The Boston Celtics couldn't pull it off against the Los Angeles Lakers, 115 to 114, on December 11, 1987.
Final
Lakers
Celtics
FG Made - Attempted
43-77
47-91
Field Goal %
55.8
51.6
3PT Made - Attempted
5-10
3-4
3PT %
50.0
75.0
FT Made - Attempted
24-29
17-23
Free Throw %
82.8
73.9
Rebounds
39
35
Offensive Rebounds
6
11
Defensive Rebounds
33
24
Assists
28
34
Steals
5
12
Blocks
2
5
Turnovers
18
11
Personal Fouls
21
23
Starters
| NAME | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Johnson | 44 | 18 | 8 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 6-11 | 54.5 | 1-1 | 100.0 | 5-6 | 83.3 | 66.0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | |
B. Scott | 43 | 21 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8-15 | 53.3 | 1-3 | 33.3 | 4-5 | 80.0 | 61.0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | |
A.C. Green | 39 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4-7 | 57.1 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 83.3 | 67.4 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | ||
K. Abdul-Jabbar | 34 | 23 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10-14 | 71.4 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 75.0 | 73.0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 4 | ||
J. Worthy | 14 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-9 | 44.4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 44.4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
Bench
| NAME | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Cooper | 38 | 21 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 8-12 | 66.7 | 3-6 | 50.0 | 2-2 | 100.0 | 81.5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | |
M. Thompson | 25 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3-9 | 33.3 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 75.0 | 41.8 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | ||
K. Rambis | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 100.0 | 113.6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Starters
| NAME | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Bird | 43 | 35 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 14-26 | 53.8 | 1-1 | 100.0 | 6-8 | 75.0 | 59.3 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 3 | |
R. Parish | 42 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6-9 | 66.7 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 100.0 | 72.7 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | ||
K. McHale | 37 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4-12 | 33.3 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 100.0 | 38.8 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | ||
D. Johnson | 35 | 19 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 8-19 | 42.1 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 75.0 | 45.8 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | ||
D. Ainge | 34 | 15 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 6-10 | 60.0 | 1-1 | 100.0 | 2-4 | 50.0 | 63.8 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
Bench
| NAME | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Sichting | 27 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 8-10 | 80.0 | 1-1 | 100.0 | 0-0 | 85.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
F. Roberts | 12 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 33.3 | 0-1 | 0.0 | 1-2 | 50.0 | 38.7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
M. Acres | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | |||||
D. Daye | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0.0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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Team Rankings
ORTG
122.6
1st
DRTG
108.7
5th
NETRTG
13.9
3rd
3P%
37.3
8th
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