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1976-77 Season Recap

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The 1977 Boston Celtics, coached by Tom Heinsohn, lost the Conference Semifinals after finishing the NBA regular season in 2nd place in the Eastern Conference Atlantic Division with a 44-38 record.

The 1977 Boston Celtics, coached by Tom Heinsohn, lost the Conference Semifinals after finishing the NBA regular season in 2nd place in the Eastern Conference Atlantic Division with a 44-38 record.

1977 Boston Celtics season

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Lost Conference Semifinals

44-38 (.537)

2nd place in NBA Eastern Conference Atlantic Division

League Note
Several ABA teams entered the NBA as expansion teams under the terms of the NBA-ABA merger

Head Coach

General Manager

Team Owner

Irv Levin
Harold Lipton

Arena

Attendance

517,391 total
12,619 per game

1977 Draft Picks

Round Pick Player

1 12 Cedric Maxwell

3 56 Skip Brown

4 78 Jeff Cummings

5 100 Bill Langloh

6 122 Roy Pace

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