2009–10 Boston Celtics season

2009–10 Boston Celtics season
Head coach	Doc Rivers
General manager	Danny Ainge
Owner(s)	Wycliffe Grousbeck Stephen Pagliuca H. Irving Grousbeck
Arena	TD Garden
Results
Record	50–32 (.610)
Place	Division: 1st (Atlantic) Conference: 4th (Eastern)
Playoff finish	Lost NBA Finals (3–4)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	CSN New England
Radio	WEEI

The 2009–10 Boston Celtics season was the 64th season of the Boston Celtics in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Celtics finished with a record of 50–32, a 12 win drop off from the previous season. They finished 1st in the Atlantic Division and 4th in the Eastern Conference. The Celtics made it back to the NBA Finals after a one-year hiatus and played against the Los Angeles Lakers. Facing a rematch of the 2008 NBA Finals, the Celtics were defeated this time in seven games.

Key dates

• June 25 – The 2009 NBA Draft took place in New York City.
• July 8 – The free agency period started.
• October 27 – The regular season started with a 95–89 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers.
• March 24 – The Celtics clinched a spot in the Playoffs with a 113–99 win over the Denver Nuggets.^[1]
• March 26 – The Celtics clinched the Atlantic Division title with a 94–86 win over the Sacramento Kings.^[2]
• April 17 – The Celtics won Game 1 in their first-round playoff series against the Miami Heat (85–76).^[3]
• April 27 – The Celtics won their series against the Miami Heat 4–1 and advanced to the Eastern Conference semi-finals after a 96–86 win in Game 5.^[4]
• May 13 – The Celtics advanced to the Eastern Conference finals after they won their series 4–2 against the Cleveland Cavaliers following a 94–85 win in Game 6.^[5]
• May 28 – The Celtics advanced to the NBA Finals after they defeated the Orlando Magic 96–84 in Game 6 to win the series 4–2.^[6]
• June 17 – The Celtics lost to the Los Angeles Lakers 83–79 in Game 7 of the NBA Finals and failed to capture their 18th NBA Championship.^[7]

Summary

NBA Draft 2009

Draft picks

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College/Team
2	58	Lester Hudson	PG	United States	Tennessee-Martin

Roster

Boston Celtics roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From G 20 Allen, Ray 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) July 20, 1975 Connecticut G/F 42 Allen, Tony 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 213 lb (97 kg) January 11, 1982 Oklahoma State G/F 7 Daniels, Marquis 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) January 7, 1981 Auburn F 11 Davis, Glen 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 289 lb (131 kg) January 1, 1986 LSU G/F 40 Finley, Michael 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) March 6, 1973 Wisconsin F 27 Gaffney, Tony (IN) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) November 14, 1984 Massachusetts F/C 5 Garnett, Kevin 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 253 lb (115 kg) May 19, 1976 Farragut G 0 Lafayette, Oliver (IN) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) May 4, 1984 Houston C 43 Perkins, Kendrick 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 280 lb (127 kg) November 10, 1984 CJOHS G/F 34 Pierce, Paul (C) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 235 lb (107 kg) October 13, 1977 Kansas G 4 Robinson, Nate 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 180 lb (82 kg) May 31, 1984 Washington G 9 Rondo, Rajon 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 171 lb (78 kg) February 22, 1986 Kentucky F 44 Scalabrine, Brian (IN) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) March 18, 1978 Southern California F/C 30 Wallace, Rasheed 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (104 kg) September 17, 1974 North Carolina F/C 13 Williams, Shelden 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 250 lb (113 kg) October 21, 1983 Duke	Head coach Doc Rivers (Marquette) Assistant coach(es) Armond Hill (Princeton) Kevin Eastman (Richmond) Clifford Ray (Oklahoma) Tom Thibodeau (Salem State) Mike Longabardi (Frostburg State) Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured Roster • Transactions Last transaction: 2010-04-14

Depth chart

Pos.	Starter	Bench	Reserve	Inactive
C	Kendrick Perkins	Rasheed Wallace
PF	Kevin Garnett	Glen Davis	Shelden Williams	Brian Scalabrine
SF	Paul Pierce	Michael Finley	Marquis Daniels	Tony Gaffney
SG	Ray Allen	Tony Allen
PG	Rajon Rondo	Nate Robinson		Oliver Lafayette

Pre-season

2009 pre-season game log
October: 6–2 (Home: 3–0; Road: 3–2) Game Date Time Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 October 7 @ Houston Rockets 90–96 6,300 (Hidalgo, TX) 0–1 recap 2 October 9 New York Knicks 82–96 18,624 1–1 recap 3 October 11 Brooklyn Nets 93–100 18,624 2–1 recap 4 October 13 @Brooklyn Nets 91–88 12,790 (Newark, NJ) 3–1 recap 5 October 14 Toronto Raptors 90–106 10,117 (Hartford, CT) 4–1 recap 6 October 18 @Toronto Raptors 101–82 13,607 5–1 recap 7 October 20 @New York Knicks 103–108 18,792 5–2 recap 8 October 21 @Cleveland Cavaliers 96–82 18,021 (Columbus, OH) 6–2 recap
2009–10 season schedule

