1985–86 Boston Celtics season

1985–86 Boston Celtics season
1985–86 Boston Celtics season
NBA champions
Conference champions
Division champions
Head coach	K. C. Jones
Owners	Don Gaston; Alan N. Cohen; Paul Dupee
Arena	Boston Garden; Hartford Civic Center
Results
Record	67–15 (.817)
Place	Division: 1st (Atlantic); Conference: 1st (Eastern)
Playoff finish	NBA Champions; (Defeated Rockets 4–2)
	Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	WLVI; (Gil Santos, Bob Cousy); SportsChannel New England; (Mike Gorman, Tom Heinsohn)
Radio	WRKO; (Johnny Most, Glenn Ordway)
< 1984–85	1986–87 >

The 1985–86 Boston Celtics season was the 40th season of the Boston Celtics in the National Basketball Association (NBA). They finished with the best record in the league at 67–15, including a 40–1 record at home (37–1 at the Boston Garden, 3–0 at the Hartford Civic Center). Those 40 home wins set an NBA record which would only be matched by the San Antonio Spurs in 2016. Widely regarded among the greatest teams in NBA history, their 67 total wins were one win shy of tying their franchise record of 68 wins set in 1972–73, and tied for seventh all-time for total wins by a team in a single season.

The Celtics were coming off of an NBA Finals loss in six games to the Los Angeles Lakers, marking the first instance the Celtics were defeated by the Lakers in the NBA Finals.

Larry Bird won his third consecutive MVP award and Bill Walton won the Sixth Man of the Year Award. The team was anchored by the "Big Three" frontcourt of Bird, Kevin McHale and Robert Parish, which is frequently ranked among the best frontcourts in NBA history.

In the playoffs, the Celtics swept the Chicago Bulls in three games in the First Round, then defeated the Atlanta Hawks in five games in the Semi-finals, before sweeping the Milwaukee Bucks in four games in the Conference Finals to reach the NBA Finals for a third consecutive season. In the NBA Finals, the Celtics faced off against the Houston Rockets in a rematch of the 1981 NBA Finals, which the Celtics won in six games. The Celtics would go on to win their 16th championship and the last for 22 years, defeating the Houston Rockets in six games in the NBA Finals, and had won 82 combined regular season and playoff games, a record that stood until the Chicago Bulls racked up 87 combined wins en route to a title (the 2015-16 Golden State Warriors broke that record with 88 combined wins).

NBA Draft[]

The 1985 NBA Draft took place on June 18, 1985. It was also the first NBA Draft of the "Lottery" era. The lottery was put into place so teams could not intentionally lose games to receive the number one pick.

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	School/Club Team
1	20	Sam Vincent	Guard	United States	Michigan State
3	70	Andre Battle	Guard	United States	Loyola (IL)
4	93	Cliff Webber	Forward	United States	Liberty Baptist
5	116	Albert Butts	Forward	United States	La Salle
6	139	Ralph Lewis	Guard	United States	La Salle
7	162	Chris Remly		United States	Rutgers

Season Synopsis[]

The Celtics were coming from a 6-game NBA Finals series against their arch-rival the Los Angeles Lakers. They ended with a record 63-19 during the regular season, a league-best record, earning home court advantage throughout the playoffs.

November[]

They started their 1985–86 season campaign with a 109-113 OT loss to the New Jersey Nets, despite a near quadruple-double performance from Larry Bird who recorded 21 points, 12 rebounds, 10 assists and 8 steals for the Celtics.^[1] The next day, Kevin McHale's 26 points and 15 rebounds led the Celtics towards a 105-100 road win over the Cavaliers.^[2] Four days later, the Celtics defeated the visiting Bucks, 117–106, with Bird, McHale, Parish and Johnson, all scoring at least 20 points.^[3] They ended the month of November with a 2–1 record.

Regular season[]

Under head coach K.C. Jones, the 1985–86 Boston Celtics finished the regular season with a record of 67–15. This team is generally considered to be the best of Larry Bird's career. In addition to longtime Celtics Kevin McHale and Robert Parish, the franchise was joined on the front line by former NBA MVP Bill Walton. Despite a career plagued by a series of serious injuries to his knees, ankles and feet, Walton would win the NBA Sixth Man of the Year Award. Walton had missed essentially the past two seasons and the Los Angeles Clippers put him on the trade bloc as his contract ran out. The Los Angeles Lakers and the Celtics were both interested, but the Lakers wanted Walton to be cleared by their team doctor before making any trade. The Celtics, on the other hand, were willing to trade former Finals MVP Cedric Maxwell for Walton-based solely on his word that he felt he was healthy enough to play. Walton appeared in a career high 80 games. The backcourt was led by the MVP of the 1979 NBA Finals, defensive stopper Dennis Johnson, and former Toronto Blue Jays baseball player, shooting guard Danny Ainge. Off the bench, the Celtics featured former All-Star Scott Wedman and recent acquisition (from the Indiana Pacers) Jerry Sichting.

