| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | April 13–June 6, 1976 |
| Season | 1975–76 |
| Teams | 10 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Boston Celtics(13th title) |
| Runners-up | Phoenix Suns |
| Semifinalists | |
The1976 NBA playoffs was the postseason tournament of theNational Basketball Association's1975–76 season. The tournament concluded with theEastern Conference championBoston Celtics defeating theWestern Conference championPhoenix Suns 4 games to 2 in theNBA Finals. The series was highlighted by Game 5, a 3-OT victory by Boston. The Celtics won their 13th NBA title, second in theDave Cowens era.Jo Jo White was namedNBA Finals MVP.
This is the last postseason that had a 10 team format before the 1977 playoffs expanded to 12 teams.
The Suns earned their first two playoff series victories in franchise history to advance to the NBA Finals; they won their second Western Conference title in1993, and their third title in2021.
The sixth-yearCleveland Cavaliers made their first playoff appearance and won their first playoff series. They wouldn't win another playoff series until1992.
This was the final playoff appearance for theBuffalo Braves franchise in Buffalo until 1992, when they returned asthe Los Angeles Clippers.
This would prove the last Conference Finals appearance forthe Golden State Warriors until2015 under the leadership ofSteph Curry.
The Philadelphia 76ers made the playoffs for the first time since1971, starting a 12-season run that included fourNBA Finals appearances (1977,1980,1982, and1983 (winning in the latter year)). The Sixers did not miss the playoffs again until1988.
Despite winning their division with a losing record of 38–44,the Milwaukee Bucks were forced to play in the best of three first round againstthe Detroit Pistons.
This is also noted to be the most recent NBA Playoffs that did not include a sweep and the last time a team from Texas did not appear in the playoffs (until2023).
| First Round | Conference Semifinals | Conference Finals | NBA Finals | ||||||||||||||||
| E1 | Boston* | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| E4 | Philadelphia | 1 | E5 | Buffalo | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| E5 | Buffalo | 2 | Eastern Conference | E1 | Boston* | 4 | |||||||||||||
| E2 | Cleveland* | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| E3 | Washington | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| E2 | Cleveland* | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| E1 | Boston* | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| W3 | Phoenix | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| W1 | Golden State* | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| W4 | Milwaukee* | 1 | W5 | Detroit | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| W5 | Detroit | 2 | Western Conference | W1 | Golden State* | 3 | |||||||||||||
| W3 | Phoenix | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| W3 | Phoenix | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| W2 | Seattle | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
April 15 |
| Buffalo Braves95,Philadelphia 76ers 89 | ||
| Scoring by quarter:28–22, 23–25, 22–25,22–17 | ||
| Pts:Bob McAdoo 36 Rebs:Bob McAdoo 21 Asts:Randy Smith 13 | Pts:Fred Carter 30 Rebs:George McGinnis 15 Asts:George McGinnis 4 | |
