BOXTOP Report - 1961-62 Boston Celtics

Known issues with box scores
Celtics regular season statistics and known issues
Celtics playoff statistics and known issues
Regular Season Game Inventory
Playoffs Game Inventory

Known issues with box scores


10/21/1961: Boston Celtics Team FGA mismatch (Team=120, Players=122)
10/28/1961: New York Knickerbockers Team AST mismatch (Team=19, Players=14)
10/28/1961: Boston Celtics Team MIN mismatch (Team=240, Players=242)
10/28/1961: Boston Celtics Team AST mismatch (Team=33, Players=35)
11/16/1961: Boston Celtics Team REB mismatch (Team=54, Players=55)
11/16/1961: Cincinnati Royals Team AST mismatch (Team=29, Players=30)
11/25/1961: New York Knickerbockers Team AST mismatch (Team=17, Players=19)
12/08/1961: Boston Celtics Team AST mismatch (Team=24, Players=19)
12/13/1961: Philadelphia Warriors Team FGA mismatch (Team=102, Players=112)
12/13/1961: Boston Celtics Team AST mismatch (Team=26, Players=25)
12/14/1961: Chicago Packers Team PF mismatch (Team=21, Players=20)
12/16/1961: St. Louis Hawks Team AST mismatch (Team=23, Players=20)
12/17/1961: Boston Celtics Team PF mismatch (Team=11, Players=12)
12/23/1961: New York Knickerbockers Team AST mismatch (Team=36, Players=28)
12/23/1961: Boston Celtics Team AST mismatch (Team=35, Players=34)
01/12/1962: Cincinnati Royals Team FGA mismatch (Team=119, Players=120)
01/12/1962: Boston Celtics Team AST mismatch (Team=29, Players=14)
01/14/1962: Boston Celtics Team AST mismatch (Team=22, Players=23)
01/24/1962: St. Louis Hawks Team AST mismatch (Team=25, Players=27)
01/28/1962: Boston Celtics Team FGA mismatch (Team=123, Players=124)
02/02/1962: Cincinnati Royals Team FGA mismatch (Team=114, Players=112)
02/06/1962: Boston Celtics Team MIN mismatch (Team=240, Players=250)
02/11/1962: Boston Celtics Team AST mismatch (Team=32, Players=23)
02/23/1962: Syracuse Nationals Team MIN mismatch (Team=240, Players=231)
03/04/1962: St. Louis Hawks Team AST mismatch (Team=31, Players=22)
03/07/1962: Philadelphia Warriors Team MIN mismatch (Team=240, Players=242)
03/07/1962: Philadelphia Warriors Team AST mismatch (Team=20, Players=22)
03/28/1962: Philadelphia Warriors Team FGA mismatch (Team=111, Players=109)
04/01/1962: Boston Celtics Team AST mismatch (Team=28, Players=29)
04/08/1962: Boston Celtics Team REB mismatch (Team=63, Players=57)
04/14/1962: Los Angeles Lakers Team MIN mismatch (Team=240, Players=245)
04/18/1962: Los Angeles Lakers Team MIN mismatch (Team=265, Players=255)

