1970-71 Boston Celtics Game-by-Game Results
National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 44-38
Finishing 3rd in the NBA's Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference
Coach: Tom Heinsohn (44-38)
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
Attendance: 313,768, Avg. 8,045 in 39 home dates
1970-71 Boston Celtics StatisticsTeam Record: 44-38
Finishing 3rd in the NBA's Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference
Coach: Tom Heinsohn (44-38)
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
Attendance: 313,768, Avg. 8,045 in 39 home dates
1970-71 Boston Celtics Roster
The Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association ended the 1970-71 season with a record of 44 wins and 38 losses, finishing third in the NBA's Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference.
The Celtics netted 9,608 points and conceded 9,438. John Havlicek tossed in a team-best 2,338 points for Boston, and Jo Jo White scored 19 or more per game, too. Dave Cowens contributed 1,216 boards. John Havlicek dished out 607 assists for the squad.
Tom Heinsohn coached the team.
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Regular Season Points For: 9608
Regular Season Points Against: 9438
| Date | Game | Res | Home | Road | Record | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 13, 1970 | Boston Celtics 107 at New York Knicks 114 | L | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | ||
| October 15, 1970 | Boston Celtics 100 at Phoenix Suns 119 | L | 0-0 | 0-2 | 0-2 | ||
| October 17, 1970 | Boston Celtics 114 at Seattle Supersonics 126 | L | 0-0 | 0-3 | 0-3 | ||
| October 18, 1970 | Boston Celtics 133 at Portland Trail Blazers 115 | W | 0-0 | 1-3 | 1-3 | ||
| October 21, 1970 | Detroit Pistons 121 at Boston Celtics 118 | L | 0-1 | 1-3 | 1-4 | ||
| October 23, 1970 | Cincinnati Royals 126 at Boston Celtics 131 | W | 1-1 | 1-3 | 2-4 | ||
| October 24, 1970 | Boston Celtics 113 at Atlanta Hawks 109 | W | 1-1 | 2-3 | 3-4 | ||
| October 28, 1970 | New York Knicks 126 at Boston Celtics 89 | L | 1-2 | 2-3 | 3-5 | ||
| October 30, 1970 | Phoenix Suns 112 at Boston Celtics 127 | W | 2-2 | 2-3 | 4-5 | ||
| October 31, 1970 | Boston Celtics 133 at Philadelphia 76ers 102 | W | 2-2 | 3-3 | 5-5 | ||
| November 4, 1970 | Philadelphia 76ers 113 at Boston Celtics 115 | W | 3-2 | 3-3 | 6-5 | ||
| November 6, 1970 | Seattle Supersonics 94 at Boston Celtics 116 | W | 4-2 | 3-3 | 7-5 | ||
| November 7, 1970 | Boston Celtics 140 at Cincinnati Royals 122 | W | 4-2 | 4-3 | 8-5 | ||
| November 11, 1970 | Milwaukee Bucks 123 at Boston Celtics 113 | L | 4-3 | 4-3 | 8-6 | ||
| November 13, 1970 | Atlanta Hawks 116 at Boston Celtics 114 | L | 4-4 | 4-3 | 8-7 | ||
| November 14, 1970 | Boston Celtics 101 at Baltimore Bullets 122 | L | 4-4 | 4-4 | 8-8 | ||
| November 18, 1970 | San Francisco Warriors 90 at Boston Celtics 89 | L | 4-5 | 4-4 | 8-9 | ||
| November 20, 1970 | Cleveland Cavaliers 112 at Boston Celtics 116 | W | 5-5 | 4-4 | 9-9 | ||
| November 21, 1970 | Boston Celtics 107 at Chicago Bulls 110 | L | 5-5 | 4-5 | 9-10 | ||
