# Saison 1971-1972 des Celtics de Boston

La saison 1971-1972 des Celtics de Boston est la 26e saison de la franchise américaine de la National Basketball Association (NBA).

## Draft

| Tour | Rang | Joueur | Position | Nationalité | Provenance |
| 1 | 10 | Clarence Glover | SF | États-Unis | Western Kentucky |
| 2 | 28 | Jim Rose | PG/SG | États-Unis | Western Kentucky |
| 3 | 44 | Dave Robisch | F/C | États-Unis | Kansas |
| 4 | 61 | Randy Denton | C | États-Unis | Duke |

## Classement de la saison régulière

Conférence Est :
| N$^o$ | Franchise | Vic. | Déf. | PCT |
| 1 | Celtics de Boston | 56 | 26 | 68.3 |
| 2 | Bullets de Baltimore | 38 | 44 | 46.3 |
| 3 | Knicks de New York | 48 | 34 | 58.5 |
| 4 | Hawks d'Atlanta | 36 | 46 | 43.9 |
| 5 | 76ers de Philadelphie | 30 | 52 | 36.6 |
| 6 | Royals de Cincinnati | 30 | 52 | 36.6 |
| 7 | Cavaliers de Cleveland | 23 | 59 | 28.0 |
| 8 | Braves de Buffalo | 22 | 60 | 26.8 |
| Division Atlantique | V | D | PCT | GB |
| Celtics de Boston | 56 | 26 | 68.3 | - |
| Knicks de New York | 48 | 34 | 58.5 | 8 |
| 76ers de Philadelphie | 30 | 52 | 36.6 | 26 |
| Braves de Buffalo | 22 | 60 | 26.8 | 34 |

## Effectif

| Numéro | Joueur | Position | Provenance |
| 7 | Art Williams | PG | Cal Poly Pomona |
| 10 | Jo Jo White | PG | Kansas |
| 11 | Steve Kuberski | PF | Bradley |
| 12 | Don Chaney | SG | Houston |
| 16 | Tom Sanders | SF | NYU |
| 17 | John Havlicek | SF | Ohio State |
| 18 | Dave Cowens | C | Florida State |
| 19 | Don Nelson | PF | Iowa |
| 20 | Rex Morgan | SG | Jacksonville University |
| 28 | Clarence Glover | PF | Western Kentucky |
| 29 | Hank Finkel | C | Dayton |
| 33 | Garfield Smith | PF | Eastern Kentucky University |

## Playoffs
### Demi-finale de conférence

(E1) Celtics de Boston vs. (E4) Hawks d'Atlanta : Boston remporte la série 4-2
* Game 1 @ Boston : Boston 126, Atlanta 108
* Game 2 @ Atlanta : Atlanta 113, Boston 104
* Game 3 @ Boston : Boston 136, Atlanta 113
* Game 4 @ Atlanta : Atlanta 112, Boston 110
* Game 5 @ Boston : Boston 124, Atlanta 114
* Game 6 @ Atlanta : Boston 127, Atlanta 118

### Finale de conférence

(E1) Celtics de Boston vs. (E2) Knicks de New York : Boston s'incline dans la série 4-1
* Game 1 @ Boston : New York 116, Boston 94
* Game 2 @ New York : New York 106, Boston 105
* Game 3 @ Boston : Boston 115, New York 109
* Game 4 @ New York : New York 116, Boston 98
* Game 5 @ Boston : New York 111, Boston 103

## Statistiques
### Saison régulière

| Joueur | Matchs | Min/m. | % Tir | % LF | Rbds/m. | Pass/m. | Pts/m. |
| Don Chaney | 79 | 28.8 | .475 | .773 | 5.0 | 2.6 | 11.9 |
| Dave Cowens | 79 | 40.3 | .484 | .720 | 15.2 | 3.1 | 18.8 |
| Hank Finkel | 78 | 9.4 | .406 | .581 | 3.2 | 0.8 | 3.2 |
| Clarence Glover | 25 | 4.8 | .455 | .469 | 1.8 | 0.2 | 2.6 |
| John Havlicek | 82 | 45.1 | .458 | .834 | 8.2 | 7.5 | 27.5 |
| Steve Kuberski | 71 | 15.9 | .417 | .784 | 4.5 | 0.6 | 6.3 |
| Rex Morgan | 28 | 5.4 | .320 | .742 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 2.0 |
| Don Nelson | 82 | 25.4 | .480 | .788 | 5.5 | 2.3 | 13.8 |
| Tom Sanders | 82 | 19.9 | .410 | .816 | 4.3 | 1.2 | 6.6 |
| Garfield Smith | 26 | 5.2 | .424 | .194 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 2.4 |
| Jo Jo White | 79 | 41.3 | .431 | .831 | 5.6 | 5.3 | 23.1 |
| Art Williams | 81 | 16.4 | .475 | .756 | 3.2 | 4.0 | 5.1 |

### Playoffs

| Joueur | Matchs | Min/m. | % Tir | % LF | Rbds/m. | Pass/m. | Pts/m. |
| Don Chaney | 11 | 24.6 | .506 | .750 | 3.5 | 2.0 | 8.8 |
| Dave Cowens | 11 | 40.1 | .455 | .596 | 13.8 | 3.0 | 15.5 |
| Hank Finkel | 8 | 8.5 | .455 | | 3.0 | 0.4 | 2.5 |
| Clarence Glover | 3 | 3.3 | .333 | 1.000 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 |
| John Havlicek | 11 | 47.0 | .460 | .859 | 8.4 | 6.4 | 27.4 |
| Steve Kuberski | 11 | 19.8 | .552 | .842 | 5.7 | 0.3 | 11.6 |
| Rex Morgan | 4 | 2.5 | .143 | .333 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
| Don Nelson | 11 | 28.0 | .525 | .854 | 5.5 | 1.9 | 13.2 |
| Tom Sanders | 11 | 16.9 | .321 | .619 | 2.4 | 0.9 | 4.3 |
| Garfield Smith | 4 | 1.5 | .200 | .000 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Jo Jo White | 11 | 39.3 | .495 | .833 | 5.4 | 5.3 | 23.5 |
| Art Williams | 11 | 15.7 | .391 | .750 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 5.9 |

## Récompenses

* John Havlicek, All-NBA First Team
* John Havlicek, NBA All-Defensive First Team
* Don Chaney, NBA All-Defensive Second Team