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.
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| 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 |
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Cooper Flagg and Kyrie Irving rebound from sluggish 1st half to help Mavs beat Jazz 112-100
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Wembanyama has career highs of 52 points, 24 rebounds as Spurs hold off Mavericks 112-111
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Kings beat the Mavericks 115-100 for their first victory of the season
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Irving scores 35 and Flagg adds 33 as Mavericks hand Rockets 1st loss of season 116-111
1986-87 Stats
See stats| 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 |
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| Eastern | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 2 | .800 | ||
| 2 | 7 | 2 | .778 | 0.5 | |
| 3 | 6 | 2 | .750 | 1.0 | |
| 4 | 6 | 4 | .600 | 2.0 | |
| 5 | 5 | 4 | .556 | 2.5 | |
| 6 | 5 | 4 | .556 | 2.5 | |
| 7 | 4 | 4 | .500 | 3.0 | |
| 8 | 4 | 5 | .444 | 3.5 | |
| 9 | 3 | 6 | .333 | 4.5 | |
| 10 | 3 | 6 | .333 | 4.5 | |
| 11 | 3 | 7 | .300 | 5.0 | |
| 12 | 2 | 6 | .250 | 5.0 | |
| 13 | 2 | 6 | .250 | 5.0 | |
| 14 | 1 | 7 | .125 | 6.0 | |
| 15 | 1 | 8 | .111 | 6.5 |
| Western | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 1 | .857 | ||
| 2 | 7 | 2 | .778 | ||
| 3 | 7 | 2 | .778 | ||
| 4 | 7 | 2 | .778 | ||
| 5 | 7 | 2 | .778 | ||
| 6 | 7 | 3 | .700 | 0.5 | |
| 7 | 6 | 3 | .667 | 1.0 | |
| 8 | 6 | 3 | .667 | 1.0 | |
| 9 | 4 | 3 | .571 | 2.0 | |
| 10 | 5 | 4 | .556 | 2.0 | |
| 11 | 4 | 5 | .444 | 3.0 | |
| 12 | 2 | 5 | .286 | 4.0 | |
| 13 | 1 | 7 | .125 | 5.5 | |
| 14 | 1 | 8 | .111 | 6.0 | |
| 15 | 1 | 8 | .111 | 6.0 |