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.
| 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 |
| Eastern | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Western | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |