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Team season

1971-72 Boston Celtics

56–26

Regular season

5–6

Playoffs

1

Conference seed

2

Playoff matchups

Postseason path

Playoff matchups

Eastern Conference First Round

vs Atlanta Hawks

6 indexed games · Open complete series →

Eastern Conference Semifinals

vs New York Knicks

5 indexed games · Open complete series →

Season highlights

Best games from 1971-72

Postseason stakes and close finishes bring the most consequential games to the top.

VS

1971-72Apr 16, 1972

Knicks vs Celtics

New York Knicks

Boston Celtics

Final

106-105

Score

VS

1971-72Apr 4, 1972

Hawks vs Celtics

Atlanta Hawks

Boston Celtics

Final

112-110

Score

VS

1971-72Apr 19, 1972

Celtics vs Knicks

Boston Celtics

New York Knicks

Final

115-109

Score

VS

1971-72Apr 23, 1972

Celtics vs Knicks

Boston Celtics

New York Knicks

Final

103-111

Score

VS

1971-72Apr 9, 1972

Hawks vs Celtics

Atlanta Hawks

Boston Celtics

Final

118-127

Score

VS

1971-72Mar 31, 1972

Hawks vs Celtics

Atlanta Hawks

Boston Celtics

Final

113-104

Score

VS

1971-72Apr 7, 1972

Celtics vs Hawks

Boston Celtics

Atlanta Hawks

Final

124-114

Score

VS

1971-72Apr 21, 1972

Knicks vs Celtics

New York Knicks

Boston Celtics

Final

116-98

Score

VS

1971-72Mar 29, 1972

Celtics vs Hawks

Boston Celtics

Atlanta Hawks

Final

126-108

Score

VS

1971-72Apr 13, 1972

Celtics vs Knicks

Boston Celtics

New York Knicks

Final

94-116

Score