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1998-99 Boston Celtics
19–31 · #22 in the league · Missed playoffs
Season snapshotBOS
Boston Celtics went 19–31 in the regular season, good for the #22 record in the league, and finished as missed playoffs.
League rank
#22
Net rating
-2.0
Home floor
FleetCenter
Roster
16 players
Record
19–31
38.0% win rate
League rank
#22
Regular season
Net rating
-2.0
SRS -1.8
Finish
Missed playoffs
Did not reach the playoffs.
The squad
Season roster
| Player | Pos | No. | GP | GS | PPG | RPG | APG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Pierce | F-G | 34 | 48 | 47 | 16.5 | 6.4 | 2.4 |
| Antoine Walker | F | 8 | 42 | 41 | 18.7 | 8.5 | 3.1 |
| Ron Mercer | G-F | 5 | 41 | 40 | 17.0 | 3.8 | 2.5 |
| Kenny Anderson | G | 7 | 34 | 33 | 12.1 | 3.0 | 5.7 |
| Vitaly Potapenko | C | 52 | 33 | 32 | 10.8 | 7.2 | 1.8 |
| Dana Barros | G | 11 | 50 | 16 | 9.3 | 2.1 | 4.2 |
| Tony Battie | C-F | 40 | 50 | 15 | 6.7 | 6.0 | 1.1 |
| Eric Riley | C | 44 | 35 | 11 | 2.2 | 2.8 | 0.4 |
| Greg Minor | G-F | 9 | 44 | 7 | 4.9 | 2.7 | 1.1 |
| Walter McCarty | F | 0 | 32 | 4 | 5.7 | 3.6 | 1.3 |
| Popeye Jones | F | 4 | 18 | 2 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 0.8 |
| Bruce Bowen | F | 12 | 30 | 1 | 2.3 | 1.7 | 0.9 |
| Andrew DeClercq | F-C | 45 | 14 | 1 | 5.4 | 4.5 | 0.7 |
| Marlon Garnett | G | 20 | 24 | 0 | 2.1 | 0.9 | 0.8 |
| Dwayne Schintzius | C | 55 | 16 | 0 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 0.5 |
| Damon Jones | G | 13 | 13 | 0 | 5.8 | 2.4 | 2.2 |
Team stats
Season profile
100.4
ORtg
102.4
DRtg
91.5
Pace
-1.8
SRS
-1.9
MOV
50.1%
TS%
46.9%
eFG%
24.3
Avg age
Sideline
Coaching staff
Rick Pitino
head_coach
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Did not reach the playoffs.
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17,624 average attendance
Then and now
Boston Celtics
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16 players