1986 Boston Celtics vs. 2019 Toronto Raptors - Teams Comparisons

Head-to-head comparison between the 1985-86 Celtics and the 2018-19 Raptors, 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.

2019
Toronto

Raptors

On this page: Summary -

Awards and Honors

Team Stats

Team Leaders

Summary

Regular Season

Standings

	1986 Celtics	1º in Eastern Conference
	2019 Raptors	2º in Eastern Conference

Season Record

	1986 Celtics	67 - 15
	2019 Raptors	58 - 24

Winning %

	1986 Celtics	.817
	2019 Raptors	.707

Longest Streaks

	1986 Celtics	Winning Streak: 14 Losing Streak: 2
	2019 Raptors	Winning Streak: 8 Losing Streak: 3

Players Used
(at least 1 game)

	1986 Celtics	13 players
	2019 Raptors	22 players

Playoffs

Playoff Performance

	1986 Celtics	NBA Champions
	2019 Raptors	NBA Champions

Playoff Record

	1986 Celtics	15 - 3
	2019 Raptors	16 - 8

Winning %

	1986 Celtics	.833
	2019 Raptors	.667

Players Used
(at least 1 game)

	1986 Celtics	12 players
	2019 Raptors	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
	2019 Raptors	4 - Most Improved Player: Pascal Siakam Finals MVP: Kawhi Leonard All-NBA 2nd Team: Kawhi Leonard All-Defensive 2nd Team: Kawhi Leonard

NBA Leaders

	1986 Celtics	- none
	2019 Raptors	- none

Hall of Famers

	1986 Celtics	5 - Larry Bird, Dennis Johnson, Kevin McHale, Robert Parish, Bill Walton
	2019 Raptors	- none

Team Stats

NBA Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Points

	1986 Celtics	114.1
	2019 Raptors	114.4

Rebounds

	1986 Celtics	46.4
	2019 Raptors	45.2

Assists

	1986 Celtics	29.1
	2019 Raptors	25.4

Steals

	1986 Celtics	7.8
	2019 Raptors	8.3

Blocks

	1986 Celtics	6.2
	2019 Raptors	5.3

3-Pointers Made

	1986 Celtics	1.7
	2019 Raptors	12.4

Percentages

Field Goal %

	1986 Celtics	.508
	2019 Raptors	.474

3-Point %

	1986 Celtics	.351
	2019 Raptors	.366

Free Throw %

	1986 Celtics	.794
	2019 Raptors	.804

NBA Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Points

	1986 Celtics	114.4
	2019 Raptors	106.6

Rebounds

	1986 Celtics	45.2
	2019 Raptors	42.3

Assists

	1986 Celtics	28.6
	2019 Raptors	22.5

Steals

	1986 Celtics	9.0
	2019 Raptors	8.0

Blocks

	1986 Celtics	6.1
	2019 Raptors	4.6

3-Pointers Made

	1986 Celtics	2.5
	2019 Raptors	11.9

Percentages

Field Goal %

	1986 Celtics	.507
	2019 Raptors	.444

3-Point %

	1986 Celtics	.391
	2019 Raptors	.346

Free Throw %

	1986 Celtics	.794
	2019 Raptors	.830

Team Leaders

NBA Regular Season

Points

1986 Celtics	25.8 ppg Larry Bird
2019 Raptors	26.6 ppg Kawhi Leonard

Rebounds

1986 Celtics	9.8 rpg Larry Bird
2019 Raptors	8.1 rpg Serge Ibaka

Assists

1986 Celtics	6.8 apg Larry Bird
2019 Raptors	8.7 apg Kyle Lowry

Steals

1986 Celtics	2.0 spg Larry Bird
2019 Raptors	1.8 spg Kawhi Leonard

Blocks

1986 Celtics	2.0 bpg Kevin McHale
2019 Raptors	1.4 bpg Serge Ibaka

NBA Playoffs

Points

1986 Celtics	25.9 ppg Larry Bird
2019 Raptors	30.5 ppg Kawhi Leonard

Rebounds

1986 Celtics	9.3 rpg Larry Bird
2019 Raptors	9.1 rpg Kawhi Leonard

Assists

1986 Celtics	8.2 apg Larry Bird
2019 Raptors	6.6 apg Kyle Lowry

Steals

1986 Celtics	2.3 spg Danny Ainge
2019 Raptors	1.7 spg Kawhi Leonard

Blocks

1986 Celtics	2.4 bpg Kevin McHale
2019 Raptors	1.1 bpg Marc Gasol