No game in our box scores falls on September 16. The nearest date before it · September 15, 2020: the Denver Nuggets visited the Los Angeles Clippers, in the playoffs. Denver Nuggets 104, Los Angeles Clippers 89. WWikipedia↗

From the vault · March 30, 2019 · 2019 NCAA tournament, Elite Eight: The Virginia Cavaliers beat the Purdue Boilermakers 80–75 in overtime in the Elite Eight of the 2019 NCAA tournament.

1986-87 NBA season

23 teams · standings, playoff series and the league's published leaders; no box scores for this season

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NBACollege

◀ 1985-86 1987-88 ▶

NBA champion

Los Angeles Lakers
Finals 4–2 over Boston Celtics

Best record

Los Angeles Lakers 65–17

Standings

Eastern Conference

#	Team	W	L	Pct	GB	Home W-L	Road W-L	Postseason
1	Celtics	59	23	.720	–	39–2	20–21	Lost NBA Finals 2–4
2	Hawks	57	25	.695	–	35–6	22–19	Lost Conference Semifinals 1–4
3	Pistons	52	30	.634	5	32–9	20–21	Lost Conference Finals 3–4
4	Bucks	50	32	.610	7	32–9	18–23	Lost Conference Semifinals 3–4
5	76ers	45	37	.549	14	28–13	17–24	Lost First Round 2–3
6	Bullets	42	40	.512	17	27–14	15–26	Lost First Round 0–3
7	Pacers	41	41	.500	16	28–13	13–28	Lost First Round 1–3
8	Bulls	40	42	.488	17	29–12	11–30	Lost First Round 0–3
9	Cavaliers	31	51	.378	26	25–16	6–35
10	Nets	24	58	.293	35	19–22	5–36
11	Knicks	24	58	.293	35	18–23	6–35

Western Conference

#	Team	W	L	Pct	GB	Home W-L	Road W-L	Postseason
1	Lakers	65	17	.793	–	37–4	28–13	NBA champion
2	Mavericks	55	27	.671	–	35–6	20–21	Lost First Round 1–3
3	Trail Blazers	49	33	.598	16	34–7	15–26	Lost First Round 1–3
4	Jazz	44	38	.537	11	31–10	13–28	Lost First Round 2–3
5	Warriors	42	40	.512	23	25–16	17–24	Lost Conference Semifinals 1–4
6	Rockets	42	40	.512	13	25–16	17–24	Lost Conference Semifinals 2–4
7	SuperSonics	39	43	.476	26	25–16	14–27	Lost Conference Finals 0–4
8	Nuggets	37	45	.451	18	27–14	10–31	Lost First Round 0–3
9	Suns	36	46	.439	29	26–15	10–31
10	Kings	29	53	.354	26	20–21	9–32
11	Spurs	28	54	.341	27	21–20	7–34
12	Clippers	12	70	.146	53	9–32	3–38

Playoffs

Round	Conf	Result
NBA Finals		Lakers 4–2 Celtics
Conference Finals	East	Celtics 4–3 Pistons
Conference Finals	West	Lakers 4–0 SuperSonics
Conference Semifinals	East	Celtics 4–3 Bucks
Conference Semifinals	East	Pistons 4–1 Hawks
Conference Semifinals	West	SuperSonics 4–2 Rockets
Conference Semifinals	West	Lakers 4–1 Warriors
First Round	East	Bucks 3–2 76ers
First Round	East	Pistons 3–0 Bullets
First Round	East	Celtics 3–0 Bulls
First Round	East	Hawks 3–1 Pacers
First Round	West	Rockets 3–1 Trail Blazers
First Round	West	Warriors 3–2 Jazz
First Round	West	Lakers 3–0 Nuggets
First Round	West	SuperSonics 3–1 Mavericks