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2001–02 Boston Celtics season

Season of National Basketball Association team the Boston Celtics

Season of National Basketball Association team the Boston Celtics

FieldValue
teamBoston Celtics
end_year2002
wins49
losses33
divisionatlantic
division_place2
conf_place3
coachJim O'Brien
gmChris Wallace
ownerPaul Gaston
arenaFleet Center
televisionFox Sports Net New England
radioWWZN
playoffs[Eastern Conference finals](2002-nba-playoffs-bracket)
(lost to [Nets](2001-02-new-jersey-nets-season) 2–4)
bbr_teamBOS

(lost to Nets 2–4)

The 2001–02 Boston Celtics season was the 56th season for the Boston Celtics in the National Basketball Association. The Celtics received the tenth overall pick in the 2001 NBA draft, and selected shooting guard Joe Johnson from the University of Arkansas, and also selected small forward Kedrick Brown out of Okaloosa-Walton Community College with the eleventh overall pick. During the off-season, the team signed free agent Erick Strickland.

The Celtics struggled with a 5–6 start to the regular season, but then won 12 of their next 14 games, and held a 28–21 record at the All-Star break. At mid-season, the team traded Johnson, and Randy Brown to the Phoenix Suns in exchange for Rodney Rogers, and Tony Delk. The Celtics later on posted a 7-game winning streak in March, and won eight of their final nine games of the season, finishing in second place in the Atlantic Division with a 49–33 record, earning the third seed in the Eastern Conference, and qualifying for the NBA playoffs for the first time since the 1994–95 season.

Paul Pierce averaged 26.1 points, 6.9 rebounds and 1.9 steals per game, contributed 210 three-point field goals, and was named to the All-NBA Third Team, while Antoine Walker averaged 22.1 points, 8.8 rebounds, 5.0 assists and 1.5 steals per game, along with 222 three-point field goals, and Kenny Anderson provided the team with 9.6 points, 5.3 assists and 1.9 steals per game. In addition, Strickland contributed 7.7 points per game off the bench, while Tony Battie provided with 6.9 points and 6.5 rebounds per game, Eric Williams contributed 6.4 points per game, and Vitaly Potapenko averaged 4.6 points and 4.4 rebounds per game.

During the NBA All-Star weekend at the First Union Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Pierce and Walker were both selected for the 2002 NBA All-Star Game, as members of the Eastern Conference All-Star team; it was Pierce's first ever All-Star appearance. In addition, Pierce also participated in the NBA Three-Point Shootout, while before the mid-season trade, Johnson was selected for the NBA Rookie Challenge Game, as a member of the Rookies team.

In the Eastern Conference First Round of the 2002 NBA playoffs, the Celtics faced off against the 6th–seeded Philadelphia 76ers, a team that featured All-Star guard Allen Iverson, All-Star center Dikembe Mutombo, and Derrick Coleman. The Celtics won the first two games over the 76ers at home at the FleetCenter, but then lost the next two games on the road, which included a Game 4 loss to the 76ers at the First Union Center, 83–81. With the series tied at 2–2, the Celtics won Game 5 over the 76ers at the FleetCenter, 120–87 to win in a hard-fought five-game series, and advance to the second round of the NBA playoffs for the first time since the 1991–92 season.

In the Eastern Conference Semi-finals, the team faced off against the 2nd–seeded, and Central Division champion Detroit Pistons, who were led by All-Star guard Jerry Stackhouse, Clifford Robinson, and Defensive Player of the Year, Ben Wallace. The Celtics lost Game 1 to the Pistons on the road, 96–84 at The Palace of Auburn Hills. However, the team managed to win Game 2 on the road, 85–77, and then won the next two games at home, including a Game 4 win over the Pistons at the FleetCenter, 90–79 to take a 3–1 series lead. The Celtics won Game 5 over the Pistons at The Palace of Auburn Hills, 90–81 to win the series in five games, and advance to the Conference Finals for the first time since the 1987–88 season.

