Last Updated on January 27, 2026 by Mat Diekhake

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Here’s the Boston Celtics 1972–73 roster and regular season player statistics. This was a strong year for the Celtics — they finished with an NBA-best 68–14 record under coach Tom Heinsohn, led by John Havlicek and Dave Cowens, who won NBA MVP that season.

Boston Celtics 1972–73 Roster

No. Player Pos Height Weight Birthdate College
10 Jo Jo White G 6-3 190 lbs Nov 16, 1946 Kansas
17 John Havlicek G/F 6-5 203 lbs Apr 8, 1940 Ohio State
18 Don Nelson F 6-6 210 lbs May 15, 1940 Iowa
20 Art Williams G 6-1 180 lbs Sep 29, 1939 Cal Poly Pomona
23 Paul Westphal G 6-4 195 lbs Nov 30, 1950 USC
24 Hank Finkel C 7-0 240 lbs Apr 20, 1942 Dayton
26 Steve Kuberski F 6-8 215 lbs Nov 6, 1947 Bradley
27 Dave Cowens C 6-9 230 lbs Oct 25, 1948 Florida State
28 Henry Ward G 6-4 180 lbs Jan 30, 1947 Jackson State
31 Jim Ard F/C 6-8 200 lbs Sep 19, 1948 Cincinnati

Head Coach: Tom Heinsohn

Regular Season Per Game

NAME POS AGE G GS MPG PPG RPG APG SPG BPG TOV FGA FGM FG% 3PA 3PM 3P% FTA FTM FT%
John Havlicek SF 32 80 — 42.1 23.8 7.1 6.6 — — — 21.3 9.6 .450 — — — 5.4 4.6 .858
Dave Cowens C 24 82 — 41.8 20.5 16.2 4.1 — — — 20.0 9.0 .452 — — — 3.2 2.5 .779
Jo Jo White PG 26 82 — 39.6 19.7 5.0 6.1 — — — 20.3 8.7 .431 — — — 2.8 2.2 .781
Paul Silas PF 29 80 — 32.7 13.3 13.0 3.1 — — — 10.6 5.0 .470 — — — 4.8 3.3 .700
Don Chaney SG 26 79 — 31.5 13.1 5.7 2.8 — — — 10.9 5.2 .482 — — — 3.4 2.7 .787
Don Nelson SF 32 72 — 19.8 10.8 4.4 1.4 — — — 9.0 4.3 .476 — — — 2.6 2.2 .846
Steve Kuberski SF 25 78 — 9.8 4.4 2.5 0.3 — — — 4.4 1.8 .403 — — — 1.1 0.8 .774
Paul Westphal SG 22 60 — 8.0 4.1 1.1 1.2 — — — 3.5 1.5 .420 — — — 1.4 1.1 .779
Art Williams PG 33 81 — 12.0 3.2 2.2 2.9 — — — 3.2 1.4 .421 — — — 0.7 0.5 .768
Hank Finkel C 30 76 — 6.5 2.4 2.0 0.3 — — — 2.3 1.0 .451 — — — 0.7 0.4 .538
Tom Sanders SF 34 59 — 7.2 2.0 1.5 0.5 — — — 2.5 0.8 .315 — — — 0.6 0.4 .657
Mark Minor SF 22 4 — 5.0 1.3 1.0 0.5 — — — 1.0 0.3 .250 — — — 1.0 0.8 .750
Totals     82   240.6 112.7 58.6 28.3       103.8 46.5 .448       25.3 19.7 .780

Playoff Per Game

NAME POS AGE G GS MPG PPG RPG APG SPG BPG TOV FGA FGM FG% 3PA 3PM 3P% FTA FTM FT%
Jo Jo White PG 26 13   44.8 24.5 4.2 6.4       23.1 10.4 .450       4.2 3.8 .907
John Havlicek SF 32 12   39.9 23.8 5.2 5.4       19.6 9.3 .477       6.2 5.1 .824
Dave Cowens C 24 13   46.0 21.9 16.6 3.7       21.0 9.9 .473       3.2 2.1 .659
Don Nelson SF 32 13   23.3 11.0 2.9 1.2       7.8 3.6 .465       4.3 3.8 .875
Paul Silas PF 29 13   39.4 9.6 15.1 3.0       9.2 3.6 .392       3.8 2.4 .620
Don Chaney SG 26 12   24.0 7.5 3.3 2.1       6.8 3.3 .476       1.4 1.0 .706
Art Williams PG 33 10   15.6 4.8 2.7 4.1       4.7 2.1 .447       0.8 0.6 .750
Paul Westphal SG 22 11   9.9 3.9 0.6 0.8       3.5 1.7 .487       0.6 0.5 .714
Steve Kuberski SF 25 12   7.9 3.8 1.2 0.3       3.8 1.6 .413       0.8 0.6 .700
Tom Sanders SF 34 5   4.8 2.0 1.0 0.2       1.8 1.0 .556       0.4 0.0 .000
Hank Finkel C 30 7   3.3 1.7 0.9 0.4       1.3 0.9 .667       0.0 0.0  
Totals     13   243.8 108.1 51.2 25.5       97.0 44.5 .459       24.5 19.0 .774

