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{{short description|NBA professional basketball team season}}
{{NBA season
| team = Seattle SuperSonics
| end_year = 1987
| wins = 39
| losses = 43
| division = Pacific
| division_place = 4
| conf_place = 7
| coach = [[Bernie Bickerstaff]]
| gm = [[Bob Whitsitt]]
| owner = [[Barry Ackerley]]
| arena = [[Seattle Center Coliseum]]
| playoffs = [[1987 NBA playoffs#Bracket|Western Conference finals]]<br><small>(lost to [[1986–87 Los Angeles Lakers season|Lakers]] 0–4)</small>
| bbr_team = SEA
| television = [[KIRO-TV]]
| radio = [[KPTR (AM)|KING]]
}}

The '''1986–87 Seattle SuperSonics season''' was the 20th season of the [[Seattle SuperSonics]] in the [[National Basketball Association]]. [[Bernie Bickerstaff]] returned for his second season as head coach of the franchise and, despite a modest improvement over their previous season's 31–51 record, managed to clinch a spot in the [[1987 NBA Playoffs|playoffs]], where they defeated the [[1986-87 Dallas Mavericks season|Dallas Mavericks]] in four games in the First Round, and then the [[1986-87 Houston Rockets season|Houston Rockets]] in six games in the Semi-finals, reaching the [[Western Conference (NBA)|Western Conference]] Finals, only to be swept in four games to the eventual NBA champion [[1986-87 Los Angeles Lakers season|Los Angeles Lakers]]. The 39-43 Sonics remain the last team to date in the NBA to win a playoff series with a losing regular season record.

It is also their first year without team captain [[Jack Sikma]] as he was traded in the offseason.

==Draft picks==
{{main article|1986 NBA draft}}

{| class="wikitable sortable sortable"
! style="{{NBA color cell|Seattle SuperSonics}}" width="10%"| Round
! style="{{NBA color cell|Seattle SuperSonics}}" width="10%"| Pick
! style="{{NBA color cell|Seattle SuperSonics}}" width="20%"| Player
! style="{{NBA color cell|Seattle SuperSonics}}" width="15%"| Position
! style="{{NBA color cell|Seattle SuperSonics}}" width="15%"| Nationality
! style="{{NBA color cell|Seattle SuperSonics}}" width="20%"| College
|- style="text-align: center"
| 2 || 30 || [[Nate McMillan]] || [[Shooting guard|SG]] / [[Small forward|SF]] || {{flagu|United States}} || [[NC State Wolfpack men's basketball|North Carolina State]]
|- style="text-align: center"
| 2 || 38 || [[Lemone Lampley]] || || {{flagu|United States}} || [[DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball|DePaul]]
|- style="text-align: center"
| 3 || 53 || [[Tod Murphy]] || [[Power forward (basketball)|PF]] / [[Center (basketball)|C]] || {{flagu|United States}} || [[UC Irvine Anteaters#Basketball|UC Irvine]]
|- style="text-align: center"
| 4 || 76 || [[Michael Graham (basketball)|Michael Graham]] ||  || {{flagu|United States}} || [[Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball|Georgetown]]
|- style="text-align: center"
| 5 || 99 || [[Dominic Pressley]] ||  || {{flagu|United States}} || [[Boston College Eagles men's basketball|Boston College]]
|- style="text-align: center"
| 6 || 122 || [[Curtis Kitchen]] || [[Power forward (basketball)|PF]] || {{flagu|United States}} || [[South Florida Bulls#Basketball|South Florida]]
|}

==Roster==
{{NBA roster header|team=Seattle SuperSonics|season=1986–87}}
|-
<!-- begin player list -->
{{player2 | num = 24 | first = Tom | last = Chambers | dab = basketball | pos = PF | ft = 6 | in = 10 | lbs = 220 | DOB = 1959–06–21 | college = Utah}}
{{player2 | num = 3 | first = Dale | last = Ellis | pos = G/F | ft = 6 | in = 7 | lbs = 205 | DOB = 1960–08–06 | college = Tennessee}}
{{player2 | num = 45 | first = Clemon | last = Johnson | pos = C | ft = 6 | in = 10 | lbs = 240 | DOB = 1956–09–12 | college = Florida A&M }}
{{player2 | num = 15 | first = Eddie | last = Johnson | dab = basketball, born 1955 | pos = G | ft = 6 | in = 2 | lbs = 180 | DOB = 1955–02–24 | college = Auburn}}
{{player2 | num = 42 | first = Curtis | last = Kitchen | pos = PF | ft = 6 | in = 9 | lbs = 235 | DOB = 1964–01–30 | college = South Florida}}
{{player2 | num = 53 | first = Alton | last = Lister | pos = C | ft = 7 | in = 0 | lbs = 240 | DOB = 1958–10–01 | college = Arizona State}}
{{player2 | num = 20 | first = Maurice | last = Lucas | pos = PF/C | ft = 6 | in = 9 | lbs = 215 | DOB = 1952–02–18 | college = Marquette}}
{{player2 | num = 34 | first = Xavier | last = McDaniel | pos = F | ft = 6 | in = 7 | lbs = 205 | DOB = 1963–06–04 | college = Wichita State}}
{{player2 | num = 10 | first = Nate | last = McMillan | pos = G | ft = 6 | in = 5 | lbs = 195 | DOB = 1964–08–03 | college = North Carolina State}}
{{player2 | num = 25 | first = Mike | last = Phelps | pos = G | ft = 6 | in = 4 | lbs = 180 | DOB = 1961–10–03 | college = Alcorn State}}
{{player2 | num = 40 | first = Russ | last = Schoene | pos = PF/C | ft = 6 | in = 10 | lbs = 210 | DOB = 1960–04–16 | college = Chattanooga}}
{{player2 | num = 44 | first = Terence | last = Stansbury | pos = G | ft = 6 | in = 5 | lbs = 170 | DOB = 1961–02–27 | college = Temple}}
{{player2 | num = 30 | first = Kevin | last = Williams | dab = basketball | pos = G | ft = 6 | in = 2 | lbs = 175 | DOB = 1961–09–11 | college = St. John's}}
{{player2 | num = 22 | first = Danny | last = Young | dab = basketball | pos = PG | ft = 6 | in = 3 | lbs = 175 | DOB = 1962–07–26 | college = Wake Forest}}
<!-- end player list -->
{{NBA roster footer
| head_coach =
* {{player||USA|[[Bernie Bickerstaff]]}}<br />({{college|San Diego}})
}}

==Regular season==

===Season standings===
{{1986–87 NBA Pacific standings|team=SEA}}
{{1986–87 NBA West standings|team=SEA}}

