1985β86 Boston Celtics season | |
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NBA champions | |
Conference champions | |
Division champions | |
Head coach | K. C. Jones |
Owners |
Don Gaston Alan N. Cohen Paul Dupee |
Arena |
Boston Garden Hartford Civic Center |
Results | |
Record | 67–15 (.817) |
Place | Division: 1st (
Atlantic) Conference: 1st ( Eastern) |
Playoff finish |
NBA Champions (Defeated Rockets 4β2) |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Local media | |
Television |
WLVI ( Gil Santos, Bob Cousy) SportsChannel New England ( Mike Gorman, Tom Heinsohn) |
Radio |
WRKO ( Johnny Most, Glenn Ordway) |
The 1985β86 Boston Celtics season was the 40th season of the Boston Celtics in the National Basketball Association (NBA). They finished with the best record in the league at 67β15, including a 40β1 record at home (37β1 at the Boston Garden, 3β0 at the Hartford Civic Center). Those 40 home wins set an NBA record which would only be matched by the San Antonio Spurs in 2016. Widely regarded among the greatest teams in NBA history, their 67 total wins were one win shy of tying their franchise record of 68 wins set in 1972β73, and tied for fifth all-time
Larry Bird won his third consecutive MVP award and Bill Walton won the Sixth Man of the Year Award. The team was anchored by the "Big Three" frontcourt of Bird, Kevin McHale and Robert Parish, which is frequently ranked among the best frontcourts in NBA history.
In the playoffs, the Celtics swept the Chicago Bulls in three games in the First Round, then defeated the Atlanta Hawks in five games in the Semi-finals, before sweeping the Milwaukee Bucks in four games in the Conference Finals to reach the NBA Finals for a third consecutive season. In the NBA Finals, the Celtics faced off against the Houston Rockets in a rematch of the 1981 NBA Finals, which the Celtics won in six games. The Celtics would go on to win their 16th championship and the last for 22 years, defeating the Houston Rockets in six games in the NBA Finals, and had won 82 combined regular season and playoff games, a record that stood until the Chicago Bulls racked up 87 combined wins en route to a title (the 2015-16 Golden State Warriors broke that record with 88 combined wins, although they infamously lost the finals).
The 1985 NBA draft took place on June 18, 1985. It was also the first NBA Draft of the " Lottery" era. The lottery was put into place so teams could not intentionally lose games to receive the number one pick.
Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | School/Club Team |
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1 | 20 | Sam Vincent | Guard | United States | Michigan State |
3 | 70 | Andre Battle | Guard | United States | Loyola (IL) |
4 | 93 | Cliff Webber | Forward | United States | Liberty Baptist |
5 | 116 | Albert Butts | Forward | United States | La Salle |
6 | 139 | Ralph Lewis | Guard | United States | La Salle |
7 | 162 | Chris Remly | United States | Rutgers |
The Celtics were coming from a 6-game NBA Finals series against their arch-rival the Los Angeles Lakers. They ended with a record 63-19 during the regular season, a league-best record, earning home court advantage throughout the playoffs.
They started their 1985β86 season campaign with a 109-113 OT loss to the New Jersey Nets, despite a near quadruple-double performance from Larry Bird who recorded 21 points, 12 rebounds, 10 assists and 8 steals for the Celtics. [1] The next day, Kevin McHale's 26 points and 15 rebounds led the Celtics towards a 105-100 road win over the Cavaliers. [2] Four days later, the Celtics defeated the visiting Bucks, 117β106, with Bird, McHale, Parish and Johnson, all scoring at least 20 points. [3] They ended the month of November with a 2β1 record.
