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From the vault · March 30, 2019 · 2019 NCAA tournament, Elite Eight: The Virginia Cavaliers beat the Purdue Boilermakers 80β75 in overtime in the Elite Eight of the 2019 NCAA tournament.
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2008-09 Boston Celtics
NBA Β· Eastern Conference Β· Atlantic Division Β· 62β20 (41β11 conference) Β· 2nd in the conference Β· Coach Doc Rivers Β· Lost Conference Semifinals 3β4 Β· AdjEM +5.9 (3rd)
4 Γ 12 min, 24-second clock, arc 23 ft 9 in (22 ft corners)
Team leaders
- 20.5Paul Pierce
- 18.2Ray Allen
- 15.8Kevin Garnett
- 8.2Rajon Rondo
- 3.6Paul Pierce
- 2.8Ray Allen
- 1.9Rajon Rondo
- 1.2Tony Allen
- 1.1Kevin Garnett
- 199Ray Allen
- 151Eddie House
- 119Paul Pierce
Roster and season stats (18)
| # | Player | Pos | Ht | G | GS | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TOV | FG% | 3P% | FT% | TS% | USG% | FG% Β± |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34 | Paul Pierce | G | 6β²7β³ | 81 | 81 | 37.5 | 20.5 | 5.6 | 3.6 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 2.8 | .457 | .391 | .830 | .574 | .251 | +2.8 |
| 34 | Ray Allen | G | 6β²5β³ | 79 | 79 | 36.4 | 18.2 | 3.5 | 2.8 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 1.7 | .480 | .409 | .952 | .619 | .203 | +7.2 |
| 21 | Kevin Garnett | F | 6β²11β³ | 57 | 57 | 31.1 | 15.8 | 8.5 | 2.5 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.6 | .531 | .250 | .841 | .560 | .232 | +4.1 |
| 1 | Rajon Rondo | G | 6β²1β³ | 80 | 80 | 33.0 | 11.9 | 5.2 | 8.2 | 1.9 | 0.1 | 2.6 | .505 | .312 | .642 | .538 | .189 | +3.8 |
| 55 | F | 6β²1β³ | 81 | 0 | 18.3 | 8.5 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.7 | .445 | .444 | .792 | .590 | .192 | -3.2 | |
| 21 | C | 6β²10β³ | 76 | 76 | 29.6 | 8.5 | 8.1 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 2.0 | 2.2 | .577 | .000 | .600 | .585 | .147 | +2.8 | |
| 24 | Tony Allen | F | 6β²4β³ | 46 | 2 | 19.3 | 7.8 | 2.3 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 1.7 | .482 | .222 | .725 | .535 | .203 | -4.8 |
| 7 | Leon Powe | G | 6β²8β³ | 70 | 7 | 17.5 | 7.7 | 4.9 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 1.1 | .524 | .689 | .579 | .195 | -5.4 | |
| 0 | G | 6β²9β³ | 76 | 16 | 21.5 | 7.0 | 4.0 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.9 | .442 | .400 | .730 | .496 | .171 | -3.3 | |
| 31 | F | 7β²0β³ | 24 | 0 | 19.0 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.9 | .600 | .737 | .617 | .107 | -1.2 | ||
| 8 | Stephon Marbury | F | 6β²2β³ | 23 | 4 | 18.0 | 3.8 | 1.2 | 3.3 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 1.6 | .342 | .240 | .462 | .376 | .169 | +0.6 |
| 24 | G | 6β²9β³ | 39 | 8 | 12.9 | 3.5 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | .421 | .393 | .889 | .555 | .117 | +1.9 | |
| 5 | G | 6β²6β³ | 29 | 0 | 7.4 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.6 | .621 | .000 | .696 | .638 | .173 | -7.8 | |
