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1978-79 Boston Celtics Statistics
Team Record: 29-53
Finishing 5th in the NBA's Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference
Coach: Tom Sanders (2-12)
Coach: Dave Cowens (27-41)
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
Attendance: 417,926, Avg. 10,193 in 41 home dates
1978-79 Boston Celtics Results
The Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association ended the 1978-79 season with a record of 29 wins and 53 losses, finishing fifth in the NBA's Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference.
The Celtics tossed in 8,874 points and conceded 9,288. Cedric Maxwell scored a team-best 1,518 points for Boston and accounted for 791 rebounds. Chris Ford dished out 369 assists for the squad.
On the defensive side of the ball, Chris Ford added 114 steals.
Tom Sanders and Dave Cowens coached the team.
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Player Totals:
Player | Pos | GP | Min | FGA | FGM | 3PA | 3PM | FTA | FTM | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cedric Maxwell | F | 80 | 2969 | 808 | 472 | 716 | 574 | 272 | 519 | 791 | 228 | 98 | 74 | 273 | 266 | 1518 | ||
Chris Ford | G-F | 78 | 2629 | 1107 | 525 | 219 | 165 | 115 | 141 | 256 | 369 | 114 | 24 | 200 | 200 | 1215 | ||
Dave Cowens | C-F | 68 | 2517 | 1010 | 488 | 187 | 151 | 152 | 500 | 652 | 242 | 76 | 51 | 174 | 263 | 1127 | ||
Nate Archibald | G | 69 | 1662 | 573 | 259 | 307 | 242 | 25 | 78 | 103 | 324 | 55 | 6 | 197 | 132 | 760 | ||
Jeff Judkins | G-F | 81 | 1521 | 587 | 295 | 146 | 119 | 70 | 121 | 191 | 145 | 81 | 12 | 109 | 184 | 709 | ||
Jo Jo White | G | 47 | 1455 | 596 | 255 | 89 | 79 | 22 | 106 | 128 | 214 | 54 | 4 | 142 | 100 | 589 | ||
Billy Knight | G-F | 40 | 1119 | 436 | 219 | 146 | 118 | 41 | 132 | 173 | 66 | 31 | 3 | 129 | 86 | 556 | ||
Rick Robey | C-F | 36 | 914 | 378 | 182 | 103 | 84 | 88 | 171 | 259 | 79 | 23 | 3 | 75 | 121 | 448 | ||
Bob McAdoo | C-F | 20 | 637 | 334 | 167 | 115 | 77 | 36 | 105 | 141 | 40 | 12 | 20 | 64 | 55 | 411 | ||
Don Chaney | G | 65 | 1074 | 414 | 174 | 42 | 36 | 63 | 78 | 141 | 75 | 72 | 11 | 65 | 167 | 384 | ||
Curtis Rowe | F | 53 | 1222 | 346 | 151 | 75 | 52 | 79 | 163 | 242 | 69 | 15 | 13 | 88 | 105 | 354 | ||
Marvin Barnes | F-C | 38 | 796 | 271 | 133 | 66 | 43 | 57 | 120 | 177 | 53 | 38 | 39 | 68 | 144 | 309 | ||
Frankie Sanders | F-G | 24 | 216 | 119 | 55 | 27 | 22 | 22 | 29 | 51 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 23 | 25 | 132 | ||
Earl Williams | C-F | 20 | 273 | 123 | 54 | 24 | 14 | 41 | 64 | 105 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 20 | 41 | 122 | ||
Kevin Stacom | G | 24 | 260 | 133 | 52 | 19 | 13 | 10 | 14 | 24 | 35 | 15 | 0 | 26 | 18 | 117 | ||
Tom Barker | C-F | 12 | 131 | 48 | 21 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 18 | 30 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 26 | 53 | ||
Dennis Awtrey | C | 23 | 247 | 44 | 17 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 34 | 47 | 20 | 3 | 6 | 21 | 37 | 50 | ||
Earl Tatum | G-F | 3 | 38 | 20 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 20 | ||
Totals | 781 | 19680 | 7347 | 3527 | 0 | 0 | 2321 | 1820 | 1119 | 2396 | 3515 | 1995 | 710 | 283 | 1690 | 1977 | 8874 |
Player Averages:
Player | Pos | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cedric Maxwell | F | 80 | 37.1 | 58.4 | 80.2 | 3.4 | 6.5 | 9.9 | 2.9 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 19.0 | |
Chris Ford | G-F | 78 | 33.7 | 47.4 | 75.3 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 3.3 | 4.7 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 15.6 | |
Dave Cowens | C-F | 68 | 37.0 | 48.3 | 80.7 | 2.2 | 7.4 | 9.6 | 3.6 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 2.6 | 3.9 | 16.6 | |
Nate Archibald | G | 69 | 24.1 | 45.2 | 78.8 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 4.7 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 2.9 | 1.9 | 11.0 | |
Jeff Judkins | G-F | 81 | 18.8 | 50.3 | 81.5 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 2.4 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 1.3 | 2.3 | 8.8 | |
Jo Jo White | G | 47 | 31.0 | 42.8 | 88.8 | 0.5 | 2.3 | 2.7 | 4.6 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 3.0 | 2.1 | 12.5 | |
Billy Knight | G-F | 40 | 28.0 | 50.2 | 80.8 | 1.0 | 3.3 | 4.3 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 3.2 | 2.2 | 13.9 | |
Rick Robey | C-F | 36 | 25.4 | 48.1 | 81.6 | 2.4 | 4.8 | 7.2 | 2.2 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 2.1 | 3.4 | 12.4 | |
Bob McAdoo | C-F | 20 | 31.9 | 50.0 | 67.0 | 1.8 | 5.3 | 7.1 | 2.0 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 20.6 | |
Don Chaney | G | 65 | 16.5 | 42.0 | 85.7 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 2.2 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 2.6 | 5.9 | |
Curtis Rowe | F | 53 | 23.1 | 43.6 | 69.3 | 1.5 | 3.1 | 4.6 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 6.7 | |
Marvin Barnes | F-C | 38 | 20.9 | 49.1 | 65.2 | 1.5 | 3.2 | 4.7 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 3.8 | 8.1 | |
Frankie Sanders | F-G | 24 | 9.0 | 46.2 | 81.5 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 2.1 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 5.5 | |
Earl Williams | C-F | 20 | 13.7 | 43.9 | 58.3 | 2.1 | 3.2 | 5.3 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 2.1 | 6.1 | |
Kevin Stacom | G | 24 | 10.8 | 39.1 | 68.4 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 4.9 | |
Tom Barker | C-F | 12 | 10.9 | 43.8 | 73.3 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 2.2 | 4.4 | |
Dennis Awtrey | C | 23 | 10.7 | 38.6 | 80.0 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 2.2 | |
Earl Tatum | G-F | 3 | 12.7 | 40.0 | 80.0 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 2.3 | 6.7 | |
Averages | 781 | 25.2 | 48.0 | 78.4 | 1.4 | 3.1 | 4.5 | 2.6 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 2.2 | 2.5 | 11.4 |