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1961-62 Boston Celtics

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60-20, Finished 1st in NBA Eastern Division (Game Results)
NBA Season Summary

1961-62 NBA Champions

Scored 121.1 points per game, Allowed 111.9 points per game (Pythagorean W-L: 60-20)
Coached by Red Auerbach (60-20)

SRS: 8.25 (1st of 9)

Playoffs:
Won NBA Finals (4-3) versus Los Angeles Lakers
Won NBA Eastern Division Finals (4-3) versus Philadelphia Warriors

1961-62 Statistics / Schedule

Team and Opponent Statistics

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G MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
Team 80 3855 9109 .423 1977 2715 .728 6080 2049 1909 9687
Opponent 80 8948

Player Statistics

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Players who did not spend the entire season with the team may not be included (1961-62 season and before).

Totals

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Rk Player Pos Ht Wt Age G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1 Tom Heinsohn F-C 6-7 218 27 79 2383 692 1613 .429 358 437 .819 747 165 280 1742
2 Bill Russell C 6-9 215 27 76 3433 575 1258 .457 286 481 .595 1790 341 207 1436
3 Sam Jones G-F 6-4 198 28 78 2388 596 1284 .464 243 297 .818 458 232 149 1435
4 Frank Ramsey F-G 6-3 190 30 79 1913 436 1019 .428 334 405 .825 387 109 245 1206
5 Bob Cousy G 6-1 175 33 75 2116 462 1181 .391 251 333 .754 261 584 135 1175
6 Tom Sanders F 6-6 210 23 80 2325 350 804 .435 197 263 .749 762 74 279 897
7 K.C. Jones G 6-1 200 29 80 2054 294 724 .406 147 232 .634 298 343 206 735
8 Jim Loscutoff F 6-5 220 31 79 1146 188 519 .362 45 84 .536 329 51 185 421
9 Gary Phillips G 6-3 189 22 67 693 110 310 .355 50 86 .581 107 64 109 270
10 Carl Braun G-F 6-5 180 34 48 414 78 207 .377 20 27 .741 50 71 49 176
11 Gene Guarilia F 6-5 220 24 45 367 61 161 .379 41 64 .641 124 11 56 163
12 Al Butler G 6-2 175 23 5 47 13 29 .448 5 6 .833 13 4 9 31

Per Game

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Rk Player Pos Ht Wt Age G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1 Tom Heinsohn F-C 6-7 218 27 79 30.2 8.8 20.4 .429 4.5 5.5 .819 9.5 2.1 3.5 22.1
2 Bill Russell C 6-9 215 27 76 45.2 7.6 16.6 .457 3.8 6.3 .595 23.6 4.5 2.7 18.9
3 Sam Jones G-F 6-4 198 28 78 30.6 7.6 16.5 .464 3.1 3.8 .818 5.9 3.0 1.9 18.4
4 Bob Cousy G 6-1 175 33 75 28.2 6.2 15.7 .391 3.3 4.4 .754 3.5 7.8 1.8 15.7
5 Frank Ramsey F-G 6-3 190 30 79 24.2 5.5 12.9 .428 4.2 5.1 .825 4.9 1.4 3.1 15.3
6 Tom Sanders F 6-6 210 23 80 29.1 4.4 10.1 .435 2.5 3.3 .749 9.5 0.9 3.5 11.2
7 K.C. Jones G 6-1 200 29 80 25.7 3.7 9.1 .406 1.8 2.9 .634 3.7 4.3 2.6 9.2
8 Al Butler G 6-2 175 23 5 9.4 2.6 5.8 .448 1.0 1.2 .833 2.6 0.8 1.8 6.2
9 Jim Loscutoff F 6-5 220 31 79 14.5 2.4 6.6 .362 0.6 1.1 .536 4.2 0.6 2.3 5.3
10 Gary Phillips G 6-3 189 22 67 10.3 1.6 4.6 .355 0.7 1.3 .581 1.6 1.0 1.6 4.0
11 Carl Braun G-F 6-5 180 34 48 8.6 1.6 4.3 .377 0.4 0.6 .741 1.0 1.5 1.0 3.7
12 Gene Guarilia F 6-5 220 24 45 8.2 1.4 3.6 .379 0.9 1.4 .641 2.8 0.2 1.2 3.6

