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2009–10 Boston Celtics season

October 21, 2023

The 2009–10 Boston Celtics season was the 64th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Celtics finished with a record of 50–32, a 12 win drop off from the previous season. They finished 1st in the Atlantic Division and 4th in the Eastern Conference.

2009–10 Boston Celtics season
Conference champions
Division champions
Head coachDoc Rivers
General managerDanny Ainge
PresidentDanny Ainge
OwnersBoston Basketball Partners
ArenaTD Garden
Results
Record50–32 (.610)
PlaceDivision: 1st (Atlantic)
Conference: 4th (Eastern)
Playoff finishNBA Finals
(Lost to Lakers 3–4)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionCSN New England
RadioWEEI

In the playoffs, the Celtics defeated the Miami Heat in five games in the First Round, then defeated the top-seeded Cleveland Cavaliers (in a rematch of the 2008 Conference semifinals) again in six games in the Semifinals, and finally, defeated the second-seeded Orlando Magic (the runner-up of last year's Finals as well as the team that defeated the Celtics in last season's Conference semifinals in seven games) in six games in the conference finals to advance to the NBA Finals for the twenty-first time in franchise history.

The Celtics made it back to the NBA Finals after a one-year hiatus and played against the defending NBA champion and their rival, the Los Angeles Lakers for the 12th time. In a rematch of the 2008 NBA Finals, in which the Celtics defeated the Lakers in six games to capture their seventeenth championship, the Celtics were defeated this time by the Lakers in seven games.

The Celtics would not reach the Finals again until 2022 where they faced Golden State Warriors in a rematch of the 1964 NBA Finals and lost in six games.

Key dates Edit

Summary Edit

NBA Draft 2009 Edit

Main article: 2009 NBA draft

Free agency Edit

Draft picks Edit

Main article: 2009 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College/Team
2 58 Lester Hudson PG   United States Tennessee-Martin

Roster Edit

2009–10 Boston Celtics roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From
SG 20 Allen, Ray 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1975-07-20 Connecticut
SG 42 Allen, Tony 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 213 lb (97 kg) 1982-01-11 Oklahoma State
G/F 7 Daniels, Marquis 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Auburn
F/C 11 Davis, Glen 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 289 lb (131 kg) 1986-01-01  LSU
G/F 40 Finley, Michael 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1973-03-06 Wisconsin
F/C 5 Garnett, Kevin 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 253 lb (115 kg) 1976-05-19 Farragut Academy (IL)
G 0 Lafayette, Oliver   6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1984-05-04 Houston
C 43 Perkins, Kendrick 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 280 lb (127 kg) 1984-11-10 Clifton J. Ozen HS (TX)
SF 34 Pierce, Paul (C) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1977-10-13 Kansas
PG 4 Robinson, Nate 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1984-05-31 Washington
PG 9 Rondo, Rajon 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 171 lb (78 kg) 1986-02-22 Kentucky
PF 44 Scalabrine, Brian   6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1978-03-18 USC
F/C 30 Wallace, Rasheed 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1974-09-17 North Carolina
F/C 13 Williams, Shelden 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1983-10-21 Duke
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  •   Injured

Roster
Last transaction: April 14, 2010

Pre-season Edit

2009 pre-season game log
October: 6–2 (home: 3–0; road: 3–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 October 7 @ Houston Rockets 90–96 6,300
(Hidalgo, Texas)		 0–1 recap
2 October 9 New York Knicks 82–96 18,624 1–1 recap
3 October 11 Brooklyn Nets 93–100 18,624 2–1 recap
4 October 13 @Brooklyn Nets 91–88 12,790
(Newark, New Jersey)		 3–1 recap
5 October 14 Toronto Raptors 90–106 10,117
(Hartford, Connecticut)		 4–1 recap
6 October 18 @Toronto Raptors 101–82 13,607 5–1 recap
7 October 20 @New York Knicks 103–108 18,792 5–2 recap
8 October 21 @Cleveland Cavaliers 96–82 18,021
(Columbus, Ohio)		 6–2 recap
2009–10 season schedule

Regular season Edit

Standings Edit

Atlantic Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Boston Celtics 50 32 .610 – 24–17 26–15 13–3
Toronto Raptors 40 42 .488 10 25–16 15–26 11–5
New York Knicks 29 53 .354 21 18–23 11–30 6–10
Philadelphia 76ers 27 55 .329 23 12–29 15–26 7–9
New Jersey Nets 12 70 .146 38 8–33 4–37 3–13
#
Eastern Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 z-Cleveland Cavaliers 61 21 .744 –
2 y-Orlando Magic 59 23 .720 2
3 x-Atlanta Hawks 53 29 .646 8
4 y-Boston Celtics 50 32 .610 11
5 x-Miami Heat 47 35 .573 14
6 x-Milwaukee Bucks 46 36 .561 15
7 x-Charlotte Bobcats 44 38 .537 17
8 x-Chicago Bulls 41 41 .500 20
9 Toronto Raptors 40 42 .488 21
10 Indiana Pacers 32 50 .390 29
11 New York Knicks 29 53 .354 32
12 Detroit Pistons 27 55 .329 34
13 Philadelphia 76ers 27 55 .329 34
14 Washington Wizards 26 56 .317 35
15 New Jersey Nets 12 70 .146 49