===Record vs. opponents===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:center;"
|-
!colspan=24|1986-87 NBA Records
|-
!width=100|Team
!style="background:#FF0000;color:#FFFFFF;width=35"|ATL
!style="background:#006400;color:#FFFFFF;width=35"|BOS
!style="background:#FF0000;color:#000000;width=35"|CHI
!style="background:#FF8C00;color:#FFFFFF;width=35"|CLE
!style="background:#008000;color:#00008B;width=35"|DAL
!style="background:#0000CD;color:#FFD700;width=35"|DEN
!style="background:#0000FF;color:#FF0000;width=35"|DET
!style="background:#0000FF;color:#FFD700;width=35"|GSW
!style="background:#FF0000;color:#FFD700;width=35"|HOU
!style="background:#000080;color:#FFD700;width=35"|IND
!style="background:#F9160D;color:#1A2E8B;width=35"|LAC
!style="background:#800080;color:#FFD700;width=35"|LAL
!style="background:#006400;color:#B22222;width=35"|MIL
!style="background:#B0170C;color:#00056D;width=35"|NJN
!style="background:#0000FF;color:#FF8C00;width=35"|NYK
!style="background:#FF0000;color:#0000FF;width=35"|PHI
!style="background:#800080;color:#FF4500;width=35"|PHO
!style="background:#000000;color:#FF0000;width=35"|POR
!style="background:#0000FF;color:#FFFFFF;width=35"|SAC
!style="background:#000000;color:#C0C0C0;width=35"|SAS
!style="background:#00843D;color:#FDB927;width=35"|SEA
!style="background:#36004A;color:#FFFF00;width=35"|UTA
!style="background:#DC143C;color:#0000CD;width=35"|WAS
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | [[1986–87 Atlanta Hawks season|Atlanta]]
|| – || 3–3 || 4–2 || 4–2 || 2–0 || 2–0 || 3–3 || 1–1 || 1–1 || 3–3 || 2–0 || 1–1 || 3–3 || 5–0 || 5–1 || 3–3 || 1–1 || 1–1 || 2–0 || 2–0 || 2–0 || 2–0 || 5–0
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | [[1986–87 Boston Celtics season|Boston]]
|| 3–3 || – || 6–0 || 3–2 || 2–0 || 2–0 || 3–2 || 2–0 || 2–0 || 5–1 || 2–0 || 0–2 || 3–3 || 4–2 || 4–2 || 3–3 || 2–0 || 2–0 || 2–0 || 2–0 || 2–0 || 1–1 || 4–2
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | [[1986–87 Chicago Bulls season|Chicago]]
|| 2–4 || 0–6 || – || 5–1 || 1–1 || 1–1 || 3–3 || 0–2 || 0–2 || 3–2 || 2–0 || 0–2 || 4–2 || 3–2 || 4–2 || 3–3 || 1–1 || 1–1 || 1–1 || 1–1 || 2–0 || 0–2 || 3–3
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | [[1986–87 Cleveland Cavaliers season|Cleveland]]
|| 2–4 || 2–3 || 1–5 || – || 0–2 || 1–1 || 1–5 || 1–1 || 0–2 || 3–3 || 2–0 || 0–2 || 1–5 || 4–2 || 4–1 || 2–4 || 1–1 || 1–1 || 1–1 || 1–1 || 1–1 || 0–2 || 2–4
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | [[1986–87 Dallas Mavericks season|Dallas]]
|| 0–2 || 0–2 || 1–1 || 2–0 || – || 4–2 || 1–1 || 5–0 || 3–3 || 0–2 || 5–0 || 3–2 || 2–0 || 2–0 || 2–0 || 2–0 || 3–2 || 2–3 || 5–1 || 4–2 || 5–0 || 3–3 || 1–1
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | [[1986–87 Denver Nuggets season|Denver]]
|| 0–2 || 0–2 || 1–1 || 1–1 || 2–4 || – || 0–2 || 4–1 || 3–3 || 1–1 || 2–3 || 0–5 || 1–1 || 2–0 || 2–0 || 0–2 || 3–2 || 3–2 || 2–4 || 5–1 || 2–3 || 2–4 || 1–1
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | [[1986–87 Detroit Pistons season|Detroit]]
|| 3–3 || 2–3 || 3–3 || 5–1 || 1–1 || 2–0 || – || 1–1 || 1–1 || 3–3 || 2–0 || 1–1 || 3–3 || 5–1 || 6–0 || 5–0 || 1–1 || 0–2 || 1–1 || 1–1 || 2–0 || 1–1 || 3–3
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | [[1986–87 Golden State Warriors season|Golden State]]
|| 1–1 || 0–2 || 2–0 || 1–1 || 0–5 || 1–4 || 1–1 || – || 4–1 || 0–2 || 6–0 || 2–4 || 0–2 || 2–0 || 2–0 || 1–1 || 1–5 || 4–2 || 4–1 || 4–1 || 4–2 || 2–3 || 0–2
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | [[1986–87 Houston Rockets season|Houston]]
|| 1–1 || 0–2 || 2–0 || 2–0 || 3–3 || 3–3 || 1–1 || 1–4 || – || 2–0 || 4–1 || 1–4 || 0–2 || 1–1 || 1–1 || 0–2 || 3–2 || 2–3 || 5–1 || 5–1 || 1–4 || 3–3 || 1–1
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | [[1986–87 Indiana Pacers season|Indiana]]
|| 3–3 || 1–5 || 2–3 || 3–3 || 2–0 || 1–1 || 3–3 || 2–0 || 0–2 || – || 2–0 || 0–2 || 2–4 || 5–1 || 3–2 || 2–4 || 1–1 || 0–2 || 1–1 || 2–0 || 1–1 || 1–1 || 4–2
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | [[1986–87 Los Angeles Clippers season|L.A. Clippers]]
|| 0–2 || 0–2 || 0–2 || 0–2 || 0–5 || 3–2 || 0–2 || 0–6 || 1–4 || 0–2 || – || 0–6 || 0–2 || 1–1 || 0–2 || 0–2 || 1–5 || 0–6 || 1–4 || 1–4 || 2–4 || 2–3 || 0–2
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | [[1986–87 Los Angeles Lakers season|L.A. Lakers]]
|| 1–1 || 2–0 || 2–0 || 2–0 || 2–3 || 5–0 || 1–1 || 4–2 || 4–1 || 2–0 || 6–0 || – || 1–1 || 2–0 || 2–0 || 2–0 || 5–1 || 5–1 || 5–0 || 4–1 || 4–2 || 3–2 || 1–1
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | [[1986–87 Milwaukee Bucks season|Milwaukee]]
|| 3–3 || 3–3 || 2–4 || 5–1 || 0–2 || 1–1 || 3–3 || 2–0 || 2–0 || 4–2 || 2–0 || 1–1 || – || 4–2 || 4–2 || 2–3 || 2–0 || 0–2 || 2–0 || 1–1 || 2–0 || 1–1 || 4–1
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | [[1986–87 New Jersey Nets season|New Jersey]]
|| 0–5 || 2–4 || 2–3 || 2–4 || 0–2 || 0–2 || 1–5 || 0–2 || 1–1 || 1–5 || 1–1 || 0–2 || 2–4 || – || 5–1 || 3–3 || 1–1 || 0–2 || 0–2 || 0–2 || 0–2 || 1–1 || 2–4
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | [[1986–87 New York Knicks season|New York]]
|| 1–5 || 2–4 || 2–4 || 1–4 || 0–2 || 0–2 || 0–6 || 0–2 || 1–1 || 2–3 || 2–0 || 0–2 || 2–4 || 1–5 || – || 3–3 || 1–1 || 0–2 || 2–0 || 1–1 || 0–2 || 1–1 || 2–4
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | [[1986–87 Philadelphia 76ers season|Philadelphia]]
|| 3–3 || 3–3 || 3–3 || 4–2 || 0–2 || 2–0 || 0–5 || 1–1 || 2–0 || 4–2 || 2–0 || 0–2 || 3–2 || 3–3 || 3–3 || – || 1–1 || 2–0 || 2–0 || 1–1 || 2–0 || 1–1 || 3–3
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | [[1986–87 Phoenix Suns season|Phoenix]]
|| 1–1 || 0–2 || 1–1 || 1–1 || 2–3 || 2–3 || 1–1 || 5–1 || 2–3 || 1–1 || 5–1 || 1–5 || 0–2 || 1–1 || 1–1 || 1–1 || – || 2–4 || 2–3 || 2–3 || 1–5 || 4–1 || 0–2
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | [[1986–87 Portland Trail Blazers season|Portland]]
|| 1–1 || 0–2 || 1–1 || 1–1 || 3–2 || 2–3 || 2–0 || 2–4 || 3–2 || 2–0 || 6–0 || 1–5 || 2–0 || 2–0 || 2–0 || 0–2 || 4–2 || – || 3–2 || 4–1 || 4–2 || 3–2 || 1–1
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | [[1986–87 Sacramento Kings season|Sacramento]]
|| 0–2 || 0–2 || 1–1 || 1–1 || 1–5 || 4–2 || 1–1 || 1–4 || 1–5 || 1–1 || 4–1 || 0–5 || 0–2 || 2–0 || 0–2 || 0–2 || 3–2 || 2–3 || – || 3–3 || 2–3 || 1–5 || 1–1
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | [[1986–87 San Antonio Spurs season|San Antonio]]
|| 0–2 || 0–2 || 1–1 || 1–1 || 2–4 || 1–5 || 1–1 || 1–4 || 1–5 || 0–2 || 4–1 || 1–4 || 1–1 || 2–0 || 1–1 || 1–1 || 3–2 || 1–4 || 3–3 || – || 1–4 || 2–4 || 0–2
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | Seattle
|| 0–2 || 0–2 || 0–2 || 1–1 || 0–5 || 3–2 || 0–2 || 2–4 || 4–1 || 1–1 || 4–2 || 2–4 || 0–2 || 2–0 || 2–0 || 0–2 || 5–1 || 2–4 || 3–2 || 4–1 || – || 3–2 || 1–1
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | [[1986–87 Utah Jazz season|Utah]]
|| 0–2 || 1–1 || 2–0 || 2–0 || 3–3 || 4–2 || 1–1 || 3–2 || 3–3 || 1–1 || 3–2 || 2–3 || 1–1 || 1–1 || 1–1 || 1–1 || 1–4 || 2–3 || 5–1 || 4–2 || 2–3 || – || 1–1
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | [[1986–87 Washington Bullets season|Washington]]
|| 0–5 || 2–4 || 3–3 || 4–2 || 1–1 || 1–1 || 3–3 || 2–0 || 1–1 || 2–4 || 2–0 || 1–1 || 1–4 || 4–2 || 4–2 || 3–3 || 2–0 || 1–1 || 1–1 || 2–0 || 1–1 || 1–1 || —
|}

