1987-88 Boston Celtics Game-by-Game Results
National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 57-25
Finishing 1st in the NBA's Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference
Postseason: 9-8 Lost conference finals
Conference First Round - Defeated New York Knicks 3-1
Conference Semifinals - Defeated Atlanta Hawks 4-3
Conference Finals - Lost to Detroit Pistons 4-2
Coach: K.C. Jones (57-25)
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
Attendance: 611,222, Avg. 14,908 in 41 home dates
1987-88 Boston Celtics StatisticsTeam Record: 57-25
Finishing 1st in the NBA's Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference
Postseason: 9-8 Lost conference finals
Conference First Round - Defeated New York Knicks 3-1
Conference Semifinals - Defeated Atlanta Hawks 4-3
Conference Finals - Lost to Detroit Pistons 4-2
Coach: K.C. Jones (57-25)
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
Attendance: 611,222, Avg. 14,908 in 41 home dates
1987-88 Boston Celtics Roster
The Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association ended the 1987-88 season with a record of 57 wins and 25 losses, finishing first in the NBA's Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 9-8.
Boston tossed in 9,315 points and conceded 8,828. Larry Bird scored a team-best 2,275 points for the Celtics, and Kevin McHale averaged 18 or more per game, too. Larry Bird contributed 703 boards. Dennis Johnson dished out 598 assists for the squad.
On the defensive side of the ball, Larry Bird added 125 steals.
K.C. Jones coached the team. The 1987-88 Boston Celtics lost in the conference finals.
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Regular Season Points For: 9315
Regular Season Points Against: 8828
| Date | Game | Res | Home | Road | Record | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 6, 1987 | Milwaukee Bucks 108 at Boston Celtics 125 | W | 1-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 | ||
| November 7, 1987 | Boston Celtics 140 at Washington Bullets 139 | W | 1-0 | 1-0 | 2-0 | 2OT | |
| November 9, 1987 | Boston Celtics 96 at New York Knicks 87 | W | 1-0 | 2-0 | 3-0 | ||
| November 11, 1987 | Indiana Pacers 106 at Boston Celtics 120 | W | 2-0 | 2-0 | 4-0 | ||
| November 13, 1987 | Cleveland Cavaliers 114 at Boston Celtics 128 | W | 3-0 | 2-0 | 5-0 | ||
| November 15, 1987 | Boston Celtics 103 at Indiana Pacers 98 | W | 3-0 | 3-0 | 6-0 | ||
| November 17, 1987 | Boston Celtics 88 at Cleveland Cavaliers 109 | L | 3-0 | 3-1 | 6-1 | ||
| November 18, 1987 | New York Knicks 109 at Boston Celtics 111 | W | 4-0 | 3-1 | 7-1 | 2OT | |
| November 20, 1987 | Boston Celtics 85 at Philadelphia 76ers 116 | L | 4-0 | 3-2 | 7-2 | ||
| November 21, 1987 | Boston Celtics 107 at New Jersey Nets 97 | W | 4-0 | 4-2 | 8-2 | ||
