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The 1986–87 Boston Celtics season was the 41st season of the
Boston Celtics The Boston Celtics ( ) are an American professional basketball team based in Boston. The Celtics compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Eastern Conference Atlantic Division. Founded in 1946 as one of t ...
in the
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(NBA). The Celtics entered the season as the defending NBA Champions, having defeated the
Houston Rockets The Houston Rockets are an American professional basketball team based in Houston. The Rockets compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member team of the league's Western Conference Southwest Division. The team plays its ho ...
in the
1986 NBA Finals The 1986 NBA Finals was the championship round of the National Basketball Association (NBA)'s 1985–86 season, and the culmination of the season's playoffs. It pitted the Eastern Conference champion Boston Celtics against the Western Confere ...
in six games, winning their sixteenth NBA championship. In the playoffs, the Celtics swept the
Chicago Bulls The Chicago Bulls are an American professional basketball team based in Chicago. The Bulls compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Eastern Conference Central Division. The team was founded on January 1 ...
in the First Round in three games, defeated the
Milwaukee Bucks The Milwaukee Bucks are an American professional basketball team based in Milwaukee. The Bucks compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Eastern Conference Central Division. The team was founded in 1968 ...
in the Semi-finals in seven games, and the
Detroit Pistons The Detroit Pistons are an American professional basketball team based in Detroit. The Pistons compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Eastern Conference Central Division and play their home games at Li ...
in the Conference Finals in seven games to reach the
NBA Finals The NBA Finals is the annual championship series of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Eastern and Western Conference champions play a best-of-seven game series to determine the league champion. The team that wins the series is awa ...
for the fifth time in the 1980s. In the Finals, the Celtics faced off against their long time rival, the
Los Angeles Lakers The Los Angeles Lakers are an American professional basketball team based in Los Angeles. The Lakers compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Western Conference Pacific Division. The Lakers play their ...
, 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
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. Remarkably, the 1987 NBA Finals was the first playoff series for the Celtics in the Bird era in which they did not have the home court advantage, as they had played 24 consecutive series with the home court advantage starting in 1980.


NBA Draft

Thanks to the 1984 trade of
Gerald Henderson Jerome McKinley "Gerald" Henderson Sr. (born January 16, 1956) is an American retired basketball player. He was a combo guard who had a 13-year career in the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1979 until 1992. He played for the Boston C ...
and the subsequent fall of the
Seattle SuperSonics The Seattle SuperSonics (commonly known as the Seattle Sonics) were an American professional basketball team based in Seattle. The SuperSonics competed in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member club of the league's Western Confe ...
, 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 Leonard Kevin Bias (November 18, 1963June 19, 1986) was an American college basketball player who attended the University of Maryland. During his four years playing for Maryland, he was named a first-team All-American. Two days after being selec ...
with the pick and had high hopes for the young
Maryland Terrapins The Maryland Terrapins, commonly referred to as the Terps, consist of 19 men's and women's varsity intercollegiate athletic teams that represent the University of Maryland, College Park in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Divis ...
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
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at a party and
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. 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.


