NBA 1972-73Regular season

Final

Boston Celtics115–101Detroit Pistons

Boston Celtics at Detroit Pistons

Date: Friday 2 March 1973
Arena: Not recorded
Season: NBA 1972-73Regular season
Meeting: 195th meetingof 446 played

Boston Celtics

Boston Celtics box score
Player	MIN	FG	FT	TRB	AST	PF	PTS
Jo Jo White	45:00	11–23	3–4	5	7	1	25
John Havlicek	45:00	7–19	5–7	8	7	3	19
Dave Cowens	45:00	9–20	0–0	10	4	4	18
Don Chaney	38:00	8–16	2–4	3	1	2	18
Don Nelson	10:00	2–4	2–2	2	0	3	6
Art Williams	8:00	2–5	2–2	3	2	0	6
Hank Finkel	3:00	0–0	1–2	1	0	1	1
Paul Silas	—	9–14	4–6	18	3	3	22
Paul Westphal	—	0–2	0–0	0	2	1	0
Steve Kuberski	—	0–0	0–0	1	0	0	0
Team totals	194:00	48–103	19–27	51	26	18	115

Detroit Pistons

Detroit Pistons box score
Player	MIN	FG	FT	TRB	AST	PF	PTS
Bob Lanier	47:00	15–31	10–11	18	4	4	40
Dave Bing	46:00	8–22	6–7	5	11	1	22
Don Adams	41:00	6–11	0–1	11	3	4	12
Curtis Rowe	38:00	3–13	1–2	10	2	2	7
Chris Ford	32:00	3–9	0–0	3	2	2	6
John Mengelt	23:00	4–9	0–0	2	3	1	8
Jim Davis	1:00	1–1	0–0	1	0	0	2
Willie Norwood	—	2–2	0–1	3	1	4	4
Team totals	228:00	42–98	17–22	53	26	18	101

This season

Detroit Pistons 1, Boston Celtics 3 in NBA 1972-73.

11 Oct 1972Boston Celtics 121–108 Detroit Pistons
11 Nov 1972Detroit Pistons 118–121 Boston Celtics
9 Feb 1973Detroit Pistons 104–95 Boston Celtics
2 Mar 1973115–101 this game

Records going in

Boston Celtics: 53–13
Detroit Pistons: 31–35

Regular season, before this game.

Meetings

All-time: Detroit Pistons 165, Boston Celtics 281.

9 Feb 1973Detroit Pistons 104–95 Boston Celtics
10 Nov 1973Detroit Pistons 97–102 Boston Celtics

Data: Basketball-Reference, NBA stats API.