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2010–11 Boston Celtics season

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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.

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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.[1][2]

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,[3] 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.[4] Following the season, Shaquille O'Neal retired after playing 19 seasons in the league.[5][6][7]

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.

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Key dates

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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.[8]

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NBA Draft 2010

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Roster

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Pre-season

Game log

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Regular season

Standings

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Game log

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Playoffs

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Player statistics

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  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

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* – Stats with the Celtics.

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Awards, records and milestones

Awards

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  • On November 1, 2010 Rajon Rondo was named Eastern Conference's Player of the Week (October 26–31).[10]
  • On December 1, 2010 Doc Rivers was named Eastern Conference's Coach of the Month (November).[11]
  • On December 20, 2010 Paul Pierce was named Eastern Conference's Player of the Week (December 13–19).[12]

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Players Added

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Players Lost

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Waived

Trades

February 24, 2011
To Boston Celtics
To Oklahoma City Thunder
February 24, 2011
To Boston Celtics
  • 2013 second-round pick
To Cleveland Cavaliers
February 24, 2011
To Boston Celtics
  • 2017 second-round pick
To Sacramento Kings

Free agents

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