- Won
- 57
- Lost
- 25
- Pct
- .695
- Finish
- 2nd of 23
- SRS
- 6.15
Roster, regular season
| Player | Pos | G | GS | MP | PTS | TRB | AST | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Bird | SF | 76 | 75 | 39.0 | 29.9 | 9.3 | 6.1 | .527 | .414 | .916 |
| Kevin McHale | PF | 64 | 63 | 37.3 | 22.6 | 8.4 | 2.7 | .604 | — | .797 |
| Danny Ainge | SG | 81 | 81 | 37.3 | 15.7 | 3.1 | 6.2 | .491 | .415 | .878 |
| Robert Parish | C | 74 | 73 | 31.2 | 14.3 | 8.5 | 1.6 | .589 | .000 | .734 |
| Dennis Johnson | PG | 77 | 74 | 34.7 | 12.6 | 3.1 | 7.8 | .438 | .261 | .856 |
| Fred Roberts | PF | 74 | 14 | 13.9 | 6.1 | 2.2 | 1.1 | .488 | .000 | .776 |
| Brad Lohaus | PF | 70 | 4 | 10.3 | 4.2 | 2.0 | 0.7 | .496 | .231 | .806 |
| Mark Acres | C | 79 | 5 | 14.6 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 0.5 | .532 | — | .640 |
| Darren Daye | SF | 47 | 8 | 13.9 | 6.0 | 1.6 | 1.5 | .516 | .000 | .678 |
| Jim Paxson | SG | 28 | 2 | 19.2 | 8.7 | 1.0 | 1.8 | .492 | .154 | .885 |
| Reggie Lewis | SG | 49 | 0 | 8.3 | 4.5 | 1.3 | 0.5 | .466 | .000 | .702 |
| Dirk Minniefield | PG | 61 | 6 | 14.2 | 3.2 | 1.2 | 3.1 | .480 | .273 | .844 |
| Artis Gilmore | C | 47 | 4 | 11.1 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 0.3 | .574 | — | .527 |
| Jerry Sichting | PG | 24 | 1 | 15.4 | 4.1 | 0.9 | 2.5 | .537 | .250 | .667 |
| Conner Henry | SG | 10 | 0 | 8.1 | 3.4 | 1.0 | 1.2 | .393 | .375 | .900 |
| Greg Kite | C | 13 | 0 | 6.6 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 0.2 | .391 | — | .167 |
Playoffs
- Beat New York Knicks 3–1 in the first round
- Beat Atlanta Hawks 4–3 in the conference semifinals
- Lost to Detroit Pistons 2–4 in the conference finals
Roster, playoffs
| Player | Pos | G | GS | MP | PTS | TRB | AST | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin McHale | PF | 17 | 17 | 42.1 | 25.4 | 8.0 | 2.4 | .603 | — | .839 |
| Larry Bird | SF | 17 | 17 | 44.9 | 24.5 | 8.8 | 6.8 | .450 | — | .894 |
| Dennis Johnson | PG | 17 | 17 | 41.3 | 15.9 | 4.5 | 8.2 | .433 | — | .796 |
| Robert Parish | C | 17 | 17 | 36.8 | 14.7 | 9.9 | 1.2 | .532 | — | .820 |
| Danny Ainge | SG | 17 | 17 | 39.4 | 11.6 | 3.1 | 6.4 | .386 | — | .881 |
| Jim Paxson | SG | 15 | 0 | 12.5 | 3.3 | 0.6 | 0.7 | .288 | — | .800 |
| Mark Acres | C | 17 | 0 | 9.3 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 0.1 | .538 | — | .500 |
| Fred Roberts | PF | 15 | 0 | 6.7 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 0.2 | .524 | — | .636 |
| Reggie Lewis | SG | 12 | 0 | 5.8 | 2.4 | 1.3 | 0.3 | .382 | — | .600 |
| Brad Lohaus | PF | 9 | 0 | 2.9 | 1.8 | 0.4 | 0.0 | .727 | — | — |
| Dirk Minniefield | PG | 11 | 0 | 4.5 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 1.0 | .429 | — | 1.000 |
| Artis Gilmore | C | 14 | 0 | 6.1 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 0.1 | .500 | — | .500 |
Games
Data: Basketball-Reference, NBA stats API.