1986 Boston Celtics vs. 2020 Los Angeles Lakers - Teams Comparisons

Head-to-head comparison between the 1985-86 Celtics and the 2019-20 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.

2020
Los Angeles

Lakers

On this page: Summary -

Awards and Honors

Team Stats

Team Leaders

Summary

Regular Season

Standings

	1986 Celtics	1º in Eastern Conference
	2020 Lakers	1º in Western Conference

Season Record

	1986 Celtics	67 - 15
	2020 Lakers	52 - 19

Winning %

	1986 Celtics	.817
	2020 Lakers	.732

Longest Streaks

	1986 Celtics	Winning Streak: 14 Losing Streak: 2
	2020 Lakers	Winning Streak: 10 Losing Streak: 4

Players Used
(at least 1 game)

	1986 Celtics	13 players
	2020 Lakers	20 players

Playoffs

Playoff Performance

	1986 Celtics	NBA Champions
	2020 Lakers	NBA Champions

Playoff Record

	1986 Celtics	15 - 3
	2020 Lakers	16 - 5

Winning %

	1986 Celtics	.833
	2020 Lakers	.762

Players Used
(at least 1 game)

	1986 Celtics	12 players
	2020 Lakers	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
	2020 Lakers	4 - Finals MVP: LeBron James All-NBA 1st Team: Anthony Davis, LeBron James All-Defensive 1st Team: Anthony Davis

NBA Leaders

	1986 Celtics	- none
	2020 Lakers	1 - Assists Leader: LeBron James

Hall of Famers

	1986 Celtics	5 - Larry Bird, Dennis Johnson, Kevin McHale, Robert Parish, Bill Walton
	2020 Lakers	- none

Team Stats

NBA Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Points

	1986 Celtics	114.1
	2020 Lakers	113.4

Rebounds

	1986 Celtics	46.4
	2020 Lakers	45.7

Assists

	1986 Celtics	29.1
	2020 Lakers	25.4

Steals

	1986 Celtics	7.8
	2020 Lakers	8.6

Blocks

	1986 Celtics	6.2
	2020 Lakers	6.6

3-Pointers Made

	1986 Celtics	1.7
	2020 Lakers	11.0

Percentages

Field Goal %

	1986 Celtics	.508
	2020 Lakers	.480

3-Point %

	1986 Celtics	.351
	2020 Lakers	.349

Free Throw %

	1986 Celtics	.794
	2020 Lakers	.729

NBA Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Points

	1986 Celtics	114.4
	2020 Lakers	112.8

Rebounds

	1986 Celtics	45.2
	2020 Lakers	44.1

Assists

	1986 Celtics	28.6
	2020 Lakers	25.6

Steals

	1986 Celtics	9.0
	2020 Lakers	8.0

Blocks

	1986 Celtics	6.1
	2020 Lakers	5.3

3-Pointers Made

	1986 Celtics	2.5
	2020 Lakers	12.1

Percentages

Field Goal %

	1986 Celtics	.507
	2020 Lakers	.489

3-Point %

	1986 Celtics	.391
	2020 Lakers	.354

Free Throw %

	1986 Celtics	.794
	2020 Lakers	.758

Team Leaders

NBA Regular Season

Points

1986 Celtics	25.8 ppg Larry Bird
2020 Lakers	26.1 ppg Anthony Davis

Rebounds

1986 Celtics	9.8 rpg Larry Bird
2020 Lakers	9.3 rpg Anthony Davis

Assists

1986 Celtics	6.8 apg Larry Bird
2020 Lakers	10.2 apg LeBron James

Steals

1986 Celtics	2.0 spg Larry Bird
2020 Lakers	1.5 spg Anthony Davis

Blocks

1986 Celtics	2.0 bpg Kevin McHale
2020 Lakers	2.3 bpg Anthony Davis

NBA Playoffs

Points

1986 Celtics	25.9 ppg Larry Bird
2020 Lakers	27.7 ppg Anthony Davis

Rebounds

1986 Celtics	9.3 rpg Larry Bird
2020 Lakers	10.8 rpg LeBron James

Assists

1986 Celtics	8.2 apg Larry Bird
2020 Lakers	8.8 apg LeBron James

Steals

1986 Celtics	2.3 spg Danny Ainge
2020 Lakers	1.4 spg Rajon Rondo

Blocks

1986 Celtics	2.4 bpg Kevin McHale
2020 Lakers	1.4 bpg Anthony Davis