Could the 1986 Celtics Beat the 2017 Warriors?

Many put the 1985-86 Celtics in the conversation for being the best team in NBA history. Unfortunately for Boston fans who wish to proclaim that the Celtics are the NBA’s premier franchise, that team does not hold a candle to today’s Warriors.

In March 2016, legendary Boston Globe correspondent Bob Ryan penned a column plotting a hypothetical matchup between the 1985-86 Boston Celtics and the 2015-16 Golden State Warriors, a team that would go on to win the most regular season games in NBA history.

In this virtual tilt, Stephen Curry still managed to collect 36 points on six three-pointers. However, the big man depth of the Celtics ended up being too dominant for the small-ball Warriors to…