The 1986–87 NBA season was the Hawks' 38th season in the NBA and their 19th season in the city of Atlanta.[1] The Hawks finished first place in the Central Division with a franchise-best record of 57–25. Dominique Wilkins made the All-NBA Second Team, and was selected for the 1987 NBA All-Star Game. In the first round of the playoffs, the Hawks defeated the Indiana Pacers in four games, but lost in five games to the 3rd-seeded Detroit Pistons in the semifinals.
See main article: article and 1986 NBA draft.
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 19 | SF | Louisville | |||
| 2 | 32 | PF/SF | Georgia | |||
| 2 | 40 | C | ||||
| 2 | 42 | SF | Kansas | |||
| 3 | 65 | C/PF | Nebraska | |||
| 3 | 70 | G | Bradley | |||
| 4 | 88 | PF | Illinois | |||
| 5 | 111 | Virginia Commonwealth | ||||
| 6 | 134 | PF | ||||
| 7 | 157 |
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| width=100 | 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 | |
| 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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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 | |
| 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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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 | — | |
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 1| April 24| Indiana| W 110–94| Dominique Wilkins (35)| Tree Rollins (11)| Spud Webb (9)| Omni Coliseum
16,522| 0–1|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 2| April 26| Indiana| W 94–93| Dominique Wilkins (43)| Kevin Willis (10)| Spud Webb (14)| Omni Coliseum
16,522| 0–2|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 3| April 29| @ Indiana| L 87–96| Dominique Wilkins (22)| Kevin Willis (7)| Doc Rivers (10)| Market Square Arena
12,303| 2–1|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 4| May 1| @ Indiana| W 101–97| Dominique Wilkins (30)| Dominique Wilkins (9)| Doc Rivers (15)| Market Square Arena
14,039| 3–1|-|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 1| May 3| Detroit| L 111–112| Kevin Willis (22)| Kevin Willis (10)| Doc Rivers (14)| Omni Coliseum
14,361| 0–1|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 2| May 5| Detroit| W 115–102| Randy Wittman (34)| Kevin Willis (10)| Doc Rivers (14)| Omni Coliseum
16,522| 1–1|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 3| May 8| @ Detroit| L 99–108| Kevin Willis (26)| Kevin Willis (12)| Doc Rivers (8)| Pontiac Silverdome
24,544| 1–2|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 4| May 10| @ Detroit| L 88–89| Wilkins, Battle (19)| Dominique Wilkins (12)| Doc Rivers (7)| Pontiac Silverdome
17,269| 1–3|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 5| May 13| Detroit| L 96–104| Dominique Wilkins (26)| Dominique Wilkins (12)| Doc Rivers (15)| Omni Coliseum
16,522| 1–4|-
| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dominique Wilkins | 79 | 79 | 37.6 | 46.3 | 29.2 | 81.8 | 6.3 | 3.3 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 29.0 | |
| Kevin Willis | 81 | 81 | 32.4 | 53.6 | 25.0 | 70.9 | 10.5 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 16.1 | |
| Doc Rivers | 82 | 82 | 31.6 | 45.1 | 19.0 | 82.8 | 3.6 | 10.0 | 2.1 | 0.4 | 12.8 | |
| Randy Wittman | 71 | 65 | 28.9 | 50.3 | 33.3 | 78.7 | 1.7 | 3.0 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 12.7 | |
| Mike McGee | 76 | 6 | 18.7 | 45.9 | 37.6 | 58.4 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 10.4 | |
| Cliff Levingston | 82 | 10 | 22.5 | 50.6 | 0.0 | 73.1 | 6.5 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 8.0 | |
| Spud Webb | 33 | 0 | 16.1 | 43.8 | 16.7 | 76.2 | 1.8 | 5.1 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 6.8 | |
| John Battle | 64 | 8 | 12.6 | 45.7 | 0.0 | 73.8 | 0.9 | 1.9 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 6.0 | |
| Jon Koncak | 82 | 19 | 20.5 | 48.0 | 0.0 | 65.4 | 6.0 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 5.6 | |
| Tree Rollins | 75 | 58 | 23.5 | 54.6 | 0.0 | 72.4 | 6.5 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 1.9 | 5.4 | |
| Antoine Carr | 65 | 2 | 10.7 | 50.6 | 33.3 | 70.9 | 2.4 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 5.3 | |
| Gus Williams | 33 | 0 | 14.6 | 36.3 | 27.8 | 67.5 | 1.2 | 4.2 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 4.2 | |
| Scott Hastings | 40 | 0 | 6.4 | 33.8 | 16.7 | 79.3 | 1.8 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 1.8 | |
| Cedric Henderson | 6 | 0 | 1.7 | 40.0 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 | |
| Michael Wilson | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dominique Wilkins | 9 | 9 | 40.0 | 41.0 | 30.0 | 89.2 | 7.8 | 2.8 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 26.8 | |
| Randy Wittman | 9 | 9 | 33.3 | 55.4 | 0.0 | 82.4 | 2.0 | 3.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 16.4 | |
| Kevin Willis | 9 | 9 | 39.6 | 52.2 | 0.0 | 67.7 | 9.2 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 15.7 | |
| Antoine Carr | 9 | 0 | 18.0 | 69.6 | 0.0 | 81.3 | 3.0 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 11.6 | |
| Doc Rivers | 8 | 8 | 30.6 | 38.3 | 0.0 | 50.0 | 3.4 | 11.3 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 7.8 | |
| John Battle | 8 | 0 | 9.8 | 44.1 | 40.0 | 91.3 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 6.6 | |
| Tree Rollins | 9 | 9 | 24.6 | 53.6 | 0.0 | 71.4 | 5.9 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.8 | 4.4 | |
| Spud Webb | 8 | 1 | 15.3 | 47.4 | 0.0 | 76.5 | 1.0 | 4.8 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 3.9 | |
| Mike McGee | 8 | 0 | 12.6 | 25.6 | 14.3 | 50.0 | 2.5 | 1.9 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 3.4 | |
| Cliff Levingston | 9 | 0 | 12.0 | 38.9 | 0.0 | 77.8 | 3.8 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 3.1 | |
| Jon Koncak | 8 | 0 | 10.8 | 53.8 | 0.0 | 75.0 | 3.1 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 2.5 | |
| Scott Hastings | 4 | 0 | 5.3 | 66.7 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.5 |