1985–86 Boston Celtics season
Game Date Opponent Score Location Record
44 Sun . Feb. 2 Seattle SuperSonics 114-101 Boston Garden 36-8
45 Tue . Feb. 4 @ Milwaukee Bucks 112-93 The MECCA 37-8
46 Wed. Feb. 5 Washington Bullets 103-88 Boston Garden 38-8
47 Tue . Feb. 11 @ Sacramento Kings 100-105 ARCO Arena I 38-9
48 Thu . Feb. 13 @ Seattle SuperSonics 107-98 Seattle Center Coliseum 39-9
49 Fri. Feb. 14 @ Portland Trail Blazers 120-119 ( OT ) Memorial Coliseum 40-9
50 Sun . Feb. 16 @ Los Angeles Lakers 105-99 The Forum 41-9
51 Mon . Feb. 17 @ Phoenix Suns 101-108 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 41-10
52 Wed. Feb. 19 @ Golden State Warriors 115-100 Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena 42-10
53 Thu . Feb. 20 @ Denver Nuggets 100-102 McNichols Sports Arena 42-11
54 Sun . Feb. 23 Indiana Pacers 113-98 Hartford Civic Center 43-11
55 Tue . Feb. 25 @ New York Knicks 91-74 Madison Square Garden 44-11
56 Wed. Feb. 26 San Antonio Spurs 120-100 Boston Garden 45-11
57 Fri. Feb. 28 Los Angeles Clippers 124-108 Boston Garden 46-11
In 1985-86, the Boston Celtics won 67 games, going 40-1 at home (37-1 at the Boston Garden, 3-0 at the Hartford Civic Center). Those 40 home wins set an NBA record which would only be matched by the San Antonio Spurs in 2016. The 67 total wins were one win shy of tying their franchise record of 68 wins set in 1972-73, and tied for seventh all-time for total wins by a team in a single season. The Celtics were coming off of an NBA Finals loss in six games to the Los Angeles Lakers, marking the first instance the Celtics were defeated by the Lakers in the NBA Finals. Larry Bird won his third consecutive MVP award and Bill Walton won the Sixth Man of the Year Award. The team was anchored by the 
Big Three frontcourt of Bird, Kevin McHale and Robert Parish, which is frequently ranked among the best frontcourts in NBA history. In the playoffs, the Celtics swept the Chicago Bulls in three games in the First Round, then defeated the Atlanta Hawks in five games in the Semifinals, before sweeping the Milwaukee Bucks in four games in the Conference Finals to reach the NBA Finals for a third consecutive season. In the NBA Finals, the Celtics faced off against the Houston Rockets in a rematch of the 1981 NBA Finals, which the Celtics won in six games. The Celtics would go on to win their 16th championship and the last for 22 years, defeating the Houston Rockets in six games in the NBA Finals, and had won 82 combined regular season and playoff games, a record that stood until the Chicago Bulls racked up 87 combined wins en route to a title (the 2015-16 Golden State Warriors broke that record with 88 combined wins).