1986–87 Atlanta Hawks season

Season of National Basketball Association team the Atlanta Hawks August 2023 March 2026 Atlanta Hawks 1987 yes 57 25 Central 1 2 Mike Fratello Stan Kasten Ted Turner / Turner Broadcasting System Omni Coliseum Conference semifinals(lost to Pistons 1–4) ATL WGNX WSB The 1986–87 Atlanta Hawks season was the Hawks' 38th season in the NBA and their 19th season in the city of Atlanta.1986-87 Atlanta Hawks The Hawks finished first place in the Central Division with a franchise-best record of 57–25. Dominique Wilkins made the All-NBA Second Team, and was selected for the 1987 NBA All-Star Game. In the first round of the playoffs, the Hawks defeated the Indiana Pacers in four games, but lost in five games to the 3rd-seeded Detroit Pistons in the semifinals. Draft picks 1986 NBA draft Round Pick Player Position Nationality College 1 19 Billy Thompson SF Louisville 2 32 Cedric Henderson PF/SF Georgia 2 40 Augusto Binelli C 2 42 Ron Kellogg SF Kansas 3 65 Dave Hoppen C/PF Nebraska 3 70 Jim Les G Bradley 4 88 Efrem Winters PF Illinois 5 111 Nicky Jones Virginia Commonwealth 6 134 Alexander Volkov PF 7 157 Valerie Tikhonenko Roster Atlanta Hawks 1986–87 #B50000 #FFFFFF #F4C934 #000000 12 John Battle basketball SG 6 2 175 1962-11-09 Rutgers 33 Antoine Carr PF 6 9 225 1961-07-23 Wichita State 44 Scott Hastings basketball PF 6 10 235 1960-06-03 Arkansas 32 Jon Koncak C 7 0 250 1963-05-17 Southern Methodist 53 Cliff Levingston PF 6 8 210 1961-01-04 Wichita State 40 Mike McGee basketball SF 6 5 190 1959-07-29 Michigan 25 Doc Rivers PG 6 4 185 1961-10-13 Marquette 30 Tree Rollins C 7 1 235 1955-06-16 Clemson 4 Spud Webb PG 5 6 133 1963-07-13 NC State 21 Dominique Wilkins SF 6 7 200 1960-01-12 Georgia 1 Gus Williams basketball SG 6 2 175 1953-10-10 USC 42 Kevin Willis PF 7 0 220 1962-09-06 Michigan State 10 Randy Wittman SG 6 6 210 1959-10-28 Indiana Mike Fratello Brian Hill Willis Reed Brendan Suhr https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/ATL/1987.html February 14, 1987 Regular season Season standings ATL ATL Notes z, y – division champions x – clinched playoff spot Game log Regular season Atlanta Hawks 1987 #D3222C #FFFFFF Total: 57–25 (home: 35–6; road: 22–19) Atlanta Hawks November yes #FFFFFF #D3222C 6 0 6 3 Atlanta Hawks December #FFFFFF #D3222C 5 1 3 3 Atlanta Hawks January #FFFFFF #D3222C 7 2 1 6 Atlanta Hawks February #FFFFFF #D3222C 5 2 2 4 Atlanta Hawks March #FFFFFF #D3222C 6 1 7 1 Atlanta Hawks April #FFFFFF #D3222C 6 0 3 2 ATL 1987 Playoffs Atlanta Hawks 1987 yes #D3222C #FFFFFF Atlanta Hawks First Round no yes yes #FFFFFF #D3222C 2 0 1 1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 1 | April 24 | Indiana | W 110–94 | Dominique Wilkins (35) | Tree Rollins (11) | Spud Webb (9) | Omni Coliseum16,522 | 0–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 2 | April 26 | Indiana | W 94–93 | Dominique Wilkins (43) | Kevin Willis (10) | Spud Webb (14) | Omni Coliseum16,522 | 0–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 3 | April 29 | @ Indiana | L 87–96 | Dominique Wilkins (22) | Kevin Willis (7) | Doc Rivers (10) | Market Square Arena12,303 | 2–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 4 | May 1 | @ Indiana | W 101–97 | Dominique Wilkins (30) | Dominique Wilkins (9) | Doc Rivers (15) | Market Square Arena14,039 | 3–1 |- Atlanta Hawks Conference semifinals no yes #FFFFFF #D3222C 1 2 0 2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 1 | May 3 | Detroit | L 111–112 | Kevin Willis (22) | Kevin Willis (10) | Doc Rivers (14) | Omni Coliseum14,361 | 0–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 2 | May 5 | Detroit | W 115–102 | Randy Wittman (34) | Kevin Willis (10) | Doc Rivers (14) | Omni Coliseum16,522 | 1–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 3 | May 8 | @ Detroit | L 99–108 | Kevin Willis (26) | Kevin Willis (12) | Doc Rivers (8) | Pontiac Silverdome24,544 | 1–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 4 | May 10 | @ Detroit | L 88–89 | Wilkins, Battle (19) | Dominique Wilkins (12) | Doc Rivers (7) | Pontiac Silverdome17,269 | 1–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 5 | May 13 | Detroit | L 96–104 | Dominique Wilkins (26) | Dominique Wilkins (12) | Doc Rivers (15) | Omni Coliseum16,522 | 1–4 |- ATL 1987 yes Player statistics Season Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPGDominique Wilkins 79 79 37.6 46.3 29.2 81.8 6.3 3.3 1.5 0.629.0Kevin Willis818132.453.625.070.910.50.80.80.816.1Doc Rivers828231.645.119.082.83.610.02.10.412.8Randy Wittman716528.950.333.378.71.73.00.50.212.7Mike McGee76618.745.937.658.42.12.00.80.010.4Cliff Levingston821022.550.60.073.16.50.50.60.88.0Spud Webb33016.143.816.776.21.85.11.00.16.8John Battle64812.645.70.073.80.91.90.50.16.0Jon Koncak821920.548.00.065.46.00.40.60.95.6Tree Rollins755823.554.60.072.46.50.30.61.95.4Antoine Carr65210.750.633.370.92.40.50.20.75.3Gus Williams33014.636.327.867.51.24.20.50.24.2Scott Hastings4006.433.816.779.31.80.30.30.21.8Cedric Henderson601.740.00.0100.00.50.00.00.00.8Michael Wilson201.00.00.00.00.00.50.00.00.0 Playoffs Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPGDominique Wilkins 9 9 40.0 41.0 30.0 89.2 7.8 2.8 1.8 0.926.8Randy Wittman9933.355.40.082.42.03.30.40.416.4Kevin Willis9939.652.20.067.79.20.71.00.815.7Antoine Carr9018.069.60.081.33.01.40.30.911.6Doc Rivers8830.638.30.050.03.411.31.10.47.8John Battle809.844.140.091.31.31.00.10.06.6Tree Rollins9924.653.60.071.45.90.30.31.84.4Spud Webb8115.347.40.076.51.04.80.80.03.9Mike McGee8012.625.614.350.02.51.90.50.03.4Cliff Levingston9012.038.90.077.83.80.30.00.33.1Jon Koncak8010.853.80.075.03.10.40.40.52.5Scott Hastings405.366.70.0100.01.50.00.30.31.5 Player statistics citation:1986-87 Atlanta Hawks Roster and Stats https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/ATL/1987.html 2021-07-22 Basketball-Reference.com en Awards and records Stan Kasten, NBA Executive of the Year Award Dominique Wilkins, All-NBA Second Team References See also 1986-87 NBA season Category:Atlanta Hawks seasons Atlanta Haw Atlanta Haw Atlanta Hawks