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1986-87 Detroit Pistons

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52-30, Finished 2nd in NBA Central Division (Game Results)
NBA Season Summary

Scored 111.2 points per game, Allowed 107.8 points per game (Pythagorean W-L: 50-32)
Coached by Chuck Daly (52-30)

SRS: 3.52 (6th of 23)
Pace Factor: 101.0 (13th of 23)
Offensive Rating: 109.2 (9th of 23), Defensive Rating: 105.8 (5th of 23)

Playoffs:
Lost NBA Eastern Conference Finals (4-3) versus Boston Celtics
Won NBA Eastern Conference Semifinals (4-1) versus Atlanta Hawks
Won NBA Eastern Conference First Round (3-0) versus Washington Bullets

1986-87 Statistics / Schedule / Game Log / Splits / Starting Lineups

Team and Opponent Statistics

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G MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
Team 82 19830 3544 7237 .490 39 169 .231 1991 2602 .765 1245 2649 3894 2021 643 436 1417 2078 9118
Opponent 82 19830 3376 7307 .462 133 419 .317 1951 2608 .748 1143 2339 3482 2029 670 472 1294 2067 8836

Player Statistics

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Players who did not spend the entire season with the team may not be included (1961-62 season and before).

Totals

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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 Adrian Dantley F-G 6-5 208 30 81 81 2736 601 1126 .534 1 6 .167 539 664 .812 104 228 332 162 63 7 181 193 1742
2 Isiah Thomas G 6-1 180 25 81 81 3013 626 1353 .463 19 98 .194 400 521 .768 82 237 319 813 153 20 343 251 1671
3 Bill Laimbeer C 6-11 245 29 82 82 2854 506 1010 .501 6 21 .286 245 274 .894 243 712 955 151 72 69 120 283 1263
4 Vinnie Johnson G 6-2 200 30 78 8 2166 533 1154 .462 4 14 .286 158 201 .786 123 134 257 300 92 16 133 159 1228
5 Joe Dumars G 6-3 190 23 79 75 2439 369 749 .493 9 22 .409 184 246 .748 50 117 167 352 83 5 171 194 931
6 Sidney Green F-C 6-9 220 26 80 69 1792 256 542 .472 0 2 .000 119 177 .672 196 457 653 62 41 50 127 197 631
7 Dennis Rodman F 6-7 210 25 77 1 1155 213 391 .545 0 1 .000 74 126 .587 163 169 332 56 38 48 93 166 500
8 John Salley F-C 6-11 230 22 82 2 1463 163 290 .562 0 1 .000 105 171 .614 108 188 296 54 44 125 74 256 431
9 Rick Mahorn C-F 6-10 240 28 63 6 1278 144 322 .447 0 0 96 117 .821 93 282 375 38 32 50 73 221 384
10 Tony Campbell F-G 6-7 215 24 40 0 332 57 145 .393 0 3 .000 24 39 .615 21 37 58 19 12 1 34 40 138
11 Kurt Nimphius C-F 6-10 218 28 28 5 277 36 78 .462 0 1 .000 24 32 .750 22 32 54 7 4 13 16 38 96
12 Chuck Nevitt C 7-5 217 27 41 0 267 31 63 .492 0 0 14 24 .583 36 47 83 4 7 30 21 73 76
13 Jeff Taylor G 6-4 175 27 12 0 44 6 10 .600 0 0 9 10 .900 1 3 4 3 2 1 8 4 21
14 Cozell McQueen F 6-11 235 25 3 0 7 3 3 1.000 0 0 0 0 3 5 8 0 0 1 0 1 6
15 John Schweitz G 6-6 210 26 3 0 7 0 1 .000 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 2 0

