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1988-89 Boston Celtics Team Game Log

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Record: 42-40, Finished 3rd in NBA Atlantic Division (Schedule and Results)
Coach: Jimmy Rodgers (42-40)

PTS/G: 109.2 (10th of 25) ▪ Opp PTS/G: 108.1 (10th of 25)
SRS: 1.26 (12th of 25) ▪ Pace: 98.1 (20th of 25)
Off Rtg: 110.8 (8th of 25) ▪ Def Rtg: 109.6 (20th of 25)
Expected W-L: 44-38 (14th of 25)

Arena: Boston Garden ▪ Attendance: 611,537 (13th of 25)

Playoffs:
Lost NBA Eastern Conference First Round (3-0) versus Detroit Pistons

Regular Season

TOV do not include team TOV
Team Opponent
Rk G Date Opp MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1 1 1988-11-04 NYK W 265 49 99 2 4 22 33 15 53 34 5 9 19 22 122 46 104 4 10 19 27 13 45 24 8 3 15 29 115
2 2 1988-11-05 @ PHI L 240 44 88 0 2 27 33 12 40 32 8 1 17 26 115 51 89 1 1 26 36 10 42 34 10 4 15 29 129
3 3 1988-11-09 CHI L 240 43 92 0 1 18 24 12 44 31 5 5 12 24 104 40 77 4 7 26 34 6 36 20 10 5 12 21 110
4 4 1988-11-11 DET L 240 41 77 0 3 25 35 4 35 31 4 3 12 31 107 41 74 2 4 32 39 4 34 28 7 2 9 27 116
5 5 1988-11-12 @ MIL L 240 41 92 0 1 18 21 12 48 18 4 6 19 29 100 38 85 0 3 32 41 11 42 24 11 3 13 22 108
6 6 1988-11-15 @ MIA W 240 32 74 0 3 20 27 14 53 20 8 12 25 13 84 29 91 1 1 6 12 19 45 18 14 4 20 23 65
7 7 1988-11-16 GSW W 240 45 93 3 8 14 17 15 43 25 10 2 14 20 107 43 88 1 4 17 22 15 43 26 9 7 19 20 104
8 8 1988-11-18 WSB W 240 40 82 1 6 33 38 8 33 32 5 3 9 21 114 45 90 2 6 16 23 17 44 24 6 4 13 31 108
9 9 1988-11-19 @ WSB L 240 36 73 4 8 28 36 7 32 23 6 5 15 20 104 46 82 0 1 16 21 9 34 30 10 1 13 28 108
10 10 1988-11-22 CLE L 240 41 85 2 2 18 23 8 31 21 5 3 10 24 102 41 70 0 0 32 39 6 39 29 6 4 12 21 114
11 11 1988-11-23 CHH W 240 46 90 0 2 22 24 18 40 28 14 7 14 21 114 42 81 2 5 23 25 9 28 33 9 1 18 23 109
12 12 1988-11-25 MIL W 240 48 81 4 5 15 19 15 44 35 12 8 16 24 115 41 81 0 1 14 18 10 28 23 10 4 15 20 96
13 13 1988-11-26 @ ATL L 240 33 81 0 4 25 30 19 45 24 6 4 15 20 91 41 94 0 1 22 26 23 49 26 12 7 10 23 104
14 14 1988-11-29 @ NJN W 240 41 72 3 5 15 20 7 42 21 3 7 23 19 100 40 90 0 5 13 20 9 31 23 16 4 8 18 93
15 15 1988-11-30 NJN W 240 52 100 1 4 28 34 21 52 34 15 4 10 23 133 35 82 2 6 28 34 11 35 24 1 9 16 24 100
16 16 1988-12-02 @ CLE L 240 34 99 0 2 16 28 24 59 13 4 2 17 23 84 48 92 0 3 16 29 12 52 36 13 7 7 23 112
17 17 1988-12-06 @ CHI L 240 42 85 0 1 16 20 14 32 19 6 2 9 20 100 43 77 0 3 19 22 12 41 28 8 7 12 17 105
