The Boston Celtics were 42-40 in 1988-89. They finished 3rd in the Atlantic Division and 8th in the Eastern Conference. They lost in the Eastern Conference First Round against the Detroit Pistons, 3 games to 0.

1988-89 Conference Standings

TEAMWLPCTGB
6
47
35
.573
16.0
7
46
36
.561
17.0
8
Celtics Celtics
42
40
.512
21.0
9
40
42
.488
23.0
10
28
54
.341
35.0

1988-89 Stats

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Team
82
241.2
109.2
44.2
26.7
7.8
5.1
42.9
87.1
49.3
1.0
3.8
25.2
22.4
28.6
78.3
54.8
14.4
29.8
16.3
22.9
Team Rank
14th
10th
12th
9th
21st
14th
9th
17th
6th
22nd
21st
22nd
9th
15th
11th
10th
12th
12th
11th
6th
Opponent
82
241.2
108.1
39.9
25.9
9.3
4.7
42.4
87.6
48.4
1.6
5.6
29.0
21.7
28.0
77.6
54.1
12.8
27.1
14.5
23.8
Opponent Rank
14th
10th
1st
16th
17th
7th
12th
11th
15th
2nd
4th
5th
10th
7th
20th
13th
2nd
2nd
24th
11th
Net
+1.2
+4.3
+0.8
-1.5
+0.4
+0.5
-0.5
+0.9
-0.7
-1.8
-3.7
+0.7
+0.7
+0.7
+0.7
+1.6
+2.7
+1.8
-0.9
Net Rank
14th
2nd
11th
21st
9th
12th
13th
8th
20th
19th
21st
10th
9th
13th
9th
4th
4th
21st
9th

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NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
28
10
.737
2
25
14
.641
3.5
3
24
14
.632
4.0
4
24
16
.600
5.0
5
21
16
.568
6.5
6
22
18
.550
7.0
7
22
18
.550
7.0
8
20
19
.513
8.5
9
20
21
.488
9.5
10
18
20
.474
10.0
11
17
22
.436
11.5
12
14
25
.359
14.5
13
11
25
.306
16.0
14
10
28
.263
18.0
15
8
31
.205
20.5
WesternWLPCTGB
1
33
7
.825
2
27
12
.692
5.5
3
26
13
.667
6.5
4
26
14
.650
7.0
5
23
13
.639
8.0
6
24
15
.615
8.5
7
22
14
.611
9.0
8
21
19
.525
12.0
9
19
21
.475
14.0
10
17
22
.436
15.5
11
15
23
.395
17.0
12
14
25
.359
18.5
13
13
25
.342
19.0
14
9
30
.231
23.5
15
9
32
.220
24.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Sun
12/14
@
106-96
Sun
12/14
@
133-140
Sun
12/14
@
125-128
Sun
12/14
@
121-103
Mon
12/15
@
113-124

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Mon
1/12
@
7:00 PM
Mon
1/12
@
7:30 PM
Mon
1/12
@
7:30 PM
Mon
1/12
@
8:30 PM
Mon
1/12
@
10:00 PM