1995–96 Boston Celtics season explained

Team:Boston Celtics
End Year:1996
Wins:33
Losses:49
Division:atlantic
Division Place:5
Conf Place:11
Coach:M. L. Carr
Gm:Jan Volk
Owner:Paul Gaston
Arena:Fleet Center
Television:WSBK-TV
SportsChannel New England
Radio:WRKO
Playoffs:Did not qualify
Bbr Team:BOS

The 1995–96 NBA season was the 50th season for the Boston Celtics in the National Basketball Association.[1] A new era began for the Celtics as they moved into their current home, a state of the art new arena then known as the Fleet Center (now TD Garden).[2] [3] [4] In addition, this also ended their practice of playing occasional home games at the Civic Center in Hartford, Connecticut.[5] [6] The Celtics had the fourteenth overall pick in the 1995 NBA draft, and selected Eric Williams out of Providence College.[7] [8] [9] [10] There was much speculation during the previous off-season over who would coach the team after the firing of Chris Ford, with candidates that included former Celtics coaches Dave Cowens and K. C. Jones, and even former Celtic player Paul Silas.[11] [12] Ultimately, General Manager M. L. Carr decided to hire himself as the team's new head coach.[13] [14] The Celtics also signed free agent and former Boston College star Dana Barros, who won the Most Improved Player award the previous season with the Philadelphia 76ers.[15] [16] [17] [18]

The Celtics started their season losing their first game at the Fleet Center, 101–100 to the Milwaukee Bucks on November 3, 1995.[19] [20] Near the end of the month, the team traded Sherman Douglas to the Bucks in exchange for Todd Day and Alton Lister,[21] [22] [23] [24] as they played around .500 with a 12–12 start. However, the magic was clearly gone for the Celtics as they lost 15 of their next 18 games, holding a 17–30 record at the All-Star break,[25] finishing fifth in the Atlantic Division with a 33–49 record, and failing to qualify for the playoffs.[26] [27]

Dino Radja led the team with 19.7 points, 9.8 rebounds and 1.5 blocks per game, but was out for the remainder of the season with an ankle injury after 53 games,[28] [29] [30] while Rick Fox averaged 14.0 points, 5.6 rebounds, 4.6 assists and 1.4 steals per game, and Barros provided the team with 13.0 points and 3.8 assists per game, and also led them with 150 three-point field goals. In addition, David Wesley contributed 12.3 points and 4.8 assists per game, while Williams and Dee Brown both provided with 10.7 points per game each, and second-year guard Greg Minor contributed 9.6 points per game. On the defensive side, second-year center Eric Montross averaged 7.2 points and 5.8 rebounds per game, but only played 61 games due to a sprained ankle,[30] [31] and Pervis Ellison provided with 5.3 points, 6.5 rebounds and 1.4 blocks per game.[32]

Following the season, Montross was traded to the Dallas Mavericks in exchange for the sixth overall pick in the 1996 NBA draft.[33] [34] [35]

Draft picks

See main article: article and 1995 NBA draft.

RoundPickPlayerPositionNationalityCollege
114Eric WilliamsSFProvidence
233Junior BurroughSFVirginia

