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1986-87 NBA Season Summary

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League Champion: Los Angeles Lakers

Most Valuable Player: Magic Johnson (23.9/6.3/12.2)
Rookie of the Year: Chuck Person (18.8/8.3/3.6)

PPG Leader: Michael Jordan (37.1)
RPG Leader: Charles Barkley (14.6)
APG Leader: Magic Johnson (12.2)
WS Leader: Michael Jordan (16.9)

League Standings

Playoff teams are marked with an asterisk (*) ▪ Click conference name for conference standings
Eastern Conference W L W-L% GB PS/G PA/G SRS
Atlantic Division              
Boston Celtics* (1) 59 23 .720 — 112.6 106.0 6.58
Philadelphia 76ers* (5) 45 37 .549 14.0 106.5 106.6 0.12
Washington Bullets* (6) 42 40 .512 17.0 106.0 107.3 -1.01
New Jersey Nets (10) 24 58 .293 35.0 108.5 113.5 -4.41
New York Knicks (11) 24 58 .293 35.0 103.8 110.0 -5.42
Central Division              
Atlanta Hawks* (2) 57 25 .695 — 110.0 102.8 7.19
Detroit Pistons* (3) 52 30 .634 5.0 111.2 107.8 3.52
Milwaukee Bucks* (4) 50 32 .610 7.0 110.4 106.5 4.05
Indiana Pacers* (7) 41 41 .500 16.0 106.1 106.7 -0.17
Chicago Bulls* (8) 40 42 .488 17.0 104.8 103.9 1.27
Cleveland Cavaliers (9) 31 51 .378 26.0 104.4 108.2 -3.18
Western Conference W L W-L% GB PS/G PA/G SRS
Midwest Division              
Dallas Mavericks* (2) 55 27 .671 — 116.7 110.4 5.55
Utah Jazz* (4) 44 38 .537 11.0 107.9 107.5 0.05
Houston Rockets* (6) 42 40 .512 13.0 106.9 105.9 0.60
Denver Nuggets* (8) 37 45 .451 18.0 116.7 117.6 -1.14
Sacramento Kings (10) 29 53 .354 26.0 110.9 114.1 -3.33
San Antonio Spurs (11) 28 54 .341 27.0 108.3 113.4 -5.08
Pacific Division              
Los Angeles Lakers* (1) 65 17 .793 — 117.8 108.5 8.32
Portland Trail Blazers* (3) 49 33 .598 16.0 117.9 114.8 2.57
Golden State Warriors* (5) 42 40 .512 23.0 112.0 114.4 -2.53
Seattle SuperSonics* (7) 39 43 .476 26.0 113.7 113.3 0.08
Phoenix Suns (9) 36 46 .439 29.0 111.1 113.5 -2.62
Los Angeles Clippers (12) 12 70 .146 53.0 104.5 115.9 -11.00

League Playoffs

Click series name to show/hide game results
Finals (4-2): Los Angeles Lakers over Boston Celtics
 
Eastern Conference Finals (4-3): Boston Celtics over Detroit Pistons
Western Conference Finals (4-0): Los Angeles Lakers over Seattle SuperSonics
 
Eastern Conference Semifinals (4-3): Boston Celtics over Milwaukee Bucks
Eastern Conference Semifinals (4-1): Detroit Pistons over Atlanta Hawks
Western Conference Semifinals (4-1): Los Angeles Lakers over Golden State Warriors
Western Conference Semifinals (4-2): Seattle SuperSonics over Houston Rockets
 
Eastern Conference First Round (3-1): Atlanta Hawks over Indiana Pacers
Eastern Conference First Round (3-0): Boston Celtics over Chicago Bulls
Eastern Conference First Round (3-0): Detroit Pistons over Washington Bullets
Eastern Conference First Round (3-2): Milwaukee Bucks over Philadelphia 76ers
Western Conference First Round (3-2): Golden State Warriors over Utah Jazz
Western Conference First Round (3-1): Houston Rockets over Portland Trail Blazers
Western Conference First Round (3-0): Los Angeles Lakers over Denver Nuggets
Western Conference First Round (3-1): Seattle SuperSonics over Dallas Mavericks

