NBA » Boston Celtics » 1971-72
| 56-26 | Lost Conf Finals |
| Record | Outcome |
The Boston Celtics finished the regular season with a 56-26 record. They went 35-9 at home and 21-17 on the road. Including the playoffs, the Boston Celtics went 61-32. Their final game was a loss in the Eastern Conference Finals to the New York Knicks.
The 1971-72 Boston Celtics played in the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference.
The 1971-72 Boston Celtics had their best month in December, when they went 13-3 and had a 81.2% win percentage. Their worst month was November, when they went 8-7 and had a 53.3% win percentage.
| Month | Record | Win Percentage % | Point Differential |
|---|---|---|---|
| October '71 | 6-2 | 75% | +47 |
| November '71 | 8-7 | 53.3% | +71 |
| December '71 | 13-3 | 81.2% | +93 |
| January '72 | 10-6 | 62.5% | +40 |
| February '72 | 10-5 | 66.7% | +68 |
| March '72 | 9-3 | 75% | +73 |
Yes, the Boston Celtics made the Playoffs in 1972. They won their first series against the Atlanta Hawks in the Eastern Conference Semifinals. They eventually lost against the New York Knicks in the Eastern Conference Finals.
The Boston Celtics finished the regular season with a point differential of +392. Based on their point differential and their pythagorean expectation, the Celtics could have been expected to have about 52.7 wins, or a 53-29 record in the regular season.
In close, one-possession games, or games that went to overtime, the 1971-72 Boston Celtics went 7-3.
During the regular season, the 1971-72 Boston Celtics went 1-1 in overtime games.
The longest win streak during the regular season for the 1971-72 Boston Celtics was a 10 game winning streak.
The longest losing streak that the Boston Celtics had during the 1971-72 regular season was 4 games, which happened once during the season.
= Playoff Team
| Date | Opponent | Score | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular Season | ||||
| Fri, Oct 15, 1971 | vs Golden State Warriors | Loss 75 - 97 | ||
| Tue, Oct 19, 1971 | vs Baltimore Bullets | Win 134 - 114 | ||
| Fri, Oct 22, 1971 | @ Atlanta Hawks | Win 115 - 108 | ||
| Sat, Oct 23, 1971 | @ Buffalo Braves | Win 103 - 98 | ||
| Mon, Oct 25, 1971 | vs Atlanta Hawks | Win 136 - 116 | ||
| Tue, Oct 26, 1971 | @ New York Knicks | Loss 101 - 106 | ||
| Wed, Oct 27, 1971 | vs Houston Rockets | Win 108 - 97 | ||
| Fri, Oct 29, 1971 | vs Milwaukee Bucks | Win 125 - 114 | ||
| Fri, Nov 5, 1971 | vs Detroit Pistons | Win 103 - 102 | ||
| Sat, Nov 6, 1971 | vs Portland Trail Blazers | Win 124 - 109 | ||
| Mon, Nov 8, 1971 | vs Cincinnati Royals | Win 120 - 109 | ||
