2016–17 Boston Celtics season

The 2016–17 Boston Celtics season was the 71st season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The team obtained the No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference for the first time since 2008 when they won the NBA title. At 53–29, they finished with the lowest winning percentage of a No. 1 seed since the Detroit Pistons in 2007.

In the playoffs, the Celtics defeated the Chicago Bulls in the first round in six games, advancing to the Semifinals, where they then defeated the Washington Wizards in seven games, advancing to the Eastern Conference finals, where they lost to the Cleveland Cavaliers in five games. Despite falling short in their quest to win an 18th NBA title, the season was a success, as it saw the team make its deepest playoff run since 2012.

Isaiah Thomas was voted to play in the 2017 All-Star Game.

Following the season, Avery Bradley was traded to the Detroit Pistons, Kelly Olynyk signed with the Miami Heat, and both Isaiah Thomas and Jae Crowder were traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers, ending the Isaiah Thomas era in Boston in exchange for Kyrie Irving. Jaylen Brown was also added to the roster.

Draft picks

Main article: 2016 NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College / Club
1	3	Jaylen Brown	SF	United States	California
1	16	Guerschon Yabusele	PF	France	Rouen Métropole
1	23	Ante Žižić	C	Croatia	Cibona Zagreb
2	31	Deyonta Davis	PF / C	United States	Michigan State
2	35	Rade Zagorac	SG / SF	Serbia	Mega Leks
2	45	Demetrius Jackson	PG	United States	Notre Dame
2	51	Ben Bentil	PF	Ghana	Providence
2	58	Abdel Nader	SF	Egypt	Iowa State

The Boston Celtics hold a modern-day league record with eight picks in the 2016 draft, the most picks held in a single draft since the NBA modified the draft to two rounds. Their top selection was acquired from the Brooklyn Nets due to them holding the third-worst record on the season. It was part of their return for trading Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce in 2013. Their middle first-round selection, meanwhile, was acquired from the Dallas Mavericks in the 2014 trade that saw Rajon Rondo and Dwight Powell shipped out of Boston. The last first-round selection they held was their own. Meanwhile, every second-round selection for the Celtics that year was acquired via trade while their own second-round selection (which would have been pick #52) was sent away to the Utah Jazz.

For the first round of the draft, the Celtics drafted Jaylen Brown from the University of California, Guerschon Yabusele from France, and Ante Žižić from Croatia. In the second round, Boston took a surprise lottery-level talent still on the board in Deyonta Davis from Michigan State University, Rade Zagorac from Serbia, Demetrius Jackson (also considered by some a first-round level talent) from the University of Notre Dame, the first ever Ghanaian chosen in Ben Bentil (projected to be picked late in the first round) from Providence College, and the Egyptian Abdel Nader from Iowa State University. Deyonta Davis and Rade Zagorac would be the only players whose draft rights would be traded the night of the draft, as they would be going to the Memphis Grizzlies later for a 2018 second-round selection. Meanwhile, both Guerschon Yabusele and Ante Žižić would continue to remain overseas in China and Croatia respectively for one more season. The others signed contracts with the team, save for Ben Bentil and Abdel Nader. The latter headed off to the Maine Red Claws and the former travelled to the Fort Wayne Mad Ants (three different times) and the Xinjiang Flying Tigers in China before being a part of the Dallas Mavericks later on in the season.

Game log

Preseason

2016 pre-season game log
Total: 5–2 (home: 2–1; road: 3–1)

