The Boston Celtics were 44-38 in 1970-71. They finished 3rd in the Atlantic Division and 5th in the Eastern Conference.
| GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 82 | 241.2 | 117.2 | 58.9 | 25.0 | 46.4 | 105.1 | 44.2 | 24.4 | 32.3 | 75.5 | 49.1 | 26.1 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 5th | 2nd | 1st | 6th | 3rd | 1st | 12th | 9th | 10th | 5th | 12th | 15th | |||||||||
Opponent | 82 | 241.2 | 115.1 | 53.0 | 23.3 | 44.0 | 100.1 | 44.0 | 27.0 | 36.4 | 74.2 | 49.6 | 23.9 | ||||||||
Opponent Rank | 5th | 13th | 9th | 3rd | 10th | 12th | 4th | 14th | 13th | 8th | 7th | 10th | |||||||||
Net | +2.1 | +6.0 | +1.7 | +2.3 | +4.9 | +0.2 | -2.6 | -4.1 | +1.3 | -0.4 | +2.1 | ||||||||||
Net Rank | 5th | 1st | 4th | 3rd | 1st | 6th | 14th | 14th | 4th | 9th | 15th |
| Eastern | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 45 | 14 | .763 | ||
| 2 | 40 | 20 | .667 | 5.5 | |
| 3 | 39 | 22 | .639 | 7.0 | |
| 4 | 38 | 24 | .613 | 8.5 | |
| 5 | 35 | 25 | .583 | 10.5 | |
| 6 | 33 | 27 | .550 | 12.5 | |
| 7 | 31 | 28 | .525 | 14.0 | |
| 8 | 32 | 29 | .525 | 14.0 | |
| 9 | 31 | 31 | .500 | 15.5 | |
| 10 | 30 | 31 | .492 | 16.0 | |
| 11 | 26 | 33 | .441 | 19.0 | |
| 12 | 25 | 36 | .410 | 21.0 | |
| 13 | 16 | 43 | .271 | 29.0 | |
| 14 | 15 | 45 | .250 | 30.5 | |
| 15 | 15 | 46 | .246 | 31.0 |
| Western | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 47 | 15 | .758 | ||
| 2 | 43 | 17 | .717 | 3.0 | |
| 3 | 37 | 22 | .627 | 8.5 | |
| 4 | 38 | 23 | .623 | 8.5 | |
| 5 | 37 | 24 | .607 | 9.5 | |
| 6 | 36 | 24 | .600 | 10.0 | |
| 7 | 34 | 26 | .567 | 12.0 | |
| 8 | 31 | 29 | .517 | 15.0 | |
| 9 | 28 | 31 | .475 | 17.5 | |
| 10 | 29 | 33 | .468 | 18.0 | |
| 11 | 23 | 36 | .390 | 22.5 | |
| 12 | 21 | 39 | .350 | 25.0 | |
| 13 | 19 | 43 | .306 | 28.0 | |
| 14 | 18 | 42 | .300 | 28.0 | |
| 15 | 14 | 48 | .226 | 33.0 |