Regular season


Season standings


Record vs. opponents


Game log

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Boston Garden The Boston Garden was an arena in Boston, Massachusetts. Designed by boxing promoter Tex Rickard, who also built the third iteration of New York's Madison Square Garden, it opened on November 17, 1928, as "Boston Madison Square Garden" (late ...
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Capital Centre Capitol Center or Capitol Centre or Capital Center or Capital Centre may refer to: Singapore *Capitol Centre, Singapore United Arab Emirates *Capital Centre (Abu Dhabi) United Kingdom *Capitol Centre, Cardiff, a shopping mall United States * Ca ...
, , 3-1 , - align="center" bgcolor="edbebf" , 5 , , Tue. Nov. 11 , , @ New Jersey Nets , , 110-114 , ,
Brendan Byrne Arena Meadowlands Arena (formerly Brendan Byrne Arena, Continental Airlines Arena and Izod Center) is a closed indoor arena facility located in the Meadowlands Sports Complex in East Rutherford, New Jersey, United States. The arena is located on N ...
, , 3-2 , - align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 6 , , Wed. Nov. 12 , , Milwaukee Bucks , , 124-116 , , Boston Garden , , 4-2 , - align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 7 , , Fri. Nov. 14 , , @ Chicago Bulls , , 124-105 , ,
Chicago Stadium Chicago Stadium was an indoor arena in Chicago, Illinois, that opened in 1929, closed in 1994 and was demolished in 1995. It was the home of the National Hockey League's Chicago Blackhawks and the National Basketball Association's Chicago Bulls. ...
, , 5-2 , - align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 8 , , Sat. Nov. 15 , , @ Detroit Pistons , , 118-111 , ,
Pontiac Silverdome The Pontiac Silverdome (also known simply as the Silverdome) was a stadium in Pontiac, Michigan. It opened in 1975 and sat on 199 acres (51 ha) of land. When the stadium opened, it featured a fiberglass fabric roof held up by air pressure, ...
, , 6-2 , - align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 9 , , Wed. Nov. 19 , , Atlanta Hawks , , 111-107 , , Boston Garden , , 7-2 , - align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 10 , , Fri. Nov. 21 , , Golden State Warriors , , 135-120 , , Boston Garden , , 8-2 , - align="center" bgcolor="edbebf" , 11 , , Sat. Nov. 22 , , @ Atlanta Hawks , , 96-97 , ,
The Omni Omni Coliseum (often called The Omni) was an indoor arena in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. Completed in 1972, the arena seated 16,378 for basketball and 15,278 for hockey. It was part of the Omni Complex, now known as the CNN Center. It was ...
, , 8-3 , - align="center" bgcolor="edbebf" , 12 , , Tue. Nov. 25 , , @ Philadelphia 76ers , , 100-102 , , The Spectrum , , 8-4 , - align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 13 , , Wed. Nov. 26 , , New York Knicks , , 101-90 , , Boston Garden , , 9-4 , - align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 14 , , Fri. Nov. 28 , , San Antonio Spurs , , 111-96 , , Boston Garden , , 10-4 , - , - align="center" bgcolor="edbebf" , 15 , , Tue. Dec. 2 , , Washington Bullets , , 109-117 , ,
Hartford Civic Center Hartford is the capital city of the U.S. state of Connecticut. It was the seat of Hartford County until Connecticut disbanded county government in 1960. It is the core city in the Greater Hartford metropolitan area. Census estimates since the ...
, , 10-5 , - align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 16 , , Wed. Dec. 3 , , Denver Nuggets , , 119-113 , , Boston Garden , , 11-5 , - align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 17 , , Fri. Dec. 5 , , Philadelphia 76ers , , 108-106 , , Boston Garden , , 12-5 , - align="center" bgcolor="edbebf" , 18 , , Sat. Dec. 6 , , @ Cleveland Cavaliers , , 86-88 , ,
Richfield Coliseum Richfield Coliseum, also known as the Coliseum at Richfield, was an indoor arena located in Richfield Township, between Cleveland and Akron, Ohio. It opened in 1974 as a replacement for the Cleveland Arena, and had a seating capacity of 20,273 f ...
