1961 Boston Celtics vs. 2022 Golden State Warriors - Teams Comparisons

Head-to-head comparison between the 1960-61 Celtics and the 2021-22 Warriors, including both NBA teams stats, regular season and Playoffs wins, losses and performance, winning streaks and other data side by side.

NBA Teams Comparison

1961
Boston

Celtics

vs.

2022
Golden State

Warriors

On this page: Summary -

Awards and Honors

Team Stats

Team Leaders

Summary

Regular Season

Standings

	1961 Celtics	1º in Eastern Division
	2022 Warriors	3º in Western Conference

Season Record

	1961 Celtics	57 - 22
	2022 Warriors	53 - 29

Winning %

	1961 Celtics	.722
	2022 Warriors	.646

Longest Streaks

	1961 Celtics	Winning Streak: 9 Losing Streak: 3
	2022 Warriors	Winning Streak: 9 Losing Streak: 5

Players Used
(at least 1 game)

	1961 Celtics	12 players
	2022 Warriors	17 players

Playoffs

Playoff Performance

	1961 Celtics	NBA Champions
	2022 Warriors	NBA Champions

Playoff Record

	1961 Celtics	8 - 2
	2022 Warriors	16 - 6

Winning %

	1961 Celtics	.800
	2022 Warriors	.727

Players Used
(at least 1 game)

	1961 Celtics	10 players
	2022 Warriors	14 players

Awards, Honors and More...

Awards and Honors

	1961 Celtics	4 - Season MVP: Bill Russell All-NBA 1st Team: Bob Cousy All-NBA 2nd Team: Tom Heinsohn, Bill Russell
	2022 Warriors	3 - Finals MVP: Stephen Curry All-NBA 2nd Team: Stephen Curry All-Defensive 2nd Team: Draymond Green

NBA Leaders

	1961 Celtics	- none
	2022 Warriors	- none

Hall of Famers

	1961 Celtics	9 - Bob Cousy, Tom Heinsohn, Tom Heinsohn, K.C. Jones, Sam Jones, Frank Ramsey, Bill Russell, Tom Sanders, Bill Sharman
	2022 Warriors	- none

Team Stats

NBA Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Points

	1961 Celtics	119.7
	2022 Warriors	111.0

Rebounds

	1961 Celtics	77.6
	2022 Warriors	45.5

Assists

	1961 Celtics	23.7
	2022 Warriors	27.1

Steals

	1961 Celtics	-		n/a *
	2022 Warriors	8.8

Blocks

	1961 Celtics	-		n/a *
	2022 Warriors	4.5

3-Pointers Made

	1961 Celtics	-		n/a *
	2022 Warriors	14.3

Percentages

Field Goal %

	1961 Celtics	.398
	2022 Warriors	.469

3-Point %

	1961 Celtics	-		n/a *
	2022 Warriors	.364

Free Throw %

	1961 Celtics	.735
	2022 Warriors	.769

NBA Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Points

	1961 Celtics	120.7
	2022 Warriors	111.9

Rebounds

	1961 Celtics	82.1
	2022 Warriors	43.9

Assists

	1961 Celtics	24.7
	2022 Warriors	27.0

Steals

	1961 Celtics	-		n/a *
	2022 Warriors	7.7

Blocks

	1961 Celtics	-		n/a *
	2022 Warriors	5.0

3-Pointers Made

	1961 Celtics	-		n/a *
	2022 Warriors	14.0

Percentages

Field Goal %

	1961 Celtics	.413
	2022 Warriors	.480

3-Point %

	1961 Celtics	-		n/a *
	2022 Warriors	.375

Free Throw %

	1961 Celtics	.723
	2022 Warriors	.766

Team Leaders

NBA Regular Season

Points

1961 Celtics	21.3 ppg Tom Heinsohn
2022 Warriors	25.5 ppg Stephen Curry

Rebounds

1961 Celtics	23.9 rpg Bill Russell
2022 Warriors	7.3 rpg Draymond Green

Assists

1961 Celtics	7.7 apg Bob Cousy
2022 Warriors	7.0 apg Draymond Green

Steals

1961 Celtics	- n/a *
2022 Warriors	1.4 spg Gary Payton II

Blocks

1961 Celtics	- n/a *
2022 Warriors	1.1 bpg Draymond Green

NBA Playoffs

Points

1961 Celtics	19.7 ppg Tom Heinsohn
2022 Warriors	27.4 ppg Stephen Curry

Rebounds

1961 Celtics	29.9 rpg Bill Russell
2022 Warriors	7.6 rpg Kevon Looney

Assists

1961 Celtics	9.1 apg Bob Cousy
2022 Warriors	6.3 apg Draymond Green

Steals

1961 Celtics	- n/a *
2022 Warriors	1.3 spg Stephen Curry

Blocks

1961 Celtics	- n/a *
2022 Warriors	1.0 bpg Andrew Wiggins

Notes: * - Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.
- Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80.