1986 NBA Playoffs Summary

1985 Playoffs Summary 1987 Playoffs Summary

League Champion: Boston Celtics

Finals MVP: Larry Bird (24.0 / 9.7 / 9.5)

1986 Playoff Leaders:

PTS: Hakeem Olajuwon (537)

TRB: Hakeem Olajuwon (236)

AST: Magic Johnson (211)

WS: Larry Bird (4.2)

Support us without the ads? Go Ad-Free.

Playoff Series

Playoff Series Table

Boston Celtics over Houston Rockets (4-2)

Series Stats

Game 1	Mon, May 26	Houston Rockets	100	@ Boston Celtics	112
Game 2	Thu, May 29	Houston Rockets	95	@ Boston Celtics	117
Game 3	Sun, June 1	Boston Celtics	104	@ Houston Rockets	106
Game 4	Tue, June 3	Boston Celtics	106	@ Houston Rockets	103
Game 5	Thu, June 5	Boston Celtics	96	@ Houston Rockets	111
Game 6	Sun, June 8	Houston Rockets	97	@ Boston Celtics	114

Boston Celtics over Milwaukee Bucks (4-0)

Series Stats

Game 1	Tue, May 13	Milwaukee Bucks	96	@ Boston Celtics	128
Game 2	Thu, May 15	Milwaukee Bucks	111	@ Boston Celtics	122
Game 3	Sat, May 17	Boston Celtics	111	@ Milwaukee Bucks	107
Game 4	Sun, May 18	Boston Celtics	111	@ Milwaukee Bucks	98

Houston Rockets over Los Angeles Lakers (4-1)

Series Stats

Game 1	Sat, May 10	Houston Rockets	107	@ Los Angeles Lakers	119
Game 2	Tue, May 13	Houston Rockets	112	@ Los Angeles Lakers	102
Game 3	Fri, May 16	Los Angeles Lakers	109	@ Houston Rockets	117
Game 4	Sun, May 18	Los Angeles Lakers	95	@ Houston Rockets	105
Game 5	Wed, May 21	Houston Rockets	114	@ Los Angeles Lakers	112

Boston Celtics over Atlanta Hawks (4-1)

Series Stats

Game 1	Sun, April 27	Atlanta Hawks	91	@ Boston Celtics	103
Game 2	Tue, April 29	Atlanta Hawks	108	@ Boston Celtics	119
Game 3	Fri, May 2	Boston Celtics	111	@ Atlanta Hawks	107
Game 4	Sun, May 4	Boston Celtics	94	@ Atlanta Hawks	106
Game 5	Tue, May 6	Atlanta Hawks	99	@ Boston Celtics	132

Milwaukee Bucks over Philadelphia 76ers (4-3)

Series Stats

Game 1	Tue, April 29	Philadelphia 76ers	118	@ Milwaukee Bucks	112
Game 2	Thu, May 1	Philadelphia 76ers	107	@ Milwaukee Bucks	119
Game 3	Sat, May 3	Milwaukee Bucks	103	@ Philadelphia 76ers	107
Game 4	Mon, May 5	Milwaukee Bucks	109	@ Philadelphia 76ers	104
Game 5	Wed, May 7	Philadelphia 76ers	108	@ Milwaukee Bucks	113
Game 6	Fri, May 9	Milwaukee Bucks	108	@ Philadelphia 76ers	126
Game 7	Sun, May 11	Philadelphia 76ers	112	@ Milwaukee Bucks	113

Houston Rockets over Denver Nuggets (4-2)

Series Stats

Game 1	Sat, April 26	Denver Nuggets	119	@ Houston Rockets	126
Game 2	Tue, April 29	Denver Nuggets	101	@ Houston Rockets	119
Game 3	Fri, May 2	Houston Rockets	115	@ Denver Nuggets	116
Game 4	Sun, May 4	Houston Rockets	111	@ Denver Nuggets	114
Game 5	Tue, May 6	Denver Nuggets	103	@ Houston Rockets	131
Game 6	Thu, May 8	Houston Rockets	126	@ Denver Nuggets	122

Los Angeles Lakers over Dallas Mavericks (4-2)

