1985-86 Boston Celtics season

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1985-86 Boston Celtics
NBA Champions
NBA Affiliations
Location
1985-86 Information
Owner(s) Don Gaston, Alan Cohen, Paul Dupee
Coach K. C. Jones
Local television Sportschannel New England, WLVI
Local radio WRKO

In 1985-86 the Celtics fielded one of the best teams in NBA history. The 1986 Celtics won 67 games, going 40-1 at their home, the Boston Garden. Bird won his third consecutive MVP award after having arguably his finest season, and Walton won the Sixth Man of the Year Award. They would win their 16th and last championship to date, defeating the Houston Rockets in 6 games in the NBA Finals.

Contents

[edit] Offseason

[edit] NBA Draft

The 1985 NBA Draft took place on June 18, 1985. It was also the first NBA Draft of the "Lottery" era. The lottery was put into place so teams did not have to intentionally lose games to receive the number one pick.

Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/Club Team
1 20 Sam Vincent Guard Flag of the United States United States Michigan State

[edit] Regular season

[edit] Season standings

Atlantic Division
Team W L PCT. GB
Boston Celtics 67 15 .817 -
Philadelphia 76ers 54 28 .659 13
New Jersey Nets 39 43 .476 28
Washington Bullets 39 43 .476 28
New York Knicks 23 59 .280 44

[edit] Game log

1985-86 Game Log
October
November
December
January
February
March
April
1985-86 Schedule

[edit] Player stats

Note: GP= Games played; REB= Rebounds; AST= Assists; STL = Steals; BLK = Blocks; PTS = Points; AVG = Average

Player GP REB AST STL BLK PTS AVG
Larry Bird 82 805 557 166 51 2115 25.8
Kevin McHale 68 551 181 29 164 1448 21.3
Robert Parish 81 770 145 65 116 1305 16.1
Dennis Johnson 78 268 456 110 35 1213 15.6
Danny Ainge 80 235 405 94 7 855 10.7
Scott Wedman 79 192 82 38 22 634 8.0
Bill Walton 80 544 165 38 106 606 7.6
Jerry Sichting 82 104 188 50 0 537 6.5

[edit] Playoffs

  • The Celtics steamrolled through the Eastern Conference Playoffs, sweeping the Chicago Bulls 3-0 in the first round. The highlight of the first round was the second game which went into double-overtime. Matched up against a superior Celtics team, Michael Jordan exploded for 63 points at the Boston Garden and nearly lead his team to a stunning upset. The Celtics won the game 135-131, and won the series two days later in Chicago.
  • Boston proceeded by besting the young Atlanta Hawks four games to one in the semifinals. The series was highlighted by a game 5 blow-out. The final score was 132-99, and featured the Celtics hammering the Hawks in the third quarter by a score of 36-6.
  • The Eastern Conference Finals matched the Celtics up against the Milwaukee Bucks and head coach Don Nelson. Nelson was a former Celtic player who enraged the Celtics in the 1983 NBA Playoffs by accusing Celtic guard Danny Ainge of "dirty" play. The Celtics ended up sweeping the Bucks. The Bucks and the Celtics had met in the Playoffs three times during the previous four years (1983, 1984, 1986 and 1987).

[edit] NBA Finals

Game Date Home Team Result Road Team
Game 1 May 26 Boston 112-100 Houston
Game 2 May 29 Boston 117-95 Houston
Game 3 June 1 Houston 106-104 Boston
Game 4 June 3 Houston 106-103 Boston
Game 5 June 5 Houston 111-96 Boston
Game 6 June 8 Boston 114-97 Houston

Boston beats Houston 4-2

Following the conclusion of the 1986 NBA Finals, a video documentary of the 1986 NBA season, known as "Sweet Sixteen", was released. David Perry was the narrator after Dick Stockton narrated the last three NBA season documentaries.

[edit] Roster

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Boston Celtics 1985-86 NBA Champions

00 Parish | 3 Johnson | 5 Walton | 8 Wedman | 11 Vincent | 12 Sichting | 32 McHale | 33 Bird (Finals MVP) | 34 Carlisle | 44 Ainge | 45 Thirdkill | 50 Kite | Coach Jones

[edit] Award Winners

[edit] References

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1985–86 NBA season by team
1985 NBA Draft • All-Star Game • Playoffs • Finals • Transactions
East
Boston • New Jersey • New York • Philadelphia • Washington
Atlanta • Chicago • Cleveland • Detroit • Indiana • Milwaukee
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Dallas • Denver • Houston • Sacramento • San Antonio • Utah
Golden State • L.A. Clippers • L.A. Lakers • Phoenix • Portland • Seattle
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Culture
NBA Championships
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