- Won
- 54
- Lost
- 28
- Pct
- .659
- Finish
- 2nd of 18
- SRS
- 2.25
Roster, regular season
| Player | Pos | G | GS | MP | PTS | TRB | AST | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jo Jo White | PG | 82 | 82 | 39.7 | 18.9 | 3.8 | 5.4 | .449 | — | .838 |
| Dave Cowens | C | 78 | – | 39.8 | 19.0 | 16.0 | 4.2 | .468 | — | .756 |
| Charlie Scott | SG | 82 | 82 | 35.5 | 17.6 | 4.4 | 4.2 | .449 | — | .797 |
| John Havlicek | SF | 76 | – | 34.2 | 17.0 | 4.1 | 3.7 | .450 | — | .844 |
| Paul Silas | PF | 81 | – | 32.9 | 10.7 | 12.7 | 2.5 | .426 | — | .709 |
| Don Nelson | SF | 75 | – | 12.6 | 6.4 | 2.4 | 1.0 | .462 | — | .789 |
| Glenn McDonald | SF | 75 | – | 13.6 | 5.6 | 1.8 | 0.9 | .419 | — | .714 |
| Kevin Stacom | SG | 77 | – | 14.5 | 5.3 | 2.1 | 1.7 | .439 | — | .747 |
| Steve Kuberski | C | 60 | – | 14.7 | 5.4 | 3.9 | 0.7 | .467 | — | .895 |
| Jim Ard | C | 81 | – | 10.5 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 0.6 | .364 | — | .710 |
| Tom Boswell | PF | 35 | – | 7.9 | 2.7 | 2.0 | 0.5 | .441 | — | .583 |
| Jerome Anderson | SG | 22 | – | 5.7 | 2.8 | 0.6 | 0.3 | .556 | — | .688 |
| Ed Searcy | SF | 4 | – | 3.0 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.3 | .333 | — | 1.000 |
Playoffs
- Beat Buffalo Braves 4–2 in the conference semifinals
- Beat Cleveland Cavaliers 4–2 in the conference finals
- Beat Phoenix Suns 4–2 in the Finals
Roster, playoffs
| Player | Pos | G | GS | MP | PTS | TRB | AST | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jo Jo White | PG | 18 | – | 43.9 | 22.7 | 3.9 | 5.4 | .445 | — | .821 |
| Dave Cowens | C | 18 | – | 44.3 | 21.0 | 16.4 | 4.6 | .457 | — | .759 |
| Charlie Scott | SG | 18 | – | 35.1 | 15.4 | 4.2 | 3.9 | .391 | — | .764 |
| John Havlicek | SF | 15 | – | 33.7 | 13.2 | 3.7 | 3.4 | .444 | — | .809 |
| Paul Silas | PF | 18 | – | 41.2 | 10.8 | 13.7 | 2.3 | .448 | — | .812 |
| Don Nelson | SF | 18 | – | 17.5 | 9.1 | 2.9 | 0.9 | .481 | — | .870 |
| Steve Kuberski | C | 18 | – | 12.9 | 5.4 | 2.8 | 0.9 | .469 | — | .808 |
| Jim Ard | C | 16 | – | 6.9 | 2.3 | 1.6 | 0.5 | .448 | — | .786 |
| Kevin Stacom | SG | 17 | – | 11.5 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.9 | .289 | — | .727 |
| Glenn McDonald | SF | 13 | – | 5.2 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 0.3 | .308 | — | .833 |
| Jerome Anderson | SG | 4 | – | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.3 | .333 | — | — |
| Tom Boswell | PF | 3 | – | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | .500 | — | — |
Games
- Phoenix Suns87–98Boston CelticsPlayoffs
- Phoenix Suns90–105Boston CelticsPlayoffs
- Boston Celtics98–105Phoenix SunsPlayoffs
- Phoenix Suns126–128Boston CelticsPlayoffs · 3OT
- Boston Celtics87–80Phoenix SunsPlayoffs
Data: Basketball-Reference, NBA stats API.