1988 Boston Celtics vs. 1988 New York Knicks - Teams Comparisons

Head-to-head comparison between the 1987-88 Celtics and the 1987-88 Knicks, including both NBA teams stats, regular season and Playoffs wins, losses and performance, winning streaks and other data side by side.

NBA Teams Comparison

Summary

Regular Season

Standings 1988 Celtics 1º in Eastern Conference 1988 Knicks 8º in Eastern Conference

Season Record 1988 Celtics 57 - 25 1988 Knicks 38 - 44

Winning % 1988 Celtics .695 1988 Knicks .463

Longest Streaks 1988 Celtics Winning Streak: 8 Losing Streak: 3 1988 Knicks Winning Streak: 3 Losing Streak: 5

Players Used (at least 1 game) 1988 Celtics 16 players 1988 Knicks 20 players

Playoffs

Playoff Performance 1988 Celtics Lost Eastern Conference Finals 1988 Knicks Lost Eastern Conference 1st Rd

Playoff Record 1988 Celtics 9 - 8 1988 Knicks 1 - 3

Winning % 1988 Celtics .529 1988 Knicks .250

Players Used (at least 1 game) 1988 Celtics 12 players 1988 Knicks 12 players

Team Stats

NBA Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Points 1988 Celtics 113.6 1988 Knicks 105.5

Rebounds 1988 Celtics 41.1 1988 Knicks 42.4

Assists 1988 Celtics 29.9 1988 Knicks 24.5

Steals 1988 Celtics 7.6 1988 Knicks 9.6

Blocks 1988 Celtics 5.1 1988 Knicks 5.4

3-Pointers Made 1988 Celtics 3.3 1988 Knicks 2.2

Percentages

Field Goal % 1988 Celtics .521 1988 Knicks .465

3-Point % 1988 Celtics .384 1988 Knicks .316

Free Throw % 1988 Celtics .803 1988 Knicks .759

NBA Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Points 1988 Celtics 103.5 1988 Knicks 99.3

Rebounds 1988 Celtics 40.4 1988 Knicks 40.8

Assists 1988 Celtics 26.8 1988 Knicks 25.5

Steals 1988 Celtics 6.0 1988 Knicks 8.3

Blocks 1988 Celtics 4.8 1988 Knicks 5.3

3-Pointers Made 1988 Celtics 2.4 1988 Knicks 4.0

Percentages

Field Goal % 1988 Celtics .476 1988 Knicks .440

3-Point % 1988 Celtics .345 1988 Knicks .340

Free Throw % 1988 Celtics .816 1988 Knicks .815

NBA Playoffs

Points 1988 Celtics 25.4 ppg Kevin McHale 1988 Knicks 20.0 ppg Gerald Wilkins

Rebounds 1988 Celtics 9.9 rpg Robert Parish 1988 Knicks 12.8 rpg Patrick Ewing

Assists 1988 Celtics 8.2 apg Dennis Johnson 1988 Knicks 9.8 apg Mark Jackson

Steals 1988 Celtics 2.1 spg Larry Bird 1988 Knicks 2.5 spg Mark Jackson

Blocks 1988 Celtics 1.8 bpg Kevin McHale 1988 Knicks 3.3 bpg Patrick Ewing

Head to Head this Season

Regular Season

Games Won 1988 Celtics 5 1988 Knicks 1

Games: Nov 9, 1987 Boston Celtics 96 - 87 New York Knicks at New York Nov 18, 1987 Boston Celtics 111 - 109 New York Knicks (2OT) at Boston Jan 6, 1988 Boston Celtics 117 - 108 New York Knicks at Boston Jan 9, 1988 Boston Celtics 98 - 106 New York Knicks at New York Feb 22, 1988 Boston Celtics 95 - 93 New York Knicks at Boston Mar 26, 1988 Boston Celtics 118 - 106 New York Knicks at New York

Playoffs

Playoffs Series NBA Eastern Conference First Round

Games Won 1988 Celtics 3 1988 Knicks 1

Games: Apr 29, 1988 Boston Celtics 112 - 92 New York Knicks at Boston May 1, 1988 Boston Celtics 128 - 102 New York Knicks at Boston May 4, 1988 Boston Celtics 100 - 109 New York Knicks at New York May 6, 1988 Boston Celtics 102 - 94 New York Knicks at New York

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