W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | |
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y- Boston Celtics | 67 | 15 | .817 | β | 40β1 | 27β14 | 18β6 |
x- Philadelphia 76ers | 54 | 28 | .659 | 13 | 31β10 | 23β18 | 15β9 |
x- Washington Bullets | 39 | 43 | .476 | 28 | 26β15 | 13β28 | 11β13 |
x- New Jersey Nets | 39 | 43 | .476 | 28 | 26β15 | 13β28 | 11β13 |
New York Knicks | 23 | 59 | .280 | 44 | 15β26 | 8β33 | 5β19 |
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Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
1 | z- Boston Celtics | 67 | 15 | .817 | β |
2 | y- Milwaukee Bucks | 57 | 25 | .695 | 10 |
3 | x- Philadelphia 76ers | 54 | 28 | .659 | 13 |
4 | x- Atlanta Hawks | 50 | 32 | .610 | 17 |
5 | x- Detroit Pistons | 46 | 36 | .561 | 21 |
6 | x- Washington Bullets | 39 | 43 | .476 | 28 |
7 | x- New Jersey Nets | 39 | 43 | .476 | 28 |
8 | x- Chicago Bulls | 30 | 52 | .366 | 37 |
9 | Cleveland Cavaliers | 29 | 53 | .354 | 38 |
10 | Indiana Pacers | 26 | 56 | .317 | 41 |
11 | New York Knicks | 23 | 59 | .280 | 44 |
1985-86 NBA Records | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | β | 0β6 | 5β1 | 4β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 4β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 5β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 3β3 | 4β2 | 5β1 | 4β1 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β4 |
Boston | 6β0 | β | 5β1 | 5β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 4β1 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 5β1 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 5β0 | 4β2 | 5β1 | 4β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 5β1 |
Chicago | 1β5 | 1β5 | β | 3β3 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 2β4 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 3β3 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β5 | 2β3 | 4β2 | 1β5 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β4 |
Cleveland | 2β4 | 1β5 | 3β3 | β | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β5 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 3β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β5 | 3β3 | 4β1 | 0β6 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β5 |
Dallas | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | β | 3β3 | 0β2 | 4β1 | 1β5 | 2β0 | 2β3 | 1β4 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 5β0 | 2β3 | 3β3 | 4β2 | 3β2 | 5β1 | 1β1 |
Denver | 1β1 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 3β3 | β | 1β1 | 3β2 | 3β3 | 2β0 | 4β1 | 3β2 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 4β1 | 3β2 | 3β3 | 3β3 | 2β3 | 3β3 | 2β0 |
Detroit | 2β4 | 1β4 | 4β2 | 5β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | β | 1β1 | 1β1 | 5β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 2β4 | 4β2 | 4β1 | 2β4 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 4β2 |
Golden State | 1β1 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 1β4 | 2β3 | 1β1 | β | 0β5 | 1β1 | 5β1 | 2β4 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β4 | 1β5 | 2β3 | 2β3 | 2β4 | 2β3 | 1β1 |
Houston | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 5β1 | 3β3 | 1β1 | 5β0 | β | 2β0 | 3β2 | 1β4 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 3β2 | 3β2 | 4β2 | 5β1 | 3β2 | 3β3 | 2β0 |
Indiana | 1β5 | 1β5 | 3β3 | 2β3 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 1β5 | 1β1 | 0β2 | β | 2β0 | 0β2 | 2β4 | 2β3 | 2β4 | 0β6 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 5β1 |
L.A. Clippers | 0β2 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 3β2 | 1β4 | 0β2 | 1β5 | 2β3 | 0β2 | β | 2β4 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 2β4 | 2β4 | 5β0 | 1β4 | 3β3 | 3β2 | 0β2 |
L.A. Lakers | 1β1 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 4β1 | 2β3 | 1β1 | 4β2 | 4β1 | 2β0 | 4β2 | β | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 5β1 | 6β0 | 5β0 | 4β1 | 4β2 | 5β0 | 2β0 |
Milwaukee | 3β3 | 0β5 | 5β1 | 5β1 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 4β2 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 4β2 | 1β1 | 0β2 | β | 4β2 | 6β0 | 4β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 4β2 |
New Jersey | 2β4 | 2β4 | 3β2 | 3β3 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 2β4 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 3β2 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 2β4 | β | 5β1 | 2β4 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 2β4 |
