1961-62 NBA SEASON

'The 1961-62 NBA season' was the 16th season of the National Basketball Association. The season ended with the Boston Celtics winning their 4th straight NBA Championship, beating the Los Angeles Lakers 4 games to 3 in the NBA Finals.

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Notable occurrences

Final standings

Eastern Division

Western Division

1961-62 NBA statistics leaders

NBA awards

See also

Notable occurrences

★ The Chicago Packers enter the league, bringing the number of teams to nine.

★ The NBA All-Star Game was played in St. Louis, Missouri, with the West beating the East 150-130. Local favorite Bob Pettit wins the game's MVP award.

★ In a game played in Hershey, Pennsylvania, Wilt Chamberlain makes history by scoring 100 points in the Philadelphia Warriors 169-147 win over the New York Knicks. It still stands as one of the greatest individual feats in sports history. Chamberlain would go on to average 50 points per game this season, another record.

★ This year witnessed the first and only occurrence of a player averaging a triple-double throughout a season when Oscar Robertson averaged 30.8 points, 11.4 assists, and 12.5 rebounds per game.

Final standings

Eastern Division

Team	W	L	PCT.	GB
Boston Celtics 'C'	60	20	.750	-
Philadelphia Warriors	49	31	.613	11
Syracuse Nationals	41	39	.513	19
New York Knicks	29	51	.363	31

Western Division

Team	W	L	PCT.	GB
Los Angeles Lakers	54	26	.675	-
Cincinnati Royals	43	37	.538	11
Detroit Pistons	37	43	.463	17
St. Louis Hawks	29	51	.363	25
Chicago Packers	18	62	.225	36

'C' - NBA Champions

1961-62 NBA statistics leaders

Category	Player	Team	Stat
Points per game	Wilt Chamberlain	Philadelphia Warriors	50.4
Rebounds per game	Wilt Chamberlain	Philadelphia Warriors	25.6
Assists per game	Oscar Robertson	Cincinnati Royals	11.4
FG%	Walt Bellamy	Chicago Packers	51.9
FT%	Dolph Schayes	Syracuse Nationals	89.9

NBA awards

★ 'Most Valuable Player:' Bill Russell, Boston Celtics

★ 'Rookie of the Year:' Walt Bellamy, Chicago Zephyrs

★ 'All-NBA First Team:'

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★ Bob Pettit, St. Louis Hawks

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★ Elgin Baylor, Los Angeles Lakers

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★ Oscar Robertson, Cincinnati Royals

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★ Jerry West, Los Angeles Lakers

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★ Wilt Chamberlain, San Francisco Warriors
''Note: All information on this page were obtained on the History section on NBA.com''

See also

★ 1962 NBA Playoffs

★ 1962 NBA Finals

★ 1962 NBA Draft