1986–87 Boston Celtics season



















1986–87 Boston Celtics season
Conference champions
Division champions
Head coachK. C. Jones
Owner(s)
Don Gaston
Alan N. Cohen
Paul Dupee
Arena
Boston Garden
Hartford Civic Center
Results
Record59–23 (.720)
Place
Division: 1st (Atlantic)
Conference: 1st (Eastern)
Playoff finish
NBA Finals
(Lost to Lakers 2–4)


Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television
WLVI
(Gil Santos, Bob Cousy)
SportsChannel New England
(Mike Gorman, Tom Heinsohn)
Radio
WRKO
(Johnny Most, Glenn Ordway)


< 1985–86 1987–88 >

The 1986–87 Boston Celtics season was the 41st season of the Boston Celtics in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Celtics entered the season as the defending NBA Champions, having defeated the Houston Rockets in the 1986 NBA Finals in six games, winning their sixteenth NBA championship.


In the playoffs, the Celtics swept the Chicago Bulls in the First Round in three games, defeated the Milwaukee Bucks in the Semifinals in seven games, and the Detroit Pistons in the Conference Finals in seven games to reach the NBA Finals for the fifth time in the 1980s. In the Finals, the Celtics faced off against their long time rival, the Los Angeles Lakers, in their third and final matchup in the NBA Finals in the 1980s. The Celtics would lose in six games to the Lakers, and it marked the last time the Celtics made it to the NBA Finals until 2008.




Contents





  • 1 NBA Draft


  • 2 Regular season

    • 2.1 Season standings


    • 2.2 Record vs. opponents


    • 2.3 Game Log



  • 3 Roster


  • 4 Player stats


  • 5 Playoffs

    • 5.1 East First Round


    • 5.2 East Conference Semifinals


    • 5.3 East Conference Finals


    • 5.4 NBA finals



  • 6 Award winners


  • 7 References




NBA Draft


Thanks to the 1984 trade of Gerald Henderson and the subsequent fall of the Seattle SuperSonics, at the end of the 1985–86 season the Celtics owned not only the best team in the NBA but also the second pick in the 1986 NBA Draft. The Celtics drafted Len Bias with the pick and had high hopes for the young Maryland Terrapins star. The hope was that his presence would ensure that the franchise would remain a powerhouse after Bird, McHale, and Parish retired. Unfortunately, Bias died 48 hours after he was drafted, after using cocaine at a party and overdosing.[1]


Unlike the prior year, the Celtics were forced to endure major injuries to several key players including Bill Walton, Kevin McHale and Robert Parish. With a road record of 20–21, the Celtics were a sub-.500 road team for the first time in the Larry Bird era and the first time since the 1978–79 season. However, they continued with the previous season's historic dominance at home with a record of 39–2 at Boston Garden.






































Round
Pick
Player
Position
Nationality
School/Club Team
1
2

Len Bias
Forward

 United States

Maryland
4
93
Tony Bedford
N/A

 United States

Texas Tech
5
116
Dave Colbert
N/A

 United States

Dayton
6
139
Greg Wendt
N/A

 United States

Detroit
7
162
Tom Ivey
N/A

 United States

Boston University


Regular season



Season standings



















































Atlantic Division

W

L

PCT

GB

Home

Road

Div

y-Boston Celtics
5923.72039–220–2115–9

x-Philadelphia 76ers
4537.5491428–1317–2412–12

x-Washington Bullets
4240.5121727–1415–2613–11

New Jersey Nets
2458.2933519–225–3612–12

New York Knicks
2458.2933518–236–358–16












































































#

Eastern Conference
Team

W

L

PCT

GB
1

c-Boston Celtics
5923.720
2

y-Atlanta Hawks
5725.6952
3

x-Detroit Pistons
5230.6347
4

x-Milwaukee Bucks
5032.6109
5

x-Philadelphia 76ers
4537.54914
6

x-Washington Bullets
4240.51217
7

x-Indiana Pacers
4141.50018
8

x-Chicago Bulls
4042.48819

9
Cleveland Cavaliers3151.37828
10
New Jersey Nets2458.29335
11
New York Knicks2458.29335






Record vs. opponents


































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































1986-87 NBA Records
Team
ATL
BOS
CHI
CLE
DAL
DEN
DET
GSW
HOU
IND
LAC
LAL
MIL
NJN
NYK
PHI
PHO
POR
SAC
SAS
SEA
UTA
WAS

Atlanta
3–34–24–22–02–03–31–11–13–32–01–13–35–05–13–31–11–12–02–02–02–05–0
Boston
3–36–03–22–02–03–22–02–05–12–00–23–34–24–23–32–02–02–02–02–01–14–2

