1971-72 Boston Celtics Game-by-Game Results
National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 56-26
Finishing 1st in the NBA's Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference
Postseason: 5-6 Lost conference finals
Conference Semifinals - Defeated Atlanta Hawks 4-2
Conference Finals - Lost to New York Knicks 4-1
Coach: Tom Heinsohn (56-26)
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
Attendance: 346,701, Avg. 8,456 in 41 home dates
1971-72 Boston Celtics StatisticsTeam Record: 56-26
Finishing 1st in the NBA's Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference
Postseason: 5-6 Lost conference finals
Conference Semifinals - Defeated Atlanta Hawks 4-2
Conference Finals - Lost to New York Knicks 4-1
Coach: Tom Heinsohn (56-26)
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
Attendance: 346,701, Avg. 8,456 in 41 home dates
1971-72 Boston Celtics Roster
The Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association ended the 1971-72 season with a record of 56 wins and 26 losses, finishing first in the NBA's Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 5-6.
Boston racked up 9,477 points and yielded 9,085. John Havlicek tossed in a team-best 2,252 points for the Celtics, while Jo Jo White and Dave Cowens scored 18 or more per game also. Dave Cowens contributed 1,203 boards. John Havlicek dished out 614 assists for the squad.
Tom Heinsohn coached the team. The 1971-72 Boston Celtics lost in the conference finals.
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Regular Season Points For: 9477
Regular Season Points Against: 9085
| Date | Game | Res | Home | Road | Record | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 15, 1971 | Golden State Warriors 97 at Boston Celtics 75 | L | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-1 | ||
| October 19, 1971 | Baltimore Bullets 114 at Boston Celtics 134 | W | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-1 | ||
| October 22, 1971 | Boston Celtics 115 at Atlanta Hawks 108 | W | 1-1 | 1-0 | 2-1 | ||
| October 23, 1971 | Boston Celtics 103 at Buffalo Braves 98 | W | 1-1 | 2-0 | 3-1 | ||
| October 25, 1971 | Atlanta Hawks 116 at Boston Celtics 136 | W | 2-1 | 2-0 | 4-1 | ||
| October 26, 1971 | Boston Celtics 101 at New York Knicks 106 | L | 2-1 | 2-1 | 4-2 | ||
| October 27, 1971 | Houston Rockets 97 at Boston Celtics 108 | W | 3-1 | 2-1 | 5-2 | ||
| October 29, 1971 | Milwaukee Bucks 114 at Boston Celtics 125 | W | 4-1 | 2-1 | 6-2 | ||
| November 5, 1971 | Detroit Pistons 102 at Boston Celtics 103 | W | 5-1 | 2-1 | 7-2 | ||
| November 6, 1971 | Portland Trail Blazers 109 at Boston Celtics 124 | W | 6-1 | 2-1 | 8-2 | ||
| November 8, 1971 | Boston Celtics 120 at Cincinnati Royals 109 | W | 6-1 | 3-1 | 9-2 | at Omaha, NE | |
| November 10, 1971 | Boston Celtics 142 at Houston Rockets 103 | W | 6-1 | 4-1 | 10-2 | ||
| November 12, 1971 | Boston Celtics 119 at Phoenix Suns 128 | L | 6-1 | 4-2 | 10-3 | ||
| November 13, 1971 | Boston Celtics 112 at Seattle Supersonics 116 | L | 6-1 | 4-3 | 10-4 | ||
| November 14, 1971 | Boston Celtics 115 at Los Angeles Lakers 128 | L | 6-1 | 4-4 | 10-5 | ||
| November 17, 1971 | Phoenix Suns 121 at Boston Celtics 140 | W | 7-1 | 4-4 | 11-5 | ||
| November 19, 1971 | Cincinnati Royals 110 at Boston Celtics 106 | L | 7-2 | 4-4 | 11-6 | ||
| November 20, 1971 | Boston Celtics 106 at Chicago Bulls 123 | L | 7-2 | 4-5 | 11-7 | ||
| November 21, 1971 | Boston Celtics 128 at Cleveland Cavaliers 105 | W | 7-2 | 5-5 | 12-7 | ||
