1985-86 Boston Celtics Game-by-Game Results

National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 67-15
Finishing 1st in the NBA's Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference
Postseason: 15-3 Won NBA championship
Conference First Round - Defeated Chicago Bulls 3-0
Conference Semifinals - Defeated Atlanta Hawks 4-1
Conference Finals - Defeated Milwaukee Bucks 4-0
Finals - Defeated Houston Rockets 4-2
Coach: K.C. Jones (67-15)
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
Attendance: 610,581, Avg. 14,892 in 41 home dates
1985-86 Boston Celtics Statistics
1985-86 Boston Celtics Roster

The Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association ended the 1985-86 season with a record of 67 wins and 15 losses, finishing first in the NBA's Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 15-3.

The Celtics poured in 9,359 points and conceded 8,587. Larry Bird tossed in a team-best 2,115 points for Boston, and Kevin McHale scored 18 or more per game, too. Larry Bird contributed 805 boards. Larry Bird dished out 557 assists for the squad.

On the defensive side of the ball, Larry Bird added 166 steals, while Kevin McHale blocked 134 shots.

K.C. Jones coached the team. The 1985-86 Boston Celtics won the NBA championship.

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Regular Season Points For: 9359
Regular Season Points Against: 8587

Date Game Res Home Road Record
October 25, 1985 Boston Celtics 109 at New Jersey Nets 113 L 0-0 0-1 0-1 OT
October 26, 1985 Boston Celtics 105 at Cleveland Cavaliers 100 W 0-0 1-1 1-1
October 30, 1985 Milwaukee Bucks 106 at Boston Celtics 117 W 1-0 1-1 2-1
November 1, 1985 Atlanta Hawks 105 at Boston Celtics 109 W 2-0 1-1 3-1
November 2, 1985 Boston Celtics 88 at Washington Bullets 73 W 2-0 2-1 4-1
November 8, 1985 Phoenix Suns 101 at Boston Celtics 125 W 3-0 2-1 5-1
November 9, 1985 Boston Celtics 124 at Detroit Pistons 105 W 3-0 3-1 6-1
November 13, 1985 Indiana Pacers 114 at Boston Celtics 118 W 4-0 3-1 7-1
November 15, 1985 Washington Bullets 114 at Boston Celtics 118 W 5-0 3-1 8-1
November 16, 1985 Boston Celtics 109 at Indiana Pacers 111 L 5-0 3-2 8-2
November 20, 1985 Utah Jazz 106 at Boston Celtics 115 W 6-0 3-2 9-2 OT
November 22, 1985 Philadelphia 76ers 103 at Boston Celtics 110 W 7-0 3-2 10-2
November 23, 1985 Boston Celtics 113 at New York Knicks 104 W 7-0 4-2 11-2
November 26, 1985 Boston Celtics 98 at Philadelphia 76ers 91 W 7-0 5-2 12-2
November 27, 1985 Detroit Pistons 124 at Boston Celtics 132 W 8-0 5-2 13-2
November 29, 1985 New York Knicks 88 at Boston Celtics 94 W 9-0 5-2 14-2
November 30, 1985 Boston Celtics 102 at Atlanta Hawks 97 W 9-0 6-2 15-2
December 3, 1985 Boston Celtics 112 at Milwaukee Bucks 109 W 9-0 7-2 16-2
December 4, 1985 Boston Celtics 130 at New Jersey Nets 111 W 9-0 8-2 17-2
December 6, 1985 Portland Trail Blazers 121 at Boston Celtics 103 L 9-1 8-2 17-3
December 10, 1985 Atlanta Hawks 110 at Boston Celtics 114 W 10-1 8-2 18-3 at Hartford, CT
