1986–87 Milwaukee Bucks season
NBA professional basketball team season
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The 1986-87 Milwaukee Bucks season was the Bucks' 19th season in the NBA.[1] For the first time since 1978-79, the Bucks did not win their division.
| 1986–87 Milwaukee Bucks season | |
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| Head coach | Don Nelson |
| General manager | Don Nelson |
| Owner | Herb Kohl |
| Arena | MECCA Arena |
| Results | |
| Record | 50–32 (.610) |
| Place | Division: 3rd (Central) Conference: 4th (Eastern) |
| Playoff finish | Conference semifinals (lost to Celtics 3–4) |
Stats at Basketball Reference | |
During the season, coach and general manager Don Nelson started to experience a rift in friendship with Bucks owner Herb Kohl due to personal disagreements with Kohl on how to run the team. During Game 4 of the 1987 Eastern Conference semifinals between the Bucks and the Boston Celtics, Nelson controversially announced to the local and national sports media that he did not expect to return to the Bucks after the season was over due to said rift with Kohl. Nelson would in fact resign after the Bucks lost the series to Boston in seven games, coming back from being down 3–1 in the series only to lose the seventh and deciding game in Boston Garden.[2] After 11 seasons coaching and managing the Bucks, Nelson took the year off only to return in the 1988–89 season as coach and manager of the Golden State Warriors. The Bucks hired Nelson's assistant coach, Del Harris, to take over the team for the 1987–88 season.
Draft picks
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College |
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| 1 | 22 | Scott Skiles | PG |  United States | Michigan State |
| 2 | 45 | Keith Smith | SG | United States | Loyola Marymount |
| 3 | 68 | Baskerville Holmes | PF | United States | Memphis |
| 5 | 114 | Bobby Deaton | United States | Southwestern | |
| 6 | 137 | John Kimbrell | United States | Lipscomb | |
| 7 | 160 | Jeff Strong | United States | Missouri |
Roster
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Head coach
Assistant(s)
Legend
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Regular season
Season standings
| W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | |
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| y-Atlanta Hawks | 57 | 25 | .695 | – | 35–6 | 22–19 | 17–13 |
| x-Detroit Pistons | 52 | 30 | .634 | 5 | 32–9 | 20–21 | 17–13 |
| x-Milwaukee Bucks | 50 | 32 | .610 | 7 | 32–9 | 18–23 | 17–13 |
| x-Indiana Pacers | 41 | 41 | .500 | 16 | 28–13 | 13–28 | 13–16 |
| x-Chicago Bulls | 40 | 42 | .488 | 17 | 29–12 | 11–30 | 17–12 |
| Cleveland Cavaliers | 31 | 51 | .378 | 26 | 25–16 | 6–35 | 8–22 |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
| 1 | c-Boston Celtics | 59 | 23 | .720 | – |
| 2 | y-Atlanta Hawks | 57 | 25 | .695 | 2 |
| 3 | x-Detroit Pistons | 52 | 30 | .634 | 7 |
| 4 | x-Milwaukee Bucks | 50 | 32 | .610 | 9 |
| 5 | x-Philadelphia 76ers | 45 | 37 | .549 | 14 |
| 6 | x-Washington Bullets | 42 | 40 | .512 | 17 |
| 7 | x-Indiana Pacers | 41 | 41 | .500 | 18 |
| 8 | x-Chicago Bulls | 40 | 42 | .488 | 19 |
| 9 | Cleveland Cavaliers | 31 | 51 | .378 | 28 |
| 10 | New Jersey Nets | 24 | 58 | .293 | 35 |
| 11 | New York Knicks | 24 | 58 | .293 | 35 |
- z - clinched division title
- y - clinched division title
- x - clinched playoff spot
Game log
| 1986–87 game log Total: 50–32 (home: 1–0; road: 1–0) | ||||||||||||||||||
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October: 1–0 (home: 0–0; road: 1–0)
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November: 1–0 (home: 1–0; road: 0–0)
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December: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
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January: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
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February: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
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March: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
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April: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