Per 36 Minutes

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Rk Player Pos Ht Wt Age G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1 Tom Heinsohn F-C 6-7 218 27 79 2383 10.5 24.4 .429 5.4 6.6 .819 11.3 2.5 4.2 26.3
2 Al Butler G 6-2 175 23 5 47 10.0 22.2 .448 3.8 4.6 .833 10.0 3.1 6.9 23.7
3 Frank Ramsey F-G 6-3 190 30 79 1913 8.2 19.2 .428 6.3 7.6 .825 7.3 2.1 4.6 22.7
4 Sam Jones G-F 6-4 198 28 78 2388 9.0 19.4 .464 3.7 4.5 .818 6.9 3.5 2.2 21.6
5 Bob Cousy G 6-1 175 33 75 2116 7.9 20.1 .391 4.3 5.7 .754 4.4 9.9 2.3 20.0
6 Gene Guarilia F 6-5 220 24 45 367 6.0 15.8 .379 4.0 6.3 .641 12.2 1.1 5.5 16.0
7 Carl Braun G-F 6-5 180 34 48 414 6.8 18.0 .377 1.7 2.3 .741 4.3 6.2 4.3 15.3
8 Bill Russell C 6-9 215 27 76 3433 6.0 13.2 .457 3.0 5.0 .595 18.8 3.6 2.2 15.1
9 Gary Phillips G 6-3 189 22 67 693 5.7 16.1 .355 2.6 4.5 .581 5.6 3.3 5.7 14.0
10 Tom Sanders F 6-6 210 23 80 2325 5.4 12.4 .435 3.1 4.1 .749 11.8 1.1 4.3 13.9
11 Jim Loscutoff F 6-5 220 31 79 1146 5.9 16.3 .362 1.4 2.6 .536 10.3 1.6 5.8 13.2
12 K.C. Jones G 6-1 200 29 80 2054 5.2 12.7 .406 2.6 4.1 .634 5.2 6.0 3.6 12.9

Advanced

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Rk Player Pos Ht Wt Age G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% Usg% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS LS WSAA
1 Carl Braun G-F 6-5 180 34 48 414 10.7 .402 .377
2 Bill Russell C 6-9 215 27 76 3433 19.4 .489 .457
3 Frank Ramsey F-G 6-3 190 30 79 1913 16.3 .504 .428
4 Gary Phillips G 6-3 189 22 67 693 7.4 .388 .355
5 Jim Loscutoff F 6-5 220 31 79 1146 7.7 .379 .362
6 Sam Jones G-F 6-4 198 28 78 2388 17.9 .507 .464
7 K.C. Jones G 6-1 200 29 80 2054 11.7 .445 .406
8 Tom Heinsohn F-C 6-7 218 27 79 2383 20.0 .482 .429
9 Gene Guarilia F 6-5 220 24 45 367 11.3 .431 .379
10 Bob Cousy G 6-1 175 33 75 2116 18.3 .443 .391
11 Al Butler G 6-2 175 23 5 47 17.4 .490 .448
12 Tom Sanders F 6-6 210 23 80 2325 12.4 .488 .435

Playoffs

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Totals Shooting Per Game
Rk Player Pos Ht Wt Age G MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST
1 Bill Russell C 6-9 215 27 14 672 116 253 82 113 370 70 49 314 .458 .726 48.0 22.4 26.4 5.0
2 Tom Heinsohn F-C 6-7 218 27 14 445 116 291 58 76 115 34 58 290 .399 .763 31.8 20.7 8.2 2.4
3 Sam Jones G-F 6-4 198 28 14 504 123 277 42 60 101 44 30 288 .444 .700 36.0 20.6 7.2 3.1
4 Bob Cousy G 6-1 175 33 14 474 86 241 52 76 64 123 43 224 .357 .684 33.9 16.0 4.6 8.8
5 Tom Sanders F 6-6 210 23 14 439 56 130 29 36 115 14 65 141 .431 .806 31.4 10.1 8.2 1.0
6 K.C. Jones G 6-1 200 29 14 329 44 102 38 53 56 55 50 126 .431 .717 23.5 9.0 4.0 3.9
7 Frank Ramsey F-G 6-3 190 30 13 210 39 104 41 45 38 10 38 119 .375 .911 16.2 9.2 2.9 0.8
8 Jim Loscutoff F 6-5 220 31 14 212 31 86 4 10 59 6 59 66 .360 .400 15.1 4.7 4.2 0.4
9 Carl Braun G-F 6-5 180 34 6 42 11 28 3 4 7 2 3 25 .393 .750 7.0 4.2 1.2 0.3
10 Gary Phillips G 6-3 189 22 6 32 1 16 8 11 3 1 6 10 .063 .727 5.3 1.7 0.5 0.2
11 Gene Guarilia F 6-5 220 24 5 26 2 8 2 5 4 1 6 6 .250 .400 5.2 1.2 0.8 0.2