- Won
- 62
- Lost
- 20
- Pct
- .756
- Finish
- 1st of 23
- SRS
- 6.42
Roster, regular season
| Player | Pos | G | GS | MP | PTS | TRB | AST | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Bird | PF | 79 | 77 | 38.3 | 24.2 | 10.1 | 6.6 | .492 | .247 | .888 |
| Robert Parish | C | 80 | 79 | 35.8 | 19.0 | 10.7 | 1.7 | .546 | — | .745 |
| Kevin McHale | PF | 82 | 10 | 31.4 | 18.4 | 7.4 | 1.3 | .556 | .333 | .765 |
| Dennis Johnson | SG | 80 | 78 | 33.3 | 13.2 | 3.5 | 4.2 | .437 | .125 | .852 |
| Cedric Maxwell | SF | 80 | 78 | 31.3 | 11.9 | 5.8 | 2.6 | .532 | .167 | .753 |
| Gerald Henderson | PG | 78 | 78 | 26.8 | 11.6 | 1.9 | 3.8 | .524 | .351 | .768 |
| Danny Ainge | SG | 71 | 3 | 16.3 | 5.4 | 1.6 | 2.3 | .460 | .273 | .821 |
| Scott Wedman | SF | 68 | 5 | 13.5 | 4.8 | 2.0 | 1.0 | .444 | .154 | .829 |
| Quinn Buckner | PG | 79 | 0 | 15.8 | 4.1 | 1.7 | 2.7 | .427 | .000 | .649 |
| M.L. Carr | SF | 60 | 1 | 9.8 | 3.1 | 1.3 | 0.8 | .409 | .200 | .875 |
| Greg Kite | C | 35 | 1 | 5.6 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 0.2 | .455 | — | .313 |
| Carlos Clark | SG | 31 | 0 | 4.1 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 0.5 | .365 | .000 | .889 |
Playoffs
- Beat Milwaukee Bucks 4–1 in the conference finals
- Beat New York Knicks 4–3 in the conference semifinals
- Beat Los Angeles Lakers 4–3 in the Finals
- Beat Washington Bullets 3–1 in the first round
Roster, playoffs
| Player | Pos | G | GS | MP | PTS | TRB | AST | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Bird | PF | 23 | 23 | 41.8 | 27.5 | 11.0 | 5.9 | .524 | — | .879 |
| Dennis Johnson | SG | 22 | 22 | 36.7 | 16.6 | 3.6 | 4.4 | .404 | — | .867 |
| Robert Parish | C | 23 | 23 | 37.8 | 14.9 | 10.8 | 1.2 | .478 | — | .646 |
| Kevin McHale | PF | 23 | 0 | 30.5 | 14.8 | 6.2 | 1.2 | .504 | — | .777 |
| Gerald Henderson | PG | 23 | 23 | 26.8 | 12.5 | 2.3 | 4.2 | .485 | — | .720 |
| Cedric Maxwell | SF | 23 | 23 | 32.7 | 11.9 | 5.2 | 2.4 | .503 | — | .779 |
| Danny Ainge | SG | 19 | 0 | 13.3 | 4.8 | 0.8 | 2.0 | .456 | — | .700 |
| Scott Wedman | SF | 17 | – | 13.3 | 5.2 | 2.8 | 1.0 | .417 | — | .500 |
| Quinn Buckner | PG | 23 | – | 11.7 | 3.3 | 1.5 | 1.2 | .405 | — | .545 |
| M.L. Carr | SF | 16 | – | 5.1 | 2.4 | 0.5 | 0.3 | .406 | — | .909 |
| Carlos Clark | SG | 8 | – | 2.5 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | .400 | — | .500 |
| Greg Kite | C | 11 | – | 3.5 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.3 | .125 | — | .833 |
Games
- Boston Celtics108–111Washington BulletsPlayoffs · OT
- Los Angeles Lakers121–124Boston CelticsPlayoffs · OT
- Boston Celtics129–125Los Angeles LakersPlayoffs · OT
Data: Basketball-Reference, NBA stats API.