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Here is the Boston Celtics 1987–88 Roster and Regular Season Player Statistics.
Boston Celtics 1987–88 Roster
| No. | Player | Pos | Height | Weight | Age | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | Larry Bird | SF | 6’9″ | 220 lb | 31 | Indiana State |
| 32 | Kevin McHale | PF | 6’10” | 210 lb | 30 | Minnesota |
| 00 | Robert Parish | C | 7’0″ | 230 lb | 34 | Centenary |
| 3 | Dennis Johnson | PG | 6’4″ | 185 lb | 33 | Pepperdine |
| 44 | Danny Ainge | SG | 6’5″ | 195 lb | 28 | BYU |
| 24 | Jim Paxson | SG | 6’6″ | 200 lb | 30 | Dayton |
| 42 | Mark Acres | C | 6’11” | 220 lb | 25 | Oral Roberts |
| 52 | Artis Gilmore | C | 7’2″ | 240 lb | 38 | Jacksonville |
| 20 | Darren Daye | SF | 6’8″ | 220 lb | 27 | UCLA |
| 34 | Fred Roberts | SF | 6’10” | 215 lb | 27 | BYU |
| 35 | Reggie Lewis | SG | 6’7″ | 195 lb | 22 | Northeastern |
| 45 | Brad Lohaus | PF | 6’11” | 235 lb | 23 | Iowa |
| 12 | Jerry Sichting | PG | 6’1″ | 175 lb | 31 | Purdue |
| 10 | Dirk Minniefield | PG | 6’3″ | 180 lb | 27 | Kentucky |
| 9 | Conner Henry | SG | 6’7″ | 195 lb | 24 | UC Santa Barbara |
| 50 | Greg Kite | C | 6’11” | 250 lb | 26 | BYU |
| HC | K.C. Jones | — | — | — | — | San Francisco |
Regular Season Per Game
| PLR | POS | AGE | GP | GS | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TPG | FGA | FGM | FG% | 3PA | 3PM | 3P% | FTA | FTM | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Bird | SF | 31 | 76 | 75 | 39.0 | 29.9 | 9.3 | 6.1 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 2.8 | 22.0 | 11.6 | .527 | 3.1 | 1.3 | .414 | 6.0 | 5.5 | .916 |
| Kevin McHale | PF | 30 | 64 | 63 | 37.3 | 22.6 | 8.4 | 2.7 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 2.2 | 14.2 | 8.6 | .604 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 6.8 | 5.4 | .797 |
| Danny Ainge | SG | 28 | 81 | 81 | 37.3 | 15.7 | 3.1 | 6.2 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 1.9 | 12.1 | 6.0 | .491 | 4.4 | 1.8 | .415 | 2.2 | 2.0 | .878 |
| Robert Parish | C | 34 | 74 | 73 | 31.2 | 14.3 | 8.5 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 2.1 | 10.1 | 6.0 | .589 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 3.3 | 2.4 | .734 |
| Dennis Johnson | PG | 33 | 77 | 74 | 34.7 | 12.6 | 3.1 | 7.8 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 2.5 | 10.4 | 4.6 | .438 | 0.6 | 0.2 | .261 | 3.9 | 3.3 | .856 |
| Jim Paxson | SG | 30 | 28 | 2 | 19.2 | 8.7 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 6.8 | 3.4 | .492 | 0.5 | 0.1 | .154 | 2.2 | 1.9 | .885 |
| Fred Roberts | PF | 27 | 74 | 14 | 13.9 | 6.1 | 2.2 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 4.5 | 2.2 | .488 | 0.1 | 0.0 | .000 | 2.2 | 1.7 | .776 |
| Darren Daye | SF | 27 | 47 | 8 | 13.9 | 6.0 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 4.6 | 2.4 | .516 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 1.9 | 1.3 | .678 |
| Reggie Lewis | SG | 22 | 49 | 0 | 8.3 | 4.5 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 3.9 | 1.8 | .466 | 0.1 | 0.0 | .000 | 1.2 | 0.8 | .702 |
| Brad Lohaus | PF | 23 | 70 | 4 | 10.3 | 4.2 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 3.5 | 1.7 | .496 | 0.2 | 0.0 | .231 | 0.9 | 0.7 | .806 |
| Jerry Sichting | PG | 31 | 24 | 1 | 15.4 | 4.1 | 0.9 | 2.5 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 3.4 | 1.8 | .537 | 0.3 | 0.1 | .250 | 0.5 | 0.3 | .667 |
