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Boston Celtics 42 - 40 | |
| National Basketball Association Atlantic Division: 3rd place | ||
| Boston, MA |
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| Season Info | ||||||||||||
| Stats | Team | CR | TR | Opponent | CR | TR | Margin | CR | TR | |||
| Points: | 102.5 | 7 | 15 | 104.0 | 10 | 18 | -1.5 | 7 | 14 | |||
| O.Rebounds: | 15.4 | 7 | 9 | 13.3 | 2 | 2 | 2.1 | 3 | 3 | |||
| D.Rebounds: | 30.0 | 11 | 21 | 31.0 | 6 | 8 | -1.0 | 8 | 16 | |||
| Rebounds: | 45.4 | 12 | 20 | 44.3 | 3 | 4 | 1.1 | 7 | 12 | |||
| Assists: | 22.1 | 7 | 12 | 22.1 | 7 | 12 | 0.0 | 7 | 13 | |||
| Steals: | 9.6 | 5 | 10 | 8.9 | 4 | 6 | 0.7 | 3 | 6 | |||
| Blocks: | 3.8 | 13 | 25 | 5.0 | 3 | 7 | -1.2 | 7 | 17 | |||
| Turnovers: | 13.4 | 6 | 10 | 14.1 | 5 | 10 | -0.7 | 5 | 9 | |||
| Fouls: | 22.9 | 11 | 23 | 21.8 | 7 | 12 | 1.1 | 9 | 18 | |||
| FG% | .440 | 7 | 14 | .457 | 12 | 25 | -.017 | 9 | 16 | |||
| FT% | .786 | 5 | 7 | .774 | 9 | 22 | .011 | 5 | 9 | |||
| 3PT% | .289 | 4 | 13 | .303 | 12 | 20 | -.013 | 8 | 17 | |||
| Points Per Shot | 1.14 | 7 | 15 | 1.21 | 12 | 25 | -0.07 | 9 | 20 | |||
| Adjusted FG% | .452 | 7 | 15 | .475 | 12 | 25 | -.023 | 10 | 19 |
| Coaching Staff | |||||||||||
| Position | Name | Age | SCUR | SPOT | CINS | CSHT | CHND | CPSD | CPRD | Salary | Years |
| General Manager: | K.C. Jones | 55 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $112,463 | 4 |
| Roster | ||||||||
| # | Name | Pos | Age | Height | Weight | Exp | College | Hometown |
| 40 | Granville Waiters | C | 26 | 6-11 | 259 | 2 | Ohio State | |
| 0 | Larry Smith | C | 29 | 6-8 | 251 | 6 | Alcorn State | |
| 44 | Truck Robinson | C | 35 | 6-7 | 238 | 12 | Tennessee State | |
| 45 | Larry Nance | PF | 28 | 6-10 | 262 | 5 | Clemson | |
| 22 | John Williams | PF | 20 | 6-8 | 237 | 0 | Louisiana State | |
| 32 | Cedric Maxwell | PF | 31 | 6-8 | 241 | 9 | North Carolina-Charlotte | |
| 33 | Larry Bird | SF | 30 | 6-9 | 242 | 7 | Indiana State | |
| 7 | Michael Wiley | SF | 29 | 6-9 | 240 | 6 | Long Beach State | |
| 20 | Sam Vincent | SF | 24 | 6-2 | 190 | 1 | Michigan State | |
| 28 | Purvis Short | SG | 29 | 6-7 | 232 | 8 | Jackson State | |
| 15 | Mike Phelps | SG | 25 | 6-4 | 186 | 1 | Alcorn State | |
| 11 | Dexter Shouse | PG | 24 | 6-2 | 201 | 1 | South Alabama | Terre Haute, IN |
| 24 | Gus Williams | PG | 33 | 6-2 | 181 | 11 | USC | |
| Attributes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| # | Name | Pos | Age | Ht | Wt | Cur | Fut | Ins | Jps | Fts | 3ps | Hnd | Pas | Orb | Drb | Psd | Prd | Stl | Blk | Qkn | Jmp | Str | Sta | |||
