NBA 1986-87Regular season

Final

Boston Celtics122–112Phoenix Suns

Boston Celtics at Phoenix Suns

Date: Friday 26 December 1986
Arena: Not recorded
Season: NBA 1986-87Regular season
Meeting: 71st meetingof 147 played

Boston Celtics

Boston Celtics box score
Player	FG	3P	FT	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
Kevin McHale	15–18	0–0	2–2	6	9	15	7	1	2	7	3	32
Larry Bird	9–20	3–5	5–6	0	4	4	6	0	1	3	2	26
Fred Roberts	7–11	0–0	0–0	2	5	7	2	0	1	2	3	14
Dennis Johnson	4–6	1–2	3–6	0	4	4	6	0	0	1	1	12
Robert Parish	5–6	0–0	2–4	1	2	3	2	0	1	0	5	12
Darren Daye	4–6	0–0	1–2	2	1	3	2	1	0	3	2	9
Jerry Sichting	4–8	0–0	0–0	0	1	1	4	2	0	0	1	8
Danny Ainge	2–6	1–2	0–0	1	4	5	8	3	0	3	2	5
Rick Carlisle	1–2	0–0	0–0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	5	2
Sam Vincent	1–2	0–0	0–0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	2
Greg Kite	0–1	0–0	0–0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Team totals	52–86	5–9	13–20	12	30	42	38	7	5	24	26	122

Phoenix Suns

Phoenix Suns box score
Player	FG	3P	FT	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
Ed Pinckney	5–9	0–0	9–12	2	6	8	3	2	0	2	3	19
Mike Sanders	9–15	0–0	0–0	3	0	3	1	1	0	0	1	18
Walter Davis	9–13	0–0	0–0	2	0	2	3	0	0	2	1	18
Kenny Gattison	6–14	0–0	0–0	4	6	10	2	3	1	6	3	12
William Bedford	4–15	0–0	1–4	2	2	4	1	1	0	2	4	9
Jay Humphries	2–5	0–0	4–6	1	1	2	8	2	0	0	2	8
Grant Gondrezick	3–8	0–0	1–1	1	3	4	1	2	0	0	1	7
Alvan Adams	3–4	0–0	0–0	0	0	0	3	0	1	1	3	6
Jeff Hornacek	1–3	0–1	4–4	0	2	2	7	2	0	2	1	6
Nick Vanos	2–3	0–0	1–2	1	1	2	0	1	0	0	0	5
Rafael Addison	2–7	0–3	0–0	1	1	2	0	0	0	1	1	4
Team totals	46–96	0–4	20–29	17	22	39	29	14	2	16	20	112

This season

Phoenix Suns 0, Boston Celtics 2 in NBA 1986-87.

26 Dec 1986122–112 this game
11 Mar 1987Phoenix Suns 109–118 Boston Celtics

Records going in

Boston Celtics: 16–9
Phoenix Suns: 13–14

Regular season, before this game.

Meetings

All-time: Phoenix Suns 62, Boston Celtics 85.

17 Feb 1986Boston Celtics 101–108 Phoenix Suns
11 Mar 1987Phoenix Suns 109–118 Boston Celtics

Data: Basketball-Reference, NBA stats API.