Record vs. opponents Edit

2009-10 NBA Records
Team ATL BOS CHA CHI CLE DAL DEN DET GSW HOU IND LAC LAL MEM MIA MIL MIN NJN NOH NYK OKC ORL PHI PHO POR SAC SAS TOR UTA WAS
Atlanta — 4–0 2–2 3–1 1–3 1–1 1–1 2–2 1–1 2–0 3–0 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–3 2–1 2–0 3–0 1–1 1–3 0–2 1–3 2–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–1 3–1 2–0 4–0
Boston 0–4 — 3–0 2–2 2–2 1–1 1–1 2–1 1–1 1–1 2–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 3–0 2–2 2–0 3–1 1–1 3–1 1–1 1–3 3–1 0–2 2–0 2–0 1–1 4–0 1–1 3–1
Charlotte 2–2 0–3 — 1–3 3–1 0–2 1–1 2–1 2–0 1–1 1–2 1–1 1–1 2–0 3–1 2–2 2–0 2–2 1–1 2–2 1–1 1–3 3–1 2–0 0–2 2–0 1–1 1–2 0–2 4–0
Chicago 1–3 2–2 3–1 — 2–2 0–2 0–2 4–0 1–1 2–0 3–1 0–2 0–2 0–2 1–3 1–3 2–0 1–2 2–0 3–1 1–1 1–2 3–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–2 0–2 2–1
Cleveland 3–1 2–2 1–3 2–2 — 1–1 0–2 4–0 2–0 1–1 3–1 2–0 2–0 1–1 3–0 3–1 2–0 4–0 2–0 3–0 2–0 2–2 3–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 1–1 3–1 1–1 2–1
Dallas 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–1 — 2–1 2–0 3–1 2–2 2–0 3–0 2–2 3–1 2–0 2–0 3–1 2–0 2–2 1–1 2–2 1–1 1–1 2–1 1–3 4–0 3–1 1–1 1–2 1–1
Denver 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–2 — 1–1 4–0 2–1 2–0 2–1 3–1 3–1 1–1 0–2 3–1 2–0 3–1 1–1 3–1 1–1 1–1 1–3 3–1 1–2 2–2 2–0 3–1 1–1
Detroit 2–2 1–2 1–2 0–4 0–4 0–2 1–1 – 1–1 1–1 0–4 0–2 0–2 1–1 1–2 2–2 2–0 2–1 1–1 1–3 0–2 1–3 3–1 0–2 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–4 0–2 4–0
Golden State 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–2 1–3 0–4 1–1 – 0–3 1–1 2–2 0–4 2–2 0–2 0–2 3–0 2–0 1–3 2–0 1–3 0–2 0–2 1–3 2–2 2–2 0–3 2–0 0–3 0–2
Houston 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 2–2 1–2 1–1 3–0 — 0–2 2–1 1–3 4–0 0–2 2–0 3–0 2–0 1–3 2–0 3–1 0–2 1–1 0–4 2–2 2–2 2–2 1–1 2–2 2–0
Indiana 0–3 1–2 2–1 1–3 1–3 0–2 0–2 4–0 1–1 2–0 — 1–1 0–2 0–2 0–4 0–4 1–1 4–0 0–2 2–2 1–1 1–3 2–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–2 2–2 1–1 3–1
L.A. Clippers 0–2 1–1 1–1 2–0 0–2 0–3 1–2 2–0 2–2 1–2 1–1 — 2–2 2–2 1–1 1–1 3–1 1–1 0–4 0–2 1–2 0–2 2–0 0–4 1–3 1–3 0–4 0–2 1–3 2–0
L.A. Lakers 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 0–2 2–2 1–3 2–0 4–0 3–1 2–0 2–2 — 2–1 1–1 2–0 3–0 2–0 2–1 2–0 3–1 1–1 2–0 3–1 1–2 4–0 2–2 1–1 3–1 2–0
Memphis 0–2 1–1 0–2 2–0 1–1 1–3 1–3 1–1 2–2 0–4 2–0 2–2 1–2 — 1–1 0–2 3–1 2–0 2–2 2–0 1–2 1–1 1–1 2–2 2–2 2–1 2–2 2–0 1–2 2–0
Miami 3–1 0–3 1–3 3–1 0–3 0–2 1–1 2–1 2–0 2–0 4–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 — 1–3 1–1 4–0 1–1 3–0 0–2 2–2 4–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 0–2 2–2 1–1 3–1
Milwaukee 1–2 2–2 2–2 3–1 1–3 0–2 2–0 2–2 2–0 0–2 4–0 2–0 0–2 2–0 3–1 — 2–0 4–0 1–1 3–0 1–1 0–3 2–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 2–1 1–1 2–2
Minnesota 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 1–3 1–3 0–2 0–3 0–3 1–1 1–3 0–3 1–3 1–1 0–2 — 2–0 0–4 1–1 0–4 0–2 1–1 0–4 0–4 2–2 0–3 0–2 2–2 1–1
New Jersey 0–3 1–3 2–2 2–1 0–4 0–2 0–2 1–2 0–2 0–2 0–4 1–1 0–2 0–2 0–4 0–4 0–2 — 1–1 2–2 0–2 0–3 0–4 0–2 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–4 0–2 0–4
New Orleans 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–2 2–2 1–3 1–1 3–1 3–1 2–0 4–0 1–2 2–2 1–1 1–1 4–0 1–1 — 0–2 1–2 1–1 0–2 1–3 1–2 2–1 0–4 0–2 1–3 1–1
New York 3–1 1–3 2–2 1–3 0–3 1–1 1–1 3–1 0–2 0–2 2–2 2–0 0–2 0–2 0–3 0–3 1–1 2–2 2–0 — 0–2 0–3 3–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–2 0–4 0–2 3–1
Oklahoma City 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 2–2 1–3 2–0 3–1 1–3 1–1 2–1 1–3 2–1 2–0 1–1 4–0 2–0 2–1 2–0 – 1–1 2–0 2–1 1–3 3–1 1–3 2–0 3–1 2–0
Orlando 3–1 3–1 3–1 2–1 2–2 1–1 1–1 3–1 2–0 2–0 3–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–2 3–0 2–0 3–0 1–1 3–0 1–1 – 4–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 3–1 1–1 2–2
Philadelphia 1–2 1–3 1–3 1–3 0–3 1–1 1–1 1–3 2–0 1–1 1–2 0–2 0–2 1–1 0–4 2–2 1–1 4–0 2–0 1–3 0–2 0–4 – 0–2 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–3 0–2 0–3
Phoenix 1–1 2–0 0–2 1–1 0–2 1–2 3–1 2–0 3–1 4–0 1–1 4–0 1–3 2–2 1–1 1–1 4–0 2–0 3–1 1–1 1–2 1–1 2–0 – 1–2 4–0 2–1 2–0 2–2 2–0
Portland 0–2 0–2 2–0 1–1 0–2 3–1 1–3 2–0 2–2 2–2 2–0 3–1 2–1 2–2 1–1 1–1 4–0 2–0 2–1 1–1 3–1 1–1 1–1 2–1 – 4–0 3–0 2–0 0–4 1–1
Sacramento 0–2 0–2 0–2 1–1 0–2 0–4 2–1 1–1 2–2 2–2 1–1 3–1 0–4 1–2 0–2 1–1 2–2 1–1 1–2 2–0 1–3 0–2 0–2 0–4 0–4 – 0–4 1–1 2–1 1–1
San Antonio 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–3 2–2 1–1 3–0 2–2 2–0 4–0 2–2 2–2 2–0 2–0 3–0 1–1 4–0 2–0 3–1 1–1 1–1 1–2 0–3 4–0 – 1–1 0–4 2–0
Toronto 1–3 0–4 2–1 2–1 1–3 1–1 0–2 4–0 0–2 1–1 2–2 2–0 1–1 0–2 2–2 1–2 2–0 4–0 2–0 4–0 0–2 1–3 3–1 0–2 0–2 1–1 1–1 — 0–2 2–1
Utah 0–2 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–1 2–1 1–3 2–0 3–0 2–2 1–1 3–1 1–3 2–1 1–1 1–1 2–2 2–0 3–1 2–0 1–3 1–1 2–0 2–2 4–0 1–2 4–0 2–0 — 2–0
Washington 0–4 1–3 0–4 1–2 1–2 1–1 1–1 0–4 2–0 0–2 1–3 0–2 0–2 0–2 1–3 2–2 1–1 4–0 1–1 1–3 0–2 2–2 3–0 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–2 0–2 —

