The Boston Celtics decisively defeated the New Jersey Nets, 129 to 117, on January 3, 1986.

1985-86 Boston Celtics

Final

NJN

Nets

20-14

117

BOS

Celtics

25-7

129

Team

1

35

40

2

23

28

3

32

40

4

27

21

Total

117

129

Team Stats

Player Stats

Nets

Celtics

FG Made - Attempted

50-96

58-98

Field Goal %

52.1

59.2

3PT Made - Attempted

1-4

1-5

3PT %

25.0

20.0

FT Made - Attempted

16-20

12-16

Free Throw %

80.0

75.0

Rebounds

43

31

Offensive Rebounds

17

7

Defensive Rebounds

26

24

Assists

34

34

Steals

9

15

Blocks

5

5

Turnovers

20

13

Personal Fouls

19

18

Nets

Celtics

Starters

NAME	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	3PT	FT	TOV	PF	+/-	OREB	DREB	FG%	3P%	FT%
Buck Williams	41	19	11	4	0	1	9-15	0-0	1-1	3	4		2	9	60.0		100.0
Darwin Cook	36	15	1	5	4	0	7-10	1-1	0-0	1	3		0	1	70.0	100.0
Albert King	31	20	4	2	1	0	9-19	0-0	2-3	2	4		4	0	47.4		66.7
Mike Gminski	29	20	7	3	2	1	7-13	0-0	6-8	4	0		2	5	53.8		75.0
Otis Birdsong	19	8	0	3	0	0	4-7	0-0	0-0	1	1		0	0	57.1

Bench

NAME	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	3PT	FT	TOV	PF	+/-	OREB	DREB	FG%	3P%	FT%
Kelvin Ransey	35	16	2	9	1	0	8-16	0-1	0-0	2	2		2	0	50.0	0.0
Darryl Dawkins	30	11	12	2	1	3	5-10	0-1	1-2	3	3		3	9	50.0	0.0	50.0
Mickey Johnson	18	8	4	6	0	0	1-5	0-1	6-6	3	1		2	2	20.0	0.0	100.0
Mike O'Koren	1	0	2	0	0	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	1		2	0	0.0

Starters

NAME	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	3PT	FT	TOV	PF	+/-	OREB	DREB	FG%	3P%	FT%
Larry Bird	40	29	10	4	8	1	14-23	1-4	0-0	7	1		2	8	60.9	25.0
Kevin McHale	39	23	6	6	0	1	10-16	0-0	3-5	0	1		2	4	62.5		60.0
Dennis Johnson	38	24	2	8	3	0	11-21	0-1	2-2	3	1		0	2	52.4	0.0	100.0
Jerry Sichting	36	17	2	6	1	0	8-9	0-0	1-2	1	3		0	2	88.9		50.0
Robert Parish	30	13	3	3	2	2	6-10	0-0	1-2	0	4		1	2	60.0		50.0

Bench

NAME	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	3PT	FT	TOV	PF	+/-	OREB	DREB	FG%	3P%	FT%
Bill Walton	22	0	6	4	0	0	0-4	0-0	0-0	2	5		1	5	0.0
Sam Vincent	14	9	1	1	1	0	2-4	0-0	5-5	0	1		0	1	50.0		100.0
Scott Wedman	13	8	1	1	0	1	4-7	0-0	0-0	0	2		1	0	57.1
Rick Carlisle	8	6	0	1	0	0	3-4	0-0	0-0	0	0		0	0	75.0

Explore

More Celtics Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

26.9

Tatum

Jayson Tatum

RPG

9.0

Tatum

Jayson Tatum

APG

6.5

Tatum

Jayson Tatum

Team Rankings

ORTG

123.2

1st

DRTG

111.6

3rd

NETRTG

11.6

1st

3P%

38.8

2nd

2023-24 Conference Standings

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

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 4/27	BOS	@	MIA	6:00 PM
Mon 4/29	BOS	@	MIA	1:00 PM
Wed 5/1	MIA	@	BOS	7:30 PM
Fri 5/3	BOS	@	MIA	1:00 PM
Sun 5/5	MIA	@	BOS	1:00 PM

Last Game

BOS

1-1

101

Final

111

MIA

1-1

Wed 24 Apr 2024

NBA 2023-24 Leaders

Playoff PPG Leaders

36.5

Siakam

Pascal Siakam

34.5

Lillard

Damian Lillard

34.0

Maxey

Tyrese Maxey

Playoff RPG Leaders

19.0

Allen

Jarrett Allen

16.0

Jokic

Nikola Jokic

14.0

Hart

Josh Hart

Playoff APG Leaders

10.0

James

LeBron James

10.0

Haliburton

Tyrese Haliburton

9.0

Herro

Tyler Herro

Playoff SPG Leaders

2.5

Irving

Kyrie Irving

2.5

Edwards

Anthony Edwards

2.5

Jr.

Kelly Oubre Jr.

Playoff BPG Leaders

3.5

Holmgren

Chet Holmgren

2.5

Davis

Anthony Davis

2.5

Lopez

Brook Lopez

Playoff 3PM Leaders

6.0

Lillard

Damian Lillard

4.5

Doncic

Luka Doncic

4.5

Jr.

Michael Porter Jr.

Playoff TS% Leaders

92.6

Wright

Delon Wright

81.8

Hauser

Sam Hauser

81.7

White

Derrick White

NBA 2023-24 Rankings

Playoff ORtg Rankings

Knicks

119.2

Timberwolves

118.9

Thunder

118.8

Celtics

118.5

Nuggets

115.8

Pacers

114.3

Playoff DRtg Rankings

Cavaliers

89.7

Timberwolves

99.4

Thunder

100.3

Magic

102.5

Clippers

105.6

Nuggets

108.8

Playoff NetRtg Rankings

Timberwolves

19.6

Thunder

18.5

Cavaliers

12.7

Nuggets

7.0

Knicks

5.5

Celtics

5.5

Playoff Tank Leaderboard

Magic

0-2

Pelicans

0-2

Suns

0-2

76ers

0-2

Lakers

0-2

Heat

1-1

NBA 2023-24 Betting

Best Record ATS

Magic

51-33

Mavericks

49-35

76ers

49-36

Thunder

47-36-1

Rockets

45-35-2

Knicks

45-38-1

Worst Record ATS

Hawks

29-54

34-48

Bucks

36-48

Suns

36-47-1

Raptors

36-46

Nets

34-44-4

NBA 2023-24 Conference Standings

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

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	57	25	.695
2	Nuggets	57	25	.695
3	Timberwolves	56	26	.683	1.0
4	Clippers	51	31	.622	6.0
5	Mavericks	50	32	.610	7.0
6	Suns	49	33	.598	8.0

NBA 2023-24 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Tue 4/23	NOP	@	OKC	92-124
Tue 4/23	MIA	@	BOS	111-101
Mon 4/22	PHX	@	MIN	93-105
Mon 4/22	DAL	@	LAC	96-93
Mon 4/22	IND	@	MIL	125-108

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 4/25	CLE	@	ORL	7:00 PM
Thu 4/25	NYK	@	PHI	7:30 PM
Thu 4/25	DEN	@	LAL	10:00 PM
Fri 4/26	MIL	@	IND	5:30 PM
Fri 4/26	LAC	@	DAL	8:00 PM