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Dave Cowens

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Boston Celtics · C-F · 1972-73 NBA MVP · 8× NBA All-Star · 3× All-NBA

Dave Cowens recorded 855 NBA appearances across 11 seasons with Boston Celtics, Milwaukee Bucks.

17.6

career pts/gm

13.6

career reb/gm

3.7

career ast/gm

766

career games

Career accomplishments

3× All-Defensive3× All-NBA8× NBA All-StarNBA 50 Greatest PlayersNBA 75th Anniversary Team1972-73 All-Star Game MVP1972-73 NBA MVP1970-71 1st All-Rookie selection1970-71 Rookie of the Year11 NBA seasons855 career appearances15,199 career points89 playoff appearances7 triple-doublesCareer high: 39 pointsCareer high: 32 reboundsCareer high: 11 assists

Career honors stored from Basketball Reference

Team history

Five defining games

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A provisional five-game introduction to Dave Cowens's most significant indexed performances.

Sportsboxd #1 · 95.9 relevance

New Orleans Jazz vs Boston Celtics

New Orleans Jazz vs Boston Celtics

34 PTS · 20 REB · 5 AST · 3 STL · 3 BLK

Sportsboxd #2 · 95.4 relevance

Boston Celtics vs Houston Rockets

31 PTS · 24 REB · 6 AST · 2 STL · 2 BLK

Sportsboxd #3 · 93.4 relevance

PHILADELPHIA76ERS

Philadelphia 76ers vs Boston Celtics

39 PTS · 18 REB · 8 AST

Sportsboxd #4 · 92.9 relevance

Milwaukee Bucks vs Boston Celtics

33 PTS · 19 REB · 8 AST · 4 STL

Sportsboxd #5 · 90.2 relevance

Phoenix Suns vs Boston Celtics

26 PTS · 19 REB · 4 AST

Single-game records

Career-high games

One verified indexed game for each major box-score category.

Career high · Points (39)

PHILADELPHIA76ERS

Philadelphia 76ers vs Boston Celtics

39 PTS · 18 REB · 8 AST

Career high · Assists (11)

CLEVELANDCAVALIERS

Boston Celtics vs Cleveland Cavaliers

21 PTS · 18 REB · 11 AST

Career high · Rebounds (32)

Houston Rockets vs Boston Celtics

20 PTS · 32 REB · 9 AST

Career high · Steals (4)

Houston Rockets vs Milwaukee Bucks

10 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST · 4 STL

Career high · Blocks (6)

PORTLAND TRAILBLAZERS

Portland Trail Blazers vs Boston Celtics

21 PTS · 21 REB · 5 AST · 2 STL · 6 BLK