Los Angeles Clippers 1986-87 Roster and Stats

The 1986-87 Los Angeles Clippers endured a challenging NBA season, finishing with a 12-70 record, the worst in the league that year. This season marked the Clippers’ third consecutive year with fewer than 35 wins and highlighted ongoing struggles since their relocation from San Diego in 1984. Despite the presence of promising players like Benoit Benjamin and Mike Woodson, the team couldn’t find synergy, finishing last in the Pacific Division.

Injuries and inconsistent performances plagued the Clippers, leading to frequent lineup changes. The team’s defense was particularly porous, allowing opponents an average of 118.6 points per game. Additionally, the Clippers faced significant front-office turmoil, which further destabilized the franchise. The poor performance eventually led to major roster overhauls in the subsequent off-season, as the Clippers aimed to build a more competitive team for future campaigns.

Regular Season Record: 12-70
Playoff Result: Did not make playoffs

Los Angeles Clippers Roster and Stats for 1986-87 Season

POINTS

Mike Woodson

17.1

REBOUNDS

Michael Cage

11.5

ASSISTS

Darnell Valentine

6.9

	Regular Season							Playoffs
Player	GP	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	3P%	GP	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	3P%
Mike Woodson	74	17.1	2.2	2.6	1.4	0.2	27.6	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Marques Johnson	10	16.6	3.3	2.8	1.2	0.5	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Michael Cage	80	15.7	11.5	1.6	1.2	0.8	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Cedric Maxwell	35	13.6	7.2	3.5	0.7	0.3	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Larry Drew	60	12.4	1.7	5.4	1.0	0.0	16.7	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Benoit Benjamin	72	11.5	8.1	1.9	0.8	2.6	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Darnell Valentine	65	11.2	2.3	6.9	1.8	0.2	23.2	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Quintin Dailey	49	10.6	1.7	1.6	0.9	0.2	10.0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Rory White	68	9.2	2.9	1.2	0.7	0.3	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Kenny Fields	44	8.7	3.3	1.4	0.7	0.3	25.0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Kurt Nimphius	38	7.8	3.5	0.5	0.4	1.1	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Earl Cureton	35	7.7	6.4	1.5	0.5	0.9	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Lancaster Gordon	70	7.5	1.8	2.0	0.9	0.2	29.2	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Geoff Huston	19	6.8	0.9	5.3	0.7	0.0	50.0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Tim Kempton	66	4.4	2.9	0.8	0.6	0.2	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Steffond Johnson	29	2.6	1.5	0.2	0.3	0.1	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Dwayne Polee	1	2.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

Los Angeles Clippers 1986-87 Regular Season Game Log

Here is the game log for the 1986-87 season for the Los Angeles Clippers.