Season standings[]

Atlantic Division v t	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-Boston Celtics	67	15	.817	–	40–1	27–14	18–6
x-Philadelphia 76ers	54	28	.659	13	31–10	23–18	15–9
x-Washington Bullets	39	43	.476	28	26–15	13–28	11–13
x-New Jersey Nets	39	43	.476	28	26–15	13–28	11–13
New York Knicks	23	59	.280	44	15–26	8–33	5–19

#	Eastern Conference v t
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	z-Boston Celtics	67	15	.817	–
2	y-Milwaukee Bucks	57	25	.695	10
3	x-Philadelphia 76ers	54	28	.659	13
4	x-Atlanta Hawks	50	32	.610	17
5	x-Detroit Pistons	46	36	.561	21
6	x-Washington Bullets	39	43	.476	28
7	x-New Jersey Nets	39	43	.476	28
8	x-Chicago Bulls	30	52	.366	37

9	Cleveland Cavaliers	29	53	.354	38
10	Indiana Pacers	26	56	.317	41
11	New York Knicks	23	59	.280	44

Record vs. opponents[]

1985-86 NBA Records
Team	ATL	BOS	CHI	CLE	DAL	DEN	DET	GSW	HOU	IND	LAC	LAL	MIL	NJN	NYK	PHI	PHO	POR	SAC	SAS	SEA	UTA	WAS
Atlanta	–	0–6	5–1	4–2	1–1	1–1	4–2	1–1	1–1	5–1	2–0	1–1	3–3	4–2	5–1	4–1	2–0	2–0	2–0	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–4
Boston	6–0	–	5–1	5–1	1–1	1–1	4–1	2–0	2–0	5–1	2–0	2–0	5–0	4–2	5–1	4–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–0	2–0	2–0	5–1
Chicago	1–5	1–5	–	3–3	0–2	2–0	2–4	2–0	1–1	3–3	1–1	0–2	1–5	2–3	4–2	1–5	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–4
Cleveland	2–4	1–5	3–3	–	1–1	1–1	1–5	0–2	0–2	3–2	1–1	1–1	1–5	3–3	4–1	0–6	2–0	0–2	2–0	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–5
Dallas	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	–	3–3	0–2	4–1	1–5	2–0	2–3	1–4	0–2	2–0	1–1	0–2	5–0	2–3	3–3	4–2	3–2	5–1	1–1
Denver	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	3–3	–	1–1	3–2	3–3	2–0	4–1	3–2	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	4–1	3–2	3–3	3–3	2–3	3–3	2–0
Detroit	2–4	1–4	4–2	5–1	2–0	1–1	–	1–1	1–1	5–1	2–0	1–1	2–4	4–2	4–1	2–4	0–2	1–1	0–2	1–1	2–0	1–1	4–2
Golden State	1–1	0–2	0–2	2–0	1–4	2–3	1–1	–	0–5	1–1	5–1	2–4	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–4	1–5	2–3	2–3	2–4	2–3	1–1
Houston	1–1	0–2	1–1	2–0	5–1	3–3	1–1	5–0	–	2–0	3–2	1–4	0–2	1–1	2–0	1–1	3–2	3–2	4–2	5–1	3–2	3–3	2–0
Indiana	1–5	1–5	3–3	2–3	0–2	0–2	1–5	1–1	0–2	–	2–0	0–2	2–4	2–3	2–4	0–6	1–1	0–2	0–2	1–1	2–0	0–2	5–1
L.A. Clippers	0–2	0–2	1–1	1–1	3–2	1–4	0–2	1–5	2–3	0–2	–	2–4	1–1	2–0	2–0	0–2	2–4	2–4	5–0	1–4	3–3	3–2	0–2
L.A. Lakers	1–1	0–2	2–0	1–1	4–1	2–3	1–1	4–2	4–1	2–0	4–2	–	2–0	1–1	1–1	2–0	5–1	6–0	5–0	4–1	4–2	5–0	2–0
Milwaukee	3–3	0–5	5–1	5–1	2–0	0–2	4–2	2–0	2–0	4–2	1–1	0–2	–	4–2	6–0	4–1	1–1	2–0	2–0	2–0	2–0	2–0	4–2
New Jersey	2–4	2–4	3–2	3–3	0–2	1–1	2–4	1–1	1–1	3–2	0–2	1–1	2–4	–	5–1	2–4	2–0	2–0	2–0	1–1	0–2	2–0	2–4
New York	1–5	1–5	2–4	1–4	1–1	1–1	1–4	1–1	0–2	4–2	0–2	1–1	0–6	1–5	–	0–6	2–0	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–2	3–3
Philadelphia	1–4	2–4	5–1	6–0	2–0	1–1	4–2	1–1	1–1	6–0	2–0	0–2	1–4	4–2	6–0	–	2–0	2–0	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	3–3
Phoenix	0–2	1–1	1–1	0–2	0–5	1–4	2–0	4–2	2–3	1–1	4–2	1–5	1–1	0–2	0–2	0–2	–	2–4	2–3	3–2	5–1	1–4	1–1
Portland	0–2	1–1	1–1	2–0	3–2	2–3	1–1	5–1	2–3	2–0	4–2	0–6	0–2	0–2	2–0	0–2	4–2	–	3–2	1–4	5–1	2–3	0–2
Sacramento	0–2	1–1	2–0	0–2	3–3	3–3	2–0	3–2	2–4	2–0	0–5	0–5	0–2	0–2	1–1	0–2	3–2	2–3	–	5–1	5–0	2–4	1–1
San Antonio	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–1	2–4	3–3	1–1	3–2	1–5	1–1	4–1	1–4	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–3	4–1	1–5	–	2–3	2–4	2–0
Seattle	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–1	2–3	3–2	0–2	4–2	2–3	0–2	3–3	2–4	0–2	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–5	1–5	0–5	3–2	–	2–3	1–1
Utah	2–0	0–2	1–1	2–0	1–5	3–3	1–1	3–2	3–3	2–0	2–3	0–5	0–2	0–2	2–0	1–1	4–1	3–2	4–2	4–2	3–2	–	1–1
Washington	4–1	1–5	4–1	5–1	1–1	0–2	2–4	1–1	0–2	1–5	2–0	0–2	2–4	4–2	3–3	3–3	1–1	2–0	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–1	—