===Game log===
{{NBA game log start|Seattle SuperSonics|end_year=1987|bgcolor=#00843D|color=#FDB927
}}
{{NBA game log section|Seattle SuperSonics|October|bgcolor=#00843D|color=#FDB927|first=yes
| hide_rebounds = y | hide_assists = y
}}
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
|| 1 || October 31 || vs [[1986-87 Portland Trail Blazers season|Portland Trail Blazers]] || 110-127 || [[Tom Chambers (basketball)|Tom Chambers]] (27) || [[Memorial Coliseum (Portland, Oregon)|Memorial Coliseum]]<br>12,666 || 1–0
|-
{{NBA game log section|Seattle SuperSonics|November|bgcolor=#00843D|color=#FDB927
| hide_rebounds = y | hide_assists = y
}}
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
|| 2 || November 1 || [[1986-87 Sacramento Kings season|Sacramento Kings]] || 103-114 || [[Xavier McDaniel]] (27) || [[Seattle Center Coliseum]]<br>6,296 || 2–0
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
|| 3 || November 4 || [[1986-87 Los Angeles Lakers season|Los Angeles Lakers]] || 110-96 || [[Tom Chambers (basketball)|Tom Chambers]] (21) || [[Seattle Center Coliseum]]<br>10,426 || 2–1
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
|| 4 || November 6 || [[1986-87 Dallas Mavericks season|Dallas Mavericks]] || 147-124 || [[Xavier McDaniel]] (28) || [[Seattle Center Coliseum]]<br>8,363 || 2–2
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
|| 5 || November 8 || [[1986-87 New York Knicks season|New York Knicks]] || 102-105 || [[Dale Ellis]] (29) || [[Seattle Center Coliseum]]<br>9,280 || 3–2
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
|| 6 || November 11 || [[1986-87 Philadelphia 76ers season|Philadelphia 76ers]] || 121-114 || [[Tom Chambers (basketball)|Tom Chambers]] (33) || Seattle Center Coliseum<br>12,600 || 3–3
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
|| 7 || November 12 || vs [[1986-87 Los Angeles Lakers season|Los Angeles Lakers]] || 122-97 || [[Xavier McDaniel]] (17) || [[The Forum (Inglewood, California)|The Forum]]<br>13,694 || 3–4
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
|| 8 || November 15 || vs [[1986-87 Golden State Warriors season|Golden State Warriors]] || 121-127 || [[Tom Chambers (basketball)|Tom Chambers]] (38) || [[Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena]]<br>7,655 || 4–4
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
|| 9 || November 18 || [[1986-87 Sacramento Kings season|Sacramento Kings]] || 105-119 || [[Dale Ellis]] (28) || [[Seattle Center Coliseum]]<br>5,411 || 5–4
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
|| 10 || November 20 || [[1986-87 Milwaukee Bucks season|Milwaukee Bucks]] || 116-105 || [[Tom Chambers (basketball)|Tom Chambers]] (35) || [[Seattle Center Coliseum]]<br>8,790 || 5–5
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
|| 11 || November 22 || [[1986-87 Indiana Pacers season|Indiana Pacers]] || 111-121 || [[Tom Chambers (basketball)|Tom Chambers]] (35) || [[Seattle Center Coliseum]]<br>6,399 || 6–5
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
|| 12 || November 25 || [[1986-87 Los Angeles Clippers season|Los Angeles Clippers]] || 103-113 || [[Dale Ellis]] (35) || [[Seattle Center Coliseum]]<br>4,702 || 7–5
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
|| 13 || November 26 || vs [[1986-87 Utah Jazz season|Utah Jazz]] || 127-91 || [[Tom Chambers (basketball)|Tom Chambers]] (22) || [[Salt Palace (arena)|Salt Palace]]<br>10,512 || 7–6
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
|| 14 || November 28 || vs [[1986-87 Phoenix Suns season|Phoenix Suns]] || 104-117 || [[Dale Ellis]] (34) || [[Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum]]<br>10,462 || 8–6
{{NBA game log section|Seattle SuperSonics|December|bgcolor=#00843D|color=#FDB927
| hide_rebounds = y | hide_assists = y
}}
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
|| 15 || December 2 || [[1986-87 Chicago Bulls season|Chicago Bulls]] || 115-109 (OT) || [[Xavier McDaniel]]<br>[[Tom Chambers (basketball)|Tom Chambers]]<br>(29) || [[Seattle Center Coliseum]]<br>13,438 || 8–7
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
|| 16 || December 4 || vs [[1986-87 San Antonio Spurs season|San Antonio Spurs]] || 102-109 || [[Tom Chambers (basketball)|Tom Chambers]] (36) || [[HemisFair Arena]]<br>5,893 || 9–7
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
|| 17 || December 6 || vs [[1986-87 Houston Rockets season|Houston Rockets]] || 80-136 || [[Tom Chambers (basketball)|Tom Chambers]] (29) || [[Lakewood Church Central Campus|The Summit]]<br>16,016 || 10–7
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
|| 18 || December 10 || vs [[1986-87 Los Angeles Clippers season|Los Angeles Clippers]] || 101-94 || [[Tom Chambers (basketball)|Tom Chambers]] (28) || [[Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena]]<br>5,573 || 10–8
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
|| 19 || December 11 || [[1986-87 San Antonio Spurs season|San Antonio Spurs]] || 107-113 || [[Xavier McDaniel]] (33) || [[Seattle Center Coliseum]]<br>5,056 || 11–8
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
|| 20 || December 13 || [[1986-87 Dallas Mavericks season|Dallas Mavericks]] || 126-109 || [[Tom Chambers (basketball)|Tom Chambers]]<br>[[Dale Ellis]]<br>(24) || [[Seattle Center Coliseum]]<br>9,789 || 11–9
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
|| 21 || December 16 || vs [[1986-87 Portland Trail Blazers season|Portland Trail Blazers]] || 126-118 || [[Dale Ellis]] (34) || [[Memorial Coliseum (Portland, Oregon)|Memorial Coliseum]]<br>12,666 || 11–10
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
|| 22 || December 18 || [[1986-87 Houston Rockets season|Houston Rockets]] || 100-114 || [[Dale Ellis]] (33) || [[Seattle Center Coliseum]]<br>7,696 || 12–10
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
|| 23 || December 19 || vs [[1986-87 Phoenix Suns season|Phoenix Suns]] || 106-108 || [[Dale Ellis]] (28) || [[Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum]]<br>10,433 || 13–10
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
|| 24 || December 21 || [[1986-87 Golden State Warriors season|Golden State Warriors]] || 121-112 || [[Tom Chambers (basketball)|Tom Chambers]] (25) || [[Seattle Center Coliseum]]<br>5,228 || 13–11
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
|| 25 || December 23 || [[1986-87 Denver Nuggets season|Denver Nuggets]] || 116-127 || [[Tom Chambers (basketball)|Tom Chambers]] (35) || [[Seattle Center Coliseum]]<br>7,459 || 14–11
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
|| 26 || December 26 || [[1986-87 Los Angeles Clippers season|Los Angeles Clippers]] || 107-113 || [[Tom Chambers (basketball)|Tom Chambers]] (27) || [[Seattle Center Coliseum]]<br>6,353 || 15–11
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
