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1986-87 NBA Standings

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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

Expanded Standings

Place Conference Division All-Star Margin Month
Rk Team Overall Home Road E W A C M P Pre Post ≤3 ≥10 Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr
1 Los Angeles Lakers 65-17 37-4 28-13 18-4 47-13 9-1 9-3 23-7 24-6 35-12 30-5 6-1 40-10 12-2 10-4 12-4 10-4 13-1 8-2
2 Boston Celtics 59-23 39-2 20-21 38-20 21-3 15-9 23-11 11-1 10-2 34-12 25-11 5-9 36-6 1-0 9-4 10-5 13-2 9-4 11-5 6-3
3 Atlanta Hawks 57-25 35-6 22-19 38-20 19-5 21-7 17-13 11-1 8-4 29-16 28-9 6-7 35-9 12-3 8-4 8-8 7-6 13-2 9-2
4 Dallas Mavericks 55-27 35-6 20-21 13-9 42-18 7-3 6-6 19-11 23-7 30-16 25-11 8-4 34-9 1-0 9-5 9-4 9-6 9-5 12-4 6-3
5 Detroit Pistons 52-30 32-9 20-21 38-20 14-10 21-7 17-13 7-5 7-5 29-16 23-14 12-6 27-12 0-1 6-5 11-3 11-6 9-3 10-7 5-5
6 Milwaukee Bucks 50-32 32-9 18-23 34-24 16-8 17-11 17-13 7-5 9-3 29-21 21-11 4-7 25-15 1-0 10-6 8-5 9-8 8-4 7-7 7-2
7 Portland Trail Blazers 49-33 34-7 15-26 14-8 35-25 5-5 9-3 18-12 17-13 30-19 19-14 7-5 28-14 0-1 8-8 11-3 8-7 9-4 8-5 5-5
8 Philadelphia 76ers 45-37 28-13 17-24 29-29 16-8 12-12 17-17 8-4 8-4 28-19 17-18 9-11 13-16 1-0 9-5 6-9 10-5 5-7 9-6 5-5
9 Utah Jazz 44-38 31-10 13-28 12-10 32-28 5-5 7-5 19-11 13-17 28-18 16-20 10-3 16-21 0-1 7-6 12-3 6-8 7-6 8-8 4-6
10 Golden State Warriors 42-40 25-16 17-24 10-12 32-28 5-5 5-7 15-15 17-13 25-24 17-16 9-6 14-26 0-1 9-5 8-8 7-8 4-9 9-3 5-6
11 Houston Rockets 42-40 25-16 17-24 11-11 31-29 3-7 8-4 19-11 12-18 24-22 18-18 5-3 29-17 7-7 4-10 11-4 8-4 7-11 5-4
12 Washington Bullets 42-40 27-14 15-26 26-32 16-8 13-11 13-21 7-5 9-3 24-22 18-18 8-4 17-21 0-1 7-7 7-7 8-6 9-4 5-10 6-5
13 Indiana Pacers 41-41 28-13 13-28 28-30 13-11 15-14 13-16 7-5 6-6 21-25 20-16 8-4 16-20 0-1 7-8 7-6 6-9 7-6 9-5 5-6
14 Chicago Bulls 40-42 29-12 11-30 30-28 10-14 13-16 17-12 4-8 6-6 22-23 18-19 5-16 17-13 7-6 7-8 7-7 8-4 8-11 3-6
15 Seattle SuperSonics 39-43 25-16 14-27 7-15 32-28 5-5 2-10 17-13 15-15 25-22 14-21 5-8 20-19 1-0 7-6 7-7 9-7 5-9 7-9 3-5
16 Denver Nuggets 37-45 27-14 10-31 9-13 28-32 5-5 4-8 14-16 14-16 22-26 15-19 7-9 22-21 1-0 7-7 5-10 7-8 4-9 8-7 5-4
17 Phoenix Suns 36-46 26-15 10-31 8-14 28-32 3-7 5-7 14-16 14-16 20-28 16-18 9-3 17-25 1-0 5-9 7-8 6-10 3-8 4-10 10-1
18 Cleveland Cavaliers 31-51 25-16 6-35 22-36 9-15 14-14 8-22 3-9 6-6 18-29 13-22 10-6 11-21 5-9 8-7 5-11 5-7 4-12 4-5
19 Sacramento Kings 29-53 20-21 9-32 7-15 22-38 3-7 4-8 10-20 12-18 14-32 15-21 7-9 9-23 1-0 4-10 3-10 6-9 4-9 5-11 6-4
20 San Antonio Spurs 28-54 21-20 7-34 8-14 20-40 4-6 4-8 9-21 11-19 18-29 10-25 3-9 11-30 0-1 5-9 3-12 7-7 6-7 5-10 2-8
21 New Jersey Nets 24-58 19-22 5-36 20-38 4-20 12-12 8-26 2-10 2-10 11-36 13-22 4-9 11-35 1-0 2-12 5-8 3-12 3-10 7-8 3-8
22 New York Knicks 24-58 18-23 6-35 16-42 8-16 8-16 8-26 5-7 3-9 15-32 9-26 5-9 8-29 0-1 4-11 5-9 4-10 3-9 6-10 2-8
23 Los Angeles Clippers 12-70 9-32 3-38 1-21 11-49 1-9 0-12 8-22 3-27 7-39 5-31 2-6 4-48 0-1 3-11 1-12 3-13 3-7 2-15 0-11