Pre-season: 5–2 (home: 2–1; road: 3–1)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
1	October 4	@ Philadelphia	L 89–92	Terry Rozier (12)	Al Horford (8)	Avery Bradley (6)	Mullins Center 9,400	0–1
2	October 6	@ Charlotte	W 107–92	Isaiah Thomas (15)	Al Horford (8)	Bradley, Thomas (5)	Greensboro Coliseum 8,021	1–1
3	October 8	Charlotte	W 104–86	Jordan Mickey (16)	Jordan Mickey (6)	Hunter, Smart (5)	Mohegan Sun Arena 8,052	2–1
4	October 13	@ Brooklyn	W 100–97	Horford, Smart (13)	Al Horford (9)	Terry Rozier (7)	Barclays Center 11,043	3–1
5	October 15	@ New York	W 119–107	R. J. Hunter (17)	Amir Johnson (6)	Demetrius Jackson (6)	Madison Square Garden 19,607	4–1
6	October 17	Brooklyn	W 120–99	Isaiah Thomas (19)	Jonas Jerebko (7)	Green, Smart (4)	TD Garden 15,925	5–1
7	October 19	New York	L 96–121	Jaylen Brown (17)	Mickey, Young (7)	Demetrius Jackson (4)	TD Garden 16,327	5–2

2016–17 season schedule

Standings

Division

Atlantic Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div	GP
c – Boston Celtics	53	29	.646	–	30‍–‍11	23‍–‍18	11–5	82
x – Toronto Raptors	51	31	.622	2.0	28‍–‍13	23‍–‍18	14–2	82
New York Knicks	31	51	.378	22.0	19‍–‍22	12‍–‍29	5–11	82
Philadelphia 76ers	28	54	.341	25.0	17‍–‍24	11‍–‍30	7–9	82
Brooklyn Nets	20	62	.244	33.0	13‍–‍28	7‍–‍34	3–13	82

Conference

Eastern Conference
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	GP
1	c – Boston Celtics *	53	29	.646	–	82
2	y – Cleveland Cavaliers *	51	31	.622	2.0	82
3	x – Toronto Raptors	51	31	.622	2.0	82
4	y – Washington Wizards *	49	33	.598	4.0	82
5	x – Atlanta Hawks	43	39	.524	10.0	82
6	x – Milwaukee Bucks	42	40	.512	11.0	82
7	x – Indiana Pacers	42	40	.512	11.0	82
8	x – Chicago Bulls	41	41	.500	12.0	82

9	Miami Heat	41	41	.500	12.0	82
10	Detroit Pistons	37	45	.451	16.0	82
11	Charlotte Hornets	36	46	.439	17.0	82
12	New York Knicks	31	51	.378	22.0	82
13	Orlando Magic	29	53	.354	24.0	82
14	Philadelphia 76ers	28	54	.341	25.0	82
15	Brooklyn Nets	20	62	.244	33.0	82

Regular season

2016–17 game log
Total: 53–29 (home: 30–11; road: 23–18)

October: 2–1 (home: 1–0; road: 1–1)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
1	October 26	Brooklyn	W 122–117	Isaiah Thomas (25)	Avery Bradley (9)	Isaiah Thomas (9)	TD Garden 18,624	1–0
2	October 27	@ Chicago	L 99–105	Isaiah Thomas (25)	Al Horford (7)	Bradley, Horford (5)	United Center 21,501	1–1
3	October 29	@ Charlotte	W 104–98	Avery Bradley (31)	Avery Bradley (11)	Isaiah Thomas (9)	Spectrum Center 18,708	2–1