18 18 1988-12-07 ATL L 240 38 85 1 5 26 32 17 47 28 9 6 17 22 103 41 89 1 2 23 30 14 38 21 8 3 16 25 106
19 19 1988-12-09 PHI W 240 55 94 2 4 9 13 13 43 32 6 4 12 22 121 35 78 5 14 32 35 8 33 26 6 2 13 15 107
20 20 1988-12-13 @ WSB L 240 45 91 0 6 15 18 12 39 20 4 6 18 27 105 44 86 0 1 27 36 10 39 22 8 2 11 22 115
Team Opponent
Rk G Date Opp MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
21 21 1988-12-14 UTA W 240 47 89 2 3 16 21 13 40 30 12 8 17 28 112 33 77 2 4 36 46 14 43 23 8 5 23 21 104
22 22 1988-12-16 LAL W 240 47 95 2 6 14 22 16 49 35 6 6 8 25 110 33 87 2 7 28 33 15 42 15 2 1 11 19 96
23 23 1988-12-18 NYK W 240 45 78 2 3 25 28 11 40 35 6 3 21 17 117 42 87 5 19 15 18 12 29 21 12 3 17 22 104
24 24 1988-12-21 CLE L 240 44 101 3 4 23 25 25 43 30 9 6 9 25 114 46 71 1 4 22 30 6 35 27 5 9 20 21 115
25 25 1988-12-27 @ DEN L 240 45 99 2 6 17 30 17 47 18 10 5 24 26 109 53 104 3 8 21 32 14 52 34 11 4 15 23 130
26 26 1988-12-29 @ DAL L 240 49 93 2 7 15 28 16 39 31 8 6 12 22 115 53 92 4 12 21 29 14 42 35 7 7 8 21 131
27 27 1988-12-30 @ SAS W 240 40 90 0 5 32 39 23 53 20 7 3 17 22 112 39 85 0 7 21 25 12 37 26 13 8 16 31 99
28 28 1989-01-03 @ NYK L 265 39 88 1 5 28 30 17 51 22 7 5 21 30 107 42 100 3 13 22 32 25 52 23 12 7 20 30 109
29 29 1989-01-04 PHO L 240 44 92 1 3 15 21 15 45 29 10 8 16 18 104 39 88 1 2 27 28 12 44 19 11 2 16 20 106
30 30 1989-01-06 CHH W 240 45 81 1 2 24 30 10 41 30 16 4 18 24 115 36 75 2 4 18 25 8 29 27 13 1 21 28 92
31 31 1989-01-09 LAC W 240 43 94 2 5 31 38 15 50 26 10 5 18 18 119 37 90 0 1 10 14 15 47 24 12 6 27 29 84
32 32 1989-01-11 IND L 240 44 105 2 10 18 20 20 38 22 9 1 14 25 108 48 80 3 7 28 30 10 43 33 8 5 21 21 127
33 33 1989-01-12 @ NJN W 240 43 79 1 4 19 27 10 38 23 8 8 13 17 106 44 80 2 6 13 21 10 32 21 5 4 14 24 103
34 34 1989-01-15 @ CHI L 240 37 83 2 7 28 31 13 45 25 1 4 14 23 104 42 78 0 6 26 31 4 47 26 12 4 8 24 110
35 35 1989-01-16 @ DET L 240 34 89 1 5 18 25 18 52 14 5 5 13 29 87 33 75 0 2 30 42 11 43 23 7 6 14 22 96
36 36 1989-01-18 @ PHI L 240 41 85 1 5 21 25 15 42 33 1 7 10 21 104 46 91 2 7 21 25 15 40 34 6 6 5 21 115
37 37 1989-01-20 PHI W 240 46 70 1 1 24 28 8 31 33 7 5 18 28 117 37 78 0 7 35 37 13 25 17 9 1 12 25 109
38 38 1989-01-22 DET W 240 41 85 2 6 28 40 14 47 29 7 8 13 29 112 37 81 1 3 24 32 12 37 22 6 7 15 32 99
39 39 1989-01-25 @ IND L 240 37 83 0 4 20 25 13 32 23 8 3 11 21 94 42 71 2 6 17 23 6 39 28 7 2 16 22 103
40 40 1989-01-27 SAC W 240 48 90 3 9 29 35 13 50 33 6 7 12 26 128 41 86 4 10 30 36 7 35 33 9 5 10 25 116
Team Opponent
Rk G Date Opp MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
