# 2016–17 Boston Celtics season

The 2016–17 Boston Celtics season was the 71st season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The team obtained the No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference for the first time since 2008 when they won the NBA title. At 53–29, they finished with the lowest winning percentage of a No. 1 seed since the Detroit Pistons in 2007.
In the playoffs, the Celtics defeated the Chicago Bulls in the first round in six games, advancing to the Semifinals, where they then defeated the Washington Wizards in seven games, advancing to the Eastern Conference finals, where they lost to the Cleveland Cavaliers in five games. Despite falling short in their quest to win an 18th NBA title, the season was a success, as it saw the team make its deepest playoff run since 2012.
Isaiah Thomas was voted to play in the 2017 All-Star Game.
Following the season, Avery Bradley was traded to the Detroit Pistons, Kelly Olynyk signed with the Miami Heat, and both Isaiah Thomas and Jae Crowder were traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers, ending the Isaiah Thomas era in Boston in exchange for Kyrie Irving. Jaylen Brown was also added to the roster.

## Draft picks

| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College / Club |
| 1 | 3 | Jaylen Brown | SF | United States | California |
| 1 | 16 | Guerschon Yabusele | PF | France | Rouen Métropole |
| 1 | 23 | Ante Žižić | C | Croatia | Cibona Zagreb |
| 2 | 31 | Deyonta Davis | PF / C | United States | Michigan State |
| 2 | 35 | Rade Zagorac | SG / SF | Serbia | Mega Leks |
| 2 | 45 | Demetrius Jackson | PG | United States | Notre Dame |
| 2 | 51 | Ben Bentil | PF | Ghana | Providence |
| 2 | 58 | Abdel Nader | SF | Egypt | Iowa State |
The Boston Celtics hold a modern-day league record with eight picks in the 2016 draft, the most picks held in a single draft since the NBA modified the draft to two rounds. Their top selection was acquired from the Brooklyn Nets due to them holding the third-worst record on the season. It was part of their return for trading Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce in 2013. Their middle first-round selection, meanwhile, was acquired from the Dallas Mavericks in the 2014 trade that saw Rajon Rondo and Dwight Powell shipped out of Boston. The last first-round selection they held was their own. Meanwhile, every second-round selection for the Celtics that year was acquired via trade while their own second-round selection (which would have been pick #52) was sent away to the Utah Jazz.
For the first round of the draft, the Celtics drafted Jaylen Brown from the University of California, Guerschon Yabusele from France, and Ante Žižić from Croatia. In the second round, Boston took a surprise lottery-level talent still on the board in Deyonta Davis from Michigan State University, Rade Zagorac from Serbia, Demetrius Jackson (also considered by some a first-round level talent) from the University of Notre Dame, the first ever Ghanaian chosen in Ben Bentil (projected to be picked late in the first round) from Providence College, and the Egyptian Abdel Nader from Iowa State University. Deyonta Davis and Rade Zagorac would be the only players whose draft rights would be traded the night of the draft, as they would be going to the Memphis Grizzlies later for a 2018 second-round selection. Meanwhile, both Guerschon Yabusele and Ante Žižić would continue to remain overseas in China and Croatia respectively for one more season. The others signed contracts with the team, save for Ben Bentil and Abdel Nader. The latter headed off to the Maine Red Claws and the former travelled to the Fort Wayne Mad Ants (three different times) and the Xinjiang Flying Tigers in China before being a part of the Dallas Mavericks later on in the season.

