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
19
1
.950
2
Lakers Lakers
14
4
.778
4.0
3
Rockets Rockets
12
4
.750
5.0
4
Spurs Spurs
13
5
.722
5.0
5
Nuggets Nuggets
13
5
.722
5.0
6
Suns Suns
12
8
.600
7.0
EasternWLPCTGB
1
Pistons Pistons
15
4
.789
2
Raptors Raptors
14
5
.737
1.0
3
Heat Heat
13
6
.684
2.0
4
Knicks Knicks
12
6
.667
2.5
5
Hawks Hawks
12
8
.600
3.5
6
Cavaliers Cavaliers
12
8
.600
3.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Fri
10/31
GSW GSW
@
IND IND
109-114
Fri
10/31
HOU HOU
@
BOS BOS
128-101
Fri
10/31
DAL DAL
@
DET DET
110-122
Sat
11/1
NOP NOP
@
OKC OKC
106-137
Sat
11/1
UTA UTA
@
CHA CHA
103-126

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sat
11/29
BOS BOS
@
MIN MIN
5:00 PM
Sat
11/29
TOR TOR
@
CHA CHA
6:00 PM
Sat
11/29
CHI CHI
@
IND IND
7:30 PM
Sat
11/29
DET DET
@
MIA MIA
8:00 PM
Sat
11/29
BKN BKN
@
MIL MIL
8:00 PM