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1986–87 Atlanta Hawks season

1986–87 Atlanta Hawks season
Division champions
Head coachMike Fratello
General managerStan Kasten
OwnersTed Turner / Turner Broadcasting System
ArenaOmni Coliseum
Results
Record57–25 (.695)
PlaceDivision: 1st (Central)
Conference: 2nd (Eastern)
Playoff finishConference semifinals
(lost to Pistons 1–4)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionWGNX
RadioWSB
< 1985–86 1987–88 >

The 1986–87 NBA season was the Hawks' 38th season in the NBA and their 19th season in the city of Atlanta.[1] The Hawks finished first place in the Central Division with a franchise-best record of 57–25. Dominique Wilkins made the All-NBA Second Team, and was selected for the 1987 NBA All-Star Game. In the first round of the playoffs, the Hawks defeated the Indiana Pacers in four games, but lost in five games to the 3rd-seeded Detroit Pistons in the semifinals.

Draft picks

Main article: 1986 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
1 19 Billy Thompson SF  United States Louisville
2 32 Cedric Henderson PF/SF  United States Georgia
2 40 Augusto Binelli C  Italy
2 42 Ron Kellogg SF  United States Kansas
3 65 Dave Hoppen C/PF  United States Nebraska
3 70 Jim Les G  United States Bradley
4 88 Efrem Winters PF  United States Illinois
5 111 Nicky Jones  United States Virginia Commonwealth
6 134 Alexander Volkov PF  Ukraine
7 157 Valerie Tikhonenko  Russia

Roster

1986–87 Atlanta Hawks roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From
SG 12 Battle, John 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1962-11-09 Rutgers
PF 33 Carr, Antoine 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1961-07-23 Wichita State
PF 44 Hastings, Scott 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1960-06-03 Arkansas
C 32 Koncak, Jon 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1963-05-17 SMU
PF 53 Levingston, Cliff 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1961-01-04 Wichita State
SF 40 McGee, Mike 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1959-07-29 Michigan
PG 25 Rivers, Doc 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1961-10-13 Marquette
C 30 Rollins, Tree 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1955-06-16 Clemson
PG 4 Webb, Spud 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) 133 lb (60 kg) 1963-07-13 NC State
SF 21 Wilkins, Dominique 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1960-01-12 Georgia
SG 1 Williams, Gus 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1953-10-10 USC
PF 42 Willis, Kevin 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1962-09-06 Michigan State
SG 10 Wittman, Randy 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1959-10-28 Indiana
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Roster
Last transaction: February 14, 1987

Regular season

Season standings

Central Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Div
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
#
Eastern Conference
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

Notes

  • z, y – division champions
  • 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 — 3–3 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

1986–87 game log
Total: 57–25 (home: 35–6; road: 22–19)
November: 12–3 (home: 6–0; road: 6–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
December: 8–4 (home: 5–1; road: 3–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
January: 8–8 (home: 7–2; road: 1–6)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
February: 7–6 (home: 5–2; road: 2–4)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
March: 13–2 (home: 6–1; road: 7–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
April: 9–2 (home: 6–0; road: 3–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1986–87 schedule

Playoffs

1987 playoff game log
First Round: 3–1 (home: 2–0; road: 1–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 April 24 Indiana W 110–94 Dominique Wilkins (35) Tree Rollins (11) Spud Webb (9) Omni Coliseum
16,522 		0–1
2 April 26 Indiana W 94–93 Dominique Wilkins (43) Kevin Willis (10) Spud Webb (14) Omni Coliseum
16,522 		0–2
3 April 29 @ Indiana L 87–96 Dominique Wilkins (22) Kevin Willis (7) Doc Rivers (10) Market Square Arena
12,303 		2–1
4 May 1 @ Indiana W 101–97 Dominique Wilkins (30) Dominique Wilkins (9) Doc Rivers (15) Market Square Arena
14,039 		3–1
Conference semifinals: 1–4 (home: 1–2; road: 0–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 May 3 Detroit L 111–112 Kevin Willis (22) Kevin Willis (10) Doc Rivers (14) Omni Coliseum
14,361 		0–1
2 May 5 Detroit W 115–102 Randy Wittman (34) Kevin Willis (10) Doc Rivers (14) Omni Coliseum
16,522 		1–1
3 May 8 @ Detroit L 99–108 Kevin Willis (26) Kevin Willis (12) Doc Rivers (8) Pontiac Silverdome
24,544 		1–2
4 May 10 @ Detroit L 88–89 Wilkins, Battle (19) Dominique Wilkins (12) Doc Rivers (7) Pontiac Silverdome
17,269 		1–3
5 May 13 Detroit L 96–104 Dominique Wilkins (26) Dominique Wilkins (12) Doc Rivers (15) Omni Coliseum
16,522 		1–4
1987 schedule

