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1987–88 Boston Celtics season

January 01, 1970

The 1987–88 Boston Celtics season was the 42nd season of the Boston Celtics in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Coming from an NBA Finals defeat to their rivals, the Los Angeles Lakers in six games, the Celtics finished first place in the Eastern Conference with 57 wins and 25 losses, with Larry Bird being selected to the All-NBA First Team. Bird, Kevin McHale and Danny Ainge were all selected for the 1988 NBA All-Star Game. In the first round of the playoffs, they defeated the New York Knicks in four games. In the semi-finals, the Celtics trailed 3–2 to Dominique Wilkins and the Atlanta Hawks, but won the final two games. They advanced to the Eastern Conference finals for the fifth consecutive time, becoming the first team to do so since the 1968–69 Boston Celtics (which reached the previous thirteen). However, they would lose to Isiah Thomas and the 2nd-seeded Detroit Pistons in six games.

1987–88 Boston Celtics season
Division champions
Head coachK. C. Jones
General managerJan Volk
OwnersDon Gaston
Alan N. Cohen
Paul Dupee
ArenaBoston Garden
Hartford Civic Center
Results
Record57–25 (.695)
PlaceDivision: 1st (Atlantic)
Conference: 1st (Eastern)
Playoff finishEastern Conference finals
(lost to Pistons 2–4)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionSportsChannel New England
(Mike Gorman, Tom Heinsohn)
WLVI, WTXX, WTIC-TV
(Gil Santos, Bob Cousy)
RadioWEEI, WTIC Radio
(Johnny Most, Glenn Ordway)

Draft picks edit

Main article: 1987 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
1 22 Reggie Lewis SF   United States Northeastern
2 45 Brad Lohaus C/PF   United States Iowa
4 70 Tom Sheehey   United States Virginia
4 91 Darryl Kennedy   United States Oklahoma
5 114 David Butler   United States California
6 137 Tim Naegeli   United States Wisconsin–Stevens Point
7 160 Jerry Corcoran   United States Northeastern

Roster edit

1987–88 Boston Celtics roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From
C 42 Acres, Mark 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1962–11–15 Oral Roberts
G 44 Ainge, Danny 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1959–03–17 BYU
F 33 Bird, Larry 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1956–12–07 Indiana State
C 53 Gilmore, Artis 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1949–09–21 Jacksonville
G 3 Johnson, Dennis 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1954–09–18 Pepperdine
G/F 35 Lewis, Reggie 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1965–11–21 Northeastern
F/C 54 Lohaus, Brad 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1964–09–29 Iowa
F/C 32 McHale, Kevin 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1957–12–19 Minnesota
G 11 Minniefield, Dirk 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1961–01–17 Kentucky
C 00 Parish, Robert 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1953–08–30 Centenary
G 4 Paxson, Jim 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1957–07–09 Dayton
C 5 Walton, Bill (IN) 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1952–11–05 UCLA
F 31 Roberts, Fred 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 218 lb (99 kg) 1960–08–10 BYU
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  •   Injured

Roster
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Roster Notes edit

  • Center Bill Walton missed the entire season due to a right foot injury.

Regular season edit

Season standings edit

Atlantic Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Boston Celtics 57 25 .695 – 36–5 21–20 19–5
x-Washington Bullets 38 44 .463 19 25–16 13–28 13–11
x-New York Knicks 38 44 .463 19 29–12 9–32 10–14
Philadelphia 76ers 36 46 .439 21 27–14 9–32 12–12
New Jersey Nets 19 63 .232 38 16–25 3–38 6–18
#
Eastern Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 c-Boston Celtics 57 25 .695 –
2 y-Detroit Pistons 54 28 .659 3
3 x-Chicago Bulls 50 32 .610 7
4 x-Atlanta Hawks 50 32 .610 7
5 x-Milwaukee Bucks 42 40 .512 15
6 x-Cleveland Cavaliers 42 40 .512 15
7 x-Washington Bullets 38 44 .463 19
8 x-New York Knicks 38 44 .463 19
9 Indiana Pacers 38 44 .463 19
10 Philadelphia 76ers 36 46 .439 21
11 New Jersey Nets 19 63 .232 38

Record vs. opponents edit

1987-88 NBA Records
Team ATL BOS CHI CLE DAL DEN DET GSW HOU IND LAC LAL MIL NJN NYK PHI PHO POR SAC SAS SEA UTA WAS
Atlanta – 2–4 2–3 5–1 2–0 1–1 2–4 2–0 1–1 4–2 2–0 0–2 3–3 5–0 3–3 6–0 1–1 0–2 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–1 3–3
Boston 4–2 – 3–3 2–3 2–0 0–2 3–3 2–0 1–1 5–0 2–0 0–2 3–3 5–1 5–1 4–2 2–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 1–1 2–0 5–1
Chicago 3–2 3–3 – 3–3 0–2 1–1 2–4 2–0 2–0 3–3 2–0 1–1 5–1 5–1 3–2 4–2 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 3–3
Cleveland 1–5 3–2 3–3 – 1–1 1–1 1–5 0–2 1–1 4–2 1–1 1–1 2–4 5–1 2–4 3–2 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–1 0–2 6–0
Dallas 0–2 0–2 2–0 1–1 – 3–3 1–1 4–1 4–2 2–0 5–0 1–4 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 5–0 3–2 5–1 5–1 3–2 3–3 1–1
Denver 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 3–3 – 1–1 4–1 4–2 1–1 5–0 3–2 1–1 2–0 1–1 2–0 3–2 2–3 4–2 5–1 4–1 2–4 2–0
Detroit 4–2 3–3 4–2 5–1 1–1 1–1 – 2–0 1–1 3–3 1–1 0–2 4–2 5–1 4–2 4–1 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 3–2
Golden State 0–2 0–2 0–2 2–0 1–4 1–4 0–2 – 0–5 0–2 3–3 0–6 0–2 2–0 0–2 1–1 2–4 1–5 2–3 3–2 1–5 1–4 0–2
Houston 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 2–4 2–4 1–1 5–0 – 2–0 3–2 1–4 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 4–1 4–1 4–2 2–4 3–2 3–3 2–0
Indiana 2–4 0–5 3–3 2–4 0–2 1–1 3–3 2–0 0–2 – 1–1 1–1 3–3 6–0 2–3 2–4 2–0 0–2 2–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–4
L.A. Clippers 0–2 0–2 0–2 1–1 0–5 0–5 1–1 3–3 2–3 1–1 – 1–5 0–2 0–2 0–2 1–1 2–4 0–6 3–2 0–5 1–5 1–4 0–2
L.A. Lakers 2–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 4–1 2–3 2–0 6–0 4–1 1–1 5–1 – 0–2 2–0 2–0 2–0 5–1 3–3 4–1 5–0 4–2 4–1 1–1
Milwaukee 3–3 3–3 1–5 4–2 0–2 1–1 2–4 2–0 0–2 3–3 2–0 2–0 – 3–2 3–3 2–4 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 4–1
New Jersey 0–5 1–5 1–5 1–5 1–1 0–2 1–5 0–2 1–1 0–6 2–0 0–2 2–3 – 3–3 2–4 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–6
New York 3–3 1–5 2–3 4–2 1–1 1–1 2–4 2–0 1–1 3–2 2–0 0–2 3–3 3–3 – 3–3 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 3–3
Philadelphia 0–6 2–4 2–4 2–3 1–1 0–2 1–4 1–1 1–1 4–2 1–1 0–2 4–2 4–2 3–3 – 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 3–3
Phoenix 1–1 0–2 0–2 1–1 0–5 2–3 0–2 4–2 1–4 0–2 4–2 1–5 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 – 0–6 3–2 2–3 2–4 2–3 0–2
Portland 2–0 0–2 1–1 1–1 2–3 3–2 1–1 5–1 1–4 2–0 6–0 3–3 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 6–0 – 4–1 5–0 3–3 1–4 2–0
Sacramento 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–2 1–5 2–4 0–2 3–2 2–4 0–2 2–3 1–4 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–3 1–4 – 3–3 1–4 1–5 0–2
San Antonio 0–2 0–2 1–1 0–2 1–5 1–5 1–1 2–3 4–2 0–2 5–0 0–5 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 3–2 0–5 3–3 – 3–2 3–3 0–2
Seattle 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–3 1–4 1–1 5–1 2–3 1–1 5–1 2–4 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–1 4–2 3–3 4–1 2–3 – 1–4 2–0
Utah 1–1 0–2 0–2 2–0 3–3 4–2 0–2 4–1 3–3 1–1 4–1 1–4 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 3–2 4–1 5–1 3–3 4–1 – 2–0
Washington 3–3 1–5 3–3 0–6 1–1 0–2 2–3 2–0 0–2 4–2 2–0 1–1 1–4 6–0 3–3 3–3 2–0 0–2 2–0 2–0 0–2 0–2 —

