1962-63 Boston Celtics Game-by-Game Results

National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 58-22
Finishing 1st in the NBA's Eastern Division
Postseason: 8-5 Won NBA championship
Division Finals - Defeated Cincinnati Royals 4-3
Finals - Defeated Los Angeles Lakers 4-2
Coach: Red Auerbach (58-22)
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
Attendance: 262,581, Avg. 8,753 in 30 home dates
1962-63 Boston Celtics Statistics
1962-63 Boston Celtics Roster

The Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association ended the 1962-63 season with a record of 58 wins and 22 losses, finishing first in the NBA's Eastern Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 8-5.

The Celtics tossed in 9,504 points and allowed 8,930. Sam Jones scored a team-best 1,499 points for Boston, while Bill Russell contributed 1,843 boards. Bob Cousy dished out 515 assists for the squad.

Red Auerbach coached the team. The 1962-63 Boston Celtics won the NBA championship.

Click on column headings to sort.

Regular Season Points For: 9504
Regular Season Points Against: 8930

Date Game Res Home Road Record
October 20, 1962 New York Knicks 116 at Boston Celtics 149 W 1-0 0-0 1-0
October 26, 1962 Boston Celtics 133 at New York Knicks 108 W 1-0 1-0 2-0
October 27, 1962 Syracuse Nationals 98 at Boston Celtics 118 W 2-0 1-0 3-0
October 30, 1962 Boston Celtics 97 at St. Louis Hawks 98 L 2-0 1-1 3-1
October 31, 1962 Boston Celtics 115 at Detroit Pistons 100 W 2-0 2-1 4-1
November 2, 1962 Boston Celtics 107 at Chicago Zephyrs 97 W 2-0 3-1 5-1
November 3, 1962 Detroit Pistons 114 at Boston Celtics 125 W 3-0 3-1 6-1
November 7, 1962 Boston Celtics 106 at Cincinnati Royals 105 W 3-0 4-1 7-1
November 9, 1962 Los Angeles Lakers 133 at Boston Celtics 120 L 3-1 4-1 7-2
November 11, 1962 Boston Celtics 117 at New York Knicks 98 W 3-1 5-1 8-2 at St Louis, MO
November 12, 1962 Cincinnati Royals 126 at Boston Celtics 137 W 4-1 5-1 9-2
November 13, 1962 Boston Celtics 116 at New York Knicks 102 W 4-1 6-1 10-2
November 16, 1962 Boston Celtics 105 at Syracuse Nationals 113 L 4-1 6-2 10-3
November 17, 1962 San Francisco Warriors 109 at Boston Celtics 127 W 5-1 6-2 11-3
November 20, 1962 Boston Celtics 113 at Chicago Zephyrs 106 W 5-1 7-2 12-3 at New York, NY
November 21, 1962 St. Louis Hawks 106 at Boston Celtics 115 W 6-1 7-2 13-3
November 22, 1962 Syracuse Nationals 130 at Boston Celtics 120 L 6-2 7-2 13-4 at Philadelphia, PA
November 23, 1962 Boston Celtics 116 at Chicago Zephyrs 104 W 6-2 8-2 14-4 at Providence, RI
November 24, 1962 Boston Celtics 95 at St. Louis Hawks 97 L 6-2 8-3 14-5
November 27, 1962 Boston Celtics 125 at Detroit Pistons 115 W 6-2 9-3 15-5 at New York, NY
December 1, 1962 Syracuse Nationals 110 at Boston Celtics 129 W 7-2 9-3 16-5
December 2, 1962 Boston Celtics 128 at Cincinnati Royals 127 W 7-2 10-3 17-5 OT
December 5, 1962 Boston Celtics 106 at Detroit Pistons 93 W 7-2 11-3 18-5
December 7, 1962 Los Angeles Lakers 112 at Boston Celtics 126 W 8-2 11-3 19-5
December 8, 1962 Boston Celtics 97 at Syracuse Nationals 102 L 8-2 11-4 19-6
December 11, 1962 Boston Celtics 87 at New York Knicks 95 L 8-2 11-5 19-7
December 12, 1962 St. Louis Hawks 98 at Boston Celtics 111 W 9-2 11-5 20-7
December 13, 1962 Boston Celtics 103 at Detroit Pistons 93 W 9-2 12-5 21-7 at Providence, RI
December 15, 1962 Cincinnati Royals 124 at Boston Celtics 120 L 9-3 12-5 21-8
December 22, 1962 New York Knicks 120 at Boston Celtics 106 L 9-4 12-5 21-9
December 26, 1962 San Francisco Warriors 113 at Boston Celtics 116 W 10-4 12-5 22-9
December 27, 1962 Boston Celtics 108 at San Francisco Warriors 102 W 10-4 13-5 23-9 at Syracuse, NY
December 28, 1962 Boston Celtics 121 at Cincinnati Royals 113 W 10-4 14-5 24-9
December 29, 1962 Boston Celtics 100 at St. Louis Hawks 102 L 10-4 14-6 24-10
January 2, 1963 Boston Celtics 135 at San Francisco Warriors 120 W 10-4 15-6 25-10 OT
January 4, 1963 Boston Celtics 123 at Los Angeles Lakers 125 L 10-4 15-7 25-11
January 5, 1963 Boston Celtics 104 at Los Angeles Lakers 106 L 10-4 15-8 25-12
January 8, 1963 Boston Celtics 118 at San Francisco Warriors 112 W 10-4 16-8 26-12
January 9, 1963 Boston Celtics 123 at Chicago Zephyrs 131 L 10-4 16-9 26-13
January 10, 1963 Boston Celtics 121 at Cincinnati Royals 130 L 10-4 16-10 26-14
January 11, 1963 Syracuse Nationals 117 at Boston Celtics 134 W 11-4 16-10 27-14
January 13, 1963 Chicago Zephyrs 99 at Boston Celtics 143 W 12-4 16-10 28-14
January 17, 1963 Boston Celtics 110 at Chicago Zephyrs 93 W 12-4 17-10 29-14 at Baltimore, MD
January 18, 1963 Cincinnati Royals 114 at Boston Celtics 122 W 13-4 17-10 30-14
January 19, 1963 Boston Celtics 148 at Syracuse Nationals 149 L 13-4 17-11 30-15 OT
January 20, 1963 Los Angeles Lakers 121 at Boston Celtics 133 W 14-4 17-11 31-15
January 22, 1963 Boston Celtics 124 at New York Knicks 100 W 14-4 18-11 32-15
January 23, 1963 Boston Celtics 133 at Cincinnati Royals 138 L 14-4 18-12 32-16
January 24, 1963 Boston Celtics 111 at St. Louis Hawks 109 W 14-4 19-12 33-16 at Providence, RI
January 25, 1963 St. Louis Hawks 98 at Boston Celtics 113 W 15-4 19-12 34-16
January 27, 1963 New York Knicks 110 at Boston Celtics 123 W 16-4 19-12 35-16
January 29, 1963 Boston Celtics 100 at Chicago Zephyrs 99 W 16-4 20-12 36-16 at New York, NY
January 30, 1963 San Francisco Warriors 111 at Boston Celtics 125 W 17-4 20-12 37-16
January 31, 1963 Boston Celtics 128 at Cincinnati Royals 125 W 17-4 21-12 38-16 at College Park, MD
February 1, 1963 Syracuse Nationals 125 at Boston Celtics 111 L 17-5 21-12 38-17
February 3, 1963 Detroit Pistons 128 at Boston Celtics 137 W 18-5 21-12 39-17
February 5, 1963 Boston Celtics 106 at Cincinnati Royals 96 W 18-5 22-12 40-17
February 6, 1963 Boston Celtics 109 at Syracuse Nationals 126 L 18-5 22-13 40-18
