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1986–87 New York Knicks season

{{short description|Season of National Basketball Association team the New York Knicks}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}

{{NBA season

| team = New York Knicks

| end_year = 1987

| wins = 24

| losses = 58

| division = Atlantic

| division_place = 5

| conf_place = 11

| coach = Hubie Brown
Bob Hill

| gm = Scotty Stirling

| arena = Madison Square Garden

| television = WOR-TV
MSG Network
(Marv Albert, John Andariese)

| radio = WNBC
(Jim Karvellas, Ernie Grunfeld)

| playoffs = Did not qualify

| bbr_team = NYK

}}

The 1986–87 NBA season was the Knicks' 41st season in the NBA[https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/NYK/1987.html 1986-87 New York Knicks] and the last time they would miss the playoffs until their 2001–02 season.

With second-year center Patrick Ewing still struggling with injuries and after starting the season 4–12, head coach Hubie Brown was fired and Bob Hill took over for the rest of the season. Brown returned to coach the Memphis Grizzlies in the 2002–03 season. Bernard King, only able to play six games this year, was released at the end of the season, signing as a free agent with the Washington Bullets.

Draft picks

{{main article|1986 NBA draft}}

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! style="background:#062A78;color:#FF5F00;" width="7%"| Round

! style="background:#062A78;color:#FF5F00;" width="7%"| Pick

! style="background:#062A78;color:#FF5F00;" width="20%"| Player

! style="background:#062A78;color:#FF5F00;" width="15%"| Position

! style="background:#062A78;color:#FF5F00;" width="15%"| Nationality

! style="background:#062A78;color:#FF5F00;" width="20%"| School/Club Team

style="text-align: center"

| 1

5Kenny WalkerSF{{USA}}Kentucky
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| 2

47Michael JacksonPG{{USA}}Georgetown
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| 4

71Calvin Thompson{{USA}}Kansas
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| 5

94Jerome Mincey{{USA}}Alabama-Birmingham
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| 6

117Butch Wade{{USA}}Michigan
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| 7

140Duane Kendall{{USA}}South Carolina

Roster

{{NBA roster header|team=New York Knicks

| bg1 = #062A78 | color1 = #FFFFFF | bg2 = #FF6E1A | color2 = #000000 }}

{{player2 | num = 25 | first = Bill | last = Cartwright | pos = C | ft = 7 | in = 1 | lbs = 245 | college = San Francisco | DOB = 1957–07–30 }}

{{player2 | num = 42 | first = Pat | last = Cummings | pos = PF | ft = 6 | in = 9 | lbs = 230 | school = Cincinnati | DOB = 1956–07–11 }}

{{player2 | num = 33 | first = Patrick | last = Ewing | pos = C | ft = 7 | in = 0 | lbs = 240 | college = Georgetown | DOB = 1962–08–05 }}

{{player2 | num = 7 | first = Gerald | last = Henderson | pos = PG | ft = 6 | in = 2 | lbs = 175 | college = VCU | DOB = 1956–01–16 }}

{{player2 | num = 30 | first = Bernard | last = King | pos = SF | ft = 6 | in = 7 | lbs = 205 | college = Tennessee | DOB = 1956–12–04 | inj = yes }}

{{player2 | num = 14 | first = Chris | last = McNealy | dab = basketball, born 1961 | pos = PF | ft = 6 | in = 7 | lbs = 210 | college = San Jose State | DOB = 1961–07–15 }}

{{player2 | num = 44 | first = Jawann | last = Oldham | pos = C | ft = 7 | in = 0 | lbs = 210 | college = Seattle | DOB = 1957–07–04 }}

{{player2 | num = 55 | first = Louis | last = Orr | pos = SF | ft = 6 | in = 8 | lbs = 175 | college = Syracuse | DOB = 1958–05–07 }}

{{player2 | num = 2 | first = Rory | last = Sparrow | pos = PG | ft = 6 | in = 2 | lbs = 175 | college = Villanova | DOB = 1958–06–12 }}

{{player2 | num = 23 | first = Bob | last = Thornton | pos = PF | ft = 6 | in = 10 | lbs = 225 | college = UC Irvine | DOB = 1962–07–10 }}

