The Season in Brief
The 1986-87 Boston Celtics went 59-23. Led by Larry Bird, Kevin McHale and Robert Parish, they posted a +6.57 SRS and went 13-10 in the playoffs.
Each segment is one player's share of the team's fame - Larry Bird leads at 26%.
Honors & Awards
Team Leaders
| Points | Larry Bird | 28.1 |
| Rebounds | Robert Parish | 10.6 |
| Assists | Larry Bird | 7.6 |
| Steals | Larry Bird | 1.8 |
| Blocks | Kevin McHale | 2.2 |
| True Shooting | Kevin McHale | 65.5 |
| 3-Pointers | Larry Bird | 90 |
| Def. Win Shares | Larry Bird | 4.8 |
The Roster, by Fame
Larry BirdAll-NBA 1stAll-Star15202Kevin McHaleAll-NBA 1stAll-Defense 1stAll-Star13503Robert ParishAll-Star774Dennis JohnsonAll-Defense 1st615Danny Ainge486Jerry Sichting227Fred Roberts★178Bill Walton169Scott Wedman1310Sam Vincent1211Greg Kite1112Darren Daye1013Rick Carlisle514Andre Turner415David Thirdkill416Conner Henry★3
Full Stat Line
Tap a column to re-sort. ★ marks a career year.
| Player | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Bird | 74 | 28.1 | 9.2 | 7.6 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 61.2 | 90 | 4.8 | 152 |
| Kevin McHale | 77 | 26.1 | 9.9 | 2.6 | 0.5 | 2.2 | 65.5 | 0 | 4.0 | 135 |
| Robert Parish | 80 | 17.5 | 10.6 | 2.2 | 0.8 | 1.8 | 58.8 | 0 | 4.5 | 77 |
| Dennis Johnson | 79 | 13.4 | 3.3 | 7.5 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 49.9 | 7 | 2.6 | 61 |
| Danny Ainge | 71 | 14.8 | 3.4 | 5.6 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 57.4 | 85 | 2.5 | 48 |
| Jerry Sichting | 78 | 5.7 | 1.2 | 2.4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 53.8 | 7 | 1.0 | 22 |
| Fred Roberts★ | 73 | 5.5 | 2.6 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 59.6 | 0 | 1.1 | 17 |
| Bill Walton | 10 | 2.8 | 3.1 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 42.9 | 0 | 0.2 | 16 |
| Scott Wedman | 6 | 3.3 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 35.9 | 1 | 0.1 | 13 |
| Sam Vincent | 46 | 3.7 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 53.4 | 0 | 0.3 | 12 |
| Greg Kite | 74 | 1.7 | 2.3 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 42.9 | 0 | 1.0 | 11 |
| Darren Daye | 61 | 3.9 | 2.0 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 51.2 | 0 | 0.8 | 10 |
| Rick Carlisle | 42 | 1.9 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 39.7 | 5 | 0.2 | 5 |
| Andre Turner | 3 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 40.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 |
| David Thirdkill | 17 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 40.3 | 0 | 0.1 | 4 |
| Conner Henry★ | 36 | 2.7 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 44.4 | 12 | 0.2 | 3 |
Roster Profile
- Avg age (minutes-weighted): 29.4
- Youngest: Andre Turner (22)
- Oldest: Bill Walton (34)
Rookies & Newcomers
- Andre Turner - rookie
- Conner Henry - rookie
- Fred Roberts - new to the team
- Darren Daye - new to the team
Draft Pedigree
- Larry Bird - pick #6 (1978)
- Kevin McHale - pick #3 (1980)
- Robert Parish - pick #8 (1976)
- Dennis Johnson - pick #29 (1976)
- Danny Ainge - pick #31 (1981)
The Playoff Run
13-10 overall
Season fame across franchise history
Every season the Boston Celtics fielded a roster, scored by the combined fame of that year's team. Click any season to lock it in the panel, then use its Full season page link.
1946-472007-082025-26
18 championship seasons marked above the arc.