The Boston Celtics defeated the Houston Rockets, 112 to 100, in Game 1 of the 1986 NBA Finals on May 26, 1986.

1985-86 Boston Celtics

Final

HOU

Rockets

0-1

100

BOS

Celtics

1-0

112

Team

HOU

BOS

1

28

34

2

31

27

3

17

30

4

24

21

Total

100

112

Rockets

Celtics

FG Made - Attempted

45-95

47-84

Field Goal %

47.4

56.0

3PT Made - Attempted

1-2

1-4

3PT %

50.0

25.0

FT Made - Attempted

9-16

17-27

Free Throw %

56.3

63.0

Rebounds

40

42

Offensive Rebounds

14

10

Defensive Rebounds

26

32

Assists

27

35

Steals

11

15

Blocks

7

5

Turnovers

16

17

Personal Fouls

19

17

Starters

NAME MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK FG 3PT FT TOV PF +/- OREB DREB FG% 3P% FT%
Rodney McCray 42 20 1 3 2 0 10-14 0-0 0-1 3 2 0 1 71.4 0.0
Robert Reid 40 16 5 8 1 0 7-15 0-0 2-2 1 1 1 4 46.7 100.0
Hakeem Olajuwon 38 33 12 2 1 3 14-23 0-0 5-9 2 5 7 5 60.9 55.6
Lewis Lloyd 28 4 3 7 1 0 2-5 0-0 0-0 3 1 1 2 40.0
Ralph Sampson 27 2 7 2 2 1 1-13 0-0 0-0 4 3 2 5 7.7

Bench

NAME MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK FG 3PT FT TOV PF +/- OREB DREB FG% 3P% FT%
Jim Petersen 28 8 4 1 1 1 4-9 0-0 0-0 1 3 0 4 44.4
Mitchell Wiggins 18 6 5 2 0 0 3-7 0-0 0-0 1 3 2 3 42.9
Allen Leavell 9 8 0 1 1 0 3-6 1-2 1-2 1 1 0 0 50.0 50.0 50.0
Craig Ehlo 4 2 0 1 1 1 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 100.0
Hank McDowell 2 1 2 0 0 0 0-1 0-0 1-2 0 0 1 1 0.0 50.0
Steve Harris 2 0 0 0 1 1 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Granville Waiters 2 0 1 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1

Starters

NAME MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK FG 3PT FT TOV PF +/- OREB DREB FG% 3P% FT%
Larry Bird 44 21 8 13 4 0 8-18 0-2 5-6 4 4 1 7 44.4 0.0 83.3
Dennis Johnson 41 19 11 8 4 0 6-12 1-2 6-10 4 1 1 10 50.0 50.0 60.0
Kevin McHale 40 21 6 3 0 2 8-12 0-0 5-8 3 3 2 4 66.7 62.5
Danny Ainge 40 18 3 7 3 0 9-16 0-0 0-0 2 5 2 1 56.3
Robert Parish 36 23 4 1 0 2 11-18 0-0 1-3 1 0 1 3 61.1 33.3

Bench

NAME MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK FG 3PT FT TOV PF +/- OREB DREB FG% 3P% FT%
Bill Walton 18 10 8 3 1 1 5-5 0-0 0-0 1 2 2 6 100.0
Jerry Sichting 11 0 0 0 0 0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0.0
Sam Vincent 4 0 0 0 1 0 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 1 0 0 0.0
Greg Kite 3 0 1 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 0
David Thirdkill 3 0 1 0 2 0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0.0

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More Celtics Stats

Team Leaders

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PPG

26.9

Tatum

Jayson Tatum

RPG

9.0

Tatum

Jayson Tatum

APG

6.5

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

Last Game

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BOS Celtics

1-1

101

Final

111

MIA Heat

1-1

Wed 24 Apr 2024

NBA 2023-24 Leaders

Playoff PPG Leaders

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37.7

Embiid

Joel Embiid

36.5

Siakam

Pascal Siakam

34.5

Lillard

Damian Lillard

Playoff RPG Leaders

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15.7

Jokic

Nikola Jokic

15.3

Allen

Jarrett Allen

13.5

Zubac

Ivica Zubac

Playoff APG Leaders

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10.0

Haliburton

Tyrese Haliburton

9.7

James

LeBron James

9.0

Herro

Tyler Herro

Playoff SPG Leaders

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2.5

Irving

Kyrie Irving

2.5

Edwards

Anthony Edwards

2.5

Alexander-Walker

Nickeil Alexander-Walker

Playoff BPG Leaders

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3.5

Holmgren

Chet Holmgren

2.5

Lopez

Brook Lopez

2.3

Mobley

Evan Mobley

Playoff 3PM Leaders

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6.0

Lillard

Damian Lillard

4.5

Doncic

Luka Doncic

4.5

Herro

Tyler Herro

Playoff TS% Leaders

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92.6

Wright

Delon Wright

81.8

Hauser

Sam Hauser

81.7

White

Derrick White

NBA 2023-24 Rankings

Playoff ORtg Rankings

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76ers

121.6

Knicks

121.2

Timberwolves

118.9

Thunder

118.8

Celtics

118.5

Nuggets

116.3

Playoff DRtg Rankings

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Magic

98.2

Timberwolves

99.4

Thunder

100.3

Cavaliers

103.2

Clippers

105.6

Nuggets

109.2

Playoff NetRtg Rankings

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Timberwolves

19.6

Thunder

18.5

Nuggets

7.1

Celtics

5.5

Magic

5.0

Clippers

4.9

Playoff Tank Leaderboard

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Pelicans

0-2

Suns

0-2

Lakers

0-3

Magic

1-2

76ers

1-2

Heat

1-1

NBA 2023-24 Betting

Best Record ATS

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Magic

52-33

Mavericks

49-35

76ers

50-36

Thunder

47-36-1

Rockets

45-35-2

Pacers

45-37-2

Worst Record ATS

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Hawks

29-54

Hornets

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 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
4/24
NYK NYK
@
PHI PHI
114-125
Wed
4/24
DEN DEN
@
LAL LAL
112-105
Wed
4/24
CLE CLE
@
ORL ORL
83-121
Tue
4/23
NOP NOP
@
OKC OKC
92-124
Tue
4/23
MIA MIA
@
BOS BOS
111-101

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Fri
4/26
MIL MIL
@
IND IND
5:30 PM
Fri
4/26
LAC LAC
@
DAL DAL
8:00 PM
Fri
4/26
MIN MIN
@
PHX PHX
10:30 PM
Sat
4/27
CLE CLE
@
ORL ORL
1:00 PM
Sat
4/27
OKC OKC
@
NOP NOP
3:30 PM