2010–11 Boston Celtics season
# 2010–11 Boston Celtics season

The 2010–11 Boston Celtics season was the 65th season of the Boston Celtics in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Celtics were coming off of an NBA Finals loss to their rivals, the Los Angeles Lakers, in seven games.

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, 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 only won 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.

In the playoffs, they swept the New York Knicks in the first round to advance to the conference semifinals, where they faced the Miami Heat. The Celtics had defeated the Heat in five games in last season's First Round, after which the Heat had added LeBron James and Chris Bosh to join Dwyane Wade. The new-look Heat proved too much for the Celtics and 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

* 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.

## Draft picks

| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College/Team |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 19 | Avery Bradley | SG | United States | Texas |
| 2 | 52 | Luke Harangody | PF | United States | Notre Dame |

## Pre-season

### Game log

2010 pre-season game log :

Pre-season: 7–1 (home: 4–0; road: 3–1)

GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord

1

October 6

Philadelphia

W 93–65

Ray Allen (14)

Ray Allen (8)

Rajon Rondo (7)

Verizon Wireless Arena 10,038

1–0

2

October 7

@ New Jersey

W 96–92

Glen Davis (20)

Paul Pierce, Delonte West (6)

Rajon Rondo (7)

Prudential Center 8,483

2–0

3

October 10

Toronto

W 91–87

Nate Robinson (13)

Kevin Garnett (6)

Rajon Rondo (7)

TD Garden 18,624

3–0

4

October 12

@ Philadelphia

L 92–103

Nate Robinson (26)

Jermaine O'Neal (12)

Nate Robinson (8)

Wells Fargo Center 7,835

3–1

5

October 13

@ New York

W 104–101

Ray Allen (24)

Kevin Garnett (9)

Rajon Rondo (7)

Madison Square Garden 19,763

4–1

6

October 15

@ Toronto

W 117–112

Nate Robinson (23)

Semih Erden (8)

Rajon Rondo (5)

Air Canada Centre 13,763

5–1

7

October 16

New York

W 97–84

Kevin Garnett (20)

Rajon Rondo (8)

Rajon Rondo (9)

XL Center 15,318

6–1

8

October 20

New Jersey

W 107–92

Paul Pierce (17)

Shaquille O'Neal (9)

Rajon Rondo (12)

TD Garden 18,624

7–1 :

2010–11 season schedule :

## Regular season

### Standings

| Atlantic Divisionvte | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 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 Conferencevte | Eastern Conferencevte | Eastern Conferencevte | Eastern Conferencevte | Eastern Conferencevte |
| # | 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 |

### Record vs. opponents

2010-11 NBA Records :

| Team | ATL | BOS | CHA | CHI | CLE | DAL | DEN | DET | GSW | HOU | IND | LAC | LAL | MEM | MIA | MIL | MIN | NJN | NOH | NYK | OKC | ORL | PHI | PHO | POR | SAC | SAS | TOR | UTA | WAS |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Atlanta | — | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| Boston | 0–0 | — | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| Charlotte | 0–0 | 0–0 | — | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| Chicago | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | — | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| Cleveland | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | — | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| Dallas | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | — | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| Denver | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | — | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| Detroit | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | – | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0—0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| Golden State | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | — | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| Houston | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | — | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| Indiana | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | — | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| L.A. Clippers | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | — | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| L.A. Lakers | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | — | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| Memphis | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | — | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| Miami | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | — | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| Milwaukee | 2–2 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 0–4 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–3 | — | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 |
| Minnesota | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0—0 | 0—0 | 0—0 | 0—0 | 0—0 | — | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| New Jersey | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | — | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0—0 | 0—0 | 0—0 |
| New Orleans | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | — | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| New York | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | — | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| Oklahoma City | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | – | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0—0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| Orlando | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0—0 | – | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| Philadelphia | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0—0 | – | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0—0 |
| Phoenix | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0—0 | – | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0—0 |
| Portland | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0—0 | – | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| Sacramento | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0—0 | – | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| San Antonio | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0—0 | – | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| Toronto | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | — | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| Utah | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | — | 0–0 |
| Washington | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | — |

### Game log

2010–11 game log Total: 56–26 (home: 33–8; road: 23–18) :

October: 2–1 (home: 2–0; road: 0–1)

GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord

1

October 26

Miami

W 88–80

Ray Allen (20)

Kevin Garnett (10)

Rajon Rondo (17)

TD Garden 18,624

1–0

2

October 27

@ Cleveland

L 87–95

Rajon Rondo (18)

Kevin Garnett (15)

Rajon Rondo (9)

Quicken Loans Arena 20,562

1–1

3

October 29

New York

W 105–101

Paul Pierce (25)

Paul Pierce (14)

Rajon Rondo (24)

TD Garden 18,624

2–1 :

November

: 11–3 (home: 5–1; road: 6–2)

GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord

4

November 2

@ Detroit

W 109–86

Kevin Garnett (22)

Kevin Garnett (6)

Rajon Rondo (17)

The Palace of Auburn Hills 15,313

3–1

5

November 3

Milwaukee

W 105–102 (OT)

Paul Pierce (28)

Rajon Rondo, Kevin Garnett (8)

Rajon Rondo (15)

TD Garden 18,624

4–1

6

November 5

Chicago

W 110–105 (OT)

Ray Allen (25)

Kevin Garnett (10)

Rajon Rondo (11)

TD Garden 18,624

5–1

7

November 7

@ Oklahoma City

W 92–83

Ray Allen (19)

Jermaine O'Neal (9)

Rajon Rondo (10)

Oklahoma City Arena 18,203

6–1

8

November 8

@ Dallas

L 87–89

Paul Pierce (24)

Kevin Garnett (15)

Rajon Rondo (15)

American Airlines Center 20,194

6–2

9

November 11

@ Miami

W 112–107

Ray Allen (35)

Kevin Garnett (13)

Rajon Rondo (16)

American Airlines Arena 19,650

7–2

10

November 13

@ Memphis

W 116–110 (OT)

Paul Pierce (28)

Kevin Garnett (9)

Rajon Rondo (17)

FedExForum 18,119

8–2

11

November 17

Washington

W 114–83

Paul Pierce (23)

Glen Davis (8)

Rajon Rondo (13)

TD Garden 18,624

9–2

12

November 19

Oklahoma City

L 84–89

Kevin Garnett (16)

Shaquille O'Neal, Paul Pierce (6)

Rajon Rondo (7)

TD Garden 18,624

9–3

13

November 21

@ Toronto

L 101–102

Nate Robinson (22)

Kevin Garnett, Ray Allen (8)

Paul Pierce (5)

Air Canada Centre 17,707

9–4

14

November 22

@ Atlanta

W 99–76

Kevin Garnett (17)

Kevin Garnett, Shaquille O'Neal (11)

Nate Robinson (10)

Philips Arena 14,476

10–4

15

November 24

New Jersey

W 89–83

Shaquille O'Neal (25)

Shaquille O'Neal (11)

Ray Allen (7)

TD Garden 18,624

11–4

16

November 26

Toronto

W 110–101

Kevin Garnett (26)

Kevin Garnett (11)

Rajon Rondo (14)

TD Garden 18,624

12–4

17

November 30

@ Cleveland

W 106–87

Rajon Rondo (23)

Glen Davis (11)

Rajon Rondo (12)

Quicken Loans Arena 20,562

13–4 :

December: 11–3 (home: 6–1; road: 5–2)

GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord

18

December 1

Portland

W 99–95

Paul Pierce (28)

Kevin Garnett (8)

Rajon Rondo (10)

TD Garden 18,624

14–4

19

December 3

Chicago

W 104–92

Kevin Garnett (20)

Kevin Garnett (17)

Rajon Rondo (19)

TD Garden 18,624

15–4

20

December 5

@ New Jersey

W 100–75

Nate Robinson (21)

Kevin Garnett (14)

Nate Robinson (6)

Prudential Center 16,196

16–4

21

December 8

Denver

W 105–89

Ray Allen (28)

Kevin Garnett (9)

Rajon Rondo (13)

TD Garden 18,624

17–4

22

December 9

@ Philadelphia

W 102–101

Ray Allen (23)

Paul Pierce (8)

Rajon Rondo (14)

Wells Fargo Center 17,948

18–4

23

December 11

@ Charlotte

W 93–62

Ray Allen, Glen Davis (16)

Kevin Garnett (11)

Rajon Rondo (8)

Time Warner Cable Arena 19,603

19–4

24

December 15

@ New York

W 118–116

Paul Pierce (32)

Kevin Garnett (13)

Rajon Rondo (14)

Madison Square Garden 19,763

20–4

25

December 16

Atlanta

W 102–90

Ray Allen, Glen Davis (18)

Kevin Garnett (14)

Paul Pierce (10)

TD Garden 18,624

21–4

26

December 19

Indiana

W 99–88

Glen Davis, Paul Pierce, Nate Robinson (18)

Paul Pierce (10)

Paul Pierce (12)

TD Garden 18,624

22–4

27

December 22

Philadelphia

W 84–80

Ray Allen (22)

Shaquille O'Neal (9)

Ray Allen (6)

TD Garden 18,624

23–4

28

December 25

@ Orlando

L 78–86

Kevin Garnett (22)

Glen Davis, Paul Pierce (8)

Paul Pierce (5)

Amway Center 19,013

23–5

29

December 28

@ Indiana

W 95–83

Paul Pierce (21)

Kevin Garnett (13)

Paul Pierce (7)

Conseco Fieldhouse 18,165

24–5

30

December 29

@ Detroit

L 92–104

Paul Pierce (33)

Ray Allen (7)

Paul Pierce (8)

The Palace of Auburn Hills 22,076

24–6

31

December 31

New Orleans

L 81–83

Ray Allen (18)

Paul Pierce (7)

Ray Allen, Marquis Daniels (4)

TD Garden 18,624

24–7 :

January: 12–4 (home: 9–1; road: 3–3)

GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord

32

January 2

@ Toronto

W 93–79

Paul Pierce (30)

Glen Davis (11)

Glen Davis, Rajon Rondo (8)

Air Canada Centre 19,986

25–7

33

January 3

Minnesota

W 96–93

Paul Pierce (23)

Paul Pierce, Von Wafer (6)

Rajon Rondo (16)

TD Garden 18,624

26–7

34

January 5

San Antonio

W 105–103

Ray Allen (31)

Rajon Rondo (10)

Rajon Rondo (22)

TD Garden 18,624

27–7

35

January 7

Toronto

W 122–102

Paul Pierce (20)

Luke Harangody (11)

Rajon Rondo (7)

TD Garden 18,624

28–7

36

January 8

@ Chicago

L 79–90

Paul Pierce (21)

Rajon Rondo (5)

Rajon Rondo (8)

United Center 22,663

28–8

37

January 10

Houston

L 102–108

Ray Allen, Marquis Daniels (19)

Ray Allen, Marquis Daniels (7)

Rajon Rondo (12)

TD Garden 18,624

28–9

38

January 12

Sacramento

W 119–95

Paul Pierce (25)

Semih Erden (9)

Rajon Rondo (13)

TD Garden 18,624

29–9

39

January 14

Charlotte

W 99–94

Shaquille O'Neal (23)

Rajon Rondo (6)

Rajon Rondo (13)

TD Garden 18,624

30–9

40

January 17

Orlando

W 109–106

Ray Allen (26)

Kevin Garnett (8)

Rajon Rondo (13)

TD Garden 18,624

31–9

41

January 19

Detroit

W 86–82

Paul Pierce (22)

Shaquille O'Neal (12)

Rajon Rondo (8)

TD Garden 18,624

32–9

42

January 21

Utah

W 110–86

Kevin Garnett (21)

Glen Davis, Semih Erden (7)

Rajon Rondo (12)

TD Garden 18,624

33–9

43

January 22

@ Washington

L 83–85

Kevin Garnett (17)

Semih Erden (11)

Rajon Rondo (9)

Verizon Center 20,278

33–10

44

January 25

Cleveland

W 112–95

Paul Pierce (24)

Semih Erden (8)

Rajon Rondo (10)

TD Garden 18,624

34–10

45

January 27

@ Portland

W 88–78

Ray Allen (18)

Kevin Garnett, Kendrick Perkins (9)

Kevin Garnett (9)

Rose Garden 20,706

35–10

46

January 28

@ Phoenix

L 71–88

Kevin Garnett (18)

Kevin Garnett (9)

Rajon Rondo (6)

US Airways Center 18,422

35–11

47

January 30

@ L.A. Lakers

W 109–96

Paul Pierce (32)

Kevin Garnett (13)

Rajon Rondo (16)

Staples Center 18,997

36–11 :

February: 7–4 (home: 3–2; road: 4–2)

GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord

48

February 1

@ Sacramento

W 95–90

Ray Allen (22)

Kendrick Perkins (10)

Rajon Rondo (10)

ARCO Arena 16,482

37–11

49

February 4

Dallas

L 97–101

Ray Allen (24)

Kendrick Perkins (12)

Rajon Rondo (12)

TD Garden 18,624

37–12

50

February 6

Orlando

W 91–80

Rajon Rondo (26)

Kendrick Perkins (13)

Rajon Rondo (7)

TD Garden 18,624

38–12

51

February 7

@ Charlotte

L 89–94

Ray Allen (25)

Kevin Garnett (14)

Rajon Rondo (14)

Time Warner Cable Arena 19,081

38–13

52

February 10

L.A. Lakers

L 86–92

Ray Allen (20)

Kevin Garnett (11)

Rajon Rondo (10)

TD Garden 18,624

38–14

53

February 13

Miami

W 85–82

Kevin Garnett (19)

Rajon Rondo (10)

Rajon Rondo (10)

TD Garden 18,624

39–14

54

February 16

New Jersey

W 94–80

Paul Pierce (31)

Kevin Garnett (10)

Rajon Rondo (8)

TD Garden 18,624

40–14

All-Star Break

55

February 22

@ Golden State

W 115–93

Kevin Garnett (24)

Kevin Garnett (12)

Rajon Rondo (15)

Oracle Arena 19,738

41–14

56

February 24

@ Denver

L 75–89

Paul Pierce (17)

Kevin Garnett (13)

Rajon Rondo (8)

Pepsi Center 18,524

41–15

57

February 26

@ L.A. Clippers

W 99–92

Paul Pierce (24)

Kevin Garnett (11)

Rajon Rondo (11)

Staples Center 19,513

42–15

58

February 28

@ Utah

W 107–102

Ray Allen (25)

Kevin Garnett (14)

Rajon Rondo (11)

EnergySolutions Arena 19,911

43–15 :

March: 9–7 (home: 4–3; road: 5–4)

GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord

59

March 2

Phoenix

W 115–103

Kevin Garnett (28)

Paul Pierce (13)

Rajon Rondo (15)

TD Garden 18,624

44–15

60

March 4

Golden State

W 107–103

Ray Allen, Paul Pierce (27)

Paul Pierce (7)

Rajon Rondo (16)

TD Garden 18,624

45–15

61

March 6

@ Milwaukee

W 89–83

Paul Pierce (23)

Kevin Garnett (11)

Rajon Rondo (8)

Bradley Center 16,110

46–15

62

March 9

L.A. Clippers

L 103–108

Ray Allen (23)

Nenad Krstić (9)

Rajon Rondo (9)

TD Garden 18,624

46–16

63

March 11

@ Philadelphia

L 86–89

Jeff Green (18)

Nenad Krstić (15)

Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce, Rajon Rondo (5)

Wells Fargo Center 20,614

46–17

64

March 13

Milwaukee

W 87–56

Ray Allen (17)

Nenad Krstić (14)

Carlos Arroyo (6)

TD Garden 18,624

47–17

65

March 14

@ New Jersey

L 79–88

Ray Allen (19)

Glen Davis (14)

Rajon Rondo (9)

Prudential Center 18,711

47–18

66

March 16

Indiana

W 92–80

Paul Pierce (20)

Glen Davis (9)

Rajon Rondo (8)

TD Garden 18,624

48–18

67

March 18

@ Houston

L 77–93

Jeff Green (17)