Game log Edit

2009–10 game log
Total: 50–32 (home: 24–17; road: 26–15)
October: 3–0 (home: 2–0; road: 1–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 October 27 @ Cleveland W 95–89 Paul Pierce (23) Paul Pierce (11) Rajon Rondo (10) Quicken Loans Arena
20,562 		1–0
2 October 28 New Orleans W 92–59 Ray Allen (18) Shelden Williams (9) Rajon Rondo (11) TD Garden
18,624 		2–0
3 October 30 Chicago W 118–90 Paul Pierce (22) Shelden Williams (10) Rajon Rondo (16) TD Garden
18,624 		3–0
November: 10–4 (home: 5–3; road: 5–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
4 November 1 New Orleans W 97–87 Paul Pierce (27) Kevin Garnett, Kendrick Perkins (7) Rajon Rondo (10) TD Garden
18,624 		4–0
5 November 3 @ Philadelphia W 105–74 Paul Pierce (21) Paul Pierce (8) Rajon Rondo (5) Wachovia Center
11,251 		5–0
6 November 4 @ Minnesota W 92–90 Rajon Rondo (18) Kevin Garnett (11) Rajon Rondo (6) Target Center
19,133 		6–0
7 November 6 Phoenix L 103–110 Kevin Garnett (26) Kevin Garnett (8) Rajon Rondo (11) TD Garden
18,624 		6–1
8 November 7 @ New Jersey W 86–76 Paul Pierce, Rajon Rondo (16) Kevin Garnett (13) Paul Pierce (7) Izod Center
16,119 		7–1
9 November 11 Utah W 105–86 Kevin Garnett (18) Kendrick Perkins (8) Rajon Rondo (11) TD Garden
18,624 		8–1
10 November 13 Atlanta L 86–97 Paul Pierce (24) Kendrick Perkins (9) Rajon Rondo (9) TD Garden
18,624 		8–2
11 November 14 @ Indiana L 104–113 Ray Allen (24) Kendrick Perkins (13) Paul Pierce, Rajon Rondo, Ray Allen (4) Conseco Fieldhouse
18,165 		8–3
12 November 18 Golden State W 109–95 Paul Pierce (19) Kendrick Perkins, Rajon Rondo (7) Rajon Rondo (12) TD Garden
18,624 		9–3
13 November 20 Orlando L 78–83 Paul Pierce (21) Rasheed Wallace (13) Ray Allen, Rajon Rondo (6) TD Garden
18,624 		9–4
14 November 22 @ New York W 107–105 Paul Pierce (33) Kendrick Perkins (13) Rajon Rondo (10) Madison Square Garden
19,763 		10–4
15 November 25 Philadelphia W 113–110 Paul Pierce (27) Kendrick Perkins (8) Rajon Rondo (7) TD Garden
18,624 		11–4
16 November 27 Toronto W 116–110 Ray Allen (20) Kevin Garnett (7) Rajon Rondo (11) TD Garden
18,624 		12–4
17 November 29 @ Miami W 92–85 Kevin Garnett (24) Kendrick Perkins (13) Rajon Rondo (11) American Airlines Arena
18,104 		13–4
December: 10–4 (home: 3–1; road: 7–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
18 December 1 @ New Orleans W 108–90 Ray Allen (27) Kendrick Perkins (12) Rajon Rondo (9) Time Warner Cable Arena
15,129 		14–4
19 December 3 @ San Antonio W 90–83 Kevin Garnett (20) Kevin Garnett, Kendrick Perkins (7) Rajon Rondo (12) AT&T Center
18,581 		15–4
20 December 4 @ Oklahoma City W 105–87 Kevin Garnett (23) Kevin Garnett, Kendrick Perkins (8) Rajon Rondo (6) Ford Center
18,203 		16–4
21 December 8 Milwaukee W 98–89 Kevin Garnett (25) Kevin Garnett, Rajon Rondo (9) Rajon Rondo (13) TD Garden
18,624 		17–4
22 December 10 @ Washington W 104–102 Rajon Rondo (21) Kendrick Perkins (11) Rajon Rondo (11) Verizon Center
20,173 		18–4
23 December 12 @ Chicago W 106–80 Rajon Rondo (16) Kevin Garnett (10) Rajon Rondo (14) United Center
21,257 		19–4
24 December 14 @ Memphis W 110–105 Paul Pierce (19) Kevin Garnett (8) Rajon Rondo (9) FedExForum
14,193 		20–4
25 December 18 Philadelphia L 97–98 Kevin Garnett (21) Kendrick Perkins (16) Rajon Rondo (10) TD Garden
18,624 		20–5
26 December 20 Minnesota W 122–104 Paul Pierce (29) Kendrick Perkins (11) Rajon Rondo (15) TD Garden
18624 		21–5
27 December 22 Indiana W 103–94 Ray Allen (23) Rasheed Wallace (13) Rajon Rondo (9) TD Garden
18,624 		22–5
28 December 25 @ Orlando W 86–77 Ray Allen (18) Rajon Rondo (13) Rajon Rondo (8) Amway Arena
17,461 		23–5
29 December 27 @ L.A. Clippers L 90–92 Rajon Rondo (20) Tony Allen (10) Rajon Rondo (6) Staples Center
19,060 		23–6
30 December 28 @ Golden State L 99–103 Rajon Rondo (30) Kendrick Perkins (14) Rajon Rondo (15) Oracle Arena
19,259 		23–7
31 December 30 @ Phoenix L 98–116 Eddie House (19) Kendrick Perkins, Tony Allen (7) Rajon Rondo (8) US Airways Arena
18,422 		23–8
January: 6–8 (home: 3–4; road: 3–4)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
32 January 2 Toronto W 103–96 Ray Allen (23) Kendrick Perkins (10) Tony Allen (7) TD Garden
18,624 		24–8
33 January 6 @ Miami W 112–106 Rajon Rondo (25) Kendrick Perkins (10) Rajon Rondo (8) American Airlines Arena
19,600 		25–8
34 January 8 @ Atlanta L 85–93 Paul Pierce (21) Kendrick Perkins (14) Rajon Rondo (10) Philips Arena
15,149 		25–9
35 January 10 @ Toronto W 114–107 Rasheed Wallace (29) Rajon Rondo (10) Rajon Rondo (13) Air Canada Centre
19,800 		26–9
36 January 11 Atlanta L 96–102 Rajon Rondo (26) Kendrick Perkins (9) Rajon Rondo (7) TD Garden
18,624 		26–10
37 January 13 @ New Jersey W 111–87 Paul Pierce (24) Kendrick Perkins (8) Rajon Rondo (14) Izod Center
14,112 		27–10
38 January 14 Chicago L 83–96 Paul Pierce (20) Kendrick Perkins (10) Rajon Rondo (7) TD Garden
18,624 		27–11
39 January 18 Dallas L 90–99 Paul Pierce (24) Kendrick Perkins (12) Rajon Rondo (12) TD Garden
18,624 		27–12
40 January 20 @ Detroit L 86–92 Paul Pierce, Rajon Rondo (21) Rajon Rondo (8) Rajon Rondo (7) The Palace of Auburn Hills
17,375 		27–13
41 January 22 Portland W 98–95 Paul Pierce (24) Kendrick Perkins (11) Rajon Rondo (9) TD Garden
18,624 		28–13
42 January 25 L.A. Clippers W 95–89 Paul Pierce (22) Kendrick Perkins (15) Rajon Rondo (12) TD Garden
18,624 		29–13
43 January 28 @ Orlando L 94–96 Ray Allen (20) Kevin Garnett, Rajon Rondo (7) Rajon Rondo (8) Amway Arena
17,461 		29–14
44 January 29 @ Atlanta L 91–100 Paul Pierce (35) Kendrick Perkins (12) Rajon Rondo (8) Philips Arena
18,732 		29–15
45 January 31 L.A. Lakers L 89–90 Rajon Rondo (21) Kendrick Perkins (10) Rajon Rondo (12) TD Garden
18,624 		29–16
February: 7–5 (home: 3–3; road: 4–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
46 February 1 @ Washington W 99–88 Kevin Garnett (19) Paul Pierce (8) Rajon Rondo (12) Verizon Center
20,173 		30–16
47 February 3 Miami W 107–102 Ray Allen (23) Ray Allen (7) Rajon Rondo (14) TD Garden
18,624 		31–16
48 February 5 New Jersey W 96–87 Ray Allen (26) Ray Allen, Kevin Garnett (7) Rajon Rondo (11) TD Garden
18,624 		32–16
49 February 7 Orlando L 89–96 Rajon Rondo (17) Kevin Garnett (9) Rajon Rondo (9) TD Garden
18,624 		32–17
50 February 10 @ New Orleans L 85–93 Paul Pierce (15) Kevin Garnett, Kendrick Perkins (7) Paul Pierce, Rajon Rondo (4) New Orleans Arena
14,848 		32–18
All-Star Break
51 February 16 @ Sacramento W 95–92 Paul Pierce, Rasheed Wallace (17) Kevin Garnett (9) Rajon Rondo (6) ARCO Arena
14,439 		33–18
52 February 18 @ L.A. Lakers W 87–86 Ray Allen (24) Kendrick Perkins (14) Rajon Rondo (11) Staples Center
18,997 		34–18
53 February 19 @ Portland W 96–76 Ray Allen (21) Kendrick Perkins (9) Rajon Rondo (11) Rose Garden
20,618 		35–18
54 February 21 @ Denver L 105–114 Ray Allen (25) Glen Davis (7) Rajon Rondo (11) Pepsi Center
19,818 		35–19
55 February 23 New York W 110–106 Ray Allen (24) Kevin Garnett (8) Rajon Rondo (16) TD Garden
18,624 		36–19
56 February 25 Cleveland L 88–108 Ray Allen (21) Kevin Garnett (10) Rajon Rondo (11) TD Garden
18,624 		36–20
57 February 27 New Jersey L 96–104 Kevin Garnett (26) Kevin Garnett (9) Rajon Rondo (17) TD Garden
18,624 		36–21
March: 11–6 (home: 7–3; road: 4–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
58 March 2 @ Detroit W 105–100 Ray Allen (18) Kevin Garnett (9) Rajon Rondo (11) The Palace of Auburn Hills
17,956 		37–21
59 March 3 New Orleans W 104–80 Paul Pierce (27) Marquis Daniels, Kevin Garnett (5) Rajon Rondo (6) TD Garden
18,624 		38–21
60 March 5 @ Philadelphia W 96–86 Kevin Garnett (22) Kevin Garnett (8) Rajon Rondo (11) Wachovia Center
19,008 		39–21
61 March 7 Washington W 86–83 Ray Allen (25) Kevin Garnett (10) Rajon Rondo (7) TD Garden
18,624 		40–21
62 March 9 @ Milwaukee L 84–86 Rajon Rondo (20) Kevin Garnett (10) Rajon Rondo (6) Bradley Center
14,316 		40–22
63 March 10 Memphis L 91–111 Ray Allen, Rajon Rondo (17) Kevin Garnett (7) Rajon Rondo (8) TD Garden
18,624 		40–23
64 March 12 Indiana W 122–103 Paul Pierce (20) Kendrick Perkins (7) Rajon Rondo (11) TD Garden
18,624 		41–23
65 March 14 @ Cleveland L 93–104 Ray Allen (20) Rajon Rondo (8) Rajon Rondo (6) Quicken Loans Arena
20,562 		41–24
66 March 15 Detroit W 119–93 Ray Allen, Michael Finley, Paul Pierce (15) Kevin Garnett, Kendrick Perkins (8) Rajon Rondo (6) TD Garden
18,624 		42–24
67 March 17 New York W 109–97 Paul Pierce (29) Kendrick Perkins (12) Rajon Rondo (12) TD Garden
18,624 		43–24
68 March 19 @ Houston W 94–87 Paul Pierce (26) Rasheed Wallace (9) Rajon Rondo (10) Toyota Center
18,198 		44–24
69 March 20 @ Dallas W 102–93 Paul Pierce (29) Rajon Rondo (10) Paul Pierce, Rajon Rondo (5) American Airlines Center
20,488 		45–24
70 March 22 @ Utah L 97–110 Ray Allen (16) Kendrick Perkins (8) Rajon Rondo (6) EnergySolutions Arena
19,911 		45–25
71 March 24 Denver W 113–99 Paul Pierce (27) Rajon Rondo (11) Rajon Rondo (15) TD Garden
18,624 		46–25
72 March 26 Sacramento W 94–86 Paul Pierce (22) Kevin Garnett (13) Rajon Rondo (18) TD Garden
18,624 		47–25
73 March 28 San Antonio L 73–94 Paul Pierce (18) Kevin Garnett (10) Rajon Rondo (7) TD Garden
18,624 		47–26
74 March 31 Oklahoma City L 104–109 Kevin Garnett, Rasheed Wallace (18) Kevin Garnett (9) Rajon Rondo (11) TD Garden
18,624 		47–27
April: 3–5 (home: 1–3; road: 2–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
75 April 2 Houston L 114–119 Paul Pierce (27) Rasheed Wallace (8) Rajon Rondo (10) TD Garden
18,624 		47–28
76 April 4 Cleveland W 117–113 Ray Allen (33) Kendrick Perkins (10) Rajon Rondo (14) TD Garden
18,624 		48–28
77 April 6 @ New York L 101–104 Ray Allen (17) Kendrick Perkins (8) Rajon Rondo (6) Madison Square Garden
19,763 		48–29
78 April 7 @ Toronto W 115–104 Rajon Rondo (21) Kendrick Perkins (9) Rajon Rondo (7) Air Canada Centre
18,793 		49–29
79 April 9 Washington L 96–106 Rajon Rondo (17) Paul Pierce (7) Rajon Rondo (12) TD Garden
18,624 		49–30
80 April 10 @ Milwaukee W 105–90 Paul Pierce (24) Glen Davis, Rasheed Wallace (7) Rajon Rondo (10) Bradley Center
18,717 		50–30
81 April 13 @ Chicago L 93–101 Paul Pierce (28) Kendrick Perkins (11) Rajon Rondo (6) United Center
20,649 		50–31
82 April 14 Milwaukee L 95–106 Rajon Rondo (21) Rajon Rondo, Rasheed Wallace (6) Rajon Rondo (15) TD Garden
18,624 		50–32
2009–10 season schedule

