1988-89 Boston Celtics Schedule and Results

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Record: 42-40, Finished 3rd in NBA Atlantic Division

Coach: Jimmy Rodgers (42-40)

Executive: Jan Volk

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)

Preseason Odds: Championship +1000

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

NBA 1989 Playoffs:
Lost NBA Eastern Conference First Round (0-3) versus Detroit Pistons (Series Stats)

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Regular Season Schedule

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Regular Season

Regular Season Table
G	Date	Start (ET)			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Notes
1	Fri, Nov 4, 1988		Box Score		New York Knicks	W	OT	122	115	1	0	W 1
2	Sat, Nov 5, 1988		Box Score	@	Philadelphia 76ers	L		115	129	1	1	L 1
3	Wed, Nov 9, 1988		Box Score		Chicago Bulls	L		104	110	1	2	L 2
4	Fri, Nov 11, 1988		Box Score		Detroit Pistons	L		107	116	1	3	L 3
5	Sat, Nov 12, 1988		Box Score	@	Milwaukee Bucks	L		100	108	1	4	L 4
6	Tue, Nov 15, 1988		Box Score	@	Miami Heat	W		84	65	2	4	W 1
7	Wed, Nov 16, 1988		Box Score		Golden State Warriors	W		107	104	3	4	W 2
8	Fri, Nov 18, 1988		Box Score		Washington Bullets	W		114	108	4	4	W 3
9	Sat, Nov 19, 1988		Box Score	@	Washington Bullets	L		104	108	4	5	L 1
10	Tue, Nov 22, 1988		Box Score		Cleveland Cavaliers	L		102	114	4	6	L 2	at Hartford, CT
11	Wed, Nov 23, 1988		Box Score		Charlotte Hornets	W		114	109	5	6	W 1
12	Fri, Nov 25, 1988		Box Score		Milwaukee Bucks	W		115	96	6	6	W 2
13	Sat, Nov 26, 1988		Box Score	@	Atlanta Hawks	L		91	104	6	7	L 1
14	Tue, Nov 29, 1988		Box Score	@	New Jersey Nets	W		100	93	7	7	W 1
15	Wed, Nov 30, 1988		Box Score		New Jersey Nets	W		133	100	8	7	W 2
16	Fri, Dec 2, 1988		Box Score	@	Cleveland Cavaliers	L		84	112	8	8	L 1
17	Tue, Dec 6, 1988		Box Score	@	Chicago Bulls	L		100	105	8	9	L 2
18	Wed, Dec 7, 1988		Box Score		Atlanta Hawks	L		103	106	8	10	L 3
19	Fri, Dec 9, 1988		Box Score		Philadelphia 76ers	W		121	107	9	10	W 1
20	Tue, Dec 13, 1988		Box Score	@	Washington Bullets	L		105	115	9	11	L 1
G	Date	Start (ET)			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Notes
21	Wed, Dec 14, 1988		Box Score		Utah Jazz	W		112	104	10	11	W 1
22	Fri, Dec 16, 1988		Box Score		Los Angeles Lakers	W		110	96	11	11	W 2
23	Sun, Dec 18, 1988		Box Score		New York Knicks	W		117	104	12	11	W 3
24	Wed, Dec 21, 1988		Box Score		Cleveland Cavaliers	L		114	115	12	12	L 1
25	Tue, Dec 27, 1988		Box Score	@	Denver Nuggets	L		109	130	12	13	L 2
26	Thu, Dec 29, 1988		Box Score	@	Dallas Mavericks	L		115	131	12	14	L 3
27	Fri, Dec 30, 1988		Box Score	@	San Antonio Spurs	W		112	99	13	14	W 1
28	Tue, Jan 3, 1989		Box Score	@	New York Knicks	L	OT	107	109	13	15	L 1
29	Wed, Jan 4, 1989		Box Score		Phoenix Suns	L		104	106	13	16	L 2
30	Fri, Jan 6, 1989		Box Score		Charlotte Hornets	W		115	92	14	16	W 1
31	Mon, Jan 9, 1989		Box Score		Los Angeles Clippers	W		119	84	15	16	W 2
32	Wed, Jan 11, 1989		Box Score		Indiana Pacers	L		108	127	15	17	L 1
33	Thu, Jan 12, 1989		Box Score	@	New Jersey Nets	W		106	103	16	17	W 1
34	Sun, Jan 15, 1989		Box Score	@	Chicago Bulls	L		104	110	16	18	L 1
35	Mon, Jan 16, 1989		Box Score	@	Detroit Pistons	L		87	96	16	19	L 2
36	Wed, Jan 18, 1989		Box Score	@	Philadelphia 76ers	L		104	115	16	20	L 3
37	Fri, Jan 20, 1989		Box Score		Philadelphia 76ers	W		117	109	17	20	W 1
38	Sun, Jan 22, 1989		Box Score		Detroit Pistons	W		112	99	18	20	W 2
39	Wed, Jan 25, 1989		Box Score	@	Indiana Pacers	L		94	103	18	21	L 1
40	Fri, Jan 27, 1989		Box Score		Sacramento Kings	W		128	116	19	21	W 1
