NBA
1961-62 Season
Champions: Boston Celtics (4-3)
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The 1961-62 NBA season featured 9 teams across 389 recorded games. Boston Celtics posted the league's best record at 60-20. Boston Celtics won the championship, defeating Los Angeles Lakers 4-3 in the Finals. Bill Russell was the regular-season MVP.
Final Standings
East Division
- Boston Celtics 🏆 60-20 0.750
- Philadelphia Warriors 49-31 0.613
- Syracuse Nationals 41-39 0.513
- New York Knicks 29-51 0.363
West Division
- Los Angeles Lakers 54-26 0.675
- Cincinnati Royals 43-37 0.538
- Detroit Pistons 37-43 0.463
- St. Louis Hawks 29-51 0.363
- Chicago Packers 18-62 0.225
Season Leaders
Scoring
- 1 Wilt Chamberlain PHW 50.4 PPG
- 2 Walt Bellamy CHP 31.6 PPG
- 3 Bob Pettit STL 31.1 PPG
- 4 Jerry West LAL 30.8 PPG
- 5 Oscar Robertson CIN 30.8 PPG
Rebounding
- 1 Wilt Chamberlain PHW 25.6 RPG
- 2 Bill Russell BOS 23.6 RPG
- 3 Walt Bellamy CHP 19.0 RPG
- 4 Bob Pettit STL 18.7 RPG
- 5 Johnny Kerr SYR 14.7 RPG
Assists
- 1 Oscar Robertson CIN 11.4 APG
- 2 Guy Rodgers PHW 8.0 APG
- 3 Bob Cousy BOS 7.8 APG
- 4 Richie Guerin NYK 6.9 APG
- 5 Gene Shue DET 5.8 APG
1961 Draft — Top Picks
- #1 Walt Bellamy Chicago Packers
- #2 Tom Stith New York Knicks
- #3 Larry Siegfried Cincinnati Royals