1981–82 Boston Celtics season

1981–82 Boston Celtics season
Division champions
Head coach Bill Fitch
General manager Red Auerbach
Arena Boston Garden
Hartford Civic Center
Results
Record 63–19 (.768)
Place Division: 1st (Atlantic)
Conference: 1st (Eastern)
Playoff finish East Finals
(Lost to 76ers 3-4)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television PRISM New England, WBZ, WATR
Radio WRKO, WTIC

The 1981–82 Boston Celtics season was the 36th season of the Boston Celtics in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Celtics finished the season with the best record in the NBA.

Draft picks

Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
123Charles BradleySG United StatesWyoming–Sr.
595Glen GrunwaldC United StatesIndiana

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Roster

Boston Celtics roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
G 44 United States Ainge, Danny 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) BYU
G 7 United States Archibald, Tiny 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 150 lb (68 kg) UTEP
F 33 United States Bird, Larry 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Indiana State
G 35 United States Bradley, Charles 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Wyoming
F 30 United States Carr, M. L. 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Guilford
G/F 40 United States Duerod, Terry 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Detroit
F/C 45 United States Fernsten, Eric 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 205 lb (93 kg) San Francisco
G 42 United States Ford, Chris 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Villanova
G 43 United States Henderson, Gerald 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Virginia Commonwealth
F 31 United States Maxwell, Cedric 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Charlotte
F 32 United States McHale, Kevin 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Minnesota
C 00 United States Parish, Robert 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Centenary
C 53 United States Robey, Rick 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Kentucky
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Roster

Regular season

Season standings

Atlantic Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Boston Celtics6319.768–35–628–1320–4
x-Philadelphia 76ers5824.7075.032–926–1516–8
x-New Jersey Nets4438.53719.025–1619–2212–12
x-Washington Bullets4339.52420.022–1921–207–17
New York Knicks3349.40230.019–2214–275–19

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Record vs. opponents

1981-82 NBA Records
Team ATL BOS CHI CLE DAL DEN DET GSW HOU IND KCK LAL MIL NJN NYK PHI PHO POR SAS SDC SEA UTA WAS
Atlanta —1–52–34–21–11–12–40–22–04–21–10–23–33–25–13–31–12–01–11–11–12–02–4
Boston 5–1—4–25–02–01–16–01–11–14–12–01–13–35–15–14–21–11–12–02–00–22–06–0
Chicago 3–22–4—5–11–11–10–60–21–13–31–12–01–52–43–21–50–21–11–12–01–11–12–4
Cleveland 2–40–51–5—2–00–21–51–11–11–51–10–20–60–60–60–50–21–10–21–10–22–01–5
Dallas 1–10–21–10–2—1–51–10–52–41–14–21–41–12–01–10–22–32–31–52–31–43–31–1
Denver 1–11–11–12–05–1—1–13–25–10–24–21–41–11–11–11–12–32–32–45–02–33–32–0
Detroit 4–20–66–05–11–11–1—2–02–02–42–00–22–42–43–32–30–20–20–22–01–11–11–4
Golden State 2–01–12–01–15–02–30–2—1–42–03–23–32–01–11–10–24–22–43–25–11–53–21–1
Houston 0–21–11–11–14–21–50–24–1—2–03–31–41–11–11–11–13–24–13–34–12–36–02–0
Indiana 2–41–53–35–11–12–04–20–20–2—1–10–20–64–23–20–61–11–12–02–01–11–11–5
Kansas City 1–10–21–11–12–42–40–22–33–31–1—1–41–11–12–00–22–30–51–54–12–33–30–2
Los Angeles 2–01–10–22–04–14–12–03–34–12–04–1—0–21–10–21–14–25–12–35–14–25–02–0
Milwaukee 3–33–35–16–01–11–14–20–21–16–01–12–0—4–13–34–21–12–01–12–00–22–03–2
New Jersey 2–31–54–26–00–21–14–21–11–12–41–11–11–4—4–23–32–01–11–12–00–22–04–2
New York 1–51–52–36–01–11–13–31–11–12–30–22–03–32–4—1–50–21–10–22–00–22–01–5
Philadelphia 3–32–45–15–02–01–13–22–01–16–02–01–12–43–35–1—1–12–00–22–02–02–06–0
Phoenix 1–11–12–02–03–23–22–02–42–31–13–22–41–10–22–01–1—3–34–14–23–33–21–1
Portland 0–21–11–11–13–23–22–04–21–41–15–01–50–21–11–10–23–3—3–24–23–34–10–2
San Antonio 1–10–21–12–05–14–22–02–33–30–25–13–21–11–12–02–01–42–3—3–24–13–31–1
San Diego 1–10–20–21–13–20–50–21–51–40–21–41–50–20–20–20–22–42–42–3—1–51–40–2
Seattle 1–12–01–12–04–13–21–15–13–21–13–22–42–02–02–00–23–33–31–45–1—5–01–1
Utah 0–20–21–10–23–33–31–12–30–61–13–30–50–20–20–20–22–31–43–34–10–5—1–1
Washington 4–20–64–25–11–10–24–11–10–25–12–00–22–32–45–10–61–12–01–12–01–11–1—

References

  1. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-11-03. Retrieved 2012-11-05.
  2. ↑ https://www.basketball-reference.com/leagues/NBA_1982.html

Awards and honors

  • Larry Bird, All-NBA First Team

See also

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