| Wed, Nov 10, 1971 | @ Houston Rockets | Win 142 - 103 | ||
| Fri, Nov 12, 1971 | @ Phoenix Suns | Loss 119 - 128 | ||
| Sat, Nov 13, 1971 | @ Seattle SuperSonics | Loss 112 - 116 | ||
| Sun, Nov 14, 1971 | @ Los Angeles Lakers | Loss 115 - 128 | ||
| Wed, Nov 17, 1971 | vs Phoenix Suns | Win 140 - 121 | ||
| Fri, Nov 19, 1971 | vs Cincinnati Royals | Loss 106 - 110 | ||
| Sat, Nov 20, 1971 | @ Chicago Bulls | Loss 106 - 123 | ||
| Sun, Nov 21, 1971 | @ Cleveland Cavaliers | Win 128 - 105 | ||
| Wed, Nov 24, 1971 | vs Buffalo Braves | Win 108 - 100 | ||
| Fri, Nov 26, 1971 | vs New York Knicks | Loss 89 - 104 | ||
| Sat, Nov 27, 1971 | @ Baltimore Bullets | Loss 120 - 125 | ||
| Sun, Nov 28, 1971 | vs Atlanta Hawks | Win 130 - 108 | ||
| Wed, Dec 1, 1971 | vs Los Angeles Lakers | Loss 111 - 124 | ||
| Sat, Dec 4, 1971 | vs Houston Rockets | Win 117 - 107 | ||
| Tue, Dec 7, 1971 | @ New York Knicks | Win 105 - 97 | ||
| Wed, Dec 8, 1971 | vs Cleveland Cavaliers | Win 126 - 107 | ||
| Fri, Dec 10, 1971 | @ Milwaukee Bucks | Loss 104 - 120 | ||
| Sat, Dec 11, 1971 | vs Chicago Bulls | Loss 99 - 115 | ||
| Sun, Dec 12, 1971 | @ Cincinnati Royals | Win 96 - 83 | ||
| Tue, Dec 14, 1971 | @ Chicago Bulls | Win 116 - 108 | ||
| Wed, Dec 15, 1971 | vs Seattle SuperSonics | Win 112 - 100 | ||
| Fri, Dec 17, 1971 | @ Cleveland Cavaliers | Win 115 - 109 | ||
| Sat, Dec 18, 1971 | vs Buffalo Braves | Win 124 - 91 | ||
| Wed, Dec 22, 1971 | vs Milwaukee Bucks | Win 104 - 98 | ||
| Sat, Dec 25, 1971 | @ Cincinnati Royals | Win 99 - 94 | ||
| Mon, Dec 27, 1971 | vs Golden State Warriors | Win 99 - 97 | ||
| Tue, Dec 28, 1971 | @ Philadelphia 76ers | Win 120 - 116 | ||
| Fri, Dec 31, 1971 | vs Philadelphia 76ers | Win 131 - 119 | ||
| Sat, Jan 1, 1972 | @ Phoenix Suns | Loss 104 - 114 | ||
| Sun, Jan 2, 1972 | @ Los Angeles Lakers | Loss 113 - 122 | ||
| Wed, Jan 5, 1972 | @ Houston Rockets | Win 113 - 105 | ||
| Fri, Jan 7, 1972 | @ Portland Trail Blazers | Win 120 - 114 | ||
| Sat, Jan 8, 1972 | @ Golden State Warriors | Loss 106 - 128 | ||
| Sun, Jan 9, 1972 | @ Seattle SuperSonics | Loss 119 - 125 | ||
| Wed, Jan 12, 1972 | vs Chicago Bulls | Win 113 - 112 | ||
| Fri, Jan 14, 1972 | vs Detroit Pistons | Win 108 - 94 | ||
| Sat, Jan 15, 1972 | @ Atlanta Hawks | Win 122 - 106 | ||
| Fri, Jan 21, 1972 | vs Houston Rockets | Win 110 - 105 | ||
| Sun, Jan 23, 1972 | vs Portland Trail Blazers | Win 115 - 105 | ||
| Tue, Jan 25, 1972 | @ New York Knicks | Loss 106 - 109 | ||
| Wed, Jan 26, 1972 | vs Cleveland Cavaliers | Loss 108 - 112 | ||
| Fri, Jan 28, 1972 | vs New York Knicks | Win 122 - 116 | OT | |
