1960-61 Boston Celtics Game Log (Advanced)

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Record: 57-22, Finished 1st in NBA Eastern Division

Coach: Red Auerbach (57-22)

Executive: Red Auerbach

PTS/G: 119.7 (3rd of 8) Opp PTS/G: 114.1 (2nd of 8)

SRS: 4.94 (1st of 8) Pace: 134.4 (1st of 8)

Off Rtg: 88.7 (8th of 8) Def Rtg: 84.5 (1st of 8) Net Rtg: +4.2 (1st of 8)

Expected W-L: 52-27 (1st of 8)

Arena: Boston Garden Attendance: 201,569 (1st of 2)

NBA 1961 Playoffs:
Won NBA Eastern Division Finals (4-1) versus Syracuse Nationals (Series Stats)
Won NBA Finals (4-1) versus St. Louis Hawks (Series Stats)

NBA Champions
Eastern Div Champs

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Regular Season

Regular Season Table
								Advanced										Offensive Four Factors				Defensive Four Factors
Rk	G	Date		Opp	W/L	Tm	Opp	ORtg	DRtg	Pace	FTr	3PAr	TS%	TRB%	AST%	STL%	BLK%	eFG%	TOV%	ORB%	FT/FGA	eFG%	TOV%	DRB%	FT/FGA
1	1	1960-10-22		DET	W	118	116				.363		.410	54.9	60.5			.347			.258	.404			.257
2	2	1960-10-28	@	NYK	W	110	101
3	3	1960-10-29		PHW	L	103	131				.197		.359	51.2	46.5			.326			.129	.413			.214
4	4	1960-11-05		CIN	L	104	113				.376		.409	47.3	39.0			.376			.202	.413			.211
5	5	1960-11-08	@	CIN	W	136	120							51.9
6	6	1960-11-11	N	CIN	W	128	110							45.7
7	7	1960-11-12	N	LAL	W	131	124
8	8	1960-11-15	N	DET	L	114	115
9	9	1960-11-16		STL	W	124	106				.348		.480	52.7	46.9			.438			.232	.377			.175
10	10	1960-11-19	@	SYR	W	114	94
11	11	1960-11-20	@	CIN	W	120	103				.246		.430	54.1				.389			.175	.421			.242
12	12	1960-11-23		NYK	W	122	105				.280		.411	57.5	44.7			.356			.212	.375			.188
13	13	1960-11-24	@	PHW	W	132	129				.376		.520	39.6	59.6			.477			.257	.406			.195
14	14	1960-11-25	@	NYK	W	111	110
15	15	1960-11-26		SYR	W	129	110				.409		.430	54.3	66.7			.354			.307	.344			.192
16	16	1960-11-29	@	STL	W	119	109				.355		.481	43.2				.421			.271	.355			.282
17	17	1960-11-30	@	DET	W	125	110
18	18	1960-12-01	N	NYK	L	111	116
19	19	1960-12-02		LAL	L	117	120				.228		.419	52.2	55.6			.354			.213	.460			.280
20	20	1960-12-04	@	LAL	W	113	103				.304		.433	47.9				.383			.217	.412			.237
								Advanced										Offensive Four Factors				Defensive Four Factors
Rk	G	Date		Opp	W/L	Tm	Opp	ORtg	DRtg	Pace	FTr	3PAr	TS%	TRB%	AST%	STL%	BLK%	eFG%	TOV%	ORB%	FT/FGA	eFG%	TOV%	DRB%	FT/FGA
21	21	1960-12-05	@	LAL	W	123	101				.307		.475					.412			.254	.376			.333
22	22	1960-12-07		SYR	L	134	142				.375		.513	49.2	44.0			.446			.304	.504			.185
23	23	1960-12-08	N	CIN	L	115	118							54.9
24	24	1960-12-09		CIN	W	146	123				.180		.554	57.9	47.7			.533			.131	.439			.271
25	25	1960-12-10	@	PHW	L	97	102				.246		.359	46.1	45.7			.287			.221	.351			.193
26	26	1960-12-13	@	NYK	L	115	117
27	27	1960-12-15	N	SYR	W	115	105
28	28	1960-12-17		LAL	W	140	112				.273		.450		50.0			.403			.201	.361			.197
29	29	1960-12-20	N	CIN	W	115	112							55.1								.415			.226
30	30	1960-12-21		STL	W	120	108				.268		.479	50.0	61.2			.438			.196	.371			.190
31	31	1960-12-24		DET	W	150	106				.233		.466	65.1	50.8			.418			.192	.356			.186
32	32	1960-12-26		PHW	W	119	115				.256		.415	52.5	55.1			.380			.163	.345			.302
33	33	1960-12-27	@	PHW	L	101	116				.206		.340	50.3	46.2			.287			.169	.354			.205
34	34	1960-12-28	@	STL	L	99	105				.315		.403	46.8				.333			.250	.415			.160
35	35	1960-12-30	@	NYK	W	120	106
36	36	1961-01-01	@	SYR	W	113	96
