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55-27, Finished 1st in NBA Midwest Division (Game Results)
NBA Season Summary
Scored 116.7 points per game, Allowed 110.4 points per game (Pythagorean W-L: 56-26)
Coached by Dick Motta (55-27)
SRS: 5.55 (4th of 23)
Pace Factor: 100.5 (14th of 23)
Offensive Rating: 114.9 (2nd of 23), Defensive Rating: 108.7 (14th of 23)
Playoffs:
Lost NBA Western Conference First Round (3-1) versus Seattle Supersonics
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1986-87 Statistics / Schedule / Game Log / Splits / Starting Lineups
| G | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 82 | 19880 | 3594 | 7373 | .487 | 231 | 653 | .354 | 2148 | 2717 | .791 | 1219 | 2494 | 3713 | 2017 | 688 | 424 | 1205 | 1873 | 9567 |
| Opponent | 82 | 19880 | 3586 | 7503 | .478 | 128 | 434 | .295 | 1750 | 2293 | .763 | 1254 | 2386 | 3640 | 2304 | 571 | 421 | 1332 | 2136 | 9050 |
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accomplishments.
Players who did not spend the entire season with the team may not be
included (1961-62 season and before).
| Rk | Player | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mark Aguirre | F-G | 6-6 | 232 | 27 | 80 | 80 | 2663 | 787 | 1590 | .495 | 53 | 150 | .353 | 429 | 557 | .770 | 181 | 246 | 427 | 254 | 84 | 30 | 217 | 243 | 2056 |
| 2 | Rolando Blackman | G | 6-6 | 190 | 27 | 80 | 80 | 2758 | 626 | 1264 | .495 | 5 | 15 | .333 | 419 | 474 | .884 | 96 | 182 | 278 | 266 | 64 | 21 | 174 | 142 | 1676 |
| 3 | Derek Harper | G | 6-4 | 185 | 25 | 77 | 76 | 2556 | 497 | 993 | .501 | 76 | 212 | .358 | 160 | 234 | .684 | 51 | 148 | 199 | 609 | 167 | 25 | 138 | 195 | 1230 |
| 4 | Sam Perkins | F-C | 6-9 | 235 | 25 | 80 | 80 | 2687 | 461 | 957 | .482 | 19 | 54 | .352 | 245 | 296 | .828 | 197 | 419 | 616 | 146 | 109 | 77 | 132 | 269 | 1186 |
| 5 | James Donaldson | C | 7-2 | 275 | 29 | 82 | 82 | 3028 | 311 | 531 | .586 | 0 | 0 | 267 | 329 | .812 | 295 | 678 | 973 | 63 | 51 | 136 | 104 | 191 | 889 | |
| 6 | Detlef Schrempf | F-C | 6-9 | 214 | 24 | 81 | 5 | 1711 | 265 | 561 | .472 | 33 | 69 | .478 | 193 | 260 | .742 | 87 | 216 | 303 | 161 | 50 | 16 | 110 | 224 | 756 |
| 7 | Brad Davis | G | 6-3 | 180 | 31 | 82 | 6 | 1582 | 199 | 436 | .456 | 32 | 106 | .302 | 147 | 171 | .860 | 27 | 87 | 114 | 373 | 63 | 10 | 114 | 159 | 577 |
| 8 | Roy Tarpley | C-F | 6-11 | 230 | 22 | 75 | 1 | 1405 | 233 | 499 | .467 | 1 | 3 | .333 | 94 | 139 | .676 | 180 | 353 | 533 | 52 | 56 | 79 | 101 | 232 | 561 |
| 9 | Al Wood | G-F | 6-6 | 193 | 28 | 54 | 0 | 657 | 121 | 310 | .390 | 7 | 25 | .280 | 109 | 139 | .784 | 39 | 55 | 94 | 34 | 19 | 11 | 34 | 83 | 358 |
| 10 | Bill Wennington | C | 7-0 | 245 | 23 | 58 | 0 | 560 | 56 | 132 | .424 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 45 | 60 | .750 | 53 | 76 | 129 | 24 | 13 | 10 | 39 | 95 | 157 |