Per Game

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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 Adrian Dantley F-G 6-5 208 30 81 81 33.8 7.4 13.9 .534 0.0 0.1 .167 6.7 8.2 .812 1.3 2.8 4.1 2.0 0.8 0.1 2.2 2.4 21.5
2 Isiah Thomas G 6-1 180 25 81 81 37.2 7.7 16.7 .463 0.2 1.2 .194 4.9 6.4 .768 1.0 2.9 3.9 10.0 1.9 0.2 4.2 3.1 20.6
3 Vinnie Johnson G 6-2 200 30 78 8 27.8 6.8 14.8 .462 0.1 0.2 .286 2.0 2.6 .786 1.6 1.7 3.3 3.8 1.2 0.2 1.7 2.0 15.7
4 Bill Laimbeer C 6-11 245 29 82 82 34.8 6.2 12.3 .501 0.1 0.3 .286 3.0 3.3 .894 3.0 8.7 11.6 1.8 0.9 0.8 1.5 3.5 15.4
5 Joe Dumars G 6-3 190 23 79 75 30.9 4.7 9.5 .493 0.1 0.3 .409 2.3 3.1 .748 0.6 1.5 2.1 4.5 1.1 0.1 2.2 2.5 11.8
6 Sidney Green F-C 6-9 220 26 80 69 22.4 3.2 6.8 .472 0.0 0.0 .000 1.5 2.2 .672 2.5 5.7 8.2 0.8 0.5 0.6 1.6 2.5 7.9
7 Dennis Rodman F 6-7 210 25 77 1 15.0 2.8 5.1 .545 0.0 0.0 .000 1.0 1.6 .587 2.1 2.2 4.3 0.7 0.5 0.6 1.2 2.2 6.5
8 Rick Mahorn C-F 6-10 240 28 63 6 20.3 2.3 5.1 .447 0.0 0.0 1.5 1.9 .821 1.5 4.5 6.0 0.6 0.5 0.8 1.2 3.5 6.1
9 John Salley F-C 6-11 230 22 82 2 17.8 2.0 3.5 .562 0.0 0.0 .000 1.3 2.1 .614 1.3 2.3 3.6 0.7 0.5 1.5 0.9 3.1 5.3
10 Tony Campbell F-G 6-7 215 24 40 0 8.3 1.4 3.6 .393 0.0 0.1 .000 0.6 1.0 .615 0.5 0.9 1.5 0.5 0.3 0.0 0.9 1.0 3.5
11 Kurt Nimphius C-F 6-10 218 28 28 5 9.9 1.3 2.8 .462 0.0 0.0 .000 0.9 1.1 .750 0.8 1.1 1.9 0.3 0.1 0.5 0.6 1.4 3.4
12 Cozell McQueen F 6-11 235 25 3 0 2.3 1.0 1.0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.7 2.7 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.3 2.0
13 Chuck Nevitt C 7-5 217 27 41 0 6.5 0.8 1.5 .492 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.6 .583 0.9 1.1 2.0 0.1 0.2 0.7 0.5 1.8 1.9
14 Jeff Taylor G 6-4 175 27 12 0 3.7 0.5 0.8 .600 0.0 0.0 0.8 0.8 .900 0.1 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.7 0.3 1.8
15 John Schweitz G 6-6 210 26 3 0 2.3 0.0 0.3 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.7 0.7 0.0

