2014–15 Boston Celtics season

Boston Celtics
2014–15 Boston Celtics season
Head coach	Brad Stevens
General manager	Danny Ainge
Owners	Boston Basketball Partners L.L.C.
Arena	TD Garden
Results
Record	40–42 (.488)
Place	Division: 2nd (Atlantic); Conference: 7th (Eastern)
Playoff finish	First Round; (Lost to Cavaliers 0–4)
	Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	Comcast SportsNet New England
Radio	WBZ-FM

The 2014–15 Boston Celtics season was the 69th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA).,[1] The Boston Celtics finished the regular season with a 40–42 won-loss record, which was the 2nd best in the Atlantic division

The Celtics made several transactions during the season. Rajon Rondo was traded to the Dallas Mavericks on December 18, 2014, Austin Rivers was acquired from the New Orleans Pelicans on January 12, but three days later, he was again traded to the Los Angeles Clippers after refusing to suit up for the Celtics, and in February, Isaiah Thomas was acquired from the Phoenix Suns.

On March 9, 2015, the Celtics passed the previous season's win total of 25 with a 100–90 win over the Miami Heat.

On April 13, 2015, the Celtics qualified for the playoffs for the 7th time in the last 8 seasons and for the first time since 2012–13. Their season ended after being swept in the first round playoff series by the Cleveland Cavaliers.

Preseason

Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	6	Marcus Smart	PG	United States	Oklahoma State
1	17	James Young	SG	United States	Kentucky

Regular season

Standings

Atlantic Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div	GP
y-Toronto Raptors	49	33	.598	0.0	27–14	22–19	11–5	82
x-Boston Celtics	40	42	.488	9.0	21–20	19–22	12–4	82
x-Brooklyn Nets	38	44	.463	11.0	19–22	19–22	10–6	82
Philadelphia 76ers	18	64	.220	31.0	12–29	6–35	2–14	82
New York Knicks	17	65	.207	32.0	10–31	7–34	5–11	82

Eastern Conference
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	GP
1	c-Atlanta Hawks *	60	22	.732	–	82
2	y-Cleveland Cavaliers *	53	29	.646	7.0	82
3	x-Chicago Bulls	50	32	.610	10.0	82
4	y-Toronto Raptors *	49	33	.598	11.0	82
5	x-Washington Wizards	46	36	.561	14.0	82
6	x-Milwaukee Bucks	41	41	.500	19.0	82
7	x-Boston Celtics	40	42	.488	20.0	82
8	x-Brooklyn Nets	38	44	.463	22.0	82

9	Indiana Pacers	38	44	.463	22.0	82
10	Miami Heat	37	45	.451	23.0	82
11	Charlotte Hornets	33	49	.402	27.0	82
12	Detroit Pistons	32	50	.390	28.0	82
13	Orlando Magic	25	57	.305	35.0	82
14	Philadelphia 76ers	18	64	.220	42.0	82
15	New York Knicks	17	65	.207	43.0	82

Game log

Preseason game log

2014 pre-season game log
Total: 7–1 (Home: 5–0; Road: 2–1)

Pre-season: 7–1 (Home: 5–0; Road: 2–1)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
1	October 6	Philadelphia	W 92–88	Evan Turner (25)	Jared Sullinger (16)	Evan Turner (10)	TD Garden 14,143	1–0
2	October 8	New York	W 117–89	Jared Sullinger (33)	Jared Sullinger (7)	Marcus Smart (12)	XL Center 8,462	2–0
3	October 10	@ Toronto	L 109–133	Avery Bradley (25)	Jared Sullinger (9)	Jared Sullinger (17)	Air Canada Centre 16,729	2–1
4	October 11	New York	W 99–96	Marcus Smart (25)	Jared Sullinger (9)	Evan Turner (13)	Mohegan Sun Arena 9,252	3–1
5	October 15	Toronto	W 102–92	Marcus Thornton (27)	Jared Sullinger (15)	Evan Turner (18)	Cumberland County Civic Center 5,909	4–1
6	October 16	@ Philadelphia	W 113–92	Jared Sullinger (41)	Jared Sullinger (12)	Rajon Rondo (10)	Wells Fargo Center 8,201	5–1
7	October 19	@ Brooklyn	W 99–91	Jared Sullinger (24)	Jared Sullinger (20)	Marcus Smart (14)	Barclays Center 13,787	6–1
8	October 22	Brooklyn	W 109–86	Marcus Smart (27)	Jared Sullinger (27)	Phil Pressey (15)	TD Garden 15,508	7–1

2014–15 season schedule

Regular season game log

2014–15 game log
Total: 40–42 (Home: 21–20; Road: 19–22)

October: 1–0 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–0)

November : 3–10 (Home: 1–7; Road: 2–3)

