Boston Celtics Playoff Rosters

2008-2009 Boston Celtics Playoff Roster

Player Pos HT WT Birth Date Age Pre-Draft Team YOS Draft Status
Tony Allen SG 6-4 213 Jan 11, 1982 27 Oklahoma State 4 2004 1st Rnd, #25, Boston Celtics
Ray Allen SG 6-5 205 Jul 20, 1975 33 UConn 12 1996 1st Rnd, #5, Minnesota Timberwolves
Glen Davis PF 6-9 289 Jan 1, 1986 23 LSU 1 2007 2nd Rnd, #35, Seattle SuperSonics
Kevin Garnett C/PF 6-11 240 May 19, 1976 32 Farragut Career Academy (Illinois) 13 1995 1st Rnd, #5, Minnesota Timberwolves
J.R. Giddens SG 6-5 210 Feb 13, 1985 24 New Mexico 0 2008 1st Rnd, #30, Boston Celtics
Eddie House PG/SG 6-1 190 May 14, 1978 30 Arizona State 8 2000 2nd Rnd, #37, Miami Heat
Stephon Marbury PG 6-2 180 Feb 20, 1977 32 Georgia Tech 12 1996 1st Rnd, #4, Milwaukee Bucks
Mikki Moore PF/C 6-11 225 Nov 4, 1975 33 Nebraska 11 1997 NBA Draft, Undrafted
Kendrick Perkins C 6-10 270 Nov 10, 1984 24 Ozen High School (Texas) 5 2003 1st Rnd, #27, Memphis Grizzlies
Paul Pierce SF 6-7 235 Oct 13, 1977 31 Kansas 10 1998 1st Rnd, #10, Boston Celtics
Leon Powe PF 6-8 240 Jan 22, 1984 25 California 2 2006 2nd Rnd, #49, Denver Nuggets
Gabe Pruitt PG 6-4 185 Apr 19, 1986 22 USC 1 2007 2nd Rnd, #32, Boston Celtics
Rajon Rondo PG 6-1 180 Feb 22, 1986 23 Kentucky 2 2006 1st Rnd, #21, Phoenix Suns
Brian Scalabrine C-F 6-9 241 Mar 18, 1978 31 USC 7 2001 2nd Rnd, #34, New Jersey Nets
Henry Walker SG/SF 6-6 235 Oct 9, 1987 21 Kansas State 0 2008 2nd Rnd, #47, Washington Wizards

2008-2009 Playoff Matchups

Eastern Conference
DescriptionHomeAwayResult
First Round #1 Cleveland Cavaliers #8 Detroit Pistons CLE in 4
First Round #2 Boston Celtics #7 Chicago Bulls BOS in 7
First Round #3 Orlando Magic #6 Philadelphia Sixers ORL in 6
First Round #4 Atlanta Hawks #5 Miami Heat ATL in 7
Second Round #1 Cleveland Cavaliers #4 Atlanta Hawks CLE in 4
Second Round #2 Boston Celtics #3 Orlando Magic ORL in 7
Conference Finals #1 Cleveland Cavaliers #3 Orlando Magic ORL in 6

Western Conference
DescriptionHomeAwayResult
First Round #1 Los Angeles Lakers #8 Utah Jazz LAL in 5
First Round #2 Denver Nuggets #7 New Orleans Hornets DEN in 5
First Round #3 San Antonio Spurs #6 Dallas Mavericks DAL in 5
First Round #4 Portland Trail Blazers #5 Houston Rockets HOU in 6
Second Round #1 Los Angeles Lakers #5 Houston Rockets LAL in 7
Second Round #2 Denver Nuggets #6 Dallas Mavericks DEN in 5
Conference Finals #1 Los Angeles Lakers #2 Denver Nuggets LAL in 6

NBA Finals
DescriptionHomeAwayResult
NBA Finals #1 Los Angeles Lakers #3 Orlando Magic LAL in 5

2008-2009 Boston Playoff Stats

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Paul Pierce 14 39.7 21.0 5.8 3.1 1.1 0.4 2.4
Ray Allen 14 40.4 18.3 3.9 2.6 1.1 0.4 1.8
Rajon Rondo 14 41.2 16.9 9.7 9.8 2.5 0.2 2.7
Glen Davis 14 36.4 15.8 5.6 1.8 1.3 0.6 1.4
Kendrick Perkins 14 36.6 11.9 11.6 1.4 0.4 2.6 2.4
Eddie House 14 16.6 7.7 1.4 0.9 0.8 0.0 0.4
Brian Scalabrine 12 20.5 5.1 2.2 1.0 0.2 0.4 0.4
Stephon Marbury 14 11.9 3.7 0.9 1.8 0.1 0.0 0.7
Mikki Moore 10 6.6 1.5 1.5 0.4 0.2 0.5 0.1
Leon Powe 2 12.2 5.0 4.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5
Tony Allen 10 6.0 0.9 0.9 0.3 0.2 0.0 0.1
Henry Walker 4 2.6 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.5
Gabe Pruitt 4 2.7 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.2 0.5