December 11, 1985 Sacramento Kings 101 at Boston Celtics 118 W 11-1 8-2 19-3
December 14, 1985 Boston Celtics 99 at Cleveland Cavaliers 109 L 11-1 8-3 19-4
December 15, 1985 Chicago Bulls 104 at Boston Celtics 109 W 12-1 8-3 20-4
December 17, 1985 Boston Celtics 108 at Chicago Bulls 116 L 12-1 8-4 20-5
December 18, 1985 Dallas Mavericks 117 at Boston Celtics 137 W 13-1 8-4 21-5
December 21, 1985 Boston Celtics 102 at Philadelphia 76ers 108 L 13-1 8-5 21-6
December 25, 1985 Boston Celtics 104 at New York Knicks 113 L 13-1 8-6 21-7 2OT
December 28, 1985 Boston Celtics 110 at Utah Jazz 108 W 13-1 9-6 22-7
December 30, 1985 Boston Celtics 125 at Los Angeles Clippers 103 W 13-1 10-6 23-7
January 2, 1986 Boston Celtics 122 at Indiana Pacers 104 W 13-1 11-6 24-7
January 3, 1986 New Jersey Nets 117 at Boston Celtics 129 W 14-1 11-6 25-7
January 7, 1986 Boston Celtics 109 at Detroit Pistons 113 L 14-1 11-7 25-8
January 8, 1986 Cleveland Cavaliers 95 at Boston Celtics 126 W 15-1 11-7 26-8
January 10, 1986 Atlanta Hawks 108 at Boston Celtics 115 W 16-1 11-7 27-8
January 15, 1986 Denver Nuggets 100 at Boston Celtics 123 W 17-1 11-7 28-8
January 17, 1986 Boston Celtics 123 at Indiana Pacers 105 W 17-1 12-7 29-8
January 18, 1986 Boston Celtics 125 at Atlanta Hawks 122 W 17-1 13-7 30-8 OT
January 22, 1986 Los Angeles Lakers 95 at Boston Celtics 110 W 18-1 13-7 31-8
January 24, 1986 Golden State Warriors 114 at Boston Celtics 135 W 19-1 13-7 32-8
January 26, 1986 Philadelphia 76ers 103 at Boston Celtics 105 W 20-1 13-7 33-8
January 30, 1986 Boston Celtics 101 at Chicago Bulls 91 W 20-1 14-7 34-8
January 31, 1986 Boston Celtics 97 at Washington Bullets 88 W 20-1 15-7 35-8
February 2, 1986 Seattle Supersonics 101 at Boston Celtics 114 W 21-1 15-7 36-8
February 4, 1986 Boston Celtics 112 at Milwaukee Bucks 93 W 21-1 16-7 37-8
February 5, 1986 Washington Bullets 88 at Boston Celtics 103 W 22-1 16-7 38-8
February 11, 1986 Boston Celtics 100 at Sacramento Kings 105 L 22-1 16-8 38-9
February 13, 1986 Boston Celtics 107 at Seattle Supersonics 98 W 22-1 17-8 39-9
February 14, 1986 Boston Celtics 120 at Portland Trail Blazers 119 W 22-1 18-8 40-9 OT
February 16, 1986 Boston Celtics 105 at Los Angeles Lakers 99 W 22-1 19-8 41-9
February 17, 1986 Boston Celtics 101 at Phoenix Suns 108 L 22-1 19-9 41-10
February 19, 1986 Boston Celtics 115 at Golden State Warriors 100 W 22-1 20-9 42-10
February 20, 1986 Boston Celtics 100 at Denver Nuggets 102 L 22-1 20-10 42-11
February 23, 1986 Indiana Pacers 98 at Boston Celtics 113 W 23-1 20-10 43-11 at Hartford, CT
February 25, 1986 Boston Celtics 91 at New York Knicks 74 W 23-1 21-10 44-11
February 26, 1986 San Antonio Spurs 100 at Boston Celtics 120 W 24-1 21-10 45-11
February 28, 1986 Los Angeles Clippers 108 at Boston Celtics 124 W 25-1 21-10 46-11
March 2, 1986 Detroit Pistons 109 at Boston Celtics 129 W 26-1 21-10 47-11
March 4, 1986 Boston Celtics 106 at Chicago Bulls 94 W 26-1 22-10 48-11
March 5, 1986 Chicago Bulls 97 at Boston Celtics 108 W 27-1 22-10 49-11
