The Boston Celtics were 63-19 in 1981-82. They finished 1st in the Atlantic Division and 1st in the Eastern Conference. They lost in the Eastern Conference Finals against the Philadelphia 76ers, 4 games to 3.
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George and White leads Celtics past Bucks, 109-102
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Rockets beat Celtics 109-93 behind Alperen Sengun’s 26 points, 10 assists
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Alperen Sengun leads Rockets past Celtics 109-93 as Houston moves into first in West
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Jayson Tatum's 32, Paul George's 10 4th-quarter points lead Boston Celtics to road win in Orlando
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Pritchard nets 30, Celtics ease past turnover-prone Bulls 125-111 in NBA Cup action
1981-82 Stats
See stats| GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | |
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Team | 82 | 241.2 | 112.0 | 45.6 | 25.9 | 8.0 | 6.9 | 44.6 | 89.4 | 49.9 | 0.6 | 2.2 | 26.6 | 22.2 | 30.0 | 74.0 | 54.5 | 15.3 | 30.4 | 17.7 | 24.6 |
Team Rank | 15th | 4th | 3rd | 7th | 15th | 2nd | 5th | 8th | 8th | 12th | 10th | 11th | 6th | 5th | 14th | 8th | 5th | 7th | 12th | 5th | |
Opponent | 82 | 241.2 | 105.6 | 42.0 | 24.0 | 8.3 | 4.5 | 42.6 | 90.6 | 47.0 | 0.5 | 2.5 | 19.2 | 20.0 | 26.5 | 75.4 | 51.6 | 14.5 | 27.4 | 17.5 | 27.3 |
Opponent Rank | 15th | 8th | 4th | 7th | 11th | 6th | 9th | 20th | 6th | 4th | 18th | 2nd | 7th | 6th | 17th | 4th | 16th | 3rd | 12th | 4th | |
Net | +6.4 | +3.7 | +1.9 | -0.4 | +2.5 | +2.0 | -1.2 | +2.9 | +0.1 | -0.2 | +7.4 | +2.2 | +3.5 | -1.5 | +2.9 | +0.7 | +3.0 | +0.2 | -2.8 | ||
Net Rank | 1st | 1st | 7th | 17th | 1st | 4th | 18th | 4th | 7th | 11th | 2nd | 4th | 4th | 16th | 4th | 8th | 4th | 15th | 2nd |
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| Eastern | W | L | PCT | GB | |
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| 1 | 8 | 1 | .889 | ||
| 2 | 6 | 2 | .750 | 1.5 | |
| 3 | 6 | 2 | .750 | 1.5 | |
| 4 | 5 | 4 | .556 | 3.0 | |
| 5 | 4 | 4 | .500 | 3.5 | |
| 6 | 4 | 4 | .500 | 3.5 | |
| 7 | 4 | 4 | .500 | 3.5 | |
| 8 | 4 | 4 | .500 | 3.5 | |
| 9 | 3 | 5 | .375 | 4.5 | |
| 10 | 3 | 6 | .333 | 5.0 | |
| 11 | 3 | 6 | .333 | 5.0 | |
| 12 | 2 | 5 | .286 | 5.0 | |
| 13 | 2 | 6 | .250 | 5.5 | |
| 14 | 1 | 7 | .125 | 6.5 | |
| 15 | 1 | 7 | .125 | 6.5 |
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Bucks| Western | W | L | PCT | GB | |
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| 1 | 6 | 1 | .857 | ||
| 2 | 7 | 2 | .778 | ||
| 3 | 7 | 2 | .778 | ||
| 4 | 6 | 2 | .750 | 0.5 | |
| 5 | 6 | 2 | .750 | 0.5 | |
| 6 | 6 | 2 | .750 | 0.5 | |
| 7 | 6 | 3 | .667 | 1.0 | |
| 8 | 5 | 3 | .625 | 1.5 | |
| 9 | 4 | 3 | .571 | 2.0 | |
| 10 | 4 | 4 | .500 | 2.5 | |
| 11 | 4 | 4 | .500 | 2.5 | |
| 12 | 1 | 5 | .167 | 4.5 | |
| 13 | 1 | 7 | .125 | 5.5 | |
| 14 | 1 | 7 | .125 | 5.5 | |
| 15 | 1 | 7 | .125 | 5.5 |
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