1986–87 Golden State Warriors season

1986–87 Golden State Warriors season
Head coach	George Karl
Arena	Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena
Results
Record	42–40 (.512)
Place	Division: 3rd (Pacific) Conference: 5th (Western)
Playoff finish	West Conference Semifinals (Lost to Lakers 1-4)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com

The 1986-87 NBA season was the Warriors' 41st season in the NBA and 24th in the San Francisco Bay Area.^[1]

Draft picks

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	3	Chris Washburn	C	United States	North Carolina State
3	51	Mike Williams	PF	United States	Bradley
3	59	Wendell Alexis	PF	United States	Syracuse
4	75	Dan Bingenheimer		United States	Missouri
5	97	Clinton Smith	SF	United States	Cleveland State
6	121	Bobby Lee Hurt		United States	Alabama
7	143	Steve Kenilvort		United States	Santa Clara

Roster

Golden State Warriors roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Height	Weight	DOB (YYYY-MM-DD)
4.0 !F	5	USA !	Ballard, Greg	7000200659999999999♠6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Oregon
6.0 !C	2	USA !	Carroll, Joe Barry	7000213360000000000♠7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Purdue
1.5 !G	21	USA !	Floyd, Sleepy	7000190500000000000♠6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Georgetown
4.0 !F	22	USA !	Higgins, Rod	7000200659999999999♠6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fresno State
4.0 !F	30	USA !	McDonald, Ben	7000203200000000000♠6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	UC Irvine
1.5 !G	10	USA !	Moss, Perry	7000187960000000000♠6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Northeastern
2.5 !G/F	17	USA !	Mullin, Chris	7000198120000000000♠6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	St. John's
2.5 !G/F	45	USA !	Short, Purvis	7000200659999999999♠6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jackson State
1.5 !G	11	USA !	Smith, Clinton	7000198120000000000♠6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Cleveland State
4.0 !F	13	USA !	Smith, Larry	7000203200000000000♠6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Alcorn State
2.5 !G/F	20	USA !	Teagle, Terry	7000195580000000000♠6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Baylor
6.0 !C	8	USA !	Washburn, Chris	7000210820000000000♠6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	North Carolina State
6.0 !C	33	USA !	Whitehead, Jerome	7000208279999999999♠6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Marquette

Head coach

George Karl

Assistant coach(es)

Ed Gregory
Herman Kull
Jack McMahon

Legend

(C) Team captain
(DP) Unsigned draft pick
(FA) Free agent
(S) Suspended
Injured

Regular season

Season standings

Pacific Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-Los Angeles Lakers	65	17	.793	–	37–4	28–13	24–6
x-Portland Trail Blazers	49	33	.598	16	34–7	15–26	17–13
x-Golden State Warriors	42	40	.512	23	25–16	17–24	17–13
x-Seattle SuperSonics	39	43	.476	26	25–16	14–27	15–15
Phoenix Suns	36	46	.439	29	26–15	10–31	14–16
Los Angeles Clippers	12	70	.146	53	9–32	3–38	3–27

#	Western Conference
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	z-Los Angeles Lakers	65	17	.793	–
2	y-Dallas Mavericks	55	27	.671	10
3	x-Portland Trail Blazers	49	33	.598	16
4	x-Utah Jazz	44	38	.537	21
5	x-Golden State Warriors	42	40	.512	23
6	x-Houston Rockets	42	40	.512	23
7	x-Seattle SuperSonics	39	43	.476	26
8	x-Denver Nuggets	37	45	.451	28

9	Phoenix Suns	36	46	.439	29
10	Sacramento Kings	29	53	.354	36
11	San Antonio Spurs	28	54	.341	37
12	Los Angeles Clippers	12	70	.146	53

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	—	3–3	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	—

Playoffs

West First Round

(4) Utah Jazz vs. (5) Golden State Warriors: Warriors win series 3-2

Game 1 @ Salt Palace, Salt Lake City (April 23): Utah 98, Golden State 85
Game 2 @ Salt Palace, Salt Lake City (April 25): Utah 103, Golden State 100
Game 3 @ Oakland Coliseum, Oakland (April 29): Golden State 110, Utah 95
Game 4 @ Oakland Coliseum, Oakland (May 1): Golden State 98, Utah 94
Game 5 @ Salt Palace, Salt Lake City (May 3): Golden State 118, Utah 113

Last Playoff Meeting: Not available (first playoff series)

West Conference Semifinals

(1) Los Angeles Lakers vs. (5) Golden State Warriors: Lakers win series 4-1

Game 1 @ The Forum, Los Angeles (May 5): Los Angeles 125, Golden State 116
Game 2 @ The Forum, Los Angeles (May 7): Los Angeles 116, Golden State 101
Game 3 @ Oakland Coliseum, Oakland (May 9): Los Angeles 133, Golden State 108
Game 4 @ Oakland Coliseum, Oakland (May 10): Golden State 129, Los Angeles 121
Game 5 @ The Forum, Los Angeles (May 12): Los Angeles 118, Golden State 106

Last Playoff Meeting: 1977 Western Conference Semifinals (Los Angeles won 4-3)

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

Transactions

Free agents

Additions
Player	Date signed	Former team
John Schweitz	September 5	Cincinnati Slammers (CBA)
Phil Ford	September 23	Houston Rockets
Ben McDonald	September 24	Cleveland Cavaliers
Barry Stevens	September 30	none
Rod Higgins	October 2	Chicago Bulls
Kenny Patterson		N/A
Bryan Warrick		Indiana Pacers
Perry Moss	November 6	Philadelphia 76ers
Kevin Henderson (10-day)	February 9	none
Kevin Henderson	June 14	Golden State Warriors

Subtractions
Player	Date signed	New Team
Brad Wright	September 17	Wyoming Wildcatters (CBA)
Mike Williams	October 10	CB Murcia (Spain)
John Schweitz	October 20	Detroit Pistons
Gary Plummer	October 22	Charleston Gunners (CBA)
Pete Verhoeven	October 28	Indiana Pacers
Geoff Huston	November 11	Los Angeles Clippers

References

↑ 1986-87 Golden State Warriors