| November 23, 1987 | Chicago Bulls 107 at Boston Celtics 102 | L | 4-1 | 4-2 | 8-3 | at Hartford, CT | |
| November 25, 1987 | Atlanta Hawks 102 at Boston Celtics 117 | W | 5-1 | 4-2 | 9-3 | ||
| November 27, 1987 | Seattle Supersonics 112 at Boston Celtics 117 | W | 6-1 | 4-2 | 10-3 | ||
| November 28, 1987 | Boston Celtics 97 at Milwaukee Bucks 112 | L | 6-1 | 4-3 | 10-4 | ||
| December 1, 1987 | Boston Celtics 106 at Atlanta Hawks 120 | L | 6-1 | 4-4 | 10-5 | ||
| December 2, 1987 | New Jersey Nets 99 at Boston Celtics 130 | W | 7-1 | 4-4 | 11-5 | ||
| December 4, 1987 | Boston Celtics 105 at Detroit Pistons 128 | L | 7-1 | 4-5 | 11-6 | ||
| December 9, 1987 | Denver Nuggets 124 at Boston Celtics 119 | L | 7-2 | 4-5 | 11-7 | ||
| December 11, 1987 | Los Angeles Lakers 115 at Boston Celtics 114 | L | 7-3 | 4-5 | 11-8 | ||
| December 15, 1987 | Boston Celtics 122 at Washington Bullets 102 | W | 7-3 | 5-5 | 12-8 | ||
| December 16, 1987 | Utah Jazz 111 at Boston Celtics 121 | W | 8-3 | 5-5 | 13-8 | ||
| December 20, 1987 | Philadelphia 76ers 87 at Boston Celtics 124 | W | 9-3 | 5-5 | 14-8 | ||
| December 22, 1987 | Boston Celtics 118 at Philadelphia 76ers 115 | W | 9-3 | 6-5 | 15-8 | ||
| December 26, 1987 | Boston Celtics 106 at Los Angeles Clippers 97 | W | 9-3 | 7-5 | 16-8 | ||
| December 27, 1987 | Boston Celtics 114 at Sacramento Kings 102 | W | 9-3 | 8-5 | 17-8 | ||
| December 30, 1987 | Boston Celtics 105 at Seattle Supersonics 111 | L | 9-3 | 8-6 | 17-9 | ||
| January 2, 1988 | Boston Celtics 115 at Golden State Warriors 110 | W | 9-3 | 9-6 | 18-9 | ||
| January 4, 1988 | Boston Celtics 107 at Utah Jazz 99 | W | 9-3 | 10-6 | 19-9 | ||
| January 6, 1988 | New York Knicks 108 at Boston Celtics 117 | W | 10-3 | 10-6 | 20-9 | ||
| January 8, 1988 | Washington Bullets 109 at Boston Celtics 125 | W | 11-3 | 10-6 | 21-9 | ||
| January 9, 1988 | Boston Celtics 98 at New York Knicks 106 | L | 11-3 | 10-7 | 21-10 | ||
| January 12, 1988 | Boston Celtics 104 at Chicago Bulls 97 | W | 11-3 | 11-7 | 22-10 | ||
| January 13, 1988 | Detroit Pistons 105 at Boston Celtics 143 | W | 12-3 | 11-7 | 23-10 | ||
| January 15, 1988 | Sacramento Kings 86 at Boston Celtics 122 | W | 13-3 | 11-7 | 24-10 | ||
| January 16, 1988 | Boston Celtics 103 at New Jersey Nets 96 | W | 13-3 | 12-7 | 25-10 | ||
| January 18, 1988 | Golden State Warriors 101 at Boston Celtics 121 | W | 14-3 | 12-7 | 26-10 | ||
| January 20, 1988 | Phoenix Suns 115 at Boston Celtics 131 | W | 15-3 | 12-7 | 27-10 | ||
| January 22, 1988 | Atlanta Hawks 106 at Boston Celtics 124 | W | 16-3 | 12-7 | 28-10 | ||
| January 23, 1988 | Boston Celtics 100 at Cleveland Cavaliers 119 | L | 16-3 | 12-8 | 28-11 | ||