| November 25, 1970 | Portland Trail Blazers 115 at Boston Celtics 122 | W | 6-5 | 4-5 | 10-10 | ||
| November 27, 1970 | Baltimore Bullets 107 at Boston Celtics 153 | W | 7-5 | 4-5 | 11-10 | ||
| November 28, 1970 | Boston Celtics 121 at Detroit Pistons 98 | W | 7-5 | 5-5 | 12-10 | ||
| November 30, 1970 | Boston Celtics 109 at Buffalo Braves 106 | W | 7-5 | 6-5 | 13-10 | at Philadelphia, PA | |
| December 1, 1970 | Boston Celtics 117 at Buffalo Braves 116 | W | 7-5 | 7-5 | 14-10 | OT | |
| December 2, 1970 | Los Angeles Lakers 111 at Boston Celtics 114 | W | 8-5 | 7-5 | 15-10 | ||
| December 4, 1970 | Boston Celtics 118 at Cleveland Cavaliers 107 | W | 8-5 | 8-5 | 16-10 | ||
| December 5, 1970 | Boston Celtics 101 at Chicago Bulls 97 | W | 8-5 | 9-5 | 17-10 | ||
| December 8, 1970 | Boston Celtics 122 at Buffalo Braves 102 | W | 8-5 | 10-5 | 18-10 | ||
| December 9, 1970 | Seattle Supersonics 121 at Boston Celtics 136 | W | 9-5 | 10-5 | 19-10 | ||
| December 11, 1970 | Detroit Pistons 121 at Boston Celtics 118 | L | 9-6 | 10-5 | 19-11 | OT | |
| December 17, 1970 | Buffalo Braves 93 at Boston Celtics 102 | W | 10-6 | 10-5 | 20-11 | ||
| December 18, 1970 | Boston Celtics 114 at Milwaukee Bucks 124 | L | 10-6 | 10-6 | 20-12 | ||
| December 19, 1970 | Boston Celtics 128 at Baltimore Bullets 134 | L | 10-6 | 10-7 | 20-13 | ||
| December 22, 1970 | Boston Celtics 138 at San Francisco Warriors 108 | W | 10-6 | 11-7 | 21-13 | ||
| December 25, 1970 | Boston Celtics 113 at Los Angeles Lakers 123 | L | 10-6 | 11-8 | 21-14 | ||
| December 26, 1970 | Boston Celtics 117 at Seattle Supersonics 124 | L | 10-6 | 11-9 | 21-15 | ||
| December 27, 1970 | Boston Celtics 123 at Portland Trail Blazers 135 | L | 10-6 | 11-10 | 21-16 | ||
| December 29, 1970 | Boston Celtics 110 at San Diego Rockets 108 | W | 10-6 | 12-10 | 22-16 | ||
| December 31, 1970 | San Francisco Warriors 144 at Boston Celtics 106 | L | 10-7 | 12-10 | 22-17 | ||
| January 2, 1971 | Boston Celtics 125 at Philadelphia 76ers 120 | W | 10-7 | 13-10 | 23-17 | ||
| January 3, 1971 | Boston Celtics 140 at Atlanta Hawks 128 | W | 10-7 | 14-10 | 24-17 | ||
| January 5, 1971 | Portland Trail Blazers 124 at Boston Celtics 120 | L | 10-8 | 14-10 | 24-18 | at Philadelphia, PA | |
| January 6, 1971 | Seattle Supersonics 112 at Boston Celtics 137 | W | 11-8 | 14-10 | 25-18 | ||
| January 8, 1971 | Phoenix Suns 114 at Boston Celtics 122 | W | 12-8 | 14-10 | 26-18 | ||
| January 10, 1971 | Philadelphia 76ers 115 at Boston Celtics 107 | L | 12-9 | 14-10 | 26-19 | ||
| January 15, 1971 | Atlanta Hawks 123 at Boston Celtics 134 | W | 13-9 | 14-10 | 27-19 | ||
| January 16, 1971 | Boston Celtics 118 at Detroit Pistons 121 | L | 13-9 | 14-11 | 27-20 | ||
| January 17, 1971 | Boston Celtics 113 at Milwaukee Bucks 120 | L | 13-9 | 14-12 | 27-21 | ||
| January 20, 1971 | San Diego Rockets 112 at Boston Celtics 142 | W | 14-9 | 14-12 | 28-21 | ||
| January 22, 1971 | Baltimore Bullets 136 at Boston Celtics 117 | L | 14-10 | 14-12 | 28-22 | ||
