1991–92 Boston Celtics season

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1991–92 Boston Celtics season
Larry Bird's final season
Atlantic Division Champions
Head coach Chris Ford
Owner(s) Don Gaston, Alan N. Cohen, Paul Dupee
Arena Boston Garden
Hartford Civic Center
Results
Record 51–31 (.622)
Place Division: 1st (Atlantic)
Conference: 2nd (Eastern)
Playoff finish East Conference Semifinals
(eliminated 3–4)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television SportsChannel New England, WFXT, WTXX, WTIC-TV
Radio WHDH, WTIC Radio
< 1990–91 1992–93 >

The 1991–92 Boston Celtics season was the 46th season of the Boston Celtics in the National Basketball Association (NBA).[1] This marked the NBA final season for Celtics forward Larry Bird who missed nearly half of the season games due to a nagging back injury.[2] However, one of the season highlights was a 49-point performance from Bird in a nationally televised double-overtime win over eventual western conference champion Portland.[3] It was the most points for Bird since February 15, 1988, when he scored 49 at Phoenix.

The Celtics trailed the New York Knicks in the Atlantic Division for much of the season, but a furious rally at the end of the season helped the Celtics finish 51–31 and claim the division title (and the #2 Eastern Conference seed, although since they finished behind #3 seed Cleveland in record, Cleveland would have home court in a head-to-head playoff series).

The Celtics swept Indiana in the first round, but succumbed to Cleveland in a 7-game eastern conference semifinal series.

Draft picks

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Main article: 1991 NBA Draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
1 24 Rick Fox SF  Canada North Carolina

Roster

Boston Celtics 1991–92 roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Ht. Wt. From
G 5 United States Bagley, John 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Boston College
F 8 United States Battle, Kenny 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Illinois
F 33 United States Bird, Larry 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Indiana State
G 7 United States Brown, Dee 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Jacksonville
G 20/4 United States Douglas, Sherman (from MIA) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Syracuse
G/F 44 Canada Fox, Rick 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) North Carolina
G/F 34 United States Gamble, Kevin 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Iowa
G 13 United States Green, Rickey (waived) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Michigan
C 53 United States Kleine, Joe 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Arkansas
G/F 35 United States Lewis, Reggie 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Northeastern
F 41 United States Massenburg, Tony 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Maryland
F/C 32 United States McHale, Kevin 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Minnesota
C 00 United States Parish, Robert 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Centenary College of Louisiana
F 54 United States Pinckney, Ed 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Villanova
G 12 United States Pritchard, Kevin 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Kansas
G/F 4 United States Robinson, Larry 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Centenary College of Louisiana
G 20 United States Shaw, Brian (to MIA) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) UC Santa Barbara
C 52 Croatia Vranković, Stojko 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 260 lb (118 kg)

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Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

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Depth chart

PG- 5 John Bagley SG- 35 Reggie Lewis SF- 33 Larry Bird PF- 54 Ed Pinckney C- 00 Robert Parrish

Regular season

Season standings

Atlantic Division
W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Boston Celtics 51 31 .622 — 34–7 17–24 19–9
x-New York Knicks 51 31 .622 — 30–11 21–20 20–8
x-New Jersey Nets 40 42 .488 11 25–16 15–26 15–13
x-Miami Heat 38 44 .463 13 28–13 10–31 14–14
Philadelphia 76ers 35 47 .427 16 23–18 12–29 15–13
Washington Bullets 25 57 .305 26 14–27 11–30 7–21
Orlando Magic 21 61 .256 30 13–28 8–33 8–20
y - clinched division title
x - clinched playoff spot
# Eastern Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 z-Chicago Bulls 67 15 .817 –
2 y-Boston Celtics 51 31 .622 16
3 x-Cleveland Cavaliers 57 25 .695 10
4 x-New York Knicks 51 31 .622 16
5 x-Detroit Pistons 48 34 .585 19
6 x-New Jersey Nets 40 42 .488 27
7 x-Indiana Pacers 40 42 .488 27
8 x-Miami Heat 38 44 .463 29
9 Atlanta Hawks 38 44 .463 29
10 Philadelphia 76ers 35 47 .427 32
11t Milwaukee Bucks 31 51 .378 36
11t Charlotte Hornets 31 51 .378 36
13 Washington Bullets 25 57 .305 42
14 Orlando Magic 21 61 .256 46
z - clinched division title
y - clinched division title
x - clinched playoff spot

Game log

Playoffs

East First Round

(2) Boston Celtics vs. (7) Indiana Pacers: Celtics win series 3–0

Last Playoff Meeting: 1991 Eastern Conference First Round (Boston won 3–2)

East Conference Semifinals

(2) Boston Celtics vs. (3) Cleveland Cavaliers: Cavaliers win series 4–3

  • Game 1 @ The Coliseum, Richfield (May 2): Cleveland 101, Boston 76
  • Game 2 @ The Coliseum, Richfield (May 4): Boston 104, Cleveland 98
  • Game 3 @ Boston Garden, Boston (May 8): Boston 110, Cleveland 107
  • Game 4 @ Boston Garden, Boston (May 10): Cleveland 114, Boston 112 (OT)
  • Game 5 @ The Coliseum, Richfield (May 13): Cleveland 114, Boston 98
  • Game 6 @ Boston Garden, Boston (May 15): Boston 122, Cleveland 91
  • Game 7 @ The Coliseum, Richfield (May 17): Cleveland 122, Boston 104

Last Playoff Meeting: 1985 Eastern Conference First Round (Boston won 3–1)

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

Awards and Records

Transactions

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References

  1. ↑ 1991-92 Boston Celtics
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See also

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