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1997-98 Boston Celtics

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36-46, Finished 6th in NBA Atlantic Division (Game Results)
NBA Season Summary

Scored 95.9 points per game, Allowed 98.5 points per game (Pythagorean W-L: 33-49)
Coached by Rick Pitino (36-46)

Arena: FleetCenter / Attendance: 743,422 (10th of 29 available)

SRS: -1.96 (22nd of 29) / Pace Factor: 93.3 (2nd of 29)
Offensive Rating: 102.6 (22nd of 29) / Defensive Rating: 105.4 (16th of 29)

1997-98 Statistics / Schedule / Game Log / Splits / Starting Lineups

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Regular Season

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G Date Opponent Tm Opp W L Streak Notes
1 Fri, Oct 31, 1997 Chicago Bulls W 92 85 1 0 W 1
2 Sun, Nov 2, 1997 Orlando Magic L 96 107 1 1 L 1
3 Tue, Nov 4, 1997 @ New York Knickerbockers L 70 102 1 2 L 2
4 Wed, Nov 5, 1997 Miami Heat L 74 90 1 3 L 3
5 Fri, Nov 7, 1997 Cleveland Cavaliers L 92 96 1 4 L 4
6 Sat, Nov 8, 1997 @ Milwaukee Bucks L 96 105 1 5 L 5
7 Wed, Nov 12, 1997 Denver Nuggets W 96 86 2 5 W 1
8 Fri, Nov 14, 1997 Toronto Raptors W 103 99 3 5 W 2
9 Sat, Nov 15, 1997 @ Philadelphia 76ers W 107 101 4 5 W 3
10 Tue, Nov 18, 1997 @ Toronto Raptors W 122 109 5 5 W 4
11 Wed, Nov 19, 1997 @ New Jersey Nets L 100 108 5 6 L 1
12 Fri, Nov 21, 1997 New Jersey Nets W 101 93 6 6 W 1
13 Sun, Nov 23, 1997 Detroit Pistons W 90 86 7 6 W 2
14 Wed, Nov 26, 1997 Los Angeles Lakers L 103 118 7 7 L 1
15 Fri, Nov 28, 1997 Phoenix Suns L OT 108 112 7 8 L 2
16 Sat, Nov 29, 1997 @ Cleveland Cavaliers L 97 103 7 9 L 3
17 Wed, Dec 3, 1997 Chicago Bulls L 87 97 7 10 L 4
18 Fri, Dec 5, 1997 @ Miami Heat L 97 117 7 11 L 5
19 Wed, Dec 10, 1997 Milwaukee Bucks W 96 91 8 11 W 1
20 Fri, Dec 12, 1997 Washington Wizards W 97 88 9 11 W 2
G Date Opponent Tm Opp W L Streak Notes
21 Sat, Dec 13, 1997 @ Detroit Pistons L 77 93 9 12 L 1
22 Mon, Dec 15, 1997 Philadelphia 76ers W 100 83 10 12 W 1
23 Wed, Dec 17, 1997 @ Toronto Raptors W 88 83 11 12 W 2
24 Sun, Dec 21, 1997 Los Angeles Clippers W 99 77 12 12 W 3
25 Tue, Dec 23, 1997 Charlotte Hornets W 102 96 13 12 W 4
26 Fri, Dec 26, 1997 @ San Antonio Spurs L 86 101 13 13 L 1
27 Sun, Dec 28, 1997 @ Los Angeles Lakers W 108 102 14 13 W 1
28 Tue, Dec 30, 1997 @ Phoenix Suns L 90 100 14 14 L 1
29 Fri, Jan 2, 1998 Minnesota Timberwolves W 93 89 15 14 W 1
30 Sat, Jan 3, 1998 @ Milwaukee Bucks W 106 99 16 14 W 2
31 Tue, Jan 6, 1998 @ Chicago Bulls L 79 90 16 15 L 1
32 Wed, Jan 7, 1998 @ Washington Wizards L 108 110 16 16 L 2
33 Fri, Jan 9, 1998 Seattle Supersonics L 92 111 16 17 L 3
34 Sat, Jan 10, 1998 @ Orlando Magic L 82 90 16 18 L 4
35 Tue, Jan 13, 1998 San Antonio Spurs L 88 97 16 19 L 5
36 Thu, Jan 15, 1998 Vancouver Grizzlies W 97 93 17 19 W 1