November : 8–7 (home: 3–4; road: 5–3)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
4	November 2	Chicago	W 107–100	Amir Johnson (23)	Amir Johnson (6)	Isaiah Thomas (9)	TD Garden 18,624	3–1
5	November 3	@ Cleveland	L 122–128	Isaiah Thomas (30)	Zeller, Bradley (10)	Thomas, Zeller (9)	Quicken Loans Arena 20,562	3–2
6	November 6	Denver	L 107–123	Isaiah Thomas (30)	Avery Bradley (11)	Avery Bradley (6)	TD Garden 17,452	3–3
7	November 9	@ Washington	L 93–118	Isaiah Thomas (23)	Thomas, Olynyk (6)	Isaiah Thomas (10)	Verizon Center 12,675	3–4
8	November 11	New York	W 115–87	Isaiah Thomas (29)	Avery Bradley (10)	Marcus Smart (10)	TD Garden 18,624	4–4
9	November 12	@ Indiana	W 105–99	Isaiah Thomas (23)	Amir Johnson (9)	Bradley, Thomas (5)	Bankers Life Fieldhouse 17,923	5–4
10	November 14	@ New Orleans	L 105–106	Isaiah Thomas (37)	Avery Bradley (10)	Isaiah Thomas (7)	Smoothie King Center 15,001	5–5
11	November 16	Dallas	W 90–83	Isaiah Thomas (30)	Avery Bradley (13)	Isaiah Thomas (6)	TD Garden 18,624	6–5
12	November 18	Golden State	L 88–104	Avery Bradley (17)	Avery Bradley (10)	Terry Rozier (5)	TD Garden 18,624	6–6
13	November 19	@ Detroit	W 94–92	Al Horford (18)	Al Horford (11)	Isaiah Thomas (8)	The Palace of Auburn Hills 16,107	7–6
14	November 21	@ Minnesota	W 99–93	Isaiah Thomas (29)	Horford, Smart (6)	Horford, Smart (5)	Target Center 13,167	8–6
15	November 23	@ Brooklyn	W 111–92	Isaiah Thomas (23)	Amir Johnson (9)	Al Horford (8)	Barclays Center 16,210	9–6
16	November 25	San Antonio	L 103–109	Isaiah Thomas (24)	Al Horford (10)	Marcus Smart (10)	TD Garden 18,624	9–7
17	November 28	@ Miami	W 112–104	Isaiah Thomas (25)	Tyler Zeller (7)	Isaiah Thomas (8)	American Airlines Arena 19,600	10–7
18	November 30	Detroit	L 114–121	Isaiah Thomas (25)	Avery Bradley (10)	Terry Rozier (6)	TD Garden 17,338	10–8

December : 10–6 (home: 4–2; road: 6–4)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
19	December 2	Sacramento	W 97–92	Al Horford (26)	Bradley, Jerebko (9)	Isaiah Thomas (7)	TD Garden 18,624	11−8
20	December 3	@ Philadelphia	W 107–106	Isaiah Thomas (37)	Avery Bradley (9)	Isaiah Thomas (7)	Wells Fargo Center 17,063	12–8
21	December 5	@ Houston	L 106–107	Al Horford (21)	Avery Bradley (10)	Al Horford (9)	Toyota Center 15,730	12–9
22	December 7	@ Orlando	W 117–87	Avery Bradley (23)	Jae Crowder (10)	Al Horford (8)	Amway Center 17,009	13–9
23	December 9	Toronto	L 94–101	Bradley, Horford (19)	Kelly Olynyk (9)	Al Horford (6)	TD Garden 18,624	13–10
24	December 11	@ Oklahoma City	L 96–99	Al Horford (19)	Amir Johnson (8)	Marcus Smart (9)	Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203	13–11
25	December 14	@ San Antonio	L 101–108	Avery Bradley (25)	Avery Bradley (10)	Bradley, Smart (9)	AT&T Center 18,418	13–12
26	December 16	Charlotte	W 96–88	Isaiah Thomas (26)	Al Horford (8)	Horford, Smart, Thomas (5)	TD Garden 18,624	14–12
27	December 18	@ Miami	W 105–95	Isaiah Thomas (23)	Al Horford (7)	Al Horford (8)	American Airlines Arena 19,600	15–12
28	December 20	@ Memphis	W 112–109 (OT)	Isaiah Thomas (44)	Al Horford (14)	Isaiah Thomas (6)	FedExForum 16,519	16–12
29	December 22	@ Indiana	W 109–102	Isaiah Thomas (28)	Al Horford (11)	Isaiah Thomas (9)	Bankers Life Fieldhouse 17,577	17–12
30	December 23	Oklahoma City	L 112–117	Isaiah Thomas (34)	Johnson, Bradley, Horford, Jerebko (6)	Isaiah Thomas (10)	TD Garden 18,624	17–13
31	December 25	@ New York	W 119–114	Isaiah Thomas (27)	Al Horford (7)	Marcus Smart (7)	Madison Square Garden 19,812	18–13
32	December 27	Memphis	W 113–103	Avery Bradley (23)	Amir Johnson (10)	Isaiah Thomas (7)	TD Garden 18,624	19–13
33	December 29	@ Cleveland	L 118–124	Isaiah Thomas (31)	Jonas Jerebko (7)	Isaiah Thomas (9)	Quicken Loans Arena 20,562	19–14
34	December 30	Miami	W 117–114	Isaiah Thomas (52)	Al Horford (6)	Marcus Smart (6)	TD Garden 18,624	20–14

