Boston Celtics Playoff Rosters

1990-1991 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 31 Boston College 8 1982 1st Rnd, #12, Cleveland Cavaliers
Larry Bird PF 6-9 220 Dec 7, 1956 34 Indiana State 11 1978 1st Rnd, #6, Boston Celtics
Dee Brown PG 6-1 160 Nov 29, 1968 22 Jacksonville 0 1990 1st Rnd, #19, Boston Celtics
Kevin Gamble SF 6-5 210 Nov 13, 1965 25 Iowa 3 1987 3rd Rnd, #63, Portland Trail Blazers
Joe Kleine C 6-11 255 Jan 4, 1962 29 Arkansas 5 1985 1st Rnd, #6, Kansas City Kings
Reggie Lewis SF 6-7 195 Nov 21, 1965 25 Northeastern 3 1987 1st Rnd, #22, Boston Celtics
Kevin McHale PF 6-10 210 Dec 19, 1957 33 Minnesota 10 1980 1st Rnd, #3, Boston Celtics
Robert Parish C 7-0 230 Aug 30, 1953 37 Centenary 13 1976 1st Rnd, #16, Golden State Warriors
Ed Pinckney PF 6-9 195 Mar 27, 1963 28 Villanova 5 1985 1st Rnd, #10, Phoenix Suns
Dave Popson FC 6-10 220 May 17, 1964 26 North Carolina 2 1987 4th Rnd, #88, Detroit Pistons
Brian Shaw SG 6-6 190 Mar 22, 1966 25 UC Santa Barbara 1 1988 1st Rnd, #24, Boston Celtics
Derek Smith G-F 6-6 205 Nov 1, 1961 29 Louisville 8 1982 2nd Rnd, #35, Golden State Warriors
Michael Smith PF 6-10 225 May 19, 1965 25 Brigham Young 1 1989 1st Rnd, #13, Boston Celtics
Stojko Vrankovic C 7-1 254 Jan 22, 1964 27 KK Zadar (Croatia) 0 1986 NBA Draft, Undrafted
A.J. Wynder PG 6-2 180 Sep 11, 1964 26 Fairfield 0 1987 NBA Draft, Undrafted

1990-1991 Playoff Matchups

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

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

NBA Finals
DescriptionHomeAwayResult
NBA Finals #1 Chicago Bulls #3 Los Angeles Lakers CHI in 5

1990-1991 Boston Playoff Stats

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Reggie Lewis 11 42.0 22.4 6.0 2.9 1.1 0.5 1.8
Kevin McHale 11 34.2 20.7 6.5 1.8 0.5 1.3 1.3
Larry Bird 10 39.6 17.1 7.2 6.5 1.3 0.3 1.9
Robert Parish 10 29.6 15.8 9.2 0.6 0.8 0.7 1.6
Dee Brown 11 25.8 12.2 4.1 3.7 1.0 0.5 2.0
Brian Shaw 11 28.7 11.0 3.5 4.6 0.9 0.1 2.3
Kevin Gamble 11 21.6 6.0 1.2 1.7 0.4 0.2 0.6
Ed Pinckney 11 15.5 4.5 3.6 0.2 0.5 0.2 0.2
Derek Smith 10 8.6 2.9 0.9 0.5 0.3 0.1 0.8
Joe Kleine 5 6.2 1.6 2.2 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.4
Michael Smith 2 3.0 1.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0
Stojko Vrankovic 1 4.0 2.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0

1990-1991 Boston Celtics Opening Round Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record Boston Leaders Indiana Leaders
Apr 26, 1991
v.
Indiana
W, 127-120 Boston Garden
Opening Round
1-0 PTS: 28. Reggie Lewis
REB: 12. Larry Bird
AST: 12. Larry Bird
PTS: 24. R. Miller
REB: 10. D. Schrempf
AST: 7. Chuck Person
Apr 28, 1991
v.
Indiana
L, 118-130 Boston Garden
Opening Round
1-1 PTS: 22. Reggie Lewis
REB: 12. R. Parish
AST: 10. Larry Bird
PTS: 39. Chuck Person
REB: 7. D. Schrempf
AST: 10. M. Williams
May 1, 1991
@
Indiana
W, 105-112 Market Square Arena
Opening Round
2-1 PTS: 22. Kevin McHale
REB: 9. Larry Bird
AST: 7. Brian Shaw
PTS: 20. D. Schrempf
REB: 10. D. Schrempf
AST: 7. M. Williams
May 3, 1991
@
Indiana
L, 116-113 Market Square Arena
Opening Round
2-2 PTS: 24. Kevin McHale
REB: 12. R. Parish
AST: 8. Larry Bird
PTS: 30. Chuck Person
REB: 7. L. Thompson
AST: 9. M. Williams
May 5, 1991
v.
Indiana
W, 124-121 Boston Garden
Opening Round
3-2 PTS: 32. Larry Bird
REB: 9. Larry Bird
AST: 9. Brian Shaw
PTS: 32. Chuck Person
REB: 9. L. Thompson
AST: 10. M. Williams

1990-1991 Boston Celtics Conference Semi Finals Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record Boston Leaders Detroit Leaders
May 7, 1991
v.
Detroit
L, 75-86 Boston Garden
Conference Semi Finals
0-1 PTS: 20. Reggie Lewis
REB: 10. Kevin McHale
AST: 5. Brian Shaw
PTS: 18. J. Edwards
REB: 16. D. Rodman
AST: 13. Isiah Thomas
May 9, 1991
v.
Detroit
W, 109-103 Boston Garden
Conference Semi Finals
1-1 PTS: 23. Reggie Lewis
REB: 13. R. Parish
AST: 8. Dee Brown
PTS: 29. Joe Dumars
REB: 15. B. Laimbeer
AST: 6. Joe Dumars
May 11, 1991
@
Detroit
W, 83-115 The Palace of Auburn Hills
Conference Semi Finals
2-1 PTS: 21. Reggie Lewis
REB: 11. R. Parish
AST: 6. Dee Brown
PTS: 13. J. Edwards
REB: 12. D. Rodman
AST: 5. V. Johnson
May 13, 1991
@
Detroit
L, 104-97 The Palace of Auburn Hills
Conference Semi Finals
2-2 PTS: 28. Kevin McHale
REB: 10. R. Parish
AST: 6. Brian Shaw
PTS: 34. Mark Aguirre
REB: 18. D. Rodman
AST: 8. Joe Dumars
May 15, 1991
v.
Detroit
L, 111-116 Boston Garden
Conference Semi Finals
2-3 PTS: 30. Reggie Lewis
REB: 11. Reggie Lewis
AST: 10. Dee Brown
PTS: 32. Joe Dumars
REB: 10. D. Rodman
AST: 8. Joe Dumars
May 17, 1991
@
Detroit
L, 117-113 The Palace of Auburn Hills
Conference Semi Finals
2-4 PTS: 34. Kevin McHale
REB: 9. Ed Pinckney
AST: 5. Reggie Lewis
PTS: 32. Joe Dumars
REB: 14. B. Laimbeer
AST: 10. Joe Dumars