Team Stats

Playoff teams are marked with an asterisk (*)
Rk Team G MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS PTS/G
1 Portland Trail Blazers* 82 19805 3650 7249 .504 98 339 .289 2269 2928 .775 1180 2413 3593 2359 767 387 1546 2082 9667 117.9
2 Los Angeles Lakers* 82 19730 3740 7245 .516 164 447 .367 2012 2550 .789 1127 2515 3642 2428 728 482 1358 1853 9656 117.8
3 Denver Nuggets* 82 19780 3744 7951 .471 106 391 .271 1975 2568 .769 1294 2368 3662 2317 754 421 1216 2184 9569 116.7
4 Dallas Mavericks* 82 19880 3594 7373 .487 231 653 .354 2148 2717 .791 1219 2494 3713 2017 688 424 1205 1873 9567 116.7
5 Seattle SuperSonics* 82 19855 3593 7451 .482 191 571 .335 1948 2571 .758 1373 2395 3768 2184 705 450 1509 2224 9325 113.7
6 Boston Celtics* 82 19805 3645 7051 .517 207 565 .366 1740 2153 .808 933 2585 3518 2421 561 526 1300 1710 9237 112.6
7 Golden State Warriors* 82 19905 3551 7412 .479 116 364 .319 1970 2526 .780 1193 2351 3544 2083 715 321 1354 2138 9188 112.0
8 Detroit Pistons* 82 19830 3544 7237 .490 39 169 .231 1991 2602 .765 1245 2649 3894 2021 643 436 1417 2078 9118 111.2
9 Phoenix Suns 82 19855 3575 7190 .497 61 252 .242 1900 2499 .760 1113 2366 3479 2354 703 397 1498 2047 9111 111.1
10 Sacramento Kings 82 19780 3522 7413 .475 77 307 .251 1974 2479 .796 1282 2441 3723 2185 513 397 1403 2007 9095 110.9
11 Milwaukee Bucks* 82 19780 3457 7282 .475 185 572 .323 1953 2549 .766 1119 2322 3441 2044 845 393 1260 2180 9052 110.4
12 Atlanta Hawks* 82 19730 3435 7141 .481 135 425 .318 2019 2661 .759 1350 2478 3828 2077 700 511 1279 2152 9024 110.0
13 New Jersey Nets 82 19855 3374 7083 .476 145 449 .323 2000 2607 .767 1169 2409 3578 1991 643 397 1617 2353 8893 108.5
14 San Antonio Spurs 82 19805 3532 7456 .474 117 403 .290 1701 2292 .742 1285 2347 3632 2220 786 325 1406 1930 8882 108.3
15 Utah Jazz* 82 19755 3485 7514 .464 139 448 .310 1735 2389 .726 1194 2456 3650 2240 835 628 1403 2040 8844 107.9
16 Houston Rockets* 82 19780 3465 7262 .477 89 324 .275 1746 2355 .741 1190 2481 3671 2227 654 555 1384 1973 8765 106.9
17 Philadelphia 76ers* 82 19880 3335 6792 .491 88 340 .259 1971 2617 .753 1178 2327 3505 1943 768 540 1519 1774 8729 106.5
18 Indiana Pacers* 82 19930 3454 7324 .472 94 316 .297 1696 2170 .782 1132 2464 3596 2170 697 311 1276 2097 8698 106.1
19 Washington Bullets* 82 19705 3356 7397 .454 43 218 .197 1935 2531 .765 1305 2315 3620 1750 755 685 1301 1775 8690 106.0
20 Chicago Bulls* 82 19830 3382 7155 .473 78 299 .261 1754 2254 .778 1248 2400 3648 2143 677 438 1257 1922 8596 104.8
21 Los Angeles Clippers 82 19780 3311 7332 .452 78 348 .224 1866 2515 .742 1231 2137 3368 1971 751 432 1493 2004 8566 104.5
22 Cleveland Cavaliers 82 19755 3349 7122 .470 81 338 .240 1779 2554 .697 1257 2420 3677 1912 672 559 1619 1853 8558 104.4
23 New York Knicks 82 19780 3329 7023 .474 125 375 .333 1725 2362 .730 1108 2162 3270 1941 704 396 1420 2028 8508 103.8
League Average 82 19808 3497 7281 .480 117 388 .301 1905 2498 .763 1205 2404 3610 2130 707 453 1393 2012 9015 109.9

