The Boston Celtics were 59-23 in 1986-87. They finished 1st in the Atlantic Division and 1st in the Eastern Conference. They lost in the NBA Finals against the Los Angeles Lakers, 4 games to 2.

Scores & Schedules

See schedule

1986-87 Conference Standings

TEAMWLPCTGB
1
Celtics Celtics
59
23
.720
2
57
25
.695
2.0
3
52
30
.634
7.0
4
50
32
.610
9.0
5
45
37
.549
14.0

1986-87 Stats

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Team
82
241.5
112.6
42.9
29.5
6.8
6.4
44.5
86.0
51.7
2.5
6.9
36.6
21.2
26.3
80.8
57.7
11.4
31.5
15.9
20.9
Team Rank
10th
6th
18th
2nd
22nd
6th
4th
21st
1st
2nd
4th
2nd
19th
23rd
1st
1st
23rd
2nd
7th
1st
Opponent
82
241.5
106.0
43.0
25.1
8.8
4.1
42.3
91.5
46.3
1.5
4.9
30.6
19.9
26.2
75.8
51.5
15.1
27.9
14.1
23.3
Opponent Rank
10th
4th
10th
10th
15th
1st
9th
20th
4th
17th
14th
14th
2nd
2nd
10th
1st
16th
6th
23rd
20th
Net
+6.6
-0.1
+4.4
-2.0
+2.3
+2.1
-5.5
+5.4
+1.0
+2.0
+6.0
+1.4
+0.1
+5.0
+6.3
-3.7
+3.6
+1.8
-2.5
Net Rank
3rd
14th
1st
21st
1st
4th
23rd
1st
3rd
3rd
3rd
7th
8th
1st
1st
23rd
3rd
18th
4th

Gallery

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
25
9
.735
2
23
11
.676
2.0
3
21
12
.636
3.5
4
20
15
.571
5.5
5
18
14
.563
6.0
6
19
15
.559
6.0
7
20
16
.556
6.0
8
19
16
.543
6.5
9
17
17
.500
8.0
10
17
19
.472
9.0
11
15
20
.429
10.5
12
11
23
.324
14.0
13
10
22
.313
14.0
14
9
24
.273
15.5
15
6
29
.171
19.5
WesternWLPCTGB
1
30
5
.857
2
25
9
.735
4.5
3
21
10
.677
7.0
4
23
11
.676
6.5
5
21
11
.656
7.5
6
21
13
.618
8.5
7
20
14
.588
9.5
8
18
17
.514
12.0
9
15
19
.441
14.5
10
15
20
.429
15.0
11
12
21
.364
17.0
12
12
21
.364
17.0
13
12
23
.343
18.0
14
8
27
.229
22.0
15
8
28
.222
22.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Mon
12/1
@
117-123
Mon
12/1
@
124-112
Tue
12/2
@
135-120
Tue
12/2
@
122-110
Tue
12/2
@
114-112

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sat
1/3
@
5:00 PM
Sat
1/3
@
7:30 PM
Sat
1/3
@
7:30 PM
Sat
1/3
@
8:00 PM
Sat
1/3
@
8:00 PM