Game log[]

1985–86 Game Log

October

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	Location	Record
1	Fri. Oct. 25	@ New Jersey Nets	109–113	Brendan Byrne Arena	0–1
2	Sat. Oct. 26	@ Cleveland Cavaliers	105–100	Richfield Coliseum	1–1
3	Wed. Oct. 30	Milwaukee Bucks	117–106	Boston Garden	2–1

November

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	Location	Record
4	Fri. Nov. 1	Atlanta Hawks	109–105	Boston Garden	3–1
5	Sat. Nov. 2	@ Washington Bullets	88–73	Capital Centre	4–1
6	Fri. Nov. 8	Phoenix Suns	125–101	Boston Garden	5–1
7	Sat. Nov. 9	@ Detroit Pistons	124–105	Pontiac Silverdome	6–1
8	Wed. Nov. 13	Indiana Pacers	118–114	Boston Garden	7–1
9	Fri. Nov. 15	Washington Bullets	118–114	Boston Garden	8–1
10	Sat. Nov. 16	@ Indiana Pacers	109–111	Market Square Arena	8–2
11	Wed. Nov. 20	Utah Jazz	115–106 (OT)	Boston Garden	9–2
12	Fri. Nov. 22	Philadelphia 76ers	110–103	Boston Garden	10–2
13	Sat. Nov. 23	@ New York Knicks	113–104	Madison Square Garden	11–2
14	Tue. Nov. 26	@ Philadelphia 76ers	98–91	The Spectrum	12–2
15	Wed. Nov. 27	Detroit Pistons	132–124	Boston Garden	13–2
16	Fri. Nov. 29	New York Knicks	94–88	Boston Garden	14–2
17	Sat. Nov. 30	@ Atlanta Hawks	102–97	The Omni	15–2