| Mark Acres | C | 25 | 79 | 5 | 14.6 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 2.6 | 1.4 | .532 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1.4 | 0.9 | .640 |
| Artis Gilmore | C | 38 | 47 | 4 | 11.1 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 2.1 | 1.2 | .574 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1.9 | 1.0 | .527 |
| Conner Henry | SG | 24 | 10 | 0 | 8.1 | 3.4 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 2.8 | 1.1 | .393 | 0.8 | 0.3 | .375 | 1.0 | 0.9 | .900 |
| Dirk Minniefield | PG | 27 | 61 | 6 | 14.2 | 3.2 | 1.2 | 3.1 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 2.8 | 1.4 | .480 | 0.2 | 0.0 | .273 | 0.5 | 0.4 | .844 |
| Greg Kite | C | 26 | 13 | 0 | 6.6 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 1.8 | 0.7 | .391 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0.5 | 0.1 | .167 |
| Totals | 82 | 82 | 241.2 | 113.6 | 41.1 | 29.9 | 7.6 | 5.1 | 15.9 | 84.2 | 43.9 | .521 | 8.6 | 3.3 | .384 | 28.0 | 22.5 | .803 |
Playoff Per Game
| PLR | POS | AGE | GP | GS | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TPG | FGA | FGM | FG% | 3PA | 3PM | 3P% | FTA | FTM | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin McHale | PF | 30 | 17 | 17 | 42.1 | 25.4 | 8.0 | 2.4 | 0.4 | 1.8 | 2.3 | 15.4 | 9.3 | .603 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1.000 | 8.1 | 6.8 | .839 |
| Larry Bird | SF | 31 | 17 | 17 | 44.9 | 24.5 | 8.8 | 6.8 | 2.1 | 0.8 | 2.9 | 19.9 | 8.9 | .450 | 1.9 | 0.7 | .375 | 6.6 | 5.9 | .894 |
| Dennis Johnson | PG | 33 | 17 | 17 | 41.3 | 15.9 | 4.5 | 8.2 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 2.6 | 12.4 | 5.4 | .433 | 0.9 | 0.4 | .375 | 6.1 | 4.8 | .796 |
| Robert Parish | C | 34 | 17 | 17 | 36.8 | 14.7 | 9.9 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 2.2 | 11.1 | 5.9 | .532 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 3.6 | 2.9 | .820 |
| Danny Ainge | SG | 28 | 17 | 17 | 39.4 | 11.6 | 3.1 | 6.4 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 2.4 | 10.8 | 4.2 | .386 | 3.4 | 1.1 | .328 | 2.5 | 2.2 | .881 |
| Jim Paxson | SG | 30 | 15 | 0 | 12.5 | 3.3 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 3.9 | 1.1 | .288 | 0.1 | 0.0 | .000 | 1.3 | 1.1 | .800 |
| Reggie Lewis | SG | 22 | 12 | 0 | 5.8 | 2.4 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 2.8 | 1.1 | .382 | 0.1 | 0.0 | .000 | 0.4 | 0.3 | .600 |
| Mark Acres | C | 25 | 17 | 0 | 9.3 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 1.5 | 0.8 | .538 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1.1 | 0.5 | .500 |
| Fred Roberts | PF | 27 | 15 | 0 | 6.7 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 0.7 | .524 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0.7 | 0.5 | .636 |
| Brad Lohaus | PF | 23 | 9 | 0 | 2.9 | 1.8 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1.2 | 0.9 | .727 | 0.2 | 0.0 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — |
| Dirk Minniefield | PG | 27 | 11 | 0 | 4.5 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 0.5 | .429 | 0.4 | 0.2 | .500 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1.000 |
| Artis Gilmore | C | 38 | 14 | 0 | 6.1 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.3 | .500 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1.0 | 0.5 | .500 |
| Totals | 17 | 17 | 244.4 | 103.5 | 40.4 | 26.8 | 6.0 | 4.8 | 14.9 | 79.7 | 37.9 | .476 | 6.8 | 2.4 | .345 | 30.9 | 25.2 | .816 |