37	37	1961-01-03	@	LAL	W	102	96				.271		.426	44.9				.364			.224	.412			.306
38	38	1961-01-05	@	CIN	W	125	107							44.6
39	39	1961-01-06	@	DET	W	108	102
40	40	1961-01-08	@	STL	L	104	133				.274		.411	41.9				.363			.195	.422			.302
								Advanced										Offensive Four Factors				Defensive Four Factors
Rk	G	Date		Opp	W/L	Tm	Opp	ORtg	DRtg	Pace	FTr	3PAr	TS%	TRB%	AST%	STL%	BLK%	eFG%	TOV%	ORB%	FT/FGA	eFG%	TOV%	DRB%	FT/FGA
41	41	1961-01-10	N	DET	W	118	98				.400		.456	51.5				.400			.273	.350			.280
42	42	1961-01-12	N	SYR	W	124	118				.194		.443	47.0	60.4			.411			.140	.403			.145
43	43	1961-01-13		PHW	W	123	121				.221		.400	51.3	46.2			.371			.136	.436			.227
44	44	1961-01-14	@	PHW	L	113	116				.287		.464	46.7	46.5			.398			.250	.451			.374
45	45	1961-01-15		NYK	W	142	124				.336		.495	53.9	51.9			.432			.272	.400			.192
46	46	1961-01-18		STL	L	114	125				.240		.400	54.8	39.1			.357			.171	.432			.261
47	47	1961-01-19	N	LAL	W	106	103				.208		.405	48.6	52.3			.367			.150	.381			.150
48	48	1961-01-21	@	SYR	L	124	127
49	49	1961-01-24	@	NYK	W	125	112
50	50	1961-01-26	@	PHW	W	129	121				.336		.497	56.9	30.6			.434			.274	.480			.276
51	51	1961-01-27		DET	W	140	111				.255		.422		48.4			.416			.107	.336			.216
52	52	1961-01-29		PHW	W	128	115				.254		.472	55.6	51.9			.426			.197	.404			.202
53	53	1961-01-30	@	CIN	L	88	116				.306		.321	47.8				.289			.149	.448			.210
54	54	1961-01-31	@	STL	W	109	103				.282		.414	48.6				.368			.197	.345			.198
55	55	1961-02-01	N	NYK	W	124	120				.426		.454	57.6				.400			.278	.444			.222
56	56	1961-02-03		NYK	W	123	109				.364		.438		60.9			.380			.256	.364			.195
57	57	1961-02-05		STL	W	123	121				.252		.450	47.3	48.0			.407			.187	.357			.246
58	58	1961-02-07	N	LAL	W	96	95
59	59	1961-02-08	@	SYR	L	108	130				.373		.422	42.7	31.0			.382			.218	.427			.256
60	60	1961-02-10	@	DET	L	134	137
								Advanced										Offensive Four Factors				Defensive Four Factors
Rk	G	Date		Opp	W/L	Tm	Opp	ORtg	DRtg	Pace	FTr	3PAr	TS%	TRB%	AST%	STL%	BLK%	eFG%	TOV%	ORB%	FT/FGA	eFG%	TOV%	DRB%	FT/FGA
61	61	1961-02-11		NYK	L	107	129				.206		.389	52.8	39.5			.341			.167	.400			.373
62	62	1961-02-12		PHW	W	136	125				.268		.479	57.3	60.0			.433			.205	.398			.180
63	63	1961-02-14	N	LAL	W	113	93				.344		.511	50.0				.479			.219	.349			.179
64	64	1961-02-16	N	PHW	L	111	121				.364		.405	47.3	36.8			.322			.297	.457			.238
65	65	1961-02-17	@	PHW	W	133	128				.363		.507	49.3	58.8			.451			.274	.426			.197
66	66	1961-02-19	@	SYR	W	116	106
67	67	1961-02-22	@	LAL	L	93	105				.351		.415	36.2				.340			.278	.385			.240
68	68	1961-02-24		SYR	W	144	128				.339		.505	54.0	44.6			.452			.258	.415			.254
69	69	1961-02-25	@	STL	W	122	109				.270		.491	51.6				.441			.216	.400			.238
70	70	1961-02-26	@	DET	W	113	99
71	71	1961-02-28	@	NYK	W	142	116
72	72	1961-03-01		STL	L	97	110				.327		.396	46.8	36.8			.355			.196	.389			.195
73	73	1961-03-04		NYK	W	113	110				.342		.409	51.5	47.6			.350			.242	.349			.175
74	74	1961-03-05		PHW	W	146	129				.150		.515	55.5	54.5			.496			.105	.376			.163
75	75	1961-03-07	N	CIN	W	124	121							47.9
76	76	1961-03-08		SYR	W	136	127				.355		.486	51.3	52.0			.413			.298	.426			.132
77	77	1961-03-09	N	DET	W	119	118
78	78	1961-03-11		SYR	W	126	116				.427		.482	48.0	49.0			.445			.255	.338			.215
79	79	1961-03-12	@	SYR	W	136	134

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