National Basketball Association (NBA) Season in Review 1961-62

National Basketball Association (NBA) Season Standings 1961-62

Eastern Division

	W	L	Pct.	GB
Boston Celtics	60	20	.750	-
Philadelphia Warriors	49	31	.613	11
Syracuse Nationals	41	39	.513	19
New York Knickerbockers	29	51	.363	31

Western Division

	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

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National Basketball Association (NBA) Award Winners 1961-62

NBA Award Winners 1961-62

Award	Winner

Most Valuable Player	Bill Russell, Boston
Rookie of the Year	Walt Bellamy, Chicago

Previous Award Winners from 1947 to Present

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National Basketball Association (NBA) Leading Scorers 1961-62

Leading Scorers 1961-62

Player	G	FG	FT	PTS	PPG

Wilt Chamberlain (Philadelphia)	80	1597	835	4029	50.4
Elgin Baylor (Los Angeles)	48	680	476	1836	38.3
Walt Bellamy (Chicago)	79	973	549	2495	31.6
Bob Pettit (St. Louis)	78	867	695	2429	31.1
Oscar Robertson (Cincinnati)	79	866	700	2432	30.8
Jerry West (Los Angeles)	75	799	712	2310	30.8
Richie Guerin (New York)	78	839	625	2303	29.5
Willie Naulls (New York)	75	747	383	1877	25.0
Cliff Hagan (St. Louis)	77	701	362	1764	22.9
Jack Twyman (Cincinnati)	80	739	353	1831	22.9
Hal Greer (Syracuse)	71	644	331	1619	22.8
Tom Heinsohn (Boston)	79	692	358	1742	22.1
Paul Arizin (Philadelphia)	78	611	484	1706	21.9
Bailey Howell (Detroit)	79	553	470	1576	19.9
Wayne Embry (Cincinnati)	75	564	356	1484	19.8
Gene Shue (Detroit)	80	580	362	1522	19.0
Bill Russell (Boston)	76	575	286	1436	18.9
Sam Jones (Boston)	78	596	243	1435	18.4
Rudy LaRusso (Los Angeles)	80	516	342	1374	17.2
Dave Gambee (Syracuse)	80	477	384	1338	16.7

NBA Leading Scorers by Year 1947-Present
NBA All Time Leading Scorers - Points
NBA All Time Leading Scorers - Average

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National Basketball Association (NBA) Assist Leaders 1961-62

Assist Leaders

Player	G	AST	APG

Oscar Robertson (Cincinnati)	79	899	11.4
Guy Rodgers (Philadelphia)	80	643	8.0
Bob Cousy (Boston)	75	584	7.8
Richie Guerin (New York)	78	539	6.9
Gene Shue (Detroit)	80	465	5.8
Larry Costello (Syracuse)	63	359	5.7
Jerry West (Los Angeles)	75	402	5.4
Bob Leonard (Chicago)	70	378	5.4
Tom Gola (Philadelphia)	60	295	4.9
Frank Selvy (Los Angeles)	79	381	4.8
Cliff Hagan (St. Louis)	77	370	4.8
Arlen Bockhorn (Cincinnati)	80	366	4.6
Bill Russell (Boston)	76	341	4.5
Si Green (St.L-Chi.)	71	318	4.5
Alvin Attles (Philadelphia)	75	333	4.4
Hal Greer (Syracuse)	71	313	4.4
K.C. Jones (Boston)	80	343	4.3
Al Ferrari (St. Louis)	79	313	4.0
Bob Pettit (St. Louis)	78	289	3.7
Rod Hundley (Los Angeles)	78	290	3.7

Assist Leaders 1947 to Present
NBA All Time Assist Leaders
NBA All Time Assists per Game Leaders

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National Basketball Association (NBA) Leading Field Goal Percentage 1961-62

NBA Leading Field Goal Percentage 1961-62

Player	FGM	FGA	FG%

Walt Bellamy (Chicago)	973	1875	.519
Wilt Chamberlain (Philadelphia)	1597	3159	.506
Jack Twyman (Cincinnati)	739	1542	.479
Oscar Robertson (Cincinnati)	866	1810	.478
Alvin Attles (Philadelphia)	343	724	.474
Larry Foust (St. Louis)	204	433	.471
Clyde Lovellette (St. Louis)	341	724	.471
Cliff Hagan (St. Louis)	701	1490	.470
Rudy LaRusso (Los Angeles)	516	1108	.466
Wayne Embry (Cincinnati)	564	1210	.466
Bailey Howell (Detroit)	553	1193	.464
Sam Jones (Boston)	596	1284	.464
Al Butler (Bos.-N.Y.)	349	754	.463
Bill Russell (Boston)	575	1258	.457
Bob Pettit (St. Louis)	867	1928	.450
Andy Johnson (Chicago)	365	814	.448
Shellie McMillon (Det.-St.L)	265	591	.448
Hal Greer (Syracuse)	644	1442	.447
Jim Krebs (Los Angeles)	312	701	.445
Jerry West (Los Angeles)	799	1795	.445

NBA Leading Field Goal Percentage Leaders by Year 1947 to Present
NBA Field Goal Made Career Leaders
NBA All Time Career Field Goal Percentage Leaders

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National Basketball Association (NBA) Leading Free Throw Percentage 1961-62

