1986–87 Milwaukee Bucks season

The 1986-87 NBA season was the Bucks' 19th season in the NBA.[1] For the first time since 1978-79, the Bucks did not win their division.

1986–87 Milwaukee Bucks season
Head coachDon Nelson
General managerDon Nelson
Owner(s)Herb Kohl
ArenaMECCA Arena
Results
Record50–32 (.610)
PlaceDivision: 3rd (Central)
Conference: 4th (Eastern)
Playoff finishConference semifinals
(lost to Celtics 3–4)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

During the season, coach and general manager Don Nelson started to experience a rift in friendship with Bucks owner Herb Kohl due to personal disagreements with Kohl on how to run the team. During Game 4 of the 1987 Eastern Conference semifinals between the Bucks and the Boston Celtics, Nelson controversially announced to the local and national sports media that he did not expect to return to the Bucks after the season was over due to said rift with Kohl. Nelson would in fact resign after the Bucks lost the series to Boston in seven games, coming back from being down 3-1 in the series only to lose the seventh and deciding game in Boston Garden.[2] After 11 seasons coaching and managing the Bucks, Nelson took the year off only to return in the 1988-89 season as coach and manager of the Golden State Warriors. The Bucks hired Nelson's assistant coach, Del Harris, to take over the team for the 1987-88 season.

Draft picks
Main article: 1986 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
122Scott SkilesPG United StatesMichigan State
245Keith SmithSG United StatesLoyola Marymount
368Baskerville HolmesPF United StatesMemphis
5114Bobby Deaton United StatesSouthwestern
6137John Kimbrell United StatesLipscomb
7160Jeff Strong United StatesMissouri

Roster
1986–87 Milwaukee Bucks roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOBFrom
SG 24 Bradley, Dudley 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1957–03–19 North Carolina
C 45 Breuer, Randy 7 ft 3 in (2.21 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1960–10–11 Minnesota
SF 2 Bridgeman, Junior 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1953–09–17 Louisville
F 34 Cummings, Terry 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1961–03–15 DePaul
PF 40 Henderson, Jerome 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1959–10–05 New Mexico
PG 15 Hodges, Craig 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1960–06–27 Long Beach State
G 10 Lucas, John 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1953–10–31 Maryland
C 44 Mokeski, Paul 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1957–01–03 Kansas
G 4 Moncrief, Sidney 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1957–09–21 Arkansas
G 22 Pierce, Ricky 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1959–08–19 Rice
F 25 Pressey, Paul 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1958–12–24 Tulsa
G/F 35 Reynolds, Jerry 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1962–12–23 LSU
C 43 Sikma, Jack 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1955–11–14 Illinois Wesleyan
PG 5 Skiles, Scott 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1964–03–05 Michigan State
G 11 Smith, Keith 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1964–03–09 Loyola Marymount
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Regular season

Season standings
Central Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Atlanta Hawks 5725.695–35–622–1917–13
x-Detroit Pistons 5230.634532–920–2117–13
x-Milwaukee Bucks 5032.610732–918–2317–13
x-Indiana Pacers 4141.5001628–1313–2813–16
x-Chicago Bulls 4042.4881729–1211–3017–12
Cleveland Cavaliers 3151.3782625–166–358–22
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Eastern Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 c-Boston Celtics5923.720–
2 y-Atlanta Hawks5725.6952
3 x-Detroit Pistons5230.6347
4 x-Milwaukee Bucks5032.6109
5 x-Philadelphia 76ers4537.54914
6 x-Washington Bullets4240.51217
7 x-Indiana Pacers4141.50018
8 x-Chicago Bulls4042.48819
9 Cleveland Cavaliers3151.37828
10 New Jersey Nets2458.29335
11 New York Knicks2458.29335
z - clinched division title
y - clinched division title
x - clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents
1986-87 NBA Records
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 —3–34–24–22–02–03–31–11–13–32–01–13–35–05–13–31–11–12–02–02–02–05–0
Boston 3–3—6–03–22–02–03–22–02–05–12–00–23–34–24–23–32–02–02–02–02–01–14–2
Chicago 2–40–6—5–11–11–13–30–20–23–22–00–24–23–24–23–31–11–11–11–12–00–23–3
Cleveland 2–42–31–5—0–21–11–51–10–23–32–00–21–54–24–12–41–11–11–11–11–10–22–4
Dallas 0–20–21–12–0—4–21–15–03–30–25–03–22–02–02–02–03–22–35–14–25–03–31–1
Denver 0–20–21–11–12–4—0–24–13–31–12–30–51–12–02–00–23–23–22–45–12–32–41–1
Detroit 3–32–33–35–11–12–0—1–11–13–32–01–13–35–16–05–01–10–21–11–12–01–13–3
Golden State 1–10–22–01–10–51–41–1—4–10–26–02–40–22–02–01–11–54–24–14–14–22–30–2
Houston 1–10–22–02–03–33–31–11–4—2–04–11–40–21–11–10–23–22–35–15–11–43–31–1
Indiana 3–31–52–33–32–01–13–32–00–2—2–00–22–45–13–22–41–10–21–12–01–11–14–2
L.A. Clippers 0–20–20–20–20–53–20–20–61–40–2—0–60–21–10–20–21–50–61–41–42–42–30–2
L.A. Lakers 1–12–02–02–02–35–01–14–24–12–06–0—1–12–02–02–05–15–15–04–14–23–21–1
Milwaukee 3–33–32–45–10–21–13–32–02–04–22–01–1—4–24–22–32–00–22–01–12–01–14–1
New Jersey 0–52–42–32–40–20–21–50–21–11–51–10–22–4—5–13–31–10–20–20–20–21–12–4
New York 1–52–42–41–40–20–20–60–21–12–32–00–22–41–5—3–31–10–22–01–10–21–12–4
Philadelphia 3–33–33–34–20–22–00–51–12–04–22–00–23–23–33–3—1–12–02–01–12–01–13–3
Phoenix 1–10–21–11–12–32–31–15–12–31–15–11–50–21–11–11–1—2–42–32–31–54–10–2
Portland 1–10–21–11–13–22–32–02–43–22–06–01–52–02–02–00–24–2—3–24–14–23–21–1
Sacramento 0–20–21–11–11–54–21–11–41–51–14–10–50–22–00–20–23–22–3—3–32–31–51–1
San Antonio 0–20–21–11–12–41–51–11–41–50–24–11–41–12–01–11–13–21–43–3—1–42–40–2
Seattle 0–20–20–21–10–53–20–22–44–11–14–22–40–22–02–00–25–12–43–24–1—3–21–1
Utah 0–21–12–02–03–34–21–13–23–31–13–22–31–11–11–11–11–42–35–14–22–3—1–1
Washington 0–52–43–34–21–11–13–32–01–12–42–01–11–44–24–23–32–01–11–12–01–11–1—

Game log
1986–87 game log
Total: 50–32 (home: 1–0; road: 1–0)
October: 1–0 (home: 0–0; road: 1–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1October 31, 1986@ Detroit W 120–104 Pontiac Silverdome 1-0
November: 1–0 (home: 1–0; road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
2November 1, 1986Boston W 111–105 MECCA Arena 2–0
December: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
January: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
February: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
March: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
April: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1986–87 schedule

