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1965-66 Boston Celtics

NBA · Eastern Division · 54–26 · Coach Red Auerbach · NBA champion

4 × 12 min, 24-second clock, no three-point line

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Roster and season stats (14)

#	Player	Pos	Ht	G	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	FG%	FT%
24	Sam Jones	G	6′4″	67	32.2	23.5	5.2	3.2	.469	.799
17	John Havlicek	F	6′5″	71	30.6	18.8	6.0	3.0	.399	.785
20	Larry Siegfried	G	6′3″	71	23.6	13.7	2.8	2.3	.423	.881
6	Bill Russell	C	6′9″	78	43.4	12.9	22.8	4.8	.415	.551
16	Satch Sanders	F	6′6″	72	26.3	12.6	7.1	1.3	.428	.764
12	Willie Naulls	F	6′6″	71	20.2	10.7	4.5	1.0	.402	.794
19	Don Nelson	F	6′6″	75	23.5	10.2	5.4	1.1	.439	.684
25	K.C. Jones	G	6′1″	80	33.9	8.6	3.8	6.3	.388	.690
11	Mel Counts	C	7′0″	67	15.2	8.4	6.4	0.7	.403	.828
21	Ron Bonham	G	6′5″	39	8.0	5.2	0.9	0.3	.367	.852
18	Woody Sauldsberry	F	6′7″	39	13.6	4.4	3.6	0.4	.321	.500
5	John Thompson	C	6′10″	10	7.2	3.2	3.0	0.3	.467	.667
28	Si Green	G-F	6′2″	10	9.2	3.2	1.1	0.9	.387	.500
12	Ron Watts	F	6′6″	1	3.0	2.0	1.0	1.0	.500

Per-game averages as published: no box scores for this season, so no totals, and a blank where the league did not record the figure.

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1965-66 Boston Celtics

Roster and season stats (14)