# Temporada 1987-88 de los Boston Celtics

La temporada 1987-88 fue la cuadragésimo segunda de los Boston Celtics en la NBA. La temporada regular acabó con 57 victorias y 25 derrotas, acabando primeros de la Conferencia Este y clasificándose para los playoffs, donde cayeron en las Finales de Conferencia ante Detroit Pistons.

## Elecciones en el Draft

| Ronda | Puesto | Jugador | Posición | Nacionalidad | Universidad/Club |
| 1 | 22 | Reggie Lewis | Alero | Estados Unidos | Northeastern |
| 2 | 45 | Brad Lohaus | Pívot | Estados Unidos | Iowa |

## Temporada regular

División Atlántico :
| Equipo | G | P | % | PD | Casa | Fuera | Div |
| y-Boston Celtics | 57 | 25 | .695 | – | 36–5 | 21–20 | 19–5 |
| x-Washington Bullets | 38 | 44 | .463 | 19 | 25–16 | 13–28 | 13–11 |
| x-New York Knicks | 38 | 44 | .463 | 19 | 29–12 | 9–32 | 10–14 |
| Philadelphia 76ers | 36 | 46 | .439 | 21 | 27–14 | 9–32 | 12–12 |
| New Jersey Nets | 19 | 63 | .232 | 38 | 16–25 | 3–38 | 6–18 |

## Playoffs
### Primera ronda

Boston Celtics vs. New York Knicks
| Fecha | Partido | Ciudad |
| 29 de abril | Boston Celtics 112, New York Knicks 92 | Boston |
| 1 de mayo | Boston Celtics 128, New York Knicks 102 | Boston |
| 4 de mayo | New York Knicks 109, Boston Celtics 100 | Nueva York |
| 6 de mayo | New York Knicks 94, Boston Celtics 102 | Nueva York |
| | Boston Celtics gana las series 3-1 | |

### Semifinales de Conferencia

Boston Celtics vs. Atlanta Hawks
| Fecha | Partido | Ciudad |
| 11 de mayo | Boston Celtics 110, Atlanta Hawks 101 | Boston |
| 13 de mayo | Boston Celtics 108, Atlanta Hawks 97 | Boston |
| 15 de mayo | Atlanta Hawks 110, Boston Celtics 92 | Atlanta |
| 16 de mayo | Atlanta Hawks 118, Boston Celtics 109 | Atlanta |
| 18 de mayo | Boston Celtics 104, Atlanta Hawks 112 | Boston |
| 20 de mayo | Atlanta Hawks 100, Boston Celtics 102 | Atlanta |
| 22 de mayo | Boston Celtics 118, Atlanta Hawks 116 | Boston |
| | Boston Celtics gana las series 4-3 | |

### Finales de Conferencia

Boston Celtics vs. Detroit Pistons
| Fecha | Partido | Ciudad |
| 25 de mayo | Boston Celtics 96, Detroit Pistons 104 | Boston |
| 26 de mayo | Boston Celtics 119, Detroit Pistons 115 | Boston |
| 28 de mayo | Detroit Pistons 98, Boston Celtics 94 | Detroit |
| 30 de mayo | Detroit Pistons 78, Boston Celtics 79 | Detroit |
| 1 de junio | Boston Celtics 96, Detroit Pistons 102 | Boston |
| 3 de junio | Detroit Pistons 95, Boston Celtics 90 | Detroit |
| | Detroit Pistons gana las series 4-2 | |