| 40 | Granville Waiters | C | 26 | 6-11 | 259 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| 0 | Larry Smith | C | 29 | 6-8 | 251 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| 44 | Truck Robinson | C | 35 | 6-7 | 238 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| 45 | Larry Nance | PF | 28 | 6-10 | 262 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| 22 | John Williams | PF | 20 | 6-8 | 237 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| 32 | Cedric Maxwell | PF | 31 | 6-8 | 241 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| 33 | Larry Bird | SF | 30 | 6-9 | 242 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| 7 | Michael Wiley | SF | 29 | 6-9 | 240 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| 20 | Sam Vincent | SF | 24 | 6-2 | 190 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| 28 | Purvis Short | SG | 29 | 6-7 | 232 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| 15 | Mike Phelps | SG | 25 | 6-4 | 186 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| 11 | Dexter Shouse | PG | 24 | 6-2 | 201 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| 24 | Gus Williams | PG | 33 | 6-2 | 181 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| Potentials | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| # | Name | Pos | Age | Ht | Wt | Cur | Fut | Ins | Jps | Fts | 3ps | Hnd | Pas | Orb | Drb | Psd | Prd | Stl | Blk | |||
| 40 | Granville Waiters | C | 26 | 6-11 | 259 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| 0 | Larry Smith | C | 29 | 6-8 | 251 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| 44 | Truck Robinson | C | 35 | 6-7 | 238 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| 45 | Larry Nance | PF | 28 | 6-10 | 262 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| 22 | John Williams | PF | 20 | 6-8 | 237 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| 32 | Cedric Maxwell | PF | 31 | 6-8 | 241 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| 33 | Larry Bird | SF | 30 | 6-9 | 242 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| 7 | Michael Wiley | SF | 29 | 6-9 | 240 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| 20 | Sam Vincent | SF | 24 | 6-2 | 190 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| 28 | Purvis Short | SG | 29 | 6-7 | 232 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| 15 | Mike Phelps | SG | 25 | 6-4 | 186 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| 11 | Dexter Shouse | PG | 24 | 6-2 | 201 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| 24 | Gus Williams | PG | 33 | 6-2 | 181 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| Unavailable Players | |||||||
| Player | Reason | Length | |||||
| Season Stats | ||||||||||||||
| Name | Pos | G | GS | Min | Pts | ORb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | +/- | |
| Granville Waiters | C | 31 | 0 | 2.6 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.4 | -1.6 | |
| Larry Smith | C | 82 | 82 | 24.8 | 5.8 | 2.9 | 9.0 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 3.7 | 2.6 | |
| Truck Robinson | C | 82 | 0 | 23.5 | 6.4 | 1.6 | 5.3 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 1.3 | 2.9 | -3.2 | |
