| 61-21 | Lost Conf Finals |
| Record | Outcome |
The Boston Celtics finished the regular season with a 61-21 record. They went 35-6 at home and 26-15 on the road. Including the playoffs, the Boston Celtics went 66-25. Their final game was a loss in the Eastern Conference Finals to the Philadelphia 76ers.
The 1979-80 Boston Celtics played in the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference.
The 1979-80 Boston Celtics had their best month in November, when they went 10-2 and had a 83.3% win percentage. Their worst month was March, when they went 12-6 and had a 66.7% win percentage.
| Month | Record | Win Percentage % | Point Differential |
|---|---|---|---|
| October '79 | 7-2 | 77.8% | +117 |
| November '79 | 10-2 | 83.3% | +109 |
| December '79 | 12-5 | 70.6% | +42 |
| January '80 | 11-4 | 73.3% | +128 |
| February '80 | 9-2 | 81.8% | +124 |
| March '80 | 12-6 | 66.7% | +119 |
Yes, the Boston Celtics made the Playoffs in 1980. They won their first series against the Houston Rockets in the Eastern Conference Semifinals. They eventually lost against the Philadelphia 76ers in the Eastern Conference Finals.
The Boston Celtics finished the regular season with a point differential of +639. Based on their point differential and their pythagorean expectation, the Celtics could have been expected to have about 59.8 wins, or a 60-22 record in the regular season.
In close, one-possession games, or games that went to overtime, the 1979-80 Boston Celtics went 11-8.
During the regular season, the 1979-80 Boston Celtics went 4-3 in overtime games.
The longest win streak during the regular season for the 1979-80 Boston Celtics was a 9 game winning streak.
The longest losing streak that the Boston Celtics had during the 1979-80 regular season was 2 games, which occured 3 separate times.
= Playoff Team
| Date | Opponent | Score | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular Season | ||||
| Fri, Oct 12, 1979 | vs Houston Rockets | Win 114 - 106 | ||
| Sat, Oct 13, 1979 | @ Cleveland Cavaliers | Win 139 - 117 | ||
| Wed, Oct 17, 1979 | vs Cleveland Cavaliers | Win 127 - 108 | ||
| Fri, Oct 19, 1979 | vs Washington Bullets | Win 130 - 93 | ||
| Sat, Oct 20, 1979 | @ Indiana Pacers | Loss 128 - 131 | OT | |
| Tue, Oct 23, 1979 | @ San Antonio Spurs | Loss 120 - 129 | ||
| Wed, Oct 24, 1979 | @ Houston Rockets | Win 100 - 99 | ||
| Sat, Oct 27, 1979 | @ Atlanta Hawks | Win 100 - 95 | ||
| Wed, Oct 31, 1979 | @ New Jersey Nets | Win 116 - 79 | ||
| Sat, Nov 3, 1979 | @ Washington Bullets | Win 118 - 97 | ||
| Wed, Nov 7, 1979 | vs San Antonio Spurs | Win 117 - 105 | ||
| Fri, Nov 9, 1979 | vs Kansas City Kings | Win 127 - 119 | ||
| Sat, Nov 10, 1979 | @ Philadelphia 76ers | Loss 94 - 95 | ||
| Wed, Nov 14, 1979 | vs Detroit Pistons | Win 115 - 111 | ||
| Fri, Nov 16, 1979 | vs Utah Jazz | Win 113 - 97 | ||
| Sat, Nov 17, 1979 | @ New York Knicks | Loss 109 - 113 | ||
| Wed, Nov 21, 1979 | vs New Jersey Nets | Win 111 - 103 | ||
| Fri, Nov 23, 1979 | vs Indiana Pacers | Win 118 - 103 | ||
| Sat, Nov 24, 1979 | @ Atlanta Hawks | Win 106 - 101 | ||
| Wed, Nov 28, 1979 | vs Denver Nuggets | Win 119 - 97 | ||
| Fri, Nov 30, 1979 | vs New York Knicks | Win 100 - 97 | ||
| Sat, Dec 1, 1979 | @ Indiana Pacers | Win 106 - 102 | OT | |
| Sun, Dec 2, 1979 | @ Kansas City Kings | Loss 88 - 94 | ||
| Tue, Dec 4, 1979 | @ Detroit Pistons | Win 118 - 114 | OT | |
| Wed, Dec 5, 1979 | vs Atlanta Hawks | Loss 92 - 120 | ||
| Fri, Dec 7, 1979 | vs Phoenix Suns | Win 100 - 92 | ||
| Sat, Dec 8, 1979 | @ Cleveland Cavaliers | Loss 100 - 116 | ||
| Sun, Dec 9, 1979 | @ Milwaukee Bucks | Win 113 - 108 | ||
| Wed, Dec 12, 1979 | vs New Jersey Nets | Win 116 - 102 | ||
| Fri, Dec 14, 1979 | vs Milwaukee Bucks | Win 97 - 94 | ||
| Sat, Dec 15, 1979 | @ New York Knicks | Win 99 - 96 | ||
| Sun, Dec 16, 1979 | @ New Jersey Nets | Win 115 - 112 | OT | |
