NBA » Boston Celtics » 1961-62
60-20 | Won Finals |
Record | Outcome |
The Boston Celtics finished the regular season with a 60-20 record. They went 34-8 at home and 26-12 on the road. Including the playoffs, the Boston Celtics went 68-26.
The 1961-62 Boston Celtics played in the Eastern Division, which didn't have any divisions in 1961-62.
Among qualifying months, the 1961-62 Boston Celtics had their best month in December, when they went 15-2 and had a 88.2% win percentage. Their worst month was January, when they went 10-8 and had a 55.6% win percentage.
Month | Record | Win Percentage % | Point Differential |
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October '61 | 2-0 | 100% | +65 |
November '61 | 12-3 | 80% | +121 |
December '61 | 15-2 | 88.2% | +156 |
January '62 | 10-8 | 55.6% | +84 |
February '62 | 15-5 | 75% | +213 |
March '62 | 6-2 | 75% | +100 |
The Boston Celtics finished the regular season with a point differential of +739. Based on their point differential and their pythagorean expectation, the Celtics could have been expected to have about 60.1 wins, or a 60-20 record in the regular season.
In close, one-possession games, or games that went to overtime, the 1961-62 Boston Celtics went 6-6.
During the regular season, the 1961-62 Boston Celtics went 2-1 in overtime games.
In the playoffs, the 1961-62 Boston Celtics went 1-0 in overtime games.
The longest win streak during the regular season for the 1961-62 Boston Celtics was a 9 game winning streak.
The longest losing streak that the Boston Celtics had during the 1961-62 regular season was 4 games, which happened once during the season.
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Date | Opponent | Score | ||
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Regular Season | ||||
Sat, Oct 21, 1961 | vs Detroit Pistons | Win 137 - 102 | ||
Sat, Oct 28, 1961 | vs New York Knicks | Win 132 - 102 | ||
Fri, Nov 3, 1961 | @ Philadelphia Warriors | Win 112 - 98 | ||
Sat, Nov 4, 1961 | vs Syracuse Nationals | Win 127 - 107 | ||
Thu, Nov 9, 1961 | vs Detroit Pistons | Loss 110 - 116 | ||
Sat, Nov 11, 1961 | vs Philadelphia Warriors | Win 128 - 125 | ||
Sun, Nov 12, 1961 | @ Chicago Packers | Win 112 - 96 | ||
Tue, Nov 14, 1961 | @ St. Louis Hawks | Win 119 - 117 | ||
Thu, Nov 16, 1961 | @ Cincinnati Royals | Win 127 - 121 | ||
Fri, Nov 17, 1961 | @ New York Knicks | Win 104 - 100 | ||
Sat, Nov 18, 1961 | vs Los Angeles Lakers | Loss 101 - 103 | ||
Wed, Nov 22, 1961 | vs St. Louis Hawks | Win 141 - 121 | ||
Thu, Nov 23, 1961 | @ Philadelphia Warriors | Win 119 - 106 | ||
Sat, Nov 25, 1961 | vs New York Knicks | Win 116 - 96 | ||
Sun, Nov 26, 1961 | @ Detroit Pistons | Win 107 - 101 | ||
Tue, Nov 28, 1961 | vs Detroit Pistons | Win 116 - 108 | ||
Thu, Nov 30, 1961 | vs Cincinnati Royals | Loss 130 - 133 | ||
Fri, Dec 1, 1961 | vs Chicago Packers | Win 140 - 121 | ||
Sun, Dec 3, 1961 | @ Cincinnati Royals | Win 119 - 96 | ||
Wed, Dec 6, 1961 | vs Cincinnati Royals | Win 103 - 102 | ||
Fri, Dec 8, 1961 | vs Syracuse Nationals | Win 123 - 111 | ||
Sat, Dec 9, 1961 | @ Syracuse Nationals | Win 106 - 102 | ||
Wed, Dec 13, 1961 | vs Philadelphia Warriors | Win 123 - 113 | ||
Thu, Dec 14, 1961 | vs Chicago Packers | Win 123 - 108 | ||
Sat, Dec 16, 1961 | vs St. Louis Hawks | Win 130 - 113 | ||
Sun, Dec 17, 1961 | @ New York Knicks | Win 117 - 109 | ||
Tue, Dec 19, 1961 | @ Los Angeles Lakers | Loss 101 - 104 | ||
Thu, Dec 21, 1961 | vs New York Knicks | Win 122 - 103 | ||
Sat, Dec 23, 1961 | vs New York Knicks | Win 122 - 111 | ||
Mon, Dec 25, 1961 | @ Syracuse Nationals | Win 127 - 122 | ||
Tue, Dec 26, 1961 | vs Los Angeles Lakers | Win 129 - 117 | ||
Thu, Dec 28, 1961 | @ St. Louis Hawks | Win 117 - 109 | ||
Fri, Dec 29, 1961 | @ New York Knicks | Loss 100 - 110 | ||
Sat, Dec 30, 1961 | @ Philadelphia Warriors | Win 116 - 111 | OT | |
