Celtics 1986
In today s post a case is going to be made for the 1986 celtics are the best nba team ever.
Celtics 1986. Most notable was the death of highly touted len bias. The 1986 87 boston celtics season was the 41st season of the boston celtics in the national basketball association nba. The celtics entered the season as the defending nba champions having defeated the houston rockets in the 1986 nba finals in six games winning their sixteenth nba championship.
Bias died less than two days after being selected second overall by the defending champion boston celtics. Recent game results height of bar is margin of victory mouseover bar for details click for box score grouped by month. 1985 1986 1985 1986 person g min fga fgm pct fta ftm.
Looking at one season in particular the 1986 celtics and 1987 lakers are right up there with the best teams of all time. In the playoffs the celtics swept the chicago bulls in the first round in three games. The competition was simply much better in the 80 s.
Celtics 131 135 2ot box score 1986 playoffs stats from the nba game played between the chicago bulls and the boston celtics on april 20 1986 with result scoring by period and players. Boston celtics 1986 87 roster and stats. His death was ruled an overdose that resulted from the abuse of the drug cocaine.
None of heinsohn s teams took fewer than 101 shots per game. The 1986 celtics averaged just under 90 shots per game. The 1960 celtics put up 119 6.
There were various drug related problems that plagued players in the 1986 nba draft. The 1986 nba finals was the championship round of the national basketball association nba s 1985 86 season and the culmination of the season s playoffs it pitted the eastern conference champion boston celtics against the western conference champion houston rockets in a rematch of the 1981 nba finals only allen leavell and robert reid remained from the rockets 1981 team. If the reference isn t clear let us spell it out to you in.
