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
20
1
.952
2
Lakers Lakers
15
4
.789
4.0
3
Rockets Rockets
13
4
.765
5.0
4
Nuggets Nuggets
14
5
.737
5.0
5
Spurs Spurs
13
6
.684
6.0
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
12
8
.600
7.5
EasternWLPCTGB
1
Pistons Pistons
16
4
.800
2
Knicks Knicks
13
6
.684
2.5
3
Raptors Raptors
14
7
.667
2.5
4
Heat Heat
13
7
.650
3.0
5
Hawks Hawks
13
8
.619
3.5
6
Magic Magic
12
8
.600
4.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Sun
11/2
DET DET
@
MEM MEM
114-106
Sun
11/2
SAC SAC
@
DEN DEN
124-130
Sun
11/2
LAL LAL
@
POR POR
123-115
Sun
11/2
MIA MIA
@
LAC LAC
120-119
Mon
11/3
MIL MIL
@
TOR TOR
100-128

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Mon
12/1
MIL MIL
@
WAS WAS
7:00 PM
Mon
12/1
ATL ATL
@
DET DET
7:00 PM
Mon
12/1
CLE CLE
@
IND IND
7:00 PM
Mon
12/1
LAC LAC
@
MIA MIA
7:30 PM
Mon
12/1
CHI CHI
@
ORL ORL
7:30 PM