National Basketball Association (1961-1962)
National Basketball Association 1961-62
Champion: Boston Celtics
Regular Season Champion: Boston Celtics
The season ended with the Boston Celtics winning their 4th straight NBA title, beating the Los Angeles Lakers 4 games to 3 in the NBA Finals.
The Chicago Packers entered the league, bringing the number of teams to nine.
The NBA schedule was expanded for the third consecutive season. This time it went from 79 games per team, to 80.
The Philadelphia Warriors played their final season before their transcontinental relocation to San Francisco for the following season. The NBA would return to Philadelphia in 1963.
Div Semis Div Finals NBA Finals Div Finals Div Semis
Cincinnati1
Detroit P.3
LA Lakers4
Detroit P.2
LA Lakers3
Boston4
Boston4
Philadelphia3
Philadelphia3
Syracuse N.2
Standings 1961-62
#
Club
W-L
PTS
LOST
Eastern Division
1
60-20
7266
2238
2
49-31
6145
3804
3
41-39
4949
4618
4
29-51
3330
6105
Western Division
1
54-26
6399
3024
2
43-37
5294
4489
3
37-43
4270
5036
4
29-51
3449
6228
5
18-62
1997
7403
Stats Leaders 1961-62
PPG
RPG
APG
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GS Warriors
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Avg: 48.4 ppg

2
38.3
3
31.6
4
31.2
5
30.9
7
29.5
8
25.0
9
22.9
10
22.7
Boston Celtics 1961-62
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Bill Russell
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Tom Heinsohn
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Sam Jones
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Bob Cousy
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Carl Braun
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8 916 (8'01'') C 94 USA
03 910 (8'4'') Oy 94 USA
97 025 (8'7'') AG 96 USA
02 068 (8'0'') OG 55 USA
7 028 (8'3'') G 57 Germany USA
06 028 (8'3'') Ay 50 USA
93 068 (8'0'') OG 92 USA
95 020 (8'5'') AG 51 USA
08 026 (8'8'') Oy 95 USA
90 020 (8'5'') AG 99 USA
91 028 (8'3'') Ay 97 USA
99 066 (8'9'') OG 95 USA
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