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 MCL and PCL 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.

Summary

NBA Draft 2010

Main article: 2010 NBA draft

Draft picks

Main article: 2010 NBA draft

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

Roster

2010–11 Boston Celtics roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Height	Weight	DOB	From
SG	20	Allen, Ray	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	1975-07-20	Connecticut
PG	45	Arroyo, Carlos	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	1979-07-30	FIU
PG	0	Bradley, Avery	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1990-11-26	Texas
F/C	11	Davis, Glen	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	289 lb (131 kg)	1986-01-01	LSU
PF	5	Garnett, Kevin	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	1976-05-19	Farragut Academy (IL)
SF	8	Green, Jeff	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	1986-08-28	Georgetown
C	4	Krstić, Nenad	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	1983-07-23	Serbia
PF	30	Murphy, Troy	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	1980-05-02	Notre Dame
PF	7	O'Neal, Jermaine	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	1978-10-13	Eau Claire HS (SC)
C	36	O'Neal, Shaquille	7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)	325 lb (147 kg)	1972-03-06	LSU
SF	77	Pavlović, Sasha	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	1983-11-15	Yugoslavia
SF	34	Pierce, Paul	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	1977-10-13	Kansas
PG	9	Rondo, Rajon	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	171 lb (78 kg)	1986-02-22	Kentucky
SG	12	Wafer, Von	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	209 lb (95 kg)	1985-07-21	Florida State
PG	13	West, Delonte	6 ft 3 in (1.91 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: March 6, 2011

Pre-season

Game log

2010 pre-season game log

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

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
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 Division v t e	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 Conference v t e
#	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)

October: 2–1 (home: 2–0; road: 0–1)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
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)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
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)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
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)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
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)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
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)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
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)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
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)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Series
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)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Series
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

Legend
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

Boston Celtics statistics
Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	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

Main article: List of 2010–11 NBA season transactions

Overview

Boston Celtics

Players Added

Via Draft

Via Free Agency

Via Trade

Jeff Green (From Oklahoma City)
Nenad Krstić (From Oklahoma City)

Players Lost

Via Free Agency

Via Trade

Waived

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.

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