1987 NBA playoffs

Postseason tournament August 2023 NBA playoffs 1987 1987NBAPlayoffsofficiallogo.png 1986–87 April 23–June 14, 1987 16 Los Angeles Lakers 10 Boston Celtics Seattle SuperSonics Detroit Pistons Scoring leader(s) Larry Bird (Celtics) 27.0 PPG MVP Magic Johnson (Lakers) 1986 1988 thumb|right|150px|A ticket for Game 2 of the 1987 Western Conference Semifinals between the Houston Rockets and the Seattle SuperSonics. The 1987 NBA playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 1986–87 season. The tournament concluded with the Western Conference champion Los Angeles Lakers defeating the Eastern Conference champion Boston Celtics 4 games to 2 in the NBA Finals. The Lakers earned their 10th NBA championship, and Magic Johnson was named NBA Finals MVP for a then-record third time. This was the last time the Celtics would appear in the NBA Finals until 2008. Boston only advanced as far as the Conference Finals twice in that stretch: losing the following year to the Detroit Pistons in six games and in 2002 to the New Jersey Nets, also in 6 games. The Pistons appearance in the Eastern Conference Finals was the franchise's first (and their first Division/Conference Final appearance since 1962). It would be the first of five straight Conference Finals appearances for Detroit. They would make their first NBA Finals appearance since 1956 the following season, the first of 3 straight trips to the Finals (winning the last 2). The Warriors & Pacers made their first playoff appearances since 1977 and 1981 respectively. The Pacers also won their first NBA playoff game, in Game 3 of their first-round series against the Hawks. Game 5 of the Philadelphia/Milwaukee series would the final game of Julius Erving's career. By beating Dallas 3–1, the SuperSonics became the first #7 seed to defeat a #2 seed since the playoffs expanded to 16 teams in 1984. They reached the Western Conference Finals, where they were swept by the Lakers. As of , they are the most recent team with a sub-.500 record (39–43) to win a playoff series. The 1989 & 1991 Warriors, 1998 Knicks, 2010 Spurs and 2023 Lakers were the other 7th seeds to beat the 2nd seed. One of the most memorable moments of the playoffs occurred in the final moments of Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Finals when, with Boston down 107–106, Isiah Thomas had his inbounds pass stolen by Larry Bird, who passed to Dennis Johnson for the game-winning layup. The only dent in the Lakers' run to the Finals came in Game 4 of the Western Conference Semifinals against the Warriors, when Sleepy Floyd scored a playoff record 39 points in the second half, with a record 29 coming in the fourth quarter, to seal a 129–121 win. Both records still stand. This was last time a 7 seed went to the Western Conference Finals until 2023 when the Los Angeles Lakers were swept by the Denver Nuggets in 4 games. Bracket First Round Conference Semifinals Conference Finals NBA Finals Eastern Conference Western Conference E1 Boston* 3 E8 Chicago 0 E4 Milwaukee 3 E5 Philadelphia 2 E3 Detroit 3 E6 Washington 0 E2 Atlanta* 3 E7 Indiana 1 W1 LA Lakers* 3 W8 Denver 0 W4 Utah 2 W5 Golden State 3 W3 Portland 1 W6 Houston 3 W2 Dallas* 1 W7 Seattle 3 E1 Boston* 4 E4 Milwaukee 3 E3 Detroit 4 E2 Atlanta* 1 W1 LA Lakers* 4 W5 Golden State 1 W6 Houston 2 W7 Seattle 4 E1 Boston* 4 E3 Detroit 3 W1 LA Lakers* 4 W7 Seattle 0 E1 Boston* 2 W1 LA Lakers* 4* Division winner Bold Series winner Italic Team with home-court advantage First round Eastern Conference first round (1) Boston Celtics vs. (8) Chicago Bulls #eee April 23 Boxscore Chicago Bulls 104 Boston Celtics 108 24–34 23–32 26–20 31–22 Michael Jordan 35 Charles Oakley 12 Michael Jordan 7 Kevin McHale 21 Robert Parish 11 Larry Bird 13 Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts 14,890 Jack Madden, Tommy Nunez Sr., Mike Lauerman Boston leads series, 1–0 April 26 Boxscore Chicago Bulls 96 Boston Celtics 105 30–30 18–26 29–26 19–23 Michael Jordan 42 Charles Oakley 15 Jordan, Threatt 4 each Larry Bird 29 McHale, Parish 10 each Larry Bird 8 Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts 14,890 Ed T. Rush, Lee Jones Boston leads series, 2–0 #eee April 28 Boxscore Boston Celtics 105 Chicago Bulls 94 28–28 23–24 17–21 37–21 Larry Bird 32 Larry Bird 14 Dennis Johnson 10 Michael Jordan 30 Charles Oakley 19 Michael Jordan 7 Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois 18,122 Hugh Evans, John Vanak Boston wins series, 3–0 +Regular-season seriesBoston won 6–0 in the regular-season series#fff November 14, 1986 1986 11140 CHI Boston Celtics 110 Chicago Bulls 98 Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois January 2, 1987 1987 01020 BOS Chicago Bulls 99 Boston Celtics 113 Boston Garden, Boston #fff January 27, 1987 1987 01270 CHI Boston Celtics 105 Chicago Bulls 97 Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois January 28, 1987 1987 01280 BOS Chicago Bulls 103 Boston Celtics 132 Boston Garden, Boston #fff March 27, 1987 1987 03270 CHI Boston Celtics 111 Chicago Bulls 106 Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois April 17, 1987 1987 04170 BOS Chicago Bulls 105 Boston Celtics 108 Boston Garden, Boston This was the third playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Celtics winning the first two meetings. +Previous playoff serieshttps://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=BOS&opp_id=CHI&is_playoffs=Y Team Rivalry Finder — Boston Celtics versus Chicago Bulls (Playoffs) basketball-reference.com May 28, 2015Boston leads 2–0 in all-time playoff series#fff 1981 Boston Celtics 4 Chicago Bulls 0 1981 