|| 27 || December 28 || [[1986-87 Portland Trail Blazers season|Portland Trail Blazers]] || 127-118 || [[Xavier McDaniel]] (30) || [[Seattle Center Coliseum]]<br>9,365 || 15–12
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
|| 28 || December 30 || [[1986-87 Boston Celtics season|Boston Celtics]] || 104-102 || [[Xavier McDaniel]] (25) || [[Seattle Center Coliseum]]<br>14,600 || 15–13
{{NBA game log section|Seattle SuperSonics|January|bgcolor=#00843D|color=#FDB927
| hide_rebounds = y | hide_assists = y
}}
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
|| 29 || January 2 || vs [[1986-87 Dallas Mavericks season|Dallas Mavericks]] || 117-107 || [[Dale Ellis]] (28) || [[Reunion Arena]]<br>17,007 || 15–14
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
|| 30 || January 3 || vs [[1986-87 Houston Rockets season|Houston Rockets]] || 138-114 || [[Xavier McDaniel]]<br>[[Dale Ellis]]<br>(21) || [[Lakewood Church Central Campus|The Summit]]<br>16,016 || 15–15
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
|| 31 || January 6 || [[1986-87 Phoenix Suns season|Phoenix Suns]] || 108-138 || [[Tom Chambers (basketball)|Tom Chambers]] (29) || [[Seattle Center Coliseum]]<br>5,764 || 16–15
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
|| 32 || January 8 || vs [[1986-87 Golden State Warriors season|Golden State Warriors]] || 108-115 || [[Dale Ellis]] (35) || [[Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena]]<br>7,790 || 17–15
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
|| 33 || January 11 || [[1986-87 Utah Jazz season|Utah Jazz]] || 111-127 || [[Tom Chambers (basketball)|Tom Chambers]] (31) || [[Seattle Center Coliseum]]<br>7,594 || 18–15
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
|| 34 || January 13 || vs [[1986-87 Denver Nuggets season|Denver Nuggets]] || 117-109 || [[Tom Chambers (basketball)|Tom Chambers]] (30) || [[McNichols Sports Arena]]<br>8,981 || 18–16
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
|| 35 || January 14 || [[1986-87 San Antonio Spurs season|San Antonio Spurs]] || 104-130 || [[Dale Ellis]] (32) || [[Seattle Center Coliseum]]<br>5,068 || 19–16
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
|| 36 || January 16 || [[1986-87 Denver Nuggets season|Denver Nuggets]] || 100-134 || [[Xavier McDaniel]] (30) || [[Seattle Center Coliseum]]<br>8,544 || 20–16
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
|| 37 || January 17 || vs [[1986-87 Sacramento Kings season|Sacramento Kings]] || 125-115 || [[Xavier McDaniel]] (37) || [[ARCO Arena I|ARCO Arena (I)]]<br>10,333 || 20–17
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
|| 38 || January 21 || vs [[1986-87 Philadelphia 76ers season|Philadelphia 76ers]] || 129-123 (OT) || [[Dale Ellis]] (40) || [[The Spectrum (arena)|The Spectrum]]<br>11,891 || 20–18
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
|| 39 || January 23 || vs [[1986-87 New Jersey Nets season|New Jersey Nets]] || 120-125 || [[Xavier McDaniel]] (32) || [[Brendan Byrne Arena]]<br>9,182 || 21–18
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
|| 40 || January 24 || vs [[1986-87 Atlanta Hawks season|Atlanta Hawks]] || 97-87 || [[Dale Ellis]] (27) || [[Omni Coliseum]]<br>13,842 || 21–19
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
|| 41 || January 26 || vs [[1986-87 Utah Jazz season|Utah Jazz]] || 95-108 || [[Dale Ellis]] (34) || [[Salt Palace (arena)|Salt Palace]]<br>12,212 || 22–19
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
|| 42 || January 28 || [[1986-87 Los Angeles Lakers season|Los Angeles Lakers]] || 101-125 || [[Tom Chambers (basketball)|Tom Chambers]] (37) || [[Seattle Center Coliseum]]<br>14,634 || 23–19
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
|| 43 || January 30 || vs [[1986-87 Golden State Warriors season|Golden State Warriors]] || 127-119 || [[Tom Chambers (basketball)|Tom Chambers]] (36) || [[Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena]]<br>9,276 || 23–20
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
|| 44 || January 31 || [[1986-87 Phoenix Suns season|Phoenix Suns]] || 112-118 (OT) || [[Dale Ellis]] (24) || [[Seattle Center Coliseum]]<br>9,344 || 24–20
{{NBA game log section|Seattle SuperSonics|February|bgcolor=#00843D|color=#FDB927
| hide_rebounds = y | hide_assists = y
}}
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
|| 45 || February 2 || [[1986-87 New Jersey Nets season|New Jersey Nets]] || 100-108 || [[Xavier McDaniel]] (35) || [[Seattle Center Coliseum]]<br>6,132 || 25–20
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
|| 46 || February 4 || vs [[1986-87 Dallas Mavericks season|Dallas Mavericks]] || 124-94 || [[Tom Chambers (basketball)|Tom Chambers]] (19) || [[Reunion Arena]]<br>17,007 || 25–21
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
|| 47 || February 5 || vs [[1986-87 San Antonio Spurs season|San Antonio Spurs]] || 117-111 || [[Xavier McDaniel]] (26) || [[HemisFair Arena]]<br>7,548 || 25–22
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
|| 48 || February 10 || [[1986-87 Atlanta Hawks season|Atlanta Hawks]] || 125-113 || [[Tom Chambers (basketball)|Tom Chambers]] (35) || [[Seattle Center Coliseum]]<br>12,004 || 25–23
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
|| 49 || February 12 || vs [[1986-87 Milwaukee Bucks season|Milwaukee Bucks]] || 106-104 || [[Tom Chambers (basketball)|Tom Chambers]] (32) || [[MECCA Arena]]<br>11,052 || 25–24
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
|| 50 || February 13 || vs [[1986-87 Chicago Bulls season|Chicago Bulls]] || 106-98 || [[Xavier McDaniel]] (27) || [[Chicago Stadium]]<br>16,251 || 25–25
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
|| 51 || February 16 || vs [[1986-87 Cleveland Cavaliers season|Cleveland Cavaliers]] || 105-94 || [[Dale Ellis]] (17) || [[Coliseum at Richfield]]<br>12,163 || 25–26
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
|| 52 || February 18 || vs [[1986-87 Indiana Pacers season|Indiana Pacers]] || 105-88 || [[Dale Ellis]] (24) || [[Market Square Arena]]<br>9,077 || 25–27
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
|| 53 || February 19 || vs [[1986-87 Detroit Pistons season|Detroit Pistons]] || 117-105 || [[Dale Ellis]] (31) || [[Pontiac Silverdome]]<br>14,482 || 25–28
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
|| 54 || February 21 || [[1986-87 Washington Bullets season|Washington Bullets]] || 93-110 || [[Tom Chambers (basketball)|Tom Chambers]] (31) || [[Seattle Center Coliseum]]<br>11,637 || 26–28
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
|| 55 || February 23 || [[1986-87 Los Angeles Clippers season|Los Angeles Clippers]] || 112-124 || [[Dale Ellis]] (29) || [[Seattle Center Coliseum]]<br>5,528 || 27–28
