1971–72 Boston Celtics season

The 1971–72 NBA season was the Celtics' 26th season in the NBA.[1] The Celtics qualified for the playoffs for the first time in 3 seasons, and won the Atlantic Division for the 1st time in franchise history.

1971–72 Boston Celtics season
Division champions
Head coachTom Heinsohn
General managerRed Auerbach
ArenaBoston Garden
Results
Record56–26 (.683)
PlaceDivision: 1st (Atlantic)
Conference: 1st (Eastern)
Playoff finishEast Conference Finals
(Lost to Knicks 1–4)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionWSMW-TV
RadioWBZ

Draft picks
Main article: 1971 NBA draft

This table only displays picks through the second round.

Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
1 10 Clarence Glover SF  United States Western Kentucky
2 28 Jim Rose PG/SG  United States Western Kentucky

Roster
Boston Celtics roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
SG 12 Chaney, Don 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Houston
F/C 18 Cowens, Dave 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Florida State
C 29 Finkel, Henry 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Dayton
G/F 17 Havlicek, John 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 203 lb (92 kg) Ohio State
F/C 11 Kuberski, Steve 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Bradley
G 20 Morgan, Rex 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jacksonville
F 19 Nelson, Don 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Iowa
C 33 Smith, Garfield 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Eastern Kentucky
G 10 White, Jo Jo 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Kansas
SF 16 Sanders, Satch 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) New York
G 7 Williams, Art 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) CSPU
Head coach
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Regular season
Atlantic Division W L PCT GB Home Road Neutral Div
y-Boston Celtics 5626.683–32–921–163–115–3
x-New York Knicks 4834.585827–1420–191–111–7
Philadelphia 76ers 3052.3662614–2314–262–36–12
Buffalo Braves 2260.2683413–278–311–24–14
# Eastern Conference
Team W L PCT
1 z-Boston Celtics5626.683
2 y-Baltimore Bullets3844.463
3 x-New York Knicks4834.585
4 x-Atlanta Hawks3646.439
5 Philadelphia 76ers3052.366
5 Cincinnati Royals3052.366
7 Cleveland Cavaliers2359.280
8 Buffalo Braves2260.268
z = clinched division title
y = clinched division title
x = clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents
1971–72 NBA Records
Team ATL BAL BOS BUF CHI CIN CLE DET GSW HOU LAL MIL NYK PHI PHO POR SEA
Atlanta —2–40–44–20–53–34–23–23–21–40–52–33–13–33–24–01–4
Baltimore 4–2—2–23–31–44–21–53–21–43–21–40–52–44–04–13–12–3
Boston 4–02–2—6–03–24–25–15–02–35–01–42–33–36–02–34–02–3
Buffalo 2–43–30–6—1–33–34–22–41–30–40–40–41–53–30–42–40–4
Chicago 5–04–12–33–1—3–14–05–13–35–11–32–43–24–15–16–02–3
Cincinnati 3–32–42–43–31–3—6–22–32–30–41–40–52–22–22–32–20–5
Cleveland 2–45–11–52–40–42–6—1–30–42–21–30–41–52–40–44–20–4
Detroit 2–32–30–54–21–53–23–1—0–53–31–41–51–41–42–42–20–4
Golden State 2–34–13–23–13–33–24–05–0—5–11–52–22–34–12–34–24–2
Houston 4–12–30–54–01–54–02–23–31–5—1–50–50–54–11–34–23–3
Los Angeles 5–04–14–14–03–14–13–14–15–15–1—4–14–15–04–26–05–1
Milwaukee 3–25–03–24–04–25–04–05–12–25–01–4—2–34–14–26–06–0
New York 1–34–23–35–12–32–25–14–13–25–01–43–2—3–31–43–13–2
Philadelphia 3–30–40–63–31–42–24–24–11–41–40–51–43–3—1–42–24–1
Phoenix 2–31–43–24–01–53–24–04–23–23–12–42–44–14–1—6–03–2
Portland 0–41–30–44–20–62–22–42–22–42–40–60–61–32–20–6—0–6
Seattle 4–13–23–24–03–25–04–04–02–43–31–50–62–31–42–36–0—

Playoffs
1972 playoff game log
Conference Semifinals: 4–2 (Home: 3–0; Road: 1–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1 March 29 Atlanta W 126–108 John Havlicek (32) Dave Cowens (16) John Havlicek (10) Boston Garden
12,815		 1–0
2 March 31 @ Atlanta L 104–113 John Havlicek (43) Dave Cowens (12) John Havlicek (4) Alexander Memorial Coliseum
6,955		 1–1
3 April 2 Atlanta W 136–113 John Havlicek (31) Cowens, Finkel (11) Jo Jo White (11) Boston Garden
12,094		 2–1
4 April 4 @ Atlanta L 110–112 Jo Jo White (32) Steve Kuberski (13) John Havlicek (5) Alexander Memorial Coliseum
7,192		 2–2
5 April 7 Atlanta W 124–114 John Havlicek (27) Dave Cowens (12) John Havlicek (9) Boston Garden
15,315		 3–2
6 April 9 @ Atlanta W 127–118 Havlicek, Cowens (26) Dave Cowens (20) Jo Jo White (9) Alexander Memorial Coliseum
7,192		 4–2
Conference Finals: 1–4 (Home: 1–2; Road: 0–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1 April 13 New York L 94–116 Jo Jo White (19) Dave Cowens (15) Jo Jo White (5) Boston Garden
14,292		 0–1
2 April 16 @ New York L 105–106 John Havlicek (29) Dave Cowens (18) John Havlicek (6) Madison Square Garden
19,588		 0–2
3 April 19 New York W 115–109 Jo Jo White (29) Dave Cowens (16) John Havlicek (11) Boston Garden
15,315		 1–2
4 April 21 @ New York L 98–116 John Havlicek (27) Havlicek, Nelson (9) John Havlicek (6) Madison Square Garden
19,588		 1–3
5 April 23 New York L 103–111 John Havlicek (32) Dave Cowens (15) Jo Jo White (9) Boston Garden
15,315		 1–4
1972 schedule

Awards and records

References
  1. 1971–72 Boston Celtics
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