{{player2 | num = 6 | first = Trent | last = Tucker | pos = SG | ft = 6 | in = 5 | lbs = 193 | college = Minnesota | DOB = 1959–12–20 }}

{{player2 | num = 34 | first = Kenny | last = Walker |dab=basketball| pos = SF | ft = 6 | in = 8 | lbs = 210 | college = Kentucky | DOB = 1964–08–18 }}

{{player2 | num = 45 | first = Eddie Lee | last = Wilkins | pos = C | ft = 6 | in = 10 | lbs = 220 | college = Gardner-Webb | DOB = 1962–05–07 }}

{{player2 | num = 21 | first = Gerald | last = Wilkins | pos = SG | ft = 6 | in = 6 | lbs = 185 | college = Chattanooga | DOB = 1963–09–11 }}

{{player2 | num = 8 | first = Brad | last = Wright |dab=basketball| pos = PF | ft = 6 | in = 11 | lbs = 225 | college = UCLA | DOB = 1962–03–26 }}

{{NBA roster footer

| head_coach =

Regular season

=Season standings=

{{1986–87 NBA Atlantic standings|team=NYK}}

{{1986–87 NBA East standings|team=NYK}}

:z - clinched division title

:y - clinched division title

:x - clinched playoff spot

=Record vs. opponents=

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colspan=24|1986-87 NBA Records
width=100|Team

