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.

Scores & Schedules

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1986-87 Conference Standings

TEAMWLPCTGB
1
Celtics Celtics
59
23
.720
2
Hawks Hawks
57
25
.695
2.0
3
Pistons Pistons
52
30
.634
7.0
4
Bucks Bucks
50
32
.610
9.0
5
76ers 76ers
45
37
.549
14.0

1986-87 Stats

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GPMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF
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 Conference Standings

WesternWLPCTGB
1
Thunder Thunder
18
1
.947
2
Lakers Lakers
13
4
.765
4.0
3
Nuggets Nuggets
13
4
.765
4.0
4
Rockets Rockets
12
4
.750
4.5
5
Spurs Spurs
12
5
.706
5.0
6
Suns Suns
12
7
.632
6.0
EasternWLPCTGB
1
Pistons Pistons
15
3
.833
2
Raptors Raptors
14
5
.737
1.5
3
Heat Heat
13
6
.684
2.5
4
Knicks Knicks
11
6
.647
3.5
5
Cavaliers Cavaliers
12
7
.632
3.5
6
Hawks Hawks
11
8
.579
4.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Thu
10/30
ATL ATL
@
IND IND
128-108
Thu
10/30
BOS BOS
@
PHI PHI
109-108
Thu
10/30
TOR TOR
@
CLE CLE
112-101
Thu
10/30
NYK NYK
@
CHI CHI
125-135
Thu
10/30
LAL LAL
@
MEM MEM
117-112

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Fri
11/28
PHX PHX
@
OKC OKC
9:30 PM
Fri
11/28
SAS SAS
@
DEN DEN
9:30 PM
Fri
11/28
SAC SAC
@
UTA UTA
9:30 PM
Fri
11/28
DAL DAL
@
LAL LAL
10:00 PM
Fri
11/28
MEM MEM
@
LAC LAC
10:00 PM