NBA Leading Free Throw Percentage 1961-62

Player	FTM	FTA	FT%

Dolph Schayes (Syracuse)	286	319	.897
Willie Naulls (New York)	383	455	.842
Larry Costello (Syracuse)	247	295	.837
Frank Ramsey (Boston)	334	405	.825
Cliff Hagan (St. Louis)	362	439	.825
Tom Meschery (Philadelphia)	216	262	.824
Richie Guerin (New York)	625	762	.820
Tom Heinsohn (Boston)	358	437	.819
Hal Greer (Syracuse)	331	404	.819
Sam Jones (Boston)	243	297	.818
Dave Gambee (Syracuse)	384	470	.817
Jack Twyman (Cincinnati)	353	435	.811
Gene Shue (Detroit)	362	447	.810
Paul Arizin (Philadelphia)	484	601	.805
Oscar Robertson (Cincinnati)	700	872	.803
Bob Pettit (St. Louis)	695	901	.771
Lee Shaffer (Syracuse)	239	310	.771
Jerry West (Los Angeles)	712	926	.769
Bailey Howell (Detroit)	470	612	.768
Rudy LaRusso (Los Angeles)	342	448	.763

NBA Free Throw Percentage Leaders 1947-Present
NBA Free Throws Made Career Leaders
NBA Free Throw All Time Percentage Leaders

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National Basketball Association (NBA) Rebound Leaders 1961-62

NBA Rebound Leaders 1961-62

Player	G	OFF	DEF	REB	RPG

Wilt Chamberlain (Philadelphia)	80	N/A	N/A	2052	25.7
Bill Russell (Boston)	76	N/A	N/A	1790	23.6
Walt Bellamy (Chicago)	79	N/A	N/A	1500	19.0
Bob Pettit (St. Louis)	78	N/A	N/A	1459	18.7
Elgin Baylor (Los Angeles)	48	N/A	N/A	892	18.6
Johnny Kerr (Syracuse)	80	N/A	N/A	1176	14.7
Johnny Green (New York)	80	N/A	N/A	1066	13.3
Wayne Embry (Cincinnati)	75	N/A	N/A	977	13.0
Bailey Howell (Detroit)	79	N/A	N/A	996	12.6
Oscar Robertson (Cincinnati)	79	N/A	N/A	985	12.5
Willie Naulls (New York)	75	N/A	N/A	867	11.6
Ray Scott (Detroit)	75	N/A	N/A	865	11.5
Rudy LaRusso (Los Angeles)	80	N/A	N/A	828	10.4
Walter Dukes (Detroit)	77	N/A	N/A	803	10.4
Bob Boozer (Cincinnati)	79	N/A	N/A	804	10.2
Satch Sanders (Boston)	80	N/A	N/A	762	9.5
Tom Heinsohn (Boston)	79	N/A	N/A	747	9.5
Tom Meschery (Philadelphia)	80	N/A	N/A	729	9.1
Cliff Hagan (St. Louis)	77	N/A	N/A	633	8.2
Jack Twyman (Cincinnati)	80	N/A	N/A	638	8.0

NBA Rebound Leaders 1951 to Present
NBA All Time Rebound Leaders
NBA All Time Rebounds per Game Leaders

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National Basketball Association (NBA) All-NBA Teams 1961-62

All-NBA Teams Selections 1961-62

All-NBA Teams

First Team Bob Pettit, St. Louis Elgin Baylor, L.A. Lakers Oscar Robertson, Cincinnati Jerry West, L.A. Lakers Wilt Chamberlain, Philadelphia	Second Team Richie Guerin, New York Tom Heinsohn, Boston Bob Cousy, Boston Jack Twyman, Cincinnati Bill Russell, Boston

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National Basketball Association (NBA) First Round Draft Selections 1961-62

First Round Draft Selections 1961-62

Team	Player	College

1. Chicago Zephyrs	Bill McGill	Utah
2. New York Knicks	Paul Hogue	Cincinnati
3. St. Louis Hawks	Zelmo Beaty	Prairie View
4. Syracuse Nationals	Len Chappell	Wake Forest
5. Philadelphia Warriors	Wayne Hightower	Kansas
6. Los Angeles Lakers	Leroy Ellis	St. John's
7. Boston Celtics	John Havlicek	Ohio State

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National Basketball Association (NBA) Playoff Results 1961-62

Playoff Results

NBA Finals

Series - Boston 4, Los Angeles 3

Los Angeles 108 at Boston 122
Los Angeles 129 at Boston 122
Boston 115 at Los Angeles 117
Boston 115 at Los Angeles 103
Los Angeles 126 at Boston 121
Boston 119 at Los Angeles 105
Los Angeles 107 at Boston 110

Eastern Division

Western Division

Division Finals

Series - Boston 4, Philadelphia 3

Philadelphia 89 at Boston 117
Boston 106 at Philadelphia 113
Philadelphia 114 at Boston 129
Boston 106 at Philadelphia 110
Philadelphia 104 at Boston 119
Boston 99 at Philadelphia 109
Philadelphia 107 at Boston 109

Series - Los Angeles 4, Detroit 2

Detroit 108 at Los Angeles 132
Detroit 112 at Los Angeles 127
Los Angeles 111 at Detroit 106
Los Angeles 117 at Detroit 118
Detroit 132 at Los Angeles 125
Los Angeles 123 at Detroit 117

Division Semifinals

Series - Philadelphia 3, Syracuse 2

Syracuse 103 at Philadelphia 110
Philadelphia 97 at Syracuse 82
Syracuse 101 at Philadelphia 100
Philadelphia 99 at Syracuse 106
Syracuse 104 at Philadelphia 121

Series - Detroit 3, Cincinnati 1

Cincinnati 122 at Detroit 123
Detroit 107 at Cincinnati 129
Cincinnati 107 at Detroit 118
Detroit 112 at Cincinnati 111