1987 Boston Celtics vs. 1987 Los Angeles Lakers - Teams Comparisons

Head-to-head comparison between the 1986-87 Celtics and the 1986-87 Lakers, including both NBA teams stats, regular season and Playoffs wins, losses and performance, winning streaks and other data side by side.

NBA Teams Comparison

Summary

Regular Season

Standings 1987 Celtics 1º in Eastern Conference 1987 Lakers 1º in Western Conference

Season Record 1987 Celtics 59 - 23 1987 Lakers 65 - 17

Winning % 1987 Celtics .720 1987 Lakers .793

Longest Streaks 1987 Celtics Winning Streak: 7 Losing Streak: 3 1987 Lakers Winning Streak: 11 Losing Streak: 2

Players Used (at least 1 game) 1987 Celtics 16 players 1987 Lakers 13 players

Playoffs

Playoff Performance 1987 Celtics Lost NBA Finals 1987 Lakers NBA Champions

Playoff Record 1987 Celtics 13 - 10 1987 Lakers 15 - 3

Winning % 1987 Celtics .565 1987 Lakers .833

Players Used (at least 1 game) 1987 Celtics 12 players 1987 Lakers 12 players

Team Stats

NBA Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Points 1987 Celtics 112.6 1987 Lakers 117.8

Rebounds 1987 Celtics 42.9 1987 Lakers 44.4

Assists 1987 Celtics 29.5 1987 Lakers 29.6

Steals 1987 Celtics 6.8 1987 Lakers 8.9

Blocks 1987 Celtics 6.4 1987 Lakers 5.9

3-Pointers Made 1987 Celtics 2.5 1987 Lakers 2.0

Percentages

Field Goal % 1987 Celtics .517 1987 Lakers .516

3-Point % 1987 Celtics .366 1987 Lakers .367

Free Throw % 1987 Celtics .808 1987 Lakers .789

NBA Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Points 1987 Celtics 113.1 1987 Lakers 120.6

Rebounds 1987 Celtics 41.1 1987 Lakers 44.9

Assists 1987 Celtics 27.1 1987 Lakers 28.3

Steals 1987 Celtics 5.4 1987 Lakers 7.9

Blocks 1987 Celtics 5.0 1987 Lakers 6.4

3-Pointers Made 1987 Celtics 2.3 1987 Lakers 2.4

Percentages

Field Goal % 1987 Celtics .504 1987 Lakers .522

3-Point % 1987 Celtics .338 1987 Lakers .361

Free Throw % 1987 Celtics .809 1987 Lakers .785

NBA Playoffs

Points 1987 Celtics 27.0 ppg Larry Bird 1987 Lakers 23.6 ppg James Worthy

Rebounds 1987 Celtics 10.0 rpg Larry Bird 1987 Lakers 7.9 rpg A.C. Green

Assists 1987 Celtics 8.9 apg Dennis Johnson 1987 Lakers 12.2 apg Magic Johnson

Steals 1987 Celtics 1.2 spg Danny Ainge 1987 Lakers 1.7 spg Magic Johnson

Blocks 1987 Celtics 1.7 bpg Robert Parish 1987 Lakers 1.9 bpg Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Head to Head this Season

Regular Season

Games Won 1987 Celtics 0 1987 Lakers 2

Games: Dec 12, 1986 Boston Celtics 110 - 117 Los Angeles Lakers at Boston Feb 15, 1987 Boston Celtics 103 - 106 Los Angeles Lakers at Los Angeles

Playoffs

Playoffs Series NBA Finals

Games Won 1987 Celtics 2 1987 Lakers 4

Games: Jun 2, 1987 Boston Celtics 113 - 126 Los Angeles Lakers at Los Angeles Jun 4, 1987 Boston Celtics 122 - 141 Los Angeles Lakers at Los Angeles Jun 7, 1987 Boston Celtics 109 - 103 Los Angeles Lakers at Boston Jun 9, 1987 Boston Celtics 106 - 107 Los Angeles Lakers at Boston Jun 11, 1987 Boston Celtics 123 - 108 Los Angeles Lakers at Boston Jun 14, 1987 Boston Celtics 93 - 106 Los Angeles Lakers at Los Angeles

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