Head coach Chuck Daly Owner(s) William Davidson Record 52–30 (.634) | General manager Jack McCloskey Arena Pontiac Silverdome | |
Place Division: 2nd (Central)
Conference: 3rd (Eastern) | ||
The 1986-87 NBA season was the Pistons' 39th season in the NBA and 30th season in the city of Detroit.
Contents
z - clinched division title
y - clinched division title
x - clinched playoff spot
Game 1 @ Pontiac Silverdome, Pontiac (April 24): Detroit 106, Washington 92
Game 2 @ Pontiac Silverdome, Pontiac (April 26): Detroit 128, Washington 85
Game 3 @ Capital Centre, Landover (April 29): Detroit 97, Washington 96
Game 1 @ The Omni, Atlanta (May 3): Detroit 112, Atlanta 111
Game 2 @ The Omni, Atlanta (May 5): Atlanta 115, Detroit 102
Game 3 @ Pontiac Silverdome, Pontiac (May 8): Detroit 108, Atlanta 99
Game 4 @ Pontiac Silverdome, Pontiac (May 10): Detroit 89, Atlanta 88
Game 5 @ The Omni, Atlanta (May 13): Detroit 104, Atlanta 96
Game 1 @ Boston Garden, Boston (May 19): Boston 104, Detroit 91
Game 2 @ Boston Garden, Boston (May 21): Boston 110, Detroit 101
Game 3 @ Pontiac Silverdome, Pontiac (May 23): Detroit 122, Boston 104
Game 4 @ Pontiac Silverdome, Pontiac (May 24): Detroit 145, Boston 119
Game 5 @ Boston Garden, Boston (May 26): Boston 108, Detroit 107
Game 6 @ Pontiac Silverdome, Pontiac (May 28): Detroit 113, Boston 105
Game 7 @ Boston Garden, Boston (May 30): Boston 117, Detroit 114
Isiah Thomas, All-NBA Second Team
East First Round
(3) Detroit Pistons vs. (6) Washington Bullets: Pistons win series 3-0
Last Playoff Meeting: This was their first meeting in the playoffs.
East Conference Semifinals
(2) Atlanta Hawks vs. (3) Detroit Pistons: Pistons win series 4-1
Last Playoff Meeting: 1986 Eastern Conference First Round (Atlanta won 3-1)
East Conference Finals
(1) Boston Celtics vs. (3) Detroit Pistons: Celtics win series 4-3
Last Playoff Meeting: 1985 Eastern Conference Semifinals (Boston won 4-2)
Awards and records
References
1986–87 Detroit Pistons season Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA