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1985-86 Boston Celtics

NBA · Eastern Conference · Atlantic Division · 67–15 · 1st in the conference · Coach K. C. Jones · NBA champion

4 × 12 min, 24-second clock, arc 23 ft 9 in (22 ft corners)

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Roster and season stats (13)

#	Player	Pos	Ht	G	GS	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FG%	3P%	FT%
33	Larry Bird	F	6′9″	82	81	38.0	25.8	9.8	6.8	2.0	0.6	.496	.423	.896
32	Kevin McHale	F	6′10″	68	62	35.3	21.3	8.1	2.7	0.4	2.0	.574	.000	.776
00	Robert Parish	C	7′1″	81	80	31.7	16.1	9.5	1.8	0.8	1.4	.549		.731
3	Dennis Johnson	G	6′4″	78	78	35.0	15.6	3.4	5.8	1.4	0.4	.455	.143	.818
44	Danny Ainge	G	6′4″	80	78	30.1	10.7	2.9	5.1	1.2	0.1	.504	.356	.904
8	Scott Wedman	F	6′7″	79	19	17.7	8.0	2.4	1.0	0.5	0.3	.473	.354	.662
5	Bill Walton	C	6′11″	80	2	19.3	7.6	6.8	2.1	0.5	1.3	.562		.713
12	Jerry Sichting	G	6′1″	82	7	19.5	6.5	1.3	2.3	0.6	0.0	.570	.375	.924
45	David Thirdkill	F	6′7″	49	0	7.9	3.3	1.4	0.3	0.2	0.1	.491	.000	.625
11	Sam Vincent	G	6′2″	57	0	7.6	3.2	0.8	1.2	0.3	0.1	.364	.250	.929
35	Sly Williams	G	6′7″	6	0	9.0	2.8	2.5	0.3	0.2	0.2	.238	.000	.583
34	Rick Carlisle	G	6′5″	77	1	9.9	2.6	1.0	1.4	0.2	0.1	.487	.000	.652
50	Greg Kite	C	6′11″	64	2	7.3	1.3	2.0	0.3	0.0	0.4	.374	.000	.385

Per-game averages as published: no box scores for this season, so no totals, and a blank where the league did not record the figure.

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1985-86 Boston Celtics

Roster and season stats (13)