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44-38, Finished 2nd in NBA Midwest Division (Game Results)
NBA Season Summary
Scored 107.9 points per game, Allowed 107.5 points per game (Pythagorean W-L: 42-40)
Coached by Frank Layden (44-38)
Arena: Salt Palace / Attendance: 491,382 (13th of 23 available)
SRS: 0.05 (12th of 23) / Pace Factor: 103.2 (3rd of 23)
Offensive Rating: 104.1 (21st of 23) / Defensive Rating: 103.7 (1st of 23)
Playoffs:
Lost NBA Western Conference First Round (3-2) versus Golden State Warriors
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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 | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 82 | 19755 | 3485 | 7514 | .464 | 139 | 448 | .310 | 1735 | 2389 | .726 | 1194 | 2456 | 3650 | 2240 | 835 | 628 | 1403 | 2040 | 8844 | 107.9 |
| Opponent | 82 | 19755 | 3347 | 7338 | .456 | 143 | 451 | .317 | 1974 | 2564 | .770 | 1310 | 2637 | 3947 | 2011 | 718 | 457 | 1579 | 1992 | 8811 | 107.5 |
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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 | Karl Malone | F | 6-9 | 250 | 23 | 82 | 80 | 2857 | 728 | 1422 | .512 | 0 | 7 | .000 | 323 | 540 | .598 | 278 | 577 | 855 | 158 | 104 | 60 | 237 | 323 | 1779 |
| 2 | Darrell Griffith | G | 6-4 | 190 | 28 | 76 | 10 | 1843 | 463 | 1038 | .446 | 67 | 200 | .335 | 149 | 212 | .703 | 81 | 146 | 227 | 129 | 97 | 29 | 135 | 167 | 1142 |
| 3 | Thurl Bailey | F-C | 6-11 | 215 | 25 | 81 | 2 | 2155 | 463 | 1036 | .447 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 190 | 236 | .805 | 145 | 287 | 432 | 102 | 38 | 88 | 123 | 150 | 1116 |
| 4 | Kelly Tripucka | F-G | 6-6 | 220 | 27 | 79 | 76 | 1865 | 291 | 621 | .469 | 19 | 52 | .365 | 197 | 226 | .872 | 54 | 188 | 242 | 243 | 85 | 11 | 167 | 147 | 798 |
| 5 | Rickey Green | G | 6-0 | 170 | 32 | 81 | 80 | 2090 | 301 | 644 | .467 | 7 | 19 | .368 | 172 | 208 | .827 | 38 | 125 | 163 | 541 | 110 | 2 | 133 | 108 | 781 |
| 6 | Bob Hansen | G | 6-6 | 190 | 26 | 72 | 72 | 1453 | 272 | 601 | .453 | 16 | 45 | .356 | 136 | 179 | .760 | 84 | 119 | 203 | 102 | 44 | 6 | 77 | 146 | 696 |
| 7 | John Stockton | G | 6-1 | 170 | 24 | 82 | 2 | 1858 | 231 | 463 | .499 | 7 | 39 | .179 | 179 | 229 | .782 | 32 | 119 | 151 | 670 | 177 | 14 | 164 | 224 | 648 |
| 8 | Mark Eaton | C | 7-3 | 275 | 30 | 79 | 79 | 2505 | 234 | 585 | .400 | 0 | 0 | 140 | 213 | .657 | 211 | 486 | 697 | 105 | 43 | 321 | 142 | 273 | 608 | |
| 9 | Carey Scurry | F | 6-7 | 188 | 24 | 69 | 5 | 753 | 123 | 247 | .498 | 4 | 13 | .308 | 94 | 134 | .701 | 97 | 101 | 198 | 57 | 55 | 54 | 56 | 124 | 344 |
| 10 | Kent Benson | C | 6-10 | 235 | 32 | 73 | 2 | 895 | 140 | 316 | .443 | 2 | 7 | .286 | 47 | 58 | .810 | 80 | 151 | 231 | 39 | 39 | 28 | 45 | 138 | 329 |
| 11 | Dell Curry | G | 6-4 | 190 | 22 | 67 | 0 | 636 | 139 | 326 | .426 | 17 | 60 | .283 | 30 | 38 | .789 | 30 | 48 | 78 | 58 | 27 | 4 | 44 | 86 | 325 |
| 12 | Marc Iavaroni | F | 6-8 | 210 | 30 | 78 | 0 | 845 | 100 | 215 | .465 | 0 | 4 | .000 | 78 | 116 | .672 | 64 | 109 | 173 | 36 | 16 | 11 | 56 | 154 | 278 |
| 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 | Karl Malone | F | 6-9 | 250 | 23 | 82 | 80 | 34.8 | 8.9 | 17.3 | .512 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .000 | 3.9 | 6.6 | .598 | 3.4 | 7.0 | 10.4 | 1.9 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 2.9 | 3.9 | 21.7 |
