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Under head coach K. C. Jones, the 1985–86 Boston Celtics finished the regular season with a record of 67–15. This team is generally considered to be the best of Larry Bird 's career. In addition to longtime Celtics Kevin McHale and Robert Parish , the franchise was joined on the front line by former NBA MVP Bill Walton .
The Celtics entered the season as the defending NBA Champions, coming off an NBA Finals victory over the Los Angeles Lakers in seven games, and increasing their NBA Finals victories over the Lakers to 8. On March 3, 1985, Kevin McHale surpassed Larry Bird's Celtics single game scoring record when he netted 56 points against the Detroit Pistons. [1]
Denotes player who has been selected for at least one All-Star Game with the Boston Celtics x: Denotes player who is currently on the Boston Celtics roster: 0.0: Denotes the Boston Celtics statistics leader (min. 100 games played for the team for per-game statistics)
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 20 February 2025. American basketball player and sportscaster (1952–2024) For other people with similar names, see William Walton (disambiguation). Bill Walton Walton with the Portland Trail Blazers in 1977 Personal information Born (1952-11-05) November 5, 1952 La Mesa, California, U.S. Died May 27 ...
Dennis Wayne Johnson was born the eighth of sixteen children, to a social worker and a bricklayer who lived in Compton, California, a suburb of Los Angeles. [1] Originally a baseball fan and a Little Leaguer, [2] Johnson learned basketball from his father, but seemed to have neither the size nor the talent to compete with his peers: as a teenager at Dominguez High School, Johnson measured just ...
Game Date Road team Result Home team Game 1: May 27: Los Angeles Lakers: 114–148 (0–1) Boston Celtics: Game 2: May 30: Los Angeles Lakers: 109–102 (1–1) Boston Celtics Game 3: June 2: Boston Celtics: 111–136 (1–2) Los Angeles Lakers: Game 4: June 5: Boston Celtics: 107–105 (2–2) Los Angeles Lakers Game 5: June 7: Boston Celtics ...
On Wednesday, January 22, 1986, the Boston Celtics (31–8) defeated the defending champion Los Angeles Lakers (32–8) 110–95 in a matchup of the league's two best teams. [12] On Friday, January 24, 1986, the Boston Celtics (32–8) overtook the Los Angeles Lakers (32–9) as the team with the best record in the NBA.
The 1985 NBA Slam Dunk Contest is widely heralded as one of the greatest dunk contests of all time. It featured two of the highest flyers of the time, Michael Jordan and Dominique Wilkins . The other participants of the contest included Clyde Drexler , Julius Erving , Darrell Griffith , Larry Nance , Terence Stansbury , and Orlando Woolridge .