The Boston Celtics squeaked out a win over the San Antonio Spurs, 119 to 118, on March 9, 1988.

1987-88 Boston Celtics

Final

SAS

Spurs

22-35

118

BOS

Celtics

42-19

119

Team

SAS

BOS

1

31

24

2

29

29

3

26

35

4

32

31

Total

118

119

Spurs

Celtics

FG Made - Attempted

51-86

46-93

Field Goal %

59.3

49.5

3PT Made - Attempted

0-3

6-22

3PT %

0.0

27.3

FT Made - Attempted

16-20

21-30

Free Throw %

80.0

70.0

Rebounds

37

39

Offensive Rebounds

9

17

Defensive Rebounds

28

22

Assists

35

32

Steals

6

8

Blocks

3

3

Turnovers

15

9

Personal Fouls

26

19

Starters

NAME MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK FG 3PT FT TOV PF +/- OREB DREB FG% 3P% FT%
Johnny Dawkins 41 16 4 8 1 1 8-15 0-2 0-0 3 1 2 2 53.3 0.0
Alvin Robertson 39 14 7 12 1 0 6-12 0-1 2-2 4 4 0 7 50.0 0.0 100.0
Greg Anderson 30 17 7 1 1 1 7-12 0-0 3-3 1 3 0 7 58.3 100.0
Frank Brickowski 28 14 4 6 0 0 6-8 0-0 2-3 2 6 2 2 75.0 66.7
Walter Berry 23 9 5 3 0 1 4-8 0-0 1-3 0 2 3 2 50.0 33.3

Bench

NAME MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK FG 3PT FT TOV PF +/- OREB DREB FG% 3P% FT%
Mike Mitchell 28 20 0 1 0 0 10-16 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 62.5
Petur Gudmundsson 24 13 8 1 2 0 5-9 0-0 3-3 2 5 2 6 55.6 100.0
Jon Sundvold 11 4 0 1 0 0 2-3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 66.7
Kurt Nimphius 8 7 1 0 0 0 3-3 0-0 1-2 2 3 0 1 100.0 50.0
Pete Myers 8 4 1 2 1 0 0-0 0-0 4-4 1 2 0 1 100.0

Starters

NAME MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK FG 3PT FT TOV PF +/- OREB DREB FG% 3P% FT%
Larry Bird 43 36 13 5 2 0 15-27 2-8 4-4 1 4 3 10 55.6 25.0 100.0
Kevin McHale 41 21 8 0 0 1 8-17 0-0 5-9 3 2 4 4 47.1 55.6
Danny Ainge 39 16 2 8 0 0 6-15 4-12 0-0 1 1 0 2 40.0 33.3
Dennis Johnson 37 16 6 11 4 1 6-14 0-1 4-4 1 2 2 4 42.9 0.0 100.0
Mark Acres 18 4 4 0 0 0 1-2 0-0 2-2 0 3 2 2 50.0 100.0

Bench

NAME MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK FG 3PT FT TOV PF +/- OREB DREB FG% 3P% FT%
Jim Paxson 17 11 0 2 0 0 5-7 0-0 1-1 1 0 0 0 71.4 100.0
Fred Roberts 17 7 2 3 0 0 2-6 0-1 3-4 1 2 2 0 33.3 0.0 75.0
Artis Gilmore 12 4 4 0 1 0 1-2 0-0 2-6 0 2 4 0 50.0 33.3
Brad Lohaus 12 4 0 2 1 1 2-3 0-0 0-0 0 3 0 0 66.7
Dirk Minniefield 4 0 0 1 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0

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PPG

26.9

Tatum

Jayson Tatum

RPG

9.0

Tatum

Jayson Tatum

APG

6.5

Tatum

Jayson Tatum

Team Rankings

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ORTG

123.2

1st

DRTG

111.6

3rd

NETRTG

11.6

1st

3P%

38.8

2nd

2023-24 Conference Standings

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TEAM W L PCT GB
1
Celtics Celtics
64 18 .780
2
Knicks Knicks
50 32 .610 14.0
3
Bucks Bucks
49 33 .598 15.0
4
Cavaliers Cavaliers
48 34 .585 16.0
5
Magic Magic
47 35 .573 17.0

