The

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was the 45th season for the

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in the

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. During the off-season, the Celtics hired

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as their new head coach. After playing in

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the previous season, former Celtics guard Brian Shaw would return to the team after a one-year absence. After failing to advance past the first round in the two previous seasons, it appeared going into the 1990–91 season that the Celtics were fading as NBA title contenders. However, the Celtics burst to a 29–5 start reminiscent of their title years of the 1980s, and once again established themselves as contenders, holding a 35–12 record at the All-Star break. Beginning in January,

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began to miss significant playing time due to back injuries (Bird would miss 22 regular season games) and the team struggled in his absence. The team limped to the finish, losing 6 of their final 8 games to finish at 56–26 (still good for the Atlantic Division title and #2 seed in the East). The Celtics also qualified for the playoffs for the 12th consecutive season. Bird averaged 19.4 points, 8.5 rebounds, 7.2 assists and 1.8 steals per game, while sixth man Kevin McHale averaged 18.4 points, 7.1 rebounds and 2.1 blocks per game, and

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provided the team with 14.9 points, 10.6 rebounds and 1.3 blocks per game. Bird, McHale and Parish were all selected for the 1991 NBA All-Star Game, with Ford coaching the Eastern Conference, but Bird did not participate due to injury. In addition,

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finished second on the team in scoring with 18.7 points per game, while Kevin Gamble contributed 15.6 points per game, Shaw provided with 13.8 points, 7.6 assists and 1.3 steals per game, and top draft pick Dee Brown averaged 8.7 points and 4.2 assists per game off the bench, was named to the NBA All-Rookie First Team, and also won the Slam Dunk Contest during the All-Star Weekend in Charlotte. Bird also finished tied in ninth place in

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voting, while McHale finished in third place in Sixth Man of the Year voting, Gamble finished in second place in Most Improved Player voting, and Ford finished in third place in

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voting. In the Eastern Conference First Round of the

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, the Celtics survived a scare from the 7th-seeded

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, going the full five games before winning a classic finale (in which Bird went to the locker room during the game with injury, only to return and finish with 32 points). In the Eastern Conference Semi-finals, the Celtics held home court advantage against the 2-time defending NBA Champion

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, but Bird missed Game 1 with injury and the Pistons took the game at

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, 86–75. Bird returned for the remainder of the series and the Celtics rallied to win Games 2 and 3 (Game 3 a blowout win in Detroit, 115–83), but Detroit won 3 in a row afterwards to take the series.

Draft picks

Roster

Regular season

Season standings

:y – clinched division title :x – clinched playoff spot :z – clinched division title :y – clinched division title :x – clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents

Game log

, - align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 1 , , Fri. Nov. 2 , , Cleveland Cavaliers , , 125-101 , ,

, , 1-0 , - align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 2 , , Sat. Nov. 3 , , @ New York Knicks , , 106-103 , ,

Madison Square Garden Madison Square Garden, colloquially known as the Garden or by its initials MSG, is a multi-purpose indoor arena in New York City. It is located in Midtown Manhattan between Seventh Avenue (Manhattan), Seventh and Eighth Avenue (Manhattan), Eig ...

, , 2-0 , - align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 3 , , Tue. Nov. 6 , , @ Chicago Bulls , , 110-108 , ,

Chicago Stadium Chicago Stadium was an indoor arena in Chicago from 1929 to 1995. When it was built, it was the largest indoor arena in the world with a maximum seating capacity of 26,000. It was the home of the National Hockey League's Chicago Blackhawks and ...

, , 3–0 , - align="center" bgcolor="edbebf" , 4 , , Fri. Nov. 9 , , Chicago Bulls , , 100-120 , , Boston Garden , , 3–1 , - align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 5 , , Sat. Nov. 10 , , @ New Jersey Nets , , 105-91 , ,

Brendan Byrne Arena Meadowlands Arena (formerly Brendan Byrne Arena, Continental Airlines Arena and Izod Center) is a closed indoor sports and concert venue located in the Meadowlands Sports Complex in East Rutherford, New Jersey, United States. Since closing, ...

, , 4–1 , - align="center" bgcolor="edbebf" , 6 , , Tue. Nov. 13 , , @ Milwaukee Bucks , , 91-119 , ,

Bradley Center The Bradley Center (also known as the BMO Harris Bradley Center under sponsorship agreements) was a multi-purpose arena located on the northwest corner of North Vel R. Phillips Ave. and West State Streets in downtown Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United ...

