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1987-88 Boston Celtics

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57-25, Finished 1st in NBA Atlantic Division (Game Results)
NBA Season Summary

Scored 113.6 points per game, Allowed 107.7 points per game (Pythagorean W-L: 56-26)
Coached by K.C. Jones (57-25)

Arena: Boston Garden / Attendance: 611,222 (6th of 23 available)

SRS: 6.15 (1st of 23) / Pace Factor: 97.9 (17th of 23)
Offensive Rating: 115.4 (1st of 23) / Defensive Rating: 109.4 (17th of 23)

Playoffs:
Lost NBA Eastern Conference Finals (4-2) versus Detroit Pistons
Won NBA Eastern Conference Semifinals (4-3) versus Atlanta Hawks
Won NBA Eastern Conference First Round (3-1) versus New York Knickerbockers

1987-88 Statistics / Schedule / Game Log / Splits / Starting Lineups

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Starting Lineups

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G Date Opponent Tm Opp W L Starting Lineup
1 Fri, Nov 6, 1987 Milwaukee Bucks W 125 108 1 0 Danny Ainge / Larry Bird / Dennis Johnson / Robert Parish / Fred Roberts
2 Sat, Nov 7, 1987 @ Washington Bullets W 2OT 140 139 2 0 Danny Ainge / Larry Bird / Dennis Johnson / Robert Parish / Fred Roberts
3 Mon, Nov 9, 1987 @ New York Knickerbockers W 96 87 3 0 Danny Ainge / Larry Bird / Dennis Johnson / Robert Parish / Fred Roberts
4 Wed, Nov 11, 1987 Indiana Pacers W 120 106 4 0 Danny Ainge / Larry Bird / Dennis Johnson / Robert Parish / Fred Roberts
5 Fri, Nov 13, 1987 Cleveland Cavaliers W 128 114 5 0 Danny Ainge / Larry Bird / Dennis Johnson / Robert Parish / Fred Roberts
6 Sun, Nov 15, 1987 @ Indiana Pacers W 103 98 6 0 Danny Ainge / Larry Bird / Dennis Johnson / Robert Parish / Fred Roberts
7 Tue, Nov 17, 1987 @ Cleveland Cavaliers L 88 109 6 1 Danny Ainge / Larry Bird / Dennis Johnson / Robert Parish / Fred Roberts
8 Wed, Nov 18, 1987 New York Knickerbockers W 2OT 111 109 7 1 Danny Ainge / Darren Daye / Dennis Johnson / Robert Parish / Fred Roberts
9 Fri, Nov 20, 1987 @ Philadelphia 76ers L 85 116 7 2 Danny Ainge / Darren Daye / Dennis Johnson / Robert Parish / Fred Roberts
10 Sat, Nov 21, 1987 @ New Jersey Nets W 107 97 8 2 Danny Ainge / Darren Daye / Dennis Johnson / Robert Parish / Fred Roberts
11 Mon, Nov 23, 1987 Chicago Bulls L 102 107 8 3 Danny Ainge / Darren Daye / Dennis Johnson / Robert Parish / Fred Roberts
12 Wed, Nov 25, 1987 Atlanta Hawks W 117 102 9 3 Danny Ainge / Darren Daye / Dennis Johnson / Robert Parish / Fred Roberts
13 Fri, Nov 27, 1987 Seattle Supersonics W 117 112 10 3 Danny Ainge / Larry Bird / Darren Daye / Dennis Johnson / Robert Parish
14 Sat, Nov 28, 1987 @ Milwaukee Bucks L 97 112 10 4 Danny Ainge / Larry Bird / Darren Daye / Dennis Johnson / Robert Parish
15 Tue, Dec 1, 1987 @ Atlanta Hawks L 106 120 10 5 Danny Ainge / Larry Bird / Darren Daye / Dennis Johnson / Robert Parish
