1986-87 National Basketball Association season

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Seasons
1985-86 1986-87 1987-88

Teams and Alignment

Conference Division Team Primary Venue Municipality
Eastern Conference Atlantic Division Boston Celtics Boston Garden Boston
New Jersey Nets Meadowlands Arena East Rutherford, New Jersey
New York Knickerbockers Madison Square Garden Manhattan, New York
Philadelphia 76ers The Spectrum Philadelphia
Washington Bullets Capital Centre Lake Arbor, Maryland
Central Division Atlanta Hawks Omni Coliseum Atlanta
Chicago Bulls Chicago Stadium Chicago
Cleveland Cavaliers Richfield Coliseum Summit County, Ohio
Detroit Pistons Pontiac Silverdome Pontiac, Michigan
Indiana Pacers Market Square Arena Indianapolis
Milwaukee Bucks UWM Panther Arena Milwaukee
Western Conference Midwest Division Dallas Mavericks Reunion Arena Dallas
Denver Nuggets McNichols Sports Arena Denver
Houston Rockets The Summit Houston
Sacramento Kings ARCO Arena (1985) Sacramento, California
San Antonio Spurs HemisFair Arena San Antonio
Utah Jazz Salt Palace (1969) Salt Lake City
Pacific Division Golden State Warriors Oakland Arena Oakland, California
Los Angeles Clippers Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles
Los Angeles Lakers Kia Forum Inglewood, California
Phoenix Suns Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum Phoenix
Portland Trail Blazers Veterans Memorial Coliseum Portland, Oregon
Seattle SuperSonics Climate Pledge Arena Seattle

Changes

  • None.

Regular Season Results

Conference Division Team W L GB
Eastern Conference Atlantic Division Boston Celtics 59 23
Philadelphia 76ers 45 37 14
Washington Bullets 42 40 17
New Jersey Nets 24 58 35
New York Knickerbockers 24 58 35
Central Division Atlanta Hawks 57 25
Detroit Pistons 52 30 5
Milwaukee Bucks 50 32 7
Indiana Pacers 41 41 16
Chicago Bulls 40 42 17
Cleveland Cavaliers 31 51 26
Western Conference Midwest Division Dallas Mavericks 55 27
Utah Jazz 44 38 11
Houston Rockets 42 40 13
Denver Nuggets 37 45 18
Sacramento Kings 29 53 26
San Antonio Spurs 28 54 27
Pacific Division Los Angeles Lakers 65 17
Portland Trail Blazers 49 33 16
Golden State Warriors 42 40 23
Seattle SuperSonics 39 43 26
Phoenix Suns 36 46 29
Los Angeles Clippers 12 70 53

Postseason Results

Team (Best-of-Five) Team (Best-of-Seven) Team (Best-of-Seven) Team (Best-of-Seven) Champions
Boston Celtics 3 Boston Celtics 4 Boston Celtics 4 Boston Celtics 2 Los Angeles Lakers
Chicago Bulls 0
Milwaukee Bucks 3 Milwaukee Bucks 3
Philadelphia 76ers 2
Atlanta Hawks 3 Atlanta Hawks 1 Detroit Pistons 3
Indiana Pacers 1
Detroit Pistons 3 Detroit Pistons 4
Washington Bullets 0
Los Angeles Lakers 3 Los Angeles Lakers 4 Los Angeles Lakers 4 Los Angeles Lakers 4
Denver Nuggets 0
Utah Jazz 2 Golden State Warriors 1
Golden State Warriors 3
Dallas Mavericks 1 Seattle SuperSonics 4 Seattle SuperSonics 0
Seattle SuperSonics 3
Portland Trail Blazers 1 Houston Rockets 2
Houston Rockets 3

Special Event Results

Event Away Score Home
NBA All-Star Game Eastern Conference 149-154 Western Conference

