1986–87 Golden State Warriors season

The 1986–87 NBA season was the Warriors' 41st season in the NBA and 24th in the San Francisco Bay Area.

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 Semi-finals (lost to Lakers 1–4)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	KPIX-TV
Radio	KNBR

In the playoffs, the Warriors defeated the Utah Jazz in five games in the First Round, before losing to the eventual NBA champion Los Angeles Lakers in five games in the Semi-finals.

Draft picks

Main article: 1986 NBA draft

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 From F 5 Ballard, Greg 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Oregon C 2 Carroll, Joe Barry 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Purdue G 21 Floyd, Sleepy 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Georgetown F 22 Higgins, Rod 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fresno State F 30 McDonald, Ben 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) UC Irvine G 10 Moss, Perry 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Northeastern G/F 17 Mullin, Chris 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) St. John's G/F 45 Short, Purvis 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jackson State G 11 Smith, Clinton 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Cleveland State F 13 Smith, Larry 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Alcorn State G/F 20 Teagle, Terry 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Baylor C 8 Washburn, Chris 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 225 lb (102 kg) NC State C 33 Whitehead, Jerome 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 (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

1987 playoff game log
First round: 3–2 (home: 2–0; road: 1–2) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Series 1 April 23 @ Utah L 85–99 Joe Barry Carroll (18) Joe Barry Carroll (9) Sleepy Floyd (8) Salt Palace 11,376 0–1 2 April 25 @ Utah L 100–103 Joe Barry Carroll (22) Larry Smith (12) Sleepy Floyd (9) Salt Palace 12,095 0–2 3 April 29 Utah W 110–95 Terry Teagle (30) Larry Smith (17) Sleepy Floyd (8) Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena 15,025 1–2 4 May 1 Utah W 98–94 Purvis Short (32) Larry Smith (8) Sleepy Floyd (11) Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena 15,025 2–2 5 May 3 @ Utah W 118–113 Joe Barry Carroll (24) Larry Smith (14) Sleepy Floyd (14) Salt Palace 11,071 3–2
Conference Semi-finals: 1–4 (home: 1–1; road: 0–3) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Series 1 May 5 @ L.A. Lakers L 116–125 Joe Barry Carroll (22) Larry Smith (7) Larry Smith (11) The Forum 17,505 0–1 2 May 7 @ L.A. Lakers L 101–116 Joe Barry Carroll (22) Larry Smith (13) Sleepy Floyd (12) The Forum 17,505 0–2 3 May 9 L.A. Lakers L 108–133 Joe Barry Carroll (23) Larry Smith (15) Sleepy Floyd (12) Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena 15,025 0–3 4 May 10 L.A. Lakers W 129–121 Sleepy Floyd (51) Larry Smith (16) Sleepy Floyd (10) Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena 15,025 1–3 5 May 12 @ L.A. Lakers L 108–116 Purvis Short (20) Larry Smith (23) Sleepy Floyd (11) The Forum 17,505 1–4
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

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

See also

• 1986-87 NBA season