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1961–62 Boston Celtics season

NBA basketball team season (won NBA championship)

(Defeated Lakers 4–3) The 1961–62 Boston Celtics season was the Celtics' 16th season in the NBA. The Celtics defeated the Los Angeles Lakers to claim their fifth NBA Championship. They set new records with the most games won and the first NBA team to post 60 wins. Three years later, the Celtics would break this record with 62 wins in 1964–65 season.

Offseason

NBA draft

The 1961 NBA draft took place on March 27, 1961.

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	School/Club team
1	9	Gary Phillips	Guard		Houston
2	17	Al Butler	Guard		Niagara

Roster

Red Auerbach

Regular season

Season standings

Game log

1961–62 game log
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Playoffs

1–0
2
March 27
@ Philadelphia
L 106–113
Tom Heinsohn (24)
Bill Russell (20)
Bill Russell (6)
Philadelphia Civic Center
1–1
-
3
March 28
Philadelphia
W 129–114
Russell, Heinsohn (31)
Bill Russell (31)
Bob Cousy (10)
Boston Garden
2–1
-
4
March 31
@ Philadelphia
L 106–110
Bill Russell (31)
Bill Russell (30)
Bob Cousy (10)
Philadelphia Civic Center
2–2
-
5
April 1
Philadelphia
W 119–104
Bill Russell (29)
Bill Russell (26)
Russell, S. Jones (7)
Boston Garden
3–2
-
6
April 3
@ Philadelphia
L 99–109
Heinsohn, Cousy (22)
Bill Russell (22)
Bob Cousy (12)
Philadelphia Civic Center
3–3
-
7
April 5
Philadelphia
W 109–107
Sam Jones (28)
Bill Russell (22)
K. C. Jones (10)
Boston Garden
4–3
-
-
1
April 7
Los Angeles
W 122–108
Sam Jones (24)
Bill Russell (28)
Bob Cousy (7)
Boston Garden
7,467
1–0
-
2
April 8
Los Angeles
L 122–129
Tom Heinsohn (27)
Bill Russell (23)
Bob Cousy (11)
Boston Garden
12,364
1–1
-
3
April 10
@ Los Angeles
L 115–117
Bill Russell (26)
Bill Russell (32)
Bob Cousy (8)
Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
15,180
1–2
-
4
April 11
@ Los Angeles
W 115–103
Bill Russell (21)
Bill Russell (22)
Bob Cousy (13)
Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
15,104
2–2
-
5
April 14
Los Angeles
L 121–126
Tom Heinsohn (30)
Bill Russell (29)
Bob Cousy (10)
Boston Garden
13,909
2–3
-
6
April 16
@ Los Angeles
W 119–105
Sam Jones (35)
Bill Russell (24)
Bill Russell (10)
Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
14,030
3–3
-
7
April 18
Los Angeles
W 110–107 (OT)
Bill Russell (30)
Bill Russell (40)
Bob Cousy (9)
Boston Garden
13,909
4–3
-

Awards and honors

Bill Russell, NBA Most Valuable Player
Bill Russell, All-NBA Second Team
Bob Cousy, All-NBA Second Team
Tom Heinsohn, All-NBA Second Team

References

Celtics on Basketball Reference

References

"NBA MVP & ABA Most Valuable Player Award Winners".

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