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Here is the Boston Celtics 1986–87 Roster and Regular Season Player Statistics.
Boston Celtics 1986–87 Roster
| No. | Player | Pos | Height | Weight | Age | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Robert Parish | C | 7’0″ | 230 lb | 33 | Centenary |
| 3 | Dennis Johnson | PG | 6’4″ | 185 lb | 32 | Pepperdine |
| 11 | Jerry Sichting | PG | 6’1″ | 175 lb | 30 | Purdue |
| 12 | Rick Carlisle | SG | 6’5″ | 200 lb | 26 | Virginia |
| 31 | Sam Vincent | PG | 6’2″ | 185 lb | 24 | Michigan State |
| 32 | Kevin McHale | PF | 6’10” | 210 lb | 29 | Minnesota |
| 33 | Larry Bird | SF | 6’9″ | 220 lb | 30 | Indiana State |
| 34 | Fred Roberts | SF | 6’10” | 215 lb | 26 | BYU |
| 40 | Bill Walton | C | 6’11” | 210 lb | 34 | UCLA |
| 44 | Danny Ainge | SG | 6’4″ | 175 lb | 28 | BYU |
| 50 | Greg Kite | C | 6’11” | 250 lb | 25 | BYU |
| 52 | Darren Daye | SF | 6’7″ | 220 lb | 26 | UCLA |
| HC | K.C. Jones | — | — | — | — | San Francisco |
Regular Season Per Game
| PLR | POS | AGE | GP | GS | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TOV | FGA | FGM | FG% | 3PA | 3PM | 3P% | FTA | FTM | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Bird | SF | 30 | 74 | 73 | 40.6 | 28.1 | 9.2 | 7.6 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 3.2 | 20.2 | 10.6 | .525 | 3.0 | 1.2 | .400 | 6.1 | 5.6 | .910 |
| Kevin McHale | PF | 29 | 77 | 77 | 39.7 | 26.1 | 9.9 | 2.6 | 0.5 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 17.0 | 10.3 | .604 | 0.1 | 0.0 | .000 | 6.6 | 5.6 | .836 |
| Robert Parish | C | 33 | 80 | 80 | 37.4 | 17.5 | 10.6 | 2.2 | 0.8 | 1.8 | 2.4 | 13.2 | 7.4 | .556 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 3.9 | 2.8 | .735 |
| Danny Ainge | SG | 27 | 71 | 66 | 35.2 | 14.8 | 3.4 | 5.6 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 2.0 | 11.9 | 5.8 | .486 | 2.7 | 1.2 | .443 | 2.3 | 2.1 | .897 |
| Dennis Johnson | PG | 32 | 79 | 78 | 37.1 | 13.4 | 3.3 | 7.5 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 2.2 | 12.1 | 5.4 | .444 | 0.8 | 0.1 | .113 | 3.2 | 2.6 | .833 |
| Jerry Sichting | PG | 30 | 78 | 15 | 20.1 | 5.7 | 1.2 | 2.4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 5.1 | 2.6 | .508 | 0.3 | 0.1 | .269 | 0.5 | 0.5 | .881 |
| Fred Roberts | PF | 26 | 73 | 11 | 14.8 | 5.5 | 2.6 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 3.7 | 1.9 | .515 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 2.1 | 1.7 | .810 |
| Darren Daye | SF | 26 | 61 | 2 | 11.9 | 3.9 | 2.0 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 3.3 | 1.7 | .500 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1.1 | 0.6 | .523 |
| Sam Vincent | PG | 23 | 46 | 5 | 8.1 | 3.7 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 3.0 | 1.3 | .441 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1.2 | 1.1 | .927 |
| Scott Wedman | SF | 34 | 6 | 2 | 13.0 | 3.3 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 4.5 | 1.5 | .333 | 0.3 | 0.2 | .500 | 0.3 | 0.2 | .500 |
| Bill Walton | C | 34 | 10 | 0 | 11.2 | 2.8 | 3.1 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 2.6 | 1.0 | .385 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1.5 | 0.8 | .533 |
| Conner Henry | SG | 23 | 36 | 0 | 6.4 | 2.7 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 2.9 | 1.1 | .369 | 0.9 | 0.3 | .387 | 0.5 | 0.3 | .588 |
| Rick Carlisle | SG | 27 | 42 | 0 | 7.1 | 1.9 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 2.2 | 0.7 | .326 | 0.4 | 0.1 | .313 | 0.5 | 0.4 | .750 |