## Game log
### Preseason

2016 pre-season game log Total: 5–2 (home: 2–1; road: 3–1) :
Pre-season: 5–2 (home: 2–1; road: 3–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
October 4
@ Philadelphia
L 89–92
Terry Rozier (12)
Al Horford (8)
Avery Bradley (6)
Mullins Center 9,400
0–1
2
October 6
@ Charlotte
W 107–92
Isaiah Thomas (15)
Al Horford (8)
Bradley, Thomas (5)
Greensboro Coliseum 8,021
1–1
3
October 8
Charlotte
W 104–86
Jordan Mickey (16)
Jordan Mickey (6)
Hunter, Smart (5)
Mohegan Sun Arena 8,052
2–1
4
October 13
@ Brooklyn
W 100–97
Horford, Smart (13)
Al Horford (9)
Terry Rozier (7)
Barclays Center 11,043
3–1
5
October 15
@ New York
W 119–107
R. J. Hunter (17)
Amir Johnson (6)
Demetrius Jackson (6)
Madison Square Garden 19,607
4–1
6
October 17
Brooklyn
W 120–99
Isaiah Thomas (19)
Jonas Jerebko (7)
Green, Smart (4)
TD Garden 15,925
5–1
7
October 19
New York
L 96–121
Jaylen Brown (17)
Mickey, Young (7)
Demetrius Jackson (4)
TD Garden 16,327
5–2 :
2016–17 season schedule :

## Standings
### Division

| Atlantic Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | GP |
| c – Boston Celtics | 53 | 29 | .646 | – | 30‍–‍11 | 23‍–‍18 | 11–5 | 82 |
| x – Toronto Raptors | 51 | 31 | .622 | 2.0 | 28‍–‍13 | 23‍–‍18 | 14–2 | 82 |
| New York Knicks | 31 | 51 | .378 | 22.0 | 19‍–‍22 | 12‍–‍29 | 5–11 | 82 |
| Philadelphia 76ers | 28 | 54 | .341 | 25.0 | 17‍–‍24 | 11‍–‍30 | 7–9 | 82 |
| Brooklyn Nets | 20 | 62 | .244 | 33.0 | 13‍–‍28 | 7‍–‍34 | 3–13 | 82 |

### Conference

Eastern Conference :
| # | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | GP |
| 1 | c – Boston Celtics * | 53 | 29 | .646 | – | 82 |
| 2 | y – Cleveland Cavaliers * | 51 | 31 | .622 | 2.0 | 82 |
| 3 | x – Toronto Raptors | 51 | 31 | .622 | 2.0 | 82 |
| 4 | y – Washington Wizards * | 49 | 33 | .598 | 4.0 | 82 |
| 5 | x – Atlanta Hawks | 43 | 39 | .524 | 10.0 | 82 |
| 6 | x – Milwaukee Bucks | 42 | 40 | .512 | 11.0 | 82 |
| 7 | x – Indiana Pacers | 42 | 40 | .512 | 11.0 | 82 |
| 8 | x – Chicago Bulls | 41 | 41 | .500 | 12.0 | 82 |
| 9 | Miami Heat | 41 | 41 | .500 | 12.0 | 82 |
| 10 | Detroit Pistons | 37 | 45 | .451 | 16.0 | 82 |
| 11 | Charlotte Hornets | 36 | 46 | .439 | 17.0 | 82 |
| 12 | New York Knicks | 31 | 51 | .378 | 22.0 | 82 |
| 13 | Orlando Magic | 29 | 53 | .354 | 24.0 | 82 |
| 14 | Philadelphia 76ers | 28 | 54 | .341 | 25.0 | 82 |
| 15 | Brooklyn Nets | 20 | 62 | .244 | 33.0 | 82 |