Regular season

Record vs. opponents

1995-96 NBA Records
width=100TeamATLBOSCHACHICLEDALDENDETGSWHOUINDLACLALMIAMILMINNJNNYKORLPHIPHOPORSACSASSEATORUTAVANWAS
Atlanta– 4–0 3–1 0–4 3–1 1–1 1–1 2–2 1–1 1–1 1–3 2–0 0–2 2–2 2–2 1–1 4–0 2–1 2–2 2–1 0–2 2–0 2–0 0–2 0–2 4–0 1–1 2–0 1–3
Boston0–4 – 2–2 0–3 1–3 0–2 1–1 2–1 0–2 1–1 0–4 2–0 0–2 3–1 3–1 2–0 2–2 0–4 1–3 4–0 1–1 0–2 2–0 0–2 0–2 3–1 0–2 1–1 2–2
Charlotte1–3 2–2 – 1–3 3–1 2–0 2–0 1–3 0–2 0–2 1–3 1–1 2–0 2–2 3–1 1–1 0–3 3–0 0–4 3–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–2 3–1 1–1 2–0 3–1
Chicago4–0 3–0 3–1 – 4–0 2–0 1–1 4–0 2–0 2–0 2–2 2–0 2–0 3–1 4–0 2–0 3–0 3–1 3–1 4–0 1–1 2–0 2–0 2–0 1–1 3–1 2–0 2–0 4–0
Cleveland1–3 3–1 1–3 0–4 – 2–0 1–1 2–2 2–0 1–1 2–2 2–0 2–0 1–3 4–0 2–0 1–2 3–1 1–2 4–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–2 3–1 0–2 2–0 3–1
Dallas1–1 2–0 0–2 0–2 0–2 – 2–2 0–2 2–2 1–3 0–2 2–2 0–4 0–2 1–1 0–4 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–2 1–3 0–4 2–2 2–2 2–2 1–1 1–3 4–0 0–2
Denver1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 2–2 – 1–1 2–2 1–3 0–2 1–3 2–2 0–2 1–1 4–0 0–2 1–1 1–1 2–0 3–1 0–4 0–4 0–4 1–3 2–0 3–1 3–1 1–1
Detroit2–2 1–2 3–1 0–4 2–2 2–0 1–1 – 2–0 1–1 2–2 2–0 0–2 1–3 2–2 1–1 4–0 0–4 1–3 4–0 2–0 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 4–0 0–2 2–0 1–2
Golden State1–1 2–0 2–0 0–2 0–2 2–2 2–2 0–2 – 2–2 1–1 3–1 1–3 1–1 1–1 3–1 2–0 0–2 0–2 2–0 1–3 1–3 1–3 1–3 0–4 1–1 1–3 4–0 1–1
Houston1–1 1–1 2–0 0–2 1–1 3–1 3–1 1–1 2–2 – 2–0 4–0 3–1 0–2 2–0 2–2 2–0 0–2 0–2 2–0 3–1 2–2 2–2 1–3 0–4 2–0 2–2 4–0 1–1
Indiana3–1 4–0 3–1 2–2 2–2 2–0 2–0 2–2 1–1 0–2 – 2–0 1–1 3–0 3–1 1–1 1–3 1–3 2–2 3–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 2–0 4–0 0–2 2–0 3–0
L.A. Clippers0–2 0–2 1–1 0–2 0–2 2–2 3–1 0–2 1–3 0–4 0–2 – 0–4 1–1 1–1 3–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 2–0 3–1 2–2 2–2 1–3 0–4 0–2 1–3 3–1 1–1
L.A. Lakers2–0 2–0 0–2 0–2 0–2 4–0 2–2 2–0 3–1 1–3 1–1 4–0 – 2–0 2–0 3–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 3–1 2–2 3–1 1–3 2–2 2–0 2–2 4–0 1–1
Miami2–2 1–3 2–2 1–3 3–1 2–0 2–0 3–1 1–1 2–0 0–3 1–1 0–2 – 3–0 1–1 5–0 1–3 1–3 3–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–2 2–1 0–2 1–1 2–2
