DOUNOBALL NBA Archive
1977-78 Boston Celtics
32–50 · #17 in the league · Missed playoffs
Season snapshotBOS
Boston Celtics went 32–50 in the regular season, good for the #17 record in the league, and finished as missed playoffs.
League rank
#17
Net rating
-1.8
Home floor
Boston Garden
Roster
18 players
Record
32–50
39.0% win rate
League rank
#17
Regular season
Net rating
-1.8
SRS -1.9
Finish
Missed playoffs
Did not reach the playoffs.
The squad
Season roster
| Player | Pos | No. | GP | GS | PPG | RPG | APG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cedric Maxwell | F | — | 72 | 23 | 7.3 | 5.3 | 0.9 |
| John Havlicek | F-G | 17 | 82 | — | 16.1 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| Sidney Wicks | F-C | 12 | 81 | — | 13.4 | 8.3 | 2.1 |
| Dave Bing | G | — | 80 | — | 13.6 | 2.6 | 3.8 |
| Dave Cowens | C-F | 18 | 77 | — | 18.6 | 14.0 | 4.6 |
| Tom Boswell | F-C | 31 | 65 | — | 7.1 | 4.4 | 1.1 |
| Kevin Stacom | G | 27 | 55 | — | 8.5 | 1.9 | 2.0 |
| Curtis Rowe | F | 41 | 51 | — | 6.1 | 4.0 | 0.9 |
| Jo Jo White | G | 10 | 46 | — | 14.8 | 3.9 | 4.5 |
| Don Chaney | G | — | 42 | — | 5.1 | 2.5 | 1.2 |
| Kermit Washington | F-C | 26 | 32 | — | 11.8 | 10.5 | 1.3 |
| Charlie Scott | G-F | 11 | 31 | — | 16.3 | 3.3 | 4.6 |
| Ernie DiGregorio | G | — | 27 | — | 3.9 | 1.0 | 2.4 |
| Fred Saunders | F | 20 | 26 | — | 2.8 | 1.4 | 0.4 |
| Bob Bigelow | F-G | — | 4 | — | 1.5 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| Steve Kuberski | F-C | 33 | 3 | — | 0.7 | 2.0 | 0.0 |
| Zaid Abdul-Aziz | C-F | — | 2 | — | 4.0 | 7.5 | 1.5 |
| Jim Ard | F-C | 34 | 1 | — | 1.0 | 4.0 | 1.0 |
Team stats
Season profile
99.1
ORtg
100.9
DRtg
105.9
Pace
-1.9
SRS
-1.9
MOV
50.5%
TS%
45.8%
eFG%
29.7
Avg age
Sideline
Coaching staff
Tommy Heinsohn
head_coach
Tom Sanders
head_coach
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Missed playoffs
Did not reach the playoffs.
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Boston Garden
12,116 average attendance
Then and now
Boston Celtics
BOS
18 players