Eastern Conference Semifinals #fff 1986 Boston Celtics 3 Chicago Bulls 0 1986 Eastern Conference First Round (2) Atlanta Hawks vs. (7) Indiana Pacers #eee April 24 Boxscore Indiana Pacers 94 Atlanta Hawks 110 25–24 26–30 16–21 27–35 Steve Stipanovich 22 Steve Stipanovich 13 Vern Fleming 6 Dominique Wilkins 35 Tree Rollins 11 Spud Webb 9 Omni Coliseum, Atlanta, Georgia 16,522 Ed T. Rush, Hue Hollins Atlanta leads series, 1–0 April 26 Boxscore Indiana Pacers 93 Atlanta Hawks 94 26–23 23–27 21–21 23–23 Chuck Person 24 Herb Williams 8 Williams, Fleming 4 each Dominique Wilkins 43 Kevin Willis 10 Spud Webb 14 Omni Coliseum, Atlanta, Georgia 16,522 Earl Strom, Tommy Nunez Sr. Atlanta leads series, 2–0 #eee April 29 Boxscore Atlanta Hawks 87 Indiana Pacers 96 16–27 21–19 25–23 25–27 Dominique Wilkins 22 Kevin Willis 7 Doc Rivers 10 Chuck Person 23 Chuck Person 17 Chuck Person 7 Market Square Arena, Indianapolis, Indiana 12,303 Jack Madden, Mike Mathis Atlanta leads series, 2–1 May 1 Boxscore Atlanta Hawks 101 Indiana Pacers 97 16–20 27–21 29–32 29–24 Dominique Wilkins 30 Dominique Wilkins 9 Doc Rivers 15 Chuck Person 40 Vern Fleming 11 Vern Fleming 8 Market Square Arena, Indianapolis, Indiana 14,039 Jess Kersey, Joe Crawford, Lee Jones Atlanta wins series, 3–1 +Regular-season seriesTied 3–3 in the regular-season series#fff December 5, 1986 1986 12050 IND Atlanta Hawks 113 Indiana Pacers 119 Market Square Arena, Indianapolis January 27, 1987 1987 01270 ATL Indiana Pacers 98 Atlanta Hawks 114 The Omni, Atlanta #fff February 20, 1987 1987 02200 ATL Indiana Pacers 107 Atlanta Hawks 105 The Omni, Atlanta March 3, 1987 1987 03030 IND Atlanta Hawks 109 Indiana Pacers 108 Market Square Arena, Indianapolis #fff March 28, 1987 1987 03280 ATL Indiana Pacers 120 Atlanta Hawks 114 The Omni, Atlanta April 13, 1987 1987 04130 IND Atlanta Hawks 102 Indiana Pacers 101 Market Square Arena, Indianapolis This was the first playoff meeting between the Hawks and the Pacers.https://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=ATL&opp_id=IND&is_playoffs=Y Team Rivalry Finder — Atlanta Hawks versus Indiana Pacers (Playoffs) basketball-reference.com May 28, 2015 (3) Detroit Pistons vs. (6) Washington Bullets #eee April 24 Boxscore Washington Bullets 92 Detroit Pistons 106 24–26 21–31 28–23 19–26 Terry Catledge 24 Malone, Catledge 12 each Moses Malone 3 Isiah Thomas 34 Laimbeer, Rodman 10 each Isiah Thomas 9 Pontiac Silverdome, Pontiac, Michigan 15,419 Earl Strom, Bill Oakes, Tommy Nunez Sr. Detroit leads series, 1–0 April 26 Boxscore Washington Bullets 85 Detroit Pistons 128 22–36 14–40 31–29 18–23 Terry Catledge 19 Moses Malone 10 Ennis Whatley 4 Adrian Dantley 24 Bill Laimbeer 9 Vinnie Johnson 13 Pontiac Silverdome, Pontiac, Michigan 14,389 Darell Garretson, Hue Hollins, Bernie Fryer Detroit leads series, 2–0 #eee April 29 Boxscore Detroit Pistons 97 Washington Bullets 96 27–27 27–28 24–16 19–25 Dantley, Johnson 21 each Rick Mahorn 12 Isiah Thomas 10 Moses Malone 31 Moses Malone 16 Michael Adams 8 Capital Centre, Landover, Maryland 10,831 Paul Mihalak, Jess Kersey, James Capers Sr. Detroit wins series, 3–0 +Regular-season seriesTied 3–3 in the regular-season series#fff November 5, 1986 1986 11050 DET Washington Bullets 85 Detroit Pistons 109 Pontiac Silverdome, Pontiac, Michigan November 19, 1986 1986 11190 WSB Detroit Pistons 105 Washington Bullets 119 Capital Centre, Landover, Maryland #fff December 12, 1986 1986 12120 DET Washington Bullets 116 Detroit Pistons 115 Pontiac Silverdome, Pontiac, Michigan December 27, 1986 1986 12270 WSB Detroit Pistons 107 Washington Bullets 105 Capital Centre, Landover, Maryland #fff January 29, 1987 1987 01290 DET Washington Bullets 101 Detroit Pistons 112 Pontiac Silverdome, Pontiac, Michigan April 12, 1987 1987 04120 WSB Detroit Pistons 98 Washington Bullets 103 Capital Centre, Landover, Maryland This was the first playoff meeting between the Pistons and the Bullets.https://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=DET&opp_id=WAS&is_playoffs=Y Team Rivalry Finder — Detroit Pistons versus Washington Wizards (Playoffs) basketball-reference.com May 28, 2015 (4) Milwaukee Bucks vs. (5) Philadelphia 76ers #eee April 24 Boxscore Philadelphia 76ers 104 Milwaukee Bucks 107 25–24 26–27 33–34 20–22 Charles Barkley 21 Charles Barkley 13 Cheeks, Toney 9 each Terry Cummings 21 Jack Sikma 11 Paul Pressey 10 MECCA Arena, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 11,052 Darell Garretson, Lee Jones Milwaukee leads series, 1–0 April 26 Boxscore Philadelphia 76ers 125 Milwaukee Bucks 122 OT 26–31 23–22 29–31 30–24 17–14 Roy Hinson 28 Charles Barkley 15 Maurice Cheeks 11 Ricky Pierce 24 Randy Breuer 9 Paul Pressey 9 MECCA Arena, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 11,052 Mike Mathis, Jess Kersey Series tied, 1–1 #eee April 29 Boxscore Milwaukee Bucks 121 Philadelphia 76ers 120 25–25 23–32 37–38 36–25 Terry Cummings 26 Jack Sikma 12 John Lucas 9 Charles Barkley 39 Cliff Robinson 10 Cheeks, Toney 8 each Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 14,361 Milwaukee leads series, 2–1 Jack Sikma gets his shot blocked, jumps back up, catches the ball in mid-air and line-drives it in with 2 seconds left for the game-winner. May 1 Boxscore Milwaukee Bucks 118 Philadelphia 76ers 124 29–18 28–34 23–32 38–40 Terry Cummings 29 Jack Sikma 13 John Lucas 10 Charles Barkley 25 Charles Barkley 13 Maurice Cheeks 11 Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 15,464 Jack Madden, Paul Mihalak Series tied, 2–2 #eee May 3 Boxscore Philadelphia 76ers 89 Milwaukee Bucks 102 22–29 28–24 17–21 22–28 Julius Erving 24 