- Won
- 56
- Lost
- 26
- Pct
- .683
- Finish
- 3rd of 23
- SRS
- 5.34
Roster, regular season
| Player | Pos | G | GS | MP | PTS | TRB | AST | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Bird | PF | 79 | 79 | 37.7 | 23.6 | 11.0 | 5.8 | .504 | .286 | .840 |
| Robert Parish | C | 78 | 76 | 31.5 | 19.3 | 10.6 | 1.8 | .550 | .000 | .698 |
| Kevin McHale | PF | 82 | 13 | 28.6 | 14.1 | 6.7 | 1.3 | .541 | .000 | .717 |
| Cedric Maxwell | SF | 79 | 71 | 28.5 | 11.9 | 5.3 | 2.4 | .499 | .000 | .812 |
| Danny Ainge | SG | 80 | 76 | 25.6 | 9.9 | 2.7 | 3.1 | .496 | .172 | .742 |
| Tiny Archibald | PG | 66 | 19 | 27.4 | 10.5 | 1.4 | 6.2 | .425 | .208 | .743 |
| Gerald Henderson | PG | 82 | 9 | 18.9 | 8.2 | 1.5 | 2.4 | .463 | .188 | .722 |
| Quinn Buckner | SG | 72 | 56 | 21.7 | 7.9 | 2.6 | 3.8 | .442 | .000 | .632 |
| M.L. Carr | SF | 77 | 0 | 11.5 | 4.3 | 1.8 | 0.9 | .429 | .158 | .741 |
| Rick Robey | C | 59 | 6 | 14.5 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 1.1 | .467 | — | .577 |
| Scott Wedman | SF | 40 | 0 | 12.6 | 5.2 | 1.9 | 0.8 | .459 | .100 | .667 |
| Charles Bradley | SG | 51 | 5 | 10.4 | 3.6 | 1.5 | 0.5 | .392 | .000 | .511 |
| Darren Tillis | C | 15 | 0 | 2.9 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.1 | .304 | .000 | .333 |
Playoffs
- Lost to Milwaukee Bucks 0–4 in the conference semifinals
- Beat Atlanta Hawks 2–1 in the first round
Roster, playoffs
| Player | Pos | G | GS | MP | PTS | TRB | AST | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Bird | PF | 6 | 6 | 40.0 | 20.5 | 12.5 | 6.8 | .422 | — | .828 |
| Robert Parish | C | 7 | 7 | 35.6 | 14.7 | 10.6 | 1.3 | .483 | — | .850 |
| Cedric Maxwell | SF | 7 | 7 | 35.1 | 12.9 | 7.3 | 3.3 | .527 | — | .842 |
| Kevin McHale | PF | 7 | 1 | 25.3 | 11.1 | 6.0 | 0.7 | .548 | — | .556 |
| Gerald Henderson | PG | 7 | 7 | 26.7 | 10.9 | 2.0 | 4.4 | .412 | — | .857 |
| Tiny Archibald | PG | 7 | – | 23.0 | 9.6 | 1.4 | 6.3 | .324 | — | .759 |
| Danny Ainge | SG | 7 | 7 | 28.7 | 9.4 | 2.0 | 3.6 | .389 | — | .727 |
| Quinn Buckner | SG | 7 | – | 14.0 | 4.6 | 1.4 | 0.3 | .432 | — | .000 |
| Scott Wedman | SF | 6 | – | 11.0 | 4.8 | 2.3 | 0.0 | .583 | — | .500 |
| M.L. Carr | SF | 3 | – | 7.3 | 2.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | .250 | — | 1.000 |
| Rick Robey | C | 5 | – | 5.8 | 0.4 | 1.6 | 0.2 | .000 | — | .500 |
| Charles Bradley | SG | 2 | – | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
Games
Data: Basketball-Reference, NBA stats API.