The 1986–87 NBA season’s championship round and the season’s playoffs came to a close in 1987 with the NBA Finals.
The Western Conference champion Los Angeles Lakers beat the defending NBA champion and Eastern Conference champion Boston Celtics 4 games to 2. Magic Johnson’s junior skyhook in Game 4 was a game-changing moment. The Celtics and Lakers met in the NBA Finals for the tenth time (more than any other Finals matchup). This would be the Celtics’ final Finals appearance until they met the Heat in 2008.
This was the first NBA Finals to be held entirely in June. The last time there were no NBA Championship Series games in May was during the 1970–71 season, when the finals (a four-game sweep that year) ended on April 30.
It is also the first time the NBA Finals have been played on a Sunday-Tuesday-Thursday rotation, which was previously used until 1990 and has been used again since the 2004 NBA Finals. Previously, the NBA Finals have been played on a Sunday-Wednesday-Friday rotation.
NBA Playoffs in 1987
| Los Angeles Lakers (Western Conference Champion) | Boston Celtics (Eastern Conference Champion) | |
|---|---|---|
| 65–17 (.793)1st Pacific, 1st West, 1st Overall | Regular season | 59–23 (.720)1st Atlantic, 1st East, 2nd Overall |
| Defeated the (8) Denver Nuggets, 3–0 | First Round | Defeated the (8) Chicago Bulls, 3–0 |
| Defeated the (5) Golden State Warriors, 4–1 | Conference Semifinals | Defeated the (4) Milwaukee Bucks, 4–3 |
| Defeated the (7) Seattle SuperSonics, 4–0 | Conference Finals | Defeated the (3) Detroit Pistons, 4–3 |
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1987 NBA Finals
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year = 1987
runnerup = Boston Celtics
runnerup_coach = K.C. Jones
runnerup_games = 2
champion = Los Angeles Lakers
champion_coach = Pat Riley
champion_games = 4
date= June 2 – June 14
MVP = Magic Johnson
(Los Angeles Lakers)
television = CBS (U.S.)
announcers = Dick Stockton and Tom Heinsohn
HOFers = Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (1995)
Larry Bird (1998)
Magic Johnson (2002)
Kevin McHale (1999)
Robert Parish (2003)
James Worthy (2003)
Bill Walton (1993)
Coaches:
K.C. Jones (1989, player)
Pat Riley (2008)
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referees_4 = Hugh Evans and Earl Strom
referees_5 = Jake O’Donnell and Ed T. Rush
referees_6 = Joe Crawford and Darrell Garretson
ECF result = Celtics defeat Pistons, 4-3
WCF result = Laker’s defeat SuperSonics, 4-0
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FAQs – People Also Ask
What two teams played on 1987 NBA Finals?
For the 1986–87 season, the NBA had a postseason tournament known as the 1987 NBA playoffs. LA Lakers defeated Boston Celtics 4 games to 2 in NBA Finals to win the Western Conference Championship and advance to the NBA Finals.
Who was the MVP of the 1987 NBA championship?
When Magic Johnson was named NBA MVP, he led a Los Angeles Lakers team that had won the second-most regular-season games in franchise history (65) and was now poised to win its 10th championship in franchise history.
Who won 87?
Boston Celtics, the defending NBA champions from the East, fell to the Western Conference champion Los Angeles Lakers 4-2 in the series finale. When it came down to it, Game 4’s baby sky hook by Magic Johnson was the pivotal moment.
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