1986-87 New York Knicks Schedule and Results

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Record: 24-58, Finished 5th in NBA Atlantic Division

Coach: Hubie Brown (4-12), Bob Hill (20-46)

Executive: Gordon Stirling

PTS/G: 103.8 (23rd of 23) Opp PTS/G: 110.0 (13th of 23)

SRS: -5.42 (22nd of 23) Pace: 98.5 (20th of 23)

Off Rtg: 104.8 (20th of 23) Def Rtg: 111.1 (20th of 23) Net Rtg: -6.3 (22nd of 23)

Expected W-L: 25-57 (22nd of 23)

Preseason Odds: Championship +2000

Arena: Madison Square Garden (IV) Attendance: 538,048 (9th of 23)

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Regular Season

Regular Season Table
G	Date	Start (ET)			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
1	Fri, Oct 31, 1986	7:55p	Box Score	@	New Jersey Nets	L		97	108	0	1	L 1	17,684	2:18
2	Sat, Nov 1, 1986		Box Score		Chicago Bulls	L		103	108	0	2	L 2	19,325
3	Mon, Nov 3, 1986		Box Score	@	Golden State Warriors	L		95	104	0	3	L 3	9,016
4	Tue, Nov 4, 1986		Box Score	@	Denver Nuggets	L		103	118	0	4	L 4	11,383
5	Thu, Nov 6, 1986		Box Score	@	Sacramento Kings	W		106	95	1	4	W 1	10,333
6	Sat, Nov 8, 1986		Box Score	@	Seattle SuperSonics	L		102	105	1	5	L 1	9,280
7	Sun, Nov 9, 1986		Box Score	@	Los Angeles Lakers	L		88	111	1	6	L 2	17,505
8	Tue, Nov 11, 1986		Box Score		Phoenix Suns	W		111	105	2	6	W 1	10,987
9	Fri, Nov 14, 1986		Box Score	@	Milwaukee Bucks	L		103	106	2	7	L 1	11,052
10	Sat, Nov 15, 1986		Box Score		Washington Bullets	W		104	97	3	7	W 1	14,386
11	Wed, Nov 19, 1986		Box Score	@	Philadelphia 76ers	L		94	98	3	8	L 1	12,468
12	Fri, Nov 21, 1986		Box Score	@	Chicago Bulls	L		99	101	3	9	L 2	14,328
13	Sat, Nov 22, 1986		Box Score		Golden State Warriors	L		93	97	3	10	L 3	12,688
14	Tue, Nov 25, 1986		Box Score		Houston Rockets	W		102	93	4	10	W 1	15,243
15	Wed, Nov 26, 1986		Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	L		90	101	4	11	L 1	14,890	1:55
16	Sat, Nov 29, 1986		Box Score		Cleveland Cavaliers	L		88	90	4	12	L 2	14,884
17	Tue, Dec 2, 1986		Box Score	@	Phoenix Suns	L		100	124	4	13	L 3	10,284
18	Thu, Dec 4, 1986		Box Score	@	Los Angeles Clippers	W		95	91	5	13	W 1	6,316
19	Fri, Dec 5, 1986		Box Score	@	Utah Jazz	L		96	123	5	14	L 1	12,212
20	Sun, Dec 7, 1986		Box Score	@	Portland Trail Blazers	L	OT	104	107	5	15	L 2	12,666
G	Date	Start (ET)			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
21	Tue, Dec 9, 1986		Box Score		Los Angeles Lakers	L		87	113	5	16	L 3	19,320
22	Wed, Dec 10, 1986		Box Score	@	Washington Bullets	L		105	106	5	17	L 4	13,273
23	Sat, Dec 13, 1986		Box Score		Atlanta Hawks	L		110	122	5	18	L 5	14,425
24	Tue, Dec 16, 1986		Box Score		Boston Celtics	L		96	107	5	19	L 6	18,694	2:01
25	Thu, Dec 18, 1986		Box Score		New Jersey Nets	L		93	94	5	20	L 7	9,978
26	Sat, Dec 20, 1986		Box Score		Indiana Pacers	L		99	123	5	21	L 8	9,535
27	Mon, Dec 22, 1986		Box Score		San Antonio Spurs	W		103	99	6	21	W 1	9,807
28	Thu, Dec 25, 1986		Box Score		Chicago Bulls	W		86	85	7	21	W 2	15,811
29	Sat, Dec 27, 1986		Box Score		Milwaukee Bucks	W		114	100	8	21	W 3	12,726
30	Tue, Dec 30, 1986		Box Score		Washington Bullets	W		103	97	9	21	W 4	13,201
31	Sat, Jan 3, 1987		Box Score	@	Atlanta Hawks	L		92	114	9	22	L 1	16,522
32	Tue, Jan 6, 1987		Box Score		Atlanta Hawks	W		118	86	10	22	W 1	13,248
33	Wed, Jan 7, 1987		Box Score	@	Detroit Pistons	L		111	122	10	23	L 1	13,364
34	Fri, Jan 9, 1987		Box Score	@	Philadelphia 76ers	W		94	84	11	23	W 1	17,967
35	Sat, Jan 10, 1987		Box Score		Sacramento Kings	W		119	115	12	23	W 2	12,423
36	Tue, Jan 13, 1987		Box Score		Dallas Mavericks	L		103	108	12	24	L 1	12,024
37	Sat, Jan 17, 1987		Box Score	@	Cleveland Cavaliers	L		110	116	12	25	L 2	11,023
38	Mon, Jan 19, 1987		Box Score		Boston Celtics	W		111	109	13	25	W 1	19,431	2:10
