The Boston Celtics were 56-26 in 1971-72. They finished 1st in the Atlantic Division and 1st in the Eastern Conference. They lost in the Eastern Conference Finals against the New York Knicks, 4 games to 1.

Scores & Schedules

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1971-72 Conference Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB
1
Celtics Celtics
56
26
.683
2
Bullets Bullets
38
44
.463
18.0
3
Knicks Knicks
48
34
.585
8.0
4
Hawks Hawks
36
46
.439
20.0
5
Royals Royals
30
52
.366
26.0

1971-72 Stats

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GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% TS% OREB DREB TOV PF
Team
82
240.6
115.6
54.4
27.2
46.6
102.8
45.3
22.4
28.9
77.7
50.0
24.8
Team Rank
14th
3rd
2nd
2nd
2nd
1st
9th
10th
15th
2nd
10th
14th
Opponent
82
240.6
110.8
51.0
21.9
42.7
96.2
44.4
25.5
33.7
75.5
49.9
22.5
Opponent Rank
14th
9th
7th
2nd
5th
10th
5th
14th
14th
13th
7th
15th
Net
+4.8
+3.5
+5.3
+3.9
+6.6
+0.9
-3.0
-4.9
+2.2
+0.1
+2.3
Net Rank
5th
5th
1st
2nd
2nd
5th
16th
16th
3rd
7th
16th

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NBA 2024-25 Conference Standings

Eastern W L PCT GB
1
Cavaliers Cavaliers
18
3
.857
2
Celtics Celtics
17
4
.810
1.0
3
Magic Magic
15
7
.682
3.5
4
Knicks Knicks
12
8
.600
5.5
5
Bucks Bucks
10
9
.526
7.0
6
Hawks Hawks
11
11
.500
7.5
Western W L PCT GB
1
Thunder Thunder
15
5
.750
2
Rockets Rockets
15
6
.714
0.5
3
Grizzlies Grizzlies
14
7
.667
1.5
4
Warriors Warriors
12
7
.632
2.5
5
Mavericks Mavericks
13
8
.619
2.5
6
Clippers Clippers
13
9
.591
3.0

NBA 2024-25 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Sun
12/1
BKN BKN
@
CHI CHI
102-128
Sun
12/1
LAL LAL
@
MIN MIN
80-109
Sun
12/1
MIA MIA
@
BOS BOS
89-108
Sun
12/1
NOP NOP
@
ATL ATL
112-124
Sat
11/30
DEN DEN
@
LAC LAC
122-126

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Fri
12/6
IND IND
@
CHI CHI
8:00 PM
Fri
12/6
SAC SAC
@
SAS SAS
8:00 PM
Fri
12/6
MIL MIL
@
BOS BOS
7:30 PM
Fri
12/6
LAL LAL
@
ATL ATL
7:30 PM
Fri
12/6
ORL ORL
@
PHI PHI
7:00 PM