In the Eastern Conference Finals, the Celtics then faced off against the top–seeded, and Atlantic Division champion New Jersey Nets, who were led by the trio of All-Star guard Jason Kidd, second-year star Kenyon Martin, and Keith Van Horn. The Celtics lost Game 1 to the Nets on the road, 104–97 at the Continental Airlines Arena, but managed to win the next two games, including a Game 3 home win over the Nets at the FleetCenter, 94–90 to take a 2–1 series lead. However, the Celtics lost the next three games, including a Game 6 loss to the Nets at the FleetCenter, 96–88, thus losing the series in six games. The Nets would reach the NBA Finals for the first time in franchise history, but would lose to the 2-time defending NBA champion Los Angeles Lakers in a four-game sweep in the 2002 NBA Finals.

The Celtics finished 18th in the NBA in home-game attendance, with an attendance of 659,751 at the FleetCenter during the regular season. Following the season, Anderson and Potapenko were both traded to the Seattle SuperSonics, while Rogers signed as a free agent with the New Jersey Nets, Strickland signed with the Indiana Pacers, and Mark Blount signed with the Denver Nuggets.

Draft picks

Main article: 2001 NBA draft

RoundPickPlayerPositionNationalityCollege
110Joe JohnsonSGUnited StatesArkansas
111Kedrick BrownSF/SGUnited StatesOkaloosa-Walton
121Joseph ForteSGUnited StatesNorth Carolina

Roster

  • Jim O'Brien
  • John Carroll
  • Lester Conner
  • Dick Harter
  • Frank Vogel

Roster Notes

  • Rookie point guard Omar Cook also holds American citizenship, but he represents Montenegro in international play; he was signed by the Celtics on April 16, 2002, but never played for the team.
  • Small forward Roshown McLeod was on the injured reserve list due to a nerve ailment in his lower left leg, missed the entire regular season, and never played for the Celtics.

