NBA playoffs 1986-87: bracket and series

First round Eastern Conference

• Boston CelticsCeltics (winner) 3 Chicago BullsBulls 0

  1. Game 1 · Thu, Apr 23 CHI 104 – 108 BOS
  2. Game 2 · Sun, Apr 26 CHI 96 – 105 BOS
  3. Game 3 · Tue, Apr 28 BOS 105 – 94 CHI
• Milwaukee BucksBucks (winner) 3 Philadelphia 76ers76ers 2

  1. Game 1 · Fri, Apr 24 PHI 104 – 107 MIL
  2. Game 2 · Sun, Apr 26 · OT PHI 125 – 122 MIL
  3. Game 3 · Wed, Apr 29 MIL 121 – 120 PHI
  4. Game 4 · Fri, May 1 MIL 118 – 124 PHI
  5. Game 5 · Sun, May 3 PHI 89 – 102 MIL
• Atlanta HawksHawks (winner) 3 Indiana PacersPacers 1

  1. Game 1 · Fri, Apr 24 IND 94 – 110 ATL
  2. Game 2 · Sun, Apr 26 IND 93 – 94 ATL
  3. Game 3 · Wed, Apr 29 ATL 87 – 96 IND
  4. Game 4 · Fri, May 1 ATL 101 – 97 IND
• Detroit PistonsPistons (winner) 3 Washington BulletsBullets 0

  1. Game 1 · Fri, Apr 24 WAS 92 – 106 DET
  2. Game 2 · Sun, Apr 26 WAS 85 – 128 DET
  3. Game 3 · Wed, Apr 29 DET 97 – 96 WAS

First round Western Conference

• Los Angeles LakersLakers (winner) 3 Denver NuggetsNuggets 0

  1. Game 1 · Thu, Apr 23 DEN 95 – 128 LAL
  2. Game 2 · Sat, Apr 25 DEN 127 – 139 LAL
  3. Game 3 · Wed, Apr 29 LAL 140 – 103 DEN
• Utah JazzJazz 2 Golden State WarriorsWarriors (winner) 3

  1. Game 1 · Thu, Apr 23 GSW 85 – 99 UTA
  2. Game 2 · Sat, Apr 25 GSW 100 – 103 UTA
  3. Game 3 · Wed, Apr 29 UTA 95 – 110 GSW
  4. Game 4 · Fri, May 1 UTA 94 – 98 GSW
  5. Game 5 · Sun, May 3 GSW 118 – 113 UTA
• Portland Trail BlazersTrail Blazers 1 Houston RocketsRockets (winner) 3

  1. Game 1 · Fri, Apr 24 HOU 125 – 115 POR
  2. Game 2 · Sun, Apr 26 HOU 98 – 111 POR
  3. Game 3 · Tue, Apr 28 POR 108 – 117 HOU
  4. Game 4 · Thu, Apr 30 POR 101 – 113 HOU
• Dallas MavericksMavericks 1 Seattle SuperSonicsSuperSonics (winner) 3

  1. Game 1 · Thu, Apr 23 SEA 129 – 151 DAL
  2. Game 2 · Sat, Apr 25 SEA 112 – 110 DAL
  3. Game 3 · Tue, Apr 28 DAL 107 – 117 SEA
  4. Game 4 · Thu, Apr 30 DAL 98 – 124 SEA

Conference semifinals Eastern Conference

• Boston CelticsCeltics (winner) 4 Milwaukee BucksBucks 3

  1. Game 1 · Tue, May 5 MIL 98 – 111 BOS
  2. Game 2 · Wed, May 6 MIL 124 – 126 BOS
  3. Game 3 · Fri, May 8 · OT BOS 121 – 126 MIL
  4. Game 4 · Sun, May 10 · 2OT BOS 138 – 137 MIL
  5. Game 5 · Wed, May 13 MIL 129 – 124 BOS
  6. Game 6 · Fri, May 15 BOS 111 – 121 MIL
  7. Game 7 · Sun, May 17 MIL 113 – 119 BOS
• Atlanta HawksHawks 1 Detroit PistonsPistons (winner) 4

  1. Game 1 · Sun, May 3 DET 112 – 111 ATL
  2. Game 2 · Tue, May 5 DET 102 – 115 ATL
  3. Game 3 · Fri, May 8 ATL 99 – 108 DET
  4. Game 4 · Sun, May 10 ATL 88 – 89 DET
  5. Game 5 · Wed, May 13 DET 104 – 96 ATL

Conference semifinals Western Conference

• Los Angeles LakersLakers (winner) 4 Golden State WarriorsWarriors 1

  1. Game 1 · Tue, May 5 GSW 116 – 125 LAL
  2. Game 2 · Thu, May 7 GSW 101 – 116 LAL
  3. Game 3 · Sat, May 9 LAL 133 – 108 GSW
  4. Game 4 · Sun, May 10 LAL 121 – 129 GSW
  5. Game 5 · Tue, May 12 GSW 106 – 118 LAL
• Houston RocketsRockets 2 Seattle SuperSonicsSuperSonics (winner) 4

  1. Game 1 · Sat, May 2 · OT SEA 111 – 106 HOU
  2. Game 2 · Tue, May 5 SEA 99 – 97 HOU
  3. Game 3 · Thu, May 7 HOU 102 – 84 SEA
  4. Game 4 · Sat, May 9 HOU 102 – 117 SEA
  5. Game 5 · Tue, May 12 SEA 107 – 112 HOU
  6. Game 6 · Thu, May 14 · 2OT HOU 125 – 128 SEA

Conference finals Eastern Conference

• Boston CelticsCeltics (winner) 4 Detroit PistonsPistons 3

  1. Game 1 · Tue, May 19 DET 91 – 104 BOS
  2. Game 2 · Thu, May 21 DET 101 – 110 BOS
  3. Game 3 · Sat, May 23 BOS 104 – 122 DET
  4. Game 4 · Sun, May 24 BOS 119 – 145 DET
  5. Game 5 · Tue, May 26 DET 107 – 108 BOS
  6. Game 6 · Thu, May 28 BOS 105 – 113 DET
  7. Game 7 · Sat, May 30 DET 114 – 117 BOS

Conference finals Western Conference

• Los Angeles LakersLakers (winner) 4 Seattle SuperSonicsSuperSonics 0

  1. Game 1 · Sat, May 16 SEA 87 – 92 LAL
  2. Game 2 · Tue, May 19 SEA 104 – 112 LAL
  3. Game 3 · Sat, May 23 LAL 122 – 121 SEA
  4. Game 4 · Mon, May 25 LAL 133 – 102 SEA

Finals

• Los Angeles LakersLakers (winner) 4 Boston CelticsCeltics 2

  1. Game 1 · Tue, Jun 2 BOS 113 – 126 LAL
  2. Game 2 · Thu, Jun 4 BOS 122 – 141 LAL
  3. Game 3 · Sun, Jun 7 LAL 103 – 109 BOS
  4. Game 4 · Tue, Jun 9 LAL 107 – 106 BOS
  5. Game 5 · Thu, Jun 11 LAL 108 – 123 BOS
  6. Game 6 · Sun, Jun 14 BOS 93 – 106 LAL