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1986 NBA Playoff Summary

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Series Results

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Finals (4-2):Boston Celtics over Houston Rockets
 
Eastern Conference Finals (4-0):Boston Celtics over Milwaukee Bucks
Western Conference Finals (4-1):Houston Rockets over Los Angeles Lakers
 
Eastern Conference Semifinals (4-1):Boston Celtics over Atlanta Hawks
Eastern Conference Semifinals (4-3):Milwaukee Bucks over Philadelphia 76ers
Western Conference Semifinals (4-2):Houston Rockets over Denver Nuggets
Western Conference Semifinals (4-2):Los Angeles Lakers over Dallas Mavericks
 
Eastern Conference First Round (3-2):Philadelphia 76ers over Washington Bullets
Eastern Conference First Round (3-0):Milwaukee Bucks over New Jersey Nets
Eastern Conference First Round (3-0):Boston Celtics over Chicago Bulls
Eastern Conference First Round (3-1):Atlanta Hawks over Detroit Pistons
Western Conference First Round (3-1):Dallas Mavericks over Utah Jazz
Western Conference First Round (3-1):Denver Nuggets over Portland Trail Blazers
Western Conference First Round (3-0):Houston Rockets over Sacramento Kings
Western Conference First Round (3-0):Los Angeles Lakers over San Antonio Spurs

Team Statistics

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Rk Team G MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS PTS/G
1 Detroit Pistons 4 1010 187 389 .481 1 8 .125 91 125 .728 70 119 189 103 26 10 65 120 466 116.5
2 Los Angeles Lakers 14 3360 664 1240 .535 25 78 .321 264 349 .756 175 417 592 448 118 60 226 339 1617 115.5
3 Denver Nuggets 10 2475 438 961 .456 19 54 .352 250 315 .794 166 293 459 247 72 44 144 273 1145 114.5
4 Boston Celtics 18 4370 791 1560 .507 45 115 .391 433 545 .794 233 580 813 515 162 109 274 401 2060 114.4
5 Chicago Bulls 3 770 128 277 .462 2 8 .250 81 105 .771 41 78 119 51 24 11 44 92 339 113.0
6 Portland Trail Blazers 4 960 174 351 .496 5 22 .227 97 125 .776 52 124 176 112 28 18 76 124 450 112.5
7 Houston Rockets 20 4875 894 1845 .485 13 50 .260 425 594 .715 337 609 946 569 172 149 303 462 2226 111.3
8 Atlanta Hawks 9 2210 391 790 .495 6 21 .286 211 289 .730 120 271 391 235 66 46 138 234 999 111.0
9 Dallas Mavericks 10 2400 426 871 .489 30 58 .517 226 289 .782 139 280 419 250 66 31 142 215 1108 110.8
10 Milwaukee Bucks 14 3360 589 1186 .497 25 72 .347 334 463 .721 180 373 553 338 124 85 231 399 1537 109.8
11 Philadelphia 76ers 12 2880 491 1005 .489 3 37 .081 329 445 .739 189 349 538 299 107 85 201 276 1314 109.5
12 New Jersey Nets 3 720 118 254 .465 2 17 .118 79 105 .752 46 73 119 66 28 12 52 98 317 105.7
13 Utah Jazz 4 960 173 359 .482 4 9 .444 62 88 .705 62 107 169 104 23 25 44 100 412 103.0
14 Washington Bullets 5 1200 200 432 .463 5 24 .208 98 137 .715 72 120 192 105 43 43 76 113 503 100.6
15 Sacramento Kings 3 720 109 268 .407 2 10 .200 68 89 .764 65 74 139 57 24 17 52 70 288 96.0
16 San Antonio Spurs 3 720 116 249 .466 2 10 .200 42 65 .646 21 58 79 75 28 10 54 78 276 92.0
League Average 9 2062 368 752 .489 12 37 .319 193 258 .749 123 245 368 223 69 47 133 212 941 110.7

