1986–87 Atlanta Hawks season

1986–87 Atlanta Hawks season
Division champions
Head coach Mike Fratello
Arena Omni Coliseum
Results
Record 57–25 (.695)
Place Division: 1st (Central)
Conference: 2nd (Eastern)
Playoff finish East Conference Semifinals
(Eliminated 1-4)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television WGNX
Radio WSB

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

Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
119Billy ThompsonSF United StatesLouisville
232Cedric HendersonPF/SF United StatesGeorgia
240Augusto BinelliC Italy
242Ron KelloggSF United StatesKansas
365Dave HoppenC/PF United StatesNebraska
370Jim LesG United StatesBradley
488Efrem WintersPF United StatesIllinois
5111Nicky Jones United StatesVirginia Commonwealth
6134Alexander VolkovPF Ukraine
7157Valerie Tikhonenko Russia

Roster

Atlanta Hawks roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
SG 12 United States Battle, John 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Rutgers
PF 33 United States Carr, Antoine 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Wichita State
PF 44 United States Hastings, Scott 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Arkansas
C 32 United States Koncak, Jon 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 250 lb (113 kg) SMU
PF 53 United States Levingston, Cliff 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Wichita State
SF 40 United States McGee, Mike 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Michigan
PG 25 United States Rivers, Doc 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Marquette
C 30 United States Rollins, Tree 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Clemson
PG 4 United States Webb, Spud 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) 133 lb (60 kg) North Carolina State
SF 21 United States Wilkins, Dominique 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Georgia
SG 1 United States Williams, Gus 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Southern California
PF 42 United States Willis, Kevin 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Michigan State
SG 10 United States Wittman, Randy 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Indiana
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • 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
# 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


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 —3–34–24–22–02–03–31–11–13–32–01–13–35–05–13–31–11–12–02–02–02–05–0
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)

East Conference Semifinals

(2) Atlanta Hawks vs. (3) Detroit Pistons: Pistons win series 4-1

  • Game 1 @ The Omni, Atlanta (May 3): Detroit 112, Atlanta 111
  • Game 2 @ The Omni, Atlanta (May 5): Atlanta 115, Detroit 102
  • Game 3 @ Pontiac Silverdome, Pontiac (May 8): Detroit 108, Atlanta 99
  • Game 4 @ Pontiac Silverdome, Pontiac (May 10): Detroit 89, Atlanta 88 (Isiah Thomas makes the game-winning layup with 1 second left)
  • Game 5 @ The Omni, Atlanta (May 13): Detroit 104, Atlanta 96

Last Playoff Meeting: 1986 Eastern Conference First Round (Atlanta won 3-1)

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

Playoffs

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG

Awards and records

References

  1. ↑ 1986-87 Atlanta Hawks

See also

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