2006–07 Boston Celtics season

2006–07Boston Celticsseason
2006–07Boston Celticsseason
Head coach	Doc Rivers
General manager	Chris Wallace
Owners	Boston Basketball Partners
Arena	TD Banknorth Garden
Results
Record	24–58 (.293)
Place	Division: 5th (Atlantic); Conference: 15th (Eastern)
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
	Stats atBasketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	FSN New England
Radio	WRKO
< 2005–06	2007–08 >

The2006–07 Boston Celtics seasonwas the 61st season of theBoston Celticsin theNational Basketball Association(NBA). The Celtics finished 24–58, the second-worst in franchise history after the 15–67 record in1996–97.It was also the second-worst record in the league in 2006–07, only marginally in front of theMemphis Grizzlies.The season was overshadowed by many injuries, in particular the injury toAll-Star Paul Pierce,which caused him to miss seven weeks, and the deaths of Celtic legendsRed AuerbachandDennis Johnson.

Key dates

June 28:The2006 NBA drafttook place inNew York City,New York.
July 1:Thefree agencyperiod started.
October 10:The pre-season started with a win against theCleveland Cavaliers.
October 28:Red Auerbachdied at the age of 89 due to a heart attack.
November 1:The regular season started with a loss to theNew Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets.
December 20:Paul Piercewas injured in a loss to theGolden State Warriors.
January 10:Tony Allenwas injured in a loss to theIndiana Pacers,which caused him to miss the rest of the season.
February 9:Paul Piercereturned from his injury in a loss to theNew Jersey Nets.
February 14:The Celtics ended a franchise record 18-game losing streak with a win against theMilwaukee Bucks.
February 22:Dennis Johnsondied at the age of 52 due to a heart attack.
April 18:The season concluded with a loss to theDetroit Pistons.

Summary

Just days before the start of the season, the Celtics were dealt an emotional blow when their patriarchRed Auerbachdied at the age of 89. When the season started, the days of Auerbach seemed like a distant memory as the Celtics lost six of their first seven games en route to a 5–13 start. In December, the Celtics improved their play as they embarked on a 5-game winning streak. However, after losingAll-Star Paul Pierceto a stress reaction in his left foot on December 20, the Celtics crumbled, winning just 3 of their next 42 games, including a franchise record 18-game losing streak that lasted from January 5 to February 14, and plunging into last place. In between the losing streak, the Celtics lostTony Allenfor the remainder of the season,^[1]whotoreboth theACLandMCLon an uncontested dunk attempt on January 10.^[2]

Adding to the pain was the death of another Celtics legend,Dennis Johnson,who suffered a heart attack on February 22 at the age of 52 while coaching the CelticsNBDLaffiliate, theAustin Toros.AfterPiercehad returned in early February after spending 7 weeks on the injured list, the Celtics played better and won 5 of 6 games in late February and early March. A few weeks later onSt. Patrick's Day,the Celtics stunned the eventualNBA champions San Antonio Spurs91–85 on the road, making it the first time the Celtics won againstTim Duncan,whom they missed out on during the1997 Draft Lottery.

But nagging injuries would continue to hamperPierce,who sat out all of April, as the Celtics finished with a horrible 24–58 record that earned them the worst record in theEastern Conferenceand 2nd worst record in the league, only marginally in front of theMemphis Grizzlies.Afterwards, the Celtics turned their focus to thedraft lottery,where they had good chances of landing a Top 2 pick, allowing them to select eitherGreg OdenorKevin Durant.However, even the draft lottery came out all wrong for the Celtics as they were assigned the 5th overall selection, which seemed to guarantee another disappointing season.

