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1990-91 Boston Celtics Roster and Statistics

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56-26, Finished 1st in NBA Atlantic Division (Game Results)
NBA Season Summary

Scored 111.5 points per game, Allowed 105.7 points per game (Pythagorean W-L: 56-26)
Coached by Chris Ford (56-26)

Arena: Boston Garden ▪ Attendance: 611,537 (17th of 27)

SRS: 5.21 (5th of 27) ▪ Pace Factor: 98.5 (12th of 27)
Offensive Rating: 112.6 (3rd of 27) ▪ Defensive Rating: 106.7 (10th of 27)

Playoffs:
Lost NBA Eastern Conference Semifinals (4-2) versus Detroit Pistons
Won NBA Eastern Conference First Round (3-2) versus Indiana Pacers

1990-91 Roster and Statistics ▪ Schedule ▪ Game Log ▪ Splits ▪ Starting Lineups

Roster

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No. Player Pos Ht Wt Birth Date Exp College
33 Larry Bird F 6-9 220 December 7, 1956 11 Indiana State University
7 Dee Brown G 6-1 160 November 29, 1968 R Jacksonville University
34 Kevin Gamble F-G 6-5 210 November 13, 1965 3 University of Iowa
53 Joe Kleine C 6-11 255 January 4, 1962 5 University of Arkansas
35 Reggie Lewis G-F 6-7 195 November 21, 1965 3 Northeastern University
32 Kevin McHale F-C 6-10 210 December 19, 1957 10 University of Minnesota
00 Robert Parish C 7-0 230 August 30, 1953 14 Centenary College of Louisiana
54 Ed Pinckney F 6-9 195 March 27, 1963 5 Villanova University
42 Dave Popson F-C 6-10 220 May 17, 1964 1 University of North Carolina
20 Brian Shaw G 6-6 190 March 22, 1966 1 University of California, Santa Barbara
13 Charles Smith G 6-1 160 November 29, 1967 1 Georgetown University
43 Derek Smith G-F 6-6 205 November 1, 1961 8 University of Louisville
11 Michael Smith F 6-10 225 May 19, 1965 1 Brigham Young University
52 Stojko Vrankovic C 7-2 260 January 22, 1964 R
12 A.J. Wynder G 6-2 180 September 11, 1964 R Fairfield University

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 PTS
Team 82 19805 3695 7214 .512 109 346 .315 1646 1997 .824 1088 2697 3785 2160 672 565 1320 1695 9145 111.5
Opponent 82 19805 3419 7559 .452 191 611 .313 1639 2084 .786 1192 2204 3396 2052 738 381 1127 1660 8668 105.7

Player Statistics

Totals

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Rk Player Age G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1 Reggie Lewis 25 79 79 2878 598 1219 .491 1 13 .077 281 340 .826 119 291 410 201 98 85 147 234 1478
2 Kevin Gamble 25 82 76 2706 548 933 .587 0 7 .000 185 227 .815 85 182 267 256 100 34 148 237 1281
3 Kevin McHale 33 68 10 2067 504 912 .553 15 37 .405 228 275 .829 145 335 480 126 25 146 140 194 1251
4 Robert Parish 37 81 81 2441 485 811 .598 0 1 .000 237 309 .767 271 585 856 66 66 103 153 197 1207
5 Larry Bird 34 60 60 2277 462 1017 .454 77 198 .389 163 183 .891 53 456 509 431 108 58 187 118 1164
6 Brian Shaw 24 79 79 2772 442 942 .469 3 27 .111 204 249 .819 104 266 370 602 105 34 223 206 1091
7 Dee Brown 22 82 5 1945 284 612 .464 7 34 .206 137 157 .873 41 141 182 344 83 14 137 161 712
8 Ed Pinckney 27 70 16 1165 131 243 .539 0 1 .000 104 116 .897 155 186 341 45 61 43 45 147 366
9 Joe Kleine 29 72 1 850 102 218 .468 0 2 .000 54 69 .783 71 173 244 21 15 14 53 108 258
10 Michael Smith 25 47 3 389 95 200 .475 6 24 .250 22 27 .815 21 35 56 43 6 2 37 27 218
11 Stojko Vrankovic 27 31 0 166 24 52 .462 0 0 10 18 .556 15 36 51 4 1 29 24 43 58
12 Dave Popson 26 19 0 64 13 32 .406 0 0 9 10 .900 7 7 14 2 1 2 6 12 35
13 A.J. Wynder 26 6 0 39 3 12 .250 0 1 .000 6 8 .750 1 2 3 8 1 0 4 1 12
14 Charles Smith 23 5 0 30 3 7 .429 0 0 3 5 .600 0 2 2 6 1 0 3 7 9
15 Derek Smith 29 2 0 16 1 4 .250 0 1 .000 3 4 .750 0 0 0 5 1 1 1 3 5

