Golden State Warriors Playoff Rosters

1986-1987 Golden State Warriors Playoff Roster

Player Pos HT WT Birth Date Age Pre-Draft Team YOS Draft Status
Greg Ballard SF 6-7 215 Jan 29, 1955 32 Oregon 9 1977 1st Rnd, #4, Washington Wizards
Joe Barry Carroll FC 7-0 225 Jul 24, 1958 28 Purdue 5 1980 1st Rnd, #1, Golden State Warriors
Lester Conner SG 6-4 180 Sep 17, 1959 27 Oregon State 4 1982 1st Rnd, #14, Golden State Warriors
Sleepy Floyd PG 6-3 170 Mar 6, 1960 27 Georgetown 4 1982 1st Rnd, #13, New Jersey Nets
Rod Higgins FC 6-7 200 Jan 31, 1960 27 Fresno State 4 1982 2nd Rnd, #31, Chicago Bulls
Ben McDonald PF 6-8 210 Jul 20, 1962 24 UC Irvine 1 1984 3rd Rnd, #50, Cleveland Cavaliers
Perry Moss PG 6-2 185 Nov 11, 1958 28 Northeastern 3 1982 3rd Rnd, #69, Boston Celtics
Chris Mullin SF 6-7 215 Jul 30, 1963 23 St. John's 1 1985 1st Rnd, #7, Golden State Warriors
Purvis Short SF 6-7 210 Jul 2, 1957 29 Jackson State 8 1978 1st Rnd, #5, Golden State Warriors
Clinton Smith SF 6-6 210 Jan 19, 1964 23 Cleveland State 0 1986 5th Rnd, #97, Golden State Warriors
Larry Smith PF 6-8 215 Jan 18, 1958 29 Alcorn State 6 1980 2nd Rnd, #24, Golden State Warriors
Terry Teagle G-F 6-5 195 Apr 10, 1960 27 Baylor 4 1982 1st Rnd, #16, Houston Rockets
Chris Washburn C 6-11 225 May 13, 1965 21 NC State 0 1986 1st Rnd, #3, Golden State Warriors
Jerome Whitehead C 6-10 220 Sep 30, 1956 30 Marquette 8 1978 2nd Rnd, #41, Buffalo Braves

1986-1987 Playoff Matchups

Eastern Conference
DescriptionHomeAwayResult
First Round #1 Boston Celtics #8 Chicago Bulls BOS in 3
First Round #2 Atlanta Hawks #7 Indiana Pacers ATL in 4
First Round #3 Detroit Pistons #6 Washington Bullets DET in 3
First Round #4 Milwaukee Bucks #5 Philadelphia Sixers MIL in 5
Second Round #1 Boston Celtics #4 Milwaukee Bucks BOS in 7
Second Round #2 Atlanta Hawks #3 Detroit Pistons DET in 5
Conference Finals #1 Boston Celtics #3 Detroit Pistons BOS in 7

Western Conference
DescriptionHomeAwayResult
First Round #1 Los Angeles Lakers #8 Denver Nuggets LAL in 3
First Round #2 Dallas Mavericks #7 Seattle SuperSonics SEA in 4
First Round #3 Portland Trail Blazers #6 Houston Rockets HOU in 4
First Round #4 Utah Jazz #5 Golden State Warriors GSW in 5
Second Round #1 Los Angeles Lakers #5 Golden State Warriors LAL in 5
Second Round #6 Houston Rockets #7 Seattle SuperSonics SEA in 6
Conference Finals #1 Los Angeles Lakers #7 Seattle SuperSonics LAL in 4

NBA Finals
DescriptionHomeAwayResult
NBA Finals #1 Los Angeles Lakers #1 Boston Celtics LAL in 6

