NBA 1970-71Regular season

Final

Boston Celtics118–128San Diego Rockets

Boston Celtics at San Diego Rockets

Date: Saturday 20 February 1971
Arena: Not recorded
Season: NBA 1970-71Regular season
Meeting: 22nd meetingof 178 played

Boston Celtics

Boston Celtics box score
Player	MIN	FG	FT	TRB	AST	PF	PTS
John Havlicek	46:00	14–32	9–10	16	5	0	37
Jo Jo White	43:00	10–23	4–5	8	5	5	24
Dave Cowens	43:00	5–14	3–4	12	4	4	13
Don Chaney	31:00	2–13	2–2	8	3	6	6
Don Nelson	28:00	4–7	7–9	8	2	4	15
Steve Kuberski	25:00	4–8	5–6	5	1	4	13
Art Williams	12:00	3–6	1–3	1	2	3	7
Hank Finkel	12:00	1–4	1–2	3	0	1	3
Team totals	240:00	43–107	32–41	61	22	27	118

San Diego Rockets

San Diego Rockets box score
Player	MIN	FG	FT	TRB	AST	PF	PTS
Elvin Hayes	46:00	15–32	3–5	16	2	3	33
Stu Lantz	42:00	7–17	11–13	12	8	2	25
Don Adams	31:00	6–15	4–5	6	4	4	16
Larry Siegfried	31:00	3–7	2–2	2	6	2	8
John Trapp	28:00	4–5	0–0	4	1	6	8
Calvin Murphy	24:00	9–19	10–14	4	3	2	28
Toby Kimball	18:00	2–5	0–2	9	5	2	4
John Block	13:00	3–5	0–0	6	4	5	6
Rudy Tomjanovich	7:00	0–1	0–0	1	0	1	0
Team totals	240:00	49–106	30–41	60	33	27	128

This season

Houston Rockets 2, Boston Celtics 3 in NBA 1970-71.

29 Dec 1970Boston Celtics 110–108 San Diego Rockets
20 Jan 1971San Diego Rockets 112–142 Boston Celtics
20 Feb 1971118–128 this game
3 Mar 1971San Diego Rockets 113–128 Boston Celtics
11 Mar 1971Boston Celtics 91–115 San Diego Rockets

Records going in

Boston Celtics: 36–31
San Diego Rockets: 30–38

Regular season, before this game.

Meetings

All-time: Houston Rockets 63, Boston Celtics 115.

20 Jan 1971San Diego Rockets 112–142 Boston Celtics
3 Mar 1971San Diego Rockets 113–128 Boston Celtics

Data: Basketball-Reference, NBA stats API.