| Larry Nance | PF | 52 | 52 | 35.6 | 21.4 | 3.0 | 8.1 | 2.5 | 0.7 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.6 | 3.9 | |
| John Williams | PF | 26 | 0 | 4.5 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | -4.5 | |
| Cedric Maxwell | PF | 78 | 25 | 23.4 | 7.1 | 1.9 | 5.1 | 1.9 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 1.9 | -3.4 | |
| Larry Bird | SF | 59 | 59 | 38.6 | 24.3 | 3.1 | 9.4 | 6.2 | 1.8 | 0.4 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 3.0 | |
| Michael Wiley | SF | 85 | 59 | 26.1 | 13.6 | 1.8 | 5.5 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 1.4 | 3.9 | -1.2 | |
| Sam Vincent | SF | 41 | 0 | 4.2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.6 | -1.1 | |
| Purvis Short | SG | 82 | 82 | 37.0 | 23.5 | 2.4 | 6.1 | 3.2 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 2.6 | 2.7 | -0.7 | |
| Mike Phelps | SG | 72 | 0 | 11.9 | 2.7 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.9 | -2.5 | |
| Dexter Shouse | PG | 82 | 2 | 17.9 | 7.0 | 0.5 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 2.1 | -0.1 | |
| Gus Williams | PG | 82 | 82 | 32.9 | 10.1 | 0.7 | 2.0 | 4.9 | 1.8 | 0.2 | 1.6 | 2.3 | -2.2 | |
| Season Shooting | |||||||||||||||||
| Name | Pos | Fgm | Fga | Pct | Ftm | Fta | Pct | IFgm | IFga | Pct | JSm | JSa | Pct | 3pm | 3pa | Pct | |
| Granville Waiters | C | 3 | 14 | .214 | 1 | 2 | .500 | 1 | 6 | .167 | 2 | 8 | .250 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| Larry Smith | C | 202 | 445 | .454 | 71 | 127 | .559 | 142 | 252 | .563 | 60 | 190 | .316 | 0 | 3 | .000 | |
| Truck Robinson | C | 213 | 571 | .373 | 98 | 161 | .609 | 157 | 362 | .434 | 56 | 209 | .268 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| Larry Nance | PF | 420 | 793 | .530 | 272 | 348 | .782 | 343 | 525 | .653 | 77 | 267 | .288 | 0 | 1 | .000 | |
| John Williams | PF | 10 | 23 | .435 | 7 | 8 | .875 | 8 | 11 | .727 | 1 | 10 | .100 | 1 | 2 | .500 | |
| Cedric Maxwell | PF | 216 | 543 | .398 | 123 | 149 | .826 | 145 | 267 | .543 | 71 | 274 | .259 | 0 | 2 | .000 | |
| Larry Bird | SF | 509 | 1088 | .468 | 329 | 345 | .954 | 281 | 450 | .624 | 143 | 378 | .378 | 85 | 260 | .327 | |
| Michael Wiley | SF | 461 | 931 | .495 | 230 | 326 | .706 | 287 | 483 | .594 | 174 | 444 | .392 | 0 | 4 | .000 | |
| Sam Vincent | SF | 12 | 38 | .316 | 17 | 17 | 1.000 | 4 | 5 | .800 | 8 | 33 | .242 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| Purvis Short | SG | 742 | 1663 | .446 | 370 | 464 | .797 | 411 | 672 | .612 | 255 | 726 | .351 | 76 | 265 | .287 | |
| Mike Phelps | SG | 76 | 196 | .388 | 40 | 59 | .678 | 32 | 58 | .552 | 44 | 138 | .319 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| Dexter Shouse | PG | 223 | 530 | .421 | 124 | 149 | .832 | 109 | 175 | .623 | 114 | 349 | .327 | 0 | 6 | .000 | |