, , 4–2 , - align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 7 , , Wed. Nov. 14 , , Charlotte Hornets , , 135-126 , , Boston Garden , , 5-2 , - align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 8 , , Fri. Nov. 16 , , Utah Jazz , , 114-89 , , Boston Garden , , 6–2 , - align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 9 , , Sat. Nov. 17 , , @ Washington Bullets , , 102-90 , , Capital Centre , , 7–2 , - align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 10 , , Wed. Nov. 21 , , Houston Rockets , , 108-95 , , Boston Garden , , 8–2 , - align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 11 , , Fri. Nov. 23 , , Sacramento Kings , , 115-105 , , Boston Garden , , 9–2 , - align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 12 , , Sat. Nov. 24 , , @ Cleveland Cavaliers , , 113-102 , ,

Richfield Coliseum Richfield Coliseum, also known as the Coliseum at Richfield, was an indoor arena located in Richfield Township, between Cleveland and Akron, Ohio. It opened in 1974 as a replacement for the Cleveland Arena, and had a seating capacity of 20,27 ...

, , 10–2 , - align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 13 , , Mon. Nov. 26 , , Miami Heat , , 118-101 , ,

Hartford Civic Center Hartford is the capital city of the U.S. state of Connecticut. The city, located in Hartford County, had a population of 121,054 as of the 2020 census. Hartford is the most populous city in the Capitol Planning Region and the core city of ...

, , 11–2 , - align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 14 , , Fri. Nov. 30 , , Washington Bullets , , 123-95 , , Boston Garden , , 12–2 , - , - align="center" bgcolor="edbebf" , 15 , , Sat. Dec. 1 , , @ Philadelphia 76ers , , 110-116 , , The Spectrum , , 12–3 , - align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 16 , , Mon. Dec. 3 , , Seattle SuperSonics , , 135-102 , , Boston Garden , , 13–3 , - align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 17 , , Wed. Dec. 5 , , Denver Nuggets , , 148-140 , , Boston Garden , , 14–3 , - align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 18 , , Fri. Dec. 7 , , @ Dallas Mavericks , , 112-104 , ,

Reunion Arena Reunion Arena was an indoor arena located in the Reunion, Dallas, Reunion district of downtown Dallas, Texas, United States. The arena served as the primary home of the National Hockey League's (NHL) Dallas Stars and the National Basketball Ass ...

, , 15–3 , - align="center" bgcolor="edbebf" , 19 , , Sat. Dec. 8 , , @ San Antonio Spurs , , 96-102 , ,

HemisFair Arena HemisFair Arena (also known as the San Antonio Convention Center Arena) was an indoor arena located in San Antonio, Texas. It was home to the ABA/NBA's San Antonio Spurs from 1973 to 1993 and the San Antonio Force of the AFL during the 1992 sea ...

, , 15–4 , - align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 20 , , Mon. Dec. 10 , , @ Houston Rockets , , 107-95 , , The Summit , , 16–4 , - align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 21 , , Wed. Dec. 12 , , Milwaukee Bucks , , 129-111 , , Boston Garden , , 17–4 , - align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 22 , , Fri. Dec. 14 , , Detroit Pistons , , 108-100 , , Boston Garden , , 18–4 , - align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 23 , , Sat. Dec. 15 , , @ Miami Heat , , 114-100 , ,

Miami Arena Miami Arena was an indoor arena located in Miami, Florida. The venue served as the home of the Miami Heat of the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the Florida Panthers of the National Hockey League (NHL). From 1988 until 1999, it also ...

, , 19–4 , - align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 24 , , Wed. Dec. 19 , , Philadelphia 76ers , , 115-105 , , Boston Garden , , 20–4 , - align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 25 , , Thu. Dec. 20 , , @ Charlotte Hornets , , 115-96 , ,

Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte Coliseum was a multi-purpose sports and entertainment arena located in Charlotte, North Carolina. It was operated by the Charlotte Coliseum Authority, which also oversees the operation of Bojangles Coliseum, which was called Charlotte ...