Date	Opponent	Result	High Scorer
Oct 31, 1986	@ Sacramento Kings	L 107-106	Marques Johnson (31 pts)
Nov 01, 1986	vs. Phoenix Suns	W 117-111	Benoit Benjamin (28 pts)
Nov 04, 1986	@ Dallas Mavericks	L 118-86	Marques Johnson (21 pts)
Nov 06, 1986	@ Houston Rockets	W 104-97	Larry Drew (25 pts)
Nov 08, 1986	vs. Cleveland Cavaliers	L 100-93	Larry Drew (19 pts)
Nov 11, 1986	vs. Denver Nuggets	W 115-112	Mike Woodson (23 pts)
Nov 13, 1986	@ Utah Jazz	L 130-113	Mike Woodson (25 pts)
Nov 14, 1986	@ Portland Trail Blazers	L 119-109	Mike Woodson (28 pts)
Nov 16, 1986	vs. Philadelphia 76ers	L 103-90	Benoit Benjamin (16 pts)
Nov 18, 1986	vs. Indiana Pacers	L 98-93	Larry Drew (22 pts)
Nov 20, 1986	vs. Dallas Mavericks	L 113-108	Cedric Maxwell (19 pts)
Nov 22, 1986	vs. San Antonio Spurs	L 109-102	Lancaster Gordon (21 pts)
Nov 25, 1986	@ Seattle SuperSonics	L 113-103	Mike Woodson (20 pts)
Nov 26, 1986	vs. Los Angeles Lakers	L 126-92	Michael Cage (20 pts)
Nov 30, 1986	@ Los Angeles Lakers	L 137-115	Lancaster Gordon (27 pts)
Dec 02, 1986	@ Portland Trail Blazers	L 134-99	Mike Woodson (20 pts)
Dec 04, 1986	vs. New York Knicks	L 95-91	Michael Cage (21 pts)
Dec 06, 1986	vs. Phoenix Suns	L 111-109	Mike Woodson (32 pts)
Dec 10, 1986	vs. Seattle SuperSonics	W 101-94	Mike Woodson (26 pts)
Dec 12, 1986	vs. Portland Trail Blazers	L 113-112	Mike Woodson (24 pts)
Dec 13, 1986	@ Utah Jazz	L 115-100	Mike Woodson (25 pts)
Dec 16, 1986	vs. Golden State Warriors	L 119-117	Cedric Maxwell (25 pts)
Dec 18, 1986	vs. Sacramento Kings	L 117-113	Mike Woodson (28 pts)
Dec 20, 1986	vs. Washington Bullets	L 113-101	Michael Cage (23 pts)
Dec 23, 1986	@ Houston Rockets	L 121-96	Darnell Valentine (23 pts)
Dec 26, 1986	@ Seattle SuperSonics	L 113-107	Cedric Maxwell (24 pts)
Dec 27, 1986	vs. Boston Celtics	L 114-101	Michael Cage (21 pts)
Dec 30, 1986	vs. Houston Rockets	L 105-102	Larry Drew (20 pts)
Jan 02, 1987	@ Indiana Pacers	L 116-106	Mike Woodson (25 pts)
Jan 03, 1987	@ New Jersey Nets	L 118-97	Rory White (15 pts)
Jan 05, 1987	@ Philadelphia 76ers	L 108-102	Michael Cage (24 pts)
Jan 06, 1987	@ Washington Bullets	L 112-97	Michael Cage (20 pts)
Jan 08, 1987	@ Cleveland Cavaliers	L 103-93	Michael Cage (20 pts)
Jan 09, 1987	@ Detroit Pistons	L 131-123	Mike Woodson (26 pts)
Jan 12, 1987	@ Atlanta Hawks	L 125-115	Darnell Valentine (18 pts)
Jan 14, 1987	vs. Denver Nuggets	W 123-105	Michael Cage (22 pts)
Jan 16, 1987	@ Golden State Warriors	L 118-106	Larry Drew (22 pts)
Jan 17, 1987	@ Phoenix Suns	L 132-101	Kenny Fields (20 pts)
Jan 19, 1987	@ San Antonio Spurs	L 113-106	Michael Cage (29 pts)
Jan 23, 1987	vs. Detroit Pistons	L 100-97	Mike Woodson (28 pts)
Jan 26, 1987	vs. Milwaukee Bucks	L 114-94	Mike Woodson (23 pts)
Jan 28, 1987	vs. New Jersey Nets	W 98-91	Darnell Valentine (20 pts)
