The Boston Celtics squeaked out a win over the Chicago Bulls, 108 to 104, in Game 1 of the 1987 First Round on April 23, 1987.

1986-87 Boston Celtics

Final

CHI

Bulls

0-1

104

BOS

Celtics

1-0

108

Team

1

24

34

2

23

32

3

26

20

4

31

22

Total

104

108

Team Stats

Player Stats

Bulls

Celtics

FG Made - Attempted

38-78

43-81

Field Goal %

48.7

53.1

3PT Made - Attempted

1-3

4-6

3PT %

33.3

66.7

FT Made - Attempted

27-28

18-19

Free Throw %

96.4

94.7

Rebounds

30

37

Offensive Rebounds

8

9

Defensive Rebounds

22

28

Assists

26

31

Steals

5

3

Blocks

3

5

Turnovers

9

12

Personal Fouls

22

20

Bulls

Celtics

Starters

NAME	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	3PT	FT	TOV	PF	+/-	OREB	DREB	FG%	3P%	FT%
Michael Jordan	44	35	6	7	4	2	12-25	0-1	11-11	2	4		0	6	48.0	0.0	100.0
Charles Oakley	41	21	12	2	1	0	7-17	0-1	7-8	3	4		3	9	41.2	0.0	87.5
Gene Banks	37	19	5	2	0	0	8-13	0-0	3-3	2	4		3	2	61.5		100.0
Dave Corzine	33	2	2	2	0	0	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	2		1	1	100.0
John Paxson	27	10	1	6	0	0	4-7	1-1	1-1	0	2		0	1	57.1	100.0	100.0

Bench

NAME	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	3PT	FT	TOV	PF	+/-	OREB	DREB	FG%	3P%	FT%
Sedale Threatt	27	12	2	6	0	0	5-8	0-0	2-2	1	4		0	2	62.5		100.0
Brad Sellers	23	5	2	1	0	1	1-6	0-0	3-3	1	1		1	1	16.7		100.0
Granville Waiters	6	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	1		0	0
Elston Turner	2	0	0	0	0	0	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	17	9	13	2	0	4-7	2-2	7-7	1	2		3	6	57.1	100.0	100.0
Kevin McHale	44	21	6	2	0	1	10-21	0-0	1-1	4	2		2	4	47.6		100.0
Dennis Johnson	43	16	3	6	1	0	5-13	0-2	6-6	1	4		1	2	38.5	0.0	100.0
Robert Parish	41	19	11	1	0	2	9-14	0-0	1-2	3	3		1	10	64.3		50.0
Danny Ainge	40	20	4	8	0	0	8-12	2-2	2-2	3	3		0	4	66.7	100.0	100.0

Bench

NAME	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	3PT	FT	TOV	PF	+/-	OREB	DREB	FG%	3P%	FT%
Jerry Sichting	13	8	1	1	0	0	4-7	0-0	0-0	0	2		0	1	57.1
Bill Walton	9	7	2	0	0	1	3-5	0-0	1-1	0	3		2	0	60.0		100.0
Darren Daye	4	0	1	0	0	1	0-2	0-0	0-0	0	1		0	1	0.0

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More Celtics Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

26.9

Tatum

Jayson Tatum

RPG

9.7

Tatum

Jayson Tatum

APG

6.3

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)
Mon 4/29	BOS	@	MIA	7:30 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

MIA

1-2

84

Final

104

BOS

2-1

Sat 27 Apr 2024

NBA 2023-24 Leaders

Playoff PPG Leaders

37.7

Embiid

Joel Embiid

32.3

Lillard

Damian Lillard

31.0

Maxey

Tyrese Maxey

Playoff RPG Leaders

15.8

Davis

Anthony Davis

15.3

Jokic

Nikola Jokic

13.8

Allen

Jarrett Allen

Playoff APG Leaders

12.0

Haliburton

Tyrese Haliburton

10.0

Jokic

Nikola Jokic

8.7

Brunson

Jalen Brunson

Playoff SPG Leaders

2.3

Edwards

Anthony Edwards

2.3

Irving

Kyrie Irving

2.3

Jr.

Kelly Oubre Jr.

Playoff BPG Leaders

3.7

Holmgren

Chet Holmgren

2.3

Mobley

Evan Mobley

2.0

Porzingis

Kristaps Porzingis

Playoff 3PM Leaders

5.3

Lillard

Damian Lillard

4.3

Harden

James Harden

4.0

Hart

Josh Hart

Playoff TS% Leaders

80.5

Gobert

Rudy Gobert

71.7

Lowry

Kyle Lowry

71.6

White

Derrick White

NBA 2023-24 Rankings

Playoff ORtg Rankings

Timberwolves

123.9

76ers

121.6

Knicks

121.2

Celtics

120.1

Pacers

117.1

Thunder

115.8

Playoff DRtg Rankings

Thunder

96.2

Magic

97.3

Timberwolves

104.8

Cavaliers

107.2

Mavericks

107.6

Clippers

108.4

Playoff NetRtg Rankings

Thunder

19.7

Timberwolves

19.1

Celtics

11.3

Magic

9.9

Nuggets

2.4

Pacers

1.7

Playoff Tank Leaderboard

Pelicans

0-3

Suns

0-3

Lakers

1-3

Heat

1-2

Clippers

1-2

Bucks

1-2

NBA 2023-24 Betting

Best Record ATS

Magic

53-33

Mavericks

50-35

76ers

50-36

Thunder

48-36-1

Rockets

45-35-2

Celtics

44-37-4

Worst Record ATS

Hawks

29-54

34-48

Suns

36-48-1

Bucks

37-48

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
Fri 4/26	OKC	@	NOP	106-85
Fri 4/26	BOS	@	MIA	104-84
Fri 4/26	DEN	@	LAL	108-119
Fri 4/26	CLE	@	ORL	89-112
Thu 4/25	MIN	@	PHX	126-109

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 4/28	NYK	@	PHI	1:00 PM
Sun 4/28	LAC	@	DAL	3:30 PM
Sun 4/28	MIL	@	IND	7:00 PM
Sun 4/28	MIN	@	PHX	9:30 PM
Mon 4/29	BOS	@	MIA	7:30 PM