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.

1971-72 Conference Standings

TEAMWLPCTGB
1
Celtics Celtics
56
26
.683
2
38
44
.463
18.0
3
48
34
.585
8.0
4
36
46
.439
20.0
5
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 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
28
10
.737
2
25
15
.625
4.0
3
24
15
.615
4.5
4
25
17
.595
5.0
5
22
17
.564
6.5
6
22
18
.550
7.0
7
23
19
.548
7.0
8
21
19
.525
8.0
9
20
22
.476
10.0
10
19
21
.475
10.0
11
17
23
.425
12.0
12
14
26
.350
15.0
13
11
27
.289
17.0
14
10
29
.256
18.5
15
9
32
.220
20.5
WesternWLPCTGB
1
34
7
.829
2
28
13
.683
6.0
3
27
13
.675
6.5
4
27
14
.659
7.0
5
24
14
.632
8.5
6
23
14
.622
9.0
7
24
16
.600
9.5
8
22
19
.537
12.0
9
19
22
.463
15.0
10
17
22
.436
16.0
11
17
23
.425
16.5
12
15
26
.366
19.0
13
14
26
.350
19.5
14
11
30
.268
23.0
15
10
33
.233
25.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Wed
12/17
@
111-105
Wed
12/17
@
114-116
Wed
12/17
@
98-99
Wed
12/17
@
143-135
Wed
12/17
@
115-126

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
1/15
@
2:00 PM
Thu
1/15
@
7:00 PM
Thu
1/15
@
7:30 PM
Thu
1/15
@
7:30 PM
Thu
1/15
@
8:00 PM