Series Stats

Game 1	Sun, April 27	Dallas Mavericks	116	@ Los Angeles Lakers	130
Game 2	Wed, April 30	Dallas Mavericks	113	@ Los Angeles Lakers	117
Game 3	Fri, May 2	Los Angeles Lakers	108	@ Dallas Mavericks	110
Game 4	Sun, May 4	Los Angeles Lakers	118	@ Dallas Mavericks	120
Game 5	Tue, May 6	Dallas Mavericks	113	@ Los Angeles Lakers	116
Game 6	Thu, May 8	Los Angeles Lakers	120	@ Dallas Mavericks	107

Atlanta Hawks over Detroit Pistons (3-1)

Series Stats

Game 1	Thu, April 17	Detroit Pistons	122	@ Atlanta Hawks	140
Game 2	Sat, April 19	Detroit Pistons	125	@ Atlanta Hawks	137
Game 3	Tue, April 22	Atlanta Hawks	97	@ Detroit Pistons	106
Game 4	Fri, April 25	Atlanta Hawks	114	@ Detroit Pistons	113

Boston Celtics over Chicago Bulls (3-0)

Series Stats

Game 1	Thu, April 17	Chicago Bulls	104	@ Boston Celtics	123
Game 2	Sun, April 20	Chicago Bulls	131	@ Boston Celtics	135
Game 3	Tue, April 22	Boston Celtics	122	@ Chicago Bulls	104

Milwaukee Bucks over New Jersey Nets (3-0)

Series Stats

Game 1	Fri, April 18	New Jersey Nets	107	@ Milwaukee Bucks	119
Game 2	Sun, April 20	New Jersey Nets	97	@ Milwaukee Bucks	111
Game 3	Tue, April 22	Milwaukee Bucks	118	@ New Jersey Nets	113

Philadelphia 76ers over Washington Bullets (3-2)

Series Stats

Game 1	Fri, April 18	Washington Bullets	95	@ Philadelphia 76ers	94
Game 2	Sun, April 20	Washington Bullets	97	@ Philadelphia 76ers	102
Game 3	Tue, April 22	Philadelphia 76ers	91	@ Washington Bullets	86
Game 4	Thu, April 24	Philadelphia 76ers	111	@ Washington Bullets	116
Game 5	Sun, April 27	Washington Bullets	109	@ Philadelphia 76ers	134

Dallas Mavericks over Utah Jazz (3-1)

Series Stats

Game 1	Fri, April 18	Utah Jazz	93	@ Dallas Mavericks	101
Game 2	Sun, April 20	Utah Jazz	106	@ Dallas Mavericks	113
Game 3	Wed, April 23	Dallas Mavericks	98	@ Utah Jazz	100
Game 4	Fri, April 25	Dallas Mavericks	117	@ Utah Jazz	113

Denver Nuggets over Portland Trail Blazers (3-1)

Series Stats

Game 1	Fri, April 18	Portland Trail Blazers	126	@ Denver Nuggets	133
Game 2	Sun, April 20	Portland Trail Blazers	108	@ Denver Nuggets	106
Game 3	Tue, April 22	Denver Nuggets	115	@ Portland Trail Blazers	104
Game 4	Thu, April 24	Denver Nuggets	116	@ Portland Trail Blazers	112

Houston Rockets over Sacramento Kings (3-0)

Series Stats

Game 1	Thu, April 17	Sacramento Kings	87	@ Houston Rockets	107
Game 2	Sat, April 19	Sacramento Kings	103	@ Houston Rockets	111
Game 3	Tue, April 22	Houston Rockets	113	@ Sacramento Kings	98

Los Angeles Lakers over San Antonio Spurs (3-0)

Series Stats

Game 1	Thu, April 17	San Antonio Spurs	88	@ Los Angeles Lakers	135
Game 2	Sat, April 19	San Antonio Spurs	94	@ Los Angeles Lakers	122
Game 3	Wed, April 23	Los Angeles Lakers	114	@ San Antonio Spurs	94