| Greg Kite | C | 25 | 74 | 1 | 10.1 | 1.7 | 2.3 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 0.6 | .427 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 1.0 | 0.4 | .382 |
| David Thirdkill | SF | 26 | 17 | 0 | 5.2 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 1.4 | 0.6 | .417 | 0.1 | 0.0 | .000 | 0.9 | 0.3 | .313 |
| Andre Turner | PG | 22 | 3 | 0 | 6.0 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 0.7 | .400 | 0.3 | 0.0 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — |
| Totals | 82 | 82 | 241.5 | 112.6 | 42.9 | 29.5 | 6.8 | 6.4 | 15.9 | 86.0 | 44.5 | .517 | 6.9 | 2.5 | .366 | 26.3 | 21.2 | .808 |
Playoff Per Game
| PLR | POS | AGE | GP | GS | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TOV | FGA | FGM | FG% | 3PA | 3PM | 3P% | FTA | FTM | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Bird | SF | 30 | 23 | 23 | 44.1 | 27.0 | 10.0 | 7.2 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 3.1 | 19.7 | 9.4 | .476 | 1.8 | 0.6 | .341 | 8.4 | 7.7 | .912 |
| Kevin McHale | PF | 29 | 21 | 19 | 39.4 | 21.1 | 9.2 | 1.9 | 0.3 | 1.4 | 2.6 | 14.2 | 8.3 | .584 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 6.0 | 4.6 | .762 |
| Dennis Johnson | PG | 32 | 23 | 23 | 41.9 | 18.9 | 4.0 | 8.9 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 1.9 | 15.7 | 7.3 | .465 | 1.1 | 0.1 | .115 | 4.9 | 4.2 | .850 |
| Robert Parish | C | 33 | 21 | 21 | 35.0 | 18.0 | 9.4 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 12.5 | 7.1 | .567 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 4.9 | 3.8 | .767 |
| Danny Ainge | SG | 27 | 20 | 19 | 38.1 | 14.8 | 2.6 | 4.6 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 2.1 | 11.9 | 5.8 | .487 | 3.7 | 1.6 | .438 | 1.8 | 1.6 | .861 |
| Darren Daye | SF | 26 | 23 | 1 | 10.4 | 5.0 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 3.1 | 1.8 | .583 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1.6 | 1.4 | .865 |
| Fred Roberts | PF | 26 | 20 | 4 | 13.3 | 4.6 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 3.0 | 1.5 | .508 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2.2 | 1.6 | .705 |
| Sam Vincent | PG | 23 | 17 | 0 | 8.3 | 4.4 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 3.3 | 1.4 | .411 | 0.1 | 0.1 | .500 | 2.1 | 1.6 | .771 |
| Jerry Sichting | PG | 30 | 23 | 4 | 14.7 | 3.4 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 3.6 | 1.5 | .427 | 0.3 | 0.0 | .167 | 0.4 | 0.3 | .800 |
| Bill Walton | C | 34 | 12 | 0 | 8.5 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 2.1 | 1.0 | .480 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1.2 | 0.4 | .357 |
| Conner Henry | SG | 23 | 11 | 0 | 3.2 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 1.5 | 0.7 | .500 | 0.5 | 0.1 | .200 | 0.9 | 0.5 | .500 |
| Greg Kite | C | 25 | 20 | 1 | 8.6 | 0.9 | 2.3 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 0.4 | .350 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0.4 | 0.2 | .429 |
| Totals | 23 | 23 | 243.3 | 113.1 | 41.1 | 27.1 | 5.4 | 5.0 | 14.2 | 84.5 | 42.6 | .504 | 6.7 | 2.3 | .338 | 31.7 | 25.6 | .809 |
Regular Season Per 36 Minutes
| PLR | POS | AGE | GP | GS | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TOV | FGA | FGM | FG% | 3PA | 3PM | 3P% | FTA | FTM | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Bird | SF | 30 | 74 | 73 | 40.6 | 24.9 | 8.2 | 6.8 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 2.9 | 17.9 | 9.4 | .525 | 2.7 | 1.1 | .400 | 5.5 | 5.0 | .910 |
