1986-87 NBA season

The 1986-87 NBA Season was the 41st season of the National Basketball Association. The season ended with the Los Angeles Lakers winning their fourth championship of the decade, beating the Boston Celtics 4 games to 2 in the NBA Finals.

[edit] Notable Occurrences

• The NBA All-Star Game was played at the Kingdome in Seattle, Washington, with the West defeating the East 154-149 in overtime. To the delight of the Seattle crowd, the SuperSonics' Tom Chambers wins the game's MVP award.

[edit] Final standings

[edit] Eastern Conference

[edit] Western Conference

C - NBA Champions

[edit] NBA awards

• Most Valuable Player: Magic Johnson, Los Angeles Lakers
• Rookie of the Year: Chuck Person, Indiana Pacers
• Defensive Player of the Year: Michael Cooper, Los Angeles Lakers
• Sixth Man of the Year: Ricky Pierce, Milwaukee Bucks
• Most Improved Player: Dale Ellis, Seattle SuperSonics
• Coach of the Year: Mike Schuler, Portland Trail Blazers
• All-NBA First Team:
  • F - Larry Bird, Boston Celtics
  • F - Kevin McHale, Boston Celtics
  • C - Hakeem Olajuwon, Houston Rockets
  • G - Michael Jordan, Chicago Bulls
  • G - Magic Johnson, Los Angeles Lakers
• All-NBA Rookie Team:
  • John Williams, Cleveland Cavaliers
  • Roy Tarpley, Dallas Mavericks
  • Chuck Person, Indiana Pacers
  • Brad Daugherty, Cleveland Cavaliers
  • Ron Harper, Cleveland Cavaliers

Note: All information on this page were obtained on the History section on NBA.com

[edit] See also

• 1987 NBA Finals
• 1987 NBA Draft