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
31
4
.886
2
Celtics Celtics
26
10
.722
5.5
3
Knicks Knicks
24
12
.667
7.5
4
Magic Magic
21
16
.568
11.0
5
Bucks Bucks
17
16
.515
13.0
6
Heat Heat
17
16
.515
13.0
Western W L PCT GB
1
Thunder Thunder
30
5
.857
2
Rockets Rockets
23
12
.657
7.0
3
Grizzlies Grizzlies
23
13
.639
7.5
4
Nuggets Nuggets
20
14
.588
9.5
5
Lakers Lakers
20
15
.571
10.0
6
Mavericks Mavericks
20
15
.571
10.0

NBA 2024-25 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Sat
1/4
SAC SAC
@
GSW GSW
129-99
Sat
1/4
LAL LAL
@
HOU HOU
115-119
Sat
1/4
UTA UTA
@
ORL ORL
105-92
Sat
1/4
CHA CHA
@
CLE CLE
105-115
Sat
1/4
NOP NOP
@
WAS WAS
110-98

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Thu
1/9
ATL ATL
@
PHX PHX
9:00 PM
Thu
1/9
POR POR
@
DAL DAL
8:30 PM
Thu
1/9
HOU HOU
@
MEM MEM
8:00 PM
Thu
1/9
TOR TOR
@
CLE CLE
7:00 PM
Thu
1/9
GSW GSW
@
DET DET
7:00 PM