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
|| 56 || February 24 || vs [[1986-87 Utah Jazz season|Utah Jazz]] || 133-103 || [[Dale Ellis]] (26) || [[Salt Palace (arena)|Salt Palace]]<br>12,212 || 27–29
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
|| 57 || February 26 || [[1986-87 Denver Nuggets season|Denver Nuggets]] || 100-106 || [[Xavier McDaniel]] (30) || [[Seattle Center Coliseum]]<br>7,691 || 28–29
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
|| 58 || February 28 || vs [[1986-87 Phoenix Suns season|Phoenix Suns]] || 105-112 || [[Dale Ellis]] (40) || [[Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum]]<br>13,338 || 29–29
{{NBA game log section|Seattle SuperSonics|March|bgcolor=#00843D|color=#FDB927
| hide_rebounds = y | hide_assists = y
}}
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
|| 59 || March 2 || [[1986-87 Cleveland Cavaliers season|Cleveland Cavaliers]] || 107-123 || [[Tom Chambers (basketball)|Tom Chambers]] (36) || [[Seattle Center Coliseum]]<br>6,488 || 30–29
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
|| 60 || March 4 || vs [[1986-87 Los Angeles Lakers season|Los Angeles Lakers]] || 138-124 || [[Dale Ellis]] (32) || [[The Forum (Inglewood, California)|The Forum]]<br>17,505 || 30–30
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
|| 61 || March 5 || [[1986-87 Portland Trail Blazers season|Portland Trail Blazers]] || 122-127 || [[Dale Ellis]] (38) || [[Seattle Center Coliseum]]<br>10,205 || 31–30
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
|| 62 || March 7 || [[1986-87 Houston Rockets season|Houston Rockets]] || 115-118 || [[Tom Chambers (basketball)|Tom Chambers]] (29) || [[Seattle Center Coliseum]]<br>14,474 || 32–30
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
|| 63 || March 10 || vs [[1986-87 Houston Rockets season|Houston Rockets]] || 127-136 (2OT) || [[Tom Chambers (basketball)|Tom Chambers]] (42) || [[Lakewood Church Central Campus|The Summit]]<br>16,279 || 33–30
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
|| 64 || March 11 || vs [[1986-87 Dallas Mavericks season|Dallas Mavericks]] || 130-117 || [[Tom Chambers (basketball)|Tom Chambers]]<br>[[Dale Ellis]]<br>[[Xavier McDaniel]]<br>(21) || [[Reunion Arena]]<br>17,007 || 33–31
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
|| 65 || March 13 || vs [[1986-87 Los Angeles Clippers season|Los Angeles Clippers]] || 108-104 || [[Tom Chambers (basketball)|Tom Chambers]] (31) || [[Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena]]<br>6,522 || 33–32
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
|| 66 || March 15 || vs [[1986-87 Sacramento Kings season|Sacramento Kings]] || 107-106 || [[Dale Ellis]] (40) || [[ARCO Arena I|ARCO Arena (I)]]<br>10,333 || 33–33
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
|| 67 || March 16 || [[1986-87 San Antonio Spurs season|San Antonio Spurs]] || 111-122 || [[Dale Ellis]] (33) || [[Seattle Center Coliseum]]<br>5,934 || 34–33
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
|| 68 || March 19 || vs [[1986-87 Washington Bullets season|Washington Bullets]] || 110-106 || [[Xavier McDaniel]] (20) || [[Capital Centre (Landover, Maryland)|Capital Centre]]<br>5,987 || 34–34
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
|| 69 || March 20 || vs [[1986-87 Boston Celtics season|Boston Celtics]] || 112-108 || [[Dale Ellis]] (31) || [[Boston Garden]]<br>14,890 || 34–35
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
|| 70 || March 23 || vs [[1986-87 New York Knicks season|New York Knicks]] || 121-126 (OT) || [[Xavier McDaniel]] (40) || [[Madison Square Garden IV|Madison Square Garden (IV)]]<br>9,038 || 35–35
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
|| 71 || March 26 || vs [[1986-87 Denver Nuggets season|Denver Nuggets]] || 123-113 || [[Xavier McDaniel]] (33) || [[McNichols Sports Arena]]<br>10,183 || 35–36
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
|| 72 || March 27 || [[1986-87 Golden State Warriors season|Golden State Warriors]] || 106-105 || [[Xavier McDaniel]] (31) || [[Seattle Center Coliseum]]<br>9,091 || 35–37
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
|| 73 || March 29 || [[1986-87 Detroit Pistons season|Detroit Pistons]] || 108-107 || [[Xavier McDaniel]] (27) || [[Seattle Center Coliseum]]<br>8,717 || 35–38
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
|| 74 || March 31 || [[1986-87 Sacramento Kings season|Sacramento Kings]] || 129-132 || [[Tom Chambers (basketball)|Tom Chambers]] (36) || [[Seattle Center Coliseum]]<br>6,095 || 36–38
{{NBA game log section|Seattle SuperSonics|April|bgcolor=#00843D|color=#FDB927
| hide_rebounds = y | hide_assists = y
}}
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
|| 75 || April 2 || [[1986-87 Los Angeles Lakers season|Los Angeles Lakers]] || 117-114 || [[Xavier McDaniel]] (35) || [[Seattle Center Coliseum]]<br>14,739 || 36–39
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
|| 76 || April 4 || [[1986-87 Portland Trail Blazers season|Portland Trail Blazers]] || 126-123 || [[Tom Chambers (basketball)|Tom Chambers]] (34) || [[Seattle Center Coliseum]]<br>12,227 || 36–40
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
|| 77 || April 7 || [[1986-87 Phoenix Suns season|Phoenix Suns]] || 127-125 (OT) || [[Dale Ellis]] (35) || [[Seattle Center Coliseum]]<br>6,585 || 36–41
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
|| 78 || April 10 || vs [[1986-87 Portland Trail Blazers season|Portland Trail Blazers]] || 121-115 || [[Tom Chambers (basketball)|Tom Chambers]] (27) || [[Memorial Coliseum (Portland, Oregon)|Memorial Coliseum]]<br>12,666 || 36–42
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
|| 79 || April 14 || [[1986-87 Utah Jazz season|Utah Jazz]] || 102-103 || [[Tom Chambers (basketball)|Tom Chambers]] (30) || [[Seattle Center Coliseum]]<br>7,178 || 37–42
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
|| 80 || April 16 || vs [[1986-87 Los Angeles Clippers season|Los Angeles Clippers]] || 87-118 || [[Dale Ellis]] (41) || [[Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena]]<br>6,517 || 38–42
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
|| 81 || April 18 || [[1986-87 Golden State Warriors season|Golden State Warriors]] || 132-127 || [[Tom Chambers (basketball)|Tom Chambers]] (31) || [[Seattle Center Coliseum]]<br>9,428 || 38–43
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
|| 82 || April 19 || vs [[1986-87 Los Angeles Lakers season|Los Angeles Lakers]] || 104-110 || [[Xavier McDaniel]] (39) || [[The Forum (Inglewood, California)|The Forum]]<br>17,505 || 39–43
{{NBA game log end|SEA|end_year=1987|schedule=https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/SEA/1987_games.html}}
* Green background indicates win.
* Red background indicates loss.