| Buffalo leads series, 1–0 | ||
April 16 |
| Philadelphia 76ers131,Buffalo Braves 106 | ||
| Scoring by quarter:29–24,34–24, 32–37,36–21 | ||
| Pts:George McGinnis 34 Rebs:George McGinnis 11 Asts:Fred Carter 6 | Pts:Randy Smith 27 Rebs:Bob McAdoo 13 Asts:Randy Smith 7 | |
| Series tied, 1–1 | ||
April 18 |
| Buffalo Braves124,Philadelphia 76ers 123 (OT) | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 32–32, 23–32,32–25,24–22, Overtime:13–12 | ||
| Pts:Bob McAdoo 34 Rebs:Bob McAdoo 22 Asts:Randy Smith 11 | Pts:Fred Carter 32 Rebs:George McGinnis 15 Asts:Fred Carter 6 | |
| Buffalo wins series, 2–1 | ||
This was the first playoff meeting between these two teams.[1]
April 13 |
| Detroit Pistons 107,Milwaukee Bucks110 | ||
| Scoring by quarter:25–23,31–30, 23–28, 28–29 | ||
| Pts:Bob Lanier 25 Rebs:Bob Lanier 15 Asts:Lanier,Clark 6 each | Pts:Gary Brokaw 36 Rebs:Elmore Smith 13 Asts:Brian Winters 7 | |
| Milwaukee leads series, 1–0 | ||
April 15 |
| Milwaukee Bucks 123,Detroit Pistons126 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 27–34,31–26, 30–32,35–34 | ||
| Pts:Winters,Dandridge 31 each Rebs:Bob Dandridge 9 Asts:Gary Brokaw 12 | Pts:Bob Lanier 35 Rebs:Curtis Rowe 10 Asts:Money,Clark 5 each | |
| Series tied, 1–1 | ||
April 18 |
| Detroit Pistons107,Milwaukee Bucks 104 | ||
| Scoring by quarter:36–29, 20–26, 24–27,27–22 | ||
| Pts:Bob Lanier 28 Rebs:Bob Lanier 12 Asts:Eric Money 8 | Pts:Brian Winters 33 Rebs:Dave Meyers 10 Asts:Gary Brokaw 7 | |
| Detroit wins series, 2–1 | ||
This was the first playoff meeting between these two teams.[2]
April 21 |
| Buffalo Braves 98,Boston Celtics107 | ||
| Scoring by quarter:31–29, 20–26, 25–29, 22–23 | ||
| Pts:Randy Smith 27 Rebs:Randy Smith 10 Asts:Randy Smith 12 | Pts:Dave Cowens 30 Rebs:Dave Cowens 17 Asts:Jo Jo White 8 | |
| Boston leads series, 1–0 | ||
April 23 |
| Buffalo Braves 96,Boston Celtics101 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 24–28, 24–27,25–24,23–22 | ||
| Pts:Bob McAdoo 40 Rebs:John Shumate 11 Asts:Randy Smith 7 | Pts:Dave Cowens 27 Rebs:Dave Cowens 18 Asts:Charlie Scott 6 | |
| Boston leads series, 2–0 | ||
April 25 |
| Boston Celtics 93,Buffalo Braves98 | ||
| Scoring by quarter:24–12, 23–36,25–24, 21–26 | ||
| Pts:Jo Jo White 26 Rebs:Dave Cowens 14 Asts:Charlie Scott 7 | Pts:Randy Smith 29 Rebs:Randy Smith 14 Asts:Ernie DiGregorio 10 | |
| Boston leads series, 2–1 | ||
April 28 |
| Boston Celtics 122,Buffalo Braves124 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 34–39,34–28, 20–27,34–30 | ||
| Pts:Dave Cowens 29 Rebs:Dave Cowens 26 Asts:Jo Jo White 11 | Pts:Bob McAdoo 30 Rebs:Bob McAdoo 17 Asts:Randy Smith 10 | |
| Series tied, 2–2 | ||
April 30 |
| Buffalo Braves 88,Boston Celtics99 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 17–20, 19–26, 29–30, 23–23 | ||
| Pts:Bob McAdoo 23 Rebs:Bob McAdoo 14 Asts:Ernie DiGregorio 6 | Pts:Dave Cowens 30 Rebs:Paul Silas 22 Asts:Jo Jo White 6 | |
| Boston leads series, 3–2 | ||
May 2 |
| Boston Celtics104,Buffalo Braves 100 | ||
| Scoring by quarter:30–27, 20–28,27–23,27–22 | ||
| Pts:Jo Jo White 23 Rebs:Paul Silas 18 Asts:Charlie Scott 8 | Pts:Bob McAdoo 28 Rebs:John Shumate 16 Asts:Ernie DiGregorio 8 | |
| Boston wins series, 4–2 | ||
This was the second playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Celtics winning the first meeting.