Draft picks

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	7	Randy Foye(traded toPortland)	SG	United States	Villanova

Roster

2006–07 Boston Celtics roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Height	Weight	DOB	From
SG	42	Allen, Tony	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	213 lb (97 kg)	1982–01–11	Oklahoma State
PF	4	Gomes, Ryan	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	1982–09–01	Providence
SG	5	Green, Gerald	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	1986–01–26	Gulf Shores Academy (TX)
C	7	Jefferson, Al	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	256 lb (116 kg)	1985–01–04	Prentiss HS (MS)
C	41	Olowokandi, Michael	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	270 lb (122 kg)	1975–04–03	Pacific
C	43	Perkins, Kendrick	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	280 lb (127 kg)	1984–11–10	Clifton J. Ozen HS (TX)
SF	34	Pierce, Paul	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	1977–10–13	Kansas
PF	51	Pinkney, Kevinn	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	1983–10–20	Nevada
PF	0	Powe, Leon	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	1984–01–22	California
C	50	Ratliff, Theo	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	1973–04–17	Wyoming
SG	12	Ray, Allan	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1984–06–17	Villanova
PG	9	Rondo, Rajon	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	171 lb (78 kg)	1986–02–22	Kentucky
PF	44	Scalabrine, Brian	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	1978–03–18	USC
PF	55	Szczerbiak, Wally	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	244 lb (111 kg)	1977–03–05	Miami (OH)
PG	30	Telfair, Sebastian	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	1985–06–09	Lincoln HS (NY)
PG	13	West, Delonte	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1983–07–26	Saint Joseph's

Head coach

Doc Rivers

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(DP)Unsigned draft pick
(FA)Free agent
(S)Suspended
Injured

Roster
Last transaction: 2007-04-14

Regular season

Standings

Atlantic Division v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-Toronto Raptors	47	35	.573	-	30–11	17–24	11–5
x-New Jersey Nets	41	41	.500	6	24–17	17–24	10–6
Philadelphia 76ers	35	47	.427	12	21–20	14–27	9–7
New York Knicks	33	49	.402	14	19–22	14–27	3–13
Boston Celtics	24	58	.293	23	12–29	12–29	7–9

#	Eastern Conference v t e
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	c-Detroit Pistons	53	29	.646	–
2	x-Cleveland Cavaliers	50	32	.610	3
3	y-Toronto Raptors	47	35	.573	6
4	y-Miami Heat	44	38	.537	9
5	x-Chicago Bulls	49	33	.598	4
6	x-New Jersey Nets	41	41	.500	12
7	x-Washington Wizards	41	41	.500	12
8	x-Orlando Magic	40	42	.488	13

9	Philadelphia 76ers	35	47	.427	18
10	Indiana Pacers	35	47	.427	18
11	New York Knicks	33	49	.402	20
12	Charlotte Bobcats	33	49	.402	20
13	Atlanta Hawks	30	52	.366	23
14	Milwaukee Bucks	28	54	.341	25
15	Boston Celtics	24	58	.293	29