Charles Barkley 13 Cheeks, Wingate 5 each Jack Sikma 18 Jack Sikma 21 Paul Pressey 9 MECCA Arena, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 11,052 Earl Strom, Ed T. Rush Milwaukee wins series, 3–2 Julius Erving's final NBA game. +Regular-season seriesPhiladelphia won 3–2 in the regular-season series#fff November 5, 1986 1986 11050 PHI Milwaukee Bucks 101 Philadelphia 76ers 107 Spectrum, Philadelphia December 3, 1986 1986 12030 PHI Milwaukee Bucks 110 Philadelphia 76ers 115 OT Spectrum, Philadelphia #fff December 16, 1986 1986 12160 MIL Philadelphia 76ers 91 Milwaukee Bucks 103 MECCA Arena, Milwaukee March 21, 1987 1987 03210 MIL Philadelphia 76ers 105 Milwaukee Bucks 102 MECCA Arena, Milwaukee, Wisconsin #fff April 15, 1987 1987 04150 MIL Philadelphia 76ers 95 Milwaukee Bucks 128 MECCA Arena, Milwaukee This was the seventh playoff meeting between these two teams, with the 76ers winning four of the first six meetings. +Previous playoff serieshttps://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=MIL&opp_id=PHI&is_playoffs=Y Team Rivalry Finder — Milwaukee Bucks versus Philadelphia 76ers (Playoffs) basketball-reference.com May 28, 2015Philadelphia leads 4–2 in all-time playoff series#fff 1970 Milwaukee Bucks 4 Philadelphia 76ers 1 1970 Eastern Division Semifinals #fff 1981 Milwaukee Bucks 3 Philadelphia 76ers 4 1981 Eastern Conference Semifinals #fff 1982 Milwaukee Bucks 2 Philadelphia 76ers 4 1982 Eastern Conference Semifinals #fff 1983 Milwaukee Bucks 1 Philadelphia 76ers 4 1983 Eastern Conference Finals #fff 1985 Milwaukee Bucks 0 Philadelphia 76ers 4 1985 Eastern Conference Semifinals #fff 1986 Milwaukee Bucks 4 Philadelphia 76ers 3 1986 Eastern Conference Semifinals Western Conference first round (1) Los Angeles Lakers vs. (8) Denver Nuggets #eee April 23 Boxscore Denver Nuggets 95 Los Angeles Lakers 128 32–39 21–43 20–30 22–16 Blair Rasmussen 26 Blair Rasmussen 13 Fat Lever 9 James Worthy 28 Mychal Thompson 9 Magic Johnson 14 The Forum, Inglewood, California 17,505 LA Lakers lead series, 1–0 Magic Johnson hits an 88-foot shot at the buzzer to end the first half. April 25 Boxscore Denver Nuggets 127 Los Angeles Lakers 139 23–40 32–33 33–32 39–34 Fat Lever 26 Fat Lever 10 Fat Lever 9 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 28 A.C. Green 13 Magic Johnson 15 The Forum, Inglewood, California 17,297 Hugh Evans, Bill Saar, Ronnie Nunn LA Lakers lead series, 2–0 #eee April 29 Boxscore Los Angeles Lakers 140 Denver Nuggets 103 25–26 44–30 36–22 35–25 Byron Scott 25 A.C. Green 10 Magic Johnson 14 Alex English 25 Wayne Cooper 12 Alex English 6 McNichols Sports Arena, Denver, Colorado 15,137 Joe Crawford, Hue Hollins, Mike Lauerman LA Lakers win series, 3–0 +Regular-season seriesLos Angeles won 5–0 in the regular-season series#fff November 7, 1986 1986 11070 LAL Denver Nuggets 116 Los Angeles Lakers 138 The Forum, Inglewood, CaliforniaJanuary 7, 1987 1987 01070 LAL Denver Nuggets 109 Los Angeles Lakers 147 The Forum, Inglewood, California#fff February 18, 1987 1987 02180 DEN Los Angeles Lakers 128 Denver Nuggets 122 McNichols Sports Arena, Denver, ColoradoMarch 10, 1987 1987 03100 LAL Denver Nuggets 107 Los Angeles Lakers 143 The Forum, Inglewood, California#fff April 5, 1987 1987 04050 DEN Los Angeles Lakers 126 Denver Nuggets 118 McNichols Sports Arena, Denver, Colorado This was the third playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Lakers winning the first two meetings. +Previous playoff seriesTeam Rivalry Finder — Denver Nuggets versus Los Angeles Lakers (Playoffs) https://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=DEN&opp_id=LAL&is_playoffs=Y May 28, 2015 basketball-reference.comLos Angeles leads 2–0 in all-time playoff series#fff 1979 Denver Nuggets 1 Los Angeles Lakers 2 1979 Western Conference First Round#fff 1985 Denver Nuggets 1 Los Angeles Lakers 4 1985 Western Conference Finals (2) Dallas Mavericks vs. (7) Seattle SuperSonics #eee April 23 Boxscore Seattle SuperSonics 129 Dallas Mavericks 151 28–39 31–38 29–43 41–31 Tom Chambers 35 Xavier McDaniel 13 Xavier McDaniel 7 Mark Aguirre 28 Roy Tarpley 11 Brad Davis 9 Reunion Arena, Dallas, Texas 17,007 John Vanak, Jess Kersey, Bruce Alexander Dallas leads series, 1–0 April 25 Boxscore Seattle SuperSonics 112 Dallas Mavericks 110 35–34 29–32 26–26 22–18 Dale Ellis 32 Xavier McDaniel 9 Nate McMillan 8 Mark Aguirre 28 Roy Tarpley 8 Derek Harper 8 Reunion Arena, Dallas, Texas 17,007 Jack Madden, Paul Mihalak, Bernie Fryer Series tied, 1–1 #eee April 28 Boxscore Dallas Mavericks 107 Seattle SuperSonics 117 15–26 22–29 36–34 34–28 Derek Harper 30 Sam Perkins 11 Derek Harper 8 Dale Ellis 43 Dale Ellis 14 Nate McMillan 9 Hec Edmundson Pavilion, Seattle, Washington 8,150 Joe Crawford, Bill Saar, Bennett Salvatore Seattle leads series, 2–1 April 30 Boxscore Dallas Mavericks 98 Seattle SuperSonics 124 21–33 27–28 29–27 21–36 Rolando Blackman 25 Roy Tarpley 17 Derek Harper 5 Tom Chambers 31 Chambers, Ellis 9 each Nate McMillan 9 Hec Edmundson Pavilion, Seattle, Washington 8,150 Earl Strom, Tommy Nunez Sr., Bill Oakes Seattle wins series, 3–1 Seattle becomes first 7th seeded team to eliminate 2nd seeded team since Playoffs moved to 16-team format in 1984. +Regular-season seriesDallas won 5–0 in the regular-season series#fff November 6, 1986 1986 11060 SEA Dallas Mavericks 147 Seattle SuperSonics 124 Seattle Center Coliseum, SeattleDecember 13, 1986 1986 12130 SEA Dallas Mavericks 126 Seattle SuperSonics 109 Seattle Center Coliseum, Seattle#fff January 2, 1987 1987 01020 DAL Seattle SuperSonics 107 Dallas Mavericks 117 Reunion Arena, DallasFebruary 4, 1987 