Chicago
2–40–65–11–11–13–30–20–23–22–00–24–23–24–23–31–11–11–11–12–00–23–3

Cleveland
2–42–31–50–21–11–51–10–23–32–00–21–54–24–12–41–11–11–11–11–10–22–4

Dallas
0–20–21–12–04–21–15–03–30–25–03–22–02–02–02–03–22–35–14–25–03–31–1

Denver
0–20–21–11–12–40–24–13–31–12–30–51–12–02–00–23–23–22–45–12–32–41–1

Detroit
3–32–33–35–11–12–01–11–13–32–01–13–35–16–05–01–10–21–11–12–01–13–3

Golden State
1–10–22–01–10–51–41–14–10–26–02–40–22–02–01–11–54–24–14–14–22–30–2

Houston
1–10–22–02–03–33–31–11–42–04–11–40–21–11–10–23–22–35–15–11–43–31–1

Indiana
3–31–52–33–32–01–13–32–00–22–00–22–45–13–22–41–10–21–12–01–11–14–2

L.A. Clippers
0–20–20–20–20–53–20–20–61–40–20–60–21–10–20–21–50–61–41–42–42–30–2

L.A. Lakers
1–12–02–02–02–35–01–14–24–12–06–01–12–02–02–05–15–15–04–14–23–21–1

Milwaukee
3–33–32–45–10–21–13–32–02–04–22–01–14–24–22–32–00–22–01–12–01–14–1

New Jersey
0–52–42–32–40–20–21–50–21–11–51–10–22–45–13–31–10–20–20–20–21–12–4

New York
1–52–42–41–40–20–20–60–21–12–32–00–22–41–53–31–10–22–01–10–21–12–4

Philadelphia
3–33–33–34–20–22–00–51–12–04–22–00–23–23–33–31–12–02–01–12–01–13–3

Phoenix
1–10–21–11–12–32–31–15–12–31–15–11–50–21–11–11–12–42–32–31–54–10–2

Portland
1–10–21–11–13–22–32–02–43–22–06–01–52–02–02–00–24–23–24–14–23–21–1

Sacramento
0–20–21–11–11–54–21–11–41–51–14–10–50–22–00–20–23–22–33–32–31–51–1

San Antonio
0–20–21–11–12–41–51–11–41–50–24–11–41–12–01–11–13–21–43–31–42–40–2

Seattle
0–20–20–21–10–53–20–22–44–11–14–22–40–22–02–00–25–12–43–24–13–21–1

Utah
0–21–12–02–03–34–21–13–23–31–13–22–31–11–11–11–11–42–35–14–22–31–1

Washington
0–52–43–34–21–11–13–32–01–12–42–01–11–44–24–23–32–01–11–12–01–11–1


Game Log


1986-87 Game Log















1986-87 Schedule


Roster







Boston Celtics roster

PlayersCoaches
























































































































Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From

SG

7001440000000000000♠44

United States

Ainge, Danny

7000193040000000000♠6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
1959-03-17

BYU

SF

7001330000000000000♠33

United States

Bird, Larry (C)

7000205740000000000♠6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
1956-12-07

Indiana State University

SG

7001340000000000000♠34

United States

Carlisle, Rick

7000195580000000000♠6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
1959-10-27

Virginia

SF

7001200000000000000♠20

United States

Daye, Darren

7000203200000000000♠6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
1960-11-30

UCLA

SG

7001430000000000000♠43

United States

Henry, Conner

7000200659999999999♠6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
1963-07-21

UC Santa Barbara

PG

7000300000000000000♠3

United States

Johnson, Dennis

7000193040000000000♠6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
1954-09-18

Pepperdine

C

7001500000000000000♠50

United States

Kite, Greg

7000210820000000000♠6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
250 lb (113 kg)
1961-08-05

BYU

PF

7001320000000000000♠32

United States

McHale, Kevin

7000208279999999999♠6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
1957-12-19

Minnesota

C

5000000000000000000♠00

United States

Parish, Robert

7000213360000000000♠7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
230 lb (104 kg)
1953-08-30

Centenary College of Louisiana

PF

7001310000000000000♠31

United States

Roberts, Fred

7000208279999999999♠6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
218 lb (99 kg)
1960-08-10

BYU

PG

7001120000000000000♠12

United States

Sichting, Jerry

7000185420000000000♠6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
168 lb (76 kg)
1956-11-29

Purdue

SG

7001110000000000000♠11

United States

Vincent, Sam

7000187960000000000♠6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
1963-05-18

