2019–20 Boston Celtics season
NBA basketball team season
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The 2019–20 Boston Celtics season was the 74th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). This was the team's seventh season under head coach Brad Stevens.
| 2019–20 Boston Celtics season | |
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| Head coach | Brad Stevens |
| General manager | Danny Ainge |
| Owners | Wyc Grousbeck |
| Arena | TD Garden |
| Results | |
| Record | 48–24 (.667) |
| Place | Division: 2nd (Atlantic) Conference: 3rd (Eastern) |
| Playoff finish | Conference finals (lost to Heat 2–4) |
Stats at Basketball Reference | |
| Local media | |
| Television | NBC Sports Boston |
| Radio | WBZ-FM |
After losing Kyrie Irving and Al Horford to free agency, the Celtics signed former Charlotte Hornets All-Star Kemba Walker and former New York Knicks and Portland Trail Blazers center Enes Kanter in the offseason. The season was suspended by league officials following the games of March 11[1] due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2] On March 19, Marcus Smart announced that he tested positive for COVID-19.[3]
On June 4, the Celtics were one of 22 teams invited to the NBA Bubble. In the first round of the NBA playoffs, the Celtics defeated the No. 6 seeded Philadelphia 76ers in four games. The team defeated the No. 2 seeded and NBA champion Toronto Raptors in seven games in the Eastern Conference semifinals. However, the Celtics lost to the fifth-seeded Miami Heat in the Eastern Conference finals in six games.
Draft picks
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College |
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| 1 | 14 | Romeo Langford | SG | Indiana | |
| 1 | 22 | Grant Williams | PF | Tennessee | |
| 2 | 33 | Carsen Edwards | PG | Purdue | |
| 2 | 51 | Tremont Waters | PG | LSU |
The Boston Celtics hold 3 first-round picks and a second-round pick for the 2019 NBA Draft. The 14th pick was transferred from the Sacramento Kings as it failed to reach the 1st pick.[4]
Roster
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Legend
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Standings
Division
| Atlantic Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | GP |
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| y – Toronto Raptors | 53 | 19 | .736 | – | 26–10 | 27–9 | 9–5 | 72 |
| x – Boston Celtics | 48 | 24 | .667 | 5.0 | 26–10 | 22–14 | 9–6 | 72 |
| x – Philadelphia 76ers | 43 | 30 | .589 | 10.5 | 31–4 | 12–26 | 11–5 | 73 |
| x – Brooklyn Nets | 35 | 37 | .486 | 18.0 | 20–16 | 15–21 | 6–10 | 72 |
| New York Knicks | 21 | 45 | .318 | 29.0 | 11–22 | 10–23 | 2–11 | 66 |
Conference
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| # | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | GP |
| 1 | z – Milwaukee Bucks * | 56 | 17 | .767 | – | 73 |
| 2 | y – Toronto Raptors * | 53 | 19 | .736 | 2.5 | 72 |
| 3 | x – Boston Celtics | 48 | 24 | .667 | 7.5 | 72 |
| 4 | x – Indiana Pacers | 45 | 28 | .616 | 11.0 | 73 |
| 5 | y – Miami Heat * | 44 | 29 | .603 | 12.0 | 73 |
| 6 | x – Philadelphia 76ers | 43 | 30 | .589 | 13.0 | 73 |
| 7 | x – Brooklyn Nets | 35 | 37 | .486 | 20.5 | 72 |
| 8 | x – Orlando Magic | 33 | 40 | .452 | 23.0 | 73 |
