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2006–07 Boston Celtics season

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2006–07Boston Celticsseason
Head coachDoc Rivers
General managerChris Wallace
OwnersBoston Basketball Partners
ArenaTD Banknorth Garden
Results
Record24–58 (.293)
PlaceDivision: 5th (Atlantic)
Conference: 15th (Eastern)
Playoff finishDid not qualify

Stats atBasketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionFSN New England
RadioWRKO
< 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-StarPaul Pierce,which caused him to miss seven weeks, and the deaths of Celtic legendsRed AuerbachandDennis Johnson.

Key dates

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Summary

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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-StarPaul 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 championsSan 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

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

Roster

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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
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (DP)Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA)Free agent
  • (S)Suspended
  • InjuredInjured

Roster
Last transaction: 2007-04-14

Regular season

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Standings

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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
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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

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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

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Player statistics

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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

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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

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Trades

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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

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See also

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References

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