1987 McDonald's Open explained

1987 McDonald's Open
League:	McDonald's Open
Sport:	Basketball
Duration:	23–25 October
Top Scorer:	Bob McAdoo (78 pts)
Finals Champ:	Milwaukee Bucks
Finals Runner-Up:	Soviet Union
Finals Mvp:	Terry Cummings
Seasonslistnames:	McDonald's Championship
Nextseason Year:	1988 McDonald's Open
Nextseason Link:	1988 McDonald's Open

The 1987 McDonald's Open took place at MECCA Arena in Milwaukee, United States. This was the first edition of the McDonald's Championship and was a round-robin competition between three teams: Milwaukee Bucks, Tracer Milano and the Soviet Union national basketball team. The decider was played between Milwaukee Bucks and the Soviet Union on 25 October 1987.

Participants

Club		Qualified as
Milwaukee Bucks	Host club (9th place in the 1986–87 NBA season)
Tracer Milano	Champions of the 1986–87 FIBA European Champions Cup
Soviet Union	Finalists of the EuroBasket 1987

Games

October 23, 1987|}

October 24, 1987|}

October 25, 1987|}

Rosters

Milwaukee Bucks: Jack Sikma, Randy Breuer, Paul Pressey, Terry Cummings, Jerry Reynolds - Charles Davis, Pace Mannion, JJ Weber, Paul Mokeski, Keith Smith, John Stroeder, Bob McCann, Dudley Bradley, Winston Garland. Coach: Del Harris
Soviet national team: Tiit Sokk, Viktor Pankrashkin, Valery Tikhonenko, Aleksandr Volkov, Sarunas Marciulionis - Alexander Belostenny, Sergei Tarakanov, Valdemaras Chomičius, Rimas Kurtinaitis, Valdis Valters, Sergei Grishaev, Valery Goborov. Coach: Aleksandr Gomelsky
Tracer Milano: Bob McAdoo, Riccardo Pittis, Fausto Bargna, Rickey Brown, Mike D'Antoni, Dino Meneghin, Roberto Premier, Massimiliano Aldi, Pieto Montecchia, Mario Governa. Coach: Franco Casalini

Final standings

width=15	Pos. !	width=220	Team !	width=20	Pld. !	width=20	W !	width=20	L !	width=20	PF !	width=20	PA !	width=20	PD
1.	Milwaukee Bucks	2	2	0	250	211	+39
2.	Soviet Union	2	1	1	235	235	0
3.	Tracer Milano	2	0	2	219	258	-39

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