1986–87 New York Knicks season

1986–87 New York Knicks season
1986–87 New York Knicks season
Head coach	Hubie Brown ; Bob Hill
General manager	Scotty Stirling
Arena	Madison Square Garden
Results
Record	24–58 (.293)
Place	Division: 5th (Atlantic); Conference: 11th (Eastern)
Playoff finish	Did Not Qualify
	Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	WOR-TV; MSG Network; (Marv Albert, John Andariese)
Radio	WNBC; (Jim Karvellas, Ernie Grunfeld)
< 1985–86	1987–88 >

The 1986–87 NBA season was the Knicks' 41st season in the NBA.^[1]

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.

Draft picks[]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	School/Club Team
1	5	Kenny Walker	SF	United States	Kentucky
2	47	Michael Jackson	PG	United States	Georgetown
4	71	Calvin Thompson		United States	Kansas
5	94			United States	Alabama-Birmingham
6	117	Butch Wade		United States	Michigan
7	140			United States	South Carolina

Roster[]

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Height	Weight	DOB (YYYY-MM-DD)	From
C	25	Cartwright, Bill	7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	1957–07–30	San Francisco
PF	42	Cummings, Pat	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	1956–07–11	Cincinnati
C	33	Ewing, Patrick	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	1962–08–05	Georgetown
PG	7	Henderson, Gerald	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1956–01–16	Virginia Commonwealth
SF	30	King, Bernard	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	1956–12–04	Tennessee
PF	14	McNealy, Chris	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	1961–07–15	San José State
C	44	Oldham, Jawann	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	1957–07–04	Seattle
SF	55	Orr, Louis	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1958–05–07	Syracuse
PG	2	Sparrow, Rory	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1958–06–12	Villanova
PF	23	Thornton, Bob	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	1962–07–10	UC Irvine
SG	6	Tucker, Trent	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	193 lb (88 kg)	1959–12–20	Minnesota
SF	34	Walker, Kenny	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	1964–08–18	Kentucky
C	45	Wilkins, Eddie Lee	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	1962–05–07	Gardner–Webb
SG	21	Wilkins, Gerald	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1963–09–11	Tennessee-Chattanooga
PF	8	Wright, Brad	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	1962–03–26	UCLA

Head coach

Bob Hill

Legend

(C) Team captain
(DP) Unsigned draft pick
(FA) Free agent
(S) Suspended
Injured

Regular season[]

Season standings[]

Atlantic Division v t	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-Boston Celtics	59	23	.720	–	39–2	20–21	15–9
x-Philadelphia 76ers	45	37	.549	14	28–13	17–24	12–12
x-Washington Bullets	42	40	.512	17	27–14	15–26	13–11
New Jersey Nets	24	58	.293	35	19–22	5–36	12–12
New York Knicks	24	58	.293	35	18–23	6–35	8–16

#	Eastern Conference v t
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	c-Boston Celtics	59	23	.720	–
2	y-Atlanta Hawks	57	25	.695	2
3	x-Detroit Pistons	52	30	.634	7
4	x-Milwaukee Bucks	50	32	.610	9
5	x-Philadelphia 76ers	45	37	.549	14
6	x-Washington Bullets	42	40	.512	17
7	x-Indiana Pacers	41	41	.500	18
8	x-Chicago Bulls	40	42	.488	19

9	Cleveland Cavaliers	31	51	.378	28
10	New Jersey Nets	24	58	.293	35
11	New York Knicks	24	58	.293	35

z - clinched division title

y - clinched division title

x - clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents[]

