The Dallas Mavericks were 55-27 in 1986-87. They finished 1st in the Midwest Division and 2nd in the Western Conference. They lost in the Western Conference First Round against the Seattle SuperSonics, 3 games to 1.
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 65 | 17 | .793 | ||
2 | 55 | 27 | .671 | 10.0 | |
3 | 49 | 33 | .598 | 16.0 | |
4 | 44 | 38 | .537 | 21.0 | |
5 | 42 | 40 | .512 | 23.0 |
| GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 82 | 242.4 | 116.7 | 45.3 | 24.6 | 8.4 | 5.2 | 43.8 | 89.9 | 48.7 | 2.8 | 8.0 | 35.4 | 26.2 | 33.1 | 79.1 | 55.8 | 14.9 | 30.4 | 14.7 | 22.8 |
Team Rank | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 17th | 16th | 13th | 5th | 8th | 7th | 1st | 1st | 3rd | 2nd | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 11th | 4th | 1st | 6th | |
Opponent | 82 | 242.4 | 110.4 | 44.4 | 28.1 | 7.0 | 5.1 | 43.7 | 91.5 | 47.8 | 1.6 | 5.3 | 29.5 | 21.3 | 28.0 | 76.3 | 53.2 | 15.3 | 29.1 | 16.2 | 26.0 |
Opponent Rank | 3rd | 14th | 14th | 21st | 2nd | 7th | 16th | 21st | 10th | 19th | 21st | 11th | 7th | 7th | 13th | 9th | 18th | 13th | 18th | 3rd | |
Net | +6.3 | +0.9 | -3.5 | +1.4 | +0.0 | +0.1 | -1.6 | +1.0 | +1.3 | +2.7 | +5.9 | +4.9 | +5.2 | +2.7 | +2.7 | -0.4 | +1.3 | -1.5 | -3.2 | ||
Net Rank | 4th | 11th | 21st | 4th | 10th | 12th | 17th | 7th | 1st | 2nd | 4th | 2nd | 2nd | 4th | 3rd | 15th | 9th | 6th | 1st |
| Eastern | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 35 | 12 | .745 | ||
| 2 | 30 | 18 | .625 | 5.5 | |
| 3 | 30 | 18 | .625 | 5.5 | |
| 4 | 29 | 21 | .580 | 7.5 | |
| 5 | 29 | 21 | .580 | 7.5 | |
| 6 | 27 | 21 | .563 | 8.5 | |
| 7 | 25 | 22 | .532 | 10.0 | |
| 8 | 26 | 24 | .520 | 10.5 | |
| 9 | 24 | 25 | .490 | 12.0 | |
| 10 | 24 | 27 | .471 | 13.0 | |
| 11 | 22 | 28 | .440 | 14.5 | |
| 12 | 18 | 28 | .391 | 16.5 | |
| 13 | 13 | 34 | .277 | 22.0 | |
| 14 | 13 | 36 | .265 | 23.0 | |
| 15 | 12 | 35 | .255 | 23.0 |
| Western | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 38 | 11 | .776 | ||
| 2 | 33 | 16 | .673 | 5.0 | |
| 3 | 32 | 16 | .667 | 5.5 | |
| 4 | 30 | 17 | .638 | 7.0 | |
| 5 | 31 | 19 | .620 | 7.5 | |
| 6 | 29 | 18 | .617 | 8.0 | |
| 7 | 30 | 19 | .612 | 8.0 | |
| 8 | 27 | 23 | .540 | 11.5 | |
| 9 | 23 | 26 | .469 | 15.0 | |
| 10 | 22 | 25 | .468 | 15.0 | |
| 11 | 19 | 30 | .388 | 19.0 | |
| 12 | 18 | 29 | .383 | 19.0 | |
| 13 | 15 | 34 | .306 | 23.0 | |
| 14 | 13 | 38 | .255 | 26.0 | |
| 15 | 12 | 38 | .240 | 26.5 |