1987 02040 DAL Seattle SuperSonics 94 Dallas Mavericks 124 Reunion Arena, Dallas#fff March 11, 1987 1987 03110 DAL Seattle SuperSonics 117 Dallas Mavericks 130 Reunion Arena, Dallas This was the second playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Mavericks winning the first meeting. +Previous playoff seriesTeam Rivalry Finder — Dallas Mavericks versus Oklahoma City Thunder (Playoffs) https://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=DAL&opp_id=OKC&is_playoffs=Y May 28, 2015 basketball-reference.comDallas leads 1–0 in all-time playoff series#fff 1984 Dallas Mavericks 3 Seattle SuperSonics 2 1984 Western Conference First Round (3) Portland Trail Blazers vs. (6) Houston Rockets #eee April 24 Boxscore Houston Rockets 125 Portland Trail Blazers 115 35–32 30–28 27–22 33–33 Hakeem Olajuwon 30 Hakeem Olajuwon 10 Allen Leavell 10 Kiki VanDeWeghe 30 Clyde Drexler 13 Terry Porter 11 Memorial Coliseum, Portland, Oregon 12,666 Houston leads series, 1–0 April 26 Boxscore Houston Rockets 98 Portland Trail Blazers 111 38–29 12–27 26–28 22–27 Leavell, Sampson 28 each Rodney McCray 12 Allen Leavell 8 Clyde Drexler 32 Porter, Johnson 8 each Terry Porter 15 Memorial Coliseum, Portland, Oregon 12,666 Joe Crawford, Bill Saar, Bennett Salvatore Series tied, 1–1 #eee April 28 Boxscore Portland Trail Blazers 108 Houston Rockets 117 22–38 23–32 34–24 29–23 Clyde Drexler 26 Johnson, Jones 10 each Terry Porter 8 Hakeem Olajuwon 35 Hakeem Olajuwon 11 Allen Leavell 13 The Summit, Houston, Texas 16,279 Ed T. Rush, Mike Mathis, James Capers Sr. Houston leads series, 2–1 April 30 Boxscore Portland Trail Blazers 101 Houston Rockets 113 21–20 30–41 17–28 33–24 Kiki VanDeWeghe 27 Steve Johnson 12 Terry Porter 6 Hakeem Olajuwon 27 McCray, Sampson 10 each Allen Leavell 8 The Summit, Houston, Texas 16,279 Darell Garretson, Ed Middleton, Bernie Fryer Houston wins series, 3–1 +Regular-season seriesPortland won 3–2 in the regular-season series#fff November 18, 1986 1986 11180 HOU Portland Trail Blazers 115 Houston Rockets 111 OT The Summit, HoustonDecember 19, 1986 1986 12190 POR Houston Rockets 112 Portland Trail Blazers 115 Memorial Coliseum, Portland, Oregon#fff March 8, 1987 1987 03080 POR Houston Rockets 93 Portland Trail Blazers 119 Memorial Coliseum, Portland, OregonMarch 26, 1987 1987 03260 HOU Portland Trail Blazers 104 Houston Rockets 119 The Summit, Houston#fff April 6, 1987 1987 04060 POR Houston Rockets 114 Portland Trail Blazers 108 Memorial Coliseum, Portland, Oregon This was the first playoff meeting between the Rockets and the Trail Blazers.Team Rivalry Finder — Houston Rockets versus Portland Trail Blazers (Playoffs) https://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=HOU&opp_id=POR&is_playoffs=Y May 28, 2015 basketball-reference.com (4) Utah Jazz vs. (5) Golden State Warriors #eee April 23 Boxscore Golden State Warriors 85 Utah Jazz 99 18–21 23–32 27–23 17–23 Joe Barry Carroll 18 Joe Barry Carroll 9 Sleepy Floyd 8 Malone, Bailey 20 each Mark Eaton 15 Rickey Green 15 Salt Palace, Salt Lake City, Utah 11,376 Hugh Evans, Ed Middleton, Ronnie Nunn Utah leads series, 1–0 April 25 Boxscore Golden State Warriors 100 Utah Jazz 103 18–28 28–35 30–15 24–25 Joe Barry Carroll 22 Larry Smith 12 Sleepy Floyd 9 Darrell Griffith 25 Karl Malone 13 Hansen, Stockton 5 each Salt Palace, Salt Lake City, Utah 12,095 Utah leads series, 2–0 #eee April 29 Boxscore Utah Jazz 95 Golden State Warriors 110 24–23 20–32 23–22 28–33 Kelly Tripucka 16 Karl Malone 9 John Stockton 8 Terry Teagle 30 Larry Smith 17 Sleepy Floyd 8 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena, Oakland, California 15,025 Earl Strom, Bill Oakes, Bennett Salvatore Utah leads series, 2–1 May 1 Boxscore Utah Jazz 94 Golden State Warriors 98 22–25 26–18 26–25 20–30 Hansen, Malone 20 each Mark Eaton 15 John Stockton 11 Purvis Short 32 Larry Smith 8 Sleepy Floyd 11 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena, Oakland, California 15,025 Ed T. Rush, Hue Hollins, Tommy Nunez Sr. Series tied, 2–2 #eee May 3 Boxscore Golden State Warriors 118 Utah Jazz 113 35–29 32–22 23–26 28–36 Joe Barry Carroll 24 Larry Smith 14 Sleepy Floyd 14 Karl Malone 23 Mark Eaton 10 John Stockton 13 Salt Palace, Salt Lake City, Utah 11,071 Jack Madden, Jess Kersey Golden State wins series, 3–2 +Regular-season seriesUtah won 3–2 in the regular-season series#fff November 25, 1986 1986 11250 GSW Utah Jazz 106 Golden State Warriors 111 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena, Oakland, CaliforniaJanuary 23, 1987 1987 01230 UTA Golden State Warriors 100 Utah Jazz 123 Salt Palace, Salt Lake City#fff March 17, 1987 1987 03170 UTA Golden State Warriors 103 Utah Jazz 118 Salt Palace, Salt Lake CityMarch 28, 1987 1987 03280 GSW Utah Jazz 110 Golden State Warriors 116 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena, Oakland, California#fff April 12, 1987 1987 04120 GSW Utah Jazz 109 Golden State Warriors 107 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena, Oakland, California This was the first playoff meeting between the Warriors and the Jazz.Team Rivalry Finder — Golden State Warriors versus Utah Jazz (Playoffs) https://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=GSW&opp_id=UTA&is_playoffs=Y May 28, 2015 basketball-reference.com Conference Semifinals Eastern Conference Semifinals (1) Boston Celtics vs. (4) Milwaukee Bucks #eee May 5 Boxscore Milwaukee Bucks 98 Boston Celtics 111 26–34 29–31 18–20 25–26 Terry Cummings 28 Terry Cummings 12 Paul Pressey 8 Larry Bird 40 Robert Parish 12 Bird, Johnson 7 each Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts 14,890 