The Boston Celtics were defeated by the Los Angeles Lakers, 126 to 121, in Game 5 of the 1962 NBA Finals on April 14, 1962.

1961-62 Boston Celtics

Final

LAL

126

BOS

121

1

31

30

2

35

38

3

27

31

4

33

22

Total

126

121

Lakers

Celtics

FG Made - Attempted

43-113

48-112

Field Goal %

38.1

42.9

3PT Made - Attempted

3PT %

FT Made - Attempted

40-45

25-27

Free Throw %

88.9

92.6

Rebounds

56

65

Offensive Rebounds

Defensive Rebounds

Assists

14

28

Steals

Blocks

Turnovers

Personal Fouls

25

30

Players

NAME MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK FG 3PT FT TOV PF +/- OREB DREB FG% 3P% FT%
Elgin Baylor 48 61 22 1 22-46 17-19 3 47.8 89.5
Jerry West 47 26 4 0 8-24 10-11 2 33.3 90.9
Rudy LaRusso 36 10 12 1 2-14 6-7 3 14.3 85.7
Frank Selvy 33 12 3 5 6-12 0-0 0 50.0
Jim Krebs 29 8 4 3 2-8 4-4 5 25.0 100.0
Hot Rod Hundley 21 0 1 3 0-1 0-0 5 0.0
Ray Felix 19 9 7 1 3-7 3-4 3 42.9 75.0
Tom Hawkins 12 0 3 0 0-1 0-0 4 0.0

Players

NAME MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK FG 3PT FT TOV PF +/- OREB DREB FG% 3P% FT%
Bill Russell 48 26 29 3 10-19 6-6 3 52.6 100.0
Sam Jones 42 26 5 2 12-23 2-3 2 52.2 66.7
Bob Cousy 41 16 5 10 6-21 4-4 4 28.6 100.0
Tom Heinsohn 35 30 11 4 12-22 6-7 6 54.5 85.7
Tom Sanders 32 11 5 2 4-9 3-3 5 44.4 100.0
Frank Ramsey 18 6 4 2 2-7 2-2 4 28.6 100.0
K.C. Jones 13 2 2 5 0-6 2-2 2 0.0 100.0
Jim Loscutoff 11 4 4 0 2-5 0-0 4 40.0

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Team Leaders

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PPG

26.9

Tatum

Jayson Tatum

RPG

10.0

Tatum

Jayson Tatum

APG

5.4

Tatum

Jayson Tatum

Team Rankings

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ORTG

123.2

1st

DRTG

111.6

3rd

NETRTG

11.6

1st

3P%

38.8

2nd

2023-24 Conference Standings

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

Schedule

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

Last Game

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94

Final

118

Thu 9 May 2024

NBA 2023-24 Leaders

NBA 2023-24 Rankings

NBA 2023-24 Betting

NBA 2023-24 Conference Standings

Eastern W L PCT GB
1
Celtics Celtics
64 18 .780
2
Knicks Knicks
50 32 .610 14.0
3
Bucks Bucks
49 33 .598 15.0
4
Cavaliers Cavaliers
48 34 .585 16.0
5
Magic Magic
47 35 .573 17.0
6
Pacers Pacers
47 35 .573 17.0
Western W L PCT GB
1
Thunder Thunder
57 25 .695
2
Nuggets Nuggets
57 25 .695
3
Timberwolves Timberwolves
56 26 .683 1.0
4
Clippers Clippers
51 31 .622 6.0
5
Mavericks Mavericks
50 32 .610 7.0
6
Suns Suns
49 33 .598 8.0

NBA 2023-24 Scores & Schedule

Scores

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

Schedule

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