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 StatisticsTeam 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 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 |