Michigan State

C

7000500000000000000♠5

United States

Walton, Bill

7000210820000000000♠6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
235 lb (107 kg)
1952-11-05

UCLA

SF

7000800000000000000♠8

United States

Wedman, Scott

7000200659999999999♠6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
1952-07-29

Colorado

Head coach

  • United States K.C. Jones (San Francisco)
Assistant coach(es)



  • United States Jimmy Rodgers (Ohio State)




  • United States Chris Ford (Villanova)


Legend

  • (C) Team captain


  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick


  • (FA) Free agent


  • (S) Suspended


  • Injured Injured



Roster


[2]



Player stats


Note: GP= Games played; REB= Rebounds; AST= Assists; STL = Steals; BLK = Blocks; PTS = Points; AVG = Scoring Average










































































































































Player
GP
REB
AST
STL
BLK
PTS
AVG
Larry Bird7468256613570207628.1
Kevin McHale7776319838172200826.1
Robert Parish8085117364144140317.5
Dennis Johnson792615948738106213.4
Danny Ainge7124240010114105314.8
Jerry Sichting78911874014485.7
Fred Roberts731906222204025.5
Darren Daye61124752572363.9
Sam Vincent4627591311713.7
Greg Kite741692717461231.7
Conner Henry36272761982.7
Rick Carlisle42303580801.9
Bill Walton10319110282.8
David Thirdkill1719220251.5
Scott Wedman69622203.3
Andre Turner3210041.3


Playoffs



East First Round


(1) Boston Celtics vs. (8) Chicago Bulls:
Celtics win series 3–0



  • Game 1 @ Boston: Boston 108, Chicago 104


  • Game 2 @ Boston: Boston 105, Chicago 96


  • Game 3 @ Chicago: Boston 105, Chicago 94


East Conference Semifinals


(1) Boston Celtics vs. (4) Milwaukee Bucks
Celtics win series 4–3



  • Game 1 @ Boston: Boston 111, Milwaukee 98


  • Game 2 @ Boston: Boston 126, Milwaukee 124


  • Game 3 @ Milwaukee: Milwaukee 126, Boston 121


  • Game 4 @ Milwaukee: Boston 138, Milwaukee 137


  • Game 5 @ Boston: Milwaukee 129, Boston 124


  • Game 6 @ Milwaukee: Milwaukee 121, Boston 111


  • Game 7 @ Boston: Boston 119, Milwaukee 113


East Conference Finals


(1) Boston Celtics vs. (3) Detroit Pistons
Celtics win series 4–3



  • Game 1 @ Boston: Boston 104, Detroit 91


  • Game 2 @ Boston: Boston 110, Detroit 101


  • Game 3 @ Detroit: Detroit 122, Boston 104


  • Game 4 @ Detroit: Detroit 145, Boston 119


  • Game 5 @ Boston: Boston 108, Detroit 107


  • Game 6 @ Detroit: Detroit 113, Boston 105


  • Game 7 @ Boston: Boston 117, Detroit 114


NBA finals



Despite the loss of Bias, the Celtics remained competitive in 1986–87, going 59–23 and again winning the Eastern Conference Championship.[editorializing] Celtics ran into perhaps the best Los Angeles Lakers team of the "Showtime" era. The biggest injury was yet another foot injury for Bill Walton, who only played 10 regular season games in 1986–87 after playing 80 games the year before. Walton fought through the injury, playing 12 games (out of 23) in the playoffs, but was not the same player as he was the year before. Kevin McHale played on a broken foot through the playoffs. This combined with injuries to Parish and Ainge forced reserves Darren Daye and Fred Roberts to play larger roles in the series, which the Celtics would lose 4 games to 2.


(1) Los Angeles Lakers vs. (1) Boston Celtics
Lakers win series 4–2



  • Game 1 @ Los Angeles: Los Angeles 126, Boston 113


  • Game 2 @ Los Angeles: Los Angeles 141, Boston 122


  • Game 3 @ Boston: Boston 109, Los Angeles 103


  • Game 4 @ Boston: Los Angeles 107, Boston 106


  • Game 5 @ Boston: Boston 123, Los Angeles 108


  • Game 6 @ Los Angeles: Los Angeles 106, Boston 93


Award winners


  • Larry Bird, All-NBA First Team

  • Kevin McHale, All-NBA First Team

  • Kevin McHale, All-NBA Defensive First Team


References




  1. ^ "All-American Basketball Star, Celtic Choice, Dies Suddenly". The New York Times. June 20, 1986..mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em


  2. ^ https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/BOS/1987.html



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