| November 24, 1971 | Buffalo Braves 100 at Boston Celtics 108 | W | 8-2 | 5-5 | 13-7 | ||
| November 26, 1971 | New York Knicks 104 at Boston Celtics 89 | L | 8-3 | 5-5 | 13-8 | ||
| November 27, 1971 | Baltimore Bullets 125 at Boston Celtics 120 | L | 8-4 | 5-5 | 13-9 | at College Park, MD | |
| November 28, 1971 | Atlanta Hawks 108 at Boston Celtics 130 | W | 9-4 | 5-5 | 14-9 | ||
| December 1, 1971 | Los Angeles Lakers 124 at Boston Celtics 111 | L | 9-5 | 5-5 | 14-10 | ||
| December 4, 1971 | Houston Rockets 107 at Boston Celtics 117 | W | 10-5 | 5-5 | 15-10 | ||
| December 7, 1971 | Boston Celtics 105 at New York Knicks 97 | W | 10-5 | 6-5 | 16-10 | ||
| December 8, 1971 | Cleveland Cavaliers 107 at Boston Celtics 126 | W | 11-5 | 6-5 | 17-10 | ||
| December 10, 1971 | Boston Celtics 104 at Milwaukee Bucks 120 | L | 11-5 | 6-6 | 17-11 | ||
| December 11, 1971 | Chicago Bulls 115 at Boston Celtics 99 | L | 11-6 | 6-6 | 17-12 | ||
| December 12, 1971 | Boston Celtics 96 at Cincinnati Royals 83 | W | 11-6 | 7-6 | 18-12 | ||
| December 14, 1971 | Boston Celtics 116 at Chicago Bulls 108 | W | 11-6 | 8-6 | 19-12 | ||
| December 15, 1971 | Seattle Supersonics 100 at Boston Celtics 112 | W | 12-6 | 8-6 | 20-12 | ||
| December 17, 1971 | Boston Celtics 115 at Cleveland Cavaliers 109 | W | 12-6 | 9-6 | 21-12 | ||
| December 18, 1971 | Buffalo Braves 91 at Boston Celtics 124 | W | 13-6 | 9-6 | 22-12 | ||
| December 22, 1971 | Boston Celtics 104 at Milwaukee Bucks 98 | W | 13-6 | 10-6 | 23-12 | at Madison, WI | |
| December 25, 1971 | Boston Celtics 99 at Cincinnati Royals 94 | W | 13-6 | 11-6 | 24-12 | ||
| December 27, 1971 | Golden State Warriors 97 at Boston Celtics 99 | W | 14-6 | 11-6 | 25-12 | ||
| December 28, 1971 | Boston Celtics 120 at Philadelphia 76ers 116 | W | 14-6 | 12-6 | 26-12 | ||
| December 31, 1971 | Philadelphia 76ers 119 at Boston Celtics 131 | W | 15-6 | 12-6 | 27-12 | ||
| January 1, 1972 | Boston Celtics 104 at Phoenix Suns 114 | L | 15-6 | 12-7 | 27-13 | ||
| January 2, 1972 | Boston Celtics 113 at Los Angeles Lakers 122 | L | 15-6 | 12-8 | 27-14 | ||
| January 5, 1972 | Boston Celtics 113 at Houston Rockets 105 | W | 15-6 | 13-8 | 28-14 | ||
| January 7, 1972 | Boston Celtics 120 at Portland Trail Blazers 114 | W | 15-6 | 14-8 | 29-14 | ||
| January 8, 1972 | Boston Celtics 106 at Golden State Warriors 128 | L | 15-6 | 14-9 | 29-15 | at Oakland, CA | |
| January 9, 1972 | Boston Celtics 119 at Seattle Supersonics 125 | L | 15-6 | 14-10 | 29-16 | ||
| January 12, 1972 | Chicago Bulls 112 at Boston Celtics 113 | W | 16-6 | 14-10 | 30-16 | ||
| January 14, 1972 | Detroit Pistons 94 at Boston Celtics 108 | W | 17-6 | 14-10 | 31-16 | ||
| January 15, 1972 | Boston Celtics 122 at Atlanta Hawks 106 | W | 17-6 | 15-10 | 32-16 | ||
| January 21, 1972 | Houston Rockets 105 at Boston Celtics 110 | W | 18-6 | 15-10 | 33-16 | ||
| January 23, 1972 | Portland Trail Blazers 105 at Boston Celtics 115 | W | 19-6 | 15-10 | 34-16 | ||
| January 25, 1972 | Boston Celtics 106 at New York Knicks 109 | L | 19-6 | 15-11 | 34-17 | ||
| January 26, 1972 | Cleveland Cavaliers 112 at Boston Celtics 108 | L | 19-7 | 15-11 | 34-18 | ||
| January 28, 1972 | New York Knicks 116 at Boston Celtics 122 | W | 20-7 | 15-11 | 35-18 | OT | |
| January 29, 1972 | Boston Celtics 124 at Detroit Pistons 112 | W | 20-7 | 16-11 | 36-18 | ||
| January 30, 1972 | Philadelphia 76ers 114 at Boston Celtics 130 | W | 21-7 | 16-11 | 37-18 | ||
| February 1, 1972 | Boston Celtics 115 at Baltimore Bullets 108 | W | 21-7 | 17-11 | 38-18 | ||
