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1971-72 Boston Celtics Team Game Log

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Record: 56-26, Finished 1st in NBA Atlantic Division (Schedule and Results)
Coach: Tom Heinsohn (56-26)

PTS/G: 115.6 (3rd of 17) ▪ Opp PTS/G: 110.8 (9th of 17)
SRS: 4.38 (5th of 17)
Expected W-L: 53-29 (5th of 17)

Arena: Boston Garden ▪ Attendance: 346,701 (7th of 17)

Playoffs:
Lost NBA Eastern Conference Finals (4-1) versus New York Knicks
Won NBA Eastern Conference Semifinals (4-2) versus Atlanta Hawks

Regular Season

Team Opponent
Rk G Date Opp MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1 1 1971-10-15 GSW L 240 34 7 14 75 40 17 23 97
2 2 1971-10-19 BAL W 240 57 20 25 6 134 40 34 45 114
3 3 1971-10-22 @ ATL W 240 44 27 34 6 115 39 30 39 6 108
4 4 1971-10-23 @ BUF W 240 37 29 40 103 35 28 29 6 98
5 5 1971-10-25 ATL W 240 56 24 31 136 44 28 37 6 116
6 6 1971-10-26 @ NYK L 240 40 21 30 6 101 43 20 30 106
7 7 1971-10-27 HOU W 240 47 14 16 108 38 21 28 97
8 8 1971-10-29 MIL W 240 54 17 23 125 43 28 37 114
9 9 1971-11-05 DET W 240 37 29 41 103 41 20 21 102
10 10 1971-11-06 POR W 240 49 26 34 124 41 27 35 6 109
11 11 1971-11-08 N CIN W 240 48 24 28 120 44 21 29 6 109
12 12 1971-11-10 @ HOU W 240 57 28 35 142 35 33 52 103
13 13 1971-11-12 @ PHO L 240 47 25 30 6 119 47 34 45 128
14 14 1971-11-13 @ SEA L 240 44 24 35 12 112 37 42 53 116
15 15 1971-11-14 @ LAL L 240 46 23 27 115 49 30 37 128
16 16 1971-11-17 PHO W 240 58 24 31 140 45 31 42 121
17 17 1971-11-19 CIN L 240 42 22 30 6 106 40 30 42 110
18 18 1971-11-20 @ CHI L 240 44 18 22 12 106 46 31 40 6 123
19 19 1971-11-21 @ CLE W 240 57 14 21 128 44 17 21 105
20 20 1971-11-24 BUF W 240 42 24 33 6 108 41 18 29 6 100
Team Opponent
Rk G Date Opp MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
21 21 1971-11-26 NYK L 240 35 19 23 6 89 39 26 39 104
22 22 1971-11-27 N BAL L 240 53 14 19 120 52 21 28 125
23 23 1971-11-28 ATL W 240 52 26 34 130 39 30 40 108
24 24 1971-12-01 LAL L 240 46 19 23 6 111 48 28 37 124
25 25 1971-12-04 HOU W 240 45 27 31 117 41 25 31 107
26 26 1971-12-07 @ NYK W 240 44 17 23 6 105 39 19 24 6 97
27 27 1971-12-08 CLE W 240 49 28 35 12 126 37 33 44 107
28 28 1971-12-10 @ MIL L 240 43 18 25 104 48 24 31 120
29 29 1971-12-11 CHI L 240 40 19 27 99 39 37 39 115
30 30 1971-12-12 @ CIN W 240 39 18 24 96 28 27 36 83
31 31 1971-12-14 @ CHI W 240 47 22 22 6 116 40 28 37 108
32 32 1971-12-15 SEA W 240 49 14 26 12 112 39 22 26 100
33 33 1971-12-17 @ CLE W 240 45 25 29 115 45 19 26 109
34 34 1971-12-18 BUF W 240 48 28 33 124 36 19 22 91
35 35 1971-12-22 N MIL W 240 43 18 25 104 38 22 29 98
36 36 1971-12-25 @ CIN W 240 37 25 33 6 99 33 28 35 94
37 37 1971-12-27 GSW W 240 45 9 16 99 39 19 28 97
38 38 1971-12-28 @ PHI W 240 46 28 38 6 120 45 26 40 116
39 39 1971-12-31 PHI W 240 49 33 41 6 131 44 31 40 119
40 40 1972-01-01 @ PHO L 240 37 30 41 6 104 40 34 42 114
Team Opponent
Rk G Date Opp MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
41 41 1972-01-02 @ LAL L 240 50 13 15 113 47 28 37 122
