1986-87 New Jersey Nets Game-by-Game Results

National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 24-58
Finishing 4th in the NBA's Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference
Coach: Dave Wohl (24-58)
Location: East Rutherford, New Jersey
Attendance: 452,686, Avg. 11,041 in 41 home dates

1986-87 New Jersey Nets Statistics
1986-87 New Jersey Nets Roster

The New Jersey Nets of the National Basketball Association ended the 1986-87 season with a record of 24 wins and 58 losses, finishing fourth in the NBA's Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference.

The Nets scored 8,893 points and conceded 9,307. Orlando Woolridge tossed in a team-leading 1,551 points for New Jersey, while Buck Williams netted 17 or more per game, too. Buck Williams contributed 1,023 boards. Leon Wood dished out 370 assists for the squad.

Defensively, Pearl Washington added 92 thefts.

Dave Wohl coached the team.

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Regular Season Points For: 8893
Regular Season Points Against: 9307

Date	Game	Res	Home	Road	Record
October 31, 1986	New York Knicks 97 at New Jersey Nets 108	W	1-0	0-0	1-0
November 1, 1986	New Jersey Nets 111 at Atlanta Hawks 131	L	1-0	0-1	1-1
November 4, 1986	New Jersey Nets 101 at Washington Bullets 102	L	1-0	0-2	1-2
November 5, 1986	San Antonio Spurs 112 at New Jersey Nets 103	L	1-1	0-2	1-3
November 7, 1986	Milwaukee Bucks 115 at New Jersey Nets 94	L	1-2	0-2	1-4
November 11, 1986	Boston Celtics 110 at New Jersey Nets 114	W	2-2	0-2	2-4
November 13, 1986	Indiana Pacers 120 at New Jersey Nets 117	L	2-3	0-2	2-5	OT
November 15, 1986	Atlanta Hawks 109 at New Jersey Nets 90	L	2-4	0-2	2-6
November 18, 1986	New Jersey Nets 112 at Denver Nuggets 125	L	2-4	0-3	2-7
November 19, 1986	New Jersey Nets 101 at Phoenix Suns 111	L	2-4	0-4	2-8
November 21, 1986	New Jersey Nets 95 at Los Angeles Lakers 111	L	2-4	0-5	2-9
November 22, 1986	New Jersey Nets 78 at Utah Jazz 96	L	2-4	0-6	2-10
November 25, 1986	New Jersey Nets 99 at San Antonio Spurs 117	L	2-4	0-7	2-11
November 28, 1986	New Jersey Nets 94 at Dallas Mavericks 119	L	2-4	0-8	2-12
November 29, 1986	New Jersey Nets 102 at Houston Rockets 97	W	2-4	1-8	3-12
December 3, 1986	Detroit Pistons 107 at New Jersey Nets 106	L	2-5	1-8	3-13	OT
December 5, 1986	Denver Nuggets 113 at New Jersey Nets 100	L	2-6	1-8	3-14
December 6, 1986	New Jersey Nets 100 at Philadelphia 76ers 105	L	2-6	1-9	3-15
December 9, 1986	Sacramento Kings 120 at New Jersey Nets 107	L	2-7	1-9	3-16
December 10, 1986	New Jersey Nets 98 at Boston Celtics 108	L	2-7	1-10	3-17
December 12, 1986	Philadelphia 76ers 90 at New Jersey Nets 123	W	3-7	1-10	4-17
December 13, 1986	New Jersey Nets 91 at Indiana Pacers 95	L	3-7	1-11	4-18
December 16, 1986	New Jersey Nets 98 at Chicago Bulls 99	L	3-7	1-12	4-19
December 18, 1986	New Jersey Nets 94 at New York Knicks 93	W	3-7	2-12	5-19
December 23, 1986	Utah Jazz 96 at New Jersey Nets 119	W	4-7	2-12	6-19
December 26, 1986	New Jersey Nets 112 at Cleveland Cavaliers 121	L	4-7	2-13	6-20
December 27, 1986	Cleveland Cavaliers 111 at New Jersey Nets 120	W	5-7	2-13	7-20
December 29, 1986	Milwaukee Bucks 117 at New Jersey Nets 122	W	6-7	2-13	8-20
January 2, 1987	New Jersey Nets 128 at Detroit Pistons 129	L	6-7	2-14	8-21
January 3, 1987	Los Angeles Clippers 97 at New Jersey Nets 118	W	7-7	2-14	9-21
January 6, 1987	New Jersey Nets 112 at Milwaukee Bucks 124	L	7-7	2-15	9-22
January 7, 1987	Washington Bullets 96 at New Jersey Nets 118	W	8-7	2-15	10-22
January 9, 1987	Portland Trail Blazers 127 at New Jersey Nets 120	L	8-8	2-15	10-23	OT
January 10, 1987	New Jersey Nets 109 at Chicago Bulls 119	L	8-8	2-16	10-24
January 13, 1987	Boston Celtics 123 at New Jersey Nets 117	L	8-9	2-16	10-25