| Gus Williams | PG | 340 | 915 | .372 | 134 | 166 | .807 | 99 | 155 | .639 | 227 | 693 | .328 | 14 | 67 | .209 |
| Season Efficiency | ||||||||||||||
| Name | Pos | TS% | AstR | ToR | Usg | ORR | DRR | RR | PER | VA | EWA | O Eff | D Eff | |
| Granville Waiters | C | .267 | 9.1 | 22.7 | 10.0 | 5.5 | 15.9 | 10.0 | -1.7 | -15.0 | -0.5 | 75.3 | 112.9 | |
| Larry Smith | C | .475 | 16.7 | 13.0 | 12.5 | 12.6 | 26.6 | 19.5 | 12.4 | 54.5 | 1.8 | 104.2 | 98.6 | |
| Truck Robinson | C | .408 | 11.7 | 12.3 | 16.2 | 6.8 | 17.7 | 12.0 | 7.2 | -96.9 | -3.2 | 101.7 | 108.3 | |
| Larry Nance | PF | .588 | 10.9 | 9.4 | 23.8 | 8.9 | 15.5 | 12.1 | 24.0 | 346.0 | 11.5 | 108.7 | 103.1 | |
| John Williams | PF | .519 | 17.8 | 22.2 | 13.3 | 3.5 | 13.1 | 8.0 | 6.5 | -8.8 | -0.3 | 77.6 | 134.5 | |
| Cedric Maxwell | PF | .456 | 17.6 | 10.1 | 16.2 | 8.2 | 15.8 | 11.7 | 12.2 | 19.4 | 0.6 | 98.2 | 105.8 | |
| Larry Bird | SF | .577 | 20.9 | 8.0 | 26.3 | 8.4 | 17.9 | 13.1 | 27.4 | 576.4 | 19.2 | 105.7 | 102.0 | |
| Michael Wiley | SF | .536 | 8.5 | 9.0 | 22.1 | 7.1 | 15.5 | 11.2 | 17.2 | 223.4 | 7.4 | 101.5 | 102.8 | |
| Sam Vincent | SF | .444 | 24.3 | 11.4 | 13.7 | 1.3 | 4.4 | 2.8 | 7.6 | -7.4 | -0.2 | 91.5 | 106.0 | |
| Purvis Short | SG | .517 | 11.2 | 9.0 | 28.5 | 6.6 | 11.2 | 8.8 | 19.8 | 419.6 | 14.0 | 104.9 | 105.9 | |
| Mike Phelps | SG | .432 | 17.0 | 11.9 | 12.9 | 3.0 | 8.4 | 5.5 | 8.4 | -27.5 | -0.9 | 92.9 | 104.0 | |
| Dexter Shouse | PG | .478 | 17.2 | 10.9 | 20.0 | 2.8 | 7.0 | 4.8 | 14.1 | 67.0 | 2.2 | 98.3 | 99.4 | |
| Gus Williams | PG | .419 | 26.3 | 8.7 | 18.6 | 2.2 | 4.6 | 3.3 | 11.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 104.2 | 107.5 |
| Career Stats | |||||||||||||
| Name | Pos | G | GS | Min | Pts | Orb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TOs | PFs | |
| Granville Waiters | C | 62 | 0 | 2.9 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.4 | |
| Larry Smith | C | 526 | 218 | 19.7 | 4.1 | 2.1 | 6.7 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 3.6 | |
| Truck Robinson | C | 1025 | 323 | 27.5 | 13.3 | 2.1 | 7.6 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 2.7 | |
| Larry Nance | PF | 441 | 441 | 34.1 | 17.8 | 2.8 | 8.5 | 2.4 | 0.9 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 2.5 | |
| John Williams | PF | 26 | 0 | 4.5 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | |
| Cedric Maxwell | PF | 798 | 532 | 27.6 | 11.4 | 2.4 | 6.3 | 2.1 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 1.8 | 2.5 | |
| Larry Bird | SF | 633 | 633 | 37.2 | 28.2 | 2.6 | 9.9 | 6.5 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 2.8 | 2.4 | |
| Michael Wiley | SF | 577 | 469 | 24.9 | 12.6 | 1.5 | 4.8 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 1.4 | 4.1 | |
| Sam Vincent | SF | 83 | 0 | 5.2 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.7 | |
| Purvis Short | SG | 718 | 640 | 32.2 | 17.0 | 1.9 | 5.2 | 2.6 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 2.2 | 2.9 | |