42 42 1972-01-05 @ HOU W 240 45 23 27 113 43 19 27 105
43 43 1972-01-07 @ POR W 240 47 26 31 120 46 22 27 114
44 44 1972-01-08 @ GSW L 240 42 22 34 106 52 24 32 128
45 45 1972-01-09 @ SEA L 240 47 25 30 119 50 25 29 125
46 46 1972-01-12 CHI W 240 48 17 20 6 113 43 26 33 112
47 47 1972-01-14 DET W 240 42 24 33 108 32 30 41 94
48 48 1972-01-15 @ ATL W 240 51 20 22 122 43 20 31 106
49 49 1972-01-21 HOU W 240 47 16 26 6 110 41 23 32 105
50 50 1972-01-23 POR W 240 49 17 21 12 115 40 25 42 105
51 51 1972-01-25 @ NYK L 240 40 26 29 6 106 43 23 32 109
52 52 1972-01-26 CLE L 240 48 12 18 12 108 41 30 39 112
53 53 1972-01-28 NYK W 265 43 36 43 122 43 30 39 116
54 54 1972-01-29 @ DET W 240 52 20 22 6 124 47 18 28 112
55 55 1972-01-30 PHI W 240 56 18 22 6 130 44 26 37 114
56 56 1972-02-01 @ BAL W 240 47 21 27 6 115 39 30 42 108
57 57 1972-02-02 CHI W 240 51 22 35 124 42 16 29 100
58 58 1972-02-04 CIN W 240 45 32 44 6 122 43 23 27 6 109
59 59 1972-02-06 SEA W 240 52 24 28 128 51 21 24 123
60 60 1972-02-09 BUF W 240 54 31 36 139 47 18 22 6 112
Team Opponent
Rk G Date Opp MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
61 61 1972-02-11 LAL W 240 51 19 21 121 38 32 40 108
62 62 1972-02-13 MIL L 240 47 15 22 109 47 23 28 6 117
63 63 1972-02-15 @ POR W 240 42 27 37 111 44 16 25 104
64 64 1972-02-16 @ SEA L 240 47 18 21 112 46 21 24 113
65 65 1972-02-18 @ PHO L 240 44 27 30 115 44 38 50 6 126
66 66 1972-02-19 @ GSW L 240 43 25 28 111 46 23 28 115
67 67 1972-02-20 @ LAL L 240 45 23 28 113 52 28 35 6 132
68 68 1972-02-22 PHO W 240 46 22 25 114 38 27 31 103
69 69 1972-02-23 @ CLE W 240 43 27 34 113 47 17 26 111
70 70 1972-02-25 @ BUF W 240 47 23 31 117 48 19 30 115
71 71 1972-03-01 CLE W 240 45 25 36 115 45 15 19 105
72 72 1972-03-03 @ DET W 240 51 23 31 125 34 28 37 96
73 73 1972-03-05 CIN L 240 45 24 29 12 114 46 33 43 6 125
74 74 1972-03-06 @ MIL L 265 52 23 31 6 127 51 30 40 12 132
75 75 1972-03-12 NYK W 240 39 34 42 112 42 25 32 109
76 76 1972-03-14 GSW W 240 53 18 23 124 44 22 28 110
77 77 1972-03-15 @ PHI W 240 46 28 32 120 43 29 38 115
78 78 1972-03-17 N PHI W 240 50 27 39 127 41 29 41 111
79 79 1972-03-19 BAL L 240 48 16 26 112 50 25 32 125
80 80 1972-03-22 PHI W 240 46 21 22 113 39 28 41 106
Team Opponent
Rk G Date Opp MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
81 81 1972-03-25 @ BUF W 240 46 29 35 121 45 26 36 116
82 82 1972-03-26 DET W 240 55 23 31 133 50 20 28 120

Playoffs

Team Opponent
Rk G Date Opp MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1 1 1972-03-29 ATL W 240 55 16 21 126 41 26 34 108
2 2 1972-03-31 @ ATL L 240 38 28 33 104 45 23 30 113
3 3 1972-04-02 ATL W 240 57 22 23 136 44 25 34 113
4 4 1972-04-04 @ ATL L 240 45 20 22 6 110 41 30 40 112
5 5 1972-04-07 ATL W 240 48 28 37 6 124 45 24 36 114
6 6 1972-04-09 @ ATL W 240 50 27 37 127 45 28 41 118
7 7 1972-04-13 NYK L 240 35 24 34 94 48 20 25 116
8 8 1972-04-16 @ NYK L 240 37 31 40 105 39 28 36 106
9 9 1972-04-19 NYK W 240 46 23 33 115 38 33 34 109
10 10 1972-04-21 @ NYK L 240 37 24 34 98 42 32 46 116
11 11 1972-04-23 NYK L 240 37 29 36 6 103 35 41 55 12 111