| Boston leads 1–0 in all-time playoff series |
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April 13 |
| Washington Bullets100,Cleveland Cavaliers 95 | ||
| Scoring by quarter:37–19,19–16, 22–25, 22–35 | ||
| Pts:Elvin Hayes 28 Rebs:Elvin Hayes 18 Asts:Dave Bing 5 | Pts:Jim Chones 23 Rebs:Campy Russell 11 Asts:Jim Cleamons 8 | |
| Washington leads series, 1–0 | ||
April 15 |
| Cleveland Cavaliers80,Washington Bullets 79 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 24–24, 12–22,27–17,17–16 | ||
| Pts:Bingo Smith 17 Rebs:Nate Thurmond 10 Asts:Bingo Smith 4 | Pts:Phil Chenier 19 Rebs:Unseld,Robinson 13 each Asts:Dave Bing 7 | |
| Series tied, 1–1 | ||
April 17 |
| Washington Bullets 76,Cleveland Cavaliers88 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 15–21, 22–24, 17–22,22–21 | ||
| Pts:Elvin Hayes 17 Rebs:Wes Unseld 13 Asts:four players 3 each | Pts:Smith,Carr 17 each Rebs:Jim Brewer 12 Asts:Jim Brewer 6 | |
| Cleveland leads series, 2–1 | ||
April 21 |
| Cleveland Cavaliers 98,Washington Bullets109 | ||
| Scoring by quarter:29–26, 22–25, 19–27, 28–31 | ||
| Pts:Campy Russell 22 Rebs:Jim Brewer 10 Asts:Foots Walker 6 | Pts:Clem Haskins 22 Rebs:Unseld,Hayes 14 each Asts:Wes Unseld 7 | |
| Series tied, 2–2 | ||
April 22 |
| Washington Bullets 91,Cleveland Cavaliers92 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 23–23,26–25, 22–28,20–16 | ||
| Pts:Elvin Hayes 25 Rebs:Elvin Hayes 13 Asts:Dave Bing 6 | Pts:Dick Snyder 26 Rebs:Jim Brewer 12 Asts:Cleamons,Snyder 4 each | |
| Cleveland leads series, 3–2 | ||
April 26 |
| Cleveland Cavaliers 98,Washington Bullets102 (OT) | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 19–30,25–19, 21–22,23–17, Overtime: 10–14 | ||
| Pts:Austin Carr 27 Rebs:Jim Brewer 12 Asts:Cleamons,Carr 5 each | Pts:Elvin Hayes 28 Rebs:Wes Unseld 18 Asts:Wes Unseld 8 | |
| Series tied, 3–3 | ||
April 29 |
| Washington Bullets 85,Cleveland Cavaliers87 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 26–29,21–19,24–21, 14–18 | ||
| Pts:Phil Chenier 31 Rebs:Elvin Hayes 11 Asts:Wes Unseld 4 | Pts:Dick Snyder 23 Rebs:Jim Brewer 16 Asts:Jim Cleamons 6 | |
| Cleveland wins series, 4–3 | ||
This was the first playoff meeting between these two teams.[4]
April 20 |
| Detroit Pistons 103,Golden State Warriors127 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 31–34, 20–31, 24–27, 28–35 | ||
| Pts:Bob Lanier 18 Rebs:Bob Lanier 16 Asts:Chris Ford 7 | Pts:Phil Smith 26 Rebs:Clifford Ray 12 Asts:Rick Barry 14 | |
| Golden State leads series, 1–0 | ||
April 22 |
| Detroit Pistons123,Golden State Warriors 111 | ||
| Scoring by quarter:39–37,31–29,29–18, 24–27 | ||
| Pts:Curtis Rowe 33 Rebs:Curtis Rowe 10 Asts:Chris Ford 9 | Pts:Rick Barry 27 Rebs:Clifford Ray 12 Asts:Rick Barry 8 | |
| Series tied, 1–1 | ||
April 24 |
| Golden State Warriors113,Detroit Pistons 96 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 25–26,28–22,31–27,29–21 | ||
| Pts:Phil Smith 34 Rebs:Jamaal Wilkes 18 Asts:Rick Barry 10 | Pts:Bob Lanier 23 Rebs:Bob Lanier 16 Asts:Eric Money 8 | |
| Golden State leads series, 2–1 | ||
April 26 |
| Golden State Warriors 102,Detroit Pistons106 | ||
| Scoring by quarter:31–28, 17–25, 21–32,33–21 | ||
| Pts:Phil Smith 31 Rebs:Clifford Ray 8 Asts:Rick Barry 6 | Pts:Bob Lanier 30 Rebs:Bob Lanier 11 Asts:Eric Money 7 | |
| Series tied, 2–2 | ||
April 28 |
| Detroit Pistons 109,Golden State Warriors128 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 22–28, 26–32, 32–33, 29–35 | ||
| Pts:Howard Porter 20 Rebs:Bob Lanier 12 Asts:Archie Clark 5 | Pts:Phil Smith 28 Rebs:Clifford Ray 14 Asts:Rick Barry 11 | |
| Golden State leads series, 3–2 | ||
April 30 |
| Golden State Warriors118,Detroit Pistons 116 (OT) | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 30–31, 25–32,27–22,28–25, Overtime:8–6 | ||
| Pts:Phil Smith 37 Rebs:three players 8 each Asts:Phil Smith 7 | Pts:Bob Lanier 30 Rebs:Bob Lanier 16 Asts:Eric Money 9 | |
| Golden State wins series, 4–2 | ||
This was the second playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Warriors winning the only meeting when both teams were based in Philadelphia and Fort Wayne respectively.
