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.
| 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 |
| Eastern | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Western | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |