1986–87 Indiana Pacers season explained

The 1986–87 NBA season was Indiana's 11th season in the NBA and 20th season as a franchise.[1]

Offseason

Draft picks

See main article: article and 1986 NBA draft. This table only lists picks through the second round.

RoundPickPlayerPositionNationalityCollege
1 4 SF
2 26 C

Regular season

Season standings

z - clinched division title

y - clinched division title

x - clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents

1986-87 NBA Records
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Atlanta3–3 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
Boston3–3 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
Chicago2–4 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
Cleveland2–4 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
Dallas0–2 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
Denver0–2 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
Detroit3–3 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 State1–1 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
Houston1–1 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
Indiana3–3 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. Clippers0–2 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. Lakers1–1 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
Milwaukee3–3 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 Jersey0–5 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 York1–5 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
Philadelphia3–3 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
Phoenix1–1 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
Portland1–1 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
Sacramento0–2 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 Antonio0–2 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
Seattle0–2 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
Utah0–2 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
Washington0–5 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

Game log

Regular season

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 1| | @ Philadelphia| L 104–108|||| The Spectrum| 0–1|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 2|
7:30p.m. EST| Detroit| W 92–89| Long (23)| Williams (10)| Williams (14)| Market Square Arena
16,912| 1–1|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 3| | Philadelphia| W 125–121 (2OT)|||| Market Square Arena| 2–1|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 4|
7:30p.m. EST| @ Boston| L 102–133| Russell (16)| Williams (10)| Long,
Russell (4)| Boston Garden
14,890| 2–2|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 5| | San Antonio| W 130–97|||| Market Square Arena| 3–2|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 6| | @ Milwaukee| L 94–102|||| MECCA Arena| 3–3|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 7| | @ New Jersey| W 120–117|||| Brendan Byrne Arena| 4–3|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 8| | Milwaukee| W 104–103|||| Market Square Arena| 5–3|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 9| | @ Washington| L 111–124|||| Capital Centre| 5–4|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 10| | @ L.A. Clippers| W 98–93|||| Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena| 6–4|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 11| | @ Sacramento| L 83–92|||| ARCO Arena| 6–5|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 12|
10:30p.m. EST| @ Seattle| L 111–121| Williams (32)| Person (9)| Fleming (8)| Seattle Center Coliseum
6,399| 6–6|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 13| | @ Portland| L 95–108|||| Memorial Coliseum| 6–7|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 14| | Houston| L 88–92|||| Market Square Arena| 6–8|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 15| | Denver| W 126–102|||| Market Square Arena| 7–8|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 16| | Portland| L 101–118|||| Market Square Arena| 7–9|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 17| | @ Milwaukee| L 88–95|||| MECCA Arena| 7–10|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 18| | Washington| W 116–103|||| Market Square Arena| 8–10|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 19| | Atlanta| W 119–113|||| Market Square Arena| 9–10|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 20| | @ Philadelphia| L 112–122|||| The Spectrum| 9–11|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 21| | Cleveland| W 115–94|||| Market Square Arena| 10–11|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 22| | New Jersey| W 95–91|||| Market Square Arena| 11–11|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 23|
7:30p.m. EST| @ Boston| L 101–113| Fleming.
Person (21)| Williams (10)| Fleming,
Person,
Stipanovich (6)| Boston Garden
14,890| 11–12|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 24| | Chicago| L 88–97|||| Market Square Arena| 11–13|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 25| | @ New York| W 123–99|||| Madison Square Garden| 12–13|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 26| | @ Cleveland| L 94–104|||| Richfield Coliseum| 12–14|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 27|
5:30p.m. EST| Detroit| W 111–98| Stipanovich (29)| Stipanovich (10)| Fleming (11)| Market Square Arena
11,860| 13–14|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 28| | @ Chicago| L 93–105|||| Chicago Stadium| 13–15|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 29| | Cleveland| W 111–99|||| Market Square Arena| 14–15|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 30| | L.A. Clippers| W 116–106|||| Market Square Arena| 15–15|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 31| | @ Dallas| W 144–135|||| Reunion Arena| 15–16|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 32| | @ San Antonio| W 101–99|||| HemisFair Arena| 16–16|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 33| | @ Houston| L 96–110|||| The Summit| 17–16|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 34| | @ Utah| L 96–105|||| Salt Palace| 17–17|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 35| | Philadelphia| L 94–101|||| Market Square Arena| 17–18|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 36| | Washington| W 113–105|||| Market Square Arena| 18–18|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 37| | Dallas| W 119–115 (2OT)|||| Market Square Arena| 19–18|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 38| | Chicago| W 109–95|||| Market Square Arena| 20–18|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 39|