16 Wed, Dec 2, 1987 New Jersey Nets W 130 99 11 5 Danny Ainge / Larry Bird / Dennis Johnson / Kevin McHale / Robert Parish
17 Fri, Dec 4, 1987 @ Detroit Pistons L 105 128 11 6 Larry Bird / Dennis Johnson / Kevin McHale / Robert Parish / Jerry Sichting
18 Wed, Dec 9, 1987 Denver Nuggets L 119 124 11 7 Danny Ainge / Larry Bird / Dennis Johnson / Kevin McHale / Robert Parish
19 Fri, Dec 11, 1987 Los Angeles Lakers L 114 115 11 8 Danny Ainge / Larry Bird / Dennis Johnson / Kevin McHale / Robert Parish
20 Tue, Dec 15, 1987 @ Washington Bullets W 122 102 12 8 Danny Ainge / Larry Bird / Dennis Johnson / Kevin McHale / Robert Parish
21 Wed, Dec 16, 1987 Utah Jazz W 121 111 13 8 Danny Ainge / Larry Bird / Dennis Johnson / Kevin McHale / Robert Parish
22 Sun, Dec 20, 1987 Philadelphia 76ers W 124 87 14 8 Danny Ainge / Larry Bird / Dennis Johnson / Kevin McHale / Robert Parish
23 Tue, Dec 22, 1987 @ Philadelphia 76ers W 118 115 15 8 Danny Ainge / Larry Bird / Dennis Johnson / Kevin McHale / Robert Parish
24 Sat, Dec 26, 1987 @ Los Angeles Clippers W 106 97 16 8 Danny Ainge / Larry Bird / Dennis Johnson / Kevin McHale / Robert Parish
25 Sun, Dec 27, 1987 @ Sacramento Kings W 114 102 17 8 Danny Ainge / Larry Bird / Dennis Johnson / Kevin McHale / Robert Parish
26 Wed, Dec 30, 1987 @ Seattle Supersonics L 105 111 17 9 Danny Ainge / Larry Bird / Dennis Johnson / Kevin McHale / Robert Parish
27 Sat, Jan 2, 1988 @ Golden State Warriors W 115 110 18 9 Danny Ainge / Larry Bird / Dennis Johnson / Kevin McHale / Robert Parish
28 Mon, Jan 4, 1988 @ Utah Jazz W 107 99 19 9 Danny Ainge / Larry Bird / Dennis Johnson / Kevin McHale / Robert Parish
29 Wed, Jan 6, 1988 New York Knickerbockers W 117 108 20 9 Danny Ainge / Larry Bird / Dennis Johnson / Kevin McHale / Robert Parish
30 Fri, Jan 8, 1988 Washington Bullets W 125 109 21 9 Danny Ainge / Larry Bird / Dennis Johnson / Kevin McHale / Robert Parish
31 Sat, Jan 9, 1988 @ New York Knickerbockers L 98 106 21 10 Danny Ainge / Larry Bird / Dennis Johnson / Kevin McHale / Robert Parish
32 Tue, Jan 12, 1988 @ Chicago Bulls W 104 97 22 10 Danny Ainge / Larry Bird / Kevin McHale / Dirk Minniefield / Robert Parish
33 Wed, Jan 13, 1988 Detroit Pistons W 143 105 23 10 Danny Ainge / Larry Bird / Dennis Johnson / Kevin McHale / Robert Parish
34 Fri, Jan 15, 1988 Sacramento Kings W 122 86 24 10 Danny Ainge / Larry Bird / Dennis Johnson / Kevin McHale / Robert Parish
35 Sat, Jan 16, 1988 @ New Jersey Nets W 103 96 25 10 Danny Ainge / Larry Bird / Dennis Johnson / Kevin McHale / Robert Parish
36 Mon, Jan 18, 1988 Golden State Warriors W 121 101 26 10 Danny Ainge / Larry Bird / Kevin McHale / Dirk Minniefield / Robert Parish
37 Wed, Jan 20, 1988 Phoenix Suns W 131 115 27 10 Danny Ainge / Larry Bird / Kevin McHale / Dirk Minniefield / Robert Parish