Regular Season Per 36 Minutes
| PLR | POS | AGE | GP | GS | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TPG | FGA | FGM | FG% | 3PA | 3PM | 3P% | FTA | FTM | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Bird | SF | 31 | 76 | 75 | 39.0 | 27.6 | 8.5 | 5.7 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 2.6 | 20.3 | 10.7 | .527 | 2.9 | 1.2 | .414 | 5.5 | 5.0 | .916 |
| Kevin McHale | PF | 30 | 64 | 63 | 37.3 | 21.8 | 8.1 | 2.6 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 2.1 | 13.7 | 8.3 | .604 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 6.5 | 5.2 | .797 |
| Reggie Lewis | SG | 22 | 49 | 0 | 8.3 | 19.6 | 5.6 | 2.3 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 2.7 | 17.2 | 8.0 | .466 | 0.4 | 0.0 | .000 | 5.1 | 3.6 | .702 |
| Robert Parish | C | 34 | 74 | 73 | 31.2 | 16.5 | 9.8 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 2.4 | 11.7 | 6.9 | .589 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 3.8 | 2.8 | .734 |
| Jim Paxson | SG | 30 | 28 | 2 | 19.2 | 16.3 | 1.8 | 3.3 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 1.9 | 12.8 | 6.3 | .492 | 0.9 | 0.1 | .154 | 4.1 | 3.6 | .885 |
| Fred Roberts | PF | 27 | 74 | 14 | 13.9 | 15.7 | 5.7 | 2.8 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 2.4 | 11.5 | 5.6 | .488 | 0.2 | 0.0 | .000 | 5.8 | 4.5 | .776 |
| Darren Daye | SF | 27 | 47 | 8 | 13.9 | 15.6 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 2.4 | 11.9 | 6.2 | .516 | 0.1 | 0.0 | .000 | 4.8 | 3.2 | .678 |
| Danny Ainge | SG | 28 | 81 | 81 | 37.3 | 15.1 | 3.0 | 6.0 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 1.8 | 11.7 | 5.7 | .491 | 4.3 | 1.8 | .415 | 2.1 | 1.9 | .878 |
| Conner Henry | SG | 24 | 10 | 0 | 8.1 | 15.1 | 4.4 | 5.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 4.0 | 12.4 | 4.9 | .393 | 3.6 | 1.3 | .375 | 4.4 | 4.0 | .900 |
| Brad Lohaus | PF | 23 | 70 | 4 | 10.3 | 14.9 | 6.9 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 2.1 | 3.0 | 12.3 | 6.1 | .496 | 0.7 | 0.2 | .231 | 3.1 | 2.5 | .806 |
| Dennis Johnson | PG | 33 | 77 | 74 | 34.7 | 13.1 | 3.2 | 8.1 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 2.6 | 10.8 | 4.7 | .438 | 0.6 | 0.2 | .261 | 4.0 | 3.4 | .856 |
| Artis Gilmore | C | 38 | 47 | 4 | 11.1 | 11.3 | 10.2 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 2.7 | 7.0 | 4.0 | .574 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 6.3 | 3.3 | .527 |
| Jerry Sichting | PG | 31 | 24 | 1 | 15.4 | 9.5 | 2.0 | 5.8 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 1.4 | 8.0 | 4.3 | .537 | 0.8 | 0.2 | .250 | 1.2 | 0.8 | .667 |
| Mark Acres | C | 25 | 79 | 5 | 14.6 | 9.0 | 8.4 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 6.3 | 3.4 | .532 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 3.5 | 2.2 | .640 |
| Dirk Minniefield | PG | 27 | 61 | 6 | 14.2 | 8.1 | 3.1 | 7.9 | 1.8 | 0.1 | 3.2 | 7.2 | 3.4 | .480 | 0.5 | 0.1 | .273 | 1.3 | 1.1 | .844 |
| Greg Kite | C | 26 | 13 | 0 | 6.6 | 8.0 | 10.0 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 9.6 | 3.8 | .391 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2.5 | 0.4 | .167 |
| TEAM TOTALS |
Playoff Per 36 Minutes
| PLR | POS | AGE | GP | GS | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TPG | FGA | FGM | FG% | 3PA | 3PM | 3P% | FTA | FTM | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brad Lohaus | PF | 23 | 9 | 0 | 2.9 | 22.2 | 5.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 15.2 | 11.1 | .727 | 2.8 | 0.0 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — |
| Kevin McHale | PF | 30 | 17 | 17 | 42.1 | 21.7 | 6.8 | 2.0 | 0.4 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 13.2 | 7.9 | .603 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1.000 | 6.9 | 5.8 | .839 |
| Larry Bird | SF | 31 | 17 | 17 | 44.9 | 19.7 | 7.1 | 5.4 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 2.3 | 15.9 | 7.2 | .450 | 1.5 | 0.6 | .375 | 5.3 | 4.8 | .894 |
| Reggie Lewis | SG | 22 | 12 | 0 | 5.8 | 14.9 | 8.2 | 2.1 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 17.5 | 6.7 | .382 | 0.5 | 0.0 | .000 | 2.6 | 1.5 | .600 |
| Robert Parish | C | 34 | 17 | 17 | 36.8 | 14.4 | 9.7 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 2.2 | 10.8 | 5.8 | .532 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 3.5 | 2.9 | .820 |
| Dennis Johnson | PG | 33 | 17 | 17 | 41.3 | 13.8 | 3.9 | 7.1 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 2.3 | 10.8 | 4.7 | .433 | 0.8 | 0.3 | .375 | 5.3 | 4.2 | .796 |
| Dirk Minniefield | PG | 27 | 11 | 0 | 4.5 | 11.5 | 1.4 | 7.9 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 7.2 | 10.1 | 4.3 | .429 | 2.9 | 1.4 | .500 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.000 |
| Danny Ainge | SG | 28 | 17 | 17 | 39.4 | 10.6 | 2.8 | 5.9 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 2.2 | 9.9 | 3.8 | .386 | 3.1 | 1.0 | .328 | 2.3 | 2.0 | .881 |
| Fred Roberts | PF | 27 | 15 | 0 | 6.7 | 10.4 | 5.8 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 2.2 | 7.6 | 4.0 | .524 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 4.0 | 2.5 | .636 |
| Jim Paxson | SG | 30 | 15 | 0 | 12.5 | 9.6 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 2.3 | 11.3 | 3.3 | .288 | 0.4 | 0.0 | .000 | 3.8 | 3.1 | .800 |
| Mark Acres | C | 25 | 17 | 0 | 9.3 | 8.4 | 8.2 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1.4 | 5.9 | 3.2 | .538 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 4.1 | 2.1 | .500 |
| Artis Gilmore | C | 38 | 14 | 0 | 6.1 | 6.3 | 8.4 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 3.3 | 1.7 | .500 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 5.9 | 2.9 | .500 |
| TEAM 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 | 31 | 76 | 75 | 2965 | 2275 | 703 | 467 | 125 | 57 | 213 | 1672 | 881 | .527 | 237 | 98 | .414 | 453 | 415 | .916 | |
| Kevin McHale | 30 | 64 | 63 | 2390 | 1446 | 536 | 171 | 27 | 92 | 141 | 911 | 550 | .604 | 0 | 0 | — | 434 | 346 | .797 | |
| Danny Ainge | 28 | 81 | 81 | 3018 | 1270 | 249 | 503 | 115 | 17 | 153 | 982 | 482 | .491 | 357 | 148 | .415 | 180 | 158 | .878 | |
| Robert Parish | 34 | 74 | 73 | 2312 | 1061 | 628 | 115 | 55 | 84 | 154 | 750 | 442 | .589 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 241 | 177 | .734 | |
| Dennis Johnson | 33 | 77 | 74 | 2670 | 971 | 240 | 598 | 93 | 29 | 195 | 803 | 352 | .438 | 46 | 12 | .261 | 298 | 255 | .856 | |
| Fred Roberts | 27 | 74 | 14 | 1032 | 450 | 162 | 81 | 16 | 15 | 68 | 330 | 161 | .488 | 6 | 0 | .000 | 165 | 128 | .776 | |
| Brad Lohaus | 23 | 70 | 4 | 718 | 297 | 138 | 49 | 20 | 41 | 59 | 246 | 122 | .496 | 13 | 3 | .231 | 62 | 50 | .806 | |
| Mark Acres | 25 | 79 | 5 | 1151 | 287 | 270 | 42 | 29 | 27 | 54 | 203 | 108 | .532 | 0 | 0 | — | 111 | 71 | .640 | |
| Darren Daye | 27 | 47 | 8 | 655 | 283 | 76 | 71 | 29 | 4 | 44 | 217 | 112 | .516 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 87 | 59 | .678 | |