| 9 | Washington Wizards | 25 | 47 | .347 | 30.5 | 72 |
| 10 | Charlotte Hornets | 23 | 42 | .354 | 29.0 | 65 |
| 11 | Chicago Bulls | 22 | 43 | .338 | 30.0 | 65 |
| 12 | New York Knicks | 21 | 45 | .318 | 31.5 | 66 |
| 13 | Detroit Pistons | 20 | 46 | .303 | 32.5 | 66 |
| 14 | Atlanta Hawks | 20 | 47 | .299 | 33.0 | 67 |
| 15 | Cleveland Cavaliers | 19 | 46 | .292 | 33.0 | 65 |
Game log
Preseason
| 2019 preseason game log Total: 4–0 (home: 2–0; road: 2–0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Preseason: 4–0 (home: 2–0; road: 2–0)
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Regular season
| 2019–20 game log Total: 48–24 (home: 26–10; road: 22–14) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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October: 3–1 (home: 2–0; road: 1–1)
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November: 10–4 (home: 5–0; road: 5–4) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
December: 10–3 (home: 6–2; road: 4–1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
January: 9–7 (home: 6–3; road: 3–4) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
February: 9–3 (home: 4–1; road: 5–2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
March: 2–3 (home: 0–3; road: 2–0)
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Seeding games: 5–3 (home: 3–1; road: 2–2)
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Cancelled games
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Playoffs
| 2020 playoff game log Total: 10–7 (home: 4–5; road: 6–2) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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First Round: 4–0 (home: 2–0; road: 2–0)
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Conference semifinals: 4–3 (home: 0–3; road: 4–0)
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Conference finals: 2–4 (home: 1–2; road: 1–2)
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Player statistics
| 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 |
Regular season
| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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| Brad Wanamaker | 71 | 1 | 19.3 | .448 | .363 | .926 | 2.0 | 2.5 | .9 | .2 | 6.9 |
| Semi Ojeleye | 69 | 6 | 14.7 | .408 | .378 | .875 | 2.1 | .5 | .3 | .1 | 3.4 |
| Grant Williams | 69 | 5 | 15.1 | .412 | .250 | .722 | 2.6 | 1.0 | .4 | .5 | 3.4 |
| Jayson Tatum | 66 | 66 | 34.3 | .450 | .403 | .812 | 7.0 | 3.0 | 1.4 | .9 | 23.4 |
| Daniel Theis | 65 | 64 | 24.1 | .566 | .333 | .763 | 6.6 | 1.7 | .6 | 1.3 | 9.2 |
| Marcus Smart | 60 | 40 | 32.0 | .375 | .347 | .836 | 3.8 | 4.9 | 1.7 | .5 | 12.9 |
| Enes Kanter Freedom | 58 | 7 | 16.9 | .572 | .143 | .707 | 7.4 | 1.0 | .4 | .7 | 8.1 |
| Jaylen Brown | 57 | 57 | 33.9 | .481 | .382 | .724 | 6.4 | 2.1 | 1.1 | .4 | 20.3 |
| Kemba Walker | 56 | 56 | 31.1 | .425 | .381 | .864 | 3.9 | 4.8 | .9 | .5 | 20.4 |
| Gordon Hayward | 52 | 52 | 33.5 | .500 | .383 | .855 | 6.7 | 4.1 | .7 | .4 | 17.5 |
| Javonte Green | 48 | 2 | 9.8 | .500 | .273 | .667 | 1.9 | .5 | .5 | .2 | 3.4 |
| Carsen Edwards | 37 | 0 | 9.5 | .328 | .316 | .684 | 1.3 | .6 | .3 | .1 | 3.3 |
| Romeo Langford | 32 | 2 | 11.6 | .350 | .185 | .720 | 1.3 | .4 | .3 | .3 | 2.5 |
| Robert Williams III | 29 | 1 | 13.4 | .727 | .647 | 4.4 | .9 | .8 | 1.2 | 5.2 | |