| Golden State/ Philadelphia leads 1–0 in all-time playoff series |
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April 13 |
| Phoenix Suns 99,Seattle SuperSonics102 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 21–29,26–22, 26–28,26–23 | ||
| Pts:Paul Westphal 24 Rebs:Gar Heard 10 Asts:Paul Westphal 10 | Pts:Fred Brown 34 Rebs:Fred Brown 7 Asts:Slick Watts 8 | |
| Seattle leads series, 1–0 | ||
April 15 |
| Phoenix Suns116,Seattle SuperSonics 111 | ||
| Scoring by quarter:30–29,35–28, 22–29,29–25 | ||
| Pts:Alvan Adams 23 Rebs:Curtis Perry 12 Asts:Alvan Adams 7 | Pts:Fred Brown 45 Rebs:Tommy Burleson 12 Asts:Slick Watts 6 | |
| Series tied, 1–1 | ||
April 18 |
| Seattle SuperSonics 91,Phoenix Suns103 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 16–27,31–24, 14–27,30–25 | ||
| Pts:Slick Watts 18 Rebs:three players 8 each Asts:Slick Watts 7 | Pts:Heard,Westphal 16 each Rebs:Gar Heard 14 Asts:Westphal,Adams 6 each | |
| Phoenix leads series, 2–1 | ||
April 20 |
| Seattle SuperSonics 114,Phoenix Suns130 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 26–31, 21–29, 25–30,42–40 | ||
| Pts:Fred Brown 33 Rebs:Tommy Burleson 20 Asts:Herm Gilliam 7 | Pts:Paul Westphal 39 Rebs:Gar Heard 11 Asts:Ricky Sobers 8 | |
| Phoenix leads series, 3–1 | ||
April 25 |
| Phoenix Suns 108,Seattle SuperSonics114 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 23–28, 27–28, 30–30, 28–28 | ||
| Pts:Paul Westphal 27 Rebs:Dennis Awtrey 12 Asts:three players 4 each | Pts:Bruce Seals 28 Rebs:Willie Norwood 13 Asts:Slick Watts 12 | |
| Phoenix leads series, 3–2 | ||
April 27 |
| Seattle SuperSonics 112,Phoenix Suns123 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 23–25, 27–35, 24–34,38–29 | ||
| Pts:Seals,Watts 24 each Rebs:Bruce Seals 7 Asts:Slick Watts 11 | Pts:Keith Erickson 20 Rebs:Heard,Adams 9 each Asts:Alvan Adams 10 | |
| Phoenix wins series, 4–2 | ||
This was the first playoff meeting between these two teams.[6]
May 6 |
| Cleveland Cavaliers 99,Boston Celtics111 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 20–32,28–25,29–20, 22–34 | ||
| Pts:Snyder,Russell 21 each Rebs:Nate Thurmond 16 Asts:Jim Cleamons 6 | Pts:John Havlicek 26 Rebs:Dave Cowens 12 Asts:Dave Cowens 7 | |
| Boston leads series, 1–0 | ||
May 9 |
| Cleveland Cavaliers 89,Boston Celtics94 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 19–24,29–20, 23–24, 18–26 | ||
| Pts:Snyder,Smith 16 each Rebs:Jim Brewer 9 Asts:Foots Walker 6 | Pts:Jo Jo White 24 Rebs:Paul Silas 19 Asts:three players 4 each | |
| Boston leads series, 2–0 | ||
May 11 |
| Boston Celtics 78,Cleveland Cavaliers83 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 16–16, 22–27,16–15, 24–25 | ||
