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
67
14
.827
2
Rockets Rockets
52
29
.642
15.0
3
Lakers Lakers
50
31
.617
17.0
4
Nuggets Nuggets
49
32
.605
18.0
5
Clippers Clippers
49
32
.605
18.0
6
Warriors Warriors
48
33
.593
19.0
Eastern W L PCT GB
1
Cavaliers Cavaliers
64
17
.790
2
Celtics Celtics
60
21
.741
4.0
3
Knicks Knicks
50
31
.617
14.0
4
Pacers Pacers
49
32
.605
15.0
5
Bucks Bucks
47
34
.580
17.0
6
Pistons Pistons
44
37
.543
20.0

NBA 2024-25 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Sun
3/16
IND IND
@
MIN MIN
132-130
Sun
3/16
CHI CHI
@
UTA UTA
111-97
Sun
3/16
MEM MEM
@
SAC SAC
122-132
Sun
3/16
TOR TOR
@
PHX PHX
89-129
Sun
3/16
DEN DEN
@
GSW GSW
114-105

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
4/13
IND IND
@
CLE CLE
1:00 PM
Sun
4/13
CHA CHA
@
BOS BOS
1:00 PM
Sun
4/13
WAS WAS
@
MIA MIA
1:00 PM
Sun
4/13
NYK NYK
@
BKN BKN
1:00 PM
Sun
4/13
DET DET
@
MIL MIL
1:00 PM