Opponent Statistics

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Rk Team G MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS PTS/G
1 Boston Celtics 18 4370 746 1629 .458 22 69 .319 360 491 .733 267 492 759 426 151 92 268 450 1874 104.1
2 Washington Bullets 5 1200 210 441 .476 1 19 .053 111 151 .735 93 162 255 131 37 44 80 115 532 106.4
3 Philadelphia 76ers 12 2880 503 1018 .494 15 53 .283 259 364 .712 166 300 466 278 111 88 201 327 1280 106.7
4 Utah Jazz 4 960 156 331 .471 10 20 .500 107 127 .843 59 127 186 81 22 17 60 85 429 107.3
5 Houston Rockets 20 4875 842 1808 .466 38 124 .306 427 545 .783 301 571 872 534 175 101 329 480 2149 107.5
6 Los Angeles Lakers 14 3360 603 1236 .488 26 62 .419 278 383 .726 176 353 529 391 118 60 209 317 1510 107.9
7 Sacramento Kings 3 720 134 249 .538 2 5 .400 61 90 .678 45 84 129 79 33 23 45 75 331 110.3
8 Dallas Mavericks 10 2400 462 900 .513 18 43 .419 179 240 .746 133 284 417 288 65 49 120 248 1121 112.1
9 Milwaukee Bucks 14 3360 581 1170 .497 18 70 .257 391 515 .759 193 397 590 354 131 77 235 353 1571 112.2
10 Atlanta Hawks 9 2210 406 819 .496 14 35 .400 199 269 .740 131 280 411 243 73 32 134 222 1025 113.9
11 New Jersey Nets 3 720 128 241 .531 3 11 .273 89 123 .724 38 84 122 73 23 20 47 84 348 116.0
12 Portland Trail Blazers 4 960 179 375 .477 3 9 .333 109 139 .784 73 113 186 96 26 19 58 109 470 117.5
13 Denver Nuggets 10 2475 466 943 .494 7 36 .194 239 325 .735 158 345 503 292 67 68 174 269 1178 117.8
14 Detroit Pistons 4 1010 182 354 .514 3 9 .333 121 164 .738 53 128 181 115 26 25 60 110 488 122.0
15 San Antonio Spurs 3 720 155 260 .596 3 9 .333 58 81 .716 43 105 148 102 30 15 57 69 371 123.7
16 Chicago Bulls 3 770 136 263 .517 6 19 .316 102 121 .843 39 100 139 91 23 25 45 81 380 126.7
League Average 9 2062 368 752 .489 12 37 .319 193 258 .749 123 245 368 223 69 47 133 212 941 110.7

Miscellaneous Statistics

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Offense Four Factors Defense Four Factors
Rk Team G W L W-L% W Pyth L Pyth ORtg DRtg Pace eFG% TOV% ORB% FT/FGA eFG% TOV% DRB% FT/FGA
1 Boston Celtics 18 15 3 .833 14.2 3.8 115.0 104.6 98.4 .521 .132 .321 .278 .465 .127 .685 .221
2 Houston Rockets 20 13 7 .650 12.4 7.6 110.7 106.9 99.0 .488 .126 .371 .230 .476 .138 .669 .236
3 Los Angeles Lakers 14 8 6 .571 10.1 3.9 115.6 107.9 99.9 .546 .140 .331 .213 .498 .130 .703 .225
4 Milwaukee Bucks 14 7 7 .500 5.9 8.1 109.8 112.3 100.0 .507 .143 .312 .282 .504 .144 .659 .334
5 Philadelphia 76ers 12 6 6 .500 7.1 4.9 111.4 108.5 98.3 .490 .143 .387 .327 .501 .146 .678 .254
6 Dallas Mavericks 10 5 5 .500 4.6 5.4 114.4 115.7 96.9 .506 .125 .329 .259 .523 .107 .678 .199
7 Denver Nuggets 10 5 5 .500 4.0 6.0 108.2 111.3 102.7 .466 .116 .325 .260 .498 .138 .650 .253
8 Atlanta Hawks 9 4 5 .444 3.7 5.3 109.1 111.9 99.5 .499 .131 .300 .267 .504 .125 .674 .243
9 Washington Bullets 5 2 3 .400 1.6 3.4 104.8 110.8 96.0 .469 .134 .308 .227 .477 .136 .563 .252
10 Detroit Pistons 4 1 3 .250 1.4 2.6 109.6 114.8 101.0 .482 .128 .354 .234 .518 .123 .692 .342
11 Portland Trail Blazers 4 1 3 .250 1.4 2.6 108.7 113.5 103.5 .503 .158 .315 .276 .481 .117 .629 .291
12 Utah Jazz 4 1 3 .250 1.4 2.6 110.1 114.7 93.5 .487 .100 .328 .173 .486 .134 .645 .323
13 New Jersey Nets 3 0 3 .000 0.6 2.4 107.0 117.5 98.7 .469 .148 .354 .311 .537 .137 .658 .369
14 Chicago Bulls 3 0 3 .000 0.5 2.5 108.0 121.1 97.8 .466 .120 .291 .292 .529 .125 .667 .388
15 Sacramento Kings 3 0 3 .000 0.4 2.6 102.0 117.2 94.1 .410 .145 .436 .254 .542 .135 .622 .245
16 San Antonio Spurs 3 0 3 .000 0.0 3.0 91.0 122.3 101.1 .470 .163 .167 .169 .602 .162 .574 .223
League Average 8.5 4.3 4.3 .500 4.2 4.3 110.6 110.6 99.0 .497 .133 .334 .257 .497 .133 .666 .257