| Pts:Jo Jo White 22 Rebs:Paul Silas 21 Asts:Jo Jo White 7 | Pts:Jim Cleamons 18 Rebs:Jim Brewer 15 Asts:Nate Thurmond 6 | |
| Boston leads series, 2–1 | ||
May 14 |
| Boston Celtics 87,Cleveland Cavaliers106 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 23–27,28–22, 19–24, 17–33 | ||
| Pts:Jo Jo White 23 Rebs:Dave Cowens 18 Asts:Dave Cowens 4 | Pts:Bingo Smith 27 Rebs:Jim Brewer 11 Asts:Jim Cleamons 8 | |
| Series tied, 2–2 | ||
May 16 |
| Cleveland Cavaliers 94,Boston Celtics99 | ||
| Scoring by quarter:23–22, 19–20, 22–26, 30–31 | ||
| Pts:Jim Cleamons 18 Rebs:Nate Thurmond 10 Asts:Cleamons,Smith 4 each | Pts:Dave Cowens 26 Rebs:Paul Silas 13 Asts:Dave Cowens 6 | |
| Boston leads series, 3–2 | ||
May 18 |
| Boston Celtics94,Cleveland Cavaliers 87 | ||
| Scoring by quarter:22–19, 21–27,24–23,27–18 | ||
| Pts:Jo Jo White 29 Rebs:Dave Cowens 18 Asts:White,Cowens 5 each | Pts:Austin Carr 26 Rebs:Nate Thurmond 14 Asts:Thurmond,Cleamons 5 each | |
| Boston wins series, 4–2 | ||
This was the first playoff meeting between these two teams.[7]
May 2 |
| Phoenix Suns 103,Golden State Warriors128 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 28–30, 20–28, 24–31, 31–39 | ||
| Pts:Curtis Perry 22 Rebs:Alvan Adams 14 Asts:Alvan Adams 6 | Pts:Rick Barry 38 Rebs:Clifford Ray 11 Asts:Gus Williams 6 | |
| Golden State leads series, 1–0 | ||
May 5 |
| Phoenix Suns108,Golden State Warriors 101 | ||
| Scoring by quarter:28–26, 18–18,35–29, 27–28 | ||
| Pts:Paul Westphal 31 Rebs:Gar Heard 12 Asts:Alvan Adams 9 | Pts:Rick Barry 44 Rebs:George Johnson 11 Asts:Rick Barry 4 | |
| Series tied, 1–1 | ||
May 7 |
| Golden State Warriors99,Phoenix Suns 91 | ||
| Scoring by quarter:24–22, 24–31,26–18,25–20 | ||
| Pts:Jamaal Wilkes 22 Rebs:Rick Barry 7 Asts:Barry,Smith 6 each | Pts:Paul Westphal 24 Rebs:Alvan Adams 14 Asts:Ricky Sobers 6 | |
| Golden State leads series, 2–1 | ||
May 9 |
| Golden State Warriors 129,Phoenix Suns133 (2OT) | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 30–36,33–29, 24–26,25–21, Overtime: 7–7, 10–14 | ||
| Pts:Phil Smith 30 Rebs:Jamaal Wilkes 14 Asts:Phil Smith 8 | Pts:Keith Erickson 28 Rebs:Gar Heard 18 Asts:Paul Westphal 8 | |
| Series tied, 2–2 | ||
May 12 |
| Phoenix Suns 95,Golden State Warriors111 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 24–40, 26–29,22–15, 23–27 | ||
| Pts:Curtis Perry 23 Rebs:Curtis Perry 18 Asts:Westphal,Sobers 4 each | Pts:Phil Smith 25 Rebs:Clifford Ray 16 Asts:Phil Smith 6 | |
| Golden State leads series, 3–2 | ||
May 14 |
| Golden State Warriors 104,Phoenix Suns105 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 26–28,31–26, 21–31,26–20 | ||
