1986–87 Atlanta Hawks season

1986–87 Atlanta Hawks season
Division Champions
Head coach Mike Fratello
Arena Omni Coliseum
Results
Record 57–25 (.695)
Place Division: 1st (Central)
Conference: 2nd (Eastern)
Playoff finish East Conference Semifinals
(Eliminated 1-4)

Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com

The 1986-87 NBA season was the Hawks' 38th season in the NBA and their 19th season in the city of Atlanta.[1]

Draft picks

Main article: 1986 NBA Draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/Club Team
1 19 Billy Thompson SF  United States Louisville
2 32 Cedric Henderson PF/SF  United States Georgia
2 40 Augusto Binelli C  Italy
2 42 Ron Kellogg SF  United States Kansas
3 65 Dave Hoppen C/PF  United States Nebraska
3 70 Jim Les G  United States Bradley
4 88 Efrem Winters PF  United States Illinois
5 111 Nicky Jones  United States Virginia Commonwealth
6 134 Alexander Volkov PF  Ukraine
7 157 Valerie Tikhonenko  Russia

Regular season

Season standings

Central Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Atlanta Hawks 57 25 .695 – 35–6 22–19 17–13
x-Detroit Pistons 52 30 .634 5 32–9 20–21 17–13
x-Milwaukee Bucks 50 32 .610 7 32–9 18–23 17–13
x-Indiana Pacers 41 41 .500 16 28–13 13–28 13–16
x-Chicago Bulls 40 42 .488 17 29–12 11–30 17–12
Cleveland Cavaliers 31 51 .378 26 25–16 6–35 8–22
# Eastern Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 c-Boston Celtics 59 23 .720 –
2 y-Atlanta Hawks 57 25 .695 2
3 x-Detroit Pistons 52 30 .634 7
4 x-Milwaukee Bucks 50 32 .610 9
5 x-Philadelphia 76ers 45 37 .549 14
6 x-Washington Bullets 42 40 .512 17
7 x-Indiana Pacers 41 41 .500 18
8 x-Chicago Bulls 40 42 .488 19
9 Cleveland Cavaliers 31 51 .378 28
10 New Jersey Nets 24 58 .293 35
11 New York Knicks 24 58 .293 35

Notes

Playoffs

East First Round

(2) Atlanta Hawks vs. (7) Indiana Pacers: Hawks win series 3-1

Last Playoff Meeting: Not available (first playoff series)

East Conference Semifinals

(2) Atlanta Hawks vs. (3) Detroit Pistons: Pistons win series 4-1

Last Playoff Meeting: 1986 Eastern Conference First Round (Atlanta won 3-1)

Player statistics

Legend
  GP Games 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

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG

Playoffs

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG

Awards and records

References

  1. ↑ 1986-87 Atlanta Hawks

See also

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