2018–19 Boston Celtics season
2018–19 Boston Celtics season | |
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Head coach | Brad Stevens |
General manager | Danny Ainge |
Owners | Boston Basketball Partners |
Arena | TD Garden |
Results | |
Record | 49–33 (.598) |
Place | Division: 3rd (Atlantic) Conference: 4th (Eastern) |
Playoff finish | Conference Semifinals (Lost to Bucks 1–4) |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Local media | |
Television | NBC Sports Boston |
Radio | WBZ-FM |
The 2018–19 Boston Celtics season was the 73rd season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA).
In the playoffs, the Celtics swept the Indiana Pacers in the First Round. It was the first time since 2011 that the Celtics swept their opponent in the First Round.
In the Semi-finals, the Celtics lost to the Milwaukee Bucks in five games.
Just days before the second round matchup with the Bucks, Celtics legend John Havlicek, died on Thursday, April 25 at the age of 79. The team wore a black band with a white #17 (in honor of Havilcek) for Game 1 of the semi-final series with the Bucks which the Celtics won.
Draft picks
Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College / Club |
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1 | 27 | Robert Williams III | PF | United States | Texas A&M |
Roster
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Standings
Division
Atlantic Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | GP |
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y – Toronto Raptors | 58 | 24 | .707 | 0.0 | 32–9 | 26–15 | 12–4 | 82 |
x – Philadelphia 76ers | 51 | 31 | .622 | 7.0 | 31–10 | 20–21 | 8–8 | 82 |
x – Boston Celtics | 49 | 33 | .598 | 9.0 | 28–13 | 21–20 | 10–6 | 82 |
x – Brooklyn Nets | 42 | 40 | .512 | 16.0 | 23–18 | 19–22 | 8–8 | 82 |
New York Knicks | 17 | 65 | .207 | 41.0 | 9–32 | 8–33 | 2–14 | 82 |
Conference
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# | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | GP |
1 | z – Milwaukee Bucks * | 60 | 22 | .732 | – | 82 |
2 | y – Toronto Raptors * | 58 | 24 | .707 | 2.0 | 82 |
3 | x – Philadelphia 76ers | 51 | 31 | .622 | 9.0 | 82 |
4 | x – Boston Celtics | 49 | 33 | .598 | 11.0 | 82 |
5 | x – Indiana Pacers | 48 | 34 | .585 | 12.0 | 82 |
6 | x – Brooklyn Nets | 42 | 40 | .512 | 18.0 | 82 |
7 | y – Orlando Magic * | 42 | 40 | .512 | 18.0 | 82 |
8 | x – Detroit Pistons | 41 | 41 | .500 | 19.0 | 82 |
9 | Charlotte Hornets | 39 | 43 | .476 | 21.0 | 82 |
10 | Miami Heat | 39 | 43 | .476 | 21.0 | 82 |
11 | Washington Wizards | 32 | 50 | .390 | 28.0 | 82 |
12 | Atlanta Hawks | 29 | 53 | .354 | 31.0 | 82 |
13 | Chicago Bulls | 22 | 60 | .268 | 38.0 | 82 |
14 | Cleveland Cavaliers | 19 | 63 | .232 | 41.0 | 82 |
15 | New York Knicks | 17 | 65 | .207 | 43.0 | 82 |
- * notes division leader
Game log
Preseason
2018 preseason game log Total: 1–3 (Home: 1–1; Road: 0–2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Preseason: 1–3 (Home: 1–1; Road: 0–2)
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2018–19 season schedule |
Regular season
Playoffs
2019 playoff game log Total: 5–4 (Home: 2–2; Road: 3–2) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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First round: 4–0 (Home: 2–0; Road: 2–0)
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Conference Semi-finals: 1–4 (Home: 0–2; Road: 1–2)
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2019 playoff schedule |
Player statistics
Regular season
Player | Pos. | GP | GS | MP | Reb. | Ast. | Stl. | Blk. | Pts. |
