1986–87 Indiana Pacers season
The 1986–87 NBA season was Indiana's 11th season in the NBA and 20th season as a franchise.[1]
1986–87 Indiana Pacers season | |
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Head coach | Jack Ramsay |
General manager | Donnie Walsh |
Arena | Market Square Arena |
Results | |
Record | 41–41 (.500) |
Place | Division: 4th (Central) Conference: 7th (Eastern) |
Playoff finish | Lost to Atlanta Hawks in East First Round (1-3) |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Local media | |
Television | WTTV–TV 4 (Eddie Doucette, Bobby "Slick" Leonard) |
Radio | WIBC–AM 1070 (Greg Papa) |
Offseason
Draft picks
This table only lists picks through the second round.
Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College |
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1 | 4 | Chuck Person | SF | ![]() | Auburn |
2 | 26 | Greg Dreiling | C | ![]() | Kansas |
Roster
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Regular season
Season standings
W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | |
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y-Atlanta Hawks | 57 | 25 | .695 | – | 35–6 | 22–19 | 17–13 |
x-Detroit Pistons | 52 | 30 | .634 | 5 | 32–9 | 20–21 | 17–13 |
x-Milwaukee Bucks | 50 | 32 | .610 | 7 | 32–9 | 18–23 | 17–13 |
x-Indiana Pacers | 41 | 41 | .500 | 16 | 28–13 | 13–28 | 13–16 |
x-Chicago Bulls | 40 | 42 | .488 | 17 | 29–12 | 11–30 | 17–12 |
Cleveland Cavaliers | 31 | 51 | .378 | 26 | 25–16 | 6–35 | 8–22 |
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Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
1 | c-Boston Celtics | 59 | 23 | .720 | – |
2 | y-Atlanta Hawks | 57 | 25 | .695 | 2 |
3 | x-Detroit Pistons | 52 | 30 | .634 | 7 |
4 | x-Milwaukee Bucks | 50 | 32 | .610 | 9 |
5 | x-Philadelphia 76ers | 45 | 37 | .549 | 14 |
6 | x-Washington Bullets | 42 | 40 | .512 | 17 |
7 | x-Indiana Pacers | 41 | 41 | .500 | 18 |
8 | x-Chicago Bulls | 40 | 42 | .488 | 19 |
9 | Cleveland Cavaliers | 31 | 51 | .378 | 28 |
10 | New Jersey Nets | 24 | 58 | .293 | 35 |
11 | New York Knicks | 24 | 58 | .293 | 35 |
- z - clinched division title
- y - clinched division title
- x - clinched playoff spot
Record vs. opponents
1986-87 NBA Records | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Team | ATL | BOS | CHI | CLE | DAL | DEN | DET | GSW | HOU | IND | LAC | LAL | MIL | NJN | NYK | PHI | PHO | POR | SAC | SAS | SEA | UTA | WAS |
Atlanta | — | 3–3 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 5–0 | 5–1 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 5–0 |
Boston | 3–3 | — | 6–0 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–2 |
Chicago | 2–4 | 0–6 | — | 5–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 4–2 | 3–2 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 3–3 |
Cleveland | 2–4 | 2–3 | 1–5 | — | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–5 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–5 | 4–2 | 4–1 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–4 |
Dallas | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | — | 4–2 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 3–3 | 0–2 | 5–0 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 5–1 | 4–2 | 5–0 | 3–3 | 1–1 |
Denver | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–4 | — | 0–2 | 4–1 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 0–5 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 2–4 | 5–1 | 2–3 | 2–4 | 1–1 |
Detroit | 3–3 | 2–3 | 3–3 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | — | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 5–1 | 6–0 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–3 |
Golden State | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–5 | 1–4 | 1–1 | — | 4–1 | 0–2 | 6–0 | 2–4 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–5 | 4–2 | 4–1 | 4–1 | 4–2 | 2–3 | 0–2 |
Houston | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 1–4 | — | 2–0 | 4–1 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 5–1 | 5–1 | 1–4 | 3–3 | 1–1 |
Indiana | 3–3 | 1–5 | 2–3 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 0–2 | — | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–4 | 5–1 | 3–2 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–2 |
L.A. Clippers | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–5 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 0–6 | 1–4 | 0–2 | — | 0–6 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–5 | 0–6 | 1–4 | 1–4 | 2–4 | 2–3 | 0–2 |
L.A. Lakers | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 6–0 | — | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 5–1 | 5–0 | 4–1 | 4–2 | 3–2 | 1–1 |
Milwaukee | 3–3 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 5–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | — | 4–2 | 4–2 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 |
New Jersey | 0–5 | 2–4 | 2–3 | 2–4 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–5 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–5 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–4 | — | 5–1 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–4 |
New York | 1–5 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–6 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–4 | 1–5 | — | 3–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–4 |
Philadelphia | 3–3 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–5 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 3–3 | 3–3 | — | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–3 |
Phoenix | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 1–5 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | — | 2–4 | 2–3 | 2–3 | 1–5 | 4–1 | 0–2 |
