Full NBA season
1986-87
Explore the indexed regular season, conference races, divisions, and every playoff matchup from the 1986-87 NBA season.
1014indexed games
15playoff series
Postseason map
Playoff bracket
Follow every series from the opening round toward the NBA Finals.
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First round
Western3 G8Denver Nuggets1Los Angeles LakersWestern5 G5Golden State Warriors4Utah JazzWestern4 G6Houston Rockets3Portland Trail BlazersWestern4 G7Seattle SuperSonics2Dallas MavericksEastern3 G8Chicago Bulls1Boston CelticsEastern5 G5Philadelphia 76ers4Milwaukee BucksEastern3 G6Washington Bullets3Detroit PistonsEastern4 G7Indiana Pacers2Atlanta Hawks
Conference semifinals
Conference finals
NBA Finals
Season honors
Awards and leaders
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Midseason showcase
All-Star teams
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Alex EnglishAlvin RobertsonBill LaimbeerCharles BarkleyDominique WilkinsHakeem Olajuwon BIsiah ThomasJames WorthyJeff MaloneJoe Barry CarrollJulius ErvingKareem Abdul Jabbar AKevin MchaleLarry BirdMagic JohnsonMark AguirreMaurice CheeksMichael JordanMoses MaloneRalph SampsonRobert ParishRolando BlackmanSleepy FloydTom ChambersWalter Davis
Regular season
Conference standings
Western Conference
Conference standings| Seed | Team | W | L | Pct | PF/G | PA/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Los Angeles Lakers | 65 | 17 | .793 | 117.8 | 108.5 |
| 2 | Dallas Mavericks | 55 | 27 | .671 | 116.7 | 110.4 |
| 3 | Portland Trail Blazers | 49 | 33 | .598 | 117.9 | 114.8 |
| 4 | Utah Jazz | 44 | 38 | .537 | 107.9 | 107.5 |
| 5 | Golden State Warriors | 42 | 40 | .512 | 112.0 | 114.4 |
| 6 | Houston Rockets | 42 | 40 | .512 | 106.9 | 105.9 |
| 7 | Seattle SuperSonics | 39 | 43 | .476 | 113.7 | 113.3 |
| 8 | Denver Nuggets | 37 | 45 | .451 | 116.7 | 117.6 |
| — | Phoenix Suns | 36 | 46 | .439 | 111.1 | 113.5 |
| — | Sacramento Kings | 29 | 53 | .354 | 110.9 | 114.1 |
| — | San Antonio Spurs | 28 | 54 | .341 | 108.3 | 113.4 |
| — | Los Angeles Clippers | 12 | 70 | .146 | 104.5 | 115.9 |
Eastern Conference
Conference standings| Seed | Team | W | L | Pct | PF/G | PA/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boston Celtics | 59 | 23 | .720 | 112.6 | 106.0 |
| 2 | Atlanta Hawks | 57 | 25 | .695 | 110.0 | 102.8 |
| 3 | Detroit Pistons | 52 | 30 | .634 | 111.2 | 107.8 |
| 4 | Milwaukee Bucks | 50 | 32 | .610 | 110.4 | 106.5 |
| 5 | Philadelphia 76ers | 45 | 37 | .549 | 106.5 | 106.6 |
| 6 | Washington Bullets | 42 | 40 | .512 | 106.0 | 107.3 |
| 7 | Indiana Pacers | 41 | 41 | .500 | 106.1 | 106.7 |
| 8 | Chicago Bulls | 40 | 42 | .488 | 104.8 | 103.9 |
| — | Cleveland Cavaliers | 31 | 51 | .378 | 104.4 | 108.2 |
| — | New Jersey Nets | 24 | 58 | .293 | 108.5 | 113.5 |
| — | New York Knicks | 24 | 58 | .293 | 103.8 | 110.0 |
Around the league
Division standings
Atlantic
Southeast
Atlanta Hawks57–25
Central
Detroit Pistons52–30
Milwaukee Bucks50–32
Indiana Pacers41–41
Chicago Bulls40–42
Cleveland Cavaliers31–51