2008-2009 Boston Celtics Opening Round Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record Boston Leaders Chicago Leaders
Apr 18, 2009
v.
Chicago
L, 103-105 TD Garden
Opening Round
0-1 PTS: 29. Rajon Rondo
REB: 9. Rajon Rondo
AST: 7. Rajon Rondo
PTS: 36. Derrick Rose
REB: 17. Joakim Noah
AST: 11. Derrick Rose
Apr 20, 2009
v.
Chicago
W, 118-115 TD Garden
Opening Round
1-1 PTS: 30. Ray Allen
REB: 12. Rajon Rondo
AST: 16. Rajon Rondo
PTS: 42. Ben Gordon
REB: 9. Brad Miller
AST: 7. Derrick Rose
Apr 23, 2009
@
Chicago
W, 86-107 United Center
Opening Round
2-1 PTS: 24. Paul Pierce
REB: 11. Rajon Rondo
AST: 6. Glen Davis
PTS: 15. Ben Gordon
REB: 10. Joakim Noah
AST: 3. Joakim Noah
Apr 26, 2009
@
Chicago
L, 121-118 United Center
Opening Round
2-2 PTS: 29. Paul Pierce
REB: 11. Rajon Rondo
AST: 11. Rajon Rondo
PTS: 23. Derrick Rose
REB: 11. Derrick Rose
AST: 9. Derrick Rose
Apr 28, 2009
v.
Chicago
W, 106-104 TD Garden
Opening Round
3-2 PTS: 28. Rajon Rondo
REB: 19. K. Perkins
AST: 11. Rajon Rondo
PTS: 26. Ben Gordon
REB: 17. Joakim Noah
AST: 6. Ben Gordon
Apr 30, 2009
@
Chicago
L, 128-127 United Center
Opening Round
3-3 PTS: 51. Ray Allen
REB: 13. K. Perkins
AST: 19. Rajon Rondo
PTS: 35. John Salmons
REB: 15. Joakim Noah
AST: 7. Derrick Rose
May 2, 2009
v.
Chicago
W, 109-99 TD Garden
Opening Round
4-3 PTS: 23. Ray Allen
REB: 13. K. Perkins
AST: 11. Rajon Rondo
PTS: 33. Ben Gordon
REB: 15. Joakim Noah
AST: 4. Ben Gordon

2008-2009 Boston Celtics Conference Semi Finals Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record Boston Leaders Orlando Leaders
May 4, 2009
v.
Orlando
L, 90-95 TD Garden
Conference Semi Finals
0-1 PTS: 23. Paul Pierce
REB: 16. K. Perkins
AST: 8. Rajon Rondo
PTS: 18. R. Lewis
REB: 22. D. Howard
AST: 7. Rafer Alston
May 6, 2009
v.
Orlando
W, 112-94 TD Garden
Conference Semi Finals
1-1 PTS: 31. Eddie House
REB: 11. Rajon Rondo
AST: 18. Rajon Rondo
PTS: 17. R. Lewis
REB: 12. D. Howard
AST: 7. A. Johnson
May 8, 2009
@
Orlando
L, 117-96 Amway Arena
Conference Semi Finals
1-2 PTS: 27. Paul Pierce
REB: 7. K. Perkins
AST: 6. Paul Pierce
PTS: 28. R. Lewis
REB: 14. D. Howard
AST: 4. H. Turkoglu
May 10, 2009
@
Orlando
W, 94-95 Amway Arena
Conference Semi Finals
2-2 PTS: 27. Paul Pierce
REB: 14. Rajon Rondo
AST: 4. Paul Pierce
PTS: 23. D. Howard
REB: 17. D. Howard
AST: 7. J.J. Redick
May 12, 2009
v.
Orlando
W, 92-88 TD Garden
Conference Semi Finals
3-2 PTS: 22. Glen Davis
REB: 11. K. Perkins
AST: 8. Paul Pierce
PTS: 19. R. Lewis
REB: 17. D. Howard
AST: 7. H. Turkoglu
May 14, 2009
@
Orlando
L, 83-75 Amway Arena
Conference Semi Finals
3-3 PTS: 19. Rajon Rondo
REB: 16. Rajon Rondo
AST: 6. Rajon Rondo
PTS: 23. D. Howard
REB: 22. D. Howard
AST: 3. R. Lewis
May 17, 2009
v.
Orlando
L, 82-101 TD Garden
Conference Semi Finals
3-4 PTS: 23. Ray Allen
REB: 15. K. Perkins
AST: 10. Rajon Rondo
PTS: 25. H. Turkoglu
REB: 16. D. Howard
AST: 12. H. Turkoglu