1986–87 Indiana Pacers season
NBA professional basketball team season
NBA professional basketball team season
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) | ||
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The 1986–87 NBA season was Indiana's 11th season in the NBA and 20th season as a franchise.[1]
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
Central Division
| 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 |
# | Eastern Conference
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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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November: 7–8 (home: 5–2; road: 2–6)
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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
Ragular season
Player | POS | GP | GS | MP | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | MPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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Vern Fleming | PG | 82 | 82 | 2,549 | 334 | 473 | 109 | 18 | 980 | 31.1 | 4.1 | 5.8 | 1.3 | .2 | 12.0 |
Chuck Person | SF | 82 | 78 | 2,956 | 677 | 295 | 90 | 16 | 1,541 | 36.0 | 8.3 | 3.6 | 1.1 | .2 | 18.8 |
Steve Stipanovich | C | 81 | 81 | 2,761 | 670 | 180 | 106 | 97 | 1,072 | 34.1 | 8.3 | 2.2 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 13.2 |
Wayman Tisdale | PF | 81 | 15 | 2,159 | 475 | 117 | 50 | 26 | 1,174 | 26.7 | 5.9 | 1.4 | .6 | .3 | 14.5 |
John Long | SG | 80 | 68 | 2,265 | 217 | 258 | 96 | 8 | 1,218 | 28.3 | 2.7 | 3.2 | 1.2 | .1 | 15.2 |
Clint Richardson | SG | 78 | 14 | 1,396 | 143 | 241 | 49 | 7 | 501 | 17.9 | 1.8 | 3.1 | .6 | .1 | 6.4 |
Kyle Macy | PG | 76 | 0 | 1,250 | 113 | 197 | 59 | 7 | 376 | 16.4 | 1.5 | 2.6 | .8 | .1 | 4.9 |
Herb Williams | PF | 74 | 67 | 2,526 | 543 | 174 | 59 | 93 | 1,101 | 34.1 | 7.3 | 2.4 | .8 | 1.3 | 14.9 |
Ron Anderson | SF | 63 | 0 | 721 | 151 | 54 | 31 | 3 | 363 | 11.4 | 2.4 | .9 | .5 | .0 | 5.8 |
Stuart Gray | C | 55 | 1 | 456 | 129 | 26 | 10 | 28 | 110 | 8.3 | 2.3 | .5 | .2 | .5 | 2.0 |
Walker Russell | PG | 48 | 0 | 511 | 55 | 129 | 20 | 5 | 157 | 10.6 | 1.1 | 2.7 | .4 | .1 | 3.3 |
Greg Dreiling | C | 24 | 0 | 128 | 43 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 42 | 5.3 | 1.8 | .3 | .1 | .1 | 1.8 |
Michael Brooks | SF | 10 | 0 | 148 | 28 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 33 | 14.8 | 2.8 | 1.1 | .9 | .0 | 3.3 |
Peter Verhoeven | PF | 5 | 0 | 44 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 8.8 | 1.4 | .4 | .4 | .2 | 2.0 |
Clark Kellogg | PF | 4 | 4 | 60 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 20 | 15.0 | 2.8 | 1.5 | 1.3 | .0 | 5.0 |
- † Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Pacers only.
Playoffs
Player | POS | GP | GS | MP | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | MPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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Chuck Person | SF | 4 | 4 | 159 | 33 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 108 | 39.8 | 8.3 | 5.0 | 1.3 | .5 | 27.0 |
Steve Stipanovich | C | 4 | 4 | 149 | 30 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 55 | 37.3 | 7.5 | .8 | .8 | .5 | 13.8 |
Vern Fleming | PG | 4 | 4 | 141 | 26 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 49 | 35.3 | 6.5 | 6.0 | 1.0 | .3 | 12.3 |
Herb Williams | PF | 4 | 4 | 134 | 20 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 47 | 33.5 | 5.0 | 1.8 | .0 | .3 | 11.8 |
John Long | SG | 4 | 4 | 109 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 44 | 27.3 | 1.5 | 2.3 | 1.5 | .0 | 11.0 |
Wayman Tisdale | PF | 4 | 0 | 108 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 51 | 27.0 | 4.0 | 2.3 | .3 | .0 | 12.8 |
Clint Richardson | SG | 4 | 0 | 73 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 18.3 | 2.5 | 2.0 | .0 | .0 | 4.0 |
Kyle Macy | PG | 4 | 0 | 49 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 12.3 | .8 | 1.3 | .3 | .0 | 1.0 |
Ron Anderson | SF | 4 | 0 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6.0 | .8 | .0 | .0 | .0 | 1.0 |
Stuart Gray | C | 3 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4.7 | 2.3 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .7 |
Awards and records
Transactions
References
- ^ "1986-87 Indiana Pacers Roster and Stats". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved November 16, 2021.