December

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	Location	Record
18	Tue. Dec. 3	@ Milwaukee Bucks	112–109	The MECCA	16–2
19	Wed. Dec. 4	@ New Jersey Nets	130–111	Brendan Byrne Arena	17–2
20	Fri. Dec. 6	Portland Trail Blazers	103–121	Boston Garden	17–3
21	Tue. Dec. 10	Atlanta Hawks	114–110	Hartford Civic Center	18–3
22	Wed. Dec. 11	Sacramento Kings	118–101	Boston Garden	19–3
23	Sat. Dec. 14	@ Cleveland Cavaliers	99–109	Richfield Coliseum	19–4
24	Sun. Dec. 15	Chicago Bulls	109–104	Boston Garden	20–4
25	Tue. Dec. 17	@ Chicago Bulls	108–116	Chicago Stadium	20–5
26	Wed. Dec. 18	Dallas Mavericks	137–117	Boston Garden	21–5
27	Sat. Dec. 21	@ Philadelphia 76ers	102–108	The Spectrum	21–6
28	Wed. Dec. 25	@ New York Knicks	104–113 (2 OT)	Madison Square Garden	21–7
29	Sat. Dec. 28	@ Utah Jazz	110–108	Salt Palace	22–7
30	Mon. Dec. 30	@ Los Angeles Clippers	125–103	Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena	23–7

January

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	Location	Record
31	Thu. Jan. 2	@ Indiana Pacers	122–104	Market Square Arena	24–7
32	Fri. Jan. 3	New Jersey Nets	129–117	Boston Garden	25–7
33	Tue. Jan. 7	@ Detroit Pistons	109–113	Pontiac Silverdome	25–8
34	Wed. Jan. 8	Cleveland Cavaliers	126–95	Boston Garden	26–8
35	Fri. Jan. 10	Atlanta Hawks	115–108	Boston Garden	27–8
36	Wed. Jan. 15	Denver Nuggets	123–100	Boston Garden	28–8
37	Fri. Jan. 17	@ Indiana Pacers	123–105	Market Square Arena	29–8
38	Sat. Jan. 18	@ Atlanta Hawks	125–122 (OT)	The Omni	30–8
39	Wed. Jan. 22	Los Angeles Lakers	110–95	Boston Garden	31–8
40	Fri. Jan. 24	Golden State Warriors	135–114	Boston Garden	32–8
41	Sun. Jan. 26	Philadelphia 76ers	105–103	Boston Garden	33–8
42	Thu. Jan. 30	@ Chicago Bulls	101–91	Chicago Stadium	34–8
43	Fri. Jan. 31	@ Washington Bullets	97–88	Capital Centre	35–8

February

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	Location	Record
44	Sun. Feb. 2	Seattle SuperSonics	114–101	Boston Garden	36–8
45	Tue. Feb. 4	@ Milwaukee Bucks	112–93	The MECCA	37–8
46	Wed. Feb. 5	Washington Bullets	103–88	Boston Garden	38–8
47	Tue. Feb. 11	@ Sacramento Kings	100–105	ARCO Arena I	38–9
48	Thu. Feb. 13	@ Seattle SuperSonics	107–98	Seattle Center Coliseum	39–9
49	Fri. Feb. 14	@ Portland Trail Blazers	120–119 (OT)	Memorial Coliseum	40–9
50	Sun. Feb. 16	@ Los Angeles Lakers	105–99	The Forum	41–9
51	Mon. Feb. 17	@ Phoenix Suns	101–108	Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum	41–10
52	Wed. Feb. 19	@ Golden State Warriors	115–100	Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena	42–10
53	Thu. Feb. 20	@ Denver Nuggets	100–102	McNichols Sports Arena	42–11
54	Sun. Feb. 23	Indiana Pacers	113–98	Hartford Civic Center	43–11
55	Tue. Feb. 25	@ New York Knicks	91–74	Madison Square Garden	44–11
56	Wed. Feb. 26	San Antonio Spurs	120–100	Boston Garden	45–11
57	Fri. Feb. 28	Los Angeles Clippers	124–108	Boston Garden	46–11

