2010–11 Boston Celtics season

Season of National Basketball Association team the Boston Celtics January 2013 March 2026 Boston Celtics yes 2011 56 26 Atlantic 1 3 Doc Rivers Danny Ainge Danny Ainge Boston Basketball Partners TD Garden Conference Semifinals(lost to Heat 1–4) BOS CSN New England WEEI 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.https://www.espn.com/boston/nba/news/story?id=5343264 Rivers to remain Celtics coach ESPN December 11, 2020Matt Wagner https://syndication.bleacherreport.com/amp/413632-breaking-news-celtics-head-coach-doc-rivers-will-return-next-season.amp.html https://web.archive.org/web/20211010034248/https://syndication.bleacherreport.com/amp/413632-breaking-news-celtics-head-coach-doc-rivers-will-return-next-season.amp.html dead October 10, 2021 Breaking News: Celtics' Head Coach Doc Rivers Will Return Next Season Bleacher Report June 30, 2010 December 11, 2020 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,https://www.basketball-reference.com/playoffs/2011-nba-eastern-conference-first-round-knicks-vs-celtics.html 2011 NBA Eastern Conference First Round Knicks vs. Celtics Basketball-Reference.com December 11, 2020 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.https://www.basketball-reference.com/playoffs/2011-nba-eastern-conference-semifinals-celtics-vs-heat.html 2011 NBA Eastern Conference semifinals Celtics vs. Heat Basketball-Reference.com December 11, 2020 Following the season, Shaquille O'Neal retired after playing 19 seasons in the league.Jackie MacMullan https://www.espn.com/boston/nba/news/story?id=6615886 Shaquille O'Neal announces retirement ESPN June 1, 2011 December 11, 2020https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2011/jun/01/shaquille-oneal-retirement-boston-la-lakers Shaquille O'Neal announces retirement from basketball The Guardian June 1, 2011 December 11, 2020https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/shaquille-oneal-announces-retirement-on-twitter-after-19-years-in-nba/2011/06/02/AGhSjRHH_story.html Shaquille O'Neal announces retirement on Twitter after 19 years in NBA The Washington Post June 2, 2011 December 11, 2020 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 thumb|300px|Boston Celtics on April 11, 2011 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.http://www.nba.com/games/20101026/MIABOS/gameinfo.html FINAL National Basketball Association Summary NBA Draft 2010 2010 NBA draft Draft picks 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 Boston Celtics 2010–11 20 Ray Allen SG 6 5 205 1975-07-20 Connecticut 45 Carlos Arroyo PG 6 2 200 1979-07-30 Florida International 0 Avery Bradley PG 6 2 180 1990-11-26 Texas 11 Glen Davis basketball FC 6 9 289 1986-01-01 LSU 5 Kevin Garnett PF 6 11 255 1976-05-19 Farragut Academy (IL) 8 Jeff Green basketball SF 6 9 235 1986-08-28 Georgetown 4 Nenad Krstić C 7 0 240 1983-07-23 Serbia 30 Troy Murphy PF 6 11 245 1980-05-02 Notre Dame 7 Jermaine O'Neal PF 6 11 255 1978-10-13 Eau Claire HS (SC) 36 Shaquille O'Neal C 7 1 325 1972-03-06 LSU 77 Sasha Pavlović SF 6 7 235 1983-11-15 Yugoslavia 34 Paul Pierce SF 6 7 235 1977-10-13 Kansas 9 Rajon Rondo PG 6 1 171 1986-02-22 Kentucky 12 Von Wafer SG 6 5 209 1985-07-21 Florida State 13 Delonte West PG 6 3 180 1983-07-26 Saint Joseph's Doc Rivers Kevin Eastman Lawrence Frank Armond Hill Roy Rogers Mike Longabardi https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/BOS/2011.html March 6, 2011 Pre-season Game log Boston Celtics yes 2011 Boston Celtics Pre-season yes 4 0 3 1 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 1 | October 6 | Philadelphia | 20101006 PHIBOS 93 65 | Ray Allen (14) | Ray Allen (8) | Rajon Rondo (7) | Verizon Wireless Arena10,038 | 1–0 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2 | October 7 | @ New Jersey | 20101007 BOSNJN 96 92 | Glen Davis (20) | Paul Pierce,Delonte West (6) | Rajon Rondo (7) | Prudential Center8,483 | 2–0 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 3 | October 10 | Toronto | 20101010 TORBOS 91 87 | Nate Robinson (13) | Kevin Garnett (6) | Rajon Rondo (7) | TD Garden18,624 | 3–0 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 4 | October 12 | @ Philadelphia | 20101012 BOSPHI 92 103 | Nate Robinson (26) | Jermaine O'Neal (12) | Nate Robinson (8) | Wells Fargo