| 13 | F | 6β²4β³ | 47 | 0 | 7.8 | 2.0 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.4 | .307 | .292 | .810 | .419 | .157 | -5.1 | |
| 18 | G | 7β²0β³ | 32 | 0 | 3.4 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.5 | .516 | .667 | .545 | .232 | -9.5 | ||
| 8 | SG | 6β²5β³ | 6 | 0 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 | .667 | .667 | .235 | ||||
Mike Conley | G | 6β²1β³ | ||||||||||||||||
Sam Cassell | PG | 6β²3β³ | 35 | 0 |
On/off: teammate shooting
| Player | G | On FGA | FG% on | FG% off | FG% Β± | 3P% on | 3P% off | 3P% Β± |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ray Allen | 79 | 3,471 | .506 | .435 | +7.2 | .395 | .350 | +4.5 |
Paul Pierce | 82 | 3,438 | .502 | .475 | +2.8 | .388 | .418 | -3.0 |
Rajon Rondo | 80 | 3,381 | .499 | .461 | +3.8 | .400 | .404 | -0.4 |
| 81 | 2,995 | .494 | .467 | +2.8 | .404 | .388 | +1.6 | |
Kevin Garnett | 72 | 2,043 | .499 | .458 | +4.1 | .396 | .388 | +0.8 |
| 78 | 1,977 | .472 | .505 | -3.3 | .406 | .394 | +1.2 | |
| 82 | 1,586 | .468 | .500 | -3.2 | .342 | .393 | -5.2 | |
Leon Powe | 75 | 1,427 | .445 | .499 | -5.4 | .401 | .391 | +1.0 |
Tony Allen | 81 | 1,110 | .449 | .497 | -4.8 | .394 | .403 | -0.9 |
| 68 | 634 | .514 | .495 | +1.9 | .438 | .405 | +3.3 | |
| 24 | 540 | .481 | .493 | -1.2 | .435 | .410 | +2.6 | |
Stephon Marbury | 23 | 432 | .507 | .501 | +0.6 | .471 | .413 | +5.8 |
| 52 | 423 | .449 | .501 | -5.1 | .386 | .420 | -3.5 | |
| 40 | 253 | .411 | .489 | -7.8 | .306 | .426 | -11.9 | |
| 32 | 140 | .400 | .495 | -9.5 | .341 | .406 | -6.5 |
How teammates shot with the player on the floor and off it, in the games he played; his own shots count on neither side. Lineups are rebuilt from the play-by-play (94% of the team's attempts placed), regular season, players with 50 or more teammate attempts on. A rise can mean he opens shots up, or only who he shares the floor with: starters play beside starters.
Schedule and results (104 games)
| Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Type | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-10-08 | @ | L 92β98 | Pre | ||
| 2008-10-10 | vs | W 96β94 | Pre | ||
| 2008-10-11 | vs | W 90β89 | Pre | ||
| 2008-10-14 | @ | W 90β86 | Pre | ||
| 2008-10-16 | @ | W 111β108 | Pre | ||
| 2008-10-17 | vs | L 97β104 | Pre | ||
| 2008-10-19 | vs | W 83β66 | Pre | ||
| 2008-10-21 | @ | W 101β90 | Pre | ||
| 2008-10-28 | vs | W 90β85 | 1β0 | TD Garden | |
| 2008-10-31 | vs | W 96β80 | 2β0 | TD Garden | |
| 2008-11-01 | @ | L 79β95 | 2β1 | Gainbridge Fieldhouse | |
| 2008-11-04 | @ | W 103β99 | 3β1 | Toyota Center (Houston) | |
| 2008-11-05 | @ | W 96β83 | 4β1 | Paycom Center | |
| 2008-11-07 | vs | W 101β89 | 5β1 | TD Garden | |
| 2008-11-09 | @ | W 88β76 | 6β1 | The Palace of Auburn Hills | |
| 2008-11-10 | vs | W 94β87 | 7β1 | TD Garden | |
| 2008-11-12 | vs | W 103β102 | 8β1 | TD Garden | |
