1986 Boston Celtics vs. 2001 Los Angeles Lakers - Teams Comparisons

Head-to-head comparison between the 1985-86 Celtics and the 2000-01 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
1986 Celtics
in Eastern Conference
2001 Lakers
in Western Conference
Season Record
1986 Celtics
67 - 15
2001 Lakers
56 - 26

Winning %
1986 Celtics
.817
2001 Lakers
.683

Longest Streaks
1986 Celtics
Winning Streak: 14
Losing Streak: 2
2001 Lakers
Winning Streak: 8
Losing Streak: 2
Players Used
(at least 1 game)
1986 Celtics
2001 Lakers

Playoffs

Playoff Performance
1986 Celtics
NBA Championship
NBA Champions
2001 Lakers
NBA Championship
NBA Champions
Playoff Record
1986 Celtics
15 - 3
2001 Lakers
15 - 1

Winning %
1986 Celtics
.833
2001 Lakers
.938

Players Used
(at least 1 game)
1986 Celtics
2001 Lakers

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
2001 Lakers
5 -
Finals MVP: Shaquille O'Neal
All-NBA 1st Team: Shaquille O'Neal
All-NBA 2nd Team: Kobe Bryant
All-Defensive 2nd Team: Kobe Bryant, Shaquille O'Neal
NBA Leaders
1986 Celtics
-
none
2001 Lakers
-
none
Hall of Famers

Team Stats

NBA Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Points
1986 Celtics
114.1
2001 Lakers
100.6

Rebounds
1986 Celtics
46.4
2001 Lakers
44.7

Assists
1986 Celtics
29.1
2001 Lakers
23.0

Steals
1986 Celtics
7.8
2001 Lakers
6.9

Blocks
1986 Celtics
6.2
2001 Lakers
6.0

3-Pointers Made
1986 Celtics
1.7
2001 Lakers
5.4

Percentages

Field Goal %
1986 Celtics
.508
2001 Lakers
.465

3-Point %
1986 Celtics
.351
2001 Lakers
.344

Free Throw %
1986 Celtics
.794
2001 Lakers
.683

NBA Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Points
1986 Celtics
114.4
2001 Lakers
103.4

Rebounds
1986 Celtics
45.2
2001 Lakers
48.2

Assists
1986 Celtics
28.6
2001 Lakers
22.8

Steals
1986 Celtics
9.0
2001 Lakers
9.2

Blocks
1986 Celtics
6.1
2001 Lakers
5.8

3-Pointers Made
1986 Celtics
2.5
2001 Lakers
6.1

Percentages

Field Goal %
1986 Celtics
.507
2001 Lakers
.468

3-Point %
1986 Celtics
.391
2001 Lakers
.386

Free Throw %
1986 Celtics
.794
2001 Lakers
.676

Team Leaders

NBA Regular Season

Points
1986 Celtics
25.8 ppg
2001 Lakers
28.7 ppg
Rebounds
1986 Celtics
9.8 rpg
2001 Lakers
12.7 rpg
Assists
1986 Celtics
6.8 apg
2001 Lakers
5.0 apg
Steals
1986 Celtics
2.0 spg
2001 Lakers
2.0 spg
Blocks
1986 Celtics
2.0 bpg
2001 Lakers

NBA Playoffs

Points
1986 Celtics
25.9 ppg
2001 Lakers
30.4 ppg
Rebounds
1986 Celtics
9.3 rpg
2001 Lakers
15.4 rpg
Assists
1986 Celtics
8.2 apg
2001 Lakers
6.1 apg
Steals
1986 Celtics
2.3 spg
2001 Lakers
1.9 spg
Blocks
1986 Celtics
2.4 bpg
2001 Lakers