Opponent Stats

Playoff teams are marked with an asterisk (*)
Rk Team G MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS PTS/G
1 Atlanta Hawks* 82 19730 3158 6998 .451 128 426 .300 1987 2598 .765 1196 2277 3473 1917 619 385 1314 2034 8431 102.8
2 Chicago Bulls* 82 19830 3337 6910 .483 115 337 .341 1734 2255 .769 1027 2317 3344 2028 583 492 1269 1844 8523 103.9
3 Houston Rockets* 82 19780 3348 7225 .463 100 355 .282 1887 2422 .779 1167 2364 3531 2126 721 368 1366 1922 8683 105.9
4 Boston Celtics* 82 19805 3470 7500 .463 124 405 .306 1628 2148 .758 1237 2287 3524 2060 722 338 1156 1911 8692 106.0
5 Milwaukee Bucks* 82 19780 3247 6906 .470 120 415 .289 2117 2796 .757 1191 2477 3668 2014 659 460 1551 2024 8731 106.5
6 Philadelphia 76ers* 82 19880 3537 7204 .491 119 416 .286 1552 2049 .757 1214 2202 3416 2202 813 446 1372 1982 8745 106.6
7 Indiana Pacers* 82 19930 3344 6969 .480 103 345 .299 1960 2584 .759 1117 2584 3701 2019 660 472 1416 1852 8751 106.7
8 Washington Bullets* 82 19705 3522 7453 .473 104 358 .291 1654 2183 .758 1334 2483 3817 2144 699 548 1439 1938 8802 107.3
9 Utah Jazz* 82 19755 3347 7338 .456 143 451 .317 1974 2564 .770 1310 2637 3947 2011 718 457 1579 1992 8811 107.5
10 Detroit Pistons* 82 19830 3376 7307 .462 133 419 .317 1951 2608 .748 1143 2339 3482 2029 670 472 1294 2067 8836 107.8
11 Cleveland Cavaliers 82 19755 3556 7441 .478 95 342 .278 1664 2209 .753 1254 2396 3650 2056 810 479 1398 2076 8871 108.2
12 Los Angeles Lakers* 82 19730 3520 7531 .467 122 431 .283 1731 2265 .764 1280 2174 3454 2212 721 404 1370 2004 8893 108.5
13 New York Knicks 82 19780 3500 7142 .490 94 358 .263 1928 2534 .761 1331 2448 3779 2152 761 400 1417 1950 9022 110.0
14 Dallas Mavericks* 82 19880 3586 7503 .478 128 434 .295 1750 2293 .763 1254 2386 3640 2304 571 421 1332 2136 9050 110.4
15 Seattle SuperSonics* 82 19855 3514 7329 .479 93 324 .287 2166 2819 .768 1236 2278 3514 2023 731 409 1342 2027 9287 113.3
16 San Antonio Spurs 82 19805 3704 7310 .507 106 379 .280 1786 2364 .755 1100 2461 3561 2375 699 463 1417 1844 9300 113.4
17 New Jersey Nets 82 19855 3418 7125 .480 118 366 .322 2353 3018 .780 1129 2352 3481 1958 814 566 1357 2126 9307 113.5
18 Phoenix Suns 82 19855 3623 7336 .494 123 395 .311 1942 2570 .756 1235 2355 3590 2246 799 435 1428 2034 9311 113.5
19 Sacramento Kings 82 19780 3656 7469 .489 125 395 .316 1922 2500 .769 1160 2355 3515 2154 707 487 1210 2068 9359 114.1
20 Golden State Warriors* 82 19905 3615 7339 .493 155 460 .337 1995 2665 .749 1249 2481 3730 2174 688 450 1412 2052 9380 114.4
21 Portland Trail Blazers* 82 19805 3649 7523 .485 116 421 .276 1996 2589 .771 1208 2279 3487 2189 735 473 1504 2228 9410 114.8
22 Los Angeles Clippers 82 19780 3759 7254 .518 110 320 .344 1875 2515 .746 1187 2643 3830 2416 806 534 1533 2021 9503 115.9
23 Denver Nuggets* 82 19780 3636 7343 .495 113 361 .313 2255 2901 .777 1166 2720 3886 2189 558 452 1564 2145 9640 117.6
League Average 82 19808 3497 7281 .480 117 388 .301 1905 2498 .763 1205 2404 3610 2130 707 453 1393 2012 9015 109.9