Milwaukee2–2 1–3 1–3 0–4 0–4 1–1 1–1 2–2 1–1 0–2 1–3 1–1 0–2 0–3 – 1–1 1–3 2–2 1–3 2–1 0–2 2–0 0–2 1–1 0–2 2–2 0–2 1–1 1–3
Minnesota1–1 0–2 1–1 0–2 0–2 4–0 0–4 1–1 1–3 2–2 1–1 1–3 1–3 1–1 1–1 – 1–1 0–2 0–2 1–1 1–3 0–4 3–1 1–3 0–4 1–1 1–3 2–2 0–2
New Jersey0–4 2–2 3–0 0–3 2–1 1–1 2–0 0–4 0–2 0–2 3–1 1–1 0–2 0–5 3–1 1–1 – 2–2 0–4 2–2 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–2 2–2 0–2 2–0 2–2
New York1–2 4–0 0–3 1–3 1–3 2–0 1–1 4–0 2–0 2–0 3–1 1–1 1–1 3–1 2–2 2–0 2–2 – 1–3 3–1 0–2 0–2 0–2 1–1 1–1 4–0 1–1 1–1 3–1
Orlando2–2 3–1 4–0 1–3 2–1 1–1 1–1 3–1 2–0 2–0 2–2 2–0 1–1 3–1 3–1 2–0 4–0 3–1 – 4–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–1 1–1 2–0 4–0
Philadelphia1–2 0–4 1–3 0–4 0–4 2–0 0–2 0–4 0–2 0–2 1–3 0–2 1–1 1–3 1–2 1–1 2–2 1–3 0–4 – 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 3–1 1–1 1–1 1–3
Phoenix2–0 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–2 3–1 1–3 0–2 3–1 1–3 1–1 1–3 1–3 1–1 2–0 3–1 2–0 2–0 0–2 2–0 – 2–2 2–2 1–3 0–4 2–0 1–3 4–0 2–0
Portland0–2 2–0 1–1 0–2 1–1 4–0 4–0 0–2 3–1 2–2 1–1 2–2 2–2 2–0 0–2 4–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 2–0 2–2 – 1–3 1–3 1–3 2–0 1–3 2–2 0–2
Sacramento0–2 0–2 1–1 0–2 1–1 2–2 4–0 1–1 3–1 2–2 2–0 2–2 1–3 1–1 2–0 1–3 1–1 2–0 1–1 2–0 2–2 3–1 – 1–3 0–4 2–0 0–4 2–2 0–2
San Antonio2–0 2–0 2–0 0–2 2–0 2–2 4–0 0–2 3–1 3–1 1–1 3–1 3–1 1–1 1–1 3–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 3–1 3–1 3–1 – 2–2 2–0 3–1 4–0 1–1
Seattle2–0 2–0 2–0 1–1 2–0 2–2 3–1 1–1 4–0 4–0 0–2 4–0 2–2 2–0 2–0 4–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 4–0 3–1 4–0 2–2 – 1–1 3–1 3–1 1–1
Toronto0–4 1–3 1–3 1–3 1–3 1–1 0–2 0–4 1–1 0–2 0–4 2–0 0–2 1–2 2–2 1–1 2–2 0–4 1–2 1–3 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 1–1 – 0–2 1–1 3–1
Utah1–1 2–0 1–1 0–2 2–0 3–1 1–3 2–0 3–1 2–2 2–0 3–1 2–2 2–0 2–0 3–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 3–1 3–1 4–0 1–3 1–3 2–0 – 4–0 1–1
Vancouver0–2 1–1 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–4 1–3 0–2 0–4 0–4 0–2 1–3 0–4 1–1 1–1 2–2 0–2 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–4 2–2 2–2 0–4 1–3 1–1 0–4 – 0–2
Washington3–1 2–2 1–3 0–4 1–3 2–0 1–1 2–1 1–1 1–1 0–3 1–1 1–1 2–2 3–1 2–0 2–2 1–3 0–4 3–1 0–2 2–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–3 1–1 2–0 —