February 8, 1963 Boston Celtics 129 at New York Knicks 97 W 18-5 23-13 41-18
February 9, 1963 San Francisco Warriors 112 at Boston Celtics 118 W 19-5 23-13 42-18
February 10, 1963 New York Knicks 123 at Boston Celtics 129 W 20-5 23-13 43-18
February 12, 1963 Boston Celtics 120 at Los Angeles Lakers 93 W 20-5 24-13 44-18 at Detroit, MI
February 13, 1963 Los Angeles Lakers 134 at Boston Celtics 128 L 20-6 24-13 44-19
February 15, 1963 Boston Celtics 123 at Syracuse Nationals 114 W 20-6 25-13 45-19 at Providence, RI
February 16, 1963 Boston Celtics 114 at St. Louis Hawks 94 W 20-6 26-13 46-19
February 17, 1963 Boston Celtics 110 at Chicago Zephyrs 107 W 20-6 27-13 47-19
February 19, 1963 Cincinnati Royals 126 at Boston Celtics 129 W 21-6 27-13 48-19
February 20, 1963 Boston Celtics 117 at Detroit Pistons 113 W 21-6 28-13 49-19
February 21, 1963 Boston Celtics 135 at San Francisco Warriors 118 W 21-6 29-13 50-19
February 22, 1963 Boston Celtics 105 at Los Angeles Lakers 113 L 21-6 29-14 50-20
February 24, 1963 Boston Celtics 119 at Los Angeles Lakers 109 W 21-6 30-14 51-20
February 26, 1963 Boston Celtics 112 at San Francisco Warriors 128 L 21-6 30-15 51-21
March 2, 1963 New York Knicks 117 at Boston Celtics 122 W 22-6 30-15 52-21
March 3, 1963 Boston Celtics 102 at New York Knicks 95 W 22-6 31-15 53-21
March 7, 1963 Boston Celtics 115 at Detroit Pistons 104 W 22-6 32-15 54-21
March 8, 1963 Boston Celtics 109 at Chicago Zephyrs 110 L 22-6 32-16 54-22
March 10, 1963 Cincinnati Royals 117 at Boston Celtics 149 W 23-6 32-16 55-22
March 13, 1963 Chicago Zephyrs 108 at Boston Celtics 121 W 24-6 32-16 56-22
March 16, 1963 Boston Celtics 125 at Syracuse Nationals 121 W 24-6 33-16 57-22
March 17, 1963 Syracuse Nationals 116 at Boston Celtics 125 W 25-6 33-16 58-22
March 28, 1963 Cincinnati Royals 135 at Boston Celtics 132 L 0-1 0-0 0-1
March 29, 1963 Boston Celtics 125 at Cincinnati Royals 102 W 0-1 1-0 1-1
March 31, 1963 Cincinnati Royals 121 at Boston Celtics 116 L 0-2 1-0 1-2
April 3, 1963 Boston Celtics 128 at Cincinnati Royals 110 W 0-2 2-0 2-2
April 6, 1963 Cincinnati Royals 120 at Boston Celtics 125 W 1-2 2-0 3-2
April 7, 1963 Boston Celtics 99 at Cincinnati Royals 109 L 1-2 2-1 3-3
April 10, 1963 Cincinnati Royals 131 at Boston Celtics 142 W 2-2 2-1 4-3
April 14, 1963 Los Angeles Lakers 114 at Boston Celtics 117 W 3-2 2-1 5-3
April 16, 1963 Los Angeles Lakers 106 at Boston Celtics 113 W 4-2 2-1 6-3
April 17, 1963 Boston Celtics 99 at Los Angeles Lakers 119 L 4-2 2-2 6-4
April 19, 1963 Boston Celtics 108 at Los Angeles Lakers 105 W 4-2 3-2 7-4
April 21, 1963 Los Angeles Lakers 126 at Boston Celtics 119 L 4-3 3-2 7-5
April 24, 1963 Boston Celtics 112 at Los Angeles Lakers 109 W 4-3 4-2 8-5


Basketball


Recent Updates

  • February 22, 2024 - Updated NBA award winners and All-Stars
  • February 21, 2024 - Updated NBA coaching records
Basketball Search