1986 Boston Celtics vs. 2022 Golden State Warriors - Teams Comparisons

Head-to-head comparison between the 1985-86 Celtics and the 2021-22 Warriors, including both NBA teams stats, regular season and Playoffs wins, losses and performance, winning streaks and other data side by side.

NBA Teams Comparison

1986
Boston

Celtics

vs.

2022
Golden State

Warriors

On this page: Summary -

Awards and Honors

Team Stats

Team Leaders

Summary

Regular Season

Standings

	1986 Celtics	1º in Eastern Conference
	2022 Warriors	3º in Western Conference

Season Record

	1986 Celtics	67 - 15
	2022 Warriors	53 - 29

Winning %

	1986 Celtics	.817
	2022 Warriors	.646

Longest Streaks

	1986 Celtics	Winning Streak: 14 Losing Streak: 2
	2022 Warriors	Winning Streak: 9 Losing Streak: 5

Players Used
(at least 1 game)

	1986 Celtics	13 players
	2022 Warriors	17 players

Playoffs

Playoff Performance

	1986 Celtics	NBA Champions
	2022 Warriors	NBA Champions

Playoff Record

	1986 Celtics	15 - 3
	2022 Warriors	16 - 6

Winning %

	1986 Celtics	.833
	2022 Warriors	.727

Players Used
(at least 1 game)

	1986 Celtics	12 players
	2022 Warriors	14 players

Awards, Honors and More...

Awards and Honors

	1986 Celtics	6 - Season MVP: Larry Bird Finals MVP: Larry Bird 6th Man of the Year: Bill Walton All-NBA 1st Team: Larry Bird All-Defensive 1st Team: Kevin McHale All-Defensive 2nd Team: Dennis Johnson
	2022 Warriors	3 - Finals MVP: Stephen Curry All-NBA 2nd Team: Stephen Curry All-Defensive 2nd Team: Draymond Green

NBA Leaders

	1986 Celtics	- none
	2022 Warriors	- none

Hall of Famers

	1986 Celtics	5 - Larry Bird, Dennis Johnson, Kevin McHale, Robert Parish, Bill Walton
	2022 Warriors	- none

Team Stats

NBA Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Points

	1986 Celtics	114.1
	2022 Warriors	111.0

Rebounds

	1986 Celtics	46.4
	2022 Warriors	45.5

Assists

	1986 Celtics	29.1
	2022 Warriors	27.1

Steals

	1986 Celtics	7.8
	2022 Warriors	8.8

Blocks

	1986 Celtics	6.2
	2022 Warriors	4.5

3-Pointers Made

	1986 Celtics	1.7
	2022 Warriors	14.3

Percentages

Field Goal %

	1986 Celtics	.508
	2022 Warriors	.469

3-Point %

	1986 Celtics	.351
	2022 Warriors	.364

Free Throw %

	1986 Celtics	.794
	2022 Warriors	.769

NBA Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Points

	1986 Celtics	114.4
	2022 Warriors	111.9

Rebounds

	1986 Celtics	45.2
	2022 Warriors	43.9

Assists

	1986 Celtics	28.6
	2022 Warriors	27.0

Steals

	1986 Celtics	9.0
	2022 Warriors	7.7

Blocks

	1986 Celtics	6.1
	2022 Warriors	5.0

3-Pointers Made

	1986 Celtics	2.5
	2022 Warriors	14.0

Percentages

Field Goal %

	1986 Celtics	.507
	2022 Warriors	.480

3-Point %

	1986 Celtics	.391
	2022 Warriors	.375

Free Throw %

	1986 Celtics	.794
	2022 Warriors	.766

Team Leaders

NBA Regular Season

Points

1986 Celtics	25.8 ppg Larry Bird
2022 Warriors	25.5 ppg Stephen Curry

Rebounds

1986 Celtics	9.8 rpg Larry Bird
2022 Warriors	7.3 rpg Draymond Green

Assists

1986 Celtics	6.8 apg Larry Bird
2022 Warriors	7.0 apg Draymond Green

Steals

1986 Celtics	2.0 spg Larry Bird
2022 Warriors	1.4 spg Gary Payton II

Blocks

1986 Celtics	2.0 bpg Kevin McHale
2022 Warriors	1.1 bpg Draymond Green

NBA Playoffs

Points

1986 Celtics	25.9 ppg Larry Bird
2022 Warriors	27.4 ppg Stephen Curry

Rebounds

1986 Celtics	9.3 rpg Larry Bird
2022 Warriors	7.6 rpg Kevon Looney

Assists

1986 Celtics	8.2 apg Larry Bird
2022 Warriors	6.3 apg Draymond Green

Steals

1986 Celtics	2.3 spg Danny Ainge
2022 Warriors	1.3 spg Stephen Curry

Blocks

1986 Celtics	2.4 bpg Kevin McHale
2022 Warriors	1.0 bpg Andrew Wiggins