G	Date	Start (ET)			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Notes
41	Sun, Jan 29, 1989		Box Score		Miami Heat	W		121	103	20	21	W 2
42	Tue, Jan 31, 1989		Box Score	@	Washington Bullets	L		103	110	20	22	L 1
43	Wed, Feb 1, 1989		Box Score	@	Charlotte Hornets	W		107	94	21	22	W 1
44	Fri, Feb 3, 1989		Box Score		Washington Bullets	W		117	108	22	22	W 2
45	Sun, Feb 5, 1989		Box Score		Seattle SuperSonics	L		87	89	22	23	L 1
46	Wed, Feb 8, 1989		Box Score		Indiana Pacers	W		109	102	23	23	W 1
47	Tue, Feb 14, 1989		Box Score	@	Houston Rockets	L		123	137	23	24	L 1
48	Thu, Feb 16, 1989		Box Score	@	Utah Jazz	L		114	129	23	25	L 2
49	Fri, Feb 17, 1989		Box Score	@	Phoenix Suns	L		126	135	23	26	L 3
50	Sun, Feb 19, 1989		Box Score	@	Los Angeles Lakers	L		110	119	23	27	L 4
51	Tue, Feb 21, 1989		Box Score	@	Seattle SuperSonics	L		91	96	23	28	L 5
52	Wed, Feb 22, 1989		Box Score	@	Sacramento Kings	W		99	91	24	28	W 1
53	Fri, Feb 24, 1989		Box Score		Milwaukee Bucks	W		125	112	25	28	W 2	at Hartford, CT
54	Sun, Feb 26, 1989		Box Score	@	New York Knicks	L		110	122	25	29	L 1
55	Tue, Feb 28, 1989		Box Score	@	Charlotte Hornets	W		112	87	26	29	W 1
56	Wed, Mar 1, 1989		Box Score		Atlanta Hawks	W		104	90	27	29	W 2
57	Fri, Mar 3, 1989		Box Score		Dallas Mavericks	W		107	106	28	29	W 3
58	Sat, Mar 4, 1989		Box Score	@	New Jersey Nets	L		95	98	28	30	L 1
59	Wed, Mar 8, 1989		Box Score		Chicago Bulls	W		104	95	29	30	W 1
60	Sun, Mar 12, 1989		Box Score		Denver Nuggets	W		121	115	30	30	W 2
G	Date	Start (ET)			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Notes
61	Mon, Mar 13, 1989		Box Score		New Jersey Nets	W		114	91	31	30	W 3	at Hartford, CT
62	Thu, Mar 16, 1989		Box Score	@	Indiana Pacers	W		111	99	32	30	W 4
63	Fri, Mar 17, 1989		Box Score	@	Detroit Pistons	L		98	106	32	31	L 1
64	Mon, Mar 20, 1989		Box Score		San Antonio Spurs	W		119	108	33	31	W 1
65	Tue, Mar 21, 1989		Box Score	@	Milwaukee Bucks	L		86	98	33	32	L 1
66	Fri, Mar 24, 1989		Box Score		New York Knicks	W		115	111	34	32	W 1
67	Sun, Mar 26, 1989		Box Score		Philadelphia 76ers	W		105	103	35	32	W 2
68	Tue, Mar 28, 1989		Box Score	@	Philadelphia 76ers	L	OT	115	117	35	33	L 1
69	Wed, Mar 29, 1989		Box Score		Portland Trail Blazers	W		106	97	36	33	W 1
70	Fri, Mar 31, 1989		Box Score		Houston Rockets	W		126	109	37	33	W 2
71	Sun, Apr 2, 1989		Box Score	@	Cleveland Cavaliers	L		100	117	37	34	L 1
72	Tue, Apr 4, 1989		Box Score	@	Los Angeles Clippers	W		124	108	38	34	W 1
73	Thu, Apr 6, 1989		Box Score	@	Golden State Warriors	L		118	132	38	35	L 1
74	Fri, Apr 7, 1989		Box Score	@	Portland Trail Blazers	L		100	113	38	36	L 2
75	Mon, Apr 10, 1989		Box Score		New Jersey Nets	W		113	112	39	36	W 1
76	Thu, Apr 13, 1989		Box Score	@	Atlanta Hawks	L		118	132	39	37	L 1
77	Fri, Apr 14, 1989		Box Score		Cleveland Cavaliers	W		113	104	40	37	W 1
78	Mon, Apr 17, 1989		Box Score	@	Charlotte Hornets	W	OT	113	108	41	37	W 2
79	Tue, Apr 18, 1989		Box Score		Washington Bullets	L		113	121	41	38	L 1
80	Thu, Apr 20, 1989		Box Score	@	New York Knicks	L		117	137	41	39	L 2
G	Date	Start (ET)			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Notes
81	Fri, Apr 21, 1989		Box Score	@	Indiana Pacers	L		110	120	41	40	L 3
82	Sun, Apr 23, 1989		Box Score		Charlotte Hornets	W		120	110	42	40	W 1

Playoffs

Playoffs Table
G	Date			Opponent		Tm	Opp	L	Streak
1	Fri, Apr 28, 1989	Box Score	@	Detroit Pistons	L	91	101	1	L 1
2	Sun, Apr 30, 1989	Box Score	@	Detroit Pistons	L	95	102	2	L 2
3	Tue, May 2, 1989	Box Score		Detroit Pistons	L	85	100	3	L 3

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