Were the 1986 Boston Celtics the greatest team ever? According to a number of their peers and legends in their own right, they were indeed, or at least ought to be counted among them. The team, coached by Boston legend KC Jones, was helmed by the “Big Three” of Celtics Hall of Famers Larry Bird, Robert Parish, and Kevin McHale with Bill Walton, Dennis Johnson, and Danny Ainge on it as well.
The Celtics won 67 games (Boston’s second-best regular season record ever) while Bird picked up his third and final Most Valuable Player award, with Walton getting the Sixth Man of the Year award for his elite play off of the bench.
