
1986-87 Phoenix Suns Statistics
Team Record: 36-46
Finishing 5th in the NBA's Pacific Division of the Western Conference
Coach: John MacLeod (22-34)
Coach: Dick Van Arsdale (14-12)
Location: Phoenix, Arizona
Attendance: 471,172, Avg. 11,492 in 41 home dates
1986-87 Phoenix Suns Results
The Phoenix Suns of the National Basketball Association ended the 1986-87 season with a record of 36 wins and 46 losses, finishing fifth in the NBA's Pacific Division of the Western Conference.
Phoenix scored 9,111 points and allowed 9,311. Walter Davis netted a team-leading 1,867 points for the Suns, and Larry Nance contributed 18 or more per game, too. Larry Nance accounted for 599 rebounds. Jay Humphries dished out 632 assists for the squad.
Defensively, Jay Humphries added 112 steals, while Larry Nance blocked 148 shots.
John MacLeod and Dick Van Arsdale coached the team.
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Player Totals:
Player | Pos | GP | GS | Min | FGA | FGM | 3PA | 3PM | FTA | FTM | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
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Walter Davis | G-F | 79 | 79 | 2646 | 1515 | 779 | 81 | 21 | 334 | 288 | 90 | 154 | 244 | 364 | 96 | 5 | 226 | 184 | 1867 |
Larry Nance | F-C | 69 | 67 | 2569 | 1062 | 585 | 5 | 1 | 493 | 381 | 188 | 411 | 599 | 233 | 86 | 148 | 149 | 223 | 1552 |
Jay Humphries | G | 82 | 82 | 2579 | 753 | 359 | 27 | 5 | 260 | 200 | 62 | 198 | 260 | 632 | 112 | 9 | 195 | 239 | 923 |
Mike Sanders | F-G | 82 | 4 | 1655 | 722 | 357 | 17 | 2 | 183 | 143 | 101 | 170 | 271 | 126 | 61 | 23 | 105 | 210 | 859 |
Ed Pinckney | F | 80 | 65 | 2250 | 497 | 290 | 2 | 0 | 348 | 257 | 179 | 401 | 580 | 116 | 86 | 54 | 135 | 196 | 837 |
Alvan Adams | C-F | 68 | 40 | 1690 | 618 | 311 | 1 | 0 | 170 | 134 | 91 | 247 | 338 | 223 | 62 | 37 | 139 | 207 | 756 |
Jeff Hornacek | G | 80 | 3 | 1561 | 350 | 159 | 43 | 12 | 121 | 94 | 41 | 143 | 184 | 361 | 70 | 5 | 153 | 130 | 424 |
Kenny Gattison | F-C | 77 | 14 | 1104 | 311 | 148 | 3 | 0 | 171 | 108 | 87 | 183 | 270 | 36 | 24 | 33 | 88 | 178 | 404 |
Rafael Addison | F-G | 62 | 12 | 711 | 331 | 146 | 50 | 16 | 64 | 51 | 41 | 65 | 106 | 45 | 27 | 7 | 54 | 75 | 359 |
Grant Gondrezick | G | 64 | 1 | 836 | 300 | 135 | 17 | 4 | 107 | 75 | 47 | 63 | 110 | 81 | 25 | 4 | 56 | 91 | 349 |
William Bedford | C | 50 | 18 | 979 | 358 | 142 | 1 | 0 | 86 | 50 | 79 | 167 | 246 | 57 | 18 | 37 | 85 | 125 | 334 |
Nick Vanos | C | 57 | 14 | 640 | 158 | 65 | 2 | 0 | 59 | 38 | 67 | 113 | 180 | 43 | 19 | 23 | 48 | 94 | 168 |
James Edwards | C-F | 14 | 9 | 304 | 110 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 54 | 20 | 40 | 60 | 19 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 42 | 168 |
Bernard Thompson | F-G | 24 | 2 | 331 | 105 | 42 | 3 | 0 | 33 | 27 | 20 | 11 | 31 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 16 | 53 | 111 |
Totals | 888 | 410 | 19855 | 7190 | 3575 | 252 | 61 | 2499 | 1900 | 1113 | 2366 | 3479 | 2354 | 703 | 397 | 1464 | 2047 | 9111 |
Player Averages:
Player | Pos | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Walter Davis | G-F | 79 | 79 | 33.5 | 51.4 | 25.9 | 86.2 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 3.1 | 4.6 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 2.9 | 2.3 | 23.6 |
Larry Nance | F-C | 69 | 67 | 37.2 | 55.1 | 20.0 | 77.3 | 2.7 | 6.0 | 8.7 | 3.4 | 1.2 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 3.2 | 22.5 |
Jay Humphries | G | 82 | 82 | 31.5 | 47.7 | 18.5 | 76.9 | 0.8 | 2.4 | 3.2 | 7.7 | 1.4 | 0.1 | 2.4 | 2.9 | 11.3 |
Mike Sanders | F-G | 82 | 4 | 20.2 | 49.4 | 11.8 | 78.1 | 1.2 | 2.1 | 3.3 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 2.6 | 10.5 |
Ed Pinckney | F | 80 | 65 | 28.1 | 58.4 | 0.0 | 73.9 | 2.2 | 5.0 | 7.3 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 1.7 | 2.5 | 10.5 |
Alvan Adams | C-F | 68 | 40 | 24.9 | 50.3 | 0.0 | 78.8 | 1.3 | 3.6 | 5.0 | 3.3 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 11.1 |
Jeff Hornacek | G | 80 | 3 | 19.5 | 45.4 | 27.9 | 77.7 | 0.5 | 1.8 | 2.3 | 4.5 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 1.9 | 1.6 | 5.3 |
Kenny Gattison | F-C | 77 | 14 | 14.3 | 47.6 | 0.0 | 63.2 | 1.1 | 2.4 | 3.5 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 2.3 | 5.2 |
Rafael Addison | F-G | 62 | 12 | 11.5 | 44.1 | 32.0 | 79.7 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 5.8 |
Grant Gondrezick | G | 64 | 1 | 13.1 | 45.0 | 23.5 | 70.1 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 5.5 |
William Bedford | C | 50 | 18 | 19.6 | 39.7 | 0.0 | 58.1 | 1.6 | 3.3 | 4.9 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 1.7 | 2.5 | 6.7 |
Nick Vanos | C | 57 | 14 | 11.2 | 41.1 | 0.0 | 64.4 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 3.2 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 2.9 |
James Edwards | C-F | 14 | 9 | 21.7 | 51.8 | 77.1 | 1.4 | 2.9 | 4.3 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 3.0 | 12.0 | |
Bernard Thompson | F-G | 24 | 2 | 13.8 | 40.0 | 0.0 | 81.8 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 2.2 | 4.6 |
Averages | 888 | 410 | 22.4 | 49.7 | 24.2 | 76.0 | 1.3 | 2.7 | 3.9 | 2.7 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 1.6 | 2.3 | 10.3 |