1986-87 Phoenix Suns Schedule and Results

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Record: 36-46, Finished 5th in NBA Pacific Division

Coach: John MacLeod (22-34), Dick Van Arsdale (14-12)

PTS/G: 111.1 (9th of 23) Opp PTS/G: 113.5 (18th of 23)

SRS: -2.63 (17th of 23) Pace: 102.0 (5th of 23)

Off Rtg: 108.0 (14th of 23) Def Rtg: 110.3 (17th of 23) Net Rtg: -2.4 (17th of 23)

Expected W-L: 35-47 (17th of 23)

Preseason Odds: Championship +10000

Arena: Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum Attendance: 458,347 (15th 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		Box Score		Golden State Warriors	W		127	123	1	0	W 1	11,615
2	Sat, Nov 1, 1986		Box Score	@	Los Angeles Clippers	L		111	117	1	1	L 1	7,805
3	Tue, Nov 4, 1986		Box Score		Portland Trail Blazers	W		126	120	2	1	W 1	11,624
4	Fri, Nov 7, 1986		Box Score	@	Atlanta Hawks	L		86	106	2	2	L 1	7,061
5	Sat, Nov 8, 1986		Box Score	@	Chicago Bulls	L		96	101	2	3	L 2	15,122
6	Tue, Nov 11, 1986		Box Score	@	New York Knicks	L		105	111	2	4	L 3	10,987
7	Wed, Nov 12, 1986		Box Score	@	Detroit Pistons	L		100	108	2	5	L 4	10,366
8	Fri, Nov 14, 1986		Box Score		Philadelphia 76ers	W		127	97	3	5	W 1	14,519
9	Sat, Nov 15, 1986		Box Score	@	San Antonio Spurs	W		116	109	4	5	W 2	6,640
10	Wed, Nov 19, 1986		Box Score		New Jersey Nets	W		111	101	5	5	W 3	9,651
11	Fri, Nov 21, 1986		Box Score		Dallas Mavericks	L	OT	122	130	5	6	L 1	10,182
12	Sat, Nov 22, 1986		Box Score	@	Denver Nuggets	L		120	132	5	7	L 2	12,817
13	Tue, Nov 25, 1986		Box Score	@	Sacramento Kings	L		102	123	5	8	L 3	10,333
14	Wed, Nov 26, 1986		Box Score		Atlanta Hawks	W		120	106	6	8	W 1	11,123
15	Fri, Nov 28, 1986		Box Score		Seattle SuperSonics	L		104	117	6	9	L 1	10,462
16	Tue, Dec 2, 1986		Box Score		New York Knicks	W		124	100	7	9	W 1	10,284
17	Fri, Dec 5, 1986		Box Score		Chicago Bulls	W		114	112	8	9	W 2	14,519
18	Sat, Dec 6, 1986		Box Score	@	Los Angeles Clippers	W		111	109	9	9	W 3	6,296
19	Tue, Dec 9, 1986		Box Score	@	Golden State Warriors	W		109	94	10	9	W 4	7,059
20	Wed, Dec 10, 1986		Box Score		Houston Rockets	L		109	117	10	10	L 1	10,535
G	Date	Start (ET)			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
21	Fri, Dec 12, 1986		Box Score	@	Denver Nuggets	L		116	128	10	11	L 2	9,382
22	Sat, Dec 13, 1986		Box Score		Denver Nuggets	W		123	110	11	11	W 1	11,076
23	Tue, Dec 16, 1986		Box Score	@	Houston Rockets	W		106	102	12	11	W 2	16,016
24	Wed, Dec 17, 1986		Box Score	@	San Antonio Spurs	L		81	94	12	12	L 1	4,754
25	Fri, Dec 19, 1986		Box Score		Seattle SuperSonics	L		106	108	12	13	L 2	10,433
26	Sat, Dec 20, 1986		Box Score	@	Sacramento Kings	L		114	122	12	14	L 3	10,333
27	Tue, Dec 23, 1986		Box Score		Dallas Mavericks	W		120	119	13	14	W 1	10,123
28	Fri, Dec 26, 1986		Box Score		Boston Celtics	L		112	122	13	15	L 1	14,519	2:00
29	Sat, Dec 27, 1986		Box Score	@	Dallas Mavericks	L		97	123	13	16	L 2	17,007
30	Tue, Dec 30, 1986		Box Score	@	Portland Trail Blazers	L		105	120	13	17	L 3	12,666
31	Fri, Jan 2, 1987		Box Score	@	Los Angeles Lakers	L		118	155	13	18	L 4	17,505
32	Sun, Jan 4, 1987		Box Score	@	Golden State Warriors	W		104	101	14	18	W 1	6,266
33	Tue, Jan 6, 1987		Box Score	@	Seattle SuperSonics	L		108	138	14	19	L 1	5,764
34	Fri, Jan 9, 1987		Box Score		San Antonio Spurs	L		100	115	14	20	L 2
35	Sat, Jan 10, 1987		Box Score	@	Denver Nuggets	L	OT	120	127	14	21	L 3	13,661
36	Tue, Jan 13, 1987		Box Score	@	Houston Rockets	L		100	118	14	22	L 4	16,016
37	Thu, Jan 15, 1987		Box Score		Utah Jazz	W		123	107	15	22	W 1	10,712
38	Sat, Jan 17, 1987		Box Score		Los Angeles Clippers	W		132	101	16	22	W 2	11,372
39	Mon, Jan 19, 1987		Box Score	@	Philadelphia 76ers	L		104	107	16	23	L 1	13,525
