- Won
- 60
- Lost
- 20
- Pct
- .750
- Finish
- 1st of 9
- SRS
- 8.25
Roster, regular season
| Player | Pos | G | GS | MP | PTS | TRB | AST | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Heinsohn | PF | 79 | – | 30.2 | 22.1 | 9.5 | 2.1 | .429 | — | .819 |
| Bill Russell | C | 76 | – | 45.2 | 18.9 | 23.6 | 4.5 | .457 | — | .595 |
| Sam Jones | SG | 78 | – | 30.6 | 18.4 | 5.9 | 3.0 | .464 | — | .818 |
| Frank Ramsey | SG | 79 | – | 24.2 | 15.3 | 4.9 | 1.4 | .428 | — | .825 |
| Bob Cousy | PG | 75 | – | 28.2 | 15.7 | 3.5 | 7.8 | .391 | — | .754 |
| Tom Sanders | SF | 80 | – | 29.1 | 11.2 | 9.5 | 0.9 | .435 | — | .749 |
| K.C. Jones | PG | 80 | – | 25.7 | 9.2 | 3.7 | 4.3 | .406 | — | .634 |
| Jim Loscutoff | SF | 79 | – | 14.5 | 5.3 | 4.2 | 0.6 | .362 | — | .536 |
| Gary Phillips | PG | 67 | – | 10.6 | 4.0 | 1.6 | 1.0 | .355 | — | .581 |
| Carl Braun | PG | 48 | – | 8.6 | 3.7 | 1.0 | 1.5 | .377 | — | .741 |
| Gene Guarilia | SF | 45 | – | 8.2 | 3.6 | 2.8 | 0.2 | .379 | — | .641 |
| Al Butler | PG | 5 | – | 9.4 | 6.2 | 2.6 | 0.8 | .448 | — | .833 |
Playoffs
- Beat Philadelphia Warriors 4–3 in the division finals
- Beat Los Angeles Lakers 4–3 in the Finals
Roster, playoffs
| Player | Pos | G | GS | MP | PTS | TRB | AST | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Russell | C | 14 | – | 48.0 | 22.4 | 26.4 | 5.0 | .458 | — | .726 |
| Tom Heinsohn | PF | 14 | – | 31.8 | 20.7 | 8.2 | 2.4 | .399 | — | .763 |
| Sam Jones | SG | 14 | – | 36.0 | 20.6 | 7.1 | 3.1 | .444 | — | .700 |
| Bob Cousy | PG | 14 | – | 33.9 | 16.0 | 4.6 | 8.8 | .357 | — | .684 |
| Tom Sanders | SF | 14 | – | 31.4 | 10.1 | 8.2 | 1.0 | .431 | — | .806 |
| K.C. Jones | PG | 14 | – | 23.5 | 9.0 | 4.0 | 3.9 | .431 | — | .717 |
| Frank Ramsey | SG | 13 | – | 16.2 | 9.2 | 2.9 | 0.8 | .375 | — | .911 |
| Jim Loscutoff | SF | 14 | – | 15.1 | 4.7 | 4.2 | 0.4 | .360 | — | .400 |
| Carl Braun | PG | 6 | – | 7.0 | 4.2 | 1.2 | 0.3 | .393 | — | .750 |
| Gary Phillips | PG | 6 | – | 5.3 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 0.2 | .063 | — | .727 |
| Gene Guarilia | SF | 5 | – | 5.2 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.2 | .250 | — | .400 |
Games
Data: Basketball-Reference, NBA stats API.