# 2009–10 Boston Celtics season

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.
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

* June 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.
* March 26 – The Celtics clinched the Atlantic Division title with a 94–86 win over the Sacramento Kings.
* April 17 – The Celtics won Game 1 in their first-round playoff series against the Miami Heat (85–76).
* 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.
* 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.
* 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.
* 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.

## Draft picks

| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College/Team |
| 2 | 58 | Lester Hudson | PG | United States | Tennessee-Martin |

## Pre-season

2009 pre-season game log :
October: 6–2 (home: 3–0; road: 3–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1October 7@ Houston Rockets90–966,300 (Hidalgo, Texas)0–1 recap
2October 9New York Knicks82–9618,6241–1 recap
3October 11Brooklyn Nets93–10018,6242–1 recap
4October 13@Brooklyn Nets91–8812,790 (Newark, New Jersey)3–1 recap
5October 14Toronto Raptors90–10610,117 (Hartford, Connecticut)4–1 recap
6October 18@Toronto Raptors101–8213,6075–1 recap
7October 20@New York Knicks103–10818,7925–2 recap
8October 21@Cleveland Cavaliers96–8218,021 (Columbus, Ohio)6–2 recap :
2009–10 season schedule :

## Regular season
### Standings

| Atlantic Divisionvte | 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 Conferencevte | Eastern Conferencevte | Eastern Conferencevte | Eastern Conferencevte | Eastern Conferencevte |
| # | 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

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

2009–10 game log Total: 50–32 (home: 24–17; road: 26–15) :
October: 3–0 (home: 2–0; road: 1–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
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)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
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)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
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)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
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)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
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)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
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)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
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
### Game log

2010 playoff game log Total: 15–9 (home: 9–3; Away: 6–6) :
First Round: 4–1 (home: 3–0; road: 1–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
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)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
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)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
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)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
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
### Season

Boston Celtics statistics :
| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | 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 Finley$^1$ | 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 Robinson$^1$ | 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 |
$^1$Stats with the Celtics.

### Playoffs

Boston Celtics statistics :
| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | 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
### Awards
#### Week/Month

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

#### All-Star

* Kevin Garnett was voted to his 11th consecutive (13th overall) All-Star Game as a starter.
* Paul Pierce was selected to his 8th All-Star Game.
* Rajon Rondo was selected to play in the All-Star Game for the first time in his career.
* Paul Pierce won the Three-Point Contest.

#### Season

* Rajon Rondo was named to the NBA All-Defensive First Team.

### Records

* 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.

### Milestones

* 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.
* 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.
* 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.
* 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

* Kendrick Perkins tore two ligaments in his right knee in Game 6 of the NBA Finals and missed the rest of the playoffs

## Transactions

| Boston Celtics | Players Added Via draft Lester Hudson Via free agency Rasheed Wallace (from Pistons) Marquis Daniels (from Pacers) Shelden Williams (from T'Wolves) Michael Finley (from Mavericks) Tony Gaffney Oliver Lafayette Via trade Nate Robinson (from Knicks) Marcus Landry (from Knicks) | Players Lost Via free agency Stephon Marbury Leon Powe (to Cavaliers) Mikki Moore (to Warriors) Via trade J. R. Giddens (to Knicks) Eddie House (to Knicks) Bill Walker (to Knicks) Via waiver Gabe Pruitt Lester Hudson Marcus Landry |