Playoff Leaders

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Minutes Played

1.Rodney McCray-HOU835
2.Robert Reid-HOU773
3.Larry Bird*-BOS770
4.Hakeem Olajuwon*-HOU766
5.Ralph Sampson-HOU741

Field Goals

1.Hakeem Olajuwon*-HOU205
2.Larry Bird*-BOS171
3.Kevin McHale*-BOS168
4.Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*-LAL157
5.Ralph Sampson-HOU156

Field Goal Attempts

1.Hakeem Olajuwon*-HOU387
2.Larry Bird*-BOS331
3.Ralph Sampson-HOU301
4.Kevin McHale*-BOS290
5.Robert Reid-HOU288

Field Goal Pct

1.James Donaldson-DAL.750
2.Bob Hansen-UTA.730
3.Buck Williams-NJN.724
4.Wes Matthews-SAS.648
5.Alton Lister-MIL.641

3-Pt Field Goals

1.Larry Bird*-BOS23
2.Michael Cooper-LAL19
3.Craig Hodges-MIL14
 Danny Ainge-BOS14
5.Brad Davis-DAL10

3-Pt Field Goal Attempts

1.Larry Bird*-BOS56
2.Michael Cooper-LAL41
3.Danny Ainge-BOS34
4.Craig Hodges-MIL31
5.Mike Evans-DEN29

3-Pt Field Goal Pct

1.Brad Davis-DAL.667
2.Dale Ellis-DAL.583
3.Fat Lever-DEN.571
 Derek Harper-DAL.571
5.Allen Leavell-HOU.467

Free Throws

1.Hakeem Olajuwon*-HOU127
2.Kevin McHale*-BOS112
3.Larry Bird*-BOS101
4.Charles Barkley*-PHI91
5.Ralph Sampson-HOU86

Free Throw Attempts

1.Hakeem Olajuwon*-HOU199
2.Kevin McHale*-BOS141
3.Charles Barkley*-PHI131
4.Ralph Sampson-HOU118
5.Larry Bird*-BOS109

Free Throw Pct

1.Mike Woodson-SAC1.000
 Kiki Vandeweghe-POR1.000
 Larry Spriggs-LAL1.000
4.Mike Gminski-NJN.963
5.Larry Bird*-BOS.927

Offensive Rebounds

1.Hakeem Olajuwon*-HOU101
2.Ralph Sampson-HOU66
3.Charles Barkley*-PHI60
4.Robert Parish*-BOS52
5.Kevin McHale*-BOS51

Defensive Rebounds

1.Ralph Sampson-HOU149
2.Hakeem Olajuwon*-HOU135
3.Larry Bird*-BOS134
4.Charles Barkley*-PHI129
5.Robert Parish*-BOS106

Total Rebounds

1.Hakeem Olajuwon*-HOU236
2.Ralph Sampson-HOU215
3.Charles Barkley*-PHI189
4.Larry Bird*-BOS168
5.Robert Parish*-BOS158

Assists

1.Magic Johnson*-LAL211
2.Larry Bird*-BOS148
3.Robert Reid-HOU137
4.Rodney McCray-HOU125
5.Paul Pressey-MIL110

Steals

1.Danny Ainge-BOS41
2.Hakeem Olajuwon*-HOU40
3.Dennis Johnson-BOS39
4.Larry Bird*-BOS37
5.Craig Hodges-MIL32

Blocks

1.Hakeem Olajuwon*-HOU69
2.Kevin McHale*-BOS43
3.Ralph Sampson-HOU35
4.Robert Parish*-BOS30
5.Manute Bol-WSB29

Turnovers

1.Ralph Sampson-HOU71
2.Charles Barkley*-PHI65
3.Dennis Johnson-BOS51
4.Paul Pressey-MIL50
5.Kevin McHale*-BOS48

Personal Fouls

1.Hakeem Olajuwon*-HOU87
2.Ralph Sampson-HOU79
3.Robert Reid-HOU74
4.Kevin McHale*-BOS64
5.Jim Petersen-HOU58
 Dennis Johnson-BOS58

Points

1.Hakeem Olajuwon*-HOU537
2.Larry Bird*-BOS466
3.Kevin McHale*-BOS448
4.Ralph Sampson-HOU399
5.Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*-LAL362

Minutes Per Game

1.Kelly Tripucka-DET43.8
2.Maurice Cheeks-PHI43.2
3.Larry Bird*-BOS42.8
4.Bill Laimbeer-DET42.0
5.Rodney McCray-HOU41.8

Points Per Game

1.Michael Jordan*-CHI43.7
2.Dominique Wilkins*-ATL28.6
3.Kiki Vandeweghe-POR28.0
4.Alex English*-DEN27.3
5.Hakeem Olajuwon*-HOU26.9