New York | 1β5 | 1β5 | 2β4 | 1β4 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β4 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 4β2 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 0β6 | 1β5 | β | 0β6 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 3β3 |
Philadelphia | 1β4 | 2β4 | 5β1 | 6β0 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 4β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 6β0 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 1β4 | 4β2 | 6β0 | β | 2β0 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 3β3 |
Phoenix | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 0β5 | 1β4 | 2β0 | 4β2 | 2β3 | 1β1 | 4β2 | 1β5 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 0β2 | β | 2β4 | 2β3 | 3β2 | 5β1 | 1β4 | 1β1 |
Portland | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 3β2 | 2β3 | 1β1 | 5β1 | 2β3 | 2β0 | 4β2 | 0β6 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 4β2 | β | 3β2 | 1β4 | 5β1 | 2β3 | 0β2 |
Sacramento | 0β2 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 3β3 | 3β3 | 2β0 | 3β2 | 2β4 | 2β0 | 0β5 | 0β5 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 3β2 | 2β3 | β | 5β1 | 5β0 | 2β4 | 1β1 |
San Antonio | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β4 | 3β3 | 1β1 | 3β2 | 1β5 | 1β1 | 4β1 | 1β4 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β3 | 4β1 | 1β5 | β | 2β3 | 2β4 | 2β0 |
Seattle | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β3 | 3β2 | 0β2 | 4β2 | 2β3 | 0β2 | 3β3 | 2β4 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β5 | 1β5 | 0β5 | 3β2 | β | 2β3 | 1β1 |
Utah | 2β0 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β5 | 3β3 | 1β1 | 3β2 | 3β3 | 2β0 | 2β3 | 0β5 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 4β1 | 3β2 | 4β2 | 4β2 | 3β2 | β | 1β1 |
Washington | 4β1 | 1β5 | 4β1 | 5β1 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 2β4 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β5 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 2β4 | 4β2 | 3β3 | 3β3 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | β |
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October: 2β1 (home: 1β0; road: 1β1)
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November: 13β1 (home: 8β0; road: 5β1)
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December: 8β5 (home: 4β1; road: 4β4)
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January: 12β1 (home: 7β0; road: 5β1)
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February: 11β3 (home: 5β0; road: 6β3)
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March: 15β2 (home: 11β0; road: 4β2)
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April: 6β2 (home: 4β0; road: 2β2)
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1985β86 schedule |
Note: GP= Games played; REB= Rebounds; AST= Assists; STL = Steals; BLK = Blocks; PTS = Points; AVG = Average
Player | GP | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | AVG |
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Larry Bird | 82 | 805 | 557 | 166 | 51 | 2115 | 25.8 |
Kevin McHale | 68 | 551 | 181 | 29 | 134 | 1448 | 21.3 |
Robert Parish | 81 | 770 | 145 | 65 | 116 | 1305 | 16.1 |
Dennis Johnson | 78 | 268 | 456 | 110 | 35 | 1213 | 15.6 |
Danny Ainge | 80 | 235 | 405 | 94 | 7 | 855 | 10.7 |
Scott Wedman | 79 | 192 | 82 | 38 | 22 | 634 | 8.0 |
Bill Walton | 80 | 544 | 165 | 38 | 106 | 606 | 7.6 |
Jerry Sichting | 82 | 104 | 188 | 50 | 0 | 537 | 6.5 |
David Thirdkill | 49 | 70 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 163 | 3.3 |
Sam Vincent | 57 | 48 | 69 | 17 | 4 | 184 | 3.2 |
Sly Williams | 6 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 2.8 |
Rick Carlisle | 77 | 77 | 104 | 19 | 4 | 199 | 2.6 |
Greg Kite | 64 | 128 | 17 | 3 | 28 | 83 | 1.3 |
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Eastern Conference First Round: 3β0 (home: 2β0; road: 1β0)
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Eastern Conference Semifinals: 4β1 (home: 3β0; road: 1β1)
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Eastern Conference Finals: 4β0 (home: 2β0; road: 2β0)
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NBA Finals: 4β2 (home: 3β0; road: 1β2)
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1986 schedule |
Following the conclusion of the 1986 NBA Finals, a video documentary of the 1986 NBA season, known as Sweet Sixteen, was released. [4] David Perry was the narrator after Dick Stockton had narrated the last three NBA season documentaries.