March

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	Location	Record
58	Sun. Mar. 2	Detroit Pistons	129–109	Boston Garden	47–11
59	Tue. Mar. 4	@ Chicago Bulls	106–94	Chicago Stadium	48–11
60	Wed. Mar. 5	Chicago Bulls	108–97	Boston Garden	49–11
61	Fri. Mar. 7	New York Knicks	115–108	Boston Garden	50–11
62	Sat. Mar. 8	@ Washington Bullets	108–110 (OT)	Capital Centre	50–12
63	Mon. Mar. 10	@ Dallas Mavericks	115–116	Reunion Arena	50–13
64	Tue. Mar. 11	@ Houston Rockets	116–104	The Summit	51–13
65	Thu. Mar. 13	@ San Antonio Spurs	135–119	HemisFair Arena	52–13
66	Fri. Mar. 14	@ Atlanta Hawks	121–114	The Omni	53–13
67	Sun. Mar. 16	Philadelphia 76ers	118–101	Boston Garden	54–13
68	Tue. Mar. 18	Cleveland Cavaliers	126–96	Hartford Civic Center	55–13
69	Wed. Mar. 19	Indiana Pacers	127–108	Boston Garden	56–13
70	Fri. Mar. 21	Chicago Bulls	126–105	Boston Garden	57–13
71	Mon. Mar. 24	Houston Rockets	114–107	Boston Garden	58–13
72	Wed. Mar. 26	Milwaukee Bucks	121–115	Boston Garden	59–13
73	Fri. Mar. 28	Washington Bullets	116–97	Boston Garden	60–13
74	Sun. Mar. 30	New Jersey Nets	122–117	Boston Garden	61–13

April

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	Location	Record
75	Tue. Apr. 1	@ Cleveland Cavaliers	123–105	Richfield Coliseum	62–13
76	Wed. Apr. 2	Detroit Pistons	122–106	Boston Garden	63–13
77	Fri. Apr. 4	New York Knicks	119–98	Boston Garden	64–13
78	Sun. Apr. 6	@ Philadelphia 76ers	94–95	The Spectrum	64–14
79	Tue. Apr. 8	@ Milwaukee Bucks	126–114	The MECCA	65–14
80	Wed. Apr. 9	@ New Jersey Nets	98–108	Brendan Byrne Arena	65–15
81	Fri. Apr. 11	Cleveland Cavaliers	117–104	Boston Garden	66–15
82	Sun. Apr. 13	New Jersey Nets	135–107	Boston Garden	67–15

1985–86 Schedule

Player stats[]

Note: GP= Games played; REB= Rebounds; AST= Assists; STL = Steals; BLK = Blocks; PTS = Points; AVG = Average

Player	GP	REB	AST	STL	BLK	PTS	AVG
Larry Bird	82	805	557	166	51	2115	25.8
Kevin McHale	68	551	181	29	134	1448	21.3
Robert Parish	81	770	145	65	116	1305	16.1
Dennis Johnson	78	268	456	110	35	1213	15.6
Danny Ainge	80	235	405	94	7	855	10.7
Scott Wedman	79	192	82	38	22	634	8.0
Bill Walton	80	544	165	38	106	606	7.6
Jerry Sichting	82	104	188	50	0	537	6.5
David Thirdkill	49	70	15	11	3	163	3.3
Sam Vincent	57	48	69	17	4	184	3.2
Sly Williams	6	15	2	1	1	17	2.8
Rick Carlisle	77	77	104	19	4	199	2.6
Greg Kite	64	128	17	3	28	83	1.3

Playoffs[]

1986 playoff game log

First round: 3–0 (Home: 2–0; Road: 1–0)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Series
1	April 17	Chicago	W 123–104	Larry Bird (30)	McHale, Parish (10)	Larry Bird (8)	Boston Garden 14,890	1–0
2	April 20	Chicago	W 135–131 (2OT)	Larry Bird (36)	McHale, Walton (15)	Bird, Johnson (8)	Boston Garden 14,890	2–0
3	April 22	@ Chicago	W 122–104	Kevin McHale (31)	Bill Walton (9)	Larry Bird (8)	Chicago Stadium 18,968	3–0

Conference Semi-finals: 4–1 (Home: 3–0; Road: 1–1)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Series
1	April 27	Atlanta	W 103–91	Kevin McHale (24)	Larry Bird (12)	Dennis Johnson (14)	Boston Garden 14,890	1–0
2	April 29	Atlanta	W 119–108	Larry Bird (36)	Kevin McHale (9)	Dennis Johnson (9)	Boston Garden 14,890	2–0
3	May 2	@ Atlanta	W 111–107	Larry Bird (28)	Robert Parish (14)	Larry Bird (12)	Omni Coliseum 12,357	3–0
4	May 4	@ Atlanta	L 94–106	Kevin McHale (26)	Kevin McHale (12)	Larry Bird (5)	Omni Coliseum 12,357	3–1
5	May 6	Atlanta	W 132–99	Larry Bird (36)	Robert Parish (13)	Dennis Johnson (8)	Boston Garden 14,890	4–1