| January 26, 1988 | Boston Celtics 102 at Atlanta Hawks 97 | W | 16-3 | 13-8 | 29-11 | ||
| January 27, 1988 | Washington Bullets 100 at Boston Celtics 106 | W | 17-3 | 13-8 | 30-11 | ||
| January 29, 1988 | Boston Celtics 108 at Detroit Pistons 125 | L | 17-3 | 13-9 | 30-12 | ||
| January 31, 1988 | Philadelphia 76ers 85 at Boston Celtics 100 | W | 18-3 | 13-9 | 31-12 | ||
| February 3, 1988 | Indiana Pacers 103 at Boston Celtics 118 | W | 19-3 | 13-9 | 32-12 | ||
| February 4, 1988 | Boston Celtics 101 at Milwaukee Bucks 111 | L | 19-3 | 13-10 | 32-13 | ||
| February 9, 1988 | Boston Celtics 120 at Houston Rockets 129 | L | 19-3 | 13-11 | 32-14 | ||
| February 10, 1988 | Boston Celtics 136 at San Antonio Spurs 120 | W | 19-3 | 14-11 | 33-14 | ||
| February 12, 1988 | Boston Celtics 105 at Dallas Mavericks 104 | W | 19-3 | 15-11 | 34-14 | ||
| February 14, 1988 | Boston Celtics 106 at Los Angeles Lakers 115 | L | 19-3 | 15-12 | 34-15 | ||
| February 15, 1988 | Boston Celtics 107 at Phoenix Suns 106 | W | 19-3 | 16-12 | 35-15 | ||
| February 17, 1988 | Boston Celtics 125 at Denver Nuggets 138 | L | 19-3 | 16-13 | 35-16 | ||
| February 19, 1988 | Boston Celtics 124 at Portland Trail Blazers 104 | W | 19-3 | 17-13 | 36-16 | ||
| February 22, 1988 | New York Knicks 93 at Boston Celtics 95 | W | 20-3 | 17-13 | 37-16 | at Hartford, CT | |
| February 24, 1988 | Portland Trail Blazers 112 at Boston Celtics 113 | W | 21-3 | 17-13 | 38-16 | ||
| February 26, 1988 | Milwaukee Bucks 96 at Boston Celtics 132 | W | 22-3 | 17-13 | 39-16 | ||
| February 28, 1988 | Boston Celtics 101 at Detroit Pistons 106 | L | 22-3 | 17-14 | 39-17 | ||
| March 1, 1988 | Boston Celtics 116 at Milwaukee Bucks 117 | L | 22-3 | 17-15 | 39-18 | ||
| March 2, 1988 | New Jersey Nets 117 at Boston Celtics 107 | L | 22-4 | 17-15 | 39-19 | ||
| March 4, 1988 | Los Angeles Clippers 90 at Boston Celtics 121 | W | 23-4 | 17-15 | 40-19 | ||
| March 6, 1988 | Cleveland Cavaliers 98 at Boston Celtics 127 | W | 24-4 | 17-15 | 41-19 | ||
| March 9, 1988 | San Antonio Spurs 118 at Boston Celtics 119 | W | 25-4 | 17-15 | 42-19 | ||
| March 11, 1988 | Indiana Pacers 112 at Boston Celtics 122 | W | 26-4 | 17-15 | 43-19 | at Hartford, CT | |
| March 13, 1988 | Atlanta Hawks 100 at Boston Celtics 117 | W | 27-4 | 17-15 | 44-19 | ||
| March 15, 1988 | Boston Celtics 119 at Indiana Pacers 113 | W | 27-4 | 18-15 | 45-19 | ||
| March 18, 1988 | Boston Celtics 103 at Chicago Bulls 113 | L | 27-4 | 18-16 | 45-20 | ||
| March 20, 1988 | Chicago Bulls 107 at Boston Celtics 137 | W | 28-4 | 18-16 | 46-20 | ||
| March 23, 1988 | Washington Bullets 89 at Boston Celtics 104 | W | 29-4 | 18-16 | 47-20 | ||
| March 25, 1988 | Philadelphia 76ers 97 at Boston Celtics 93 | L | 29-5 | 18-16 | 47-21 | ||
