1986–87 Indiana Pacers season

1986–87 Indiana Pacers season
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 @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television WTTV
(Eddie Doucette, Bobby "Slick" Leonard)
Radio WNDE
(Greg Papa)

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
14Chuck PersonSF United StatesAuburn
226Greg DreilingC United StatesKansas

Roster

Indiana Pacers roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
SF 15 United States Anderson, Ron 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fresno State
C 54 United States Dreiling, Greg 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Kansas
PG 10 United States Fleming, Vern 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Georgia
C 55 Panama Gray, Stuart 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 235 lb (107 kg) UCLA
PF 33 United States Kellogg, Clark  6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Ohio State
SG 25 United States Long, John 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Detroit
G 44 United States Macy, Kyle 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Kentucky
SF 45 United States Person, Chuck 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Auburn
SG 4 United States Richardson, Clint 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Seattle
PG 31 United States Russell, Walker 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Western Michigan
C 40 United States Stipanovich, Steve 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Missouri
PF 23 United States Tisdale, Wayman 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Oklahoma
PF 32 United States Williams, Herb 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 242 lb (110 kg) Ohio State
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Regular season

Season standings

# 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—

Playoffs

East First Round

(2) Atlanta Hawks vs. (7) Indiana Pacers: Hawks win series 3-1

  • Game 1 @ The Omni, Atlanta (April 24): Atlanta 110, Indiana 94
  • Game 2 @ The Omni, Atlanta (April 26): Atlanta 94, Indiana 93
  • Game 3 @ Market Square Arena, Indianapolis (April 29): Indiana 96, Atlanta 87
  • Game 4 @ Market Square Arena, Indianapolis (May 1): Atlanta 101, Indiana 97

Last Playoff Meeting: Not available (first playoff series)

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

Awards and records

References

  1. ↑ 1986-87 Indiana Pacers

See also

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