37 Sun, Jan 18, 1998 Indiana Pacers L 96 103 17 20 L 1
38 Mon, Jan 19, 1998 @ New York Knickerbockers L 82 98 17 21 L 2
39 Wed, Jan 21, 1998 @ Minnesota Timberwolves L 95 104 17 22 L 3
40 Fri, Jan 23, 1998 @ Atlanta Hawks W 89 85 18 22 W 1
G Date Opponent Tm Opp W L Streak Notes
41 Sat, Jan 24, 1998 @ Indiana Pacers L 88 95 18 23 L 1
42 Mon, Jan 26, 1998 New York Knickerbockers W 94 85 19 23 W 1
43 Wed, Jan 28, 1998 Washington Wizards W 104 102 20 23 W 2
44 Fri, Jan 30, 1998 Charlotte Hornets L 95 97 20 24 L 1
45 Sun, Feb 1, 1998 Houston Rockets W 107 96 21 24 W 1
46 Tue, Feb 3, 1998 @ Charlotte Hornets L 89 93 21 25 L 1
47 Wed, Feb 4, 1998 Dallas Mavericks W 110 99 22 25 W 1
48 Tue, Feb 10, 1998 @ Denver Nuggets L 99 112 22 26 L 1
49 Thu, Feb 12, 1998 @ Utah Jazz L 100 118 22 27 L 2
50 Fri, Feb 13, 1998 @ Los Angeles Clippers W 97 96 23 27 W 1
51 Sun, Feb 15, 1998 @ Golden State Warriors L 87 101 23 28 L 1
52 Tue, Feb 17, 1998 @ Sacramento Kings L 99 102 23 29 L 2
53 Wed, Feb 18, 1998 @ Vancouver Grizzlies W 114 105 24 29 W 1
54 Fri, Feb 20, 1998 @ Seattle Supersonics W 106 96 25 29 W 2
55 Sun, Feb 22, 1998 @ Portland Trail Blazers L 96 121 25 30 L 1
56 Wed, Feb 25, 1998 Sacramento Kings W 111 94 26 30 W 1
57 Fri, Feb 27, 1998 Golden State Warriors W 120 88 27 30 W 2
58 Sun, Mar 1, 1998 Portland Trail Blazers W 102 101 28 30 W 3
59 Wed, Mar 4, 1998 Utah Jazz L 94 110 28 31 L 1
60 Fri, Mar 6, 1998 Washington Wizards W 108 98 29 31 W 1
G Date Opponent Tm Opp W L Streak Notes
61 Sun, Mar 8, 1998 @ Indiana Pacers L 100 104 29 32 L 1
62 Wed, Mar 11, 1998 Atlanta Hawks L 105 110 29 33 L 2
63 Fri, Mar 13, 1998 Detroit Pistons L 92 96 29 34 L 3
64 Sun, Mar 15, 1998 @ Atlanta Hawks L 77 93 29 35 L 4
65 Tue, Mar 17, 1998 @ Dallas Mavericks L 93 99 29 36 L 5
66 Thu, Mar 19, 1998 @ Houston Rockets L 96 105 29 37 L 6
67 Sun, Mar 22, 1998 Philadelphia 76ers W 108 90 30 37 W 1
68 Mon, Mar 23, 1998 @ Chicago Bulls L 88 111 30 38 L 1
69 Wed, Mar 25, 1998 Miami Heat L 91 105 30 39 L 2
70 Fri, Mar 27, 1998 @ New Jersey Nets W 82 76 31 39 W 1
71 Sun, Mar 29, 1998 @ Philadelphia 76ers L 94 99 31 40 L 1
72 Tue, Mar 31, 1998 @ Miami Heat L 95 121 31 41 L 2
73 Wed, Apr 1, 1998 @ Orlando Magic W 98 87 32 41 W 1
74 Fri, Apr 3, 1998 @ Detroit Pistons W 101 100 33 41 W 2
75 Sun, Apr 5, 1998 New York Knickerbockers W 102 92 34 41 W 3
76 Wed, Apr 8, 1998 New Jersey Nets L 104 117 34 42 L 1
77 Fri, Apr 10, 1998 Orlando Magic W OT 82 80 35 42 W 1
78 Sun, Apr 12, 1998 Indiana Pacers L 87 93 35 43 L 1
79 Tue, Apr 14, 1998 @ Cleveland Cavaliers L 86 95 35 44 L 2
80 Wed, Apr 15, 1998 Milwaukee Bucks L 109 117 35 45 L 3
G Date Opponent Tm Opp W L Streak Notes
81 Fri, Apr 17, 1998 Cleveland Cavaliers W 78 71 36 45 W 1
82 Sat, Apr 18, 1998 @ Washington Wizards L 95 112 36 46 L 1