| 11 | Dennis Nutt | G | 6-2 | 170 | 23 | 25 | 0 | 91 | 16 | 40 | .400 | 5 | 17 | .294 | 20 | 22 | .909 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 57 |
| 12 | Uwe Blab | C | 7-1 | 252 | 24 | 30 | 0 | 160 | 20 | 51 | .392 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 28 | .464 | 11 | 25 | 36 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 33 | 53 | |
| 13 | Myron Jackson | G | 6-3 | 185 | 22 | 8 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 9 | .222 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8 | .875 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 11 |
| Rk | Player | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mark Aguirre | F-G | 6-6 | 232 | 27 | 80 | 80 | 33.3 | 9.8 | 19.9 | .495 | 0.7 | 1.9 | .353 | 5.4 | 7.0 | .770 | 2.3 | 3.1 | 5.3 | 3.2 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 2.7 | 3.0 | 25.7 |
| 2 | Rolando Blackman | G | 6-6 | 190 | 27 | 80 | 80 | 34.5 | 7.8 | 15.8 | .495 | 0.1 | 0.2 | .333 | 5.2 | 5.9 | .884 | 1.2 | 2.3 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 2.2 | 1.8 | 21.0 |
| 3 | Derek Harper | G | 6-4 | 185 | 25 | 77 | 76 | 33.2 | 6.5 | 12.9 | .501 | 1.0 | 2.8 | .358 | 2.1 | 3.0 | .684 | 0.7 | 1.9 | 2.6 | 7.9 | 2.2 | 0.3 | 1.8 | 2.5 | 16.0 |
| 4 | Sam Perkins | F-C | 6-9 | 235 | 25 | 80 | 80 | 33.6 | 5.8 | 12.0 | .482 | 0.2 | 0.7 | .352 | 3.1 | 3.7 | .828 | 2.5 | 5.2 | 7.7 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 3.4 | 14.8 |
| 5 | James Donaldson | C | 7-2 | 275 | 29 | 82 | 82 | 36.9 | 3.8 | 6.5 | .586 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.3 | 4.0 | .812 | 3.6 | 8.3 | 11.9 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 2.3 | 10.8 | |
| 6 | Detlef Schrempf | F-C | 6-9 | 214 | 24 | 81 | 5 | 21.1 | 3.3 | 6.9 | .472 | 0.4 | 0.9 | .478 | 2.4 | 3.2 | .742 | 1.1 | 2.7 | 3.7 | 2.0 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 1.4 | 2.8 | 9.3 |
| 7 | Roy Tarpley | C-F | 6-11 | 230 | 22 | 75 | 1 | 18.7 | 3.1 | 6.7 | .467 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .333 | 1.3 | 1.9 | .676 | 2.4 | 4.7 | 7.1 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 3.1 | 7.5 |
| 8 | Brad Davis | G | 6-3 | 180 | 31 | 82 | 6 | 19.3 | 2.4 | 5.3 | .456 | 0.4 | 1.3 | .302 | 1.8 | 2.1 | .860 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 4.5 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 1.4 | 1.9 | 7.0 |
| 9 | Al Wood | G-F | 6-6 | 193 | 28 | 54 | 0 | 12.2 | 2.2 | 5.7 | .390 | 0.1 | 0.5 | .280 | 2.0 | 2.6 | .784 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 6.6 |
| 10 | Bill Wennington | C | 7-0 | 245 | 23 | 58 | 0 | 9.7 | 1.0 | 2.3 | .424 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 0.8 | 1.0 | .750 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 2.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 1.6 | 2.7 |
| 11 | Dennis Nutt | G | 6-2 | 170 | 23 | 25 | 0 | 3.6 | 0.6 | 1.6 | .400 | 0.2 | 0.7 | .294 | 0.8 | 0.9 | .909 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 2.3 |