Record vs. opponents

2006-07 NBA Records
Team	ATL	BOS	CHA	CHI	CLE	DAL	DEN	DET	GSW	HOU	IND	LAC	LAL	MEM	MIA	MIL	MIN	NJN	NOK	NYK	ORL	PHI	PHO	POR	SAC	SAS	SEA	TOR	UTA	WAS
Atlanta	—	3–1	1–3	0–4	1–3	0–2	1–1	1–2	2–0	1–1	1–3	2–0	0–2	2–0	0–4	1–2	2–0	1–2	0–2	1–2	3–1	1–3	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–2	0–2	2–2	0–2	1–3
Boston	1–3	—	2–2	0–3	1–2	0–2	1–1	0–4	0–2	1–1	1–3	0–2	0–2	1–1	1–2	2–2	1–1	2–2	0–2	3–1	1–3	1–3	0–2	2–0	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–3	0–2	0–3
Charlotte	3–1	2–2	—	1–2	2–2	0–2	1–1	2–2	1–1	0–2	1–2	0–2	2–0	0–2	2–2	2–2	1–1	1–2	1–1	2–2	2–2	2–2	0–2	0–2	1–1	1–1	0–2	0–3	1–1	2–2
Chicago	4–0	3–0	2–1	—	2–2	1–1	1–1	3–1	1–1	0–2	3–1	0–2	1–1	1–1	3–1	4–0	0–2	1–3	2–0	3–1	1–2	2–1	1–1	2–0	0–2	1–1	2–0	2–2	0–2	3–1
Cleveland	3–1	2–1	2–2	2–2	—	0–2	0–2	1–3	2–0	1–1	3–1	2–0	2–0	2–0	1–3	4–0	2–0	2–1	1–1	2–2	1–2	3–1	0–2	1–1	2–0	2–0	1–1	3–1	1–1	2–1
Dallas	2–0	2–0	2–0	1–1	2–0	—	3–1	1–1	0–3	3–1	2–0	2–1	3–1	4–0	2–0	2–0	4–0	2–0	4–0	2–0	2–0	2–0	2–2	3–0	4–0	3–1	4–0	2–0	1–2	1–1
Denver	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–3	—	0–2	3–1	1–2	2–0	2–1	3–1	2–2	2–0	2–0	2–2	1–1	2–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–2	3–1	2–2	1–2	3–1	1–1	1–3	1–1
Detroit	2–1	4–0	2–2	1–3	3–1	1–1	2–0	—	0–2	1–1	2–2	2–0	2–0	2–0	2–1	3–1	1–1	4–0	1–1	2–1	4–0	3–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–2	2–0	2–1	0–2	2–2
Golden State	0–2	2–0	1–1	1–1	0–2	3–0	1–3	2–0	—	2–1	1–1	2–2	0–4	3–1	0–2	0–2	2–1	1–1	3–1	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–3	2–1	3–1	1–3	3–1	1–1	2–2	1–1
Houston	1–1	1–1	2–0	2–0	1–1	1–3	2–1	1–1	1–2	—	1–1	3–1	2–2	4–0	2–0	2–0	2–2	2–0	1–3	2–0	2–0	2–0	1–3	2–2	3–0	2–2	3–0	1–1	1–3	2–0
Indiana	3–1	3–1	2–1	1–3	1–3	0–2	0–2	2–2	1–1	1–1	—	1–1	1–1	2–0	2–2	4–0	0–2	0–4	1–1	2–1	2–2	2–2	0–2	2–0	0–2	1–1	0–2	1–2	0–2	0–3
L.A. Clippers	0–2	2–0	2–0	2–0	0–2	1–2	1–2	0–2	2–2	1–3	1–1	—	2–2	3–0	2–0	2–0	1–2	1–1	2–2	1–1	1–1	2–0	2–2	3–1	2–2	0–4	2–2	0–2	1–3	1–1
L.A. Lakers	2–0	2–0	0–2	1–1	0–2	1–3	1–3	0–2	4–0	2–2	1–1	2–2	—	2–2	1–1	0–2	3–1	2–0	1–2	0–2	2–0	1–1	1–3	1–2	3–1	2–1	3–1	1–1	2–1	1–1
Memphis	0–2	1–1	2–0	1–1	0–2	0–4	2–2	0–2	1–3	0–4	0–2	0–3	2–2	—	0–2	0–2	2–1	0–2	1–3	0–2	1–1	1–1	0–4	2–2	1–2	1–3	1–2	1–1	1–3	1–1
Miami	4–0	2–1	2–2	1–3	3–1	0–2	0–2	1–2	2–0	0–2	2–2	0–2	1–1	2–0	—	2–1	2–0	3–1	1–1	1–3	0–4	1–3	0–2	2–0	2–0	1–1	2–0	2–1	2–0	3–1