1986-1987 Golden State Playoff Stats

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Sleepy Floyd 10 41.4 21.4 3.0 10.2 1.8 0.2 3.5
Joe Barry Carroll 10 33.4 18.9 6.5 1.9 1.4 2.5 3.1
Purvis Short 10 25.3 14.6 3.3 2.7 1.2 0.2 2.1
Terry Teagle 10 23.3 14.4 2.0 1.3 0.8 0.1 1.4
Chris Mullin 10 26.2 11.3 1.5 2.3 0.9 0.2 1.6
Larry Smith 10 32.9 10.3 13.7 1.7 1.2 0.6 1.4
Greg Ballard 10 17.9 5.9 4.0 1.9 0.8 0.0 0.9
Rod Higgins 10 17.7 4.3 2.1 1.2 1.1 0.6 0.2
Perry Moss 8 5.6 3.1 0.6 0.6 0.8 0.0 0.4
Jerome Whitehead 10 10.0 2.2 1.4 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.1
Chris Washburn 5 5.8 2.2 0.2 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.8
Ben McDonald 5 9.0 0.4 1.2 1.8 0.4 0.0 0.0

1986-1987 Golden State Warriors Opening Round Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record Golden State Leaders Utah Leaders
Apr 23, 1987
@
Utah
L, 99-85 Salt Palace
Opening Round
0-1 PTS: 18. J. Carroll
REB: 9. J. Carroll
AST: 8. Sleepy Floyd
PTS: 20. Thurl Bailey
REB: 15. Mark Eaton
AST: 15. Rickey Green
Apr 25, 1987
@
Utah
L, 103-100 Salt Palace
Opening Round
0-2 PTS: 22. J. Carroll
REB: 12. Larry Smith
AST: 9. Sleepy Floyd
PTS: 25. D. Griffith
REB: 13. Karl Malone
AST: 5. J. Stockton
Apr 29, 1987
v.
Utah
W, 110-95 Oracle Arena
Opening Round
1-2 PTS: 30. Terry Teagle
REB: 17. Larry Smith
AST: 8. Sleepy Floyd
PTS: 16. K. Tripucka
REB: 9. Karl Malone
AST: 8. J. Stockton
May 1, 1987
v.
Utah
W, 98-94 Oracle Arena
Opening Round
2-2 PTS: 32. Purvis Short
REB: 8. Larry Smith
AST: 11. Sleepy Floyd
PTS: 20. Bobby Hansen
REB: 15. Mark Eaton
AST: 11. J. Stockton
May 3, 1987
@
Utah
W, 113-118 Salt Palace
Opening Round
3-2 PTS: 24. J. Carroll
REB: 14. Larry Smith
AST: 14. Sleepy Floyd
PTS: 23. Karl Malone
REB: 10. Mark Eaton
AST: 13. J. Stockton

1986-1987 Golden State Warriors Conference Semi Finals Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record Golden State Leaders L.A. Lakers Leaders
May 5, 1987
@
L.A. Lakers
L, 125-116 The Forum
Conference Semi Finals
0-1 PTS: 22. J. Carroll
REB: 11. Larry Smith
AST: 7. Sleepy Floyd
PTS: 28. James Worthy
REB: 12. M. Johnson
AST: 14. M. Johnson
May 7, 1987
@
L.A. Lakers
L, 116-101 The Forum
Conference Semi Finals
0-2 PTS: 22. J. Carroll
REB: 13. Larry Smith
AST: 12. Sleepy Floyd
PTS: 25. K. Abdul-Jabbar
REB: 8. M. Johnson
AST: 12. M. Cooper
May 9, 1987
v.
L.A. Lakers
L, 108-133 Oracle Arena
Conference Semi Finals
0-3 PTS: 23. J. Carroll
REB: 15. Larry Smith
AST: 12. Sleepy Floyd
PTS: 28. James Worthy
REB: 12. M. Thompson
AST: 14. M. Johnson
May 10, 1987
v.
L.A. Lakers
W, 129-121 Oracle Arena
Conference Semi Finals
1-3 PTS: 51. Sleepy Floyd
REB: 16. Larry Smith
AST: 10. Sleepy Floyd
PTS: 28. Byron Scott
REB: 12. A.C. Green
AST: 10. M. Cooper
May 12, 1987
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L.A. Lakers
L, 118-106 The Forum
Conference Semi Finals
1-4 PTS: 20. Purvis Short
REB: 23. Larry Smith
AST: 11. Sleepy Floyd
PTS: 23. James Worthy
REB: 9. K. Abdul-Jabbar
AST: 13. M. Johnson