Team Per Game Stats

Team Per Game Stats Table
Rk	Team	G	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	2P	2PA	2P%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
1	Houston Rockets	20	243.8	44.7	92.3	.485	0.7	2.5	.260	44.1	89.8	.491	21.3	29.7	.715	16.9	30.5	47.3	28.5	8.6	7.5	15.2	23.1	111.3
2	Boston Celtics	18	242.8	43.9	86.7	.507	2.5	6.4	.391	41.4	80.3	.516	24.1	30.3	.794	12.9	32.2	45.2	28.6	9.0	6.1	15.2	22.3	114.4
3	Los Angeles Lakers	14	240.0	47.4	88.6	.535	1.8	5.6	.321	45.6	83.0	.550	18.9	24.9	.756	12.5	29.8	42.3	32.0	8.4	4.3	16.1	24.2	115.5
4	Milwaukee Bucks	14	240.0	42.1	84.7	.497	1.8	5.1	.347	40.3	79.6	.506	23.9	33.1	.721	12.9	26.6	39.5	24.1	8.9	6.1	16.5	28.5	109.8
5	Philadelphia 76ers	12	240.0	40.9	83.8	.489	0.3	3.1	.081	40.7	80.7	.504	27.4	37.1	.739	15.8	29.1	44.8	24.9	8.9	7.1	16.8	23.0	109.5
6	Denver Nuggets	10	247.5	43.8	96.1	.456	1.9	5.4	.352	41.9	90.7	.462	25.0	31.5	.794	16.6	29.3	45.9	24.7	7.2	4.4	14.4	27.3	114.5
7	Dallas Mavericks	10	240.0	42.6	87.1	.489	3.0	5.8	.517	39.6	81.3	.487	22.6	28.9	.782	13.9	28.0	41.9	25.0	6.6	3.1	14.2	21.5	110.8
8	Atlanta Hawks	9	245.6	43.4	87.8	.495	0.7	2.3	.286	42.8	85.4	.501	23.4	32.1	.730	13.3	30.1	43.4	26.1	7.3	5.1	15.3	26.0	111.0
9	Washington Bullets	5	240.0	40.0	86.4	.463	1.0	4.8	.208	39.0	81.6	.478	19.6	27.4	.715	14.4	24.0	38.4	21.0	8.6	8.6	15.2	22.6	100.6
10	Detroit Pistons	4	252.5	46.8	97.3	.481	0.3	2.0	.125	46.5	95.3	.488	22.8	31.3	.728	17.5	29.8	47.3	25.8	6.5	2.5	16.3	30.0	116.5
11	Portland Trail Blazers	4	240.0	43.5	87.8	.496	1.3	5.5	.227	42.3	82.3	.514	24.3	31.3	.776	13.0	31.0	44.0	28.0	7.0	4.5	19.0	31.0	112.5
12	Utah Jazz	4	240.0	43.3	89.8	.482	1.0	2.3	.444	42.3	87.5	.483	15.5	22.0	.705	15.5	26.8	42.3	26.0	5.8	6.3	11.0	25.0	103.0
13	Chicago Bulls	3	256.7	42.7	92.3	.462	0.7	2.7	.250	42.0	89.7	.468	27.0	35.0	.771	13.7	26.0	39.7	17.0	8.0	3.7	14.7	30.7	113.0
14	New Jersey Nets	3	240.0	39.3	84.7	.465	0.7	5.7	.118	38.7	79.0	.489	26.3	35.0	.752	15.3	24.3	39.7	22.0	9.3	4.0	17.3	32.7	105.7
15	Sacramento Kings	3	240.0	36.3	89.3	.407	0.7	3.3	.200	35.7	86.0	.415	22.7	29.7	.764	21.7	24.7	46.3	19.0	8.0	5.7	17.3	23.3	96.0
16	San Antonio Spurs	3	240.0	38.7	83.0	.466	0.7	3.3	.200	38.0	79.7	.477	14.0	21.7	.646	7.0	19.3	26.3	25.0	9.3	3.3	18.0	26.0	92.0
	League Average	9	242.6	43.3	88.5	.489	1.4	4.4	.319	41.9	84.1	.498	22.7	30.4	.749	14.5	28.9	43.3	26.3	8.2	5.6	15.6	25.0	110.7