NBA 1970-71Regular season

Final

Phoenix Suns119–116Boston Celtics

Phoenix Suns at Boston Celtics

Date: Tuesday 16 February 1971
Arena: Not recorded
Season: NBA 1970-71Regular season
Meeting: 16th meetingof 147 played

Phoenix Suns

Phoenix Suns box score
Player	MIN	FG	FT	TRB	AST	PF	PTS
Connie Hawkins	42:00	9–18	9–12	9	6	2	27
Dick Van Arsdale	41:00	6–15	10–13	8	3	1	22
Paul Silas	40:00	11–17	1–2	14	2	3	23
Neal Walk	35:00	2–14	5–6	12	0	6	9
Clem Haskins	33:00	7–17	2–2	4	8	2	16
Art Harris	21:00	3–8	1–2	2	7	4	7
Lamar Green	16:00	4–4	1–3	4	1	1	9
Mel Counts	10:00	2–5	0–0	3	0	6	4
John Wetzel	2:00	0–0	2–2	0	0	0	2
Team totals	240:00	44–98	31–42	56	27	25	119

Boston Celtics

Boston Celtics box score
Player	MIN	FG	FT	TRB	AST	PF	PTS
John Havlicek	48:00	14–27	11–15	10	7	1	39
Dave Cowens	41:00	10–22	6–7	17	4	5	26
Jo Jo White	33:00	7–13	3–4	6	9	6	17
Steve Kuberski	29:00	2–12	1–2	9	1	3	5
Don Nelson	27:00	2–10	7–9	6	0	3	11
Don Chaney	25:00	3–10	0–0	2	0	3	6
Hank Finkel	21:00	5–12	2–3	11	1	6	12
Art Williams	9:00	0–2	0–0	2	3	0	0
Bill Dinwiddie	7:00	0–0	0–0	3	1	0	0
Team totals	240:00	43–108	30–40	66	26	27	116

This season

Boston Celtics 2, Phoenix Suns 3 in NBA 1970-71.

15 Oct 1970Boston Celtics 100–119 Phoenix Suns
30 Oct 1970Phoenix Suns 112–127 Boston Celtics
8 Jan 1971Phoenix Suns 114–122 Boston Celtics
16 Feb 1971119–116 this game
19 Feb 1971Boston Celtics 112–116 Phoenix Suns

Records going in

Phoenix Suns: 38–26
Boston Celtics: 35–29

Regular season, before this game.

Meetings

All-time: Boston Celtics 85, Phoenix Suns 62.

8 Jan 1971Phoenix Suns 114–122 Boston Celtics
19 Feb 1971Boston Celtics 112–116 Phoenix Suns

Data: Basketball-Reference, NBA stats API.