Rebounds Per Game

1.Charles Barkley*-PHI15.8
2.Bill Laimbeer-DET14.0
3.Kenny Carr-POR13.2
4.Hakeem Olajuwon*-HOU11.8
5.James Donaldson-DAL11.7

Assists Per Game

1.Magic Johnson*-LAL15.1
2.Isiah Thomas*-DET12.0
3.Rickey Green-UTA9.5
4.Doc Rivers-ATL8.7
5.Larry Bird*-BOS8.2

Steals Per Game

1.Derek Harper-DAL2.3
2.Craig Hodges-MIL2.3
3.Danny Ainge-BOS2.3
4.Charles Barkley*-PHI2.2
5.Gus Williams-WSB2.2

Blocks Per Game

1.Manute Bol-WSB5.8
2.Mark Eaton-UTA4.5
3.Hakeem Olajuwon*-HOU3.5
4.Kevin McHale*-BOS2.4
5.Ralph Sampson-HOU1.8

Player Efficiency Rating

1.Spud Webb-ATL25.7
2.Magic Johnson*-LAL25.6
3.Hakeem Olajuwon*-HOU25.6
4.Larry Bird*-BOS23.9
5.Charles Barkley*-PHI23.8

True Shooting Pct

1.James Donaldson-DAL.831
2.Bob Hansen-UTA.781
3.Buck Williams-NJN.767
4.Brad Davis-DAL.706
5.Kiki Vandeweghe-POR.674

Effective Field Goal Pct

1.Bob Hansen-UTA.757
2.James Donaldson-DAL.750
3.Buck Williams-NJN.724
4.Brad Davis-DAL.659
5.Wes Matthews-SAS.648

Offensive Rebound Pct

1.Blair Rasmussen-DEN14.9
2.Terry Catledge-PHI14.9
3.Charles Barkley*-PHI14.2
4.Hakeem Olajuwon*-HOU14.2
5.Jim Petersen-HOU13.4

Defensive Rebound Pct

1.Kenny Carr-POR30.0
2.Charles Barkley*-PHI29.0
3.Bill Walton*-BOS27.7
4.Tree Rollins-ATL26.6
5.Bill Laimbeer-DET25.2

Total Rebound Pct

1.Charles Barkley*-PHI21.8
2.Bill Walton*-BOS19.7
3.Kenny Carr-POR19.7
4.Kurt Rambis-LAL18.6
5.Bill Laimbeer-DET18.2

Assist Pct

1.Spud Webb-ATL54.2
2.Magic Johnson*-LAL49.7
3.Rickey Green-UTA44.1
4.Isiah Thomas*-DET43.7
5.Doc Rivers-ATL40.7

Steal Pct

1.Sedale Threatt-PHI3.6
2.Craig Hodges-MIL3.3
3.Doc Rivers-ATL3.3
4.Derek Harper-DAL3.3
5.Danny Ainge-BOS3.1

Block Pct

1.Manute Bol-WSB10.9
2.Mark Eaton-UTA7.1
3.Hakeem Olajuwon*-HOU5.2
4.Alton Lister-MIL4.0
5.Randy Breuer-MIL3.5

Turnover Pct

1.T.R. Dunn-DEN5.4
2.Blair Rasmussen-DEN5.8
3.Mark Eaton-UTA6.4
4.Gus Williams-WSB7.5
5.Elston Turner-DEN8.0

Usage Pct

1.Dominique Wilkins*-ATL32.8
2.Mark Aguirre-DAL31.9
3.Isiah Thomas*-DET30.2
4.Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*-LAL29.8
5.Alex English*-DEN29.1

Offensive Rating

1.James Donaldson-DAL156.4
2.Buck Williams-NJN142.1
3.Bob Hansen-UTA139.2
4.Kiki Vandeweghe-POR130.0
5.Magic Johnson*-LAL128.3

Defensive Rating

1.Bill Walton*-BOS100.6
2.Hakeem Olajuwon*-HOU101.0
3.Charles Barkley*-PHI102.1
4.Larry Bird*-BOS102.6
5.Ralph Sampson-HOU103.0

Offensive Win Shares

1.Larry Bird*-BOS2.7
2.Magic Johnson*-LAL2.2
3.Hakeem Olajuwon*-HOU2.0
4.Kevin McHale*-BOS2.0
5.Danny Ainge-BOS1.6

Defensive Win Shares

1.Hakeem Olajuwon*-HOU1.6
2.Larry Bird*-BOS1.5
3.Ralph Sampson-HOU1.4
4.Kevin McHale*-BOS1.2
5.Dennis Johnson-BOS1.1

Win Shares

1.Larry Bird*-BOS4.2
2.Hakeem Olajuwon*-HOU3.7
3.Kevin McHale*-BOS3.2
4.Magic Johnson*-LAL3.0
5.Danny Ainge-BOS2.7