Center7,835 | 3–1 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 5 | October 13 | @ New York | 20101013 DALCHI 104 101 | Ray Allen (24) | Kevin Garnett (9) | Rajon Rondo (7) | Madison Square Garden19,763 | 4–1 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 6 | October 15 | @ Toronto | 20101015 BOSTOR 117 112 | Nate Robinson (23) | Semih Erden (8) | Rajon Rondo (5) | Air Canada Centre13,763 | 5–1 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 7 | October 16 | New York | 20101016 NYKBOS 97 84 | Kevin Garnett (20) | Rajon Rondo (8) | Rajon Rondo (9) | XL Center15,318 | 6–1 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 8 | October 20 | New Jersey | 20101020 NJNBOS 107 92 | Paul Pierce (17) | Shaquille O'Neal (9) | Rajon Rondo (12) | TD Garden18,624 | 7–1 |- bos 2011 Regular season Standings BOS BOS Game log Boston Celtics 2011 Total: 56–26 (home: 33–8; road: 23–18) Boston Celtics October yes 2 0 0 1 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 1 | October 26 | Miami | 20101026 MIABOS 88 80 | Ray Allen (20) | Kevin Garnett (10) | Rajon Rondo (17) | TD Garden18,624 | 1–0 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 2 | October 27 | @ Cleveland | 20101027 BOSCLE 87 95 | Rajon Rondo (18) | Kevin Garnett (15) | Rajon Rondo (9) | Quicken Loans Arena20,562 | 1–1 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 3 | October 29 | New York | 20101029 NYKBOS 105 101 | Paul Pierce (25) | Paul Pierce (14) | Rajon Rondo (24) | TD Garden18,624 | 2–1 Boston Celtics November 5 1 6 2 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 4 | November 2 | @ Detroit | 20101102 BOSDET 109 86 | Kevin Garnett (22) | Kevin Garnett (6) | Rajon Rondo (17) | The Palace of Auburn Hills15,313 | 3–1 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 5 | November 3 | Milwaukee | 20101103 MILBOS 105 102 1 | Paul Pierce (28) | Rajon Rondo,Kevin Garnett (8) | Rajon Rondo (15) | TD Garden18,624 | 4–1 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 6 | November 5 | Chicago | 20101105 CHIBOS 110 105 1 | Ray Allen (25) | Kevin Garnett (10) | Rajon Rondo (11) | TD Garden18,624 | 5–1 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 7 | November 7 | @ Oklahoma City | 20101107 BOSOKC 92 83 | Ray Allen (19) | Jermaine O'Neal (9) | Rajon Rondo (10) | Oklahoma City Arena18,203 | 6–1 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 8 | November 8 | @ Dallas | 20101108 BOSDAL 87 89 | Paul Pierce (24) | Kevin Garnett (15) | Rajon Rondo (15) | American Airlines Center20,194 | 6–2 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 9 | November 11 | @ Miami | 20101111 BOSMIA 112 107 | Ray Allen (35) | Kevin Garnett (13) | Rajon Rondo (16) | American Airlines Arena19,650 | 7–2 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 10 | November 13 | @ Memphis | 20101113 BOSMEM 116 110 1 | Paul Pierce (28) | Kevin Garnett (9) | Rajon Rondo (17) | FedExForum18,119 | 8–2 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 11 | November 17 | Washington | 20101117 WASBOS 114 83 | Paul Pierce (23) | Glen Davis (8) | Rajon Rondo (13) | TD Garden18,624 | 9–2 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 12 | November 19 | Oklahoma City | 20101119 OKCBOS 84 89 | Kevin Garnett (16) | Shaquille O'Neal,Paul Pierce (6) | Rajon Rondo (7) | TD Garden18,624 | 9–3 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 13 | November 21 | @ Toronto | 20101121 BOSTOR 101 102 | Nate Robinson (22) | Kevin Garnett,Ray Allen (8) | Paul Pierce (5) | Air Canada Centre17,707 | 9–4 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 14 | November 22 | @ Atlanta | 20101122 BOSATL 99 76 | Kevin Garnett (17) | Kevin Garnett,Shaquille O'Neal (11) | Nate Robinson (10) | Philips Arena14,476 | 10–4 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 15 | November 24 | New Jersey | 20101124 NJNBOS 89 83 | Shaquille O'Neal (25) | Shaquille O'Neal (11) | Ray Allen (7) | TD Garden18,624 | 11–4 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 16 | November 26 | Toronto | 20101126 TORBOS 110 101 | Kevin Garnett (26) | Kevin Garnett (11) | Rajon Rondo (14) | TD Garden18,624 | 12–4 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 17 | November 30 | @ Cleveland | 20101130 BOSCLE 106 87 | Rajon Rondo (23) | Glen Davis (11) | Rajon Rondo (12) | Quicken