Portland | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 2–4 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 6–0 | 1–5 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 4–2 | — | 3–2 | 4–1 | 4–2 | 3–2 | 1–1 |
Sacramento | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–5 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 1–5 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 0–5 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 2–3 | — | 3–3 | 2–3 | 1–5 | 1–1 |
San Antonio | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 1–5 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 1–5 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–4 | 3–3 | — | 1–4 | 2–4 | 0–2 |
Seattle | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–5 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 2–4 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 2–4 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 5–1 | 2–4 | 3–2 | 4–1 | — | 3–2 | 1–1 |
Utah | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 2–3 | 5–1 | 4–2 | 2–3 | — | 1–1 |
Washington | 0–5 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | — |
Game log
Regular season
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October: 0–1 (home: 0–0; road: 0–1)
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December: 7–6 (home: 6–1; road: 1–5)
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January: 6–9 (home: 4–4; road: 2–5)
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February: 7–6 (home: 3–1; road: 4–5)
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March: 9–5 (home: 8–3; road: 1–2)
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April: 5–6 (home: 2–2; road: 3–4)
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1986–87 schedule |
Playoffs
1987 playoff game log | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Eastern Conference First Round: 1–3 (home: 1–1; road: 0–2)
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1987 schedule |
Player statistics
GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game |
Season
Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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Chuck Person | 82 | 78 | 36.0 | 46.8 | 35.5 | 74.7 | 8.3 | 3.6 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 18.8 |
John Long | 80 | 68 | 28.3 | 41.9 | 28.4 | 89.0 | 2.7 | 3.2 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 15.2 |
Herb Williams | 74 | 67 | 34.1 | 48.0 | 0.0 | 74.0 | 7.3 | 2.4 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 14.9 |
Wayman Tisdale | 81 | 15 | 26.7 | 51.3 | 0.0 | 70.9 | 5.9 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 14.5 |
Steve Stipanovich | 81 | 81 | 34.1 | 50.3 | 25.0 | 83.7 | 8.3 | 2.2 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 13.2 |
Vern Fleming | 82 | 82 | 31.1 | 50.9 | 20.0 | 78.8 | 4.1 | 5.8 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 12.0 |
Clint Richardson | 78 | 14 | 17.9 | 46.7 | 35.3 | 79.7 | 1.8 | 3.1 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 6.4 |
Ron Anderson | 63 | 0 | 11.4 | 47.3 | 0.0 | 78.7 | 2.4 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 5.8 |
Clark Kellogg | 4 | 4 | 15.0 | 36.4 | 50.0 | 75.0 | 2.8 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 5.0 |
Kyle Macy | 76 | 0 | 16.4 | 48.1 | 30.4 | 82.9 | 1.5 | 2.6 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 4.9 |
Michael Brooks | 10 | 0 | 14.8 | 35.1 | 0.0 | 70.0 | 2.8 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 3.3 |
Walker Russell | 48 | 0 | 10.6 | 38.8 | 12.5 | 73.0 | 1.1 | 2.7 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 3.3 |
Pete Verhoeven | 5 | 0 | 8.8 | 35.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 2.0 |
Stuart Gray | 55 | 1 | 8.3 | 40.6 | 0.0 | 71.8 | 2.3 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 2.0 |
Greg Dreiling | 24 | 0 | 5.3 | 43.2 | 0.0 | 83.3 | 1.8 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1.8 |
Playoffs
Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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Chuck Person | 4 | 4 | 39.8 | 51.4 | 25.0 | 76.9 | 8.3 | 5.0 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 27.0 |
Steve Stipanovich | 4 | 4 | 37.3 | 55.3 | 0.0 | 68.4 | 7.5 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 13.8 |
Wayman Tisdale | 4 | 0 | 27.0 | 61.3 | 0.0 | 56.5 | 4.0 | 2.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 12.8 |
Vern Fleming | 4 | 4 | 35.3 | 36.1 | 0.0 | 76.7 | 6.5 | 6.0 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 12.3 |
Herb Williams | 4 | 4 | 33.5 | 58.8 | 0.0 | 53.8 | 5.0 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 11.8 |
John Long | 4 | 4 | 27.3 | 30.8 | 16.7 | 84.6 | 1.5 | 2.3 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 11.0 |
Clint Richardson | 4 | 0 | 18.3 | 58.3 | 0.0 | 50.0 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.0 |
Kyle Macy | 4 | 0 | 12.3 | 33.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
Ron Anderson | 4 | 0 | 6.0 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
Stuart Gray | 3 | 0 | 4.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 50.0 | 2.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
Player Statistics Citation:[2]
Awards and records
References
- "1986-87 Indiana Pacers Roster and Stats". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved November 16, 2021.
- "1986-87 Indiana Pacers Roster and Stats". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 25, 2021.
See also
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