Playoffs Edit

Game log Edit

2010 playoff game log
Total: 15–9 (home: 9–3; Away: 6–6)
First Round: 4–1 (home: 3–0; road: 1–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 April 17 Miami W 85–76 Paul Pierce (16) Kevin Garnett (9) Rajon Rondo (10) TD Garden
18,624 		1–0
2 April 20 Miami W 106–77 Ray Allen (25) Kendrick Perkins (10) Rajon Rondo (12) TD Garden
18,624 		2–0
3 April 23 @ Miami W 100–98 Paul Pierce (32) Kendrick Perkins (12) Rajon Rondo (8) American Airlines Arena
19,500 		3–0
4 April 26 @ Miami L 92–101 Rajon Rondo (23) Kevin Garnett (12) Rajon Rondo (9) American Airlines Arena
19,520 		3–1
5 April 27 Miami W 96–86 Ray Allen (24) Kevin Garnett, Rajon Rondo (8) Rajon Rondo (12) TD Garden
18,624 		4–1
Conference Semifinals: 4–2 (home: 2–1; road: 2–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 May 1 @ Cleveland L 93–101 Rajon Rondo (27) Kendrick Perkins (11) Rajon Rondo (12) Quicken Loans Arena
20,562 		0–1
2 May 3 @ Cleveland W 104–86 Ray Allen (22) Kevin Garnett (10) Rajon Rondo (19) Quicken Loans Arena
20,562 		1–1
3 May 7 Cleveland L 95–124 Kevin Garnett (19) Rajon Rondo (5) Rajon Rondo (8) TD Garden
18,624 		1–2
4 May 9 Cleveland W 97–87 Rajon Rondo (29) Rajon Rondo (18) Rajon Rondo (13) TD Garden
18,624 		2–2
5 May 11 @ Cleveland W 120–88 Ray Allen (25) Paul Pierce (11) Paul Pierce, Rajon Rondo (7) Quicken Loans Arena
20,562 		3–2
6 May 13 Cleveland W 94–85 Kevin Garnett (22) Kevin Garnett (12) Rajon Rondo (12) TD Garden
18,624 		4–2
Conference Finals: 4–2 (home: 2–1; road: 2–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 May 16 @ Orlando W 92–88 Ray Allen (25) Kevin Garnett (11) Rajon Rondo (8) Amway Arena
17,461 		1–0
2 May 18 @ Orlando W 95–92 Paul Pierce (28) Kevin Garnett (9) Rajon Rondo (8) Amway Arena
17,461 		2–0
3 May 22 Orlando W 94–71 Glen Davis (17) Paul Pierce (9) Rajon Rondo (12) TD Garden
18,624 		3–0
4 May 24 Orlando L 92–96 (OT) Paul Pierce (32) Kevin Garnett (12) Rajon Rondo (8) TD Garden
18,624 		3–1
5 May 26 @ Orlando L 92–113 Rasheed Wallace (21) Kevin Garnett (5) Ray Allen (7) Amway Arena
17,461 		3–2
6 May 28 Orlando W 96–84 Paul Pierce (31) Paul Pierce (13) Rajon Rondo (6) TD Garden
18,624 		4–2
NBA Finals: 3–4 (home: 2–1; road: 1–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 June 3 @ L.A. Lakers L 89–102 Paul Pierce (24) Paul Pierce (9) Rajon Rondo (8) Staples Center
18,997 		0–1
2 June 6 @ L.A. Lakers W 103–94 Ray Allen (32) Rajon Rondo (12) Rajon Rondo (10) Staples Center
18,997 		1–1
3 June 8 L.A. Lakers L 84–91 Kevin Garnett (25) Kendrick Perkins (11) Rajon Rondo (8) TD Garden
18,624 		1–2
4 June 10 L.A. Lakers W 96–89 Paul Pierce (19) Kendrick Perkins (7) Paul Pierce (5) TD Garden
18,624 		2–2
5 June 13 L.A. Lakers W 92–86 Paul Pierce (27) Kevin Garnett (10) Rajon Rondo (8) TD Garden
18,624 		3–2
6 June 15 @ L.A. Lakers L 67–89 Ray Allen (19) Glen Davis (9) Rajon Rondo (6) Staples Center
18,997 		3–3
7 June 17 @ L.A. Lakers L 79–83 Paul Pierce (18) Paul Pierce (10) Rajon Rondo (10) Staples Center
18,997 		3–4
2010 playoff 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

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Ray Allen 80 80 35.2 .477 .363 .913 3.20 2.6 .80 .31 16.3
Tony Allen 54 8 16.5 .510 .000 .605 2.70 1.3 1.09 .35 6.1
Marquis Daniels 51 4 18.4 .498 .214 .607 1.90 1.3 .53 .12 5.6
Glen Davis 54 1 17.3 .437 .000 .696 3.80 .6 .39 .26 6.3
Michael Finley1 21 1 15.0 .506 .463 .333 1.60 1.1 .19 .10 5.2
Kevin Garnett 69 69 29.9 .521 .200 .837 7.30 2.7 .99 .83 14.3
Oliver Lafayette 1 0 22.0 .500 .500 .000 4.00 2.0 .00 .00 7.0
Kendrick Perkins 78 78 27.6 .602 .000 .582 7.60 1.0 .33 1.69 10.1
Paul Pierce 71 71 34.0 .472 .414 .852 4.40 3.1 1.18 .44 18.3
Nate Robinson1 26 0 14.7 .401 .414 .615 1.50 2.0 .85 .00 6.5
Rajon Rondo 81 81 36.6 .508 .213 .621 4.40 9.8 2.33 .14 13.7
Brian Scalabrine 52 3 9.1 .341 .327 .667 .90 .5 .17 .08 1.5
Rasheed Wallace 79 13 22.5 .409 .283 .768 4.10 1.0 1.01 .89 9.0
Shelden Williams 54 0 11.1 .521 .000 .765 2.70 .4 .24 .39 3.7

1Stats with the Celtics.

Playoffs Edit

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Ray Allen 24 24 38.5 .431 .386 .863 3.30 2.6 0.92 .13 16.1
Tony Allen 24 0 16.3 .489 .000 .778 1.70 .7 1.04 .58 5.1
Marquis Daniels 11 0 3.4 .385 .500 1.000 .90 .1 .00 .00 1.5
Glen Davis 24 1 20.1 .476 .000 .722 4.510 .5 .79 .38 7.3
Michael Finley 18 0 6.0 .250 .273 1.000 .60 .2 .22 .00 0.8
Kevin Garnett 23 23 33.3 .495 .000 .839 7.40 2.5 1.13 .87 15.0
Kendrick Perkins 23 23 25.0 .510 .000 .600 6.20 1.0 .39 1.39 5.7
Paul Pierce 24 24 38.8 .438 .392 .824 6.00 3.4 1.00 .58 18.8
Nate Robinson 17 0 7.5 .375 .333 .800 .80 1.1 .35 .06 4.2
Rajon Rondo 24 24 40.6 .463 .375 .596 5.60 9.3 1.92 .13 16.1
Brian Scalabrine 1 0 1.0 .000 .000 .000 .00 .0 .00 .00 .0
Rasheed Wallace 24 1 17.1 .416 .345 .828 3.00 .4 .42 .58 6.1
Shelden Williams 8 0 7.1 .444 .000 .833 1.60 .0 .13 .00 1.6

Awards, records and milestones Edit

Awards Edit

Week/Month Edit

  • On December 7, 2009 Kevin Garnett was named Eastern Conference's Player of the Week (November 30 – December 6).[8]
  • On March 22, 2010 Paul Pierce was named Eastern Conference's Player of the Week (March 15–21).[9]

All-Star Edit

Season Edit

Records Edit

  • Rajon Rondo set two new single-season franchise records. On March 26, he grabbed his 168th steal of the season and broke Rick Fox's record of 167 steals in a season with the Boston Celtics. On April 2, he dished out his 716th assist of the season, thus breaking Bob Cousy's franchise record of 715 assists made in a season. Rondo dished out 794 assists and stole the ball 189 times in the 2009–10 season.[14]