Milwaukee	2–1	2–2	2–2	0–4	0–4	0–2	0–2	1–3	2–0	0–2	0–4	0–2	2–0	2–0	1–2	—	2–0	1–2	0–2	1–3	1–3	2–1	0–2	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–3	0–2	1–3
Minnesota	0–2	1–1	1–1	2–0	0–2	0–4	2–2	1–1	1–2	2–2	2–0	2–1	1–3	1–2	0–2	0–2	—	1–1	1–3	2–0	1–1	2–0	1–3	2–2	2–2	1–2	1–3	0–2	1–3	1–1
New Jersey	2–1	2–2	2–1	3–1	1–2	0–2	1–1	0–4	1–1	0–2	4–0	1–1	0–2	2–0	1–3	2–1	1–1	—	1–1	4–0	2–2	2–2	0–2	0–2	1–1	0–2	0–2	2–2	2–0	4–0
New Orleans/Oklahoma City	2–0	2–0	1–1	0–2	1–1	0–4	2–2	1–1	1–3	3–1	1–1	2–2	2–1	3–1	1–1	2–0	3–1	1–1	—	2–0	1–1	0–2	0–3	1–2	3–1	0–4	2–2	0–2	1–2	1–1
New York	2–1	1–3	2–2	1–3	2–2	0–2	1–1	1–2	1–1	0–2	1–2	1–1	2–0	2–0	3–1	3–1	0–2	0–4	0–2	—	2–1	1–3	0–2	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–3	1–1	2–2
Orlando	1–3	3–1	2–2	2–1	2–1	0–2	1–1	0–4	1–1	0–2	2–2	1–1	0–2	1–1	4–0	3–1	1–1	2–2	1–1	1–2	—	2–1	0–2	2–0	1–1	1–1	2–0	0–4	2–0	2–2
Philadelphia	3–1	3–1	2–2	1–2	1–3	0–2	1–1	1–3	0–2	0–2	2–2	0–2	1–1	1–1	3–1	1–2	0–2	2–2	2–0	3–1	1–2	—	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–2	2–0	1–3	1–1	0–3
Phoenix	1–1	2–0	2–0	1–1	2–0	2–2	2–1	1–1	3–1	3–1	2–0	2–2	3–1	4–0	2–0	2–0	3–1	2–0	3–0	2–0	2–0	1–1	—	4–0	3–1	1–2	2–1	2–0	1–3	1–1
Portland	1–1	0–2	2–0	0–2	1–1	0–3	1–3	1–1	1–2	2–2	0–2	1–3	2–1	2–2	0–2	1–1	2–2	2–0	2–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	0–4	—	2–2	0–4	2–2	1–1	2–2	2–0
Sacramento	1–1	2–0	1–1	2–0	0–2	0–4	2–2	1–1	1–3	0–3	2–0	2–2	1–3	2–1	0–2	1–1	2–2	1–1	1–3	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–3	2–2	—	0–4	2–1	1–1	2–1	0–2
San Antonio	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–3	2–1	2–0	3–1	2–2	1–1	4–0	1–2	3–1	1–1	0–2	2–1	2–0	4–0	2–0	1–1	2–0	2–1	4–0	4–0	—	4–0	2–0	2–2	2–0
Seattle	2–0	1–1	2–0	0–2	1–1	0–4	1–3	0–2	1–3	0–3	2–0	2–2	1–3	2–1	0–2	1–1	3–1	2–0	2–2	1–1	0–2	0–2	1–2	2–2	1–2	0–4	—	1–1	2–2	0–2
Toronto	2–2	3–1	3–0	2–2	1–3	0–2	1–1	1–2	1–1	1–1	2–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–2	3–1	2–0	2–2	2–0	3–1	4–0	3–1	0–2	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	—	0–2	3–1
Utah	2–0	2–0	1–1	2–0	1–1	2–1	3–1	2–0	2–2	3–1	2–0	3–1	1–2	3–1	0–2	2–0	3–1	0–2	2–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	3–1	2–2	1–2	2–2	2–2	2–0	—	1–1
Washington	3–1	3–0	2–2	1–3	1–2	1–1	1–1	2–2	1–1	0–2	3–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–3	3–1	1–1	0–4	1–1	2–2	2–2	3–0	1–1	0–2	2–0	0–2	2–0	1–3	1–1	—

