1985–86 Boston Celtics season

1985–86 Boston Celtics season
NBA Champions
Conference Champions
Division Champions
Sixteenth NBA Championship
Head coach	K. C. Jones
Owner(s)	Don Gaston, Alan N. Cohen, Paul Dupee
Arena	Boston Garden Hartford Civic Center
Results
Record	67–15 (.817)
Place	Division: 1st (Atlantic) Conference: 1st (Eastern)
Playoff finish	NBA Champions (Defeated Rockets 4-2)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	SportsChannel New England, WLVI, WTXX
Radio	WRKO, WTIC

In 1985–86, the Boston Celtics won 67 games, going 40–1 at home (37–1 at the Boston Garden, 3–0 at the Hartford Civic Center), which would be tied 30 years later by the San Antonio Spurs in 2016, and were one win shy of tying their franchise record of 68 wins set in 1972–73. Larry Bird won his third consecutive MVP award and Bill Walton won the Sixth Man of the Year Award. McHale missed an 18-game stretch during the season due to injury, and during his absence the Celtics record was 15–3. They won their 16th championship and the last for 22 years, defeating the Houston Rockets in six games in the NBA Finals, and had won 82 combined regular season and playoff games, a record that stood until the Chicago Bulls did it 10 years later.

The team's season roster is featured in the video game NBA 2K16.^[1]

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 could not intentionally lose games to receive the number one pick.

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	School/Club Team
1	20	Sam Vincent	Guard	United States	Michigan State
3	70	Andre Battle	Guard	United States	Loyola (IL)
4	93	Cliff Webber	Forward	United States	Liberty Baptist
5	116	Albert Butts	Forward	United States	La Salle
6	139	Ralph Lewis	Guard	United States	La Salle
7	162	Chris Remly		United States	Rutgers

Regular season

Under head coach K.C. Jones, the 1985–86 Boston Celtics finished the regular season with a record of 67–15. This team is generally considered to be the best of Larry Bird's career. In addition to longtime Celtics Kevin McHale and Robert Parish, the franchise was joined on the front line by former NBA MVP Bill Walton. Despite a career plagued by a series of serious injuries to his knees, ankles and feet, Walton would win the NBA Sixth Man of the Year Award. Walton appeared in a career high 80 games. The backcourt was led by the MVP of the 1979 NBA Finals, defensive stopper Dennis Johnson, and former Toronto Blue Jays baseball player, shooting guard Danny Ainge. Off the bench, the Celtics featured former All-Star Scott Wedman and recent acquisition (from the Indiana Pacers) Jerry Sichting.

Season standings

Atlantic Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-Boston Celtics	67	15	.817	–	40–1	27–14	18–6
x-Philadelphia 76ers	54	28	.659	13	31–10	23–18	15–9
x-Washington Bullets	39	43	.476	28	26–15	13–28	11–13
x-New Jersey Nets	39	43	.476	28	26–15	13–28	11–13
New York Knicks	23	59	.280	44	15–26	8–33	5–19

#	Eastern Conference
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	z-Boston Celtics	67	15	.817	–
2	y-Milwaukee Bucks	57	25	.695	10
3	x-Philadelphia 76ers	54	28	.659	13
4	x-Atlanta Hawks	50	32	.610	17
5	x-Detroit Pistons	46	36	.561	21
6	x-Washington Bullets	39	43	.476	28
7	x-New Jersey Nets	39	43	.476	28
8	x-Chicago Bulls	30	52	.366	37