## Estadísticas

| Rk | Jugador | Edad | P | PT | MP | TC | TCI | %TC | T3 | T3I | %T3 | TL | TLI | %TL | RO | RD | RT | AS | RB | TAP | BP | FP | PTS |
| 1 | Larry Bird | 31 | 76 | 75 | 39.0 | 11.6 | 22.0 | .527 | 1.3 | 3.1 | .414 | 5.5 | 6.0 | .916 | 1.4 | 7.8 | 9.3 | 6.1 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 2.8 | 2.1 | 29.9 |
| 2 | Danny Ainge | 28 | 81 | 81 | 37.3 | 6.0 | 12.1 | .491 | 1.8 | 4.4 | .415 | 2.0 | 2.2 | .878 | 0.7 | 2.3 | 3.1 | 6.2 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 1.9 | 2.5 | 15.7 |
| 3 | Kevin McHale | 30 | 64 | 63 | 37.3 | 8.6 | 14.2 | .604 | 0.0 | 0.0 | | 5.4 | 6.8 | .797 | 2.5 | 5.9 | 8.4 | 2.7 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 2.2 | 2.8 | 22.6 |
| 4 | Dennis Johnson | 33 | 77 | 74 | 34.7 | 4.6 | 10.4 | .438 | 0.2 | 0.6 | .261 | 3.3 | 3.9 | .856 | 0.8 | 2.3 | 3.1 | 7.8 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 12.6 |
| 5 | Robert Parish | 34 | 74 | 73 | 31.2 | 6.0 | 10.1 | .589 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 2.4 | 3.3 | .734 | 2.3 | 6.1 | 8.5 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 2.1 | 2.7 | 14.3 |
| 6 | Jim Paxson | 30 | 28 | 2 | 19.2 | 3.4 | 6.8 | .492 | 0.1 | 0.5 | .154 | 1.9 | 2.2 | .885 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 8.7 |
| 7 | Jerry Sichting | 31 | 24 | 1 | 15.4 | 1.8 | 3.4 | .537 | 0.1 | 0.3 | .250 | 0.3 | 0.5 | .667 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 2.5 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 4.1 |
| 8 | Mark Acres | 25 | 79 | 5 | 14.6 | 1.4 | 2.6 | .532 | 0.0 | 0.0 | | 0.9 | 1.4 | .640 | 1.3 | 2.1 | 3.4 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 2.5 | 3.6 |
| 9 | Dirk Minniefield | 27 | 61 | 6 | 14.2 | 1.4 | 2.8 | .480 | 0.0 | 0.2 | .273 | 0.4 | 0.5 | .844 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 3.1 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 3.2 |
| 10 | Darren Daye | 27 | 47 | 8 | 13.9 | 2.4 | 4.6 | .516 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 1.3 | 1.9 | .678 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 6.0 |
| 11 | Fred Roberts | 27 | 74 | 14 | 13.9 | 2.2 | 4.5 | .488 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .000 | 1.7 | 2.2 | .776 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 2.2 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 6.1 |
| 12 | Artis Gilmore | 38 | 47 | 4 | 11.1 | 1.2 | 2.1 | .574 | 0.0 | 0.0 | | 1.0 | 1.9 | .527 | 1.1 | 2.0 | 3.1 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 2.0 | 3.5 |
| 13 | Brad Lohaus | 23 | 70 | 4 | 10.3 | 1.7 | 3.5 | .496 | 0.0 | 0.2 | .231 | 0.7 | 0.9 | .806 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.8 | 4.2 |
| 14 | Reggie Lewis | 22 | 49 | 0 | 8.3 | 1.8 | 3.9 | .466 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .000 | 0.8 | 1.2 | .702 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 4.5 |
| 15 | Conner Henry | 24 | 10 | 0 | 8.1 | 1.1 | 2.8 | .393 | 0.3 | 0.8 | .375 | 0.9 | 1.0 | .900 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 3.4 |
| 16 | Greg Kite | 26 | 13 | 0 | 6.6 | 0.7 | 1.8 | .391 | 0.0 | 0.0 | | 0.1 | 0.5 | .167 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 1.5 |

## Galardones y récords

| Jugador/Entrenador | Galardón |
| Larry Bird | Mejor quinteto de la NBA All-Star |
| Kevin McHale | Mejor quinteto defensivo de la NBA All-Star |
| Danny Ainge | All-Star |