Miscellaneous Stats

Playoff teams are marked with an asterisk (*)
Offense Four Factors Defense Four Factors
Rk Team Age PW PL MOV SOS SRS ORtg DRtg Pace eFG% TOV% ORB% FT/FGA eFG% TOV% DRB% FT/FGA Arena Attendance
1 Los Angeles Lakers* 27.8 62 20 9.30 -0.98 8.32 115.6 106.5 101.6 .528 14.0 34.1 .278 .476 13.8 66.3 .230 The Forum 681,707
2 Atlanta Hawks* 26.1 59 23 7.23 -0.05 7.19 112.6 105.2 97.4 .490 13.3 37.2 .283 .460 13.9 67.4 .284 Omni Coliseum 549,652
3 Boston Celtics* 29.4 57 25 6.65 -0.07 6.58 113.5 106.8 98.6 .532 14.0 29.0 .247 .471 12.0 67.6 .217 Boston Garden 611,222
4 Dallas Mavericks* 26.4 56 26 6.30 -0.76 5.55 114.9 108.7 100.5 .503 12.3 33.8 .291 .486 13.5 66.5 .233 Reunion Arena 696,333
5 Milwaukee Bucks* 27.7 51 31 3.91 0.13 4.05 109.5 105.6 100.3 .487 13.0 31.1 .268 .479 16.0 66.1 .307 MECCA Arena 450,987
6 Detroit Pistons* 26.7 50 32 3.44 0.08 3.52 109.2 105.8 101.0 .492 14.5 34.7 .275 .471 13.3 69.9 .267 Pontiac Silverdome 908,240
7 Portland Trail Blazers* 26.9 49 33 3.13 -0.56 2.57 111.5 108.6 105.0 .510 15.3 34.1 .313 .493 14.8 66.6 .265 Memorial Coliseum 519,306
8 Chicago Bulls* 25.4 43 39 0.89 0.38 1.27 108.6 107.6 95.8 .478 13.4 35.0 .245 .491 13.8 70.0 .251 Chicago Stadium 650,718
9 Houston Rockets* 26.1 44 38 1.00 -0.40 0.60 106.5 105.5 99.9 .483 14.3 33.5 .240 .470 14.1 68.0 .261 The Summit 660,175
10 Philadelphia 76ers* 26.6 40 42 -0.20 0.31 0.12 108.3 108.5 97.3 .497 16.1 34.9 .290 .499 14.5 65.7 .215 The Spectrum 587,748
11 Seattle SuperSonics* 26.1 42 40 0.46 -0.38 0.08 110.7 110.3 101.8 .495 15.0 37.6 .261 .486 13.5 66.0 .296 Seattle Center Coliseum 356,362
12 Utah Jazz* 26.9 42 40 0.40 -0.36 0.05 104.1 103.7 103.2 .473 14.1 31.2 .231 .466 15.7 65.2 .269 Salt Palace 491,382
13 Indiana Pacers* 25.9 39 43 -0.65 0.48 -0.17 106.0 106.6 98.8 .478 13.4 30.5 .232 .487 14.9 68.8 .281 Market Square Arena 520,007
14 Washington Bullets* 25.9 37 45 -1.37 0.35 -1.01 105.7 107.0 100.2 .457 13.3 34.5 .262 .480 14.6 63.4 .222 Capital Centre 485,352
15 Denver Nuggets* 28.2 39 43 -0.87 -0.27 -1.14 109.3 110.2 106.2 .478 11.8 32.2 .248 .503 15.4 67.0 .307 McNichols Sports Arena 494,943
16 Golden State Warriors* 26.9 35 47 -2.34 -0.19 -2.53 108.9 111.2 101.7 .487 13.7 32.5 .266 .503 14.2 65.3 .272 Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena 423,997
17 Phoenix Suns 26.0 35 47 -2.44 -0.18 -2.62 108.0 110.3 102.0 .501 15.3 32.1 .264 .502 14.4 65.7 .265 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 471,172
18 Cleveland Cavaliers 24.6 31 51 -3.82 0.63 -3.18 102.6 106.4 101.3 .476 16.4 34.4 .250 .484 14.2 65.9 .224 Coliseum at Richfield 447,125
19 Sacramento Kings 26.3 33 49 -3.22 -0.11 -3.33 108.9 112.1 101.3 .480 14.2 35.2 .266 .498 12.4 67.8 .257 ARCO Arena (I) 423,653
20 New Jersey Nets 26.2 28 54 -5.05 0.64 -4.41 105.6 110.5 101.8 .487 16.4 33.2 .282 .488 13.8 68.1 .330 Brendan Byrne Arena 452,686
21 San Antonio Spurs 27.1 28 54 -5.10 0.02 -5.08 105.9 110.8 101.7 .482 14.2 34.3 .228 .514 14.5 68.1 .244 HemisFair Arena 328,368
22 New York Knicks 26.4 25 57 -6.27 0.85 -5.42 104.8 111.1 98.5 .483 15.0 31.2 .246 .497 14.6 61.9 .270 Madison Square Garden (IV) 538,058
23 Los Angeles Clippers 26.2 16 66 -11.43 0.43 -11.00 101.2 112.3 102.7 .457 15.0 31.8 .255 .526 15.5 64.3 .258 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena 316,140
League Average 26.6 41 41 0.00 0.00 0.00 108.3 108.3 100.8 .488 14.3 33.4 .262 .488 14.3 66.6 .262 524,580