Per Game

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Rk Player Age G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1 Larry Bird 34 60 60 38.0 7.7 17.0 .454 1.3 3.3 .389 2.7 3.1 .891 0.9 7.6 8.5 7.2 1.8 1.0 3.1 2.0 19.4
2 Reggie Lewis 25 79 79 36.4 7.6 15.4 .491 0.0 0.2 .077 3.6 4.3 .826 1.5 3.7 5.2 2.5 1.2 1.1 1.9 3.0 18.7
3 Kevin McHale 33 68 10 30.4 7.4 13.4 .553 0.2 0.5 .405 3.4 4.0 .829 2.1 4.9 7.1 1.9 0.4 2.1 2.1 2.9 18.4
4 Kevin Gamble 25 82 76 33.0 6.7 11.4 .587 0.0 0.1 .000 2.3 2.8 .815 1.0 2.2 3.3 3.1 1.2 0.4 1.8 2.9 15.6
5 Robert Parish 37 81 81 30.1 6.0 10.0 .598 0.0 0.0 .000 2.9 3.8 .767 3.3 7.2 10.6 0.8 0.8 1.3 1.9 2.4 14.9
6 Brian Shaw 24 79 79 35.1 5.6 11.9 .469 0.0 0.3 .111 2.6 3.2 .819 1.3 3.4 4.7 7.6 1.3 0.4 2.8 2.6 13.8
7 Dee Brown 22 82 5 23.7 3.5 7.5 .464 0.1 0.4 .206 1.7 1.9 .873 0.5 1.7 2.2 4.2 1.0 0.2 1.7 2.0 8.7
8 Ed Pinckney 27 70 16 16.6 1.9 3.5 .539 0.0 0.0 .000 1.5 1.7 .897 2.2 2.7 4.9 0.6 0.9 0.6 0.6 2.1 5.2
9 Michael Smith 25 47 3 8.3 2.0 4.3 .475 0.1 0.5 .250 0.5 0.6 .815 0.4 0.7 1.2 0.9 0.1 0.0 0.8 0.6 4.6
10 Joe Kleine 29 72 1 11.8 1.4 3.0 .468 0.0 0.0 .000 0.8 1.0 .783 1.0 2.4 3.4 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.7 1.5 3.6
11 Derek Smith 29 2 0 8.0 0.5 2.0 .250 0.0 0.5 .000 1.5 2.0 .750 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 1.5 2.5
12 A.J. Wynder 26 6 0 6.5 0.5 2.0 .250 0.0 0.2 .000 1.0 1.3 .750 0.2 0.3 0.5 1.3 0.2 0.0 0.7 0.2 2.0
13 Stojko Vrankovic 27 31 0 5.4 0.8 1.7 .462 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.6 .556 0.5 1.2 1.6 0.1 0.0 0.9 0.8 1.4 1.9
14 Dave Popson 26 19 0 3.4 0.7 1.7 .406 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.5 .900 0.4 0.4 0.7 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.6 1.8
15 Charles Smith 23 5 0 6.0 0.6 1.4 .429 0.0 0.0 0.6 1.0 .600 0.0 0.4 0.4 1.2 0.2 0.0 0.6 1.4 1.8

