NBA 1985-86Regular season

Final

Boston Celtics109–113Detroit Pistons

Boston Celtics at Detroit Pistons

Date: Tuesday 7 January 1986
Arena: Not recorded
Season: NBA 1985-86Regular season
Meeting: 263rd meetingof 446 played

Boston Celtics

Boston Celtics box score
Player	FG	3P	FT	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
Kevin McHale	10–17	0–0	9–10	5	3	8	1	0	3	2	4	29
Larry Bird	9–19	0–2	8–8	1	11	12	8	3	0	4	2	26
Dennis Johnson	5–13	0–2	7–8	1	2	3	4	1	0	0	4	17
Robert Parish	5–9	0–0	0–0	0	4	4	1	0	0	1	2	10
Jerry Sichting	1–4	0–1	6–6	0	1	1	4	1	0	1	2	8
Bill Walton	2–8	0–0	3–4	1	4	5	1	0	0	1	4	7
Sam Vincent	2–4	0–0	2–2	0	0	0	1	1	0	2	3	6
Danny Ainge	1–3	0–0	2–2	1	0	1	4	1	0	1	1	4
Scott Wedman	1–5	0–0	0–0	0	1	1	1	1	2	0	2	2
Greg Kite	0–0	0–0	0–0	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	2	0
Team totals	36–82	0–5	37–40	9	27	36	25	8	7	12	26	109

Detroit Pistons

Detroit Pistons box score
Player	FG	3P	FT	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
Isiah Thomas	16–29	1–1	6–7	5	1	6	13	1	1	2	3	39
Kelly Tripucka	6–19	0–0	6–7	5	4	9	1	0	0	2	3	18
Bill Laimbeer	3–8	0–0	8–9	2	12	14	2	1	0	3	5	14
John Long	7–12	0–0	0–0	0	1	1	0	0	0	2	3	14
Tony Campbell	4–6	0–0	1–2	0	2	2	1	0	0	0	4	9
Earl Cureton	2–4	0–0	3–6	3	9	12	0	0	0	2	3	7
Rick Mahorn	3–8	0–0	1–1	3	3	6	1	0	0	1	2	7
Vinnie Johnson	2–7	0–0	0–0	2	1	3	4	3	0	1	2	4
Joe Dumars	0–0	0–0	1–2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
Mike Gibson	0–0	0–0	0–0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0
Team totals	43–93	1–1	26–34	21	33	54	23	5	1	13	27	113

This season

Detroit Pistons 1, Boston Celtics 4 in NBA 1985-86.

9 Nov 1985Boston Celtics 124–105 Detroit Pistons
27 Nov 1985Detroit Pistons 124–132 Boston Celtics
7 Jan 1986109–113 this game
2 Mar 1986Detroit Pistons 109–129 Boston Celtics
2 Apr 1986Detroit Pistons 106–122 Boston Celtics

Records going in

Boston Celtics: 25–7
Detroit Pistons: 15–19

Regular season, before this game.

Meetings

All-time: Detroit Pistons 165, Boston Celtics 281.

27 Nov 1985Detroit Pistons 124–132 Boston Celtics
2 Mar 1986Detroit Pistons 109–129 Boston Celtics

Data: Basketball-Reference, NBA stats API.