Written by Kevin Early
While the original big three is over, a newly revitalized Boston Celtics look to keep this franchise in title contention.
History is destined to repeat itself. On that note, we look at key Cetlics stats for the previous season to see what we can expect in the upcoming year.
Point Guard: Rajon Rondo
Games Played: 53
Games Started: 53
Minutes Per Game: 36.9
Field-Goal Percentage: .448
Three Point Field-Goal Percentage: .238
Free-Throw Percentage: .597
Rebounds Per Game: 4.8
Assists Per Game: 11.7
Steals Per Game: 1.8
Blocks Per Game: 0.1
Points Per Game: 11.9
Shooting
Guard: Avery Bradley
Games Played: 64
Games Started: 28
Minutes Per Game: 21.4
Field-Goal Percentage: .498
Three Point Field-Goal Percentage: .407
Free-Throw Percentage: .795
Rebounds Per Game: 1.8
Assists Per Game: 1.4
Steals Per Game: 0.7
Blocks Per Game: 0.2
Points Per Game: 7.6
Small Forward: Paul Pierce
Games Played: 61
Games Started: 61
Minutes Per Game: 34
Field-Goal Percentage: .443
Three Point Field-Goal Percentage: .466
Free-Throw Percentage: .852
Rebounds Per Game: 5.2
Assists Per Game: 4.5
Steals Per Game: 1.2
Blocks Per Game: 0.4
Points Per Game: 19.4
Power
Forward: Brandon Bass
Games Played: 59
Games Started: 39
Minutes Per Game: 31.7
Field-Goal Percentage: .479
Three Point Field-Goal Percentage: 0
Free-Throw Percentage: .810
Rebounds Per Game: 6.2
Assists Per Game: 0.9
Steals Per Game: 0.6
Blocks Per Game: 0.9
Points Per Game: 12.5
Center: Kevin Garnett
Games Played: 60
Games Started: 60
Minutes Per Game: 31.1
Field-Goal Percentage: .503
Three Point Field-Goal Percentage: .333
Free-Throw Percentage: .857
Rebounds Per Game: 8.2
Assists Per Game: 2.9
Steals Per Game: 0.0
Blocks Per Game: 1.0
Points Per Game: 15.8
The Boston Celtics Starting Lineup Combined
Games Played: 59.4
Games Started: 48.2
Minutes Per Game: 31
Field-Goal Percentage: .474
Three Point Field-Goal Percentage: .361
Free-Throw Percentage: .782
Rebounds Per Game: 5.24
Assists Per Game: 4.28
Steals Per Game: 0.86
Blocks Per Game: 0.52
Points Per Game: 9.84
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