1986–87 Detroit Pistons season

1986–87 Detroit Pistons season
Head coach	Chuck Daly
General manager	Jack McCloskey
Owner(s)	William Davidson
Arena	Pontiac Silverdome
Results
Record	52–30 (.634)
Place	Division: 2nd (Central) Conference: 3rd (Eastern)
Playoff finish	East Conference Finals (eliminated 3-4)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com

The 1986-87 NBA season was the Pistons' 39th season in the NBA and 30th season in the city of Detroit.^[1]

Draft picks

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	11	John Salley	PF/C	United States	Georgia Tech
2	27	Dennis Rodman	SF/PF	United States	Southeastern Oklahoma State
4	86	Chauncey Robinson		United States	Mississippi State
5	109	Clarence Hanley		United States	Old Dominion
6	132	Greg Grant		United States	Utah State
7	155	Larry Polec		United States	Michigan State

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
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

z - clinched division title

y - clinched division title

x - clinched playoff spot

Playoffs

East First Round

(3) Detroit Pistons vs. (6) Washington Bullets: Pistons win series 3-0

• Game 1 @ Pontiac Silverdome, Pontiac (April 24): Detroit 106, Washington 92
• Game 2 @ Pontiac Silverdome, Pontiac (April 26): Detroit 128, Washington 85
• Game 3 @ Capital Centre, Landover (April 29): Detroit 97, Washington 96

Last Playoff Meeting: This was their first meeting in the playoffs.

East Conference Semifinals

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

• Game 1 @ The Omni, Atlanta (May 3): Detroit 112, Atlanta 111
• Game 2 @ The Omni, Atlanta (May 5): Atlanta 115, Detroit 102
• Game 3 @ Pontiac Silverdome, Pontiac (May 8): Detroit 108, Atlanta 99
• Game 4 @ Pontiac Silverdome, Pontiac (May 10): Detroit 89, Atlanta 88
• Game 5 @ The Omni, Atlanta (May 13): Detroit 104, Atlanta 96

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

East Conference Finals

(1) Boston Celtics vs. (3) Detroit Pistons: Celtics win series 4-3

• Game 1 @ Boston Garden, Boston (May 19): Boston 104, Detroit 91
• Game 2 @ Boston Garden, Boston (May 21): Boston 110, Detroit 101
• Game 3 @ Pontiac Silverdome, Pontiac (May 23): Detroit 122, Boston 104
• Game 4 @ Pontiac Silverdome, Pontiac (May 24): Detroit 145, Boston 119
• Game 5 @ Boston Garden, Boston (May 26): Boston 108, Detroit 107
• Game 6 @ Pontiac Silverdome, Pontiac (May 28): Detroit 113, Boston 105
• Game 7 @ Boston Garden, Boston (May 30): Boston 117, Detroit 114

Last Playoff Meeting: 1985 Eastern Conference Semifinals (Boston won 4-2)

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

Awards and records

• Isiah Thomas, All-NBA Second Team

References

1. 1986-87 Detroit Pistons

See also

• 1986-87 NBA season