1986–87 Washington Bullets season

1986–87 Washington Bullets season
Head coach	Kevin Loughery
Arena	Capital Centre
Results
Record	42–40 (.512)
Place	Division: 3rd (Atlantic) Conference: 6th (Eastern)
Playoff finish	East First Round (eliminated 0-3)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com

The 1986-87 NBA season was the Bullets 26th season in the NBA and their 14th season in the city of Washington, D.C..^[1]

Draft picks

Main article: 1986 NBA Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	12	John Williams	PF/C	United States	Louisiana State
1	21	Anthony Jones	SG/SF	United States	Nevada-Las Vegas
2	36	Steve Mitchell		United States	Alabama-Birmingham
3	58	Dave Henderson	PG	United States	Duke
4	82	Barry Mungar	F	United States	St. Bonaventure
5	104	Paul Fortier		United States	Washington
6	128	Lorenzo Duncan		United States	Sam Houston State
7	150	Joe Price		United States	Notre Dame

Regular season

Season standings

Atlantic Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-Boston Celtics	59	23	.720	–	39–2	20–21	15–9
x-Philadelphia 76ers	45	37	.549	14	28–13	17–24	12–12
x-Washington Bullets	42	40	.512	17	27–14	15–26	13–11
New Jersey Nets	24	58	.293	35	19–22	5–36	12–12
New York Knicks	24	58	.293	35	18–23	6–35	8–16

Template:1986-87 NBA East standings Notes

z, y – division champions
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: Not available (first playoff series)

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

Moses Malone, All-NBA Second Team

References

↑ 1986-87 Washington Bullets

Washington Wizards

Formerly the Chicago Packers (1961–1962), the Chicago Zephyrs (1962–1963), the Baltimore Bullets (1963–1973), the Capital Bullets (1973–1974), and the Washington Bullets (1974–1997) Founded in 1961 Based in Washington, D.C.

Franchise	Franchise Expansion Draft All-time roster Draft history Head coaches Seasons Current season

Arenas	International Amphitheatre Chicago Coliseum Baltimore Civic Center Cole Field House Capital Centre/US Airways Arena Verizon Center

General Managers	Ferry Nash Unseld Grunfeld

D-League affiliate	None

Administration	Ted Leonsis (Owner) Ernie Grunfeld (President & GM of Basketball Ops.) Randy Wittman (Head Coach)

Retired Numbers	10 11 25 41

NBA Championships (1)	1978

Conference Championships (4)	1971 1975 1978 1979

Culture and lore	Wes Unseld 1975 championship upset It ain't over 'til the fat lady sings The Big E Abe Pollin Washington Bullets Earl the Pearl The Phone Booth Agent Zero Robin Ficker

Media	TV WDCW Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic The Comcast Network Radio WJFK-FM Announcers Steve Buckhantz Phil Chenier Dave Johnson Glenn Consor

Chicago Packers/Zephyrs / Baltimore/Capital/Washington Bullets / Washington Wizards seasons

1960s

1970s

1977–78

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2000s

2010s

Bold indicates NBA Finals victory

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