| Kevin McHale | PF | 29 | 77 | 77 | 39.7 | 23.6 | 9.0 | 2.3 | 0.4 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 15.4 | 9.3 | .604 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 6.0 | 5.0 | .836 |
| Robert Parish | C | 33 | 80 | 80 | 37.4 | 16.9 | 10.2 | 2.1 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 2.3 | 12.7 | 7.1 | .556 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 3.7 | 2.7 | .735 |
| Sam Vincent | PG | 23 | 46 | 5 | 8.1 | 16.5 | 2.6 | 5.7 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 3.2 | 13.1 | 5.8 | .441 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 5.3 | 4.9 | .927 |
| Conner Henry | SG | 23 | 36 | 0 | 6.4 | 15.3 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 2.6 | 16.1 | 5.9 | .369 | 4.8 | 1.9 | .387 | 2.6 | 1.6 | .588 |
| Danny Ainge | SG | 27 | 71 | 66 | 35.2 | 15.2 | 3.5 | 5.8 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 2.0 | 12.2 | 5.9 | .486 | 2.8 | 1.2 | .443 | 2.4 | 2.1 | .897 |
| Fred Roberts | PF | 26 | 73 | 11 | 14.8 | 13.4 | 6.3 | 2.1 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 3.0 | 9.0 | 4.6 | .515 | 0.1 | 0.0 | .000 | 5.1 | 4.1 | .810 |
| Dennis Johnson | PG | 32 | 79 | 78 | 37.1 | 13.0 | 3.2 | 7.3 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 2.2 | 11.7 | 5.2 | .444 | 0.8 | 0.1 | .113 | 3.1 | 2.6 | .833 |
| Darren Daye | SF | 26 | 61 | 2 | 11.9 | 11.7 | 6.2 | 3.7 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 2.8 | 10.0 | 5.0 | .500 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 3.2 | 1.7 | .523 |
| Jerry Sichting | PG | 30 | 78 | 15 | 20.1 | 10.3 | 2.1 | 4.3 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 1.4 | 9.1 | 4.6 | .508 | 0.6 | 0.2 | .269 | 1.0 | 0.9 | .881 |
| David Thirdkill | SF | 26 | 17 | 0 | 5.2 | 10.1 | 7.7 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 9.7 | 4.0 | .417 | 0.4 | 0.0 | .000 | 6.5 | 2.0 | .313 |
| Rick Carlisle | SG | 27 | 42 | 0 | 7.1 | 9.7 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 11.2 | 3.6 | .326 | 1.9 | 0.6 | .313 | 2.4 | 1.8 | .750 |
| Scott Wedman | SF | 34 | 6 | 2 | 13.0 | 9.2 | 4.2 | 2.8 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 12.5 | 4.2 | .333 | 0.9 | 0.5 | .500 | 0.9 | 0.5 | .500 |
| Bill Walton | C | 34 | 10 | 0 | 11.2 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 2.9 | 0.3 | 3.2 | 4.8 | 8.4 | 3.2 | .385 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 4.8 | 2.6 | .533 |
| Andre Turner | PG | 22 | 3 | 0 | 6.0 | 8.0 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 4.0 | .400 | 2.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — |
| Greg Kite | C | 25 | 74 | 1 | 10.1 | 5.9 | 8.2 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 5.3 | 2.3 | .427 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 3.7 | 1.4 | .382 |
| Totals |
Playoff Per 36 Minutes
| PLR | POS | AGE | G | GS | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TPG | FGA | FGM | FG% | 3PA | 3PM | 3P% | FTA | FTM | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conner Henry | SG | 23 | 11 | 0 | 3.18 | 22.6 | 6.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.1 | 16.5 | 8.2 | .500 | 5.1 | 1.0 | .200 | 10.3 | 5.1 | .500 |
| Larry Bird | SF | 30 | 23 | 23 | 44.13 | 22.1 | 8.2 | 5.9 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 2.5 | 16.1 | 7.7 | .476 | 1.5 | 0.5 | .341 | 6.8 | 6.2 | .912 |
| Kevin McHale | PF | 29 | 21 | 19 | 39.38 | 19.3 | 8.4 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 2.4 | 13.0 | 7.6 | .584 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.5 | 4.2 | .762 | |