Game log

Player statistics

Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutesper game
FG%	Field-goalpercentage	3P%	3-point field-goalpercentage	FT%	Free-throwpercentage
RPG	Reboundsper game	APG	Assistsper game	SPG	Stealsper game
BPG	Blocksper game	PPG	Pointsper game

Regular season

Boston Celtics statistics
Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Tony Allen	33	18	24.4	.514	.242	.784	3.8	1.7	1.5	.4	11.5
Ryan Gomes	73	60	31.2	.467	.381	.811	5.6	1.6	.7	.2	12.1
Gerald Green	81	26	22.0	.419	.368	.805	2.6	1.0	.5	.3	10.4
Al Jefferson	69	60	33.6	.514	.000	.681	11.0	1.3	.7	1.5	16.0
Michael Olowokandi	24	0	9.8	.413	.	.667	2.0	.2	.3	.5	1.7
Kendrick Perkins	72	53	21.9	.491	.000	.600	5.2	1.3	.3	1.3	4.5
Paul Pierce	47	46	37.0	.439	.389	.796	5.9	4.1	1.0	.3	25.0
Kevinn Pinkney	6	0	16.7	.444	.500	.667	2.5	.8	.5	.5	5.2
Leon Powe	63	2	11.4	.446	.000	.736	3.4	.2	.2	.3	4.2
Theo Ratliff	2	2	22.0	.333	.	.750	3.5	.0	.5	1.5	2.5
Allan Ray	47	5	15.1	.386	.414	.764	1.5	.9	.4	.1	6.2
Rajon Rondo	78	25	23.5	.418	.207	.647	3.7	3.8	1.6	.1	6.4
Brian Scalabrine	54	17	19.0	.403	.400	.783	1.9	1.1	.4	.3	4.0
Wally Szczerbiak	32	19	28.1	.415	.415	.897	3.1	1.7	.6	.1	15.0
Sebastian Telfair	78	30	20.2	.371	.289	.818	1.4	2.8	.6	.1	6.1
Delonte West	69	47	32.2	.427	.365	.853	3.0	4.4	1.1	.5	12.2

Transactions

Trades

June 28, 2006

ToBoston Celtics

Theo Ratliff,Sebastian Telfairand 2008 2nd round pick

ToPortland Trail Blazers

Dan Dickau,Raef LaFrentz,and the7th pick in the 2006 NBA draft(Randy Foye)

June 28, 2006

ToBoston Celtics

Brian Grant,and the21st pick in the 2006 NBA draft(Rajon Rondo)

ToPhoenix Suns

Future 1st round pick

June 28, 2006

ToBoston Celtics

The49th pick in the 2006 NBA draft(Leon Powe)

ToDenver Nuggets

Future 2nd round pick

October 13, 2006

ToBoston Celtics

Luke Jackson,and cash considerations

ToCleveland Cavaliers

Dwayne Jones

Free agents

Additions

Player	Signed	Former team
Allan Ray	July 6	Miami Heat
Kevin Pittsnogle	July 26	West Virginia Mountaineers
Michael Olowokandi	October 2	Houston Rockets
Kevinn Pinkney	April 4	Bakersfield Jam

Subtractions

Player	Left	New team
Orien Greene	June 30	Boston Celtics
Kevin Pittsnogle	October 20	Pittsburgh Xplosion
Luke Jackson	October 26	Seattle SuperSonics
Brian Grant	October 26	Chicago Bulls
Kevinn Pinkney	April 18	Pallacanestro Biella

References

^Celtics guard Allen out for season with knee injury
^Tony Allen Interview Archived2011-07-13 at theWayback Machine,May 14, 2007

External links

2006–07 Boston Celtics season at Basketball Reference

[1] Celtics guard Allen out for season with knee injury

[2] Tony Allen Interview Archived2011-07-13 at theWayback Machine,May 14, 2007

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Record vs. opponents

Game log

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Regular season

Transactions

Trades

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Additions

Subtractions

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