Game log edit

Regular season edit

1987–88 game log
Total: 57–25 (home: 36–5; Away: 21–20)
November: 10–4 (home: 6–1; road: 4–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 November 6, 1987
8:00 p.m. EST 		Milwaukee W 125–108 Bird (28) Bird (15) Bird,
Johnson (8) 		Boston Garden
14,890 		1–0
2 November 7, 1987
7:30 p.m. EST 		@ Washington W 140–139 (2 OT) Bird (47) Parish (13) Johnson (17) Capital Centre
19,643 		2–0
3 November 9, 1987 @ New York W 96–87 Madison Square Garden 3–0
4 November 11, 1987 Indiana W 120–106 Boston Garden 4–0
5 November 13, 1987
7:30 p.m. EST 		Cleveland W 128–114 Bird (34) Parish (16) Johnson (13) Boston Garden
14,890 		5–0
6 November 15, 1987 @ Indiana W 103–98 Market Square Arena 6–0
7 November 17, 1987
8:00 p.m. EST 		@ Cleveland L 88–109 Johnson (16) Acres (8) Bird (4) Richfield Coliseum
14,621 		6–1
8 November 18, 1987 New York W 111–109 (2OT) Boston Garden 7–1
9 November 20, 1987 @ Philadelphia L 85–116 The Spectrum 7–2
10 November 21, 1987 @ New Jersey W 107–97 Brendan Byrne Arena 8–2
11 November 23, 1987
7:30 p.m. EST 		Chicago
(at Hartford, Connecticut) 		L 102–107 Johnson (23) Lohaus,
Parish (9) 		Johnson (7) Hartford Civic Center
15,134 		8–3
12 November 25, 1987
7:30 p.m. EST 		Atlanta W 117–102 Daye (26) Parish (13) Ainge (10) Boston Garden
14,890 		9–3
13 November 27, 1987
7:30 p.m. EST 		Seattle W 117–112 Daye (27) Bird (10) Bird (9) Boston Garden
14,890 		10–3
14 November 28, 1987
9:00 p.m. EST 		@ Milwaukee L 97–112 Bird (28) Parish (13) Johnson (9) MECCA Arena
11,052 		10–4
December: 7–5 (home: 3–2; road: 4–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
15 December 1, 1987
7:30 p.m. EST 		@ Atlanta L 106–120 McHale (22) Bird,
Lohaus (8) 		Johnson (8) The Omni
16,451 		10–5
16 December 2, 1987 New Jersey W 130–99 Boston Garden 11–5
17 December 4, 1987
7:30 p.m. EST 		@ Detroit L 105–128 Bird (27) Parish (11) Johnson (6) Pontiac Silverdome
34,523 		11–6
18 December 9, 1987
7:30 p.m. EST 		Denver L 119–124 Bird (40) Parish (14) Johnson (15) Boston Garden
14,890 		11–7
19 December 11
8:00 p.m. EST 		L.A. Lakers L 114–115 Bird (35) Bird,
Parish (9) 		Bird (8) Boston Garden
14,890 		11–8
20 December 15, 1987
7:30 p.m. EST 		@ Washington W 122–102 Bird (27) McHale (8) Johnson (8) Capital Centre
15,890 		12–8
21 December 16, 1987
7:30 p.m. EST 		Utah W 121–111 Bird (38) Parish (14) Johnson (11) Boston Garden
14,890 		13–8
22 December 20, 1987 Philadelphia W 124–87 Boston Garden 14–8
23 December 22, 1987 @ Philadelphia W 118–115 The Spectrum 15–8
24 December 26, 1987 @ L.A. Clippers W 106–97 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena 16–8
25 December 27, 1987 @ Sacramento W 114–102 ARCO Arena 17–8
26 December 30, 1987
10:30 p.m. EST 		@ Seattle L 105–111 Bird (36) Bird (15) Bird (8) Seattle Center Coliseum
14,850 		17–9
January: 14–3 (home: 9–0; road: 5–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
27 January 2, 1988 @ Golden State W 115–110 Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena 18–9
28 January 4, 1988
9:30 p.m. EST 		@ Utah W 107–99 Bird (28) Parish (10) Johnson (12) Salt Palace
12,212 		19–9
29 January 6, 1988 New York W 117–108 Boston Garden 20–9
30 January 8, 1988
7:30 p.m. EST 		Washington W 125–109 Bird (35) Bird (11) Johnson (10) Boston Garden
14,890 		21–9
31 January 9, 1988 @ New York L 98–106 Madison Square Garden 21–10
32 January 12, 1988
8:00 p.m. EST 		@ Chicago W 104–97 Bird (38) Parish (16) Ainge,
Minniefield (9) 		Chicago Stadium
18,676 		22–10
33 January 13, 1988
7:30 p.m. EST 		Detroit W 143–105 McHale (31) Bird,
McHale (7) 		Bird (13) Boston Garden
14,890 		23–10
34 January 15, 1988 Sacramento W 122–86 Boston Garden 24–10
35 January 16, 1988 @ New Jersey W 103–96 Brendan Byrne Arena 25–10
36 January 18, 1988 Golden State W 121–101 Boston Garden 26–10
37 January 20, 1988 Phoenix W 131–115 Boston Garden 27–10
38 January 22, 1988
8:00 p.m. EST 		Atlanta W 124–106 Bird (25) Parish (12) Ainge (11) Boston Garden
14,890 		28–10
39 January 23, 1988
7:30 p.m. EST 		@ Cleveland L 100–119 Bird (32) McHale (17) Johnson (5) Richfield Coliseum
20,900 		28–11
40 January 26, 1988
7:30 p.m. EST 		@ Atlanta W 102–97 McHale (21) Parish (14) Ainge (10) The Omni
16,451 		29–11
41 January 27, 1988
7:30 p.m. EST 		Washington W 106–100 Bird (49) Parish (12) Ainge (13) Boston Garden
14,890 		30–11
42 January 29, 1988
8:00 p.m. EST 		@ Detroit L 108–125 Bird (25) Bird (11) Bird (8) Pontiac Silverdome
61,983 		30–12
43 January 31, 1988 Philadelphia W 100–85 Boston Garden 31–12
February: 9–5 (home: 5–0; road: 4–5)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
44 February 3, 1988 Indiana W 118–103 Boston Garden 32–12
45 February 4, 1988
8:30 p.m. EST 		@ Milwaukee L 101–111 McHale (25) Bird (12) Johnson (6) MECCA Arena
11,052 		32–13
All-Star Break
46 February 9, 1988 @ Houston L 120–129 The Summit 32–14
47 February 10, 1988 @ San Antonio W 139–120 HemisFair Arena 33–14
48 February 12, 1988
8:30 p.m. EST 		@ Dallas W 105–104 Bird (39) McHale,
Parish (15) 		Johnson (11) Reunion Arena
17,007 		34–14
49 February 14
3:30 p.m. EST 		@ L.A. Lakers L 106–115 Bird (25) Bird (17) Johnson (10) The Forum
17,505 		34–15
50 February 15, 1988 @ Phoenix W 107–106 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 35–15
51 February 17, 1988
9:30 p.m. EST 		@ Denver L 125–138 McHale (33) McHale (11) Minniefield (6) McNichols Sports Arena
17,022 		35–16
52 February 19, 1988 @ Portland W 124–104 Memorial Coliseum 36–16
53 February 22, 1988 New York W 95–93 Hartford Civic Center 37–16
54 February 24, 1988 Portland W 113–112 Boston Garden 38–16
55 February 26, 1988
7:30 p.m. EST 		Milwaukee W 132–96 Bird (32) McHale (8) Bird,
Johnson (8) 		Boston Garden
14,890 		39–16
56 February 28, 1988
12 Noon EST 		@ Detroit L 101–106 McHale (33) McHale (11) Bird (9) Pontiac Silverdome
37,462 		39–17
March: 11–4 (home: 8–2; road: 3–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
57 March 1, 1988
8:00 p.m. EST 		@ Milwaukee L 116–117 Bird (31) Bird,
McHale (7) 		Ainge (10) MECCA Arena
11,052 		39–18
58 March 2, 1988 New Jersey L 107–117 Boston Garden 39–19
59 March 4, 1988 L.A. Clippers W 121–90 Boston Garden 40–19
60 March 6, 1988
1:00 p.m. EST 		Cleveland W 127–98 Bird (31) McHale (8) Ainge,
Johnson (6) 		Boston Garden
14,890 		41–19
61 March 9, 1988 San Antonio W 117–116 Boston Garden 42–19
62 March 11, 1988 Indiana W 122–112 Hartford Civic Center 43–19
63 March 13, 1988
12 Noon EST 		Atlanta W 117–100 Bird (28) Acres (11) Johnson (9) Boston Garden
14,890 		44–19
64 March 15, 1988 @ Indiana W 119–113 Market Square Arena 45–19
65 March 18, 1988
8:30 p.m. EST 		@ Chicago L 103–113 McHale (33) Bird,
McHale (10) 		Ainge (9) Chicago Stadium
18,676 		45–20
66 March 20, 1988
1:00 p.m. EST 		Chicago W 137–107 Bird (33) McHale (10) Johnson (10) Boston Garden
14,890 		46–20
67 March 23, 1988
7:30 p.m. EST 		Washington W 104–89 Bird (37) Bird (14) Bird (8) Boston Garden
14,890 		47–20
68 March 25, 1988 Philadelphia L 93–97 Boston Garden 47–21
69 March 26, 1988 @ New York W 118–106 Madison Square Garden 48–21
70 March 28, 1988 @ New Jersey W 106–105 Brendan Byrne Arena 49–21
71 March 30, 1988 Houston W 117–110 Boston Garden 50–21
April: 7–4 (home: 6–0; road: 1–4)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
72 April 1, 1988
8:00 p.m. EST 		Detroit W 121–110 Bird (32) Bird,
McHale (11) 		Johnson (10) Boston Garden
14,890 		51–21
73 April 3, 1988
1:00 p.m. EDT 		Dallas W 110–101 Bird (32) McHale (7) McHale (10) Boston Garden
14,890 		52–21
74 April 8, 1988 New Jersey W 127–90 Boston Garden 53–21
75 April 10, 1988 @ Philadelphia W 117–108 The Spectrum 54–21
76 April 13, 1988
7:30 p.m. EDT 		Milwaukee W 123–104 Bird (26) Bird
McHale (10) 		Bird (10) Boston Garden
14,890 		55–21
77 April 15, 1988
7:30 p.m. EDT 		@ Cleveland L 109–120 Bird (30) Parish (9) Bird (8) Richfield Coliseum
20,149 		55–22
78 April 17, 1988
3:30 p.m. EDT 		@ Washington L 92–98 Bird (23) Bird (7) Ainge (9) Capital Centre
18,643 		55–23
79 April 19, 1988
7:30 p.m. EDT 		Detroit W 121–110 McHale (33) Parish (12) Bird (9) Boston Garden
14,890 		56–23
80 April 21, 1988
7:30 p.m. EDT 		Chicago W 126–119 Bird (44) Bird,
Parish (10) 		Johson (15) Boston Garden
14,890 		57–23
81 April 22, 1988
7:30 p.m. EDT 		@ Atlanta L 106–133 Ainge (25) Parish (7) Ainge,
Johnson,
,Parish,
Roberts (4) 		The Omni
16,451 		57–24
82 April 24, 1988
3:30 p.m. EDT 		@ Chicago L 108–115 Ainge (20) Acres (9) Ainge (11) Chicago Stadium
18,636 		57–25
1987–88 schedule