Game log

Player statistics

Regular season

|- | style="text-align:left;"|| 80 || 25 || 29.1 || .470 || .408 || .884 || 2.4 || 3.8 || .7 || .0 || 13.0|- | style="text-align:left;"|| 65 || 23 || 24.5 || .399 || .309 || .854 || 2.1 || 2.2 || 1.2 || .2 || 10.7|- | style="text-align:left;"|| 61 || 3 || 8.1 || .376 || || .656 || 1.8 || .2 || .2 || .2 || 3.1|- | style="text-align:left;"|| 3 || 0 || 2.3 || .500 || || .000 || .7 || .0 || .0 || .3 || .7|- | style="text-align:left;"|†| 71 || 12 || 23.0 || .371 || .343 || .766 || 2.8 || 1.4 || 1.1 || .7 || 12.0|- | style="text-align:left;"|†| 10 || 4 || 23.4 || .429 || .143 || .625 || 2.3 || 3.9 || .2 || .0 || 9.8|- | style="text-align:left;"|| 69 || 29 || 20.7 || .492 || || .641 || 6.5 || .9 || .6 || 1.4 || 5.3|- | style="text-align:left;"|| 81 || 81 || 32.0 || .454 || .364 || .772 || 5.6 || 4.6 || 1.4 || .5 || 14.0|- | style="text-align:left;"|| 11 || 0 || 6.4 || .290 || || .389 || 2.0 || .1 || .0 || .8 || 2.3|- | style="text-align:left;"|†| 57 || 14 || 11.4 || .490 || || .629 || 4.4 || .3 || .1 || .7 || 2.3|- | style="text-align:left;"|| 78 || 47 || 22.6 || .500 || .259 || .762 || 3.3 || 1.9 || .5 || .1 || 9.6|- | style="text-align:left;"|| 61 || 59 || 23.5 || .566 || || .376 || 5.8 || .7 || .3 || .5 || 7.2|- | style="text-align:left;"|†| 9 || 0 || 3.7 || .333 || || || .3 || .1 || .1 || .1 || .7|- | style="text-align:left;"|| 53 || 52 || 37.4 || .500 || || .695 || 9.8 || 1.6 || .9 || 1.5 || 19.7|- | style="text-align:left;"|| 17 || 2 || 5.4 || .359 || || .625 || 1.3 || .2 || .2 || .0 || 1.9|- | style="text-align:left;"|| 1 || 0 || 2.0 || || || || 2.0 || .0 || .0 || .0 || .0|- | style="text-align:left;"|| 82 || 53 || 25.7 || .459 || .426 || .753 || 3.2 || 4.8 || 1.2 || .1 || 12.3|- | style="text-align:left;"|| 64 || 6 || 23.0 || .441 || .300 || .671 || 3.4 || 1.1 || .9 || .2 || 10.7|}

Transactions

See main article: article.

Overview

Players Added
Via draft

Via free agency

Via trade

Players Lost
Via free agency

Via trade

Waived

Trades

November 25, 1995To Boston Celtics
To Milwaukee Bucks
June 21, 1996To Boston Celtics
  • 1996 First-Round Pick
  • 1997 First-Round Pick
To Dallas Mavericks

Player Transactions Citation:[36]

