The Celtics were once again a thorn in Chamberlain’s side, triumphing over the dominant center and his 76ers, four games to three, and faced their familiar foe the Los Angeles Lakers in the NBA Championship. Six games later, the Boston Celtics escaped with a four games to two series victory and were NBA Champions for the tenth time.

For the year, the Celtics were led once again by Bill Russell, John Havlicek and Sam Jones, and they were joined by a forward acquired from Detroit, Bailey Howell. Along with those four, three other players, Larry Siegfried, Tom “Satch” Sanders, and Don Nelson, also scored in double figures for the season.