1986–87 Golden State Warriors season

NBA professional basketball team season March 2026 August 2023 Golden State Warriors 1987 42 40 Pacific 3 5 George Karl Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena KPIX-TV KNBR West Conference Semi-finals(lost to Lakers 1–4) GSW The 1986–87 Golden State Warriors season was the Warriors' 41st season in the NBA and 24th in the San Francisco Bay Area.1986-87 Golden State Warriors In the playoffs, the Warriors defeated the Utah Jazz in five games in the First Round, before losing to the eventual NBA champion Los Angeles Lakers in five games in the Semi-finals. Draft picks 1986 NBA draft Round Pick Player Position Nationality College 1 3 Chris Washburn C North Carolina State 3 51 Mike Williams PF Bradley 3 59 Wendell Alexis PF Syracuse 4 75 Dan Bingenheimer Missouri 5 97 Clinton Smith SF Cleveland State 6 121 Bobby Lee Hurt Alabama 7 143 Steve Kenilvort Santa Clara Roster Golden State Warriors #2C3294 #FFFFFF #FFFF00 #000000 5 Greg Ballard basketball F 6 7 215 Oregon 2 Joe Barry Carroll C 7 0 225 Purdue 21 Sleepy Floyd G 6 3 170 Georgetown 22 Rod Higgins F 6 7 200 Fresno State 30 Ben McDonald basketball F 6 8 210 UC Irvine 10 Perry Moss basketball G 6 2 185 Northeastern 17 Chris Mullin basketball F/G 6 6 200 St. John's 45 Purvis Short F/G 6 7 210 Jackson State 11 Clinton Smith basketball G 6 6 210 Cleveland State 13 Larry Smith basketball, born 1958 F 6 8 215 Alcorn State 20 Terry Teagle G/F 6 5 195 Baylor 8 Chris Washburn C 6 11 225 North Carolina State 33 Jerome Whitehead C 6 10 220 Marquette George Karl Ed Gregory Herman Kull Jack McMahon Regular season Season standings GSW GSW z - clinched division title y - clinched division title x - clinched playoff spot Game log January 2011 Playoffs Golden State Warriors 1987 yes Golden State Warriors First round yes yes no 2 0 1 2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 1 | April 23 | @ Utah | L 85–99 | Joe Barry Carroll (18) | Joe Barry Carroll (9) | Sleepy Floyd (8) | Salt Palace11,376 | 0–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 2 | April 25 | @ Utah | L 100–103 | Joe Barry Carroll (22) | Larry Smith (12) | Sleepy Floyd (9) | Salt Palace12,095 | 0–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 3 | April 29 | Utah | W 110–95 | Terry Teagle (30) | Larry Smith (17) | Sleepy Floyd (8) | Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena15,025 | 1–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 4 | May 1 | Utah | W 98–94 | Purvis Short (32) | Larry Smith (8) | Sleepy Floyd (11) | Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena15,025 | 2–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 5 | May 3 | @ Utah | W 118–113 | Joe Barry Carroll (24) | Larry Smith (14) | Sleepy Floyd (14) | Salt Palace11,071 | 3–2 |- Golden State Warriors Conference Semi-finals yes no 1 1 0 3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 1 | May 5 | @ L.A. Lakers | L 116–125 | Joe Barry Carroll (22) | Larry Smith (7) | Larry Smith (11) | The Forum17,505 | 0–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 2 | May 7 | @ L.A. Lakers | L 101–116 | Joe Barry Carroll (22) | Larry Smith (13) | Sleepy Floyd (12) | The Forum17,505 | 0–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 3 | May 9 | L.A. Lakers | L 108–133 | Joe Barry Carroll (23) | Larry Smith (15) | Sleepy Floyd (12) | Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena15,025 | 0–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 4 | May 10 | L.A. Lakers | W 129–121 | Sleepy Floyd (51) | Larry Smith (16) | Sleepy Floyd (10) | Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena15,025 | 1–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 5 | May 12 | @ L.A. Lakers | L 108–116 | Purvis Short (20) | Larry Smith (23) | Sleepy Floyd (11) | The Forum17,505 | 1–4 |- GSW yes 1987 Transactions Free agents AdditionsPlayerDate signedFormer teamJohn SchweitzSeptember 5Cincinnati Slammers (CBA)Phil FordSeptember 23Houston RocketsBen McDonaldSeptember 24Cleveland CavaliersBarry StevensSeptember 30noneRod HigginsOctober 2Chicago BullsKenny PattersonN/ABryan WarrickIndiana PacersPerry MossNovember 6Philadelphia 76ersKevin Henderson (10-day)February 9noneKevin HendersonJune 14Golden State Warriors SubtractionsPlayerDate signedNew TeamBrad WrightSeptember 17Wyoming Wildcatters (CBA)Mike WilliamsOctober 10CB Murcia (Spain)John SchweitzOctober 20Detroit PistonsGary PlummerOctober 22Charleston Gunners (CBA)Pete VerhoevenOctober 28Indiana PacersGeoff HustonNovember 11Los Angeles Clippers References See also 1986-87 NBA season Category:Golden State Warriors seasons Golden Golden Golden State Category:1980s in Oakland, California