Conference Finals: 4–0 (Home: 2–0; Road: 2–0)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Series
1	May 13	Milwaukee	W 128–96	Larry Bird (26)	Danny Ainge (10)	Jerry Sichting (8)	Boston Garden 14,890	1–0
2	May 15	Milwaukee	W 122–111	Larry Bird (26)	Robert Parish (9)	Larry Bird (9)	Boston Garden 14,890	2–0
3	May 17	@ Milwaukee	W 111–107	Kevin McHale (29)	Larry Bird (16)	Larry Bird (13)	MECCA Arena 11,052	3–0
4	May 18	@ Milwaukee	W 111–98	Larry Bird (30)	Kevin McHale (11)	Ainge, Bird (5)	MECCA Arena 11,052	4–0

NBA Finals: 4–2 (Home: 3–0; Road: 1–2)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Series
1	May 26	Houston	W 112–100	Robert Parish (23)	Dennis Johnson (11)	Larry Bird (13)	Boston Garden 14,890	1–0
2	May 29	Houston	W 117–95	Larry Bird (31)	Larry Bird (8)	Larry Bird (7)	Boston Garden 14,890	2–0
3	June 1	@ Houston	L 104–106	Kevin McHale (28)	Larry Bird (15)	Larry Bird (11)	The Summit 16,016	2–1
4	June 3	@ Houston	W 106–103	Robert Parish (22)	Robert Parish (15)	Larry Bird (10)	The Summit 16,016	3–1
5	June 5	@ Houston	L 96–111	Kevin McHale (33)	Kevin McHale (8)	Danny Ainge (5)	The Summit 16,016	3–2
6	June 8	Houston	W 114–97	Larry Bird (29)	Larry Bird (11)	Larry Bird (12)	Boston Garden 14,890	4–2

1986 schedule

Following the conclusion of the 1986 NBA Finals, a video documentary of the 1986 NBA season, known as Sweet Sixteen, was released.^[4] David Perry was the narrator after Dick Stockton had narrated the last three NBA season documentaries.

Roster[]

1985–86 Boston Celtics roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Height	Weight	DOB (YYYY-MM-DD)	From
SG	44	Ainge, Danny	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1959-03-17	BYU
SF	33	Bird, Larry (C)	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	1956-12-07	Indiana State
SG	34	Carlisle, Rick	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	1959-10-27	Virginia
PG	3	Johnson, Dennis	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1954-09-18	Pepperdine
C	50	Kite, Greg	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	1961-08-05	BYU
PF	32	McHale, Kevin	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	1957-12-19	Minnesota
C	00	Parish, Robert	7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	1953-08-30	Centenary College of Louisiana
PG	12	Sichting, Jerry	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	168 lb (76 kg)	1956-11-29	Purdue
SF	45	Thirdkill, David	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	1960-04-12	Bradley
PG	11	Vincent, Sam	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1963-05-18	Michigan State
C	5	Walton, Bill	7 ft 2 in (2.18 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	1952-11-05	UCLA
SF	8	Wedman, Scott	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	1952-07-29	Colorado
SG	35	Williams, Sly	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	1958-01-26	Rhode Island

Head coach

K.C. Jones

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(DP) Unsigned draft pick
(FA) Free agent
(S) Suspended
Injured

Roster

Award winners[]

Larry Bird, Associated Press Athlete of the Year
Larry Bird, NBA Most Valuable Player Award
Larry Bird, NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award
Larry Bird, All-NBA First Team
Kevin McHale, All-NBA Defensive First Team
Dennis Johnson, All-NBA Defensive Second Team
Bill Walton, NBA Sixth Man of the Year Award
Larry Bird, NBA 3-Point Shootout champion
Larry Bird, three-point field goal leader

References[]

^ "Boston Celtics at New Jersey Nets Box Score, October 25, 1985". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved August 5, 2019.
^ "Boston Celtics at Cleveland Cavaliers Box Score, October 26, 1985". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved August 5, 2019.
^ "Milwaukee Bucks at Boston Celtics Box Score, October 30, 1985". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved August 5, 2019.
^ "Sweet Sixteen" documentary on YouTube

[1] "Boston Celtics at New Jersey Nets Box Score, October 25, 1985". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved August 5, 2019.

[2] "Boston Celtics at Cleveland Cavaliers Box Score, October 26, 1985". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved August 5, 2019.

[3] "Milwaukee Bucks at Boston Celtics Box Score, October 30, 1985". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved August 5, 2019.

[4] "Sweet Sixteen" documentary on YouTube

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