The Boston Celtics were 29-53 in 1978-79. They finished 5th in the Atlantic Division and 10th 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 | 240.0 | 108.2 | 42.9 | 24.3 | 8.7 | 3.5 | 43.0 | 89.6 | 48.0 | 22.2 | 28.3 | 78.4 | 53.0 | 13.6 | 29.2 | 20.9 | 24.1 | |||
Team Rank | 21st | 16th | 19th | 16th | 13th | 22nd | 16th | 18th | 15th | 8th | 12th | 3rd | 11th | 19th | 16th | 17th | 7th | ||||
Opponent | 82 | 240.0 | 113.3 | 43.6 | 26.5 | 8.7 | 5.3 | 47.0 | 92.6 | 50.8 | 19.2 | 25.4 | 75.9 | 54.6 | 13.7 | 29.9 | 19.5 | 24.7 | |||
Opponent Rank | 21st | 19th | 4th | 12th | 8th | 14th | 21st | 12th | 22nd | 5th | 4th | 18th | 21st | 3rd | 9th | 11th | 16th | ||||
Net | -5.0 | -0.7 | -2.1 | -0.1 | -1.9 | -4.0 | -3.0 | -2.8 | +3.0 | +3.0 | +2.5 | -1.6 | 0.0 | -0.7 | +1.3 | -0.6 | |||||
Net Rank | 21st | 11th | 18th | 11th | 20th | 21st | 17th | 21st | 3rd | 3rd | 5th | 18th | 14th | 14th | 18th | 11th |
| Eastern | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 30 | 10 | .750 | ||
| 2 | 26 | 15 | .634 | 4.5 | |
| 3 | 25 | 17 | .595 | 6.0 | |
| 4 | 25 | 19 | .568 | 7.0 | |
| 5 | 24 | 19 | .558 | 7.5 | |
| 6 | 22 | 18 | .550 | 8.0 | |
| 7 | 23 | 19 | .548 | 8.0 | |
| 8 | 22 | 20 | .524 | 9.0 | |
| 9 | 20 | 22 | .476 | 11.0 | |
| 10 | 20 | 24 | .455 | 12.0 | |
| 11 | 17 | 24 | .415 | 13.5 | |
| 12 | 16 | 27 | .372 | 15.5 | |
| 13 | 12 | 28 | .300 | 18.0 | |
| 14 | 10 | 31 | .244 | 20.5 | |
| 15 | 10 | 33 | .233 | 21.5 |
| Western | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 35 | 8 | .814 | ||
| 2 | 29 | 13 | .690 | 5.5 | |
| 3 | 29 | 14 | .674 | 6.0 | |
| 4 | 27 | 16 | .628 | 8.0 | |
| 5 | 25 | 15 | .625 | 8.5 | |
| 6 | 25 | 16 | .610 | 9.0 | |
| 7 | 25 | 17 | .595 | 9.5 | |
| 8 | 24 | 19 | .558 | 11.0 | |
| 9 | 22 | 22 | .500 | 13.5 | |
| 10 | 18 | 23 | .439 | 16.0 | |
| 11 | 18 | 23 | .439 | 16.0 | |
| 12 | 17 | 26 | .395 | 18.0 | |
| 13 | 14 | 28 | .333 | 20.5 | |
| 14 | 12 | 31 | .279 | 23.0 | |
| 15 | 10 | 35 | .222 | 26.0 |