| Wed, Dec 19, 1979 | vs Philadelphia 76ers | Win 112 - 89 | ||
| Fri, Dec 21, 1979 | vs San Antonio Spurs | Win 133 - 114 | ||
| Sat, Dec 22, 1979 | @ Philadelphia 76ers | Loss 113 - 126 | ||
| Thu, Dec 27, 1979 | @ San Diego Clippers | Win 118 - 97 | ||
| Fri, Dec 28, 1979 | @ Los Angeles Lakers | Loss 105 - 123 | ||
| Sat, Dec 29, 1979 | @ Golden State Warriors | Win 104 - 88 | ||
| Wed, Jan 2, 1980 | @ Houston Rockets | Win 111 - 103 | ||
| Sat, Jan 5, 1980 | @ San Antonio Spurs | Loss 111 - 119 | ||
| Wed, Jan 9, 1980 | vs New York Knicks | Win 112 - 95 | ||
| Fri, Jan 11, 1980 | vs Atlanta Hawks | Win 108 - 93 | ||
| Sun, Jan 13, 1980 | vs Los Angeles Lakers | Loss 98 - 100 | ||
| Wed, Jan 16, 1980 | vs Chicago Bulls | Win 114 - 104 | ||
| Fri, Jan 18, 1980 | vs Portland Trail Blazers | Win 111 - 93 | ||
| Sun, Jan 20, 1980 | vs Seattle SuperSonics | Loss 106 - 108 | OT2 | |
| Tue, Jan 22, 1980 | vs Houston Rockets | Win 112 - 106 | ||
| Wed, Jan 23, 1980 | @ Detroit Pistons | Win 131 - 104 | ||
| Fri, Jan 25, 1980 | vs Washington Bullets | Loss 107 - 118 | ||
| Sun, Jan 27, 1980 | vs San Diego Clippers | Win 131 - 108 | ||
| Tue, Jan 29, 1980 | @ Chicago Bulls | Win 103 - 99 | ||
| Wed, Jan 30, 1980 | vs Cleveland Cavaliers | Win 110 - 103 | ||
| Thu, Jan 31, 1980 | @ Washington Bullets | Win 119 - 103 | ||
| Wed, Feb 6, 1980 | vs Philadelphia 76ers | Win 129 - 110 | ||
| Fri, Feb 8, 1980 | vs Indiana Pacers | Win 130 - 108 | ||
| Sun, Feb 10, 1980 | vs Detroit Pistons | Win 128 - 111 | ||
| Wed, Feb 13, 1980 | @ Phoenix Suns | Loss 134 - 135 | ||
| Fri, Feb 15, 1980 | @ Portland Trail Blazers | Win 106 - 91 | ||
| Sun, Feb 17, 1980 | @ Seattle SuperSonics | Loss 108 - 109 | ||
| Wed, Feb 20, 1980 | @ Utah Jazz | Win 105 - 98 | ||
| Sat, Feb 23, 1980 | @ Denver Nuggets | Win 124 - 105 | ||
| Tue, Feb 26, 1980 | vs Atlanta Hawks | Win 108 - 97 | ||
| Wed, Feb 27, 1980 | vs San Antonio Spurs | Win 130 - 125 | ||
| Fri, Feb 29, 1980 | vs Golden State Warriors | Win 110 - 99 | ||
| Sun, Mar 2, 1980 | vs Detroit Pistons | Win 118 - 115 | ||
| Tue, Mar 4, 1980 | @ San Antonio Spurs | Win 137 - 108 | ||
| Wed, Mar 5, 1980 | @ Houston Rockets | Win 103 - 99 | OT | |
| Fri, Mar 7, 1980 | vs Philadelphia 76ers | Win 111 - 92 | ||
| Sun, Mar 9, 1980 | vs Washington Bullets | Loss 128 - 133 | OT | |
| Tue, Mar 11, 1980 | @ Indiana Pacers | Loss 108 - 114 | ||
| Wed, Mar 12, 1980 | vs Houston Rockets | Win 121 - 105 | ||
| Fri, Mar 14, 1980 | @ Atlanta Hawks | Loss 87 - 88 | ||
| Sat, Mar 15, 1980 | @ New York Knicks | Win 123 - 120 | ||
| Mon, Mar 17, 1980 | @ New Jersey Nets | Win 117 - 92 | ||
| Tue, Mar 18, 1980 | vs Indiana Pacers | Win 114 - 102 | ||
| Thu, Mar 20, 1980 | @ Detroit Pistons | Win 124 - 106 | ||
| Sat, Mar 22, 1980 | @ Cleveland Cavaliers | Loss 105 - 109 | ||
| Sun, Mar 23, 1980 | vs New Jersey Nets | Loss 96 - 101 | ||
| Tue, Mar 25, 1980 | @ Washington Bullets | Win 96 - 95 | ||
| Wed, Mar 26, 1980 | vs New York Knicks | Win 129 - 121 | ||
| Fri, Mar 28, 1980 | vs Cleveland Cavaliers | Win 130 - 122 | ||
| Sun, Mar 30, 1980 | @ Philadelphia 76ers | Loss 110 - 116 | ||
| Playoffs | ||||
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| Eastern Conference Semifinals (Won 4 - 0) | ||||
| Wed, Apr 9, 1980 | vs Houston Rockets | Win 119 - 101 | ||
| Fri, Apr 11, 1980 | vs Houston Rockets | Win 95 - 75 | ||
| Sun, Apr 13, 1980 | @ Houston Rockets | Win 100 - 81 | ||
| Mon, Apr 14, 1980 | @ Houston Rockets | Win 138 - 121 | ||
| Eastern Conference Finals (Lost 1 - 4) | ||||
| Fri, Apr 18, 1980 | vs Philadelphia 76ers | Loss 93 - 96 | ||
| Sun, Apr 20, 1980 | vs Philadelphia 76ers | Win 96 - 90 | ||
| Wed, Apr 23, 1980 | @ Philadelphia 76ers | Loss 97 - 99 | ||
| Fri, Apr 25, 1980 | @ Philadelphia 76ers | Loss 90 - 102 | ||
| Sun, Apr 27, 1980 | vs Philadelphia 76ers | Loss 94 - 105 | ||
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