| 12 | Uwe Blab | C | 7-1 | 252 | 24 | 30 | 0 | 5.3 | 0.7 | 1.7 | .392 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.9 | .464 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 1.8 | |
| 13 | Myron Jackson | G | 6-3 | 185 | 22 | 8 | 0 | 2.8 | 0.3 | 1.1 | .222 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 1.0 | .875 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 1.4 |
| Rk | Player | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mark Aguirre | F-G | 6-6 | 232 | 27 | 80 | 80 | 2663 | 10.6 | 21.5 | .495 | 0.7 | 2.0 | .353 | 5.8 | 7.5 | .770 | 2.4 | 3.3 | 5.8 | 3.4 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 2.9 | 3.3 | 27.8 |
| 2 | Dennis Nutt | G | 6-2 | 170 | 23 | 25 | 0 | 91 | 6.3 | 15.8 | .400 | 2.0 | 6.7 | .294 | 7.9 | 8.7 | .909 | 0.4 | 2.8 | 3.2 | 6.3 | 2.8 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 2.4 | 22.5 |
| 3 | Rolando Blackman | G | 6-6 | 190 | 27 | 80 | 80 | 2758 | 8.2 | 16.5 | .495 | 0.1 | 0.2 | .333 | 5.5 | 6.2 | .884 | 1.3 | 2.4 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 2.3 | 1.9 | 21.9 |
| 4 | Al Wood | G-F | 6-6 | 193 | 28 | 54 | 0 | 657 | 6.6 | 17.0 | .390 | 0.4 | 1.4 | .280 | 6.0 | 7.6 | .784 | 2.1 | 3.0 | 5.2 | 1.9 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 1.9 | 4.5 | 19.6 |
| 5 | Myron Jackson | G | 6-3 | 185 | 22 | 8 | 0 | 22 | 3.3 | 14.7 | .222 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 11.5 | 13.1 | .875 | 1.6 | 3.3 | 4.9 | 9.8 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 8.2 | 1.6 | 18.0 | |
| 6 | Derek Harper | G | 6-4 | 185 | 25 | 77 | 76 | 2556 | 7.0 | 14.0 | .501 | 1.1 | 3.0 | .358 | 2.3 | 3.3 | .684 | 0.7 | 2.1 | 2.8 | 8.6 | 2.4 | 0.4 | 1.9 | 2.7 | 17.3 |
| 7 | Sam Perkins | F-C | 6-9 | 235 | 25 | 80 | 80 | 2687 | 6.2 | 12.8 | .482 | 0.3 | 0.7 | .352 | 3.3 | 4.0 | .828 | 2.6 | 5.6 | 8.3 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 3.6 | 15.9 |
| 8 | Detlef Schrempf | F-C | 6-9 | 214 | 24 | 81 | 5 | 1711 | 5.6 | 11.8 | .472 | 0.7 | 1.5 | .478 | 4.1 | 5.5 | .742 | 1.8 | 4.5 | 6.4 | 3.4 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 2.3 | 4.7 | 15.9 |
| 9 | Roy Tarpley | C-F | 6-11 | 230 | 22 | 75 | 1 | 1405 | 6.0 | 12.8 | .467 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .333 | 2.4 | 3.6 | .676 | 4.6 | 9.0 | 13.7 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 2.6 | 5.9 | 14.4 |
| 10 | Brad Davis | G | 6-3 | 180 | 31 | 82 | 6 | 1582 | 4.5 | 9.9 | .456 | 0.7 | 2.4 | .302 | 3.3 | 3.9 | .860 | 0.6 | 2.0 | 2.6 | 8.5 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 2.6 | 3.6 | 13.1 |
| 11 | Uwe Blab | C | 7-1 | 252 | 24 | 30 | 0 | 160 | 4.5 | 11.5 | .392 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.9 | 6.3 | .464 | 2.5 | 5.6 | 8.1 | 2.9 | 0.9 | 2.0 | 3.4 | 7.4 | 11.9 | |