January : 10–4 (home: 8–2; road: 2–2)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
35	January 3	Utah	W 115–104	Isaiah Thomas (29)	Kelly Olynyk (7)	Isaiah Thomas (15)	TD Garden 18,624	21–14
36	January 6	Philadelphia	W 110–106	Avery Bradley (26)	Al Horford (12)	Marcus Smart (8)	TD Garden 18,624	22–14
37	January 7	New Orleans	W 117–108	Isaiah Thomas (38)	Al Horford (7)	Al Horford (8)	TD Garden 18,624	23–14
38	January 10	@ Toronto	L 106–114	Isaiah Thomas (27)	Al Horford (9)	Isaiah Thomas (7)	Air Canada Centre 19,800	23–15
39	January 11	Washington	W 117–108	Isaiah Thomas (38)	Al Horford (9)	Isaiah Thomas (5)	TD Garden 18,624	24–15
40	January 13	@ Atlanta	W 103–101	Isaiah Thomas (28)	Jae Crowder (9)	Isaiah Thomas (9)	Philips Arena 18,216	25–15
41	January 16	Charlotte	W 108–98	Isaiah Thomas (35)	Kelly Olynyk (9)	Horford, Olynyk, Smart, Thomas (4)	TD Garden 18,624	26–15
42	January 18	New York	L 106–117	Isaiah Thomas (39)	Horford, Johnson (7)	Al Horford (10)	TD Garden 18,624	26–16
43	January 21	Portland	L 123–127 (OT)	Isaiah Thomas (41)	Al Horford (9)	Smart, Thomas (6)	TD Garden 18,624	26–17
44	January 24	@ Washington	L 108–123	Isaiah Thomas (25)	Jae Crowder (6)	Isaiah Thomas (13)	Verizon Center 16,387	26–18
45	January 25	Houston	W 120–109	Isaiah Thomas (38)	Jae Crowder (10)	Horford, Thomas (9)	TD Garden 18,624	27–18
46	January 27	Orlando	W 128–98	Isaiah Thomas (21)	Jonas Jerebko (8)	Marcus Smart (11)	TD Garden 18,624	28–18
47	January 28	@ Milwaukee	W 112–108 (OT)	Isaiah Thomas (37)	Johnson, Olynyk (7)	Isaiah Thomas (8)	Bradley Center 18,717	29–18
48	January 30	Detroit	W 113–109	Isaiah Thomas (41)	Jonas Jerebko (10)	Isaiah Thomas (8)	TD Garden 18,188	30–18