### Regular season

2016–17 game log Total: 53–29 (home: 30–11; road: 23–18) :
October: 2–1 (home: 1–0; road: 1–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
October 26
Brooklyn
W 122–117
Isaiah Thomas (25)
Avery Bradley (9)
Isaiah Thomas (9)
TD Garden 18,624
1–0
2
October 27
@ Chicago
L 99–105
Isaiah Thomas (25)
Al Horford (7)
Bradley, Horford (5)
United Center 21,501
1–1
3
October 29
@ Charlotte
W 104–98
Avery Bradley (31)
Avery Bradley (11)
Isaiah Thomas (9)
Spectrum Center 18,708
2–1 :
November
: 8–7 (home: 3–4; road: 5–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
4
November 2
Chicago
W 107–100
Amir Johnson (23)
Amir Johnson (6)
Isaiah Thomas (9)
TD Garden 18,624
3–1
5
November 3
@ Cleveland
L 122–128
Isaiah Thomas (30)
Zeller, Bradley (10)
Thomas, Zeller (9)
Quicken Loans Arena 20,562
3–2
6
November 6
Denver
L 107–123
Isaiah Thomas (30)
Avery Bradley (11)
Avery Bradley (6)
TD Garden 17,452
3–3
7
November 9
@ Washington
L 93–118
Isaiah Thomas (23)
Thomas, Olynyk (6)
Isaiah Thomas (10)
Verizon Center 12,675
3–4
8
November 11
New York
W 115–87
Isaiah Thomas (29)
Avery Bradley (10)
Marcus Smart (10)
TD Garden 18,624
4–4
9
November 12
@ Indiana
W 105–99
Isaiah Thomas (23)
Amir Johnson (9)
Bradley, Thomas (5)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 17,923
5–4
10
November 14
@ New Orleans
L 105–106
Isaiah Thomas (37)
Avery Bradley (10)
Isaiah Thomas (7)
Smoothie King Center 15,001
5–5
11
November 16
Dallas
W 90–83
Isaiah Thomas (30)
Avery Bradley (13)
Isaiah Thomas (6)
TD Garden 18,624
6–5
12
November 18
Golden State
L 88–104
Avery Bradley (17)
Avery Bradley (10)
Terry Rozier (5)
TD Garden 18,624
6–6
13
November 19
@ Detroit
W 94–92
Al Horford (18)
Al Horford (11)
Isaiah Thomas (8)
The Palace of Auburn Hills 16,107
7–6
14
November 21
@ Minnesota
W 99–93
Isaiah Thomas (29)
Horford, Smart (6)
Horford, Smart (5)
Target Center 13,167
8–6
15
November 23
@ Brooklyn
W 111–92
Isaiah Thomas (23)
Amir Johnson (9)
Al Horford (8)
Barclays Center 16,210
9–6
16
November 25
San Antonio
L 103–109
Isaiah Thomas (24)
Al Horford (10)
Marcus Smart (10)
TD Garden 18,624
9–7
17
November 28
@ Miami
W 112–104
Isaiah Thomas (25)
Tyler Zeller (7)
Isaiah Thomas (8)
American Airlines Arena 19,600
10–7
18
November 30
Detroit
L 114–121
Isaiah Thomas (25)
Avery Bradley (10)
Terry Rozier (6)
TD Garden 17,338
10–8 :
December
: 10–6 (home: 4–2; road: 6–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
19
December 2
Sacramento
W 97–92
Al Horford (26)
Bradley, Jerebko (9)
Isaiah Thomas (7)
TD Garden 18,624
11−8
20
December 3