Milestones Edit

  • On October 27, 2009 game against the Cleveland Cavaliers Kevin Garnett passed Hall of Famer Moses Malone for 21st place on the NBA's career blocking list, having blocked 1,736 shots.
  • On October 28, 2009 game against the New Orleans Hornets Paul Pierce passed Dan Majerle for 17th place on the NBA's career 3-pointer list with 1,363 3-pointers.
  • On October 30, 2009 game against the Chicago Bulls Ray Allen passed Hall of Famer John Stockton for 33rd place on the NBA's career scoring list, having scored 19,715 points.[15]
  • On November 13, 2009 game against the Atlanta Hawks Paul Pierce passed Hall of Famer Bob McAdoo for 49th place on the NBA's career scoring list, having scored 18,790 points.
  • On November 18, 2009 game against the Golden State Warriors Paul Pierce passed Hall of Famer Isiah Thomas for 48th place on the NBA's career scoring list, having scored 18,824 points.
  • On November 20, 2009 game against the Orlando Magic Paul Pierce passed Chet Walker for 47th place on the NBA's career scoring list, having scored 18,845 points.
  • On November 25, 2009 game against the Philadelphia 76ers Paul Pierce passed Antoine Walker for 16th place on the NBA's career 3-pointer list with 1,389 3-pointers.
  • On December 1, 2009 game against the Charlotte Bobcats Paul Pierce passed Scottie Pippen for 46th place on the NBA's career scoring list, having scored 18,946 points.
  • On December 3, 2009 game against the San Antonio Spurs Rasheed Wallace passed Clifford R. Robinson for 34th place on the NBA's career blocking list, having blocked 1,391 shots.
  • On December 8, 2009 game against the Milwaukee Bucks Kevin Garnett passed Hall of Famer Hal Greer for 25th place on the NBA's career scoring list, having scored 21,601 points, and Micheal Ray Richardson for 36th place on career steal list with 1,465 steals.[16]
  • On December 10, 2009 game against the Washington Wizards Paul Pierce passed Brent Barry for 15th place on the NBA's career 3-pointer list with 1,397 3-pointers.
  • On December 12, 2009 game against the Chicago Bulls Paul Pierce passed Dale Ellis and Reggie Theus for 44th place on the NBA's career scoring list, having scored 19,016 points.
  • On December 18, 2009 game against the Philadelphia 76ers Kevin Garnett passed Artis Gilmore for 20th place on the NBA's career blocking list, having blocked 1,751 shots.
  • On December 20, 2009 game against the Minnesota Timberwolves Ray Allen passed Tom Chambers for 32nd place on the NBA's career scoring list, having scored 20,059 points.[17]
  • On December 28, 2009 game against the Golden State Warriors Kevin Garnett passed Kevin Willis for 21st place on the NBA's career rebounding list with 11,903 rebounds.
  • On January 8, 2010 game against the Atlanta Hawks Rasheed Wallace passed Mark West for 33rd place on the NBA's career blocking list, having blocked 1,404 shots.
  • On January 13, 2010 game against the Brooklyn Nets Paul Pierce passed Hall of Famer Gail Goodrich for 43rd place on the NBA's career scoring list, having scored 19,191 points.
  • On January 14, 2010 game against the Chicago Bulls Paul Pierce passed Eddie Johnson for 42nd place on the NBA's career scoring list, having scored 19,211 points.
  • On January 25, 2010 game against the Los Angeles Clippers Paul Pierce passed Hall of Famer Bob Lanier for 41st place on the NBA's career scoring list, having scored 19,257 points.
  • On February 1, 2010 game against the Washington Wizards Kevin Garnett passed Hall of Famer Larry Bird for 24th place on the NBA's career scoring list, having scored 21,792 points and Dennis Johnson for 35th place on the steals list with 1,478 steals.
  • On February 5, 2010 game against the Brooklyn Nets Kevin Garnett passed Gary Payton for 23rd place on the NBA's career scoring list, having scored 21,816 points.
  • On February 7, 2010 game against the Orlando Magic Kevin Garnett passed Dennis Rodman for 20th place on the NBA's career rebounding list with 11,960 rebounds.
  • On February 7, 2010 game against the Orlando Magic Paul Pierce passed T. R. Dunn for 50th place on the NBA's career steals list with 1,318 steals.
  • On February 21, 2010 game against the Denver Nuggets Kevin Garnett passed Hall of Famer Elvin Hayes for 19th place on the NBA's career blocking list, having blocked 20,521 points.
  • On February 21, 2010 game against the Denver Nuggets Ray Allen passed Mitch Richmond for 31st place on the NBA's career scoring list, having scored 20,510 points.
  • On February 23, 2010 game against the New York Knicks Kevin Garnett became the 20th player in NBA history to reach 12,000 rebounds in his career.
  • On March 3, 2010 game against the Charlotte Bobcats Paul Pierce passed Terry Cummings for 40th place on the NBA's career scoring list, having scored 19,482 points.
  • On March 10, 2010 game against the Memphis Grizzlies Paul Pierce passed Walter Davis for 39th place on the NBA's career scoring list, having scored 19,532 points.
  • On March 15, 2010 game against the Detroit Pistons Ray Allen passed Hall of Famer George Gervin for 31st place on the NBA's career scoring list, having scored 20,510 points (Dirk Nowitzki has passed Ray Allen since February 21).
  • On March 17, 2010 game against the New York Knicks Paul Pierce passed Clifford Robinson for 38th place on the NBA's career scoring list, having scored 19,614 points.

Injuries and surgeries Edit

  • Kendrick Perkins tore two ligaments in his right knee in Game 6 of the NBA Finals and missed the rest of the playoffs[18]

Transactions Edit

References Edit

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  6. ^ "Pierce's 31 points help Celtics avoid collapse and return to Finals". espn.com. Associated Press. May 28, 2010. from the original on May 31, 2010. Retrieved May 29, 2010.
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  8. ^ . Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved December 15, 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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  12. ^ . NBA.com. Archived from the original on February 17, 2010. Retrieved February 14, 2010.
  13. ^ Orlando's Howard, Boston's Rondo lead All-Defensive Team May 8, 2010, at the Wayback Machine, NBA.com, May 5, 2010.
  14. ^ "Individual Records". NBA.com.
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  16. ^ "Bucks vs. Celtics - Game Recap - December 8, 2009 - ESPN".
  17. ^ "Timberwolves vs. Celtics - Game Recap - December 20, 2009 - ESPN".
  18. ^ Forsberg, Chris (June 16, 2010). "Boston Celtics' Kendrick Perkins to sit Game 7 with torn knee ligaments". espn.go.com. Retrieved July 5, 2012.

External links Edit

  • 2009–10 Boston Celtics season Official Site
  • 2009–10 Boston Celtics season at ESPN
  • 2009–10 Boston Celtics season at Basketball Reference