7:30p.m. EST| @ Boston| L 100–130| Williams (17)| Williams (10)| Fleming (7)| Boston Garden
14,890| 20–19|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 40|
8:00p.m. EST| L.A. Lakers| L 108–118| Stipanovich (25)| Williams (15)| Fleming (6)| Market Square Arena
16,912| 20–20|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 41| | Phoenix| L 103–104|||| Market Square Arena| 20–21|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 42| | @ Atlanta| L 98–114|||| The Omni| 20–22|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 43|
7:30p.m. EST| Boston| L 94–100| Person (26)| Williams (12)| Fleming (8)| Market Square Arena
16,912| 20–23|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 44| | @ Cleveland| L 100–102|||| Richfield Coliseum| 20–24|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 45| | Philadelphia| L 94–99|||| Market Square Arena| 20–25|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 46|
7:30p.m. EST| @ Detroit| W 98–93| Fleming (24)| Tisdale (13)| Fleming,
Person (4)| Pontiac Silverdome
13,410| 21–25|- align="center"|colspan="9" bgcolor="#bbcaff"|All-Star Break|- style="background:#cfc;"|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 47| | @ Golden State| W 126–125 (OT)|||| Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena| 22–25|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 48| | @ Phoenix| W 121–105|||| Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum| 23–25|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 49|
10:30p.m. EST| @ L.A. Lakers| L 108–113| Fleming (19)| Person (9)| Fleming (7)| The Forum
17,505| 23–26|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 50| | @ Denver| L 113–129|||| McNichols Sports Arena| 23–27|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 51| | Golden State| W 112–93|||| Market Square Arena| 24–27|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 52|
7:30p.m. EST| Seattle| W 105–88| Long (29)| Person (9)| Person (6)| Market Square Arena
9,077| 25–27|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 53| | @ Atlanta| W 107–105|||| The Omni| 26–27|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 54| | Sacramento| W 103–101|||| Market Square Arena| 27–27|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 55| | @ Milwaukee| L 114–120 (2OT)|||| MECCA Arena| 27–28|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 56| | @ Washington| L 94–100|||| Capital Centre| 27–29|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 57| | @ New Jersey| L 115–125|||| Brendan Byrne Arena| 27–30|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 58| | New York| W 122–115 (OT)|||| Market Square Arena| 28–30|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 59| | Atlanta| L 108–109|||| Market Square Arena| 28–31|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 60| | Milwaukee| L 120–124|||| Market Square Arena| 28–32|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 61| | Utah| W 107–102|||| Market Square Arena| 29–32|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 62|
7:30p.m. EST| Detroit| L 98–107| Long,
Tisdale (15)| Stipanoich,
Tisdale (8)| Richardson (7)| Market Square Arena
9,063| 29–33|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 63|
7:30p.m. EST| Boston| W 116–109| Person (24)| Stipanovich (12)| Fleming (8)| Market Square Arena
16,912| 30–33|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 64| | New Jersey| W 123–99|||| Market Square Arena| 31–33|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 65|
7:30p.m. EST| @ Detroit| L 95–115| Long (17)| Person (10)| Fleming,
Russell (5)| Pontiac Silverdome
15,348| 31–34|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 66| | @ New York| L 105–111 (OT)|||| Madison Square Garden| 31–35|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 67| | Cleveland| W 77–76|||| Market Square Arena| 32–35|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 68| | Washington| W 101–92|||| Market Square Arena| 33–35|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 69| | Milwaukee| W 125–108|||| Market Square Arena| 34–35|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 70| | New York| W 100–91|||| Market Square Arena| 35–35|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 71| | @ Atlanta| W 120–114|||| The Omni| 36–35|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 72| | Chicago| W 99–94|||| Market Square Arena| 37–35|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 73|
7:30p.m. EST| @ Detroit| L 73–119| Stipanovich (12)| Stipanovich (8)| Fleming (6)| Pontiac Silverdome
25,778| 37–36|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 74| | @ New York| L 108–112|||| Madison Square Garden| 37–37|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 75| | New Jersey| W 128–114|||| Market Square Arena| 38–37|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 76| | @ Cleveland| L 99–111|||| Richfield Coliseum| 38–38|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 77| | @ Washington| W 115–101|||| Capital Centre| 39–38|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 78| | @ Chicago| L 95–116|||| Chicago Stadium| 39–39|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 79| | Atlanta| L 101–102|||| Market Square Arena| 39–40|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 80|
7:30p.m. EST| Boston| L 85–108| Long (23)| Stipanovich (9)| Fleming (7)| Market Square Arena
16,912| 39–41|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 81| | @ Philadelphia| W 115–111|||| The Spectrum| 40–41|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 82| | @ New Jersey| W 112–103|||| Brendan Byrne Arena| 41–41