39	Wed, Jan 21, 1987		Box Score	@	Dallas Mavericks	L		93	113	13	26	L 1	17,007
40	Fri, Jan 23, 1987		Box Score	@	Houston Rockets	L		95	109	13	27	L 2	16,016
G	Date	Start (ET)			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
41	Sat, Jan 24, 1987		Box Score	@	San Antonio Spurs	L		101	108	13	28	L 3	9,149
42	Tue, Jan 27, 1987		Box Score		Philadelphia 76ers	L		103	108	13	29	L 4	15,556
43	Fri, Jan 30, 1987		Box Score	@	Atlanta Hawks	L		98	106	13	30	L 5	14,906
44	Sat, Jan 31, 1987		Box Score		Detroit Pistons	L		113	114	13	31	L 6	13,616
45	Mon, Feb 2, 1987		Box Score	@	Washington Bullets	L		98	104	13	32	L 7	8,799
46	Tue, Feb 3, 1987		Box Score	@	Milwaukee Bucks	W		110	109	14	32	W 1	11,052
47	Thu, Feb 5, 1987		Box Score		New Jersey Nets	W		135	118	15	32	W 2	11,198
48	Tue, Feb 10, 1987		Box Score	@	Cleveland Cavaliers	L		95	100	15	33	L 1	6,803
49	Wed, Feb 11, 1987		Box Score		Milwaukee Bucks	L		104	127	15	34	L 2	10,869
50	Sat, Feb 14, 1987		Box Score		Chicago Bulls	L		108	112	15	35	L 3	19,591
51	Mon, Feb 16, 1987		Box Score		Philadelphia 76ers	L		101	111	15	36	L 4	14,620
52	Thu, Feb 19, 1987		Box Score		Cleveland Cavaliers	W		120	105	16	36	W 1	10,575
53	Sat, Feb 21, 1987	7:39p	Box Score	@	New Jersey Nets	L		107	111	16	37	L 1	12,859	2:22
54	Sun, Feb 22, 1987		Box Score	@	Detroit Pistons	L		110	122	16	38	L 2	15,887
55	Tue, Feb 24, 1987		Box Score		Portland Trail Blazers	L		109	122	16	39	L 3	9,738
56	Sat, Feb 28, 1987		Box Score	@	Washington Bullets	L		117	137	16	40	L 4	19,411
57	Sun, Mar 1, 1987		Box Score	@	Indiana Pacers	L	OT	115	122	16	41	L 5	11,404
58	Tue, Mar 3, 1987		Box Score		Utah Jazz	W		99	86	17	41	W 1	8,916
59	Wed, Mar 4, 1987		Box Score	@	Philadelphia 76ers	W		102	99	18	41	W 2	12,286
60	Fri, Mar 6, 1987		Box Score	@	Chicago Bulls	W		110	109	19	41	W 3	18,217
G	Date	Start (ET)			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
61	Sat, Mar 7, 1987		Box Score		Los Angeles Clippers	W		115	93	20	41	W 4	9,405
62	Tue, Mar 10, 1987		Box Score		Detroit Pistons	L		93	116	20	42	L 1	10,612
63	Fri, Mar 13, 1987		Box Score		New Jersey Nets	L		121	126	20	43	L 2	10,346
64	Sun, Mar 15, 1987		Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	L		104	113	20	44	L 3	14,890	1:57
65	Tue, Mar 17, 1987		Box Score		Denver Nuggets	L		111	133	20	45	L 4	10,241
66	Thu, Mar 19, 1987		Box Score		Indiana Pacers	W	OT	111	105	21	45	W 1	8,950
67	Sat, Mar 21, 1987		Box Score		Atlanta Hawks	L		85	97	21	46	L 1	14,824
68	Mon, Mar 23, 1987		Box Score		Seattle SuperSonics	L	OT	121	126	21	47	L 2	9,038
69	Tue, Mar 24, 1987		Box Score	@	Milwaukee Bucks	L		96	135	21	48	L 3	11,052
70	Fri, Mar 27, 1987		Box Score	@	Indiana Pacers	L		91	100	21	49	L 4	13,167
71	Sun, Mar 29, 1987		Box Score	@	Chicago Bulls	L		96	115	21	50	L 5	17,516
72	Tue, Mar 31, 1987		Box Score		Boston Celtics	W		128	120	22	50	W 1	17,582	2:02
73	Wed, Apr 1, 1987	7:40p	Box Score	@	New Jersey Nets	L		120	121	22	51	L 1	10,292	2:28
74	Fri, Apr 3, 1987		Box Score	@	Atlanta Hawks	L		89	126	22	52	L 2	13,766
75	Sat, Apr 4, 1987		Box Score		Indiana Pacers	W		112	108	23	52	W 1	10,518
76	Mon, Apr 6, 1987		Box Score		Philadelphia 76ers	W		108	101	24	52	W 2	17,146
77	Fri, Apr 10, 1987		Box Score		Milwaukee Bucks	L		93	132	24	53	L 1	15,852
78	Sun, Apr 12, 1987		Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	L		107	119	24	54	L 2	14,890	2:06
79	Mon, Apr 13, 1987		Box Score		Detroit Pistons	L		100	120	24	55	L 3	9,625
80	Wed, Apr 15, 1987		Box Score	@	Detroit Pistons	L		114	118	24	56	L 4	20,244
G	Date	Start (ET)			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
81	Fri, Apr 17, 1987		Box Score		Washington Bullets	L		110	142	24	57	L 5	11,094
82	Sat, Apr 18, 1987		Box Score	@	Cleveland Cavaliers	L		113	122	24	58	L 6	11,585

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