The 1989–90 Boston Celtics season was the 44th season of the Boston Celtics

Boston Celtics

The Boston Celtics are a National Basketball Association team based in Boston, Massachusetts. They play in the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference. Founded in 1946, the team is currently owned by Boston Basketball Partners LLC. The Celtics play their home games at the TD Garden, which...

 in the National Basketball Association

National Basketball Association

The National Basketball Association is the pre-eminent men's professional basketball league in North America. It consists of thirty franchised member clubs, of which twenty-nine are located in the United States and one in Canada...

 (NBA).

Draft picks

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College/Team
1	13	Michael Smith	SF Small forward The small forward, or colloquially known as three, is one of the five positions in a regulation basketball game. Small forwards are typically somewhat shorter, quicker, and leaner than power forwards and centers, but on occasion are just as tall... /PF Power forward (basketball) Power forward is a position in the sport of basketball. The position is referred to in playbook terms as the four position and is commonly abbreviated "PF". It has also been referred to as the "post" position. Power forwards play a role similar to that of center in what is called the "post" or "low...		Brigham Young BYU Cougars men's basketball The BYU Cougars men's basketball team represents Brigham Young University in NCAA Division I basketball play. Established in 1902, the team has won 30 conference championships and 2 NIT Tournaments , and competed in 26 NCAA Tournaments. It currently competes in the West Coast Conference...
2	40	Dino Radja	PF Power forward (basketball) Power forward is a position in the sport of basketball. The position is referred to in playbook terms as the four position and is commonly abbreviated "PF". It has also been referred to as the "post" position. Power forwards play a role similar to that of center in what is called the "post" or "low...		KK Jugoplastika KK Split KK Split , KK Split CO for sponsorship relations is a basketball club from Split, Croatia. Currently, KK Split competes in the A-1 Liga and Krešimir Ćosić Cup.-History:...

Roster

00 Robert Parish

3 Dennis Johnson

4 Jim Paxson

7 Kelvin Upshaw

12 Otis Birdsong

20 Brian Shaw

31 Ronnie Grandison

32 Kevin McHale

33 Larry Bird

34 Kevin Gamble

35 Reggie Lewis

42 Mark Acres

44 Danny Ainge

45 Ramon Rivas

53 Joe Kleine

54 Brad Lohaus

54 Ed Pinckney

Season Facts

Larry Bird, the Celtics star player, had just come back from a back injury he dealt with during the 1988-1989 NBA season and was slowed enough to make an impact. Despite the injury, the Celtics were able to rise to 2nd place in the Atlantic Division.
By the end of the regular season, the Celtics had scored an average of 110 points per a game, and allowed an average of 106 points per game. During the playoffs against the Knicks that year, the Celtics quickly took the first 2 games of the series, but the New York Knicks would come back and rally to win 3 games in a row, sending the Celtics home.