Playoffs edit

1988 playoff game log
First round: 3–1 (home: 2–0; road: 1–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 April 29 New York W 112–92 McHale, Bird (29) Robert Parish (13) Dennis Johnson (9) Boston Garden
14,890 		1–0
2 May 1 New York W 128–102 Larry Bird (36) Kevin McHale (12) Dennis Johnson (9) Boston Garden
14,890 		2–0
3 May 4 @ New York L 100–109 Kevin McHale (24) Robert Parish (11) Larry Bird (12) Madison Square Garden
19,591 		2–1
4 May 6 @ New York W 102–94 Larry Bird (28) Robert Parish (12) Dennis Johnson (12) Madison Square Garden
19,591 		3–1
Eastern Conference Semifinals: 4–3 (home: 3–1; road: 1–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 May 11, 1988
8:30 p.m. EDT 		Atlanta W 110–101 Bird (38) Parish (14) Ainge (12) Boston Garden
14,890 		1–0
2 May 13, 1988
8:00 p.m. EDT 		Atlanta W 108–97 McHale (32) Parish (14) Johnson (9) Boston Garden
14,890 		2–0
3 May 15, 1988
1:00 p.m. EDT 		@ Atlanta L 92–110 Bird (22) Parish (13) Bird (8) The Omni
16,451 		2–1
4 May 16, 1988
8:00 p.m. EDT 		@ Atlanta L 109–118 Bird (30) McHale (12) Johnson (10) The Omni
16,451 		2–2
5 May 18, 1988
8:00 p.m. EDT 		Atlanta L 104–112 Parish (24) Parish (13) Johnson (10) Boston Garden
14,890 		2–3
6 May 20, 1988
8:00 p.m. EDT 		@ Atlanta W 102–100 McHale (26) Bird (11) Ainge (14) The Omni
16,451 		3–3
7 May 22, 1988
1:00 p.m. EDT 		Atlanta W 118–116 Bird (34) McHale (13) Ainge (10) Boston Garden
14,890 		4–3
Eastern Conference Finals: 2–4 (home: 1–2; road: 1–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 May 25, 1988
8:00 p.m. EDT 		Detroit L 96–104 McHale (31) Parish (13) Johnson (10) Boston Garden
14,890 		0–1
2 May 26, 1988
8:00 p.m. EDT 		Detroit W 119–115 (2OT) Parish (26) Bird (12) Johnson (10) Boston Garden
14,890 		1–1
3 May 28, 1988
3:30 p.m. EDT 		@ Detroit L 94–98 McHale (32) Bird (11) Bird (8) Pontiac Silverdome
26,481 		1–2
4 May 30, 1988
3:00 p.m. EDT 		@ Detroit W 79–78 Bird (20) Bird (10) Bird,
Johnson (6) 		Pontiac Silverdome
26,625 		2–2
5 June 1, 1988
8:00 p.m. EDT 		Detroit L 96–102 (OT) Bird (27) Bird (17) Johnson (8) Boston Garden
14,890 		2–3
6 June 3, 1988
9:00 p.m. EST 		@ Detroit L 90–95 McHale (33) Bird (14) Johnson (9) Pontiac Silverdome
38,912 		2–4
1988 schedule

Player statistics edit

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game

Season edit

Playoffs edit

The Celtics would end up losing to the Detroit Pistons in the conference finals as an aging Celtics team was beginning to falter against a younger and fresher pistons team. This would be the first time in 5 years that the Celtics would not make it to the finals and would not return to another finals until 2008.

