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1986-87 Boston Celtics

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59-23, Finished 1st in NBA Atlantic Division (Game Results)
NBA Season Summary

Scored 112.6 points per game, Allowed 106.0 points per game (Pythagorean W-L: 57-25)
Coached by K.C. Jones (59-23)

SRS: 6.58 (3rd of 23)
Pace Factor: 98.6 (19th of 23)
Offensive Rating: 113.5 (3rd of 23), Defensive Rating: 106.8 (9th of 23)

Playoffs:
Lost NBA Finals (4-2) versus Los Angeles Lakers
Won NBA Eastern Conference Finals (4-3) versus Detroit Pistons
Won NBA Eastern Conference Semifinals (4-3) versus Milwaukee Bucks
Won NBA Eastern Conference First Round (3-0) versus Chicago Bulls

1986-87 Statistics / Schedule / Game Log / Splits / Starting Lineups

Team and Opponent Statistics

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G MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
Team 82 19805 3645 7051 .517 207 565 .366 1740 2153 .808 933 2585 3518 2421 561 526 1300 1710 9237
Opponent 82 19805 3470 7500 .463 124 405 .306 1628 2148 .758 1237 2287 3524 2060 722 338 1156 1911 8692

Player Statistics

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Players who did not spend the entire season with the team may not be included (1961-62 season and before).

Totals

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Rk Player Pos Ht Wt Age G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1 Larry Bird F 6-9 220 30 74 73 3005 786 1497 .525 90 225 .400 414 455 .910 124 558 682 566 135 70 240 185 2076
2 Kevin McHale F-C 6-10 210 29 77 77 3060 790 1307 .604 0 4 .000 428 512 .836 247 516 763 198 38 172 197 240 2008
3 Robert Parish C 7-0 230 33 80 80 2995 588 1057 .556 0 1 .000 227 309 .735 254 597 851 173 64 144 191 266 1403
4 Dennis Johnson G 6-4 185 32 79 78 2933 423 953 .444 7 62 .113 209 251 .833 45 216 261 594 87 38 177 201 1062
5 Danny Ainge G-F 6-4 175 27 71 66 2499 410 844 .486 85 192 .443 148 165 .897 49 193 242 400 101 14 141 189 1053
6 Jerry Sichting G 6-1 168 30 78 15 1566 202 398 .508 7 26 .269 37 42 .881 22 69 91 187 40 1 61 124 448
7 Fred Roberts F-C 6-10 218 26 73 11 1079 139 270 .515 0 3 .000 124 153 .810 54 136 190 62 22 20 89 129 402
8 Darren Daye F-G 6-8 220 26 61 2 724 101 202 .500 0 0 34 65 .523 37 87 124 75 25 7 56 98 236
9 Sam Vincent G 6-2 185 23 46 5 374 60 136 .441 0 0 51 55 .927 5 22 27 59 13 1 33 33 171
10 Greg Kite C 6-11 250 25 74 1 745 47 110 .427 0 1 .000 29 76 .382 61 108 169 27 17 46 34 148 123
11 Conner Henry G 6-7 195 23 36 0 231 38 103 .369 12 31 .387 10 17 .588 7 20 27 27 6 1 17 27 98
12 Rick Carlisle G 6-5 210 27 42 0 297 30 92 .326 5 16 .313 15 20 .750 8 22 30 35 8 0 25 28 80
13 Bill Walton C-F 6-11 210 34 10 0 112 10 26 .385 0 0 8 15 .533 11 20 31 9 1 10 15 23 28
14 David Thirdkill F-G 6-7 195 26 17 0 89 10 24 .417 0 1 .000 5 16 .313 5 14 19 2 2 0 5 12 25
15 Scott Wedman F-G 6-7 215 34 6 2 78 9 27 .333 1 2 .500 1 2 .500 3 6 9 6 2 2 3 6 20
16 Andre Turner G 5-11 160 22 3 0 18 2 5 .400 0 1 .000 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 5 1 4