| 2 | Darrell Griffith | G | 6-4 | 190 | 28 | 76 | 10 | 24.3 | 6.1 | 13.7 | .446 | 0.9 | 2.6 | .335 | 2.0 | 2.8 | .703 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 3.0 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 15.0 |
| 3 | Thurl Bailey | F-C | 6-11 | 215 | 25 | 81 | 2 | 26.6 | 5.7 | 12.8 | .447 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 2.3 | 2.9 | .805 | 1.8 | 3.5 | 5.3 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 13.8 |
| 4 | Kelly Tripucka | F-G | 6-6 | 220 | 27 | 79 | 76 | 23.6 | 3.7 | 7.9 | .469 | 0.2 | 0.7 | .365 | 2.5 | 2.9 | .872 | 0.7 | 2.4 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 10.1 |
| 5 | Bob Hansen | G | 6-6 | 190 | 26 | 72 | 72 | 20.2 | 3.8 | 8.3 | .453 | 0.2 | 0.6 | .356 | 1.9 | 2.5 | .760 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 2.8 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 2.0 | 9.7 |
| 6 | Rickey Green | G | 6-0 | 170 | 32 | 81 | 80 | 25.8 | 3.7 | 8.0 | .467 | 0.1 | 0.2 | .368 | 2.1 | 2.6 | .827 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 6.7 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 9.6 |
| 7 | John Stockton | G | 6-1 | 170 | 24 | 82 | 2 | 22.7 | 2.8 | 5.6 | .499 | 0.1 | 0.5 | .179 | 2.2 | 2.8 | .782 | 0.4 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 8.2 | 2.2 | 0.2 | 2.0 | 2.7 | 7.9 |
| 8 | Mark Eaton | C | 7-3 | 275 | 30 | 79 | 79 | 31.7 | 3.0 | 7.4 | .400 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.8 | 2.7 | .657 | 2.7 | 6.2 | 8.8 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 4.1 | 1.8 | 3.5 | 7.7 | |
| 9 | Carey Scurry | F | 6-7 | 188 | 24 | 69 | 5 | 10.9 | 1.8 | 3.6 | .498 | 0.1 | 0.2 | .308 | 1.4 | 1.9 | .701 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 2.9 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.8 | 5.0 |
| 10 | Dell Curry | G | 6-4 | 190 | 22 | 67 | 0 | 9.5 | 2.1 | 4.9 | .426 | 0.3 | 0.9 | .283 | 0.4 | 0.6 | .789 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 4.9 |
| 11 | Kent Benson | C | 6-10 | 235 | 32 | 73 | 2 | 12.3 | 1.9 | 4.3 | .443 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .286 | 0.6 | 0.8 | .810 | 1.1 | 2.1 | 3.2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 1.9 | 4.5 |
| 12 | Marc Iavaroni | F | 6-8 | 210 | 30 | 78 | 0 | 10.8 | 1.3 | 2.8 | .465 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .000 | 1.0 | 1.5 | .672 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 2.2 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 2.0 | 3.6 |
| 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 | Karl Malone | F | 6-9 | 250 | 23 | 82 | 80 | 2857 | 9.2 | 17.9 | .512 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .000 | 4.1 | 6.8 | .598 | 3.5 | 7.3 | 10.8 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 3.0 | 4.1 | 22.4 |
| 2 | Darrell Griffith | G | 6-4 | 190 | 28 | 76 | 10 | 1843 | 9.0 | 20.3 | .446 | 1.3 | 3.9 | .335 | 2.9 | 4.1 | .703 | 1.6 | 2.9 | 4.4 | 2.5 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 2.6 | 3.3 | 22.3 |
| 3 | Thurl Bailey | F-C | 6-11 | 215 | 25 | 81 | 2 | 2155 | 7.7 | 17.3 | .447 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 3.2 | 3.9 | .805 | 2.4 | 4.8 | 7.2 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 18.6 |