Joe Crawford, Mike Mathis, Dick Bavetta Boston leads series, 1–0 May 6 Boxscore Milwaukee Bucks 124 Boston Celtics 126 27–25 37–39 31–36 29–26 Terry Cummings 28 Jack Sikma 14 Paul Pressey 6 Bird, Ainge 30 each Larry Bird 10 Dennis Johnson 10 Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts 14,890 Ed Middleton, Hugh Evans, Jack Nies Boston leads series, 2–0 #eee May 8 Boxscore Boston Celtics 121 Milwaukee Bucks 126 OT 34–33 24–29 26–23 30–29 7–12 Dennis Johnson 32 Robert Parish 16 Dennis Johnson 14 John Lucas 30 Terry Cummings 12 Paul Pressey 7 MECCA Arena, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 11,052 Jack Madden, Bill Saar Boston leads series, 2–1 May 10 Boxscore Boston Celtics 138 Milwaukee Bucks 137 2OT 32–31 32–34 29–30 24–22 10–10, 11–10 Larry Bird 42 Kevin McHale 11 Dennis Johnson 12 Terry Cummings 31 Terry Cummings 11 Paul Pressey 11 MECCA Arena, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 11,052 Hue Hollins, Jess Kersey Boston leads series, 3–1 #eee May 13 Boxscore Milwaukee Bucks 129 Boston Celtics 124 38–32 27–34 32–36 32–22 Sidney Moncrief 33 Sikma, Cummings 9 each Paul Pressey 10 Robert Parish 30 Robert Parish 16 Larry Bird 12 Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts 14,890 Paul Mihalak, Jake O'Donnell Boston leads series, 3–2 May 15 Boxscore Boston Celtics 111 Milwaukee Bucks 121 36–27 31–32 24–31 20–31 Dennis Johnson 25 Kevin McHale 16 Dennis Johnson 14 Sidney Moncrief 34 Terry Cummings 11 Paul Pressey 11 MECCA Arena, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 11,052 Earl Strom, Darell Garretson, Joe Crawford Series tied, 3–3 #eee May 17 Boxscore Milwaukee Bucks 113 Boston Celtics 119 36–29 23–27 30–32 24–31 Paul Pressey 28 Jack Sikma 10 Paul Pressey 8 Larry Bird 31 Robert Parish 19 Dennis Johnson 10 Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts 14,890 Ed T. Rush, Hugh Evans Boston wins series, 4–3 +Regular-season seriesTied 3–3 in the regular-season series#fff November 1, 1986 1986 11010 MIL Boston Celtics 105 Milwaukee Bucks 111 MECCA Arena, Milwaukee November 12, 1986 1986 11120 BOS Milwaukee Bucks 116 Boston Celtics 124 Boston Garden, Boston #fff December 20, 1986 1986 12200 MIL Boston Celtics 100 Milwaukee Bucks 120 MECCA Arena, Milwaukee January 7, 1987 1987 01070 BOS Milwaukee Bucks 92 Boston Celtics 119 Boston Garden, Boston #fff March 17, 1987 1987 03170 MIL Boston Celtics 115 Milwaukee Bucks 123 MECCA Arena, Milwaukee March 18, 1987 1987 03180 BOS Milwaukee Bucks 102 Boston Celtics 120 Boston Garden, Boston This was the fifth playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Celtics winning three of the first four meetings. +Previous playoff serieshttps://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=BOS&opp_id=MIL&is_playoffs=Y Team Rivalry Finder — Boston Celtics versus Milwaukee Bucks (Playoffs) basketball-reference.com May 28, 2015Boston leads 3–1 in all-time playoff series#fff 1974 Boston Celtics 4 Milwaukee Bucks 3 1974 NBA Finals #fff 1983 Boston Celtics 0 Milwaukee Bucks 4 1983 Eastern Conference Semifinals #fff 1984 Boston Celtics 4 Milwaukee Bucks 1 1984 Eastern Conference Finals #fff 1986 Boston Celtics 4 Milwaukee Bucks 0 1986 Eastern Conference Finals (2) Atlanta Hawks vs. (3) Detroit Pistons #eee May 3 Boxscore Detroit Pistons 112 Atlanta Hawks 111 27–26 29–31 29–28 27–26 Isiah Thomas 30 Dennis Rodman 10 Isiah Thomas 10 Kevin Willis 22 Kevin Willis 10 Doc Rivers 14 Omni Coliseum, Atlanta, Georgia 14,361 Detroit leads series, 1–0 May 5 Boxscore Detroit Pistons 102 Atlanta Hawks 115 22–25 26–31 23–27 31–32 Laimbeer, Thomas 20 each Bill Laimbeer 12 Isiah Thomas 6 Randy Wittman 34 Kevin Willis 10 Doc Rivers 14 Omni Coliseum, Atlanta, Georgia 16,522 Darell Garretson, Bennett Salvatore, Jack Nies Series tied, 1–1 #eee May 8 Boxscore Atlanta Hawks 99 Detroit Pistons 108 23–25 18–16 34–44 24–23 Kevin Willis 26 Kevin Willis 12 Doc Rivers 8 Isiah Thomas 35 Dennis Rodman 9 Isiah Thomas 8 Pontiac Silverdome, Pontiac, Michigan 24,544 Hue Hollins, Hugh Evans, Ed Middleton Detroit leads series, 2–1 May 10 Boxscore Atlanta Hawks 88 Detroit Pistons 89 19–17 21–23 23–29 25–20 Wilkins, Battle 19 each Dominique Wilkins 12 Doc Rivers 7 Isiah Thomas 31 Rick Mahorn 17 Joe Dumars 5 Pontiac Silverdome, Pontiac, Michigan 17,269 Earl Strom, Ed Middleton Detroit leads series, 3–1 Isiah Thomas makes the game-winning layup with 1 second left. #eee May 13 Boxscore Detroit Pistons 104 Atlanta Hawks 96 24–22 18–29 23–26 39–19 Joe Dumars 21 Rick Mahorn 16 Isiah Thomas 12 Dominique Wilkins 26 Dominique Wilkins 12 Doc Rivers 15 Omni Coliseum, Atlanta, Georgia 16,522 Jack Madden, Mike Mathis, Bill Oakes Detroit wins series, 4–1 +Regular-season seriesTied 3–3 in the regular-season series#fff November 14, 1986 1986 11140 DET Atlanta Hawks 105 Detroit Pistons 100 Pontiac Silverdome, Pontiac, Michigan December 16, 1986 1986 12160 ATL Detroit Pistons 111 Atlanta Hawks 100 The Omni, Atlanta #fff January 19, 1987 1987 01190 DET Atlanta Hawks 98 Detroit Pistons 108 Pontiac Silverdome, Pontiac, Michigan February 17, 1987 1987 02170 ATL Detroit Pistons 103 Atlanta Hawks 107 The Omni, Atlanta #fff February 21, 1987 1987 02210 DET Atlanta Hawks 97 Detroit Pistons 102 Pontiac Silverdome, Pontiac, Michigan April 10, 1987 1987 04100 ATL Detroit Pistons 99 Atlanta Hawks 101 The Omni, Atlanta This was the fifth playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Hawks winning three of the first four meetings. It is the first win for the Pistons since the franchise moved to Detroit. +Previous playoff serieshttps://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=ATL&opp_id=DET&is_playoffs=Y