Team vs. Team

Rk Team ATL BOS CHI CLE DAL DEN DET GSW HOU IND LAC LAL MIL NJN NYK PHI PHO POR SAC SAS SEA UTA WSB
1 Atlanta Hawks 3-3 4-2 4-2 2-0 2-0 3-3 1-1 1-1 3-3 2-0 1-1 3-3 5-0 5-1 3-3 1-1 1-1 2-0 2-0 2-0 2-0 5-0
2 Boston Celtics 3-3 6-0 3-2 2-0 2-0 3-2 2-0 2-0 5-1 2-0 0-2 3-3 4-2 4-2 3-3 2-0 2-0 2-0 2-0 2-0 1-1 4-2
3 Chicago Bulls 2-4 0-6 5-1 1-1 1-1 3-3 0-2 0-2 3-2 2-0 0-2 4-2 3-2 4-2 3-3 1-1 1-1 1-1 1-1 2-0 0-2 3-3
4 Cleveland Cavaliers 2-4 2-3 1-5 0-2 1-1 1-5 1-1 0-2 3-3 2-0 0-2 1-5 4-2 4-1 2-4 1-1 1-1 1-1 1-1 1-1 0-2 2-4
5 Dallas Mavericks 0-2 0-2 1-1 2-0 4-2 1-1 5-0 3-3 0-2 5-0 3-2 2-0 2-0 2-0 2-0 3-2 2-3 5-1 4-2 5-0 3-3 1-1
6 Denver Nuggets 0-2 0-2 1-1 1-1 2-4 0-2 4-1 3-3 1-1 2-3 0-5 1-1 2-0 2-0 0-2 3-2 3-2 2-4 5-1 2-3 2-4 1-1
7 Detroit Pistons 3-3 2-3 3-3 5-1 1-1 2-0 1-1 1-1 3-3 2-0 1-1 3-3 5-1 6-0 5-0 1-1 0-2 1-1 1-1 2-0 1-1 3-3
8 Golden State Warriors 1-1 0-2 2-0 1-1 0-5 1-4 1-1 4-1 0-2 6-0 2-4 0-2 2-0 2-0 1-1 1-5 4-2 4-1 4-1 4-2 2-3 0-2
9 Houston Rockets 1-1 0-2 2-0 2-0 3-3 3-3 1-1 1-4 2-0 4-1 1-4 0-2 1-1 1-1 0-2 3-2 2-3 5-1 5-1 1-4 3-3 1-1
10 Indiana Pacers 3-3 1-5 2-3 3-3 2-0 1-1 3-3 2-0 0-2 2-0 0-2 2-4 5-1 3-2 2-4 1-1 0-2 1-1 2-0 1-1 1-1 4-2
11 Los Angeles Clippers 0-2 0-2 0-2 0-2 0-5 3-2 0-2 0-6 1-4 0-2 0-6 0-2 1-1 0-2 0-2 1-5 0-6 1-4 1-4 2-4 2-3 0-2
12 Los Angeles Lakers 1-1 2-0 2-0 2-0 2-3 5-0 1-1 4-2 4-1 2-0 6-0 1-1 2-0 2-0 2-0 5-1 5-1 5-0 4-1 4-2 3-2 1-1
13 Milwaukee Bucks 3-3 3-3 2-4 5-1 0-2 1-1 3-3 2-0 2-0 4-2 2-0 1-1 4-2 4-2 2-3 2-0 0-2 2-0 1-1 2-0 1-1 4-1
14 New Jersey Nets 0-5 2-4 2-3 2-4 0-2 0-2 1-5 0-2 1-1 1-5 1-1 0-2 2-4 5-1 3-3 1-1 0-2 0-2 0-2 0-2 1-1 2-4
15 New York Knicks 1-5 2-4 2-4 1-4 0-2 0-2 0-6 0-2 1-1 2-3 2-0 0-2 2-4 1-5 3-3 1-1 0-2 2-0 1-1 0-2 1-1 2-4
16 Philadelphia 76ers 3-3 3-3 3-3 4-2 0-2 2-0 0-5 1-1 2-0 4-2 2-0 0-2 3-2 3-3 3-3 1-1 2-0 2-0 1-1 2-0 1-1 3-3
17 Phoenix Suns 1-1 0-2 1-1 1-1 2-3 2-3 1-1 5-1 2-3 1-1 5-1 1-5 0-2 1-1 1-1 1-1 2-4 2-3 2-3 1-5 4-1 0-2
18 Portland Trail Blazers 1-1 0-2 1-1 1-1 3-2 2-3 2-0 2-4 3-2 2-0 6-0 1-5 2-0 2-0 2-0 0-2 4-2 3-2 4-1 4-2 3-2 1-1
19 Sacramento Kings 0-2 0-2 1-1 1-1 1-5 4-2 1-1 1-4 1-5 1-1 4-1 0-5 0-2 2-0 0-2 0-2 3-2 2-3 3-3 2-3 1-5 1-1
20 San Antonio Spurs 0-2 0-2 1-1 1-1 2-4 1-5 1-1 1-4 1-5 0-2 4-1 1-4 1-1 2-0 1-1 1-1 3-2 1-4 3-3 1-4 2-4 0-2
21 Seattle SuperSonics 0-2 0-2 0-2 1-1 0-5 3-2 0-2 2-4 4-1 1-1 4-2 2-4 0-2 2-0 2-0 0-2 5-1 2-4 3-2 4-1 3-2 1-1
22 Utah Jazz 0-2 1-1 2-0 2-0 3-3 4-2 1-1 3-2 3-3 1-1 3-2 2-3 1-1 1-1 1-1 1-1 1-4 2-3 5-1 4-2 2-3 1-1
23 Washington Bullets 0-5 2-4 3-3 4-2 1-1 1-1 3-3 2-0 1-1 2-4 2-0 1-1 1-4 4-2 4-2 3-3 2-0 1-1 1-1 2-0 1-1 1-1