| 4 | Dell Curry | G | 6-4 | 190 | 22 | 67 | 0 | 636 | 7.9 | 18.5 | .426 | 1.0 | 3.4 | .283 | 1.7 | 2.2 | .789 | 1.7 | 2.7 | 4.4 | 3.3 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 2.5 | 4.9 | 18.4 |
| 5 | Bob Hansen | G | 6-6 | 190 | 26 | 72 | 72 | 1453 | 6.7 | 14.9 | .453 | 0.4 | 1.1 | .356 | 3.4 | 4.4 | .760 | 2.1 | 2.9 | 5.0 | 2.5 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 1.9 | 3.6 | 17.2 |
| 6 | Carey Scurry | F | 6-7 | 188 | 24 | 69 | 5 | 753 | 5.9 | 11.8 | .498 | 0.2 | 0.6 | .308 | 4.5 | 6.4 | .701 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 9.5 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 5.9 | 16.4 |
| 7 | Kelly Tripucka | F-G | 6-6 | 220 | 27 | 79 | 76 | 1865 | 5.6 | 12.0 | .469 | 0.4 | 1.0 | .365 | 3.8 | 4.4 | .872 | 1.0 | 3.6 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 15.4 |
| 8 | Rickey Green | G | 6-0 | 170 | 32 | 81 | 80 | 2090 | 5.2 | 11.1 | .467 | 0.1 | 0.3 | .368 | 3.0 | 3.6 | .827 | 0.7 | 2.2 | 2.8 | 9.3 | 1.9 | 0.0 | 2.3 | 1.9 | 13.5 |
| 9 | Kent Benson | C | 6-10 | 235 | 32 | 73 | 2 | 895 | 5.6 | 12.7 | .443 | 0.1 | 0.3 | .286 | 1.9 | 2.3 | .810 | 3.2 | 6.1 | 9.3 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 1.8 | 5.6 | 13.2 |
| 10 | John Stockton | G | 6-1 | 170 | 24 | 82 | 2 | 1858 | 4.5 | 9.0 | .499 | 0.1 | 0.8 | .179 | 3.5 | 4.4 | .782 | 0.6 | 2.3 | 2.9 | 13.0 | 3.4 | 0.3 | 3.2 | 4.3 | 12.6 |
| 11 | Marc Iavaroni | F | 6-8 | 210 | 30 | 78 | 0 | 845 | 4.3 | 9.2 | .465 | 0.0 | 0.2 | .000 | 3.3 | 4.9 | .672 | 2.7 | 4.6 | 7.4 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 2.4 | 6.6 | 11.8 |
| 12 | Mark Eaton | C | 7-3 | 275 | 30 | 79 | 79 | 2505 | 3.4 | 8.4 | .400 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 3.1 | .657 | 3.0 | 7.0 | 10.0 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 4.6 | 2.0 | 3.9 | 8.7 |
| 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 | Karl Malone | F | 6-9 | 250 | 23 | 82 | 2857 | 18.0 | .536 | .512 | 10.0 | 21.2 | 15.6 | 8.8 | 1.7 | 1.2 | 12.5 | 26.3 | 104 | 102 | 5.3 | 16.4 | 22 | 18 | 2.0 |
| 2 | John Stockton | G | 6-1 | 170 | 24 | 82 | 1858 | 19.0 | .575 | .506 | 1.8 | 6.7 | 4.2 | 47.6 | 4.4 | 0.4 | 22.5 | 15.5 | 116 | 102 | 10.0 | 10.7 | 21 | 2 | 9.5 |
| 3 | Rickey Green | G | 6-0 | 170 | 32 | 81 | 2090 | 15.9 | .531 | .473 | 1.9 | 6.3 | 4.1 | 35.1 | 2.4 | 0.1 | 15.3 | 16.5 | 113 | 107 | 8.7 | 8.3 | 17 | 7 | 5.0 |
| 4 | Mark Eaton | C | 7-3 | 275 | 30 | 79 | 2505 | 11.1 | .448 | .400 | 8.7 | 20.4 | 14.5 | 5.3 | 0.8 | 7.4 | 17.3 | 13.0 | 92 | 100 | 0.0 | 16.1 | 16 | 14 | 1.0 |
| 5 | Thurl Bailey | F-C | 6-11 | 215 | 25 | 81 | 2155 | 13.9 | .490 | .447 | 6.9 | 14.0 | 10.4 | 7.1 | 0.8 | 2.3 | 9.7 | 23.2 | 101 | 106 | 0.7 | 9.3 | 10 | 17 | -3.5 |
| 6 | Kelly Tripucka | F-G | 6-6 | 220 | 27 | 79 | 1865 | 13.0 | .554 | .484 | 3.0 | 10.6 | 6.7 | 17.9 | 2.1 | 0.3 | 18.8 | 18.9 | 103 | 105 | 2.2 | 8.2 | 10 | 12 | -1.0 |
| 7 | Darrell Griffith | G | 6-4 | 190 | 28 | 76 | 1843 | 15.0 | .505 | .478 | 4.5 | 8.3 | 6.4 | 11.1 | 2.4 | 0.9 | 10.7 | 27.2 | 99 | 105 | 0.0 | 8.3 | 8 | 17 | -4.5 |
| 8 | Carey Scurry | F | 6-7 | 188 | 24 | 69 | 753 | 18.3 | .562 | .506 | 13.3 | 14.1 | 13.7 | 10.5 | 3.4 | 4.1 | 15.5 | 19.1 | 111 | 99 | 3.0 | 5.2 | 8 | 1 | 3.5 |
| 9 | Bob Hansen | G | 6-6 | 190 | 26 | 72 | 1453 | 12.4 | .512 | .466 | 6.0 | 8.6 | 7.3 | 10.1 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 10.2 | 20.6 | 105 | 108 | 2.8 | 5.2 | 8 | 9 | -0.5 |