Regular season

Standings

Atlantic Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-Boston Celtics	50	32	.610	–	24–17	26–15	13–3
Toronto Raptors	40	42	.488	10	25–16	15–26	11–5
New York Knicks	29	53	.354	21	18–23	11–30	6–10
Philadelphia 76ers	27	55	.329	23	12–29	15–26	7–9
New Jersey Nets	12	70	.146	38	8–33	4–37	3–13

#	Eastern Conference
	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	z-Cleveland Cavaliers	61	21	.744	–
2	y-Orlando Magic	59	23	.720	2
3	x-Atlanta Hawks	53	29	.646	8
4	y-Boston Celtics	50	32	.610	11
5	x-Miami Heat	47	35	.573	14
6	x-Milwaukee Bucks	46	36	.561	15
7	x-Charlotte Bobcats	44	38	.537	17
8	x-Chicago Bulls	41	41	.500	20
9	Toronto Raptors	40	42	.488	21
10	Indiana Pacers	32	50	.390	29
11	New York Knicks	29	53	.354	32
12	Detroit Pistons	27	55	.329	34
13	Philadelphia 76ers	27	55	.329	34
14	Washington Wizards	26	56	.317	35
15	New Jersey Nets	12	70	.146	49

Game log

2009–10 game log Total: 50–32 (Home: 24–17; Road: 26–15)
October: 3–0 (Home: 2–0; Road: 1–0) Game Date Time Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 October 27 @ Cleveland W 95–89 Paul Pierce (23) Paul Pierce (11) Rajon Rondo (10) Quicken Loans Arena 20,562 1–0 2 October 28 New Orleans W 92–59 Ray Allen (18) Shelden Williams (9) Rajon Rondo (11) TD Garden 18,624 2–0 3 October 30 Chicago W 118–90 Paul Pierce (22) Shelden Williams (10) Rajon Rondo (16) TD Garden 18,624 3–0
November: 10–4 (Home: 5–3; Road: 5–1) Game Date Time Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 4 November 1 New Orleans W 97–87 Paul Pierce (27) Kevin Garnett, Kendrick Perkins (7) Rajon Rondo (10) TD Garden 18,624 4–0 5 November 3 @ Philadelphia W 105–74 Paul Pierce (21) Paul Pierce (8) Rajon Rondo (5) Wachovia Center 11,251 5–0 6 November 4 @ Minnesota W 92–90 Rajon Rondo (18) Kevin Garnett (11) Rajon Rondo (6) Target Center 19,133 6–0 7 November 6 Phoenix L 103–110 Kevin Garnett (26) Kevin Garnett (8) Rajon Rondo (11) TD Garden 18,624 6–1 8 November 7 @ Brooklyn W 86–76 Paul Pierce, Rajon Rondo (16) Kevin Garnett (13) Paul Pierce (7) Izod Center 16,119 7–1 9 November 11 Utah W 105–86 Kevin Garnett (18) Kendrick Perkins (8) Rajon Rondo (11) TD Garden 18,624 8–1 10 November 13 Atlanta L 86–97 Paul Pierce (24) Kendrick Perkins (9) Rajon Rondo (9) TD Garden 18,624 8–2 11 November 14 @ Indiana L 104–113 Ray Allen (24) Kendrick Perkins (13) Paul Pierce, Rajon Rondo, Ray Allen (4) Conseco Fieldhouse 18,165 8–3 12 November 18 Golden State W 109–95 Paul Pierce (19) Kendrick Perkins, Rajon Rondo (7) Rajon Rondo (12) TD Garden 18,624 9–3 13 November 20 Orlando L 78–83 Paul Pierce (21) Rasheed Wallace (13) Ray Allen, Rajon Rondo (6) TD Garden 18,624 9–4 14 November 22 @ New York W 107–105 Paul Pierce (33) Kendrick Perkins (13) Rajon Rondo (10) Madison Square Garden 19,763 10–4 15 November 25 Philadelphia W 113–110 Paul Pierce (27) Kendrick Perkins (8) Rajon Rondo (7) TD Garden 18,624 11–4 16 November 27 Toronto W 116–110 Ray Allen (20) Kevin Garnett (7) Rajon Rondo (11) TD Garden 18,624 12–4 17 November 29 @ Miami W 92–85 Kevin Garnett (24) Kendrick Perkins (13) Rajon Rondo (11) American Airlines Arena 18,104 13–4
December: 10–4 (Home: 3–1; Road: 7–3) Game Date Time Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 18 December 1 @ New Orleans W 108–90 Ray Allen (27) Kendrick Perkins (12) Rajon Rondo (9) Time Warner Cable Arena 15,129 14–4 19 December 3 @ San Antonio W 90–83 Kevin Garnett (20) Kevin Garnett, Kendrick Perkins (7) Rajon Rondo (12) AT&T Center 18,581 15–4 20 December 4 @ Oklahoma City W 105–87 Kevin Garnett (23) Kevin Garnett, Kendrick Perkins (8) Rajon Rondo (6) Ford Center 18,203 16–4 21 December 8 Milwaukee W 98–89 Kevin Garnett (25) Kevin Garnett, Rajon Rondo (9) Rajon Rondo (13) TD Garden 18,624 17–4 22 December 10 @ Washington W 104–102 Rajon Rondo (21) Kendrick Perkins (11) Rajon Rondo (11) Verizon Center 20,173 18–4 23 December 12 @ Chicago W 106–80 Rajon Rondo (16) Kevin Garnett (10) Rajon Rondo (14) United Center 21,257 19–4 24 December 14 @ Memphis W 110–105 Paul Pierce (19) Kevin Garnett (8) Rajon Rondo (9) FedExForum 14,193 20–4 25 December 18 Philadelphia L 97–98 Kevin Garnett (21) Kendrick Perkins (16) Rajon Rondo (10) TD Garden 18,624 20–5 26 December 20 Minnesota W 122–104 Paul Pierce (29) Kendrick Perkins (11) Rajon Rondo (15) TD Garden 18624 21–5 27 December 22 Indiana W 103–94 Ray Allen (23) Rasheed Wallace (13) Rajon Rondo (9) TD Garden 18,624 22–5 28 December 25 @ Orlando W 86–77 Ray Allen (18) Rajon Rondo (13) Rajon Rondo (8) Amway Arena 17,461 23–5 29 December 27 @ L.A. Clippers L 90–92 Rajon Rondo (20) Tony Allen (10) Rajon Rondo (6) Staples Center 19,060 23–6 30 December 28 @ Golden State L 99–103 Rajon Rondo (30) Kendrick Perkins (14) Rajon Rondo (15) Oracle Arena 19,259 23–7 31 December 30 @ Phoenix L 98–116 Eddie House (19) Kendrick Perkins, Tony Allen (7) Rajon Rondo (8) US Airways Arena 18,422 23–8
January: 6–8 (Home: 3–4; Road: 3–4) Game Date Time Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 32 January 2 Toronto W 103–96 Ray Allen (23) Kendrick Perkins (10) Tony Allen (7) TD Garden 18,624 24–8 33 January 6 @ Miami W 112–106 Rajon Rondo (25) Kendrick Perkins (10) Rajon Rondo (8) American Airlines Arena 19,600 25–8 34 January 8 @ Atlanta L 85–93 Paul Pierce (21) Kendrick Perkins (14) Rajon Rondo (10) Philips Arena 15,149 25–9 35 January 10 @ Toronto W 114–107 Rasheed Wallace (29) Rajon Rondo (10) Rajon Rondo (13) Air Canada Centre 19,800 26–9 36 January 11 Atlanta L 96–102 Rajon Rondo (26) Kendrick Perkins (9) Rajon Rondo (7) TD Garden 18,624 26–10 37 January 13 @ Brooklyn W 111–87 Paul Pierce (24) Kendrick Perkins (8) Rajon Rondo (14) Izod Center 14,112 27–10 38 January 14 Chicago L 83–96 Paul Pierce (20) Kendrick Perkins (10) Rajon Rondo (7) TD Garden 18,624 27–11 39 January 18 Dallas L 90–99 Paul Pierce (24) Kendrick Perkins (12) Rajon Rondo (12) TD Garden 18,624 27–12 40 January 20 @ Detroit L 86–92 Paul Pierce, Rajon Rondo (21) Rajon Rondo (8) Rajon Rondo (7) The Palace of Auburn Hills 17,375 27–13 41 January 22 Portland W 98–95 Paul Pierce (24) Kendrick Perkins (11) Rajon Rondo (9) TD Garden 18,624 28–13 42 January 25 L.A. Clippers W 95–89 Paul Pierce (22) Kendrick Perkins (15) Rajon Rondo (12) TD Garden 18,624 29–13 43 January 28 @ Orlando L 94–96 Ray Allen (20) Kevin Garnett, Rajon Rondo (7) Rajon Rondo (8) Amway Arena 17,461 29–14 44 January 29 @ Atlanta L 91–100 Paul Pierce (35) Kendrick Perkins (12) Rajon Rondo (8) Philips Arena 18,732 29–15 45 January 31 L.A. Lakers L 89–90 Rajon Rondo (21) Kendrick Perkins (10) Rajon Rondo (12) TD Garden 18,624 29–16
February: 7–5 (Home: 3–3; Road: 4–2) Game Date Time Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 46 February 1 @ Washington W 99–88 Kevin Garnett (19) Paul Pierce (8) Rajon Rondo (12) Verizon Center 20,173 30–16 47 February 3 Miami W 107–102 Ray Allen (23) Ray Allen (7) Rajon Rondo (14) TD Garden 18,624 31–16 48 February 5 Brooklyn W 96–87 Ray Allen (26) Ray Allen, Kevin Garnett (7) Rajon Rondo (11) TD Garden 18,624 32–16 49 February 7 Orlando L 89–96 Rajon Rondo (17) Kevin Garnett (9) Rajon Rondo (9) TD Garden 18,624 32–17 50 February 10 @ New Orleans L 85–93 Paul Pierce (15) Kevin Garnett, Kendrick Perkins (7) Paul Pierce, Rajon Rondo (4) New Orleans Arena 14,848 32–18 51 February 16 @ Sacramento W 95–92 Paul Pierce, Rasheed Wallace (17) Kevin Garnett (9) Rajon Rondo (6) ARCO Arena 14,439 33–18 52 February 18 @ L.A. Lakers W 87–86 Ray Allen (24) Kendrick Perkins (14) Rajon Rondo (11) Staples Center 18,997 34–18 53 February 19 @ Portland W 96–76 Ray Allen (21) Kendrick Perkins (9) Rajon Rondo (11) Rose Garden 20,618 35–18 54 February 21 @ Denver L 105–114 Ray Allen (25) Glen Davis (7) Rajon Rondo (11) Pepsi Center 19,818 35–19 55 February 23 New York W 110–106 Ray Allen (24) Kevin Garnett (8) Rajon Rondo (16) TD Garden 18,624 36–19 56 February 25 Cleveland L 88–108 Ray Allen (21) Kevin Garnett (10) Rajon Rondo (11) TD Garden 18,624 36–20 57 February 27 Brooklyn L 96–104 Kevin Garnett (26) Kevin Garnett (9) Rajon Rondo (17) TD Garden 18,624 36–21
March: 11–6 (Home: 7–3; Road: 4–3) Game Date Time Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 58 March 2 @ Detroit W 105–100 Ray Allen (18) Kevin Garnett (9) Rajon Rondo (11) The Palace of Auburn Hills 17,956 37–21 59 March 3 New Orleans W 104–80 Paul Pierce (27) Marquis Daniels, Kevin Garnett (5) Rajon Rondo (6) TD Garden 18,624 38–21 60 March 5 @ Philadelphia W 96–86 Kevin Garnett (22) Kevin Garnett (8) Rajon Rondo (11) Wachovia Center 19,008 39–21 61 March 7 Washington W 86–83 Ray Allen (25) Kevin Garnett (10) Rajon Rondo (7) TD Garden 18,624 40–21 62 March 9 @ Milwaukee L 84–86 Rajon Rondo (20) Kevin Garnett (10) Rajon Rondo (6) Bradley Center 14,316 40–22 63 March 10 Memphis L 91–111 Ray Allen, Rajon Rondo (17) Kevin Garnett (7) Rajon Rondo (8) TD Garden 18,624 40–23 64 March 12 Indiana W 122–103 Paul Pierce (20) Kendrick Perkins (7) Rajon Rondo (11) TD Garden 18,624 41–23 65 March 14 @ Cleveland L 93–104 Ray Allen (20) Rajon Rondo (8) Rajon Rondo (6) Quicken Loans Arena 20,562 41–24 66 March 15 Detroit W 119–93 Ray Allen, Michael Finley, Paul Pierce (15) Kevin Garnett, Kendrick Perkins (8) Rajon Rondo (6) TD Garden 18,624 42–24 67 March 17 New York W 109–97 Paul Pierce (29) Kendrick Perkins (12) Rajon Rondo (12) TD Garden 18,624 43–24 68 March 19 @ Houston W 94–87 Paul Pierce (26) Rasheed Wallace (9) Rajon Rondo (10) Toyota Center 18,198 44–24 69 March 20 @ Dallas W 102–93 Paul Pierce (29) Rajon Rondo (10) Paul Pierce, Rajon Rondo (5) American Airlines Center 20,488 45–24 70 March 22 @ Utah L 97–110 Ray Allen (16) Kendrick Perkins (8) Rajon Rondo (6) EnergySolutions Arena 19,911 45–25 71 March 24 Denver W 113–99 Paul Pierce (27) Rajon Rondo (11) Rajon Rondo (15) TD Garden 18,624 46–25 72 March 26 Sacramento W 94–86 Paul Pierce (22) Kevin Garnett (13) Rajon Rondo (18) TD Garden 18,624 47–25 73 March 28 San Antonio L 73–94 Paul Pierce (18) Kevin Garnett (10) Rajon Rondo (7) TD Garden 18,624 47–26 74 March 31 Oklahoma City L 104–109 Kevin Garnett, Rasheed Wallace (18) Kevin Garnett (9) Rajon Rondo (11) TD Garden 18,624 47–27
April: 3–5 (Home: 1–3; Road: 2–2) Game Date Time Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 75 April 2 Houston L 114–119 Paul Pierce (27) Rasheed Wallace (8) Rajon Rondo (10) TD Garden 18,624 47–28 76 April 4 Cleveland W 117–113 Ray Allen (33) Kendrick Perkins (10) Rajon Rondo (14) TD Garden 18,624 48–28 77 April 6 @ New York L 101–104 Ray Allen (17) Kendrick Perkins (8) Rajon Rondo (6) Madison Square Garden 19,763 48–29 78 April 7 @ Toronto W 115–104 Rajon Rondo (21) Kendrick Perkins (9) Rajon Rondo (7) Air Canada Centre 18,793 49–29 79 April 9 Washington L 96–106 Rajon Rondo (17) Paul Pierce (7) Rajon Rondo (12) TD Garden 18,624 49–30 80 April 10 @ Milwaukee W 105–90 Paul Pierce (24) Glen Davis, Rasheed Wallace (7) Rajon Rondo (10) Bradley Center 18,717 50–30 81 April 13 @ Chicago L 93–101 Paul Pierce (28) Kendrick Perkins (11) Rajon Rondo (6) United Center 20,649 50–31 82 April 14 Milwaukee L 95–106 Rajon Rondo (21) Rajon Rondo, Rasheed Wallace (6) Rajon Rondo (15) TD Garden 18,624 50–32
2009–10 season schedule

Playoffs

Game log

2010 playoff game logTotal: 15–9 (Home: 9–3; Away: 6–6)
First Round: 4–1 (Home: 3–0; Road: 1–1) Game Date Time Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Series 1 April 17 Miami W 85–76 Paul Pierce (16) Kevin Garnett (9) Rajon Rondo (10) TD Garden 18,624 1–0 2 April 20 Miami W 106–77 Ray Allen (25) Kendrick Perkins (10) Rajon Rondo (12) TD Garden 18,624 2–0 3 April 23 @ Miami W 100–98 Paul Pierce (32) Kendrick Perkins (12) Rajon Rondo (8) American Airlines Arena 19,500 3–0 4 April 26 @ Miami L 92–101 Rajon Rondo (23) Kevin Garnett (12) Rajon Rondo (9) American Airlines Arena 19,520 3–1 5 April 27 Miami W 96–86 Ray Allen (24) Kevin Garnett, Rajon Rondo (8) Rajon Rondo (12) TD Garden 18,624 4–1
Conference Semifinals: 4–2 (Home: 2–1; Road: 2–1) Game Date Time Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Series 1 May 1 @ Cleveland L 93–101 Rajon Rondo (27) Kendrick Perkins (11) Rajon Rondo (12) Quicken Loans Arena 20,562 0–1 2 May 3 @ Cleveland W 104–86 Ray Allen (22) Kevin Garnett (10) Rajon Rondo (19) Quicken Loans Arena 20,562 1–1 3 May 7 Cleveland L 95–124 Kevin Garnett (19) Rajon Rondo (5) Rajon Rondo (8) TD Garden 18,624 1–2 4 May 9 Cleveland W 97–87 Rajon Rondo (29) Rajon Rondo (18) Rajon Rondo (13) TD Garden 18,624 2–2 5 May 11 @ Cleveland W 120–88 Ray Allen (25) Paul Pierce (11) Paul Pierce, Rajon Rondo (7) Quicken Loans Arena 20,562 3–2 6 May 13 Cleveland W 94–85 Kevin Garnett (22) Kevin Garnett (12) Rajon Rondo (12) TD Garden 18,624 4–2
Conference Finals: 4–2 (Home: 2–1; Road: 2–1) Game Date Time Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Series 1 May 16 @ Orlando W 92–88 Ray Allen (25) Kevin Garnett (11) Rajon Rondo (8) Amway Arena 17,461 1–0 2 May 18 @ Orlando W 95–92 Paul Pierce (28) Kevin Garnett (9) Rajon Rondo (8) Amway Arena 17,461 2–0 3 May 22 Orlando W 94–71 Glen Davis (17) Paul Pierce (9) Rajon Rondo (12) TD Garden 18,624 3–0 4 May 24 Orlando L 92–96 (OT) Paul Pierce (32) Kevin Garnett (12) Rajon Rondo (8) TD Garden 18,624 3–1 5 May 26 @ Orlando L 92–113 Rasheed Wallace (21) Kevin Garnett (5) Ray Allen (7) Amway Arena 17,461 3–2 6 May 28 Orlando W 96–84 Paul Pierce (31) Paul Pierce (13) Rjon Rondo (6) TD Garden 18,624 4–2
NBA Finals: 3–4 (Home: 2–1; Road: 1–3) Game Date Time Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Series 1 June 3 @ Lakers L 89–102 Paul Pierce (24) Paul Pierce (9) Rajon Rondo (8) Staples Center 18,997 0–1 2 June 6 @ Lakers W 103–94 Ray Allen (32) Rajon Rondo (12) Rajon Rondo (10) Staples Center 18,997 1–1 3 June 8 Lakers L 84–91 Kevin Garnett (25) Kendrick Perkins (11) Rajon Rondo (8) TD Garden 18,624 1–2 4 June 10 Lakers W 96–89 Paul Pierce (19) Kendrick Perkins (7) Paul Pierce (5) TD Garden 18,624 2–2 5 June 13 Lakers W 92–86 Paul Pierce (27) Kevin Garnett (10) Rajon Rondo (8) TD Garden 18,624 3–2 6 June 15 @ Lakers L 67–89 Ray Allen (19) Glen Davis (9) Rajon Rondo (6) Staples Center 18,997 3–3 7 June 17 @ Lakers L 79–83 Paul Pierce (18) Paul Pierce (10) Rajon Rondo (10) Staples Center 18,997 3–4
2010 playoff schedule

