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 | 45 | 18 | .714 | ||
| 2 | 43 | 21 | .672 | 2.5 | |
| 3 | 41 | 24 | .631 | 5.0 | |
| 4 | 39 | 25 | .609 | 6.5 | |
| 5 | 36 | 27 | .571 | 9.0 | |
| 6 | 35 | 28 | .556 | 10.0 | |
| 7 | 36 | 29 | .554 | 10.0 | |
| 8 | 34 | 29 | .540 | 11.0 | |
| 9 | 33 | 31 | .516 | 12.5 | |
| 10 | 32 | 33 | .492 | 14.0 | |
| 11 | 27 | 36 | .429 | 18.0 | |
| 12 | 26 | 38 | .406 | 19.5 | |
| 13 | 16 | 47 | .254 | 29.0 | |
| 14 | 16 | 47 | .254 | 29.0 | |
| 15 | 15 | 49 | .234 | 30.5 |
| Western | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 50 | 15 | .769 | ||
| 2 | 47 | 17 | .734 | 2.5 | |
| 3 | 40 | 24 | .625 | 9.5 | |
| 4 | 39 | 24 | .619 | 10.0 | |
| 5 | 39 | 25 | .609 | 10.5 | |
| 6 | 39 | 25 | .609 | 10.5 | |
| 7 | 37 | 27 | .578 | 12.5 | |
| 8 | 32 | 31 | .508 | 17.0 | |
| 9 | 31 | 32 | .492 | 18.0 | |
| 10 | 31 | 34 | .477 | 19.0 | |
| 11 | 23 | 39 | .371 | 25.5 | |
| 12 | 21 | 43 | .328 | 28.5 | |
| 13 | 21 | 45 | .318 | 29.5 | |
| 14 | 19 | 45 | .297 | 30.5 | |
| 15 | 15 | 50 | .231 | 35.0 |