Regular season

Standings

Game log

|- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 1 || Tue. Oct. 30 || @ Cleveland Cavaliers || 108–89 || Gund Arena ||1-0 |- align="center" bgcolor="edbebf" | 2 || Wed. Oct. 31 || New Jersey Nets || 92-95 || FleetCenter ||1-1 |- |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 3 || Fri. Nov. 2 || Chicago Bulls || 96-82 || FleetCenter || 2–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="edbebf" | 4 || Sat. Nov. 3 || @ Milwaukee Bucks || 99-105 || Bradley Center || 2-2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 5 || Wed. Nov. 7 || Washington Wizards || 104-95 || FleetCenter || 3–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 6 || Fri. Nov. 9 || Seattle SuperSonics || 104-94 || FleetCenter || 4–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 7 || Wed. Nov. 14 || Indiana Pacers || 101-93 || FleetCenter ||5-2 |- align="center" bgcolor="edbebf" | 8 || Sat. Nov. 17 || @ Atlanta Hawks || 103-112 || Philips Arena || 5–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="edbebf" | 9 || Wed. Nov. 21 || Atlanta Hawks || 85-92 || FleetCenter || 5–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="edbebf" | 10 || Fri. Nov. 23 || Toronto Raptors || 89-91 || FleetCenter || 5-5 |- align="center" bgcolor="edbebf" | 11 || Sat. Nov. 24 || @ Washington Wizards || 84-88 (OT) || MCI Center || 5–6 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 12 || Tue. Nov. 27 || @ Miami Heat || 84-83 || American Airlines Arena || 6-6 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 13 || Thu. Nov. 29 || @ Orlando Magic || 99-89 || TD Waterhouse Centre || 7–6 |- |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 14 || Sat. Dec. 1 || @ New Jersey Nets || 105-98 (OT) || Continental Airlines Arena || 8–6 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 15 || Sun. Dec. 2 || @ Toronto Raptors || 85-69 || Air Canada Centre || 9–6 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 16 || Wed. Dec. 5 || Denver Nuggets || 95-80 || FleetCenter || 10–6 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 17 || Fri. Dec. 7 || Phoenix Suns || 109-102 (OT) || FleetCenter || 11–6 |- align="center" bgcolor="edbebf" | 18 || Sat. Dec. 8 || @ Chicago Bulls || 84-87 || United Center || 11–7 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 19 || Tue. Dec. 11 || @ New York Knicks || 102-93 (OT) || Madison Square Garden || 12–7 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 20 || Fri. Dec. 14 || Chicago Bulls || 107-101 || FleetCenter || 13–7 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 21 || Sat. Dec. 15 || @ Charlotte Hornets || 106-97 || Charlotte Coliseum || 14–7 |- align="center" bgcolor="edbebf" | 22 || Mon. Dec. 17 || @ Philadelphia 76ers || 83-99 || First Union Center || 14–8 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 23 || Wed. Dec. 19 || Cleveland Cavaliers || 104-98 || FleetCenter || 15–8 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 24 || Fri. Dec. 21 || Utah Jazz || 98-92 || FleetCenter || 16–8 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 25 || Sun. Dec. 23 || Memphis Grizzlies || 85-80 || FleetCenter || 17–8 |- align="center" bgcolor="edbebf" | 26 || Wed. Dec. 26 || @ Utah Jazz || 86-99 || Delta Center || 17–9 |- align="center" bgcolor="edbebf" | 27 || Thu. Dec. 27 || @ Phoenix Suns || 82-84 || America West Arena || 17–10 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 28 || Sat. Dec. 29 || @ Los Angeles Clippers || 105-103 (OT) || Staples Center || 18–10 |- align="center" bgcolor="edbebf" | 29 || Sun. Dec. 30 || @ Sacramento Kings || 94-109 || ARCO Arena || 18–11 |- |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 30 || Wed. Jan. 2 || Orlando Magic || 110-94 || FleetCenter || 19–11 |- align="center" bgcolor="edbebf" | 31 || Fri. Jan. 4 || Miami Heat || 66-89 || FleetCenter || 19–12 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 32 || Sat. Jan. 5 || @ New York Knicks || 90-81 || Madison Square Garden || 20–12 |- align="center" bgcolor="edbebf" | 33 || Mon. Jan. 7 || @ Orlando Magic || 87-98 || TD Waterhouse Centre || 20–13 |- align="center" bgcolor="edbebf" | 34 || Wed. Jan. 9 || San Antonio Spurs || 90-93 || FleetCenter || 20–14 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 35 || Fri. Jan. 11 || Detroit Pistons || 104-90 || FleetCenter || 21–14 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 36 || Sat. Jan. 12 || @ Atlanta Hawks || 115-91 || Philips Arena || 22–14 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 37 || Wed. Jan. 16 || New York Knicks || 101-100 || FleetCenter || 23–14 |- align="center" bgcolor="edbebf" | 38 || Fri. Jan. 18 || Houston Rockets || 101-104 || FleetCenter || 23–15 |- align="center" bgcolor="edbebf" | 39 || Sat. Jan. 19 || @ Detroit Pistons || 91-94 || The Palace of Auburn Hills || 23–16 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 40 || Mon. Jan. 21 || Toronto Raptors || 106-97 || FleetCenter || 24–16 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 41 || Wed. Jan. 23 || Indiana Pacers || 98-94 || FleetCenter || 25–16 |- align="center" bgcolor="edbebf" | 42 || Fri. Jan. 25 || Philadelphia 76ers || 90-106 || FleetCenter || 25–17 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 43 || Sat. Jan. 26 || @ Cleveland Cavaliers || 108-101 || Gund Arena || 26–17 |- align="center" bgcolor="edbebf" | 44 || Tue. Jan. 29 || @ Milwaukee Bucks || 90-109 || Bradley Center || 26–18 |- align="center" bgcolor="edbebf" | 45 || Thu. Jan. 31 || @ Toronto Raptors || 92-97 || Air Canada Centre || 26–19 |- |- align="center" bgcolor="edbebf" | 46 || Fri. Feb. 1 || Minnesota Timberwolves || 95-98 (OT) || FleetCenter || 26–20 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 47 || Sun. Feb. 3 || Los Angeles Clippers || 104-91 || FleetCenter || 27–20 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 48 || Tue. Feb. 5 || @ Charlotte Hornets || 82-79 || Charlotte Coliseum || 28–20 |- align="center" bgcolor="edbebf" | 49 || Wed. Feb. 6 || Sacramento Kings || 85-102 || FleetCenter || 28–21 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 50 || Tue. Feb. 12 || @ Denver Nuggets || 110-93 || Pepsi Center || 29–21 |- align="center" bgcolor="edbebf" | 51 || Wed. Feb. 13 || @ Golden State Warriors || 75-92 || The Arena in Oakland || 29–22 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 52 || Fri. Feb. 15 || @ Portland Trail Blazers || 107-104 || Rose Garden || 30–22 |- align="center" bgcolor="edbebf" | 53 || Sat. Feb. 16 || @ Seattle SuperSonics || 79-99 || KeyArena || 30–23 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 54 || Tue. Feb. 19 || @ Los Angeles Lakers || 109-108 || Staples Center || 31–23 |- align="center" bgcolor="edbebf" | 55 || Thu. Feb. 21 || @ Dallas Mavericks || 92-98 || American Airlines Center || 31–24 |- align="center" bgcolor="edbebf" | 56 || Sat. Feb. 23 || @ Houston Rockets || 89-99 || Compaq Center || 31–25 |- align="center" bgcolor="edbebf" | 57 || Wed. Feb. 27 || Milwaukee Bucks || 92-95 || FleetCenter || 31–26 |- |- align="center" bgcolor="edbebf" | 58 || Fri. Mar. 1 || Charlotte Hornets || 87-100 || FleetCenter || 31–27 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 59 || Mon. Mar. 4 || @ Philadelphia 76ers || 100-94 || First Union Center || 32–27 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 60 || Wed. Mar. 6 || Orlando Magic || 130-110 || FleetCenter || 33–27 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 61 || Fri. Mar. 8 || Detroit Pistons || 117-92 || FleetCenter || 34–27 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 62 || Sun. Mar. 10 || Washington Wizards || 98-91 || FleetCenter || 35–27 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 63 || Mon. Mar. 11 || @ Washington Wizards || 104-99 || MCI Center || 36–27 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 64 || Wed. Mar. 13 || New Jersey Nets || 97-89 || FleetCenter || 37–27 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 65 || Fri. Mar. 15 || @ Memphis Grizzlies || 103-97 || The Pyramid || 38–27 |- align="center" bgcolor="edbebf" | 66 || Sat. Mar. 16 || @ San Antonio Spurs || 104-111 || Alamodome || 38–28 |- align="center" bgcolor="edbebf" | 67 || Mon. Mar. 18 || Portland Trail Blazers || 91-100 || FleetCenter || 38–29 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 68 || Wed. Mar. 20 || Cleveland Cavaliers || 96-70 || FleetCenter || 39–29 |- align="center" bgcolor="edbebf" | 69 || Fri. Mar. 22 || Philadelphia 76ers || 91-96 || FleetCenter || 39–30 |- align="center" bgcolor="edbebf" | 70 || Sun. Mar. 24 || @ Detroit Pistons || 101-109 || The Palace of Auburn Hills || 39–31 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 71 || Mon. Mar. 25 || @ Miami Heat || 87-82 || American Airlines Arena || 40–31 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 72 || Wed. Mar. 27 || Golden State Warriors || 102-99 || FleetCenter || 41–31 |- align="center" bgcolor="edbebf" | 73 || Fri. Mar. 29 || Dallas Mavericks || 82-108 || FleetCenter || 41–32 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 74 || Sun. Mar. 31 || Milwaukee Bucks || 110-80 || FleetCenter || 42–32 |- |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 75 || Tue. Apr. 2 || @ Indiana Pacers || 105-94 || Conseco Fieldhouse || 43–32 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 76 || Fri. Apr. 5 || Los Angeles Lakers || 99-81 || FleetCenter || 44–32 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 77 || Sun. Apr. 7 || @ New Jersey Nets || 102-90 || Continental Airlines Arena || 45–32 |- align="center" bgcolor="edbebf" | 78 || Mon. Apr. 8 || @ Chicago Bulls || 100-105 || United Center || 45–33 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 79 || Wed. Apr. 10 || Miami Heat || 70-65 || FleetCenter || 46–33 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 80 || Fri. Apr. 12 || New York Knicks || 107-92 || FleetCenter || 47–33 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 81 || Mon. Apr. 15 || @ Minnesota Timberwolves || 93-90 || Target Center || 48–33 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 82 || Wed. Apr. 17 || Atlanta Hawks || 89-81 || FleetCenter || 49–33