| Jim Paxson | 30 | 28 | 2 | 538 | 244 | 27 | 49 | 23 | 4 | 28 | 191 | 94 | .492 | 13 | 2 | .154 | 61 | 54 | .885 | |
| Reggie Lewis | 22 | 49 | 0 | 405 | 220 | 63 | 26 | 16 | 15 | 30 | 193 | 90 | .466 | 4 | 0 | .000 | 57 | 40 | .702 | |
| Dirk Minniefield | 27 | 61 | 6 | 868 | 196 | 75 | 190 | 44 | 3 | 77 | 173 | 83 | .480 | 11 | 3 | .273 | 32 | 27 | .844 | |
| Artis Gilmore | 38 | 47 | 4 | 521 | 164 | 148 | 12 | 10 | 18 | 39 | 101 | 58 | .574 | 0 | 0 | — | 91 | 48 | .527 | |
| Jerry Sichting | 31 | 24 | 1 | 370 | 98 | 21 | 60 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 82 | 44 | .537 | 8 | 2 | .250 | 12 | 8 | .667 | |
| Conner Henry | 24 | 10 | 0 | 81 | 34 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 28 | 11 | .393 | 8 | 3 | .375 | 10 | 9 | .900 | |
| Greg Kite | 26 | 13 | 0 | 86 | 19 | 24 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 23 | 9 | .391 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 1 | .167 | |
| Totals | 82 | 82 | 19780 | 9315 | 3370 | 2448 | 620 | 415 | 1287 | 6905 | 3599 | .521 | 705 | 271 | .384 | 2300 | 1846 | .803 |
Playoff Totals
| PLR | POS | AGE | GP | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FGA | FGM | FG% | 3PA | 3PM | 3P% | FTA | FTM | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin McHale | 30 | 17 | 17 | 716 | 432 | 136 | 40 | 7 | 30 | 39 | 262 | 158 | .603 | 1 | 1 | 1.000 | 137 | 115 | .839 | |
| Larry Bird | 31 | 17 | 17 | 763 | 417 | 150 | 115 | 36 | 14 | 49 | 338 | 152 | .450 | 32 | 12 | .375 | 113 | 101 | .894 | |
| Dennis Johnson | 33 | 17 | 17 | 702 | 270 | 77 | 139 | 24 | 8 | 45 | 210 | 91 | .433 | 16 | 6 | .375 | 103 | 82 | .796 | |
| Robert Parish | 34 | 17 | 17 | 626 | 250 | 168 | 21 | 11 | 19 | 38 | 188 | 100 | .532 | 0 | 0 | — | 61 | 50 | .820 | |
| Danny Ainge | 28 | 17 | 17 | 670 | 198 | 53 | 109 | 9 | 1 | 41 | 184 | 71 | .386 | 58 | 19 | .328 | 42 | 37 | .881 | |
| Jim Paxson | 30 | 15 | 0 | 188 | 50 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 59 | 17 | .288 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 20 | 16 | .800 | |
| Mark Acres | 25 | 17 | 0 | 158 | 37 | 36 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 26 | 14 | .538 | 0 | 0 | — | 18 | 9 | .500 | |
| Fred Roberts | 27 | 15 | 0 | 100 | 29 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 21 | 11 | .524 | 0 | 0 | — | 11 | 7 | .636 | |
| Reggie Lewis | 22 | 12 | 0 | 70 | 29 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 13 | .382 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 5 | 3 | .600 | |
| Dirk Minniefield | 27 | 11 | 0 | 50 | 16 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 14 | 6 | .429 | 4 | 2 | .500 | 2 | 2 | 1.000 | |
| Brad Lohaus | 23 | 9 | 0 | 26 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 8 | .727 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Artis Gilmore | 38 | 14 | 0 | 86 | 15 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4 | .500 | 0 | 0 | — | 14 | 7 | .500 | |
| Totals | 17 | 17 | 4155 | 1759 | 687 | 456 | 102 | 82 | 251 | 1355 | 645 | .476 | 116 | 40 | .345 | 526 | 429 | .816 |
Team Impact Spotlight
| Player Name | Role Tier | MPG | Usage Tier | PPG | RPG | APG | STK (SPG+BPG) | Impact Index* | Notes (with source) | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Bird | Alpha All-Around Leader | 39.0 | High | 29.9 | 9.3 | 6.1 | 2.4 | 23.9 | Team’s focal point in scoring, playmaking, and high-efficiency shot creation; league MVP runner-up; led Celtics to a 59-23 record and Finals appearance with All-NBA First credentials and elite all-around production. | MVP-2, AS, NBA1 |