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The 2009 10 Boston Celtics season was the 64th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association NBA The Celtics finished with a record of 50 32 a 12 win drop off from the previous season They finished 1st in the Atlantic Division and 4th in the Eastern Conference 2009 10 Boston Celtics seasonConference championsDivision championsHead coachDoc RiversGeneral managerDanny AingePresidentDanny AingeOwnersBoston Basketball PartnersArenaTD GardenResultsRecord50 32 610 PlaceDivision 1st Atlantic Conference 4th Eastern Playoff finishNBA Finals Lost to Lakers 3 4 Stats at Basketball Reference comLocal mediaTelevisionCSN New EnglandRadioWEEI lt 2008 09 2010 11 gt In the playoffs the Celtics defeated the Miami Heat in five games in the First Round then defeated the top seeded Cleveland Cavaliers in a rematch of the 2008 Conference semifinals again in six games in the Semifinals and finally defeated the second seeded Orlando Magic the runner up of last year s Finals as well as the team that defeated the Celtics in last season s Conference semifinals in seven games in six games in the conference finals to advance to the NBA Finals for the twenty first time in franchise history The Celtics made it back to the NBA Finals after a one year hiatus and played against the defending NBA champion and their rival the Los Angeles Lakers for the 12th time In a rematch of the 2008 NBA Finals in which the Celtics defeated the Lakers in six games to capture their seventeenth championship the Celtics were defeated this time by the Lakers in seven games The Celtics would not reach the Finals again until 2022 where they faced Golden State Warriors in a rematch of the 1964 NBA Finals and lost in six games Contents 1 Key dates 2 Summary 2 1 NBA Draft 2009 2 2 Free agency 3 Draft picks 4 Roster 5 Pre season 6 Regular season 6 1 Standings 6 2 Record vs opponents 6 3 Game log 7 Playoffs 7 1 Game log 8 Player statistics 8 1 Season 8 2 Playoffs 9 Awards records and milestones 9 1 Awards 9 1 1 Week Month 9 1 2 All Star 9 1 3 Season 9 2 Records 9 3 Milestones 10 Injuries and surgeries 11 Transactions 12 References 13 External linksKey dates EditJune 25 The 2009 NBA draft took place in New York City July 8 The free agency period started October 27 The regular season started with a 95 89 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers March 24 The Celtics clinched a spot in the Playoffs with a 113 99 win over the Denver Nuggets 1 March 26 The Celtics clinched the Atlantic Division title with a 94 86 win over the Sacramento Kings 2 April 17 The Celtics won Game 1 in their first round playoff series against the Miami Heat 85 76 3 April 27 The Celtics won their series against the Miami Heat 4 1 and advanced to the Eastern Conference semi finals after a 96 86 win in Game 5 4 May 13 The Celtics advanced to the Eastern Conference finals after they won their series 4 2 against the Cleveland Cavaliers following a 94 85 win in Game 6 5 May 28 The Celtics advanced to the NBA Finals after they defeated the Orlando Magic 96 84 in Game 6 to win the series 4 2 6 June 17 The Celtics lost to the Los Angeles Lakers 83 79 in Game 7 of the NBA Finals and failed to capture their 18th NBA Championship 7 Summary EditNBA Draft 2009 Edit Main article 2009 NBA draft Free agency Edit This section is empty You can help by adding to it January 2011 Draft picks EditMain article 2009 NBA draft Round Pick Player Position Nationality College Team2 58 Lester Hudson PG nbsp United States Tennessee MartinRoster Edit2009 10 Boston Celtics rosterPlayers CoachesPos No Name Height Weight DOB FromSG 20 Allen Ray 6 ft 5 in 1 96 m 205 lb 93 kg 1975 07 20 ConnecticutSG 42 Allen Tony 6 ft 4 in 1 93 m 213 lb 97 kg 1982 01 11 Oklahoma StateG F 7 Daniels Marquis 6 ft 6 in 1 98 m 200 lb 91 kg AuburnF C 11 Davis Glen 6 ft 9 in 2 06 m 289 lb 131 kg 1986 01 01 LSUG F 40 Finley Michael 6 ft 7 in 2 01 m 225 lb 102 kg 1973 03 06 WisconsinF C 5 Garnett Kevin 6 ft 11 in 2 11 m 253 lb 115 kg 1976 05 19 Farragut Academy 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06 November 4 Minnesota W 92 90 Rajon Rondo 18 Kevin Garnett 11 Rajon Rondo 6 Target Center 19 133 6 07 November 6 Phoenix L 103 110 Kevin Garnett 26 Kevin Garnett 8 Rajon Rondo 11 TD Garden 18 624 6 18 November 7 New Jersey W 86 76 Paul Pierce Rajon Rondo 16 Kevin Garnett 13 Paul Pierce 7 Izod Center 16 119 7 19 November 11 Utah W 105 86 Kevin Garnett 18 Kendrick Perkins 8 Rajon Rondo 11 TD Garden 18 624 8 110 November 13 Atlanta L 86 97 Paul Pierce 24 Kendrick Perkins 9 Rajon Rondo 9 TD Garden18 624 8 211 November 14 Indiana L 104 113 Ray Allen 24 Kendrick Perkins 13 Paul Pierce Rajon Rondo Ray Allen 4 Conseco Fieldhouse18 165 8 312 November 18 Golden State W 109 95 Paul Pierce 19 Kendrick Perkins Rajon Rondo 7 Rajon Rondo 12 TD Garden18 624 9 313 November 20 Orlando L 78 83 Paul Pierce 21 Rasheed Wallace 13 Ray Allen Rajon Rondo 6 TD Garden18 624 9 414 November 22 New York W 107 105 Paul Pierce 33 Kendrick Perkins 13 Rajon Rondo 10 Madison Square Garden19 763 10 415 November 25 Philadelphia W 113 110 Paul Pierce 27 Kendrick Perkins 8 Rajon Rondo 7 TD Garden18 624 11 416 November 27 Toronto W 116 110 Ray Allen 20 Kevin Garnett 7 Rajon Rondo 11 TD Garden18 624 12 417 November 29 Miami W 92 85 Kevin Garnett 24 Kendrick Perkins 13 Rajon Rondo 11 American Airlines Arena18 104 13 4December 10 4 home 3 1 road 7 3 Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists LocationAttendance Record18 December 1 New Orleans W 108 90 Ray Allen 27 Kendrick Perkins 12 Rajon Rondo 9 Time Warner Cable Arena15 129 14 419 December 3 San Antonio W 90 83 Kevin Garnett 20 Kevin Garnett Kendrick Perkins 7 Rajon Rondo 12 AT amp T Center18 581 15 420 December 4 Oklahoma City W 105 87 Kevin Garnett 23 Kevin Garnett Kendrick Perkins 8 Rajon Rondo 6 Ford Center18 203 16 421 December 8 Milwaukee W 98 89 Kevin Garnett 25 Kevin Garnett Rajon Rondo 9 Rajon Rondo 13 TD Garden18 624 17 422 December 10 Washington W 104 102 Rajon Rondo 21 Kendrick Perkins 11 Rajon Rondo 11 Verizon Center20 173 18 423 December 12 Chicago W 106 80 Rajon Rondo 16 Kevin Garnett 10 Rajon Rondo 14 United Center21 257 19 424 December 14 Memphis W 110 105 Paul Pierce 19 Kevin Garnett 8 Rajon Rondo 9 FedExForum14 193 20 425 December 18 Philadelphia L 97 98 Kevin Garnett 21 Kendrick Perkins 16 Rajon Rondo 10 TD Garden 18 624 20 526 December 20 Minnesota W 122 104 Paul Pierce 29 Kendrick Perkins 11 Rajon Rondo 15 TD Garden 18624 21 527 December 22 Indiana W 103 94 Ray Allen 23 Rasheed Wallace 13 Rajon Rondo 9 TD Garden18 624 22 528 December 25 Orlando W 86 77 Ray Allen 18 Rajon Rondo 13 Rajon Rondo 8 Amway Arena17 461 23 529 December 27 L A Clippers L 90 92 Rajon Rondo 20 Tony Allen 10 Rajon Rondo 6 Staples Center19 060 23 630 December 28 Golden State L 99 103 Rajon Rondo 30 Kendrick Perkins 14 Rajon Rondo 15 Oracle Arena19 259 23 731 December 30 Phoenix L 98 116 Eddie House 19 Kendrick Perkins Tony Allen 7 Rajon Rondo 8 US Airways Arena18 422 23 8January 6 8 home 3 4 road 3 4 Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists LocationAttendance Record32 January 2 Toronto W 103 96 Ray Allen 23 Kendrick Perkins 10 Tony Allen 7 TD Garden18 624 24 833 January 6 Miami W 112 106 Rajon Rondo 25 Kendrick Perkins 10 Rajon Rondo 8 American Airlines Arena19 600 25 834 January 8 Atlanta L 85 93 Paul Pierce 21 Kendrick Perkins 14 Rajon Rondo 10 Philips Arena15 149 25 935 January 10 Toronto W 114 107 Rasheed Wallace 29 Rajon Rondo 10 Rajon Rondo 13 Air Canada Centre19 800 26 936 January 11 Atlanta L 96 102 Rajon Rondo 26 Kendrick Perkins 9 Rajon Rondo 7 TD Garden18 624 26 1037 January 13 New Jersey W 111 87 Paul Pierce 24 Kendrick Perkins 8 Rajon Rondo 14 Izod Center14 112 27 1038 January 14 Chicago L 83 96 Paul Pierce 20 Kendrick Perkins 10 Rajon Rondo 7 TD Garden18 624 27 1139 January 18 Dallas L 90 99 Paul Pierce 24 Kendrick Perkins 12 Rajon Rondo 12 TD Garden18 624 27 1240 January 20 Detroit L 86 92 Paul Pierce Rajon Rondo 21 Rajon Rondo 8 Rajon Rondo 7 The Palace of Auburn Hills17 375 27 1341 January 22 Portland W 98 95 Paul Pierce 24 Kendrick Perkins 11 Rajon Rondo 9 TD Garden18 624 28 1342 January 25 L A Clippers W 95 89 Paul Pierce 22 Kendrick Perkins 15 