Team Rivalry Finder — Atlanta Hawks versus Detroit Pistons (Playoffs) basketball-reference.com May 28, 2015Atlanta leads 3–1 in all-time playoff series#fff 1956 Fort Wayne Pistons 3 St. Louis Hawks 2 1956 Western Division Finals #fff 1958 Detroit Pistons 1 St. Louis Hawks 4 1958 Western Division Finals #fff 1963 Detroit Pistons 1 St. Louis Hawks 3 1963 Western Division Semifinals #fff 1986 Atlanta Hawks 3 Detroit Pistons 1 1986 Eastern Conference First Round Western Conference semifinals (1) Los Angeles Lakers vs. (5) Golden State Warriors #eee May 5 Boxscore Golden State Warriors 116 Los Angeles Lakers 125 29–30 33–25 23–49 31–21 Joe Barry Carroll 22 Larry Smith 11 Sleepy Floyd 7 James Worthy 28 Magic Johnson 12 Magic Johnson 14 The Forum, Inglewood, California 17,505 LA Lakers lead series, 1–0 May 7 Boxscore Golden State Warriors 101 Los Angeles Lakers 116 25–32 26–26 27–27 23–31 Joe Barry Carroll 22 Larry Smith 13 Sleepy Floyd 12 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 25 three players 8 each Michael Cooper 12 The Forum, Inglewood, California 17,505 Darell Garretson, Bill Oakes, John Vanak LA Lakers lead series, 2–0 #eee May 9 Boxscore Los Angeles Lakers 133 Golden State Warriors 108 38–24 35–32 30–30 30–22 James Worthy 28 Mychal Thompson 12 Magic Johnson 14 Joe Barry Carroll 23 Larry Smith 15 Sleepy Floyd 12 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena, Oakland, California 15,025 Joe Crawford, Mike Mathis, Paul Mihalak LA Lakers lead series, 3–0 May 10 Boxscore Los Angeles Lakers 121 Golden State Warriors 129 34–27 31–30 37–31 19–41 Byron Scott 28 A.C. Green 12 Michael Cooper 10 Sleepy Floyd 51 Larry Smith 16 Sleepy Floyd 10 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena, Oakland, California 15,025 Ed T. Rush, Paul Mihalak, John Vanak LA Lakers lead series, 3–1 Sleepy Floyd's record 39-point 2nd half and 29-point 4th quarter. #eee May 12 Boxscore Golden State Warriors 106 Los Angeles Lakers 118 29–32 23–33 25–34 29–19 Purvis Short 20 Larry Smith 23 Sleepy Floyd 11 James Worthy 23 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 9 Magic Johnson 13 The Forum, Inglewood, California 17,505 Earl Strom, Hue Hollins, Tommy Nunez Sr. LA Lakers win series, 4–1 +Regular-season seriesLos Angeles won 4–2 in the regular-season series#fff December 4, 1986 1986 12040 GSW Los Angeles Lakers 106 Golden State Warriors 116 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena, Oakland, California December 7, 1986 1986 12070 LAL Golden State Warriors 100 Los Angeles Lakers 132 The Forum, Inglewood, California #fff January 10, 1987 1987 01100 GSW Los Angeles Lakers 109 Golden State Warriors 124 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena, Oakland, California January 15, 1987 1987 01150 LAL Golden State Warriors 109 Los Angeles Lakers 129 The Forum, Inglewood, California #fff February 27, 1987 1987 02270 LAL Golden State Warriors 109 Los Angeles Lakers 121 The Forum, Inglewood, California March 3, 1987 1987 03030 GSW Los Angeles Lakers 114 Golden State Warriors 109 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena, Oakland, California This was the sixth playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Lakers winning four of the first five meetings. +Previous playoff serieshttps://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=GSW&opp_id=LAL&is_playoffs=Y Team Rivalry Finder — Golden State Warriors versus Los Angeles Lakers (Playoffs) basketball-reference.com May 28, 2015Los Angeles leads 4–1 in all-time playoff series#fff 1967 Los Angeles Lakers 0 San Francisco Warriors 3 1967 Western Division Semifinals #fff 1968 Los Angeles Lakers 4 San Francisco Warriors 0 1968 Western Division Finals #fff 1969 Los Angeles Lakers 4 San Francisco Warriors 2 1969 Western Division Semifinals #fff 1973 Golden State Warriors 1 Los Angeles Lakers 4 1973 Western Conference Finals #fff 1977 Golden State Warriors 3 Los Angeles Lakers 4 1977 Western Conference Semifinals (6) Houston Rockets vs. (7) Seattle SuperSonics #eee May 2 Boxscore Seattle SuperSonics 111 Houston Rockets 106 OT 25–26 24–22 28–25 20–24 14–9 Dale Ellis 34 Tom Chambers 9 Nate McMillan 8 Hakeem Olajuwon 28 Hakeem Olajuwon 16 Rodney McCray 8 The Summit, Houston, Texas 16,279 Hugh Evans, Dick Bavetta, Bill Saar Seattle leads series, 1–0 May 5 Boxscore Seattle SuperSonics 99 Houston Rockets 97 28–21 24–27 18–31 29–18 Dale Ellis 30 Dale Ellis 9 Eddie Johnson 8 Hakeem Olajuwon 27 Olajuwon, Sampson 13 each Leavell, McCray 8 each The Summit, Houston, Texas 16,279 Earl Strom, Paul Mihalak, Tommy Nunez Sr. Seattle leads series, 2–0 #eee May 7 Boxscore Houston Rockets 102 Seattle SuperSonics 84 29–20 27–13 19–24 27–27 Hakeem Olajuwon 33 Hakeem Olajuwon 11 Robert Reid 9 Tom Chambers 24 Dale Ellis 10 McMillan, Young 4 each Seattle Center Coliseum, Seattle, Washington 14,587 Seattle leads series, 2–1 May 9 Boxscore Houston Rockets 102 Seattle SuperSonics 117 31–31 24–31 24–24 23–31 McCray, Olajuwon 20 each Rodney McCray 12 Allen Leavell 5 Tom Chambers 38 Alton Lister 17 Nate McMillan 10 Seattle Center Coliseum, Seattle, Washington 14,559 John Vanak, Darell Garretson, Bill Oakes Seattle leads series, 3–1 #eee May 12 Boxscore Seattle SuperSonics 107 Houston Rockets 112 22–35 34–31 30–23 21–23 Dale Ellis 27 Tom Chambers 9 Eddie Johnson 6 Hakeem Olajuwon 26 Rodney McCray 10 Rodney McCray 11 The Summit, Houston, Texas 16,279 Jess Kersey, Joe Crawford, Dick Bavetta Seattle leads series, 3–2 May 14 Boxscore Houston Rockets 125 Seattle SuperSonics 128 2OT 28–36 30–18 26–24 23–29 8–8, 10–13 Hakeem Olajuwon 49 Hakeem Olajuwon 25 Robert Reid 