, , 21–4 , - align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 26 , , Sun. Dec. 23 , , Atlanta Hawks , , 132-104 , , Boston Garden , , 22–4 , - align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 27 , , Wed. Dec. 26 , , Indiana Pacers , , 152-132 , , Boston Garden , , 23–4 , - align="center" bgcolor="edbebf" , 28 , , Fri. Dec. 28 , , @ Atlanta Hawks , , 114-131 , ,

The Omni Omni Coliseum (often called The Omni) was an indoor arena in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. Completed in 1972, the arena seated 16,378 for basketball and 15,278 for ice hockey, hockey. It was part of the Omni Complex, now known as the CNN Cente ...

, , 23–5 , - , - align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 29 , , Wed. Jan. 2 , , New York Knicks , , 113-86 , , Boston Garden , , 24–5 , - align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 30 , , Fri. Jan. 4 , , Phoenix Suns , , 132-103 , , Boston Garden , , 25–5 , - align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 31 , , Sun. Jan. 6 , , Dallas Mavericks , , 127-110 , , Boston Garden , , 26–5 , - align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 32 , , Tue. Jan. 8 , , @ New York Knicks , , 101-87 , , Madison Square Garden , , 27–5 , - align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 33 , , Wed. Jan. 9 , , Milwaukee Bucks , , 110-102 , , Boston Garden , , 28–5 , - align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 34 , , Fri. Jan. 11 , , Los Angeles Clippers , , 109-107 , , Boston Garden , , 29–5 , - align="center" bgcolor="edbebf" , 35 , , Sat. Jan. 12 , , @ Washington Bullets , , 99-116 , , Capital Centre , , 29–6 , - align="center" bgcolor="edbebf" , 36 , , Wed. Jan. 16 , , Golden State Warriors , , 105-110 , , Boston Garden , , 29–7 , - align="center" bgcolor="edbebf" , 37 , , Fri. Jan. 18 , , New Jersey Nets , , 106-111 , , Boston Garden , , 29–8 , - align="center" bgcolor="edbebf" , 38 , , Mon. Jan. 21 , , @ Detroit Pistons , , 90-101 , ,

The Palace of Auburn Hills The Palace of Auburn Hills, commonly known as the Palace, was a multi-purpose arena located in Auburn Hills, Michigan. Opened in 1988, it was the home of the Detroit Pistons of the National Basketball Association (NBA), the Detroit Shock of the ...

, , 29–9 , - align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 39 , , Wed. Jan. 23 , , Detroit Pistons , , 111-94 , , Boston Garden , , 30–9 , - align="center" bgcolor="edbebf" , 40 , , Fri. Jan. 25 , , @ Philadelphia 76ers , , 94-116 , , The Spectrum , , 30–10 , - align="center" bgcolor="edbebf" , 41 , , Sun. Jan. 27 , , Los Angeles Lakers , , 87-104 , , Boston Garden , , 30–11 , - align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 42 , , Mon. Jan. 28 , , @ Minnesota Timberwolves , , 108-87 , ,

Target Center Target Center is a multi-purpose arena located in Minneapolis that opened in 1990. It hosts major family shows, concerts, sporting events, graduations and private events. Target Corporation, founded and headquartered in Minneapolis since 1902, h ...

, , 31–11 , - align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 43 , , Wed. Jan. 30 , , Orlando Magic , , 144-102 , , Boston Garden , , 32–11 , - , - align="center" bgcolor="edbebf" , 44 , , Fri. Feb. 1 , , @ Charlotte Hornets , , 91-92 , , Charlotte Coliseum , , 32–12 , - align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 45 , , Sun. Feb. 3 , , Washington Bullets , , 119-101 , , Boston Garden , , 33–12 , - align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 46 , , Wed. Feb. 6 , , Charlotte Hornets, , 133-117 , , Boston Garden , , 34–12 , - align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 47 , , Thu. Feb. 7 , , @ New York Knicks , , 117-101 , , Madison Square Garden , , 35–12 , - align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 48 , , Tue. Feb. 12 , , @ Seattle SuperSonics , , 114-111 , ,

Seattle Center Coliseum Climate Pledge Arena is a multi-purpose indoor arena in Seattle, Washington, United States. It is located north of downtown Seattle in the entertainment complex known as the Seattle Center, the site of the 1962 World's Fair, for which it was ...

, , 36–12 , - align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 49 , , Thu. Feb. 14 , , @ Golden State Warriors , , 128-112 , ,

Oakland Coliseum Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum, often shortened to the Oakland Coliseum, is a multi-purpose stadium in Oakland, California, United States. It serves as part of the Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Complex, located next to Oakland Arena. In 2 ...