February : 8–4 (home: 4–1; road: 4–3)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
49	February 1	Toronto	W 109–104	Isaiah Thomas (44)	Jae Crowder (8)	Isaiah Thomas (7)	TD Garden 18,624	31–18
50	February 3	L.A. Lakers	W 113–107	Isaiah Thomas (38)	Kelly Olynyk (9)	Al Horford (8)	TD Garden 16,433	32–18
51	February 5	L.A. Clippers	W 107–102	Isaiah Thomas (28)	Al Horford (15)	Isaiah Thomas (8)	TD Garden 18,624	33–18
52	February 8	@ Sacramento	L 92–108	Isaiah Thomas (26)	Kelly Olynyk (8)	Isaiah Thomas (7)	Golden 1 Center 17,608	33–19
53	February 9	@ Portland	W 120–111	Isaiah Thomas (34)	Olynyk, Brown (8)	Rozier, Smart (5)	Moda Center 19,393	34–19
54	February 11	@ Utah	W 112–104	Isaiah Thomas (29)	Al Horford (9)	Thomas, Smart (5)	Vivint Smart Home Arena 19,911	35–19
55	February 13	@ Dallas	W 111–98	Isaiah Thomas (29)	Olynyk, Johnson (7)	Isaiah Thomas (8)	American Airlines Center 20,159	36–19
56	February 15	Philadelphia	W 116–108	Isaiah Thomas (33)	Kelly Olynyk (7)	Marcus Smart (5)	TD Garden 18,624	37–19
57	February 16	@ Chicago	L 103–104	Isaiah Thomas (29)	Kelly Olynyk (7)	Isaiah Thomas (7)	United Center 21,866	37–20
All-Star Break
58	February 24	@ Toronto	L 97–107	Isaiah Thomas (20)	Amir Johnson (6)	Isaiah Thomas (5)	Air Canada Centre 19,800	37–21
59	February 26	@ Detroit	W 104–98	Isaiah Thomas (33)	Jae Crowder (11)	Crowder, Horford (5)	Palace of Auburn Hills 16,107	38–21
60	February 27	Atlanta	L 98–114	Isaiah Thomas (19)	Isaiah Thomas (7)	Isaiah Thomas (7)	TD Garden 18,624	38–22

March : 11–5 (home: 8–1; road: 3–4)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
61	March 1	Cleveland	W 103–99	Isaiah Thomas (31)	Crowder, Horford (10)	Al Horford (10)	TD Garden 18,624	39–22
62	March 3	@ L. A. Lakers	W 115–95	Isaiah Thomas (18)	Jaylen Brown (8)	Isaiah Thomas (8)	Staples Center 18,997	40–22
63	March 5	@ Phoenix	L 106–109	Isaiah Thomas (35)	Jae Crowder (10)	Isaiah Thomas (5)	Talking Stick Resort Arena 16,790	40–23
64	March 6	@ L. A. Clippers	L 102–116	Isaiah Thomas (32)	Jae Crowder (8)	Isaiah Thomas (5)	Staples Center 19,283	40–24
65	March 8	@ Golden State	W 99–86	Isaiah Thomas (25)	Jae Crowder (10)	Al Horford (6)	Oracle Arena 19,596	41–24
66	March 10	@ Denver	L 99–119	Isaiah Thomas (21)	Marcus Smart (7)	Isaiah Thomas (5)	Pepsi Center 17,147	41–25
67	March 12	Chicago	W 100–80	Isaiah Thomas (22)	Jae Crowder (10)	Al Horford (6)	TD Garden 18,624	42–25
68	March 15	Minnesota	W 117–104	Isaiah Thomas (27)	Al Horford (9)	Al Horford (8)	TD Garden 18,624	43–25
69	March 17	@ Brooklyn	W 98–95	Jae Crowder (24)	Jae Crowder (12)	Marcus Smart (5)	Barclays Center 16,210	44–25
70	March 19	@ Philadelphia	L 99–105	Al Horford (27)	Al Horford (8)	Marcus Smart (8)	Wells Fargo Center 19,446	44–26
71	March 20	Washington	W 110–102	Isaiah Thomas (25)	Kelly Olynyk (11)	Al Horford (5)	TD Garden 18,624	45–26
72	March 22	Indiana	W 109–100	Isaiah Thomas (25)	Horford, Olynyk (8)	Al Horford (8)	TD Garden 18,624	46–26
73	March 24	Phoenix	W 130–120	Isaiah Thomas (34)	Horford, Crowder (10)	Isaiah Thomas (7)	TD Garden 18,624	47–26
74	March 26	Miami	W 112–108	Isaiah Thomas (30)	Al Horford (10)	Marcus Smart (9)	TD Garden 18,624	48–26
75	March 29	Milwaukee	L 100–103	Isaiah Thomas (32)	Marcus Smart (11)	Al Horford (6)	TD Garden 18,624	48–27
76	March 31	Orlando	W 117–116	Isaiah Thomas (35)	Al Horford (9)	Isaiah Thomas (7)	TD Garden 18,624	49–27

