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.

1971-72 Conference Standings

TEAMWLPCTGB
1
Celtics Celtics
56
26
.683
2
38
44
.463
18.0
3
48
34
.585
8.0
4
36
46
.439
20.0
5
30
52
.366
26.0

1971-72 Stats

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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 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
48
18
.727
2
44
23
.657
4.5
3
43
25
.632
6.0
4
41
27
.603
8.0
5
38
28
.576
10.0
6
37
29
.561
11.0
7
38
30
.559
11.0
8
36
31
.537
12.5
9
36
31
.537
12.5
10
34
34
.500
15.0
11
28
39
.418
20.5
12
27
40
.403
21.5
13
Nets Nets - e
17
50
.254
31.5
14
16
50
.242
32.0
15
15
53
.221
34.0
WesternWLPCTGB
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
Kings Kings - e
17
51
.250
36.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Tue
2/10
@
138-89
Tue
2/10
@
123-111
Tue
2/10
@
109-133
Tue
2/10
@
105-102
Tue
2/10
@
136-109

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
3/15
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8:00 PM
Sun
3/15
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10:00 PM
Mon
3/16
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7:00 PM
Mon
3/16
@
7:00 PM
Mon
3/16
@
7:30 PM