| 2008-11-14 | vs | L 85β94 | 8β2 | TD Garden | |
| 2008-11-15 | @ | W 102β97 | 9β2 | BMO Harris Bradley Center | |
| 2008-11-18 | vs | W 110β101 | 10β2 | TD Garden | |
| 2008-11-20 | vs | W 98β80 | 11β2 | TD Garden | |
| 2008-11-21 | @ | W 95β78 | 12β2 | Target Center | |
| 2008-11-23 | @ | W 118β103 | 13β2 | Scotiabank Arena | |
| 2008-11-26 | vs | W 119β111 | 14β2 | TD Garden | |
| 2008-11-28 | vs | W 102β78 | 15β2 | TD Garden | |
| 2008-11-29 | @ | W 89β84 | 16β2 | Spectrum Center | |
| 2008-12-01 | vs | W 107β88 | 17β2 | TD Garden | |
| 2008-12-03 | vs | W 114β96 | 18β2 | TD Garden | |
| 2008-12-05 | vs | W 93β78 | 19β2 | TD Garden | |
| 2008-12-07 | @ | W 122β117 | 20β2 | Gainbridge Fieldhouse | |
| 2008-12-11 | @ | W 122β88 | 21β2 | Capital One Arena | |
| 2008-12-12 | vs | W 94β82 | 22β2 | TD Garden | |
| 2008-12-15 | vs | W 100β91 | 23β2 | TD Garden | |
| 2008-12-17 | @ | W 88β85 | 24β2 | State Farm Arena | |
| 2008-12-19 | vs | W 126β108 | 25β2 | TD Garden | |
| 2008-12-21 | vs | W 124β105 | 26β2 | TD Garden | |
| 2008-12-23 | vs | W 110β91 | 27β2 | TD Garden | |
| 2008-12-25 | @ | L 83β92 | 27β3 | crypto.com Arena | |
| 2008-12-26 | @ | L 89β99 | 27β4 | ORACLE Arena | |
| 2008-12-28 | @ | W 108β63 | 28β4 | Sleep Train Arena | |
| 2008-12-30 | @ | L 86β91 | 28β5 | Moda Center | |
| 2009-01-02 | vs | W 108β83 | 29β5 | TD Garden | |
| 2009-01-04 | @ | L 88β100 | 29β6 | Madison Square Garden | |
| 2009-01-06 | @ | L 106β114 | 29β7 | Spectrum Center | |
| 2009-01-07 | vs | L 85β89 | 29β8 | TD Garden | |
| 2009-01-09 | @ | L 83β98 | 29β9 | Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse | |
| 2009-01-11 | @ | W 94β88 | 30β9 | Scotiabank Arena | |
| 2009-01-12 | vs | W 115β109 | 31β9 | TD Garden | |
| 2009-01-14 | vs | W 118β86 | 32β9 | TD Garden | |
| 2009-01-17 | @ | W 105β85 | 33β9 | IZOD Center | |
| 2009-01-19 | vs | W 104β87 | 34β9 | TD Garden | |
| 2009-01-21 | @ | W 98β83 | 35β9 | Kaseya Center | |
| 2009-01-22 | @ | W 90β80 | 36β9 | Amway Arena | |
| 2009-01-25 | vs | W 124β100 | 37β9 | TD Garden | |
| 2009-01-28 | vs | W 119β100 | 38β9 | TD Garden | |
| 2009-01-30 | @ | W 86β78 | 39β9 | The Palace of Auburn Hills | |
| 2009-02-01 | vs | W 109β101 | 40β9 | TD Garden | |
| 2009-02-03 | @ | W 100β99 | 41β9 | Wells Fargo Center | |
| 2009-02-05 | vs | L 109β110 | 41β10 | TD Garden | |
| 2009-02-06 | @ | W 110β100 | 42β10 | Madison Square Garden | |
| 2009-02-08 | vs | L 99β105 | 42β11 | TD Garden | |
| 2009-02-11 | @ | W 89β77 | 43β11 | Smoothie King Center | |
| 2009-02-12 | @ | W 99β92 | 44β11 | American Airlines Center | |
| 2009-02-19 | @ | L 85β90 | 44β12 | Vivint Arena | |
| 2009-02-22 | @ | W 128β108 | 45β12 | Footprint Center | |
| 2009-02-23 | @ | W 114β76 | 46β12 | Ball Arena | |
| 2009-02-25 | @ | L 91β93 | 46β13 | crypto.com Arena | |
| 2009-02-27 | vs | W 104β99 | 47β13 | TD Garden | |
| 2009-03-01 | vs | L 95β105 | 47β14 | TD Garden | |
