1986–87 Dallas Mavericks season

1986–87 Dallas Mavericks season
1986–87 Dallas Mavericks season
Division champions
Head coach	Dick Motta
General manager	Norm Sonju
Owner(s)	Don Carter
Arena	Reunion Arena
Results
Record	55–27 (.671)
Place	Division: 1st (Midwest); Conference: 2nd (Western)
Playoff finish	First round; (lost to SuperSonics 1–3)
	Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
< 1985–86	1987–88 >

The 1986–87 NBA season was the Mavericks' 7th season in the NBA.^[1]

After winning Game 1 in a high-scoring affair, the underdog Seattle SuperSonics took the next three games, ending the Mavericks season.

The season saw the team draft Roy Tarpley and Mark Price. However, Price would be traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers after refusing to report to Dallas.

Draft picks edit

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	7	Roy Tarpley	PF/C	United States	Michigan
2	25	Mark Price	PG	United States	Georgia Tech
2	35	Milt Wagner	SG/PG	United States	Louisville
3	62	Anthony Welch		United States	Illinois
4	85	Myron Jackson	G	United States	Arkansas-Little Rock
5	108	Jay Bilas		United States	Duke
6	131	Cadillac Anderson	PF/C	United States	Lamar
7	154	Kim Cooksey		United States	Middle Tennessee State

Roster edit

1986–87 Dallas Mavericks roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Height	Weight	DOB	From
SF	24	Aguirre, Mark	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	232 lb (105 kg)	1959-12-10	DePaul
C	33	Blab, Uwe	7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)	252 lb (114 kg)	1962-03-26	Indiana
SG	22	Blackman, Rolando	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1959-02-26	Kansas State
PG	15	Davis, Brad	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1955-12-17	Maryland
C	40	Donaldson, James	7 ft 2 in (2.18 m)	275 lb (125 kg)	1957-08-16	Washington State
PG	12	Harper, Derek	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1961-10-13	Illinois
PG	21	Nutt, Dennis	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	1963-03-25	TCU
PF	44	Perkins, Sam	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	239 lb (108 kg)	1961-06-14	North Carolina
SF	32	Schrempf, Detlef	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	214 lb (97 kg)	1963-01-21	Washington
PF	42	Tarpley, Roy	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	1964-11-28	Michigan
C	23	Wennington, Bill	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	1963-12-26	St. John's
SG	4	Wood, Al	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	193 lb (88 kg)	1958-06-02	North Carolina

Head coach

Dick Motta

Assistant coach(es)

Richie Adubato

Legend

(C) Team captain
(DP) Unsigned draft pick
(FA) Free agent
(S) Suspended
Injured

Roster
Last transaction: December 30, 1986

Regular season edit

Season standings edit

Midwest Division v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-Dallas Mavericks	55	27	.671	–	35–6	20–21	19–11
x-Utah Jazz	44	38	.537	11	31–10	13–28	19–11
x-Houston Rockets	42	40	.512	13	25–16	17–24	19–11
x-Denver Nuggets	37	45	.451	18	27–14	10–31	14–16
Sacramento Kings	29	53	.354	26	20–21	9–32	10–20
San Antonio Spurs	28	54	.341	27	21–20	7–34	9–21

#	Western Conference v t e
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	z-Los Angeles Lakers	65	17	.793	–
2	y-Dallas Mavericks	55	27	.671	10
3	x-Portland Trail Blazers	49	33	.598	16
4	x-Utah Jazz	44	38	.537	21
5	x-Golden State Warriors	42	40	.512	23
6	x-Houston Rockets	42	40	.512	23
7	x-Seattle SuperSonics	39	43	.476	26
8	x-Denver Nuggets	37	45	.451	28

9	Phoenix Suns	36	46	.439	29
10	Sacramento Kings	29	53	.354	36
11	San Antonio Spurs	28	54	.341	37
12	Los Angeles Clippers	12	70	.146	53