41 41 1989-01-29 MIA W 240 48 86 3 5 22 26 14 36 32 16 4 15 26 121 41 79 2 3 19 27 16 38 28 7 6 28 27 103
42 42 1989-01-31 @ WSB L 240 39 92 1 6 24 33 17 42 21 10 7 14 28 103 42 91 0 1 26 34 21 50 22 9 7 19 24 110
43 43 1989-02-01 @ CHH W 240 42 95 1 6 22 29 19 61 22 6 3 18 24 107 33 88 0 2 28 38 14 47 14 10 5 13 21 94
44 44 1989-02-03 WSB W 240 45 77 0 4 27 34 7 36 35 9 3 12 20 117 45 96 0 3 18 20 18 39 25 5 1 13 28 108
45 45 1989-02-05 SEA L 247 35 82 4 9 13 18 15 42 23 10 8 17 20 87 36 79 2 9 15 20 11 37 22 6 8 19 20 89
46 46 1989-02-08 IND W 240 48 89 0 2 13 24 14 43 32 6 4 13 22 109 40 77 2 5 20 23 7 34 24 4 3 17 20 102
47 47 1989-02-14 @ HOU L 240 43 88 1 9 36 43 14 40 22 13 5 18 23 123 58 99 3 5 18 23 14 43 34 10 4 15 30 137
48 48 1989-02-16 @ UTA L 240 40 95 1 12 33 43 24 52 19 2 0 15 28 114 46 83 1 2 36 42 8 39 36 12 12 10 29 129
49 49 1989-02-17 @ PHO L 240 49 94 2 6 26 32 19 47 33 6 2 19 20 126 51 101 1 4 32 36 19 44 34 10 7 9 29 135
50 50 1989-02-19 @ LAL L 240 45 96 0 4 20 27 16 45 23 6 10 12 20 110 47 91 3 5 22 26 13 48 34 7 9 14 23 119
51 51 1989-02-21 @ SEA L 240 36 75 0 8 19 24 9 37 16 8 8 17 17 91 43 102 2 14 8 12 24 51 22 7 5 13 18 96
52 52 1989-02-22 @ SAC W 240 43 80 1 3 12 19 8 39 25 8 8 14 25 99 33 79 0 5 25 32 11 39 17 5 2 10 19 91
53 53 1989-02-24 MIL W 240 51 82 1 2 22 31 9 35 37 5 7 11 22 125 44 95 4 9 20 25 16 36 27 8 5 8 26 112
54 54 1989-02-26 @ NYK L 240 44 99 0 3 22 25 20 52 34 11 6 23 23 110 50 96 4 13 18 30 11 43 24 17 9 16 24 122
55 55 1989-02-28 @ CHH W 240 41 81 0 1 30 37 14 51 24 7 8 16 19 112 39 94 1 3 8 9 14 36 25 10 5 11 24 87
56 56 1989-03-01 ATL W 240 43 73 0 0 18 28 10 49 28 10 6 22 25 104 34 86 0 3 22 29 12 32 18 12 1 14 25 90
57 57 1989-03-03 DAL W 240 43 89 1 5 20 22 18 43 24 9 6 13 21 107 38 82 2 7 28 33 14 38 20 8 5 13 18 106
58 58 1989-03-04 @ NJN L 240 35 71 0 2 25 31 9 34 16 9 0 19 23 95 36 78 0 5 26 28 12 37 19 11 3 14 26 98
59 59 1989-03-08 CHI W 240 42 78 0 1 20 25 10 36 31 17 3 18 15 104 44 86 3 8 4 6 13 40 29 12 3 24 22 95
60 60 1989-03-12 DEN W 240 44 85 0 1 33 41 15 47 25 9 5 16 22 121 49 96 2 5 15 18 13 38 35 10 1 13 28 115
Team Opponent
Rk G Date Opp MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
61 61 1989-03-13 NJN W 240 45 80 0 3 24 31 10 50 35 6 6 17 17 114 36 98 2 7 17 23 18 45 18 9 4 11 20 91
62 62 1989-03-16 @ IND W 240 42 87 0 0 27 33 18 52 23 7 6 20 26 111 40 89 0 4 19 25 12 38 26 10 5 17 25 99
63 63 1989-03-17 @ DET L 240 43 92 0 1 12 18 19 54 24 8 7 23 24 98 41 93 2 3 22 25 14 43 21 8 7 15 22 106