| 2009-03-04 | @ | W 115β111 | 48β14 | IZOD Center | |
| 2009-03-06 | vs | W 105β94 | 49β14 | TD Garden | |
| 2009-03-08 | vs | L 79β86 | 49β15 | TD Garden | |
| 2009-03-11 | @ | L 99β107 | 49β16 | Kaseya Center | |
| 2009-03-13 | vs | W 102β92 | 50β16 | TD Garden | |
| 2009-03-15 | @ | L 77β86 | 50β17 | BMO Harris Bradley Center | |
| 2009-03-17 | @ | L 121β127 | 50β18 | United Center | |
| 2009-03-18 | vs | W 112β108 | 51β18 | TD Garden | |
| 2009-03-20 | @ | W 80β77 | 52β18 | AT&T Center | |
| 2009-03-21 | @ | W 105β87 | 53β18 | FedExForum | |
| 2009-03-23 | vs | W 90β77 | 54β18 | TD Garden | |
| 2009-03-25 | @ | L 82β84 | 54β19 | Amway Arena | |
| 2009-03-27 | @ | W 99β93 | 55β19 | State Farm Arena | |
| 2009-03-29 | vs | W 103β84 | 56β19 | TD Garden | |
| 2009-04-01 | vs | W 111β109 | 57β19 | TD Garden | |
| 2009-04-03 | vs | W 104β92 | 58β19 | TD Garden | |
| 2009-04-08 | vs | W 106β104 | 59β19 | TD Garden | |
| 2009-04-10 | vs | W 105β98 | 60β19 | TD Garden | |
| 2009-04-12 | @ | L 76β107 | 60β20 | Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse | |
| 2009-04-14 | @ | W 100β98 | 61β20 | Wells Fargo Center | |
| 2009-04-15 | vs | W 115β107 | 62β20 | TD Garden | |
| 2009-04-18 | vs | L 103β105 | 62β21 | EASTERN CONFERENCE 1st ROUND Β· GAME 1 | TD Garden |
| 2009-04-20 | vs | W 118β115 | 63β21 | EASTERN CONFERENCE 1st ROUND Β· GAME 2 | TD Garden |
| 2009-04-23 | @ | W 107β86 | 64β21 | EASTERN CONFERENCE 1st ROUND Β· GAME 3 | United Center |
| 2009-04-26 | @ | L 118β121 | 64β22 | EASTERN CONFERENCE 1st ROUND Β· GAME 4 | United Center |
| 2009-04-28 | vs | W 106β104 | 65β22 | EASTERN CONFERENCE 1st ROUND Β· GAME 5 | TD Garden |
| 2009-04-30 | @ | L 127β128 | 65β23 | EASTERN CONFERENCE 1st ROUND Β· GAME 6 | United Center |
| 2009-05-02 | vs | W 109β99 | 66β23 | EASTERN CONFERENCE 1st ROUND Β· GAME 7 | TD Garden |
| 2009-05-04 | vs | L 90β95 | 66β24 | EASTERN CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS Β· GAME 1 | TD Garden |
| 2009-05-06 | vs | W 112β94 | 67β24 | EASTERN CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS Β· GAME 2 | TD Garden |
| 2009-05-08 | @ | L 96β117 | 67β25 | EASTERN CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS Β· GAME 3 | Amway Arena |
| 2009-05-10 | @ | W 95β94 | 68β25 | EASTERN CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS Β· GAME 4 | Amway Arena |
| 2009-05-12 | vs | W 92β88 | 69β25 | EASTERN CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS Β· GAME 5 | TD Garden |
| 2009-05-14 | @ | L 75β83 | 69β26 | EASTERN CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS Β· GAME 6 | Amway Arena |
| 2009-05-17 | vs | L 82β101 | 69β27 | EASTERN CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS Β· GAME 7 | TD Garden |
Coaching staff: Doc Rivers (Head Coach), Armond Hill (Assistant Coach), Clifford Ray (Assistant Coach), Kevin Eastman (Assistant Coach), MIke Longabardi (Assistant Coach), Tom Thibodeau (Assistant Coach)