Glen Davis (7)

Rajon Rondo (6)

Toyota Center 18,412

48–19

68

March 19

@ New Orleans

W 89–85

Ray Allen, Glen Davis (20)

Kevin Garnett (9)

Paul Pierce (6)

New Orleans Arena 18,018

49–19

69

March 21

@ New York

W 96–86

Kevin Garnett (24)

Kevin Garnett (11)

Rajon Rondo (12)

Madison Square Garden 19,763

50–19

70

March 23

Memphis

L 87–90

Paul Pierce (22)

Rajon Rondo (11)

Rajon Rondo (11)

TD Garden 18,624

50–20

71

March 25

Charlotte

L 81–83

Paul Pierce (18)

Kevin Garnett (9)

Rajon Rondo (5)

TD Garden 18,624

50–21

72

March 27

@ Minnesota

W 85–82

Paul Pierce (23)

Kevin Garnett (13)

Kevin Garnett, Delonte West (5)

Target Center 19,178

51–21

73

March 28

@ Indiana

L 100–107

Paul Pierce (23)

Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce (6)

Rajon Rondo (9)

Conseco Fieldhouse 15,932

51–22

74

March 31

@ San Antonio

W 107–97

Rajon Rondo (22)

Paul Pierce (11)

Rajon Rondo (14)

AT&T Center 18,583

52–22 :

April: 4–4 (home: 4–0; road: 0–4)

GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord

75

April 1

@ Atlanta

L 83–88

Paul Pierce (25)

Kevin Garnett, Rajon Rondo (10)

Kevin Garnett, Rajon Rondo, Delonte West (5)

Philips Arena 19,763

52–23

76

April 3

Detroit

W 101–90

Kevin Garnett (23)

Kevin Garnett (8)

Rajon Rondo (14)

TD Garden 18,624

53–23

77

April 5

Philadelphia

W 99–82

Paul Pierce (18)

Jeff Green, Paul Pierce (7)

Rajon Rondo (13)

TD Garden 18,624

54–23

78

April 7

@ Chicago

L 81–97

Paul Pierce (15)

Kevin Garnett (10)

Rajon Rondo (6)

United Center 23,067

54–24

79

April 8

Washington

W 104–88

Paul Pierce (22)

Paul Pierce (12)

Rajon Rondo (14)

TD Garden 18,624

55–24

80

April 10

@ Miami

L 77–100

Paul Pierce (24)

Glen Davis (8)

Rajon Rondo (5)

American Airlines Arena 19,766

55–25

81

April 11

@ Washington

L 94–95 (OT)

Glen Davis, Jeff Green (20)

Jeff Green (15)

Delonte West (5)

Verizon Center 17,787

55–26

82

April 13

New York

W 112–102

Avery Bradley (20)

Glen Davis, Jeff Green (8)

Von Wafer (5)

TD Garden 18,624

56–26 :

2010–11 season schedule :

## Playoffs

### Game log

2011 playoff game log :

First Round: 4–0 (home: 2–0; road: 2–0)

GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries

1

April 17

New York

W 87–85

Ray Allen (24)

Kevin Garnett (13)

Rajon Rondo (9)

TD Garden 18,624

1–0

2

April 19

New York

W 96–93

Rajon Rondo (30)

Kevin Garnett (10)

Rajon Rondo (7)

TD Garden 18,624

2–0

3

April 22

@ New York

W 113–96

Paul Pierce (38)

Kevin Garnett (12)

Rajon Rondo (20)

Madison Square Garden 19,763

3–0

4

April 24

@ New York

W 101–89

Kevin Garnett (24)

Kevin Garnett (9)

Rajon Rondo (12)

Madison Square Garden 19,763

4–0 :

Conference Semifinals: 1–4 (home: 1–1; road: 0–3)

GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries

1

May 1

@ Miami

L 90–99

Ray Allen (25)

Kevin Garnett (8)

Rajon Rondo (7)

American Airlines Arena 20,021

0–1

2

May 3

@ Miami

L 91–102

Rajon Rondo (20)

Jermaine O'Neal (9)

Rajon Rondo (12)

