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The
1990–91 NBA season Year 199 ( CXCIX) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was sometimes known as year 952 '' Ab urbe condita''. The denomination 199 for this year has been used since the ...
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
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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
Robert Parish Robert Lee Parish (born August 30, 1953) is an American former professional basketball player who played 21 seasons as a center in the National Basketball Association (NBA), tied for second most in league history. He played an NBA-record 1,61 ...
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
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, with Ford coaching the Eastern Conference, but Bird did not participate due to injury. In addition,
Reggie Lewis Reginald C. Lewis (November 21, 1965 – July 27, 1993) was an American professional basketball player for the National Basketball Association's Boston Celtics from 1987 to 1993. Early life Born in Baltimore, Maryland, Lewis attended high schoo ...
finished second on the team in scoring with 18.7 points per game, while
Kevin Gamble Kevin Douglas Gamble (born November 13, 1965) is a retired American professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association and currently a scout with the Toronto Raptors. At 6'5" (1.96 m) he played as both a shooting guard and smal ...
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
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. Bird also finished tied in ninth place in
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voting, while McHale finished in third place in
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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

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Record vs. opponents


Game log

, - align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 1 , , Fri. Nov. 2 , , Cleveland Cavaliers , , 125-101 , ,
Boston Garden The Boston Garden was an arena in Boston, Massachusetts. Designed by boxing promoter Tex Rickard, who also built the third iteration of New York's Madison Square Garden, it opened on November 17, 1928, as "Boston Madison Square Garden" (late ...
, , 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 and Eighth avenues from 31st to 33rd Street, above Pennsylva ...
, , 2-0 , - align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 3 , , Tue. Nov. 6 , , @ Chicago Bulls , , 110-108 , ,
Chicago Stadium Chicago Stadium was an indoor arena in Chicago, Illinois, that opened in 1929, closed in 1994 and was demolished in 1995. It was the home of the National Hockey League's Chicago Blackhawks and the National Basketball Association's Chicago Bulls. ...
, , 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 arena facility located in the Meadowlands Sports Complex in East Rutherford, New Jersey, United States. The arena is located on N ...
, , 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 20,273 f ...
, , 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. It was the seat of Hartford County until Connecticut disbanded county government in 1960. It is the core city in the Greater Hartford metropolitan area. Census estimates since the ...
, , 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 district of downtown Dallas, Texas. The arena served as the primary home of the National Hockey League's Dallas Stars and the National Basketball Association's Dallas Mavericks. The venu ...
, , 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 seas ...
, , 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 NBA's Miami Heat, and the NHL's Florida Panthers. From 1988 until 1999, it also was the indoor arena for the Miami Hurricanes. History Completed in 1 ...
, , 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 Charlott ...
, , 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 hockey. It was part of the Omni Complex, now known as the CNN Center. It was ...
, , 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 referred to as the Palace, was a multi-purpose arena built in 1988 and located in Auburn Hills, Michigan. It was the home of the Detroit Pistons of the National Basketball Association (NBA), the Detroit Shoc ...
, , 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, ...
, , 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 Seattle Center, the site of the 1962 World's Fair, for which it was or ...
, , 36-12 , - align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 49 , , Thu. Feb. 14 , , @ Golden State Warriors , , 128-112 , ,
Oakland Coliseum Oakland Coliseum, currently branded as RingCentral Coliseum, is a stadium in Oakland, California. It is part of the Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Complex, with the adjacent Oakland Arena, near Interstate 880. The Coliseum is the home ba ...
, , 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. 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. Sports use It was ...
, , 39-12 , - align="center" bgcolor="edbebf" , 52 , , Tue. Feb. 19 , , @ Phoenix Suns , , 105-109 , ,
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum is a 14,870-seat multi-purpose indoor arena in Phoenix, Arizona, located at the Arizona State Fairgrounds. It hosted the Phoenix Suns of the National Basketball Association from 1968 to 1992, as well as indoor ...
, , 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 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 large cu ...
, , 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 , , 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 name "Salt Palace" was previously used by two ...
, , 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 was ...
, , 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

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Boston Garden The Boston Garden was an arena in Boston, Massachusetts. Designed by boxing promoter Tex Rickard, who also built the third iteration of New York's Madison Square Garden, it opened on November 17, 1928, as "Boston Madison Square Garden" (late ...

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Market Square Arena Market Square Arena 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 large cu ...

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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,
NBA All-Rookie Team The NBA All-Rookie Team is an annual National Basketball Association (NBA) honor given since the 1962–63 NBA season to the top rookies during the regular season. Voting is conducted by the NBA head coaches who are not allowed to vote for playe ...
1st Team


Transactions

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References


See also

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Boston Celtics The Boston Celtics ( ) are an American professional basketball team based in Boston. The Celtics compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Eastern Conference Atlantic Division. Founded in 1946 as one of t ...
Boston Celtics The Boston Celtics ( ) are an American professional basketball team based in Boston. The Celtics compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Eastern Conference Atlantic Division. Founded in 1946 as one of t ...
Celtics The Boston Celtics ( ) are an American professional basketball team based in Boston. The Celtics compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Eastern Conference Atlantic Division. Founded in 1946 as one of t ...
Celtics The Boston Celtics ( ) are an American professional basketball team based in Boston. The Celtics compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Eastern Conference Atlantic Division. Founded in 1946 as one of t ...