1961-62 Boston Celtics Game-by-Game Results

National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 60-20
Finishing 1st in the NBA's Eastern Division
Postseason: 8-6 Won NBA championship
Division Finals - Defeated Philadelphia Warriors 4-3
Finals - Defeated Los Angeles Lakers 4-3
Coach: Red Auerbach (60-20)
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
Attendance: 191,855, Avg. 6,852 in 28 home dates
1961-62 Boston Celtics Statistics
1961-62 Boston Celtics Roster

The Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association ended the 1961-62 season with a record of 60 wins and 20 losses, finishing first in the NBA's Eastern Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 8-6.

The Celtics conceded 8,948 points, the lowest total in the circuit. Boston racked up 9,687 points. Tom Heinsohn tossed in a team-best 1,742 points for the team, while Bill Russell contributed 1,790 boards. Bob Cousy dished out 584 assists for the squad.

Red Auerbach coached the team. The 1961-62 Boston Celtics won the NBA championship.

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Regular Season Points For: 9687
Regular Season Points Against: 8948

Date Game Res Home Road Record
October 21, 1961 Detroit Pistons 102 at Boston Celtics 137 W 1-0 0-0 1-0
October 28, 1961 New York Knicks 102 at Boston Celtics 132 W 2-0 0-0 2-0
November 3, 1961 Boston Celtics 112 at Philadelphia Warriors 98 W 2-0 1-0 3-0
November 4, 1961 Syracuse Nationals 107 at Boston Celtics 127 W 3-0 1-0 4-0
November 9, 1961 Detroit Pistons 116 at Boston Celtics 110 L 3-1 1-0 4-1 at Philadelphia, PA
November 11, 1961 Philadelphia Warriors 125 at Boston Celtics 128 W 4-1 1-0 5-1
November 12, 1961 Boston Celtics 112 at Chicago Packers 96 W 4-1 2-0 6-1
November 14, 1961 Boston Celtics 119 at St. Louis Hawks 117 W 4-1 3-0 7-1
November 16, 1961 Boston Celtics 127 at Cincinnati Royals 121 W 4-1 4-0 8-1
November 17, 1961 Boston Celtics 104 at New York Knicks 100 W 4-1 5-0 9-1
November 18, 1961 Los Angeles Lakers 103 at Boston Celtics 101 L 4-2 5-0 9-2
November 22, 1961 St. Louis Hawks 121 at Boston Celtics 141 W 5-2 5-0 10-2
November 23, 1961 Boston Celtics 119 at Philadelphia Warriors 106 W 5-2 6-0 11-2
November 25, 1961 New York Knicks 96 at Boston Celtics 116 W 6-2 6-0 12-2
November 26, 1961 Boston Celtics 107 at Detroit Pistons 101 W 6-2 7-0 13-2
November 28, 1961 Boston Celtics 116 at Detroit Pistons 108 W 6-2 8-0 14-2 at New York, NY
November 30, 1961 Cincinnati Royals 133 at Boston Celtics 130 L 6-3 8-0 14-3 at Providence, RI
December 1, 1961 Chicago Packers 121 at Boston Celtics 140 W 7-3 8-0 15-3
December 3, 1961 Boston Celtics 119 at Cincinnati Royals 96 W 7-3 9-0 16-3
December 6, 1961 Boston Celtics 103 at Cincinnati Royals 102 W 7-3 10-0 17-3 at Philadelphia, PA
December 8, 1961 Syracuse Nationals 111 at Boston Celtics 123 W 8-3 10-0 18-3
December 9, 1961 Boston Celtics 106 at Syracuse Nationals 102 W 8-3 11-0 19-3