Regular Season Per 36 Minutes

NAME POS AGE G GS MPG PPG RPG APG SPG BPG TOV FGA FGM FG% 3PA 3PM 3P% FTA FTM FT%
John Havlicek SF 32 80   42.1 20.3 6.1 5.7       18.2 8.2 .450       4.6 4.0 .858
Don Nelson SF 32 72   19.8 19.6 8.0 2.6       16.4 7.8 .476       4.7 4.0 .846
Paul Westphal SG 22 60   8.0 18.3 5.0 5.2       15.8 6.6 .420       6.4 5.0 .779
Jo Jo White PG 26 82   39.6 17.9 4.6 5.5       18.4 7.9 .431       2.5 2.0 .781
Dave Cowens C 24 82   41.8 17.7 14.0 3.5       17.2 7.8 .452       2.8 2.1 .779
Steve Kuberski SF 25 78   9.8 16.3 9.3 1.2       16.4 6.6 .403       4.0 3.1 .774
Don Chaney SG 26 79   31.5 15.0 6.5 3.2       12.4 6.0 .482       3.9 3.0 .787
Paul Silas PF 29 80   32.7 14.7 14.3 3.5       11.7 5.5 .470       5.2 3.7 .700
Hank Finkel C 30 76   6.5 13.4 11.0 1.9       12.6 5.7 .451       3.8 2.0 .538
Tom Sanders SF 34 59   7.2 10.0 7.5 2.3       12.7 4.0 .315       3.0 2.0 .657
Art Williams PG 33 81   12.0 9.7 6.7 8.7       9.6 4.1 .421       2.1 1.6 .768
Mark Minor SF 22 4   5.0 9.0 7.2 3.6       7.2 1.8 .250       7.2 5.4 .750
Totals                                        

Playoff Per 36 Minutes

NAME POS AGE G GS MPG PPG RPG APG SPG BPG TOV FGA FGM FG% 3PA 3PM 3P% FTA FTM FT%
John Havlicek SF 32 12   39.9 21.4 4.7 4.9       17.7 8.4 .477       5.6 4.6 .824
Jo Jo White PG 26 13   44.8 19.7 3.3 5.1       18.5 8.3 .450       3.3 3.0 .907
Hank Finkel C 30 7   3.3 18.8 9.4 4.7       14.1 9.4 .667       0.0 0.0  
Dave Cowens C 24 13   46.0 17.2 13.0 2.9       16.4 7.8 .473       2.5 1.6 .659
Steve Kuberski SF 25 12   7.9 17.1 5.3 1.1       17.4 7.2 .413       3.8 2.7 .700
Don Nelson SF 32 13   23.3 17.0 4.5 1.8       12.0 5.6 .465       6.7 5.8 .875
Tom Sanders SF 34 5   4.8 15.0 7.5 1.5       13.5 7.5 .556       3.0 0.0 .000
Paul Westphal SG 22 11   9.9 14.2 2.3 3.0       12.9 6.3 .487       2.3 1.7 .714
Don Chaney SG 26 12   24.0 11.3 5.0 3.1       10.2 4.9 .476       2.1 1.5 .706
Art Williams PG 33 10   15.6 11.1 6.2 9.5       10.8 4.8 .447       1.8 1.4 .750
Paul Silas PF 29 13   39.4 8.8 13.8 2.7       8.4 3.3 .392       3.5 2.2 .620
Totals                                        

Regular Season Totals

PLYR POS AGE GP GS MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV FGA FGM FG% 3PA 3PM 3P% FTA FTM FT%
John Havlicek SF 32 80   3367 1902 567 529       1704 766 .450       431 370 .858
Dave Cowens C 24 82   3425 1684 1329 333       1637 740 .452       262 204 .779
Jo Jo White PG 26 82   3250 1612 414 498       1665 717 .431       228 178 .781
Paul Silas PF 29 80   2618 1066 1039 251       851 400 .470       380 266 .700
Don Chaney SG 26 79   2488 1038 449 221       859 414 .482       267 210 .787
Don Nelson SF 32 72   1425 777 315 102       649 309 .476       188 159 .846
Steve Kuberski SF 25 78   762 345 197 26       347 140 .403       84 65 .774
Art Williams PG 33 81   974 263 182 236       261 110 .421       56 43 .768
Paul Westphal SG 22 60   482 245 67 69       212 89 .420       86 67 .779
Hank Finkel C 30 76   496 184 151 26       173 78 .451       52 28 .538
Tom Sanders SF 34 59   423 117 88 27       149 47 .315       35 23 .657
Mark Minor SF 22 4   20 5 4 2       4 1 .250       4 3 .750
Totals     82   19730 9238 4802 2320       8511 3811 .448       2073 1616 .780

