1986–87 Portland Trail Blazers season
The 1986–87 season was the 17th season of the Portland Trail Blazers in the National Basketball Association. The Blazers finished 49–33, third in the Western Conference, qualifying for the playoffs for the fifth consecutive year.
In the 1987 NBA Playoffs, despite having home-court advantage, the Blazers lost their first-round best-of-five series to the Houston Rockets, three games to one.Draft picks
Note: This is not a complete list; only the first two rounds are covered, as well as notable post-second round picks.
Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | School/Club Team |
1 | 14 | Walter Berry | F | United States | St. John's |
1 | 24 | Arvydas Sabonis | C |
| Zalgiris |
2 | 37 | Panagiotis Fasoulas | C | | NC State |
3 | 60 | Dražen Petrović | G | | Cibona Zagreb |
Roster
Regular season
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Game log
Playoffs
West First Round
Portland Trail Blazers vs. Houston Rockets: Rockets win series 3-1
- Game 1 @ Memorial Coliseum, Portland : Houston 125, Portland 115
- Game 2 @ Memorial Coliseum, Portland : Portland 111, Houston 98
- Game 3 @ The Summit, Houston : Houston 117, Portland 108
- Game 4 @ The Summit, Houston : Houston 113, Portland 101
Season
Playoffs
Awards and honors