The Boston Celtics decisively defeated the Los Angeles Lakers, 122 to 108, in Game 1 of the 1962 NBA Finals on April 7, 1962.

1961-62 Boston Celtics

Final

LAL

Lakers

0-1

108

BOS

Celtics

1-0

122

Team

1

32

29

2

20

31

3

22

35

4

34

27

Total

108

122

Team Stats

Player Stats

Lakers

Celtics

FG Made - Attempted

39-104

49-121

Field Goal %

37.5

40.5

3PT Made - Attempted

3PT %

FT Made - Attempted

30-38

24-30

Free Throw %

78.9

80.0

Rebounds

64

71

Offensive Rebounds

Defensive Rebounds

Assists

13

22

Steals

Blocks

Turnovers

Personal Fouls

22

27

Lakers

Celtics

Players

NAME	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	3PT	FT	TOV	PF	+/-	OREB	DREB	FG%	3P%	FT%
Jerry West	43	21	5	4			5-22		11-14		4				22.7		78.6
Rudy LaRusso	37	18	12	0			7-15		4-7		3				46.7		57.1
Elgin Baylor	36	35	17	3			14-29		7-7		2				48.3		100.0
Frank Selvy	36	14	10	2			4-15		6-7		3				26.7		85.7
Jim Krebs	26	9	7	0			4-9		1-1		2				44.4		100.0
Ray Felix	16	2	4	1			1-3		0-0		1				33.3
Hot Rod Hundley	13	2	0	1			1-2		0-1		2				50.0		0.0
Tom Hawkins	11	5	4	1			2-4		1-1		2				50.0		100.0
Howie Jolliff	11	0	2	0			0-1		0-0		1				0.0
Bob McNeill	8	2	1	1			1-1		0-0		2				100.0
Wayne Yates	3	0	2	0			0-3		0-0		0				0.0

Players

NAME	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	3PT	FT	TOV	PF	+/-	OREB	DREB	FG%	3P%	FT%
Bill Russell	45	15	28	6			6-14		3-3		4				42.9		100.0
Sam Jones	38	24	11	2			10-19		4-4		3				52.6		100.0
Tom Sanders	37	16	13	1			7-15		2-3		5				46.7		66.7
Tom Heinsohn	29	14	6	2			4-21		6-8		1				19.0		75.0
Bob Cousy	27	15	1	7			7-17		1-1		5				41.2		100.0
Jim Loscutoff	24	14	9	1			6-15		2-3		4				40.0		66.7
K.C. Jones	20	12	3	3			6-9		0-0		5				66.7
Gary Phillips	11	3	0	0			0-5		3-4		0				0.0		75.0
Frank Ramsey	9	9	0	0			3-6		3-4		0				50.0		75.0

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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

32.3

Davis

Anthony Davis

32.3

Lillard

Damian Lillard

Playoff RPG Leaders

15.7

Jokic

Nikola Jokic

13.8

Allen

Jarrett Allen

13.3

Davis

Anthony Davis

Playoff APG Leaders

12.0

Haliburton

Tyrese Haliburton

9.7

James

LeBron James

9.0

Herro

Tyler Herro

Playoff SPG Leaders

2.3

Edwards

Anthony Edwards

2.3

Irving

Kyrie Irving

2.3

Jr.

Kelly Oubre Jr.

Playoff BPG Leaders

3.7

Holmgren

Chet Holmgren

2.3

Mobley

Evan Mobley

2.0

Isaac

Jonathan Isaac

Playoff 3PM Leaders

5.3

Lillard

Damian Lillard

4.5

Herro

Tyler Herro

4.3

Harden

James Harden

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

Timberwolves

123.9

76ers

121.6

Knicks

121.2

Thunder

118.8

Celtics

118.5

Pacers

117.1

Playoff DRtg Rankings

Magic

97.3

Thunder

100.3

Timberwolves

104.8

Cavaliers

107.2

Mavericks

107.6

Clippers

108.4

Playoff NetRtg Rankings

Timberwolves

19.1

Thunder

18.5

Magic

9.9

Nuggets

7.1

Celtics

5.5

Pacers

1.7

Playoff Tank Leaderboard

Pelicans

0-2

Suns

0-3

Lakers

0-3

Clippers

1-2

Bucks

1-2

76ers

1-2

NBA 2023-24 Betting

Best Record ATS

Magic

53-33

Mavericks

50-35

76ers

50-36

Thunder

47-36-1

Rockets

45-35-2

Pelicans

46-39-1

Worst Record ATS

Hawks

29-54

34-48

Suns

36-48-1

Bucks

37-48

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
Fri 4/26	CLE	@	ORL	89-112
Thu 4/25	MIN	@	PHX	126-109
Thu 4/25	LAC	@	DAL	90-101
Thu 4/25	MIL	@	IND	118-121
Wed 4/24	NYK	@	PHI	114-125

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 4/27	OKC	@	NOP	3:30 PM
Sat 4/27	BOS	@	MIA	6:00 PM
Sat 4/27	DEN	@	LAL	8:30 PM
Sun 4/28	NYK	@	PHI	1:00 PM
Sun 4/28	LAC	@	DAL	3:30 PM