- Won
- 67
- Lost
- 15
- Pct
- .817
- Finish
- 1st of 23
- SRS
- 9.06
Roster, regular season
| Player | Pos | G | GS | MP | PTS | TRB | AST | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Bird | SF | 82 | 81 | 38.0 | 25.8 | 9.8 | 6.8 | .496 | .423 | .896 |
| Kevin McHale | PF | 68 | 62 | 35.3 | 21.3 | 8.1 | 2.7 | .574 | — | .776 |
| Robert Parish | C | 81 | 80 | 31.7 | 16.1 | 9.5 | 1.8 | .549 | — | .731 |
| Dennis Johnson | PG | 78 | 78 | 35.0 | 15.6 | 3.4 | 5.8 | .455 | .143 | .818 |
| Danny Ainge | SG | 80 | 78 | 30.1 | 10.7 | 2.9 | 5.1 | .504 | .356 | .904 |
| Scott Wedman | SF | 79 | 19 | 17.7 | 8.0 | 2.4 | 1.1 | .473 | .354 | .662 |
| Bill Walton | C | 80 | 2 | 19.3 | 7.6 | 6.8 | 2.1 | .562 | — | .713 |
| Jerry Sichting | PG | 82 | 7 | 19.5 | 6.5 | 1.3 | 2.3 | .570 | .375 | .924 |
| Rick Carlisle | SG | 77 | 1 | 9.9 | 2.6 | 1.0 | 1.4 | .487 | .000 | .652 |
| Sam Vincent | SG | 57 | 0 | 7.6 | 3.2 | 0.8 | 1.2 | .364 | .250 | .929 |
| David Thirdkill | PF | 49 | 0 | 7.9 | 3.3 | 1.4 | 0.3 | .491 | .000 | .625 |
| Greg Kite | C | 64 | 2 | 7.3 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 0.3 | .374 | .000 | .385 |
| Sly Williams | SF | 6 | 0 | 9.0 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 0.3 | .238 | .000 | .583 |
Playoffs
- Beat Milwaukee Bucks 4–0 in the conference finals
- Beat Chicago Bulls 3–0 in the first round
- Beat Atlanta Hawks 4–1 in the conference semifinals
- Beat Houston Rockets 4–2 in the Finals
Roster, playoffs
| Player | Pos | G | GS | MP | PTS | TRB | AST | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Bird | SF | 18 | 18 | 42.8 | 25.9 | 9.3 | 8.2 | .517 | — | .927 |
| Kevin McHale | PF | 18 | 18 | 39.7 | 24.9 | 8.6 | 2.7 | .579 | — | .794 |
| Dennis Johnson | PG | 18 | 18 | 39.7 | 16.2 | 4.2 | 5.9 | .445 | — | .798 |
| Danny Ainge | SG | 18 | 18 | 36.2 | 15.6 | 4.2 | 5.2 | .554 | — | .867 |
| Robert Parish | C | 18 | 18 | 32.8 | 15.0 | 8.8 | 1.4 | .471 | — | .652 |
| Bill Walton | C | 16 | 0 | 18.2 | 7.9 | 6.4 | 1.7 | .581 | — | .826 |
| Jerry Sichting | PG | 18 | 0 | 15.2 | 3.2 | 0.9 | 2.2 | .443 | — | .429 |
| Scott Wedman | SF | 12 | 0 | 11.8 | 3.8 | 1.8 | 0.7 | .392 | — | .750 |
| Sam Vincent | SG | 9 | 0 | 4.6 | 2.4 | 0.8 | 0.6 | .286 | — | 1.000 |
| Rick Carlisle | SG | 10 | 0 | 5.4 | 1.9 | 0.5 | 0.8 | .533 | — | .750 |
| Greg Kite | C | 13 | 0 | 6.0 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 0.2 | .700 | — | .571 |
| David Thirdkill | PF | 13 | 0 | 3.6 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.2 | .333 | — | .455 |
Games
Data: Basketball-Reference, NBA stats API.