DOUNOBALL NBA Archive
1986-87 Boston Celtics
59–23 · #2 in the league · NBA Finalist
Season snapshotBOS
Boston Celtics went 59–23 in the regular season, good for the #2 record in the league, and finished as nba finalist.
League rank
#2
Net rating
+6.7
Home floor
Boston Garden
Roster
16 players
Record
59–23
72.0% win rate
League rank
#2
Playoff team
Net rating
+6.7
SRS +6.6
Finish
NBA Finalist
Reached the Finals.
The squad
Season roster
| Player | Pos | No. | GP | GS | PPG | RPG | APG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Parish | C | 00 | 80 | 80 | 17.5 | 10.6 | 2.2 |
| Dennis Johnson | G | 3 | 79 | 78 | 13.4 | 3.3 | 7.5 |
| Kevin McHale | F-C | 32 | 77 | 77 | 26.1 | 9.9 | 2.6 |
| Larry Bird | F | 33 | 74 | 73 | 28.1 | 9.2 | 7.6 |
| Danny Ainge | G | — | 71 | 66 | 14.8 | 3.4 | 5.6 |
| Jerry Sichting | G | — | 78 | 15 | 5.7 | 1.2 | 2.4 |
| Fred Roberts | F-C | — | 73 | 11 | 5.5 | 2.6 | 0.8 |
| Sam Vincent | G | — | 46 | 5 | 3.7 | 0.6 | 1.3 |
| Darren Daye | F-G | — | 61 | 2 | 3.9 | 2.0 | 1.2 |
| Scott Wedman | F-G | — | 6 | 2 | 3.3 | 1.5 | 1.0 |
| Greg Kite | C | — | 74 | 1 | 1.7 | 2.3 | 0.4 |
| Rick Carlisle | G | — | 42 | 0 | 1.9 | 0.7 | 0.8 |
| Conner Henry | G | — | 36 | 0 | 2.7 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
| David Thirdkill | F-G | — | 17 | 0 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 0.1 |
| Bill Walton | C-F | 32 | 10 | 0 | 2.8 | 3.1 | 0.9 |
| Andre Turner | G | — | 3 | 0 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.3 |
Team stats
Season profile
113.5
ORtg
106.8
DRtg
98.6
Pace
+6.6
SRS
+6.7
MOV
57.7%
TS%
53.2%
eFG%
29.4
Avg age
Sideline
Coaching staff
K.C. Jones
head_coach
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NBA Finalist
Reached the Finals.
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Boston Garden
14,890 average attendance
Then and now
Boston Celtics
BOS
16 players