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1988-89 Boston Celtics
42–40 · #15 in the league · First Round
Season snapshotBOS
Boston Celtics went 42–40 in the regular season, good for the #15 record in the league, and finished as first round.
League rank
#15
Net rating
+1.2
Home floor
Boston Garden
Roster
17 players
Record
42–40
51.2% win rate
League rank
#15
Playoff team
Net rating
+1.2
SRS +1.3
Finish
First Round
Reached the First Round.
The squad
Season roster
| Player | Pos | No. | GP | GS | PPG | RPG | APG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Parish | C | 00 | 80 | 80 | 18.6 | 12.4 | 2.2 |
| Kevin McHale | F-C | 32 | 78 | 74 | 22.5 | 8.2 | 2.2 |
| Dennis Johnson | G | 3 | 72 | 72 | 10.0 | 2.6 | 6.6 |
| Reggie Lewis | G-F | 35 | 81 | 57 | 18.5 | 4.7 | 2.7 |
| Brian Shaw | G | 20 | 82 | 54 | 8.6 | 4.6 | 5.8 |
| Danny Ainge | G | 44 | 45 | 28 | 15.9 | 3.4 | 4.8 |
| Brad Lohaus | F-C | 54 | 48 | 15 | 5.6 | 3.0 | 1.0 |
| Ed Pinckney | F | 54 | 29 | 9 | 10.1 | 5.1 | 1.5 |
| Jim Paxson | G-F | 4 | 57 | 7 | 8.6 | 1.3 | 1.9 |
| Kevin Gamble | F-G | 34 | 44 | 6 | 4.3 | 1.0 | 0.8 |
| Larry Bird | F | 33 | 6 | 6 | 19.3 | 6.2 | 4.8 |
| Joe Kleine | C | 53 | 28 | 2 | 6.1 | 4.9 | 1.1 |
| Ron Grandison | F | 31 | 72 | 0 | 2.5 | 1.3 | 0.6 |
| Mark Acres | F-C | 42 | 62 | 0 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 0.3 |
| Ramón Rivas | F-C | 45 | 28 | 0 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 0.1 |
| Kelvin Upshaw | G | 7 | 23 | 0 | 7.0 | 1.6 | 4.2 |
| Otis Birdsong | G | 12 | 13 | 0 | 2.8 | 1.0 | 0.7 |
Team stats
Season profile
110.8
ORtg
109.6
DRtg
98.1
Pace
+1.3
SRS
+1.2
MOV
54.8%
TS%
49.8%
eFG%
28.5
Avg age
Sideline
Coaching staff
Jimmy Rodgers
head_coach
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First Round
Reached the First Round.
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Boston Garden
14,890 average attendance
Then and now
Boston Celtics
BOS
17 players