American Airlines Arena 20,104

0–2

3

May 7

Miami

W 97–81

Kevin Garnett (28)

Kevin Garnett (18)

Rajon Rondo (11)

TD Garden 18,624

1–2

4

May 9

Miami

L 90–98 (OT)

Paul Pierce (27)

Kevin Garnett (10)

Rajon Rondo (5)

TD Garden 18,624

1–3

5

May 11

@ Miami

L 87–97

Ray Allen (18)

Kevin Garnett (11)

Paul Pierce (4)

American Airlines Arena 20,208

1–4 :

2011 playoff schedule :

## Player statistics

### Season

Boston Celtics statistics :

| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 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 |

* – 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).
* On December 1, 2010 Doc Rivers was named Eastern Conference's Coach of the Month (November).
* On December 20, 2010 Paul Pierce was named Eastern Conference's Player of the Week (December 13–19).

**All-Star**

* Doc Rivers and his staff earned the right to coach the Eastern Conference team in the All-Star Game.
* Rajon Rondo was selected to his 2nd All-Star Game.
* Ray Allen was selected to his 10th All-Star Game.
* Paul Pierce was selected to his 9th All-Star Game.
* Kevin Garnett was selected to his 14th All-Star Game.

### 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

| Boston Celtics | Players Added Via Draft Avery Bradley Luke Harangody Via Free Agency Jermaine O'Neal (From Miami) Von Wafer (From Dallas) Shaquille O'Neal (From Cleveland) Delonte West (From Cleveland) Troy Murphy (From New Jersey) Sasha Pavlović (From New Orleans) Carlos Arroyo (From Miami) Via Trade Jeff Green (From Oklahoma City) Nenad Krstić (From Oklahoma City) | Players Lost Via Free Agency Tony Allen (To Memphis) Shelden Williams (To Denver) Brian Scalabrine (To Chicago) Via Trade Kendrick Perkins (To Oklahoma City) Nate Robinson (To Oklahoma City) Semih Erden (To Cleveland) Luke Harangody (To Cleveland) Marquis Daniels (To Sacramento) Waived Rasheed Wallace Oliver Lafayette Tony Gaffney |
| - | - | - |

### Trades

| February 24, 2011 | To Boston Celtics Jeff Green Nenad Krstić 2012 first-round pick (top-10 protected) | To Oklahoma City Thunder Kendrick Perkins Nate Robinson |
| - | - | - |
| February 24, 2011 | To Boston Celtics 2013 second-round pick | To Cleveland Cavaliers Semih Erden Luke Harangody |
| February 24, 2011 | To Boston Celtics 2017 second-round pick | To Sacramento Kings Marquis Daniels Cash considerations |

### Free agents

**Additions**

| Player | Signed | Former Team |
| - | - | - |
| Semih Erden | Signed 1-year contract | Fenerbahçe Ülker |
| Avery Bradley | Undisclosed terms | Boston Celtics |
| Paul Pierce | Signed 4-year contract for $61 Million | Boston Celtics |
| Ray Allen | Signed 2-year contract for $20 Million | Boston Celtics |
| Jermaine O'Neal | Signed 2-year contract for $11.6 Million | Miami Heat |
| Nate Robinson | Signed 2-year contract for $8 Million | New York Knicks |
| Marquis Daniels | Signed 1-year contract for $2.5 Million | Indiana Pacers |
| Carlos Arroyo | Undisclosed terms | Miami Heat |
| Shaquille O'Neal | Signed 2-year contract | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| Luke Harangody | Signed 2-year contract | San Antonio Spurs |
| Delonte West | Undisclosed terms | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| Chris Johnson | Signed 10-day contract | Portland Trail Blazers |
| Troy Murphy | Undisclosed | New Jersey Nets |

**Subtractions**

| Player | Reason Left | New Team |
| - | - | - |
| Tony Allen | Free agent | Memphis Grizzlies |
| Shelden Williams | Free agent | Denver Nuggets |
| Rasheed Wallace | Waived | New York Knicks |
| Brian Scalabrine | Free agent | Chicago Bulls |
| Tony Gaffney | Waived | Türk Telekom B.K. |