12 Tom Chambers 37 Xavier McDaniel 12 Nate McMillan 16 Seattle Center Coliseum, Seattle, Washington 14,751 Ed T. Rush, Hugh Evans, Hue Hollins Seattle wins series, 4–2 +Regular-season seriesSeattle won 4–1 in the regular-season series#fff December 6, 1986 1986 12060 HOU Seattle SuperSonics 136 Houston Rockets 80 The Summit, Houston December 18, 1986 1986 12180 SEA Houston Rockets 100 Seattle SuperSonics 114 Seattle Center Coliseum, Seattle #fff January 3, 1987 1987 01030 HOU Seattle SuperSonics 114 Houston Rockets 138 The Summit, Houston March 7, 1987 1987 03070 SEA Houston Rockets 115 Seattle SuperSonics 118 Seattle Center Coliseum, Seattle #fff March 10, 1987 1987 03100 HOU Seattle SuperSonics 136 Houston Rockets 127 2OT The Summit, Houston This was the second playoff meeting between these two teams, with the SuperSonics winning the first meeting. +Previous playoff serieshttps://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=HOU&opp_id=OKC&is_playoffs=Y Team Rivalry Finder — Houston Rockets versus Oklahoma City Thunder (Playoffs) basketball-reference.com May 28, 2015Seattle leads 1–0 in all-time playoff series#fff 1982 Houston Rockets 1 Seattle SuperSonics 2 1982 Western Conference First Round Conference finals Eastern Conference finals (1) Boston Celtics vs. (3) Detroit Pistons #eee May 19 Boxscore Detroit Pistons 91 Boston Celtics 104 22–26 18–18 28–31 23–29 Isiah Thomas 18 Rick Mahorn 11 Isiah Thomas 10 Robert Parish 31 Larry Bird 16 Larry Bird 11 Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts 14,890 Joe Crawford, Paul Mihalak Boston leads series, 1–0 May 21 Boxscore Detroit Pistons 101 Boston Celtics 110 23–32 36–22 22–28 20–28 Isiah Thomas 36 Bill Laimbeer 16 Isiah Thomas 10 Larry Bird 31 Bird, Parish 9 each Larry Bird 12 Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts 14,890 Earl Strom, Bill Saar, Hue Hollins Boston leads series, 2–0 #eee May 23 Boxscore Boston Celtics 104 Detroit Pistons 122 28–37 25–36 28–20 23–29 Sam Vincent 18 Larry Bird 11 Dennis Johnson 8 Adrian Dantley 25 Rick Mahorn 12 Vinnie Johnson 8 Pontiac Silverdome, Pontiac, Michigan 23,525 Darell Garretson, Hue Hollins Boston leads series, 2–1 May 24 Boxscore Boston Celtics 119 Detroit Pistons 145 25–31 33–31 30–42 31–41 Sam Vincent 18 Kevin McHale 9 Sam Vincent 7 Adrian Dantley 32 Bill Laimbeer 13 Thomas, Dumars 8 each Pontiac Silverdome, Pontiac, Michigan 27,387 Series tied, 2–2 #eee May 26 Boxscore Detroit Pistons 107 Boston Celtics 108 29–38 27–20 29–28 22–22 Adrian Dantley 25 Bill Laimbeer 14 Isiah Thomas 11 Larry Bird 36 Larry Bird 12 Larry Bird 9 Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts 14,890 Jack Madden, Jess Kersey Boston leads series, 3–2 Larry Bird steals Isiah Thomas' inbound pass and gives the ball to Dennis Johnson, who hits the game-winning lay-up with 1 second left. May 28 Boxscore Boston Celtics 105 Detroit Pistons 113 33–31 22–27 28–26 22–29 Larry Bird 35 Kevin McHale 12 Dennis Johnson 11 Dantley, V. Johnson 24 each Rick Mahorn 18 Isiah Thomas 9 Pontiac Silverdome, Pontiac, Michigan 28,383 Ed T. Rush, Joe Crawford, Bill Saar Series tied, 3–3 #eee May 30 Boxscore Detroit Pistons 114 Boston Celtics 117 31–24 25–31 24–26 34–36 Joe Dumars 35 Bill Laimbeer 13 Isiah Thomas 9 Larry Bird 37 Robert Parish 11 Dennis Johnson 11 Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts 14,890 Darell Garretson, Earl Strom Boston wins series, 4–3 +Regular-season seriesBoston won 3–2 in the regular-season series#fff November 15, 1986 1986 11150 DET Boston Celtics 118 Detroit Pistons 111 Pontiac Silverdome, Pontiac, Michigan January 10, 1987 1987 01100 DET Boston Celtics 101 Detroit Pistons 118 Pontiac Silverdome, Pontiac, Michigan #fff March 1, 1987 1987 03010 BOS Detroit Pistons 102 Boston Celtics 112 Boston Garden, Boston March 8, 1987 1987 03080 DET Boston Celtics 119 Detroit Pistons 122 OT Pontiac Silverdome, Pontiac, Michigan #fff April 3, 1987 1987 04030 BOS Detroit Pistons 115 Boston Celtics 119 OT Boston Garden, Boston This was the third playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Celtics winning the first two meetings. +Previous playoff serieshttps://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=BOS&opp_id=DET&is_playoffs=Y Team Rivalry Finder — Boston Celtics versus Detroit Pistons (Playoffs) basketball-reference.com May 28, 2015Boston leads 2–0 in all-time playoff series#fff 1968 Boston Celtics 4 Detroit Pistons 2 1968 Eastern Division Semifinals #fff 1985 Boston Celtics 4 Detroit Pistons 2 1985 Eastern Conference Semifinals Western Conference finals (1) Los Angeles Lakers vs. (7) Seattle SuperSonics #eee May 16 Boxscore Seattle SuperSonics 87 Los Angeles Lakers 92 25–27 17–24 30–26 15–15 Tom Chambers 28 McDaniel, Lister 10 each Nate McMillan 8 James Worthy 27 Magic Johnson 7 Magic Johnson 11 The Forum, Inglewood, California 17,505 Jack Madden, Mike Mathis, Ed Middleton LA Lakers lead series, 1–0 May 19 Boxscore Seattle SuperSonics 104 Los Angeles Lakers 112 29–32 26–24 22–27 27–29 Dale Ellis 22 Xavier McDaniel 8 Nate McMillan 7 James Worthy 30 A.C. Green 14 Magic Johnson 10 The Forum, Inglewood, California 17,505 LA Lakers lead series, 2–0 #eee May 23 Boxscore Los Angeles Lakers 122 Seattle SuperSonics 121 36–32 28–26 33–28 25–35 James Worthy 39 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Magic Johnson 11 Xavier McDaniel 42 Xavier McDaniel 10 Nate McMillan 15 Seattle Center Coliseum, Seattle, Washington 14,657 Jess Kersey, Paul Mihalak, John Vanak LA Lakers lead series, 3–0 Michael Cooper's game-saving block on Dale Ellis with 35 seconds left. May 25 Boxscore Los Angeles Lakers 133 Seattle