The Boston Celtics decisively defeated the Houston Rockets, 117 to 107, on December 4, 1971.

1971-72 Boston Celtics

Final

HOU

Rockets

6-21

107

BOS

Celtics

15-10

117

Team

1

32

30

2

27

33

3

25

24

4

23

30

Total

107

117

Team Stats

Player Stats

Rockets

Celtics

FG Made - Attempted

41-105

45-104

Field Goal %

39.0

43.3

3PT Made - Attempted

3PT %

FT Made - Attempted

25-31

27-31

Free Throw %

80.6

87.1

Rebounds

51

61

Offensive Rebounds

Defensive Rebounds

Assists

20

28

Steals

Blocks

Turnovers

Personal Fouls

23

25

Rockets

Celtics

Starters

NAME	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	3PT	FT	TOV	PF	+/-	OREB	DREB	FG%	3P%	FT%
Elvin Hayes	43	28	16	4			11-28		6-7		1				39.3		85.7

Bench

NAME	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	3PT	FT	TOV	PF	+/-	OREB	DREB	FG%	3P%	FT%
Johnny Egan	9	2	1	1			1-4		0-0		0				25.0

Players

NAME	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	3PT	FT	TOV	PF	+/-	OREB	DREB	FG%	3P%	FT%
Calvin Murphy	39	24	3	4			8-15		8-8		3				53.3		100.0
Rudy Tomjanovich	36	24	8	2			9-16		6-7		3				56.3		85.7
Stu Lantz	34	5	4	4			2-11		1-2		2				18.2		50.0
Jim Davis	20	10	5	1			4-8		2-4		4				50.0		50.0
Cliff Meely	14	5	5	0			2-7		1-2		5				28.6		50.0
Mike Newlin	14	5	1	1			2-6		1-1		2				33.3		100.0
Dick Gibbs	14	0	2	2			0-3		0-0		1				0.0
Curtis Perry	12	4	5	0			2-7		0-0		1				28.6
Dick Cunningham	5	0	1	1			0-0		0-0		1

Starters

NAME	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	3PT	FT	TOV	PF	+/-	OREB	DREB	FG%	3P%	FT%
John Havlicek	44	38	7	6			14-27		10-12		2				51.9		83.3

Players

NAME	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	3PT	FT	TOV	PF	+/-	OREB	DREB	FG%	3P%	FT%
Jo Jo White	40	25	6	6			10-23		5-5		4				43.5		100.0
Don Chaney	32	19	7	3			6-9		7-7		5				66.7		100.0
Dave Cowens	27	5	9	4			2-10		1-2		4				20.0		50.0
Don Nelson	26	8	12	1			3-14		2-3		3				21.4		66.7
Tom Sanders	24	4	6	2			1-5		2-2		4				20.0		100.0
Hank Finkel	21	8	9	2			4-7		0-0		2				57.1
Art Williams	19	6	4	3			3-5		0-0		1				60.0
Steve Kuberski	7	4	1	1			2-4		0-0		0				50.0

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More Celtics Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

26.9

Tatum

Jayson Tatum

RPG

9.0

Tatum

Jayson Tatum

APG

6.5

Tatum

Jayson Tatum

Team Rankings

ORTG

123.2

1st

DRTG

111.6

3rd

NETRTG

11.6

1st

3P%

38.8

2nd

2023-24 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Celtics	64	18	.780
2	Knicks	50	32	.610	14.0
3	Bucks	49	33	.598	15.0
4	Cavaliers	48	34	.585	16.0
5	Magic	47	35	.573	17.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 4/27	BOS	@	MIA	6:00 PM
Mon 4/29	BOS	@	MIA	1:00 PM
Wed 5/1	MIA	@	BOS	7:30 PM
Fri 5/3	BOS	@	MIA	1:00 PM
Sun 5/5	MIA	@	BOS	1:00 PM

Last Game

BOS

1-1

101

Final

111

MIA

1-1

Wed 24 Apr 2024

NBA 2023-24 Leaders

Playoff PPG Leaders

37.7

Embiid

Joel Embiid

36.5

Siakam

Pascal Siakam

34.5

Lillard

Damian Lillard

Playoff RPG Leaders

15.7

Jokic

Nikola Jokic

15.3

Allen

Jarrett Allen

13.5

Zubac

Ivica Zubac

Playoff APG Leaders

10.0

Haliburton

Tyrese Haliburton

9.7

James

LeBron James

9.0

Herro

Tyler Herro

Playoff SPG Leaders

2.5

Irving

Kyrie Irving

2.5

Edwards

Anthony Edwards

2.5

Alexander-Walker

Nickeil Alexander-Walker

Playoff BPG Leaders

3.5

Holmgren

Chet Holmgren

2.5

Lopez

Brook Lopez

2.3

Mobley

Evan Mobley

Playoff 3PM Leaders

6.0

Lillard

Damian Lillard

4.5

Doncic

Luka Doncic

4.5

Herro

Tyler Herro

Playoff TS% Leaders

92.6

Wright

Delon Wright

81.8

Hauser

Sam Hauser

81.7

White

Derrick White

NBA 2023-24 Rankings

Playoff ORtg Rankings

76ers

121.6

Knicks

121.2

Timberwolves

118.9

Thunder

118.8

Celtics

118.5

Nuggets

116.3

Playoff DRtg Rankings

Magic

98.2

Timberwolves

99.4

Thunder

100.3

Cavaliers

103.2

Clippers

105.6

Nuggets

109.2

Playoff NetRtg Rankings

Timberwolves

19.6

Thunder

18.5

Nuggets

7.1

Celtics

5.5

Magic

5.0

Clippers

4.9

Playoff Tank Leaderboard

Pelicans

0-2

Suns

0-2

Lakers

0-3

Magic

1-2

76ers

1-2

Heat

1-1

NBA 2023-24 Betting

Best Record ATS

Magic

52-33

Mavericks

49-35

76ers

50-36

Thunder

47-36-1

Rockets

45-35-2

Pacers

45-37-2

Worst Record ATS

Hawks

29-54

34-48

Bucks

36-48

Suns

36-47-1

Raptors

36-46

Nets

34-44-4

NBA 2023-24 Conference Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Celtics	64	18	.780
2	Knicks	50	32	.610	14.0
3	Bucks	49	33	.598	15.0
4	Cavaliers	48	34	.585	16.0
5	Magic	47	35	.573	17.0
6	Pacers	47	35	.573	17.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	57	25	.695
2	Nuggets	57	25	.695
3	Timberwolves	56	26	.683	1.0
4	Clippers	51	31	.622	6.0
5	Mavericks	50	32	.610	7.0
6	Suns	49	33	.598	8.0

NBA 2023-24 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Wed 4/24	NYK	@	PHI	114-125
Wed 4/24	DEN	@	LAL	112-105
Wed 4/24	CLE	@	ORL	83-121
Tue 4/23	NOP	@	OKC	92-124
Tue 4/23	MIA	@	BOS	111-101

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 4/26	MIL	@	IND	5:30 PM
Fri 4/26	LAC	@	DAL	8:00 PM
Fri 4/26	MIN	@	PHX	10:30 PM
Sat 4/27	CLE	@	ORL	1:00 PM
Sat 4/27	OKC	@	NOP	3:30 PM