Celtics 104-106 Rockets (May 31, 1986)

BOS

HOU

1

29

33

2

30

29

3

25

18

4

20

26

104

106

Top Performers

Points

28

McHale

BOS

Rebounds

22

Sampson

HOU

Assists

11

Bird

BOS

Threes

1

Ainge

BOS

Team Stats

HOU

42-96 (43.8%)

FG%

38-81 (46.9%)

1-5 (20.0%)

3PM

1-2 (50.0%)

19-21 (90.5%)

FTM

29-39 (74.4%)

53

Rebounds

43

28

Assists

28

19

Turnovers

17

1985-86 Eastern Conference

BOS HOU

	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Celtics	67	15	.817
2	Bucks	57	25	.695	10.0
3	76ers	54	28	.659	13.0
4	Hawks	50	32	.610	17.0
5	Pistons	46	36	.561	21.0
6	Bullets	39	43	.476	28.0
7	Nets	39	43	.476	28.0
8	Bulls	30	52	.366	37.0
9	Cavaliers	29	53	.354	38.0
10	Pacers	26	56	.317	41.0
11	Knicks	23	59	.280	44.0

	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Lakers	62	20	.756
2	Rockets	51	31	.622	11.0
3	Nuggets	47	35	.573	15.0
4	Mavericks	44	38	.537	18.0
5	Jazz	42	40	.512	20.0
6	Trail Blazers	40	42	.488	22.0
7	Kings	37	45	.451	25.0
8	Spurs	35	47	.427	27.0
9	Suns	32	50	.390	30.0
10	Clippers	32	50	.390	30.0
11	SuperSonics	31	51	.378	31.0
12	Warriors	30	52	.366	32.0

Game Summary

The Houston Rockets squeaked out a win over the Boston Celtics, 106 to 104, in Game 3 of the 1986 NBA Finals on June 1, 1986.

Game Info

January 23, 2025

Players	MIN	PTS	REB (O)	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	FG	3P	FT	TS%
Danny Ainge D. Ainge #44	46	13	5 (1)	5	4	0	2	3	6-11	1-2	0-0	59.1
Larry Bird L. Bird #33	45	25	15 (4)	11	4	0	3	5	10-26	0-3	5-5	44.3
Kevin McHale K. McHale #32	44	28	11 (7)	1	2	2	5	4	12-19	0-0	4-6	64.7
Dennis Johnson D. Johnson #3	41	20	5 (3)	7	2	1	2	2	6-17	0-0	8-8	48.7
Robert Parish R. Parish #00	25	8	6 (3)	2	0	0	6	4	3-15	0-0	2-2	25.2
Bill Walton B. Walton #32	20	10	8 (4)	2	0	1	0	4	5-7	0-0	0-0	71.4
Jerry Sichting J. Sichting #14	9	0	1 (0)	0	0	0	0	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	0.0
Greg Kite G. Kite #34	7	0	2 (0)	0	0	0	0	5	0-0	0-0	0-0	0
David Thirdkill D. Thirdkill #40	3	0	0 (0)	0	0	0	1	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0

	Team	PTS	REB (O)	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	FG	3P	FT	TS%
	BOS	0	0 (0)	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0

Players	MIN	PTS	REB (O)	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	FG	3P	FT	TS%
Robert Reid R. Reid #33	48	20	4 (0)	9	3	0	4	3	7-16	1-2	5-5	54.9
Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon #34	43	23	8 (2)	2	2	3	3	5	7-18	0-0	9-11	50.4
Ralph Sampson R. Sampson #50	39	24	22 (7)	3	1	1	4	3	9-14	0-0	6-11	63.7
Lewis Lloyd L. Lloyd #32	31	14	0 (0)	2	0	1	0	2	5-14	0-0	4-6	42.1
Rodney McCray R. McCray #22	30	12	4 (2)	4	1	2	4	2	4-8	0-0	4-4	61.5
Allen Leavell A. Leavell #30	19	5	0 (0)	4	1	0	0	0	2-6	0-0	1-1	38.8
Mitchell Wiggins M. Wiggins #15	17	8	2 (1)	1	1	0	1	3	4-5	0-0	0-1	73.5
Jim Petersen J. Petersen #43	12	0	3 (1)	3	0	0	1	4	0-0	0-0	0-0	0
Hank McDowell H. McDowell #8	1	0	0 (0)	0	0	0	0	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0

	Team	PTS	REB (O)	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	FG	3P	FT	TS%
	HOU	0	0 (0)	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0

BOS

Team Stats

HOU

42-96 (43.8%)

FG%

38-81 (46.9%)

1-5 (20.0%)

3PM

1-2 (50.0%)

19-21 (90.5%)

FTM

29-39 (74.4%)

53

Rebounds

43

22

Offensive Rebounds

13

31

Defensive Rebounds

30

28

Assists

28

12

Steals

9

4

Blocks

7

19

Turnovers

17

Points Off Turnovers

Fastbreak Points

Points In Paint

Second Chance Points

27

Fouls

23

Technical Fouls

Flagrant Fouls

2-1 BOS

HOU 1-2

Top Performers

Team Stats

1985-86 Eastern Conference

Game Summary

Game Info

Team Stats