, , 12-6 , - align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 19 , , Wed. Dec. 10 , , New Jersey Nets , , 108-98 , , Boston Garden , , 13-6 , - align="center" bgcolor="edbebf" , 20 , , Fri. Dec. 12 , , Los Angeles Lakers , , 110-117 , , Boston Garden , , 13-7 , - align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 21 , , Sat. Dec. 13 , , @ Washington Bullets , , 105-98 , , Capital Centre , , 14-7 , - align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 22 , , Tue. Dec. 16 , , @ New York Knicks , , 107-96 , ,
Madison Square Garden Madison Square Garden, colloquially known as The Garden or by its initials MSG, is a multi-purpose indoor arena in New York City. It is located in Midtown Manhattan between Seventh and Eighth avenues from 31st to 33rd Street, above Pennsylva ...
, , 15-7 , - align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 23 , , Wed. Dec. 17 , , Indiana Pacers , , 113-101 , , Boston Garden , , 16-7 , - align="center" bgcolor="edbebf" , 24 , , Fri. Dec. 19 , , @ Philadelphia 76ers , , 100-122 , , The Spectrum , , 16-8 , - align="center" bgcolor="edbebf" , 25 , , Sat. Dec. 20 , , @ Milwaukee Bucks , , 100-120 , , Milwaukee Arena (MECCA) , , 16-9 , - align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 26 , , Fri. Dec. 26 , , @ Phoenix Suns , , 122-112 , ,
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum is a 14,870-seat multi-purpose indoor arena in Phoenix, Arizona, located at the Arizona State Fairgrounds. It hosted the Phoenix Suns of the National Basketball Association from 1968 to 1992, as well as indoor ...
, , 17-9 , - align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 27 , , Sat. Dec. 27 , , @ Los Angeles Clippers , , 114-101 , , L.A. Sports Arena , , 18-9 , - align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 28 , , Mon. Dec. 29 , , @ Sacramento Kings , , 119-102 , ,
ARCO Arena I ARCO Arena (originally called the Sacramento Sports Arena and sometimes referred to as the ''Original ARCO Arena'' or ''ARCO Arena I'' to distinguish it from its successor) was an indoor arena in Sacramento, California. It was the NBA's smallest ...
, , 19-9 , - align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 29 , , Tue. Dec. 30 , , @ Seattle SuperSonics , , 104-102 , ,
Seattle Center Coliseum Climate Pledge Arena is a multi-purpose indoor arena in Seattle, Washington, United States. It is located north of Downtown Seattle in the entertainment complex known as Seattle Center, the site of the 1962 World's Fair, for which it was or ...
, , 20-9 , - , - align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 30 , , Fri. Jan. 2 , , Chicago Bulls , , 113-99 , , Boston Garden , , 21-9 , - align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 31 , , Wed. Jan. 7 , , Milwaukee Bucks , , 119-92 , , Boston Garden , , 22-9 , - align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 32 , , Fri. Jan. 9 , , Sacramento Kings , , 109-99 , , Boston Garden , , 23-9 , - align="center" bgcolor="edbebf" , 33 , , Sat. Jan. 10 , , @ Detroit Pistons , , 101-118 , , Pontiac Silverdome , , 23-10 , - align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 34 , , Tue. Jan. 13 , , @ New Jersey Nets , , 123-117 , , Brendan Byrne Arena , , 24-10 , - align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 35 , , Wed. Jan. 14 , , Dallas Mavericks , , 117-108 , , Boston Garden , , 25-10 , - align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 36 , , Fri. Jan. 16 , , Cleveland Cavaliers , , 133-128 (OT) , , Boston Garden , , 26-10 , - align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 37 , , Sun. Jan. 18 , , Houston Rockets , , 122-99 , , Boston Garden , , 27-10 , - align="center" bgcolor="edbebf" , 38 , , Mon. Jan. 19 , , @ New York Knicks , , 109-111 , , Madison Square Garden , , 27-11 , - align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 39 , , Wed. Jan. 21 , , Indiana Pacers , , 130-100 , , Boston Garden , , 28-11 , - align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 40 , , Fri. Jan. 23 , , Atlanta Hawks , , 126-106 , , Boston Garden , , 29-11 , - align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 41 , , Sun. Jan. 25 , , Philadelphia 76ers , , 111-96 , , Boston Garden , , 30-11 , - align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 42 , , Tue. Jan. 27 , , @ Chicago Bulls , , 105-97 , , Chicago Stadium , , 31-11 , - align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 43 , , Wed. Jan. 28 , , Chicago Bulls , , 132-103 , , Boston Garden , , 32-11 , - align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 44 , , Fri. Jan. 30 , , @ Indiana Pacers , , 100-94 , ,
