The Boston Celtics couldn't pull it off against the Milwaukee Bucks, 129 to 124, in Game 5 of the 1987 Eastern Conference Semifinals on May 13, 1987.

1986-87 Boston Celtics

Final

MIL

Bucks

2-3

129

BOS

Celtics

3-2

124

Team

MIL

BOS

1

38

32

2

27

34

3

32

36

4

32

22

Total

129

124

Bucks

Celtics

FG Made - Attempted

47-91

48-87

Field Goal %

51.6

55.2

3PT Made - Attempted

1-4

1-7

3PT %

25.0

14.3

FT Made - Attempted

34-42

27-36

Free Throw %

81.0

75.0

Rebounds

41

46

Offensive Rebounds

12

11

Defensive Rebounds

29

35

Assists

27

28

Steals

8

3

Blocks

5

7

Turnovers

9

14

Personal Fouls

28

29

Starters

NAME MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK FG 3PT FT TOV PF +/- OREB DREB FG% 3P% FT%
Sidney Moncrief 38 33 5 4 0 1 13-18 1-1 6-6 0 2 1 4 72.2 100.0 100.0
Jack Sikma 35 21 9 3 2 1 8-11 0-0 5-5 1 5 1 8 72.7 100.0
Terry Cummings 31 23 9 2 1 1 7-21 0-0 9-12 1 5 5 4 33.3 75.0
Paul Pressey 30 14 2 10 2 1 7-8 0-0 0-0 3 6 1 1 87.5
John Lucas 24 14 2 4 1 0 2-7 0-1 10-12 1 1 0 2 28.6 0.0 83.3

Bench

NAME MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK FG 3PT FT TOV PF +/- OREB DREB FG% 3P% FT%
Craig Hodges 26 8 2 2 1 0 4-8 0-1 0-0 1 2 1 1 50.0 0.0
Ricky Pierce 20 7 4 1 0 0 3-12 0-0 1-2 2 3 2 2 25.0 50.0
Randy Breuer 19 4 5 0 1 1 1-3 0-0 2-3 0 2 1 4 33.3 66.7
Paul Mokeski 12 5 3 1 0 0 2-2 0-0 1-2 0 2 0 3 100.0 50.0
Dudley Bradley 5 0 0 0 0 0 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0

Starters

NAME MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK FG 3PT FT TOV PF +/- OREB DREB FG% 3P% FT%
Larry Bird 46 26 8 12 1 0 8-22 0-4 10-11 4 4 2 6 36.4 0.0 90.9
Robert Parish 42 30 16 2 2 4 14-22 0-0 2-4 6 5 8 8 63.6 50.0
Kevin McHale 42 27 11 2 0 2 12-18 0-0 3-5 1 4 1 10 66.7 60.0
Dennis Johnson 42 19 5 2 0 0 5-10 0-0 9-10 0 5 0 5 50.0 90.0
Danny Ainge 38 14 1 7 0 0 5-8 1-3 3-4 2 5 0 1 62.5 33.3 75.0

Bench

NAME MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK FG 3PT FT TOV PF +/- OREB DREB FG% 3P% FT%
Jerry Sichting 15 4 1 2 0 0 2-4 0-0 0-0 1 3 0 1 50.0
Greg Kite 6 0 4 0 0 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 4
Darren Daye 5 4 0 0 0 0 2-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 100.0
Fred Roberts 3 0 0 1 0 0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 2 0 0 0.0
Conner Henry 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-2 0 0 0 0 0.0

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Team Leaders

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PPG

26.9

Tatum

Jayson Tatum

RPG

10.4

Tatum

Jayson Tatum

APG

5.9

Tatum

Jayson Tatum

Team Rankings

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ORTG

123.2

1st

DRTG

111.6

3rd

NETRTG

11.6

1st

3P%

38.8

2nd

2023-24 Conference Standings

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TEAM W L PCT GB
1
Celtics Celtics
64 18 .780
2
Knicks Knicks
50 32 .610 14.0
3
Bucks Bucks
49 33 .598 15.0
4
Cavaliers Cavaliers
48 34 .585 16.0
5
Magic Magic
47 35 .573 17.0