| 12 | James Donaldson | C | 7-2 | 275 | 29 | 82 | 82 | 3028 | 3.7 | 6.3 | .586 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.2 | 3.9 | .812 | 3.5 | 8.1 | 11.6 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 2.3 | 10.6 | |
| 13 | Bill Wennington | C | 7-0 | 245 | 23 | 58 | 0 | 560 | 3.6 | 8.5 | .424 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .000 | 2.9 | 3.9 | .750 | 3.4 | 4.9 | 8.3 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 2.5 | 6.1 | 10.1 |
| Rk | Player | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | G | MP | PER | TS% | eFG% | ORB% | DRB% | TRB% | AST% | STL% | BLK% | TOV% | Usg% | ORtg | DRtg | OWS | DWS | WS | LS | WSAA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | James Donaldson | C | 7-2 | 275 | 29 | 82 | 3028 | 15.3 | .658 | .586 | 10.7 | 23.8 | 17.4 | 2.6 | 0.8 | 2.5 | 13.3 | 10.5 | 132 | 106 | 18.4 | 11.7 | 30 | 7 | 11.5 |
| 2 | Derek Harper | G | 6-4 | 185 | 25 | 77 | 2556 | 20.0 | .561 | .539 | 2.2 | 6.1 | 4.2 | 33.6 | 3.1 | 0.6 | 11.2 | 19.6 | 121 | 109 | 19.2 | 7.7 | 27 | 8 | 9.5 |
| 3 | Mark Aguirre | F-G | 6-6 | 232 | 27 | 80 | 2663 | 22.1 | .560 | .512 | 7.5 | 9.8 | 8.7 | 15.7 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 10.6 | 31.3 | 114 | 111 | 19.3 | 6.1 | 25 | 13 | 6.0 |
| 4 | Rolando Blackman | G | 6-6 | 190 | 27 | 80 | 2758 | 18.1 | .569 | .497 | 3.8 | 7.0 | 5.5 | 14.2 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 10.6 | 24.3 | 117 | 113 | 18.4 | 4.4 | 23 | 12 | 5.5 |
| 5 | Sam Perkins | F-C | 6-9 | 235 | 25 | 80 | 2687 | 15.9 | .545 | .492 | 8.1 | 16.5 | 12.4 | 7.4 | 1.9 | 1.6 | 10.8 | 18.5 | 114 | 107 | 11.9 | 9.8 | 22 | 9 | 6.5 |
| 6 | Brad Davis | G | 6-3 | 180 | 31 | 82 | 1582 | 14.5 | .564 | .493 | 1.9 | 5.8 | 3.9 | 30.3 | 1.9 | 0.4 | 18.2 | 16.1 | 117 | 111 | 8.0 | 3.3 | 11 | 6 | 2.5 |
| 7 | Detlef Schrempf | F-C | 6-9 | 214 | 24 | 81 | 1711 | 13.7 | .560 | .502 | 5.6 | 13.4 | 9.6 | 12.6 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 14.0 | 18.7 | 113 | 110 | 7.0 | 4.5 | 11 | 8 | 1.5 |
| 8 | Roy Tarpley | C-F | 6-11 | 230 | 22 | 75 | 1405 | 15.2 | .501 | .468 | 14.1 | 26.7 | 20.5 | 5.0 | 1.9 | 3.2 | 15.3 | 19.1 | 103 | 102 | 1.7 | 7.4 | 9 | 7 | 1.0 |
| 9 | Al Wood | G-F | 6-6 | 193 | 28 | 54 | 657 | 13.2 | .482 | .402 | 6.5 | 8.9 | 7.7 | 7.2 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 8.4 | 25.1 | 106 | 111 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 3 | 5 | -1.0 |
| 10 | Bill Wennington | C | 7-0 | 245 | 23 | 58 | 560 | 7.9 | .496 | .424 | 10.4 | 14.4 | 12.5 | 5.3 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 19.8 | 14.3 | 100 | 109 | 0.1 | 1.5 | 2 | 4 | -1.0 |
| 11 | Dennis Nutt | G | 6-2 | 170 | 23 | 25 | 91 | 20.0 | .574 | .463 | 1.2 | 8.2 | 4.8 | 24.1 | 3.7 | 0.0 | 16.8 | 26.7 | 113 | 107 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 |
| 12 | Uwe Blab | C | 7-1 | 252 | 24 | 30 | 160 | 7.1 | .419 | .392 | 7.6 | 16.6 | 12.2 | 10.4 | 1.2 | 3.2 | 19.2 | 19.9 | 85 | 107 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 1 | 2 | -0.5 |
