- Won
- 62
- Lost
- 20
- Pct
- .756
- Finish
- 1st of 23
- SRS
- 6.05
Roster, regular season
| Player | Pos | G | GS | MP | PTS | TRB | AST | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Bird | PF | 82 | 82 | 39.5 | 21.2 | 10.9 | 5.5 | .478 | .270 | .863 |
| Robert Parish | C | 82 | 82 | 28.0 | 18.9 | 9.5 | 1.8 | .545 | .000 | .710 |
| Cedric Maxwell | SF | 81 | 81 | 33.7 | 15.2 | 6.5 | 2.7 | .588 | .000 | .782 |
| Tiny Archibald | PG | 80 | 72 | 35.3 | 13.8 | 2.2 | 7.7 | .499 | .000 | .816 |
| Kevin McHale | PF | 82 | 1 | 20.1 | 10.0 | 4.4 | 0.7 | .533 | .000 | .679 |
| Rick Robey | C | 82 | 4 | 19.1 | 9.0 | 4.8 | 1.5 | .545 | .000 | .574 |
| Chris Ford | SG | 82 | 75 | 33.2 | 8.9 | 2.0 | 3.6 | .444 | .330 | .736 |
| Gerald Henderson | PG | 82 | 10 | 19.6 | 7.8 | 1.6 | 2.6 | .451 | .063 | .720 |
| M.L. Carr | SF | 41 | 7 | 16.0 | 6.0 | 2.0 | 1.4 | .449 | .071 | .791 |
| Eric Fernsten | C | 45 | 0 | 6.2 | 2.1 | 1.4 | 0.2 | .481 | — | .667 |
| Terry Duerod | SG | 32 | 0 | 3.6 | 2.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 | .411 | .600 | .929 |
| Wayne Kreklow | SG | 25 | 0 | 4.0 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.4 | .234 | .250 | .700 |
Playoffs
- Beat Chicago Bulls 4–0 in the conference semifinals
- Beat Philadelphia 76ers 4–3 in the conference finals
- Beat Houston Rockets 4–2 in the Finals
Roster, playoffs
| Player | Pos | G | GS | MP | PTS | TRB | AST | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Bird | PF | 17 | 17 | 44.1 | 21.9 | 14.0 | 6.1 | .470 | — | .894 |
| Cedric Maxwell | SF | 17 | 17 | 35.2 | 16.1 | 7.4 | 2.7 | .580 | — | .818 |
| Tiny Archibald | PG | 17 | – | 37.1 | 15.6 | 1.6 | 6.3 | .450 | — | .809 |
| Robert Parish | C | 17 | 17 | 28.9 | 15.0 | 8.6 | 1.1 | .493 | — | .672 |
| Chris Ford | SG | 17 | – | 29.8 | 9.1 | 2.6 | 2.7 | .452 | — | .600 |
| Kevin McHale | PF | 17 | 0 | 17.4 | 8.5 | 3.5 | 0.8 | .540 | — | .639 |
| M.L. Carr | SF | 17 | – | 16.9 | 6.0 | 1.5 | 0.8 | .416 | — | .750 |
| Gerald Henderson | PG | 16 | 0 | 14.3 | 5.8 | 1.6 | 1.6 | .477 | — | .833 |
| Rick Robey | C | 17 | – | 15.6 | 5.1 | 3.5 | 0.7 | .432 | — | .457 |
| Terry Duerod | SG | 10 | – | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .400 | — | — |
| Eric Fernsten | C | 8 | – | 1.8 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.1 | .000 | — | .667 |
Games
Data: Basketball-Reference, NBA stats API.