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1987–88 Boston Celtics season

NBA basketball team season

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The 1987–88 Boston Celtics season was the 42nd season for the Boston Celtics in the National Basketball Association. The Celtics had the 22nd overall pick in the 1987 NBA draft, and selected shooting guard Reggie Lewis out of Northeastern University.

Coming from an NBA Finals defeat to their rivals, the Los Angeles Lakers in six games, the Celtics won their first six games of the regular season, then later on posted a 7-game winning streak in January, and held a 32–13 record at the All-Star break. At mid-season, the team traded Jerry Sichting to the Portland Trail Blazers in exchange for Jim Paxson. The Celtics posted an 8-game winning streak between March and April, but then lost four of their final six games of the season afterwards, winning the Atlantic Division title with a 57–25 record, and earning the first seed in the Eastern Conference.

Larry Bird averaged 29.9 points, 9.3 rebounds, 6.1 assists and 1.6 steals per game, contributed 98 three-point field goals, and was named to the All-NBA First Team, while Kevin McHale averaged 22.6 points, 8.4 rebounds and 1.4 blocks per game, led the league with .604 in field-goal percentage, and was named to the NBA All-Defensive First Team, and Danny Ainge provided the team with 15.7 points, 6.2 assists and 1.4 steals per game, and also led them with 148 three-point field goals. In addition, Robert Parish provided with 14.3 points and 8.5 rebounds per game, while Dennis Johnson contributed 12.6 points and 7.8 assists per game. Off the bench, Paxson contributed 8.7 points per game in 28 games with the Celtics after the trade, while Fred Roberts provided with 6.1 points per game, and Mark Acres averaged 3.6 points and 3.4 rebounds per game.

During the NBA All-Star weekend at the Chicago Stadium in Chicago, Illinois, Bird, McHale and Ainge were all selected for the 1988 NBA All-Star Game, as members of the Eastern Conference All-Star team; it was Ainge's first and only All-Star appearance. In addition, Bird and Ainge both participated in the NBA Three-Point Shootout, in which Bird won for the third consecutive year. Bird also finished in second place in Most Valuable Player voting, behind Michael Jordan of the Chicago Bulls, while head coach K.C. Jones finished tied in sixth place in Coach of the Year voting.

In the Eastern Conference First Round of the 1988 NBA playoffs, the Celtics defeated the New York Knicks in four games. In the Eastern Conference Semi-finals, the team trailed 3–2 to Dominique Wilkins and the Atlanta Hawks, but won the final two games, thus winning the series in seven games. The Celtics advanced to the Eastern Conference Finals for the fifth consecutive year, becoming the first team to do so since the 1968–69 Boston Celtics (which reached the previous thirteen). However, they would lose to Isiah Thomas, and the 2nd-seeded Detroit Pistons in six games; this was the first time since the 1982–83 season that the Celtics failed to reach the NBA Finals. The Pistons would reach the Finals for the first time, but would lose in seven games to the defending NBA champion Los Angeles Lakers.

Following the season, Jones resigned as head coach, and Roberts was left unprotected in the 1988 NBA expansion draft, where he was selected by the Miami Heat expansion team, who then traded him to the Milwaukee Bucks.

Draft picks

Main article: 1987 NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	22	Reggie Lewis	SF	United States	Northeastern
2	45	Brad Lohaus	C/PF	United States	Iowa
4	70	Tom Sheehey		United States	Virginia
4	91	Darryl Kennedy		United States	Oklahoma
5	114	David Butler		United States	California
6	137	Tim Naegeli		United States	Wisconsin–Stevens Point
7	160	Jerry Corcoran		United States	Northeastern

Roster

K. C. Jones
Ed Badger
Chris Ford
Jimmy Rodgers

Roster notes

Center Bill Walton was on the injured reserve list due to a right foot injury, and missed the entire regular season.

