Boston Celtics Playoff Rosters

1989-1990 Boston Celtics Playoff Roster

Player Pos HT WT Birth Date Age Pre-Draft Team YOS Draft Status
John Bagley PG 6-0 185 Apr 23, 1960 30 Boston College 7 1982 1st Rnd, #12, Cleveland Cavaliers
Larry Bird PF 6-9 220 Dec 7, 1956 33 Indiana State 10 1978 1st Rnd, #6, Boston Celtics
Kevin Gamble SF 6-5 210 Nov 13, 1965 24 Iowa 2 1987 3rd Rnd, #63, Portland Trail Blazers
Dennis Johnson SG 6-4 185 Sep 18, 1954 35 Pepperdine 13 1976 2nd Rnd, #41, Seattle SuperSonics
Joe Kleine C 6-11 255 Jan 4, 1962 28 Arkansas 4 1985 1st Rnd, #6, Kansas City Kings
Reggie Lewis SF 6-7 195 Nov 21, 1965 24 Northeastern 2 1987 1st Rnd, #22, Boston Celtics
Kevin McHale PF 6-10 210 Dec 19, 1957 32 Minnesota 9 1980 1st Rnd, #3, Boston Celtics
Robert Parish C 7-0 230 Aug 30, 1953 36 Centenary 12 1976 1st Rnd, #16, Golden State Warriors
Jim Paxson G-F 6-6 200 Jul 9, 1957 32 Dayton 10 1979 1st Rnd, #12, Portland Trail Blazers
Ed Pinckney PF 6-9 195 Mar 27, 1963 27 Villanova 4 1985 1st Rnd, #10, Phoenix Suns
Brian Shaw SG 6-6 190 Mar 22, 1966 24 UC Santa Barbara 1 1988 1st Rnd, #24, Boston Celtics
Michael Smith PF 6-10 225 May 19, 1965 24 Brigham Young 0 1989 1st Rnd, #13, Boston Celtics
Charles Edward Smith PG 6-1 160 Nov 29, 1967 22 Georgetown 0 1989 NBA Draft, Undrafted

1989-1990 Playoff Matchups

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

Western Conference
DescriptionHomeAwayResult
First Round #1 Los Angeles Lakers #8 Houston Rockets LAL in 4
First Round #2 San Antonio Spurs #7 Denver Nuggets SAS in 3
First Round #3 Portland Trail Blazers #6 Dallas Mavericks POR in 3
First Round #4 Utah Jazz #5 Phoenix Suns PHX in 5
Second Round #1 Los Angeles Lakers #5 Phoenix Suns PHX in 5
Second Round #3 Portland Trail Blazers #2 San Antonio Spurs POR in 7
Conference Finals #3 Portland Trail Blazers #5 Phoenix Suns POR in 6

NBA Finals
DescriptionHomeAwayResult
NBA Finals #1 Detroit Pistons #3 Portland Trail Blazers DET in 5

1989-1990 Boston Playoff Stats

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Larry Bird 5 41.4 24.4 9.2 8.8 1.0 1.0 3.6
Kevin McHale 5 38.4 22.0 7.8 2.6 0.4 2.0 2.8
Reggie Lewis 5 40.0 20.2 5.0 4.4 1.4 0.4 2.4
Robert Parish 5 34.0 15.8 10.0 2.6 1.0 1.4 2.4
Dennis Johnson 5 32.4 13.8 2.8 5.6 0.4 0.4 2.0
Joe Kleine 5 15.8 6.2 2.8 0.4 0.4 0.6 0.8
Jim Paxson 5 12.4 3.8 0.0 1.4 1.0 0.0 0.6
John Bagley 5 14.0 3.8 0.8 3.4 0.8 0.2 1.8
Ed Pinckney 4 6.2 4.8 1.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5
Michael Smith 4 4.0 4.2 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.2
Kevin Gamble 3 2.7 2.0 0.3 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.3
Charles Edward Smith 3 3.0 0.7 0.3 1.0 0.3 0.0 0.0

1989-1990 Boston Celtics Opening Round Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record Boston Leaders New York Leaders
Apr 26, 1990
v.
New York
W, 116-105 Boston Garden
Opening Round
1-0 PTS: 24. Larry Bird
REB: 18. Larry Bird
AST: 10. Larry Bird
PTS: 22. P. Ewing
REB: 9. P. Ewing
AST: 9. Mo Cheeks
Apr 28, 1990
v.
New York
W, 157-128 Boston Garden
Opening Round
2-0 PTS: 31. Kevin McHale
REB: 16. R. Parish
AST: 16. Larry Bird
PTS: 28. P. Ewing
REB: 9. C. Oakley
AST: 7. G. Wilkins
May 2, 1990
@
New York
L, 102-99 Madison Square Garden
Opening Round
2-1 PTS: 31. Larry Bird
REB: 10. R. Parish
AST: 8. Larry Bird
PTS: 33. P. Ewing
REB: 19. P. Ewing
AST: 11. Mo Cheeks
May 4, 1990
@
New York
L, 135-108 Madison Square Garden
Opening Round
2-2 PTS: 24. Kevin McHale
REB: 8. Larry Bird
AST: 6. John Bagley
PTS: 44. P. Ewing
REB: 13. P. Ewing
AST: 12. Mo Cheeks
May 6, 1990
v.
New York
L, 114-121 Boston Garden
Opening Round
2-3 PTS: 31. Larry Bird
REB: 9. R. Parish
AST: 10. D. Johnson
PTS: 31. P. Ewing
REB: 17. C. Oakley
AST: 10. P. Ewing