1986–87 NBA season

The 1986–87 NBA season was the 41st season of the National Basketball Association. The season ended with the Los Angeles Lakers winning their fourth championship of the decade, beating the Boston Celtics 4 games to 2 in the NBA Finals.

[edit] Notable occurrences

The NBA All-Star Game was played at the Kingdome in Seattle, Washington, with the West defeating the East 154-149 in overtime. It was the highest scoring All-Star Game in NBA history with 303 total points. To the delight of the Seattle crowd, the SuperSonics' Tom Chambers won the game's MVP award. Michael Jordan won his first Slam Dunk Contest.
This was the final NBA season for Philadelphia's Julius Erving who announced his retirement that year. NBA arenas paid tribute to Erving's retirement by staging special events for him.
Michael Jordan joined Wilt Chamberlain as only the second player in NBA history to score 3000 points in a season.
This was the last season the Lakers and Celtics matched up in the NBA Finals until 2008.
The 1986-87 season was also known as the "Golden Era" of the NBA. The 1987 NBA season featured up to 20 Hall Of Fame players such as Magic Johnson, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, James Worthy, Larry Bird, Michael Jordan, Kevin McHale, Robert Parish, Moses Malone, Julius Erving, Isiah Thomas, Dominique Wilkins, Charles Barkley, Hakeem Olajuwon, Clyde Drexler, Karl Malone, John Stockton, Alex English, Patrick Ewing, and Joe Dumars.
The Boston Celtics did not play in the NBA Finals again until 2008 when they faced the Lakers again.

C - NBA Champions

Category	Player	Team	Stat
Points per game	Michael Jordan	Chicago Bulls	37.1
Rebounds per game	Charles Barkley	Philadelphia 76ers	14.6
Assists per game	Magic Johnson	Los Angeles Lakers	12.2
Steals per game	Alvin Robertson	San Antonio Spurs	3.2
Blocks per game	Mark Eaton	Utah Jazz	4.1
FG%	Kevin McHale	Boston Celtics	60.4
FT%	Larry Bird	Boston Celtics	91.0
3FG%	Kiki Vandeweghe	Portland Trail Blazers	48.1

Most Valuable Player: Magic Johnson, Los Angeles Lakers
Rookie of the Year: Chuck Person, Indiana Pacers
Defensive Player of the Year: Michael Cooper, Los Angeles Lakers
Sixth Man of the Year: Ricky Pierce, Milwaukee Bucks
Most Improved Player: Dale Ellis, Seattle SuperSonics
Coach of the Year: Mike Schuler, Portland Trail Blazers
All-NBA First Team:
- F - Larry Bird, Boston Celtics
- F - Kevin McHale, Boston Celtics
- C - Hakeem Olajuwon, Houston Rockets
- G - Michael Jordan, Chicago Bulls
- G - Magic Johnson, Los Angeles Lakers
All-NBA Second Team:
- F - Dominique Wilkins, Atlanta Hawks
- F - Charles Barkley, Philadelphia 76ers
- C - Moses Malone, Washington Bullets
- G - Isiah Thomas, Detroit Pistons
- G - Fat Lever, Denver Nuggets
All-NBA Rookie Team:
NBA All-Defensive First Team:
NBA All-Defensive Second Team:

Note: All information on this page were obtained on the History section on NBA.com

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