1974 Boston Celtics vs. 2023 Denver Nuggets - Teams Comparisons

Head-to-head comparison between the 1973-74 Celtics and the 2022-23 Nuggets, including both NBA teams stats, regular season and Playoffs wins, losses and performance, winning streaks and other data side by side.

NBA Teams Comparison

1974
Boston

Celtics

vs.

2023
Denver

Nuggets

On this page: Summary -

Awards and Honors

Team Stats

Team Leaders

Summary

Regular Season

Standings

	1974 Celtics	1º in Eastern Conference
	2023 Nuggets	1º in Western Conference

Season Record

	1974 Celtics	56 - 26
	2023 Nuggets	53 - 29

Winning %

	1974 Celtics	.683
	2023 Nuggets	.646

Longest Streaks

	1974 Celtics	Winning Streak: 12 Losing Streak: 2
	2023 Nuggets	Winning Streak: 9 Losing Streak: 4

Players Used
(at least 1 game)

	1974 Celtics	12 players
	2023 Nuggets	18 players

Playoffs

Playoff Performance

	1974 Celtics	NBA Champions
	2023 Nuggets	NBA Champions

Playoff Record

	1974 Celtics	12 - 6
	2023 Nuggets	16 - 4

Winning %

	1974 Celtics	.667
	2023 Nuggets	.800

Players Used
(at least 1 game)

	1974 Celtics	12 players
	2023 Nuggets	15 players

Awards, Honors and More...

Awards and Honors

	1974 Celtics	4 - Finals MVP: John Havlicek All-NBA 1st Team: John Havlicek All-Defensive 1st Team: John Havlicek All-Defensive 2nd Team: Don Chaney
	2023 Nuggets	2 - Finals MVP: Nikola Jokic All-NBA 2nd Team: Nikola Jokic

NBA Leaders

	1974 Celtics	- none
	2023 Nuggets	- none

Hall of Famers

	1974 Celtics	4 - Dave Cowens, John Havlicek, Paul Westphal, Jo Jo White
	2023 Nuggets	- none

Team Stats

NBA Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Points

	1974 Celtics	109.0
	2023 Nuggets	115.8

Rebounds

	1974 Celtics	54.3
	2023 Nuggets	43.0

Assists

	1974 Celtics	26.7
	2023 Nuggets	28.9

Steals

	1974 Celtics	6.8
	2023 Nuggets	7.5

Blocks

	1974 Celtics	3.7
	2023 Nuggets	4.5

3-Pointers Made

	1974 Celtics	-		n/a *
	2023 Nuggets	11.8

Percentages

Field Goal %

	1974 Celtics	.456
	2023 Nuggets	.504

3-Point %

	1974 Celtics	-		n/a *
	2023 Nuggets	.379

Free Throw %

	1974 Celtics	.800
	2023 Nuggets	.751

NBA Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Points

	1974 Celtics	102.4
	2023 Nuggets	113.5

Rebounds

	1974 Celtics	48.5
	2023 Nuggets	44.8

Assists

	1974 Celtics	25.5
	2023 Nuggets	25.8

Steals

	1974 Celtics	6.8
	2023 Nuggets	6.9

Blocks

	1974 Celtics	2.8
	2023 Nuggets	4.2

3-Pointers Made

	1974 Celtics	-		n/a *
	2023 Nuggets	11.3

Percentages

Field Goal %

	1974 Celtics	.448
	2023 Nuggets	.492

3-Point %

	1974 Celtics	-		n/a *
	2023 Nuggets	.375

Free Throw %

	1974 Celtics	.809
	2023 Nuggets	.801

Team Leaders

NBA Regular Season

Points

1974 Celtics	22.6 ppg John Havlicek
2023 Nuggets	24.5 ppg Nikola Jokic

Rebounds

1974 Celtics	15.7 rpg Dave Cowens
2023 Nuggets	11.8 rpg Nikola Jokic

Assists

1974 Celtics	5.9 apg John Havlicek
2023 Nuggets	9.8 apg Nikola Jokic

Steals

1974 Celtics	1.3 spg Jo Jo White
2023 Nuggets	1.5 spg Kentavious Caldwell-Pope

Blocks

1974 Celtics	1.3 bpg Dave Cowens
2023 Nuggets	0.8 bpg Aaron Gordon

NBA Playoffs

Points

1974 Celtics	27.1 ppg John Havlicek
2023 Nuggets	30.0 ppg Nikola Jokic

Rebounds

1974 Celtics	13.3 rpg Dave Cowens
2023 Nuggets	13.5 rpg Nikola Jokic

Assists

1974 Celtics	6.0 apg John Havlicek
2023 Nuggets	9.5 apg Nikola Jokic

Steals

1974 Celtics	1.3 spg Don Chaney
2023 Nuggets	1.5 spg Jamal Murray

Blocks

1974 Celtics	0.9 bpg Dave Cowens
2023 Nuggets	1.0 bpg Nikola Jokic

Notes: * - Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80.