@ Philadelphia
W 107–106
Isaiah Thomas (37)
Avery Bradley (9)
Isaiah Thomas (7)
Wells Fargo Center 17,063
12–8
21
December 5
@ Houston
L 106–107
Al Horford (21)
Avery Bradley (10)
Al Horford (9)
Toyota Center 15,730
12–9
22
December 7
@ Orlando
W 117–87
Avery Bradley (23)
Jae Crowder (10)
Al Horford (8)
Amway Center 17,009
13–9
23
December 9
Toronto
L 94–101
Bradley, Horford (19)
Kelly Olynyk (9)
Al Horford (6)
TD Garden 18,624
13–10
24
December 11
@ Oklahoma City
L 96–99
Al Horford (19)
Amir Johnson (8)
Marcus Smart (9)
Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203
13–11
25
December 14
@ San Antonio
L 101–108
Avery Bradley (25)
Avery Bradley (10)
Bradley, Smart (9)
AT&T Center 18,418
13–12
26
December 16
Charlotte
W 96–88
Isaiah Thomas (26)
Al Horford (8)
Horford, Smart, Thomas (5)
TD Garden 18,624
14–12
27
December 18
@ Miami
W 105–95
Isaiah Thomas (23)
Al Horford (7)
Al Horford (8)
American Airlines Arena 19,600
15–12
28
December 20
@ Memphis
W 112–109 (OT)
Isaiah Thomas (44)
Al Horford (14)
Isaiah Thomas (6)
FedExForum 16,519
16–12
29
December 22
@ Indiana
W 109–102
Isaiah Thomas (28)
Al Horford (11)
Isaiah Thomas (9)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 17,577
17–12
30
December 23
Oklahoma City
L 112–117
Isaiah Thomas (34)
Johnson, Bradley, Horford, Jerebko (6)
Isaiah Thomas (10)
TD Garden 18,624
17–13
31
December 25
@ New York
W 119–114
Isaiah Thomas (27)
Al Horford (7)
Marcus Smart (7)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
18–13
32
December 27
Memphis
W 113–103
Avery Bradley (23)
Amir Johnson (10)
Isaiah Thomas (7)
TD Garden 18,624
19–13
33
December 29
@ Cleveland
L 118–124
Isaiah Thomas (31)
Jonas Jerebko (7)
Isaiah Thomas (9)
Quicken Loans Arena 20,562
19–14
34
December 30
Miami
W 117–114
Isaiah Thomas (52)
Al Horford (6)
Marcus Smart (6)
TD Garden 18,624
20–14 :
January
: 10–4 (home: 8–2; road: 2–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
35
January 3
Utah
W 115–104
Isaiah Thomas (29)
Kelly Olynyk (7)
Isaiah Thomas (15)
TD Garden 18,624
21–14
36
January 6
Philadelphia
W 110–106
Avery Bradley (26)
Al Horford (12)
Marcus Smart (8)
TD Garden 18,624
22–14
37
January 7
New Orleans
W 117–108
Isaiah Thomas (38)
Al Horford (7)
Al Horford (8)
TD Garden 18,624
23–14
38
January 10
@ Toronto
L 106–114
Isaiah Thomas (27)
Al Horford (9)
Isaiah Thomas (7)
Air Canada Centre 19,800
23–15
39
January 11
Washington
W 117–108
Isaiah Thomas (38)
Al Horford (9)
Isaiah Thomas (5)
TD Garden 18,624
24–15
40
January 13
@ Atlanta
W 103–101
Isaiah Thomas (28)
Jae Crowder (9)
Isaiah Thomas (9)