Awards and records edit

Transactions edit

References edit

  • Celtics on Basketball Reference

See also edit

January 01, 1970
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The 1987 88 Boston Celtics season was the 42nd season of the Boston Celtics in the National Basketball Association NBA Coming from an NBA Finals defeat to their rivals the Los Angeles Lakers in six games the Celtics finished first place in the Eastern Conference with 57 wins and 25 losses with Larry Bird being selected to the All NBA First Team Bird Kevin McHale and Danny Ainge were all selected for the 1988 NBA All Star Game In the first round of the playoffs they defeated the New York Knicks in four games In the semi finals the Celtics trailed 3 2 to Dominique Wilkins and the Atlanta Hawks but won the final two games They advanced to the Eastern Conference finals for the fifth consecutive time becoming the first team to do so since the 1968 69 Boston Celtics which reached the previous thirteen However they would lose to Isiah Thomas and the 2nd seeded Detroit Pistons in six games 1987 88 Boston Celtics seasonDivision championsHead coachK C JonesGeneral managerJan VolkOwnersDon GastonAlan N CohenPaul DupeeArenaBoston GardenHartford Civic CenterResultsRecord57 25 695 PlaceDivision 1st Atlantic Conference 1st Eastern Playoff finishEastern Conference finals lost to Pistons 2 4 Stats at Basketball Reference comLocal mediaTelevisionSportsChannel New England Mike Gorman Tom Heinsohn WLVI WTXX WTIC TV Gil Santos Bob Cousy RadioWEEI WTIC Radio Johnny Most Glenn Ordway lt 1986 87 1988 89 gt Contents 1 Draft picks 2 Roster 2 1 Roster Notes 3 Regular season 3 1 Season standings 3 2 Record vs opponents 4 Game log 4 1 Regular season 4 2 Playoffs 5 Player statistics 5 1 Season 5 2 Playoffs 6 Awards and records 7 Transactions 8 References 9 See alsoDraft picks editMain article 1987 NBA draft Round Pick Player Position Nationality College 1 22 Reggie Lewis SF nbsp United States Northeastern 2 45 Brad Lohaus C PF nbsp United States Iowa 4 70 Tom Sheehey nbsp United States Virginia 4 91 Darryl Kennedy nbsp United States Oklahoma 5 114 David Butler nbsp United States California 6 137 Tim Naegeli nbsp United States Wisconsin Stevens Point 7 160 Jerry Corcoran nbsp United States NortheasternRoster edit1987 88 Boston Celtics roster Players Coaches Pos No Name Height Weight DOB From C 42 Acres Mark 6 ft 11 in 2 11 m 220 lb 100 kg 1962 11 15 Oral Roberts G 44 Ainge Danny 6 ft 4 in 1 93 m 175 lb 79 kg 1959 03 17 BYU F 33 Bird Larry 6 ft 9 in 2 06 m 220 lb 100 kg 1956 12 07 Indiana State C 53 Gilmore Artis 7 ft 2 in 2 18 m 240 lb 109 kg 1949 09 21 Jacksonville G 3 Johnson Dennis 6 ft 4 in 1 93 m 185 lb 84 kg 1954 09 18 Pepperdine G F 35 Lewis Reggie 6 ft 7 in 2 01 m 195 lb 88 kg 1965 11 21 Northeastern F C 54 Lohaus Brad 6 ft 11 in 2 11 m 230 lb 104 kg 1964 09 29 Iowa F C 32 McHale Kevin 6 ft 10 in 2 08 m 210 lb 95 kg 1957 12 19 Minnesota G 11 Minniefield Dirk 6 ft 3 in 1 91 m 180 lb 82 kg 1961 01 17 Kentucky C 00 Parish Robert 7 ft 0 in 2 13 m 230 lb 104 kg 1953 08 30 Centenary G 4 Paxson Jim 6 ft 6 in 1 98 m 200 lb 91 kg 1957 07 09 Dayton C 5 Walton Bill IN 6 ft 11 in 2 11 m 235 lb 107 kg 1952 11 05 UCLA F 31 Roberts Fred 6 ft 10 in 2 08 m 218 lb 99 kg 1960 08 10 BYU Head coach K C Jones Assistant coach es Ed Badger Chris Ford Jimmy Rodgers Legend DP Unsigned draft pick FA Free agent S Suspended nbsp Injured Roster Last transaction access date Roster Notes edit Center Bill Walton missed the entire season due to a right foot injury Regular season editSeason standings edit Atlantic Divisionvte W L PCT GB Home Road Div y Boston Celtics 57 25 695 36 5 21 20 19 5 x Washington Bullets 38 44 463 19 25 16 13 28 13 11 x New York Knicks 38 44 463 19 29 12 9 32 10 14 Philadelphia 76ers 36 46 439 21 27 14 9 32 12 12 New Jersey Nets 19 63 232 38 16 25 3 38 6 18 Eastern Conferencevte Team W L PCT GB 1 c Boston Celtics 57 25 695 2 y Detroit Pistons 54 28 659 3 3 x Chicago Bulls 50 32 610 7 4 x Atlanta Hawks 50 32 610 7 5 x Milwaukee Bucks 42 40 512 15 6 x Cleveland Cavaliers 42 40 512 15 7 x Washington Bullets 38 44 463 19 8 x New York Knicks 38 44 463 19 9 Indiana Pacers 38 44 463 19 10 Philadelphia 76ers 36 46 439 21 11 New Jersey Nets 19 63 232 38 Record vs opponents edit 1987 88 NBA Records Team ATL BOS CHI CLE DAL DEN DET GSW HOU IND LAC LAL MIL NJN NYK PHI PHO POR SAC SAS SEA UTA WAS Atlanta 2 4 2 3 5 1 2 0 1 1 2 4 2 0 1 1 4 2 2 0 0 2 3 3 5 0 3 3 6 0 1 1 0 2 1 1 2 0 2 0 1 1 3 3 Boston 4 2 3 3 2 3 2 0 0 2 3 3 2 0 1 1 5 0 2 0 0 2 3 3 5 1 5 1 4 