Markets and Venues

Combined Statistical Area Metropolitan Statistical Area Metropolitan Division County / Equivalent Municipality Venue Team / Event Regular Postseason Total
Atlanta--Athens-Clarke County--Sandy Springs, GA-AL Combined Statistical Area Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Metropolitan Division Fulton County, Georgia Atlanta Omni Coliseum Atlanta Hawks 41 Five 46
Boston-Worcester-Providence, MA-RI-NH Combined Statistical Area Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH Metropolitan Statistical Area Boston, MA Metropolitan Division Suffolk County, Massachusetts Boston Boston Garden Boston Celtics 38 13 51
Chicago-Naperville, IL-IN-WI Combined Statistical Area Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area Chicago-Naperville-Schaumburg, IL Metropolitan Division Cook County, Illinois Chicago Chicago Stadium Chicago Bulls 41 One 42
Cleveland-Akron-Canton, OH Combined Statistical Area Akron, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area Summit County, Ohio Unincorporated Richfield Coliseum Cleveland Cavaliers 41 41
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX-OK Combined Statistical Area Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division Dallas County, Texas Dallas Reunion Arena Dallas Mavericks 41 Two 43
Denver-Aurora-Greeley, CO Combined Statistical Area Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area Denver County, Colorado Denver McNichols Sports Arena Denver Nuggets 41 One 42
Detroit-Warren-Ann Arbor, MI Combined Statistical Area Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills, MI Metropolitan Division Oakland County, Michigan Pontiac, Michigan Pontiac Silverdome Detroit Pistons 41 Seven 48
Houston-Pasadena, TX Combined Statistical Area Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area Harris County, Texas Houston The Summit Houston Rockets 41 Five 46
Indianapolis-Carmel-Muncie, IN Combined Statistical Area Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area Marion County, Indiana Indianapolis Market Square Arena Indiana Pacers 41 Two 43
Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA Combined Statistical Area Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division Los Angeles County, California Inglewood, California Kia Forum Los Angeles Lakers 41 10 51
Los Angeles Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles Clippers 41 41
Milwaukee-Racine-Waukesha, WI Combined Statistical Area Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area Milwaukee County, Wisconsin Milwaukee UWM Panther Arena Milwaukee Bucks 41 Six 47
New Haven-Hartford-Waterbury, CT Combined Statistical Area Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT Metropolitan Statistical Area Capitol Planning Region, Connecticut Hartford, Connecticut PeoplesBank Arena Boston Celtics Three Three
New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT-PA Combined Statistical Area New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area New York-Jersey City-White Plains, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division Bergen County, New Jersey East Rutherford, New Jersey Meadowlands Arena New Jersey Nets 41 41
New York County, New York Manhattan, New York Madison Square Garden New York Knickerbockers 41 41
Philadelphia-Reading-Camden, PA-NJ-DE-MD Combined Statistical Area Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metropolitan Statistical Area Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania Philadelphia The Spectrum Philadelphia 76ers 41 Two 43
Phoenix-Mesa, AZ Combined Statistical Area Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area Maricopa County, Arizona Phoenix Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum Phoenix Suns 41 41
Portland-Vancouver-Salem, OR-WA Combined Statistical Area Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metropolitan Statistical Area Multnomah County, Oregon Portland, Oregon Veterans Memorial Coliseum Portland Trail Blazers 41 Two 43
Sacramento-Roseville, CA Combined Statistical Area Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area Sacramento County, California Sacramento, California ARCO Arena (1985) Sacramento Kings 41 41
Salt Lake City-Provo-Orem, UT-ID Combined Statistical Area Salt Lake City-Murray, UT Metropolitan Statistical Area Salt Lake County, Utah Salt Lake City Salt Palace (1969) Utah Jazz 41 Three 44
San Antonio-New Braunfels-Kerrville, TX Combined Statistical Area San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area Bexar County, Texas San Antonio HemisFair Arena San Antonio Spurs 41 41
San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA Combined Statistical Area San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area Oakland-Fremont-Berkeley, CA Metropolitan Division Alameda County, California Oakland, California Oakland Arena Golden State Warriors 41 Four 45
Seattle-Tacoma, WA Combined Statistical Area Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area Seattle-Bellevue-Kent, WA Metropolitan Division King County, Washington Seattle Alaska Airlines Arena Seattle SuperSonics Two Two
Climate Pledge Arena Seattle SuperSonics 41 Five 46
The Kingdome NBA All-Star Game One
Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA Combined Statistical Area Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area Washington, DC-MD Metropolitan Division Prince George's County, Maryland Lake Arbor, Maryland Capital Centre Washington Bullets 41 One 42
Total 943 71 1,015