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Roster |
1985β86 Boston Celtics season | |
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NBA champions | |
Conference champions | |
Division champions | |
Head coach | K. C. Jones |
Owners |
Don Gaston Alan N. Cohen Paul Dupee |
Arena |
Boston Garden Hartford Civic Center |
Results | |
Record | 67–15 (.817) |
Place | Division: 1st (
Atlantic) Conference: 1st ( Eastern) |
Playoff finish |
NBA Champions (Defeated Rockets 4β2) |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Local media | |
Television |
WLVI ( Gil Santos, Bob Cousy) SportsChannel New England ( Mike Gorman, Tom Heinsohn) |
Radio |
WRKO ( Johnny Most, Glenn Ordway) |
The 1985β86 Boston Celtics season was the 40th season of the Boston Celtics in the National Basketball Association (NBA). They finished with the best record in the league at 67β15, including a 40β1 record at home (37β1 at the Boston Garden, 3β0 at the Hartford Civic Center). Those 40 home wins set an NBA record which would only be matched by the San Antonio Spurs in 2016. Widely regarded among the greatest teams in NBA history, their 67 total wins were one win shy of tying their franchise record of 68 wins set in 1972β73, and tied for fifth all-time
Larry Bird won his third consecutive MVP award and Bill Walton won the Sixth Man of the Year Award. The team was anchored by the "Big Three" frontcourt of Bird, Kevin McHale and Robert Parish, which is frequently ranked among the best frontcourts in NBA history.
In the playoffs, the Celtics swept the Chicago Bulls in three games in the First Round, then defeated the Atlanta Hawks in five games in the Semi-finals, before sweeping the Milwaukee Bucks in four games in the Conference Finals to reach the NBA Finals for a third consecutive season. In the NBA Finals, the Celtics faced off against the Houston Rockets in a rematch of the 1981 NBA Finals, which the Celtics won in six games. The Celtics would go on to win their 16th championship and the last for 22 years, defeating the Houston Rockets in six games in the NBA Finals, and had won 82 combined regular season and playoff games, a record that stood until the Chicago Bulls racked up 87 combined wins en route to a title (the 2015-16 Golden State Warriors broke that record with 88 combined wins, although they infamously lost the finals).
The 1985 NBA draft took place on June 18, 1985. It was also the first NBA Draft of the " Lottery" era. The lottery was put into place so teams could not intentionally lose games to receive the number one pick.
Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | School/Club Team |
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1 | 20 | Sam Vincent | Guard | United States | Michigan State |
3 | 70 | Andre Battle | Guard | United States | Loyola (IL) |
4 | 93 | Cliff Webber | Forward | United States | Liberty Baptist |
5 | 116 | Albert Butts | Forward | United States | La Salle |
6 | 139 | Ralph Lewis | Guard | United States | La Salle |
7 | 162 | Chris Remly | United States | Rutgers |
The Celtics were coming from a 6-game NBA Finals series against their arch-rival the Los Angeles Lakers. They ended with a record 63-19 during the regular season, a league-best record, earning home court advantage throughout the playoffs.
They started their 1985β86 season campaign with a 109-113 OT loss to the New Jersey Nets, despite a near quadruple-double performance from Larry Bird who recorded 21 points, 12 rebounds, 10 assists and 8 steals for the Celtics. [1] The next day, Kevin McHale's 26 points and 15 rebounds led the Celtics towards a 105-100 road win over the Cavaliers. [2] Four days later, the Celtics defeated the visiting Bucks, 117β106, with Bird, McHale, Parish and Johnson, all scoring at least 20 points. [3] They ended the month of November with a 2β1 record.
