2010–11 Boston Celtics season
2010–11 Boston Celtics season | |
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Division Champions | |
Shaquille O'Neal's final season | |
Head coach | Doc Rivers |
General manager | Danny Ainge |
Owner(s) |
Wycliffe Grousbeck Stephen Pagliuca H. Irving Grousbeck |
Arena | TD Garden |
Results | |
Record | 56–26 (.683) |
Place |
Division: 1st (Atlantic) Conference: 3rd (Eastern) |
Playoff finish |
Conference Semifinals (Eliminated 1–4) |
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com | |
Local media | |
Television | CSN New England |
Radio | WEEI |
The 2010–11 Boston Celtics season was the 65th season of the Boston Celtics in the National Basketball Association (NBA).
On June 30, 2010, Doc Rivers announced that he would return to coach the Celtics after speculating that he would resign in order to spend time with his family.
With the off-season acquisitions of former all-stars Shaquille O'Neal and Jermaine O'Neal (no relation), the Celtics started the year at 41-14 and were on top of the Eastern Conference standings during the All-Star break. However, after center Kendrick Perkins, who was working his way back from a torn ACL in last year's Finals, was traded to the Oklahoma City Thunder mid-season, the Celtics then preceeded to play mediocre basketball after the trade, winning just 15 of their final 27 games. Still, they managed a 56-26 record and enter the playoffs as the 3rd seed in the Eastern Conference. They swept the New York Knicks, in four games in the first round to advance to the Conference Semifinals where they faced the Miami Heat, who added LeBron James and Chris Bosh to join Dwyane Wade. However, the rejuvenated Heat proved too much for the Celtics and they easily won the series in five games, knocking Boston out of the playoffs. Following the season, Shaquille O'Neal retired after playing 19 seasons in the league.
The Big Four of Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce, Ray Allen, Rajon Rondo and coach Rivers represented the Eastern Conference in the 2011 NBA All-Star Game in Los Angeles.
Key dates
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- June 24 – The 2010 NBA draft was held in New York City.
- July 1 – The free agency period started.
- October 26 – The regular season started with an 88–80 win over the media-hyped Miami Heat.[1]
Summary
NBA Draft 2010
Draft picks
Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College/Team |
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1 | 19 | Avery Bradley | SG | ![]() |
Texas |
2 | 52 | Luke Harangody | PF | ![]() |
Notre Dame |
Roster
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Pre-season
Game log
2010 pre-season game log | |
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Pre-season: 7–1 (Home: 4–0; Road: 3–1)
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2010–11 season schedule |
Regular season
Standings
Atlantic Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div |
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y-Boston Celtics | 56 | 26 | .683 | – | 33–8 | 23–18 | 13–3 |
x-New York Knicks | 42 | 40 | .512 | 14 | 23–18 | 19–22 | 10–6 |
x-Philadelphia 76ers | 41 | 41 | .500 | 15 | 26–15 | 15–26 | 9–7 |
New Jersey Nets | 24 | 58 | .293 | 32 | 19–22 | 5–36 | 3–13 |
Toronto Raptors | 22 | 60 | .268 | 34 | 16–25 | 6–35 | 5–11 |
# | Eastern Conference | ||||
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Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
1 | z-Chicago Bulls | 62 | 20 | .756 | – |
2 | y-Miami Heat | 58 | 24 | .707 | 4 |
3 | y-Boston Celtics | 56 | 26 | .683 | 6 |
4 | x-Orlando Magic | 52 | 30 | .634 | 10 |
5 | x-Atlanta Hawks | 44 | 38 | .537 | 18 |
6 | x-New York Knicks | 42 | 40 | .512 | 20 |
7 | x-Philadelphia 76ers | 41 | 41 | .500 | 21 |
8 | x-Indiana Pacers | 37 | 45 | .451 | 25 |
9 | Milwaukee Bucks | 35 | 47 | .427 | 27 |
10 | Charlotte Bobcats | 34 | 48 | .415 | 28 |
11 | Detroit Pistons | 30 | 52 | .366 | 32 |
12 | New Jersey Nets | 24 | 58 | .293 | 38 |
13 | Washington Wizards | 23 | 59 | .280 | 39 |
