NBA Season History

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

RoundWinner (Seed)Loser (Seed)LengthSweep
Eastern
Conference First Round
Atlanta Hawks (2)Indiana Pacers (7)4 Games
Eastern
Conference First Round
Boston Celtics (1)Chicago Bulls (8)3 GamesSweep
Eastern
Conference First Round
Detroit Pistons (3)Washington Bullets (6)3 GamesSweep
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 GamesSweep
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 GamesSweep
NBA
Finals
Los Angeles Lakers (1)Boston Celtics (1)6 Games