1986–87 NBA season


The 1986–87 NBA season was the 41st season of the National Basketball Association. The season ended with the Los Angeles Lakers winning their fourth championship of the decade, beating the Boston Celtics 4 games to 2 in the NBA Finals.

Notable occurrences

By division

By conference

Notes
Teams in bold advanced to the next round. The numbers to the left of each team indicate the team's seeding in its conference, and the numbers to the right indicate the number of games the team won in that round. The division champions are marked by an asterisk. Home court advantage does not necessarily belong to the higher-seeded team, but instead the team with the better regular season record; teams enjoying the home advantage are shown in italics.

Statistics leaders

NBA awards

Yearly awards

Note: All above information were obtained on the History section on

Player of the week

The following players were named NBA Player of the Week.
WeekPlayer
October 31 – November 9Michael Jordan
November 10 – November 16Robert Parish
November 17 – November 23Alvin Robertson
November 24 – November 30Hot Rod Williams
December 1 – December 7Tom Chambers
December 8 – December 14Dominique Wilkins
December 15 – December 21Magic Johnson
December 22 – December 28Patrick Ewing
December 29 – January 4Larry Bird
January 5January 11Isiah Thomas
January 12 – January 19Otis Thorpe
January 20 – January 26Alex English
January 27 – February 1Fat Lever
February 2 – February 15Magic Johnson
February 16 – February 22Moses Malone
February 23 – March 1Michael Jordan
March 2 – March 8Magic Johnson
March 9 – March 15Karl Malone
March 16 – March 22Magic Johnson
March 23 – March 29Larry Smith
March 30 – April 5Magic Johnson
April 6 – April 12Michael Jordan
April 13 – April 15Julius Erving

Player of the month

The following players were named NBA Player of the Month.
MonthPlayer
NovemberMichael Jordan
DecemberMagic Johnson
JanuaryCharles Barkley
FebruaryMichael Jordan
MarchMagic Johnson

Rookie of the month

The following players were named NBA Rookie of the Month.
MonthRookie
NovemberChuck Person
DecemberRon Harper
JanuaryRon Harper
FebruaryChuck Person
MarchBrad Daugherty

Coach of the month

The following coaches were named NBA Coach of the Month.
MonthCoach
NovemberPat Riley
DecemberFrank Layden
JanuaryBill Fitch
FebruaryMike Schuler
MarchGeorge Karl