December 13, 1961 Philadelphia Warriors 113 at Boston Celtics 123 W 9-3 11-0 20-3
December 14, 1961 Boston Celtics 123 at Chicago Packers 108 W 9-3 12-0 21-3 at Philadelphia, PA
December 16, 1961 St. Louis Hawks 113 at Boston Celtics 130 W 10-3 12-0 22-3
December 17, 1961 Boston Celtics 117 at New York Knicks 109 W 10-3 13-0 23-3
December 19, 1961 Boston Celtics 101 at Los Angeles Lakers 104 L 10-3 13-1 23-4
December 21, 1961 Boston Celtics 122 at New York Knicks 103 W 10-3 14-1 24-4 at Providence, RI
December 23, 1961 New York Knicks 111 at Boston Celtics 122 W 11-3 14-1 25-4
December 25, 1961 Boston Celtics 127 at Syracuse Nationals 122 W 11-3 15-1 26-4
December 26, 1961 Los Angeles Lakers 117 at Boston Celtics 129 W 12-3 15-1 27-4
December 28, 1961 Boston Celtics 117 at St. Louis Hawks 109 W 12-3 16-1 28-4
December 29, 1961 Boston Celtics 100 at New York Knicks 110 L 12-3 16-2 28-5
December 30, 1961 Boston Celtics 116 at Philadelphia Warriors 111 W 12-3 17-2 29-5 OT
January 2, 1962 Boston Celtics 136 at St. Louis Hawks 99 W 12-3 18-2 30-5 at New York, NY
January 3, 1962 Boston Celtics 103 at Detroit Pistons 112 L 12-3 18-3 30-6
January 5, 1962 Boston Celtics 124 at Cincinnati Royals 103 W 12-3 19-3 31-6
January 7, 1962 Boston Celtics 118 at Los Angeles Lakers 95 W 12-3 20-3 32-6
January 10, 1962 Boston Celtics 90 at Chicago Packers 103 L 12-3 20-4 32-7
January 12, 1962 Cincinnati Royals 125 at Boston Celtics 141 W 13-3 20-4 33-7
January 13, 1962 Syracuse Nationals 127 at Boston Celtics 117 L 13-4 20-4 33-8 at Rochester, NY
January 14, 1962 Philadelphia Warriors 136 at Boston Celtics 145 W 14-4 20-4 34-8
January 17, 1962 Boston Celtics 126 at Detroit Pistons 116 W 14-4 21-4 35-8
January 19, 1962 Syracuse Nationals 103 at Boston Celtics 128 W 15-4 21-4 36-8
January 20, 1962 Boston Celtics 107 at Syracuse Nationals 101 W 15-4 22-4 37-8
January 21, 1962 Detroit Pistons 124 at Boston Celtics 120 L 15-5 22-4 37-9
January 23, 1962 Boston Celtics 118 at Los Angeles Lakers 103 W 15-5 23-4 38-9 at New York, NY
January 24, 1962 St. Louis Hawks 135 at Boston Celtics 123 L 15-6 23-4 38-10
January 26, 1962 Boston Celtics 121 at New York Knicks 129 L 15-6 23-5 38-11
January 27, 1962 Boston Celtics 106 at Philadelphia Warriors 131 L 15-6 23-6 38-12
January 28, 1962 Philadelphia Warriors 133 at Boston Celtics 129 L 15-7 23-6 38-13 OT
January 31, 1962 Boston Celtics 122 at Chicago Packers 115 W 15-7 24-6 39-13
February 1, 1962 Boston Celtics 130 at Los Angeles Lakers 115 W 15-7 25-6 40-13 at College Park, MD
February 2, 1962 Cincinnati Royals 124 at Boston Celtics 143 W 16-7 25-6 41-13
February 4, 1962 New York Knicks 114 at Boston Celtics 130 W 17-7 25-6 42-13
February 5, 1962 Boston Celtics 127 at Chicago Packers 111 W 17-7 26-6 43-13
February 6, 1962 Boston Celtics 129 at St. Louis Hawks 114 W 17-7 27-6 44-13
February 8, 1962 Boston Celtics 110 at Syracuse Nationals 122 L 17-7 27-7 44-14
