NBA 1970-71Regular season

Final

Los Angeles Lakers104–112Boston Celtics

Los Angeles Lakers at Boston Celtics

Date: Wednesday 17 March 1971
Arena: Not recorded
Season: NBA 1970-71Regular season
Meeting: 207th meetingof 362 played

Los Angeles Lakers

Los Angeles Lakers box score
Player	MIN	FG	FT	TRB	AST	PF	PTS
Wilt Chamberlain	41:00	9–21	7–9	15	4	2	25
Gail Goodrich	35:00	6–10	6–9	2	2	3	18
Jim McMillian	34:00	6–19	0–0	9	2	3	12
Keith Erickson	34:00	1–9	0–0	10	4	4	2
Happy Hairston	30:00	5–11	5–7	7	6	2	15
Rick Roberson	18:00	3–8	5–6	6	1	2	11
Fred Hetzel	17:00	3–9	2–3	4	0	6	8
Willie McCarter	15:00	5–11	1–2	2	0	1	11
Pat Riley	14:00	1–5	0–0	0	2	1	2
Earnie Killum	2:00	0–1	0–0	1	0	0	0
Team totals	240:00	39–104	26–36	56	21	24	104

Boston Celtics

Boston Celtics box score
Player	MIN	FG	FT	TRB	AST	PF	PTS
Dave Cowens	43:00	8–19	1–2	17	4	4	17
Jo Jo White	42:00	6–16	1–2	11	8	1	13
John Havlicek	41:00	11–23	5–7	12	5	1	27
Don Chaney	30:00	5–9	7–7	9	3	5	17
Don Nelson	24:00	8–12	2–8	3	2	1	18
Hank Finkel	15:00	4–6	0–0	4	0	2	8
Steve Kuberski	14:00	2–9	0–0	3	1	5	4
Tom Sanders	12:00	2–5	2–2	2	1	4	6
Bill Dinwiddie	11:00	0–3	0–1	2	0	2	0
Rex Morgan	5:00	0–1	2–2	1	0	1	2
Garfield Smith	3:00	0–2	0–0	0	0	2	0
Team totals	240:00	46–105	20–31	64	24	28	112

This season

Boston Celtics 3, Los Angeles Lakers 2 in NBA 1970-71.

2 Dec 1970Los Angeles Lakers 111–114 Boston Celtics
25 Dec 1970Boston Celtics 113–123 Los Angeles Lakers
21 Feb 1971Boston Celtics 116–124 Los Angeles Lakers
24 Feb 1971Los Angeles Lakers 96–116 Boston Celtics
17 Mar 1971104–112 this game

Records going in

Los Angeles Lakers: 47–32
Boston Celtics: 41–38

Regular season, before this game.

Meetings

All-time: Boston Celtics 200, Los Angeles Lakers 162.

24 Feb 1971Los Angeles Lakers 96–116 Boston Celtics
14 Nov 1971Boston Celtics 115–128 Los Angeles Lakers

Data: Basketball-Reference, NBA stats API.