The Boston Celtics finished 1st in the Eastern Conference in 1971-72 with a record of 56-26. They earned the top seed in the conference.
Eastern Conference
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | CONF | DIV | HOME | ROAD | L10 | STRK | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | z-Celtics | 56 | 26 | .683 | 30-8 | 15-3 | 32-9 | 21-16 | 7-3 | W3 |
 | y-Bullets | 38 | 44 | .463 | 20-18 | 9-9 | 18-15 | 16-24 | 5-5 | W1 |
 | x-Knicks | 48 | 34 | .585 | 23-15 | 11-7 | 27-14 | 20-19 | 4-6 | L1 |
 | x-Hawks | 36 | 46 | .439 | 19-19 | 9-9 | 22-19 | 13-26 | 8-2 | W6 |
 | e-Royals | 30 | 52 | .366 | 20-20 | 11-9 | 20-18 | 8-32 | 6-4 | W1 |
 | e-76ers | 30 | 52 | .366 | 15-23 | 6-12 | 14-23 | 14-26 | 2-8 | L4 |
 | e-Cavaliers | 23 | 59 | .280 | 15-29 | 9-11 | 13-28 | 8-30 | 2-8 | L3 |
 | e-Braves | 22 | 60 | .268 | 16-26 | 4-14 | 13-27 | 8-31 | 3-7 | L4 |
Western Conference
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | CONF | DIV | HOME | ROAD | L10 | STRK | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | z-Lakers | 69 | 13 | .841 | 36-8 | 21-3 | 36-5 | 31-7 | 9-1 | W2 |
 | y-Bucks | 63 | 19 | .768 | 33-11 | 13-5 | 31-5 | 27-12 | 7-3 | W4 |
 | x-Bulls | 57 | 25 | .695 | 29-16 | 12-6 | 29-12 | 26-12 | 7-3 | W2 |
 | x-Warriors | 51 | 31 | .622 | 26-18 | 14-10 | 27-8 | 21-20 | 5-5 | W1 |
 | e-Suns | 49 | 33 | .598 | 24-20 | 7-11 | 30-11 | 19-20 | 7-3 | W1 |
 | e-SuperSonics | 47 | 35 | .573 | 21-23 | 12-12 | 28-12 | 18-22 | 2-8 | L5 |
 | e-Rockets | 34 | 48 | .415 | 14-31 | 9-15 | 15-20 | 14-23 | 5-5 | W3 |
 | e-Pistons | 26 | 56 | .317 | 10-32 | 4-14 | 16-25 | 9-30 | 3-7 | L2 |
 | e-Trail Blazers | 18 | 64 | .220 | 6-40 | 4-20 | 14-26 | 4-35 | 3-7 | L2 |
z - clinched conference
y - clinched division
x - clinched playoff berth
e - eliminated from playoff
More Celtics Stats
Team Rankings
ORTG
120.6
2nd
DRTG
111.1
5th
NETRTG
9.4
3rd
3P%
36.8
10th
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