Philips Arena 18,216
25–15
41
January 16
Charlotte
W 108–98
Isaiah Thomas (35)
Kelly Olynyk (9)
Horford, Olynyk, Smart, Thomas (4)
TD Garden 18,624
26–15
42
January 18
New York
L 106–117
Isaiah Thomas (39)
Horford, Johnson (7)
Al Horford (10)
TD Garden 18,624
26–16
43
January 21
Portland
L 123–127 (OT)
Isaiah Thomas (41)
Al Horford (9)
Smart, Thomas (6)
TD Garden 18,624
26–17
44
January 24
@ Washington
L 108–123
Isaiah Thomas (25)
Jae Crowder (6)
Isaiah Thomas (13)
Verizon Center 16,387
26–18
45
January 25
Houston
W 120–109
Isaiah Thomas (38)
Jae Crowder (10)
Horford, Thomas (9)
TD Garden 18,624
27–18
46
January 27
Orlando
W 128–98
Isaiah Thomas (21)
Jonas Jerebko (8)
Marcus Smart (11)
TD Garden 18,624
28–18
47
January 28
@ Milwaukee
W 112–108 (OT)
Isaiah Thomas (37)
Johnson, Olynyk (7)
Isaiah Thomas (8)
Bradley Center 18,717
29–18
48
January 30
Detroit
W 113–109
Isaiah Thomas (41)
Jonas Jerebko (10)
Isaiah Thomas (8)
TD Garden 18,188
30–18 :
February
: 8–4 (home: 4–1; road: 4–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
49
February 1
Toronto
W 109–104
Isaiah Thomas (44)
Jae Crowder (8)
Isaiah Thomas (7)
TD Garden 18,624
31–18
50
February 3
L.A. Lakers
W 113–107
Isaiah Thomas (38)
Kelly Olynyk (9)
Al Horford (8)
TD Garden 16,433
32–18
51
February 5
L.A. Clippers
W 107–102
Isaiah Thomas (28)
Al Horford (15)
Isaiah Thomas (8)
TD Garden 18,624
33–18
52
February 8
@ Sacramento
L 92–108
Isaiah Thomas (26)
Kelly Olynyk (8)
Isaiah Thomas (7)
Golden 1 Center 17,608
33–19
53
February 9
@ Portland
W 120–111
Isaiah Thomas (34)
Olynyk, Brown (8)
Rozier, Smart (5)
Moda Center 19,393
34–19
54
February 11
@ Utah
W 112–104
Isaiah Thomas (29)
Al Horford (9)
Thomas, Smart (5)
Vivint Smart Home Arena 19,911
35–19
55
February 13
@ Dallas
W 111–98
Isaiah Thomas (29)
Olynyk, Johnson (7)
Isaiah Thomas (8)
American Airlines Center 20,159
36–19
56
February 15
Philadelphia
W 116–108
Isaiah Thomas (33)
Kelly Olynyk (7)
Marcus Smart (5)
TD Garden 18,624
37–19
57
February 16
@ Chicago
L 103–104
Isaiah Thomas (29)
Kelly Olynyk (7)
Isaiah Thomas (7)
United Center 21,866
37–20
All-Star Break
58
February 24
@ Toronto
L 97–107
Isaiah Thomas (20)
Amir Johnson (6)
Isaiah Thomas (5)
Air Canada Centre 19,800
37–21
59
February 26
@ Detroit
W 104–98
Isaiah Thomas (33)
Jae Crowder (11)
Crowder, Horford (5)
Palace of Auburn Hills 16,107
38–21
60
February 27
Atlanta
L 98–114
Isaiah Thomas (19)
Isaiah Thomas (7)
Isaiah Thomas (7)
TD Garden 18,624
38–22 :
March
: 11–5 (home: 8–1; road: 3–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
61
March 1
Cleveland
