1986 Boston Celtics vs. 2000 Los Angeles Lakers - Teams Comparisons

Head-to-head comparison between the 1985-86 Celtics and the 1999-00 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

1986
Boston

Celtics

vs.

2000
Los Angeles

Lakers

On this page: Summary -

Awards and Honors

Team Stats

Team Leaders

Summary

Regular Season

Standings

	1986 Celtics	1º in Eastern Conference
	2000 Lakers	1º in Western Conference

Season Record

	1986 Celtics	67 - 15
	2000 Lakers	67 - 15

Winning %

	1986 Celtics	.817
	2000 Lakers	.817

Longest Streaks

	1986 Celtics	Winning Streak: 14 Losing Streak: 2
	2000 Lakers	Winning Streak: 19 Losing Streak: 2

Players Used
(at least 1 game)

	1986 Celtics	13 players
	2000 Lakers	15 players

Playoffs

Playoff Performance

	1986 Celtics	NBA Champions
	2000 Lakers	NBA Champions

Playoff Record

	1986 Celtics	15 - 3
	2000 Lakers	15 - 8

Winning %

	1986 Celtics	.833
	2000 Lakers	.652

Players Used
(at least 1 game)

	1986 Celtics	12 players
	2000 Lakers	12 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
	2000 Lakers	6 - Season MVP: Shaquille O'Neal Finals MVP: Shaquille O'Neal All-NBA 1st Team: Shaquille O'Neal All-NBA 2nd Team: Kobe Bryant All-Defensive 1st Team: Kobe Bryant All-Defensive 2nd Team: Shaquille O'Neal

NBA Leaders

	1986 Celtics	- none
	2000 Lakers	1 - Scoring Leader: Shaquille O'Neal

Hall of Famers

	1986 Celtics	5 - Larry Bird, Dennis Johnson, Kevin McHale, Robert Parish, Bill Walton
	2000 Lakers	2 - Kobe Bryant, Shaquille O'Neal

Team Stats

NBA Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Points

	1986 Celtics	114.1
	2000 Lakers	100.8

Rebounds

	1986 Celtics	46.4
	2000 Lakers	47.0

Assists

	1986 Celtics	29.1
	2000 Lakers	23.4

Steals

	1986 Celtics	7.8
	2000 Lakers	7.5

Blocks

	1986 Celtics	6.2
	2000 Lakers	6.5

3-Pointers Made

	1986 Celtics	1.7
	2000 Lakers	4.2

Percentages

Field Goal %

	1986 Celtics	.508
	2000 Lakers	.459

3-Point %

	1986 Celtics	.351
	2000 Lakers	.329

Free Throw %

	1986 Celtics	.794
	2000 Lakers	.696

NBA Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Points

	1986 Celtics	114.4
	2000 Lakers	99.8

Rebounds

	1986 Celtics	45.2
	2000 Lakers	43.3

Assists

	1986 Celtics	28.6
	2000 Lakers	21.8

Steals

	1986 Celtics	9.0
	2000 Lakers	6.6

Blocks

	1986 Celtics	6.1
	2000 Lakers	6.1

3-Pointers Made

	1986 Celtics	2.5
	2000 Lakers	5.4

Percentages

Field Goal %

	1986 Celtics	.507
	2000 Lakers	.465

3-Point %

	1986 Celtics	.391
	2000 Lakers	.349

Free Throw %

	1986 Celtics	.794
	2000 Lakers	.623

Team Leaders

NBA Regular Season

Points

1986 Celtics	25.8 ppg Larry Bird
2000 Lakers	29.7 ppg Shaquille O'Neal

Rebounds

1986 Celtics	9.8 rpg Larry Bird
2000 Lakers	13.6 rpg Shaquille O'Neal

Assists

1986 Celtics	6.8 apg Larry Bird
2000 Lakers	4.9 apg Kobe Bryant

Steals

1986 Celtics	2.0 spg Larry Bird
2000 Lakers	1.6 spg Kobe Bryant

Blocks

1986 Celtics	2.0 bpg Kevin McHale
2000 Lakers	3.0 bpg Shaquille O'Neal

NBA Playoffs

Points

1986 Celtics	25.9 ppg Larry Bird
2000 Lakers	30.7 ppg Shaquille O'Neal

Rebounds

1986 Celtics	9.3 rpg Larry Bird
2000 Lakers	15.4 rpg Shaquille O'Neal

Assists

1986 Celtics	8.2 apg Larry Bird
2000 Lakers	4.4 apg Kobe Bryant

Steals

1986 Celtics	2.3 spg Danny Ainge
2000 Lakers	1.5 spg Kobe Bryant

Blocks

1986 Celtics	2.4 bpg Kevin McHale
2000 Lakers	2.4 bpg Shaquille O'Neal