Regular Season Game Inventory

DateRoadHomeMINFGMFGAFTMFTAPFPTSREBASTArenaAttendanceStartTimeRefsTitleSources
10/21/1961Detroit PistonsBoston CelticsYYYYYYY YYYY2BG CY
10/28/1961New York KnickerbockersBoston CelticsYYYYYYY YYYY2BG CY BR.com
11/03/1961Boston CelticsPhiladelphia Warriors YYYYYYYY YY0BG NYT Phila Inquirer
11/04/1961Syracuse NationalsBoston CelticsYYYYYYY YYYY2BG NYT BR.com
11/09/1961Detroit PistonsBoston Celtics Y YY Y Y1BG CY BR.com
11/11/1961Philadelphia WarriorsBoston Celtics YYYYYYYYYYY1BG NYT Phila Inquirer
11/12/1961Boston CelticsChicago Packers Y YY Y YY 0CY BG
11/14/1961Boston CelticsSt. Louis HawksYY YYYYY YYY2CY BG BR.com
11/16/1961Boston CelticsCincinnati Royals YYYYYYYYYY 0CNP CY B
11/17/1961Boston CelticsNew York Knickerbockers Y YYYY YYY2CY BG ST
11/18/1961Los Angeles LakersBoston CelticsYYYYYYYYYYYY2BG CY BH
11/22/1961St. Louis HawksBoston CelticsYYYYYYYYYYYY2BG CY NYT BH
11/23/1961Boston CelticsPhiladelphia Warriors YYYYYYYYYY 0CY BG Phila Inquirer
11/25/1961New York KnickerbockersBoston CelticsYYYYYYYYYYYY2CY BG BH
11/26/1961Boston CelticsDetroit Pistons Y YYYY YYY0CY BG
11/28/1961Boston CelticsDetroit Pistons Y YYYY YY 2CY BG BR.com
11/30/1961Cincinnati RoyalsBoston Celtics YYYYYYY YYY0CE CY BG
12/01/1961Chicago PackersBoston CelticsYYYYYYY YYYY0BG CY BR.com
12/03/1961Boston CelticsCincinnati Royals Y YY Y YYY0CY BG
12/06/1961Boston CelticsCincinnati Royals YYYYYYY Y Y0CE CY BG BR.com
12/08/1961Syracuse NationalsBoston CelticsYYYYYYY YYYY2BG CY
12/09/1961Boston CelticsSyracuse Nationals Y YYYY YY 0CY BG SPS
12/13/1961Philadelphia WarriorsBoston CelticsYYYYYYY YYYY2BG CY NBA.com BR.com
12/14/1961Boston CelticsChicago Packers Y YYYY Y 1CY BG
12/16/1961St. Louis HawksBoston CelticsYYYYYYY YYYY2BG CY BR.com NBA.com
12/17/1961Boston CelticsNew York Knickerbockers Y YYYY YY 0CY BG
12/19/1961Boston CelticsLos Angeles Lakers Y YY Y YY 0CY LBPT
12/21/1961New York KnickerbockersBoston Celtics Y YYYY YYY0CY BG NDN
12/23/1961New York KnickerbockersBoston CelticsYYYYYYY YYYY2BG CY
12/25/1961Boston CelticsSyracuse Nationals Y YYYY YYY0CY BG SPS
12/26/1961Los Angeles LakersBoston CelticsYYYYYYY YYYY2BG CY BR.com
12/28/1961Boston CelticsSt. Louis Hawks Y YYYY YYY0CU BG
12/29/1961Boston CelticsNew York Knickerbockers Y YYYY YYY2CY BG
12/30/1961Boston CelticsPhiladelphia Warriors YYYYYYYY YY0CY BG Phila Inquirer NBA.com
01/02/1962St. Louis HawksBoston Celtics Y YYYY YYY2CY BG ODS
01/03/1962Boston CelticsDetroit Pistons Y YYYY YY 0CY BG BR.com
01/05/1962Boston CelticsCincinnati Royals YYYYYYYYY Y0CNP CY BG
01/07/1962Boston CelticsLos Angeles Lakers Y YY Y YY 0CY BG LBPT