February 9, 1962 Philadelphia Warriors 126 at Boston Celtics 124 L 17-8 27-7 44-15
February 10, 1962 Boston Celtics 106 at Philadelphia Warriors 107 L 17-8 27-8 44-16
February 11, 1962 Chicago Packers 115 at Boston Celtics 148 W 18-8 27-8 45-16
February 13, 1962 Boston Celtics 138 at Chicago Packers 117 W 18-8 28-8 46-16 at Providence, RI
February 14, 1962 Boston Celtics 112 at New York Knicks 125 L 18-8 28-9 46-17
February 16, 1962 Boston Celtics 127 at New York Knicks 104 W 18-8 29-9 47-17 at Philadelphia, PA
February 18, 1962 Boston Celtics 99 at Los Angeles Lakers 125 L 18-8 29-10 47-18
February 20, 1962 Boston Celtics 115 at Los Angeles Lakers 96 W 18-8 30-10 48-18
February 22, 1962 Boston Celtics 134 at Syracuse Nationals 106 W 18-8 31-10 49-18 at Providence, RI
February 23, 1962 Syracuse Nationals 107 at Boston Celtics 121 W 19-8 31-10 50-18
February 24, 1962 Boston Celtics 109 at Philadelphia Warriors 86 W 19-8 32-10 51-18
February 25, 1962 Boston Celtics 110 at Syracuse Nationals 106 W 19-8 33-10 52-18
February 27, 1962 Boston Celtics 115 at Chicago Packers 100 W 19-8 34-10 53-18 at St Louis, MO
February 28, 1962 Boston Celtics 129 at Cincinnati Royals 123 W 19-8 35-10 54-18 OT
March 2, 1962 Boston Celtics 120 at St. Louis Hawks 138 L 19-8 35-11 54-19
March 4, 1962 St. Louis Hawks 120 at Boston Celtics 123 W 20-8 35-11 55-19
March 6, 1962 Boston Celtics 106 at New York Knicks 113 L 20-8 35-12 55-20
March 7, 1962 Philadelphia Warriors 102 at Boston Celtics 153 W 21-8 35-12 56-20
March 8, 1962 Boston Celtics 108 at Chicago Packers 102 W 21-8 36-12 57-20
March 9, 1962 Boston Celtics 130 at Detroit Pistons 111 W 21-8 37-12 58-20
March 11, 1962 Los Angeles Lakers 105 at Boston Celtics 119 W 22-8 37-12 59-20
March 13, 1962 Syracuse Nationals 110 at Boston Celtics 142 W 23-8 37-12 60-20
March 24, 1962 Philadelphia Warriors 89 at Boston Celtics 117 W 1-0 0-0 1-0
March 27, 1962 Boston Celtics 106 at Philadelphia Warriors 113 L 1-0 0-1 1-1
March 28, 1962 Philadelphia Warriors 114 at Boston Celtics 129 W 2-0 0-1 2-1
March 31, 1962 Boston Celtics 106 at Philadelphia Warriors 110 L 2-0 0-2 2-2
April 1, 1962 Philadelphia Warriors 104 at Boston Celtics 119 W 3-0 0-2 3-2
April 3, 1962 Boston Celtics 99 at Philadelphia Warriors 109 L 3-0 0-3 3-3
April 5, 1962 Philadelphia Warriors 107 at Boston Celtics 109 W 4-0 0-3 4-3
April 7, 1962 Los Angeles Lakers 108 at Boston Celtics 122 W 5-0 0-3 5-3
April 8, 1962 Los Angeles Lakers 129 at Boston Celtics 122 L 5-1 0-3 5-4
April 10, 1962 Boston Celtics 115 at Los Angeles Lakers 117 L 5-1 0-4 5-5
April 11, 1962 Boston Celtics 115 at Los Angeles Lakers 103 W 5-1 1-4 6-5
April 14, 1962 Los Angeles Lakers 126 at Boston Celtics 121 L 5-2 1-4 6-6
April 16, 1962 Boston Celtics 119 at Los Angeles Lakers 105 W 5-2 2-4 7-6
April 18, 1962 Los Angeles Lakers 107 at Boston Celtics 110 W 6-2 2-4 8-6 OT


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