W 103–99
Isaiah Thomas (31)
Crowder, Horford (10)
Al Horford (10)
TD Garden 18,624
39–22
62
March 3
@ L. A. Lakers
W 115–95
Isaiah Thomas (18)
Jaylen Brown (8)
Isaiah Thomas (8)
Staples Center 18,997
40–22
63
March 5
@ Phoenix
L 106–109
Isaiah Thomas (35)
Jae Crowder (10)
Isaiah Thomas (5)
Talking Stick Resort Arena 16,790
40–23
64
March 6
@ L. A. Clippers
L 102–116
Isaiah Thomas (32)
Jae Crowder (8)
Isaiah Thomas (5)
Staples Center 19,283
40–24
65
March 8
@ Golden State
W 99–86
Isaiah Thomas (25)
Jae Crowder (10)
Al Horford (6)
Oracle Arena 19,596
41–24
66
March 10
@ Denver
L 99–119
Isaiah Thomas (21)
Marcus Smart (7)
Isaiah Thomas (5)
Pepsi Center 17,147
41–25
67
March 12
Chicago
W 100–80
Isaiah Thomas (22)
Jae Crowder (10)
Al Horford (6)
TD Garden 18,624
42–25
68
March 15
Minnesota
W 117–104
Isaiah Thomas (27)
Al Horford (9)
Al Horford (8)
TD Garden 18,624
43–25
69
March 17
@ Brooklyn
W 98–95
Jae Crowder (24)
Jae Crowder (12)
Marcus Smart (5)
Barclays Center 16,210
44–25
70
March 19
@ Philadelphia
L 99–105
Al Horford (27)
Al Horford (8)
Marcus Smart (8)
Wells Fargo Center 19,446
44–26
71
March 20
Washington
W 110–102
Isaiah Thomas (25)
Kelly Olynyk (11)
Al Horford (5)
TD Garden 18,624
45–26
72
March 22
Indiana
W 109–100
Isaiah Thomas (25)
Horford, Olynyk (8)
Al Horford (8)
TD Garden 18,624
46–26
73
March 24
Phoenix
W 130–120
Isaiah Thomas (34)
Horford, Crowder (10)
Isaiah Thomas (7)
TD Garden 18,624
47–26
74
March 26
Miami
W 112–108
Isaiah Thomas (30)
Al Horford (10)
Marcus Smart (9)
TD Garden 18,624
48–26
75
March 29
Milwaukee
L 100–103
Isaiah Thomas (32)
Marcus Smart (11)
Al Horford (6)
TD Garden 18,624
48–27
76
March 31
Orlando
W 117–116
Isaiah Thomas (35)
Al Horford (9)
Isaiah Thomas (7)
TD Garden 18,624
49–27 :
April: 4–2 (home: 2–1; road: 2–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
77
April 2
@ New York
W 110–94
Isaiah Thomas (19)
Jonas Jerebko (9)
Isaiah Thomas (6)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
50–27
78
April 5
Cleveland
L 91–114
Isaiah Thomas (26)
Bradley, Horford (7)
Isaiah Thomas (6)
TD Garden 18,624
50–28
79
April 6
@ Atlanta
L 116–123
Isaiah Thomas (35)
Kelly Olynyk (8)
Marcus Smart (7)
Philips Arena 18,688
50–29
80
April 8
@ Charlotte
W 121–114
Isaiah Thomas (35)
Kelly Olynyk (11)
Al Horford (7)
Spectrum Center 19,407
51–29
81
April 10
Brooklyn
W 114–105
Isaiah Thomas (27)
Crowder, Horford, Jerebko (8)
Crowder, Smart (6)
TD Garden 18,624
52–29
82
April 12
Milwaukee
W 112–94
Gerald Green (18)
Green, Horford (6)
Smart, Thomas (8)
TD Garden 18,624
53–29 :
2016–17 season schedule :