| 13 | Myron Jackson | G | 6-3 | 185 | 22 | 8 | 22 | 10.6 | .439 | .222 | 5.0 | 9.6 | 7.4 | 33.5 | 2.2 | 0.0 | 28.5 | 32.4 | 85 | 110 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Totals | Shooting | Per Game | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Rk | Player | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | G | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| 1 | Rolando Blackman | G | 6-6 | 190 | 27 | 4 | 153 | 36 | 73 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 24 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 94 | .493 | .000 | .917 | 38.3 | 23.5 | 3.5 | 4.3 |
| 2 | Mark Aguirre | F-G | 6-6 | 232 | 27 | 4 | 130 | 31 | 62 | 0 | 4 | 23 | 30 | 11 | 24 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 15 | 85 | .500 | .000 | .767 | 32.5 | 21.3 | 6.0 | 2.0 |
| 3 | Sam Perkins | F-C | 6-9 | 235 | 25 | 4 | 133 | 26 | 52 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 23 | 12 | 34 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 16 | 68 | .500 | .000 | .696 | 33.3 | 17.0 | 8.5 | 1.3 |
| 4 | Derek Harper | G | 6-4 | 185 | 25 | 4 | 123 | 20 | 40 | 2 | 9 | 24 | 30 | 2 | 12 | 27 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 66 | .500 | .222 | .800 | 30.8 | 16.5 | 3.0 | 6.8 |
| 5 | Roy Tarpley | C-F | 6-11 | 230 | 22 | 4 | 114 | 24 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 42 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 53 | .500 | .714 | 28.5 | 13.3 | 10.5 | 0.3 | |
| 6 | Brad Davis | G | 6-3 | 180 | 31 | 4 | 75 | 13 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 33 | .565 | .000 | .778 | 18.8 | 8.3 | 2.3 | 4.3 |
| 7 | Detlef Schrempf | F-C | 6-9 | 214 | 24 | 4 | 97 | 13 | 35 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 31 | .371 | .000 | .455 | 24.3 | 7.8 | 3.0 | 1.5 |
| 8 | James Donaldson | C | 7-2 | 275 | 29 | 3 | 68 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 16 | .800 | .889 | 22.7 | 5.3 | 5.7 | 0.7 | |
| 9 | Bill Wennington | C | 7-0 | 245 | 23 | 4 | 47 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 15 | .500 | .600 | 11.8 | 3.8 | 2.5 | 1.0 | |
| 10 | Uwe Blab | C | 7-1 | 252 | 24 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1.000 | .250 | 10.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | |
| 11 | Dennis Nutt | G | 6-2 | 170 | 23 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .200 | .000 | 10.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | |
| Rk | Player | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mark Aguirre | *$670,970 |
| 2 | Sam Perkins | *$670,000 |
| 3 | Rolando Blackman | *$521,421 |
| 4 | James Donaldson | *$507,500 |
| 5 | Detlef Schrempf | *$340,000 |
| 6 | Derek Harper | *$337,500 |
| 7 | Uwe Blab | *$230,000 |
| 8 | Bill Wennington | *$230,000 |
| 9 | Brad Davis | *$229,050 |