| March 26, 1988 | Boston Celtics 118 at New York Knicks 106 | W | 29-5 | 19-16 | 48-21 | ||
| March 28, 1988 | Boston Celtics 106 at New Jersey Nets 105 | W | 29-5 | 20-16 | 49-21 | ||
| March 30, 1988 | Houston Rockets 110 at Boston Celtics 117 | W | 30-5 | 20-16 | 50-21 | ||
| April 1, 1988 | Detroit Pistons 110 at Boston Celtics 121 | W | 31-5 | 20-16 | 51-21 | ||
| April 3, 1988 | Dallas Mavericks 101 at Boston Celtics 110 | W | 32-5 | 20-16 | 52-21 | ||
| April 8, 1988 | New Jersey Nets 90 at Boston Celtics 127 | W | 33-5 | 20-16 | 53-21 | ||
| April 10, 1988 | Boston Celtics 117 at Philadelphia 76ers 108 | W | 33-5 | 21-16 | 54-21 | ||
| April 13, 1988 | Milwaukee Bucks 104 at Boston Celtics 123 | W | 34-5 | 21-16 | 55-21 | ||
| April 15, 1988 | Boston Celtics 109 at Cleveland Cavaliers 120 | L | 34-5 | 21-17 | 55-22 | ||
| April 17, 1988 | Boston Celtics 92 at Washington Bullets 98 | L | 34-5 | 21-18 | 55-23 | ||
| April 19, 1988 | Detroit Pistons 110 at Boston Celtics 121 | W | 35-5 | 21-18 | 56-23 | ||
| April 21, 1988 | Chicago Bulls 119 at Boston Celtics 126 | W | 36-5 | 21-18 | 57-23 | ||
| April 22, 1988 | Boston Celtics 106 at Atlanta Hawks 133 | L | 36-5 | 21-19 | 57-24 | ||
| April 24, 1988 | Boston Celtics 108 at Chicago Bulls 115 | L | 36-5 | 21-20 | 57-25 | ||
| April 29, 1988 | New York Knicks 92 at Boston Celtics 112 | W | 1-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 | ||
| May 1, 1988 | New York Knicks 102 at Boston Celtics 128 | W | 2-0 | 0-0 | 2-0 | ||
| May 4, 1988 | Boston Celtics 100 at New York Knicks 109 | L | 2-0 | 0-1 | 2-1 | ||
| May 6, 1988 | Boston Celtics 102 at New York Knicks 94 | W | 2-0 | 1-1 | 3-1 | ||
| May 11, 1988 | Atlanta Hawks 101 at Boston Celtics 110 | W | 3-0 | 1-1 | 4-1 | ||
| May 13, 1988 | Atlanta Hawks 97 at Boston Celtics 108 | W | 4-0 | 1-1 | 5-1 | ||
| May 15, 1988 | Boston Celtics 92 at Atlanta Hawks 110 | L | 4-0 | 1-2 | 5-2 | ||
| May 16, 1988 | Boston Celtics 109 at Atlanta Hawks 118 | L | 4-0 | 1-3 | 5-3 | ||
| May 18, 1988 | Atlanta Hawks 112 at Boston Celtics 104 | L | 4-1 | 1-3 | 5-4 | ||
| May 20, 1988 | Boston Celtics 102 at Atlanta Hawks 100 | W | 4-1 | 2-3 | 6-4 | ||
| May 22, 1988 | Atlanta Hawks 116 at Boston Celtics 118 | W | 5-1 | 2-3 | 7-4 | ||
| May 25, 1988 | Detroit Pistons 104 at Boston Celtics 96 | L | 5-2 | 2-3 | 7-5 | ||
| May 26, 1988 | Detroit Pistons 115 at Boston Celtics 119 | W | 6-2 | 2-3 | 8-5 | 2OT | |
| May 28, 1988 | Boston Celtics 94 at Detroit Pistons 98 | L | 6-2 | 2-4 | 8-6 | ||
| May 30, 1988 | Boston Celtics 79 at Detroit Pistons 78 | W | 6-2 | 3-4 | 9-6 | ||
| June 1, 1988 | Detroit Pistons 102 at Boston Celtics 96 | L | 6-3 | 3-4 | 9-7 | OT | |
| June 3, 1988 | Boston Celtics 90 at Detroit Pistons 95 | L | 6-3 | 3-5 | 9-8 |