| Kevin McHale | Primary Scoring Big / Interior Force | 37.3 | High | 22.6 | 8.4 | 2.7 | 1.8 | 18.8 | Efficient post scorer and interior rebounder; shot league-leading FG% and anchored frontline scoring and defense in Bird’s absence; All-NBA and All-Defensive First distinctions. | AS, DEF1 |
| Danny Ainge | Lead Secondary Initiator | 37.3 | Mid-High | 15.7 | 3.1 | 6.2 | 1.6 | 13.3 | Served as key secondary playmaker and spacing creator with notable three-point shooting and assist generation; All-Star contributor. | AS |
| Dennis Johnson | Primary Facilitator / Defensive Spark | 34.7 | Mid | 12.6 | 3.1 | 7.8 | 1.6 | 12.6 | Veteran floor general controlling pace and defense; led backcourt ball-handling and perimeter defensive activity. | — |
| Robert Parish | Anchoring Interior Stabilizer | 31.2 | Mid | 14.3 | 8.5 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 12.8 | Provided consistent paint scoring, rebounding, and interior rim protection; veteran big anchoring the frontcourt. | — |
| Jim Paxson | Bench Scoring Support | 19.2 | Low-Mid | 8.7 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 6.2 | Off-bench contributor after midseason trade; added shooting and offensive spacing in reserve role. | — |
| Fred Roberts | Reserve Role Forward | 13.9 | Low | 6.1 | 2.2 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 5.4 | Spot minutes as backup forward; provided scoring and defensive spacing. | — |
| Mark Acres | Interior Depth & Rebound Role | 14.6 | Low | 3.6 | 3.4 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 4.1 | Provided supplementary minutes in the frontcourt with rebounding and defensive support. | — |
| Artis Gilmore | Veteran Reserve Big | 11.1 | Low | 3.5 | 3.1 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 3.7 | Aging big man delivering interior minutes and veteran presence off bench. | — |
| Darren Daye | Reserve Wing Contributor | 13.9 | Low | 6.0 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 4.9 | Bench wing offering scoring bursts and perimeter defense in limited role. | — |
| Jerry Sichting | Backup PG Facilitator | 15.4 | Low | 4.1 | 0.9 | 2.5 | 0.6 | 4.0 | Provided relief ball-handling and facilitation in limited guard minutes. | — |
| Dirk Minniefield | Secondary Guard Support | 14.2 | Low | 3.2 | 1.2 | 3.1 | 0.7 | 4.1 | Spot contributions at the point off bench; mixed scoring and playmaking. | — |
| Brad Lohaus | Stretch Forward Depth | 10.3 | Low | 4.2 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 3.9 | Added floor spacing and occasional frontcourt scoring in reserve duty. | — |
| Reggie Lewis | Young Guard Development | 8.3 | Low | 4.5 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 3.5 | Early career rotation guard with limited offensive role and growth opportunity. | — |
| Conner Henry | Depth Wing Rotation | 8.1 | Low | 3.4 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 3.0 | Brief appearances off bench focusing on role scoring and perimeter defense. | — |
| Greg Kite | Reserve Interior Role | 6.6 | Low | 1.5 | 1.8 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 2.0 | Minimal rotation minutes with focus on interior defense and rebounding. | — |