1986-87 Seattle SuperSonics Schedule and Results

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Record: 39-43, Finished 4th in NBA Pacific Division

Coach: Bernie Bickerstaff (39-43)

Executive: Bob Whitsitt

PTS/G: 113.7 (5th of 23) Opp PTS/G: 113.3 (15th of 23)

SRS: 0.08 (11th of 23) Pace: 101.8 (7th of 23)

Off Rtg: 110.7 (6th of 23) Def Rtg: 110.3 (16th of 23) Net Rtg: +0.5 (10th of 23)

Expected W-L: 42-40 (10th of 23)

Preseason Odds: Championship +20000

Arena: Seattle Center Coliseum Attendance: 356,352 (21st of 23)

NBA 1987 Playoffs:
Won NBA Western Conference First Round (3-1) versus Dallas Mavericks (Series Stats)
Won NBA Western Conference Semifinals (4-2) versus Houston Rockets (Series Stats)
Lost NBA Western Conference Finals (0-4) versus Los Angeles Lakers (Series Stats)

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Regular Season Schedule

Playoffs Schedule

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	@	Portland Trail Blazers	W		127	110	1	0	W 1	12,666
2	Sat, Nov 1, 1986		Box Score		Sacramento Kings	W		114	103	2	0	W 2	6,296
3	Tue, Nov 4, 1986		Box Score		Los Angeles Lakers	L		96	110	2	1	L 1	10,426
4	Thu, Nov 6, 1986		Box Score		Dallas Mavericks	L		124	147	2	2	L 2	8,363
5	Sat, Nov 8, 1986		Box Score		New York Knicks	W		105	102	3	2	W 1	9,280
6	Tue, Nov 11, 1986		Box Score		Philadelphia 76ers	L		114	121	3	3	L 1	12,600
7	Wed, Nov 12, 1986		Box Score	@	Los Angeles Lakers	L		97	122	3	4	L 2	13,694
8	Sat, Nov 15, 1986		Box Score	@	Golden State Warriors	W		127	121	4	4	W 1	7,655
9	Tue, Nov 18, 1986		Box Score		Sacramento Kings	W		119	105	5	4	W 2	5,411
10	Thu, Nov 20, 1986		Box Score		Milwaukee Bucks	L		105	116	5	5	L 1	8,790
11	Sat, Nov 22, 1986		Box Score		Indiana Pacers	W		121	111	6	5	W 1	6,399
12	Tue, Nov 25, 1986		Box Score		Los Angeles Clippers	W		113	103	7	5	W 2	4,702
13	Wed, Nov 26, 1986		Box Score	@	Utah Jazz	L		91	127	7	6	L 1	10,512
14	Fri, Nov 28, 1986		Box Score	@	Phoenix Suns	W		117	104	8	6	W 1	10,462
15	Tue, Dec 2, 1986		Box Score		Chicago Bulls	L	OT	109	115	8	7	L 1	13,438
16	Thu, Dec 4, 1986		Box Score	@	San Antonio Spurs	W		109	102	9	7	W 1	5,893
17	Sat, Dec 6, 1986		Box Score	@	Houston Rockets	W		136	80	10	7	W 2	16,016
18	Wed, Dec 10, 1986		Box Score	@	Los Angeles Clippers	L		94	101	10	8	L 1	5,573
19	Thu, Dec 11, 1986		Box Score		San Antonio Spurs	W		113	107	11	8	W 1	5,056
20	Sat, Dec 13, 1986		Box Score		Dallas Mavericks	L		109	126	11	9	L 1	9,789
G	Date	Start (ET)			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
21	Tue, Dec 16, 1986		Box Score	@	Portland Trail Blazers	L		118	126	11	10	L 2	12,666
22	Thu, Dec 18, 1986		Box Score		Houston Rockets	W		114	100	12	10	W 1	7,696
23	Fri, Dec 19, 1986		Box Score	@	Phoenix Suns	W		108	106	13	10	W 2	10,433
24	Sun, Dec 21, 1986		Box Score		Golden State Warriors	L		112	121	13	11	L 1	5,228
25	Tue, Dec 23, 1986		Box Score		Denver Nuggets	W		127	116	14	11	W 1	7,459
26	Fri, Dec 26, 1986		Box Score		Los Angeles Clippers	W		113	107	15	11	W 2	6,353
27	Sun, Dec 28, 1986		Box Score		Portland Trail Blazers	L		118	127	15	12	L 1	9,365
28	Tue, Dec 30, 1986		Box Score		Boston Celtics	L		102	104	15	13	L 2	14,600	2:13
29	Fri, Jan 2, 1987		Box Score	@	Dallas Mavericks	L		107	117	15	14	L 3	17,007
30	Sat, Jan 3, 1987		Box Score	@	Houston Rockets	L		114	138	15	15	L 4	16,016
31	Tue, Jan 6, 1987		Box Score		Phoenix Suns	W		138	108	16	15	W 1	5,764
32	Thu, Jan 8, 1987		Box Score	@	Golden State Warriors	W		115	108	17	15	W 2	7,790
33	Sun, Jan 11, 1987		Box Score		Utah Jazz	W		127	111	18	15	W 3	7,594
34	Tue, Jan 13, 1987		Box Score	@	Denver Nuggets	L		109	117	18	16	L 1	8,981
35	Wed, Jan 14, 1987		Box Score		San Antonio Spurs	W		130	104	19	16	W 1	5,068
36	Fri, Jan 16, 1987		Box Score		Denver Nuggets	W		134	100	20	16	W 2	8,544
37	Sat, Jan 17, 1987		Box Score	@	Sacramento Kings	L		115	125	20	17	L 1	10,333
