The Boston Celtics decisively defeated the Los Angeles Lakers, 129 to 117, on December 26, 1961.

1961-62 Boston Celtics

Final

LAL

Lakers

28-10

117

BOS

Celtics

27-4

129

Team

1

35

31

2

27

45

3

25

33

4

30

20

Total

117

129

Team Stats

Player Stats

Lakers

Celtics

FG Made - Attempted

41-102

52-112

Field Goal %

40.2

46.4

3PT Made - Attempted

3PT %

FT Made - Attempted

35-41

25-31

Free Throw %

85.4

80.6

Rebounds

75

Offensive Rebounds

Defensive Rebounds

Assists

16

28

Steals

Blocks

Turnovers

Personal Fouls

27

29

Lakers

Celtics

Players

NAME	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	3PT	FT	TOV	PF	+/-	OREB	DREB	FG%	3P%	FT%
Elgin Baylor	40	30	18	2			10-27		10-11		3				37.0		90.9
Frank Selvy	40	17		3			7-15		3-3		2				46.7		100.0
Jerry West	34	21	8	4			5-12		11-11		2				41.7		100.0
Ray Felix	29	18		0			8-12		2-3		4				66.7		66.7
Rudy LaRusso	26	10		1			3-7		4-5		4				42.9		80.0
Tom Hawkins	17	4		1			1-10		2-4		1				10.0		50.0
Wayne Yates	16	4		0			2-10		0-0		4				20.0
Jim Krebs	16	2		0			1-2		0-0		3				50.0
Hot Rod Hundley	12	7		3			3-5		1-2		3				60.0		50.0
Bob McNeill	10	4		2			1-2		2-2		1				50.0		100.0

Players

NAME	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	3PT	FT	TOV	PF	+/-	OREB	DREB	FG%	3P%	FT%
Bill Russell	48	22	32	7			8-17		6-9		3				47.1		66.7
Sam Jones	35	23		4			9-18		5-5		1				50.0		100.0
Bob Cousy	28	26		6			10-17		6-6		3				58.8		100.0
Tom Heinsohn	27	22		3			10-17		2-2		3				58.8		100.0
Tom Sanders	24	4		1			1-10		2-2		3				10.0		100.0
K.C. Jones	23	11		5			4-6		3-6		5				66.7		50.0
Jim Loscutoff	23	4		1			2-9		0-0		2				22.2
Frank Ramsey	18	15		0			7-14		1-1		5				50.0		100.0
Gary Phillips	10	2		1			1-3		0-0		3				33.3

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More Celtics Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

26.9

Tatum

Jayson Tatum

RPG

10.0

Tatum

Jayson Tatum

APG

5.4

Tatum

Jayson Tatum

Team Rankings

ORTG

123.2

1st

DRTG

111.6

3rd

NETRTG

11.6

1st

3P%

38.8

2nd

2023-24 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Celtics	64	18	.780
2	Knicks	50	32	.610	14.0
3	Bucks	49	33	.598	15.0
4	Cavaliers	48	34	.585	16.0
5	Magic	47	35	.573	17.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 5/11	BOS	@	CLE	8:30 PM
Mon 5/13	BOS	@	CLE	7:00 PM
Wed 5/15	CLE	@	BOS	7:00 PM
Fri 5/17	BOS	@	CLE	1:00 PM
Sun 5/19	CLE	@	BOS	1:00 PM

Last Game

BOS

1-1

94

Final

118

CLE

1-1

Thu 9 May 2024

NBA 2023-24 Leaders

Playoff PPG Leaders

35.6

Brunson

Jalen Brunson

33.0

Embiid

Joel Embiid

32.3

Edwards

Anthony Edwards

Playoff RPG Leaders

15.6

Davis

Anthony Davis

15.0

Jokic

Nikola Jokic

12.8

Hart

Josh Hart

Playoff APG Leaders

9.4

Jokic

Nikola Jokic

9.1

Doncic

Luka Doncic

9.1

Haliburton

Tyrese Haliburton

Playoff SPG Leaders

2.4

James

LeBron James

1.9

Irving

Kyrie Irving

1.9

Caldwell-Pope

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope

Playoff BPG Leaders

2.7

Mobley

Evan Mobley

2.7

Holmgren

Chet Holmgren

1.6

Davis

Anthony Davis

Playoff 3PM Leaders

4.1

White

Derrick White

3.7

Maxey

Tyrese Maxey

3.6

Jr.

Michael Porter Jr.

Playoff TS% Leaders

70.6

White

Derrick White

70.1

Towns

Karl-Anthony Towns

68.8

Gobert

Rudy Gobert

NBA 2023-24 Rankings

Playoff ORtg Rankings

Timberwolves

123.0

Knicks

121.1

Pacers

120.7

Celtics

118.0

76ers

116.9

Mavericks

116.3

Playoff DRtg Rankings

Thunder

100.7

Magic

101.3

Celtics

105.6

Timberwolves

106.3

Cavaliers

108.2

Pelicans

111.7

Playoff NetRtg Rankings

Timberwolves

16.7

Thunder

13.4

Celtics

12.4

Magic

4.7

Mavericks

3.7

Knicks

1.9

Playoff Tank Leaderboard

Pelicans

0-4

Suns

0-4

Heat

1-4

Lakers

1-4

Clippers

2-4

Bucks

2-4

NBA 2023-24 Betting

Best Record ATS

Magic

55-34

Mavericks

53-37

Thunder

50-37-1

76ers

51-38

Rockets

45-35-2

Celtics

47-38-4

Worst Record ATS

Hawks

29-54

34-48

Suns

36-49-1

Bucks

38-50

Raptors

36-46

Nets

34-44-4

NBA 2023-24 Conference Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Celtics	64	18	.780
2	Knicks	50	32	.610	14.0
3	Bucks	49	33	.598	15.0
4	Cavaliers	48	34	.585	16.0
5	Magic	47	35	.573	17.0
6	Pacers	47	35	.573	17.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	57	25	.695
2	Nuggets	57	25	.695
3	Timberwolves	56	26	.683	1.0
4	Clippers	51	31	.622	6.0
5	Mavericks	50	32	.610	7.0
6	Suns	49	33	.598	8.0

NBA 2023-24 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Wed 5/8	CLE	@	BOS	118-94
Wed 5/8	DAL	@	OKC	119-110
Tue 5/7	IND	@	NYK	121-130
Mon 5/6	CLE	@	BOS	95-120
Mon 5/6	DAL	@	OKC	95-117

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 5/10	NYK	@	IND	7:00 PM
Fri 5/10	DEN	@	MIN	9:30 PM
Sat 5/11	OKC	@	DAL	3:30 PM
Sat 5/11	BOS	@	CLE	8:30 PM
Sun 5/12	NYK	@	IND	3:30 PM