The Boston Celtics defeated the Milwaukee Bucks, 126 to 124, in Game 2 of the 1987 Eastern Conference Semifinals on May 6, 1987.

1986-87 Boston Celtics

Final

MIL

Bucks

0-2

124

BOS

Celtics

2-0

126

Team

1

27

25

2

37

39

3

31

36

4

29

26

Total

124

126

Team Stats

Player Stats

Bucks

Celtics

FG Made - Attempted

44-90

43-76

Field Goal %

48.9

56.6

3PT Made - Attempted

4-12

5-10

3PT %

33.3

50.0

FT Made - Attempted

32-35

35-42

Free Throw %

91.4

83.3

Rebounds

41

30

Offensive Rebounds

12

5

Defensive Rebounds

29

25

Assists

26

28

Steals

6

9

Blocks

2

1

Turnovers

14

12

Personal Fouls

33

28

Bucks

Celtics

Starters

NAME	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	3PT	FT	TOV	PF	+/-	OREB	DREB	FG%	3P%	FT%
Sidney Moncrief	42	15	4	4	2	0	5-13	0-2	5-6	4	3		1	3	38.5	0.0	83.3
Jack Sikma	41	19	14	3	1	0	6-15	0-0	7-7	4	4		3	11	40.0		100.0
Terry Cummings	36	28	4	5	1	1	12-19	0-0	4-4	0	5		0	4	63.2		100.0
John Lucas	27	16	4	3	0	0	6-14	3-6	1-2	2	2		2	2	42.9	50.0	50.0
Paul Pressey	23	9	5	6	1	0	3-6	1-1	2-3	2	5		2	3	50.0	100.0	66.7

Bench

NAME	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	3PT	FT	TOV	PF	+/-	OREB	DREB	FG%	3P%	FT%
Ricky Pierce	23	20	2	0	0	0	6-9	0-0	8-8	1	3		1	1	66.7		100.0
Craig Hodges	18	12	2	4	1	0	5-10	0-2	2-2	1	3		0	2	50.0	0.0	100.0
Paul Mokeski	14	5	4	0	0	0	1-2	0-0	3-3	0	2		2	2	50.0		100.0
Randy Breuer	13	0	2	1	0	1	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	5		1	1	0.0
Dudley Bradley	2	0	0	0	0	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	1		0	0	0.0	0.0
Jerry Reynolds	1	0	0	0	0	0	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	45	30	10	5	1	0	10-21	1-3	9-12	1	2		1	9	47.6	33.3	75.0
Danny Ainge	42	30	4	8	3	0	11-14	4-6	4-5	4	4		1	3	78.6	66.7	80.0
Dennis Johnson	40	21	2	10	2	0	8-13	0-1	5-6	2	5		1	1	61.5	0.0	83.3
Robert Parish	39	24	4	0	2	1	8-13	0-0	8-8	1	3		0	4	61.5		100.0
Fred Roberts	22	9	2	1	0	0	2-4	0-0	5-5	1	3		0	2	50.0		100.0

Bench

NAME	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	3PT	FT	TOV	PF	+/-	OREB	DREB	FG%	3P%	FT%
Kevin McHale	26	12	5	0	0	0	4-9	0-0	4-4	2	6		1	4	44.4		100.0
Jerry Sichting	14	0	1	1	0	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	2		0	1	0.0
Bill Walton	11	0	2	3	1	0	0-1	0-0	0-2	0	3		1	1	0.0		0.0
Darren Daye	1	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0		0	0

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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

37.7

Embiid

Joel Embiid

32.3

Davis

Anthony Davis

32.3

Lillard

Damian Lillard

Playoff RPG Leaders

15.7

Jokic

Nikola Jokic

15.3

Allen

Jarrett Allen

13.5

Valanciunas

Jonas Valanciunas

Playoff APG Leaders

12.0

Haliburton

Tyrese Haliburton

9.7

James

LeBron James

9.0

Herro

Tyler Herro

Playoff SPG Leaders

2.3

Edwards

Anthony Edwards

2.3

Irving

Kyrie Irving

2.3

Jr.

Kelly Oubre Jr.

Playoff BPG Leaders

3.5

Holmgren

Chet Holmgren

2.3

Mobley

Evan Mobley

2.0

III

Trey Murphy III

Playoff 3PM Leaders

5.3

Lillard

Damian Lillard

4.5

Herro

Tyler Herro

4.3

Harden

James Harden

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

Timberwolves

123.9

76ers

121.6

Knicks

121.2

Thunder

118.8

Celtics

118.5

Pacers

117.1

Playoff DRtg Rankings

Magic

98.2

Thunder

100.3

Cavaliers

103.2

Timberwolves

104.8

Mavericks

107.6

Clippers

108.4

Playoff NetRtg Rankings

Timberwolves

19.1

Thunder

18.5

Nuggets

7.1

Celtics

5.5

Magic

5.0

Pacers

1.7

Playoff Tank Leaderboard

Pelicans

0-2

Suns

0-3

Lakers

0-3

Magic

1-2

Clippers

1-2

Bucks

1-2

NBA 2023-24 Betting

Best Record ATS

Magic

52-33

Mavericks

50-35

76ers

50-36

Thunder

47-36-1

Rockets

45-35-2

Pelicans

46-39-1

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
Thu 4/25	MIN	@	PHX	126-109
Thu 4/25	LAC	@	DAL	90-101
Thu 4/25	MIL	@	IND	118-121
Wed 4/24	NYK	@	PHI	114-125
Wed 4/24	DEN	@	LAL	112-105

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 4/27	CLE	@	ORL	1:00 PM
Sat 4/27	OKC	@	NOP	3:30 PM
Sat 4/27	BOS	@	MIA	6:00 PM
Sat 4/27	DEN	@	LAL	8:30 PM
Sun 4/28	NYK	@	PHI	1:00 PM