Per 36 Minutes

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Rk Player Age G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1 Kevin McHale 33 68 10 2067 8.8 15.9 .553 0.3 0.6 .405 4.0 4.8 .829 2.5 5.8 8.4 2.2 0.4 2.5 2.4 3.4 21.8
2 Michael Smith 25 47 3 389 8.8 18.5 .475 0.6 2.2 .250 2.0 2.5 .815 1.9 3.2 5.2 4.0 0.6 0.2 3.4 2.5 20.2
3 Dave Popson 26 19 0 64 7.3 18.0 .406 0.0 0.0 5.1 5.6 .900 3.9 3.9 7.9 1.1 0.6 1.1 3.4 6.8 19.7
4 Reggie Lewis 25 79 79 2878 7.5 15.2 .491 0.0 0.2 .077 3.5 4.3 .826 1.5 3.6 5.1 2.5 1.2 1.1 1.8 2.9 18.5
5 Larry Bird 34 60 60 2277 7.3 16.1 .454 1.2 3.1 .389 2.6 2.9 .891 0.8 7.2 8.0 6.8 1.7 0.9 3.0 1.9 18.4
6 Robert Parish 37 81 81 2441 7.2 12.0 .598 0.0 0.0 .000 3.5 4.6 .767 4.0 8.6 12.6 1.0 1.0 1.5 2.3 2.9 17.8
7 Kevin Gamble 25 82 76 2706 7.3 12.4 .587 0.0 0.1 .000 2.5 3.0 .815 1.1 2.4 3.6 3.4 1.3 0.5 2.0 3.2 17.0
8 Brian Shaw 24 79 79 2772 5.7 12.2 .469 0.0 0.4 .111 2.6 3.2 .819 1.4 3.5 4.8 7.8 1.4 0.4 2.9 2.7 14.2
9 Dee Brown 22 82 5 1945 5.3 11.3 .464 0.1 0.6 .206 2.5 2.9 .873 0.8 2.6 3.4 6.4 1.5 0.3 2.5 3.0 13.2
10 Stojko Vrankovic 27 31 0 166 5.2 11.3 .462 0.0 0.0 2.2 3.9 .556 3.3 7.8 11.1 0.9 0.2 6.3 5.2 9.3 12.6
11 Ed Pinckney 27 70 16 1165 4.0 7.5 .539 0.0 0.0 .000 3.2 3.6 .897 4.8 5.7 10.5 1.4 1.9 1.3 1.4 4.5 11.3
12 Derek Smith 29 2 0 16 2.3 9.0 .250 0.0 2.3 .000 6.8 9.0 .750 0.0 0.0 0.0 11.3 2.3 2.3 2.3 6.8 11.3
13 A.J. Wynder 26 6 0 39 2.8 11.1 .250 0.0 0.9 .000 5.5 7.4 .750 0.9 1.8 2.8 7.4 0.9 0.0 3.7 0.9 11.1
14 Joe Kleine 29 72 1 850 4.3 9.2 .468 0.0 0.1 .000 2.3 2.9 .783 3.0 7.3 10.3 0.9 0.6 0.6 2.2 4.6 10.9
15 Charles Smith 23 5 0 30 3.6 8.4 .429 0.0 0.0 3.6 6.0 .600 0.0 2.4 2.4 7.2 1.2 0.0 3.6 8.4 10.8

Advanced

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Rk Player Age G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS
1 Robert Parish 37 81 2441 20.6 .637 .598 13.4 24.4 19.3 3.7 1.3 2.4 13.9 19.0 122 103 6.2 3.9 10.1
2 Kevin Gamble 25 82 2706 16.3 .620 .587 3.8 6.9 5.4 13.0 1.8 0.7 12.5 18.4 120 110 6.0 2.3 8.3
3 Kevin McHale 33 68 2067 21.2 .606 .561 8.4 16.5 12.8 8.8 0.6 4.0 11.9 23.9 118 106 5.3 2.6 7.9
4 Reggie Lewis 25 79 2878 16.2 .540 .491 5.0 10.3 7.9 9.6 1.7 1.7 9.7 22.2 112 108 4.5 3.0 7.5
5 Larry Bird 34 60 2277 19.7 .530 .492 2.8 20.4 12.3 25.9 2.3 1.5 14.6 23.7 109 103 3.0 3.6 6.7
6 Brian Shaw 24 79 2772 15.5 .519 .471 4.5 9.8 7.4 28.1 1.8 0.7 17.5 19.3 109 108 3.2 2.7 5.9
7 Ed Pinckney 27 70 1165 16.6 .622 .539 16.0 16.3 16.1 4.7 2.6 2.1 13.3 12.2 131 104 3.0 1.8 4.8
8 Dee Brown 22 82 1945 13.2 .523 .470 2.5 7.4 5.2 22.5 2.1 0.4 16.7 17.7 108 109 1.8 1.8 3.6
9 Joe Kleine 29 72 850 9.9 .519 .468 10.1 20.7 15.8 3.0 0.9 0.9 17.6 14.9 102 106 0.2 1.0 1.2
10 Michael Smith 25 47 389 14.3 .514 .490 6.5 9.2 7.9 16.1 0.8 0.3 14.9 26.9 101 111 0.1 0.2 0.3
11 Dave Popson 26 19 64 11.6 .481 .406 13.2 11.1 12.1 4.3 0.8 1.8 14.2 27.9 98 109 0.0 0.1 0.0
12 Derek Smith 29 2 16 13.7 .434 .250 0.0 0.0 0.0 35.9 3.0 3.6 14.8 17.8 107 107 0.0 0.0 0.0
13 Charles Smith 23 5 30 6.3 .489 .429 0.0 6.8 3.7 24.0 1.6 0.0 24.6 17.1 94 110 0.0 0.0 0.0
14 A.J. Wynder 26 6 39 7.6 .387 .250 3.1 5.2 4.2 24.0 1.3 0.0 20.5 21.1 87 112 -0.1 0.0 0.0
15 Stojko Vrankovic 27 31 166 8.8 .484 .462 10.9 22.1 16.9 3.1 0.3 10.0 28.6 21.3 80 100 -0.4 0.3 -0.1