| January 23, 1971 | Boston Celtics 107 at New York Knicks 128 | L | 14-10 | 14-13 | 28-23 | ||
| January 24, 1971 | Cleveland Cavaliers 110 at Boston Celtics 121 | W | 15-10 | 14-13 | 29-23 | ||
| January 25, 1971 | Boston Celtics 116 at Cleveland Cavaliers 117 | L | 15-10 | 14-14 | 29-24 | ||
| January 27, 1971 | Milwaukee Bucks 132 at Boston Celtics 129 | L | 15-11 | 14-14 | 29-25 | ||
| January 29, 1971 | New York Knicks 118 at Boston Celtics 111 | L | 15-12 | 14-14 | 29-26 | ||
| January 31, 1971 | Philadelphia 76ers 126 at Boston Celtics 132 | W | 16-12 | 14-14 | 30-26 | ||
| February 2, 1971 | Boston Celtics 105 at Philadelphia 76ers 108 | L | 16-12 | 14-15 | 30-27 | ||
| February 3, 1971 | Boston Celtics 115 at Cincinnati Royals 134 | L | 16-12 | 14-16 | 30-28 | ||
| February 5, 1971 | Cincinnati Royals 110 at Boston Celtics 114 | W | 17-12 | 14-16 | 31-28 | ||
| February 7, 1971 | Chicago Bulls 96 at Boston Celtics 104 | W | 18-12 | 14-16 | 32-28 | ||
| February 9, 1971 | Boston Celtics 90 at Chicago Bulls 88 | W | 18-12 | 15-16 | 33-28 | ||
| February 10, 1971 | Boston Celtics 102 at Atlanta Hawks 114 | L | 18-12 | 15-17 | 33-29 | ||
| February 12, 1971 | Boston Celtics 113 at Baltimore Bullets 109 | W | 18-12 | 16-17 | 34-29 | OT | |
| February 14, 1971 | Boston Celtics 110 at Detroit Pistons 108 | W | 18-12 | 17-17 | 35-29 | ||
| February 16, 1971 | Phoenix Suns 119 at Boston Celtics 116 | L | 18-13 | 17-17 | 35-30 | ||
| February 17, 1971 | Boston Celtics 129 at San Francisco Warriors 99 | W | 18-13 | 18-17 | 36-30 | at Oakland, CA | |
| February 19, 1971 | Boston Celtics 112 at Phoenix Suns 116 | L | 18-13 | 18-18 | 36-31 | ||
| February 20, 1971 | Boston Celtics 118 at San Diego Rockets 128 | L | 18-13 | 18-19 | 36-32 | ||
| February 21, 1971 | Boston Celtics 116 at Los Angeles Lakers 124 | L | 18-13 | 18-20 | 36-33 | ||
| February 24, 1971 | Los Angeles Lakers 96 at Boston Celtics 116 | W | 19-13 | 18-20 | 37-33 | ||
| February 26, 1971 | Atlanta Hawks 129 at Boston Celtics 136 | W | 20-13 | 18-20 | 38-33 | OT | |
| February 28, 1971 | Milwaukee Bucks 111 at Boston Celtics 99 | L | 20-14 | 18-20 | 38-34 | ||
| March 3, 1971 | San Diego Rockets 113 at Boston Celtics 128 | W | 21-14 | 18-20 | 39-34 | ||
| March 6, 1971 | Boston Celtics 104 at New York Knicks 112 | L | 21-14 | 18-21 | 39-35 | ||
| March 7, 1971 | New York Knicks 116 at Boston Celtics 110 | L | 21-15 | 18-21 | 39-36 | ||
| March 9, 1971 | Boston Celtics 134 at San Francisco Warriors 112 | W | 21-15 | 19-21 | 40-36 | at Oakland, CA | |
| March 11, 1971 | Boston Celtics 91 at San Diego Rockets 115 | L | 21-15 | 19-22 | 40-37 | ||
| March 12, 1971 | Cincinnati Royals 124 at Boston Celtics 108 | L | 21-16 | 19-22 | 40-38 | at Omaha, NE | |
| March 14, 1971 | Chicago Bulls 104 at Boston Celtics 117 | W | 22-16 | 19-22 | 41-38 | ||
| March 17, 1971 | Los Angeles Lakers 104 at Boston Celtics 112 | W | 23-16 | 19-22 | 42-38 | ||
| March 19, 1971 | Baltimore Bullets 117 at Boston Celtics 125 | W | 24-16 | 19-22 | 43-38 | ||
| March 21, 1971 | Cincinnati Royals 110 at Boston Celtics 135 | W | 25-16 | 19-22 | 44-38 |
