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

Western W L PCT GB
1
Thunder Thunder
64
14
.821
2
Rockets Rockets
52
27
.658
12.5
3
Lakers Lakers
48
30
.615
16.0
4
Nuggets Nuggets
47
32
.595
17.5
5
Clippers Clippers
46
32
.590
18.0
6
Warriors Warriors
46
32
.590
18.0
Eastern W L PCT GB
1
Cavaliers Cavaliers
62
16
.795
2
Celtics Celtics
58
20
.744
4.0
3
Knicks Knicks
50
28
.641
12.0
4
Pacers Pacers
47
31
.603
15.0
5
Bucks Bucks
44
34
.564
18.0
6
Pistons Pistons
43
35
.551
19.0

NBA 2024-25 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Tue
3/11
CHA CHA
@
ATL ATL
110-123
Tue
3/11
PHI PHI
@
TOR TOR
105-118
Tue
3/11
UTA UTA
@
MEM MEM
115-122
Tue
3/11
DAL DAL
@
SAS SAS
116-126
Tue
3/11
PHX PHX
@
HOU HOU
104-111

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
4/6
ORL ORL
@
NOP NOP
7:00 PM
Mon
4/7
SAC SAC
@
DET DET
7:00 PM
Mon
4/7
PHI PHI
@
MIA MIA
7:30 PM
Tue
4/8
ATL ATL
@
ORL ORL
7:00 PM
Tue
4/8
CHI CHI
@
CLE CLE
7:00 PM