Market Square Arena Market Square Arena was an indoor arena in Indianapolis. Completed in 1974, at a cost of $23 million, it seated 16,530 for basketball and 15,993 for ice hockey. Seating capacity for concerts and other events was adjusted by the use of large cu ...
, , 33-11 , - , - align="center" bgcolor="edbebf" , 45 , , Tue. Feb. 3 , , @ Atlanta Hawks , , 123-126 (OT) , , The Omni , , 33-12 , - align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 46 , , Wed. Feb. 4 , , Cleveland Cavaliers , , 104-102 , , Boston Garden , , 34-12 , - align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 47 , , Tue. Feb. 10 , , @ Denver Nuggets , , 119-105 , ,
McNichols Sports Arena McNichols Sports Arena was an indoor arena located in Denver, Colorado. Located adjacent to Mile High Stadium and completed in 1975, at a cost of $16 million, it seated 16,061 for hockey games and 17,171 for basketball games. Sports use It was ...
, , 35-12 , - align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 48 , , Thu. Feb. 12 , , @ Golden State Warriors , , 134-112 , ,
Oakland Coliseum Oakland Coliseum, currently branded as RingCentral Coliseum, is a stadium in Oakland, California. It is part of the Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Complex, with the adjacent Oakland Arena, near Interstate 880. The Coliseum is the home ba ...
, , 36-12 , - align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 49 , , Fri. Feb. 13 , , @ Portland Trail Blazers , , 131-116 , , Memorial Coliseum , , 37-12 , - align="center" bgcolor="edbebf" , 50 , , Sun. Feb. 15 , , @ Los Angeles Lakers , , 103-106 , , The Forum , , 37-13 , - align="center" bgcolor="edbebf" , 51 , , Mon. Feb. 16 , , @ Utah Jazz , , 89-109 , ,
Salt Palace The Calvin L. Rampton Salt Palace Convention Center, more commonly known as the Salt Palace, is a convention center in Salt Lake City, Utah. Named after Utah's 11th governor, Calvin L. Rampton, the name "Salt Palace" was previously used by two ...
, , 37-14 , - align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 52 , , Wed. Feb. 18 , , @ Dallas Mavericks , , 113-96 , ,
Reunion Arena Reunion Arena was an indoor arena located in the Reunion district of downtown Dallas, Texas. The arena served as the primary home of the National Hockey League's Dallas Stars and the National Basketball Association's Dallas Mavericks. The venu ...
, , 38-14 , - align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 53 , , Thu. Feb. 19 , , @ Houston Rockets , , 99-92 , , The Summit , , 39-14 , - align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 54 , , Sat. Feb. 21 , , @ San Antonio Spurs , , 121-113 , ,
HemisFair Arena HemisFair Arena (also known as the San Antonio Convention Center Arena) was an indoor arena located in San Antonio, Texas. It was home to the ABA/NBA's San Antonio Spurs from 1973 to 1993 and the San Antonio Force of the AFL during the 1992 seas ...
, , 40-14 , - align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 55 , , Mon. Feb. 23 , , New Jersey Nets , , 116-103 , , Hartford Civic Center , , 41-14 , - align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 56 , , Wed. Feb. 25 , , Portland Trail Blazers , , 122-116 , , Boston Garden , , 42-14 , - align="center" bgcolor="edbebf" , 57 , , Fri. Feb. 27 , , @ Atlanta Hawks , , 105-115 , , The Omni , , 42-15 , - , - align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 58 , , Sun. Mar. 1 , , Detroit Pistons , , 112-102 , , Boston Garden , , 43-15 , - align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 59 , , Wed. Mar. 4 , , Utah Jazz , , 123-105 , , Boston Garden , , 44-15 , - align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 60 , , Fri. Mar. 6 , , Los Angeles Clippers , , 132-111 , , Boston Garden , , 45-15 , - align="center" bgcolor="edbebf" , 61 , , Sun. Mar. 8 , , @ Detroit Pistons , , 119-122 (OT) , , Pontiac Silverdome , , 45-16 , - align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 62 , , Wed. Mar. 11 , , Phoenix Suns , , 118-109 , , Boston Garden , , 46-16 , - align="center" bgcolor="edbebf" , 63 , , Fri. Mar. 13 , , @ Indiana Pacers , , 109-116 , , Market