April: 4–2 (home: 2–1; road: 2–1)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
77	April 2	@ New York	W 110–94	Isaiah Thomas (19)	Jonas Jerebko (9)	Isaiah Thomas (6)	Madison Square Garden 19,812	50–27
78	April 5	Cleveland	L 91–114	Isaiah Thomas (26)	Bradley, Horford (7)	Isaiah Thomas (6)	TD Garden 18,624	50–28
79	April 6	@ Atlanta	L 116–123	Isaiah Thomas (35)	Kelly Olynyk (8)	Marcus Smart (7)	Philips Arena 18,688	50–29
80	April 8	@ Charlotte	W 121–114	Isaiah Thomas (35)	Kelly Olynyk (11)	Al Horford (7)	Spectrum Center 19,407	51–29
81	April 10	Brooklyn	W 114–105	Isaiah Thomas (27)	Crowder, Horford, Jerebko (8)	Crowder, Smart (6)	TD Garden 18,624	52–29
82	April 12	Milwaukee	W 112–94	Gerald Green (18)	Green, Horford (6)	Smart, Thomas (8)	TD Garden 18,624	53–29

2016–17 season schedule

Roster

2016–17 Boston Celtics roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Height	Weight	DOB	From
SG	0	Bradley, Avery	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1990-11-26	Texas
SF	7	Brown, Jaylen	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	1996-10-24	California
SF	99	Crowder, Jae	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	1990-07-06	Marquette
SG	30	Green, Gerald	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	1986-01-26	Gulf Shores Academy HS (TX)
PF	42	Horford, Al	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	1986-06-03	Florida
PG	9	Jackson, Demetrius (DL)	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	201 lb (91 kg)	1994-09-07	Notre Dame
PF	8	Jerebko, Jonas	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	231 lb (105 kg)	1987-03-02	Sweden
PF	90	Johnson, Amir	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	1987-05-01	Westchester HS (CA)
PF	55	Mickey, Jordan (DL)	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	1994-07-09	LSU
C	41	Olynyk, Kelly	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	238 lb (108 kg)	1991-04-19	Gonzaga
PG	12	Rozier, Terry	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1994-03-17	Louisville
PG	36	Smart, Marcus	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	227 lb (103 kg)	1994-03-06	Oklahoma State
PG	4	Thomas, Isaiah	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1989-02-07	Washington
SG	13	Young, James	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	1995-08-16	Kentucky
C	44	Zeller, Tyler	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	253 lb (115 kg)	1990-01-17	North Carolina

Head coach

Brad Stevens

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(DP) Unsigned draft pick
(FA) Free agent
(S) Suspended
(DL) On assignment to D-League affiliate
Injured

Roster
Last transaction: 2017-05-08

Playoffs

2017 playoff game log
Total: 9–9 (home: 5–5; road: 4–4)

First Round: 4–2 (home: 1–2; road: 3–0)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Series
1	April 16	Chicago	L 102–106	Isaiah Thomas (33)	Jae Crowder (8)	Al Horford (8)	TD Garden 18,624	0–1
2	April 18	Chicago	L 97–111	Isaiah Thomas (20)	Al Horford (11)	Kelly Olynyk (7)	TD Garden 18,624	0–2
3	April 21	@ Chicago	W 104–87	Al Horford (18)	Al Horford (8)	Isaiah Thomas (9)	United Center 21,293	1–2
4	April 23	@ Chicago	W 104–95	Isaiah Thomas (33)	Al Horford (12)	Isaiah Thomas (7)	United Center 21,863	2–2
5	April 26	Chicago	W 108–97	Bradley, Thomas (24)	Al Horford (7)	Al Horford (9)	TD Garden 18,624	3–2
6	April 28	@ Chicago	W 105–83	Avery Bradley (23)	Horford, Olynyk (6)	Al Horford (7)	United Center 21,682	4–2