==Playoffs==
{{NBA game log start|Seattle SuperSonics|playoffs=yes|end_year=1987}}
{{NBA game log section|Seattle SuperSonics|First round|first=yes|playoffs=yes|show=no
|home_wins   = 2
|home_losses = 0
|road_wins   = 1
|road_losses = 1
}}
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"
| 1
| April 23
| @ [[1986–87 Dallas Mavericks season|Dallas]]
| [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/198704230DAL.html L 129–151]
| [[Tom Chambers (basketball)|Tom Chambers]] (35)
| [[Xavier McDaniel]] (13)
| [[Xavier McDaniel]] (7)
| [[Reunion Arena]]<br>17,007
| 0–1
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| 2
| April 25
| @ [[1986–87 Dallas Mavericks season|Dallas]]
| [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/198704250DAL.html W 112–110]
| [[Dale Ellis]] (32)
| [[Xavier McDaniel]] (9)
| [[Nate McMillan]] (8)
| [[Reunion Arena]]<br>17,007
| 1–1
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| 3
| April 28
| [[1986–87 Dallas Mavericks season|Dallas]]
| [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/198704280SEA.html W 117–107]
| [[Dale Ellis]] (43)
| [[Dale Ellis]] (14)
| [[Nate McMillan]] (9)
| [[Hec Edmundson Pavilion]]<br>8,150
| 2–1
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| 4
| April 30
| [[1986–87 Dallas Mavericks season|Dallas]]
| [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/198704300SEA.html W 124–98]
| [[Tom Chambers (basketball)|Tom Chambers]] (31)
| [[Tom Chambers (basketball)|Chambers]], [[Dale Ellis|Ellis]] (9)
| [[Nate McMillan]] (9)
| [[Hec Edmundson Pavilion]]<br>8,150
| 3–1
|-
{{NBA game log section|Seattle SuperSonics|Conference Semi-finals|playoffs=yes|show=no
|home_wins   = 2
|home_losses = 1
|road_wins   = 2
|road_losses = 1
}}
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| 1
| May 2
| @ [[1986–87 Houston Rockets season|Houston]]
| [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/198705020HOU.html W 111–106 (OT)]
| [[Dale Ellis]] (34)
| [[Tom Chambers (basketball)|Tom Chambers]] (9)
| [[Nate McMillan]] (8)
| [[Lakewood Church Central Campus|The Summit]]<br>16,279
| 1–0
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| 2
| May 5
| @ [[1986–87 Houston Rockets season|Houston]]
| [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/198705050HOU.html W 99–97]
| [[Dale Ellis]] (30)
| [[Dale Ellis]] (9)
| [[Eddie Johnson (basketball, born 1955)|Eddie Johnson]] (8)
| [[Lakewood Church Central Campus|The Summit]]<br>16,279
| 2–0
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"
| 3
| May 7
| [[1986–87 Houston Rockets season|Houston]]
| [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/198705070SEA.html L 84–102]
| [[Tom Chambers (basketball)|Tom Chambers]] (24)
| [[Dale Ellis]] (10)
| [[Nate McMillan|McMillan]], [[Danny Young (basketball)|Young]] (4)
| [[Seattle Center Coliseum]]<br>14,587
| 2–1
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| 4
| May 9
| [[1986–87 Houston Rockets season|Houston]]
| [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/198705090SEA.html W 117–102]
| [[Tom Chambers (basketball)|Tom Chambers]] (38)
| [[Alton Lister]] (17)
| [[Nate McMillan]] (10)
| [[Seattle Center Coliseum]]<br>14,559
| 3–1
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"
| 5
| May 12
| @ [[1986–87 Houston Rockets season|Houston]]
| [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/198705120HOU.html L 107–112]
| [[Dale Ellis]] (27)
| [[Tom Chambers (basketball)|Tom Chambers]] (9)
| [[Eddie Johnson (basketball, born 1955)|Eddie Johnson]] (6)
| [[Lakewood Church Central Campus|The Summit]]<br>16,279
| 3–2
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| 6
| May 14
| [[1986–87 Houston Rockets season|Houston]]
| [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/198705140SEA.html W 128–125 (2OT)]
| [[Tom Chambers (basketball)|Tom Chambers]] (37)
| [[Xavier McDaniel]] (12)
| [[Nate McMillan]] (16)
|[[Seattle Center Coliseum]]<br>14,751
| 4–2
|-
{{NBA game log section|Seattle SuperSonics|Conference finals|playoffs=yes|show=no
|home_wins   = 0
|home_losses = 2
|road_wins   = 0
|road_losses = 2
}}
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"
| 1
| May 16
| @ [[1986–87 Los Angeles Lakers season|L.A. Lakers]]
| [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/198705160LAL.html L 82–87]
| [[Tom Chambers (basketball)|Tom Chambers]] (28)
| [[Xavier McDaniel|McDaniel]], [[Alton Lister|Lister]] (10)
| [[Nate McMillan]] (8)
| [[The Forum (Inglewood, California)|The Forum]]<br>17,505
| 0–1
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"
| 2
| May 19
| @ [[1986–87 Los Angeles Lakers season|L.A. Lakers]]
| [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/198705190LAL.html L 104–112]
| [[Dale Ellis]] (22)
| [[Xavier McDaniel]] (8)
| [[Nate McMillan]] (7)
| [[The Forum (Inglewood, California)|The Forum]]<br>17,505
| 0–2
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"
| 3
| May 23
| [[1986–87 Los Angeles Lakers season|L.A. Lakers]]
| [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/198705230SEA.html L 121–122]
| [[Xavier McDaniel]] (42)
| [[Xavier McDaniel]] (10)
| [[Nate McMillan]] (15)
| [[Seattle Center Coliseum]]<br>14,657
| 0–3
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"
| 4
| May 25
| [[1986–87 Los Angeles Lakers season|L.A. Lakers]]
| [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/198705250SEA.html L 102–133]
| [[Tom Chambers (basketball)|Tom Chambers]] (20)
| [[Alton Lister]] (20)
| [[Kevin Williams (basketball)|Kevin Williams]] (5)
| [[Seattle Center Coliseum]]<br>14,477
| 0–4
{{NBA game log end|bbr_team=SEA|playoffs=yes|end_year=1987|}}

