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The 1987–88 Boston Celtics were led by a balanced veteran lineup, with Larry Bird serving as the team’s primary offensive catalyst through his scoring, playmaking, rebounding, and perimeter shooting. Kevin McHale provided efficient inside scoring, Robert Parish anchored the frontcourt with strong rebounding and interior defense, and Dennis Johnson directed the offense while contributing defensively. Boston’s statistics reflected an efficient, well-rounded team built on balanced scoring, disciplined ball movement, reliable rebounding, and experienced two-way play.
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 |
HeatingUp Impact Index: 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. | — |