Loans Arena20,562 | 13–4 Boston Celtics December 6 1 5 2 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 18 | December 1 | Portland | 20101201 PORBOS 99 95 | Paul Pierce (28) | Kevin Garnett (8) | Rajon Rondo (10) | TD Garden18,624 | 14–4 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 19 | December 3 | Chicago | 20101203 CHIBOS 104 92 | Kevin Garnett (20) | Kevin Garnett (17) | Rajon Rondo (19) | TD Garden18,624 | 15–4 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 20 | December 5 | @ New Jersey | 20101205 BOSNJN 100 75 | Nate Robinson (21) | Kevin Garnett (14) | Nate Robinson (6) | Prudential Center16,196 | 16–4 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 21 | December 8 | Denver | 20101208 DENBOS 105 89 | Ray Allen (28) | Kevin Garnett (9) | Rajon Rondo (13) | TD Garden18,624 | 17–4 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 22 | December 9 | @ Philadelphia | 20101209 BOSPHI 102 101 | Ray Allen (23) | Paul Pierce (8) | Rajon Rondo (14) | Wells Fargo Center17,948 | 18–4 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 23 | December 11 | @ Charlotte | 20101211 BOSCHA 93 62 | Ray Allen,Glen Davis (16) | Kevin Garnett (11) | Rajon Rondo (8) | Time Warner Cable Arena19,603 | 19–4 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 24 | December 15 | @ New York | 20101215 BOSNYK 118 116 | Paul Pierce (32) | Kevin Garnett (13) | Rajon Rondo (14) | Madison Square Garden19,763 | 20–4 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 25 | December 16 | Atlanta | 20101216 ATLBOS 102 90 | Ray Allen,Glen Davis (18) | Kevin Garnett (14) | Paul Pierce (10) | TD Garden18,624 | 21–4 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 26 | December 19 | Indiana | 20101219 INDBOS 99 88 | Glen Davis,Paul Pierce,Nate Robinson (18) | Paul Pierce (10) | Paul Pierce (12) | TD Garden18,624 | 22–4 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 27 | December 22 | Philadelphia | 20101222 PHIBOS 84 80 | Ray Allen (22) | Shaquille O'Neal (9) | Ray Allen (6) | TD Garden18,624 | 23–4 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 28 | December 25 | @ Orlando | 20101225 BOSORL 78 86 | Kevin Garnett (22) | Glen Davis,Paul Pierce (8) | Paul Pierce (5) | Amway Center19,013 | 23–5 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 29 | December 28 | @ Indiana | 20101228 BOSIND 95 83 | Paul Pierce (21) | Kevin Garnett (13) | Paul Pierce (7) | Conseco Fieldhouse18,165 | 24–5 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 30 | December 29 | @ Detroit | 20101229 BOSDET 92 104 | Paul Pierce (33) | Ray Allen (7) | Paul Pierce (8) | The Palace of Auburn Hills22,076 | 24–6 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 31 | December 31 | New Orleans | 20101231 NOHBOS 81 83 | Ray Allen (18) | Paul Pierce (7) | Ray Allen,Marquis Daniels (4) | TD Garden18,624 | 24–7 Boston Celtics January 9 1 3 3 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 32 | January 2 | @ Toronto | 20110102 BOSTOR 93 79 | Paul Pierce (30) | Glen Davis (11) | Glen Davis,Rajon Rondo (8) | Air Canada Centre19,986 | 25–7 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 33 | January 3 | Minnesota | 20110103 MINBOS 96 93 | Paul Pierce (23) | Paul Pierce,Von Wafer (6) | Rajon Rondo (16) | TD Garden18,624 | 26–7 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 34 | January 5 | San Antonio | 20110105 SASBOS 105 103 | Ray Allen (31) | Rajon Rondo (10) | Rajon Rondo (22) | TD Garden18,624 | 27–7 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 35 | January 7 | Toronto | 20110107 TORBOS 122 102 | Paul Pierce (20) | Luke Harangody (11) | Rajon Rondo (7) | TD Garden18,624 | 28–7 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 36 | January 8 | @ Chicago | 20110108 BOSCHI 79 90 | Paul Pierce (21) | Rajon Rondo (5) | Rajon Rondo (8) | United Center22,663 | 28–8 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 37 | January 10 | Houston | 20110110 HOUBOS 102 108 | Ray Allen,Marquis Daniels (19) | Ray Allen,Marquis Daniels (7) | Rajon Rondo (12) | TD Garden18,624 | 28–9 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 38 | January 12 | Sacramento | 20110112 SACBOS 119 95 | Paul Pierce (25) | Semih Erden (9) | Rajon Rondo (13) | TD Garden18,624 | 29–9 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 