2 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 1 1 2 0 5 1 Chicago 3 2 3 3 3 3 0 2 1 1 2 4 2 0 2 0 3 3 2 0 1 1 5 1 5 1 3 2 4 2 2 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 0 3 3 Cleveland 1 5 3 2 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 5 0 2 1 1 4 2 1 1 1 1 2 4 5 1 2 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 2 0 2 0 1 1 0 2 6 0 Dallas 0 2 0 2 2 0 1 1 3 3 1 1 4 1 4 2 2 0 5 0 1 4 2 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 5 0 3 2 5 1 5 1 3 2 3 3 1 1 Denver 1 1 2 0 1 1 1 1 3 3 1 1 4 1 4 2 1 1 5 0 3 2 1 1 2 0 1 1 2 0 3 2 2 3 4 2 5 1 4 1 2 4 2 0 Detroit 4 2 3 3 4 2 5 1 1 1 1 1 2 0 1 1 3 3 1 1 0 2 4 2 5 1 4 2 4 1 2 0 1 1 2 0 1 1 1 1 2 0 3 2 Golden State 0 2 0 2 0 2 2 0 1 4 1 4 0 2 0 5 0 2 3 3 0 6 0 2 2 0 0 2 1 1 2 4 1 5 2 3 3 2 1 5 1 4 0 2 Houston 1 1 1 1 0 2 1 1 2 4 2 4 1 1 5 0 2 0 3 2 1 4 2 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 4 1 4 1 4 2 2 4 3 2 3 3 2 0 Indiana 2 4 0 5 3 3 2 4 0 2 1 1 3 3 2 0 0 2 1 1 1 1 3 3 6 0 2 3 2 4 2 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 1 1 1 1 2 4 L A Clippers 0 2 0 2 0 2 1 1 0 5 0 5 1 1 3 3 2 3 1 1 1 5 0 2 0 2 0 2 1 1 2 4 0 6 3 2 0 5 1 5 1 4 0 2 L A Lakers 2 0 2 0 1 1 1 1 4 1 2 3 2 0 6 0 4 1 1 1 5 1 0 2 2 0 2 0 2 0 5 1 3 3 4 1 5 0 4 2 4 1 1 1 Milwaukee 3 3 3 3 1 5 4 2 0 2 1 1 2 4 2 0 0 2 3 3 2 0 2 0 3 2 3 3 2 4 1 1 1 1 2 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 4 1 New Jersey 0 5 1 5 1 5 1 5 1 1 0 2 1 5 0 2 1 1 0 6 2 0 0 2 2 3 3 3 2 4 1 1 0 2 1 1 1 1 0 2 1 1 0 6 New York 3 3 1 5 2 3 4 2 1 1 1 1 2 4 2 0 1 1 3 2 2 0 0 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 0 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 2 1 1 3 3 Philadelphia 0 6 2 4 2 4 2 3 1 1 0 2 1 4 1 1 1 1 4 2 1 1 0 2 4 2 4 2 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 0 3 3 Phoenix 1 1 0 2 0 2 1 1 0 5 2 3 0 2 4 2 1 4 0 2 4 2 1 5 1 1 1 1 2 0 1 1 0 6 3 2 2 3 2 4 2 3 0 2 Portland 2 0 0 2 1 1 1 1 2 3 3 2 1 1 5 1 1 4 2 0 6 0 3 3 1 1 2 0 1 1 1 1 6 0 4 1 5 0 3 3 1 4 2 0 Sacramento 1 1 0 2 1 1 0 2 1 5 2 4 0 2 3 2 2 4 0 2 2 3 1 4 0 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 1 4 3 3 1 4 1 5 0 2 San Antonio 0 2 0 2 1 1 0 2 1 5 1 5 1 1 2 3 4 2 0 2 5 0 0 5 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 2 0 5 3 3 3 2 3 3 0 2 Seattle 0 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 1 4 1 1 5 1 2 3 1 1 5 1 2 4 1 1 2 0 2 0 1 1 4 2 3 3 4 1 2 3 1 4 2 0 Utah 1 1 0 2 0 2 2 0 3 3 4 2 0 2 4 1 3 3 1 1 4 1 1 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 2 3 2 4 1 5 1 3 3 4 1 2 0 Washington 3 3 1 5 3 3 0 6 1 1 0 2 2 3 2 0 0 2 4 2 2 0 1 1 1 4 6 0 3 3 3 3 2 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 2 Game log editRegular season edit 1987 88 game logTotal 57 25 home 36 5 Away 21 20 November 10 4 home 6 1 road 4 3 Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists LocationAttendance Record 1 November 6 19878 00 p m EST Milwaukee W 125 108 Bird 28 Bird 15 Bird Johnson 8 Boston Garden14 890 1 0 2 November 7 19877 30 p m EST Washington W 140 139 2 OT Bird 47 Parish 13 Johnson 17 Capital Centre19 643 2 0 3 November 9 1987 New York W 96 87 Madison Square Garden 3 0 4 November 11 1987 Indiana W 120 106 Boston Garden 4 0 5 November 13 19877 30 p m EST Cleveland W 128 114 Bird 34 Parish 16 Johnson 13 Boston Garden14 890 5 0 6 November 15 1987 Indiana W 103 98 Market Square Arena 6 0 7 November 17 19878 00 p m EST Cleveland L 88 109 Johnson 16 Acres 8 Bird 4 Richfield Coliseum14 621 6 1 8 November 18 1987 New York W 111 109 2OT Boston Garden 7 1 9 November 20 1987 Philadelphia L 85 116 The Spectrum 7 2 10 November 21 1987 New Jersey W 107 97 Brendan Byrne Arena 8 2 11 November 23 19877 30 p m EST Chicago at Hartford Connecticut L 102 107 Johnson 23 Lohaus Parish 9 Johnson 7 Hartford Civic Center15 134 8 3 12 November 25 19877 30 p m EST Atlanta W 117 102 Daye 26 Parish 13 Ainge 10 Boston Garden14 890 9 3 13 November 27 19877 30 p m EST Seattle W 117 112 Daye 27 Bird 10 Bird 9 Boston Garden14 890 10 3 14 November 28 19879 00 p m EST Milwaukee L 97 112 Bird 28 Parish 13 Johnson 9 MECCA Arena11 052 10 4 December 7 5 home 3 2 road 4 3 Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists LocationAttendance Record 15 December 1 19877 30 p m EST Atlanta L 106 120 McHale 22 Bird Lohaus 8 Johnson 8 The Omni16 451 10 5 16 December 2 1987 New Jersey W 130 99 Boston Garden 11 5 17 December 4 19877 30 p m EST Detroit L 105 128 Bird 27 Parish 11 Johnson 6 Pontiac Silverdome34 523 11 6 18 December 9 19877 30 p m EST Denver L 119 124 Bird 40 Parish 14 Johnson 15 Boston Garden14 