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.

Scores & Schedules

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1971-72 Conference Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB
1
Celtics Celtics
56
26
.683
2
Bullets Bullets
38
44
.463
18.0
3
Knicks Knicks
48
34
.585
8.0
4
Hawks Hawks
36
46
.439
20.0
5
Royals Royals
30
52
.366
26.0

1971-72 Stats

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GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% TS% OREB DREB TOV PF
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 2023-24 Conference Standings

Eastern W L PCT GB
1
Celtics Celtics
64
18
.780
2
Knicks Knicks
50
32
.610
14.0
3
Bucks Bucks
49
33
.598
15.0
4
Cavaliers Cavaliers
48
34
.585
16.0
5
Magic Magic
47
35
.573
17.0
6
Pacers Pacers
47
35
.573
17.0
Western W L PCT GB
1
Thunder Thunder
57
25
.695
2
Nuggets Nuggets
57
25
.695
3
Timberwolves Timberwolves
56
26
.683
1.0
4
Clippers Clippers
51
31
.622
6.0
5
Mavericks Mavericks
50
32
.610
7.0
6
Suns Suns
49
33
.598
8.0

NBA 2023-24 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Sun
6/16
DAL DAL
@
BOS BOS
88-106
Thu
6/13
BOS BOS
@
DAL DAL
84-122
Tue
6/11
BOS BOS
@
DAL DAL
106-99
Sat
6/8
DAL DAL
@
BOS BOS
98-105
Wed
6/5
DAL DAL
@
BOS BOS
89-107

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Tue
10/22
NYK NYK
@
BOS BOS
7:30 PM
Tue
10/22
MIN MIN
@
LAL LAL
10:00 PM
Wed
10/23
IND IND
@
DET DET
7:00 PM
Wed
10/23
BKN BKN
@
ATL ATL
7:30 PM
Wed
10/23
ORL ORL
@
MIA MIA
7:30 PM