League Awards

Most Valuable Player: Magic Johnson*
Rookie of the Year: Chuck Person
Defensive Player of the Year: Michael Cooper
Most Improved Player: Dale Ellis
Sixth Man of the Year: Ricky Pierce

Players of the Week & Month

November
Nov 9   Michael Jordan
35.3/4.7/4.3
Nov 16   Robert Parish
24.0/14.3/3.5
Nov 23   Alvin Robertson
32.7/6.7/7.7
Nov 30   Hot Rod Williams
23.0/13.5/2.5
Player of the Month
Nov Michael Jordan
37.5/6.2/3.5
December
Dec 7   Tom Chambers
31.3/9.0/4.0
Dec 14   Dominique Wilkins
31.5/5.3/4.0
Dec 21   Magic Johnson
28.5/8.0/15.8
Dec 28   Patrick Ewing
26.3/13.3/1.7
Player of the Month
Dec Magic Johnson
27.0/7.4/11.5
January
Jan 4   Larry Bird
30.3/9.0/7.0
Jan 11   Isiah Thomas
24.7/3.3/14.0
Jan 18   Otis Thorpe
23.8/11.0/2.5
Jan 25   Alex English
32.7/4.3/8.7
Player of the Month
Jan Charles Barkley
25.4/14.9/4.4
February
Feb 1   Fat Lever
27.3/11.3/10.7
Feb 15   Magic Johnson
31.7/6.3/10.0
Feb 22   Moses Malone
30.5/14.0/2.0
Player of the Month
Feb Michael Jordan
38.4/5.4/4.8
March
Mar 1   Michael Jordan
39.8/7.5/2.8
Mar 8   Magic Johnson
26.0/8.0/17.7
Mar 15   Karl Malone
30.8/12.5/2.5
Mar 22   Magic Johnson
26.7/9.7/16.3
Mar 29   Larry Smith
11.3/19.3/1.3
Player of the Month
Mar Magic Johnson
21.7/6.8/14.6
April
Apr 5   Magic Johnson
28.3/10.3/11.8
Apr 12   Michael Jordan
42.0/5.0/7.3
Apr 19   Julius Erving
26.3/6.3/1.8

