NBA 1961-62Regular season

Final

Boston Celtics120–138St. Louis Hawks

Boston Celtics at St. Louis Hawks

Date: Friday 2 March 1962
Arena: Not recorded
Season: NBA 1961-62Regular season
Meeting: 119th meetingof 471 played

Boston Celtics

Boston Celtics box score
Player	FG	FT	TRB	PF	PTS
Tom Heinsohn	6–23	10–10	15	4	22
Sam Jones	10–16	1–2	5	3	21
Bill Russell	6–11	8–13	13	3	20
Carl Braun	5–9	2–2	5	2	12
Frank Ramsey	4–12	3–3	2	5	11
Bob Cousy	3–13	4–5	2	3	10
K.C. Jones	3–6	3–3	1	3	9
Gene Guarilia	2–5	1–2	3	1	5
Gary Phillips	2–6	0–0	1	3	4
Jim Loscutoff	2–13	0–0	8	2	4
Tom Sanders	1–3	0–0	1	3	2
Team totals	44–117	32–40	56	32	120

St. Louis Hawks

St. Louis Hawks box score
Player	FG	FT	TRB	PF	PTS
Cliff Hagan	17–28	9–12	10	5	43
Bob Pettit	12–26	9–11	20	2	33
Lenny Wilkens	8–14	4–7	9	4	20
Shellie McMillon	6–15	4–8	13	5	16
Al Ferrari	5–5	1–1	2	4	11
Stacey Arceneaux	4–8	0–4	6	1	8
Cleo Hill	1–3	2–3	2	2	4
Fred LaCour	1–2	1–2	3	2	3
Larry Foust	0–1	0–1	2	2	0
Team totals	54–102	30–49	67	27	138

This season

Atlanta Hawks 2, Boston Celtics 7 in NBA 1961-62.

14 Nov 1961Boston Celtics 119–117 St. Louis Hawks
22 Nov 1961St. Louis Hawks 121–141 Boston Celtics
16 Dec 1961St. Louis Hawks 113–130 Boston Celtics
28 Dec 1961Boston Celtics 117–109 St. Louis Hawks
2 Jan 1962St. Louis Hawks 99–136 Boston Celtics
24 Jan 1962St. Louis Hawks 135–123 Boston Celtics
6 Feb 1962Boston Celtics 129–114 St. Louis Hawks
2 Mar 1962120–138 this game
4 Mar 1962St. Louis Hawks 120–123 Boston Celtics

Records going in

Boston Celtics: 54–18
St. Louis Hawks: 24–47

Regular season, before this game.

Meetings

All-time: Atlanta Hawks 180, Boston Celtics 291.

6 Feb 1962Boston Celtics 129–114 St. Louis Hawks
4 Mar 1962St. Louis Hawks 120–123 Boston Celtics

Data: Basketball-Reference, NBA stats API.