, , 37–12 , - align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 50 , , Fri. Feb. 15 , , @ Los Angeles Lakers , , 98-85 , , The Forum , , 38–12 , - align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 51 , , Sun. Feb. 17 , , @ Denver Nuggets , , 126-108 , ,

McNichols Sports Arena McNichols Sports Arena was an indoor arena located in Denver, Colorado, United States. Located adjacent to Mile High Stadium and completed in 1975, at a cost of $16 million, it seated 16,061 for hockey games and 17,171 for basketball games. Sp ...

, , 39–12 , - align="center" bgcolor="edbebf" , 52 , , Tue. Feb. 19 , , @ Phoenix Suns , , 105-109 , ,

Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum, also called the Madhouse Coliseum or Phoenix Memorial Coliseum, is a 14,870-seat multi-purpose indoor arena in Phoenix, Arizona, United States, located at the Arizona State Fairgrounds. It hosted the Phoenix Su ...

, , 39–13 , - align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 53 , , Fri. Feb. 22 , , New Jersey Nets , , 111-99 , , Hartford Civic Center , , 40–13 , - align="center" bgcolor="edbebf" , 54 , , Sun. Feb. 24 , , @ Indiana Pacers , , 109-115 , ,

Market Square Arena Market Square Arena (MSA) was an indoor arena in Indianapolis. Completed in 1974, at a cost of $23 million, it seated 16,530 for basketball and 15,993 for ice hockey. Seating capacity for concerts and other events was adjusted by the use of larg ...

, , 40–14 , - align="center" bgcolor="edbebf" , 55 , , Tue. Feb. 26 , , @ Chicago Bulls , , 99-129 , , Chicago Stadium , , 40–15 , - align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 56 , , Wed. Feb. 27 , , Minnesota Timberwolves , , 116-111 , , Boston Garden , , 41–15 , - , - align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 57 , , Fri. Mar. 1 , , San Antonio Spurs , , 108-98 , , Boston Garden , , 42–15 , - align="center" bgcolor="edbebf" , 58 , , Sun. Mar. 3 , , Portland Trail Blazers , , 107-116 , , Boston Garden , , 42–16 , - align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 59 , , Mon. Mar. 4 , , Indiana Pacers , , 126-101 , , Hartford Civic Center , , 43–16 , - align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 60 , , Wed. Mar. 6 , , Miami Heat , , 126-117 , , Boston Garden , , 44–16 , - align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 61 , , Fri. Mar. 8 , , @ Los Angeles Clippers , , 104-98 , , L.A. Sports Arena , , 45–16 , - align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 62 , , Sun. Mar. 10 , , @ Portland Trail Blazers , , 111-109 (OT) , , Memorial Coliseum , , 46–16 , - align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 63 , , Tue. Mar. 12 , , @ Sacramento Kings , , 110-95 , ,

ARCO Arena ARCO Arena (known as Power Balance Pavilion from 2011 to 2012 and Sleep Train Arena from 2012 until 2022) was an indoor arena located in Sacramento, California, United States. Opened in 1988, it was the home of the Sacramento Kings of the Nation ...

, , 47–16 , - align="center" bgcolor="edbebf" , 64 , , Wed. Mar. 13 , , @ Utah Jazz , , 109-112 , ,

Salt Palace The Calvin L. Rampton Salt Palace Convention Center, more commonly known as the Salt Palace, is a convention center in Salt Lake City, Utah. Named after Utah's 11th governor, Calvin L. Rampton, the moniker "Salt Palace" was previously used by ...

, , 47–17 , - align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 65 , , Fri. Mar. 15 , , @ Washington Bullets , , 94-86 , , Capital Centre , , 48–17 , - align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 66 , , Sun. Mar. 17 , , Philadelphia 76ers , , 110-105 , , Boston Garden , , 49–17 , - align="center" bgcolor="edbebf" , 67 , , Tue. Mar. 19 , , @ Atlanta Hawks , , 92-104 , , The Omni , , 49–18 , - align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 68 , , Wed. Mar. 20 , , Washington Bullets , , 102-81 , , Boston Garden , , 50–18 , - align="center" bgcolor="edbebf" , 69 , , Fri. Mar. 22 , , @ Indiana Pacers , , 109-121 , , Market Square Arena , , 50–19 , - align="center" bgcolor="edbebf" , 70 , , Thu. Mar. 28 , , @ Miami Heat , , 88-90 , , Miami Arena , , 50–20 , - align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 71 , , Fri. Mar. 29 , , Cleveland Cavaliers , , 110-108 , , Boston Garden , , 51–20 , - align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 72 , , Sun. Mar. 31 , , Chicago Bulls , , 135-132 (2OT) , , Boston Garden , , 52–20 , - , - align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 73 , , Tue. Apr. 2 , , @ New Jersey Nets , , 94-77 , , Brendan Byrne Arena , , 53–20 , - align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 74 , , Thu. Apr. 4 , , New Jersey Nets , , 123-104 , , Boston Garden , , 54–20 , - align="center" bgcolor="edbebf" , 75 , , Sat. Apr. 6 , , @ Orlando Magic , , 98-102 , ,