Square Arena , , 46-17 , - align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 64 , , Sun. Mar. 15 , , New York Knicks , , 113-104 , , Boston Garden , , 47-17 , - align="center" bgcolor="edbebf" , 65 , , Tue. Mar. 17 , , @ Milwaukee Bucks , , 115-123 , , Milwaukee Arena (MECCA) , , 47-18 , - align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 66 , , Wed. Mar. 18 , , Milwaukee Bucks , , 120-102 , , Boston Garden , , 48-18 , - align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 67 , , Fri. Mar. 20 , , Seattle SuperSonics , , 112-108 , , Boston Garden , , 49-18 , - align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 68 , , Sun. Mar. 22 , , New Jersey Nets , , 116-104 , , Boston Garden , , 50-18 , - align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 69 , , Tue. Mar. 24 , , Cleveland Cavaliers , , 111-88 , , Hartford Civic Center , , 51-18 , - align="center" bgcolor="edbebf" , 70 , , Thu. Mar. 26 , , @ Washington Bullets , , 103-106 , , Capital Centre , , 51-19 , - align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 71 , , Fri. Mar. 27 , , @ Chicago Bulls , , 111-106 , , Chicago Stadium , , 52-19 , - align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 72 , , Sun. Mar. 29 , , Philadelphia 76ers , , 118-100 , , Boston Garden , , 53-19 , - align="center" bgcolor="edbebf" , 73 , , Tue. Mar. 31 , , @ New York Knicks , , 120-128 , , Madison Square Garden , , 53-20 , - , - align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 74 , , Wed. Apr. 1 , , Washington Bullets , , 103-86 , , Boston Garden , , 54-20 , - align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 75 , , Fri. Apr. 3 , , Detroit Pistons , , 119-115 (OT) , , Boston Garden , , 55-20 , - align="center" bgcolor="edbebf" , 76 , , Sun. Apr. 5 , , @ Philadelphia 76ers , , 104-106 (OT) , , The Spectrum , , 55-21 , - align="center" bgcolor="edbebf" , 77 , , Tue. Apr. 7 , , @ Cleveland Cavaliers , , 83-107 , , Richfield Coliseum , , 55-22 , - align="center" bgcolor="edbebf" , 78 , , Fri. Apr. 10 , , @ New Jersey Nets , , 108-117 , , Brendan Byrne Arena , , 55-23 , - align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 79 , , Sun. Apr. 12 , , New York Knicks , , 119-107 , , Boston Garden , , 56-23 , - align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 80 , , Wed. Apr. 15 , , @ Indiana Pacers , , 108-85 , , Market Square Arena , , 57-23 , - align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 81 , , Fri. Apr. 17 , , Chicago Bulls , , 108-105 , , Boston Garden , , 58-23 , - align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 82 , , Sun. Apr. 19 , , Atlanta Hawks , , 118-107 , , Boston Garden , , 59-23 , - , -
1986-87 Schedule


Roster


Player stats

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


Playoffs

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Award winners

* Larry Bird, All-NBA First Team * Kevin McHale, All-NBA First Team * Kevin McHale, All-NBA Defensive First Team


References


Celtics on Database Basketball


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Boston Celtics The Boston Celtics ( ) are an American professional basketball team based in Boston. The Celtics compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Eastern Conference Atlantic Division. Founded in 1946 as one of t ...
Eastern Conference (NBA) championship seasons
Boston Celtics The Boston Celtics ( ) are an American professional basketball team based in Boston. The Celtics compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Eastern Conference Atlantic Division. Founded in 1946 as one of t ...
Boston Celtics The Boston Celtics ( ) are an American professional basketball team based in Boston. The Celtics compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Eastern Conference Atlantic Division. Founded in 1946 as one of t ...
Celtics The Boston Celtics ( ) are an American professional basketball team based in Boston. The Celtics compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Eastern Conference Atlantic Division. Founded in 1946 as one of t ...
Celtics The Boston Celtics ( ) are an American professional basketball team based in Boston. The Celtics compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Eastern Conference Atlantic Division. Founded in 1946 as one of t ...