z – clinched division title

y – clinched division title

x – clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents edit

1986-87 NBA Records
Team	ATL	BOS	CHI	CLE	DAL	DEN	DET	GSW	HOU	IND	LAC	LAL	MIL	NJN	NYK	PHI	PHO	POR	SAC	SAS	SEA	UTA	WAS
Atlanta	—	3–3	4–2	4–2	2–0	2–0	3–3	1–1	1–1	3–3	2–0	1–1	3–3	5–0	5–1	3–3	1–1	1–1	2–0	2–0	2–0	2–0	5–0
Boston	3–3	—	6–0	3–2	2–0	2–0	3–2	2–0	2–0	5–1	2–0	0–2	3–3	4–2	4–2	3–3	2–0	2–0	2–0	2–0	2–0	1–1	4–2
Chicago	2–4	0–6	—	5–1	1–1	1–1	3–3	0–2	0–2	3–2	2–0	0–2	4–2	3–2	4–2	3–3	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–0	0–2	3–3
Cleveland	2–4	2–3	1–5	—	0–2	1–1	1–5	1–1	0–2	3–3	2–0	0–2	1–5	4–2	4–1	2–4	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–2	2–4
Dallas	0–2	0–2	1–1	2–0	—	4–2	1–1	5–0	3–3	0–2	5–0	3–2	2–0	2–0	2–0	2–0	3–2	2–3	5–1	4–2	5–0	3–3	1–1
Denver	0–2	0–2	1–1	1–1	2–4	—	0–2	4–1	3–3	1–1	2–3	0–5	1–1	2–0	2–0	0–2	3–2	3–2	2–4	5–1	2–3	2–4	1–1
Detroit	3–3	2–3	3–3	5–1	1–1	2–0	—	1–1	1–1	3–3	2–0	1–1	3–3	5–1	6–0	5–0	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	3–3
Golden State	1–1	0–2	2–0	1–1	0–5	1–4	1–1	—	4–1	0–2	6–0	2–4	0–2	2–0	2–0	1–1	1–5	4–2	4–1	4–1	4–2	2–3	0–2
Houston	1–1	0–2	2–0	2–0	3–3	3–3	1–1	1–4	—	2–0	4–1	1–4	0–2	1–1	1–1	0–2	3–2	2–3	5–1	5–1	1–4	3–3	1–1
Indiana	3–3	1–5	2–3	3–3	2–0	1–1	3–3	2–0	0–2	—	2–0	0–2	2–4	5–1	3–2	2–4	1–1	0–2	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	4–2
L.A. Clippers	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–5	3–2	0–2	0–6	1–4	0–2	—	0–6	0–2	1–1	0–2	0–2	1–5	0–6	1–4	1–4	2–4	2–3	0–2
L.A. Lakers	1–1	2–0	2–0	2–0	2–3	5–0	1–1	4–2	4–1	2–0	6–0	—	1–1	2–0	2–0	2–0	5–1	5–1	5–0	4–1	4–2	3–2	1–1
Milwaukee	3–3	3–3	2–4	5–1	0–2	1–1	3–3	2–0	2–0	4–2	2–0	1–1	—	4–2	4–2	2–3	2–0	0–2	2–0	1–1	2–0	1–1	4–1
New Jersey	0–5	2–4	2–3	2–4	0–2	0–2	1–5	0–2	1–1	1–5	1–1	0–2	2–4	—	5–1	3–3	1–1	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	1–1	2–4
New York	1–5	2–4	2–4	1–4	0–2	0–2	0–6	0–2	1–1	2–3	2–0	0–2	2–4	1–5	—	3–3	1–1	0–2	2–0	1–1	0–2	1–1	2–4
Philadelphia	3–3	3–3	3–3	4–2	0–2	2–0	0–5	1–1	2–0	4–2	2–0	0–2	3–2	3–3	3–3	—	1–1	2–0	2–0	1–1	2–0	1–1	3–3
Phoenix	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–1	2–3	2–3	1–1	5–1	2–3	1–1	5–1	1–5	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	—	2–4	2–3	2–3	1–5	4–1	0–2
Portland	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–1	3–2	2–3	2–0	2–4	3–2	2–0	6–0	1–5	2–0	2–0	2–0	0–2	4–2	—	3–2	4–1	4–2	3–2	1–1
Sacramento	0–2	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–5	4–2	1–1	1–4	1–5	1–1	4–1	0–5	0–2	2–0	0–2	0–2	3–2	2–3	—	3–3	2–3	1–5	1–1
San Antonio	0–2	0–2	1–1	1–1	2–4	1–5	1–1	1–4	1–5	0–2	4–1	1–4	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	3–2	1–4	3–3	—	1–4	2–4	0–2
Seattle	0–2	0–2	0–2	1–1	0–5	3–2	0–2	2–4	4–1	1–1	4–2	2–4	0–2	2–0	2–0	0–2	5–1	2–4	3–2	4–1	—	3–2	1–1
Utah	0–2	1–1	2–0	2–0	3–3	4–2	1–1	3–2	3–3	1–1	3–2	2–3	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–4	2–3	5–1	4–2	2–3	—	1–1
Washington	0–5	2–4	3–3	4–2	1–1	1–1	3–3	2–0	1–1	2–4	2–0	1–1	1–4	4–2	4–2	3–3	2–0	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	—