Player statistics

Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field-goal percentage	3P%	3-point field-goal percentage	FT%	Free-throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game

Season

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Ray Allen	80	80	35.2	.477	.363	.913	3.20	2.6	.80	.31	16.3
Tony Allen	54	8	16.5	.510	.000	.605	2.70	1.3	1.09	.35	6.1
Marquis Daniels	51	4	18.4	.498	.214	.607	1.90	1.3	.53	.12	5.6
Glen Davis	54	1	17.3	.437	.000	.696	3.80	.6	.39	.26	6.3
Michael Finley^1	21	1	15.0	.506	.463	.333	1.60	1.1	.19	.10	5.2
Kevin Garnett	69	69	29.9	.521	.200	.837	7.30	2.7	.99	.83	14.3
Oliver Lafayette	1	0	22.0	.500	.500	.000	4.00	2.0	.00	.00	7.0
Kendrick Perkins	78	78	27.6	.602	.000	.582	7.60	1.0	.33	1.69	10.1
Paul Pierce	71	71	34.0	.472	.414	.852	4.40	3.1	1.18	.44	18.3
Nate Robinson^1	26	0	14.7	.401	.414	.615	1.50	2.0	.85	.00	6.5
Rajon Rondo	81	81	36.6	.508	.213	.621	4.40	9.8	2.33	.14	13.7
Brian Scalabrine	52	3	9.1	.341	.327	.667	.90	.5	.17	.08	1.5
Rasheed Wallace	79	13	22.5	.409	.283	.768	4.10	1.0	1.01	.89	9.0
Shelden Williams	54	0	11.1	.521	.000	.765	2.70	.4	.24	.39	3.7

¹Stats with the Celtics.

Playoffs

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Ray Allen	24	24	38.5	.431	.386	.863	3.30	2.6	0.92	.13	16.1
Tony Allen	24	0	16.3	.489	.000	.778	1.70	.7	1.04	.58	5.1
Marquis Daniels	11	0	3.4	.385	.500	1.000	.90	.1	.00	.00	1.5
Glen Davis	24	1	20.1	.476	.000	.722	4.510	.5	.79	.38	7.3
Michael Finley	18	0	6.0	.250	.273	1.000	.60	.2	.22	.00	0.8
Kevin Garnett	23	23	33.3	.495	.000	.839	7.40	2.5	1.13	.87	15.0
Kendrick Perkins	23	23	25.0	.510	.000	.600	6.20	1.0	.39	1.39	5.7
Paul Pierce	24	24	38.8	.438	.392	.824	6.00	3.4	1.00	.58	18.8
Nate Robinson	17	0	7.5	.375	.333	.800	.80	1.1	.35	.06	4.2
Rajon Rondo	24	24	40.6	.463	.375	.596	5.60	9.3	1.92	.13	16.1
Brian Scalabrine	1	0	1.0	.000	.000	.000	.00	.0	.00	.00	.0
Rasheed Wallace	24	1	17.1	.416	.345	.828	3.00	.4	.42	.58	6.1
Shelden Williams	8	0	7.1	.444	.000	.833	1.60	.0	.13	.00	1.6

