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Don Nelson



Position: Forward
Full Name: Donald Arvid Nelson
Nickname: Nellie
Born: May 15, 1940 in Muskegon, Michigan
Height: 6-6
Weight: 210
High School: Rock Island in Rock Island, Illinois
College: University of Iowa
Drafted: 3rd Round, 1st Pick - Chicago Zephyrs, 1962
Jersey#: 20, 19 (Boston Celtics, 44 (Chicago Zephyrs)

Played for the Lakers from 1963 to 1965


Nelson had a long NBA career as a player, coach and general manager.

Even though Nelson played two seasons for the Lakers, his most famous moment at the Forum was while playing for the Celtics. It was the seventh game of the 1969 NBA Finals between the Lakers and the Celtics, and the Lakers led, two games to none. With slightly more than a minute to play and Boston leading, Nelson hit a lucky shot from the freee-throw line. The Celtics went on to win the game 108-106 and then the series.

Claimed on waivers by the Lakers on September 6, 1963 from the Chicago Zephyrs. Signed as a free agent with the Boston Celtics on October 28, 1965.



Regular Season Stats


YEAR TEAM G MIN FGM FGA PCT FTM FTA PCT 3PM 3PA PCT REB RPG AST PF STL TO BLK PTS PPG
1963 CH2 62 1071 129 293 .440 161 221 .729 0 0 - 279 4.5 72 136 0 0 0 419 6.8
1964 LAL 80 1406 135 323 .418 149 201 .741 0 0 - 323 4.0 76 181 0 0 0 419 5.2
1965 LAL 39 238 36 85 .424 20 26 .769 0 0 - 73 1.9 24 40 0 0 0 92 2.4
1966 BOS 75 1765 271 618 .439 223 326 .684 0 0 - 403 5.4 79 187 0 0 0 765 10.2
1967 BOS 79 1202 227 509 .446 141 190 .742 0 0 - 295 3.7 65 143 0 0 0 595 7.5
1968 BOS 82 1498 312 632 .494 195 268 .728 0 0 - 431 5.3 103 178 0 0 0 819 10.0
1969 BOS 82 1773 374 771 .485 201 259 .776 0 0 - 458 5.6 92 198 0 0 0 949 11.6
1970 BOS 82 2224 461 920 .501 337 435 .775 0 0 - 601 7.3 148 238 0 0 0 1259 15.4
1971 BOS 82 2254 412 881 .468 317 426 .744 0 0 - 565 6.9 153 232 0 0 0 1141 13.9
1972 BOS 82 2086 389 811 .480 356 452 .788 0 0 - 453 5.5 192 220 0 0 0 1134 13.8
1973 BOS 72 1425 309 649 .476 159 188 .846 0 0 - 315 4.4 102 155 0 0 0 777 10.8
1974 BOS 82 1748 364 717 .508 215 273 .788 0 0 - 345 4.2 162 189 19 0 13 943 11.5
1975 BOS 79 2052 423 785 .539 263 318 .827 0 0 - 469 5.9 181 239 32 0 15 1109 14.0
1976 BOS 75 943 175 379 .462 127 161 .789 0 0 - 182 2.4 77 115 14 0 7 477 6.4
CAREER 1053 21685 4017 8373 .480 2864 3744 .765 0 0 - 5192 4.9 1526 2451 65 0 35 10898 10.3


Playoff Stats


YEAR TEAM G MIN FGM FGA PCT FTM FTA PCT 3PM 3PA PCT REB RPG AST PF STL TO BLK PTS PPG
1964 LAL 5 56 7 13 .538 3 3 1.000 0 0 - 13 2.6 2 11 0 0 0 17 3.4
1965 LAL 11 212 24 53 .453 19 25 .760 0 0 - 59 5.4 19 31 0 0 0 67 6.1
1966 BOS 17 316 50 118 .424 42 52 .808 0 0 - 85 5.0 13 50 0 0 0 142 8.4
1967 BOS 9 142 27 59 .458 10 17 .588 0 0 - 42 4.7 9 12 0 0 0 64 7.1
1968 BOS 19 468 91 175 .520 55 74 .743 0 0 - 143 7.5 32 49 0 0 0 237 12.5
1969 BOS 18 348 87 168 .518 50 60 .833 0 0 - 83 4.6 21 51 0 0 0 224 12.4
1972 BOS 11 308 52 99 .525 41 48 .854 0 0 - 61 5.5 21 30 0 0 0 145 13.2
1973 BOS 13 303 47 101 .465 49 56 .875 0 0 - 38 2.9 15 29 0 0 0 143 11.0
1974 BOS 18 467 82 164 .500 41 53 .774 0 0 - 97 5.4 35 54 0 0 0 205 11.4
1975 BOS 11 274 66 117 .564 37 41 .902 0 0 - 45 4.1 26 36 0 0 0 169 15.4
1976 BOS 18 315 52 108 .481 60 69 .870 0 0 - 53 2.9 17 46 0 0 0 164 9.1
CAREER 150 3209 585 1175 .498 407 498 .817 0 0 - 719 4.8 210 399 0 0 0 1577 10.5