-
2001-02 Schedule

Playoffs

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 1 | April 21 | Philadelphia | W 92–82 | Paul Pierce (31) | Paul Pierce (11) | Kenny Anderson (5) | FleetCenter 18,624 | 1–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 2 | April 25 | Philadelphia | W 93–85 | Paul Pierce (25) | Pierce, Walker (10) | three players tied (4) | FleetCenter 18,624 | 2–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 3 | April 28 | @ Philadelphia | L 103–108 | Paul Pierce (29) | Rodney Rogers (11) | Paul Pierce (7) | First Union Center 20,689 | 2–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 4 | May 1 | @ Philadelphia | L 81–83 | Antoine Walker (25) | Paul Pierce (8) | Kenny Anderson (8) | First Union Center 20,904 | 2–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 5 | May 3 | Philadelphia | W 120–87 | Paul Pierce (46) | Antoine Walker (9) | Pierce, Walker (6) | FleetCenter 18,624

3–2
- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"
1
May 5
@ Detroit
L 84–96
Antoine Walker (20)
Paul Pierce (10)
Paul Pierce (5)
The Palace of Auburn Hills
20,252
0–1
- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
2
May 8
@ Detroit
W 85–77
Paul Pierce (22)
Tony Battie (11)
Kenny Anderson (5)
The Palace of Auburn Hills
22,076
1–1
- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
3
May 10
Detroit
W 66–64
Paul Pierce (19)
Tony Battie (10)
Paul Pierce (5)
FleetCenter
18,624
2–1
- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
4
May 12
Detroit
W 90–79
Antoine Walker (30)
Paul Pierce (17)
Paul Pierce (6)
FleetCenter
18,624
3–1
- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
5
May 14
@ Detroit
W 90–81
Paul Pierce (18)
Antoine Walker (13)
Kenny Anderson (6)
The Palace of Auburn Hills
22,076
4–1
-
- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"
1
May 19
@ New Jersey
L 97–104
Pierce, Walker (27)
Tony Battie (11)
Kenny Anderson (6)
Continental Airlines Arena
20,049
0–1
- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
2
May 21
@ New Jersey
W 93–86
Antoine Walker (26)
Paul Pierce (14)
Kenny Anderson (7)
Continental Airlines Arena
19,850
1–1
- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
3
May 25
New Jersey
W 94–90
Paul Pierce (28)
Antoine Walker (12)
Pierce, Walker (4)
FleetCenter
18,624
2–1
- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"
4
May 27
New Jersey
L 92–94
Paul Pierce (31)
three players tied (9)
four players tied (4)
FleetCenter
18,624
2–2
- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"
5
May 29
@ New Jersey
L 92–103
Paul Pierce (24)
Antoine Walker (13)
Kenny Anderson (6)
Continental Airlines Arena
19,850
2–3
- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"
6
May 31
New Jersey
L 88–96
Kenny Anderson (18)
Antoine Walker (9)
Kenny Anderson (7)
FleetCenter
18,624
2–4
-