| Sam Vincent | PG | 23 | 17 | 0 | 8.29 | 18.9 | 3.1 | 4.9 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 2.6 | 14.3 | 5.9 | .411 | 0.5 | 0.3 | .500 | 8.9 | 6.9 | .771 |
| Robert Parish | C | 33 | 21 | 21 | 34.95 | 18.5 | 9.7 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 12.9 | 7.3 | .567 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 5.1 | 3.9 | .767 |
| Darren Daye | SF | 26 | 23 | 1 | 10.43 | 17.4 | 4.8 | 1.9 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 2.7 | 10.8 | 6.3 | .583 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.5 | 4.8 | .865 | |
| Dennis Johnson | PG | 32 | 23 | 23 | 41.91 | 16.2 | 3.4 | 7.7 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 1.6 | 13.5 | 6.3 | .465 | 1.0 | 0.1 | .115 | 4.2 | 3.6 | .850 |
| Danny Ainge | SG | 27 | 20 | 19 | 38.10 | 13.9 | 2.5 | 4.3 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 1.9 | 11.2 | 5.5 | .487 | 3.4 | 1.5 | .438 | 1.7 | 1.5 | .861 |
| Fred Roberts | PF | 26 | 20 | 4 | 13.25 | 12.4 | 4.5 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 1.6 | 8.0 | 4.1 | .508 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.0 | 4.2 | .705 | |
| Bill Walton | C | 34 | 12 | 0 | 8.50 | 10.2 | 10.9 | 3.5 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 2.8 | 8.8 | 4.2 | .480 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.9 | 1.8 | .357 | |
| Jerry Sichting | PG | 30 | 23 | 4 | 14.70 | 8.4 | 2.1 | 3.5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 8.7 | 3.7 | .427 | 0.6 | 0.1 | .167 | 1.1 | 0.9 | .800 |
| Greg Kite | C | 25 | 20 | 1 | 8.60 | 3.6 | 9.6 | 1.7 | 0.4 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 4.2 | 1.5 | .350 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 0.6 | .429 | |
| Totals |
Regular Season Totals
| PLR | POS | AGE | GP | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FGA | FGM | FG% | 3PA | 3PM | 3P% | FTA | FTM | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Bird | SF | 30 | 74 | 73 | 3005 | 2076 | 682 | 566 | 135 | 70 | 240 | 1497 | 786 | .525 | 225 | 90 | .400 | 455 | 414 | .910 |
| Kevin McHale | PF | 29 | 77 | 77 | 3060 | 2008 | 763 | 198 | 38 | 172 | 197 | 1307 | 790 | .604 | 4 | 0 | .000 | 512 | 428 | .836 |
| Robert Parish | C | 33 | 80 | 80 | 2995 | 1403 | 851 | 173 | 64 | 144 | 191 | 1057 | 588 | .556 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 309 | 227 | .735 |
| Dennis Johnson | PG | 32 | 79 | 78 | 2933 | 1062 | 261 | 594 | 87 | 38 | 177 | 953 | 423 | .444 | 62 | 7 | .113 | 251 | 209 | .833 |
| Danny Ainge | SG | 27 | 71 | 66 | 2499 | 1053 | 242 | 400 | 101 | 14 | 141 | 844 | 410 | .486 | 192 | 85 | .443 | 165 | 148 | .897 |
| Darren Daye | SF | 26 | 61 | 2 | 724 | 236 | 124 | 75 | 25 | 7 | 56 | 202 | 101 | .500 | 0 | 0 | — | 65 | 34 | .523 |
| Fred Roberts | PF | 26 | 73 | 11 | 1079 | 402 | 190 | 62 | 22 | 20 | 89 | 270 | 139 | .515 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 153 | 124 | .810 |
| Jerry Sichting | PG | 30 | 78 | 15 | 1566 | 448 | 91 | 187 | 40 | 1 | 61 | 398 | 202 | .508 | 26 | 7 | .167 | 42 | 37 | .881 |
| Sam Vincent | PG | 23 | 46 | 5 | 374 | 171 | 27 | 59 | 13 | 1 | 33 | 136 | 60 | .441 | 0 | 0 | — | 55 | 51 | .927 |
| Conner Henry | SG | 23 | 36 | 0 | 231 | 98 | 27 | 27 | 6 | 1 | 17 | 103 | 38 | .369 | 31 | 12 | .387 | 17 | 10 | .588 |
| Bill Walton | C | 34 | 10 | 0 | 112 | 28 | 31 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 15 | 26 | 10 | .385 | 0 | 0 | — | 20 | 8 | .533 |
| David Thirdkill | SF | 26 | 17 | 0 | 89 | 25 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 24 | 10 | .417 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 14 | 5 | .313 |