Awards, records and milestones

Awards

Week/Month

• On December 7, 2009 Kevin Garnett was named Eastern Conference's Player of the Week (November 30 – December 6).^[8]
• On March 22, 2010 Paul Pierce was named Eastern Conference's Player of the Week (March 15–21).^[9]

All-Star

• Kevin Garnett was voted to his 11th consecutive (13th overall) All-Star Game as a starter.^[10]
• Paul Pierce was selected to his 8th All-Star Game.^[11]
• Rajon Rondo was selected to play in the All-Star Game for the first time in his career.^[11]
• Paul Pierce won the Three-Point Contest.^[12]

Season

• Rajon Rondo was named to the NBA All-Defensive First Team.^[13]

Records

• Rajon Rondo set two new single-season franchise records. On March 26, he grabbed his 168th steal of the season and broke Rick Fox's record of 167 steals in a season with the Boston Celtics. On April 2, he dished out his 716th assist of the season, thus breaking Bob Cousy's franchise record of 715 assists made in a season. Rondo dished out 794 assists and stole the ball 189 times in the 2009–10 season.^[14]

Milestones

• On October 27, 2009 game against the Cleveland Cavaliers Kevin Garnett passed Hall of Famer Moses Malone for 21st place on the NBA's career blocking list, having blocked 1,736 shots.
• On October 28, 2009 game against the New Orleans Hornets Paul Pierce passed Dan Majerle for 17th place on the NBA's career 3-pointer list with 1,363 3-pointers.
• On October 30, 2009 game against the Chicago Bulls Ray Allen passed Hall of Famer John Stockton for 33rd place on the NBA's career scoring list, having scored 19,715 points.^[15]
• On November 13, 2009 game against the Atlanta Hawks Paul Pierce passed Hall of Famer Bob McAdoo for 49th place on the NBA's career scoring list, having scored 18,790 points.
• On November 18, 2009 game against the Golden State Warriors Paul Pierce passed Hall of Famer Isiah Thomas for 48th place on the NBA's career scoring list, having scored 18,824 points.
• On November 20, 2009 game against the Orlando Magic Paul Pierce passed Chet Walker for 47th place on the NBA's career scoring list, having scored 18,845 points.
• On November 25, 2009 game against the Philadelphia 76ers Paul Pierce passed Antoine Walker for 16th place on the NBA's career 3-pointer list with 1,389 3-pointers.
• On December 1, 2009 game against the Charlotte Bobcats Paul Pierce passed Scottie Pippen for 46th place on the NBA's career scoring list, having scored 18,946 points.
• On December 3, 2009 game against the San Antonio Spurs Rasheed Wallace passed Clifford R. Robinson for 34th place on the NBA's career blocking list, having blocked 1,391 shots.
• On December 8, 2009 game against the Milwaukee Bucks Kevin Garnett passed Hall of Famer Hal Greer for 25th place on the NBA's career scoring list, having scored 21,601 points, and Micheal Ray Richardson for 36th place on career steal list with 1,465 steals.^[16]
• On December 10, 2009 game against the Washington Wizards Paul Pierce passed Brent Barry for 15th place on the NBA's career 3-pointer list with 1,397 3-pointers.
• On December 12, 2009 game against the Chicago Bulls Paul Pierce passed Dale Ellis and Reggie Theus for 44th place on the NBA's career scoring list, having scored 19,016 points.
• On December 18, 2009 game against the Philadelphia 76ers Kevin Garnett passed Artis Gilmore for 20th place on the NBA's career blocking list, having blocked 1,751 shots.
• On December 20, 2009 game against the Minnesota Timberwolves Ray Allen passed Tom Chambers for 32nd place on the NBA's career scoring list, having scored 20,059 points.^[17]
• On December 28, 2009 game against the Golden State Warriors Kevin Garnett passed Kevin Willis for 21st place on the NBA's career rebounding list with 11,903 rebounds.
• On January 8, 2010 game against the Atlanta Hawks Rasheed Wallace passed Mark West for 33rd place on the NBA's career blocking list, having blocked 1,404 shots.
• On January 13, 2010 game against the Brooklyn Nets Paul Pierce passed Hall of Famer Gail Goodrich for 43rd place on the NBA's career scoring list, having scored 19,191 points.
• On January 14, 2010 game against the Chicago Bulls Paul Pierce passed Eddie Johnson for 42nd place on the NBA's career scoring list, having scored 19,211 points.
• On January 25, 2010 game against the Los Angeles Clippers Paul Pierce passed Hall of Famer Bob Lanier for 41st place on the NBA's career scoring list, having scored 19,257 points.
• On February 1, 2010 game against the Washington Wizards Kevin Garnett passed Hall of Famer Larry Bird for 24th place on the NBA's career scoring list, having scored 21,792 points and Dennis Johnson for 35th place on the steals list with 1,478 steals.
• On February 5, 2010 game against the Brooklyn Nets Kevin Garnett passed Gary Payton for 23rd place on the NBA's career scoring list, having scored 21,816 points.
• On February 7, 2010 game against the Orlando Magic Kevin Garnett passed Dennis Rodman for 20th place on the NBA's career rebounding list with 11,960 rebounds.
• On February 7, 2010 game against the Orlando Magic Paul Pierce passed T. R. Dunn for 50th place on the NBA's career steals list with 1,318 steals.
• On February 21, 2010 game against the Denver Nuggets Kevin Garnett passed Hall of Famer Elvin Hayes for 19th place on the NBA's career blocking list, having blocked 20,521 points.
• On February 21, 2010 game against the Denver Nuggets Ray Allen passed Mitch Richmond for 31st place on the NBA's career scoring list, having scored 20,510 points.
• On February 23, 2010 game against the New York Knicks Kevin Garnett became the 20th player in NBA history to reach 12,000 rebounds in his career.
• On March 3, 2010 game against the Charlotte Bobcats Paul Pierce passed Terry Cummings for 40th place on the NBA's career scoring list, having scored 19,482 points.
• On March 10, 2010 game against the Memphis Grizzlies Paul Pierce passed Walter Davis for 39th place on the NBA's career scoring list, having scored 19,532 points.
• On March 15, 2010 game against the Detroit Pistons Ray Allen passed Hall of Famer George Gervin for 31st place on the NBA's career scoring list, having scored 20,510 points (Dirk Nowitzki has passed Ray Allen since February 21).
• On March 17, 2010 game against the New York Knicks Paul Pierce passed Clifford Robinson for 38th place on the NBA's career scoring list, having scored 19,614 points.

