The Boston Celtics were 29-53 in 1978-79. They finished 5th in the Atlantic Division and 10th in the Eastern Conference.
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Rockets beat Celtics 109-93 behind Alperen Sengun’s 26 points, 10 assists
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Alperen Sengun leads Rockets past Celtics 109-93 as Houston moves into first in West
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Jayson Tatum's 32, Paul George's 10 4th-quarter points lead Boston Celtics to road win in Orlando
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Pritchard nets 30, Celtics ease past turnover-prone Bulls 125-111 in NBA Cup action
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Jaylen Brown says he never demanded a trade from Boston, is happy in new Philadelphia home
1978-79 Stats
See stats| GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | |
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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 |
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| Eastern | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 1 | .875 | ||
| 2 | 6 | 1 | .857 | 0.5 | |
| 3 | 5 | 2 | .714 | 1.5 | |
| 4 | 4 | 3 | .571 | 2.5 | |
| 5 | 4 | 3 | .571 | 2.5 | |
| 6 | 4 | 3 | .571 | 2.5 | |
| 7 | 4 | 4 | .500 | 3.0 | |
| 8 | 3 | 4 | .429 | 3.5 | |
| 9 | 3 | 5 | .375 | 4.0 | |
| 10 | 2 | 5 | .286 | 4.5 | |
| 11 | 2 | 5 | .286 | 4.5 | |
| 12 | 2 | 6 | .250 | 5.0 | |
| 13 | 1 | 6 | .143 | 5.5 | |
| 14 | 1 | 6 | .143 | 5.5 | |
| 15 | 1 | 6 | .143 | 5.5 |
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Nets| Western | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 1 | .875 | ||
| 2 | 6 | 1 | .857 | 0.5 | |
| 3 | 5 | 1 | .833 | 1.0 | |
| 4 | 6 | 2 | .750 | 1.0 | |
| 5 | 5 | 2 | .714 | 1.5 | |
| 6 | 5 | 2 | .714 | 1.5 | |
| 7 | 5 | 3 | .625 | 2.0 | |
| 8 | 5 | 3 | .625 | 2.0 | |
| 9 | 4 | 3 | .571 | 2.5 | |
| 10 | 3 | 3 | .500 | 3.0 | |
| 11 | 3 | 4 | .429 | 3.5 | |
| 12 | 1 | 4 | .200 | 4.5 | |
| 13 | 1 | 6 | .143 | 5.5 | |
| 14 | 1 | 6 | .143 | 5.5 | |
| 15 | 1 | 6 | .143 | 5.5 |
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