After a loss in the '85 NBA Championship, the 1985-1986 Celtics led by Larry Bird featuring Robert Parish, Dennis Johnson, Danny Ainge, Kevin McHale, and Bill Walton had the best record in franchise history. They also defeated Houston 4-2 in the 1986 NBA Finals. They had a home win record of 40-1, which is the best home winning percentage (.976) in NBA history. They also had the fifth best winning percentage overall of all time (.817).
Ed Macauley, Andy Philip, John "Honey" Russel, Walter Brown, Bill Mokray, Alvin "Doggie" Julian, Arnold "red" Auerbach, Bob Cousy, Bill Russel, Bill Sharman, Frank Ramsey, John Havlicek, Sam Jones, Tom Heinsohn, Bob Houbregs, Pete Maravich, Clyde Lovellette, K.C. Jones, Dave Bing, Nate "Tiny" Archibald, Dave Cowens, Bill Walton, Bailey Howell, Larry Bird, Arnie Risen, Kevin McHale, John Thompson, Wayne Embry, Robert Parish, Dominique Wilkins, Dave Gavitt