890 11 7 19 December 11 8 00 p m EST L A Lakers L 114 115 Bird 35 Bird Parish 9 Bird 8 Boston Garden14 890 11 8 20 December 15 19877 30 p m EST Washington W 122 102 Bird 27 McHale 8 Johnson 8 Capital Centre15 890 12 8 21 December 16 19877 30 p m EST Utah W 121 111 Bird 38 Parish 14 Johnson 11 Boston Garden14 890 13 8 22 December 20 1987 Philadelphia W 124 87 Boston Garden 14 8 23 December 22 1987 Philadelphia W 118 115 The Spectrum 15 8 24 December 26 1987 L A Clippers W 106 97 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena 16 8 25 December 27 1987 Sacramento W 114 102 ARCO Arena 17 8 26 December 30 198710 30 p m EST Seattle L 105 111 Bird 36 Bird 15 Bird 8 Seattle Center Coliseum14 850 17 9 January 14 3 home 9 0 road 5 3 Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists LocationAttendance Record 27 January 2 1988 Golden State W 115 110 Oakland Alameda County Coliseum Arena 18 9 28 January 4 19889 30 p m EST Utah W 107 99 Bird 28 Parish 10 Johnson 12 Salt Palace12 212 19 9 29 January 6 1988 New York W 117 108 Boston Garden 20 9 30 January 8 19887 30 p m EST Washington W 125 109 Bird 35 Bird 11 Johnson 10 Boston Garden14 890 21 9 31 January 9 1988 New York L 98 106 Madison Square Garden 21 10 32 January 12 19888 00 p m EST Chicago W 104 97 Bird 38 Parish 16 Ainge Minniefield 9 Chicago Stadium18 676 22 10 33 January 13 19887 30 p m EST Detroit W 143 105 McHale 31 Bird McHale 7 Bird 13 Boston Garden14 890 23 10 34 January 15 1988 Sacramento W 122 86 Boston Garden 24 10 35 January 16 1988 New Jersey W 103 96 Brendan Byrne Arena 25 10 36 January 18 1988 Golden State W 121 101 Boston Garden 26 10 37 January 20 1988 Phoenix W 131 115 Boston Garden 27 10 38 January 22 19888 00 p m EST Atlanta W 124 106 Bird 25 Parish 12 Ainge 11 Boston Garden14 890 28 10 39 January 23 19887 30 p m EST Cleveland L 100 119 Bird 32 McHale 17 Johnson 5 Richfield Coliseum20 900 28 11 40 January 26 19887 30 p m EST Atlanta W 102 97 McHale 21 Parish 14 Ainge 10 The Omni16 451 29 11 41 January 27 19887 30 p m EST Washington W 106 100 Bird 49 Parish 12 Ainge 13 Boston Garden14 890 30 11 42 January 29 19888 00 p m EST Detroit L 108 125 Bird 25 Bird 11 Bird 8 Pontiac Silverdome61 983 30 12 43 January 31 1988 Philadelphia W 100 85 Boston Garden 31 12 February 9 5 home 5 0 road 4 5 Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists LocationAttendance Record 44 February 3 1988 Indiana W 118 103 Boston Garden 32 12 45 February 4 19888 30 p m EST Milwaukee L 101 111 McHale 25 Bird 12 Johnson 6 MECCA Arena11 052 32 13 All Star Break 46 February 9 1988 Houston L 120 129 The Summit 32 14 47 February 10 1988 San Antonio W 139 120 HemisFair Arena 33 14 48 February 12 19888 30 p m EST Dallas W 105 104 Bird 39 McHale Parish 15 Johnson 11 Reunion Arena17 007 34 14 49 February 14 3 30 p m EST L A Lakers L 106 115 Bird 25 Bird 17 Johnson 10 The Forum17 505 34 15 50 February 15 1988 Phoenix W 107 106 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 35 15 51 February 17 19889 30 p m EST Denver L 125 138 McHale 33 McHale 11 Minniefield 6 McNichols Sports Arena17 022 35 16 52 February 19 1988 Portland W 124 104 Memorial Coliseum 36 16 53 February 22 1988 New York W 95 93 Hartford Civic Center 37 16 54 February 24 1988 Portland W 113 112 Boston Garden 38 16 55 February 26 19887 30 p m EST Milwaukee W 132 96 Bird 32 McHale 8 Bird Johnson 8 Boston Garden14 890 39 16 56 February 28 198812 Noon EST Detroit L 101 106 McHale 33 McHale 11 Bird 9 Pontiac Silverdome37 462 39 17 March 11 4 home 8 2 road 3 2 Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists LocationAttendance Record 57 March 1 19888 00 p m EST Milwaukee L 116 117 Bird 31 Bird McHale 7 Ainge 10 MECCA Arena11 052 39 18 58 March 2 1988 New Jersey L 107 117 Boston Garden 39 19 59 March 4 1988 L A Clippers W 121 90 Boston Garden 40 19 60 March 6 19881 00 p m EST Cleveland W 127 98 Bird 31 McHale 8 Ainge Johnson 6 Boston Garden14 890 41 19 61 March 9 1988 San Antonio W 117 116 Boston Garden 42 19 62 March 11 1988 Indiana W 122 112 Hartford Civic Center 43 19 63 March 13 198812 Noon EST Atlanta W 117 100 Bird 28 Acres 11 Johnson 9 Boston Garden14 890 44 19 64 March 15 1988 Indiana W 119 113 Market Square Arena 45 19 65 March 18 19888 30 p m EST Chicago L 103 113 McHale 33 Bird McHale 10 Ainge 9 Chicago Stadium18 676 45 20 66 March 20 19881 00 p m EST Chicago W 137 107 Bird 33 McHale 10 Johnson 10 Boston Garden14 890 46 20 67 March 23 19887 30 p m EST Washington W 104 89 Bird 37 Bird 14 Bird 8 Boston Garden14 890 47 20 68 March 25 1988 Philadelphia L 93 97 