Injuries and surgeries

• Kendrick Perkins tore two ligaments in his right knee in Game 6 of the NBA Finals and missed the rest of the playoffs^[18]

Transactions

Boston Celtics

Players Added Via draft Lester Hudson Via free agency Rasheed Wallace (from Nets) Marquis Daniels (from Wizards) Shelden Williams (from Heat) Michael Finley (from Mavericks) Tony Gaffney Oliver Lafayette Via trade Nate Robinson (from Nuggets) Marcus Landry (from Knicks)

Players Lost Via free agency Stephon Marbury Leon Powe (to Pistons) Mikki Moore (to Suns) Via trade J. R. Giddens (to Knicks) Eddie House (to Clippers) Bill Walker (to Heat) Via waiver Gabe Pruitt Lester Hudson Marcus Landry

References

1. "Celts pull together to hold off Nuggets, clinch playoff spot". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. March 24, 2010. Archived from the original on April 10, 2010. Retrieved April 4, 2010.
2. "Celtics rally, clinch division title in win over Kings". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. March 26, 2010. Archived from the original on April 9, 2010. Retrieved April 4, 2010.
3. "Celtics grab series opener in heated matchup". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. April 18, 2010. Archived from the original on April 21, 2010. Retrieved April 20, 2010.
4. "Celtics eliminate Heat in Game 5, on to Round 2". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. April 27, 2010. Archived from the original on April 30, 2010. Retrieved April 28, 2010.
5. "Celtics advance, eliminate LeBron, Cavs in 6 games". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. May 13, 2010. Archived from the original on May 17, 2010. Retrieved May 13, 2010.
6. "Pierce's 31 points help Celtics avoid collapse and return to Finals". espn.com. The Associated Press. May 28, 2010. Archived from the original on May 31, 2010. Retrieved May 29, 2010.
7. "Revenge! Lakers outlast Celtics in Game 7 for NBA title". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. June 17, 2010. Archived from the original on June 19, 2010. Retrieved June 18, 2010.
8. http://blog.celticstown.com/2009/12/kevin-garnett-wins-eastern-conference.html
9. http://www.nba.com/celtics/news/press_release/press032210-pierce-player-of-week.html
10. http://www.nba.com/starting5/?ls=iref:nbahpt1
11. http://www.nba.com/2010/allstar/2010/01/28/reserves.release/index.html
12. http://www.nba.com/allstar/2010/3point/
13. Orlando's Howard, Boston's Rondo lead All-Defensive Team, NBA.com, May 5, 2010.
14. http://www.nba.com/celtics/history/Stats_IndRecords.html
15. http://www.nba.com/games/20091030/CHIBOS/gameinfo.html
16. http://scores.espn.go.com/nba/recap?gameId=291208002
17. http://scores.espn.go.com/nba/recap?gameId=291220002
18. Forsberg, Chris. "Boston Celtics' Kendrick Perkins to sit Game 7 with torn knee ligaments". espn.go.com. Retrieved July 5, 2012.

External links

• 2009–10 Boston Celtics season Official Site
• 2009–10 Boston Celtics season at ESPN
• 2009–10 Boston Celtics season at Basketball Reference