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

TEAMWLPCTGB
1
Celtics Celtics
56
26
.683
2
38
44
.463
18.0
3
48
34
.585
8.0
4
36
46
.439
20.0
5
30
52
.366
26.0

1971-72 Stats

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GPMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF
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 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
25
8
.758
2
23
10
.697
2.0
3
20
12
.625
4.5
4
20
15
.571
6.0
5
19
15
.559
6.5
6
17
14
.548
7.0
7
18
15
.545
7.0
8
19
16
.543
7.0
9
16
17
.485
9.0
10
16
19
.457
10.0
11
14
20
.412
11.5
12
11
22
.333
14.0
13
10
20
.333
13.5
14
8
24
.250
16.5
15
6
28
.176
19.5
WesternWLPCTGB
1
29
5
.853
2
24
9
.727
4.5
3
23
10
.697
5.5
4
20
10
.667
7.0
5
20
11
.645
7.5
6
21
13
.618
8.0
7
19
14
.576
9.5
8
18
16
.529
11.0
9
15
18
.455
13.5
10
14
20
.412
15.0
11
12
20
.375
16.0
12
12
22
.353
17.0
13
11
21
.344
17.0
14
8
25
.242
20.5
15
8
27
.229
21.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Sat
11/29
@
115-107
Sat
11/29
@
121-133
Sun
11/30
@
126-129
Sun
11/30
@
98-99
Sun
11/30
@
135-119

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
1/1
@
6:00 PM
Thu
1/1
@
7:00 PM
Thu
1/1
@
8:30 PM
Thu
1/1
@
10:00 PM
Thu
1/1
@
10:30 PM