Game log edit

1986–87 game log
Total: 55–27 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)

October: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record

November: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record

December: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record

January: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record

February: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record

March: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record

April: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record

1986–87 schedule

Playoffs edit

1987 playoff game log

First Round: 1–3 (home: 1–1; road: 0–2)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Series
1	April 23	Seattle	W 151–129	Mark Aguirre (28)	Roy Tarpley (11)	Brad Davis (9)	Reunion Arena 17,007	1–0
2	April 25	Seattle	L 110–112	Mark Aguirre (28)	Roy Tarpley (8)	Derek Harper (8)	Reunion Arena 17,007	1–1
3	April 28	@ Seattle	L 107–117	Derek Harper (30)	Sam Perkins (11)	Derek Harper (8)	Hec Edmundson Pavilion 8,150	1–2
4	April 30	@ Seattle	L 98–124	Rolando Blackman (25)	Roy Tarpley (17)	Derek Harper (5)	Hec Edmundson Pavilion 8,150	1–3

1987 schedule

Player statistics edit

Legend
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 edit

Dallas Mavericks statistics
Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Mark Aguirre	80	80	33.3	.495	.353	.770	5.3	3.2	1.1	0.4	25.7
Uwe Blab	30	0	5.3	.392		.464	1.2	0.4	0.1	0.3	1.8
Rolando Blackman	80	80	34.5	.495	.333	.884	3.5	3.3	0.8	0.3	21.0
Brad Davis	82	6	19.3	.456	.302	.860	1.4	4.5	0.8	0.1	7.0
James Donaldson	82	82	36.9	.586		.812	11.9	0.8	0.6	1.7	10.8
Derek Harper	77	76	33.2	.501	.358	.684	2.6	7.9	2.2	0.3	16.0
Myron Jackson	8	0	2.8	.222		.875	0.4	0.8	0.1	0.0	1.4
Dennis Nutt	25	0	3.6	.400	.294	.909	0.3	0.6	0.3	0.0	2.3
Sam Perkins	80	80	33.6	.482	.352	.828	7.7	1.8	1.4	1.0	14.8
Detlef Schrempf	81	5	21.1	.472	.478	.742	3.7	2.0	0.6	0.2	9.3
Roy Tarpley	75	1	18.7	.467	.333	.676	7.1	0.7	0.7	1.1	7.5
Bill Wennington	58	0	9.7	.424	.000	.750	2.2	0.4	0.2	0.2	2.7
Al Wood	54	0	12.2	.390	.280	.784	1.7	0.6	0.4	0.2	6.6

Playoffs edit

Dallas Mavericks statistics
Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Mark Aguirre	4	4	32.5	.500	.000	.767	6.0	2.0	2.0	0.0	21.3
Uwe Blab	1	0	10.0	1.000		.250	3.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	3.0
Rolando Blackman	4	4	38.3	.493	.000	.917	3.5	4.3	0.4	0.0	23.5
Brad Davis	4	0	18.8	.565	.000	.778	2.3	4.3	0.0	0.0	8.3
James Donaldson	3	3	22.7	.800		.889	5.7	0.7	0.3	1.0	5.3
Derek Harper	4	4	30.8	.500	.222	.800	3.0	6.8	1.8	0.0	16.5
Dennis Nutt	1	0	10.0	.200	.000		2.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	2.0
Sam Perkins	4	4	33.3	.500	.000	.696	8.5	1.3	1.0	0.3	17.0
Detlef Schrempf	4	0	24.3	.371	.000	.455	3.0	1.5	0.8	0.5	7.8
Roy Tarpley	4	1	28.5	.500		.714	10.5	0.3	0.3	1.8	13.3
Bill Wennington	4	0	11.8	.500		.600	2.5	1.0	0.0	0.8	3.8

Awards and records edit

Transactions edit

References edit

^ 1986-87 Dallas Mavericks

1986–87 Dallas Mavericks season

Contents

Draft picks edit

Roster edit

Regular season edit

Season standings edit

Record vs. opponents edit

Game log edit

Playoffs edit

Player statistics edit

Season edit

Playoffs edit

Awards and records edit

Transactions edit

References edit

See also edit