Per Game

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Rk Player Pos Ht Wt Age G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1 Larry Bird F 6-9 220 30 74 73 40.6 10.6 20.2 .525 1.2 3.0 .400 5.6 6.1 .910 1.7 7.5 9.2 7.6 1.8 0.9 3.2 2.5 28.1
2 Kevin McHale F-C 6-10 210 29 77 77 39.7 10.3 17.0 .604 0.0 0.1 .000 5.6 6.6 .836 3.2 6.7 9.9 2.6 0.5 2.2 2.6 3.1 26.1
3 Robert Parish C 7-0 230 33 80 80 37.4 7.4 13.2 .556 0.0 0.0 .000 2.8 3.9 .735 3.2 7.5 10.6 2.2 0.8 1.8 2.4 3.3 17.5
4 Danny Ainge G-F 6-4 175 27 71 66 35.2 5.8 11.9 .486 1.2 2.7 .443 2.1 2.3 .897 0.7 2.7 3.4 5.6 1.4 0.2 2.0 2.7 14.8
5 Dennis Johnson G 6-4 185 32 79 78 37.1 5.4 12.1 .444 0.1 0.8 .113 2.6 3.2 .833 0.6 2.7 3.3 7.5 1.1 0.5 2.2 2.5 13.4
6 Jerry Sichting G 6-1 168 30 78 15 20.1 2.6 5.1 .508 0.1 0.3 .269 0.5 0.5 .881 0.3 0.9 1.2 2.4 0.5 0.0 0.8 1.6 5.7
7 Fred Roberts F-C 6-10 218 26 73 11 14.8 1.9 3.7 .515 0.0 0.0 .000 1.7 2.1 .810 0.7 1.9 2.6 0.8 0.3 0.3 1.2 1.8 5.5
8 Darren Daye F-G 6-8 220 26 61 2 11.9 1.7 3.3 .500 0.0 0.0 0.6 1.1 .523 0.6 1.4 2.0 1.2 0.4 0.1 0.9 1.6 3.9
9 Sam Vincent G 6-2 185 23 46 5 8.1 1.3 3.0 .441 0.0 0.0 1.1 1.2 .927 0.1 0.5 0.6 1.3 0.3 0.0 0.7 0.7 3.7
10 Scott Wedman F-G 6-7 215 34 6 2 13.0 1.5 4.5 .333 0.2 0.3 .500 0.2 0.3 .500 0.5 1.0 1.5 1.0 0.3 0.3 0.5 1.0 3.3
11 Bill Walton C-F 6-11 210 34 10 0 11.2 1.0 2.6 .385 0.0 0.0 0.8 1.5 .533 1.1 2.0 3.1 0.9 0.1 1.0 1.5 2.3 2.8
12 Conner Henry G 6-7 195 23 36 0 6.4 1.1 2.9 .369 0.3 0.9 .387 0.3 0.5 .588 0.2 0.6 0.8 0.8 0.2 0.0 0.5 0.8 2.7
13 Rick Carlisle G 6-5 210 27 42 0 7.1 0.7 2.2 .326 0.1 0.4 .313 0.4 0.5 .750 0.2 0.5 0.7 0.8 0.2 0.0 0.6 0.7 1.9
14 Greg Kite C 6-11 250 25 74 1 10.1 0.6 1.5 .427 0.0 0.0 .000 0.4 1.0 .382 0.8 1.5 2.3 0.4 0.2 0.6 0.5 2.0 1.7
15 David Thirdkill F-G 6-7 195 26 17 0 5.2 0.6 1.4 .417 0.0 0.1 .000 0.3 0.9 .313 0.3 0.8 1.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.3 0.7 1.5
16 Andre Turner G 5-11 160 22 3 0 6.0 0.7 1.7 .400 0.0 0.3 .000 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.7 0.3 0.0 0.0 1.7 0.3 1.3

Per 36 Minutes

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Rk Player Pos Ht Wt Age G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1 Larry Bird F 6-9 220 30 74 73 3005 9.4 17.9 .525 1.1 2.7 .400 5.0 5.5 .910 1.5 6.7 8.2 6.8 1.6 0.8 2.9 2.2 24.9
2 Kevin McHale F-C 6-10 210 29 77 77 3060 9.3 15.4 .604 0.0 0.0 .000 5.0 6.0 .836 2.9 6.1 9.0 2.3 0.4 2.0 2.3 2.8 23.6
3 Robert Parish C 7-0 230 33 80 80 2995 7.1 12.7 .556 0.0 0.0 .000 2.7 3.7 .735 3.1 7.2 10.2 2.1 0.8 1.7 2.3 3.2 16.9
4 Sam Vincent G 6-2 185 23 46 5 374 5.8 13.1 .441 0.0 0.0 4.9 5.3 .927 0.5 2.1 2.6 5.7 1.3 0.1 3.2 3.2 16.5
5 Conner Henry G 6-7 195 23 36 0 231 5.9 16.1 .369 1.9 4.8 .387 1.6 2.6 .588 1.1 3.1 4.2 4.2 0.9 0.2 2.6 4.2 15.3
6 Danny Ainge G-F 6-4 175 27 71 66 2499 5.9 12.2 .486 1.2 2.8 .443 2.1 2.4 .897 0.7 2.8 3.5 5.8 1.5 0.2 2.0 2.7 15.2
7 Fred Roberts F-C 6-10 218 26 73 11 1079 4.6 9.0 .515 0.0 0.1 .000 4.1 5.1 .810 1.8 4.5 6.3 2.1 0.7 0.7 3.0 4.3 13.4
8 Dennis Johnson G 6-4 185 32 79 78 2933 5.2 11.7 .444 0.1 0.8 .113 2.6 3.1 .833 0.6 2.7 3.2 7.3 1.1 0.5 2.2 2.5 13.0
9 Darren Daye F-G 6-8 220 26 61 2 724 5.0 10.0 .500 0.0 0.0 1.7 3.2 .523 1.8 4.3 6.2 3.7 1.2 0.3 2.8 4.9 11.7
10 Jerry Sichting G 6-1 168 30 78 15 1566 4.6 9.1 .508 0.2 0.6 .269 0.9 1.0 .881 0.5 1.6 2.1 4.3 0.9 0.0 1.4 2.9 10.3
11 David Thirdkill F-G 6-7 195 26 17 0 89 4.0 9.7 .417 0.0 0.4 .000 2.0 6.5 .313 2.0 5.7 7.7 0.8 0.8 0.0 2.0 4.9 10.1
12 Rick Carlisle G 6-5 210 27 42 0 297 3.6 11.2 .326 0.6 1.9 .313 1.8 2.4 .750 1.0 2.7 3.6 4.2 1.0 0.0 3.0 3.4 9.7
13 Scott Wedman F-G 6-7 215 34 6 2 78 4.2 12.5 .333 0.5 0.9 .500 0.5 0.9 .500 1.4 2.8 4.2 2.8 0.9 0.9 1.4 2.8 9.2
14 Bill Walton C-F 6-11 210 34 10 0 112 3.2 8.4 .385 0.0 0.0 2.6 4.8 .533 3.5 6.4 10.0 2.9 0.3 3.2 4.8 7.4 9.0
15 Andre Turner G 5-11 160 22 3 0 18 4.0 10.0 .400 0.0 2.0 .000 0.0 0.0 2.0 2.0 4.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 10.0 2.0 8.0
16 Greg Kite C 6-11 250 25 74 1 745 2.3 5.3 .427 0.0 0.0 .000 1.4 3.7 .382 2.9 5.2 8.2 1.3 0.8 2.2 1.6 7.2 5.9

Advanced

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Rk Player Pos Ht Wt Age G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% Usg% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS LS WSAA
1 Larry Bird F 6-9 220 30 74 3005 26.4 .612 .555 5.1 19.2 12.8 28.6 2.2 1.3 12.4 27.5 121 104 30.8 15.2 46 4 21.0
2 Kevin McHale F-C 6-10 210 29 77 3060 24.0 .655 .604 9.9 17.5 14.0 9.8 0.6 3.1 11.4 24.1 125 106 31.9 12.7 45 6 19.5
3 Robert Parish C 7-0 230 33 80 2995 17.7 .588 .556 10.4 20.7 16.0 8.0 1.0 2.7 13.8 19.7 113 104 13.7 14.3 28 7 10.5
4 Danny Ainge G-F 6-4 175 27 71 2499 15.2 .574 .536 2.4 8.0 5.4 21.2 2.0 0.3 13.3 18.0 115 109 12.3 7.9 20 8 6.0
5 Dennis Johnson G 6-4 185 32 79 2933 13.2 .499 .448 1.9 7.6 5.0 26.1 1.4 0.7 14.3 18.0 107 109 7.5 8.3 16 15 0.5
6 Jerry Sichting G 6-1 168 30 78 1566 9.4 .538 .516 1.7 4.6 3.3 15.1 1.2 0.0 12.8 13.0 110 111 3.6 3.3 7 7 0.0
7 Fred Roberts F-C 6-10 218 26 73 1079 10.7 .596 .515 6.2 13.1 9.9 7.3 1.0 1.0 20.9 16.8 105 108 1.8 3.6 5 5 0.0
8 Darren Daye F-G 6-8 220 26 61 724 9.6 .512 .500 6.3 12.5 9.6 13.3 1.7 0.5 19.5 16.9 97 107 0.0 2.6 3 4 -0.5
9 Greg Kite C 6-11 250 25 74 745 6.0 .429 .427 10.1 15.0 12.8 4.2 1.1 3.4 19.2 10.1 92 105 0.0 3.3 3 3 0.0
10 Sam Vincent G 6-2 185 23 46 374 12.8 .534 .441 1.6 6.1 4.1 20.8 1.7 0.1 17.1 22.0 104 110 0.7 1.0 2 2 0.0
11 Rick Carlisle G 6-5 210 27 42 297 4.6 .397 .353 3.3 7.7 5.7 14.4 1.3 0.0 19.9 18.0 82 110 0.0 0.8 1 3 -1.0
12 Conner Henry G 6-7 195 23 36 231 8.5 .444 .427 3.7 9.0 6.6 15.5 1.3 0.2 13.3 23.5 91 110 0.0 0.6 1 2 -0.5
13 Andre Turner G 5-11 160 22 3 18 -7.1 .400 .400 6.8 5.8 6.2 6.9 0.0 0.0 50.0 23.7 48 114 0.0 0.0 0 0 0.0
14 Bill Walton C-F 6-11 210 34 10 112 5.6 .429 .385 12.1 18.5 15.6 9.7 0.4 5.0 31.5 18.1 79 104 0.0 0.5 0 1 -0.5
15 Scott Wedman F-G 6-7 215 34 6 78 5.7 .359 .352 4.7 8.0 6.5 9.6 1.2 1.4 9.7 16.9 83 109 0.0 0.2 0 1 -0.5
16 David Thirdkill F-G 6-7 195 26 17 89 4.5 .403 .417 6.9 16.3 12.0 2.8 1.1 0.0 13.9 17.3 81 108 0.0 0.3 0 1 -0.5

Playoffs

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Totals Shooting Per Game
Rk Player Pos Ht Wt Age G MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST
1 Larry Bird F 6-9 220 30 23 1015 216 454 14 41 176 193 41 231 165 27 19 71 55 622 .476 .341 .912 44.1 27.0 10.0 7.2
2 Kevin McHale F-C 6-10 210 29 21 827 174 298 0 0 96 126 66 194 39 7 30 54 71 444 .584 .762 39.4 21.1 9.2 1.9
3 Dennis Johnson G 6-4 185 32 23 964 168 361 3 26 96 113 24 91 205 16 8 44 71 435 .465 .115 .850 41.9 18.9 4.0 8.9
4 Robert Parish C 7-0 230 33 21 734 149 263 0 1 79 103 59 198 28 18 35 38 79 377 .567 .000 .767 35.0 18.0 9.4 1.3
5 Danny Ainge G-F 6-4 175 27 20 762 116 238 32 73 31 36 13 52 92 24 4 41 62 295 .487 .438 .861 38.1 14.8 2.6 4.6
6 Darren Daye F-G 6-8 220 26 23 240 42 72 0 0 32 37 11 32 13 9 3 18 33 116 .583 .865 10.4 5.0 1.4 0.6
7 Fred Roberts F-C 6-10 218 26 20 265 30 59 0 0 31 44 15 33 12 6 3 12 47 91 .508 .705 13.3 4.6 1.7 0.6
8 Jerry Sichting G 6-1 168 30 23 338 35 82 1 6 8 10 5 20 33 9 0 10 36 79 .427 .167 .800 14.7 3.4 0.9 1.4
9 Sam Vincent G 6-2 185 23 17 141 23 56 1 2 27 35 3 12 19 3 2 10 13 74 .411 .500 .771 8.3 4.4 0.7 1.1
10 Bill Walton C-F 6-11 210 34 12 102 12 25 0 0 5 14 9 31 10 3 4 8 23 29 .480 .357 8.5 2.4 2.6 0.8
11 Conner Henry G 6-7 195 23 11 35 8 16 1 5 5 10 3 6 0 0 0 4 3 22 .500 .200 .500 3.2 2.0 0.5 0.0
12 Greg Kite C 6-11 250 25 20 172 7 20 0 0 3 7 15 46 8 2 8 7 43 17 .350 .429 8.6 0.9 2.3 0.4

Salaries

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Rk Player Salary
1 Larry Bird *$1,800,000
2 Robert Parish *$1,369,167
3 Kevin McHale *$1,150,000
4 Dennis Johnson *$807,500
5 Danny Ainge *$587,500
6 Bill Walton *$425,000
7 Sam Vincent *$240,000
8 Jerry Sichting *$187,500
9 Greg Kite *$175,000
10 Fred Roberts *$150,000
11 Rick Carlisle *$95,000
Estimated salaries are marked with an asterisk (*)