1986–87 Golden State Warriors season

The 1986–87 NBA season was the Warriors' 41st season in the NBA and 24th in the San Francisco Bay Area.[1]\

1986–87 Golden State Warriors season
Head coachGeorge Karl
ArenaOakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena
Results
Record42–40 (.512)
PlaceDivision: 3rd (Pacific)
Conference: 5th (Western)
Playoff finishWest Conference Semifinals
(Lost to Lakers 1–4)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionKPIX-TV
RadioKNBR

In the playoffs, the Warriors defeated the Utah Jazz in five games in the First Round, before losing to the eventual NBA champion Los Angeles Lakers in five games in the Semifinals.

Draft picks
Main article: 1986 NBA Draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
13Chris WashburnC United StatesNorth Carolina State
351Mike WilliamsPF United StatesBradley
359Wendell AlexisPF United StatesSyracuse
475Dan Bingenheimer United StatesMissouri
597Clinton SmithSF United StatesCleveland State
6121Bobby Lee Hurt United StatesAlabama
7143Steve Kenilvort United StatesSanta Clara

Roster
Roster listing
Golden State Warriors roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
F 5 Ballard, Greg 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Oregon
C 2 Carroll, Joe Barry 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Purdue
G 21 Floyd, Sleepy 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Georgetown
F 22 Higgins, Rod 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fresno State
F 30 McDonald, Ben 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) UC Irvine
G 10 Moss, Perry 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Northeastern
G/F 17 Mullin, Chris 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) St. John's
G/F 45 Short, Purvis 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jackson State
G 11 Smith, Clinton 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Cleveland State
F 13 Smith, Larry 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Alcorn State
G/F 20 Teagle, Terry 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Baylor
C 8 Washburn, Chris 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 225 lb (102 kg) North Carolina State
C 33 Whitehead, Jerome 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Marquette
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Regular season

Season standings
Pacific Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Los Angeles Lakers 6517.793–37–428–1324–6
x-Portland Trail Blazers 4933.5981634–715–2617–13
x-Golden State Warriors 4240.5122325–1617–2417–13
x-Seattle SuperSonics 3943.4762625–1614–2715–15
Phoenix Suns 3646.4392926–1510–3114–16
Los Angeles Clippers 1270.146539–323–383–27
# Western Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 z-Los Angeles Lakers6517.793–
2 y-Dallas Mavericks5527.67110
3 x-Portland Trail Blazers4933.59816
4 x-Utah Jazz4438.53721
5 x-Golden State Warriors4240.51223
6 x-Houston Rockets4240.51223
7 x-Seattle SuperSonics3943.47626
8 x-Denver Nuggets3745.45128
9 Phoenix Suns3646.43929
10 Sacramento Kings2953.35436
11 San Antonio Spurs2854.34137
12 Los Angeles Clippers1270.14653


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—

Playoffs

West First Round

(4) Utah Jazz vs. (5) Golden State Warriors: Warriors win series 3-2

  • Game 1 @ Salt Palace, Salt Lake City (April 23): Utah 98, Golden State 85
  • Game 2 @ Salt Palace, Salt Lake City (April 25): Utah 103, Golden State 100
  • Game 3 @ Oakland Coliseum, Oakland (April 29): Golden State 110, Utah 95
  • Game 4 @ Oakland Coliseum, Oakland (May 1): Golden State 98, Utah 94
  • Game 5 @ Salt Palace, Salt Lake City (May 3): Golden State 118, Utah 113

Last Playoff Meeting: Not available (first playoff series)

West Conference Semifinals

(1) Los Angeles Lakers vs. (5) Golden State Warriors: Lakers win series 4-1

  • Game 1 @ The Forum, Los Angeles (May 5): Los Angeles 125, Golden State 116
  • Game 2 @ The Forum, Los Angeles (May 7): Los Angeles 116, Golden State 101
  • Game 3 @ Oakland Coliseum, Oakland (May 9): Los Angeles 133, Golden State 108
  • Game 4 @ Oakland Coliseum, Oakland (May 10): Golden State 129, Los Angeles 121
  • Game 5 @ The Forum, Los Angeles (May 12): Los Angeles 118, Golden State 106

Last Playoff Meeting: 1977 Western Conference Semifinals (Los Angeles won 4-3)

Player statistics
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

Transactions

Free agents
Additions
Player Date signed Former team
John Schweitz September 5 Cincinnati Slammers (CBA)
Phil Ford September 23 Houston Rockets
Ben McDonald September 24 Cleveland Cavaliers
Barry Stevens September 30 none
Rod Higgins October 2 Chicago Bulls
Kenny Patterson N/A
Bryan Warrick Indiana Pacers
Perry Moss November 6 Philadelphia 76ers
Kevin Henderson (10-day) February 9 none
Kevin Henderson June 14 Golden State Warriors
Subtractions
Player Date signed New Team
Brad Wright September 17 Wyoming Wildcatters (CBA)
Mike Williams October 10 CB Murcia (Spain)
John Schweitz October 20 Detroit Pistons
Gary Plummer October 22 Charleston Gunners (CBA)
Pete Verhoeven October 28 Indiana Pacers
Geoff Huston November 11 Los Angeles Clippers

References
  1. 1986-87 Golden State Warriors

See also
  • 1986-87 NBA season
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