Jan 30, 1987	vs. San Antonio Spurs	L 124-120	Darnell Valentine (24 pts)
Jan 31, 1987	@ Utah Jazz	W 114-113	Quintin Dailey (28 pts)
Feb 02, 1987	@ Denver Nuggets	L 140-112	Larry Drew (16 pts)
Feb 05, 1987	vs. Utah Jazz	L 126-103	Mike Woodson (19 pts)
Feb 11, 1987	vs. Atlanta Hawks	L 109-82	Michael Cage (16 pts)
Feb 13, 1987	@ San Antonio Spurs	W 110-96	Mike Woodson (37 pts)
Feb 14, 1987	@ Dallas Mavericks	L 138-107	Quintin Dailey (21 pts)
Feb 16, 1987	vs. Portland Trail Blazers	L 110-105	Kenny Fields (22 pts)
Feb 20, 1987	vs. Denver Nuggets	W 121-107	Michael Cage (28 pts)
Feb 23, 1987	@ Seattle SuperSonics	L 124-112	Rory White (30 pts)
Feb 26, 1987	@ Golden State Warriors	L 129-108	Larry Drew (24 pts)
Feb 28, 1987	vs. Sacramento Kings	W 111-106	Benoit Benjamin (20 pts)
Mar 03, 1987	@ Chicago Bulls	L 114-80	Darnell Valentine (18 pts)
Mar 04, 1987	@ Milwaukee Bucks	L 110-100	Mike Woodson (23 pts)
Mar 06, 1987	@ Boston Celtics	L 132-111	Benoit Benjamin (21 pts)
Mar 07, 1987	@ New York Knicks	L 115-93	Quintin Dailey (20 pts)
Mar 09, 1987	vs. Los Angeles Lakers	L 136-114	Mike Woodson (23 pts)
Mar 11, 1987	vs. Golden State Warriors	L 121-111	Darnell Valentine (21 pts)
Mar 13, 1987	vs. Seattle SuperSonics	W 108-104	Mike Woodson (22 pts)
Mar 15, 1987	@ Los Angeles Lakers	L 115-101	Mike Woodson (19 pts)
Mar 17, 1987	vs. Portland Trail Blazers	L 134-123	Lancaster Gordon (33 pts)
Mar 19, 1987	vs. Chicago Bulls	L 114-97	Quintin Dailey (22 pts)
Mar 20, 1987	@ Houston Rockets	L 126-98	Mike Woodson (19 pts)
Mar 22, 1987	vs. San Antonio Spurs	L 116-112	Mike Woodson (20 pts)
Mar 24, 1987	@ Denver Nuggets	L 128-119	Michael Cage (22 pts)
Mar 25, 1987	vs. Utah Jazz	W 111-101	Mike Woodson (28 pts)
Mar 27, 1987	@ Phoenix Suns	L 130-117	Mike Woodson (27 pts)
Mar 28, 1987	@ Sacramento Kings	L 113-91	Mike Woodson (25 pts)
Mar 31, 1987	@ Dallas Mavericks	L 118-102	Rory White (23 pts)
Apr 02, 1987	vs. Sacramento Kings	L 125-115	Mike Woodson (29 pts)
Apr 04, 1987	vs. Phoenix Suns	L 128-123	Mike Woodson (32 pts)
Apr 06, 1987	@ Los Angeles Lakers	L 135-112	Rory White (20 pts)
Apr 07, 1987	vs. Houston Rockets	L 102-84	Tim Kempton (18 pts)
Apr 09, 1987	vs. Los Angeles Lakers	L 118-100	Quintin Dailey (16 pts)
Apr 11, 1987	vs. Dallas Mavericks	L 129-100	Kenny Fields (18 pts)
Apr 12, 1987	@ Portland Trail Blazers	L 113-100	Michael Cage (22 pts)
Apr 14, 1987	vs. Golden State Warriors	L 117-108	Lancaster Gordon (26 pts)
Apr 16, 1987	vs. Seattle SuperSonics	L 118-87	Michael Cage (19 pts)
Apr 18, 1987	@ Phoenix Suns	L 121-106	Lancaster Gordon (16 pts)
Apr 19, 1987	@ Golden State Warriors	L 105-85	Michael Cage (20 pts)

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Los Angeles Clippers 1986-87 Roster and Stats

Los Angeles Clippers Roster and Stats for 1986-87 Season

Los Angeles Clippers 1986-87 Regular Season Game Log