| Sat, Jan 29, 1972 | @ Detroit Pistons | Win 124 - 112 | ||
| Sun, Jan 30, 1972 | vs Philadelphia 76ers | Win 130 - 114 | ||
| Tue, Feb 1, 1972 | @ Baltimore Bullets | Win 115 - 108 | ||
| Wed, Feb 2, 1972 | vs Chicago Bulls | Win 124 - 100 | ||
| Fri, Feb 4, 1972 | vs Cincinnati Royals | Win 122 - 109 | ||
| Sun, Feb 6, 1972 | vs Seattle SuperSonics | Win 128 - 123 | ||
| Wed, Feb 9, 1972 | vs Buffalo Braves | Win 139 - 112 | ||
| Fri, Feb 11, 1972 | vs Los Angeles Lakers | Win 121 - 108 | ||
| Sun, Feb 13, 1972 | vs Milwaukee Bucks | Loss 109 - 117 | ||
| Tue, Feb 15, 1972 | @ Portland Trail Blazers | Win 111 - 104 | ||
| Wed, Feb 16, 1972 | @ Seattle SuperSonics | Loss 112 - 113 | ||
| Fri, Feb 18, 1972 | @ Phoenix Suns | Loss 115 - 126 | ||
| Sat, Feb 19, 1972 | @ Golden State Warriors | Loss 111 - 115 | ||
| Sun, Feb 20, 1972 | @ Los Angeles Lakers | Loss 113 - 132 | ||
| Tue, Feb 22, 1972 | vs Phoenix Suns | Win 114 - 103 | ||
| Wed, Feb 23, 1972 | @ Cleveland Cavaliers | Win 113 - 111 | ||
| Fri, Feb 25, 1972 | @ Buffalo Braves | Win 117 - 115 | ||
| Wed, Mar 1, 1972 | vs Cleveland Cavaliers | Win 115 - 105 | ||
| Fri, Mar 3, 1972 | @ Detroit Pistons | Win 125 - 96 | ||
| Sun, Mar 5, 1972 | vs Cincinnati Royals | Loss 114 - 125 | ||
| Mon, Mar 6, 1972 | @ Milwaukee Bucks | Loss 127 - 132 | OT | |
| Sun, Mar 12, 1972 | vs New York Knicks | Win 112 - 109 | ||
| Tue, Mar 14, 1972 | vs Golden State Warriors | Win 124 - 110 | ||
| Wed, Mar 15, 1972 | @ Philadelphia 76ers | Win 120 - 115 | ||
| Fri, Mar 17, 1972 | vs Philadelphia 76ers | Win 127 - 111 | ||
| Sun, Mar 19, 1972 | vs Baltimore Bullets | Loss 112 - 125 | ||
| Wed, Mar 22, 1972 | vs Philadelphia 76ers | Win 113 - 106 | ||
| Sat, Mar 25, 1972 | @ Buffalo Braves | Win 121 - 116 | ||
| Sun, Mar 26, 1972 | vs Detroit Pistons | Win 133 - 120 | ||
| Playoffs | ||||
| Eastern Conference Semifinals (Won 4 - 2) | ||||
| Wed, Mar 29, 1972 | vs Atlanta Hawks | Win 126 - 108 | ||
| Fri, Mar 31, 1972 | @ Atlanta Hawks | Loss 104 - 113 | ||
| Sun, Apr 2, 1972 | vs Atlanta Hawks | Win 136 - 113 | ||
| Tue, Apr 4, 1972 | @ Atlanta Hawks | Loss 110 - 112 | ||
| Fri, Apr 7, 1972 | vs Atlanta Hawks | Win 124 - 114 | ||
| Sun, Apr 9, 1972 | @ Atlanta Hawks | Win 127 - 118 | ||
| Eastern Conference Finals (Lost 1 - 4) | ||||
| Thu, Apr 13, 1972 | vs New York Knicks | Loss 94 - 116 | ||
| Sun, Apr 16, 1972 | @ New York Knicks | Loss 105 - 106 | ||
| Wed, Apr 19, 1972 | vs New York Knicks | Win 115 - 109 | ||
| Fri, Apr 21, 1972 | @ New York Knicks | Loss 98 - 116 | ||
| Sun, Apr 23, 1972 | vs New York Knicks | Loss 103 - 111 | ||
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