Regular season

Season standings

Game log

Regular season

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 1 | November 6, 1987 8:00p.m. EST | Milwaukee | W 125–108 | Bird (28) | Bird (15) | Bird, Johnson (8) | Boston Garden 14,890 | 1–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 2 | November 7, 1987 7:30p.m. EST | @ Washington | W 140–139 (2 OT) | Bird (47) | Parish (13) | Johnson (17) | Capital Centre 19,643 | 2–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 3 || November 9, 1987 || @ New York | W 96–87 | | | | Madison Square Garden | 3–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 4 || November 11, 1987 || Indiana | W 120–106 | | | | Boston Garden | 4–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 5 | November 13, 1987 7:30p.m. EST | Cleveland | W 128–114 | Bird (34) | Parish (16) | Johnson (13) | Boston Garden 14,890 | 5–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 6 || November 15, 1987 || @ Indiana | W 103–98 | | | | Market Square Arena | 6–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 7 | November 17, 1987 8:00p.m. EST | @ Cleveland | L 88–109 | Johnson (16) | Acres (8) | Bird (4) | Richfield Coliseum 14,621 | 6–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 8 || November 18, 1987 || New York | W 111–109 (2OT) | | | | Boston Garden | 7–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 9 || November 20, 1987 || @ Philadelphia | L 85–116 | | | | The Spectrum | 7–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 10 || November 21, 1987 || @ New Jersey | W 107–97 | | | | Brendan Byrne Arena | 8–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 11 | November 23, 1987 7:30p.m. EST | Chicago (at Hartford, Connecticut) | L 102–107 | Johnson (23) | Lohaus, Parish (9) | Johnson (7) | Hartford Civic Center 15,134 | 8–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 12 | November 25, 1987 7:30p.m. EST | Atlanta | W 117–102 | Daye (26) | Parish (13) | Ainge (10) | Boston Garden 14,890 | 9–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 13 | November 27, 1987 7:30p.m. EST | Seattle | W 117–112 | Daye (27) | Bird (10) | Bird (9) | Boston Garden 14,890 | 10–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 14 | November 28, 1987 9:00p.m. EST | @ Milwaukee | L 97–112 | Bird (28) | Parish (13) | Johnson (9) | MECCA Arena 11,052 | 10–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 15 | December 1, 1987 7:30p.m. EST | @ Atlanta | L 106–120 | McHale (22) | Bird, Lohaus (8) | Johnson (8) | The Omni 16,451 | 10–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 16 || December 2, 1987 || New Jersey | W 130–99 | | | | Boston Garden | 11–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 17 | December 4, 1987 7:30p.m. EST | @ Detroit | L 105–128 | Bird (27) | Parish (11) | Johnson (6) | Pontiac Silverdome 34,523 | 11–6 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 18 | December 9, 1987 7:30p.m. EST | Denver | L 119–124 | Bird (40) | Parish (14) | Johnson (15) | Boston Garden 14,890 | 11–7 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 19 | 8:00p.m. EST | L.A. Lakers | L 114–115 | Bird (35) | Bird, Parish (9) | Bird (8) | Boston Garden 14,890 | 11–8 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 20 | December 15, 1987 7:30p.m. EST | @ Washington | W 122–102 | Bird (27) | McHale (8) | Johnson (8) | Capital Centre 15,890 | 12–8 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 21 | December 16, 1987 7:30p.m. EST | Utah | W 121–111 | Bird (38) | Parish (14) | Johnson (11) | Boston Garden 14,890 | 13–8 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 22 || December 20, 1987 || Philadelphia | W 124–87 | | | | Boston Garden | 14–8 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 23 || December 22, 1987 || @ Philadelphia | W 118–115 | | | | The Spectrum | 15–8 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 24 || December 26, 1987 || @ L.A. Clippers | W 106–97 | | | | Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena | 16–8 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 25 || December 27, 1987 || @ Sacramento | W 114–102 | | | | ARCO Arena | 17–8 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 26 | December 30, 1987 10:30p.m. EST | @ Seattle | L 105–111 | Bird (36) | Bird (15) | Bird (8) | Seattle Center Coliseum 14,850 | 17–9 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 27 || January 2, 1988 || @ Golden State | W 115–110 | | | | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena | 18–9 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 28 | January 4, 1988 9:30p.m. EST | @ Utah | W 107–99 | Bird (28) | Parish (10) | Johnson (12) | Salt Palace 12,212 | 19–9 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 29 || January 6, 1988 || New York | W 117–108 | | | | Boston Garden | 20–9 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 30 | January 8, 1988 7:30p.m. EST | Washington | W 125–109 | Bird (35) | Bird (11) | Johnson (10) | Boston Garden 14,890 | 21–9 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 31 || January 9, 1988 || @ New York | L 98–106 | | | | Madison Square Garden | 21–10 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 32 | January 12, 1988 8:00p.m. EST | @ Chicago | W 104–97 | Bird (38) | Parish (16) | Ainge, Minniefield (9) | Chicago Stadium 18,676 | 22–10 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 33 | January 13, 1988 7:30p.m. EST | Detroit | W 143–105 | McHale (31) | Bird, McHale (7) | Bird (13) | Boston Garden 14,890 | 23–10 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 34 || January 15, 1988 || Sacramento | W 122–86 | | | | Boston Garden | 24–10 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 35 || January 16, 1988 || @ New Jersey | W 103–96 | | | | Brendan Byrne Arena | 25–10 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 36 || January 18, 1988 || Golden State | W 121–101 | | | | Boston Garden | 26–10 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 37 || January 20, 1988 || Phoenix | W 131–115 | | | | Boston Garden | 27–10 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 38 | January 22, 1988 8:00p.m. EST | Atlanta | W 124–106 | Bird (25) | Parish (12) | Ainge (11) | Boston Garden 14,890 | 28–10 |- align="center" bgcolor="#fcccc" | 39 | January 23, 1988 7:30p.m. EST | @ Cleveland | L 100–119 | Bird (32) | McHale (17) | Johnson (5) | Richfield Coliseum 20,900 | 28–11 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 40 | January 26, 1988 7:30p.m. EST | @ Atlanta | W 102–97 | McHale (21) | Parish (14) | Ainge (10) | The Omni 16,451 | 29–11 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 41 | January 27, 1988 7:30p.m. EST | Washington | W 106–100 | Bird (49) | Parish (12) | Ainge (13) | Boston Garden 14,890 | 30–11 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 42 | January 29, 1988 8:00p.m. EST | @ Detroit | L 108–125 | Bird (25) | Bird (11) | Bird (8) | Pontiac Silverdome 61,983 | 30–12 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 43 || January 31, 1988 || Philadelphia | W 100–85 | | | | Boston Garden | 31–12 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 44 || February 3, 1988 || Indiana | W 118–103 | | | | Boston Garden | 32–12 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 45 | February 4, 1988 8:30p.m. EST | @ Milwaukee | L 101–111 | McHale (25) | Bird (12) | Johnson (6) | MECCA Arena 11,052 | 32–13 |- align="center" |- style="background:#cfc;" |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 46 || February 9, 1988 || @ Houston | L 120–129 | | | | The Summit | 32–14 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 47 || February 10, 1988 || @ San Antonio | W 139–120 | | | | HemisFair Arena | 33–14 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 48 | February 12, 1988 8:30p.m. EST | @ Dallas | W 105–104 | Bird (39) | McHale, Parish (15) | Johnson (11) | Reunion Arena 17,007 | 34–14 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 49 | 3:30p.m. EST | @ L.A. Lakers | L 106–115 | Bird (25) | Bird (17) | Johnson (10) | The Forum 17,505 | 34–15 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 50 || February 15, 1988 || @ Phoenix | W 107–106 | | | | Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum | 35–15 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 51 | February 17, 1988 9:30p.m. EST | @ Denver | L 125–138 | McHale (33) | McHale (11) | Minniefield (6) | McNichols Sports Arena 17,022 | 35–16 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 52 || February 19, 1988 || @ Portland | W 124–104 | | | | Memorial Coliseum | 36–16 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 53 || February 22, 1988 || New York | W 95–93 | | | | Hartford Civic Center | 37–16 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 54 || February 24, 1988 || Portland | W 113–112 | | | | Boston Garden | 38–16 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 55 | February 26, 1988 7:30p.m. EST | Milwaukee | W 132–96 | Bird (32) | McHale (8) | Bird, Johnson (8) | Boston Garden 14,890 | 39–16 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 56 | February 28, 1988 12Noon EST | @ Detroit | L 101–106 | McHale (33) | McHale (11) | Bird (9) | Pontiac Silverdome 37,462 | 39–17 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 57 | March 1, 1988 8:00p.m. EST | @ Milwaukee | L 116–117 | Bird (31) | Bird, McHale (7) | Ainge (10) | MECCA Arena 11,052 | 39–18 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 58 || March 2, 1988 || New Jersey | L 107–117 | | | | Boston Garden | 39–19 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 59 || March 4, 1988 || L.A. Clippers | W 121–90 | | | | Boston Garden | 40–19 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 60 | March 6, 1988 1:00p.m. EST | Cleveland | W 127–98 | Bird (31) | McHale (8) | Ainge, Johnson (6) | Boston Garden 14,890 | 41–19 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 61 || March 9, 1988 || San Antonio | W 117–116 | | | | Boston Garden | 42–19 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 62 || March 11, 1988 || Indiana | W 122–112 | | | | Hartford Civic Center | 43–19 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 63 | March 13, 1988 12Noon EST | Atlanta | W 117–100 | Bird (28) | Acres (11) | Johnson (9) | Boston Garden 14,890 | 44–19 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 64 || March 15, 1988 || @ Indiana | W 119–113 | | | | Market Square Arena | 45–19 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 65 | March 18, 1988 8:30p.m. EST | @ Chicago | L 103–113 | McHale (33) | Bird, McHale (10) | Ainge (9) | Chicago Stadium 18,676 | 45–20 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 66 | March 20, 1988 1:00p.m. EST | Chicago | W 137–107 | Bird (33) | McHale (10) | Johnson (10) | Boston Garden 14,890 | 46–20 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 67 | March 23, 1988 7:30p.m. EST | Washington | W 104–89 | Bird (37) | Bird (14) | Bird (8) | Boston Garden 14,890 | 47–20 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 68 || March 25, 1988 || Philadelphia | L 93–97 | | | | Boston Garden | 47–21 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 69 || March 26, 1988 || @ New York | W 118–106 | | | | Madison Square Garden | 48–21 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 70 || March 28, 1988 || @ New Jersey | W 106–105 | | | | Brendan Byrne Arena | 49–21 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 71 || March 30, 1988 || Houston | W 117–110 | | | | Boston Garden | 50–21 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 72 | April 1, 1988 8:00p.m. EST | Detroit | W 121–110 | Bird (32) | Bird, McHale (11) | Johnson (10) | Boston Garden 14,890 | 51–21 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 73 | April 3, 1988 1:00p.m. EDT | Dallas | W 110–101 | Bird (32) | McHale (7) | McHale (10) | Boston Garden 14,890 | 52–21 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 74 || April 8, 1988 || New Jersey | W 127–90 | | | | Boston Garden | 53–21 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 75 || April 10, 1988 || @ Philadelphia | W 117–108 | | | | The Spectrum | 54–21 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 76 | April 13, 1988 7:30p.m. EDT | Milwaukee | W 123–104 | Bird (26) | Bird McHale (10) | Bird (10) | Boston Garden 14,890 | 55–21 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 77 | April 15, 1988 7:30p.m. EDT | @ Cleveland | L 109–120 | Bird (30) | Parish (9) | Bird (8) | Richfield Coliseum 20,149 | 55–22 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 78 | April 17, 1988 3:30p.m. EDT | @ Washington | L 92–98 | Bird (23) | Bird (7) | Ainge (9) | Capital Centre 18,643 | 55–23 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 79 | April 19, 1988 7:30p.m. EDT | Detroit | W 121–110 | McHale (33) | Parish (12) | Bird (9) | Boston Garden 14,890 | 56–23 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 80 | April 21, 1988 7:30p.m. EDT | Chicago | W 126–119 | Bird (44) | Bird, Parish (10) | Johson (15) | Boston Garden 14,890 | 57–23 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 81 | April 22, 1988 7:30p.m. EDT | @ Atlanta | L 106–133 | Ainge (25) | Parish (7) | Ainge, Johnson, ,Parish, Roberts (4) | The Omni 16,451 | 57–24 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 82 | April 24, 1988 3:30p.m. EDT | @ Chicago | L 108–115 | Ainge (20) | Acres (9) | Ainge (11) | Chicago Stadium 18,636 | 57–25