December : 7–8 (Home: 6–2; Road: 1–6)

January : 5–11 (Home: 1–5; Road: 4–6)

February : 7–4 (Home: 5–1; Road: 2–3)

March : 10–8 (Home: 4–4; Road: 6–4)

April : 7–1 (Home: 3–1; Road: 4–0)

2014–15 season schedule

Playoffs

Game log

2015 playoff game log
Total: 0–4 (Home: 0–2; Road: 0–2)

First Round: 0–4 (Home: 0–2; Road: 0–2)

2015 playoff schedule

Player statistics

Statistics (Summer League, preseason, and regular season)

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

Summer League

NBA roster statistics
Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
O. D. Anosike	4	0	13.5	.857	.000	.333	4.8	0.0	1.0	0.5	3.5
Chris Babb	5	2	20.0	.346	.188	.800	2.0	1.6	0.4	0.0	5.0
Dairis Bertāns	3	0	12.3	.667	.429	.250	1.7	1.0	0.0	0.0	6.7
Daniel Coursey	0	0	0.0	.000	.000	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Colton Iverson	5	3	15.8	.650	.000	.667	2.4	0.4	0.2	0.6	6.4
Edwin Jackson	4	0	12.0	.333	.250	1.000	1.3	1.0	0.3	0.0	6.8
Chris Johnson	5	5	23.8	.306	.188	.727	4.2	1.0	0.4	0.6	6.6
Mike Moser	5	3	26.2	.451	.423	.733	4.8	2.0	2.0	1.0	13.6
Devin Oliver	4	0	4.5	.000	.000	.000	1.8	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0
Kelly Olynyk	4	4	32.5	.400	.278	.765	7.3	2.0	2.0	0.0	17.5
Phil Pressey	5	3	27.4	.322	.200	.733	3.8	5.4	2.2	0.0	10.6
Marcus Smart	5	5	29.2	.294	.257	.833	4.2	4.2	2.0	0.4	14.8
James Young	0	0	0.0	.000	.000	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

Source: NBA.com

Preseason

NBA roster statistics
Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG

Regular season

NBA roster statistics
Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG

Injuries

Player	Duration		Injury type	Games missed
Player	Start	End	Injury type	Games missed
Jared Sullinger	2015-02-19	2015-4-3	Foot	24

Roster

Roster listing

2014–15 Boston Celtics roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Height	Weight	DOB (YYYY-MM-DD)	From
G	52	Babb, Chris	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	1990–02–14	Iowa State
F	30	Bass, Brandon	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	1985–04–30	LSU
G	0	Bradley, Avery	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1990–11–26	Texas
F	99	Crowder, Jae	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	1990–07–06	Marquette
F	70	Datome, Luigi	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	1987–11–27	Italy
F	8	Jerebko, Jonas	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	231 lb (105 kg)	1987–03–02	Sweden
F/C	41	Olynyk, Kelly	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	238 lb (108 kg)	1991–04–19	Gonzaga
G	26	Pressey, Phil	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1991–02–17	Missouri
G	36	Smart, Marcus	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	1994–03–06	Oklahoma State
F	7	Sullinger, Jared	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	260 lb (118 kg)	1992–03–04	Ohio State
G	4	Thomas, Isaiah	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1989–02–07	Washington
G/F	11	Turner, Evan	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	1988–10–27	Ohio State
F	45	Wallace, Gerald	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	1982–07–23	Alabama
G/F	13	Young, James	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	1995–08–16	Kentucky
F/C	44	Zeller, Tyler	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	253 lb (115 kg)	1990–01–17	North Carolina

Head coach

Brad Stevens

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(DP) Unsigned draft pick
(FA) Free agent
(S) Suspended
(DL) On assignment to D-League affiliate
Injured

