The Boston Celtics were 32-50 in 1977-78. They finished 3rd in the Atlantic Division and 8th in the Eastern Conference.
| GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 82 | 241.8 | 105.7 | 49.8 | 24.0 | 7.8 | 3.6 | 42.6 | 93.1 | 45.8 | 20.5 | 26.3 | 77.9 | 50.5 | 15.1 | 34.8 | 20.1 | 24.8 | |||
Team Rank | 6th | 16th | 3rd | 15th | 22nd | 22nd | 18th | 14th | 18th | 14th | 18th | 5th | 16th | 10th | 2nd | 11th | 12th | ||||
Opponent | 82 | 241.8 | 107.7 | 45.3 | 24.2 | 9.3 | 4.6 | 43.2 | 94.6 | 45.6 | 21.4 | 27.8 | 76.9 | 50.4 | 13.9 | 31.4 | 17.2 | 22.8 | |||
Opponent Rank | 6th | 8th | 3rd | 6th | 10th | 5th | 6th | 16th | 3rd | 14th | 11th | 22nd | 5th | 3rd | 7th | 21st | 21st | ||||
Net | -2.0 | +4.5 | -0.1 | -1.5 | -1.0 | -0.5 | -1.5 | +0.2 | -0.9 | -1.5 | +1.0 | +0.1 | +1.1 | +3.4 | +2.9 | +2.0 | |||||
Net Rank | 18th | 2nd | 13th | 21st | 20th | 14th | 13th | 9th | 15th | 15th | 10th | 10th | 5th | 1st | 22nd | 18th |
| Eastern | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 45 | 18 | .714 | ||
| 2 | 43 | 21 | .672 | 2.5 | |
| 3 | 41 | 24 | .631 | 5.0 | |
| 4 | 39 | 25 | .609 | 6.5 | |
| 5 | 36 | 27 | .571 | 9.0 | |
| 6 | 35 | 28 | .556 | 10.0 | |
| 7 | 36 | 29 | .554 | 10.0 | |
| 8 | 34 | 29 | .540 | 11.0 | |
| 9 | 33 | 31 | .516 | 12.5 | |
| 10 | 32 | 33 | .492 | 14.0 | |
| 11 | 27 | 36 | .429 | 18.0 | |
| 12 | 26 | 38 | .406 | 19.5 | |
| 13 | 16 | 47 | .254 | 29.0 | |
| 14 | 16 | 47 | .254 | 29.0 | |
| 15 | 15 | 49 | .234 | 30.5 |
| Western | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 50 | 15 | .769 | ||
| 2 | 47 | 17 | .734 | 2.5 | |
| 3 | 40 | 24 | .625 | 9.5 | |
| 4 | 39 | 24 | .619 | 10.0 | |
| 5 | 39 | 25 | .609 | 10.5 | |
| 6 | 39 | 25 | .609 | 10.5 | |
| 7 | 37 | 27 | .578 | 12.5 | |
| 8 | 32 | 31 | .508 | 17.0 | |
| 9 | 31 | 32 | .492 | 18.0 | |
| 10 | 31 | 34 | .477 | 19.0 | |
| 11 | 23 | 39 | .371 | 25.5 | |
| 12 | 21 | 43 | .328 | 28.5 | |
| 13 | 21 | 45 | .318 | 29.5 | |
| 14 | 19 | 45 | .297 | 30.5 | |
| 15 | 15 | 50 | .231 | 35.0 |