| Mike Phelps | SG | 154 | 0 | 12.2 | 3.0 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 1.0 | |
| Dexter Shouse | PG | 164 | 2 | 17.1 | 7.1 | 0.4 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 1.8 | |
| Gus Williams | PG | 887 | 573 | 31.1 | 15.6 | 1.1 | 2.9 | 4.3 | 2.0 | 0.3 | 2.0 | 2.4 | |
| Career Shooting | |||||||||||
| Name | Pos | FGM | FGA | Pct | FTM | FTA | Pct | 3PM | 3PA | Pct | |
| Granville Waiters | C | 7 | 33 | .212 | 3 | 4 | .750 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| Larry Smith | C | 917 | 1996 | .459 | 334 | 645 | .518 | 0 | 10 | .000 | |
| Truck Robinson | C | 5219 | 11222 | .465 | 3175 | 4803 | .661 | 0 | 12 | .000 | |
| Larry Nance | PF | 2994 | 5729 | .523 | 1881 | 2484 | .757 | 0 | 9 | .000 | |
| John Williams | PF | 10 | 23 | .435 | 7 | 8 | .875 | 1 | 2 | .500 | |
| Cedric Maxwell | PF | 3193 | 5823 | .548 | 2693 | 3432 | .785 | 0 | 11 | .000 | |
| Larry Bird | SF | 6464 | 12982 | .498 | 3606 | 3915 | .921 | 1329 | 3491 | .381 | |
| Michael Wiley | SF | 2883 | 5388 | .535 | 1477 | 2080 | .710 | 2 | 13 | .154 | |
| Sam Vincent | SF | 32 | 104 | .308 | 25 | 28 | .893 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| Purvis Short | SG | 4728 | 10475 | .451 | 2268 | 2838 | .799 | 449 | 1548 | .290 | |
| Mike Phelps | SG | 177 | 459 | .386 | 103 | 155 | .665 | 0 | 4 | .000 | |
| Dexter Shouse | PG | 475 | 1074 | .442 | 212 | 271 | .782 | 0 | 8 | .000 | |
| Gus Williams | PG | 5427 | 12576 | .432 | 2812 | 3601 | .781 | 138 | 634 | .218 |
| Career Efficiency | ||||||||||||||
| Name | Pos | TS% | AstR | ToR | Usg | ORR | DRR | RR | PER | VA | EWA | O Eff | D Eff | |
| Granville Waiters | C | .229 | 10.9 | 25.5 | 11.2 | 5.8 | 14.0 | 9.6 | -1.5 | -32.0 | -1.1 | 80.8 | 108.5 | |
| Larry Smith | C | .475 | 15.4 | 16.6 | 11.6 | 11.8 | 25.8 | 18.8 | 9.7 | -172.7 | -5.8 | 105.5 | 97.3 | |
| Truck Robinson | C | .510 | 9.1 | 9.5 | 12.2 | 15.0 | 40.3 | 27.4 | 11.9 | 980.6 | 32.7 | 100.7 | 103.0 | |
| Larry Nance | PF | .577 | 12.2 | 10.1 | 21.8 | 9.1 | 18.3 | 13.7 | 23.1 | 2602.0 | 86.7 | 105.9 | 105.2 | |
| John Williams | PF | .519 | 17.8 | 22.2 | 13.3 | 3.5 | 13.1 | 8.0 | 6.5 | -8.8 | -0.3 | 77.6 | 134.5 | |
| Cedric Maxwell | PF | .619 | 15.9 | 14.0 | 13.1 | 12.3 | 19.3 | 15.8 | 16.0 | 1439.6 | 48.0 | 107.4 | 100.1 | |
| Larry Bird | SF | .607 | 19.9 | 8.5 | 29.8 | 7.8 | 21.8 | 14.9 | 32.4 | 7687.3 | 256.2 | 109.0 | 99.2 | |
| Michael Wiley | SF | .575 | 7.8 | 10.5 | 19.9 | 6.6 | 15.1 | 10.9 | 16.5 | 1195.9 | 39.9 | 104.9 | 103.6 | |
| Sam Vincent | SF | .379 | 19.3 | 14.8 | 14.2 | 2.2 | 6.7 | 4.4 | 4.8 | -36.4 | -1.2 | 86.7 | 100.1 | |
| Purvis Short | SG | .519 | 12.4 | 10.3 | 22.2 | 7.0 | 12.1 | 9.5 | 17.1 | 2043.5 | 68.1 | 105.1 | 100.9 | |
| Mike Phelps | SG | .433 | 18.0 | 11.9 | 13.9 | 2.6 | 8.0 | 5.2 | 8.4 | -58.9 | -2.0 | 96.7 | 99.5 | |