League Leaders

Rate statistic requirements
Minutes Played
1. Michael Jordan*-CHI 3281
2. Rodney McCray-HOU 3136
3. Clyde Drexler*-POR 3114
4. Alex English*-DEN 3085
5. Dale Ellis-SEA 3073
Field Goals
1. Michael Jordan*-CHI 1098
2. Alex English*-DEN 965
3. Dominique Wilkins*-ATL 828
4. Kiki Vandeweghe-POR 808
5. Xavier McDaniel-SEA 806
Field Goal Attempts
1. Michael Jordan*-CHI 2279
2. Alex English*-DEN 1920
3. Dominique Wilkins*-ATL 1787
4. Ron Harper-CLE 1614
5. Mark Aguirre-DAL 1590
3-Pt Field Goals
1. Larry Bird*-BOS 90
2. Michael Cooper-LAL 89
3. Dale Ellis-SEA 86
  Mike McGee-ATL 86
5. Danny Ainge-BOS 85
  Craig Hodges-MIL 85
3-Pt Field Goal Attempts
1. Dale Ellis-SEA 240
2. Michael Cooper-LAL 231
3. Mike McGee-ATL 229
4. Craig Hodges-MIL 228
5. Larry Bird*-BOS 225
Free Throws
1. Michael Jordan*-CHI 833
2. Dominique Wilkins*-ATL 607
3. Moses Malone*-WSB 570
4. Adrian Dantley*-DET 539
5. Magic Johnson*-LAL 535
  Tom Chambers-SEA 535
Free Throw Attempts
1. Michael Jordan*-CHI 972
2. Dominique Wilkins*-ATL 742
3. Moses Malone*-WSB 692
4. Adrian Dantley*-DET 664
5. Magic Johnson*-LAL 631
Offensive Rebounds
1. Charles Barkley*-PHI 390
2. Larry Smith-GSW 366
3. Michael Cage-LAC 354
4. Moses Malone*-WSB 340
5. Xavier McDaniel-SEA 338
Defensive Rebounds
1. Charles Oakley-CHI 775
2. Bill Laimbeer-DET 712
3. Buck Williams-NJN 701
4. James Donaldson-DAL 678
5. Jack Sikma-MIL 614
Total Rebounds
1. Charles Oakley-CHI 1074
2. Buck Williams-NJN 1023
3. Charles Barkley*-PHI 994
4. James Donaldson-DAL 973
5. Bill Laimbeer-DET 955
Assists
1. Magic Johnson*-LAL 977
2. Sleepy Floyd-GSW 848
3. Doc Rivers-ATL 823
4. Isiah Thomas*-DET 813
5. Terry Porter-POR 715
Steals
1. Alvin Robertson-SAS 260
2. Michael Jordan*-CHI 236
3. Ron Harper-CLE 209
4. Clyde Drexler*-POR 204
5. Fat Lever-DEN 201
Blocks
1. Mark Eaton-UTA 321
2. Manute Bol-WSB 302
3. Hakeem Olajuwon*-HOU 254
4. Benoit Benjamin-LAC 187
5. Alton Lister-SEA 180
Turnovers
1. Ron Harper-CLE 345
2. Isiah Thomas*-DET 343
3. Charles Barkley*-PHI 322
4. Magic Johnson*-LAL 300
5. Charles Oakley-CHI 299
Personal Fouls
1. Steve Johnson-POR 340
2. Jerome Kersey-POR 328
  Jack Sikma-MIL 328
4. Karl Malone*-UTA 323
5. Buck Williams-NJN 315
  Charles Oakley-CHI 315
Points
1. Michael Jordan*-CHI 3041
2. Alex English*-DEN 2345
3. Dominique Wilkins*-ATL 2294
4. Kiki Vandeweghe-POR 2122
5. Larry Bird*-BOS 2076
Field Goal Pct
1. Kevin McHale*-BOS .604
2. Artis Gilmore*-SAS .597
3. Charles Barkley*-PHI .595
4. James Donaldson-DAL .586
5. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*-LAL .564
3-Pt Field Goal Pct
1. Kiki Vandeweghe-POR .481
2. Detlef Schrempf-DAL .478
3. Danny Ainge-BOS .443
4. Byron Scott-LAL .436
5. Trent Tucker-NYK .422
Free Throw Pct
1. Larry Bird*-BOS .910
2. Danny Ainge-BOS .897
3. Bill Laimbeer-DET .894
4. Byron Scott-LAL .892
5. Craig Hodges-MIL .891
Minutes Per Game
1. Larry Bird*-BOS 40.6
2. Charles Barkley*-PHI 40.3
3. Michael Jordan*-CHI 40.0
4. Kevin McHale*-BOS 39.7
5. Rodney McCray-HOU 38.7
Points Per Game
1. Michael Jordan*-CHI 37.1
2. Dominique Wilkins*-ATL 29.0
3. Alex English*-DEN 28.6
4. Larry Bird*-BOS 28.1
5. Kiki Vandeweghe-POR 26.9
