Head coach Dick Motta Record 55–27 (.671) | Arena Reunion Arena | |
Place Division: 1st (Midwest)
Conference: 2nd (Western) Playoff finish West First Round
(eliminated 1-3) | ||
The 1986–87 NBA season was the Mavericks' 7th season in the NBA.
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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.
z – clinched division title
y – clinched division title
x – clinched playoff spot
Game 1 @ Reunion Arena, Dallas (April 23): Dallas 151, Seattle 129
Game 2 @ Reunion Arena, Dallas (April 25): Seattle 112, Dallas 110
Game 3 @ Seattle Center Coliseum, Seattle (April 28): Seattle 117, Dallas 107
Game 4 @ Seattle Center Coliseum, Seattle (April 30): Seattle 124, Dallas 98
Derek Harper, NBA All-Defensive Second Team
Roy Tarpley, NBA All-Rookie Team 1st Team
Rolando Blackman, NBA All-Star Game
Mark Aguirre, NBA All-Star Game
West First Round
(2) Dallas Mavericks vs. (7) Seattle SuperSonics: SuperSonics win series 3-1
Last Playoff Meeting: 1984 Western Conference First Round (Dallas won 3-2)
Awards and records
References
1986–87 Dallas Mavericks season Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA