1986-87
1986-87
Record 39-43 4th
Head Coach: Bernie Bickerstaff
# G Reb Ast Stl Blk Pts Rpg Apg Ppg
3 Dale Ellis 82 447 238 104 32 2,041 5.5 2.9 24.9
24 Tom Chambers 82 545 245 81 50 1,909 6.6 3.0 23.3
34 Xavier McDaniel 82 705 207 115 52 1,890 8.6 2.5 23.0
53 Alton Lister 75 705 110 32 180 871 9.4 1.5 11.6
15 Gerald Henderson 6 9 32 6 0 67 1.5 5.3 11.2
15 Eddie Johnson 24 46 115 12 1 217 1.9 4.8 9.0
20 Maurice Lucus 63 307 65 34 21 500 4.9 1.0 7.9
10 Nate McMillan 71 331 583 125 45 373 4.7 8.2 5.3
30 Kevin Williams 65 83 66 45 8 319 1.3 1.0 4.9
22 Danny Young 73 113 353 74 3 352 1.5 4.8 4.8
44 Terence Stansbury 44 24 57 13 0 176 0.5 1.3 4.0
45 Clemon Johnson 78 277 21 21 42 246 3.6 0.3 3.2
25 Michael Phelps 60 50 64 21 2 182 0.8 1.1 3.0
40 Russ Schoene 63 117 27 20 11 173 1.9 0.4 2.7
42 Curtis Kitchen 6 9 1 2 3 9 1.5 0.2 1.5
Fgm Fga Pct Ftm Fta Pct 3pm 3pa Pct
Ellis 785 1520 .516 385 489 .787 86 240 .358
Chambers 660 1446 .456 535 630 .849 54 145 .372
McDaniel 806 1583 .509 275 395 .696 3 14 .214
Lister 346 687 .504 179 265 .675 0 1 .000
Henderson 25 50 .500 17 18 .944 0 3 .000
E. Johnson 85 186 .457 42 55 .764 5 15 .333
Lucus 175 388 .451 150 187 .802 0 5 .000
McMillan 143 301 .475 87 141 .617 0 7 .000
Williams 132 296 .446 55 66 .833 0 7 .000
Young 132 288 .458 59 71 .831 29 79 .367
Stansbury 67 156 .429 31 50 .620 11 29 .379
C. Johnson 88 178 .494 70 110 .636 0 2 .000
Phelps 75 176 .426 31 44 .705 1 10 .100
Schoene 71 190 .374 29 46 .630 2 13 .154
Kitchen 3 6 .500 3 4 .750 0 1 .000
40+ Points Games
Player Opponent Date Points
Tom Chambers @Houston 03-10-87 42
Dale Ellis @L.A. Clippers 04-16-87 41
Xavier McDaniel @New York 03-23-87 40
Dale Ellis @Sacramento 03-15-87 40
Dale Ellis @Phoenix 02-28-87 40
Dale Ellis @Philadelphia 01-21-87 40
20+ Rebounds Games
Player Opponent Date Rebounds
Alton Lister Phoenix 01-31-87 21
Alton Lister Cleveland 03-02-87 21
Record Vs. Opponents
W-L W-L
Atlanta Hawks 0-2 Los Angeles Lakers 2-4
Boston Celtics 0-2 Milwaukee Bucks 0-2
Chicago Bulls 0-2 New Jersey Nets 2-0
Cleveland Cavaliers 1-1 New York Knicks 2-0
Dallas Mavericks 0-5 Philadelphia 76ers 0-2
Denver Nuggets 3-2 Phoenix Suns 5-1
Detroit Pistons 0-2 Portland Trail Blazers 2-4
Golden State Warriors 2-4 Sacramento Kings 3-2
Houston Rockets 4-1 San Antonio Spurs 4-1
Indiana Pacers 1-1 Utah Jazz 3-2
Los Angeles Clippers 4-2 Washington Bullets 1-1
Honors
All Star
Tom Chambers (MVP)
NBA Most Improved Player
Dale Ellis
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Western Conference First Round
Seattle 3 Dallas 1
Seattle 129
Dallas 151
Seattle 112
Dallas 110
Dallas 107
Seattle 117
Dallas 98
Seattle 124
Western Conference Semi-Finals
Seattle 4 Houston 2
Seattle 111
Houston 106
Seattle 99
Houston 97
Houston 102
Seattle 84
Houston 102
Seattle 117
Seattle 107
Houston 112
Houston 125
Seattle 128
Western Conference Finals
L.A. Lakers 4 Seattle 0
Seattle 87
L.A. Lakers 92
Seattle 104
L.A. Lakers 112
L.A. Lakers 122
Seattle 121
L.A. Lakers 133
Seattle 102
Playoff Statistics
G Reb Ast Stl Blk Pts Rpg Apg Ppg
Dale Ellis 14 90 37 10 6 353 6.4 2.6 25.2
Tom Chambers 14 90 32 12 9 322 6.4 2.3 23.0
Xavier McDaniel 14 117 42 21 9 284 8.4 3.0 20.3
Kevin Williams 14 34 30 16 1 120 2.4 2.1 8.6
Maurice Lucas 14 65 19 12 5 98 4.6 1.4 7.0
Eddie Johnson 14 14 45 5 0 90 1.0 3.2 6.4
Alton Lister 9 56 7 7 13 54 6.2 0.8 6.0
Nate McMillan 14 54 114 12 10 71 3.9 8.1 5.1
Clemon Johnson 14 49 4 7 15 60 3.5 0.3 4.3
Danny Young 14 16 48 15 0 57 1.1 3.4 4.1
Russ Schoene 14 26 3 1 4 31 1.9 0.2 2.2
Curtis Kitchen 8 6 0 0 2 2 0.8 0.0 0.3
Fgm Fga Pct Ftm Fta Pct 3pm 3pa Pct
Ellis 148 304 .487 44 54 .815 13 36 .361
Chambers 118 263 .449 80 99 .808 6 17 .353
McDaniel 124 254 .488 34 56 .607 2 10 .200
Williams 45 94 .479 30 40 .750 0 2 .000
Lucas 35 90 .389 28 38 .737 0 1 .000
E. Johnson 31 58 .534 26 30 .867 2 5 .400
Lister 20 50 .400 14 20 .700 0 0 .000
McMillan 27 62 .435 17 24 .708 0 0 .000
C. Johnson 24 53 .453 12 19 .632 0 1 .000
Young 21 52 .404 10 10 1.000 5 16 .313
Schoene 10 28 .357 9 12 .750 2 6 .333
Kitchen 1 2 .500 0 4 .000 0 0 .000
40+ Points Games
Player Opponent Date Points
Dale Ellis Dallas 04-28-87 43
Xavier McDaniel L.A. Lakers 05-23-87 42