Per 36 Minutes

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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 Cozell McQueen F 6-11 235 25 3 0 7 15.4 15.4 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 15.4 25.7 41.1 0.0 0.0 5.1 0.0 5.1 30.9
2 Adrian Dantley F-G 6-5 208 30 81 81 2736 7.9 14.8 .534 0.0 0.1 .167 7.1 8.7 .812 1.4 3.0 4.4 2.1 0.8 0.1 2.4 2.5 22.9
3 Vinnie Johnson G 6-2 200 30 78 8 2166 8.9 19.2 .462 0.1 0.2 .286 2.6 3.3 .786 2.0 2.2 4.3 5.0 1.5 0.3 2.2 2.6 20.4
4 Isiah Thomas G 6-1 180 25 81 81 3013 7.5 16.2 .463 0.2 1.2 .194 4.8 6.2 .768 1.0 2.8 3.8 9.7 1.8 0.2 4.1 3.0 20.0
5 Jeff Taylor G 6-4 175 27 12 0 44 4.9 8.2 .600 0.0 0.0 7.4 8.2 .900 0.8 2.5 3.3 2.5 1.6 0.8 6.5 3.3 17.2
6 Bill Laimbeer C 6-11 245 29 82 82 2854 6.4 12.7 .501 0.1 0.3 .286 3.1 3.5 .894 3.1 9.0 12.0 1.9 0.9 0.9 1.5 3.6 15.9
7 Dennis Rodman F 6-7 210 25 77 1 1155 6.6 12.2 .545 0.0 0.0 .000 2.3 3.9 .587 5.1 5.3 10.3 1.7 1.2 1.5 2.9 5.2 15.6
8 Tony Campbell F-G 6-7 215 24 40 0 332 6.2 15.7 .393 0.0 0.3 .000 2.6 4.2 .615 2.3 4.0 6.3 2.1 1.3 0.1 3.7 4.3 15.0
9 Joe Dumars G 6-3 190 23 79 75 2439 5.4 11.1 .493 0.1 0.3 .409 2.7 3.6 .748 0.7 1.7 2.5 5.2 1.2 0.1 2.5 2.9 13.7
10 Sidney Green F-C 6-9 220 26 80 69 1792 5.1 10.9 .472 0.0 0.0 .000 2.4 3.6 .672 3.9 9.2 13.1 1.2 0.8 1.0 2.6 4.0 12.7
11 Kurt Nimphius C-F 6-10 218 28 28 5 277 4.7 10.1 .462 0.0 0.1 .000 3.1 4.2 .750 2.9 4.2 7.0 0.9 0.5 1.7 2.1 4.9 12.5
12 Rick Mahorn C-F 6-10 240 28 63 6 1278 4.1 9.1 .447 0.0 0.0 2.7 3.3 .821 2.6 7.9 10.6 1.1 0.9 1.4 2.1 6.2 10.8
13 John Salley F-C 6-11 230 22 82 2 1463 4.0 7.1 .562 0.0 0.0 .000 2.6 4.2 .614 2.7 4.6 7.3 1.3 1.1 3.1 1.8 6.3 10.6
14 Chuck Nevitt C 7-5 217 27 41 0 267 4.2 8.5 .492 0.0 0.0 1.9 3.2 .583 4.9 6.3 11.2 0.5 0.9 4.0 2.8 9.8 10.2
15 John Schweitz G 6-6 210 26 3 0 7 0.0 5.1 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 5.1 5.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 10.3 10.3 0.0

Advanced

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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 Bill Laimbeer C 6-11 245 29 82 2854 17.4 .559 .504 9.4 26.1 18.0 7.4 1.2 1.4 9.6 17.7 119 103 16.0 15.5 31 3 14.0
2 Adrian Dantley F-G 6-5 208 30 81 2736 18.6 .614 .534 4.2 8.7 6.5 8.8 1.1 0.1 11.3 23.7 121 109 22.4 8.0 30 9 10.5
3 Isiah Thomas G 6-1 180 25 81 3013 18.8 .528 .470 3.0 8.2 5.7 39.3 2.4 0.4 17.8 25.9 107 107 10.9 12.0 23 20 1.5
4 Vinnie Johnson G 6-2 200 30 78 2166 17.0 .494 .464 6.3 6.5 6.4 21.4 2.0 0.4 9.7 25.7 107 108 7.1 7.5 15 14 0.5
5 Joe Dumars G 6-3 190 23 79 2439 11.9 .543 .499 2.3 5.0 3.7 19.4 1.6 0.1 16.6 17.1 107 109 5.7 7.1 13 14 -0.5
6 John Salley F-C 6-11 230 22 82 1463 11.9 .590 .562 8.2 13.4 10.9 4.7 1.4 4.9 16.8 12.2 112 103 4.0 7.6 12 3 4.5
7 Sidney Green F-C 6-9 220 26 80 1792 13.0 .509 .472 12.1 26.7 19.6 4.6 1.1 1.6 17.0 16.9 101 103 0.9 9.8 11 9 1.0
8 Dennis Rodman F 6-7 210 25 77 1155 15.5 .560 .545 15.6 15.3 15.5 6.8 1.6 2.4 17.2 18.9 108 104 3.3 5.5 9 5 2.0
9 Rick Mahorn C-F 6-10 240 28 63 1278 10.2 .514 .447 8.1 23.1 15.8 3.8 1.2 2.3 16.4 14.1 103 103 1.0 6.9 8 5 1.5
10 Chuck Nevitt C 7-5 217 27 41 267 10.3 .517 .492 14.9 18.4 16.7 1.9 1.2 6.5 22.2 14.3 98 101 0.0 1.7 2 1 0.5
11 Kurt Nimphius C-F 6-10 218 28 28 277 10.1 .521 .462 8.8 12.1 10.5 3.3 0.7 2.7 14.8 15.8 105 107 0.4 1.1 1 2 -0.5
12 Tony Campbell F-G 6-7 215 24 40 332 7.0 .426 .393 7.0 11.7 9.4 7.9 1.7 0.2 17.3 23.9 84 107 0.0 1.3 1 5 -2.0
13 John Schweitz G 6-6 210 26 3 7 -20.3 .000 .000 0.0 14.9 7.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 66.7 17.3 0 109 0.0 0.0 0 0 0.0
14 Jeff Taylor G 6-4 175 27 12 44 11.7 .729 .600 2.5 7.1 4.9 9.0 2.2 1.3 35.7 20.6 98 107 0.0 0.2 0 0 0.0
15 Cozell McQueen F 6-11 235 25 3 7 58.3 1.000 1.000 47.4 74.7 61.5 0.0 0.0 8.2 0.0 17.3 201 85 0.2 0.1 0 0 0.0