1986-87 NBA Records
Team	ATL	BOS	CHI	CLE	DAL	DEN	DET	GSW	HOU	IND	LAC	LAL	MIL	NJN	NYK	PHI	PHO	POR	SAC	SAS	SEA	UTA	WAS
Atlanta	—	3–3	4–2	4–2	2–0	2–0	3–3	1–1	1–1	3–3	2–0	1–1	3–3	5–0	5–1	3–3	1–1	1–1	2–0	2–0	2–0	2–0	5–0
Boston	3–3	—	6–0	3–2	2–0	2–0	3–2	2–0	2–0	5–1	2–0	0–2	3–3	4–2	4–2	3–3	2–0	2–0	2–0	2–0	2–0	1–1	4–2
Chicago	2–4	0–6	—	5–1	1–1	1–1	3–3	0–2	0–2	3–2	2–0	0–2	4–2	3–2	4–2	3–3	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–0	0–2	3–3
Cleveland	2–4	2–3	1–5	—	0–2	1–1	1–5	1–1	0–2	3–3	2–0	0–2	1–5	4–2	4–1	2–4	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–2	2–4
Dallas	0–2	0–2	1–1	2–0	—	4–2	1–1	5–0	3–3	0–2	5–0	3–2	2–0	2–0	2–0	2–0	3–2	2–3	5–1	4–2	5–0	3–3	1–1
Denver	0–2	0–2	1–1	1–1	2–4	—	0–2	4–1	3–3	1–1	2–3	0–5	1–1	2–0	2–0	0–2	3–2	3–2	2–4	5–1	2–3	2–4	1–1
Detroit	3–3	2–3	3–3	5–1	1–1	2–0	—	1–1	1–1	3–3	2–0	1–1	3–3	5–1	6–0	5–0	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	3–3
Golden State	1–1	0–2	2–0	1–1	0–5	1–4	1–1	—	4–1	0–2	6–0	2–4	0–2	2–0	2–0	1–1	1–5	4–2	4–1	4–1	4–2	2–3	0–2
Houston	1–1	0–2	2–0	2–0	3–3	3–3	1–1	1–4	—	2–0	4–1	1–4	0–2	1–1	1–1	0–2	3–2	2–3	5–1	5–1	1–4	3–3	1–1
Indiana	3–3	1–5	2–3	3–3	2–0	1–1	3–3	2–0	0–2	—	2–0	0–2	2–4	5–1	3–2	2–4	1–1	0–2	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	4–2
L.A. Clippers	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–5	3–2	0–2	0–6	1–4	0–2	—	0–6	0–2	1–1	0–2	0–2	1–5	0–6	1–4	1–4	2–4	2–3	0–2
L.A. Lakers	1–1	2–0	2–0	2–0	2–3	5–0	1–1	4–2	4–1	2–0	6–0	—	1–1	2–0	2–0	2–0	5–1	5–1	5–0	4–1	4–2	3–2	1–1
Milwaukee	3–3	3–3	2–4	5–1	0–2	1–1	3–3	2–0	2–0	4–2	2–0	1–1	—	4–2	4–2	2–3	2–0	0–2	2–0	1–1	2–0	1–1	4–1
New Jersey	0–5	2–4	2–3	2–4	0–2	0–2	1–5	0–2	1–1	1–5	1–1	0–2	2–4	—	5–1	3–3	1–1	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	1–1	2–4
New York	1–5	2–4	2–4	1–4	0–2	0–2	0–6	0–2	1–1	2–3	2–0	0–2	2–4	1–5	—	3–3	1–1	0–2	2–0	1–1	0–2	1–1	2–4
Philadelphia	3–3	3–3	3–3	4–2	0–2	2–0	0–5	1–1	2–0	4–2	2–0	0–2	3–2	3–3	3–3	—	1–1	2–0	2–0	1–1	2–0	1–1	3–3
Phoenix	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–1	2–3	2–3	1–1	5–1	2–3	1–1	5–1	1–5	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	—	2–4	2–3	2–3	1–5	4–1	0–2
Portland	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–1	3–2	2–3	2–0	2–4	3–2	2–0	6–0	1–5	2–0	2–0	2–0	0–2	4–2	—	3–2	4–1	4–2	3–2	1–1
Sacramento	0–2	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–5	4–2	1–1	1–4	1–5	1–1	4–1	0–5	0–2	2–0	0–2	0–2	3–2	2–3	—	3–3	2–3	1–5	1–1
San Antonio	0–2	0–2	1–1	1–1	2–4	1–5	1–1	1–4	1–5	0–2	4–1	1–4	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	3–2	1–4	3–3	—	1–4	2–4	0–2
Seattle	0–2	0–2	0–2	1–1	0–5	3–2	0–2	2–4	4–1	1–1	4–2	2–4	0–2	2–0	2–0	0–2	5–1	2–4	3–2	4–1	—	3–2	1–1
Utah	0–2	1–1	2–0	2–0	3–3	4–2	1–1	3–2	3–3	1–1	3–2	2–3	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–4	2–3	5–1	4–2	2–3	—	1–1
Washington	0–5	2–4	3–3	4–2	1–1	1–1	3–3	2–0	1–1	2–4	2–0	1–1	1–4	4–2	4–2	3–3	2–0	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	—

Game log[]

Player statistics[]

Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field-goal percentage	3P%	3-point field-goal percentage	FT%	Free-throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game

v t New York Knicks
Founded in 1946 Based in New York City, New York
Franchise	History All-time roster Draft history Head coaches Seasons Current season
Arenas	Madison Square Garden III 69th Regiment Armory Madison Square Garden IV
Personnel	Owner(s) Madison Square Garden Sports (James Dolan, chairman) President Leon Rose General manager Scott Perry Head coach Tom Thibodeau
G League affiliate	Westchester Knicks
Retired numbers	10 12 15 15 19 22 24 33 613
NBA Championships	1970 1973
Rivalries	Boston Celtics Brooklyn Nets Chicago Bulls Indiana Pacers Miami Heat
Culture and lore	Broadcasters Dancing Harry Eddie Spike Lee Diedrich Knickerbocker Whatever Happened to Micheal Ray? Mike Walczewski George Kalinsky Trent Tucker Rule Disputed foul against Scottie Pippen June 17th, 1994 Knicks–Nuggets brawl Linsanity

1986–87 New York Knicks season

Contents

Draft picks[]

Roster[]

Regular season[]

Season standings[]

Record vs. opponents[]

Game log[]

Player statistics[]

Season[]

Awards and records[]

Transactions[]

References[]

See also[]