1981–82 Boston Celtics season

1981–82 Boston Celtics season
Atlantic Division Champions
Head coach Bill Fitch
General manager Red Auerbach
Arena Boston Garden
Hartford Civic Center
Results
Record 63–19 (.768)
Place Division: 1st (Atlantic)
Conference: 1st (Eastern)
Playoff finish East Finals
(eliminated 3-4)

Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com

Local media
Television PRISM New England, WBZ, WATR
Radio WRKO, WTIC

The 1981–82 Boston Celtics season was the 36th season of the Boston Celtics in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Celtics finished the season with the best record in the NBA.

Draft picks

Main article: 1981 NBA Draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
123 Charles Bradley SG  United StatesWyoming-Sr.
5 95 Glen Grunwald C  United States Indiana

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Roster

Boston Celtics roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From
G 44 United States Ainge, Danny 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Brigham Young
G 7 United States Archibald, Tiny 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 150 lb (68 kg) Texas-El Paso
F 33 United States Bird, Larry 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Indiana State
G 35 United States Bradley, Charles 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Wyoming
F 30 United States Carr, M. L. 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Guilford
G/F 40 United States Duerod, Terry 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Detroit
F/C 45 United States Fernsten, Eric 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 205 lb (93 kg) San Francisco
G 42 United States Ford, Chris 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Villanova
G 43 United States Henderson, Gerald 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Virginia Commonwealth
F 31 United States Maxwell, Cedric 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Charlotte
F 32 United States McHale, Kevin 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Minnesota
C 00 United States Parish, Robert 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Centenary
C 53 United States Robey, Rick 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Kentucky
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Roster

Depth chart

Pos. Starter Bench Reserve Inactive
C Robert Parish Rick Robey Eric Fernsten
PF Larry Bird Kevin McHale
SF Cedric Maxwell M. L. Carr
SG Chris Ford Danny Ainge Terry Duerod
Charles Bradley
PG Tiny Archibald Gerald Henderson

Regular season

Season standings

Atlantic Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Boston Celtics 63 19 .768 – 35–6 28–13 20–4
x-Philadelphia 76ers 58 24 .707 5.0 32–9 26–15 16–8
x-New Jersey Nets 44 38 .537 19.0 25–16 19–22 12–12
x-Washington Bullets 43 39 .524 20.0 22–19 21–20 7–17
New York Knicks 33 49 .402 30.0 19–22 14–27 5–19

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References

  1. ↑ http://www.databasebasketball.com/draft/draftyear.htm?lg=N&yr=1981
  2. ↑ http://www.basketball-reference.com/leagues/NBA_1982.html

Awards and honors

See also

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