The Boston Celtics were 59-23 in 1986-87. They finished 1st in the Atlantic Division and 1st in the Eastern Conference. They lost in the NBA Finals against the Los Angeles Lakers, 4 games to 2.

1986-87 Conference Standings

TEAMWLPCTGB
1
Celtics Celtics
59
23
.720
2
57
25
.695
2.0
3
52
30
.634
7.0
4
50
32
.610
9.0
5
45
37
.549
14.0

1986-87 Stats

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Team
82
241.5
112.6
42.9
29.5
6.8
6.4
44.5
86.0
51.7
2.5
6.9
36.6
21.2
26.3
80.8
57.7
11.4
31.5
15.9
20.9
Team Rank
10th
6th
18th
2nd
22nd
6th
4th
21st
1st
2nd
4th
2nd
19th
23rd
1st
1st
23rd
2nd
7th
1st
Opponent
82
241.5
106.0
43.0
25.1
8.8
4.1
42.3
91.5
46.3
1.5
4.9
30.6
19.9
26.2
75.8
51.5
15.1
27.9
14.1
23.3
Opponent Rank
10th
4th
10th
10th
15th
1st
9th
20th
4th
17th
14th
14th
2nd
2nd
10th
1st
16th
6th
23rd
20th
Net
+6.6
-0.1
+4.4
-2.0
+2.3
+2.1
-5.5
+5.4
+1.0
+2.0
+6.0
+1.4
+0.1
+5.0
+6.3
-3.7
+3.6
+1.8
-2.5
Net Rank
3rd
14th
1st
21st
1st
4th
23rd
1st
3rd
3rd
3rd
7th
8th
1st
1st
23rd
3rd
18th
4th

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NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
32
11
.744
2
28
16
.636
4.5
3
28
19
.596
6.0
4
26
18
.591
6.5
5
26
20
.565
7.5
6
24
19
.558
8.0
7
23
20
.535
9.0
8
23
22
.511
10.0
9
22
22
.500
10.5
10
22
25
.468
12.0
11
18
26
.409
14.5
12
17
28
.378
16.0
13
12
31
.279
20.0
14
11
35
.239
22.5
15
10
33
.233
22.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
37
9
.804
2
31
14
.689
5.5
3
31
15
.674
6.0
4
27
16
.628
8.5
5
26
17
.605
9.5
6
27
18
.600
9.5
7
27
18
.600
9.5
8
25
21
.543
12.0
9
23
23
.500
14.0
10
20
24
.455
16.0
11
19
26
.422
17.5
12
18
25
.419
17.5
13
15
30
.333
21.5
14
12
34
.261
25.0
15
11
36
.234
26.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Sat
12/27
@
101-125
Sun
12/28
@
115-101
Sun
12/28
@
123-113
Sun
12/28
@
123-147
Sun
12/28
@
120-107

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sat
1/24
@
12:00 PM
Sat
1/24
@
3:00 PM
Sat
1/24
@
5:30 PM
Sat
1/24
@
7:00 PM
Sat
1/24
@
8:00 PM