| Scott Wedman | SF | 34 | 6 | 2 | 78 | 20 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 27 | 9 | .333 | 2 | 1 | .500 | 6 | 1 | .500 |
| Greg Kite | C | 25 | 74 | 1 | 745 | 123 | 169 | 27 | 17 | 46 | 34 | 110 | 47 | .427 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 76 | 29 | .382 |
| Andre Turner | PG | 22 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2 | .400 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Rick Carlisle | SG | 27 | 42 | 0 | 297 | 80 | 30 | 35 | 8 | 0 | 25 | 92 | 30 | .326 | 16 | 5 | .313 | 20 | 15 | .750 |
| Totals | 82 | 82 | 19805 | 9237 | 3518 | 2421 | 561 | 526 | 1289 | 7051 | 3645 | .517 | 565 | 207 | .366 | 2153 | 1740 | .808 |
Playoff Totals
| PLR | POS | AGE | GP | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FGA | FGM | FG% | 3PA | 3PM | 3P% | FTA | FTM | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Bird | SF | 30 | 23 | 23 | 1015 | 622 | 231 | 165 | 27 | 19 | 71 | 454 | 216 | .476 | 41 | 14 | .341 | 193 | 176 | .912 |
| Kevin McHale | PF | 29 | 21 | 19 | 827 | 444 | 194 | 39 | 7 | 30 | 54 | 298 | 174 | .584 | 0 | 0 | — | 126 | 96 | .762 |
| Dennis Johnson | PG | 32 | 23 | 23 | 964 | 435 | 91 | 205 | 16 | 8 | 44 | 361 | 168 | .465 | 26 | 3 | .115 | 113 | 96 | .850 |
| Robert Parish | C | 33 | 21 | 21 | 734 | 377 | 198 | 28 | 18 | 35 | 38 | 263 | 149 | .567 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 103 | 79 | .767 |
| Danny Ainge | SG | 27 | 20 | 19 | 762 | 295 | 52 | 92 | 24 | 4 | 41 | 238 | 116 | .487 | 73 | 32 | .438 | 36 | 31 | .861 |
| Darren Daye | SF | 26 | 23 | 1 | 240 | 116 | 32 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 18 | 72 | 42 | .583 | 0 | 0 | — | 37 | 32 | .865 |
| Fred Roberts | PF | 26 | 20 | 4 | 265 | 91 | 33 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 59 | 30 | .508 | 0 | 0 | — | 44 | 31 | .705 |
| Jerry Sichting | PG | 30 | 23 | 4 | 338 | 79 | 20 | 33 | 9 | 0 | 10 | 82 | 35 | .427 | 6 | 1 | .167 | 10 | 8 | .800 |
| Bill Walton | C | 34 | 12 | 0 | 102 | 29 | 31 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 25 | 12 | .480 | 0 | 0 | — | 14 | 5 | .357 |
| Conner Henry | SG | 23 | 11 | 0 | 35 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 8 | .500 | 5 | 1 | .200 | 10 | 5 | .500 |
| Greg Kite | C | 25 | 20 | 1 | 172 | 17 | 46 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 20 | 7 | .350 | 0 | 0 | — | 31 | 3 | .429 |
| Sam Vincent | PG | 23 | 17 | 0 | 141 | 74 | 12 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 56 | 23 | .411 | 2 | 1 | .500 | 35 | 27 | .771 |
| Totals | 23 | 23 | 5595 | 2601 | 946 | 624 | 124 | 116 | 317 | 1944 | 980 | .504 | 154 | 52 | .338 | 728 | 589 | .809 |
Team Impact Spotlight
| Player Name | Role Tier | MPG | Usage Tier | PPG | RPG | APG | STK (SPG+BPG) | Impact Index* | Notes | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Bird | Offensive Engine / Primary Decision-Maker | 40.6 | Elite | 28.1 | 9.2 | 7.6 | 2.7 | 23.8 | Offensive focal point of the Celtics’ half-court and transition attack; combined high-volume scoring with elite playmaking and rebounding, frequently initiating offense from the forward spot and functioning as the team’s late-game closer. | MVP-3, All-Star, All-NBA First Team |
| Kevin McHale | Two-Way Scoring Anchor | 39.7 | High | 26.1 | 9.9 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 20.7 | Dominant low-post scorer with historically efficient finishing and strong rim protection; operated as the primary interior scoring option while anchoring the defense alongside Parish. | MVP-4, All-Star, All-NBA First Team, All-Defensive First Team |