Orlando Arena Amway Arena (originally known as Orlando Arena and later TD Waterhouse Centre) was an indoor arena located in Orlando, Florida. It was part of the Orlando Centroplex, a sports and entertainment complex located in Downtown Orlando. The arena wa ...

, , 54–21 , - align="center" bgcolor="edbebf" , 76 , , Thu. Apr. 11 , , @ Milwaukee Bucks , , 92-111 , , Bradley Center , , 54–22 , - align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 77 , , Fri. Apr. 12 , , Miami Heat , , 119-109 , , Boston Garden , , 55–22 , - align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 78 , , Sun. Apr. 14 , , New York Knicks , , 115-102 , , Boston Garden , , 56–22 , - align="center" bgcolor="edbebf" , 79 , , Tue. Apr. 16 , , @ Detroit Pistons , , 90-118 , , The Palace of Auburn Hills , , 56–23 , - align="center" bgcolor="edbebf" , 80 , , Thu. Apr. 18 , , @ Philadelphia 76ers , , 97-122 , , The Spectrum , , 56–24 , - align="center" bgcolor="edbebf" , 81 , , Fri. Apr. 19 , , @ Cleveland Cavaliers , , 117-124 (OT) , , Richfield Coliseum , , 56-25 , - align="center" bgcolor="edbebf" , 82 , , Sun. Apr. 21 , , Atlanta Hawks , , 105-117 , , Boston Garden , , 56–26 , - , -
1990-91 Schedule

Playoffs

, - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 1 , April 26 ,

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W 127–120
,

(28) ,

(12) ,

14,890 , 1–0 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 2 , April 28 ,

L 118–130
,

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, Shaw (22) ,

(12) ,

(10) ,

14,890 , 1–1 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 3 , May 1 , @

W 112–105
, Kevin McHale (22) ,

(9) , Brian Shaw (7) ,

16,530 , 2–1 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 4 , May 3 , @

L 113–116
, Kevin McHale (24) ,

(12) ,

(8) ,

16,530 , 2–2 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 5 , May 5 ,

W 124–121
,

(32) ,

(9) , Brian Shaw (9) ,

14,890 , 3–2 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 1 , May 7 ,

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L 75–86
,

(20) , Kevin McHale (10) , Brian Shaw (5) ,

14,890 , 0–1 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 2 , May 9 ,

W 109–103
,

(23) ,

(13) , Dee Brown (8) ,

14,890 , 1–1 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 3 , May 11 , @

W 115–83
,

(21) ,

(11) ,

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, McHale (6) ,

21,454 , 2–1 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 4 , May 13 , @

L 97–104
, Kevin McHale (28) ,

(10) , Brian Shaw (6) ,

21,454 , 2–2 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 5 , May 15 ,

L 111–116
,

(30) ,

(11) , Dee Brown (10) ,

14,890 , 2–3 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 6 , May 17 , @