| February 2, 1972 | Chicago Bulls 100 at Boston Celtics 124 | W | 22-7 | 17-11 | 39-18 | ||
| February 4, 1972 | Cincinnati Royals 109 at Boston Celtics 122 | W | 23-7 | 17-11 | 40-18 | ||
| February 6, 1972 | Seattle Supersonics 123 at Boston Celtics 128 | W | 24-7 | 17-11 | 41-18 | ||
| February 9, 1972 | Buffalo Braves 112 at Boston Celtics 139 | W | 25-7 | 17-11 | 42-18 | ||
| February 11, 1972 | Los Angeles Lakers 108 at Boston Celtics 121 | W | 26-7 | 17-11 | 43-18 | ||
| February 13, 1972 | Milwaukee Bucks 117 at Boston Celtics 109 | L | 26-8 | 17-11 | 43-19 | ||
| February 15, 1972 | Boston Celtics 111 at Portland Trail Blazers 104 | W | 26-8 | 18-11 | 44-19 | ||
| February 16, 1972 | Boston Celtics 112 at Seattle Supersonics 113 | L | 26-8 | 18-12 | 44-20 | ||
| February 18, 1972 | Boston Celtics 115 at Phoenix Suns 126 | L | 26-8 | 18-13 | 44-21 | ||
| February 19, 1972 | Boston Celtics 111 at Golden State Warriors 115 | L | 26-8 | 18-14 | 44-22 | at Oakland, CA | |
| February 20, 1972 | Boston Celtics 113 at Los Angeles Lakers 132 | L | 26-8 | 18-15 | 44-23 | ||
| February 22, 1972 | Phoenix Suns 103 at Boston Celtics 114 | W | 27-8 | 18-15 | 45-23 | ||
| February 23, 1972 | Boston Celtics 113 at Cleveland Cavaliers 111 | W | 27-8 | 19-15 | 46-23 | ||
| February 25, 1972 | Boston Celtics 117 at Buffalo Braves 115 | W | 27-8 | 20-15 | 47-23 | ||
| March 1, 1972 | Cleveland Cavaliers 105 at Boston Celtics 115 | W | 28-8 | 20-15 | 48-23 | ||
| March 3, 1972 | Boston Celtics 125 at Detroit Pistons 96 | W | 28-8 | 21-15 | 49-23 | ||
| March 5, 1972 | Cincinnati Royals 125 at Boston Celtics 114 | L | 28-9 | 21-15 | 49-24 | ||
| March 6, 1972 | Boston Celtics 127 at Milwaukee Bucks 132 | L | 28-9 | 21-16 | 49-25 | OT | |
| March 12, 1972 | New York Knicks 109 at Boston Celtics 112 | W | 29-9 | 21-16 | 50-25 | ||
| March 14, 1972 | Golden State Warriors 110 at Boston Celtics 124 | W | 30-9 | 21-16 | 51-25 | ||
| March 15, 1972 | Boston Celtics 120 at Philadelphia 76ers 115 | W | 30-9 | 22-16 | 52-25 | ||
| March 17, 1972 | Boston Celtics 127 at Philadelphia 76ers 111 | W | 30-9 | 23-16 | 53-25 | at Hershey, PA | |
| March 19, 1972 | Baltimore Bullets 125 at Boston Celtics 112 | L | 30-10 | 23-16 | 53-26 | ||
| March 22, 1972 | Philadelphia 76ers 106 at Boston Celtics 113 | W | 31-10 | 23-16 | 54-26 | ||
| March 25, 1972 | Boston Celtics 121 at Buffalo Braves 116 | W | 31-10 | 24-16 | 55-26 | ||
| March 26, 1972 | Detroit Pistons 120 at Boston Celtics 133 | W | 32-10 | 24-16 | 56-26 | ||
| March 29, 1972 | Atlanta Hawks 108 at Boston Celtics 126 | W | 1-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 | ||
| March 31, 1972 | Boston Celtics 104 at Atlanta Hawks 113 | L | 1-0 | 0-1 | 1-1 | ||
| April 2, 1972 | Atlanta Hawks 113 at Boston Celtics 136 | W | 2-0 | 0-1 | 2-1 | ||
| April 4, 1972 | Boston Celtics 110 at Atlanta Hawks 112 | L | 2-0 | 0-2 | 2-2 | ||
| April 7, 1972 | Atlanta Hawks 114 at Boston Celtics 124 | W | 3-0 | 0-2 | 3-2 | ||
| April 9, 1972 | Boston Celtics 127 at Atlanta Hawks 118 | W | 3-0 | 1-2 | 4-2 | ||
| April 13, 1972 | New York Knicks 116 at Boston Celtics 94 | L | 3-1 | 1-2 | 4-3 | ||
| April 16, 1972 | Boston Celtics 105 at New York Knicks 106 | L | 3-1 | 1-3 | 4-4 | ||
| April 19, 1972 | New York Knicks 109 at Boston Celtics 115 | W | 4-1 | 1-3 | 5-4 | ||
| April 21, 1972 | Boston Celtics 98 at New York Knicks 116 | L | 4-1 | 1-4 | 5-5 | ||
| April 23, 1972 | New York Knicks 111 at Boston Celtics 103 | L | 4-2 | 1-4 | 5-6 |
