The 1986–87 Portland Trail Blazers season was the 17th season of the Portland Trail Blazers in the National Basketball Association (NBA).1986-87 Portland Trail Blazers The Blazers finished 49–33, third in the Western Conference, qualifying for the playoffs for the fifth consecutive year.
In the 1987 NBA Playoffs, despite having home-court advantage, the Blazers lost their first-round best-of-five series to the Houston Rockets, three games to one.
Draft picks
Note: This is not a complete list; only the first two rounds are covered, as well as notable post-second round picks. Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/Club team 1 14 Walter Berry F St. John's 1 24 Arvydas Sabonis C () Zalgiris (Lithuania) 2 37 Panagiotis Fasoulas C NC State 3 60 Dražen Petrović G Cibona Zagreb (Yugoslavia)
Roster
Regular season
Season standings
z – clinched division title y – clinched division title x – clinched playoff spot
Game log
Playoffs
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 1 | April 24 | Houston | L 115–125 | Kiki VanDeWeghe (30) | Clyde Drexler (13) | Terry Porter (11) | Memorial Coliseum12,666 | 0–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 2 | April 26 | Houston | W 111–98 | Clyde Drexler (32) | Porter, Johnson (8) | Terry Porter (15) | Memorial Coliseum12,666 | 1–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 3 | April 28 | @ Houston | L 108–117 | Clyde Drexler (26) | Johnson, Jones (10) | Terry Porter (8) | The Summit16,279 | 1–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 4 | April 30 | @ Houston | L 101–113 | Kiki VanDeWeghe (27) | Steve Johnson (12) | Terry Porter (6) | The Summit16,279 | 1–3
Player statistics
Season Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Playoffs Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Awards and honors Mike Schuler, NBA Coach of the Year
References