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Aron Baynes | C | 51 | 18 | 821 | 240 | 57 | 12 | 34 | 284 |
Jaylen Brown | SG | 74 | 25 | 1,913 | 313 | 100 | 69 | 32 | 964 |
PJ Dozier | SG | 6 | 0 | 51 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 19 |
Gordon Hayward | PF | 72 | 18 | 1,863 | 322 | 244 | 62 | 23 | 825 |
Al Horford | C | 68 | 68 | 1,973 | 458 | 283 | 59 | 86 | 925 |
R. J. Hunter≠ | SG | 1 | 0 | 26 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 17 |
Kyrie Irving | PG | 67 | 67 | 2,214 | 335 | 464 | 103 | 34 | 1,596 |
Greg Monroe≠ | C | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Marcus Morris | PF | 75 | 53 | 2,091 | 458 | 109 | 43 | 25 | 1,046 |
Semi Ojeleye | PF | 56 | 3 | 594 | 86 | 23 | 10 | 4 | 186 |
Terry Rozier | PG | 79 | 14 | 1,791 | 307 | 231 | 68 | 21 | 708 |
Marcus Smart | SG | 80 | 60 | 2,200 | 234 | 321 | 143 | 28 | 708 |
Jayson Tatum | SF | 79 | 79 | 2,455 | 477 | 168 | 84 | 57 | 1,243 |
Daniel Theis | C | 66 | 2 | 908 | 225 | 68 | 21 | 42 | 374 |
Brad Wanamaker | PG | 36 | 0 | 343 | 41 | 56 | 12 | 2 | 140 |
Robert Williams III | C | 32 | 2 | 283 | 81 | 7 | 9 | 40 | 81 |
Guerschon Yabusele | PF | 41 | 1 | 251 | 53 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 94 |
After all games.
‡Waived during the season
†Traded during the season
≠Acquired during the season
Playoffs
Player | Pos. | GP | GS | MP | Reb. | Ast. | Stl. | Blk. | Pts. |
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Aron Baynes | C | 9 | 5 | 115 | 25 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 19 |
Jaylen Brown | SG | 9 | 9 | 274 | 52 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 125 |
Gordon Hayward | PF | 9 | 0 | 267 | 36 | 22 | 6 | 3 | 86 |
Al Horford | C | 9 | 9 | 310 | 81 | 40 | 4 | 7 | 125 |
Kyrie Irving | PG | 9 | 9 | 330 | 40 | 63 | 12 | 4 | 192 |
Marcus Morris | PF | 9 | 4 | 254 | 73 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 123 |
Semi Ojeleye | PF | 6 | 0 | 34 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
Terry Rozier | PG | 9 | 0 | 162 | 39 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 58 |
Marcus Smart | SG | 2 | 0 | 32 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
Jayson Tatum | SF | 9 | 9 | 295 | 60 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 137 |
Daniel Theis | C | 7 | 0 | 42 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 |
Brad Wanamaker | PG | 4 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 |
Robert Williams III | C | 3 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Guerschon Yabusele | PF | 4 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
Transactions
Trades
July 23, 2018 | To Boston Celtics Rodney Purvis |
To Oklahoma City Thunder Abdel Nader Cash considerations |
Free agency
Re-signed
Player | Signed |
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Aron Baynes | July 7, 2018 |
Marcus Smart | July 19, 2018 |
Jabari Bird | July 26, 2018 |
Additions
Player | Signed | Former Team |
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Brad Wanamaker | July 2, 2018 | Fenerbahçe Doğuş |
Walt Lemon Jr. | Two-way contract | Fort Wayne Mad Ants |
PJ Dozier | Two-way contract | Oklahoma City Thunder |
Justin Bibbs | September 25, 2018 | Virginia Tech Hokies |
Nick King | Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders | |
Jeff Roberson | Vanderbilt Commodores |
Subtractions
Player | Reason | New Team |
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Kadeem Allen | Waived | New York Knicks |
Shane Larkin | Unrestricted free agent | Anadolu Efes |
Rodney Purvis | Waived | Miami Heat |
Greg Monroe | Unrestricted free agent | Philadelphia 76ers |