Celtics 86 Championship
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.
Celtics 86 championship. 1985 1986 1985 1986 person g min fga fgm pct fta ftm. 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. However with the acquisition of k c.
Three separate championship eras. All 17 analysts picked the celtics to come out on top with 10 of the 17 calling it in six games and seven bold souls going for a gentleman s sweep. Boston celtics 1985 86 roster and stats.
Summary and statistics for the 1986 nba finals rockets vs. Unanimously so in fact. Here are four reasons why the 1986 boston celtics are the best nba team ever.
The boston celtics are heavy favorites against the philadelphia 76ers in the first round of the 2020 nba playoffs among espn analysts. With bill russell the celtics advanced to the 1957 nba finals and defeated the st. In the playoffs the celtics swept the chicago bulls in the first round in three games.
When it comes to hanging championship banners the celtics are the cream of the crop. The celtics had won their third championship in six years in dominating fashion. We ll move to the opinion.
Russell went on to win 11 championships making him the most decorated player in nba history. Jones that year. Combined for the regular season and playoffs the celtics went 82 18.
Recent game results height of bar is margin of victory mouseover bar for details click for box score grouped by month. A record eight in a row from 1959 1966. Ok so there s the history lesson.
Louis hawks in seven games the first of a record 17 championships. The 1986 87 boston celtics season was the 41st season of the boston celtics in the national basketball association nba.