Rajon Rondo 12 TD Garden18 624 29 1343 January 28 Orlando L 94 96 Ray Allen 20 Kevin Garnett Rajon Rondo 7 Rajon Rondo 8 Amway Arena17 461 29 1444 January 29 Atlanta L 91 100 Paul Pierce 35 Kendrick Perkins 12 Rajon Rondo 8 Philips Arena18 732 29 1545 January 31 L A Lakers L 89 90 Rajon Rondo 21 Kendrick Perkins 10 Rajon Rondo 12 TD Garden18 624 29 16February 7 5 home 3 3 road 4 2 Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists LocationAttendance Record46 February 1 Washington W 99 88 Kevin Garnett 19 Paul Pierce 8 Rajon Rondo 12 Verizon Center20 173 30 1647 February 3 Miami W 107 102 Ray Allen 23 Ray Allen 7 Rajon Rondo 14 TD Garden18 624 31 1648 February 5 New Jersey W 96 87 Ray Allen 26 Ray Allen Kevin Garnett 7 Rajon Rondo 11 TD Garden18 624 32 1649 February 7 Orlando L 89 96 Rajon Rondo 17 Kevin Garnett 9 Rajon Rondo 9 TD Garden18 624 32 1750 February 10 New Orleans L 85 93 Paul Pierce 15 Kevin Garnett Kendrick Perkins 7 Paul Pierce Rajon Rondo 4 New Orleans Arena14 848 32 18All Star Break51 February 16 Sacramento W 95 92 Paul Pierce Rasheed Wallace 17 Kevin Garnett 9 Rajon Rondo 6 ARCO Arena14 439 33 1852 February 18 L A Lakers W 87 86 Ray Allen 24 Kendrick Perkins 14 Rajon Rondo 11 Staples Center18 997 34 1853 February 19 Portland W 96 76 Ray Allen 21 Kendrick Perkins 9 Rajon Rondo 11 Rose Garden20 618 35 1854 February 21 Denver L 105 114 Ray Allen 25 Glen Davis 7 Rajon Rondo 11 Pepsi Center19 818 35 1955 February 23 New York W 110 106 Ray Allen 24 Kevin Garnett 8 Rajon Rondo 16 TD Garden18 624 36 1956 February 25 Cleveland L 88 108 Ray Allen 21 Kevin Garnett 10 Rajon Rondo 11 TD Garden18 624 36 2057 February 27 New Jersey L 96 104 Kevin Garnett 26 Kevin Garnett 9 Rajon Rondo 17 TD Garden18 624 36 21March 11 6 home 7 3 road 4 3 Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists LocationAttendance Record58 March 2 Detroit W 105 100 Ray Allen 18 Kevin Garnett 9 Rajon Rondo 11 The Palace of Auburn Hills17 956 37 2159 March 3 New Orleans W 104 80 Paul Pierce 27 Marquis Daniels Kevin Garnett 5 Rajon Rondo 6 TD Garden18 624 38 2160 March 5 Philadelphia W 96 86 Kevin Garnett 22 Kevin Garnett 8 Rajon Rondo 11 Wachovia Center19 008 39 2161 March 7 Washington W 86 83 Ray Allen 25 Kevin Garnett 10 Rajon Rondo 7 TD Garden18 624 40 2162 March 9 Milwaukee L 84 86 Rajon Rondo 20 Kevin Garnett 10 Rajon Rondo 6 Bradley Center14 316 40 2263 March 10 Memphis L 91 111 Ray Allen Rajon Rondo 17 Kevin Garnett 7 Rajon Rondo 8 TD Garden18 624 40 2364 March 12 Indiana W 122 103 Paul Pierce 20 Kendrick Perkins 7 Rajon Rondo 11 TD Garden18 624 41 2365 March 14 Cleveland L 93 104 Ray Allen 20 Rajon Rondo 8 Rajon Rondo 6 Quicken Loans Arena20 562 41 2466 March 15 Detroit W 119 93 Ray Allen Michael Finley Paul Pierce 15 Kevin Garnett Kendrick Perkins 8 Rajon Rondo 6 TD Garden18 624 42 2467 March 17 New York W 109 97 Paul Pierce 29 Kendrick Perkins 12 Rajon Rondo 12 TD Garden18 624 43 2468 March 19 Houston W 94 87 Paul Pierce 26 Rasheed Wallace 9 Rajon Rondo 10 Toyota Center18 198 44 2469 March 20 Dallas W 102 93 Paul Pierce 29 Rajon Rondo 10 Paul Pierce Rajon Rondo 5 American Airlines Center20 488 45 2470 March 22 Utah L 97 110 Ray Allen 16 Kendrick Perkins 8 Rajon Rondo 6 EnergySolutions Arena19 911 45 2571 March 24 Denver W 113 99 Paul Pierce 27 Rajon Rondo 11 Rajon Rondo 15 TD Garden18 624 46 2572 March 26 Sacramento W 94 86 Paul Pierce 22 Kevin Garnett 13 Rajon Rondo 18 TD Garden18 624 47 2573 March 28 San Antonio L 73 94 Paul Pierce 18 Kevin Garnett 10 Rajon Rondo 7 TD Garden18 624 47 2674 March 31 Oklahoma City L 104 109 Kevin Garnett Rasheed Wallace 18 Kevin Garnett 9 Rajon Rondo 11 TD Garden18 624 47 27April 3 5 home 1 3 road 2 2 Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists LocationAttendance Record75 April 2 Houston L 114 119 Paul Pierce 27 Rasheed Wallace 8 Rajon Rondo 10 TD Garden18 624 47 2876 April 4 Cleveland W 117 113 Ray Allen 33 Kendrick Perkins 10 Rajon Rondo 14 TD Garden18 624 48 2877 April 6 New York L 101 104 Ray Allen 17 Kendrick Perkins 8 Rajon Rondo 6 Madison Square Garden19 763 48 2978 April 7 Toronto W 115 104 Rajon Rondo 21 Kendrick Perkins 9 Rajon Rondo 7 Air Canada Centre18 793 49 2979 April 9 Washington L 96 106 Rajon Rondo 17 Paul Pierce 7 Rajon Rondo 12 TD Garden18 624 49 3080 April 10 Milwaukee W 105 90 Paul Pierce 24 Glen Davis Rasheed Wallace 7 Rajon Rondo 10 Bradley Center18 717 50 3081 April 13 Chicago L 93 101 Paul Pierce 28 Kendrick Perkins 11 Rajon Rondo 6 United Center20 649 50 3182 April 14 Milwaukee L 95 106 Rajon Rondo 21 Rajon Rondo Rasheed Wallace 6 Rajon Rondo 15 TD Garden18 624 50 322009 10 season schedulePlayoffs EditGame log Edit 2010 playoff game logTotal 15 9 home 9 3 Away 6 6 First Round 4 1 home 3 0 road 1 1 Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists LocationAttendance Series1 April 17 Miami W 85 76 Paul Pierce 16 Kevin Garnett 9 Rajon Rondo 10 TD Garden18 624 1 02 April 20 Miami W 106 77 Ray Allen 25 Kendrick Perkins 10 Rajon Rondo 12 TD Garden18 624 2 03 April 23 Miami W 100 98 Paul Pierce 32 Kendrick Perkins 12 Rajon Rondo 8 American Airlines Arena19 500 3 04 April 26 Miami L 92 101 Rajon Rondo 23 Kevin Garnett 12 Rajon Rondo 9 American Airlines Arena19 520 3 15 April 27 Miami W 96 86 Ray Allen 24 Kevin Garnett Rajon Rondo 8 Rajon Rondo 12 TD Garden18 624 4 1Conference Semifinals 4 2 home 2 1 road 2 1 Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists LocationAttendance Series1 May 1 Cleveland L 93 101 Rajon Rondo 27 Kendrick Perkins 11 Rajon Rondo 12 Quicken Loans Arena20 562 0 12 May 3 Cleveland W 104 86 Ray Allen 22 Kevin Garnett 10 Rajon Rondo 19 Quicken Loans Arena20 562 1 13 May 7 Cleveland L 95 124 Kevin Garnett 19 Rajon Rondo 5 Rajon Rondo 8 TD Garden18 624 1 24 May 9 Cleveland W 97 87 Rajon Rondo 29 Rajon Rondo 18 Rajon Rondo 13 TD Garden18 624 2 25 May 11 Cleveland W 120 88 Ray Allen 25 Paul Pierce 11 Paul Pierce Rajon Rondo 7 Quicken Loans Arena20 562 3 26 May 13 Cleveland W 94 85 Kevin Garnett 22 Kevin Garnett 12 Rajon Rondo 12 TD Garden18 624 4 2Conference Finals 4 2 home 2 1 road 2 1 Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists LocationAttendance Series1 May 16 Orlando W 92 88 Ray Allen 25 Kevin Garnett 11 Rajon Rondo 8 Amway Arena17 461 1 02 May 18 Orlando W 95 92 Paul Pierce 28 Kevin Garnett 9 Rajon Rondo 8 Amway Arena17 461 2 03 May 22 Orlando W 94 71 Glen Davis 17 Paul Pierce 9 Rajon Rondo 12 TD Garden18 624 3 04 May 24 Orlando L 92 96 OT Paul Pierce 32 Kevin Garnett 12 Rajon Rondo 8 TD Garden18 624 3 15 May 26 Orlando L 92 113 Rasheed Wallace 21 Kevin Garnett 5 Ray Allen 7 Amway Arena17 461 3 26 May 28 Orlando W 96 84 Paul Pierce 31 Paul Pierce 13 Rajon Rondo 6 TD Garden18 624 4 2NBA Finals 3 4 home 2 1 road 1 3 Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists LocationAttendance Series1 June 3 L A Lakers L 89 102 Paul Pierce 24 Paul Pierce 9 Rajon Rondo 8 Staples Center18 997 0 12 June 6 L A Lakers W 103 94 Ray Allen 32 Rajon Rondo 12 Rajon Rondo 10 Staples Center18 997 1 13 June 8 L A Lakers L 84 91 Kevin Garnett 25 Kendrick Perkins 11 Rajon Rondo 8 TD Garden18 624 1 24 June 10 L A Lakers W 96 89 Paul Pierce 19 Kendrick Perkins 7 Paul Pierce 5 TD Garden18 624 2 25 June 13 L A Lakers W 92 86 Paul Pierce 27 Kevin Garnett 10 Rajon Rondo 8 TD Garden18 624 3 26 June 15 L A Lakers L 67 89 Ray Allen 19 Glen Davis 9 Rajon Rondo 6 Staples Center18 997 3 37 June 17 L A Lakers L 79 83 Paul Pierce 18 Paul Pierce 10 Rajon Rondo 10 Staples Center18 997 3 42010 playoff 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 gameSeason Edit Player GP GS MPG FG 3FG FT RPG APG SPG BPG PPGRay Allen 80 80 35 2 477 363 913 3 20 2 6 80 31 16 3Tony Allen 54 8 16 5 510 000 605 2 70 1 3 1 09 35 6 1Marquis Daniels 51 4 18 4 498 214 607 1 90 1 3 53 12 5 6Glen Davis 54 1 17 3 437 000 696 3 80 6 39 26 6 3Michael Finley1 21 1 15 0 506 463 333 1 60 1 1 19 10 5 2Kevin Garnett 69 69 29 9 521 200 837 7 30 2 7 99 83 14 3Oliver Lafayette 1 0 22 0 500 500 000 4 00 2 0 00 00 7 0Kendrick Perkins 78 78 27 6 602 000 582 7 60 1 0 33 1 69 10 1Paul Pierce 71 71 34 0 472 414 852 4 40 3 1 1 18 44 18 3Nate Robinson1 26 0 14 7 401 414 615 1 50 2 0 85 00 6 5Rajon Rondo 81 81 36 6 508 213 621 4 40 9 8 2 33 14 13 7Brian Scalabrine 52 3 9 1 341 327 667 90 5 17 08 1 