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1977-78 Boston Celtics

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32-50, Finished 3rd in NBA Atlantic Division (Game Results)
NBA Season Summary

Scored 105.7 points per game, Allowed 107.7 points per game (Pythagorean W-L: 36-46)
Coached by Tom Heinsohn (11-23) and Tom Sanders (21-27)

SRS: -1.86 (18th of 22)
Pace Factor: 105.9 (15th of 22)
Offensive Rating: 99.1 (20th of 22), Defensive Rating: 100.9 (12th of 22)

1977-78 Statistics / Schedule

Team and Opponent Statistics

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G MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
Team 82 19830 3494 7635 .458 1682 2159 .779 1235 2850 4085 1969 643 295 1652 2033 8670
Opponent 82 19830 3539 7761 .456 1752 2278 .769 1142 2575 3717 1981 763 374 1412 1871 8830

Player Statistics

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Players who did not spend the entire season with the team may not be included (1961-62 season and before).

Totals

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Rk Player Pos Ht Wt Age G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1 Dave Cowens C-F 6-9 230 29 77 3215 598 1220 .490 239 284 .842 248 830 1078 351 102 67 217 297 1435
2 John Havlicek F-G 6-5 203 37 82 2797 546 1217 .449 230 269 .855 93 239 332 328 90 22 204 185 1322
3 Dave Bing G 6-3 180 34 80 2256 422 940 .449 244 296 .824 76 136 212 300 79 18 216 247 1088
4 Sidney Wicks F-C 6-8 225 28 81 2413 433 927 .467 217 329 .660 223 450 673 171 67 46 226 318 1083
5 Jo Jo White G 6-3 190 31 46 1641 289 690 .419 103 120 .858 53 127 180 209 49 7 117 109 681
6 Cedric Maxwell F 6-8 205 22 72 1213 170 316 .538 188 250 .752 138 241 379 68 53 48 122 151 528
7 Charlie Scott G-F 6-5 175 29 31 1080 210 485 .433 84 118 .712 24 77 101 143 51 6 105 97 504
8 Kevin Stacom G 6-3 185 26 55 1006 206 484 .426 54 71 .761 26 80 106 111 28 3 69 60 466
9 Tom Boswell F-C 6-9 220 24 65 1149 185 357 .518 93 123 .756 117 171 288 71 25 14 95 204 463
10 Kermit Washington F-C 6-8 230 26 32 866 137 263 .521 102 136 .750 105 230 335 42 28 40 54 114 376
11 Curtis Rowe F 6-7 225 28 51 911 123 273 .451 66 89 .742 74 129 203 45 14 8 76 94 312
12 Don Chaney G 6-5 210 31 42 702 91 233 .391 33 39 .846 36 69 105 49 36 10 50 93 215
13 Ernie DiGregorio G 6-0 180 27 27 274 47 109 .431 12 13 .923 2 25 27 66 12 1 47 22 106
14 Fred Saunders F 6-7 210 26 26 243 30 91 .330 14 17 .824 11 26 37 11 7 4 20 34 74
15 Zaid Abdul-Aziz C-F 6-9 235 31 2 24 3 13 .231 2 3 .667 6 9 15 3 1 1 3 4 8
16 Bob Bigelow F-G 6-7 215 24 4 17 3 12 .250 0 0 1 3 4 0 0 0 0 1 6
17 Steve Kuberski F-C 6-8 215 30 3 14 1 4 .250 0 0 1 5 6 0 1 0 2 2 2
18 Jim Ard F-C 6-8 215 29 1 9 0 1 .000 1 2 .500 1 3 4 1 0 0 0 1 1