Rebounds Per Game
1. Charles Barkley*-PHI 14.6
2. Charles Oakley-CHI 13.1
3. Buck Williams-NJN 12.5
4. James Donaldson-DAL 11.9
5. Bill Laimbeer-DET 11.6
Assists Per Game
1. Magic Johnson*-LAL 12.2
2. Sleepy Floyd-GSW 10.3
3. Isiah Thomas*-DET 10.0
4. Doc Rivers-ATL 10.0
5. Terry Porter-POR 8.9
Steals Per Game
1. Alvin Robertson-SAS 3.2
2. Michael Jordan*-CHI 2.9
3. Maurice Cheeks-PHI 2.6
4. Ron Harper-CLE 2.5
5. Clyde Drexler*-POR 2.5
Blocks Per Game
1. Mark Eaton-UTA 4.1
2. Manute Bol-WSB 3.7
3. Hakeem Olajuwon*-HOU 3.4
4. Benoit Benjamin-LAC 2.6
5. Alton Lister-SEA 2.4
Player Efficiency Rating
1. Michael Jordan*-CHI 29.8
2. Magic Johnson*-LAL 27.0
3. Larry Bird*-BOS 26.4
4. Charles Barkley*-PHI 25.1
5. Kevin McHale*-BOS 24.0
True Shooting Pct
1. Charles Barkley*-PHI .660
2. James Donaldson-DAL .658
3. Kevin McHale*-BOS .655
4. Ed Pinckney-PHO .644
5. Artis Gilmore*-SAS .634
Effective Field Goal Pct
1. Charles Barkley*-PHI .606
2. Kevin McHale*-BOS .604
3. Artis Gilmore*-SAS .597
4. James Donaldson-DAL .586
5. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*-LAL .564
Offensive Rebound Pct
1. Charles Barkley*-PHI 16.7
2. Larry Smith-GSW 16.7
3. Moses Malone*-WSB 14.2
4. Kevin Willis-ATL 13.3
5. Cliff Levingston-ATL 12.9
Defensive Rebound Pct
1. Charles Oakley-CHI 30.1
2. Jack Sikma-MIL 27.3
3. Sidney Green-DET 26.7
4. Buck Williams-NJN 26.4
5. Bill Laimbeer-DET 26.1
Total Rebound Pct
1. Larry Smith-GSW 21.1
2. Charles Barkley*-PHI 20.8
3. Charles Oakley-CHI 20.4
4. Sidney Green-DET 19.6
5. Buck Williams-NJN 19.3
Assist Pct
1. John Stockton*-UTA 47.6
2. Magic Johnson*-LAL 47.2
3. Doc Rivers-ATL 43.0
4. Isiah Thomas*-DET 39.3
5. Sleepy Floyd-GSW 38.0
Steal Pct
1. Alvin Robertson-SAS 4.6
2. John Stockton*-UTA 4.4
3. Michael Jordan*-CHI 3.6
4. John Williams-WSB 3.5
5. Maurice Cheeks-PHI 3.4
Block Pct
1. Manute Bol-WSB 10.8
2. Mark Eaton-UTA 7.4
3. Charles Jones-WSB 5.7
4. Hakeem Olajuwon*-HOU 5.3
5. Benoit Benjamin-LAC 4.8
Turnover Pct
1. Kiki Vandeweghe-POR 7.3
2. Ricky Pierce-MIL 8.6
3. Robert Reid-HOU 8.8
4. Alex English*-DEN 9.1
5. Michael Jordan*-CHI 9.1
Usage Pct
1. Michael Jordan*-CHI 38.3
2. Dominique Wilkins*-ATL 32.3
3. Mark Aguirre-DAL 31.3
4. Moses Malone*-WSB 29.3
5. Alex English*-DEN 29.2
Offensive Rating
1. James Donaldson-DAL 132.1
2. Kevin McHale*-BOS 125.3
3. Magic Johnson*-LAL 123.9
4. Kiki Vandeweghe-POR 123.2
5. Ricky Pierce-MIL 122.3
Defensive Rating
1. Hakeem Olajuwon*-HOU 98.8
2. Mark Eaton-UTA 100.2
3. Jack Sikma-MIL 101.3
4. Manute Bol-WSB 101.5
5. Tree Rollins-ATL 101.8
Offensive Win Shares
1. Magic Johnson*-LAL 12.1
2. Michael Jordan*-CHI 11.9
3. Kevin McHale*-BOS 10.8
4. Larry Bird*-BOS 10.4
5. Kiki Vandeweghe-POR 9.6
Defensive Win Shares
1. Hakeem Olajuwon*-HOU 6.0
2. Karl Malone*-UTA 5.1
3. Mark Eaton-UTA 5.0
4. Michael Jordan*-CHI 5.0
5. Bill Laimbeer-DET 4.9
Win Shares
1. Michael Jordan*-CHI 16.9
2. Magic Johnson*-LAL 15.9
3. Larry Bird*-BOS 15.2
4. Kevin McHale*-BOS 14.8
5. Dominique Wilkins*-ATL 12.2
Win Shares Per 48 Minutes
1. Magic Johnson*-LAL .263
2. Michael Jordan*-CHI .247
3. Larry Bird*-BOS .243
4. Kevin McHale*-BOS .232
5. Charles Barkley*-PHI .210