2009–10 Boston Celtics season

2009–10 Boston Celtics season
Conference Champions
Division Champions
Head coach Doc Rivers
General manager Danny Ainge
Owner(s) Wycliffe Grousbeck
Stephen Pagliuca
H. Irving Grousbeck
Arena TD Garden
Results
Record 5032 (.610)
Place Division: 1st (Atlantic)
Conference: 4th (Eastern)
Playoff finish NBA Finals
(Lost to Lakers 3-4)

Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com

Local media
Television CSN New England
Radio WEEI

The 2009–10 Boston Celtics season was the 64th season of the Boston Celtics in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Celtics finished with a record of 50–32, a 12 win drop off from the previous season. They finished 1st in the Atlantic Division and 4th in the Eastern Conference. The Celtics made it back to the NBA Finals after a one-year hiatus and played against the Los Angeles Lakers. Facing a rematch of the 2008 NBA Finals, in which the Celtics defeated the Lakers in six games to capture their seventeenth championship, the Celtics were defeated this time in seven games.

Key dates

Summary

NBA Draft 2009

Main article: 2009 NBA draft

Draft picks

Main article: 2009 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College/Team
2 58 Lester Hudson PG  United States Tennessee-Martin

Roster

Boston Celtics roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From
G 20 United States Allen, Ray 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) July 20, 1975 Connecticut
G/F 42 United States Allen, Tony 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 213 lb (97 kg) January 11, 1982 Oklahoma State
G/F 7 United States Daniels, Marquis 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) January 7, 1981 Auburn
F/C 11 United States Davis, Glen 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 289 lb (131 kg) January 1, 1986 LSU
G/F 40 United States Finley, Michael 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) March 6, 1973 Wisconsin
F 27 United States Gaffney, Tony (IN) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) November 14, 1984 Massachusetts
F/C 5 United States Garnett, Kevin 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 253 lb (115 kg) May 19, 1976 Farragut
G 0 United States Lafayette, Oliver (IN) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) May 4, 1984 Houston
C 43 United States Perkins, Kendrick 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 280 lb (127 kg) November 10, 1984 CJOHS
G/F 34 United States Pierce, Paul (C) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 235 lb (107 kg) October 13, 1977 Kansas
G 4 United States Robinson, Nate 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 180 lb (82 kg) May 31, 1984 Washington
G 9 United States Rondo, Rajon 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 171 lb (78 kg) February 22, 1986 Kentucky
F 44 United States Scalabrine, Brian (IN) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) March 18, 1978 Southern California
F/C 30 United States Wallace, Rasheed 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (104 kg) September 17, 1974 North Carolina
F/C 13 United States Williams, Shelden 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 250 lb (113 kg) October 21, 1983 Duke
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

RosterTransactions
Last transaction: 2010-04-14

Pre-season

2009 pre-season game log
2009–10 season schedule

Regular season

Standings

Atlantic Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Boston Celtics 50 32 .610 24–17 26–15 13–3
Toronto Raptors 40 42 .488 10 25–16 15–26 11–5
New York Knicks 29 53 .354 21 18–23 11–30 6–10
Philadelphia 76ers 27 55 .329 23 12–29 15–26 7–9
New Jersey Nets 12 70 .146 38 8–33 4–37 3–13
# Eastern Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 z-Cleveland Cavaliers 61 21 .744
2 y-Orlando Magic 59 23 .720 2
3 x-Atlanta Hawks 53 29 .646 8
4 y-Boston Celtics 50 32 .610 11
5 x-Miami Heat 47 35 .573 14
6 x-Milwaukee Bucks 46 36 .561 15
7 x-Charlotte Bobcats 44 38 .537 17
8 x-Chicago Bulls 41 41 .500 20
9 Toronto Raptors 40 42 .488 21
10 Indiana Pacers 32 50 .390 29
11 New York Knicks 29 53 .354 32
12 Detroit Pistons 27 55 .329 34
13 Philadelphia 76ers 27 55 .329 34
14 Washington Wizards 26 56 .317 35
15 New Jersey Nets 12 70 .146 49

Game log

2009–10 game log
Total: 50–32 (Home: 24–17; Road: 26–15)
2009–10 season schedule

Playoffs

Game log

2010 playoff game log
Total: 15–9 (Home: 9–3; Away: 6–6)
2010 playoff schedule

Player statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game

Season

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Ray Allen 80 80 35.2 .477 .363 .913 3.20 2.6 .80 .31 16.3
Tony Allen 54 8 16.5 .510 .000 .605 2.70 1.3 1.09 .35 6.1
Marquis Daniels 51 4 18.4 .498 .214 .607 1.90 1.3 .53 .12 5.6
Glen Davis 54 1 17.3 .437 .000 .696 3.80 .6 .39 .26 6.3
Michael Finley1 21 1 15.0 .506 .463 .333 1.60 1.1 .19 .10 5.2
Kevin Garnett 69 69 29.9 .521 .200 .837 7.30 2.7 .99 .83 14.3
Oliver Lafayette 1 0 22.0 .500 .500 .000 4.00 2.0 .00 .00 7.0
Kendrick Perkins 78 78 27.6 .602 .000 .582 7.60 1.0 .33 1.69 10.1
Paul Pierce 71 71 34.0 .472 .414 .852 4.40 3.1 1.18 .44 18.3
Nate Robinson1 26 0 14.7 .401 .414 .615 1.50 2.0 .85 .00 6.5
Rajon Rondo 81 81 36.6 .508 .213 .621 4.40 9.8 2.33 .14 13.7
Brian Scalabrine 52 3 9.1 .341 .327 .667 .90 .5 .17 .08 1.5
Rasheed Wallace 79 13 22.5 .409 .283 .768 4.10 1.0 1.01 .89 9.0
Shelden Williams 54 0 11.1 .521 .000 .765 2.70 .4 .24 .39 3.7

1Stats with the Celtics.

Playoffs

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Ray Allen 24 24 38.5 .431 .386 .863 3.30 2.6 0.92 .13 16.1
Tony Allen 24 0 16.3 .489 .000 .778 1.70 .7 1.04 .58 5.1
Marquis Daniels 11 0 3.4 .385 .500 1.000 .90 .1 .00 .00 1.5
Glen Davis 24 1 20.1 .476 .000 .722 4.510 .5 .79 .38 7.3
Michael Finley 18 0 6.0 .250 .273 1.000 .60 .2 .22 .00 0.8
Kevin Garnett 23 23 33.3 .495 .000 .839 7.40 2.5 1.13 .87 15.0
Kendrick Perkins 23 23 25.0 .510 .000 .600 6.20 1.0 .39 1.39 5.7
Paul Pierce 24 24 38.8 .438 .392 .824 6.00 3.4 1.00 .58 18.8
Nate Robinson 17 0 7.5 .375 .333 .800 .80 1.1 .35 .06 4.2
Rajon Rondo 24 24 40.6 .463 .375 .596 5.60 9.3 1.92 .13 16.1
Brian Scalabrine 1 0 1.0 .000 .000 .000 .00 .0 .00 .00 .0
Rasheed Wallace 24 1 17.1 .416 .345 .828 3.00 .4 .42 .58 6.1
Shelden Williams 8 0 7.1 .444 .000 .833 1.60 .0 .13 .00 1.6

Awards, records and milestones

Awards

Week/Month

All-Star

Season

Records

Milestones

Injuries and surgeries

Transactions

Boston Celtics

Players Added

Via draft

Via free agency

Via trade

Players Lost

Via free agency

Via trade

Via waiver

References

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