# 1986–87 San Antonio Spurs season

The 1986–87 NBA season was the Spurs' 11th season in the NBA and 20th season as a franchise.

## Draft picks

| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College |
| 1 | 10 | Johnny Dawkins | PG | United States | Duke |
| 2 | 33 | Kevin Duckworth | C | United States | Eastern Illinois |
| 3 | 48 | Forrest McKenzie | | United States | Loyola Marymount |
| 4 | 79 | Carlos Briggs | | United States | Baylor |
| 5 | 102 | Earl Kelley | | United States | Connecticut |
| 6 | 125 | Kevin Lewis | | United States | Southern Methodist |
| 7 | 148 | Michael Anderson | | United States | Texas-Pan American |

## Regular season
### Season standings

| Midwest Divisionvte | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div |
| y-Dallas Mavericks | 55 | 27 | .671 | – | 35–6 | 20–21 | 19–11 |
| x-Utah Jazz | 44 | 38 | .537 | 11 | 31–10 | 13–28 | 19–11 |
| x-Houston Rockets | 42 | 40 | .512 | 13 | 25–16 | 17–24 | 19–11 |
| x-Denver Nuggets | 37 | 45 | .451 | 18 | 27–14 | 10–31 | 14–16 |
| Sacramento Kings | 29 | 53 | .354 | 26 | 20–21 | 9–32 | 10–20 |
| San Antonio Spurs | 28 | 54 | .341 | 27 | 21–20 | 7–34 | 9–21 |
| # | Western Conferencevte | Western Conferencevte | Western Conferencevte | Western Conferencevte | Western Conferencevte |
| # | Team | W | L | PCT | GB |
| 1 | z-Los Angeles Lakers | 65 | 17 | .793 | – |
| 2 | y-Dallas Mavericks | 55 | 27 | .671 | 10 |
| 3 | x-Portland Trail Blazers | 49 | 33 | .598 | 16 |
| 4 | x-Utah Jazz | 44 | 38 | .537 | 21 |
| 5 | x-Golden State Warriors | 42 | 40 | .512 | 23 |
| 6 | x-Houston Rockets | 42 | 40 | .512 | 23 |
| 7 | x-Seattle SuperSonics | 39 | 43 | .476 | 26 |
| 8 | x-Denver Nuggets | 37 | 45 | .451 | 28 |
| 9 | Phoenix Suns | 36 | 46 | .439 | 29 |
| 10 | Sacramento Kings | 29 | 53 | .354 | 36 |
| 11 | San Antonio Spurs | 28 | 54 | .341 | 37 |
| 12 | Los Angeles Clippers | 12 | 70 | .146 | 53 |
    z - clinched division title
    y - clinched division title
    x - clinched playoff spot

### Record vs. opponents

1986-87 NBA Records :
| Team | ATL | BOS | CHI | CLE | DAL | DEN | DET | GSW | HOU | IND | LAC | LAL | MIL | NJN | NYK | PHI | PHO | POR | SAC | SAS | SEA | UTA | WAS |
| Atlanta | — | 3–3 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 5–0 | 5–1 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 5–0 |
| Boston | 3–3 | — | 6–0 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–2 |
| Chicago | 2–4 | 0–6 | — | 5–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 4–2 | 3–2 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 3–3 |
| Cleveland | 2–4 | 2–3 | 1–5 | — | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–5 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–5 | 4–2 | 4–1 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–4 |
| Dallas | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | — | 4–2 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 3–3 | 0–2 | 5–0 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 5–1 | 4–2 | 5–0 | 3–3 | 1–1 |
| Denver | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–4 | — | 0–2 | 4–1 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 0–5 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 2–4 | 5–1 | 2–3 | 2–4 | 1–1 |
| Detroit | 3–3 | 2–3 | 3–3 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | — | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 5–1 | 6–0 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–3 |
| Golden State | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–5 | 1–4 | 1–1 | — | 4–1 | 0–2 | 6–0 | 2–4 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–5 | 4–2 | 4–1 | 4–1 | 4–2 | 2–3 | 0–2 |
| Houston | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 1–4 | — | 2–0 | 4–1 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 5–1 | 5–1 | 1–4 | 3–3 | 1–1 |
| Indiana | 3–3 | 1–5 | 2–3 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 0–2 | — | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–4 | 5–1 | 3–2 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–2 |
| L.A. Clippers | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–5 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 0–6 | 1–4 | 0–2 | — | 0–6 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–5 | 0–6 | 1–4 | 1–4 | 2–4 | 2–3 | 0–2 |
| L.A. Lakers | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 6–0 | — | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 5–1 | 5–0 | 4–1 | 4–2 | 3–2 | 1–1 |
| Milwaukee | 3–3 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 5–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | — | 4–2 | 4–2 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 |
| New Jersey | 0–5 | 2–4 | 2–3 | 2–4 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–5 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–5 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–4 | — | 5–1 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–4 |
| New York | 1–5 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–6 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–4 | 1–5 | — | 3–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–4 |
| Philadelphia | 3–3 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–5 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 3–3 | 3–3 | — | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–3 |
| Phoenix | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 1–5 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | — | 2–4 | 2–3 | 2–3 | 1–5 | 4–1 | 0–2 |
| Portland | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 2–4 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 6–0 | 1–5 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 4–2 | — | 3–2 | 4–1 | 4–2 | 3–2 | 1–1 |
| Sacramento | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–5 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 1–5 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 0–5 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 2–3 | — | 3–3 | 2–3 | 1–5 | 1–1 |
| San Antonio | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 1–5 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 1–5 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–4 | 3–3 | — | 1–4 | 2–4 | 0–2 |
| Seattle | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–5 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 2–4 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 2–4 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 5–1 | 2–4 | 3–2 | 4–1 | — | 3–2 | 1–1 |
| Utah | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 2–3 | 5–1 | 4–2 | 2–3 | — | 1–1 |
| Washington | 0–5 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | — |

### Game log
## Player statistics
### Ragular season

| Player | POS | GP | GS | MP | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | MPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| Artis Gilmore | C | 82 | 74 | 2,405 | 579 | 150 | 39 | 95 | 934 | 29.3 | 7.1 | 1.8 | .5 | 1.2 | 11.4 |
| Alvin Robertson | SG | 81 | 78 | 2,697 | 424 | 421 | 260 | 35 | 1,435 | 33.3 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 3.2 | .4 | 17.7 |
| Johnny Dawkins | PG | 81 | 14 | 1,682 | 169 | 290 | 67 | 3 | 835 | 20.8 | 2.1 | 3.6 | .8 | .0 | 10.3 |
| David Greenwood | PF | 79 | 78 | 2,587 | 783 | 237 | 71 | 50 | 916 | 32.7 | 9.9 | 3.0 | .9 | .6 | 11.6 |
| Jon Sundvold | PG | 76 | 42 | 1,765 | 98 | 315 | 35 | 0 | 850 | 23.2 | 1.3 | 4.1 | .5 | .0 | 11.2 |
| Larry Krystkowiak | PF | 68 | 2 | 1,004 | 239 | 85 | 22 | 12 | 451 | 14.8 | 3.5 | 1.3 | .3 | .2 | 6.6 |
| Ed Nealy | PF | 60 | 7 | 980 | 284 | 83 | 40 | 11 | 223 | 16.3 | 4.7 | 1.4 | .7 | .2 | 3.7 |
| Walter Berry$^†$ | SF | 56 | 45 | 1,567 | 302 | 104 | 36 | 40 | 988 | 28.0 | 5.4 | 1.9 | .6 | .7 | 17.6 |
| Johnny Moore | PG | 55 | 27 | 1,234 | 100 | 250 | 83 | 3 | 474 | 22.4 | 1.8 | 4.5 | 1.5 | .1 | 8.6 |
| Mychal Thompson$^†$ | PF | 49 | 6 | 1,210 | 276 | 87 | 31 | 41 | 605 | 24.7 | 5.6 | 1.8 | .6 | .8 | 12.3 |
| Anthony Jones$^†$ | SF | 49 | 3 | 744 | 95 | 66 | 32 | 18 | 286 | 15.2 | 1.9 | 1.3 | .7 | .4 | 5.8 |
| Mike Mitchell | SF | 40 | 18 | 922 | 103 | 38 | 19 | 9 | 509 | 23.1 | 2.6 | 1.0 | .5 | .2 | 12.7 |
| Tyrone Corbin$^†$ | SF | 31 | 15 | 732 | 119 | 80 | 38 | 3 | 275 | 23.6 | 3.8 | 2.6 | 1.2 | .1 | 8.9 |
| Kevin Duckworth$^†$ | C | 14 | 1 | 122 | 31 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 45 | 8.7 | 2.2 | .4 | .4 | .2 | 3.2 |
| Frank Brickowski$^†$ | C | 7 | 0 | 83 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 30 | 11.9 | 2.7 | .7 | .9 | .3 | 4.3 |
| Forrest McKenzie | SF | 6 | 0 | 42 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 7.0 | 1.2 | .2 | .2 | .0 | 2.8 |
| Mike Brittain | C | 6 | 0 | 29 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4.8 | .7 | .3 | .2 | .0 | 1.5 |
* $^†$ Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Spurs only.

## Awards and records

* Alvin Robertson, NBA All-Defensive First Team