| Dexter Shouse | PG | .487 | 16.0 | 11.4 | 20.8 | 2.7 | 6.4 | 4.6 | 14.6 | 149.1 | 5.0 | 100.7 | 97.7 | |
| Gus Williams | PG | .487 | 19.4 | 9.0 | 16.9 | 5.5 | 9.2 | 7.3 | 14.5 | 1433.5 | 47.8 | 106.9 | 100.8 |
| Contract | |||||||||
| Name | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | |
| Granville Waiters | $101,665 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |
| Larry Smith | $1,125,000 | $1,237,500 | $1,350,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |
| Truck Robinson | $190,400 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |
| Larry Nance | $1,650,000 | $1,800,000 | $1,950,000 | $2,100,000 | $2,250,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |
| John Williams | $135,782 | $150,718 | $168,369 | $187,379 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |
| Cedric Maxwell | $184,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |
| Larry Bird | $1,631,250 | $1,800,000 | $1,968,750 | $2,137,500 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |
| Michael Wiley | $411,205 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |
| Sam Vincent | $141,849 | $158,462 | $176,353 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |
| Purvis Short | $1,860,534 | $2,067,260 | $2,273,986 | $2,480,712 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |
| Mike Phelps | $77,700 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |
| Dexter Shouse | $77,700 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |
| Gus Williams | $400,000 | $400,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |
| Cut Salary | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |
| Unused Exceptions | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |
| Total Salary | $7,987,085 | $7,613,940 | $7,887,458 | $6,905,591 | $2,250,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Draft Picks | |||
| Season | Rnd | Team | |
| 1987 | 1 | Celtics | |
| 1987 | 2 | Celtics | |
| 1988 | 1 | Celtics | |
| 1988 | 2 | Celtics | |
| 1989 | 2 | Celtics | |
| Season Schedule | |||||||
| Date | Opponent | Result | Score | Record | Attendance | Type | |
| 10/21/86 | Hawks | W | 100-83 | 1-0 | 14,895 | Preseason | |
| 10/22/86 | at 76ers | W | 99-90 | 2-0 | 14,388 | Preseason | |
| 10/23/86 | Cavaliers | L | 102-107 | 2-1 | 14,895 | Preseason | |
| 10/25/86 | at Warriors | L | 88-101 | 2-2 | 12,726 | Preseason | |
| 10/27/86 | at Rockets | W | 125-111 | 3-2 | 16,285 | Preseason | |
| 11/01/86 | Heat | W | 113-89 | 4-2 | 14,895 | Preseason | |
| 11/04/86 | at Nuggets | L | 119-127 | 0-1 | 7,304 | Regular Season | |
| 11/05/86 | at Knicks | L | 110-125 | 0-2 | 13,311 | Regular Season | |
| 11/08/86 | Pistons | W | 110-109 | 1-2 | 14,895 | Regular Season | |
| 11/09/86 | Bullets | L | 86-95 | 1-3 | 14,895 | Regular Season | |
| 11/13/86 | at Lakers | W | 117-111 | 2-3 | 16,631 | Regular Season | |
| 11/14/86 | Light | W | 101-74 | 3-3 | 13,913 | Regular Season | |