Conference Semifinals: 4–3 (home: 4–0; road: 0–3)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Series
1	April 30	Washington	W 123–111	Isaiah Thomas (33)	Al Horford (9)	Al Horford (10)	TD Garden 18,624	1–0
2	May 2	Washington	W 129–119 (OT)	Isaiah Thomas (53)	Al Horford (12)	Marcus Smart (5)	TD Garden 18,624	2–0
3	May 4	@ Washington	L 89–116	Al Horford (16)	Jae Crowder (7)	Isaiah Thomas (4)	Verizon Center 20,356	2–1
4	May 7	@ Washington	L 102–121	Isaiah Thomas (19)	Crowder, Rozier (7)	Marcus Smart (6)	Verizon Center 20,356	2–2
5	May 10	Washington	W 123–101	Avery Bradley (29)	Marcus Smart (11)	Isaiah Thomas (9)	TD Garden 18,624	3–2
6	May 12	@ Washington	L 91–92	Bradley, Thomas (27)	Kelly Olynyk (8)	Jae Crowder (8)	Verizon Center 20,356	3–3
7	May 15	Washington	W 115–105	Isaiah Thomas (29)	Horford, Smart (6)	Isaiah Thomas (12)	TD Garden 18,624	4–3

Conference Finals: 1–4 (home: 0–3; road: 1–1)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Series
1	May 17	Cleveland	L 104–117	Bradley, Crowder (21)	Jaylen Brown (9)	Isaiah Thomas (10)	TD Garden 18,624	0–1
2	May 19	Cleveland	L 86–130	Jaylen Brown (19)	Horford, Mickey (6)	Marcus Smart (7)	TD Garden 18,624	0–2
3	May 21	@ Cleveland	W 111–108	Marcus Smart (27)	Jae Crowder (11)	Marcus Smart (7)	Quicken Loans Arena 20,562	1–2
4	May 23	@ Cleveland	L 99–112	Avery Bradley (19)	Jae Crowder (8)	Al Horford (7)	Quicken Loans Arena 20,562	1–3
5	May 25	Cleveland	L 102–135	Avery Bradley (23)	Jae Crowder (6)	Terry Rozier (7)	TD Garden 18,624	1–4

2017 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

Regular season

Boston Celtics statistics
Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Amir Johnson	80	77	20.1	.576	.409	.670	4.6	1.8	.6	.8	6.5
Marcus Smart	79	24	30.4	.359	.283	.812	3.9	4.6	1.6	.4	10.6
Jaylen Brown	78	20	17.2	.454	.341	.685	2.8	.8	.4	.2	6.6
Jonas Jerebko	78	6	15.8	.435	.346	.703	3.5	.9	.3	.2	3.8
Isaiah Thomas	76	76	33.8	.463	.379	.909	2.7	5.9	.9	.2	28.9
Kelly Olynyk	75	6	20.5	.512	.354	.732	4.8	2.0	.6	.4	9.0
Terry Rozier	74	0	17.1	.367	.318	.773	3.1	1.8	.6	.1	5.5
Jae Crowder	72	72	32.4	.463	.398	.811	5.8	2.2	1.0	.3	13.9
Al Horford	68	68	32.3	.473	.355	.800	6.8	5.0	.8	1.3	14.0
Avery Bradley	55	55	33.4	.463	.390	.731	6.1	2.2	1.2	.2	16.3
Tyler Zeller	51	5	10.3	.494	.000	.564	2.4	.8	.1	.4	3.5
Gerald Green	47	0	11.4	.409	.351	.805	1.8	.7	.2	.1	5.6
James Young	29	0	7.6	.431	.343	.667	.9	.1	.3	.1	2.3
Jordan Mickey	25	1	5.6	.441	.000	.571	1.4	.3	.1	.2	1.5
Demetrius Jackson	5	0	3.4	.750	1.000	.500	.8	.6	.0	.0	2.0

