- Won
- 59
- Lost
- 23
- Pct
- .720
- Finish
- 2nd of 23
- SRS
- 6.57
Roster, regular season
| Player | Pos | G | GS | MP | PTS | TRB | AST | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Bird | SF | 74 | 73 | 40.6 | 28.1 | 9.2 | 7.6 | .525 | .400 | .910 |
| Kevin McHale | PF | 77 | 77 | 39.7 | 26.1 | 9.9 | 2.6 | .604 | .000 | .836 |
| Robert Parish | C | 80 | 80 | 37.4 | 17.5 | 10.6 | 2.2 | .556 | .000 | .735 |
| Dennis Johnson | PG | 79 | 78 | 37.1 | 13.4 | 3.3 | 7.5 | .444 | .113 | .833 |
| Danny Ainge | SG | 71 | 66 | 35.2 | 14.8 | 3.4 | 5.6 | .486 | .443 | .897 |
| Jerry Sichting | PG | 78 | 15 | 20.1 | 5.7 | 1.2 | 2.4 | .508 | .269 | .881 |
| Fred Roberts | PF | 73 | 11 | 14.8 | 5.5 | 2.6 | 0.8 | .515 | .000 | .810 |
| Darren Daye | SF | 61 | 2 | 11.9 | 3.9 | 2.0 | 1.2 | .500 | — | .523 |
| Sam Vincent | PG | 46 | 5 | 8.1 | 3.7 | 0.6 | 1.3 | .441 | — | .927 |
| Greg Kite | C | 74 | 1 | 10.1 | 1.7 | 2.3 | 0.4 | .427 | .000 | .382 |
| Conner Henry | SG | 36 | 0 | 6.4 | 2.7 | 0.8 | 0.8 | .369 | .387 | .588 |
| Rick Carlisle | SG | 42 | 0 | 7.1 | 1.9 | 0.7 | 0.8 | .326 | .313 | .750 |
| Bill Walton | C | 10 | 0 | 11.2 | 2.8 | 3.1 | 0.9 | .385 | — | .533 |
| David Thirdkill | SF | 17 | 0 | 5.2 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 0.1 | .417 | .000 | .313 |
| Scott Wedman | SF | 6 | 2 | 13.0 | 3.3 | 1.5 | 1.0 | .333 | .500 | .500 |
| Andre Turner | PG | 3 | 0 | 6.0 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.3 | .400 | .000 | — |
Playoffs
- Beat Milwaukee Bucks 4–3 in the conference semifinals
- Beat Chicago Bulls 3–0 in the first round
- Beat Detroit Pistons 4–3 in the conference finals
- Lost to Los Angeles Lakers 2–4 in the Finals
Roster, playoffs
| Player | Pos | G | GS | MP | PTS | TRB | AST | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Bird | SF | 23 | 23 | 44.1 | 27.0 | 10.0 | 7.2 | .476 | — | .912 |
| Kevin McHale | PF | 21 | 19 | 39.4 | 21.1 | 9.2 | 1.9 | .584 | — | .762 |
| Dennis Johnson | PG | 23 | 23 | 41.9 | 18.9 | 4.0 | 8.9 | .465 | — | .850 |
| Robert Parish | C | 21 | 21 | 35.0 | 18.0 | 9.4 | 1.3 | .567 | — | .767 |
| Danny Ainge | SG | 20 | 19 | 38.1 | 14.8 | 2.6 | 4.6 | .487 | — | .861 |
| Darren Daye | SF | 23 | 1 | 10.4 | 5.0 | 1.4 | 0.6 | .583 | — | .865 |
| Fred Roberts | PF | 20 | 4 | 13.3 | 4.5 | 1.6 | 0.6 | .508 | — | .705 |
| Jerry Sichting | PG | 23 | 4 | 14.7 | 3.4 | 0.9 | 1.4 | .427 | — | .800 |
| Sam Vincent | PG | 17 | 0 | 8.3 | 4.4 | 0.7 | 1.1 | .411 | — | .771 |
| Bill Walton | C | 12 | 0 | 8.5 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 0.8 | .480 | — | .357 |
| Conner Henry | SG | 11 | 0 | 3.2 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | .500 | — | .500 |
| Greg Kite | C | 20 | 1 | 8.6 | 0.8 | 2.3 | 0.4 | .350 | — | .429 |
Games
Data: Basketball-Reference, NBA stats API.