5Rasheed Wallace 79 13 22 5 409 283 768 4 10 1 0 1 01 89 9 0Shelden Williams 54 0 11 1 521 000 765 2 70 4 24 39 3 71Stats with the Celtics Playoffs Edit Player GP GS MPG FG 3FG FT RPG APG SPG BPG PPGRay Allen 24 24 38 5 431 386 863 3 30 2 6 0 92 13 16 1Tony Allen 24 0 16 3 489 000 778 1 70 7 1 04 58 5 1Marquis Daniels 11 0 3 4 385 500 1 000 90 1 00 00 1 5Glen Davis 24 1 20 1 476 000 722 4 510 5 79 38 7 3Michael Finley 18 0 6 0 250 273 1 000 60 2 22 00 0 8Kevin Garnett 23 23 33 3 495 000 839 7 40 2 5 1 13 87 15 0Kendrick Perkins 23 23 25 0 510 000 600 6 20 1 0 39 1 39 5 7Paul Pierce 24 24 38 8 438 392 824 6 00 3 4 1 00 58 18 8Nate Robinson 17 0 7 5 375 333 800 80 1 1 35 06 4 2Rajon Rondo 24 24 40 6 463 375 596 5 60 9 3 1 92 13 16 1Brian Scalabrine 1 0 1 0 000 000 000 00 0 00 00 0Rasheed Wallace 24 1 17 1 416 345 828 3 00 4 42 58 6 1Shelden Williams 8 0 7 1 444 000 833 1 60 0 13 00 1 6Awards records and milestones EditAwards Edit Week Month Edit On December 7 2009 Kevin Garnett was named Eastern Conference s Player of the Week November 30 December 6 8 On March 22 2010 Paul Pierce was named Eastern Conference s Player of the Week March 15 21 9 All Star Edit Kevin Garnett was voted to his 11th consecutive 13th overall All Star Game as a starter 10 Paul Pierce was selected to his 8th All Star Game 11 Rajon Rondo was selected to play in the All Star Game for the first time in his career 11 Paul Pierce won the Three Point Contest 12 Season Edit Rajon Rondo was named to the NBA All Defensive First Team 13 Records Edit Rajon Rondo set two new single season franchise records On March 26 he grabbed his 168th steal of the season and broke Rick Fox s record of 167 steals in a season with the Boston Celtics On April 2 he dished out his 716th assist of the season thus breaking Bob Cousy s franchise record of 715 assists made in a season Rondo dished out 794 assists and stole the ball 189 times in the 2009 10 season 14 Milestones Edit On October 27 2009 game against the Cleveland Cavaliers Kevin Garnett passed Hall of Famer Moses Malone for 21st place on the NBA s career blocking list having blocked 1 736 shots On October 28 2009 game against the New Orleans Hornets Paul Pierce passed Dan Majerle for 17th place on the NBA s career 3 pointer list with 1 363 3 pointers On October 30 2009 game against the Chicago Bulls Ray Allen passed Hall of Famer John Stockton for 33rd place on the NBA s career scoring list having scored 19 715 points 15 On November 13 2009 game against the Atlanta Hawks Paul Pierce passed Hall of Famer Bob McAdoo for 49th place on the NBA s career scoring list having scored 18 790 points On November 18 2009 game against the Golden State Warriors Paul Pierce passed Hall of Famer Isiah Thomas for 48th place on the NBA s career scoring list having scored 18 824 points On November 20 2009 game against the Orlando Magic Paul Pierce passed Chet Walker for 47th place on the NBA s career scoring list having scored 18 845 points On November 25 2009 game against the Philadelphia 76ers Paul Pierce passed Antoine Walker for 16th place on the NBA s career 3 pointer list with 1 389 3 pointers On December 1 2009 game against the Charlotte Bobcats Paul Pierce passed Scottie Pippen for 46th place on the NBA s career scoring list having scored 18 946 points On December 3 2009 game against the San Antonio Spurs Rasheed Wallace passed Clifford R Robinson for 34th place on the NBA s career blocking list having blocked 1 391 shots On December 8 2009 game against the Milwaukee Bucks Kevin Garnett passed Hall of Famer Hal Greer for 25th place on the NBA s career scoring list having scored 21 601 points and Micheal Ray Richardson for 36th place on career steal list with 1 465 steals 16 On December 10 2009 game against the Washington Wizards Paul Pierce passed Brent Barry for 15th place on the NBA s career 3 pointer list with 1 397 3 pointers On December 12 2009 game against the Chicago Bulls Paul Pierce passed Dale Ellis and Reggie Theus for 44th place on the NBA s career scoring list having scored 19 016 points On December 18 2009 game against the Philadelphia 76ers Kevin Garnett passed Artis Gilmore for 20th place on the NBA s career blocking list having blocked 1 751 shots On December 20 2009 game against the Minnesota Timberwolves Ray Allen passed Tom Chambers for 32nd place on the NBA s career scoring list having scored 20 059 points 17 On December 28 2009 game against the Golden State Warriors Kevin Garnett passed Kevin Willis for 21st place on the NBA s career rebounding list with 11 903 rebounds On January 8 2010 game against the Atlanta Hawks Rasheed Wallace passed Mark West for 33rd place on the NBA s career blocking list having blocked 1 404 shots On January 13 2010 game against the Brooklyn Nets Paul Pierce passed Hall of Famer Gail Goodrich for 43rd place on the NBA s career scoring list having scored 19 191 points On January 14 2010 game against the Chicago Bulls Paul Pierce passed Eddie Johnson for 42nd place on the NBA s career scoring list having scored 19 211 points On January 25 2010 game against the Los Angeles Clippers Paul Pierce passed Hall of Famer Bob Lanier for 41st place on the NBA s career scoring list having scored 19 257 points On February 1 2010 game against the Washington Wizards Kevin Garnett passed Hall of Famer Larry Bird for 24th place on the NBA s career scoring list having scored 21 792 points and Dennis Johnson for 35th place on the steals list with 1 478 steals On February 5 2010 game against the Brooklyn Nets Kevin Garnett passed Gary Payton for 23rd place on the NBA s career scoring list having scored 21 816 points On February 7 2010 game against the Orlando Magic Kevin Garnett passed Dennis Rodman for 20th place on the NBA s career rebounding list with 11 960 rebounds On February 7 2010 game against the Orlando Magic Paul Pierce passed T R Dunn for 50th place on the NBA s career steals list with 1 318 steals On February 21 2010 game against the Denver Nuggets Kevin Garnett passed Hall of Famer Elvin Hayes for 19th place on the NBA s career blocking list having blocked 20 521 points On February 21 2010 game against the Denver Nuggets Ray Allen passed Mitch Richmond for 31st place on the NBA s career scoring list having scored 20 510 points On February 23 2010 game against the New York Knicks Kevin Garnett became the 20th player in NBA history to reach 12 000 rebounds in his career On March 3 2010 game against the Charlotte Bobcats Paul Pierce passed Terry Cummings for 40th place on the NBA s career scoring list having scored 19 482 points On March 10 2010 game against the Memphis Grizzlies Paul Pierce passed Walter Davis for 39th place on the NBA s career scoring list having scored 19 532 points On March 15 2010 game against the Detroit Pistons Ray Allen passed Hall of Famer George Gervin for 31st place on the NBA s career scoring list having scored 20 510 points Dirk Nowitzki has passed Ray Allen since February 21 On March 17 2010 game against the New York Knicks Paul Pierce passed Clifford Robinson for 38th place on the NBA s career scoring list having scored 19 614 points Injuries and surgeries EditKendrick Perkins tore two ligaments in his right knee in Game 6 of the NBA Finals and missed the rest of the playoffs 18 Transactions EditBoston Celtics Players Added Via draft Lester HudsonVia free agency Rasheed Wallace from Nets Marquis Daniels from Wizards Shelden Williams from Heat Michael Finley from Mavericks Tony Gaffney Oliver LafayetteVia trade Nate Robinson from Nuggets Marcus Landry from Knicks Players Lost Via free agency Stephon Marbury Leon Powe to Pistons Mikki Moore to Suns Via trade J R Giddens to Knicks Eddie House to Clippers Bill Walker to Heat Via waiver Gabe Pruitt Lester Hudson Marcus LandryReferences Edit Celts pull together to hold off Nuggets clinch playoff spot NBA com Turner Sports Interactive Inc March 24 2010 Archived from the original on April 10 2010 Retrieved April 4 2010 Celtics rally clinch division title in win over Kings NBA com Turner Sports Interactive Inc March 26 2010 Archived from the original on April 9 2010 Retrieved April 4 2010 Celtics grab series opener in heated matchup NBA com Turner Sports Interactive Inc April 18 2010 Archived 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