14 | Toronto Raptors | 22 | 60 | .268 | 40 |
15 | Cleveland Cavaliers | 19 | 63 | .232 | 43 |
Game log
2010–11 game log Total: 56–26 (Home: 33–8; Road: 23–18) | |
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October: 2–1 (Home: 2–0; Road: 0–1)
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November
: 11–3 (Home: 5–1; Road: 6–2)
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December: 11–3 (Home: 6–1; Road: 5–2)
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January: 12–4 (Home: 9–1; Road: 3–3)
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February: 7–4 (Home: 3–2; Road: 4–2)
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March: 9–7 (Home: 4–3; Road: 5–4)
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April: 4–4 (Home: 4–0; Road: 0–4)
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2010–11 season schedule |
Playoffs
Game log
2011 playoff game log | |
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First round: 4–0 (Home: 2–0; Road: 2–0)
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Conference Semifinals: 1–4 (Home: 1–1; Road: 0–3)
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2011 playoff schedule |
Player statistics
Legend | |||||
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GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game |
Season
Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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Ray Allen | 80 | 80 | 36.1 | .491 | .444 | .881 | 3.4 | 2.7 | 1.0 | .2 | 16.5 |
Carlos Arroyo* | 15 | 1 | 12.7 | .314 | .600 | .917 | 1.5 | 1.7 | .5 | .0 | 2.4 |
Avery Bradley | 31 | 0 | 5.2 | .343 | .000 | .500 | .5 | .4 | .3 | .0 | 1.7 |
Marquis Daniels* | 49 | 0 | 19.1 | .491 | .190 | .684 | 2.3 | 1.3 | .8 | .4 | 5.5 |
Glen Davis | 78 | 13 | 29.5 | .448 | .133 | .736 | 5.4 | 1.2 | 1.0 | .4 | 11.7 |
Semih Erden* | 36 | 7 | 14.3 | .604 | .000 | .630 | 2.9 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 4.2 |
Kevin Garnett | 71 | 71 | 31.3 | .528 | .200 | .862 | 8.9 | 2.4 | 1.3 | .8 | 14.9 |
Jeff Green | 26 | 2 | 23.4 | .485 | .296 | .794 | 3.3 | .7 | .5 | .6 | 9.8 |
Luke Harangody* | 16 | 0 | 19.1 | .413 | .244 | .778 | 4.3 | .8 | .6 | .6 | 6.9 |
Chris Johnson* | 4 | 0 | 8.0 | .667 | .000 | 1.000 | 1.3 | .3 | .0 | .8 | 1.5 |
Nenad Krstić* | 24 | 20 | 23.0 | .537 | .000 | .750 | 5.3 | .3 | .3 | .3 | 9.1 |
Troy Murphy* | 17 | 0 | 10.5 | .421 | .100 | .846 | 2.2 | .4 | .5 | .1 | 2.6 |
Jermaine O'Neal | 24 | 10 | 18.0 | .459 | .000 | .674 | 3.7 | .5 | .1 | 1.2 | 5.4 |
Shaquille O'Neal | 37 | 36 | 20.3 | .667 | .000 | .557 | 4.8 | 0.7 | .4 | 1.1 | 9.2 |
Sasha Pavlović* | 17 | 0 | 8.8 | .462 | .500 | .400 | .8 | .2 | .3 | .0 | 1.8 |
Kendrick Perkins* | 12 | 7 | 26.1 | .542 | .000 | .575 | 8.1 | .8 | .2 | .8 | 7.3 |
Paul Pierce | 80 | 80 | 34.7 | .497 | .374 | .860 | 5.4 | 3.3 | 1.0 | .6 | 18.9 |
Nate Robinson* | 55 | 11 | 17.9 | .404 | .328 | .825 | 1.6 | 1.9 | .5 | .1 | 7.1 |
Rajon Rondo | 68 | 68 | 37.2 | .475 | .233 | .568 | 4.4 | 11.2 | 2.2 | .2 | 10.6 |
Von Wafer | 58 | 2 | 9.5 | .421 | .269 | .842 | .8 | .6 | .3 | .1 | 3.2 |
Delonte West | 24 | 2 | 18.9 | .458 | .364 | .867 | 1.5 | 2.7 | 0.8 | .4 | 5.6 |
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* – Stats with the Celtics.
Awards, records and milestones
Awards
Week/Month
- On November 1, 2010 Rajon Rondo was named Eastern Conference's Player of the Week (October 26–31).[3]
- On December 1, 2010 Doc Rivers was named Eastern Conference's Coach of the Month (November).[4]
- On December 20, 2010 Paul Pierce was named Eastern Conference's Player of the Week (December 13–19).[5]
All-Star
- Doc Rivers and his staff earned the right to coach the Eastern Conference team in the All-Star Game.[6]
- Rajon Rondo was selected to his 2nd All-Star Game.[6]
- Ray Allen was selected to his 10th All-Star Game.[6]
- Paul Pierce was selected to his 9th All-Star Game.[6]
- Kevin Garnett was selected to his 14th All-Star Game.[6]
Milestones
- Paul Pierce becomes the 3rd Celtics player in history to score 20,000 points joining Larry Bird and John Havlicek.
