The Boston Celtics were 59-23 in 1986-87. They finished 1st in the Atlantic Division and 1st in the Eastern Conference. They lost in the NBA Finals against the Los Angeles Lakers, 4 games to 2.

Scores & Schedules

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1986-87 Conference Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB
1
Celtics Celtics
59
23
.720
2
Hawks Hawks
57
25
.695
2.0
3
Pistons Pistons
52
30
.634
7.0
4
Bucks Bucks
50
32
.610
9.0
5
76ers 76ers
45
37
.549
14.0

1986-87 Stats

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GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% TS% OREB DREB TOV PF
Team
82
241.5
112.6
42.9
29.5
6.8
6.4
44.5
86.0
51.7
2.5
6.9
36.6
21.2
26.3
80.8
57.7
11.4
31.5
15.9
20.9
Team Rank
10th
6th
18th
2nd
22nd
6th
4th
21st
1st
2nd
4th
2nd
19th
23rd
1st
1st
23rd
2nd
7th
1st
Opponent
82
241.5
106.0
43.0
25.1
8.8
4.1
42.3
91.5
46.3
1.5
4.9
30.6
19.9
26.2
75.8
51.5
15.1
27.9
14.1
23.3
Opponent Rank
10th
4th
10th
10th
15th
1st
9th
20th
4th
17th
14th
14th
2nd
2nd
10th
1st
16th
6th
23rd
20th
Net
+6.6
-0.1
+4.4
-2.0
+2.3
+2.1
-5.5
+5.4
+1.0
+2.0
+6.0
+1.4
+0.1
+5.0
+6.3
-3.7
+3.6
+1.8
-2.5
Net Rank
3rd
14th
1st
21st
1st
4th
23rd
1st
3rd
3rd
3rd
7th
8th
1st
1st
23rd
3rd
18th
4th

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NBA 2024-25 Conference Standings

Eastern W L PCT GB
1
Cavaliers Cavaliers
25
4
.862
2
Celtics Celtics
22
6
.786
2.5
3
Knicks Knicks
18
10
.643
6.5
4
Magic Magic
18
12
.600
7.5
5
Bucks Bucks
15
12
.556
9.0
6
Heat Heat
13
13
.500
10.5
Western W L PCT GB
1
Thunder Thunder
22
5
.815
2
Grizzlies Grizzlies
20
9
.690
3.0
3
Rockets Rockets
18
9
.667
4.0
4
Mavericks Mavericks
18
10
.643
4.5
5
Lakers Lakers
16
12
.571
6.5
6
Nuggets Nuggets
14
11
.560
7.0

NBA 2024-25 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Fri
12/20
DET DET
@
PHX PHX
133-125
Fri
12/20
POR POR
@
SAS SAS
94-114
Fri
12/20
LAC LAC
@
DAL DAL
97-113
Fri
12/20
BOS BOS
@
CHI CHI
123-98
Fri
12/20
GSW GSW
@
MIN MIN
113-103

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Fri
12/27
SAS SAS
@
BKN BKN
7:30 PM
Fri
12/27
NYK NYK
@
ORL ORL
7:00 PM
Thu
12/26
DET DET
@
SAC SAC
10:00 PM
Thu
12/26
UTA UTA
@
POR POR
10:00 PM
Thu
12/26
TOR TOR
@
MEM MEM
8:00 PM