64 64 1989-03-20 SAS W 240 45 85 1 4 28 35 15 56 33 8 7 21 24 119 39 96 1 5 29 34 13 40 29 12 3 14 25 108
65 65 1989-03-21 @ MIL L 240 35 74 0 2 16 20 10 39 23 8 5 24 17 86 41 93 1 5 15 16 15 45 26 11 3 17 15 98
66 66 1989-03-24 NYK W 240 41 83 0 2 33 43 13 48 28 5 5 18 20 115 45 94 3 13 18 30 13 38 25 13 6 9 28 111
67 67 1989-03-26 PHI W 240 44 91 0 1 17 22 17 39 28 11 4 9 22 105 38 87 4 12 23 28 25 47 15 5 6 15 22 103
68 68 1989-03-28 @ PHI L 265 47 97 0 2 21 24 17 50 31 6 3 15 28 115 46 90 3 5 22 30 12 40 29 7 5 13 21 117
69 69 1989-03-29 POR W 240 42 85 0 2 22 29 13 48 27 10 4 22 17 106 45 105 0 5 7 14 19 47 19 14 2 17 23 97
70 70 1989-03-31 HOU W 240 46 89 1 2 33 38 17 48 30 9 4 10 20 126 43 94 2 6 21 27 17 38 24 7 8 15 26 109
71 71 1989-04-02 @ CLE L 240 40 105 1 2 19 21 21 45 27 10 5 17 26 100 43 72 1 5 30 37 4 36 33 12 11 15 18 117
72 72 1989-04-04 @ LAC W 240 52 90 1 3 19 25 11 41 33 12 10 15 27 124 41 88 0 2 26 32 9 37 24 8 6 19 20 108
73 73 1989-04-06 @ GSW L 240 43 94 1 3 31 39 23 57 28 10 6 24 25 118 50 106 0 6 32 40 23 52 21 14 8 13 28 132
74 74 1989-04-07 @ POR L 240 41 90 1 3 17 24 15 40 11 8 1 16 26 100 40 84 2 8 31 40 14 42 28 8 4 12 21 113
75 75 1989-04-10 NJN W 240 46 83 0 2 21 27 11 38 28 5 5 11 24 113 48 93 1 7 15 19 10 35 31 8 3 8 27 112
76 76 1989-04-13 @ ATL L 240 44 82 0 0 30 39 15 50 28 3 0 22 24 118 54 96 0 2 24 32 12 36 32 15 6 7 25 132
77 77 1989-04-14 CLE W 240 44 89 0 0 25 30 17 51 31 8 7 14 27 113 40 83 2 6 22 33 8 34 27 7 6 12 20 104
78 78 1989-04-17 @ CHH W 265 40 98 0 1 33 42 21 73 28 6 5 21 25 113 44 103 3 9 17 30 13 44 31 13 2 10 31 108
79 79 1989-04-18 WSB L 240 41 83 1 5 30 34 12 39 24 2 8 15 17 113 55 97 0 0 11 19 13 36 37 10 3 5 30 121
80 80 1989-04-20 @ NYK L 240 47 93 1 3 22 32 18 38 29 12 5 27 24 117 52 98 9 14 24 31 19 50 26 16 7 26 28 137
Team Opponent
Rk G Date Opp MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
81 81 1989-04-21 @ IND L 240 48 84 0 1 14 17 9 36 25 7 3 17 26 110 47 85 1 5 25 32 11 38 29 7 4 10 18 120
82 82 1989-04-23 CHH W 240 43 80 0 2 34 41 7 34 31 9 3 14 22 120 45 85 2 6 18 28 11 38 34 6 2 16 34 110

Playoffs

TOV do not include team TOV
Team Opponent
Rk G Date Opp MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1 1 1989-04-28 @ DET L 240 38 85 0 2 15 25 9 34 22 6 2 11 18 91 43 84 3 10 12 14 11 44 28 6 10 12 26 101
2 2 1989-04-30 @ DET L 240 38 81 0 3 19 25 11 45 23 6 2 15 31 95 38 85 2 5 24 31 15 45 17 6 5 10 24 102
3 3 1989-05-02 DET L 240 35 84 0 3 15 17 9 41 20 8 3 15 23 85 40 82 3 7 17 22 8 39 23 8 6 11 21 100