1986-87 Chicago Bulls Schedule and Results

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Record: 40-42, Finished 5th in NBA Central Division

Coach: Doug Collins (40-42)

Executive: Jerry Krause

PTS/G: 104.8 (20th of 23) Opp PTS/G: 103.9 (2nd of 23)

SRS: 1.26 (8th of 23) Pace: 95.8 (23rd of 23)

Off Rtg: 108.6 (12th of 23) Def Rtg: 107.6 (11th of 23) Net Rtg: +0.9 (9th of 23)

Expected W-L: 43-39 (9th of 23)

Preseason Odds: Championship +10000

Arena: Chicago Stadium Attendance: 650,818 (5th of 23)

NBA 1987 Playoffs:
Lost NBA Eastern Conference First Round (0-3) versus Boston Celtics (Series Stats)

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Regular Season Schedule

Playoffs Schedule

Regular Season

Regular Season Table
G	Date	Start (ET)			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
1	Sat, Nov 1, 1986		Box Score	@	New York Knicks	W		108	103	1	0	W 1	19,325
2	Sun, Nov 2, 1986		Box Score	@	Cleveland Cavaliers	W		94	89	2	0	W 2	17,540
3	Tue, Nov 4, 1986		Box Score		San Antonio Spurs	W		111	104	3	0	W 3	12,282
4	Fri, Nov 7, 1986		Box Score	@	Detroit Pistons	L		109	115	3	1	L 1	17,859
5	Sat, Nov 8, 1986		Box Score		Phoenix Suns	W		101	96	4	1	W 1	15,122
6	Tue, Nov 11, 1986		Box Score		Atlanta Hawks	W		112	110	5	1	W 2	16,877
7	Wed, Nov 12, 1986		Box Score	@	Washington Bullets	L		99	101	5	2	L 1	15,121
8	Fri, Nov 14, 1986		Box Score		Boston Celtics	L		98	110	5	3	L 2	18,919
9	Fri, Nov 21, 1986		Box Score		New York Knicks	W		101	99	6	3	W 1	14,328
10	Sat, Nov 22, 1986		Box Score		Washington Bullets	W		93	84	7	3	W 2	17,229
11	Wed, Nov 26, 1986		Box Score	@	Denver Nuggets	L		107	109	7	4	L 1	17,022
12	Fri, Nov 28, 1986		Box Score	@	Los Angeles Lakers	L		103	110	7	5	L 2	17,505
13	Sat, Nov 29, 1986		Box Score	@	Golden State Warriors	L		106	113	7	6	L 3	15,025
14	Tue, Dec 2, 1986		Box Score	@	Seattle SuperSonics	W	OT	115	109	8	6	W 1	13,438
15	Wed, Dec 3, 1986		Box Score	@	Utah Jazz	L		94	99	8	7	L 1	12,212
16	Fri, Dec 5, 1986		Box Score	@	Phoenix Suns	L		112	114	8	8	L 2	14,519
17	Sat, Dec 6, 1986		Box Score	@	San Antonio Spurs	L		97	106	8	9	L 3	11,939
18	Tue, Dec 9, 1986		Box Score		Denver Nuggets	W		106	100	9	9	W 1	10,717
19	Wed, Dec 10, 1986		Box Score	@	Atlanta Hawks	L		95	123	9	10	L 1	16,522
20	Fri, Dec 12, 1986		Box Score	@	Milwaukee Bucks	W		106	93	10	10	W 1	11,052
G	Date	Start (ET)			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
21	Sat, Dec 13, 1986		Box Score		Milwaukee Bucks	L		90	113	10	11	L 1	17,335
22	Tue, Dec 16, 1986		Box Score		New Jersey Nets	W		99	98	11	11	W 1	10,162
23	Thu, Dec 18, 1986		Box Score	@	Indiana Pacers	W		97	88	12	11	W 2	15,844