Per Game

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Rk Player Pos Ht Wt Age G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1 Dave Cowens C-F 6-9 230 29 77 41.8 7.8 15.8 .490 3.1 3.7 .842 3.2 10.8 14.0 4.6 1.3 0.9 2.8 3.9 18.6
2 Charlie Scott G-F 6-5 175 29 31 34.8 6.8 15.6 .433 2.7 3.8 .712 0.8 2.5 3.3 4.6 1.6 0.2 3.4 3.1 16.3
3 John Havlicek F-G 6-5 203 37 82 34.1 6.7 14.8 .449 2.8 3.3 .855 1.1 2.9 4.0 4.0 1.1 0.3 2.5 2.3 16.1
4 Jo Jo White G 6-3 190 31 46 35.7 6.3 15.0 .419 2.2 2.6 .858 1.2 2.8 3.9 4.5 1.1 0.2 2.5 2.4 14.8
5 Dave Bing G 6-3 180 34 80 28.2 5.3 11.8 .449 3.1 3.7 .824 1.0 1.7 2.7 3.8 1.0 0.2 2.7 3.1 13.6
6 Sidney Wicks F-C 6-8 225 28 81 29.8 5.3 11.4 .467 2.7 4.1 .660 2.8 5.6 8.3 2.1 0.8 0.6 2.8 3.9 13.4
7 Kermit Washington F-C 6-8 230 26 32 27.1 4.3 8.2 .521 3.2 4.3 .750 3.3 7.2 10.5 1.3 0.9 1.3 1.7 3.6 11.8
8 Kevin Stacom G 6-3 185 26 55 18.3 3.7 8.8 .426 1.0 1.3 .761 0.5 1.5 1.9 2.0 0.5 0.1 1.3 1.1 8.5
9 Cedric Maxwell F 6-8 205 22 72 16.8 2.4 4.4 .538 2.6 3.5 .752 1.9 3.3 5.3 0.9 0.7 0.7 1.7 2.1 7.3
10 Tom Boswell F-C 6-9 220 24 65 17.7 2.8 5.5 .518 1.4 1.9 .756 1.8 2.6 4.4 1.1 0.4 0.2 1.5 3.1 7.1
11 Curtis Rowe F 6-7 225 28 51 17.9 2.4 5.4 .451 1.3 1.7 .742 1.5 2.5 4.0 0.9 0.3 0.2 1.5 1.8 6.1
12 Don Chaney G 6-5 210 31 42 16.7 2.2 5.5 .391 0.8 0.9 .846 0.9 1.6 2.5 1.2 0.9 0.2 1.2 2.2 5.1
13 Zaid Abdul-Aziz C-F 6-9 235 31 2 12.0 1.5 6.5 .231 1.0 1.5 .667 3.0 4.5 7.5 1.5 0.5 0.5 1.5 2.0 4.0
14 Ernie DiGregorio G 6-0 180 27 27 10.1 1.7 4.0 .431 0.4 0.5 .923 0.1 0.9 1.0 2.4 0.4 0.0 1.7 0.8 3.9
15 Fred Saunders F 6-7 210 26 26 9.3 1.2 3.5 .330 0.5 0.7 .824 0.4 1.0 1.4 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.8 1.3 2.8
16 Bob Bigelow F-G 6-7 215 24 4 4.3 0.8 3.0 .250 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.8 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 1.5
17 Jim Ard F-C 6-8 215 29 1 9.0 0.0 1.0 .000 1.0 2.0 .500 1.0 3.0 4.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.0
18 Steve Kuberski F-C 6-8 215 30 3 4.7 0.3 1.3 .250 0.0 0.0 0.3 1.7 2.0 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.7 0.7 0.7

Per 36 Minutes

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Rk Player Pos Ht Wt Age G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1 Dave Bing G 6-3 180 34 80 2256 6.7 15.0 .449 3.9 4.7 .824 1.2 2.2 3.4 4.8 1.3 0.3 3.4 3.9 17.4
2 John Havlicek F-G 6-5 203 37 82 2797 7.0 15.7 .449 3.0 3.5 .855 1.2 3.1 4.3 4.2 1.2 0.3 2.6 2.4 17.0
3 Charlie Scott G-F 6-5 175 29 31 1080 7.0 16.2 .433 2.8 3.9 .712 0.8 2.6 3.4 4.8 1.7 0.2 3.5 3.2 16.8
4 Kevin Stacom G 6-3 185 26 55 1006 7.4 17.3 .426 1.9 2.5 .761 0.9 2.9 3.8 4.0 1.0 0.1 2.5 2.1 16.7
5 Sidney Wicks F-C 6-8 225 28 81 2413 6.5 13.8 .467 3.2 4.9 .660 3.3 6.7 10.0 2.6 1.0 0.7 3.4 4.7 16.2
6 Dave Cowens C-F 6-9 230 29 77 3215 6.7 13.7 .490 2.7 3.2 .842 2.8 9.3 12.1 3.9 1.1 0.8 2.4 3.3 16.1
7 Cedric Maxwell F 6-8 205 22 72 1213 5.0 9.4 .538 5.6 7.4 .752 4.1 7.2 11.2 2.0 1.6 1.4 3.6 4.5 15.7
8 Kermit Washington F-C 6-8 230 26 32 866 5.7 10.9 .521 4.2 5.7 .750 4.4 9.6 13.9 1.7 1.2 1.7 2.2 4.7 15.6
9 Jo Jo White G 6-3 190 31 46 1641 6.3 15.1 .419 2.3 2.6 .858 1.2 2.8 3.9 4.6 1.1 0.2 2.6 2.4 14.9
10 Tom Boswell F-C 6-9 220 24 65 1149 5.8 11.2 .518 2.9 3.9 .756 3.7 5.4 9.0 2.2 0.8 0.4 3.0 6.4 14.5
11 Ernie DiGregorio G 6-0 180 27 27 274 6.2 14.3 .431 1.6 1.7 .923 0.3 3.3 3.5 8.7 1.6 0.1 6.2 2.9 13.9
12 Bob Bigelow F-G 6-7 215 24 4 17 6.4 25.4 .250 0.0 0.0 2.1 6.4 8.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.1 12.7
13 Curtis Rowe F 6-7 225 28 51 911 4.9 10.8 .451 2.6 3.5 .742 2.9 5.1 8.0 1.8 0.6 0.3 3.0 3.7 12.3
14 Zaid Abdul-Aziz C-F 6-9 235 31 2 24 4.5 19.5 .231 3.0 4.5 .667 9.0 13.5 22.5 4.5 1.5 1.5 4.5 6.0 12.0
15 Fred Saunders F 6-7 210 26 26 243 4.4 13.5 .330 2.1 2.5 .824 1.6 3.9 5.5 1.6 1.0 0.6 3.0 5.0 11.0
16 Don Chaney G 6-5 210 31 42 702 4.7 11.9 .391 1.7 2.0 .846 1.8 3.5 5.4 2.5 1.8 0.5 2.6 4.8 11.0
17 Steve Kuberski F-C 6-8 215 30 3 14 2.6 10.3 .250 0.0 0.0 2.6 12.9 15.4 0.0 2.6 0.0 5.1 5.1 5.1
18 Jim Ard F-C 6-8 215 29 1 9 0.0 4.0 .000 4.0 8.0 .500 4.0 12.0 16.0 4.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 4.0 4.0

Advanced

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Rk Player Pos Ht Wt Age G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% Usg% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS LS WSAA
1 Dave Cowens C-F 6-9 230 29 77 3215 18.6 .533 .490 8.0 25.6 17.0 15.7 1.4 1.1 13.9 18.8 108 97 13.2 12.6 26 7 9.5
2 John Havlicek F-G 6-5 203 37 82 2797 14.3 .495 .449 3.5 8.5 6.0 17.1 1.5 0.4 13.3 21.3 101 103 6.4 5.6 12 23 -5.5
3 Sidney Wicks F-C 6-8 225 28 81 2413 13.9 .505 .467 9.6 18.5 14.2 10.1 1.3 1.0 17.4 20.8 97 100 3.1 7.5 11 20 -4.5
4 Cedric Maxwell F 6-8 205 22 72 1213 17.8 .620 .538 11.8 19.7 15.9 7.6 2.0 2.0 22.3 17.5 109 97 5.1 4.8 10 2 4.0
5 Dave Bing G 6-3 180 34 80 2256 13.4 .508 .449 3.5 6.0 4.8 19.2 1.6 0.4 16.8 22.1 99 103 4.3 4.2 9 21 -6.0
6 Kermit Washington F-C 6-8 230 26 32 866 19.3 .582 .521 12.6 26.4 19.7 6.7 1.5 2.4 14.3 16.9 115 96 4.7 3.8 8 1 3.5
7 Tom Boswell F-C 6-9 220 24 65 1149 12.9 .563 .518 10.6 14.8 12.7 8.6 1.0 0.6 18.8 17.1 105 102 3.4 2.8 6 6 0.0
8 Jo Jo White G 6-3 190 31 46 1641 11.9 .458 .419 3.4 7.7 5.6 18.1 1.4 0.2 13.6 20.3 95 104 1.2 3.0 4 17 -6.5
9 Charlie Scott G-F 6-5 175 29 31 1080 12.3 .469 .433 2.3 7.1 4.8 19.3 2.1 0.3 16.4 23.0 92 102 0.0 2.5 2 13 -5.5
10 Kevin Stacom G 6-3 185 26 55 1006 12.0 .452 .426 2.7 7.9 5.4 16.3 1.3 0.2 11.8 22.5 94 104 0.3 1.8 2 12 -5.0
11 Curtis Rowe F 6-7 225 28 51 911 9.7 .500 .451 8.5 14.1 11.3 6.6 0.7 0.4 19.6 16.5 94 103 0.3 1.9 2 9 -3.5
12 Don Chaney G 6-5 210 31 42 702 8.2 .430 .391 5.3 9.8 7.6 9.3 2.3 0.7 16.7 16.6 87 100 0.0 2.0 2 8 -3.0
13 Fred Saunders F 6-7 210 26 26 243 4.1 .376 .330 4.7 10.6 7.7 6.0 1.3 0.8 16.9 18.9 76 102 0.0 0.6 1 4 -1.5
14 Ernie DiGregorio G 6-0 180 27 27 274 10.1 .462 .431 0.8 9.1 5.0 34.0 2.0 0.2 29.1 22.9 82 102 0.0 0.7 1 5 -2.0
15 Jim Ard F-C 6-8 215 29 1 9 9.4 .266 .000 11.6 33.1 22.6 12.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 8.1 99 99 0.0 0.0 0 0 0.0
16 Bob Bigelow F-G 6-7 215 24 4 17 0.6 .250 .250 6.1 17.5 12.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 27.3 64 104 0.0 0.0 0 1 -0.5
17 Steve Kuberski F-C 6-8 215 30 3 14 0.6 .250 .250 7.4 35.5 21.8 0.0 3.2 0.0 33.3 16.6 44 92 0.0 0.1 0 0 0.0
18 Zaid Abdul-Aziz C-F 6-9 235 31 2 24 11.5 .279 .231 26.0 37.3 31.8 16.5 1.9 2.1 17.3 28.0 74 92 0.0 0.1 0 1 -0.5

Salaries

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Rk Player Salary
1 Jo Jo White *$345,000
Estimated salaries are marked with an asterisk (*)