9	Cleveland Cavaliers	29	53	.354	38
10	Indiana Pacers	26	56	.317	41
11	New York Knicks	23	59	.280	44

Record vs. opponents

1985-86 NBA Records
Team	ATL	BOS	CHI	CLE	DAL	DEN	DET	GSW	HOU	IND	LAC	LAL	MIL	NJN	NYK	PHI	PHO	POR	SAC	SAS	SEA	UTA	WAS
Atlanta	—	0–6	5–1	4–2	1–1	1–1	4–2	1–1	1–1	5–1	2–0	1–1	3–3	4–2	5–1	4–1	2–0	2–0	2–0	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–4
Boston	6–0	—	5–1	5–1	1–1	1–1	4–1	2–0	2–0	5–1	2–0	2–0	5–0	4–2	5–1	4–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–0	2–0	2–0	5–1
Chicago	1–5	1–5	—	3–3	0–2	2–0	2–4	2–0	1–1	3–3	1–1	0–2	1–5	2–3	4–2	1–5	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–4
Cleveland	2–4	1–5	3–3	—	1–1	1–1	1–5	0–2	0–2	3–2	1–1	1–1	1–5	3–3	4–1	0–6	2–0	0–2	2–0	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–5
Dallas	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	—	3–3	0–2	4–1	1–5	2–0	2–3	1–4	0–2	2–0	1–1	0–2	5–0	2–3	3–3	4–2	3–2	5–1	1–1
Denver	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	3–3	—	1–1	3–2	3–3	2–0	4–1	3–2	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	4–1	3–2	3–3	3–3	2–3	3–3	2–0
Detroit	2–4	1–4	4–2	5–1	2–0	1–1	—	1–1	1–1	5–1	2–0	1–1	2–4	4–2	4–1	2–4	0–2	1–1	0–2	1–1	2–0	1–1	4–2
Golden State	1–1	0–2	0–2	2–0	1–4	2–3	1–1	—	0–5	1–1	5–1	2–4	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–4	1–5	2–3	2–3	2–4	2–3	1–1
Houston	1–1	0–2	1–1	2–0	5–1	3–3	1–1	5–0	—	2–0	3–2	1–4	0–2	1–1	2–0	1–1	3–2	3–2	4–2	5–1	3–2	3–3	2–0
Indiana	1–5	1–5	3–3	2–3	0–2	0–2	1–5	1–1	0–2	—	2–0	0–2	2–4	2–3	2–4	0–6	1–1	0–2	0–2	1–1	2–0	0–2	5–1
L.A. Clippers	0–2	0–2	1–1	1–1	3–2	1–4	0–2	1–5	2–3	0–2	—	2–4	1–1	2–0	2–0	0–2	2–4	2–4	5–0	1–4	3–3	3–2	0–2
L.A. Lakers	1–1	0–2	2–0	1–1	4–1	2–3	1–1	4–2	4–1	2–0	4–2	—	2–0	1–1	1–1	2–0	5–1	6–0	5–0	4–1	4–2	5–0	2–0
Milwaukee	3–3	0–5	5–1	5–1	2–0	0–2	4–2	2–0	2–0	4–2	1–1	0–2	—	4–2	6–0	4–1	1–1	2–0	2–0	2–0	2–0	2–0	4–2
New Jersey	2–4	2–4	3–2	3–3	0–2	1–1	2–4	1–1	1–1	3–2	0–2	1–1	2–4	—	5–1	2–4	2–0	2–0	2–0	1–1	0–2	2–0	2–4
New York	1–5	1–5	2–4	1–4	1–1	1–1	1–4	1–1	0–2	4–2	0–2	1–1	0–6	1–5	—	0–6	2–0	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–2	3–3
Philadelphia	1–4	2–4	5–1	6–0	2–0	1–1	4–2	1–1	1–1	6–0	2–0	0–2	1–4	4–2	6–0	—	2–0	2–0	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	3–3
Phoenix	0–2	1–1	1–1	0–2	0–5	1–4	2–0	4–2	2–3	1–1	4–2	1–5	1–1	0–2	0–2	0–2	—	2–4	2–3	3–2	5–1	1–4	1–1
Portland	0–2	1–1	1–1	2–0	3–2	2–3	1–1	5–1	2–3	2–0	4–2	0–6	0–2	0–2	2–0	0–2	4–2	—	3–2	1–4	5–1	2–3	0–2
Sacramento	0–2	1–1	2–0	0–2	3–3	3–3	2–0	3–2	2–4	2–0	0–5	0–5	0–2	0–2	1–1	0–2	3–2	2–3	—	5–1	5–0	2–4	1–1
San Antonio	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–1	2–4	3–3	1–1	3–2	1–5	1–1	4–1	1–4	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–3	4–1	1–5	—	2–3	2–4	2–0
Seattle	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–1	2–3	3–2	0–2	4–2	2–3	0–2	3–3	2–4	0–2	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–5	1–5	0–5	3–2	—	2–3	1–1
Utah	2–0	0–2	1–1	2–0	1–5	3–3	1–1	3–2	3–3	2–0	2–3	0–5	0–2	0–2	2–0	1–1	4–1	3–2	4–2	4–2	3–2	—	1–1
Washington	4–1	1–5	4–1	5–1	1–1	0–2	2–4	1–1	0–2	1–5	2–0	0–2	2–4	4–2	3–3	3–3	1–1	2–0	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–1	—