| 10 | Kent Benson | C | 6-10 | 235 | 32 | 73 | 895 | 11.7 | .482 | .446 | 9.2 | 17.7 | 13.4 | 6.0 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 11.6 | 17.1 | 100 | 102 | 0.2 | 5.1 | 5 | 5 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Marc Iavaroni | F | 6-8 | 210 | 30 | 78 | 845 | 7.8 | .522 | .465 | 7.8 | 13.5 | 10.6 | 5.6 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 17.4 | 15.1 | 100 | 106 | 0.1 | 3.4 | 4 | 6 | -1.0 |
| 12 | Dell Curry | G | 6-4 | 190 | 22 | 67 | 636 | 11.3 | .474 | .452 | 4.9 | 7.9 | 6.4 | 13.7 | 2.0 | 0.4 | 11.4 | 24.1 | 96 | 107 | 0.0 | 2.5 | 3 | 6 | -1.5 |
| 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 | Karl Malone | F | 6-9 | 250 | 23 | 5 | 200 | 37 | 88 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 36 | 15 | 48 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 17 | 20 | 100 | .420 | .722 | 40.0 | 20.0 | 9.6 | 1.2 | |
| 2 | Thurl Bailey | F-C | 6-11 | 215 | 25 | 5 | 151 | 30 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 30 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 78 | .476 | 1.000 | 30.2 | 15.6 | 6.0 | 1.8 | |
| 3 | Darrell Griffith | G | 6-4 | 190 | 28 | 5 | 104 | 24 | 65 | 6 | 15 | 14 | 19 | 5 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 68 | .369 | .400 | .737 | 20.8 | 13.6 | 2.4 | 1.6 |
| 4 | Bob Hansen | G | 6-6 | 190 | 26 | 5 | 142 | 21 | 49 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 20 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 61 | .429 | .400 | .850 | 28.4 | 12.2 | 3.0 | 2.2 |
| 5 | Mark Eaton | C | 7-3 | 275 | 30 | 5 | 193 | 19 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 25 | 16 | 55 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 4 | 18 | 54 | .463 | .640 | 38.6 | 10.8 | 11.0 | 0.6 | |
| 6 | John Stockton | G | 6-1 | 170 | 24 | 5 | 157 | 18 | 29 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 11 | 40 | 15 | 1 | 11 | 18 | 50 | .621 | .800 | .769 | 31.4 | 10.0 | 2.2 | 8.0 |
| 7 | Kelly Tripucka | F-G | 6-6 | 220 | 27 | 5 | 70 | 14 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 32 | .700 | .000 | 1.000 | 14.0 | 6.4 | 1.4 | 0.6 |
| 8 | Rickey Green | G | 6-0 | 170 | 32 | 4 | 72 | 11 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 27 | .478 | .000 | .833 | 18.0 | 6.8 | 2.0 | 6.3 |
| 9 | Carey Scurry | F | 6-7 | 188 | 24 | 4 | 57 | 10 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 24 | .455 | .500 | .429 | 14.3 | 6.0 | 3.5 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Marc Iavaroni | F | 6-8 | 210 | 30 | 5 | 47 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 10 | .400 | .667 | 9.4 | 2.0 | 2.6 | 0.8 | |
| 11 | Dell Curry | G | 6-4 | 190 | 22 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .000 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
| 12 | Kent Benson | C | 6-10 | 235 | 32 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||
| Rk | Player | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kelly Tripucka | *$971,000 |
| 2 | Marc Iavaroni | *$935,000 |
| 3 | Darrell Griffith | *$577,667 |
| 4 | Mark Eaton | *$535,000 |
| 5 | Karl Malone | *$530,000 |
| 6 | Thurl Bailey | *$404,500 |
| 7 | Kent Benson | *$332,500 |
| 8 | Rickey Green | *$281,000 |
| 9 | John Stockton | *$214,000 |
| 10 | Bob Hansen | *$140,000 |