Boston Garden 47 21 69 March 26 1988 New York W 118 106 Madison Square Garden 48 21 70 March 28 1988 New Jersey W 106 105 Brendan Byrne Arena 49 21 71 March 30 1988 Houston W 117 110 Boston Garden 50 21 April 7 4 home 6 0 road 1 4 Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists LocationAttendance Record 72 April 1 19888 00 p m EST Detroit W 121 110 Bird 32 Bird McHale 11 Johnson 10 Boston Garden14 890 51 21 73 April 3 19881 00 p m EDT Dallas W 110 101 Bird 32 McHale 7 McHale 10 Boston Garden14 890 52 21 74 April 8 1988 New Jersey W 127 90 Boston Garden 53 21 75 April 10 1988 Philadelphia W 117 108 The Spectrum 54 21 76 April 13 19887 30 p m EDT Milwaukee W 123 104 Bird 26 BirdMcHale 10 Bird 10 Boston Garden14 890 55 21 77 April 15 19887 30 p m EDT Cleveland L 109 120 Bird 30 Parish 9 Bird 8 Richfield Coliseum20 149 55 22 78 April 17 19883 30 p m EDT Washington L 92 98 Bird 23 Bird 7 Ainge 9 Capital Centre18 643 55 23 79 April 19 19887 30 p m EDT Detroit W 121 110 McHale 33 Parish 12 Bird 9 Boston Garden14 890 56 23 80 April 21 19887 30 p m EDT Chicago W 126 119 Bird 44 Bird Parish 10 Johson 15 Boston Garden14 890 57 23 81 April 22 19887 30 p m EDT Atlanta L 106 133 Ainge 25 Parish 7 Ainge Johnson Parish Roberts 4 The Omni16 451 57 24 82 April 24 19883 30 p m EDT Chicago L 108 115 Ainge 20 Acres 9 Ainge 11 Chicago Stadium18 636 57 25 1987 88 schedule Playoffs edit 1988 playoff game log First round 3 1 home 2 0 road 1 1 Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists LocationAttendance Series 1 April 29 New York W 112 92 McHale Bird 29 Robert Parish 13 Dennis Johnson 9 Boston Garden14 890 1 0 2 May 1 New York W 128 102 Larry Bird 36 Kevin McHale 12 Dennis Johnson 9 Boston Garden14 890 2 0 3 May 4 New York L 100 109 Kevin McHale 24 Robert Parish 11 Larry Bird 12 Madison Square Garden19 591 2 1 4 May 6 New York W 102 94 Larry Bird 28 Robert Parish 12 Dennis Johnson 12 Madison Square Garden19 591 3 1 Eastern Conference Semifinals 4 3 home 3 1 road 1 2 Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists LocationAttendance Series 1 May 11 19888 30 p m EDT Atlanta W 110 101 Bird 38 Parish 14 Ainge 12 Boston Garden14 890 1 0 2 May 13 19888 00 p m EDT Atlanta W 108 97 McHale 32 Parish 14 Johnson 9 Boston Garden14 890 2 0 3 May 15 19881 00 p m EDT Atlanta L 92 110 Bird 22 Parish 13 Bird 8 The Omni16 451 2 1 4 May 16 19888 00 p m EDT Atlanta L 109 118 Bird 30 McHale 12 Johnson 10 The Omni16 451 2 2 5 May 18 19888 00 p m EDT Atlanta L 104 112 Parish 24 Parish 13 Johnson 10 Boston Garden14 890 2 3 6 May 20 19888 00 p m EDT Atlanta W 102 100 McHale 26 Bird 11 Ainge 14 The Omni16 451 3 3 7 May 22 19881 00 p m EDT Atlanta W 118 116 Bird 34 McHale 13 Ainge 10 Boston Garden14 890 4 3 Eastern Conference Finals 2 4 home 1 2 road 1 2 Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists LocationAttendance Series 1 May 25 19888 00 p m EDT Detroit L 96 104 McHale 31 Parish 13 Johnson 10 Boston Garden14 890 0 1 2 May 26 19888 00 p m EDT Detroit W 119 115 2OT Parish 26 Bird 12 Johnson 10 Boston Garden14 890 1 1 3 May 28 19883 30 p m EDT Detroit L 94 98 McHale 32 Bird 11 Bird 8 Pontiac Silverdome26 481 1 2 4 May 30 19883 00 p m EDT Detroit W 79 78 Bird 20 Bird 10 Bird Johnson 6 Pontiac Silverdome26 625 2 2 5 June 1 19888 00 p m EDT Detroit L 96 102 OT Bird 27 Bird 17 Johnson 8 Boston Garden14 890 2 3 6 June 3 19889 00 p m EST Detroit L 90 95 McHale 33 Bird 14 Johnson 9 Pontiac Silverdome38 912 2 4 1988 schedulePlayer statistics editLegend GP Games played GS Games started MPG Minutes per game FG Field goal percentage 3P 3 point field goal percentage FT Free throw percentage RPG Rebounds per game APG Assists per game SPG Steals per game BPG Blocks per game PPG Points per game Season edit Playoffs edit The Celtics would end up losing to the Detroit Pistons in the conference finals as an aging Celtics team was beginning to falter against a younger and fresher pistons team This would be the first time in 5 years that the Celtics would not make it to the finals and would not return to another finals until 2008 Awards and records editLarry Bird All NBA First Team Kevin McHale NBA All Defensive First TeamTransactions editThis section is empty You can help by adding to it February 2013 References editCeltics on Database Basketball Celtics on Basketball ReferenceSee also edit1987 88 NBA season Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1987 88 Boston Celtics season amp oldid 1222377668, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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