- Won
- 61
- Lost
- 21
- Pct
- .744
- Finish
- 1st of 22
- SRS
- 7.37
Roster, regular season
| Player | Pos | G | GS | MP | PTS | TRB | AST | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Bird | PF | 82 | 82 | 36.0 | 21.3 | 10.4 | 4.5 | .474 | .406 | .836 |
| Cedric Maxwell | SF | 80 | 80 | 34.3 | 16.9 | 8.8 | 2.5 | .609 | — | .787 |
| Tiny Archibald | PG | 80 | 80 | 35.8 | 14.1 | 2.5 | 8.4 | .482 | .222 | .830 |
| Rick Robey | C | 82 | 27 | 23.4 | 11.5 | 6.5 | 1.1 | .521 | .000 | .684 |
| Dave Cowens | C | 66 | 55 | 32.7 | 14.2 | 8.1 | 3.1 | .453 | .083 | .779 |
| M.L. Carr | SF | 82 | 7 | 24.3 | 11.1 | 4.0 | 1.9 | .474 | .293 | .739 |
| Chris Ford | SG | 73 | 73 | 29.0 | 11.2 | 2.5 | 2.9 | .465 | .427 | .754 |
| Gerald Henderson | PG | 76 | 2 | 14.0 | 6.2 | 1.1 | 1.9 | .500 | .333 | .690 |
| Jeff Judkins | SF | 65 | 0 | 10.4 | 5.4 | 1.0 | 0.7 | .504 | .407 | .816 |
| Pete Maravich | SG | 26 | 4 | 17.0 | 11.5 | 1.5 | 1.1 | .494 | .750 | .909 |
| Eric Fernsten | PF | 56 | 0 | 7.7 | 3.1 | 1.7 | 0.5 | .464 | — | .635 |
| Don Chaney | SG | 60 | 0 | 8.7 | 2.8 | 1.2 | 0.6 | .354 | .167 | .762 |
Playoffs
- Beat Houston Rockets 4–0 in the conference semifinals
- Lost to Philadelphia 76ers 1–4 in the conference finals
Roster, playoffs
| Player | Pos | G | GS | MP | PTS | TRB | AST | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Bird | PF | 9 | 9 | 41.3 | 21.3 | 11.2 | 4.7 | .469 | — | .880 |
| Cedric Maxwell | SF | 9 | 9 | 35.6 | 18.2 | 10.0 | 2.1 | .634 | — | .754 |
| Tiny Archibald | PG | 9 | – | 36.9 | 14.2 | 1.2 | 7.9 | .506 | — | .881 |
| Dave Cowens | C | 9 | – | 33.4 | 12.0 | 7.3 | 2.3 | .476 | — | .909 |
| Chris Ford | SG | 9 | – | 31.0 | 9.1 | 2.8 | 2.3 | .430 | — | .800 |
| M.L. Carr | SF | 9 | – | 19.1 | 9.1 | 3.7 | 1.2 | .400 | — | .667 |
| Rick Robey | C | 9 | – | 16.8 | 6.1 | 3.6 | 1.1 | .453 | — | .500 |
| Pete Maravich | SG | 9 | – | 11.6 | 6.0 | 0.9 | 0.7 | .490 | — | .667 |
| Gerald Henderson | PG | 9 | 0 | 11.2 | 4.7 | 1.1 | 1.3 | .405 | — | .600 |
| Jeff Judkins | SF | 7 | – | 1.4 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.0 | .500 | — | — |
| Eric Fernsten | PF | 5 | – | 3.6 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | .333 | — | .667 |
Games
Data: Basketball-Reference, NBA stats API.