Playoffs

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 1| | @ Atlanta| L 94–110| Steve Stipanovich (22)| Steve Stipanovich (13)| Vern Fleming (6)| The Omni
16,522| 0–1|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 2| | @ Atlanta| L 93–94| Chuck Person (24)| Herb Williams (8)| Williams, Fleming (4)| The Omni
16,522| 0–2|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 3| | Atlanta| W 96–87| Chuck Person (23)| Chuck Person (17)| Chuck Person (7)| Market Square Arena
12,303| 1–2|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 4| | Atlanta| L 97–101| Chuck Person (40)| Vern Fleming (11)| Vern Fleming (8)| Market Square Arena
14,039| 1–3|-

Player statistics

Ragular season

Player
PG82 82 2,549 334 473 109 18 980 31.1 4.1 5.8 1.3 .2 12.0
SF82 78 2,956 677 295 90 16 1,541 36.0 8.3 3.6 1.1 .2 18.8
C81 81 2,761 670 180 106 97 1,072 34.1 8.3 2.2 1.3 1.2 13.2
PF81 15 2,159 475 117 50 26 1,174 26.7 5.9 1.4 .6 .3 14.5
SG80 68 2,265 217 258 96 8 1,218 28.3 2.7 3.2 1.2 .1 15.2
SG78 14 1,396 143 241 49 7 501 17.9 1.8 3.1 .6 .1 6.4
PG76 0 1,250 113 197 59 7 376 16.4 1.5 2.6 .8 .1 4.9
PF74 67 2,526 543 174 59 93 1,101 34.1 7.3 2.4 .8 1.3 14.9
SF63 0 721 151 54 31 3 363 11.4 2.4 .9 .5 .0 5.8
C55 1 456 129 26 10 28 110 8.3 2.3 .5 .2 .5 2.0
PG48 0 511 55 129 20 5 157 10.6 1.1 2.7 .4 .1 3.3
C24 0 128 43 7 2 2 42 5.3 1.8 .3 .1 .1 1.8
SF10 0 148 28 11 9 0 33 14.8 2.8 1.1 .9 .0 3.3
PF5 0 44 7 2 2 1 10 8.8 1.4 .4 .4 .2 2.0
PF4 4 60 11 6 5 0 20 15.0 2.8 1.5 1.3 .0 5.0

Playoffs

Player
SF4 4 159 33 20 5 2 108 39.8 8.3 5.0 1.3 .5 27.0
C4 4 149 30 3 3 2 55 37.3 7.5 .8 .8 .5 13.8
PG4 4 141 26 24 4 1 49 35.3 6.5 6.0 1.0 .3 12.3
PF4 4 134 20 7 0 1 47 33.5 5.0 1.8 .0 .3 11.8
SG4 4 109 6 9 6 0 44 27.3 1.5 2.3 1.5 .0 11.0
PF4 0 108 16 9 1 0 51 27.0 4.0 2.3 .3 .0 12.8
SG4 0 73 10 8 0 0 16 18.3 2.5 2.0 .0 .0 4.0
PG4 0 49 3 5 1 0 4 12.3 .8 1.3 .3 .0 1.0
SF4 0 24 3 0 0 0 4 6.0 .8 .0 .0 .0 1.0
C3 0 14 7 0 0 0 2 4.7 2.3 .0 .0 .0 .7

Awards and records

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1986-87 Indiana Pacers Roster and Stats. 2021-11-16. Basketball-Reference.com. en.