38 Fri, Jan 22, 1988 Atlanta Hawks W 124 106 28 10 Danny Ainge / Larry Bird / Kevin McHale / Dirk Minniefield / Robert Parish
39 Sat, Jan 23, 1988 @ Cleveland Cavaliers L 100 119 28 11 Danny Ainge / Larry Bird / Dennis Johnson / Kevin McHale / Robert Parish
40 Tue, Jan 26, 1988 @ Atlanta Hawks W 102 97 29 11 Danny Ainge / Larry Bird / Dennis Johnson / Kevin McHale / Robert Parish
41 Wed, Jan 27, 1988 Washington Bullets W 106 100 30 11 Danny Ainge / Larry Bird / Dennis Johnson / Kevin McHale / Robert Parish
42 Fri, Jan 29, 1988 @ Detroit Pistons L 108 125 30 12 Danny Ainge / Larry Bird / Dennis Johnson / Kevin McHale / Robert Parish
43 Sun, Jan 31, 1988 Philadelphia 76ers W 100 85 31 12 Danny Ainge / Larry Bird / Dennis Johnson / Kevin McHale / Robert Parish
44 Wed, Feb 3, 1988 Indiana Pacers W 118 103 32 12 Danny Ainge / Larry Bird / Dennis Johnson / Kevin McHale / Robert Parish
45 Thu, Feb 4, 1988 @ Milwaukee Bucks L 101 111 32 13 Danny Ainge / Larry Bird / Dennis Johnson / Kevin McHale / Robert Parish
46 Tue, Feb 9, 1988 @ Houston Rockets L 120 129 32 14 Danny Ainge / Larry Bird / Dennis Johnson / Kevin McHale / Robert Parish
47 Wed, Feb 10, 1988 @ San Antonio Spurs W 136 120 33 14 Danny Ainge / Larry Bird / Dennis Johnson / Kevin McHale / Robert Parish
48 Fri, Feb 12, 1988 @ Dallas Mavericks W 105 104 34 14 Danny Ainge / Larry Bird / Dennis Johnson / Kevin McHale / Robert Parish
49 Sun, Feb 14, 1988 @ Los Angeles Lakers L 106 115 34 15 Danny Ainge / Larry Bird / Dennis Johnson / Kevin McHale / Robert Parish
50 Mon, Feb 15, 1988 @ Phoenix Suns W 107 106 35 15 Mark Acres / Danny Ainge / Larry Bird / Dennis Johnson / Kevin McHale
51 Wed, Feb 17, 1988 @ Denver Nuggets L 125 138 35 16 Mark Acres / Danny Ainge / Larry Bird / Dennis Johnson / Kevin McHale
52 Fri, Feb 19, 1988 @ Portland Trail Blazers W 124 104 36 16 Mark Acres / Danny Ainge / Larry Bird / Dennis Johnson / Kevin McHale
53 Mon, Feb 22, 1988 New York Knickerbockers W 95 93 37 16 Danny Ainge / Larry Bird / Dennis Johnson / Kevin McHale / Robert Parish
54 Wed, Feb 24, 1988 Portland Trail Blazers W 113 112 38 16 Danny Ainge / Larry Bird / Dennis Johnson / Brad Lohaus / Robert Parish
55 Fri, Feb 26, 1988 Milwaukee Bucks W 132 96 39 16 Danny Ainge / Larry Bird / Dennis Johnson / Kevin McHale / Robert Parish
56 Sun, Feb 28, 1988 @ Detroit Pistons L 101 106 39 17 Danny Ainge / Larry Bird / Dennis Johnson / Kevin McHale / Robert Parish
57 Tue, Mar 1, 1988 @ Milwaukee Bucks L 116 117 39 18 Danny Ainge / Larry Bird / Dennis Johnson / Kevin McHale / Robert Parish
58 Wed, Mar 2, 1988 New Jersey Nets L 107 117 39 19 Danny Ainge / Larry Bird / Dennis Johnson / Brad Lohaus / Robert Parish
59 Fri, Mar 4, 1988 Los Angeles Clippers W 121 90 40 19 Danny Ainge / Larry Bird / Dennis Johnson / Brad Lohaus / Robert Parish
60 Sun, Mar 6, 1988 Cleveland Cavaliers W 127 98 41 19 Danny Ainge / Larry Bird / Dennis Johnson / Kevin McHale / Robert Parish