March 7, 1986 New York Knicks 108 at Boston Celtics 115 W 28-1 22-10 50-11
March 8, 1986 Boston Celtics 108 at Washington Bullets 110 L 28-1 22-11 50-12 OT
March 10, 1986 Boston Celtics 115 at Dallas Mavericks 116 L 28-1 22-12 50-13
March 11, 1986 Boston Celtics 116 at Houston Rockets 104 W 28-1 23-12 51-13
March 13, 1986 Boston Celtics 135 at San Antonio Spurs 119 W 28-1 24-12 52-13
March 14, 1986 Boston Celtics 121 at Atlanta Hawks 114 W 28-1 25-12 53-13
March 16, 1986 Philadelphia 76ers 101 at Boston Celtics 118 W 29-1 25-12 54-13
March 18, 1986 Cleveland Cavaliers 96 at Boston Celtics 126 W 30-1 25-12 55-13 at Hartford, CT
March 19, 1986 Indiana Pacers 108 at Boston Celtics 127 W 31-1 25-12 56-13
March 21, 1986 Chicago Bulls 105 at Boston Celtics 126 W 32-1 25-12 57-13
March 24, 1986 Houston Rockets 107 at Boston Celtics 114 W 33-1 25-12 58-13
March 26, 1986 Milwaukee Bucks 115 at Boston Celtics 121 W 34-1 25-12 59-13
March 28, 1986 Washington Bullets 97 at Boston Celtics 116 W 35-1 25-12 60-13
March 30, 1986 New Jersey Nets 117 at Boston Celtics 122 W 36-1 25-12 61-13
April 1, 1986 Boston Celtics 123 at Cleveland Cavaliers 105 W 36-1 26-12 62-13
April 2, 1986 Detroit Pistons 106 at Boston Celtics 122 W 37-1 26-12 63-13
April 4, 1986 New York Knicks 98 at Boston Celtics 119 W 38-1 26-12 64-13
April 6, 1986 Boston Celtics 94 at Philadelphia 76ers 95 L 38-1 26-13 64-14
April 8, 1986 Boston Celtics 126 at Milwaukee Bucks 114 W 38-1 27-13 65-14
April 9, 1986 Boston Celtics 98 at New Jersey Nets 108 L 38-1 27-14 65-15
April 11, 1986 Cleveland Cavaliers 104 at Boston Celtics 117 W 39-1 27-14 66-15
April 13, 1986 New Jersey Nets 107 at Boston Celtics 135 W 40-1 27-14 67-15
April 17, 1986 Chicago Bulls 104 at Boston Celtics 123 W 1-0 0-0 1-0
April 20, 1986 Chicago Bulls 131 at Boston Celtics 135 W 2-0 0-0 2-0 2OT
April 22, 1986 Boston Celtics 122 at Chicago Bulls 104 W 2-0 1-0 3-0
April 27, 1986 Atlanta Hawks 91 at Boston Celtics 103 W 3-0 1-0 4-0
April 29, 1986 Atlanta Hawks 108 at Boston Celtics 119 W 4-0 1-0 5-0
May 2, 1986 Boston Celtics 111 at Atlanta Hawks 107 W 4-0 2-0 6-0
May 4, 1986 Boston Celtics 94 at Atlanta Hawks 106 L 4-0 2-1 6-1
May 6, 1986 Atlanta Hawks 99 at Boston Celtics 132 W 5-0 2-1 7-1
May 13, 1986 Milwaukee Bucks 96 at Boston Celtics 128 W 6-0 2-1 8-1
May 15, 1986 Milwaukee Bucks 111 at Boston Celtics 122 W 7-0 2-1 9-1
May 17, 1986 Boston Celtics 111 at Milwaukee Bucks 107 W 7-0 3-1 10-1
May 18, 1986 Boston Celtics 111 at Milwaukee Bucks 98 W 7-0 4-1 11-1
May 26, 1986 Houston Rockets 100 at Boston Celtics 112 W 8-0 4-1 12-1
May 29, 1986 Houston Rockets 95 at Boston Celtics 117 W 9-0 4-1 13-1
June 1, 1986 Boston Celtics 104 at Houston Rockets 106 L 9-0 4-2 13-2
June 3, 1986 Boston Celtics 106 at Houston Rockets 103 W 9-0 5-2 14-2
June 5, 1986 Boston Celtics 96 at Houston Rockets 111 L 9-0 5-3 14-3
June 8, 1986 Houston Rockets 97 at Boston Celtics 114 W 10-0 5-3 15-3


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