01/10/1962Boston CelticsChicago Packers Y YYYY YY 0CY
01/12/1962Cincinnati RoyalsBoston CelticsYYYYYYY YYYY2BG CY
01/13/1962Boston CelticsSyracuse Nationals Y YYYY YYY0CY BR.com
01/14/1962Philadelphia WarriorsBoston CelticsYYYYYYYYYYYY2BG CY Phila Inquirer
01/17/1962Boston CelticsDetroit Pistons Y YY Y YYY0CY BG
01/19/1962Syracuse NationalsBoston CelticsYYYYYYY YYYY2BG CY
01/20/1962Boston CelticsSyracuse Nationals Y YYYY YY 2CY BG SPS
01/21/1962Detroit PistonsBoston CelticsYYYYYYY YYYY1BG CY
01/23/1962Los Angeles LakersBoston Celtics Y YYYY YYY2CY BG SPS
01/24/1962St. Louis HawksBoston CelticsYYYYYYY YYYY2BG CY
01/26/1962Boston CelticsNew York Knickerbockers Y YY Y YYY0CY BG BR.com
01/27/1962Boston CelticsPhiladelphia Warriors Y YYYY YYY0CY BG
01/28/1962Philadelphia WarriorsBoston CelticsYYYYYYY YYYY2BG CY
01/31/1962Boston CelticsChicago Packers Y YY Y YY 0CY BG
02/01/1962Boston CelticsLos Angeles Lakers Y YYYY YY 0CY BG
02/02/1962Cincinnati RoyalsBoston CelticsYYYYYYY YYYY2BG CY CE
02/04/1962New York KnickerbockersBoston CelticsYYYYYYY YYYY2BG CY
02/05/1962Boston CelticsChicago Packers Y YYYY YYY0CY BG BRT
02/06/1962Boston CelticsSt. Louis HawksYYYYYYYY YYY2CY BG BR.com
02/08/1962Boston CelticsSyracuse Nationals Y YYYY YYY0CY BG SPS
02/09/1962Philadelphia WarriorsBoston CelticsYYYYYYYYYYYY2BG CY Phila Inquirer
02/10/1962Boston CelticsPhiladelphia Warriors YYYYYYYYYYY0BG CY Phila Inquirer
02/11/1962Chicago PackersBoston CelticsYYYYYYY YYYY2BG CY
02/13/1962Chicago PackersBoston Celtics Y YYYY YYY0CY BG NYT
02/14/1962Boston CelticsNew York Knickerbockers Y YYYY YYY2CY BG NBA.com
02/16/1962New York KnickerbockersBoston Celtics Y YYYY Y Y0CY BG
02/18/1962Boston CelticsLos Angeles Lakers Y YYYY YY 1CY BG
02/20/1962Boston CelticsLos Angeles Lakers Y YYYY YY 0CY LBPT BR.com
02/22/1962Syracuse NationalsBoston Celtics Y YYYY YYY0CY BG BR.com
02/23/1962Syracuse NationalsBoston CelticsYYYYYYY YYYY2BG CY
02/24/1962Boston CelticsPhiladelphia Warriors Y YYYY YY 0CY BG
02/25/1962Boston CelticsSyracuse Nationals Y YYYY YYY1BG CY SPS
02/27/1962Boston CelticsChicago Packers Y YY Y Y Y0CY BG
02/28/1962Boston CelticsCincinnati Royals YYYY YYYY 0CNP CY
03/02/1962Boston CelticsSt. Louis HawksYYYYYYYY Y Y0CY BG BR.com NBA.com
03/04/1962St. Louis HawksBoston CelticsYYYYYYY YYYY2BG CY
03/06/1962Boston CelticsNew York Knickerbockers Y YYYY YYY2CY BG
03/07/1962Philadelphia WarriorsBoston CelticsYYYYYYY YYYY2BG CY
03/08/1962Boston CelticsChicago Packers Y YYYY YY 0CY BG NBA.com
03/09/1962Boston CelticsDetroit Pistons Y YYYY YYY0CY BG
03/11/1962Los Angeles LakersBoston CelticsYYYYYYY YYYY2BG CY
03/13/1962Syracuse NationalsBoston Celtics Y YYYY YYY0CY BG SPS