39 | January 14 | Charlotte | 20110114 CHABOS 99 94 | Shaquille O'Neal (23) | Rajon Rondo (6) | Rajon Rondo (13) | TD Garden18,624 | 30–9 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 40 | January 17 | Orlando | 20110117 ORLBOS 109 106 | Ray Allen (26) | Kevin Garnett (8) | Rajon Rondo (13) | TD Garden18,624 | 31–9 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 41 | January 19 | Detroit | 20110119 DETBOS 86 82 | Paul Pierce (22) | Shaquille O'Neal (12) | Rajon Rondo (8) | TD Garden18,624 | 32–9 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 42 | January 21 | Utah | 20110121 UTABOS 110 86 | Kevin Garnett (21) | Glen Davis,Semih Erden (7) | Rajon Rondo (12) | TD Garden18,624 | 33–9 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 43 | January 22 | @ Washington | 20110122 BOSWAS 83 85 | Kevin Garnett (17) | Semih Erden (11) | Rajon Rondo (9) | Verizon Center20,278 | 33–10 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 44 | January 25 | Cleveland | 20110125 CLEBOS 112 95 | Paul Pierce (24) | Semih Erden (8) | Rajon Rondo (10) | TD Garden18,624 | 34–10 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 45 | January 27 | @ Portland | 20110127 BOSPOR 88 78 | Ray Allen (18) | Kevin Garnett,Kendrick Perkins (9) | Kevin Garnett (9) | Rose Garden20,706 | 35–10 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 46 | January 28 | @ Phoenix | 20110128 BOSPHX 71 88 | Kevin Garnett (18) | Kevin Garnett (9) | Rajon Rondo (6) | US Airways Center18,422 | 35–11 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 47 | January 30 | @ L.A. Lakers | 20110130 BOSLAL 109 96 | Paul Pierce (32) | Kevin Garnett (13) | Rajon Rondo (16) | Staples Center18,997 | 36–11 Boston Celtics February 3 2 4 2 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 48 | February 1 | @ Sacramento | 20110201 BOSSAC 95 90 | Ray Allen (22) | Kendrick Perkins (10) | Rajon Rondo (10) | ARCO Arena16,482 | 37–11 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 49 | February 4 | Dallas | 20110204 DALBOS 97 101 | Ray Allen (24) | Kendrick Perkins (12) | Rajon Rondo (12) | TD Garden18,624 | 37–12 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 50 | February 6 | Orlando | 20110206 ORLBOS 91 80 | Rajon Rondo (26) | Kendrick Perkins (13) | Rajon Rondo (7) | TD Garden18,624 | 38–12 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 51 | February 7 | @ Charlotte | 20110207 BOSCHA 89 94 | Ray Allen (25) | Kevin Garnett (14) | Rajon Rondo (14) | Time Warner Cable Arena19,081 | 38–13 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 52 | February 10 | L.A. Lakers | 20110210 LALBOS 86 92 | Ray Allen (20) | Kevin Garnett (11) | Rajon Rondo (10) | TD Garden18,624 | 38–14 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 53 | February 13 | Miami | 20110213 MIABOS 85 82 | Kevin Garnett (19) | Rajon Rondo (10) | Rajon Rondo (10) | TD Garden18,624 | 39–14 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 54 | February 16 | New Jersey | 20110216 NJNBOS 94 80 | Paul Pierce (31) | Kevin Garnett (10) | Rajon Rondo (8) | TD Garden18,624 | 40–14 |- style="text-align:center;" | colspan="9" style="background:#bbcaff;"|All-Star Break |- style="background:#cfc;" | 55 | February 22 | @ Golden State | 20110222 BOSGSW 115 93 | Kevin Garnett (24) | Kevin Garnett (12) | Rajon Rondo (15) | Oracle Arena19,738 | 41–14 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 56 | February 24 | @ Denver | 20110224 BOSDEN 75 89 | Paul Pierce (17) | Kevin Garnett (13) | Rajon Rondo (8) | Pepsi Center18,524 | 41–15 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 57 | February 26 | @ L.A. Clippers | 20110226 BOSLAC 99 92 | Paul Pierce (24) | Kevin Garnett (11) | Rajon Rondo (11) | Staples Center19,513 | 42–15 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 58 | February 28 | @ Utah | 20110228 BOSUTA 107 102 | Ray Allen (25) | Kevin Garnett (14) | Rajon Rondo (11) | EnergySolutions Arena19,911 | 43–15 Boston Celtics March 4 3 5 4 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 59 | March 2 | Phoenix | 20110302 PHXBOS 115 103 | Kevin Garnett (28) | Paul Pierce (13) | Rajon Rondo (15) | TD Garden18,624 | 44–15 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 60 | March 4 | Golden State | 20110304 GSWBOS 107 103 | Ray Allen,Paul Pierce (27) | Paul