| 11/16/86 | Pistons | W | 108-107 | 4-3 | 14,895 | Regular Season | |
| 11/18/86 | Pacers | W | 103-83 | 5-3 | 14,895 | Regular Season | |
| 11/19/86 | at Supersonics | W | 106-94 | 6-3 | 10,197 | Regular Season | |
| 11/24/86 | Bucks | W | 89-71 | 7-3 | 14,895 | Regular Season | |
| 11/26/86 | Pacers | W | 103-91 | 8-3 | 14,895 | Regular Season | |
| 11/27/86 | at Heat | L | 111-118 | 8-4 | 8,584 | Regular Season | |
| 11/30/86 | at Pistons | L | 85-102 | 8-5 | 17,294 | Regular Season | |
| 12/02/86 | at Bulls | W | 116-100 | 9-5 | 18,567 | Regular Season | |
| 12/06/86 | at Light | L | 95-108 | 9-6 | 6,376 | Regular Season | |
| 12/08/86 | Knicks | L | 75-93 | 9-7 | 14,895 | Regular Season | |
| 12/10/86 | at Stallions | W | 117-111 | 10-7 | 8,734 | Regular Season | |
| 12/12/86 | Cavaliers | W | 107-102 | 11-7 | 14,895 | Regular Season | |
| 12/13/86 | Rockets | W | 113-102 | 12-7 | 14,895 | Regular Season | |
| 12/16/86 | at Jazz | W | 123-96 | 13-7 | 10,150 | Regular Season | |
| 12/18/86 | Nets | L | 83-93 | 13-8 | 14,895 | Regular Season | |
| 12/19/86 | at Jazz | L | 105-114 | 13-9 | 8,312 | Regular Season | |
| 12/21/86 | at Cavaliers | L | 100-112 | 13-10 | 16,522 | Regular Season | |
| 12/23/86 | at 76ers | W | 97-94 | 14-10 | 15,887 | Regular Season | |
| 12/24/86 | at Knicks | L | 98-103 | 14-11 | 10,861 | Regular Season | |
| 12/28/86 | at Mavericks | W | 110-102 | 15-11 | 14,937 | Regular Season | |
| 12/29/86 | at Cavaliers | L | 97-114 | 15-12 | 13,805 | Regular Season | |
| 01/02/87 | 76ers | W | 96-85 | 16-12 | 14,895 | Regular Season | |
| 01/03/87 | at Spirits | L | 87-116 | 16-13 | 11,127 | Regular Season | |
| 01/06/87 | at Pistons | L | 78-104 | 16-14 | 16,757 | Regular Season | |
| 01/08/87 | at Spurs | L | 71-104 | 16-15 | 12,396 | Regular Season | |
| 01/09/87 | at Rockets | L | 82-96 | 16-16 | 13,604 | Regular Season | |
| 01/12/87 | Spurs | L | 88-102 | 16-17 | 14,895 | Regular Season | |
| 01/14/87 | Jazz | L | 105-112 | 16-18 | 14,895 | Regular Season | |
| 01/15/87 | Stallions | L | 103-111 | 16-19 | 14,895 | Regular Season | |
| 01/18/87 | at Hawks | W | 123-118 | 17-19 | 14,407 | Regular Season | |
| 01/20/87 | at Trail Blazers | L | 77-102 | 17-20 | 12,888 | Regular Season | |
| 01/22/87 | Bullets | L | 97-110 | 17-21 | 14,895 | Regular Season | |
| 01/24/87 | Trail Blazers | W | 115-114 | 18-21 | 14,895 | Regular Season | |
| 01/26/87 | Warriors | L | 103-128 | 18-22 | 14,895 | Regular Season | |
| 01/28/87 | at Pacers | W | 115-102 | 19-22 | 7,770 | Regular Season | |
| 01/30/87 | at Bullets | L | 103-104 | 19-23 | 8,037 | Regular Season | |
| 01/31/87 | at Nets | L | 77-96 | 19-24 | 20,049 | Regular Season | |
| 02/04/87 | Spirits | W | 102-94 | 20-24 | 14,895 | Regular Season | |
| 02/05/87 | at Hawks | L | 84-121 | 20-25 | 12,903 | Regular Season | |
| 02/10/87 | Heat | L | 104-113 | 20-26 | 14,895 | Regular Season | |
