1986–87 Washington Bullets season

The 1986–87 NBA season was the Bullets 26th season in the NBA and their 14th season in the city of Washington, D.C.[1]

1986–87 Washington Bullets season
Head coachKevin Loughery
General managerBob Ferry
Owner(s)Abe Pollin
ArenaCapital Centre
Results
Record42–40 (.512)
PlaceDivision: 3rd (Atlantic)
Conference: 6th (Eastern)
Playoff finishFirst round
(lost to Pistons 0–3)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television
RadioWTOP

Draft picks
Main article: 1986 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
112John WilliamsPF/C United StatesLouisiana State
121Anthony JonesSG/SF United StatesNevada-Las Vegas
236Steve MitchellPG United StatesAlabama-Birmingham
358David HendersonPG United StatesDuke
482Barry MungarF United StatesSt. Bonaventure
5104Paul Fortier United StatesWashington
6128Lorenzo Duncan United StatesSam Houston State
7150Joe Price United StatesNotre Dame

Roster
1986–87 Washington Bullets roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOBFrom
PG 14 Adams, Michael 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 162 lb (73 kg) 1963-01-19 Boston College
C 10 Bol, Manute 7 ft 7 in (2.31 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1962-10-16 Bridgeport
PF 33 Catledge, Terry 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1963-08-22 South Alabama
SG 12 Cook, Darwin 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 184 lb (83 kg) 1958-08-06 Portland
PG 15 Johnson, Frank 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1958-11-23 Wake Forest
PF 23 Jones, Charles 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1957-04-03 Albany State
SG 24 Malone, Jeff 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1961-06-28 Mississippi State
C 4 Malone, Moses 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1955-03-23 Petersburg HS (VA)
PF 42 Murphy, Jay 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1962-06-26 Boston College
PF 5 Roundfield, Dan 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1953-05-26 Central Michigan
SF 31 Vincent, Jay 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1959-06-10 Michigan State
PG 2 Whatley, Ennis 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 177 lb (80 kg) 1962-08-11 Alabama
SF 34 Williams, John 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1966-10-26 LSU
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Roster
Last transaction: February 26, 1987

Regular season

Season standings
Atlantic Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Boston Celtics 5923.720–39–220–2115–9
x-Philadelphia 76ers 4537.5491428–1317–2412–12
x-Washington Bullets 4240.5121727–1415–2613–11
New Jersey Nets 2458.2933519–225–3612–12
New York Knicks 2458.2933518–236–358–16
#
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—

Game log

Regular season
1986–87 game log
Total: 42–40 (home: 27–14; road: 15–26)
October: 0–1 (home: 0–0; road: 0–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1 October 31 @ Boston L 102–120 Boston Garden 0–1
November: 7–7 (home: 7–1; road: 0–6)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
2 November 1 @ Cleveland L 106–113 Richfield Coliseum 0–2
3 November 4 New Jersey W 102–101 Capital Centre 1–2
4 November 5 @ Detroit L 96–97 Pontiac Silverdome 1–3
5 November 7 Boston L 86–88 Capital Centre 1–4
6 November 8 @ Atlanta L 91–110 The Omni 1–5
7 November 12 Chicago W 101–99 Capital Centre 2–5
8 November 15 @ New York L 97–104 Madison Square Garden 2–6
9 November 16 Indiana W 124–111 Capital Centre 3–6
10 November 19 Detroit W 119–105 Capital Centre 4–6
11 November 21 Houston W 115–99 Capital Centre 5–6
12 November 22 @ Chicago L 84–93 Chicago Stadium 5–7
13 November 25 Portland W 111–99 Capital Centre 6–7
14 November 26 @ Milwaukee L 103–122 MECCA Arena 6–8
15 November 29 San Antonio W 116–103 Capital Centre 7–8
December: 7–7 (home: 2–4; road: 5–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
16 December 2 @ Boston W 117–109 Hartford Civic Center 8–8
17 December 3 @ Indiana L 103–116 Market Square Arena 8–9
18 December 5 Milwaukee L 87–91 Capital Centre 8–10
19 December 10 New York W 106–105 Capital Centre 9–10
20 December 12 @ Detroit W 116–115 Pontiac Silverdome 10–10
21 December 13 Boston L 98–105 Capital Centre 10–11
22 December 16 Utah L 106–109 Capital Centre 10–12
23 December 18 @ Golden State W 128–110 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena 11–12
24 December 20 @ L.A. Clippers W 113–101 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena 12–12
25 December 21 @ Portland L 101–128 Memorial Coliseum 12–13
26 December 25 @ Philadelphia W 102–97 The Spectrum 13–13
27 December 27 Detroit L 105–107 Capital Centre 13–14
28 December 29 Golden State W 125–105 Capital Centre 14–14
29 December 30 @ New York L 97–103 Madison Square Garden 14–15
January: 8–6 (home: 6–2; road: 2–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
30 January 2 Atlanta L 101–118 Capital Centre 14–16
31 January 6 L.A. Clippers W 112–97 Capital Centre 15–16
32 January 7 @ New Jersey L 96–118 Brendan Byrne Arena 15–17
33 January 9 @ Milwaukee W 100–92 MECCA Arena 16–17
34 January 10 Philadelphia W 117–111 Capital Centre 17–17
35 January 12 Sacramento W 113–109 Capital Centre 18–17
36 January 14 New Jersey W 118–100 Capital Centre 19–17
37 January 15 @ Indiana L 105–113 Market Square Arena 19–18
38 January 18 L.A. Lakers L 101–115 Capital Centre 19–19
39 January 23 Phoenix W 109–90 Capital Centre 20–19
40 January 24 @ Houston L 92–115 The Summit 20–20
41 January 27 @ Dallas W 118–113 Reunion Arena 21–20
42 January 29 @ Detroit L 101–112 Pontiac Silverdome 21–21
43 January 31 Philadelphia W 106–105 Capital Centre 22–21
February: 9–4 (home: 4–0; road: 5–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
44 February 2 New York W 104–98 Capital Centre 23–21
45 February 3 @ Chicago L 91–98 Chicago Stadium 23–22
46 February 5 Cleveland W 94–85 Capital Centre 24–22
47 February 11 @ San Antonio W 133–108 HemisFair Arena 25–22
48 February 12 @ Denver W 121–115 McNichols Sports Arena 26–22
49 February 14 @ Sacramento L 111–136 ARCO Arena 26–23
50 February 16 @ Phoenix W 124–110 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 27–23
51 February 17 @ L.A. Lakers W 114–99 The Forum 28–23
52 February 20 @ Utah W 118–113 Salt Palace 29–23
53 February 21 @ Seattle L 93–110 Seattle Center Coliseum 29–24
54 February 23 @ Cleveland L 105–109 Richfield Coliseum 29–25
55 February 26 Indiana W 100–94 Capital Centre 30–25
56 February 28 New York W 106–105 Capital Centre 31–25
March: 5–10 (home: 5–4; road: 0–6)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
57 March 2 @ Atlanta L 99–121 The Omni 31–26
58 March 4 New Jersey W 117–114 Capital Centre 32–26
59 March 6 @ Philadelphia L 113–123 The Spectrum 32–27
60 March 10 @ New Jersey L 79–121 Brendan Byrne Arena 32–28
61 March 11 Milwaukee L 107–115 Capital Centre 32–29
62 March 14 Chicago W 106–105 (OT) Capital Centre 33–29
63 March 15 Cleveland W 97–89 Capital Centre 34–29
64 March 17 @ Atlanta L 98–118 The Omni 34–30
65 March 19 Seattle W 110–106 Capital Centre 35–30
66 March 21 Denver L 107–117 Capital Centre 35–31
67 March 23 @ Indiana L 92–101 Market Square Arena 35–32
68 March 24 Atlanta L 87–96 Capital Centre 35–33
69 March 26 Boston W 106–103 Capital Centre 36–33
70 March 28 Dallas L 107–114 Capital Centre 36–34
71 March 31 @ Chicago L 75–101 Chicago Stadium 36–35
April: 6–5 (home: 3–3; road: 3–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
72 April 1 @ Boston L 86–103 Boston Garden 36–36
73 April 3 Chicago W 122–118 Capital Centre 37–36
74 April 4 @ Cleveland W 127–111 Richfield Coliseum 38–36
75 April 7 Milwaukee L 94–95 Capital Centre 38–37
76 April 8 @ New Jersey W 118–109 Brendan Byrne Arena 39–37
77 April 10 Indiana L 101–115 Capital Centre 39–38
78 April 12 Detroit W 103–98 Capital Centre 40–38
79 April 13 @ Philadelphia L 105–113 The Spectrum 40–39
80 April 15 Cleveland W 110–101 Capital Centre 41–39
81 April 17 @ New York W 142–110 Madison Square Garden 42–39
82 April 19 Philadelphia L 102–108 Capital Centre 42–40
1986–87 schedule

Playoffs
1987 playoff game log
First Round: 0–3 (home: 0–1; road: 0–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1 April 24 @ Detroit L 92–106 Terry Catledge (24) Malone, Catledge (12) Moses Malone (3) Pontiac Silverdome
15,419		 0–1
2 April 26 @ Detroit L 85–128 Terry Catledge (19) Moses Malone (10) Ennis Whatley (4) Pontiac Silverdome
14,389		 0–2
3 April 29 Detroit L 96–97 Moses Malone (31) Moses Malone (16) Michael Adams (8) Capital Centre
10,831		 0–3
1987 schedule

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 Washington Bullets Roster and Stats". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved November 16, 2021.

See also
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