Playoffs

Boston Celtics statistics
Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Avery Bradley	18	18	35.8	.441	.351	.778	3.9	2.3	1.3	.2	16.7
Al Horford	18	18	33.9	.584	.519	.759	6.6	5.4	.8	.8	15.1
Jae Crowder	18	18	33.1	.435	.352	.833	6.4	2.7	1.1	.3	13.6
Marcus Smart	18	3	29.9	.351	.397	.640	4.7	4.7	1.5	.9	8.6
Kelly Olynyk	18	2	19.2	.512	.319	.733	3.2	1.9	.7	.8	9.2
Terry Rozier	17	0	16.3	.402	.368	.800	2.6	1.9	.6	.2	5.6
Jaylen Brown	17	0	12.6	.479	.217	.667	2.1	.8	.4	.1	5.0
Isaiah Thomas	15	15	34.7	.425	.333	.820	3.1	6.7	.9	.1	23.3
Amir Johnson	14	9	10.1	.500	.333	.625	2.1	.2	.3	.4	2.6
Gerald Green	13	7	14.8	.472	.467	.889	1.5	.7	.2	.1	7.5
Jonas Jerebko	12	0	10.7	.484	.333	1.000	2.4	1.0	.4	.3	3.6
Tyler Zeller	11	0	7.1	.520		.750	1.7	.7	.0	.2	2.9
James Young	10	0	3.9	.333	.357		.7	.3	.0	.0	1.5
Jordan Mickey	2	0	9.0	.400			2.5	.0	.0	.5	2.0

Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Celtics only.

Transactions

Trades

June 23, 2016

To Boston Celtics

2019 Second Round Draft Pick

To Memphis Grizzlies

Draft rights to Deyonta Davis and Rade Zagorac

Free agency

Re-signed

Player	Signed

Additions

Player	Signed	Former Team
Al Horford	4-year contract worth $113 million	Atlanta Hawks
Gerald Green	1-year contract worth $1.4 million	Miami Heat

Subtractions

Player	Reason	Current Team
Evan Turner	Signed 4-year contract worth $70 million	Portland Trail Blazers
Jared Sullinger	Waived	Toronto Raptors
R. J. Hunter	Waived	Chicago Bulls / Windy City Bulls / Long Island Nets

Awards

Recipient	Award	Date awarded
Isaiah Thomas	Eastern Conference Player of the Week	December 26, 2016
Isaiah Thomas	Eastern Conference Player(s) of the Month (January)	February 2, 2017
Isaiah Thomas	Eastern Conference Player of the Week	February 6, 2017
Brad Stevens	Eastern Conference Head Coach	February 3, 2017

References

"Boston Celtics sign Al Horford". nba.com/celtics. July 8, 2016. Retrieved July 8, 2016.
"Gerald Green returns to where it all started". nba.com/celtics. July 27, 2016. Retrieved July 27, 2016.
ESPN News Services (July 1, 2016). "Evan Turner agrees to 4-year, $70M deal with Blazers". Retrieved July 1, 2016.
SI Wire (July 1, 2016). "Report: Portland, Evan Turner agree to four-year, $70 million deal". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved July 1, 2016.
"Raptors Sign Jared Sullinger". NBA.com. July 14, 2016. Retrieved July 14, 2016.
"James Young Earns Celtics' Final Roster Spot". NBA.com. October 24, 2016. Retrieved October 26, 2016.
Isaiah Thomas, Russell Westbrook named Players of the Week
Thomas, Curry and Durant named Kia Players of Month for January
Isaiah Thomas, Stephen Curry named NBA Players of the Week
"Celtics' Brad Stevens to coach East All-Stars". NBA.com. February 3, 2017. Retrieved February 3, 2017.

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