Player statistics

Regular season

|- | 76 || 76 || 32.0 || .436 || .273 || .742 || 3.6 || 5.3 || 1.9 || .1 || 9.6 |- | 74 || 73 || 24.6 || .541 || .000 || .677 || 6.5 || .5 || .8 || .9 || 6.9 |- | 44 || 0 || 9.4 || .421 || || .811 || 1.9 || .2 || .4 || .4 || 2.1 |- | 29 || 5 || 8.4 || .329 || .185 || .600 || 1.7 || .5 || .6 || .2 || 2.2 |- | 1 || 0 || 6.0 || .000 || || || .0 || 2.0 || .0 || 1.0 || .0 |- | 22 || 16 || 25.9 || .349 || .299 || .733 || 3.6 || 2.3 || 1.0 || .3 || 7.4 |- | 8 || 0 || 4.9 || .083 || .000 || 1.000 || .8 || .8 || .3 || .0 || .8 |- | 48 || 33 || 20.9 || .439 || .273 || .769 || 2.9 || 1.5 || .7 || .2 || 6.3 |- | 56 || 0 || 12.8 || .444 || .394 || .684 || 2.3 || .7 || .3 || .1 || 3.8 |- | 41 || 0 || 12.6 || .385 || .353 || .706 || 1.2 || 1.3 || .5 || .1 || 3.7 |- | 82 || 82 || 40.3 || .442 || .404 || .809 || 6.9 || 3.2 || 1.9 || 1.0 || 26.1 |- | 79 || 9 || 17.0 || .455 || || .742 || 4.4 || .4 || .5 || .2 || 4.6 |- | 27 || 1 || 23.2 || .482 || .411 || .700 || 4.0 || 1.5 || .6 || .4 || 10.7 |- | 79 || 4 || 20.8 || .389 || .385 || .845 || 2.7 || 2.3 || .7 || .0 || 7.7 |- | 81 || 81 || 42.0 || .394 || .344 || .741 || 8.8 || 5.0 || 1.5 || .5 || 22.1 |- | 74 || 30 || 23.6 || .374 || .279 || .731 || 3.0 || 1.5 || 1.0 || .1 || 6.4 |}

Playoffs

|- | 16 || 16 || 35.0 || .416 || || .800 || 3.1 || 4.8 || 1.3 || .0 || 12.0 |- | 16 || 16 || 27.7 || .488 || || .619 || 7.6 || .8 || .6 || 1.9 || 6.1 |- | 4 || 0 || 9.8 || .500 || || 1.000 || 1.8 || .3 || .5 || .5 || 1.5 |- | 2 || 0 || 1.5 || 1.000 || 1.000 || || .0 || .0 || .0 || .5 || 2.5 |- | 14 || 0 || 16.2 || .354 || .394 || .583 || 2.4 || 1.1 || .6 || .4 || 4.7 |- | 14 || 0 || 13.9 || .447 || .167 || .778 || 2.4 || .3 || .3 || .0 || 3.1 |- | 16 || 16 || 42.0 || .403 || .288 || .764 || 8.6 || 4.1 || 1.7 || 1.3 || 24.6 |- | 16 || 0 || 24.6 || .426 || .365 || .886 || 5.5 || 2.1 || 1.0 || .4 || 8.9 |- | 12 || 0 || 9.8 || .282 || .200 || 1.000 || 1.1 || 1.4 || .4 || .1 || 2.9 |- | 16 || 16 || 43.9 || .411 || .385 || .781 || 8.6 || 3.3 || 1.5 || .4 || 22.1 |- | 16 || 16 || 30.4 || .500 || .467 || .739 || 4.4 || 1.3 || 1.6 || .3 || 7.8 |}

  • † Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Celtics only.

Player statistics citation:

Awards and records

  • Paul Pierce, All-NBA Third Team

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