Game log

1985–86 Game Log

October

November

December

January

February

March

April

1985–86 Schedule

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	134	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
David Thirdkill	49	70	15	11	3	163	3.3
Sam Vincent	57	48	69	17	4	184	3.2
Sly Williams	6	15	2	1	1	17	2.8
Rick Carlisle	77	77	104	19	4	199	2.6
Greg Kite	64	128	17	3	28	83	1.3

Playoffs

First round

(1) Boston Celtics vs. (8) Chicago Bulls: Celtics win series 3–0

Game 1 @ Boston Garden, Boston (April 17): Boston 123, Chicago 104
Game 2 @ Boston Garden, Boston (April 20): Boston 135, Chicago 131 (2OT)
Game 3 @ Chicago Stadium, Chicago (April 22): Boston 122, Chicago 104

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 scored 63 points at the Boston Garden and nearly led his team to an upset. The Celtics won the game, 135–131, and closed out the series two days later in Chicago.

Conference Semifinals

(1) Boston Celtics vs. (4) Atlanta Hawks: Celtics win series 4–1

Game 1 @ Boston Garden, Boston (April 27): Boston 103, Atlanta 91
Game 2 @ Boston Garden, Boston (April 29): Boston 119, Atlanta 98
Game 3 @ The Omni, Atlanta (May 2): Boston 111 , Atlanta 107
Game 4 @ The Omni, Atlanta (May 4): Atlanta 106, Boston 94
Game 5 @ Boston Garden, Boston (May 6): Boston 132, Atlanta 99

Boston bested the 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.

Conference Finals

(1) Boston Celtics vs. (2) Milwaukee Bucks: Celtics win series 4–0

Game 1 @ Boston Garden, Boston (May 13): Boston 128, Milwaukee 96
Game 2 @ Boston Garden, Boston (May 15): Boston 122, Milwaukee 111
Game 3 @ The MECCA, Milwaukee (May 17): Boston 111, Milwaukee 107
Game 4 @ The MECCA, Milwaukee (May 18): Boston 111, Milwaukee 98

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 swept the Bucks. This was the third time in four years that the Bucks and the Celtics had met in the playoffs; the Bucks defeated the Celtics in the 1983 Eastern Conference Semifinals, and the Celtics defeated the Bucks in the 1984 Eastern Conference Finals.

NBA Finals

(1) Boston Celtics vs. (2) Houston Rockets: Celtics win series 4–2

Game 1 @ Boston Garden, Boston (May 26): Boston 112, Houston 100
Game 2 @ Boston Garden, Boston (May 29): Boston 117, Houston 95
Game 3 @ The Summit, Houston (June 1): Houston 106, Boston 104
Game 4 @ The Summit, Houston (June 3): Boston 106, Houston 103
Game 5 @ The Summit, Houston (June 5): Houston 111, Boston 96
Game 6 @ Boston Garden, Boston (June 8): Boston 114, Houston 97

Following the conclusion of the 1986 NBA Finals, a video documentary of the 1986 NBA season, known as Sweet Sixteen, was released.^[2] David Perry was the narrator after Dick Stockton had narrated the last three NBA season documentaries.