24	Sat, Dec 20, 1986		Box Score		Utah Jazz	L		89	91	12	12	L 1	11,493
25	Tue, Dec 23, 1986		Box Score		Cleveland Cavaliers	W		108	92	13	12	W 1	14,698
26	Thu, Dec 25, 1986		Box Score	@	New York Knicks	L		85	86	13	13	L 1	15,811
27	Sat, Dec 27, 1986		Box Score		Indiana Pacers	W		105	93	14	13	W 1	16,781
28	Tue, Dec 30, 1986		Box Score		Golden State Warriors	L		99	102	14	14	L 1	15,317
29	Fri, Jan 2, 1987		Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	L		99	113	14	15	L 2	14,890
30	Sat, Jan 3, 1987		Box Score		Detroit Pistons	W		124	119	15	15	W 1	15,413
31	Tue, Jan 6, 1987		Box Score	@	Cleveland Cavaliers	W		99	95	16	15	W 2	12,151
32	Thu, Jan 8, 1987		Box Score		Portland Trail Blazers	W		121	117	17	15	W 3	11,033
33	Sat, Jan 10, 1987		Box Score		New Jersey Nets	W		119	109	18	15	W 4	16,243
34	Thu, Jan 15, 1987		Box Score		Houston Rockets	L		96	107	18	16	L 1	17,038
35	Sat, Jan 17, 1987		Box Score		Philadelphia 76ers	W		105	89	19	16	W 1	18,222
36	Mon, Jan 19, 1987		Box Score	@	Indiana Pacers	L		95	109	19	17	L 1	14,754
37	Tue, Jan 20, 1987		Box Score		Milwaukee Bucks	W		103	90	20	17	W 1	13,674
38	Fri, Jan 23, 1987		Box Score		Cleveland Cavaliers	W		117	96	21	17	W 2	15,906
39	Sat, Jan 24, 1987		Box Score	@	Cleveland Cavaliers	L		84	114	21	18	L 1	20,103
40	Tue, Jan 27, 1987		Box Score		Boston Celtics	L		97	105	21	19	L 2	18,106
G	Date	Start (ET)			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
41	Wed, Jan 28, 1987		Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	L		103	132	21	20	L 3	14,890
42	Fri, Jan 30, 1987		Box Score	@	Philadelphia 76ers	L		112	121	21	21	L 4	17,967
43	Sun, Feb 1, 1987		Box Score	@	Detroit Pistons	L		92	94	21	22	L 5	38,873
44	Tue, Feb 3, 1987		Box Score		Washington Bullets	W		98	91	22	22	W 1	12,947
45	Thu, Feb 5, 1987		Box Score	@	Milwaukee Bucks	L		105	120	22	23	L 1	11,052
46	Tue, Feb 10, 1987		Box Score		Philadelphia 76ers	W		104	99	23	23	W 1	17,234
47	Fri, Feb 13, 1987		Box Score		Seattle SuperSonics	W		106	98	24	23	W 2	16,251
48	Sat, Feb 14, 1987		Box Score	@	New York Knicks	W		112	108	25	23	W 3	19,591
49	Mon, Feb 16, 1987		Box Score		Sacramento Kings	L	OT	120	124	25	24	L 1	13,771
50	Fri, Feb 20, 1987		Box Score		Los Angeles Lakers	L		100	110	25	25	L 2	18,079
51	Sun, Feb 22, 1987		Box Score		Cleveland Cavaliers	W		102	98	26	25	W 1	17,102
52	Tue, Feb 24, 1987		Box Score		Atlanta Hawks	W		113	103	27	25	W 2	17,815
53	Thu, Feb 26, 1987		Box Score		New Jersey Nets	W		128	113	28	25	W 3	14,098
54	Sat, Feb 28, 1987		Box Score		Milwaukee Bucks	W		107	104	29	25	W 4	18,122
55	Sun, Mar 1, 1987	1:12p	Box Score	@	New Jersey Nets	L		95	105	29	26	L 1	14,826	2:11
56	Tue, Mar 3, 1987		Box Score		Los Angeles Clippers	W		114	80	30	26	W 1	11,915