January 14, 1987	New Jersey Nets 100 at Washington Bullets 118	L	8-9	2-17	10-26
January 17, 1987	Detroit Pistons 123 at New Jersey Nets 113	L	8-10	2-17	10-27
January 19, 1987	Los Angeles Lakers 126 at New Jersey Nets 115	L	8-11	2-17	10-28
January 21, 1987	Phoenix Suns 114 at New Jersey Nets 120	W	9-11	2-17	11-28
January 23, 1987	Seattle Supersonics 125 at New Jersey Nets 120	L	9-12	2-17	11-29
January 27, 1987	New Jersey Nets 115 at Sacramento Kings 118	L	9-12	2-18	11-30
January 28, 1987	New Jersey Nets 91 at Los Angeles Clippers 98	L	9-12	2-19	11-31
January 30, 1987	New Jersey Nets 107 at Portland Trail Blazers 125	L	9-12	2-20	11-32
February 1, 1987	New Jersey Nets 147 at Golden State Warriors 150	L	9-12	2-21	11-33	4OT
February 2, 1987	New Jersey Nets 100 at Seattle Supersonics 108	L	9-12	2-22	11-34
February 4, 1987	Philadelphia 76ers 121 at New Jersey Nets 95	L	9-13	2-22	11-35
February 5, 1987	New Jersey Nets 118 at New York Knicks 135	L	9-13	2-23	11-36
February 12, 1987	Houston Rockets 121 at New Jersey Nets 99	L	9-14	2-23	11-37
February 15, 1987	Cleveland Cavaliers 104 at New Jersey Nets 120	W	10-14	2-23	12-37
February 16, 1987	New Jersey Nets 124 at Milwaukee Bucks 128	L	10-14	2-24	12-38
February 19, 1987	Golden State Warriors 110 at New Jersey Nets 106	L	10-15	2-24	12-39
February 21, 1987	New York Knicks 107 at New Jersey Nets 111	W	11-15	2-24	13-39
February 23, 1987	New Jersey Nets 103 at Boston Celtics 116	L	11-15	2-25	13-40		at Hartford, CT
February 24, 1987	Detroit Pistons 120 at New Jersey Nets 112	L	11-16	2-25	13-41
February 26, 1987	New Jersey Nets 113 at Chicago Bulls 128	L	11-16	2-26	13-42
February 27, 1987	Indiana Pacers 115 at New Jersey Nets 125	W	12-16	2-26	14-42
March 1, 1987	Chicago Bulls 95 at New Jersey Nets 105	W	13-16	2-26	15-42
March 4, 1987	New Jersey Nets 114 at Washington Bullets 117	L	13-16	2-27	15-43
March 6, 1987	Atlanta Hawks 111 at New Jersey Nets 83	L	13-17	2-27	15-44
March 7, 1987	New Jersey Nets 114 at Philadelphia 76ers 102	W	13-17	3-27	16-44
March 10, 1987	Washington Bullets 79 at New Jersey Nets 121	W	14-17	3-27	17-44
March 12, 1987	Milwaukee Bucks 106 at New Jersey Nets 123	W	15-17	3-27	18-44
March 13, 1987	New Jersey Nets 126 at New York Knicks 121	W	15-17	4-27	19-44
March 15, 1987	New Jersey Nets 99 at Indiana Pacers 123	L	15-17	4-28	19-45
March 17, 1987	Cleveland Cavaliers 110 at New Jersey Nets 91	L	15-18	4-28	19-46
March 18, 1987	New Jersey Nets 113 at Detroit Pistons 112	W	15-18	5-28	20-46
March 20, 1987	New Jersey Nets 105 at Cleveland Cavaliers 106	L	15-18	5-29	20-47
March 22, 1987	New Jersey Nets 104 at Boston Celtics 116	L	15-18	5-30	20-48
March 24, 1987	Dallas Mavericks 119 at New Jersey Nets 107	L	15-19	5-30	20-49
March 26, 1987	Chicago Bulls 107 at New Jersey Nets 109	W	16-19	5-30	21-49
March 27, 1987	New Jersey Nets 99 at Philadelphia 76ers 110	L	16-19	5-31	21-50
April 1, 1987	New York Knicks 120 at New Jersey Nets 121	W	17-19	5-31	22-50
April 3, 1987	Philadelphia 76ers 109 at New Jersey Nets 113	W	18-19	5-31	23-50
April 4, 1987	New Jersey Nets 102 at Milwaukee Bucks 112	L	18-19	5-32	23-51
April 7, 1987	New Jersey Nets 114 at Indiana Pacers 128	L	18-19	5-33	23-52
April 8, 1987	Washington Bullets 118 at New Jersey Nets 109	L	18-20	5-33	23-53
April 10, 1987	Boston Celtics 108 at New Jersey Nets 117	W	19-20	5-33	24-53
April 12, 1987	Atlanta Hawks 115 at New Jersey Nets 88	L	19-21	5-33	24-54
April 14, 1987	New Jersey Nets 95 at Cleveland Cavaliers 113	L	19-21	5-34	24-55
April 15, 1987	New Jersey Nets 116 at Atlanta Hawks 136	L	19-21	5-35	24-56
April 17, 1987	New Jersey Nets 117 at Detroit Pistons 130	L	19-21	5-36	24-57
April 18, 1987	Indiana Pacers 112 at New Jersey Nets 103	L	19-22	5-36	24-58