| Vincent Poirier | 22 | 0 | 5.9 | .472 | .500 | .857 | 2.0 | .4 | .1 | .4 | 1.9 |
| Tremont Waters | 11 | 1 | 10.8 | .286 | .167 | 1.000 | 1.1 | 1.5 | .9 | .2 | 3.6 |
| Tacko Fall | 7 | 0 | 4.7 | .786 | .333 | 2.1 | .1 | .1 | .6 | 3.3 |
Playoffs
| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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| Jayson Tatum | 17 | 17 | 40.6 | .434 | .373 | .813 | 10.0 | 5.0 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 25.7 |
| Jaylen Brown | 17 | 17 | 39.5 | .476 | .358 | .841 | 7.5 | 2.3 | 1.5 | .5 | 21.8 |
| Kemba Walker | 17 | 17 | 36.9 | .441 | .310 | .852 | 4.1 | 5.1 | .9 | .4 | 19.6 |
| Daniel Theis | 17 | 17 | 28.4 | .521 | .154 | .788 | 7.1 | 1.5 | .4 | 1.2 | 8.9 |
| Marcus Smart | 17 | 16 | 38.1 | .394 | .333 | .875 | 5.2 | 4.6 | 1.2 | .5 | 14.5 |
| Brad Wanamaker | 17 | 0 | 16.1 | .483 | .444 | .875 | 2.0 | 1.8 | .7 | .2 | 4.9 |
| Grant Williams | 17 | 0 | 10.0 | .577 | .588 | .700 | 1.5 | .4 | .1 | .3 | 2.8 |
| Robert Williams III | 13 | 0 | 11.5 | .742 | .000 | .333 | 3.9 | .8 | .2 | .5 | 3.7 |
| Semi Ojeleye | 13 | 0 | 9.4 | .250 | .217 | 1.000 | .9 | .1 | .2 | .0 | 1.6 |
| Enes Kanter Freedom | 11 | 0 | 9.3 | .524 | 1.000 | .500 | 3.9 | .6 | .0 | .0 | 4.5 |
| Romeo Langford | 7 | 0 | 6.6 | .400 | .500 | .500 | .4 | .3 | .1 | .0 | 1.4 |
| Gordon Hayward | 5 | 1 | 31.4 | .400 | .292 | .875 | 4.0 | 2.8 | 1.4 | .4 | 10.8 |
| Tacko Fall | 2 | 0 | 1.5 | 1.000 | .500 | .5 | .0 | .0 | .0 | 1.5 | |
| Javonte Green | 1 | 0 | 6.0 | .500 | .500 | 1.0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | 3.0 | |
| Carsen Edwards | 1 | 0 | 3.0 | 1.0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | |||
| Vincent Poirier | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | .0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | .0 | .0 | |||
| Tremont Waters | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | .000 | .000 | 1.0 | 1.0 | .0 | .0 | .0 |
Transactions
Trades
| June 20, 2019[5] | To Boston Celtics Draft rights to Ty Jerome (#24) Draft rights to Carsen Edwards (#33) |
To Philadelphia 76ers Draft rights to Matisse Thybulle (#20) |
| June 20, 2019[6] | To Boston Celtics 2020 First Round Pick (from Milwaukee Bucks) |
To Phoenix Suns Aron Baynes Draft Rights to Ty Jerome (#24) |
Free agency
Re-signed
| Player | Signed |
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| Daniel Theis[7] | 2-year contract worth $10 million |
| Brad Wanamaker[8] | Undisclosed deal |
Additions
| Player | Signed | Former Team |
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| Kemba Walker[9] | 4-year contract worth $141 million | Charlotte Hornets |
| Enes Kanter[10] | 2-year contract worth $10 million | Portland Trail Blazers |
| Vincent Poirier[11] | Undisclosed deal | Saski Baskonia |
| Tacko Fall[12] | Two-way contract[13] | UCF |
Subtractions
| Player | Reason | New Team |
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| Al Horford[14] | 4-year contract worth $109 million | Philadelphia 76ers |
| Kyrie Irving[15] | 4-year contract worth $142 million | Brooklyn Nets |
| Terry Rozier[16] | 3-year contract worth $58 million | Charlotte Hornets |
| Guerschon Yabusele[17] | Nanjing Monkey Kings | |
| Marcus Morris Sr.[18] | 1-year contract worth $15 million | New York Knicks |