The 1986-87 roster for the Celtics included Dennis Johnson at point guard, Danny Ainge at shooting guard, Larry Bird at small forward, Kevin McHale at power forward and Robert Parish at center.
| NO. | NAME | POS | HEIGHT | WEIGHT | DOB | AGE | COLLEGE | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 44 |  | D. Ainge | SG | 6'5" | 195 | 3/17/1959 | 27 | Brigham Young |
| 2 | 33 |  | L. Bird | SF | 6'9" | 220 | 12/7/1956 | 30 | Indiana State |
| 3 | 34 | | R. Carlisle | SG | 6'5" | 210 | 10/27/1959 | 27 | Virginia |
| 4 | 20 | | D. Daye | SF | 6'8" | 220 | 11/30/1960 | 26 | UCLA |
| 5 | 43 | | C. Henry | SG | 6'7" | 195 | 7/21/1963 | 23 | California-Santa Barbara |
| 6 | 3 |  | D. Johnson | PG | 6'4" | 185 | 9/18/1954 | 32 | Pepperdine |
| 7 | 50 | | G. Kite | C | 6'11" | 263 | 8/5/1961 | 25 | Brigham Young |
| 8 | 32 |  | K. McHale | PF | 6'10" | 210 | 12/19/1957 | 29 | Minnesota |
| 9 | 00 |  | R. Parish | C | 7'1" | 244 | 8/30/1953 | 33 | Centenary (LA) |
| 10 | 31 | | F. Roberts | PF | 6'10" | 218 | 8/14/1960 | 26 | Brigham Young |
| 11 | 12 | | J. Sichting | PG | 6'1" | 168 | 11/29/1956 | 30 | Purdue |
| 12 | 45 | | D. Thirdkill | SF | 6'7" | 195 | 4/12/1960 | 26 | Bradley |
| 13 | 7 | | A. Turner | PG | 5'11" | 160 | 12/13/1964 | 22 | Memphis |
| 14 | 11 | | S. Vincent | PG | 6'2" | 185 | 5/18/1963 | 23 | Michigan State |
| 15 | 5 |  | B. Walton | C | 6'11" | 210 | 11/5/1952 | 34 | UCLA |
| 16 | 8 | | S. Wedman | SF | 6'7" | 215 | 7/29/1952 | 34 | Colorado |
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| 1 | 7 | 1 | .875 | ||
| 2 | 6 | 1 | .857 | 0.5 | |
| 3 | 5 | 2 | .714 | 1.5 | |
| 4 | 4 | 3 | .571 | 2.5 | |
| 5 | 4 | 3 | .571 | 2.5 | |
| 6 | 4 | 3 | .571 | 2.5 | |
| 7 | 4 | 4 | .500 | 3.0 | |
| 8 | 3 | 4 | .429 | 3.5 | |
| 9 | 3 | 5 | .375 | 4.0 | |
| 10 | 2 | 5 | .286 | 4.5 | |
| 11 | 2 | 5 | .286 | 4.5 | |
| 12 | 2 | 6 | .250 | 5.0 | |
| 13 | 1 | 6 | .143 | 5.5 | |
| 14 | 1 | 6 | .143 | 5.5 | |
| 15 | 1 | 6 | .143 | 5.5 |
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| 1 | 7 | 1 | .875 | ||
| 2 | 6 | 1 | .857 | 0.5 | |
| 3 | 5 | 1 | .833 | 1.0 | |
| 4 | 6 | 2 | .750 | 1.0 | |
| 5 | 5 | 2 | .714 | 1.5 | |
| 6 | 5 | 2 | .714 | 1.5 | |
| 7 | 5 | 3 | .625 | 2.0 | |
| 8 | 5 | 3 | .625 | 2.0 | |
| 9 | 4 | 3 | .571 | 2.5 | |
| 10 | 3 | 3 | .500 | 3.0 | |
| 11 | 3 | 4 | .429 | 3.5 | |
| 12 | 1 | 4 | .200 | 4.5 | |
| 13 | 1 | 6 | .143 | 5.5 | |
| 14 | 1 | 6 | .143 | 5.5 | |
| 15 | 1 | 6 | .143 | 5.5 |
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