Pierce (7) | Rajon Rondo (16) | TD Garden18,624 | 45–15 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 61 | March 6 | @ Milwaukee | 20110306 BOSMIL 89 83 | Paul Pierce (23) | Kevin Garnett (11) | Rajon Rondo (8) | Bradley Center16,110 | 46–15 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 62 | March 9 | L.A. Clippers | 20110309 LACBOS 103 108 | Ray Allen (23) | Nenad Krstić (9) | Rajon Rondo (9) | TD Garden18,624 | 46–16 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 63 | March 11 | @ Philadelphia | 20110311 BOSPHI 86 89 | Jeff Green (18) | Nenad Krstić (15) | Kevin Garnett,Paul Pierce,Rajon Rondo (5) | Wells Fargo Center20,614 | 46–17 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 64 | March 13 | Milwaukee | 20110313 MILBOS 87 56 | Ray Allen (17) | Nenad Krstić (14) | Carlos Arroyo (6) | TD Garden18,624 | 47–17 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 65 | March 14 | @ New Jersey | 20110314 BOSNJN 79 88 | Ray Allen (19) | Glen Davis (14) | Rajon Rondo (9) | Prudential Center18,711 | 47–18 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 66 | March 16 | Indiana | 20110316 INDBOS 92 80 | Paul Pierce (20) | Glen Davis (9) | Rajon Rondo (8) | TD Garden18,624 | 48–18 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 67 | March 18 | @ Houston | 20110318 BOSHOU 77 93 | Jeff Green (17) | Glen Davis (7) | Rajon Rondo (6) | Toyota Center18,412 | 48–19 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 68 | March 19 | @ New Orleans | 20110319 BOSNOH 89 85 | Ray Allen,Glen Davis (20) | Kevin Garnett (9) | Paul Pierce (6) | New Orleans Arena18,018 | 49–19 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 69 | March 21 | @ New York | 20110321 BOSNYK 96 86 | Kevin Garnett (24) | Kevin Garnett (11) | Rajon Rondo (12) | Madison Square Garden19,763 | 50–19 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 70 | March 23 | Memphis | 20110323 MEMBOS 87 90 | Paul Pierce (22) | Rajon Rondo (11) | Rajon Rondo (11) | TD Garden18,624 | 50–20 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 71 | March 25 | Charlotte | 20110325 CHABOS 81 83 | Paul Pierce (18) | Kevin Garnett (9) | Rajon Rondo (5) | TD Garden18,624 | 50–21 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 72 | March 27 | @ Minnesota | 20110327 BOSMIN 85 82 | Paul Pierce (23) | Kevin Garnett (13) | Kevin Garnett,Delonte West (5) | Target Center19,178 | 51–21 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 73 | March 28 | @ Indiana | 20110328 BOSIND 100 107 | Paul Pierce (23) | Kevin Garnett,Paul Pierce (6) | Rajon Rondo (9) | Conseco Fieldhouse15,932 | 51–22 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 74 | March 31 | @ San Antonio | 20110331 BOSSAS 107 97 | Rajon Rondo (22) | Paul Pierce (11) | Rajon Rondo (14) | AT&T Center18,583 | 52–22 Boston Celtics April 4 0 0 4 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 75 | April 1 | @ Atlanta | 20110401 BOSATL 83 88 | Paul Pierce (25) | Kevin Garnett,Rajon Rondo (10) | Kevin Garnett,Rajon Rondo,Delonte West (5) | Philips Arena19,763 | 52–23 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 76 | April 3 | Detroit | 20110403 DETBOS 101 90 | Kevin Garnett (23) | Kevin Garnett (8) | Rajon Rondo (14) | TD Garden18,624 | 53–23 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 77 | April 5 | Philadelphia | 20110405 PHIBOS 99 82 | Paul Pierce (18) | Jeff Green,Paul Pierce (7) | Rajon Rondo (13) | TD Garden18,624 | 54–23 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 78 | April 7 | @ Chicago | 20110407 BOSCHI 81 97 | Paul Pierce (15) | Kevin Garnett (10) | Rajon Rondo (6) | United Center23,067 | 54–24 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 79 | April 8 | Washington | 20110408 BOSWAS 104 88 | Paul Pierce (22) | Paul Pierce (12) | Rajon Rondo (14) | TD Garden18,624 | 55–24 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 80 | April 10 | @ Miami | 20110410 BOSMIA 77 100 | Paul Pierce (24) | Glen Davis (8) | Rajon Rondo (5) | American Airlines Arena19,766 | 55–25 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 81 | April 11 | @ Washington | 20110411 BOSWAS 94 95 1 | Glen Davis,Jeff Green (20) | Jeff Green (15) | Delonte West (5) | Verizon Center17,787 | 55–26 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 82 | April 13 | New