Depth chart

Rk	Player	Age	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
1	Larry Bird Larry Bird Larry Joe Bird is a former American NBA basketball player and coach. Drafted into the NBA sixth overall by the Boston Celtics in 1978, Bird started at small forward and power forward for thirteen seasons, spearheading one of the NBA's most formidable frontcourts that included center Robert Parish...	33	75	75	39.3	9.6	20.2	.473	0.9	2.6	.333	4.3	4.6	.930	1.2	8.3	9.5	7.5	1.4	0.8	3.2	2.3	24.3
2	Kevin McHale Kevin McHale Kevin Edward McHale is a retired American professional basketball player and current head coach of the Houston Rockets. After his playing career, he worked for the Minnesota Timberwolves as the team's general manager and later its coach. He was fired as coach in June 2009...	32	82	25	33.2	7.9	14.4	.549	0.3	0.8	.333	4.8	5.4	.893	2.5	5.8	8.3	2.1	0.4	1.9	2.2	3.0	20.9
3	Reggie Lewis Reggie Lewis Reggie Lewis was an American professional basketball player for the NBA's Boston Celtics from 1987 to 1993.-Early life:...	24	79	54	31.9	6.8	13.8	.496	0.1	0.2	.267	3.2	4.0	.808	1.4	3.0	4.4	2.8	1.1	0.8	1.5	2.7	17.0
4	Robert Parish Robert Parish Robert Lee Parish is a retired American basketball center. He was known for his strong defense and jump shooting, and was elected to the Basketball Hall of Fame in 2003...	36	79	78	30.3	6.4	11.0	.580	0.0	0.0	2.9	3.9	.747	3.3	6.8	10.1	1.3	0.5	0.9	2.1	2.4		15.7
5	Dennis Johnson Dennis Johnson Dennis Wayne Johnson nicknamed "DJ", was an American professional basketball player for the National Basketball Association's Seattle SuperSonics, Phoenix Suns and Boston Celtics and coach of the Los Angeles Clippers...	35	75	65	27.1	2.7	6.3	.434	0.0	0.3	.042	1.6	1.9	.843	0.6	2.0	2.7	6.5	1.1	0.2	1.6	2.4	7.1
6	Jim Paxson Jim Paxson James Joseph "Jim" Paxson is an American retired professional basketball player. A first round selection of the Portland Trail Blazers in the 1979 NBA Draft, Paxson played for the Portland and the Boston Celtics of the NBA from 1979-1990 and was twice an All-Star...	32	72	25	17.8	2.7	5.9	.453	0.1	0.3	.250	1.0	1.3	.811	0.3	0.7	1.1	1.9	0.5	0.1	0.8	1.6	6.4
7	Joe Kleine Joe Kleine Joseph William Kleine is a retired American professional basketball player in the NBA.Kleine, a seven-foot center, graduated from Slater High School in Slater, Missouri and originally enrolled to play basketball at the University of Notre Dame...	28	81	4	16.9	2.2	4.5	.480	0.0	0.0	.000	1.0	1.2	.830	1.4	2.9	4.4	0.6	0.2	0.3	0.8	2.1	5.4
8	Kevin Gamble Kevin Gamble Kevin Douglas Gamble is a retired American professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association. At 6'5" he played as both a shooting guard and small forward...	24	71	10	13.9	1.9	4.2	.455	0.0	0.3	.167	1.2	1.5	.794	0.6	1.0	1.6	1.7	0.4	0.1	0.6	1.1	5.1
9	Michael Smith Michael Smith -Music:* Michael Joseph Smith , British saxophonist in the pop band Amen Corner* Michael Joseph Smith , jazz composer & performer* Michael Peter Smith , American songwriter and performer...	24	65	7	9.5	2.1	4.4	.476	0.0	0.4	.071	0.8	1.0	.828	0.6	0.9	1.5	1.2	0.1	0.0	0.8	0.8	5.0
10	Ed Pinckney Ed Pinckney Edward Lewis Pinckney is a retired NBA basketball player.- College career :A 6'9" forward, Pinckney led Villanova University to the NCAA title over the heavily favored Georgetown Hoyas in 1985...	26	77	50	14.1	1.8	3.2	.542	0.0	0.0	.000	1.2	1.5	.773	1.2	1.7	2.9	0.9	0.4	0.5	0.7	1.6	4.7
11	John Bagley	29	54	17	20.3	1.9	4.0	.459	0.0	0.3	.056	0.5	0.7	.744	0.5	1.2	1.6	5.5	0.7	0.1	1.7	1.4	4.3
12	Charles Smith Charles Smith -Academics:*Charles Emrys Smith, British economist, educator at Swansea Metropolitan University*Charles Roach Smith , founding member of the British Archaeological Association*Charles Saumarez Smith , art historian...	22	60	0	8.7	1.0	2.2	.444	0.0	0.1	.000	0.9	1.3	.697	0.2	0.9	1.2	1.7	0.6	0.1	0.6	1.3	2.9
13	Kelvin Upshaw Kelvin Upshaw Kelvin Parnell Upshaw is a retired American professional basketball player. He is a 6'2" 180 lb guard and played competitively at Marshall High School, Northeastern Oklahoma A & M Junior College and the University of Utah...	27	14	0	9.4	0.9	2.8	.308	0.1	0.4	.400	0.3	0.4	.667	0.2	0.7	0.9	2.0	0.1	0.1	0.9	1.4	2.1

Season Standings

Atlantic Division

Team	W	L	PCT.	GB
Philadelphia 76ers Philadelphia 76ers The Philadelphia 76ers are a professional basketball team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They play in the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Basketball Association . Originally known as the Syracuse Nationals, they are one of the oldest franchises in the NBA...	53	29	.646	-
Boston Celtics Boston Celtics The Boston Celtics are a National Basketball Association team based in Boston, Massachusetts. They play in the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference. Founded in 1946, the team is currently owned by Boston Basketball Partners LLC. The Celtics play their home games at the TD Garden, which...	52	30	.634	1
New York Knicks New York Knicks The New York Knickerbockers, prominently known as the Knicks, are a professional basketball team based in New York City. They are part of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association...	45	37	.549	8
Washington Bullets	31	51	.378	22
Miami Heat Miami Heat The Miami Heat is a professional basketball team based in Miami, Florida, United States. The team is a member of the Southeast Division in the Eastern Conference of the National Basketball Association . They play their home games at American Airlines Arena in Downtown Miami...	18	64	.220	35
New Jersey Nets New Jersey Nets The New Jersey Nets are a professional basketball team based in Newark, New Jersey. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association...	17	65	.207	36

See also

• 1989–90 NBA season