The 1986–87 Atlanta Hawks season was the Hawks' 38th season in the NBA and their 19th season in the city of Atlanta.1986-87 Atlanta Hawks The Hawks finished first place in the Central Division with a franchise-best record of 57–25. Dominique Wilkins made the All-NBA Second Team, and was selected for the 1987 NBA All-Star Game. In the first round of the playoffs, the Hawks defeated the Indiana Pacers in four games, but lost in five games to the 3rd-seeded Detroit Pistons in the semifinals.
Draft picks
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College 1 19 Billy Thompson SF Louisville 2 32 Cedric Henderson PF/SF Georgia 2 40 Augusto Binelli C 2 42 Ron Kellogg SF Kansas 3 65 Dave Hoppen C/PF Nebraska 3 70 Jim Les G Bradley 4 88 Efrem Winters PF Illinois 5 111 Nicky Jones Virginia Commonwealth 6 134 Alexander Volkov PF 7 157 Valerie Tikhonenko
Roster
Regular season
Season standings
Notes z, y – division champions x – clinched playoff spot
Game log Regular season
Playoffs
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 1 | April 24 | Indiana | W 110–94 | Dominique Wilkins (35) | Tree Rollins (11) | Spud Webb (9) | Omni Coliseum16,522 | 0–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 2 | April 26 | Indiana | W 94–93 | Dominique Wilkins (43) | Kevin Willis (10) | Spud Webb (14) | Omni Coliseum16,522 | 0–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 3 | April 29 | @ Indiana | L 87–96 | Dominique Wilkins (22) | Kevin Willis (7) | Doc Rivers (10) | Market Square Arena12,303 | 2–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 4 | May 1 | @ Indiana | W 101–97 | Dominique Wilkins (30) | Dominique Wilkins (9) | Doc Rivers (15) | Market Square Arena14,039 | 3–1
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 1 | May 3 | Detroit | L 111–112 | Kevin Willis (22) | Kevin Willis (10) | Doc Rivers (14) | Omni Coliseum14,361 | 0–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 2 | May 5 | Detroit | W 115–102 | Randy Wittman (34) | Kevin Willis (10) | Doc Rivers (14) | Omni Coliseum16,522 | 1–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 3 | May 8 | @ Detroit | L 99–108 | Kevin Willis (26) | Kevin Willis (12) | Doc Rivers (8) | Pontiac Silverdome24,544 | 1–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 4 | May 10 | @ Detroit | L 88–89 | Wilkins, Battle (19) | Dominique Wilkins (12) | Doc Rivers (7) | Pontiac Silverdome17,269 | 1–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 5 | May 13 | Detroit | L 96–104 | Dominique Wilkins (26) | Dominique Wilkins (12) | Doc Rivers (15) | Omni Coliseum16,522 | 1–4
Player statistics
Season Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPGDominique Wilkins 79 79 37.6 46.3 29.2 81.8 6.3 3.3 1.5 0.629.0Kevin Willis818132.453.625.070.910.50.80.80.816.1Doc Rivers828231.645.119.082.83.610.02.10.412.8Randy Wittman716528.950.333.378.71.73.00.50.212.7Mike McGee76618.745.937.658.42.12.00.80.010.4Cliff Levingston821022.550.60.073.16.50.50.60.88.0Spud Webb33016.143.816.776.21.85.11.00.16.8John Battle64812.645.70.073.80.91.90.50.16.0Jon Koncak821920.548.00.065.46.00.40.60.95.6Tree Rollins755823.554.60.072.46.50.30.61.95.4Antoine Carr65210.750.633.370.92.40.50.20.75.3Gus Williams33014.636.327.867.51.24.20.50.24.2Scott Hastings4006.433.816.779.31.80.30.30.21.8Cedric Henderson601.740.00.0100.00.50.00.00.00.8Michael Wilson201.00.00.00.00.00.50.00.00.0
Playoffs Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPGDominique Wilkins 9 9 40.0 41.0 30.0 89.2 7.8 2.8 1.8 0.926.8Randy Wittman9933.355.40.082.42.03.30.40.416.4Kevin Willis9939.652.20.067.79.20.71.00.815.7Antoine Carr9018.069.60.081.33.01.40.30.911.6Doc Rivers8830.638.30.050.03.411.31.10.47.8John Battle809.844.140.091.31.31.00.10.06.6Tree Rollins9924.653.60.071.45.90.30.31.84.4Spud Webb8115.347.40.076.51.04.80.80.03.9Mike McGee8012.625.614.350.02.51.90.50.03.4Cliff Levingston9012.038.90.077.83.80.30.00.33.1Jon Koncak8010.853.80.075.03.10.40.40.52.5Scott Hastings405.366.70.0100.01.50.00.30.31.5 Player statistics citation:
Awards and records Stan Kasten, NBA Executive of the Year Award Dominique Wilkins, All-NBA Second Team
References
See also 1986-87 NBA season