Celtics 90s
1989 90 boston celtics roster and stats.
Celtics 90s. 52 30 finished 2nd in nba atlantic division coach. 106 0 11th of 27 srs. With larry bird returning after playing just six games in the 1988 89 season the celtics struggled around 500 during the first month of the season but would win 11 of their next 15 games finishing second in the atlantic division with a solid 52 30 record.
The 1990 91 nba season was the 45th season for the boston celtics in the national basketball association. Boston celtics 1990 91 roster and stats. Lewis s death drastically changed the celtics fortunes for the rest of the decade.
Recent game results height of bar is margin of victory mouseover bar for details click for box score grouped by month. The 1989 90 nba season was the 44th season for the boston celtics in the national basketball association. Jimmy rodgers 52 30 executive.
110 0 8th of 27 opp pts g. After failing to advance past the first round in the two previous seasons it appeared going into the 1990 91 season that the celtics were fading as nba title contenders. The boston celtics bench mob was outmaneuvered by the washington wizards bubble bunch 96 90 thursday afternoon with six of the celtics best players resting up for the postseason.
Boston was competitive even leading for large chunks of the game despite the absence of jayson tatum marcus. The celtics decline in the 90s. Of course lewis s death wasn t the only factor that caused the celtics to go into a tailspin.
He could have made the early 90 s celtics a contender off the bench or even starting over a fading mchale but we ll never know. Wizards 96 celtics 90. A legend retires after playing for the united states dream team at the 1992 summer olympic games in barcelona spain larry bird finally succumbed to his back problems.
Just wasn t enough talent to be competitive and even though dino put up good numbers from 94 97 he was in the wrong era. Virtually overnight they lost one of their best scorers while also suffering a serious setback to the team s morale. Season recaps 1990s 1992.