York | 20110413 NYKBOS 112 102 | Avery Bradley (20) | Glen Davis,Jeff Green (8) | Von Wafer (5) | TD Garden18,624 | 56–26 bos 2011 Playoffs Game log Boston Celtics yes 2011 Boston Celtics First Round yes yes no 2 0 2 0 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 1 | April 17 | New York | 20110417 NYKBOS 87 85 | Ray Allen (24) | Kevin Garnett (13) | Rajon Rondo (9) | TD Garden18,624 | 1–0 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2 | April 19 | New York | 20110419 NYKBOS 96 93 | Rajon Rondo (30) | Kevin Garnett (10) | Rajon Rondo (7) | TD Garden18,624 | 2–0 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 3 | April 22 | @ New York | 20110422 BOSNYK 113 96 | Paul Pierce (38) | Kevin Garnett (12) | Rajon Rondo (20) | Madison Square Garden19,763 | 3–0 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 4 | April 24 | @ New York | 20110424 BOSNYK 101 89 | Kevin Garnett (24) | Kevin Garnett (9) | Rajon Rondo (12) | Madison Square Garden19,763 | 4–0 Boston Celtics Conference Semifinals yes 1 1 0 3 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 1 | May 1 | @ Miami | 20110501 BOSMIA 90 99 | Ray Allen (25) | Kevin Garnett (8) | Rajon Rondo (7) | American Airlines Arena20,021 | 0–1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 2 | May 3 | @ Miami | 20110503 BOSMIA 91 102 | Rajon Rondo (20) | Jermaine O'Neal (9) | Rajon Rondo (12) | American Airlines Arena20,104 | 0–2 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 3 | May 7 | Miami | 20110507 MIABOS 97 81 | Kevin Garnett (28) | Kevin Garnett (18) | Rajon Rondo (11) | TD Garden18,624 | 1–2 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 4 | May 9 | Miami | 20110509 MIABOS 90 98 1 | Paul Pierce (27) | Kevin Garnett (10) | Rajon Rondo (5) | TD Garden18,624 | 1–3 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 5 | May 11 | @ Miami | 20110511 BOSMIA 87 97 | Ray Allen (18) | Kevin Garnett (11) | Paul Pierce (4) | American Airlines Arena20,208 | 1–4 BOS yes 2011 Player statistics Season Boston Celtics |- style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="" | Allen, Ray Ray Allen |style="background:#efe196;color:#008040;"| 80 ||style="background:#efe196;color:#008040;"| 80 || 36.1 || .491 || .444 || .881 || 3.4 || 2.7 || 1.0 || .2 || 16.5 |- style="text-align:center; background:#f0f0f0;" | Arroyo, Carlos Carlos Arroyo* | 15 || 1 || 12.7 || .314 ||style="background:#efe196;color:#008040;"| .600 || .917 || 1.5 || 1.7 || .5 || .0 || 2.4 |- style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="" | Bradley, Avery Avery Bradley | 31 || 0 || 5.2 || .343 || .000 || .500 || .5 || .4 || .3 || .0 || 1.7 |- style="text-align:center; background:#f0f0f0;" | Daniels, Marquis Marquis Daniels* | 49 || 0 || 19.1 || .491 || .190 || .684 || 2.3 || 1.3 || .8 || .4 || 5.5 |- style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="" | Davis, Glen Glen Davis | 78 || 13 || 29.5 || .448 || .133 || .736 || 5.4 || 1.2 || 1.0 || .4 || 11.7 |- style="text-align:center; background:#f0f0f0;" | Erden, Semih Semih Erden* | 36 || 7 || 14.3 || .604 || .000 || .630 || 2.9 || 0.5 || 0.4 || 0.6 || 4.2 |- style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="" | Garnett, Kevin Kevin Garnett | 71 || 71 || 31.3 || .528 || .200 || .862 ||style="background:#efe196;color:#008040;"| 8.9 || 2.4 || 1.3 || .8 || 14.9 |- style="text-align:center; background:#f0f0f0;" | Green, Jeff Jeff Green | 26 || 2 || 23.4 || .485 || .296 || .794 || 3.3 || .7 || .5 || .6 || 9.8 |- style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="" | Harangody, Luke Luke Harangody* | 16 || 0 || 19.1 || .413 || .244 || .778 || 4.3 || .8 || .6 || .6 || 6.9 |- style="text-align:center; background:#f0f0f0;" | Johnson, Chris Chris Johnson* | 4 || 0 || 8.0 ||style="background:#efe196;color:#008040;"| .667 || .000 ||style="background:#efe196;color:#008040;"| 1.000 || 1.3 || .3 || .0 || .8 || 1.5 |- style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="" | Krstić, Nenad Nenad Krstić* | 24 || 20 || 23.0 || .537 || .000 || .750 || 5.3 || .3 || .3 || .3 || 9.1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#f0f0f0;" | Murphy, Troy Troy Murphy* | 17 || 0 || 10.5 || .421 || .100 || .846 || 2.2 || .4 || .5 || .1 || 2.6 |- style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="" | O'Neal, Jermaine