1962 NBA Playoffs

The 1962 NBA Playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 1961-1962 season. The tournament concluded with the Eastern Conference champion Boston Celtics defeating the Western Conference champion Los Angeles Lakers, four games to three in the NBA Finals.

The Celtics won their fourth consecutive championship, becoming the first (and as of 2008, only) NBA team ever to do so. The Celtics game seven victory occurred in overtime, with Boston's Bill Russell tying his own NBA finals record with 40 rebounds.

This was the second NBA Finals series played between the Celtics and Lakers, though it was the first one the Lakers played in since the franchised moved to Los Angeles.

Though the NBA has been around since 1947, this is the earliest NBA Finals played between two teams that still reside in their present (2008) locations.

3RoundBracket-Byes | RD1= Division Semifinals
RD2= Division Finals
RD3= NBA Finals
group1=Western Division
group2=Eastern Division

RD1-seed1=
RD1-team1=
RD1-score1=
RD1-seed2=
RD1-team2=
RD1-score2=

RD1-seed3=3
RD1-team3=Detroit
RD1-score3=3
RD1-seed4=2
RD1-team4=Cincinnati
RD1-score4=1

RD1-seed5=
RD1-team5=
RD1-score5=
RD1-seed6=
RD1-team6=
RD1-score6=

RD1-seed7=3
RD1-team7=Syracuse
RD1-score7=2
RD1-seed8=2
RD1-team8=Philadelphia
RD1-score8=3

RD2-seed1=1
RD2-team1=L.A. Lakers
RD2-score1=4
RD2-seed2=3
RD2-team2=Detroit
RD2-score2=2

RD2-seed3=1
RD2-team3=Boston
RD2-score3=4
RD2-seed4=2
RD2-team4=Philadelphia
RD2-score4=3

RD3-seed1=W1
RD3-team1=L.A. Lakers
RD3-score1=3
RD3-seed2=E1
RD3-team2=Boston
RD3-score2=4

External links

* [http://www.basketball-reference.com/playoffs/NBA_1962.html Basketball-Reference.com's 1962 NBA Playoffs page]