L 113–117 (OT)
, Kevin McHale (34) ,

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(9) ,

(5) ,

21,454 , 2–4

Player statistics

Season

, - , , 60 , , 60 , , 38.0 , , .454 , , .389 , , .891 , , 8.5 , , 7.2 , , 1.8 , , 1.0 , , 19.4 , - , , 82 , , 5 , , 23.7 , , .464 , , .206 , , .873 , , 2.2 , , 4.2 , , 1.0 , , 0.2 , , 8.7 , - , , 82 , , 76 , , 33.0 , , .587 , , .000 , , .815 , , 3.3 , , 3.1 , , 1.2 , , 0.4 , , 15.6 , - , , 72 , , 1 , , 11.8 , , .468 , , .000 , , .783 , , 3.4 , , 0.3 , , 0.2 , , 0.2 , , 3.6 , - , , 79 , , 79 , , 36.4 , , .491 , , .077 , , .826 , , 5.2 , , 2.5 , , 1.2 , , 1.1 , , 18.7 , - , , 68 , , 10 , , 30.4 , , .553 , , .405 , , .829 , , 7.1 , , 1.9 , , 0.4 , , 2.1 , , 18.4 , - , , 81 , , 81 , , 30.1 , , .598 , , .000 , , .767 , , 10.6 , , 0.8 , , 0.8 , , 1.3 , , 14.9 , - , , 70 , , 16 , , 16.6 , , .539 , , .000 , , .897 , , 4.9 , , 0.6 , , 0.9 , , 0.6 , , 5.2 , - , , 19 , , 0 , , 3.4 , , .406 , , .000 , , .900 , , 0.7 , , 0.1 , , 0.1 , , 0.1 , , 1.8 , - , , 79 , , 79 , , 35.1 , , .469 , , .111 , , .819 , , 4.7 , , 7.6 , , 1.3 , , 0.4 , , 13.8 , - , , 5 , , 0 , , 6.0 , , .429 , , .000 , , .600 , , 0.4 , , 1.2 , , 0.2 , , 0.0 , , 1.8 , - , , 2 , , 0 , , 8.0 , , .250 , , .000 , , .750 , , 0.0 , , 2.5 , , 0.5 , , 0.5 , , 2.5 , - , , 47 , , 3 , , 8.3 , , .475 , , .250 , , .815 , , 1.2 , , 0.9 , , 0.1 , , 0.0 , , 4.6 , - , , 31 , , 0 , , 5.4 , , .462 , , .000 , , .556 , , 1.6 , , 0.1 , , 0.0 , , 0.9 , , 1.9 , - , , 6 , , 0 , , 6.5 , , .250 , , .000 , , .750 , , 0.5 , , 1.3 , , 0.2 , , 0.0 , , 2.0 , -

Playoffs

, - , , 10 , , 10 , , 39.6 , , .408 , , .143 , , .863 , , 7.2 , , 6.5 , , 1.3 , , 0.3 , , 17.1 , - , , 11 , , 0 , , 25.8 , , .491 , , .000 , , .824 , , 4.1 , , 3.7 , , 1.0 , , 0.5 , , 12.2 , - , , 11 , , 11 , , 21.6 , , .483 , , .000 , , .667 , , 1.2 , , 1.7 , , 0.4 , , 0.2 , , 6.0 , - , , 5 , , 1 , , 6.2 , , .444 , , .000 , , .000 , , 2.2 , , 0.2 , , 0.0 , , 0.0 , , 1.6 , - , , 11 , , 11 , , 42.0 , , .487 , , .000 , , .824 , , 6.2 , , 2.9 , , 1.1 , , 0.5 , , 22.4 , - , , 11 , , 1 , , 34.2 , , .527 , , .545 , , .825 , , 6.5 , , 1.8 , , 0.5 , , 1.3 , , 20.7 , - , , 10 , , 10 , , 29.6 , , .598 , , .000 , , .689 , , 9.2 , , 0.6 , , 0.8 , , 0.7 , , 15.8 , - , , 11 , , 0 , , 15.5 , , .762 , , .000 , , .810 , , 3.6 , , 0.2 , , 0.5 , , 0.2 , , 4.5 , - , , 11 , , 11 , , 28.7 , , .470 , , .333 , , .867 , , 3.5 , , 4.6 , , 0.9 , , 0.1 , , 11.0 , - , , 10 , , 0 , , 8.6 , , .429 , , .000 , , .786 , , 0.9 , , 0.5 , , 0.3 , , 0.1 , , 2.9 , - , , 2 , , 0 , , 3.0 , , .500 , , .000 , , .000 , , 0.0 , , 0.5 , , 0.0 , , 0.0 , , 1.0 , - , , 1 , , 0 , , 4.0 , , 1.000 , , .000 , , .000 , , 2.0 , , 0.0 , , 0.0 , , 0.0 , , 2.0 , -

Awards and records

* Dee Brown,

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1st Team

Transactions

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Draft picks

Roster

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Game log

Playoffs

Player statistics

Season

Playoffs

Awards and records

Transactions

References

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