Roster

Boston Celtics roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Height	Weight	DOB (YYYY–MM–DD)	From
2.5 !G/F	44	USA !	Ainge, Danny	7000193040000000000♠6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1959-03-17	Brigham Young
4.0 !F	33	USA !	Bird, Larry (C)	7000205740000000000♠6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	1956-12-07	Indiana State University
1.5 !G	34	USA !	Carlisle, Rick	7000195580000000000♠6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	1959-10-27	Virginia
1.5 !G	3	USA !	Johnson, Dennis	7000193040000000000♠6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1954-09-18	Pepperdine
6.0 !C	50	USA !	Kite, Greg	7000210820000000000♠6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	1961-08-05	Brigham Young
5.5 !F/C	32	USA !	McHale, Kevin	7000208279999999999♠6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	1957-12-19	Minnesota
6.0 !C	00	USA !	Parish, Robert	7000213360000000000♠7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	1953-08-30	Centenary College of Louisiana
1.5 !G	12	USA !	Sichting, Jerry	7000185420000000000♠6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	168 lb (76 kg)	1956-11-29	Purdue
4.0 !F	45	USA !	Thirdkill, David	7000200659999999999♠6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	1960-04-12	Bradley
1.5 !G	11	USA !	Vincent, Sam	7000187960000000000♠6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1963-05-18	Michigan State
6.0 !C	5	USA !	Walton, Bill	7000210820000000000♠6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	1952-11-05	UCLA
1.5 !G	8	USA !	Wedman, Scott	7000200659999999999♠6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	1952-07-29	Colorado
2.5 !G/F	35	USA !	Williams, Sly	7000200659999999999♠6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	1958-01-26	Rhode Island

Head coach

K.C. Jones (San Francisco)

Assistant coach(es)

Jimmy Rodgers (Ohio State)
Chris Ford (Villanova)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(DP) Unsigned draft pick
(FA) Free agent
(S) Suspended
Injured

Roster

^[3]

Depth chart

Pos.	Starter	Bench	Reserve
C	Robert Parish	Bill Walton	Greg Kite
PF	Kevin McHale
SF	Larry Bird		David Thirdkill
SG	Danny Ainge	Scott Wedman	Rick Carlisle
PG	Dennis Johnson	Jerry Sichting	Sam Vincent

Award winners

Larry Bird, Associated Press Athlete of the Year
Larry Bird, NBA Most Valuable Player Award
Larry Bird, NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award
Larry Bird, All-NBA First Team
Kevin McHale, All-NBA Defensive First Team
Dennis Johnson, All-NBA Defensive Second Team
Bill Walton, NBA Sixth Man of the Year Award.

References

↑ Lelinwalla, Mark (September 11, 2015). "'NBA 2K16': All The Classic Teams Announced". Tech Times. Retrieved April 16, 2016.
↑ "Sweet Sixteen" documentary on YouTube
↑ http://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/BOS/1986.html

1985–86 NBA season by team

Eastern

Atlantic	Boston New Jersey New York Philadelphia Washington

Central	Atlanta Chicago Cleveland Detroit Indiana Milwaukee

Western

Midwest	Dallas Denver Houston Sacramento San Antonio Utah

Pacific	Golden State L.A. Clippers L.A. Lakers Phoenix Portland Seattle

NBA champions

Boston Celtics

Founded in 1946 Based in Boston, Massachusetts

Franchise	Franchise Team history All-time roster Seasons Accomplishments Head coaches Current season

Arenas	Boston Arena Boston Garden Hartford Civic Center TD Garden

Administration	Boston Basketball Partners (owner) Wyc Grousbeck (CEO) Wyc Grousbeck, H. Irving Grousbeck, Stephen Pagliuca (Managing Partners) Danny Ainge (General Manager) Brad Stevens (Head Coach)

General managers	Brown Auerbach Volk Wallace Ainge

Retired numbers	00 1 2 3 6 10 14 15 16 17 18 LOSCY 19 21 22 23 24 25 31 32 33 35 MIC

Hall of Famers	Boston Celtics Hall of Famers

D-League affiliate	Maine Red Claws

Rivals	Philadelphia 76ers Los Angeles Lakers Detroit Pistons New York Knicks

Culture	Celtic Pride Greatest game ever played Tommy Points "Love ya, Cooz!" Close, but no cigar! Bill Russell Beat L.A. Mike Gorman Johnny Most "Havlicek stole the ball!" Henderson steals the ball! Bird steals the ball! Boston Garden North Station Larry Legend DJ The Chief The Truth The Sports Museum of New England

NBA Championships (17)	1957 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1968 1969 1974 1976 1981 1984 1986 2008

Conference championships (21)	1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1968 1969 1974 1976 1981 1984 1985 1986 1987 2008 2010

Media	TV CSN New England Radio WBZ-FM Announcers Mike Gorman Tom Heinsohn Brian Scalabrine Sean Grande Cedric Maxwell

Boston Celtics seasons

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1968–69

1970s

1973–74

1975–76

1980s

1980–81

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2000s

2007–08

2010s

Bold indicates NBA Finals victory

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