- On January 8, 2011, Boston Celtics joined Los Angeles Lakers to be the only franchises to reach 3,000 wins. They won against Toronto Raptors, 122–102.
- On February 10, 2011, Ray Allen became the NBA's all-time leader in three-point field goals, surpassing Reggie Miller with 2,561.
Transactions
Overview
Players Added Via Draft Via Free Agency
Via Trade
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Players Lost Via Free Agency
Via Trade
Waived |
Trades
February 24, 2011 |
To Boston Celtics
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To Oklahoma City Thunder |
February 24, 2011 |
To Boston Celtics
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To Cleveland Cavaliers |
February 24, 2011 |
To Boston Celtics
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To Sacramento Kings
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Free agents
Additions
Player | Signed | Former Team |
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Semih Erden | Signed 1-year contract[7] | Fenerbahçe Ülker |
Avery Bradley | Undisclosed terms[8] | Boston Celtics |
Paul Pierce | Signed 4-year contract for $61 Million[9] | Boston Celtics |
Ray Allen | Signed 2-year contract for $20 Million[10] | Boston Celtics |
Jermaine O'Neal | Signed 2-year contract for $11.6 Million[11] | Miami Heat |
Nate Robinson | Signed 2-year contract for $8 Million[12] | New York Knicks |
Marquis Daniels | Signed 1-year contract for $2.5 Million[13] | Indiana Pacers |
Carlos Arroyo | Undisclosed terms[14] | Miami Heat |
Shaquille O'Neal | Signed 2-year contract[15] | Cleveland Cavaliers |
Luke Harangody | Signed 2-year contract[16] | San Antonio Spurs |
Delonte West | Undisclosed terms[17] | Cleveland Cavaliers |
Chris Johnson | Signed 10-day contract | Portland Trail Blazers |
Troy Murphy | Undisclosed | New Jersey Nets |
Subtractions
Player | Reason Left | New Team |
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Tony Allen | Free agent | Memphis Grizzlies |
Shelden Williams | Free agent | Denver Nuggets |
Rasheed Wallace | Waived[18] | New York Knicks |
Brian Scalabrine | Free agent[19] | Chicago Bulls |
Tony Gaffney | Waived | Türk Telekom B.K. |
References
- ↑ "FINAL". National Basketball Association.
- ↑ "2012–2013 Stats | The Official Site of the BOSTON CELTICS". National Basketball Association.
- ↑ "Celtics' Rondo, Lakers' Gasol named Players of the Week". National Basketball Association. November 1, 2010.
- ↑ "Celtics' Rivers, Spurs' Popovich named Coaches of the Month". National Basketball Association. December 1, 2010.
- ↑ "Boston's Pierce and San Antonio's Parker earn weekly honor". National Basketball Association. December 20, 2010.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "All-Star 2011". National Basketball Association.
- ↑ "Celtics sign Semih Erden | The Official Site of the BOSTON CELTICS". National Basketball Association.
- ↑ "Bradley signs, has surgery -Celtics blog – Boston Globe basketball news". Boston Globe. July 2, 2010.
- ↑ "Boston re-signs Paul Pierce | The Official Site of the BOSTON CELTICS". National Basketball Association.
- ↑ "Ray Allen gets 2-year deal to return to Boston Celtics – ESPN Boston". ESPN. July 8, 2010.
- ↑ "Celtics sign Jermaine O'Neal | Celtics.com – The official website of the Boston Celtics". National Basketball Association.
- ↑ Marc D'Amico Celtics.com July 23, 2010 (July 23, 2010). "Patience, faith lead Robinson to "secure" state | The Official Site of the BOSTON CELTICS". National Basketball Association.
- ↑ "Celtics re-sign Marquis Daniels | The Official Site of the BOSTON CELTICS". National Basketball Association.
- ↑ "Celtics Sign Wafer | The Official Site of the BOSTON CELTICS". National Basketball Association.
- ↑ "Celtics Sign Shaquille O'Neal | The Official Site of the BOSTON CELTICS". National Basketball Association.
- ↑ "Celtics sign second-round pick Luke Harangody". National Basketball Association. August 10, 2010.
- ↑ "Celtics sign Delonte West | The Official Site of the BOSTON CELTICS". National Basketball Association.
- ↑ "Celtics waive Rasheed Wallace | The Official Site of the BOSTON CELTICS". National Basketball Association. July 8, 2009.
- ↑ Wojnarowski, Adrian (September 21, 2010). "Bulls invite Scalabrine to training camp – NBA – Yahoo! Sports". Yahoo!.