Jermaine O'Neal | 24 || 10 || 18.0 || .459 || .000 || .674 || 3.7 || .5 || .1 ||style="background:#efe196;color:#008040;"| 1.2 || 5.4 |- style="text-align:center; background:#f0f0f0;" | O'Neal, Shaquille Shaquille O'Neal | 37 || 36 || 20.3 ||style="background:#efe196;color:#008040;"| .667 || .000 || .557 || 4.8 || 0.7 || .4 || 1.1 || 9.2 |- style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="" | Pavlović, Sasha Sasha Pavlović* | 17 || 0 || 8.8 || .462 || .500 || .400 || .8 || .2 || .3 || .0 || 1.8 |- style="text-align:center; background:#f0f0f0;" | Perkins, Kendrick Kendrick Perkins* | 12 || 7 || 26.1 || .542 || .000 || .575 || 8.1 || .8 || .2 || .8 || 7.3 |- style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="" | Pierce, Paul Paul Pierce |style="background:#efe196;color:#008040;"| 80 ||style="background:#efe196;color:#008040;"| 80 || 34.7 || .497 || .374 || .860 || 5.4 || 3.3 || 1.0 || .6 ||style="background:#efe196;color:#008040;"| 18.9 |- style="text-align:center; background:#f0f0f0;" | Robinson, Nate Nate Robinson* | 55 || 11 || 17.9 || .404 || .328 || .825 || 1.6 || 1.9 || .5 || .1 || 7.1 |- style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="" | Rondo, Rajon Rajon Rondo | 68 || 68 ||style="background:#efe196;color:#008040;"| 37.2 || .475 || .233 || .568 || 4.4 ||style="background:#efe196;color:#008040;"| 11.2 ||style="background:#efe196;color:#008040;"| 2.2 || .2 || 10.6 |- style="text-align:center; background:#f0f0f0;" | Wafer, Von Von Wafer | 58 || 2 || 9.5 || .421 || .269 || .842 || .8 || .6 || .3 || .1 || 3.2 |- style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="" | West, Delonte Delonte West | 24 || 2 || 18.9 || .458 || .364 || .867 || 1.5 || 2.7 || 0.8 || .4 || 5.6 |} http://www.nba.com/celtics/stats/ 2012–2013 Stats | The Official Site of the BOSTON CELTICS National Basketball Association * – 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).http://www.nba.com/2010/news/11/01/players-of-the-week/index.html Celtics' Rondo, Lakers' Gasol named Players of the Week National Basketball Association November 1, 2010 November 2, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20121109190525/http://www.nba.com/2010/news/11/01/players-of-the-week/index.html November 9, 2012 dead mdy-all On December 1, 2010 Doc Rivers was named Eastern Conference's Coach of the Month (November).http://www.nba.com/2010/news/12/01/coach-of-the-month/index.html?ls=iref:nbahpt2 https://web.archive.org/web/20101206001359/http://www.nba.com/2010/news/12/01/coach-of-the-month/index.html?ls=iref:nbahpt2 dead December 6, 2010 Celtics' Rivers, Spurs' Popovich named Coaches of the Month National Basketball Association December 1, 2010 On December 20, 2010 Paul Pierce was named Eastern Conference's Player of the Week (December 13–19).http://www.nba.com/2010/news/12/20/nba-pow/index.html?ls=iref:nbahpt2 Boston's Pierce and San Antonio's Parker earn weekly honor National Basketball Association December 20, 2010 December 21, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101224081129/http://www.nba.com/2010/news/12/20/nba-pow/index.html?ls=iref:nbahpt2 December 24, 2010 dead All-Star Doc Rivers and his staff earned the right to coach the Eastern Conference team in the All-Star Game.http://www.nba.com/2011/allstar/2011/02/03/reserves-release/index.html All-Star 2011 National Basketball Association February 14, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110207024524/http://www.nba.com/2011/allstar/2011/02/03/reserves-release/index.html February 7, 2011 dead mdy-all 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 List of 2010–11 NBA season transactions Overview Boston Celtics Players Added Via Draft Avery Bradley Luke Harangody Via Free Agency Jermaine O'Neal (From Miami) Von Wafer (From Dallas) Shaquille O'Neal (From Cleveland) Delonte West (From Cleveland) Troy Murphy (From New Jersey) Sasha Pavlović (From New Orleans) Carlos Arroyo (From Miami) Via Trade Jeff Green (From Oklahoma City) Nenad Krstić (From Oklahoma City)Players Lost Via Free Agency Tony Allen (To Memphis) Shelden Williams (To Denver) Brian Scalabrine (To Chicago) Via Trade Kendrick Perkins (To Oklahoma City) Nate Robinson (To Oklahoma City) Semih Erden (To Cleveland) Luke Harangody (To Cleveland) Marquis Daniels (To Sacramento) Waived