Roster
Last transaction: 2015–04–12

Transactions

Trades

July 10, 2014[2]	Three-team trade
	To Boston Celtics Marcus Thornton (Brooklyn) Tyler Zeller (Cleveland)	To Brooklyn Nets Jarrett Jack (from Cleveland) Sergey Karasev (from Cleveland)
	To Cleveland Cavaliers Draft rights to İlkan Karaman (Brooklyn) Draft rights to Edin Bavčić (Brooklyn) Future conditional second round pick (Boston)
July 19, 2014[3]	To Boston Celtics Future conditional second-round pick Trade exception	To Washington Wizards Kris Humphries (sign and trade)
December 18, 2014[4]	To Boston Celtics Jameer Nelson Jae Crowder Brandan Wright 2015 first-round pick 2016 second-round pick $12.9 million trade exception	To Dallas Mavericks Rajon Rondo Dwight Powell
January 9, 2015[5]	To Boston Celtics Protected 2015 first-round pick	To Phoenix Suns Brandan Wright
January 12[6]	Three-team trade
	To Boston Celtics Tayshaun Prince (from Memphis) Austin Rivers (from New Orleans) Future first-round pick (from Memphis)	To Memphis Grizzlies Jeff Green (from Boston) Russ Smith (from New Orleans) Trade exception
	To New Orleans Pelicans Quincy Pondexter (from Memphis) 2015 second-round pick (from Memphis)
January 13[7]	To Boston Celtics Nate Robinson	To Denver Nuggets Jameer Nelson
January 15[8]	Three-team trade
	To Boston Celtics Shavlik Randolph (from Phoenix) Chris Douglas-Roberts (from Los Angeles) 2017 second-round pick (from Los Angeles) $2.4 million trade exception	To Los Angeles Clippers Austin Rivers (from Boston)
	To Phoenix Suns Reggie Bullock (from Los Angeles)
February 19[9]	To Boston Celtics Isaiah Thomas	To Phoenix Suns Marcus Thornton 2016 first-round pick
February 19[10]	To Boston Celtics Jonas Jerebko Luigi Datome	To Detroit Pistons Tayshaun Prince

Free agents

Re-signed

Player	Signed	Contract	Ref.
Avery Bradley	July 15, 2014	Undisclosed	[11]

Additions

Player	Signed	Former team	Ref.
Evan Turner	September 19, 2014	Indiana Pacers	[12]

Subtractions

Player	Reason left	Date	New team	Ref.

References

"Souza On Adam Jones Show: Backup Plan For Celtics If 'Lovefest' Falls Through?". CBS Boston. Retrieved May 29, 2014.
"Celtics Complete Three-Team Trade". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. July 10, 2014. Retrieved July 10, 2014.
"Celtics Complete Trade with Wizards". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. July 19, 2014. Retrieved July 19, 2014.
"Boston Celtics Complete Trade With Dallas Mavericks". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. December 18, 2014. Retrieved December 18, 2014.
Jeff Goodman (January 9, 2015). "Boston Celtics ship newly acquired Brandan Wright to Phoenix Suns for protected pick". ESPN Boston. Retrieved January 10, 2015.
"Memphis Grizzlies acquire Jeff Green and Russ Smith in three-team trade with Boston Celtics and New Orleans Pelicans". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. January 12, 2015. Retrieved January 12, 2015.
"Boston Celtics Complete Trade With Denver Nuggets". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. January 13, 2015. Retrieved January 15, 2015.
"Boston Celtics Complete Three-Team Trade". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. January 15, 2015. Retrieved January 15, 2015.
"Suns Complete Deal with Boston for Thornton, Draft Pick". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. February 19, 2015. Retrieved February 19, 2015.
"Detroit Pistons Acquire Tayshaun Prince From Boston". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. February 19, 2015. Retrieved February 19, 2015.
"Celtics Re-Sign Avery Bradley". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. July 15, 2014. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
"Celtics Sign Evan Turner". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. September 29, 2014. Retrieved July 24, 2019.

External links

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[1] "Souza On Adam Jones Show: Backup Plan For Celtics If 'Lovefest' Falls Through?". CBS Boston. Retrieved May 29, 2014.

[Thornton_and_Zeller-2] "Celtics Complete Three-Team Trade". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. July 10, 2014. Retrieved July 10, 2014.

[Humphries-3] "Celtics Complete Trade with Wizards". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. July 19, 2014. Retrieved July 19, 2014.

[rondo-mavs-4] "Boston Celtics Complete Trade With Dallas Mavericks". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. December 18, 2014. Retrieved December 18, 2014.

[wright-draft_pick-5] Jeff Goodman (January 9, 2015). "Boston Celtics ship newly acquired Brandan Wright to Phoenix Suns for protected pick". ESPN Boston. Retrieved January 10, 2015.

[6] "Memphis Grizzlies acquire Jeff Green and Russ Smith in three-team trade with Boston Celtics and New Orleans Pelicans". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. January 12, 2015. Retrieved January 12, 2015.

[7] "Boston Celtics Complete Trade With Denver Nuggets". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. January 13, 2015. Retrieved January 15, 2015.

[celtics-nate-8] "Boston Celtics Complete Three-Team Trade". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. January 15, 2015. Retrieved January 15, 2015.

[9] "Suns Complete Deal with Boston for Thornton, Draft Pick". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. February 19, 2015. Retrieved February 19, 2015.

[10] "Detroit Pistons Acquire Tayshaun Prince From Boston". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. February 19, 2015. Retrieved February 19, 2015.

[Bradley_re-signed-11] "Celtics Re-Sign Avery Bradley". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. July 15, 2014. Retrieved July 15, 2014.

[Celtics_Sign_Evan_Turner-12] "Celtics Sign Evan Turner". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. September 29, 2014. Retrieved July 24, 2019.