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1986–87 Dallas Mavericks season
NBA professional basketball team season
NBA professional basketball team season
(lost to SuperSonics 1–3)
The 1986–87 Dallas Mavericks season was the Mavericks' 7th season in the NBA.
After winning Game 1 in a high-scoring affair, the underdog Seattle SuperSonics took the next three games, ending the Mavericks season.
The season saw the team draft Roy Tarpley and Mark Price. However, Price would be traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers after refusing to report to Dallas.
Draft picks
Main article: 1986 NBA draft
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | Roy Tarpley | PF/C | United States | Michigan |
| 2 | 25 | Mark Price | PG | United States | Georgia Tech |
| 2 | 35 | Milt Wagner | SG/PG | United States | Louisville |
| 3 | 62 | Anthony Welch | United States | Illinois | |
| 4 | 85 | Myron Jackson | G | United States | Arkansas-Little Rock |
| 5 | 108 | Jay Bilas | United States | Duke | |
| 6 | 131 | Cadillac Anderson | PF/C | United States | Lamar |
| 7 | 154 | Kim Cooksey | United States | Middle Tennessee State |
Roster
- Dick Motta
- Richie Adubato
Regular season
Season standings
:z – clinched division title :y – clinched division title :x – clinched playoff spot
Game log
Playoffs
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 1 | April 23 | Seattle | W 151–129 | Mark Aguirre (28) | Roy Tarpley (11) | Brad Davis (9) | Reunion Arena 17,007 | 1–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 2 | April 25 | Seattle | L 110–112 | Mark Aguirre (28) | Roy Tarpley (8) | Derek Harper (8) | Reunion Arena 17,007 | 1–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 3 | April 28 | @ Seattle | L 107–117 | Derek Harper (30) | Sam Perkins (11) | Derek Harper (8) | Hec Edmundson Pavilion 8,150 | 1–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 4 | April 30 | @ Seattle | L 98–124 | Rolando Blackman (25) | Roy Tarpley (17) | Derek Harper (5) | Hec Edmundson Pavilion 8,150
| 1–3 |
|---|
Player statistics
Ragular season
| Player | POS | GP | GS | MP | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | MPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | **82** | **82** | **3,028** | **973** | 63 | 51 | **136** | 889 | **36.9** | **11.9** | .8 | .6 | **1.7** | 10.8 | |
| PG | **82** | 6 | 1,582 | 114 | 373 | 63 | 10 | 577 | 19.3 | 1.4 | 4.5 | .8 | .1 | 7.0 | |
| SF | 81 | 5 | 1,711 | 303 | 161 | 50 | 16 | 756 | 21.1 | 3.7 | 2.0 | .6 | .2 | 9.3 | |
| SG | 80 | 80 | 2,758 | 278 | 266 | 64 | 21 | 1,676 | 34.5 | 3.5 | 3.3 | .8 | .3 | 21.0 | |
| PF | 80 | 80 | 2,687 | 616 | 146 | 109 | 77 | 1,186 | 33.6 | 7.7 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 14.8 | |
| SF | 80 | 80 | 2,663 | 427 | 254 | 84 | 30 | **2,056** | 33.3 | 5.3 | 3.2 | 1.1 | .4 | **25.7** | |
| PG | 77 | 76 | 2,556 | 199 | **609** | **167** | 25 | 1,230 | 33.2 | 2.6 | **7.9** | **2.2** | .3 | 16.0 | |
| PF | 75 | 1 | 1,405 | 533 | 52 | 56 | 79 | 561 | 18.7 | 7.1 | .7 | .7 | 1.1 | 7.5 | |
| C | 58 | 0 | 560 | 129 | 24 | 13 | 10 | 157 | 9.7 | 2.2 | .4 | .2 | .2 | 2.7 | |
| SG | 54 | 0 | 657 | 94 | 34 | 19 | 11 | 358 | 12.2 | 1.7 | .6 | .4 | .2 | 6.6 | |
| C | 30 | 0 | 160 | 36 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 53 | 5.3 | 1.2 | .4 | .1 | .3 | 1.8 | |
| PG | 25 | 0 | 91 | 8 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 57 | 3.6 | .3 | .6 | .3 | .0 | 2.3 | |
| PG | 8 | 0 | 22 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 2.8 | .4 | .8 | .1 | .0 | 1.4 |
Playoffs
| Player | POS | GP | GS | MP | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | MPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SG | **4** | **4** | **153** | 14 | 17 | 2 | 0 | **94** | **38.3** | 3.5 | 4.3 | .5 | .0 | **23.5** | |
| PF | **4** | **4** | 133 | 34 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 68 | 33.3 | 8.5 | 1.3 | 1.0 | .3 | 17.0 | |
| SF | **4** | **4** | 130 | 24 | 8 | **8** | 0 | 85 | 32.5 | 6.0 | 2.0 | **2.0** | .0 | 21.3 | |
| PG | **4** | **4** | 123 | 12 | **27** | 7 | 0 | 66 | 30.8 | 3.0 | **6.8** | 1.8 | .0 | 16.5 | |
| PF | **4** | 1 | 114 | **42** | 1 | 1 | **7** | 53 | 28.5 | **10.5** | .3 | .3 | **1.8** | 13.3 | |
| SF | **4** | 0 | 97 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 31 | 24.3 | 3.0 | 1.5 | .8 | .5 | 7.8 | |
| PG | **4** | 0 | 75 | 9 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 18.8 | 2.3 | 4.3 | .0 | .0 | 8.3 | |
| C | **4** | 0 | 47 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 11.8 | 2.5 | 1.0 | .0 | .8 | 3.8 | |
| C | 3 | 3 | 68 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 22.7 | 5.7 | .7 | .3 | 1.0 | 5.3 | |
| C | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10.0 | 3.0 | .0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 3.0 | |
| PG | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | .0 | .0 | 2.0 |
Awards and records
- Derek Harper, NBA All-Defensive Second Team
- Roy Tarpley, NBA All-Rookie Team 1st Team
- Rolando Blackman, NBA All-Star Game
- Mark Aguirre, NBA All-Star Game
References
References
- [https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/DAL/1987.html 1986-87 Dallas Mavericks]
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