1986 Boston Celtics vs. 2023 Denver Nuggets - Teams Comparisons

Head-to-head comparison between the 1985-86 Celtics and the 2022-23 Nuggets, 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.

2023
Denver

Nuggets

On this page: Summary -

Awards and Honors

Team Stats

Team Leaders

Summary

Regular Season

Standings

	1986 Celtics	1º in Eastern Conference
	2023 Nuggets	1º in Western Conference

Season Record

	1986 Celtics	67 - 15
	2023 Nuggets	53 - 29

Winning %

	1986 Celtics	.817
	2023 Nuggets	.646

Longest Streaks

	1986 Celtics	Winning Streak: 14 Losing Streak: 2
	2023 Nuggets	Winning Streak: 9 Losing Streak: 4

Players Used
(at least 1 game)

	1986 Celtics	13 players
	2023 Nuggets	18 players

Playoffs

Playoff Performance

	1986 Celtics	NBA Champions
	2023 Nuggets	NBA Champions

Playoff Record

	1986 Celtics	15 - 3
	2023 Nuggets	16 - 4

Winning %

	1986 Celtics	.833
	2023 Nuggets	.800

Players Used
(at least 1 game)

	1986 Celtics	12 players
	2023 Nuggets	15 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
	2023 Nuggets	2 - Finals MVP: Nikola Jokic All-NBA 2nd Team: Nikola Jokic

NBA Leaders

	1986 Celtics	- none
	2023 Nuggets	- none

Hall of Famers

	1986 Celtics	5 - Larry Bird, Dennis Johnson, Kevin McHale, Robert Parish, Bill Walton
	2023 Nuggets	- none

Team Stats

NBA Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Points

	1986 Celtics	114.1
	2023 Nuggets	115.8

Rebounds

	1986 Celtics	46.4
	2023 Nuggets	43.0

Assists

	1986 Celtics	29.1
	2023 Nuggets	28.9

Steals

	1986 Celtics	7.8
	2023 Nuggets	7.5

Blocks

	1986 Celtics	6.2
	2023 Nuggets	4.5

3-Pointers Made

	1986 Celtics	1.7
	2023 Nuggets	11.8

Percentages

Field Goal %

	1986 Celtics	.508
	2023 Nuggets	.504

3-Point %

	1986 Celtics	.351
	2023 Nuggets	.379

Free Throw %

	1986 Celtics	.794
	2023 Nuggets	.751

NBA Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Points

	1986 Celtics	114.4
	2023 Nuggets	113.5

Rebounds

	1986 Celtics	45.2
	2023 Nuggets	44.8

Assists

	1986 Celtics	28.6
	2023 Nuggets	25.8

Steals

	1986 Celtics	9.0
	2023 Nuggets	6.9

Blocks

	1986 Celtics	6.1
	2023 Nuggets	4.2

3-Pointers Made

	1986 Celtics	2.5
	2023 Nuggets	11.3

Percentages

Field Goal %

	1986 Celtics	.507
	2023 Nuggets	.492

3-Point %

	1986 Celtics	.391
	2023 Nuggets	.375

Free Throw %

	1986 Celtics	.794
	2023 Nuggets	.801

Team Leaders

NBA Regular Season

Points

1986 Celtics	25.8 ppg Larry Bird
2023 Nuggets	24.5 ppg Nikola Jokic

Rebounds

1986 Celtics	9.8 rpg Larry Bird
2023 Nuggets	11.8 rpg Nikola Jokic

Assists

1986 Celtics	6.8 apg Larry Bird
2023 Nuggets	9.8 apg Nikola Jokic

Steals

1986 Celtics	2.0 spg Larry Bird
2023 Nuggets	1.5 spg Kentavious Caldwell-Pope

Blocks

1986 Celtics	2.0 bpg Kevin McHale
2023 Nuggets	0.8 bpg Aaron Gordon

NBA Playoffs

Points

1986 Celtics	25.9 ppg Larry Bird
2023 Nuggets	30.0 ppg Nikola Jokic

Rebounds

1986 Celtics	9.3 rpg Larry Bird
2023 Nuggets	13.5 rpg Nikola Jokic

Assists

1986 Celtics	8.2 apg Larry Bird
2023 Nuggets	9.5 apg Nikola Jokic

Steals

1986 Celtics	2.3 spg Danny Ainge
2023 Nuggets	1.5 spg Jamal Murray

Blocks

1986 Celtics	2.4 bpg Kevin McHale
2023 Nuggets	1.0 bpg Nikola Jokic