| Robert Parish | Interior Stabilizer / Rim Protector | 37.4 | Medium | 17.5 | 10.6 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 16.5 | Served as the defensive backbone and interior finisher; provided consistent rebounding, interior scoring, and shot-blocking while allowing McHale and Bird freedom offensively. | All-Star |
| Dennis Johnson | Defensive Playmaking Guard | 37.1 | Medium | 13.4 | 3.3 | 7.5 | 1.6 | 12.9 | Primary perimeter defender and secondary ball-handler; quarterbacked the offense, guarded top opposing guards, and controlled tempo rather than volume scoring. | All-Defensive First Team |
| Danny Ainge | Perimeter Scorer / Secondary Creator | 35.2 | Medium | 14.8 | 3.4 | 5.6 | 1.6 | 12.7 | Floor-spacing guard who provided outside shooting, secondary playmaking, and defensive pressure; key connective piece between stars and bench units. | — |
| Bill Walton | Specialist Center / High-IQ Reserve | 11.2 | Low | 2.8 | 3.1 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 4.0 | Provided elite passing instincts and rim protection in very limited availability; impact exceeded box score when healthy. | — |
| Jerry Sichting | Bench Organizer | 20.1 | Low | 5.7 | 1.2 | 2.4 | 0.5 | 4.9 | Reserve point guard tasked with stabilizing second units; low-usage distributor who prioritized ball security and offensive flow. | — |
| Fred Roberts | Energy Big / Reserve Forward | 14.8 | Low | 5.5 | 2.6 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 4.8 | Bench forward providing physicality, rebounding, and interior defense in limited minutes; situational rotation piece. | — |
| Darren Daye | Developmental Wing | 11.9 | Low | 3.9 | 2.0 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 3.8 | Young wing used primarily for spot minutes; contributed modest rebounding and ball movement without a defined offensive role. | — |
| Scott Wedman | Veteran Spot Shooter | 13.0 | Low | 3.3 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 3.2 | Veteran wing nearing the end of his career; limited role focused on spacing and experience in short stints. | — |
| Sam Vincent | Developmental Guard | 8.1 | Very Low | 3.7 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 3.0 | Young guard receiving limited developmental minutes; showed flashes of scoring but remained a depth option. | — |
| Greg Kite | Depth Rim Protector | 10.1 | Very Low | 1.7 | 2.3 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 2.6 | End-of-rotation center used for physical defense, fouls, and rebounding against larger opposing lineups. | — |
| Conner Henry | End-of-Bench Scorer | 6.4 | Very Low | 2.7 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 2.3 | Used sparingly as a perimeter scoring option; limited defensive and playmaking responsibilities. | — |
| Rick Carlisle | End-of-Bench Shooter | 7.1 | Very Low | 1.9 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 1.8 | Situational reserve guard valued for spacing and system familiarity rather than production. | — |
| David Thirdkill | Emergency Wing Defender | 5.2 | Very Low | 1.5 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1.4 | Fringe rotation wing used briefly for defensive depth; limited offensive involvement. | — |
| Andre Turner | Emergency Guard | 6.0 | Very Low | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 1.2 | Appeared in only a handful of games; minimal role focused on filling minutes when needed. | — |