40	Wed, Jan 21, 1987	7:41p	Box Score	@	New Jersey Nets	L		114	120	16	24	L 2	7,463	2:18
G	Date	Start (ET)			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
41	Fri, Jan 23, 1987		Box Score	@	Washington Bullets	L		90	109	16	25	L 3	6,525
42	Sat, Jan 24, 1987		Box Score	@	Indiana Pacers	W		104	103	17	25	W 1	10,750
43	Mon, Jan 26, 1987		Box Score		Detroit Pistons	W	OT	120	118	18	25	W 2	10,756
44	Wed, Jan 28, 1987		Box Score		Golden State Warriors	W		131	104	19	25	W 3	9,939
45	Fri, Jan 30, 1987		Box Score		Los Angeles Lakers	L		102	114	19	26	L 1	14,471
46	Sat, Jan 31, 1987		Box Score	@	Seattle SuperSonics	L	OT	112	118	19	27	L 2	9,344
47	Tue, Feb 3, 1987		Box Score	@	Portland Trail Blazers	L		103	117	19	28	L 3	12,666
48	Thu, Feb 5, 1987		Box Score		Denver Nuggets	W		113	100	20	28	W 1	10,529
49	Tue, Feb 10, 1987		Box Score	@	Utah Jazz	W		102	98	21	28	W 2	12,212
50	Wed, Feb 11, 1987		Box Score		Indiana Pacers	L		105	121	21	29	L 1	10,378
51	Fri, Feb 13, 1987		Box Score		Utah Jazz	W		105	98	22	29	W 1	12,375
52	Mon, Feb 16, 1987		Box Score		Washington Bullets	L		110	124	22	30	L 1	11,533
53	Thu, Feb 19, 1987		Box Score		Portland Trail Blazers	L		108	124	22	31	L 2	10,651
54	Sat, Feb 21, 1987		Box Score		Milwaukee Bucks	L		107	115	22	32	L 3	14,471
55	Tue, Feb 24, 1987		Box Score		Los Angeles Lakers	L		93	97	22	33	L 4	12,686
56	Wed, Feb 25, 1987		Box Score	@	Los Angeles Lakers	L		91	99	22	34	L 5	16,416
57	Sat, Feb 28, 1987		Box Score		Seattle SuperSonics	L		105	112	22	35	L 6	13,338
58	Mon, Mar 2, 1987		Box Score	@	Dallas Mavericks	L		112	135	22	36	L 7	17,007
59	Thu, Mar 5, 1987		Box Score		Cleveland Cavaliers	W		126	102	23	36	W 1	11,163
60	Sat, Mar 7, 1987		Box Score		Sacramento Kings	W		105	102	24	36	W 2	12,037
G	Date	Start (ET)			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
61	Mon, Mar 9, 1987		Box Score	@	Milwaukee Bucks	L		110	118	24	37	L 1	11,052
62	Wed, Mar 11, 1987		Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	L		109	118	24	38	L 2	14,890	1:56
63	Thu, Mar 12, 1987		Box Score	@	Cleveland Cavaliers	L		109	116	24	39	L 3	6,643
64	Sat, Mar 14, 1987		Box Score	@	San Antonio Spurs	L		108	121	24	40	L 4	7,791
65	Wed, Mar 18, 1987		Box Score		Houston Rockets	L		91	113	24	41	L 5	11,971
66	Fri, Mar 20, 1987		Box Score	@	Portland Trail Blazers	L		105	134	24	42	L 6	12,666
67	Sat, Mar 21, 1987		Box Score		Golden State Warriors	L		102	105	24	43	L 7	13,060
68	Tue, Mar 24, 1987		Box Score		Los Angeles Lakers	W		108	93	25	43	W 1	12,907
69	Thu, Mar 26, 1987		Box Score	@	Sacramento Kings	L		115	124	25	44	L 1	10,333
70	Fri, Mar 27, 1987		Box Score		Los Angeles Clippers	W		130	117	26	44	W 1	10,153
71	Tue, Mar 31, 1987		Box Score	@	Utah Jazz	L		95	110	26	45	L 1	12,212
72	Wed, Apr 1, 1987		Box Score		Houston Rockets	W		117	104	27	45	W 1	11,122
73	Fri, Apr 3, 1987		Box Score		Utah Jazz	W		112	98	28	45	W 2	10,326
74	Sat, Apr 4, 1987		Box Score	@	Los Angeles Clippers	W	OT	128	123	29	45	W 3	8,305
75	Mon, Apr 6, 1987		Box Score		Dallas Mavericks	W	OT	118	110	30	45	W 4	9,752
76	Tue, Apr 7, 1987		Box Score	@	Seattle SuperSonics	W	OT	127	125	31	45	W 5	6,585
77	Thu, Apr 9, 1987		Box Score		Portland Trail Blazers	W		128	122	32	45	W 6	9,438
78	Sat, Apr 11, 1987		Box Score		San Antonio Spurs	W		136	116	33	45	W 7	10,595
79	Sun, Apr 12, 1987		Box Score	@	Los Angeles Lakers	L		104	119	33	46	L 1	17,505
80	Tue, Apr 14, 1987		Box Score		Sacramento Kings	W		132	123	34	46	W 1	11,369
G	Date	Start (ET)			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
81	Wed, Apr 15, 1987		Box Score	@	Golden State Warriors	W		119	116	35	46	W 2	6,688
82	Sat, Apr 18, 1987		Box Score		Los Angeles Clippers	W		121	106	36	46	W 3	10,578

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