Record 57–25 (.695) Start date 1987 | Head coach K. C. Jones Radios WEZE, WTIC | |
Playoff finish East Conference Finals(eliminated 2-4) People also search for 1988–89 Boston Celtics season | ||
The 1987–88 Boston Celtics season was the 42nd season of the Boston Celtics in the National Basketball Association (NBA). They advanced to the Eastern Conference Finals for the fifth consecutive time, becoming the first team to do so since the 1968–69 Boston Celtics (which reached the previous thirteen).
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Depth chart
PG-3 Dennis Johnson SG-44 Danny Ainge SF-33 Larry Bird PF-32 Kevin McHale C-00 Robert Parish
East First Round
(1) Boston Celtics vs. (8) New York Knicks: Celtics win series 3-1
Last Playoff Meeting: 1984 Eastern Conference Semifinals (Boston won 4-3)
East Conference Semifinals
(1) Boston Celtics vs. (4) Atlanta Hawks: Celtics win series 4-3
Last Playoff Meeting: 1986 Eastern Conference Semifinals (Boston won 4-1)
East Conference Finals
(1) Boston Celtics vs. (2) Detroit Pistons: Pistons win series 4-2
Last Playoff Meeting: 1987 Eastern Conference Finals (Boston won 4-3)
Playoffs
The Celtics would end up losing to the Detroit Pistons in the conference finals as an aging Celtics team was beginning to falter against a younger and fresher pistons team. This would be the first time in 5 years the the Celtics would not make it the finals and would not return to another finals until 2008.