Boston Celtics Playoff Rosters

1988-1989 Boston Celtics Playoff Roster

Player Pos HT WT Birth Date Age Pre-Draft Team YOS Draft Status
Mark Acres FC 6-11 220 Nov 15, 1962 26 Oral Roberts 1 1985 2nd Rnd, #40, Dallas Mavericks
Larry Bird PF 6-9 220 Dec 7, 1956 32 Indiana State 9 1978 1st Rnd, #6, Boston Celtics
Otis Birdsong GF 6-3 190 Dec 9, 1955 33 Houston 11 1977 1st Rnd, #2, Kansas City Kings
Kevin Gamble SF 6-5 210 Nov 13, 1965 23 Iowa 1 1987 3rd Rnd, #63, Portland Trail Blazers
Ronnie Grandison SF 6-6 215 Jul 9, 1964 24 New Orleans 1 1987 5th Rnd, #100, Denver Nuggets
Dennis Johnson SG 6-4 185 Sep 18, 1954 34 Pepperdine 12 1976 2nd Rnd, #41, Seattle SuperSonics
Joe Kleine C 6-11 255 Jan 4, 1962 27 Arkansas 3 1985 1st Rnd, #6, Kansas City Kings
Reggie Lewis SF 6-7 195 Nov 21, 1965 23 Northeastern 1 1987 1st Rnd, #22, Boston Celtics
Kevin McHale PF 6-10 210 Dec 19, 1957 31 Minnesota 8 1980 1st Rnd, #3, Boston Celtics
Robert Parish C 7-0 230 Aug 30, 1953 35 Centenary 11 1976 1st Rnd, #16, Golden State Warriors
Jim Paxson G-F 6-6 200 Jul 9, 1957 31 Dayton 9 1979 1st Rnd, #12, Portland Trail Blazers
Ed Pinckney PF 6-9 195 Mar 27, 1963 26 Villanova 3 1985 1st Rnd, #10, Phoenix Suns
Ramon Rivas FC 6-10 260 Jun 3, 1966 22 Temple 0 1988 NBA Draft, Undrafted
Brian Shaw SG 6-6 190 Mar 22, 1966 23 UC Santa Barbara 0 1988 1st Rnd, #24, Boston Celtics
Kelvin Upshaw PG 6-2 180 Jan 24, 1963 26 Utah 0 1986 NBA Draft, Undrafted

1988-1989 Playoff Matchups

Eastern Conference
DescriptionHomeAwayResult
First Round #1 Detroit Pistons #8 Boston Celtics DET in 3
First Round #2 New York Knicks #7 Philadelphia Sixers NYK in 3
First Round #3 Cleveland Cavaliers #6 Chicago Bulls CHI in 5
First Round #4 Atlanta Hawks #5 Milwaukee Bucks MIL in 5
Second Round #1 Detroit Pistons #5 Milwaukee Bucks DET in 4
Second Round #2 New York Knicks #6 Chicago Bulls CHI in 6
Conference Finals #1 Detroit Pistons #6 Chicago Bulls DET in 6

Western Conference
DescriptionHomeAwayResult
First Round #1 Los Angeles Lakers #8 Portland Trail Blazers LAL in 3
First Round #2 Utah Jazz #7 Golden State Warriors GSW in 3
First Round #3 Phoenix Suns #6 Denver Nuggets PHX in 3
First Round #4 Seattle SuperSonics #5 Houston Rockets SEA in 4
Second Round #1 Los Angeles Lakers #4 Seattle SuperSonics LAL in 4
Second Round #3 Phoenix Suns #7 Golden State Warriors PHX in 5
Conference Finals #1 Los Angeles Lakers #3 Phoenix Suns LAL in 4

NBA Finals
DescriptionHomeAwayResult
NBA Finals #1 Detroit Pistons #1 Los Angeles Lakers DET in 4

1988-1989 Boston Playoff Stats

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Reggie Lewis 3 41.7 20.3 7.0 3.7 1.7 0.0 2.7
Kevin McHale 3 38.3 19.0 8.0 3.0 0.3 0.7 1.3
Brian Shaw 3 41.3 17.0 5.7 6.3 1.0 0.0 2.0
Robert Parish 3 37.3 15.7 8.7 2.0 1.3 0.7 2.0
Joe Kleine 3 21.7 6.3 5.7 0.7 0.0 0.3 2.0
Kelvin Upshaw 3 8.0 3.3 0.7 1.7 0.3 0.0 0.3
Kevin Gamble 1 29.0 8.0 1.0 2.0 1.0 0.0 0.0
Dennis Johnson 3 19.7 2.7 1.3 3.0 1.0 0.0 1.0
Ed Pinckney 3 15.0 2.7 1.7 0.3 0.3 0.3 1.3
Otis Birdsong 3 6.7 0.7 0.7 0.3 0.3 0.3 1.0
Mark Acres 2 1.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

1988-1989 Boston Celtics Opening Round Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record Boston Leaders Detroit Leaders
Apr 28, 1989
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Detroit
L, 101-91 The Palace of Auburn Hills
Opening Round
0-1 PTS: 27. Kevin McHale
REB: 12. R. Parish
AST: 8. Brian Shaw
PTS: 25. Joe Dumars
REB: 12. B. Laimbeer
AST: 10. Isiah Thomas
Apr 30, 1989
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Detroit
L, 102-95 The Palace of Auburn Hills
Opening Round
0-2 PTS: 25. R. Parish
REB: 11. Kevin McHale
AST: 5. Reggie Lewis
PTS: 26. Isiah Thomas
REB: 15. B. Laimbeer
AST: 8. Isiah Thomas
May 2, 1989
v.
Detroit
L, 85-100 Boston Garden
Opening Round
0-3 PTS: 20. Reggie Lewis
REB: 11. Joe Kleine
AST: 7. Brian Shaw
PTS: 25. V. Johnson
REB: 9. D. Rodman
AST: 10. Isiah Thomas