| 02/11/87 | Lakers | L | 88-110 | 20-27 | 14,895 | Regular Season | |
| 02/14/87 | at 76ers | L | 103-109 | 20-28 | 14,599 | Regular Season | |
| 02/16/87 | Hawks | W | 119-90 | 21-28 | 14,895 | Regular Season | |
| 02/18/87 | Knicks | L | 87-122 | 21-29 | 14,895 | Regular Season | |
| 02/22/87 | Jazz | W | 117-108 | 22-29 | 14,895 | Regular Season | |
| 02/24/87 | Hawks | W | 94-74 | 23-29 | 14,895 | Regular Season | |
| 02/26/87 | at Bucks | W | 108-71 | 24-29 | 5,036 | Regular Season | |
| 02/27/87 | Supersonics | W | 102-94 | 25-29 | 14,895 | Regular Season | |
| 03/02/87 | Bucks | W | 93-76 | 26-29 | 14,895 | Regular Season | |
| 03/03/87 | Nuggets | W | 102-91 | 27-29 | 14,895 | Regular Season | |
| 03/07/87 | at Pacers | W | 97-92 | 28-29 | 7,231 | Regular Season | |
| 03/08/87 | at Suns | W | 117-103 | 29-29 | 12,633 | Regular Season | |
| 03/10/87 | Nets | L | 108-112 | 29-30 | 14,895 | Regular Season | |
| 03/12/87 | at Bulls | W | 100-97 | 30-30 | 18,676 | Regular Season | |
| 03/14/87 | Bullets | W | 110-104 | 31-30 | 14,895 | Regular Season | |
| 03/16/87 | at Bucks | W | 110-104 | 32-30 | 4,171 | Regular Season | |
| 03/17/87 | at Bulls | W | 116-98 | 33-30 | 17,455 | Regular Season | |
| 03/21/87 | at Bullets | W | 138-114 | 34-30 | 6,591 | Regular Season | |
| 03/22/87 | Bucks | W | 115-78 | 35-30 | 14,895 | Regular Season | |
| 03/25/87 | Suns | W | 108-85 | 36-30 | 14,895 | Regular Season | |
| 03/26/87 | Kings | L | 106-117 | 36-31 | 14,895 | Regular Season | |
| 03/28/87 | Heat | W | 129-121 | 37-31 | 14,895 | Regular Season | |
| 03/30/87 | Bulls | W | 139-131 | 38-31 | 14,895 | Regular Season | |
| 04/01/87 | at Pistons | L | 93-128 | 38-32 | 14,749 | Regular Season | |
| 04/03/87 | at Nets | L | 97-119 | 38-33 | 20,049 | Regular Season | |
| 04/04/87 | at Heat | L | 101-113 | 38-34 | 14,244 | Regular Season | |
| 04/06/87 | at Heat | W | 115-106 | 39-34 | 11,844 | Regular Season | |
| 04/08/87 | Cavaliers | L | 94-100 | 39-35 | 14,895 | Regular Season | |
| 04/10/87 | Pacers | W | 109-95 | 40-35 | 14,895 | Regular Season | |
| 04/12/87 | Nets | L | 83-98 | 40-36 | 14,895 | Regular Season | |
| 04/14/87 | Bulls | W | 107-102 | 41-36 | 14,895 | Regular Season | |
| 04/16/87 | at Kings | L | 80-123 | 41-37 | 11,032 | Regular Season | |
| 04/17/87 | 76ers | L | 91-107 | 41-38 | 14,895 | Regular Season | |
| 04/20/87 | at Jazz | L | 118-126 | 41-39 | 8,632 | Regular Season | |
| 04/22/87 | Mavericks | L | 107-121 | 41-40 | 14,895 | Regular Season | |
| 04/23/87 | at Warriors | W | 110-102 | 42-40 | 15,025 | Regular Season | |
| 04/25/87 | at Heat | L | 106-116 | 0-1 | 12,823 | Playoffs | |
| 04/26/87 | at Heat | L | 113-119 | 0-2 | 13,054 | Playoffs | |
| 04/28/87 | Heat | W | 129-113 | 1-2 | 14,895 | Playoffs | |
| 04/29/87 | Heat | W | 115-106 | 2-2 | 14,895 | Playoffs | |
| 05/01/87 | at Heat | L | 90-132 | 2-3 | 12,721 | Playoffs | |