1986–87 Milwaukee Bucks season

NBA professional basketball team season March 2026 August 2023 Milwaukee Bucks 1987 50 32 Central 3 4 Don Nelson Don Nelson Herb Kohl MECCA Arena Conference semifinals(lost to Celtics 3–4) MIL The 1986-87 Milwaukee Bucks season was the Bucks' 19th season in the NBA.1986-87 Milwaukee Bucks For the first time since 1978-79, the Bucks did not win their division. During the season, coach and general manager Don Nelson started to experience a rift in friendship with Bucks owner Herb Kohl due to personal disagreements with Kohl on how to run the team. During Game 4 of the 1987 Eastern Conference semifinals between the Bucks and the Boston Celtics, Nelson controversially announced to the local and national sports media that he did not expect to return to the Bucks after the season was over due to said rift with Kohl. Nelson would in fact resign after the Bucks lost the series to Boston in seven games, coming back from being down 3–1 in the series only to lose the seventh and deciding game in Boston Garden.https://www.upi.com/Archives/1987/05/27/Don-Nelson-resigned-as-coach-of-the-Milwaukee-Bucks/6691549086400/ Don Nelson resigned as coach of the Milwaukee Bucks After 11 seasons coaching and managing the Bucks, Nelson took the year off only to return in the 1988–89 season as coach and manager of the Golden State Warriors. The Bucks hired Nelson's assistant coach, Del Harris, to take over the team for the 1987–88 season. Draft picks 1986 NBA draft Round Pick Player Position Nationality College 1 22 Scott Skiles PG Michigan State 2 45 Keith Smith SG Loyola Marymount 3 68 Baskerville Holmes PF Memphis 5 114 Bobby Deaton Southwestern 6 137 John Kimbrell Lipscomb 7 160 Jeff Strong Missouri Roster Milwaukee Bucks 1986–87 #255325 #FFFFFF #59A04F #000000 24 Dudley Bradley SG 6 6 195 1957–03–19 North Carolina 45 Randy Breuer C 7 3 230 1960–10–11 Minnesota 2 Junior Bridgeman SF 6 5 210 1953–09–17 Louisville 34 Terry Cummings F 6 9 220 1961–03–15 DePaul 40 Jerome Henderson basketball PF 6 11 230 1959–10–05 New Mexico 15 Craig Hodges PG 6 2 190 1960–06–27 Long Beach State 10 John Lucas John Lucas II G 6 3 175 1953–10–31 Maryland 44 Paul Mokeski C 7 0 250 1957–01–03 Kansas 4 Sidney Moncrief G 6 3 180 1957–09–21 Arkansas 22 Ricky Pierce G 6 4 205 1959–08–19 Rice 25 Paul Pressey F 6 5 185 1958–12–24 Tulsa 35 Jerry Reynolds basketball, born 1962 G/F 6 8 200 1962–12–23 LSU 43 Jack Sikma C 6 11 230 1955–11–14 Illinois Wesleyan 5 Scott Skiles PG 6 1 180 1964–03–05 Michigan State 11 Keith Smith basketball G 6 3 180 1964–03–09 Loyola Marymount Don Nelson Del Harris Regular season Season standings MIL MIL z - clinched division title y - clinched division title x - clinched playoff spot Game log Milwaukee Bucks 1987 #255325 #FFFFFF Total: 50–32 (home: 1–0; road: 1–0) Milwaukee Bucks October yes #59A04F #255325 0 0 1 0 |-style="background:#bbffbb;" | 1 || October 31, 1986 || @ Detroit | W 120–104 | | | | Pontiac Silverdome | 1–0 Milwaukee Bucks November #59A04F #255325 1 0 0 0 |-style="background:#bbffbb;" | 2 || November 1, 1986 || Boston | W 111–105 | | | | MECCA Arena | 2–0 Milwaukee Bucks December #59A04F #255325 0 0 0 0 Milwaukee Bucks January #59A04F #255325 0 0 0 0 Milwaukee Bucks February #59A04F #255325 0 0 0 0 Milwaukee Bucks March #59A04F #255325 0 0 0 0 Milwaukee Bucks April #59A04F #255325 0 0 0 0 MIL 1987 Playoffs Milwaukee Bucks 1987 yes #255325 #FFFFFF Milwaukee Bucks First Round yes yes no #59A04F #255325 2 1 1 1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 1 | April 24 | Philadelphia | W 107–104 | Terry Cummings (21) | Jack Sikma (11) | Paul Pressey (10) | MECCA Arena11,052 | 1–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 2 | April 26 | Philadelphia | L 122–125 (OT) | Ricky Pierce (24) | Randy Breuer (9) | Paul Pressey (9) | MECCA Arena11,052 | 1–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 3 | April 29 | @ Philadelphia | W 121–120 | Terry Cummings (26) | Jack Sikma (12) | John Lucas (9) | Spectrum14,361 | 2–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 4 | May 1 | @ Philadelphia | L 118–124 | Terry Cummings (29) | Jack Sikma (13) | John Lucas (10) | Spectrum15,464 | 2–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 5 | May 3 | Philadelphia | W 102–89 | Jack Sikma (18) | Jack Sikma (21) | Paul Pressey (9) | MECCA Arena11,052 | 3–2 |- Milwaukee Bucks Conference semifinals yes no #59A04F #255325 2 1 1 3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 1 | May 5 | @ Boston | L 98–111 | Terry Cummings (28) | Terry Cummings (12) | Paul Pressey (8) | Boston Garden14,890 | 0–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 2 | May 6 | @ Boston | L 124–126 | Terry Cummings (28) | Jack Sikma (14) | Paul Pressey (6) | Boston Garden14,890 | 0–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 3 | May 8 | Boston | W 126–121 (OT) | John Lucas (30) | Terry Cummings (12) | Paul Pressey (7) | MECCA Arena11,052 | 1–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 4 | May 10 | Boston | L 137–138 (2OT) | Terry Cummings (31) | Terry Cummings (11) | Paul Pressey (11) | MECCA Arena11,052 | 1–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 5 | May 13 | @ Boston | W 129–124 | Sidney Moncrief (33) | Sikma, Cummings (9) | Paul Pressey (10) | Boston Garden14,890 | 2–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 6 | May 15 | Boston | W 121–111 | Sidney Moncrief (34) | Terry Cummings (11) | Paul Pressey (11) | MECCA Arena11,052 | 3–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 7 | May 17 | @ Boston | L 113–119 | Paul Pressey (28) | Jack Sikma (10) | Paul Pressey (8) | Boston Garden14,890 | 3–4 |- MIL 1987 yes Player statistics Source:1986-87 Milwaukee Bucks Roster and Stats https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/MIL/1987.html 2021-06-03 Basketball-Reference.com en Season Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG Terry Cummings 82 77 33.8 51.1 0.0 66.2 8.5 2.8 1.6 1.020.8 Ricky Pierce 79 31 31.7 53.4 10.7 88.0 3.4 1.8 0.8 0.319.5 John Lucas 43 40 31.6 45.7 36.5 78.7 2.9 6.7 1.7 0.117.5 Paul Pressey 61 60 33.7 47.7 29.1 73.8 4.9 7.2 1.8 0.813.9 Jack Sikma 82 82 30.9 46.3 0.0 84.7 10.0 2.5 1.1 1.112.7 Sidney Moncrief 39 30 25.4 48.8 25.8 84.0 3.3 3.1 0.7 0.311.8 Craig Hodges 78 43 27.5 46.2 37.3 89.1 1.8 3.1 1.0 0.110.8 Randy Breuer 76 10 19.3 48.5 0.0 58.4 4.6 0.6 0.7 0.87.9 Jerry Reynolds 58 24 16.6 39.3 33.3 64.1 3.0 1.8 0.9 0.57.0 Junior Bridgeman 34 4 12.3 46.2 16.7 80.0 1.5 1.0 0.3 0.15.1 Don Collins 6 0 9.5 35.7 0.0 71.4 2.5 0.3 0.3 0.24.2 Scott Skiles 13 0 15.8 29.0 21.4 83.3 2.0 3.5 0.4 0.13.8 Mike Glenn 4 0 8.5 38.5 0.0 71.4 0.5 0.3 0.3 0.03.8 Keith Smith 42 4 11.0 38.0 33.3 75.0 0.8 1.0 0.6 0.13.3 Kenny Fields 4 0 5.5 75.0 0.0 20.0 0.5 0.3 0.3 0.03.3 Dudley Bradley 68 2 13.2 35.7 26.0 81.0 1.5 1.0 1.5 0.13.1 Hank McDowell 7 0 10.0 47.1 0.0 85.7 2.7 0.3 0.3 0.03.1 Cedric Henderson 2 0 3.0 66.7 0.0 100.0 2.5 0.0 0.0 0.03.0 Paul Mokeski 62 3 10.1 40.3 0.0 71.9 2.2 0.4 0.3 0.22.4 Jerome Henderson 6 0 6.0 30.8 0.0 100.0 1.2 0.0 0.2 0.22.0 Marvin Webster 15 0 6.8 52.6 100.0 75.0 1.7 0.2 0.2 0.51.8 Chris Engler 5 0 9.6 25.0 0.0 100.0 3.2 0.6 0.2 0.21.4 Playoffs Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG Terry Cummings 12 10 36.9 48.8 0.0 68.7 7.9 2.3 1.0 1.122.3 Sidney Moncrief 12 10 35.5 47.3 28.6 81.1 4.5 3.0 1.1 0.519.4 Jack Sikma 12 12 35.5 48.7 0.0 98.0 10.8 1.9 1.3 0.816.2 Ricky Pierce 12 2 26.4 47.9 0.0 82.1 2.3 1.3 0.8 0.415.9 John Lucas 12 12 30.2 45.3 33.3 81.3 2.1 5.2 1.2 0.115.6 Paul Pressey 12 12 38.8 46.6 12.5 73.9 5.2 8.6 2.3 0.714.3 Craig Hodges 12 0 18.8 51.9 29.4 90.9 1.8 1.7 0.8 0.27.9 Randy Breuer 12 2 13.0 48.5 0.0 66.7 2.6 0.3 0.6 0.83.3 Paul Mokeski 12 0 8.9 36.4 0.0 80.0 2.4 0.2 0.3 0.22.3 Dudley Bradley 12 0 3.8 36.4 0.0 50.0 0.0 0.2 0.3 0.00.8 Reynolds, Jerry Jerry Reynolds 4 0 1.3 33.3 0.0 50.0 0.3 0.5 0.8 0.00.8 Jerome Henderson 1 0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00.0 Awards and records Ricky Pierce, NBA Sixth Man of the Year Award Paul Pressey, NBA All-Defensive Second Team Transactions Trades July 1, 1986 To Milwaukee Bucks---- Jack Sikma To Seattle SuperSonics---- Alton Lister References See also 1986-87 NBA season Category:Milwaukee Bucks seasons Milwaukee Milwaukee Bucks Milwaukee Bucks