The Boston Celtics couldn't pull it off against the Los Angeles Lakers, 107 to 106, in Game 4 of the 1987 NBA Finals on June 9, 1987.
Final
Lakers
Celtics
FG Made - Attempted
41-85
45-86
Field Goal %
48.2
52.3
3PT Made - Attempted
2-4
3-11
3PT %
50.0
27.3
FT Made - Attempted
23-32
13-16
Free Throw %
71.9
81.3
Rebounds
46
37
Offensive Rebounds
15
9
Defensive Rebounds
31
28
Assists
17
26
Steals
4
5
Blocks
4
8
Turnovers
11
12
Personal Fouls
16
21
Starters
| NAME | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Worthy | 43 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9-18 | 50.0 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 100.0 | 54.3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||
M. Johnson | 41 | 29 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12-20 | 60.0 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 83.3 | 64.0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 0 | ||
K. Abdul-Jabbar | 36 | 16 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5-17 | 29.4 | 0-0 | 6-10 | 60.0 | 37.4 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 0 | ||
B. Scott | 26 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3-10 | 30.0 | 0-1 | 0.0 | 2-2 | 100.0 | 36.8 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
A.C. Green | 20 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-4 | 75.0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 50.0 | 71.7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
Bench
| NAME | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Cooper | 35 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3-6 | 50.0 | 2-3 | 66.7 | 2-2 | 100.0 | 72.7 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | |
M. Thompson | 33 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6-9 | 66.7 | 0-0 | 4-7 | 57.1 | 66.2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 3 | ||
K. Rambis | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0.0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
Starters
| NAME | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Bird | 47 | 21 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 7-19 | 36.8 | 2-3 | 66.7 | 5-5 | 100.0 | 49.5 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 3 | |
K. McHale | 45 | 25 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10-14 | 71.4 | 0-0 | 5-8 | 62.5 | 71.3 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 5 | ||
D. Johnson | 45 | 15 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 6-15 | 40.0 | 0-1 | 0.0 | 3-3 | 100.0 | 46.0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
D. Ainge | 42 | 23 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11-21 | 52.4 | 1-7 | 14.3 | 0-0 | 54.8 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | ||
R. Parish | 36 | 18 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9-14 | 64.3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 64.3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 5 |
Bench
| NAME | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Kite | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |||||
J. Sichting | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1-2 | 50.0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 50.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||
D. Daye | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 100.0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Team Rankings
ORTG
120.3
3rd
DRTG
110.8
9th
NETRTG
9.5
3rd
3P%
36.7
15th
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