See also

Notes and References

  1. https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/BOS/1996.html 1995-96 Boston Celtics
  2. News: Cavanaugh . Jack . BACKTALK; The Last Days of a Garden Where Memories Grew . The New York Times . April 16, 1995 . July 25, 2022.
  3. News: Araton . Harvey . ON PRO BASKETBALL; A Not-So-Fond Farewell to a Shrine . The New York Times . April 22, 1995 . January 30, 2023.
  4. News: Greenberg . Alan . Celtics Playing in Lap of Luxury . Hartford Courant . October 26, 1995 . June 28, 2022.
  5. News: Arace . Michael . Civic Center Farewell for Celtics? . Hartford Courant . April 15, 1995 . June 28, 2022.
  6. News: Arace . Michael . 1995 Celtics Exhibition Schedule . Hartford Courant . August 2, 1995 . October 5, 2022.
  7. News: Wise . Mike . PRO BASKETBALL; Underclassmen Rule Atop N.B.A. Draft Board . The New York Times . June 29, 1995 . June 3, 2023.
  8. News: Heisler . Mark . NBA Is a Young Man's Game: Draft: Smith, McDyess, Stackhouse, Wallace and Garnett Lead the Way . Los Angeles Times . June 29, 1995 . June 3, 2023.
  9. News: First-Round Selections in the 1995 NBA Draft . Hartford Courant . June 29, 1995 . June 3, 2023.
  10. Web site: 1995 NBA Draft . Basketball-Reference . June 3, 2023.
  11. News: Arace . Michael . Ford Reaches Point of No Return with Celtics . Hartford Courant . May 18, 1995 . January 21, 2022.
  12. News: Arace . Michael . Celtics Should Borrow Knicks' List of Coaches . The Spokesman-Review . June 19, 1995 . November 10, 2022.
  13. News: SPORTS PEOPLE: PRO BASKETBALL; Celtics Gamble on Carr . The New York Times . June 20, 1995 . June 7, 2022.
  14. News: Greenberg . Alan . Initially, M.L. Wasn't on List of Prospects . Hartford Courant . June 20, 1995 . November 18, 2022.
  15. News: SPORTS PEOPLE: PRO BASKETBALL; Barros Follows Road Home to the Celtics . The New York Times . September 23, 1995 . October 13, 2021.
  16. News: Wire Services . Former Sonic Barros Signs Contract with Celtics, Creating a Backcourt Log-Jam . The Spokesman-Review . September 23, 1995 . December 20, 2022.
  17. News: Celtics Bring Barros Home . Tampa Bay Times . September 23, 1995 . June 22, 2023.
  18. News: Greenberg . Alan . Carr Still Not on the Money . Hartford Courant . September 24, 1995 . July 24, 2022.
  19. News: Greenberg . Alan . Celtics Meet Their Match, Still Lose . Hartford Courant . November 4, 1995 . November 19, 2022.
  20. News: Milwaukee Bucks at Boston Celtics Box Score, November 3, 1995 . Basketball-Reference . January 4, 2023.
  21. News: Douglas Traded for Day, Lister . United Press International . November 26, 1995 . September 24, 2022.
  22. News: Associated Press . Celtics Trade Douglas to Bucks . Los Angeles Times . November 27, 1995 . December 3, 2022.
  23. News: Faltering Bucks Get Douglas from Celtics . Chicago Tribune . November 27, 1995 . July 29, 2021.
  24. News: Associated Press . Celtics Trade Douglas for Lister, Day . Deseret News . November 27, 1995 . July 5, 2023.
  25. News: NBA Games Played on February 8, 1996 . Basketball-Reference . January 2, 2023.
  26. News: Greenberg . Alan . Once-Proud Teams Bottoming Out . Hartford Courant . April 22, 1996 . November 19, 2022.
  27. Web site: 1995–96 Boston Celtics Schedule and Results. Basketball-Reference. July 1, 2021.
  28. News: Wire Reports . Celtics' Dino Radja Has Severe Sprain, Put on Injured List . Greensboro . March 1, 1996 . January 18, 2022.
  29. News: Basketball Briefs . Deseret News . March 2, 1996 . December 19, 2022.
  30. News: Brown . Clifton . BASKETBALL; Tough Times for Knicks' Offense, But Defensive Effort Saves the Day . The New York Times . April 10, 1996 . October 3, 2022.
  31. News: Heat 111, Celtics 95 . United Press International . March 24, 1996 . November 5, 2022.
  32. Web site: 1995–96 Boston Celtics Roster and Stats. Basketball-Reference. July 1, 2021.
  33. News: SPORTS PEOPLE: BASKETBALL; Celtics Trade Montross to Mavericks . The New York Times . June 22, 1996 . June 27, 2022.
  34. News: Staff and Wire Reports . Celtics Trade Montross, Move Up in Draft . Los Angeles Times . June 22, 1996 . October 5, 2022.
  35. News: Greenberg . Alan . Mavs Trade Sixth Pick to Celtics . Hartford Courant . June 22, 1996 . January 13, 2023.
  36. Web site: 1995–96 Boston Celtics Transactions. Basketball-Reference. July 14, 2021.

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