38	Wed, Jan 21, 1987		Box Score	@	Philadelphia 76ers	L	OT	123	129	20	18	L 2	11,891
39	Fri, Jan 23, 1987	7:40p	Box Score	@	New Jersey Nets	W		125	120	21	18	W 1	9,182
40	Sat, Jan 24, 1987		Box Score	@	Atlanta Hawks	L		87	97	21	19	L 1	13,842
G	Date	Start (ET)			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
41	Mon, Jan 26, 1987		Box Score	@	Utah Jazz	W		108	95	22	19	W 1	12,212
42	Wed, Jan 28, 1987		Box Score		Los Angeles Lakers	W		125	101	23	19	W 2	14,634
43	Fri, Jan 30, 1987		Box Score	@	Golden State Warriors	L		119	127	23	20	L 1	9,276
44	Sat, Jan 31, 1987		Box Score		Phoenix Suns	W	OT	118	112	24	20	W 1	9,344
45	Mon, Feb 2, 1987		Box Score		New Jersey Nets	W		108	100	25	20	W 2	6,132
46	Wed, Feb 4, 1987		Box Score	@	Dallas Mavericks	L		94	124	25	21	L 1	17,007
47	Thu, Feb 5, 1987		Box Score	@	San Antonio Spurs	L		111	117	25	22	L 2	7,548
48	Tue, Feb 10, 1987		Box Score		Atlanta Hawks	L		113	125	25	23	L 3	12,004
49	Thu, Feb 12, 1987		Box Score	@	Milwaukee Bucks	L		104	106	25	24	L 4	11,052
50	Fri, Feb 13, 1987		Box Score	@	Chicago Bulls	L		98	106	25	25	L 5	16,251
51	Mon, Feb 16, 1987		Box Score	@	Cleveland Cavaliers	L		94	105	25	26	L 6	12,163
52	Wed, Feb 18, 1987		Box Score	@	Indiana Pacers	L		88	105	25	27	L 7	9,077
53	Thu, Feb 19, 1987		Box Score	@	Detroit Pistons	L		105	117	25	28	L 8	14,482
54	Sat, Feb 21, 1987		Box Score		Washington Bullets	W		110	93	26	28	W 1	11,637
55	Mon, Feb 23, 1987		Box Score		Los Angeles Clippers	W		124	112	27	28	W 2	5,528
56	Tue, Feb 24, 1987		Box Score	@	Utah Jazz	L		103	133	27	29	L 1	12,212
57	Thu, Feb 26, 1987		Box Score		Denver Nuggets	W		106	100	28	29	W 1	7,691
58	Sat, Feb 28, 1987		Box Score	@	Phoenix Suns	W		112	105	29	29	W 2	13,338
59	Mon, Mar 2, 1987		Box Score		Cleveland Cavaliers	W		123	107	30	29	W 3	6,488
60	Wed, Mar 4, 1987		Box Score	@	Los Angeles Lakers	L		124	138	30	30	L 1	17,505
G	Date	Start (ET)			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
61	Thu, Mar 5, 1987		Box Score		Portland Trail Blazers	W		127	122	31	30	W 1	10,205
62	Sat, Mar 7, 1987		Box Score		Houston Rockets	W		118	115	32	30	W 2	14,474
63	Tue, Mar 10, 1987		Box Score	@	Houston Rockets	W	2OT	136	127	33	30	W 3	16,279
64	Wed, Mar 11, 1987		Box Score	@	Dallas Mavericks	L		117	130	33	31	L 1	17,007
65	Fri, Mar 13, 1987		Box Score	@	Los Angeles Clippers	L		104	108	33	32	L 2	6,522
66	Sun, Mar 15, 1987		Box Score	@	Sacramento Kings	L		106	107	33	33	L 3	10,333
67	Mon, Mar 16, 1987		Box Score		San Antonio Spurs	W		122	111	34	33	W 1	5,934
68	Thu, Mar 19, 1987		Box Score	@	Washington Bullets	L		106	110	34	34	L 1	5,987
69	Fri, Mar 20, 1987		Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	L		108	112	34	35	L 2	14,890	1:51
70	Mon, Mar 23, 1987		Box Score	@	New York Knicks	W	OT	126	121	35	35	W 1	9,038
71	Thu, Mar 26, 1987		Box Score	@	Denver Nuggets	L		113	123	35	36	L 1	10,183
72	Fri, Mar 27, 1987		Box Score		Golden State Warriors	L		105	106	35	37	L 2	9,091
73	Sun, Mar 29, 1987		Box Score		Detroit Pistons	L		107	108	35	38	L 3	8,717
74	Tue, Mar 31, 1987		Box Score		Sacramento Kings	W		132	129	36	38	W 1	6,095
75	Thu, Apr 2, 1987		Box Score		Los Angeles Lakers	L		114	117	36	39	L 1	14,739
76	Sat, Apr 4, 1987		Box Score		Portland Trail Blazers	L		123	126	36	40	L 2	12,227
77	Tue, Apr 7, 1987		Box Score		Phoenix Suns	L	OT	125	127	36	41	L 3	6,585
78	Fri, Apr 10, 1987		Box Score	@	Portland Trail Blazers	L		115	121	36	42	L 4	12,666
79	Tue, Apr 14, 1987		Box Score		Utah Jazz	W		103	102	37	42	W 1	7,178
80	Thu, Apr 16, 1987		Box Score	@	Los Angeles Clippers	W		118	87	38	42	W 2	6,517
G	Date	Start (ET)			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
81	Sat, Apr 18, 1987		Box Score		Golden State Warriors	L		127	132	38	43	L 1	9,428
82	Sun, Apr 19, 1987		Box Score	@	Los Angeles Lakers	W		110	104	39	43	W 1	17,505