61 Wed, Mar 9, 1988 San Antonio Spurs W 119 118 42 19 Mark Acres / Danny Ainge / Larry Bird / Dennis Johnson / Kevin McHale
62 Fri, Mar 11, 1988 Indiana Pacers W 122 112 43 19 Mark Acres / Danny Ainge / Larry Bird / Dennis Johnson / Kevin McHale
63 Sun, Mar 13, 1988 Atlanta Hawks W 117 100 44 19 Danny Ainge / Larry Bird / Dennis Johnson / Kevin McHale / Robert Parish
64 Tue, Mar 15, 1988 @ Indiana Pacers W 119 113 45 19 Danny Ainge / Larry Bird / Dennis Johnson / Kevin McHale / Robert Parish
65 Fri, Mar 18, 1988 @ Chicago Bulls L 103 113 45 20 Danny Ainge / Larry Bird / Dennis Johnson / Kevin McHale / Robert Parish
66 Sun, Mar 20, 1988 Chicago Bulls W 137 107 46 20 Danny Ainge / Larry Bird / Dennis Johnson / Kevin McHale / Robert Parish
67 Wed, Mar 23, 1988 Washington Bullets W 104 89 47 20 Danny Ainge / Larry Bird / Dennis Johnson / Kevin McHale / Robert Parish
68 Fri, Mar 25, 1988 Philadelphia 76ers L 93 97 47 21 Danny Ainge / Larry Bird / Artis Gilmore / Dennis Johnson / Kevin McHale
69 Sat, Mar 26, 1988 @ New York Knickerbockers W 118 106 48 21 Danny Ainge / Larry Bird / Artis Gilmore / Dennis Johnson / Kevin McHale
70 Mon, Mar 28, 1988 @ New Jersey Nets W 106 105 49 21 Danny Ainge / Larry Bird / Artis Gilmore / Dennis Johnson / Kevin McHale
71 Wed, Mar 30, 1988 Houston Rockets W 117 110 50 21 Danny Ainge / Larry Bird / Dennis Johnson / Kevin McHale / Robert Parish
72 Fri, Apr 1, 1988 Detroit Pistons W 121 110 51 21 Danny Ainge / Larry Bird / Dennis Johnson / Kevin McHale / Robert Parish
73 Sun, Apr 3, 1988 Dallas Mavericks W 110 101 52 21 Danny Ainge / Larry Bird / Dennis Johnson / Kevin McHale / Robert Parish
74 Fri, Apr 8, 1988 New Jersey Nets W 127 90 53 21 Danny Ainge / Larry Bird / Dennis Johnson / Kevin McHale / Robert Parish
75 Sun, Apr 10, 1988 @ Philadelphia 76ers W 117 108 54 21 Danny Ainge / Larry Bird / Dennis Johnson / Kevin McHale / Robert Parish
76 Wed, Apr 13, 1988 Milwaukee Bucks W 123 104 55 21 Danny Ainge / Larry Bird / Dennis Johnson / Kevin McHale / Robert Parish
77 Fri, Apr 15, 1988 @ Cleveland Cavaliers L 109 120 55 22 Danny Ainge / Larry Bird / Kevin McHale / Dirk Minniefield / Robert Parish
78 Sun, Apr 17, 1988 @ Washington Bullets L 92 98 55 23 Danny Ainge / Larry Bird / Kevin McHale / Robert Parish / Jim Paxson
79 Tue, Apr 19, 1988 Detroit Pistons W 121 110 56 23 Danny Ainge / Larry Bird / Kevin McHale / Robert Parish / Jim Paxson
80 Thu, Apr 21, 1988 Chicago Bulls W 126 119 57 23 Danny Ainge / Larry Bird / Dennis Johnson / Kevin McHale / Robert Parish
81 Fri, Apr 22, 1988 @ Atlanta Hawks L 106 133 57 24 Danny Ainge / Artis Gilmore / Kevin McHale / Dirk Minniefield / Fred Roberts
82 Sun, Apr 24, 1988 @ Chicago Bulls L 108 115 57 25 Danny Ainge / Dennis Johnson / Brad Lohaus / Robert Parish / Fred Roberts

12 Different Starting Lineups