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.
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Pritchard nets 30, Celtics ease past turnover-prone Bulls 125-111 in NBA Cup action
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Jaylen Brown says he never demanded a trade from Boston, is happy in new Philadelphia home
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Jayson Tatum hits a buzzer-beating jumper in OT to give the Celtics a 125-124 win over the Nets
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Pritchard scores 28 points and has red-hot 3rd quarter to carry Celtics to 134-99 rout over Bulls
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Jaylen Brown says he has no beef with former Celtics teammate Jayson Tatum
1986-87 Stats
See stats| GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | |
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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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| Eastern | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 1 | .833 | ||
| 2 | 5 | 1 | .833 | ||
| 3 | 4 | 1 | .800 | 0.5 | |
| 4 | 3 | 2 | .600 | 1.5 | |
| 5 | 3 | 2 | .600 | 1.5 | |
| 6 | 3 | 3 | .500 | 2.0 | |
| 7 | 3 | 3 | .500 | 2.0 | |
| 8 | 3 | 3 | .500 | 2.0 | |
| 9 | 2 | 3 | .400 | 2.5 | |
| 10 | 2 | 4 | .333 | 3.0 | |
| 11 | 2 | 4 | .333 | 3.0 | |
| 12 | 2 | 4 | .333 | 3.0 | |
| 13 | 1 | 4 | .200 | 3.5 | |
| 14 | 1 | 5 | .167 | 4.0 | |
| 15 | 0 | 5 | .000 | 4.5 |
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Nets| Western | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 0 | 1.000 | ||
| 2 | 5 | 1 | .833 | 0.5 | |
| 3 | 4 | 1 | .800 | 1.0 | |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | .750 | 1.5 | |
| 5 | 4 | 2 | .667 | 1.5 | |
| 6 | 4 | 2 | .667 | 1.5 | |
| 7 | 4 | 2 | .667 | 1.5 | |
| 8 | 3 | 2 | .600 | 2.0 | |
| 9 | 3 | 2 | .600 | 2.0 | |
| 10 | 3 | 3 | .500 | 2.5 | |
| 11 | 1 | 3 | .250 | 3.5 | |
| 12 | 1 | 4 | .200 | 4.0 | |
| 13 | 1 | 4 | .200 | 4.0 | |
| 14 | 1 | 4 | .200 | 4.0 | |
| 15 | 0 | 5 | .000 | 5.0 |
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