The Boston Celtics were 44-38 in 1970-71. They finished 3rd in the Atlantic Division and 5th in the Eastern Conference.
| GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 82 | 241.2 | 117.2 | 58.9 | 25.0 | 46.4 | 105.1 | 44.2 | 24.4 | 32.3 | 75.5 | 49.1 | 26.1 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 5th | 2nd | 1st | 6th | 3rd | 1st | 12th | 9th | 10th | 5th | 12th | 15th | |||||||||
Opponent | 82 | 241.2 | 115.1 | 53.0 | 23.3 | 44.0 | 100.1 | 44.0 | 27.0 | 36.4 | 74.2 | 49.6 | 23.9 | ||||||||
Opponent Rank | 5th | 13th | 9th | 3rd | 10th | 12th | 4th | 14th | 13th | 8th | 7th | 10th | |||||||||
Net | +2.1 | +6.0 | +1.7 | +2.3 | +4.9 | +0.2 | -2.6 | -4.1 | +1.3 | -0.4 | +2.1 | ||||||||||
Net Rank | 5th | 1st | 4th | 3rd | 1st | 6th | 14th | 14th | 4th | 9th | 15th |
| Eastern | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 48 | 19 | .716 | ||
| 2 | 44 | 23 | .657 | 4.0 | |
| 3 | 43 | 25 | .632 | 5.5 | |
| 4 | 41 | 27 | .603 | 7.5 | |
| 5 | 38 | 28 | .576 | 9.5 | |
| 6 | 38 | 29 | .567 | 10.0 | |
| 7 | 38 | 30 | .559 | 10.5 | |
| 8 | 36 | 31 | .537 | 12.0 | |
| 9 | 36 | 31 | .537 | 12.0 | |
| 10 | 34 | 34 | .500 | 14.5 | |
| 11 | 28 | 39 | .418 | 20.0 | |
| 12 | 27 | 40 | .403 | 21.0 | |
| 13 | 17 | 50 | .254 | 31.0 | |
| 14 | 16 | 50 | .242 | 31.5 | |
| 15 | 15 | 53 | .221 | 33.5 |
| Western | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 53 | 15 | .779 | ||
| 2 | 49 | 18 | .731 | 3.5 | |
| 3 | 42 | 25 | .627 | 10.5 | |
| 4 | 41 | 25 | .621 | 11.0 | |
| 5 | 41 | 27 | .603 | 12.0 | |
| 6 | 41 | 27 | .603 | 12.0 | |
| 7 | 39 | 28 | .582 | 13.5 | |
| 8 | 34 | 33 | .507 | 18.5 | |
| 9 | 32 | 34 | .485 | 20.0 | |
| 10 | 32 | 35 | .478 | 20.5 | |
| 11 | 23 | 43 | .348 | 29.0 | |
| 12 | 23 | 45 | .338 | 30.0 | |
| 13 | 22 | 46 | .324 | 31.0 | |
| 14 | 20 | 47 | .299 | 32.5 | |
| 15 | 17 | 51 | .250 | 36.0 |