!style="background:#FF0000;color:#FFFFFF;width=35"|ATL

!style="background:#006400;color:#FFFFFF;width=35"|BOS

!style="background:#FF0000;color:#000000;width=35"|CHI

!style="background:#FF8C00;color:#FFFFFF;width=35"|CLE

!style="background:#008000;color:#00008B;width=35"|DAL

!style="background:#0000CD;color:#FFD700;width=35"|DEN

!style="background:#0000FF;color:#FF0000;width=35"|DET

!style="background:#0000FF;color:#FFD700;width=35"|GSW

!style="background:#FF0000;color:#FFD700;width=35"|HOU

!style="background:#000080;color:#FFD700;width=35"|IND

!style="background:#F9160D;color:#1A2E8B;width=35"|LAC

!style="background:#800080;color:#FFD700;width=35"|LAL

!style="background:#006400;color:#B22222;width=35"|MIL

!style="background:#B0170C;color:#00056D;width=35"|NJN

!style="background:#0000FF;color:#FF8C00;width=35"|NYK

!style="background:#FF0000;color:#0000FF;width=35"|PHI

!style="background:#800080;color:#FF4500;width=35"|PHO

!style="background:#000000;color:#FF0000;width=35"|POR

!style="background:#0000FF;color:#FFFFFF;width=35"|SAC

!style="background:#000000;color:#C0C0C0;width=35"|SAS

!style="background:#005831;color:#FFC322;width=35"|SEA

!style="background:#36004A;color:#FFFF00;width=35"|UTA

!style="background:#DC143C;color:#0000CD;width=35"|WAS

style="text-align:left;" | Atlanta—3–34–24–22–02–03–31–11–13–32–01–13–35–05–13–31–11–12–02–02–02–05–0
style="text-align:left;" | Boston3–3—6–03–22–02–03–22–02–05–12–00–23–34–24–23–32–02–02–02–02–01–14–2
style="text-align:left;" | Chicago2–40–6—5–11–11–13–30–20–23–22–00–24–23–24–23–31–11–11–11–12–00–23–3
style="text-align:left;" | Cleveland2–42–31–5—0–21–11–51–10–23–32–00–21–54–24–12–41–11–11–11–11–10–22–4
style="text-align:left;" | Dallas0–20–21–12–0—4–21–15–03–30–25–03–22–02–02–02–03–22–35–14–25–03–31–1
style="text-align:left;" | Denver0–20–21–11–12–4—0–24–13–31–12–30–51–12–02–00–23–23–22–45–12–32–41–1
style="text-align:left;" | Detroit3–32–33–35–11–12–0—1–11–13–32–01–13–35–16–05–01–10–21–11–12–01–13–3
style="text-align:left;" | Golden State1–10–22–01–10–51–41–1—4–10–26–02–40–22–02–01–11–54–24–14–14–22–30–2
style="text-align:left;" | Houston1–10–22–02–03–33–31–11–4—2–04–11–40–21–11–10–23–22–35–15–11–43–31–1
style="text-align:left;" | Indiana3–31–52–33–32–01–13–32–00–2—2–00–22–45–13–22–41–10–21–12–01–11–14–2
style="text-align:left;" | L.A. Clippers0–20–20–20–20–53–20–20–61–40–2—0–60–21–10–20–21–50–61–41–42–42–30–2
style="text-align:left;" | L.A. Lakers1–12–02–02–02–35–01–14–24–12–06–0—1–12–02–02–05–15–15–04–14–23–21–1
style="text-align:left;" | Milwaukee3–33–32–45–10–21–13–32–02–04–22–01–1—4–24–22–32–00–22–01–12–01–14–1
style="text-align:left;" | New Jersey0–52–42–32–40–20–21–50–21–11–51–10–22–4—5–13–31–10–20–20–20–21–12–4
style="text-align:left;" | New York1–52–42–41–40–20–20–60–21–12–32–00–22–41–5—3–31–10–22–01–10–21–12–4
style="text-align:left;" | Philadelphia3–33–33–34–20–22–00–51–12–04–22–00–23–23–33–3—1–12–02–01–12–01–13–3
style="text-align:left;" | Phoenix1–10–21–11–12–32–31–15–12–31–15–11–50–21–11–11–1—2–42–32–31–54–10–2
style="text-align:left;" | Portland1–10–21–11–13–22–32–02–43–22–06–01–52–02–02–00–24–2—3–24–14–23–21–1
style="text-align:left;" | Sacramento0–20–21–11–11–54–21–11–41–51–14–10–50–22–00–20–23–22–3—3–32–31–51–1
style="text-align:left;" | San Antonio0–20–21–11–12–41–51–11–41–50–24–11–41–12–01–11–13–21–43–3—1–42–40–2
style="text-align:left;" | Seattle0–20–20–21–10–53–20–22–44–11–14–22–40–22–02–00–25–12–43–24–1—3–21–1
style="text-align:left;" | Utah0–21–12–02–03–34–21–13–23–31–13–22–31–11–11–11–11–42–35–14–22–3—1–1
style="text-align:left;" | Washington0–52–43–34–21–11–13–32–01–12–42–01–11–44–24–23–32–01–11–12–01–11–1—

Game log

=Regular season=

{{NBA game log start|New York Knicks|end_year=1987|bgcolor=#0000FF|color=#FF8C00|record=Total: 24–58 (home: 18–23; road: 6–35)}}

{{NBA game log section|New York Knicks|October|first=yes|bgcolor=#FF8C00|color=#0000FF

| home_wins = 0

| home_losses = 0

| road_wins = 0

| road_losses = 1

}}

{{NBA game log section|New York Knicks|November|bgcolor=#FF8C00|color=#0000FF

| home_wins = 3

| home_losses = 3

| road_wins = 1

| road_losses = 8

}}

{{NBA game log section|New York Knicks|December|bgcolor=#FF8C00|color=#0000FF

| home_wins = 4

| home_losses = 5

| road_wins = 1

| road_losses = 4

}}

{{NBA game log section|New York Knicks|January|bgcolor=#FF8C00|color=#0000FF

| home_wins = 3

| home_losses = 3

| road_wins = 1

| road_losses = 7

}}

{{NBA game log section|New York Knicks|February|bgcolor=#FF8C00|color=#0000FF

| home_wins = 2

| home_losses = 4

| road_wins = 1

| road_losses = 5

}}

{{NBA game log section|New York Knicks|March|bgcolor=#FF8C00|color=#0000FF

| home_wins = 4

| home_losses = 5

| road_wins = 2

| road_losses = 5

}}

{{NBA game log section|New York Knicks|April|bgcolor=#FF8C00|color=#0000FF

| home_wins = 2

| home_losses = 3

| road_wins = 0

| road_losses = 5

}}

{{NBA game log end|bbr_team=NYK|end_year=1987}}

Player statistics

{{NBA roster statistics legend}}

=Season=

{{Empty section|date=January 2011}}

Awards and records

{{Empty section|date=February 2013}}

Transactions

{{Empty section|date=January 2011}}

References

{{reflist}}

See also

{{1986-87 NBA season by team}}

{{New York Knicks}}

{{New York Knicks seasons}}

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