W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | |
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y- Boston Celtics | 67 | 15 | .817 | β | 40β1 | 27β14 | 18β6 |
x- Philadelphia 76ers | 54 | 28 | .659 | 13 | 31β10 | 23β18 | 15β9 |
x- Washington Bullets | 39 | 43 | .476 | 28 | 26β15 | 13β28 | 11β13 |
x- New Jersey Nets | 39 | 43 | .476 | 28 | 26β15 | 13β28 | 11β13 |
New York Knicks | 23 | 59 | .280 | 44 | 15β26 | 8β33 | 5β19 |
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Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
1 | z- Boston Celtics | 67 | 15 | .817 | β |
2 | y- Milwaukee Bucks | 57 | 25 | .695 | 10 |
3 | x- Philadelphia 76ers | 54 | 28 | .659 | 13 |
4 | x- Atlanta Hawks | 50 | 32 | .610 | 17 |
5 | x- Detroit Pistons | 46 | 36 | .561 | 21 |
6 | x- Washington Bullets | 39 | 43 | .476 | 28 |
7 | x- New Jersey Nets | 39 | 43 | .476 | 28 |
8 | x- Chicago Bulls | 30 | 52 | .366 | 37 |
9 | Cleveland Cavaliers | 29 | 53 | .354 | 38 |
10 | Indiana Pacers | 26 | 56 | .317 | 41 |
11 | New York Knicks | 23 | 59 | .280 | 44 |
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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 | β | 0β6 | 5β1 | 4β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 4β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 5β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 3β3 | 4β2 | 5β1 | 4β1 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β4 |
Boston | 6β0 | β | 5β1 | 5β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 4β1 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 5β1 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 5β0 | 4β2 | 5β1 | 4β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 5β1 |
Chicago | 1β5 | 1β5 | β | 3β3 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 2β4 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 3β3 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β5 | 2β3 | 4β2 | 1β5 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β4 |
Cleveland | 2β4 | 1β5 | 3β3 | β | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β5 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 3β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β5 | 3β3 | 4β1 | 0β6 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β5 |
Dallas | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | β | 3β3 | 0β2 | 4β1 | 1β5 | 2β0 | 2β3 | 1β4 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 5β0 | 2β3 | 3β3 | 4β2 | 3β2 | 5β1 | 1β1 |
Denver | 1β1 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 3β3 | β | 1β1 | 3β2 | 3β3 | 2β0 | 4β1 | 3β2 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 4β1 | 3β2 | 3β3 | 3β3 | 2β3 | 3β3 | 2β0 |
Detroit | 2β4 | 1β4 | 4β2 | 5β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | β | 1β1 | 1β1 | 5β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 2β4 | 4β2 | 4β1 | 2β4 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 4β2 |
Golden State | 1β1 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 1β4 | 2β3 | 1β1 | β | 0β5 | 1β1 | 5β1 | 2β4 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β4 | 1β5 | 2β3 | 2β3 | 2β4 | 2β3 | 1β1 |
Houston | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 5β1 | 3β3 | 1β1 | 5β0 | β | 2β0 | 3β2 | 1β4 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 3β2 | 3β2 | 4β2 | 5β1 | 3β2 | 3β3 | 2β0 |
Indiana | 1β5 | 1β5 | 3β3 | 2β3 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 1β5 | 1β1 | 0β2 | β | 2β0 | 0β2 | 2β4 | 2β3 | 2β4 | 0β6 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 5β1 |
L.A. Clippers | 0β2 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 3β2 | 1β4 | 0β2 | 1β5 | 2β3 | 0β2 | β | 2β4 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 2β4 | 2β4 | 5β0 | 1β4 | 3β3 | 3β2 | 0β2 |
L.A. Lakers | 1β1 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 4β1 | 2β3 | 1β1 | 4β2 | 4β1 | 2β0 | 4β2 | β | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 5β1 | 6β0 | 5β0 | 4β1 | 4β2 | 5β0 | 2β0 |
Milwaukee | 3β3 | 0β5 | 5β1 | 5β1 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 4β2 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 4β2 | 1β1 | 0β2 | β | 4β2 | 6β0 | 4β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 4β2 |
New Jersey | 2β4 | 2β4 | 3β2 | 3β3 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 2β4 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 3β2 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 2β4 | β | 5β1 | 2β4 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 2β4 |
