1979–80 Boston Celtics season
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1979–80 Boston Celtics season | |
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Larry Bird's debut season | |
Head coach | Bill Fitch |
General manager | Red Auerbach |
Arena | Boston Garden Hartford Civic Center |
Results | |
Record | 61–21 (.744) |
Place | Division: 1st (Atlantic) Conference: 1st (Eastern) |
Playoff finish | East Finals (eliminated 1-4) |
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com |
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Local media | |
Television | WBZ-TV, WATR |
Radio | WBZ Radio, WTIC |
The 1979–80 Boston Celtics season was the 34th season of the Boston Celtics in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Bolstered by the play of Rookie Larry Bird, the Celtics improved by 32 wins from the previous year (at the time the largest turnaround in NBA History).
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Draft picks
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Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College |
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3 | 53 | Wayne Kreklow | SG | United States | Drake |
3 | 61 | Ernesto Malcolm | SG | Panama | Briar Cliff |
5 | 90 | Jimmy Allen | United States | New Haven | |
7 | 130 | Steve Castellan | PF | United States | Virginia |
8 | 149 | Glenn Sudhop | C | United States | North Carolina State |
9 | 168 | Kevin Sinnett | United States | Navy | |
10 | 186 | Alton Byrd | PG | United States United Kingdom |
Columbia |
Roster
Boston Celtics roster
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Depth chart
Pos. | Starter | Bench | Reserve | Inactive |
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C | Dave Cowens | Rick Robey | Eric Fernsten | |
PF | Larry Bird | Sam Quinn | ||
SF | Cedric Maxwell | M. L. Carr | Jeff Judkins | |
SG | Chris Ford | Pete Maravich | Don Chaney | |
PG | Nate Archibald | Gerald Henderson |
Regular season
Season standings
Team | W | L | PCT. | GB |
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Boston Celtics | 61 | 21 | .744 | - |
Philadelphia 76ers | 59 | 23 | .720 | 2 |
New York Knicks | 39 | 43 | .476 | 22 |
Washington Bullets | 39 | 43 | .476 | 22 |
New Jersey Nets | 34 | 48 | .415 | 27 |