Bulls '96' vs. Celtics '86'

72-10     1.  Chicago Bulls '1995-1996'                        67-15     2.  Boston Celtics '1985-1986'





                   Head Coach:  Phil Jackson                                             Head Coach:  K.C. Jones





                           Starting Lineup                                                            Starting Lineup





PG  Ron Harper                                                                           PG  Dennis Johnson  


SG  Michael Jordan                                                                     SG  Danny Ainge


SF  Scottie Pippen                                                                       SF  Larry Bird


PF  Dennis Rodman                                                                     PF  Kevin McHale


C  Luc Longley                                                                            C  Robert Parish


     Bench Players                                                                          Bench Players


PG  Steve Kerr                                                                              C  Bill Walton


SF  Toni Kukoc                                                                            PG  Sam Vincent


C  Bill Wennington                                                                       C  Greg Kite


SF  Jud Buechler                                                                          SG  Rick Carlisle


PF  James Caffey                                                                          SG  Scott Wedman


PG  Randy Brown                                                                         PG  Jerry Sichting


PF  James Edwards                                                                       SF  David Thirdkill


PF  John Salley


PF  Dickie Simpkins                                                


PF  Jack Haley









                                          Mitten State Sports Report's Series Notes:





-  Both rosters are loaded with superstars!


-  Scottie Pippen's scoring would offset some of Larry Bird's offensive contributions.


-  The Bulls '96' would expose the defensive mismatch between Jordan, and Ainge!  Jordan would have a huge series.


-  The Celtics '86' would have an advantage down low with Parish, and McHale.


-  The rebounding battle would be almost even.  Both teams would get second opportunities on offense.


-  Both teams would play better at home.  Home court advantage could be the difference in the series.









                                   Mitten State Sports Report's Series Projections





Game 1  Chicago 109  -  Boston 103


Game 2  Boston  115  -  Chicago 113  OT


Game 3  Chicago  104  -  Boston 100


Game 4  Boston  112  -  Chicago  102


Game 5  Chicago  102  -  Boston  97


Game 6  Boston  105  -  Chicago 103


Game 7  Chicago  103  -  Boston  100







 The Chicago Bulls '1995-1996' advance over the Boston Celtics '1985-1986' in 7 games.









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Celtics '86' vs. Heat '13'

67-15     2.  Boston Celtics '1985-1986'                                          66-16     3.  Miami Heat  '2012-2013'





                Head Coach:  K.C. Jones                                                              Head Coach:   Eric Spoelstra





                     Starting Lineup                                                                                     Starting Lineup  





PG  Dennis Johnson                                                                                 PG  Mario Chalmers


SG  Danny Ainge                                                                                     SG  Dwyane Wade


SF  Larry Bird                                                                                          SF  LeBron James


PF  Kevin McHale                                                                                    PF  Udonis Haslem


C  Robert Parish                                                                                        C  Chris Bosh


   Bench Players                                                                                           Bench Players


C  Bill Walton                                                                                           SG  Ray Allen


PG  Sam Vincent                                                                                      SF  Shane Battier


C  Greg Kite                                                                                             PF  Rashard Lewis


SG  Rick Carlisle                                                                                       PG  Norris Cole


SG  Scott Wedman                                                                                   C  Chris "Bird Man" Anderson


PG  Jerry Sichting                                                                                     SF  James Jones


SF  David Thirdkill                                                                                    C  Joel Anthony











                                       Mitten State Sports Report's Series Notes:





-  The Celtics '86' would have a big advantage over the Heat '13' in the frontcourt.  Kevin McHale, and Robert Parish would both have a huge impact in a 7 game series.


-  LeBron James vs. Larry Bird would be epic.   Both players would score, and potentially cancel each other out.


-  The Celtics '86' would struggle with the speed, and quickness of Dwyane Wade, and the rest of the Heat.


-  The Heat '13' have a solid bench with players like Ray Allen, and Shane Battier.  Rashard Lewis, Chris "Bird Man" Anderson, and Norris Cole would all be x-factors in a 7 game series.


-  The Celtics were 15-3 during the 1986 NBA Playoffs! They won the 1986 NBA Championship!


-   The Heat were 16-7 during the 2013 NBA Playoffs!  They won the 2013 NBA Championship!











                                    Mitten State Sports Report's Series Projection  





Game 1  Miami  103 -  Boston  100


Game 2  Boston  111  -  Miami  104


Game 3  Boston  106  -  Miami 98


Game 4  Miami  101  -  Boston  99


Game 5  Boston  114  -  Miami  97


Game 6  Boston  100  -  Miami  93    









               The Boston Celtics '1985-1986' advance over the Miami Heat '2012-2013' in 6 games!











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Celtics '86' vs. Knicks '94'

67-15     2.  Boston Celtics '1985-1986                             57-25     7.  New York Knicks  '1993-1994'





              Head Coach  K. C. Jones                                                  Head Coach  Pat Riley  





                   Starting Lineup                                                                 Starting Lineup





PG  Dennis Johnson                                                         PG  Derek Harper


SG  Danny Ainge                                                             SG  John Starks


SF  Larry Bird                                                                  SF  Charles Smith


PF  Kevin McHale                                                           PF  Charles Oakley


C  Robert Parish                                                               C  Patrick Ewing


Bench Players                                                                    Bench Players  


C  Bill Walton                                                                   PG  Greg Anthony


PG  Sam Vincent                                                              PF  Anthony Mason


C  Greg Kite                                                                     SG  Hubert Davis


SG  Rick Carlisle                                                               C  Herb Williams


SG  Scott Wedman                                                           SF  Anthony Bonner


PG  Jerry Sichting                                                             SG  Rolando Blackman  


SF  David Thirdkill                                                              PG  Corey Gaines










                                      Mitten State Sports Report's Series Notes  





-  The Boston Celtics were 40-1 at home during the 1985-1986 NBA regular season!  The Celtics won the NBA Championship, and were 15-3 in the Playoffs.


-  The New York Knicks lost in the 1993-1994 NBA Finals to the Houston Rockets in 7 games!  The Knicks were seeded 2nd behind the Atlanta Hawks in the 1994 NBA Eastern Conference Playoffs!


-  The Celtics would struggle with Patrick Ewing!  The 1993-1994 Knicks were a physical team, and they had a solid bench.


-  The Knicks would have no answer for Larry Bird!  Bird was named NBA Most Valuable Player,  NBA Finals Most Valuable Player, and All-NBA First Team during the 1985-1986 NBA season!



-  The rivalry between the Celtics, and Knicks would make for interesting 7 game series!









                                      Mitten State Sports Report's Series Projection  





Game 1  Boston  112 -  New York  101


Game 2  Boston 122 -   New York 99


Game 3  New York 101  -  Boston 99


Game 4  New York  107  -  Boston 101


Game 5  Boston 102  -  New York 98


Game 6  Boston 107  -  New York 103









        The '1985-1986' Boston Celtics advance over the '1993-1994' New York Knicks in 6 games.











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