1986–87 Golden State Warriors season

The 1986–87 NBA season was the Warriors' 41st season in the NBA and 24th in the San Francisco Bay Area.\

In the playoffs, the Warriors defeated the Utah Jazz in five games in the First Round, before losing to the eventual NBA champion Los Angeles Lakers in five games in the Semifinals.

Draft picks

Roster

Roster listing

Golden State Warriors roster v t e
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY-MM-DD) From F 5 Ballard, Greg 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Oregon C 2 Carroll, Joe Barry 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Purdue G 21 Floyd, Sleepy 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Georgetown F 22 Higgins, Rod 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fresno State F 30 McDonald, Ben 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) UC Irvine G 10 Moss, Perry 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Northeastern G/F 17 Mullin, Chris 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) St. John's G/F 45 Short, Purvis 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jackson State G 11 Smith, Clinton 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Cleveland State F 13 Smith, Larry 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Alcorn State G/F 20 Teagle, Terry 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Baylor C 8 Washburn, Chris 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 225 lb (102 kg) North Carolina State C 33 Whitehead, Jerome 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Marquette	Head coach George Karl Assistant coach(es) Ed Gregory Herman Kull Jack McMahon Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured

Regular season

Season standings

z - clinched division title

y - clinched division title

x - clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents

Game log

Playoffs

West First Round

(4) Utah Jazz vs. (5) Golden State Warriors: Warriors win series 3-2

• Game 1 @ Salt Palace, Salt Lake City (April 23): Utah 98, Golden State 85
• Game 2 @ Salt Palace, Salt Lake City (April 25): Utah 103, Golden State 100
• Game 3 @ Oakland Coliseum, Oakland (April 29): Golden State 110, Utah 95
• Game 4 @ Oakland Coliseum, Oakland (May 1): Golden State 98, Utah 94
• Game 5 @ Salt Palace, Salt Lake City (May 3): Golden State 118, Utah 113

Last Playoff Meeting: Not available (first playoff series)

West Conference Semifinals

(1) Los Angeles Lakers vs. (5) Golden State Warriors: Lakers win series 4-1

• Game 1 @ The Forum, Los Angeles (May 5): Los Angeles 125, Golden State 116
• Game 2 @ The Forum, Los Angeles (May 7): Los Angeles 116, Golden State 101
• Game 3 @ Oakland Coliseum, Oakland (May 9): Los Angeles 133, Golden State 108
• Game 4 @ Oakland Coliseum, Oakland (May 10): Golden State 129, Los Angeles 121
• Game 5 @ The Forum, Los Angeles (May 12): Los Angeles 118, Golden State 106

Last Playoff Meeting: 1977 Western Conference Semifinals (Los Angeles won 4-3)

Player statistics

Season

Playoffs

Awards and records

Transactions

Free agents

See also

• 1986-87 NBA season