==Player statistics==
{{NBA roster statistics legend}}

===Season===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 90%"
|-
! style="{{NBA color cell|Seattle SuperSonics}}" width="10%" | Player
! style="{{NBA color cell|Seattle SuperSonics}}" width="6%" | GP
! style="{{NBA color cell|Seattle SuperSonics}}" width="6%" | GS
! style="{{NBA color cell|Seattle SuperSonics}}" width="6%" | MPG
! style="{{NBA color cell|Seattle SuperSonics}}" width="6%" | FG%
! style="{{NBA color cell|Seattle SuperSonics}}" width="6%" | 3FG%
! style="{{NBA color cell|Seattle SuperSonics}}" width="6%" | FT%
! style="{{NBA color cell|Seattle SuperSonics}}" width="6%" | RPG
! style="{{NBA color cell|Seattle SuperSonics}}" width="6%" | APG
! style="{{NBA color cell|Seattle SuperSonics}}" width="6%" | SPG
! style="{{NBA color cell|Seattle SuperSonics}}" width="6%" | BPG
! style="{{NBA color cell|Seattle SuperSonics}}" width="6%" | PPG
|-
| {{sortname|Tom|Chambers|Tom Chambers (basketball)}} || '''82''' || '''82''' || 36.8 || .456 || .372 || .849 || 6.6 || 3.0 || 1.0 || .6 || 23.3
|-
| {{sortname|Dale|Ellis}} || '''82''' || 76 || '''37.5''' || '''.516''' || .358 || .787 || 5.5 || 2.9 || 1.3 || .4 || '''24.9'''
|-
| {{sortname|Gerald|Henderson}}{{ref|a|1}} || 6 || 6 || 25.8 || .500 || .000 || '''.944''' || 1.5 || 5.3 || 1.0 || .0 || 11.2
|-
| {{sortname|Clemon|Johnson}} || 78 || 7 || 13.5 || .494 || .000 || .636 || 3.6 || .3 || .3 || .5 || 3.2
|-
| {{sortname|Eddie|Johnson|Eddie Johnson (basketball, born 1955)}} || 24 || 0 || 21.2 || .457 || .333 || .764 || 1.9 || 4.8 || .5 || .0 || 9.0
|-
| {{sortname|Curtis|Kitchen}} || 6 || 0 || 5.2 || .500 || .000 || .750 || 1.5 || .2 || .3 || .5 || 1.5
|-
| {{sortname|Alton|Lister}} || 75 || 75 || 30.5 || .504 || .000 || .675 || '''9.4''' || 1.5 || .4 || '''2.4''' || 11.6
|-
| {{sortname|Maurice|Lucas}} || 63 || 0 || 17.8 || .451 || .000  || .802 || 4.9 || 1.0 || .5 || .3 || 7.9
|-
| {{sortname|Xavier|McDaniel}} || '''82''' || '''82''' || 37.0 || .509 || .214 || .696 || 8.6 || 2.5 || 1.4 || .6 || 23.0
|-
| {{sortname|Nate|McMillan}} || 71 || 50 || 27.8 || .475 || .000 || .617 || 4.7 || '''8.2''' || '''1.8''' || .6 || 5.3
|-
| {{sortname|Mike|Phelps}} || 60 || 6 || 7.8 || .426 || .100 || .705 || .8 || 1.1 || .4 || .0 || 3.0
|-
| {{sortname|Russ|Schoene}} ||  63 || 0 || 9.2 || .374 || .154 || .630 || 1.9 || .4 || .3 || .2 || 2.7
|-
| {{sortname|Terence|Stansbury}} || 44 || 0 || 8.5 || .429 || '''.379''' || .620 || .5 || 1.3 || .3 || .0 || 4.0
|-
| {{sortname|Kevin|Williams|Kevin Williams (basketball)}} || 65 || 0 || 10.8 || .446 || .000 || .833 || 1.3 || 1.0 || .7 || .1 || 4.9
|-
| {{sortname|Danny|Young|Danny Young (basketball)}} || 73 || 26 || 20.3 || .458 ||.367 || .831 || 1.5 || 4.8 || 1.0 || .0 || 4.8
|}

:1.{{note|1}} Statistics with the SuperSonics.

===Playoffs===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 90%"
|-
! style="{{NBA color cell|Seattle SuperSonics}}" width="10%" | Player
! style="{{NBA color cell|Seattle SuperSonics}}" width="6%" | GP
! style="{{NBA color cell|Seattle SuperSonics}}" width="6%" | GS
! style="{{NBA color cell|Seattle SuperSonics}}" width="6%" | MPG
! style="{{NBA color cell|Seattle SuperSonics}}" width="6%" | FG%
! style="{{NBA color cell|Seattle SuperSonics}}" width="6%" | 3FG%
! style="{{NBA color cell|Seattle SuperSonics}}" width="6%" | FT%
! style="{{NBA color cell|Seattle SuperSonics}}" width="6%" | RPG
! style="{{NBA color cell|Seattle SuperSonics}}" width="6%" | APG
! style="{{NBA color cell|Seattle SuperSonics}}" width="6%" | SPG
! style="{{NBA color cell|Seattle SuperSonics}}" width="6%" | BPG
! style="{{NBA color cell|Seattle SuperSonics}}" width="6%" | PPG
|-
| {{sortname|Tom|Chambers|Tom Chambers (basketball)}} || 14 ||  || 35.6 || .449 || .353 || .808 || 6.4 || 2.3 || .9 || .9 || 23.0
|-
| {{sortname|Dale|Ellis}} || 14 ||  || '''37.9''' || .487 || .361 || .815 || 6.4 || 2.6 || .7 || .4 || '''25.2'''
|-
| {{sortname|Clemon|Johnson}} || 14 ||  || 18.7 || .453 || .000 || .632 || 3.5 || .3 || 1.1 || .2 || 4.3
|-
| {{sortname|Eddie|Johnson|Eddie Johnson (basketball, born 1955)}} || 14 ||  || 12.9 || '''.534''' || '''.400''' || .867 || 1.0 || 3.2 || .6 || .0 || 6.4
|-
| {{sortname|Curtis|Kitchen}} || 8 ||  || 12.9 || .500 || .000 || .000 || .8 || .0 || .0 || .4 || .3
|-
| {{sortname|Alton|Lister}} || 9 ||  || 22.9 || .400 || .000 || .700 || 6.2 || .8 || .8 || '''1.4''' || 6.0
|-
| {{sortname|Maurice|Lucas}} || 14 ||  || 18.9 || .389 || .000 || .737 || 4.6 || 1.4 || .9 || .4 || 7.0
|-
| {{sortname|Xavier|McDaniel}} || 14 ||  || 37.7 || .488 || .200 || .607 || '''8.4''' || 3.0 || '''1.5''' || .6 || 20.3
|-
| {{sortname|Nate|McMillan}} || 14 ||  || 25.4 || .435 || .000 || .708 || 3.9 || '''8.0''' || 1.0 || .7 || 5.1
|-
| {{sortname|Russ|Schoene}} || 14 ||  || 8.8 || .357 || .333 || .750 || 1.9 || .2 || .1 || .3 || 2.2
|-
| {{sortname|Kevin|Williams|Kevin Williams (basketball)}} || 14 ||  || 18.2 || .479 || .000 || .750 || 2.4 || 2.1 || 1.1 || .1 || 8.6
|-
| {{sortname|Danny|Young|Danny Young (basketball)}} || 14 ||  || 14.9 || .404 || .313 || '''1.000''' || 1.1 || 3.4 || 1.1 || .0 || 4.1
|}