Schedule

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DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sat
4/27
BOS BOS
@
MIA MIA
6:00 PM
Mon
4/29
BOS BOS
@
MIA MIA
1:00 PM
Wed
5/1
MIA MIA
@
BOS BOS
7:30 PM
Fri
5/3
BOS BOS
@
MIA MIA
1:00 PM
Sun
5/5
MIA MIA
@
BOS BOS
1:00 PM

Last Game

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BOS Celtics

1-1

101

Final

111

MIA Heat

1-1

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NBA 2023-24 Leaders

Playoff PPG Leaders

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37.7

Embiid

Joel Embiid

32.3

Davis

Anthony Davis

32.3

Lillard

Damian Lillard

Playoff RPG Leaders

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15.7

Jokic

Nikola Jokic

15.3

Allen

Jarrett Allen

13.5

Valanciunas

Jonas Valanciunas

Playoff APG Leaders

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12.0

Haliburton

Tyrese Haliburton

9.7

James

LeBron James

9.0

Herro

Tyler Herro

Playoff SPG Leaders

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2.3

Edwards

Anthony Edwards

2.3

Irving

Kyrie Irving

2.3

Jr.

Kelly Oubre Jr.

Playoff BPG Leaders

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3.5

Holmgren

Chet Holmgren

2.3

Mobley

Evan Mobley

2.0

III

Trey Murphy III

Playoff 3PM Leaders

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5.3

Lillard

Damian Lillard

4.5

Herro

Tyler Herro

4.3

Harden

James Harden

Playoff TS% Leaders

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92.6

Wright

Delon Wright

81.8

Hauser

Sam Hauser

81.7

White

Derrick White

NBA 2023-24 Rankings

Playoff ORtg Rankings

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Timberwolves

123.9

76ers

121.6

Knicks

121.2

Thunder

118.8

Celtics

118.5

Pacers

117.1

Playoff DRtg Rankings

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Magic

98.2

Thunder

100.3

Cavaliers

103.2

Timberwolves

104.8

Mavericks

107.6

Clippers

108.4

Playoff NetRtg Rankings

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Timberwolves

19.1

Thunder

18.5

Nuggets

7.1

Celtics

5.5

Magic

5.0

Pacers

1.7

Playoff Tank Leaderboard

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Pelicans

0-2

Suns

0-3

Lakers

0-3

Magic

1-2

Clippers

1-2

Bucks

1-2

NBA 2023-24 Betting

Best Record ATS

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Magic

52-33

Mavericks

50-35

76ers

50-36

Thunder

47-36-1

Rockets

45-35-2

Pelicans

46-39-1

Worst Record ATS

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Hawks

29-54

Hornets

34-48

Suns

36-48-1

Bucks

37-48

Raptors

36-46

Nets

34-44-4

NBA 2023-24 Conference Standings

Eastern W L PCT GB
1
Celtics Celtics
64 18 .780
2
Knicks Knicks
50 32 .610 14.0
3
Bucks Bucks
49 33 .598 15.0
4
Cavaliers Cavaliers
48 34 .585 16.0
5
Magic Magic
47 35 .573 17.0
6
Pacers Pacers
47 35 .573 17.0
Western W L PCT GB
1
Thunder Thunder
57 25 .695
2
Nuggets Nuggets
57 25 .695
3
Timberwolves Timberwolves
56 26 .683 1.0
4
Clippers Clippers
51 31 .622 6.0
5
Mavericks Mavericks
50 32 .610 7.0
6
Suns Suns
49 33 .598 8.0

NBA 2023-24 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Thu
4/25
MIN MIN
@
PHX PHX
126-109
Thu
4/25
LAC LAC
@
DAL DAL
90-101
Thu
4/25
MIL MIL
@
IND IND
118-121
Wed
4/24
NYK NYK
@
PHI PHI
114-125
Wed
4/24
DEN DEN
@
LAL LAL
112-105

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sat
4/27
CLE CLE
@
ORL ORL
1:00 PM
Sat
4/27
OKC OKC
@
NOP NOP
3:30 PM
Sat
4/27
BOS BOS
@
MIA MIA
6:00 PM
Sat
4/27
DEN DEN
@
LAL LAL
8:30 PM
Sun
4/28
NYK NYK
@
PHI PHI
1:00 PM