1961-62 National Basketball Association season

Seasons

1960-61

1961-62

1962-63

Teams and Alignment

Division	Team	Primary Venue	Municipality
Eastern Division	Boston Celtics	Boston Garden	Boston
	New York Knickerbockers	Madison Square Garden (1925)	Manhattan, New York
	Philadelphia Warriors	Philadelphia Convention Hall	Philadelphia
	Syracuse Nationals	Upstate Medical University Arena at The Oncenter War Memorial	Syracuse, New York
Western Division	Chicago Packers	International Amphitheatre	Chicago
	Cincinnati Royals	Cincinnati Gardens	Cincinnati
	Detroit Pistons	Cobo Arena at Cobo Center	Detroit
	Los Angeles Lakers	Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena	Los Angeles
	St. Louis Hawks	Kiel Auditorium	St. Louis

Changes

• Chicago Packers enfranchised in Western Division, playing at International Amphitheatre in Chicago.
• Detroit Pistons relocate from Olympia Stadium to Cobo Arena at Cobo Center.

Regular Season Results

Division	Team	W	L	GB
Eastern Division	Boston Celtics	60	20
	Philadelphia Warriors	49	31	11
	Syracuse Nationals	41	39	19
	New York Knickerbockers	29	51	31
Western Division	Los Angeles Lakers	54	26
	Cincinnati Royals	43	37	11
	Detroit Pistons	37	43	17
	St. Louis Hawks	29	51	25
	Chicago Packers	18	62	36

Postseason Results

Team (Best-of-Five)		Team (Best-of-Seven)		Team (Best-of-Seven)		Champions
Boston Celtics			4	Boston Celtics	4	Boston Celtics
Philadelphia Warriors	3	Philadelphia Warriors	3
Syracuse Nationals	2
Los Angeles Lakers			4	Los Angeles Lakers	3
Cincinnati Royals	1	Detroit Pistons	2
Detroit Pistons	3

Special Event Results

Event	Away	Score	Home
NBA All-Star Game	Eastern Conference	130-150	Western Conference

