On this page you will find the NBA Playoff results for each season. You will see the result of every series during that particular season’s playoffs.
1987 NBA Playoff data
| Round | Winner (Seed) | Loser (Seed) | Length | Sweep |
| Eastern Conference First Round | Atlanta Hawks (2) | Indiana Pacers (7) | 4 Games | |
| Eastern Conference First Round | Boston Celtics (1) | Chicago Bulls (8) | 3 Games | Sweep |
| Eastern Conference First Round | Detroit Pistons (3) | Washington Bullets (6) | 3 Games | Sweep |
| Eastern Conference First Round | Milwaukee Bucks (4) | Philadelphia 76ers (5) | 5 Games | |
| Western Conference First Round | Golden State Warriors (5) | Utah Jazz (4) | 5 Games | |
| Western Conference First Round | Houston Rockets (6) | Portland Trail Blazers (3) | 4 Games | |
| Western Conference First Round | Los Angeles Lakers (1) | Denver Nuggets (8) | 3 Games | Sweep |
| Western Conference First Round | Seattle SuperSonics (7) | Dallas Mavericks (2) | 4 Games | |
| Eastern Conference Semifinals | Boston Celtics (1) | Milwaukee Bucks (4) | 7 Games | |
| Eastern Conference Semifinals | Detroit Pistons (3) | Atlanta Hawks (2) | 5 Games | |
| Western Conference Semifinals | Los Angeles Lakers (1) | Golden State Warriors (5) | 5 Games | |
| Western Conference Semifinals | Seattle SuperSonics (7) | Houston Rockets (6) | 6 Games | |
| Eastern Conference Finals | Boston Celtics (1) | Detroit Pistons (3) | 7 Games | |
| Western Conference Finals | Los Angeles Lakers (1) | Seattle SuperSonics (7) | 4 Games | Sweep |
| NBA Finals | Los Angeles Lakers (1) | Boston Celtics (1) | 6 Games |