1986–87 Milwaukee Bucks season

The 1986-87 NBA season was the Bucks' 19th season in the NBA.[1] For the first time since 1978-79, the Bucks did not win their division.

1986–87 Milwaukee Bucks season
Head coachDon Nelson
OwnersHerb Kohl
ArenaMECCA Arena
Results
Record50–32 (.610)
PlaceDivision: 3rd (Central)
Conference: 4th (Eastern)
Playoff finishEast Conference Semifinals
(Lost to Celtics 3–4)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com

During the season, coach and general manager Don Nelson started to experience a rift in friendship with Bucks owner Herb Kohl due to personal disagreements with Kohl on how to run the team. During Game 4 of the 1987 Eastern Conference Semifinals between the Bucks and the Boston Celtics, Nelson controversially announced to the local and national sports media that he did not expect to return to the Bucks after the season was over due to said rift with Kohl. Nelson would in fact resign after the Bucks lost the series to Boston in seven games, coming back from being down 3-1 in the series only to lose the seventh and deciding game in Boston Garden.[2] After 11 seasons coaching and managing the Bucks, Nelson took the year off only to return in the 1988-89 season as coach and manager of the Golden State Warriors. The Bucks hired Nelson's assistant coach, Del Harris, to take over the team for the 1987-88 season.

Draft picks
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
122Scott SkilesPG United StatesMichigan State
245Keith SmithSG United StatesLoyola Marymount
368Baskerville HolmesPF United StatesMemphis
5114Bobby Deaton United StatesSouthwestern
6137John Kimbrell United StatesLipscomb
7160Jeff Strong United StatesMissouri

Roster
Roster listing
Milwaukee Bucks roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
SG 24 Bradley, Dudley 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) North Carolina
C 45 Breuer, Randy 7 ft 3 in (2.21 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Minnesota
SF 2 Bridgeman, Junior 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Louisville
PF 34 Cummings, Terry 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) DePaul
PF 40 Henderson, Jerome 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (104 kg) New Mexico
SG 15 Hodges, Craig 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Long Beach State
G 10 Lucas, John 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Maryland
C 44 Mokeski, Paul 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Kansas
SG 4 Moncrief, Sidney 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Arkansas
SG 22 Pierce, Ricky 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Rice
SG 25 Pressey, Paul 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Tulsa
SF 35 Reynolds, Jerry 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) LSU
C 43 Sikma, Jack 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Illinois Wesleyan
PG 5 Skiles, Scott 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Michigan State
G 11 Smith, Keith 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Loyola Marymount
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


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—

Game log
1986–87 game log
Total: 50–32 (Home: 1–0; Road: 1–0)
October: 1–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 1–0)
November: 1–0 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–0)
December: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
January: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
February: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
March: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
April: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
1986–87 schedule

Playoffs

East First Round

(4) Milwaukee Bucks vs. (5) Philadelphia 76ers Bucks win series 3-2

  • Game 1 @ The MECCA, Milwaukee (April 24): Milwaukee 107, Philadelphia 104
  • Game 2 @ The MECCA, Milwaukee (April 26): Philadelphia 125, Milwaukee 122
  • Game 3 @ The Spectrum, Philadelphia (April 29): Milwaukee 121, Philadelphia 120
  • Game 4 @ The Spectrum, Philadelphia (May 1): Philadelphia 124, Milwaukee 118
  • Game 5 @ The MECCA, Milwaukee (May 3): Milwaukee 102, Philadelphia 89

Last Playoff Meeting: 1986 Eastern Conference Semifinals (Milwaukee won 4-3)

East Conference Semifinals

(1) Boston Celtics vs. (4) Milwaukee Bucks Celtics win series 4-3

  • Game 1 @ Boston Garden, Boston (May 5): Boston 111, Milwaukee 98
  • Game 2 @ Boston Garden, Boston (May 6): Boston 126, Milwaukee 124
  • Game 3 @ The MECCA, Milwaukee (May 8): Milwaukee 126, Boston 121
  • Game 4 @ The MECCA, Milwaukee (May 10): Boston 138, Milwaukee 137
  • Game 5 @ Boston Garden, Boston (May 13): Milwaukee 129, Boston 124
  • Game 6 @ The MECCA, Milwaukee (May 15): Milwaukee 121, Boston 111
  • Game 7 @ Boston Garden, Boston (May 17): Boston 119, Milwaukee 113

Last Playoff Meeting: 1986 Eastern Conference Finals (Boston won 4-0)

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
Dudley Bradley
Randy Breuer
Junior Bridgeman
Don Collins
Terry Cummings
Chris Engler
Kenny Fields
Mike Glenn
Cedric Henderson
Jerome Henderson
Craig Hodges
John Lucas
Hank McDowell
Paul Mokeski
Sidney Moncrief
Ricky Pierce
Paul Pressey
Jerry Reynolds
Jack Sikma
Scott Skiles
Keith Smith
Marvin Webster

Playoffs
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Dudley Bradley
Randy Breuer
Terry Cummings
Jerome Henderson
Craig Hodges
John Lucas
Paul Mokeski
Sidney Moncrief
Ricky Pierce
Paul Pressey
Jerry Reynolds
Jack Sikma

Awards and records

Transactions

Trades
July 1, 1986
 To Milwaukee Bucks---- To Seattle SuperSonics----

References
  1. 1986-87 Milwaukee Bucks
  2. https://www.upi.com/Archives/1987/05/27/Don-Nelson-resigned-as-coach-of-the-Milwaukee-Bucks/6691549086400/

See also
  • 1986-87 NBA season
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