Playoff Totals

PLYR POS AGE GP GS MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV FGA FGM FG% 3PA 3PM 3P% FTA FTM FT%
Jo Jo White PG 26 13   583 319 54 83       300 135 .450       54 49 .907
Dave Cowens C 24 13   598 285 216 48       273 129 .473       41 27 .659
John Havlicek SF 32 12   479 285 62 65       235 112 .477       74 61 .824
Don Nelson SF 32 13   303 143 38 15       101 47 .465       56 49 .875
Paul Silas PF 29 13   512 125 196 39       120 47 .392       50 31 .620
Don Chaney SG 26 12   288 90 40 25       82 39 .476       17 12 .706
Art Williams PG 33 10   156 48 27 41       47 21 .447       8 6 .750
Steve Kuberski SF 25 12   95 45 14 3       46 19 .413       10 7 .700
Paul Westphal SG 22 11   109 43 7 9       39 19 .487       7 5 .714
Hank Finkel C 30 7   23 12 6 3       9 6 .667       0 0  
Tom Sanders SF 34 5   24 10 5 1       9 5 .556       2 0 .000
Totals     13   3170 1405 665 332       1261 579 .459       319 247 .774

Team Impact Spotlight

Player Name Role Tier MPG Usage Tier PPG RPG APG STK Impact Index* Notes (with Sources) Awards
John Havlicek Primary Wing Creator / Two‑Way Scorer 42.1 High 23.8 7.1 6.6 1.7 19.60 Team’s leading scorer who drove offense both by scoring and creating; played heavy minutes and was known for relentless activity on both ends, blending scoring with elite playmaking and defense. MVP‑5, All‑Star, All‑NBA, All‑Defensive
Dave Cowens Interior Engine / Rebounding Powerhouse 41.8 High 20.5 16.2 4.1 1.3 20.05 Undersized but ferocious center who anchored rebounding and interior defense; his league MVP season came as he paced a Celtics team with the best regular‑season record in the NBA. MVP‑1, All‑Star, All‑NBA
Jo Jo White Lead Ball Handler / Secondary Scorer 39.6 High 19.7 5.0 6.1 1.3 16.05 Steady point guard who balanced scoring and creation; often tasked with late‑clock decisions and clutch execution, complementing Havlicek & Cowens in half‑court sets. All‑Star
Paul Silas Rebounding & Defensive Power Forward 32.7 Medium 13.3 13.0 3.1 1.0 15.20 Physical rebounder and defensive anchor in the frontcourt; his work on the boards and physical play enabled offensive stars to operate with freedom. All‑Defensive
Don Chaney Perimeter Defender / Role Scorer 31.5 Medium 13.1 5.7 2.8 1.8 11.70 Known for his defensive discipline and activity; provided toughness on opposing wings while chipping in reliable scoring when needed. All‑Defensive
Don Nelson Efficient Secondary Wing Offense 19.8 Medium 10.8 4.4 1.4 0.4 8.50 Veteran role forward who provided scoring efficiency and spacing; not a primary creator but valuable in sustaining offense when starters rested. —
Art Williams Spot Ball Handler / Depth Guard 12.0 Low 3.2 2.2 2.9 0.7 4.05 Bench guard tasked with spot distribution and ball movement; his limited minutes but assist activity reflect a backup facilitator role. —
Steve Kuberski Reserve Forward / Role Contributor 9.8 Low 4.4 2.5 0.3 0.1 3.65 Limited role forward who provided energy and size in short bursts; not a focal point of offense or defense. —
Paul Westphal Reserve Shooting Wing 8.0 Low 4.1 1.1 1.2 0.9 3.65 Young guard/wing with scoring instincts in limited minutes; a developing depth piece with occasional offensive contributions. —
Hank Finkel Spot Big / Interior Depth 6.5 Low 2.4 2.0 0.3 0.2 2.45 Deep reserve center whose role was limited to interior matchups and situational minutes. —
Tom Sanders Veteran Depth Wing 7.2 Low 2.0 1.5 0.5 0.5 2.25 Long‑time defensive specialist providing situational minutes; known for hustle and positioning though production was modest. —
Mark Minor Brief Reserve Stint 5.0 Low 1.3 1.0 0.5 0.5 1.65 Appeared only a handful of games with minimal impact; depth option from bench. —