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

TEAMWLPCTGB
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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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 Conference Standings

WesternWLPCTGB
1
Thunder Thunder
23
1
.958
2
Lakers Lakers
17
6
.739
5.5
3
Nuggets Nuggets
17
6
.739
5.5
4
Rockets Rockets
15
6
.714
6.5
5
Spurs Spurs
16
7
.696
6.5
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
15
9
.625
8.0
EasternWLPCTGB
1
Pistons Pistons
19
5
.792
2
Knicks Knicks
16
7
.696
2.5
3
Celtics Celtics
15
9
.625
4.0
4
Raptors Raptors
15
10
.600
4.5
5
Magic Magic
14
10
.583
5.0
6
Heat Heat
14
10
.583
5.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Mon
11/10
MEM MEM
@
NYK NYK
120-133
Mon
11/10
GSW GSW
@
OKC OKC
102-126
Mon
11/10
BOS BOS
@
PHI PHI
100-102
Mon
11/10
IND IND
@
UTA UTA
128-152
Mon
11/10
DEN DEN
@
SAC SAC
122-108

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Tue
12/9
MIA MIA
@
ORL ORL
6:00 PM
Tue
12/9
NYK NYK
@
TOR TOR
8:30 PM
Wed
12/10
PHX PHX
@
OKC OKC
7:30 PM
Wed
12/10
SAS SAS
@
LAL LAL
10:00 PM
Thu
12/11
BOS BOS
@
MIL MIL
8:00 PM