Boston Celtics
1979-80 Season Recap

Teams Boston/New England Boston Celtics 1979-80 Season Recap

The 1980 Boston Celtics, coached by Bill Fitch, lost the Conference Finals after finishing the NBA regular season in 1st place in the Eastern Conference Atlantic Division with a 61-21 record.

The 1980 Boston Celtics, coached by Bill Fitch, lost the Conference Finals after finishing the NBA regular season in 1st place in the Eastern Conference Atlantic Division with a 61-21 record.

1980 Boston Celtics season

1980 Celtics

1979-80 Boston CelticsCeltics

Lost Conference Finals

61-21 (.744)

1st place in NBA Eastern Conference Atlantic Division

Head Coach

Bill Fitch

General Manager

Red Auerbach

Team Owner

Harry T. Mangurian, Jr.

Arena

Boston Garden

Attendance

596,349 total
14,545 per game

1980 Draft Picks

Round Pick Player

1 3 Kevin McHale

2 46 Arnette Hallman

3 54 Ron Perry

3 69 Donald Newman

4 92 Kevin Hamilton

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