Schedule

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DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Thu
6/6
DAL DAL
@
BOS BOS
8:30 PM
Sun
6/9
DAL DAL
@
BOS BOS
8:00 PM
Wed
6/12
BOS BOS
@
DAL DAL
8:30 PM
Fri
6/14
BOS BOS
@
DAL DAL
8:30 PM
Mon
6/17
DAL DAL
@
BOS BOS
8:30 PM

Last Game

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IND Pacers

0-4

102

Final

105

BOS Celtics

4-0

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NBA 2023-24 Leaders

Playoff PPG Leaders

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33.0

Embiid

Joel Embiid

32.4

Brunson

Jalen Brunson

30.2

Gilgeous-Alexander

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

Playoff RPG Leaders

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15.6

Davis

Anthony Davis

13.4

Jokic

Nikola Jokic

11.5

Hart

Josh Hart

Playoff APG Leaders

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8.8

Doncic

Luka Doncic

8.8

James

LeBron James

8.7

Jokic

Nikola Jokic

Playoff SPG Leaders

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2.4

James

LeBron James

1.8

Jr.

Kelly Oubre Jr.

1.8

Booker

Devin Booker

Playoff BPG Leaders

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2.5

Holmgren

Chet Holmgren

2.2

Mobley

Evan Mobley

1.8

Gafford

Daniel Gafford

Playoff 3PM Leaders

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3.7

Maxey

Tyrese Maxey

3.5

Haliburton

Tyrese Haliburton

3.5

DiVincenzo

Donte DiVincenzo

Playoff TS% Leaders

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66.5

Davis

Anthony Davis

66.2

Booker

Devin Booker

66.0

Gordon

Aaron Gordon

NBA 2023-24 Rankings

Playoff ORtg Rankings

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Celtics

120.1

Pacers

120.1

Knicks

118.7

Timberwolves

117.0

76ers

116.9

Mavericks

116.6

Playoff DRtg Rankings

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Magic

101.3

Thunder

105.4

Celtics

109.3

Pelicans

111.7

Cavaliers

111.8

Mavericks

112.2

Playoff NetRtg Rankings

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Celtics

10.9

Thunder

6.7

Magic

4.7

Timberwolves

4.6

Mavericks

4.4

Pacers

1.1

Playoff Tank Leaderboard

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Pelicans

0-4

Suns

0-4

Heat

1-4

Lakers

1-4

Clippers

2-4

Bucks

2-4

NBA 2023-24 Betting

Best Record ATS

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Magic

55-34

Mavericks

59-40

76ers

51-38

Thunder

52-39-1

Rockets

45-35-2

Pacers

54-43-2

Worst Record ATS

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Hawks

29-54

Hornets

34-48

Suns

36-49-1

Bucks

38-50

Raptors

36-46

Nets

34-44-4

NBA 2023-24 Conference Standings

Eastern W L PCT GB
1
Celtics Celtics
64 18 .780
2
Knicks Knicks
50 32 .610 14.0
3
Bucks Bucks
49 33 .598 15.0
4
Cavaliers Cavaliers
48 34 .585 16.0
5
Magic Magic
47 35 .573 17.0
6
Pacers Pacers
47 35 .573 17.0
Western W L PCT GB
1
Thunder Thunder
57 25 .695
2
Nuggets Nuggets
57 25 .695
3
Timberwolves Timberwolves
56 26 .683 1.0
4
Clippers Clippers
51 31 .622 6.0
5
Mavericks Mavericks
50 32 .610 7.0
6
Suns Suns
49 33 .598 8.0

NBA 2023-24 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Wed
5/29
DAL DAL
@
MIN MIN
124-103
Mon
5/27
MIN MIN
@
DAL DAL
105-100
Sun
5/26
BOS BOS
@
IND IND
105-102
Sat
5/25
MIN MIN
@
DAL DAL
107-116
Fri
5/24
BOS BOS
@
IND IND
114-111

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Thu
6/6
DAL DAL
@
BOS BOS
8:30 PM
Sun
6/9
DAL DAL
@
BOS BOS
8:00 PM
Wed
6/12
BOS BOS
@
DAL DAL
8:30 PM
Fri
6/14
BOS BOS
@
DAL DAL
8:30 PM
Mon
6/17
DAL DAL
@
BOS BOS
8:30 PM