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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GPMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF
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
24
2
.923
2
Nuggets Nuggets
19
6
.760
4.5
3
Lakers Lakers
18
7
.720
5.5
4
Spurs Spurs
18
7
.720
5.5
5
Rockets Rockets
16
7
.696
6.5
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
17
9
.654
7.0
EasternWLPCTGB
1
Pistons Pistons
21
5
.808
2
Knicks Knicks
18
7
.720
2.5
3
Raptors Raptors
16
11
.593
5.5
4
Celtics Celtics
15
11
.577
6.0
5
Magic Magic
15
11
.577
6.0
6
76ers 76ers
14
11
.560
6.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Fri
11/14
OKC OKC
@
CHA CHA
109-96
Fri
11/14
DEN DEN
@
MIN MIN
123-112
Fri
11/14
LAL LAL
@
MIL MIL
119-95
Sat
11/15
LAC LAC
@
BOS BOS
118-121
Sat
11/15
SAC SAC
@
SAS SAS
110-123

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Wed
12/17
CLE CLE
@
CHI CHI
8:00 PM
Wed
12/17
MEM MEM
@
MIN MIN
8:00 PM
Thu
12/18
ATL ATL
@
CHA CHA
7:00 PM
Thu
12/18
NYK NYK
@
IND IND
7:00 PM
Thu
12/18
MIA MIA
@
BKN BKN
7:30 PM