==Awards and records==

===Awards===
* [[Dale Ellis]] won the [[NBA Most Improved Player Award|Most Improved Player Award]] at the end of the season.
* [[Tom Chambers (basketball)|Tom Chambers]] participated in the [[1987 NBA All-Star Game]] and won the game's [[NBA All-Star Game Most Valuable Player Award|Most Valuable Player Award]]. He also was named Player of the Week between December 1 and December 7.

===Records===

==Transactions==

===Overview===
{| border=1 style="border-collapse:collapse; background-color:#eeeeee" bordercolor="#DFDFDF" cellpadding="5"
| valign="top"|'''Players Added''' <hr>
'''Via draft'''
* [[Nate McMillan]]
* [[Curtis Kitchen]]
* [[Dominic Pressley]]
'''Via free agency'''
* [[Kevin Williams (basketball)|Kevin Williams]]
* [[Maurice Lucas]]
* [[Eddie Johnson (basketball, born 1955)|Eddie Johnson]]
* [[Curtis Kitchen]]
'''Via trade'''
* [[Alton Lister]]
* [[Dale Ellis]]
* [[Clemon Johnson]]
* [[Russ Schoene]]
* [[Terence Stansbury]]
* [[Ronnie Lester]]
* [[John Long (basketball, born 1956)|John Long]]
| valign="top"|'''Players Lost''' <hr>
'''Via free agency'''
* [[John Schweitz]]
* [[Frank Brickowski]]
'''Via trade'''
* [[Jack Sikma]]
* [[Al Wood]]
* [[Tim McCormick]]
* [[Danny Vranes]]
* [[John Long (basketball, born 1956)|John Long]]
'''Via waiver'''
* [[Dominic Pressley]]
|}

===Trades===
{| border=1 style="border-collapse:collapse; text-align: center; width: 100%" bordercolor="#DFDFDF"  cellpadding="5"
|- bgcolor="eeeeee"
| style="width:12%" | July 1, 1986
| style="width:44%" valign="top"| To '''[[Seattle SuperSonics]]'''<hr>[[Alton Lister]]<hr>Conditional [[1987 NBA Draft|1987]] and [[1989 NBA Draft|1989]] first-round picks
| style="width:44%" valign="top"| To '''[[Milwaukee Bucks]]'''<hr>[[Jack Sikma]]<hr>Conditional [[1987 NBA Draft|1987]] and [[1989 NBA Draft|1989]] second round picks
|- bgcolor="eeeeee"
| style="width:12%" | July 23, 1986
| style="width:44%" valign="top"| To '''[[Seattle SuperSonics]]'''<hr>[[Dale Ellis]]
| style="width:44%" valign="top"| To '''[[Dallas Mavericks]]'''<hr>[[Al Wood]]
|-
|- bgcolor="eeeeee"
| style="width:12%" | September 29, 1986
| style="width:44%" valign="top"| To '''[[Seattle SuperSonics]]'''<hr>[[Clemon Johnson]]<hr>Conditional [[1989 NBA Draft|1989]] first-round pick
| style="width:44%" valign="top"| To '''[[Philadelphia 76ers]]'''<hr>[[Tim McCormick]]<hr>[[Danny Vranes]]
|-
|- bgcolor="eeeeee"
| style="width:12%" | September 30, 1986
| style="width:44%" valign="top"| To '''[[Seattle SuperSonics]]'''<hr>[[John Long (basketball, born 1956)|John Long]]
| style="width:44%" valign="top"| To '''[[Detroit Pistons]]'''<hr>Conditional [[1987 NBA Draft|1987]] and [[1991 NBA Draft|1991]] second round picks
|- bgcolor="eeeeee"
| style="width:12%" | October 2, 1986
| style="width:44%" valign="top"| To '''[[Seattle SuperSonics]]'''<hr>[[Russ Schoene]]<hr>[[Terence Stansbury]]
| style="width:44%" valign="top"| To '''[[Indiana Pacers]]'''<hr>[[John Long (basketball, born 1956)|John Long]]<hr>Conditional [[1993 NBA Draft|1993]] second round pick
|- bgcolor="eeeeee"
| style="width:12%" | October 2, 1986
| style="width:44%" valign="top"| To '''[[Seattle SuperSonics]]'''<hr>[[Ronnie Lester]]
| style="width:44%" valign="top"| To '''[[Los Angeles Lakers]]'''<hr>Cash considerations
|- bgcolor="eeeeee"
| style="width:12%" | November 12, 1986
| style="width:44%" valign="top"| To '''[[Seattle SuperSonics]]'''<hr>Conditional [[1987 NBA Draft|1987]] first round and [[1990 NBA Draft|1990]] second round picks
| style="width:44%" valign="top"| To '''[[New York Knicks]]'''<hr>[[Gerald Henderson]]<hr>Conditional [[1987 NBA Draft|1987]] first-round pick
|}

===Free agents===
{{col-start}}{{col-break|width=52%}}

====Additions====
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|- align="center" bgcolor="#dddddd"
| style="width:140px"|'''Player''' || style="width:70px"|'''Signed''' || style="width:210px"|'''Former team'''
|- style="height:40px"
| [[Kevin Williams (basketball)|Kevin Williams]] || style="font-size: 80%"| July 11, 1986 || [[Cleveland Cavaliers]]
|- style="height:40px"
| [[Maurice Lucas]] || style="font-size: 80%"| September 30, 1986 || [[Los Angeles Lakers]]
|- style="height:40px"
| [[Eddie Johnson (basketball, born 1955)|Eddie Johnson]] || style="font-size: 80%"| March 23, 1987 || [[Cleveland Cavaliers]]
|}{{col-break}}

====Subtractions====
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|- align="center"  bgcolor="#dddddd"
| style="width:140px"|'''Player''' || style="width:70px"|'''Left''' || style="width:210px"|'''New team'''
|- style="height:40px"
|[[John Schweitz]] || style="font-size: 80%"|September 5, 1986 || [[Golden State Warriors]]
|- style="height:40px"
|[[Frank Brickowski]] || style="font-size: 80%"|October 8, 1986 || [[Los Angeles Lakers]]
|}{{col-end}}

==References==
{{reflist|2}}

==See also==
* [[1986–87 NBA season]]

{{1986–87 NBA season by team}}
{{Seattle SuperSonics seasons}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:1986-87 Seattle SuperSonics season}}
[[Category:Seattle SuperSonics seasons]]