## Playoffs

2017 playoff game log Total: 9–9 (home: 5–5; road: 4–4) :
First Round: 4–2 (home: 1–2; road: 3–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
April 16
Chicago
L 102–106
Isaiah Thomas (33)
Jae Crowder (8)
Al Horford (8)
TD Garden 18,624
0–1
2
April 18
Chicago
L 97–111
Isaiah Thomas (20)
Al Horford (11)
Kelly Olynyk (7)
TD Garden 18,624
0–2
3
April 21
@ Chicago
W 104–87
Al Horford (18)
Al Horford (8)
Isaiah Thomas (9)
United Center 21,293
1–2
4
April 23
@ Chicago
W 104–95
Isaiah Thomas (33)
Al Horford (12)
Isaiah Thomas (7)
United Center 21,863
2–2
5
April 26
Chicago
W 108–97
Bradley, Thomas (24)
Al Horford (7)
Al Horford (9)
TD Garden 18,624
3–2
6
April 28
@ Chicago
W 105–83
Avery Bradley (23)
Horford, Olynyk (6)
Al Horford (7)
United Center 21,682
4–2 :
Conference Semifinals: 4–3 (home: 4–0; road: 0–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
April 30
Washington
W 123–111
Isaiah Thomas (33)
Al Horford (9)
Al Horford (10)
TD Garden 18,624
1–0
2
May 2
Washington
W 129–119 (OT)
Isaiah Thomas (53)
Al Horford (12)
Marcus Smart (5)
TD Garden 18,624
2–0
3
May 4
@ Washington
L 89–116
Al Horford (16)
Jae Crowder (7)
Isaiah Thomas (4)
Verizon Center 20,356
2–1
4
May 7
@ Washington
L 102–121
Isaiah Thomas (19)
Crowder, Rozier (7)
Marcus Smart (6)
Verizon Center 20,356
2–2
5
May 10
Washington
W 123–101
Avery Bradley (29)
Marcus Smart (11)
Isaiah Thomas (9)
TD Garden 18,624
3–2
6
May 12
@ Washington
L 91–92
Bradley, Thomas (27)
Kelly Olynyk (8)
Jae Crowder (8)
Verizon Center 20,356
3–3
7
May 15
Washington
W 115–105
Isaiah Thomas (29)
Horford, Smart (6)
Isaiah Thomas (12)
TD Garden 18,624
4–3 :
Conference Finals: 1–4 (home: 0–3; road: 1–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
May 17
Cleveland
L 104–117
Bradley, Crowder (21)
Jaylen Brown (9)
Isaiah Thomas (10)
TD Garden 18,624
0–1
2
May 19
Cleveland
L 86–130
Jaylen Brown (19)
Horford, Mickey (6)
Marcus Smart (7)
TD Garden 18,624
0–2
3
May 21
@ Cleveland
W 111–108
Marcus Smart (27)
Jae Crowder (11)
Marcus Smart (7)
Quicken Loans Arena 20,562
1–2
4
May 23
@ Cleveland
L 99–112
Avery Bradley (19)
Jae Crowder (8)
Al Horford (7)
Quicken Loans Arena 20,562
1–3
5
May 25
Cleveland
L 102–135
Avery Bradley (23)
Jae Crowder (6)
Terry Rozier (7)
TD Garden 18,624
1–4 :
2017 playoff schedule :

## Player statistics
### Regular season

Boston Celtics statistics :
| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| Amir Johnson | 80 | 77 | 20.1 | .576 | .409 | .670 | 4.6 | 1.8 | .6 | .8 | 6.5 |
| Marcus Smart | 79 | 24 | 30.4 | .359 | .283 | .812 | 3.9 | 4.6 | 1.6 | .4 | 10.6 |
| Jaylen Brown | 78 | 20 | 17.2 | .454 | .341 | .685 | 2.8 | .8 | .4 | .2 | 6.6 |
| Jonas Jerebko | 78 | 6 | 15.8 | .435 | .346 | .703 | 3.5 | .9 | .3 | .2 | 3.8 |
| Isaiah Thomas | 76 | 76 | 33.8 | .463 | .379 | .909 | 2.7 | 5.9 | .9 | .2 | 28.9 |
| Kelly Olynyk | 75 | 6 | 20.5 | .512 | .354 | .732 | 4.8 | 2.0 | .6 | .4 | 9.0 |
| Terry Rozier | 74 | 0 | 17.1 | .367 | .318 | .773 | 3.1 | 1.8 | .6 | .1 | 5.5 |
| Jae Crowder | 72 | 72 | 32.4 | .463 | .398 | .811 | 5.8 | 2.2 | 1.0 | .3 | 13.9 |
| Al Horford | 68 | 68 | 32.3 | .473 | .355 | .800 | 6.8 | 5.0 | .8 | 1.3 | 14.0 |
| Avery Bradley | 55 | 55 | 33.4 | .463 | .390 | .731 | 6.1 | 2.2 | 1.2 | .2 | 16.3 |
| Tyler Zeller | 51 | 5 | 10.3 | .494 | .000 | .564 | 2.4 | .8 | .1 | .4 | 3.5 |
| Gerald Green | 47 | 0 | 11.4 | .409 | .351 | .805 | 1.8 | .7 | .2 | .1 | 5.6 |
| James Young | 29 | 0 | 7.6 | .431 | .343 | .667 | .9 | .1 | .3 | .1 | 2.3 |
| Jordan Mickey | 25 | 1 | 5.6 | .441 | .000 | .571 | 1.4 | .3 | .1 | .2 | 1.5 |
| Demetrius Jackson | 5 | 0 | 3.4 | .750 | 1.000 | .500 | .8 | .6 | .0 | .0 | 2.0 |

