1978-79 Boston Celtics season

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1978-79 Boston Celtics season
Head Coach Tom Sanders
Dave Cowens
Arena Boston Garden
Results
Record 29–53
(.354)
Place Division: 5th (Atlantic)
Conference: 10th (East)
Playoff Finish DNQ
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Boston Celtics seasons

< 1977-78

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The 1978-79 Boston Celtics season was the 33rd season of the Boston Celtics in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

Contents:
Offseason – Draft picks – Roster – Regular season (Standings – Game log)
Playoffs – Player stats – Awards and records – Transactions – References – See also


[edit] Draft picks

Main article: 1978 NBA Draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College

[edit] Roster

[edit] Depth chart

[edit] Regular season

[edit] Season standings

Atlantic Division
Team W L PCT. GB
Washington Bullets 54 28 .659 -
Philadelphia 76ers 47 35 .573 7
New Jersey Nets 37 45 .451 17
New York Knicks 31 51 .378 23
Boston Celtics 29 53 .354 25

[edit] Game log

[edit] References

[edit] See also

v • d • e
1978–79 NBA season by team
1978 NBA Draft • All-Star Game • Playoffs • Finals • Transactions
East
Boston • New Jersey • New York • Philadelphia • Washington
Atlanta • Cleveland • Detroit • Houston • New Orleans • San Antonio
West
Chicago • Denver • Indiana • Kansas City • Milwaukee
Golden State • Los Angeles • Phoenix • Portland • San Diego • Seattle
v • d • e
Boston Celtics
The Franchise
Arenas
Coaches
J. Russell • Julian • Auerbach • B. Russell • Heinsohn • Sanders • Cowens • Fitch • Jones • Rodgers • Ford • Carr • Pitino • O'Brien • Carroll • Rivers
D-League Affiliate
Retired numbers
00 • 1 • 2 • 3 • 6 • 10 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • LOSCY • 19 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 35 • MIC
Culture
NBA Championships (16)
1957 • 1959 • 1960 • 1961 • 1962 • 1963 • 1964 • 1965 • 1966 • 1968 • 1969 • 1974 • 1976 • 1981 • 1984 • 1986
Rivals
v • d • e
Boston Celtics seasons
Franchise • History • Seasons
1940s 1946-47 1947-48 1948-49
1950s 1949-50 1950-51 1951-52 1952-53 1953-54 1954-55 1955-56 1956-57 1957-58 1958-59
1960s 1959-60 1960-61 1961-62 1962-63 1963-64 1964-65 1965-66 1966-67 1967-68 1968-69
1970s 1969-70 1970-71 1971-72 1972-73 1973-74 1974-75 1975-76 1976-77 1977-78 1978-79
1980s 1979-80 1980-81 1981-82 1982-83 1983-84 1984-85 1985-86 1986-87 1987-88 1988-89
1990s 1989-90 1990-91 1991-92 1992-93 1993-94 1994-95 1995-96 1996-97 1997-98 1998-99
2000s 1999-00 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09