Markets and Venues

Combined Statistical Area	Metropolitan / Micropolitan Statistical Area	Metropolitan Division	County / Equivalent	Municipality	Venue	Team / Event	Regular	Postseason	Total
Boston-Worcester-Providence, MA-RI-NH Combined Statistical Area	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH Metropolitan Statistical Area	Boston, MA Metropolitan Division	Suffolk County, Massachusetts	Boston	Boston Garden	Boston Celtics	28	Eight	36
						New York Knickerbockers	Four		Four
						Philadelphia Warriors	Four		Four
	Providence-Warwick, RI-MA Metropolitan Statistical Area		Providence County, Rhode Island	Providence, Rhode Island	Rhode Island Auditorium	Boston Celtics	Four		Four
						Syracuse Nationals	One		One
Chicago-Naperville, IL-IN-WI Combined Statistical Area	Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area	Chicago-Naperville-Schaumburg, IL Metropolitan Division	Cook County, Illinois	Chicago	International Amphitheatre	Chicago Packers	28		28
						Detroit Pistons	Three		Three
						St. Louis Hawks	One		One
		Lake County-Porter County-Jasper County, IN Metropolitan Division	Lake County, Indiana	East Chicago, Indiana	East Chicago Washington High School Gym	Chicago Packers	One		One
Cincinnati-Wilmington, OH-KY-IN Combined Statistical Area	Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area		Hamilton County, Ohio	Cincinnati	Cincinnati Gardens	Cincinnati Royals	31	Two	33
Davenport-Moline, IA-IL Combined Statistical Area	Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area		Rock Island County, Illinois	Moline, Illinois	Wharton Field House	Chicago Packers	Two		Two
Dayton-Springfield-Kettering, OH Combined Statistical Area	Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area		Montgomery County, Ohio	Dayton, Ohio	Frericks Center	Cincinnati Royals	Three		Three
Detroit-Warren-Ann Arbor, MI Combined Statistical Area	Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area	Detroit-Dearborn-Livonia, MI Metropolitan Division	Wayne County, Michigan	Detroit	Cobo Arena at Cobo Center	Detroit Pistons	30	Five	35
						Chicago Packers	Four		Four
						Cincinnati Royals	One		One
						Philadelphia Warriors	One		One
Evansville-Henderson, IN-KY Combined Statistical Area	Evansville, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area		Vanderburgh County, Indiana	Evansville, Indiana	Roberts Municipal Stadium	Chicago Packers	One		One
Fort Wayne-Huntington-Auburn, IN Combined Statistical Area	Fort Wayne, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area		Allen County, Indiana	Fort Wayne, Indiana	Allen County War Memorial Coliseum	Detroit Pistons	Four		Four
Green Bay-Shawano, WI Combined Statistical Area	Green Bay, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area		Brown County, Wisconsin	Green Bay, Wisconsin	Brown County Veterans Memorial Arena	Chicago Packers	One		One
Harrisburg-York-Lebanon, PA Combined Statistical Area	Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area		Dauphin County, Pennsylvania	Hershey, Pennsylvania	Hersheypark Arena	Philadelphia Warriors	Three		Three
Indianapolis-Carmel-Muncie, IN Combined Statistical Area	Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area		Marion County, Indiana	Indianapolis	Corteva Coliseum	Chicago Packers	One		One
Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA Combined Statistical Area	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division	Los Angeles County, California	Los Angeles	Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena	Los Angeles Lakers	31	Six	37
Louisville/Jefferson County--Elizabethtown, KY-IN Combined Statistical Area	Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area		Jefferson County, Kentucky	Louisville, Kentucky	Freedom Hall	Cincinnati Royals	One		One
						Los Angeles Lakers	One		One
Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI Combined Statistical Area	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area		Hennepin County, Minnesota	Minneapolis	Minneapolis Auditorium (1927)	Los Angeles Lakers	One		One
Morgantown, WV Metropolitan Statistical Area			Monongalia County, West Virginia	Morgantown, West Virginia	WVU Field House	Cincinnati Royals	One		One
New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT-PA Combined Statistical Area	New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area	New York-Jersey City-White Plains, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division	New York County, New York	Manhattan, New York	Madison Square Garden (1925)	New York Knickerbockers	33		33
						Los Angeles Lakers	Three		Three
						St. Louis Hawks	Three		Three
						Syracuse Nationals	Three		Three
						Boston Celtics	Two		Two
						Philadelphia Warriors	Two		Two
						Detroit Pistons	One		One
Philadelphia-Reading-Camden, PA-NJ-DE-MD Combined Statistical Area	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metropolitan Statistical Area	Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division	Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania	Philadelphia	Philadelphia Convention Hall	Philadelphia Warriors	29	Six	35
						Boston Celtics	Four		Four
						Detroit Pistons	Two		Two
						Los Angeles Lakers	Two		Two
						New York Knickerbockers	Two		Two
						Chicago Packers	One		One
						St. Louis Hawks	One		One
						Syracuse Nationals	One		One
Rochester-Batavia-Seneca Falls, NY Combined Statistical Area	Rochester, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area		Monroe County, New York	Rochester, New York	Blue Cross Arena at The War Memorial	Syracuse Nationals	Four		Four
Seattle-Tacoma, WA Combined Statistical Area	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area	Seattle-Bellevue-Kent, WA Metropolitan Division	King County, Washington	Seattle	Mercer Arena	Los Angeles Lakers	One		One
St. Louis-St. Charles-Farmington, MO-IL Combined Statistical Area	St. Louis, MO-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area		St. Louis		Kiel Auditorium	St. Louis Hawks	31		31
						Cincinnati Royals	Two		Two
						Los Angeles Lakers	One		One
					St. Louis Arena	St. Louis Hawks	Four		Four
						Boston Celtics	One		One
						Chicago Packers	One		One
						NBA All-Star Game			One
Syracuse-Auburn, NY Combined Statistical Area	Syracuse, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area		Onondaga County, New York	Syracuse, New York	Upstate Medical University Arena at The Oncenter War Memorial	Syracuse Nationals	28	Two	30
						Cincinnati Royals	One		One
						New York Knickerbockers	One		One
						Philadelphia Warriors	One		One
Utica-Rome, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area			Oneida County, New York	Utica, New York	Adirondack Bank Center at the Utica Memorial Auditorium	Syracuse Nationals	Three		Three
Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA Combined Statistical Area	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area	Washington, DC-MD Metropolitan Division	Prince George's County, Maryland	College Park, Maryland	Cole Field House	Boston Celtics	One		One
Total							360	29	390