### Playoffs

Boston Celtics statistics :
| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| Avery Bradley | 18 | 18 | 35.8 | .441 | .351 | .778 | 3.9 | 2.3 | 1.3 | .2 | 16.7 |
| Al Horford | 18 | 18 | 33.9 | .584 | .519 | .759 | 6.6 | 5.4 | .8 | .8 | 15.1 |
| Jae Crowder | 18 | 18 | 33.1 | .435 | .352 | .833 | 6.4 | 2.7 | 1.1 | .3 | 13.6 |
| Marcus Smart | 18 | 3 | 29.9 | .351 | .397 | .640 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 1.5 | .9 | 8.6 |
| Kelly Olynyk | 18 | 2 | 19.2 | .512 | .319 | .733 | 3.2 | 1.9 | .7 | .8 | 9.2 |
| Terry Rozier | 17 | 0 | 16.3 | .402 | .368 | .800 | 2.6 | 1.9 | .6 | .2 | 5.6 |
| Jaylen Brown | 17 | 0 | 12.6 | .479 | .217 | .667 | 2.1 | .8 | .4 | .1 | 5.0 |
| Isaiah Thomas | 15 | 15 | 34.7 | .425 | .333 | .820 | 3.1 | 6.7 | .9 | .1 | 23.3 |
| Amir Johnson | 14 | 9 | 10.1 | .500 | .333 | .625 | 2.1 | .2 | .3 | .4 | 2.6 |
| Gerald Green | 13 | 7 | 14.8 | .472 | .467 | .889 | 1.5 | .7 | .2 | .1 | 7.5 |
| Jonas Jerebko | 12 | 0 | 10.7 | .484 | .333 | 1.000 | 2.4 | 1.0 | .4 | .3 | 3.6 |
| Tyler Zeller | 11 | 0 | 7.1 | .520 | | .750 | 1.7 | .7 | .0 | .2 | 2.9 |
| James Young | 10 | 0 | 3.9 | .333 | .357 | | .7 | .3 | .0 | .0 | 1.5 |
| Jordan Mickey | 2 | 0 | 9.0 | .400 | | | 2.5 | .0 | .0 | .5 | 2.0 |
* $^†$ Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Celtics only.

## Transactions
### Trades

| June 23, 2016 | To Boston Celtics 2019 Second Round Draft Pick | To Memphis Grizzlies Draft rights to Deyonta Davis and Rade Zagorac |

### Re-signed

| Player | Signed |

### Additions

| Player | Signed | Former Team |
| Al Horford | 4-year contract worth $113 million | Atlanta Hawks |
| Gerald Green | 1-year contract worth $1.4 million | Miami Heat |

### Subtractions

| Player | Reason | Current Team |
| Evan Turner | Signed 4-year contract worth $70 million | Portland Trail Blazers |
| Jared Sullinger | Waived | Toronto Raptors |
| R. J. Hunter | Waived | Chicago Bulls / Windy City Bulls / Long Island Nets |

## Awards

| Recipient | Award | Date awarded |
| Isaiah Thomas | Eastern Conference Player of the Week | December 26, 2016 |
| Isaiah Thomas | Eastern Conference Player(s) of the Month (January) | February 2, 2017 |
| Isaiah Thomas | Eastern Conference Player of the Week | February 6, 2017 |
| Brad Stevens | Eastern Conference Head Coach | February 3, 2017 |