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

Season

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Dominique Wilkins 79 79 37.6 46.3 29.2 81.8 6.3 3.3 1.5 0.6 29.0
Kevin Willis 81 81 32.4 53.6 25.0 70.9 10.5 0.8 0.8 0.8 16.1
Doc Rivers 82 82 31.6 45.1 19.0 82.8 3.6 10.0 2.1 0.4 12.8
Randy Wittman 71 65 28.9 50.3 33.3 78.7 1.7 3.0 0.5 0.2 12.7
Mike McGee 76 6 18.7 45.9 37.6 58.4 2.1 2.0 0.8 0.0 10.4
Cliff Levingston 82 10 22.5 50.6 0.0 73.1 6.5 0.5 0.6 0.8 8.0
Spud Webb 33 0 16.1 43.8 16.7 76.2 1.8 5.1 1.0 0.1 6.8
John Battle 64 8 12.6 45.7 0.0 73.8 0.9 1.9 0.5 0.1 6.0
Jon Koncak 82 19 20.5 48.0 0.0 65.4 6.0 0.4 0.6 0.9 5.6
Tree Rollins 75 58 23.5 54.6 0.0 72.4 6.5 0.3 0.6 1.9 5.4
Antoine Carr 65 2 10.7 50.6 33.3 70.9 2.4 0.5 0.2 0.7 5.3
Gus Williams 33 0 14.6 36.3 27.8 67.5 1.2 4.2 0.5 0.2 4.2
Scott Hastings 40 0 6.4 33.8 16.7 79.3 1.8 0.3 0.3 0.2 1.8
Cedric Henderson 6 0 1.7 40.0 0.0 100.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.8
Michael Wilson 2 0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0

Playoffs

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Dominique Wilkins 9 9 40.0 41.0 30.0 89.2 7.8 2.8 1.8 0.9 26.8
Randy Wittman 9 9 33.3 55.4 0.0 82.4 2.0 3.3 0.4 0.4 16.4
Kevin Willis 9 9 39.6 52.2 0.0 67.7 9.2 0.7 1.0 0.8 15.7
Antoine Carr 9 0 18.0 69.6 0.0 81.3 3.0 1.4 0.3 0.9 11.6
Doc Rivers 8 8 30.6 38.3 0.0 50.0 3.4 11.3 1.1 0.4 7.8
John Battle 8 0 9.8 44.1 40.0 91.3 1.3 1.0 0.1 0.0 6.6
Tree Rollins 9 9 24.6 53.6 0.0 71.4 5.9 0.3 0.3 1.8 4.4
Spud Webb 8 1 15.3 47.4 0.0 76.5 1.0 4.8 0.8 0.0 3.9
Mike McGee 8 0 12.6 25.6 14.3 50.0 2.5 1.9 0.5 0.0 3.4
Cliff Levingston 9 0 12.0 38.9 0.0 77.8 3.8 0.3 0.0 0.3 3.1
Jon Koncak 8 0 10.8 53.8 0.0 75.0 3.1 0.4 0.4 0.5 2.5
Scott Hastings 4 0 5.3 66.7 0.0 100.0 1.5 0.0 0.3 0.3 1.5

Player Statistics Citation:[2]

Awards and records

Transactions

References

  1. ^ 1986-87 Atlanta Hawks
  2. ^ "1986-87 Atlanta Hawks Roster and Stats". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 22, 2021.

See also

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