Boston Celtics regular season statistics

NameGamesMINFGMFGAFTMFTAREBASTPFPTSTEAM REB
Carl Braun481657892202783044176
Al Butler54713295634931
Bob Cousy75792462592251333442931171175
Gene Guarilia451876182416414951163
Tom Heinsohn79901692800358438 (437)323772361742
K.C. Jones8068729432714723261134175735
Sam Jones788485966542432971421051281435
Jim Loscutoff78 (79)4641882504580 (84)7121165421
Gary Phillips672601101455086172298270
Frank Ramsey79677436499334407 (405)103482131206
Bill Russell76138257561328648114041561801436
Tom Sanders8083735036919726328928245897
TEAM8069853855477819772714 (2715)304390116869687112
Games Available8029803880801834708012

Games Available denotes the number of games for which that statistic is available for every player who played in the game.
For a specific game, some stats may be partially available, and complete data may be available for some players but not others.
Incomplete season totals are displayed in blue.
Known deviations from Basketball-Reference.com are displayed in red with their "official" total in ().

Note: BOXTOP sources show Jim Loscutoff playing a game on 1/17/1962 that does not appear on NBA.com (NBA.com shows him with 77 games played instead of the official total of 79). FTA figures differ widely, making it difficult to conclusively reconcile all differences.


Playoffs Game Inventory

DateRoadHomeMINFGMFGAFTMFTAPFPTSREBASTArenaAttendanceStartTimeRefsTitleSources
03/24/1962Philadelphia WarriorsBoston CelticsYYYYYYY YYYY2Eastern Division Finals Game 1BG CY
03/27/1962Boston CelticsPhiladelphia Warriors Y YYYY YYY0Eastern Division Finals Game 2CY BG
03/28/1962Philadelphia WarriorsBoston CelticsYYYYYYY YYYY2Eastern Division Finals Game 3BG CY
03/31/1962Boston CelticsPhiladelphia Warriors YYYYYYYYY Y0Eastern Division Finals Game 4CY BG
04/01/1962Philadelphia WarriorsBoston CelticsYYYYYYYYYYYY2Eastern Division Finals Game 5BG CY
04/03/1962Boston CelticsPhiladelphia Warriors YYYYYYYYYYY2Eastern Division Finals Game 6CY BG
04/05/1962Philadelphia WarriorsBoston CelticsYYYYYYYYYYYY2Eastern Division Finals Game 7BG CY G7
04/07/1962Los Angeles LakersBoston CelticsYYYYYYY YYYY2NBA Finals Game 1BG CY
04/08/1962Los Angeles LakersBoston CelticsYYYYYYYYYYYY2NBA Finals Game 2BG CY
04/10/1962Boston CelticsLos Angeles Lakers Y YYYY YYY0NBA Finals Game 3CY
04/11/1962Boston CelticsLos Angeles Lakers Y YYYY YYY0NBA Finals Game 4CY
04/14/1962Los Angeles LakersBoston CelticsYYYYYYY YYYY2NBA Finals Game 5BG CY
04/16/1962Boston CelticsLos Angeles LakersYYYYYYYY Y Y2NBA Finals Game 6CY BG
04/18/1962Los Angeles LakersBoston CelticsYYYYYYYYYYYY2NBA Finals Game 7BG CY G7

Boston Celtics playoff statistics

NameGamesMINFGMFGAFTMFTAREBASTPFPTSTEAM REB
Carl Braun63111263422325
Bob Cousy14302861865276419743224
Gene Guarilia52428251166
Tom Heinsohn142751162275876602458290
K.C. Jones1419544733853334750126
Sam Jones143421232384260582930288
Jim Loscutoff1413031764102955966
Gary Phillips7 (6)2911581111610
Frank Ramsey131233978414519938119
Bill Russell1443211621082112 (113)3055449314
Tom Sanders1430256102293694865141
TEAM1421856251239359488 (489)80528440716092
Games Available1491411141471014141

Games Available denotes the number of games for which that statistic is available for every player who played in the game.
For a specific game, some stats may be partially available, and complete data may be available for some players but not others.
Incomplete season totals are displayed in blue.
Known deviations from Basketball-Reference.com are displayed in red with their "official" total in ().

Note: NBA.com game logs omit Gary Phillips on 4/1/1962, but two other sources show him playing in that game (5 minutes, 0-3 FG). It is possible that he did not play on 3/31/1962 because the box scores for that date show him posting zeroes across the board.


Abbreviations for Sources:
BG - Boston Globe
BH - Boston Herald
BRA - Boston Record-American
BR.com - Basketball-Reference.com
CY - Boston Celtics Yearbook
G7 - Woten, Bill. Game 7: Inside the NBA’s Ultimate Showdown. Self-published, 2007.
NYT - New York Times
PI - Philadelphia Inquirer
SB - Sullivan, George. The Picture History of the Boston Celtics. Indianapolis/New York: Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1981.
SHJ - Syracuse Herald-Journal
TSN - The Sporting News
W - NBA Finals Boxscore collection, http://webuns.chez-alice.fr/home.htm (referenced by APBR.org)


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