Playoffs

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 1 || April 29 || New York | W 112–92 | McHale, Bird (29) | Robert Parish (13) | Dennis Johnson (9) | Boston Garden 14,890 | 1–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 2 || May 1 || New York | W 128–102 | Larry Bird (36) | Kevin McHale (12) | Dennis Johnson (9) | Boston Garden 14,890 | 2–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 3 || May 4 || @ New York | L 100–109 | Kevin McHale (24) | Robert Parish (11) | Larry Bird (12) | Madison Square Garden 19,591 | 2–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 4 || May 6 || @ New York | W 102–94 | Larry Bird (28) | Robert Parish (12) | Dennis Johnson (12) | Madison Square Garden 19,591

3–1
- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
1
May 11, 1988
8:30p.m. EDT
Atlanta
W 110–101
Bird (38)
Parish (14)
Ainge (12)
Boston Garden
14,890
1–0
- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
2
May 13, 1988
8:00p.m. EDT
Atlanta
W 108–97
McHale (32)
Parish (14)
Johnson (9)
Boston Garden
14,890
2–0
- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"
3
May 15, 1988
1:00p.m. EDT
@ Atlanta
L 92–110
Bird (22)
Parish (13)
Bird (8)
The Omni
16,451
2–1
- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"
4
May 16, 1988
8:00p.m. EDT
@ Atlanta
L 109–118
Bird (30)
McHale (12)
Johnson (10)
The Omni
16,451
2–2
- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"
5
May 18, 1988
8:00p.m. EDT
Atlanta
L 104–112
Parish (24)
Parish (13)
Johnson (10)
Boston Garden
14,890
2–3
- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
6
May 20, 1988
8:00p.m. EDT
@ Atlanta
W 102–100
McHale (26)
Bird (11)
Ainge (14)
The Omni
16,451
3–3
- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
7
May 22, 1988
1:00p.m. EDT
Atlanta
W 118–116
Bird (34)
McHale (13)
Ainge (10)
Boston Garden
14,890
4–3
-
- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"
1
May 25, 1988
8:00p.m. EDT
Detroit
L 96–104
McHale (31)
Parish (13)
Johnson (10)
Boston Garden
14,890
0–1
- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
2
May 26, 1988
8:00p.m. EDT
Detroit
W 119–115 (2OT)
Parish (26)
Bird (12)
Johnson (10)
Boston Garden
14,890
1–1
- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"
3
May 28, 1988
3:30p.m. EDT
@ Detroit
L 94–98
McHale (32)
Bird (11)
Bird (8)
Pontiac Silverdome
26,481
1–2
- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
4
May 30, 1988
3:00p.m. EDT
@ Detroit
W 79–78
Bird (20)
Bird (10)
Bird,
Johnson (6)
Pontiac Silverdome
26,625
2–2
- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"
5
June 1, 1988
8:00p.m. EDT
Detroit
L 96–102 (OT)
Bird (27)
Bird (17)
Johnson (8)
Boston Garden
14,890
2–3
- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"
6
June 3, 1988
9:00p.m. EST
@ Detroit
L 90–95
McHale (33)
Bird (14)
Johnson (9)
Pontiac Silverdome
38,912
2–4
-

Player statistics

Season

Playoffs

The Celtics would end up losing to the Detroit Pistons in the conference finals, as an aging Celtics team was beginning to falter against a younger and fresher Pistons team led by Isiah Thomas. This also marked that franchise's "Bad Boy" era, noted for the team's penchant for fighting and rough, physical play. This would be the first time in five years that the Celtics would not make it to the finals and would not return to another finals until 2008.

Awards and records

Larry Bird, All-NBA First Team
Kevin McHale, NBA All-Defensive First Team

References

Celtics on Basketball Reference

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