Tue, Jan 2, 1962 | vs St. Louis Hawks | Win 136 - 99 | ||
Wed, Jan 3, 1962 | @ Detroit Pistons | Loss 103 - 112 | ||
Fri, Jan 5, 1962 | @ Cincinnati Royals | Win 124 - 103 | ||
Sun, Jan 7, 1962 | @ Los Angeles Lakers | Win 118 - 95 | ||
Wed, Jan 10, 1962 | @ Chicago Packers | Loss 90 - 103 | ||
Fri, Jan 12, 1962 | vs Cincinnati Royals | Win 141 - 125 | ||
Sat, Jan 13, 1962 | vs Syracuse Nationals | Loss 117 - 127 | ||
Sun, Jan 14, 1962 | vs Philadelphia Warriors | Win 145 - 136 | ||
Wed, Jan 17, 1962 | @ Detroit Pistons | Win 126 - 116 | ||
Fri, Jan 19, 1962 | vs Syracuse Nationals | Win 128 - 103 | ||
Sat, Jan 20, 1962 | @ Syracuse Nationals | Win 107 - 101 | ||
Sun, Jan 21, 1962 | vs Detroit Pistons | Loss 120 - 124 | ||
Tue, Jan 23, 1962 | vs Los Angeles Lakers | Win 118 - 103 | ||
Wed, Jan 24, 1962 | vs St. Louis Hawks | Loss 123 - 135 | ||
Fri, Jan 26, 1962 | @ New York Knicks | Loss 121 - 129 | ||
Sat, Jan 27, 1962 | @ Philadelphia Warriors | Loss 106 - 131 | ||
Sun, Jan 28, 1962 | vs Philadelphia Warriors | Loss 129 - 133 | OT | |
Wed, Jan 31, 1962 | @ Chicago Packers | Win 122 - 115 | ||
Thu, Feb 1, 1962 | vs Los Angeles Lakers | Win 130 - 115 | ||
Fri, Feb 2, 1962 | vs Cincinnati Royals | Win 143 - 124 | ||
Sun, Feb 4, 1962 | vs New York Knicks | Win 130 - 114 | ||
Mon, Feb 5, 1962 | @ Chicago Packers | Win 127 - 111 | ||
Tue, Feb 6, 1962 | @ St. Louis Hawks | Win 129 - 114 | ||
Thu, Feb 8, 1962 | @ Syracuse Nationals | Loss 110 - 122 | ||
Fri, Feb 9, 1962 | vs Philadelphia Warriors | Loss 124 - 126 | ||
Sat, Feb 10, 1962 | @ Philadelphia Warriors | Loss 106 - 107 | ||
Sun, Feb 11, 1962 | vs Chicago Packers | Win 148 - 115 | ||
Tue, Feb 13, 1962 | vs Chicago Packers | Win 138 - 117 | ||
Wed, Feb 14, 1962 | @ New York Knicks | Loss 112 - 125 | ||
Fri, Feb 16, 1962 | vs New York Knicks | Win 127 - 104 | ||
Sun, Feb 18, 1962 | @ Los Angeles Lakers | Loss 99 - 125 | ||
Tue, Feb 20, 1962 | @ Los Angeles Lakers | Win 115 - 96 | ||
Thu, Feb 22, 1962 | vs Syracuse Nationals | Win 134 - 106 | ||
Fri, Feb 23, 1962 | vs Syracuse Nationals | Win 121 - 107 | ||
Sat, Feb 24, 1962 | @ Philadelphia Warriors | Win 109 - 86 | ||
Sun, Feb 25, 1962 | @ Syracuse Nationals | Win 110 - 106 | ||
Tue, Feb 27, 1962 | vs Chicago Packers | Win 115 - 100 | ||
Wed, Feb 28, 1962 | @ Cincinnati Royals | Win 129 - 123 | OT | |
Fri, Mar 2, 1962 | @ St. Louis Hawks | Loss 120 - 138 | ||
Sun, Mar 4, 1962 | vs St. Louis Hawks | Win 123 - 120 | ||
Tue, Mar 6, 1962 | @ New York Knicks | Loss 106 - 113 | ||
Wed, Mar 7, 1962 | vs Philadelphia Warriors | Win 153 - 102 | ||
Thu, Mar 8, 1962 | @ Chicago Packers | Win 108 - 102 | ||
Fri, Mar 9, 1962 | @ Detroit Pistons | Win 130 - 111 | ||
Sun, Mar 11, 1962 | vs Los Angeles Lakers | Win 119 - 105 | ||
Tue, Mar 13, 1962 | vs Syracuse Nationals | Win 142 - 110 | ||
Playoffs | ||||
Eastern Division Finals (Won 4 - 3) | ||||
Sat, Mar 24, 1962 | vs Philadelphia Warriors | Win 117 - 89 | ||
Tue, Mar 27, 1962 | @ Philadelphia Warriors | Loss 106 - 113 | ||
Wed, Mar 28, 1962 | vs Philadelphia Warriors | Win 129 - 114 | ||
Sat, Mar 31, 1962 | @ Philadelphia Warriors | Loss 106 - 110 | ||
Sun, Apr 1, 1962 | vs Philadelphia Warriors | Win 119 - 104 | ||
Tue, Apr 3, 1962 | @ Philadelphia Warriors | Loss 99 - 109 | ||
Thu, Apr 5, 1962 | vs Philadelphia Warriors | Win 109 - 107 | ||
Finals (Won 4 - 3) | ||||
Sat, Apr 7, 1962 | vs Los Angeles Lakers | Win 122 - 108 | ||
Sun, Apr 8, 1962 | vs Los Angeles Lakers | Loss 122 - 129 | ||
Tue, Apr 10, 1962 | @ Los Angeles Lakers | Loss 115 - 117 | ||
Wed, Apr 11, 1962 | @ Los Angeles Lakers | Win 115 - 103 | ||
Sat, Apr 14, 1962 | vs Los Angeles Lakers | Loss 121 - 126 | ||
Mon, Apr 16, 1962 | @ Los Angeles Lakers | Win 119 - 105 | ||
Wed, Apr 18, 1962 | vs Los Angeles Lakers | Win 110 - 107 | OT |
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