Playoffs

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Totals Shooting Per Game
Rk Player Age G MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST
1 Reggie Lewis 25 11 462 95 195 0 4 56 68 18 68 32 12 6 20 33 246 .487 .000 .824 42.0 22.4 6.2 2.9
2 Kevin McHale 33 11 376 78 148 6 11 66 80 18 72 20 5 14 14 42 228 .527 .545 .825 34.2 20.7 6.5 1.8
3 Larry Bird 34 10 396 62 152 3 21 44 51 8 72 65 13 3 19 28 171 .408 .143 .863 39.6 17.1 7.2 6.5
4 Robert Parish 37 10 296 58 97 0 0 42 61 33 92 6 8 7 16 34 158 .598 .689 29.6 15.8 9.2 0.6
5 Dee Brown 22 11 284 53 108 0 5 28 34 9 45 41 11 6 22 32 134 .491 .000 .824 25.8 12.2 4.1 3.7
6 Brian Shaw 24 11 316 47 100 1 3 26 30 8 38 51 10 1 25 34 121 .470 .333 .867 28.7 11.0 3.5 4.6
7 Kevin Gamble 25 11 238 29 60 0 0 8 12 3 13 19 4 2 7 24 66 .483 .667 21.6 6.0 1.2 1.7
8 Ed Pinckney 27 11 170 16 21 0 0 17 21 23 40 2 6 2 2 17 49 .762 .810 15.5 4.5 3.6 0.2
9 Derek Smith 29 10 86 9 21 0 1 11 14 2 9 5 3 1 8 20 29 .429 .000 .786 8.6 2.9 0.9 0.5
10 Joe Kleine 29 5 31 4 9 0 0 0 0 5 11 1 0 0 2 7 8 .444 6.2 1.6 2.2 0.2
11 Michael Smith 25 2 6 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 2 .500 .000 3.0 1.0 0.0 0.5
12 Stojko Vrankovic 27 1 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 2 2 1.000 .000 4.0 2.0 2.0 0.0

Playoffs Advanced

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Rk Player Age G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS
1 Reggie Lewis 25 11 462 16.9 .547 .487 4.7 11.8 8.4 10.8 1.3 0.8 8.2 23.2 114 115 0.7 0.3 1.0
2 Kevin McHale 33 11 376 21.2 .622 .547 5.7 15.7 10.9 8.3 0.7 2.3 7.1 23.0 128 113 1.3 0.3 1.5
3 Larry Bird 34 10 396 15.8 .490 .418 2.4 17.6 10.4 23.7 1.7 0.5 9.8 21.4 108 112 0.3 0.4 0.7
4 Robert Parish 37 10 296 20.8 .638 .598 13.4 21.7 17.7 3.1 1.4 1.5 11.4 20.7 125 111 0.8 0.3 1.2
5 Dee Brown 22 11 284 16.2 .545 .491 3.8 13.8 9.0 21.8 2.0 1.3 15.2 22.3 107 112 0.2 0.3 0.5
6 Brian Shaw 24 11 316 12.5 .534 .475 3.0 10.3 6.9 23.0 1.6 0.2 18.1 19.1 105 115 0.1 0.2 0.3
7 Kevin Gamble 25 11 238 7.7 .506 .483 1.5 4.6 3.1 11.0 0.8 0.5 9.7 13.3 105 118 0.1 0.0 0.1
8 Ed Pinckney 27 11 170 16.8 .810 .762 16.2 10.9 13.4 1.6 1.8 0.7 6.2 8.3 168 114 0.7 0.1 0.8
9 Derek Smith 29 10 86 5.4 .534 .429 2.8 8.9 6.0 7.8 1.8 0.7 22.8 17.9 93 114 -0.1 0.1 0.0
10 Joe Kleine 29 5 31 6.9 .444 .444 19.3 21.1 20.2 4.5 0.0 0.0 18.2 15.5 98 114 0.0 0.0 0.0
11 Michael Smith 25 2 6 6.6 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0.0 24.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 14.6 121 121 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 Stojko Vrankovic 27 1 4 1.4 .694 1.000 0.0 54.5 28.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 41.0 26.7 58 102 0.0 0.0 0.0

Salaries

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Rk Player Salary
1 Robert Parish $2,500,000
2 Larry Bird $1,500,000
3 Kevin McHale $1,400,000
4 Brian Shaw $1,212,000
5 Charles Smith $1,000,000
6 Joe Kleine $850,000
7 Ed Pinckney $750,000
8 John Bagley $550,000
9 Dee Brown $547,000
10 Michael Smith $525,000
11 Reggie Lewis $400,000
12 Kevin Gamble $375,000
13 Derek Smith $315,000
14 Stojko Vrankovic $222,000
15 Dave Popson $80,000
16 A.J. Wynder $30,000
Estimated salaries are marked with an asterisk (*)