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
32
11
.744
2
28
16
.636
4.5
3
28
19
.596
6.0
4
26
18
.591
6.5
5
26
20
.565
7.5
6
24
19
.558
8.0
7
23
20
.535
9.0
8
23
22
.511
10.0
9
22
22
.500
10.5
10
22
25
.468
12.0
11
18
26
.409
14.5
12
17
28
.378
16.0
13
12
31
.279
20.0
14
11
35
.239
22.5
15
10
33
.233
22.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
37
9
.804
2
31
14
.689
5.5
3
31
15
.674
6.0
4
27
16
.628
8.5
5
26
17
.605
9.5
6
27
18
.600
9.5
7
27
18
.600
9.5
8
25
21
.543
12.0
9
23
23
.500
14.0
10
20
24
.455
16.0
11
19
26
.422
17.5
12
18
25
.419
17.5
13
15
30
.333
21.5
14
12
34
.261
25.0
15
11
36
.234
26.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Sat
12/27
@
101-125
Sun
12/28
@
115-101
Sun
12/28
@
123-113
Sun
12/28
@
123-147
Sun
12/28
@
120-107

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sat
1/24
@
12:00 PM
Sat
1/24
@
3:00 PM
Sat
1/24
@
5:30 PM
Sat
1/24
@
7:00 PM
Sat
1/24
@
8:00 PM