SuperSonics 102 39–28 29–19 32–30 33–25 James Worthy 26 A.C. Green 13 Magic Johnson 12 Tom Chambers 20 Alton Lister 20 Kevin Williams 5 Seattle Center Coliseum, Seattle, Washington 14,477 Ed T. Rush, Joe Crawford LA Lakers win series, 4–0 +Regular-season seriesLos Angeles won 4–2 in the regular-season series#fff November 4, 1986 1986 11040 SEA Los Angeles Lakers 110 Seattle SuperSonics 96 Seattle Center Coliseum, Seattle November 12, 1986 1986 11120 LAL Seattle SuperSonics 97 Los Angeles Lakers 122 The Forum, Inglewood, California #fff January 28, 1987 1987 01280 SEA Los Angeles Lakers 101 Seattle SuperSonics 125 Seattle Center Coliseum, Seattle March 4, 1987 1987 03040 LAL Seattle SuperSonics 124 Los Angeles Lakers 138 The Forum, Inglewood, California #fff April 2, 1987 1987 04020 SEA Los Angeles Lakers 117 Seattle SuperSonics 114 Seattle Center Coliseum, Seattle April 19, 1987 1987 04190 LAL Seattle SuperSonics 110 Los Angeles Lakers 104 The Forum, Inglewood, California This was the fourth playoff meeting between these two teams, with the SuperSonics winning two of the first three meetings. +Previous playoff serieshttps://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=LAL&opp_id=OKC&is_playoffs=Y Team Rivalry Finder — Los Angeles Lakers versus Oklahoma City Thunder (Playoffs) basketball-reference.com May 28, 2015Seattle leads 2–1 in all-time playoff series#fff 1978 Los Angeles Lakers 1 Seattle SuperSonics 2 1978 Western Conference First Round #fff 1979 Los Angeles Lakers 1 Seattle SuperSonics 4 1979 Western Conference Semifinals #fff 1980 Los Angeles Lakers 4 Seattle SuperSonics 1 1980 Western Conference Finals NBA Finals: (W1) Los Angeles Lakers vs. (E1) Boston Celtics 1987 NBA Finals #eee June 2 Boxscore Boston Celtics 113 Los Angeles Lakers 126 26–35 28–34 31–32 28–25 Larry Bird 32 James Worthy 33 Larry Bird 7 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Dennis Johnson 13 Magic Johnson 13 The Forum, Inglewood, California 17,505 Jake O'Donnell, Hugh Evans LA Lakers lead series, 1–0 June 4 Boxscore Boston Celtics 122 Los Angeles Lakers 141 34–38 22–37 36–32 30–34 Larry Bird 23 Byron Scott 24 Robert Parish 14 M. Johnson, Rambis 5 each Dennis Johnson 9 Magic Johnson 20 The Forum, Inglewood, California 17,505 Ed T. Rush, Jack Madden LA Lakers lead series, 2–0 Michael Cooper hits six 3-pointers. #eee June 7 Boxscore Los Angeles Lakers 103 Boston Celtics 109 29–22 27–38 22–26 25–23 Magic Johnson 32 Larry Bird 30 Magic Johnson 11 Larry Bird 12 Magic Johnson 9 Ainge, McHale 5 each Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts 14,890 Darrell Garretson, Joe Crawford LA Lakers lead series, 2–1 June 9 Boxscore Los Angeles Lakers 107 Boston Celtics 106 22–29 25–26 31–30 29–21 Magic Johnson 29 Kevin McHale 25 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Kevin McHale 13 Cooper, M. Johnson 5 each Dennis Johnson 14 Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts 14,890 Earl Strom, Hugh Evans LA Lakers lead series, 3–1 Magic Johnson hits the game-winning "Baby-Hook" with 2 seconds left. #eee June 11 Boxscore Los Angeles Lakers 108 Boston Celtics 123 25–25 23–38 29–33 31–27 Magic Johnson 29 Dennis Johnson 25 Magic Johnson 8 Kevin McHale 14 Magic Johnson 12 Dennis Johnson 11 Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts 14,890 Jake O'Donnell, Ed T. Rush LA Lakers lead series, 3–2 June 14 Boxscore Boston Celtics 93 Los Angeles Lakers 106 32–25 24–26 12–30 25–25 Dennis Johnson 33 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 32 D. Johnson, McHale 10 each Mychal Thompson 9 Danny Ainge 6 Magic Johnson 19 The Forum, Inglewood, California 17,505 Darell Garretson, Joe Crawford LA Lakers win series, 4–2 Bill Walton's final NBA game. +Regular-season seriesLos Angeles won 2–0 in the regular-season series#fff December 12, 1986 1986 12120 BOS Los Angeles Lakers 117 Boston Celtics 110 Boston Garden, Boston February 15, 1987 1987 02150 LAL Boston Celtics 103 Los Angeles Lakers 106 The Forum, Inglewood, California This was the tenth playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Celtics winning eight of the first nine meetings. +Previous playoff serieshttps://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=BOS&opp_id=LAL&is_playoffs=Y Team Rivalry Finder — Boston Celtics versus Los Angeles Lakers (Playoffs) basketball-reference.com May 28, 2015Boston leads 8–1 in all-time playoff series#fff 1959 Boston Celtics 4 Minneapolis Lakers 0 1959 NBA Finals #fff 1962 Boston Celtics 4 Los Angeles Lakers 3 1962 NBA Finals #fff 1963 Boston Celtics 4 Los Angeles Lakers 2 1963 NBA Finals #fff 1965 Boston Celtics 4 Los Angeles Lakers 1 1965 NBA Finals #fff 1966 Boston Celtics 4 Los Angeles Lakers 3 1966 NBA Finals #fff 1968 Boston Celtics 4 Los Angeles Lakers 2 1968 NBA Finals #fff 1969 Boston Celtics 4 Los Angeles Lakers 3 1969 NBA Finals #fff 1984 Boston Celtics 4 Los Angeles Lakers 3 1984 NBA Finals #fff 1985 Boston Celtics 2 Los Angeles Lakers 4 1985 NBA Finals Statistical leaders Category Game high Average Player Team High Player Team Avg. GP Games played Points Sleepy Floyd Golden State Warriors 51 Michael Jordan Chicago Bulls 35.7 3 Rebounds Hakeem Olajuwon Houston Rockets 25 Charles Oakley Chicago Bulls 15.3 3 Assists Magic Johnson Los Angeles Lakers 20 Magic Johnson Los Angeles Lakers 12.2 18 Steals John Stockton Utah Jazz 6 John Stockton Utah Jazz 3.0 5 Blocks Hakeem Olajuwon Houston Rockets 8 Hakeem Olajuwon Houston Rockets 4.3 10 References External links Basketball-Reference.com's 1987 NBA Playoffs page Category:NBA playoffs Playoffs Category:Sports in Portland, Oregon fi:NBA-kausi 1986–1987#Pudotuspelit