1979–80 Boston Celtics season

NBA basketball team season

NBA professional basketball team season

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 23-year-old rookie Larry Bird, the Celtics improved from 29–53 the previous year, to 61–21, at the time the best NBA single season turnaround ever, and would cruise to the Eastern Conference finals but lose to the Philadelphia 76ers 4–1.^[1][2]

Draft picks

• Forward Larry Bird was selected in the previous year's draft, then played his senior season at Indiana State

Roster

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Game log

Regular season

Playoffs

References

1. "1980 NBA Eastern Conference Finals - 76ers vs. Celtics". Basketball-Reference.com. Basketball Reference. Retrieved February 2, 2024.
2. Papanek, John (May 5, 1980). "THEN THE CELTICS BLINKED". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved February 2, 2024.

See also

• 1979–80 NBA season