Rasheed Wallace Oliver Lafayette Tony Gaffney Trades February 24, 2011 To Boston Celtics USA Jeff Green SER Nenad Krstić 2012 first-round pick (top-10 protected) To Oklahoma City Thunder USA Kendrick Perkins USA Nate Robinson February 24, 2011 To Boston Celtics 2013 second-round pick To Cleveland Cavaliers TUR Semih Erden USA Luke Harangody February 24, 2011 To Boston Celtics 2017 second-round pick To Sacramento Kings USA Marquis Daniels Cash considerations Free agents Additions Player Signed Former Team Semih Erden Signed 1-year contracthttp://www.nba.com/celtics/news/press_release/press070510-celtics-sign-erden.html Celtics sign Semih Erden | The Official Site of the BOSTON CELTICS National Basketball Association Fenerbahçe Ülker Avery Bradley Undisclosed termshttp://www.boston.com/sports/basketball/celtics/extras/celtics_blog/2010/07/bradley_signs_h.html https://web.archive.org/web/20100706175229/http://www.boston.com/sports/basketball/celtics/extras/celtics_blog/2010/07/bradley_signs_h.html dead July 6, 2010 Bradley signs, has surgery -Celtics blog – Boston Globe basketball news Boston Globe July 2, 2010 Boston Celtics Paul Pierce Signed 4-year contract for $61 Millionhttp://www.nba.com/celtics/news/press_release/071510-boston-resigns-pierce.html Boston re-signs Paul Pierce | The Official Site of the BOSTON CELTICS National Basketball Association Boston Celtics Ray Allen Signed 2-year contract for $20 Millionhttps://www.espn.com/boston/nba/news/story?id=5362387 Ray Allen gets 2-year deal to return to Boston Celtics – ESPN Boston ESPN July 8, 2010 Boston Celtics Jermaine O'Neal Signed 2-year contract for $11.6 Millionhttp://www.nba.com/celtics/press071410-celtics-sign-oneal.html Celtics sign Jermaine O'Neal | Celtics.com – The official website of the Boston Celtics National Basketball Association August 12, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100718232046/http://www.nba.com/celtics/press071410-celtics-sign-oneal.html July 18, 2010 dead mdy-all Miami Heat Nate Robinson Signed 2-year contract for $8 MillionMarc D'Amico Celtics.com July 23, 2010 http://www.nba.com/celtics/news/sidebar/072310-robinson-secure.html Patience, faith lead Robinson to "secure" state | The Official Site of the BOSTON CELTICS National Basketball Association July 23, 2010 New York Knicks Marquis Daniels Signed 1-year contract for $2.5 Millionhttp://www.nba.com/celtics/news/press_release/072610-resign-marquis-daniels.html Celtics re-sign Marquis Daniels | The Official Site of the BOSTON CELTICS National Basketball Association Indiana Pacers Carlos Arroyo Undisclosed termshttp://www.nba.com/celtics/news/press_release/press080310-wafer.html Celtics Sign Wafer | The Official Site of the BOSTON CELTICS National Basketball Association Miami Heat Shaquille O'Neal Signed 2-year contracthttp://www.nba.com/celtics/news/press_release/press080410-celtics-sign-shaq.html Celtics Sign Shaquille O'Neal | The Official Site of the BOSTON CELTICS National Basketball Association Cleveland Cavaliers Luke Harangody Signed 2-year contracthttp://www.nba.com/2010/news/08/10/celtics.harangody.ap/index.html Celtics sign second-round pick Luke Harangody National Basketball Association August 10, 2010 August 12, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100915151240/http://www.nba.com/2010/news/08/10/celtics.harangody.ap/index.html September 15, 2010 dead San Antonio Spurs Delonte West Undisclosed termshttp://www.nba.com/celtics/news/press_release/press090110-celtics-sign-west.html Celtics sign Delonte West | The Official Site of the BOSTON CELTICS National Basketball Association 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 Waivedhttp://www.nba.com/celtics/news/press_release/press081010-waive-rasheed-wallace.html Celtics waive Rasheed Wallace | The Official Site of the BOSTON CELTICS National Basketball Association July 8, 2009 New York Knicks Brian Scalabrine Free agentWojnarowski Adrian https://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news?slug=ys-scalabrinebulls092110 Bulls invite Scalabrine to training camp – NBA – Yahoo! Sports Yahoo! September 21, 2010 Chicago Bulls Tony Gaffney Waived Türk Telekom B.K. References 30em See also 2010–11 NBA season Category:Boston Celtics seasons Boston Celtics Boston Celtics Boston Celtics Celtics Celtics