57	Wed, Mar 4, 1987		Box Score	@	Detroit Pistons	W	OT	125	120	31	26	W 2	30,281
58	Fri, Mar 6, 1987		Box Score		New York Knicks	L		109	110	31	27	L 1	18,217
59	Sun, Mar 8, 1987		Box Score		Dallas Mavericks	W	OT	115	105	32	27	W 1	17,855
60	Mon, Mar 9, 1987		Box Score	@	Atlanta Hawks	L		103	108	32	28	L 1	16,522
G	Date	Start (ET)			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
61	Wed, Mar 11, 1987		Box Score	@	Philadelphia 76ers	L		108	117	32	29	L 2	15,308
62	Fri, Mar 13, 1987		Box Score		Detroit Pistons	L		99	100	32	30	L 3	18,122
63	Sat, Mar 14, 1987		Box Score	@	Washington Bullets	L	OT	105	106	32	31	L 4	19,411
64	Mon, Mar 16, 1987		Box Score	@	Houston Rockets	L		96	97	32	32	L 5	16,279
65	Tue, Mar 17, 1987		Box Score	@	Dallas Mavericks	L		96	114	32	33	L 6	17,007
66	Thu, Mar 19, 1987		Box Score	@	Los Angeles Clippers	W		114	97	33	33	W 1	15,371
67	Sat, Mar 21, 1987		Box Score	@	Sacramento Kings	W		112	97	34	33	W 2	10,333
68	Sun, Mar 22, 1987		Box Score	@	Portland Trail Blazers	L		113	115	34	34	L 1	12,666
69	Tue, Mar 24, 1987		Box Score		Philadelphia 76ers	W		93	91	35	34	W 1	18,122
70	Thu, Mar 26, 1987	7:40p	Box Score	@	New Jersey Nets	L		107	109	35	35	L 1	15,011	2:12
71	Fri, Mar 27, 1987		Box Score		Boston Celtics	L		106	111	35	36	L 2	18,122
72	Sun, Mar 29, 1987		Box Score		New York Knicks	W		115	96	36	36	W 1	17,516
73	Tue, Mar 31, 1987		Box Score		Washington Bullets	W		101	75	37	36	W 2	18,122
74	Wed, Apr 1, 1987		Box Score	@	Indiana Pacers	L		94	99	37	37	L 1	16,912
75	Fri, Apr 3, 1987		Box Score	@	Washington Bullets	L		118	122	37	38	L 2	19,411
76	Sat, Apr 4, 1987		Box Score	@	Atlanta Hawks	L		97	110	37	39	L 3	16,522
77	Tue, Apr 7, 1987		Box Score		Detroit Pistons	W		116	86	38	39	W 1	15,172
78	Fri, Apr 10, 1987		Box Score	@	Philadelphia 76ers	L	OT	96	98	38	40	L 1	17,967
79	Sun, Apr 12, 1987		Box Score		Indiana Pacers	W		116	95	39	40	W 1	17,219
80	Mon, Apr 13, 1987		Box Score	@	Milwaukee Bucks	W		114	107	40	40	W 2	11,052
G	Date	Start (ET)			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
81	Thu, Apr 16, 1987		Box Score		Atlanta Hawks	L		114	117	40	41	L 1	18,122
82	Fri, Apr 17, 1987		Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	L		105	108	40	42	L 2	14,890

Playoffs

Playoffs Table
G	Date			Opponent		Tm	Opp	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG
1	Thu, Apr 23, 1987	Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	L	104	108	1	L 1	14,890
2	Sun, Apr 26, 1987	Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	L	96	105	2	L 2	14,890	2:19
3	Tue, Apr 28, 1987	Box Score		Boston Celtics	L	94	105	3	L 3	18,122	2:12

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