Playoffs

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Totals Shooting Per Game
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 Isiah Thomas G 6-1 180 25 15 562 134 297 10 33 83 110 21 67 130 39 4 42 51 361 .451 .303 .755 37.5 24.1 4.5 8.7
2 Adrian Dantley F-G 6-5 208 30 15 500 111 206 0 0 86 111 29 68 35 13 0 33 36 308 .539 .775 33.3 20.5 4.5 2.3
3 Vinnie Johnson G 6-2 200 30 15 388 95 207 0 2 31 36 20 44 62 9 4 23 33 221 .459 .000 .861 25.9 14.7 2.9 4.1
4 Joe Dumars G 6-3 190 23 15 473 78 145 2 3 32 41 8 19 72 12 1 27 26 190 .538 .667 .780 31.5 12.7 1.3 4.8
5 Bill Laimbeer C 6-11 245 29 15 543 84 163 1 5 15 24 30 156 37 15 12 20 53 184 .515 .200 .625 36.2 12.3 10.4 2.5
6 Rick Mahorn C-F 6-10 240 28 15 483 59 109 0 1 28 35 42 142 5 6 11 16 60 146 .541 .000 .800 32.2 9.7 9.5 0.3
7 Dennis Rodman F 6-7 210 25 15 245 40 74 0 0 18 32 32 71 3 6 17 17 48 98 .541 .563 16.3 6.5 4.7 0.2
8 John Salley F-C 6-11 230 22 15 311 33 66 0 0 27 42 30 72 11 3 17 14 60 93 .500 .643 20.7 6.2 4.8 0.7
9 Sidney Green F-C 6-9 220 26 9 42 6 10 0 0 5 6 3 9 1 1 2 3 2 17 .600 .833 4.7 1.9 1.0 0.1
10 Tony Campbell F-G 6-7 215 24 4 13 3 6 1 1 2 2 0 5 0 0 0 0 1 9 .500 1.000 1.000 3.3 2.3 1.3 0.0
11 Kurt Nimphius C-F 6-10 218 28 4 30 3 9 0 0 2 4 5 10 0 0 2 3 10 8 .333 .500 7.5 2.0 2.5 0.0
12 Chuck Nevitt C 7-5 217 27 3 10 1 5 0 0 2 2 1 6 0 0 3 3 1 4 .200 1.000 3.3 1.3 2.0 0.0

Salaries

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Rk Player Salary
1 Adrian Dantley *$950,000
2 Isiah Thomas *$750,000
3 Bill Laimbeer *$630,000
4 Vinnie Johnson *$562,333
5 Sidney Green *$525,000
6 Rick Mahorn *$493,000
7 Joe Dumars *$285,000
8 Kurt Nimphius *$267,500
9 Chuck Nevitt *$115,000
10 Tony Campbell *$115,000
Estimated salaries are marked with an asterisk (*)