens, John Havlicek, Charlie Scott, Jo Jo White
	1979 Supersonics	2 - Dennis Johnson, Jack Sikma

Team Stats

NBA Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Points

	1976 Celtics	106.2
	1979 Supersonics	106.6

Rebounds

	1976 Celtics	52.9
	1979 Supersonics	47.6

Assists

	1976 Celtics	24.1
	1979 Supersonics	24.1

Steals

	1976 Celtics	6.8
	1979 Supersonics	8.4

Blocks

	1976 Celtics	3.2
	1979 Supersonics	4.9

3-Pointers Made

	1976 Celtics	-		n/a *
	1979 Supersonics	-		n/a *

Percentages

Field Goal %

	1976 Celtics	.446
	1979 Supersonics	.468

3-Point %

	1976 Celtics	-		n/a *
	1979 Supersonics	-		n/a *

Free Throw %

	1976 Celtics	.780
	1979 Supersonics	.754

NBA Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Points

	1976 Celtics	100.7
	1979 Supersonics	104.6

Rebounds

	1976 Celtics	50.1
	1979 Supersonics	48.3

Assists

	1976 Celtics	22.6
	1979 Supersonics	22.2

Steals

	1976 Celtics	6.2
	1979 Supersonics	8.3

Blocks

	1976 Celtics	2.3
	1979 Supersonics	5.8

3-Pointers Made

	1976 Celtics	-		n/a *
	1979 Supersonics	-		n/a *

Percentages

Field Goal %

	1976 Celtics	.435
	1979 Supersonics	.461

3-Point %

	1976 Celtics	-		n/a *
	1979 Supersonics	-		n/a *

Free Throw %

	1976 Celtics	.802
	1979 Supersonics	.718

Team Leaders

NBA Regular Season

Points

1976 Celtics	19.0 ppg Dave Cowens
1979 Supersonics	19.2 ppg Gus Williams

Rebounds

1976 Celtics	16.0 rpg Dave Cowens
1979 Supersonics	12.4 rpg Jack Sikma

Assists

1976 Celtics	5.4 apg Jo Jo White
1979 Supersonics	4.4 apg John Johnson

Steals

1976 Celtics	1.3 spg Jo Jo White
1979 Supersonics	2.1 spg Gus Williams

Blocks

1976 Celtics	0.9 bpg Dave Cowens
1979 Supersonics	1.2 bpg Dennis Johnson

NBA Playoffs

Points

1976 Celtics	22.7 ppg Jo Jo White
1979 Supersonics	26.6 ppg Gus Williams

Rebounds

1976 Celtics	16.4 rpg Dave Cowens
1979 Supersonics	11.7 rpg Jack Sikma

Assists

1976 Celtics	5.4 apg Jo Jo White
1979 Supersonics	5.4 apg John Johnson

Steals

1976 Celtics	1.3 spg Paul Silas
1979 Supersonics	2.0 spg Gus Williams

Blocks

1976 Celtics	0.7 bpg Dave Cowens
1979 Supersonics	1.5 bpg Dennis Johnson

Notes: * - Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80.