1986–87 Portland Trail Blazers season

The 1986–87 season was the 17th season of the Portland Trail Blazers in the National Basketball Association (NBA).[1] The Blazers finished 49–33, third in the Western Conference, qualifying for the playoffs for the fifth consecutive year.

1986–87 Portland Trail Blazers season
Head coachMike Schuler
General managerJon Spoelstra
Owner(s)Larry Weinberg
ArenaMemorial Coliseum
Results
Record49–33 (.598)
PlaceDivision: 2nd (Pacific)
Conference: 3rd (Western)
Playoff finishFirst round
(lost to Rockets 1–3)

Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
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In the 1987 NBA Playoffs, despite having home-court advantage, the Blazers lost their first-round best-of-five series to the Houston Rockets, three games to one.

Draft picks

Note: This is not a complete list; only the first two rounds are covered, as well as notable post-second round picks.

RoundPickPlayerPositionNationalitySchool/Club Team
114Walter BerryF  United StatesSt. John's
124Arvydas SabonisC  Soviet Union
(  Lithuania)
Zalgiris (Lithuania)
237Panagiotis FasoulasC  GreeceNC State
360Dražen PetrovićG  YugoslaviaCibona Zagreb (Yugoslavia)

Roster

1986–87 Portland Trail Blazers roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOBFrom
C31Bowie, Sam7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)235 lb (107 kg)1961-03-17Kentucky
F34Carr, Kenny6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)220 lb (100 kg)1955-08-15NC State
G22Drexler, Clyde6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)210 lb (95 kg)1962-06-22Houston
C00Duckworth, Kevin7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)275 lb (125 kg)1964-04-01Eastern Illinois
G6Holton, Mike6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)185 lb (84 kg)1961-08-04UCLA
C33Johnson, Steve6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)235 lb (107 kg)1957-11-03Oregon State
F27Jones, Caldwell6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)217 lb (98 kg)1950-08-04Albany State
F25Kersey, Jerome6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)215 lb (98 kg)1962-06-26Longwood
C10Martín, Fernando6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)220 lb (100 kg)1962-03-25Spain
G4Paxson, Jim6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)200 lb (91 kg)1957-07-09Dayton
G30Porter, Terry6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)195 lb (88 kg)1963-04-08UW–Stevens Point
G11Rowan, Ron6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)200 lb (91 kg)1962-04-23St. John's
F55Vandeweghe, Kiki6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)220 lb (100 kg)1958-08-01UCLA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Roster
Last transaction: April 20, 1987

Regular season

The Trail Blazers played their home games at Veterans Memorial Coliseum.

Season standings

W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Los Angeles Lakers6517.79337–428–1324–6
x-Portland Trail Blazers4933.5981634–715–2617–13
x-Golden State Warriors4240.5122325–1617–2417–13
x-Seattle SuperSonics3943.4762625–1614–2715–15
Phoenix Suns3646.4392926–1510–3114–16
Los Angeles Clippers1270.146539–323–383–27
#
Team W L PCT GB
1z-Los Angeles Lakers6517.793
2y-Dallas Mavericks5527.67110
3x-Portland Trail Blazers4933.59816
4x-Utah Jazz4438.53721
5x-Golden State Warriors4240.51223
6x-Houston Rockets4240.51223
7x-Seattle SuperSonics3943.47626
8x-Denver Nuggets3745.45128
9Phoenix Suns3646.43929
10Sacramento Kings2953.35436
11San Antonio Spurs2854.34137
12Los Angeles Clippers1270.14653
z – clinched division title
y – clinched division title
x – clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents

1986-87 NBA Records
TeamATLBOSCHICLEDALDENDETGSWHOUINDLACLALMILNJNNYKPHIPHOPORSACSASSEAUTAWAS
Atlanta3–34–24–22–02–03–31–11–13–32–01–13–35–05–13–31–11–12–02–02–02–05–0
Boston3–36–03–22–02–03–22–02–05–12–00–23–34–24–23–32–02–02–02–02–01–14–2
Chicago2–40–65–11–11–13–30–20–23–22–00–24–23–24–23–31–11–11–11–12–00–23–3
Cleveland2–42–31–50–21–11–51–10–23–32–00–21–54–24–12–41–11–11–11–11–10–22–4
Dallas0–20–21–12–04–21–15–03–30–25–03–22–02–02–02–03–22–35–14–25–03–31–1
Denver0–20–21–11–12–40–24–13–31–12–30–51–12–02–00–23–23–22–45–12–32–41–1
Detroit3–32–33–35–11–12–01–11–13–32–01–13–35–16–05–01–10–21–11–12–01–13–3
Golden State1–10–22–01–10–51–41–14–10–26–02–40–22–02–01–11–54–24–14–14–22–30–2
Houston1–10–22–02–03–33–31–11–42–04–11–40–21–11–10–23–22–35–15–11–43–31–1
Indiana3–31–52–33–32–01–13–32–00–22–00–22–45–13–22–41–10–21–12–01–11–14–2
L.A. Clippers0–20–20–20–20–53–20–20–61–40–20–60–21–10–20–21–50–61–41–42–42–30–2
L.A. Lakers1–12–02–02–02–35–01–14–24–12–06–01–12–02–02–05–15–15–04–14–23–21–1
Milwaukee3–33–32–45–10–21–13–32–02–04–22–01–14–24–22–32–00–22–01–12–01–14–1
New Jersey0–52–42–32–40–20–21–50–21–11–51–10–22–45–13–31–10–20–20–20–21–12–4
New York1–52–42–41–40–20–20–60–21–12–32–00–22–41–53–31–10–22–01–10–21–12–4
Philadelphia3–33–33–34–20–22–00–51–12–04–22–00–23–23–33–31–12–02–01–12–01–13–3
Phoenix1–10–21–11–12–32–31–15–12–31–15–11–50–21–11–11–12–42–32–31–54–10–2
Portland1–10–21–11–13–22–32–02–43–22–06–01–52–02–02–00–24–23–24–14–23–21–1
Sacramento0–20–21–11–11–54–21–11–41–51–14–10–50–22–00–20–23–22–33–32–31–51–1
San Antonio0–20–21–11–12–41–51–11–41–50–24–11–41–12–01–11–13–21–43–31–42–40–2
Seattle0–20–20–21–10–53–20–22–44–11–14–22–40–22–02–00–25–12–43–24–13–21–1
Utah0–21–12–02–03–34–21–13–23–31–13–22–31–11–11–11–11–42–35–14–22–31–1
Washington0–52–43–34–21–11–13–32–01–12–42–01–11–44–24–23–32–01–11–12–01–11–1

Game log

Playoffs

1987 playoff game log
First round: 1–3 (home: 1–1; road: 0–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Series
1April 24HoustonL 115–125Kiki VanDeWeghe (30)Clyde Drexler (13)Terry Porter (11)Memorial Coliseum
12,666
0–1
2April 26HoustonW 111–98Clyde Drexler (32)Porter, Johnson (8)Terry Porter (15)Memorial Coliseum
12,666
1–1
3April 28@ HoustonL 108–117Clyde Drexler (26)Johnson, Jones (10)Terry Porter (8)The Summit
16,279
1–2
4April 30@ HoustonL 101–113Kiki VanDeWeghe (27)Steve Johnson (12)Terry Porter (6)The Summit
16,279
1–3
1987 schedule

Player statistics

Legend
  GPGames 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

Season

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Playoffs

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Awards and honors

Transactions

References