| Pts:Rick Barry 30 Rebs:Clifford Ray 12 Asts:Barry,Smith 6 each | Pts:Ricky Sobers 21 Rebs:Gar Heard 15 Asts:three players 6 each | |
| Series tied, 3–3 | ||
May 16 |
| Phoenix Suns94,Golden State Warriors 86 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 22–26, 20–22,25–17,27–21 | ||
| Pts:Gar Heard 21 Rebs:Alvan Adams 20 Asts:Westphal,Perry 4 each | Pts:Rick Barry 20 Rebs:Wilkes,Ray 13 each Asts:Phil Smith 6 | |
| Phoenix wins series, 4–3 | ||
This was the first playoff meeting between these two teams.[8]
May 23 |
| Phoenix Suns 87,Boston Celtics98 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 20–22, 19–22, 27–27, 21–27 | ||
| Pts:Alvan Adams 26 Rebs:Curtis Perry 10 Asts:Ricky Sobers 7 | Pts:Dave Cowens 25 Rebs:Dave Cowens 21 Asts:Dave Cowens 10 | |
| Boston leads series, 1–0 | ||
May 27 |
| Phoenix Suns 90,Boston Celtics105 | ||
| Scoring by quarter:25–24, 16–22, 16–34,33–25 | ||
| Pts:Paul Westphal 28 Rebs:Alvan Adams 15 Asts:Westphal,Adams 5 each | Pts:John Havlicek 23 Rebs:Paul Silas 17 Asts:Jo Jo White 9 | |
| Boston leads series, 2–0 | ||
May 30 |
| Boston Celtics 98,Phoenix Suns105 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 17–26, 22–26, 26–26,33–27 | ||
| Pts:Jo Jo White 24 Rebs:Dave Cowens 17 Asts:Charlie Scott 5 | Pts:Alvan Adams 33 Rebs:Alvan Adams 14 Asts:Paul Westphal 6 | |
| Boston leads series, 2–1 | ||
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum,Phoenix, Arizona Attendance: 12,884 Referees: Richie Powers, Paul Mihalak |
June 2 |
| Boston Celtics 107,Phoenix Suns109 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 30–35,27–25, 23–27,27–22 | ||
| Pts:Jo Jo White 25 Rebs:Paul Silas 14 Asts:Jo Jo White 5 | Pts:Paul Westphal 28 Rebs:Gar Heard 15 Asts:Paul Westphal 9 | |
| Series tied, 2–2 | ||
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum,Phoenix, Arizona Attendance: 13,306 Referees: Don Murphy, Manny Sokol |
June 4 |
| Phoenix Suns 126,Boston Celtics128 (3OT) | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 18–36,27–25,27–16,23–18, Overtime: 6–6, 11–11, 14–16 | ||
| Pts:Westphal,Sobers 25 each Rebs:Curtis Perry 15 Asts:Perry,Sobers 6 each | Pts:Jo Jo White 33 Rebs:Dave Cowens 19 Asts:Jo Jo White 9 | |
| Boston leads series, 3–2 | ||
June 6 |
| Boston Celtics87,Phoenix Suns 80 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 20–20,18–13, 19–23,30–24 | ||
| Pts:Charlie Scott 25 Rebs:Dave Cowens 17 Asts:Jo Jo White 6 | Pts:Alvan Adams 20 Rebs:Gar Heard 10 Asts:Alvan Adams 6 | |
| Boston wins series, 4–2 | ||
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum,Phoenix, Arizona Attendance: 13,306 Referees: Darell Garretson, Jake O'Donnell |
This was the first playoff meeting between these two teams.[9]