Playoffs
1987 playoff game log
First Round: 3–2 (home: 2–1; road: 1–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1 April 24 Philadelphia W 107–104 Terry Cummings (21) Jack Sikma (11) Paul Pressey (10) MECCA Arena
11,052		 1–0
2 April 26 Philadelphia L 122–125 (OT) Ricky Pierce (24) Randy Breuer (9) Paul Pressey (9) MECCA Arena
11,052		 1–1
3 April 29 @ Philadelphia W 121–120 Terry Cummings (26) Jack Sikma (12) John Lucas (9) Spectrum
14,361		 2–1
4 May 1 @ Philadelphia L 118–124 Terry Cummings (29) Jack Sikma (13) John Lucas (10) Spectrum
15,464		 2–2
5 May 3 Philadelphia W 102–89 Jack Sikma (18) Jack Sikma (21) Paul Pressey (9) MECCA Arena
11,052		 3–2
Conference semifinals: 3–4 (home: 2–1; road: 1–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1 May 5 @ Boston L 98–111 Terry Cummings (28) Terry Cummings (12) Paul Pressey (8) Boston Garden
14,890		 0–1
2 May 6 @ Boston L 124–126 Terry Cummings (28) Jack Sikma (14) Paul Pressey (6) Boston Garden
14,890		 0–2
3 May 8 Boston W 126–121 (OT) John Lucas (30) Terry Cummings (12) Paul Pressey (7) MECCA Arena
11,052		 1–2
4 May 10 Boston L 137–138 (2OT) Terry Cummings (31) Terry Cummings (11) Paul Pressey (11) MECCA Arena
11,052		 1–3
5 May 13 @ Boston W 129–124 Sidney Moncrief (33) Sikma, Cummings (9) Paul Pressey (10) Boston Garden
14,890		 2–3
6 May 15 Boston W 121–111 Sidney Moncrief (34) Terry Cummings (11) Paul Pressey (11) MECCA Arena
11,052		 3–3
7 May 17 @ Boston L 113–119 Paul Pressey (28) Jack Sikma (10) Paul Pressey (8) Boston Garden
14,890		 3–4
1987 schedule

Player statistics

Source:[3]

Legend
  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
Terry Cummings 827733.851.10.066.28.52.81.61.020.8
Ricky Pierce 793131.753.410.788.03.41.80.80.319.5
John Lucas 434031.645.736.578.72.96.71.70.117.5
Paul Pressey 616033.747.729.173.84.97.21.80.813.9
Jack Sikma 828230.946.30.084.710.02.51.11.112.7
Sidney Moncrief 393025.448.825.884.03.33.10.70.311.8
Craig Hodges 784327.546.237.389.11.83.11.00.110.8
Randy Breuer 761019.348.50.058.44.60.60.70.87.9
Jerry Reynolds 582416.639.333.364.13.01.80.90.57.0
Junior Bridgeman 34412.346.216.780.01.51.00.30.15.1
Don Collins 609.535.70.071.42.50.30.30.24.2
Scott Skiles 13015.829.021.483.32.03.50.40.13.8
Mike Glenn 408.538.50.071.40.50.30.30.03.8
Keith Smith 42411.038.033.375.00.81.00.60.13.3
Kenny Fields 405.575.00.020.00.50.30.30.03.3
Dudley Bradley 68213.235.726.081.01.51.01.50.13.1
Hank McDowell 7010.047.10.085.72.70.30.30.03.1
Cedric Henderson 203.066.70.0100.02.50.00.00.03.0
Paul Mokeski 62310.140.30.071.92.20.40.30.22.4
Jerome Henderson 606.030.80.0100.01.20.00.20.22.0
Marvin Webster 1506.852.6100.075.01.70.20.20.51.8
Chris Engler 509.625.00.0100.03.20.60.20.21.4

Playoffs
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Terry Cummings 121036.948.80.068.77.92.31.01.122.3
Sidney Moncrief 121035.547.328.681.14.53.01.10.519.4
Jack Sikma 121235.548.70.098.010.81.91.30.816.2
Ricky Pierce 12226.447.90.082.12.31.30.80.415.9
John Lucas 121230.245.333.381.32.15.21.20.115.6
Paul Pressey 121238.846.612.573.95.28.62.30.714.3
Craig Hodges 12018.851.929.490.91.81.70.80.27.9
Randy Breuer 12213.048.50.066.72.60.30.60.83.3
Paul Mokeski 1208.936.40.080.02.40.20.30.22.3
Dudley Bradley 1203.836.40.050.00.00.20.30.00.8
Jerry Reynolds 401.333.30.050.00.30.50.80.00.8
Jerome Henderson 101.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.0

Awards and records

Transactions

Trades
July 1, 1986 To Milwaukee Bucks---- To Seattle SuperSonics----

References
  1. 1986-87 Milwaukee Bucks
  2. "Don Nelson resigned as coach of the Milwaukee Bucks".
  3. "1986-87 Milwaukee Bucks Roster and Stats". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved June 3, 2021.

See also
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