New York | 1β5 | 1β5 | 2β4 | 1β4 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β4 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 4β2 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 0β6 | 1β5 | β | 0β6 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 3β3 |
Philadelphia | 1β4 | 2β4 | 5β1 | 6β0 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 4β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 6β0 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 1β4 | 4β2 | 6β0 | β | 2β0 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 3β3 |
Phoenix | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 0β5 | 1β4 | 2β0 | 4β2 | 2β3 | 1β1 | 4β2 | 1β5 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 0β2 | β | 2β4 | 2β3 | 3β2 | 5β1 | 1β4 | 1β1 |
Portland | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 3β2 | 2β3 | 1β1 | 5β1 | 2β3 | 2β0 | 4β2 | 0β6 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 4β2 | β | 3β2 | 1β4 | 5β1 | 2β3 | 0β2 |
Sacramento | 0β2 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 3β3 | 3β3 | 2β0 | 3β2 | 2β4 | 2β0 | 0β5 | 0β5 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 3β2 | 2β3 | β | 5β1 | 5β0 | 2β4 | 1β1 |
San Antonio | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β4 | 3β3 | 1β1 | 3β2 | 1β5 | 1β1 | 4β1 | 1β4 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β3 | 4β1 | 1β5 | β | 2β3 | 2β4 | 2β0 |
Seattle | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β3 | 3β2 | 0β2 | 4β2 | 2β3 | 0β2 | 3β3 | 2β4 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β5 | 1β5 | 0β5 | 3β2 | β | 2β3 | 1β1 |
Utah | 2β0 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β5 | 3β3 | 1β1 | 3β2 | 3β3 | 2β0 | 2β3 | 0β5 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 4β1 | 3β2 | 4β2 | 4β2 | 3β2 | β | 1β1 |
Washington | 4β1 | 1β5 | 4β1 | 5β1 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 2β4 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β5 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 2β4 | 4β2 | 3β3 | 3β3 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | β |
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October: 2β1 (home: 1β0; road: 1β1)
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November: 13β1 (home: 8β0; road: 5β1)
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December: 8β5 (home: 4β1; road: 4β4)
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January: 12β1 (home: 7β0; road: 5β1)
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February: 11β3 (home: 5β0; road: 6β3)
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March: 15β2 (home: 11β0; road: 4β2)
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April: 6β2 (home: 4β0; road: 2β2)
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1985β86 schedule |
Note: GP= Games played; REB= Rebounds; AST= Assists; STL = Steals; BLK = Blocks; PTS = Points; AVG = Average
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Larry Bird | 82 | 805 | 557 | 166 | 51 | 2115 | 25.8 |
Kevin McHale | 68 | 551 | 181 | 29 | 134 | 1448 | 21.3 |
Robert Parish | 81 | 770 | 145 | 65 | 116 | 1305 | 16.1 |
Dennis Johnson | 78 | 268 | 456 | 110 | 35 | 1213 | 15.6 |
Danny Ainge | 80 | 235 | 405 | 94 | 7 | 855 | 10.7 |
Scott Wedman | 79 | 192 | 82 | 38 | 22 | 634 | 8.0 |
Bill Walton | 80 | 544 | 165 | 38 | 106 | 606 | 7.6 |
Jerry Sichting | 82 | 104 | 188 | 50 | 0 | 537 | 6.5 |
David Thirdkill | 49 | 70 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 163 | 3.3 |
Sam Vincent | 57 | 48 | 69 | 17 | 4 | 184 | 3.2 |
Sly Williams | 6 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 2.8 |
Rick Carlisle | 77 | 77 | 104 | 19 | 4 | 199 | 2.6 |
Greg Kite | 64 | 128 | 17 | 3 | 28 | 83 | 1.3 |
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Eastern Conference First Round: 3β0 (home: 2β0; road: 1β0)
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Eastern Conference Semifinals: 4β1 (home: 3β0; road: 1β1)
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Eastern Conference Finals: 4β0 (home: 2β0; road: 2β0)
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NBA Finals: 4β2 (home: 3β0; road: 1β2)
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1986 schedule |
Following the conclusion of the 1986 NBA Finals, a video documentary of the 1986 NBA season, known as Sweet Sixteen, was released. [4] David Perry was the narrator after Dick Stockton had narrated the last three NBA season documentaries.
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