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| 1986–87 schedule | ||||||||||||||||||
Playoffs
Player statistics
Source:[3]
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game |
Season
| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Cummings | 82 | 77 | 33.8 | 51.1 | 0.0 | 66.2 | 8.5 | 2.8 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 20.8 |
| Ricky Pierce | 79 | 31 | 31.7 | 53.4 | 10.7 | 88.0 | 3.4 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 19.5 |
| John Lucas | 43 | 40 | 31.6 | 45.7 | 36.5 | 78.7 | 2.9 | 6.7 | 1.7 | 0.1 | 17.5 |
| Paul Pressey | 61 | 60 | 33.7 | 47.7 | 29.1 | 73.8 | 4.9 | 7.2 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 13.9 |
| Jack Sikma | 82 | 82 | 30.9 | 46.3 | 0.0 | 84.7 | 10.0 | 2.5 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 12.7 |
| Sidney Moncrief | 39 | 30 | 25.4 | 48.8 | 25.8 | 84.0 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 11.8 |
| Craig Hodges | 78 | 43 | 27.5 | 46.2 | 37.3 | 89.1 | 1.8 | 3.1 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 10.8 |
| Randy Breuer | 76 | 10 | 19.3 | 48.5 | 0.0 | 58.4 | 4.6 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 7.9 |
| Jerry Reynolds | 58 | 24 | 16.6 | 39.3 | 33.3 | 64.1 | 3.0 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 7.0 |
| Junior Bridgeman | 34 | 4 | 12.3 | 46.2 | 16.7 | 80.0 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 5.1 |
| Don Collins | 6 | 0 | 9.5 | 35.7 | 0.0 | 71.4 | 2.5 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 4.2 |
| Scott Skiles | 13 | 0 | 15.8 | 29.0 | 21.4 | 83.3 | 2.0 | 3.5 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 3.8 |
| Mike Glenn | 4 | 0 | 8.5 | 38.5 | 0.0 | 71.4 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 3.8 |
| Keith Smith | 42 | 4 | 11.0 | 38.0 | 33.3 | 75.0 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 3.3 |
| Kenny Fields | 4 | 0 | 5.5 | 75.0 | 0.0 | 20.0 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 3.3 |
| Dudley Bradley | 68 | 2 | 13.2 | 35.7 | 26.0 | 81.0 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 3.1 |
| Hank McDowell | 7 | 0 | 10.0 | 47.1 | 0.0 | 85.7 | 2.7 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 3.1 |
| Cedric Henderson | 2 | 0 | 3.0 | 66.7 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 |
| Paul Mokeski | 62 | 3 | 10.1 | 40.3 | 0.0 | 71.9 | 2.2 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 2.4 |
| Jerome Henderson | 6 | 0 | 6.0 | 30.8 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 2.0 |
| Marvin Webster | 15 | 0 | 6.8 | 52.6 | 100.0 | 75.0 | 1.7 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 1.8 |
| Chris Engler | 5 | 0 | 9.6 | 25.0 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 3.2 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1.4 |
Playoffs
| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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| Terry Cummings | 12 | 10 | 36.9 | 48.8 | 0.0 | 68.7 | 7.9 | 2.3 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 22.3 |
| Sidney Moncrief | 12 | 10 | 35.5 | 47.3 | 28.6 | 81.1 | 4.5 | 3.0 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 19.4 |
| Jack Sikma | 12 | 12 | 35.5 | 48.7 | 0.0 | 98.0 | 10.8 | 1.9 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 16.2 |
| Ricky Pierce | 12 | 2 | 26.4 | 47.9 | 0.0 | 82.1 | 2.3 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 15.9 |
| John Lucas | 12 | 12 | 30.2 | 45.3 | 33.3 | 81.3 | 2.1 | 5.2 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 15.6 |
| Paul Pressey | 12 | 12 | 38.8 | 46.6 | 12.5 | 73.9 | 5.2 | 8.6 | 2.3 | 0.7 | 14.3 |
| Craig Hodges | 12 | 0 | 18.8 | 51.9 | 29.4 | 90.9 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 7.9 |
| Randy Breuer | 12 | 2 | 13.0 | 48.5 | 0.0 | 66.7 | 2.6 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 3.3 |
| Paul Mokeski | 12 | 0 | 8.9 | 36.4 | 0.0 | 80.0 | 2.4 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 2.3 |
| Dudley Bradley | 12 | 0 | 3.8 | 36.4 | 0.0 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
| Jerry Reynolds | 4 | 0 | 1.3 | 33.3 | 0.0 | 50.0 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
| Jerome Henderson | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Awards and records
Transactions
Trades
| July 1, 1986 | To Milwaukee Bucks---- | To Seattle SuperSonics---- |