Playoffs

Playoffs Table
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
1	Thu, Apr 23, 1987	Box Score	@	Dallas Mavericks	L		129	151	0	1	L 1	17,007	2:12
2	Sat, Apr 25, 1987	Box Score	@	Dallas Mavericks	W		112	110	1	1	W 1	17,007	2:19
3	Tue, Apr 28, 1987	Box Score		Dallas Mavericks	W		117	107	2	1	W 2	8,150	2:25	at Seattle, WA (Clarence S. "Hec" Edmundson Pavillion)
4	Thu, Apr 30, 1987	Box Score		Dallas Mavericks	W		124	98	3	1	W 3	8,150	2:10	at Seattle, WA (Clarence S. "Hec" Edmundson Pavillion)
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
5	Sat, May 2, 1987	Box Score	@	Houston Rockets	W	OT	111	106	4	1	W 4	16,279	2:53
6	Tue, May 5, 1987	Box Score	@	Houston Rockets	W		99	97	5	1	W 5	16,279	2:09
7	Thu, May 7, 1987	Box Score		Houston Rockets	L		84	102	5	2	L 1	14,587	2:07
8	Sat, May 9, 1987	Box Score		Houston Rockets	W		117	102	6	2	W 1	14,559	2:35
9	Tue, May 12, 1987	Box Score	@	Houston Rockets	L		107	112	6	3	L 1	16,279	2:25
10	Thu, May 14, 1987	Box Score		Houston Rockets	W	2OT	128	125	7	3	W 1	14,751	3:25
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
11	Sat, May 16, 1987	Box Score	@	Los Angeles Lakers	L		87	92	7	4	L 1	17,505	2:25
12	Tue, May 19, 1987	Box Score	@	Los Angeles Lakers	L		104	112	7	5	L 2	17,505	2:12
13	Sat, May 23, 1987	Box Score		Los Angeles Lakers	L		121	122	7	6	L 3	14,657	2:21
14	Mon, May 25, 1987	Box Score		Los Angeles Lakers	L		102	133	7	7	L 4	14,477	2:22

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