1986-87 NBA season Finals, awards and best players

NBA Finals 1987

NBA Finals: Los Angeles Lakers (W) 4 Boston Celtics (E) 2

NBA Finals MVP: Magic Johnson (Los Angeles Lakers)

Main players: Magic Johnson, James Worthy, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (Los Angeles Lakers), Larry Bird, Kevin McHale, Dennis Johnson (Boston Celtics).

Regular Season MVP: Magic Johnson (Los Angeles Lakers).

All-NBA first team: Magic Johnson (Los Angeles Lakers), Michael Jordan (Chicago Bulls), Larry Bird (Boston Celtics), Kevin McHale (Boston Celtics), Hakeem Olajuwon (Houston Rockets).

All-NBA second team: Isiah Thomas (Detroit Pistons), Fat Lever (Denver Nuggets), Dominique Wilkins (Atlanta Hawks), Charles Barkley (Philadelphia 76ers), Moses Malone (Washington Bullets).

Category	Player	Pos.	Team	Value
Points	Michael Jordan	G/F	Chicago Bulls	37.1
Rebounds	Charles Barkley	PF/SF	Philadelphia 76ers	14.6
Blocks	Mark Eaton	C	Utah Jazz	4.1
Assists	Magic Johnson	PG/SG	Los Angeles Lakers	12.2
Steals	Alvin Robertson	SG	San Antonio Spurs	3.2
Efficiency	Michael Jordan	G/F	Chicago Bulls	29.8
3-point field goals	Larry Bird	SF/PF	Boston Celtics	90

NBA Sixth Man: Ricky Pierce (Milwaukee Bucks).

Most Improved Player: Dale Ellis (Seattle SuperSonics).

PLAYER	GP	MP	FG	(%)	3P	(%)	FT	(%)	RB	AS	PTS
Larry Bird	74	0.5	10.62/20.23	52.5	1.22/3.04	40.1	5.59/6.15	90.9	0.1	0.1	0.4
Michael Jordan	82	0.5	13.39/27.79	48.2	0.15/0.80	18.8	10.16/11.85	85.7	0.1	0.1	0.5
Magic Johnson	80	0.5	8.54/16.35	52.2	0.10/0.49	20.4	6.69/7.89	84.8	0.1	0.2	0.3
Kevin McHale	77	0.5	10.26/16.97	60.5	0.00/0.05	0.0	5.56/6.65	83.6	0.1	0.0	0.3
Hakeem Olajuwon	75	0.5	9.03/17.76	50.8	0.01/0.07	14.3	5.33/7.60	70.1	0.2	0.0	0.3
Fat Lever	82	0.5	7.84/16.71	46.9	0.27/1.12	24.1	2.98/3.80	78.4	0.1	0.1	0.2
Clyde Drexler	82	0.5	8.62/17.17	50.2	0.13/0.57	22.8	4.35/5.73	75.9	0.1	0.1	0.3
Moses Malone	73	0.5	8.15/17.96	45.4	0.00/0.15	0.0	7.81/9.48	82.4	0.2	0.0	0.3
Dominique Wilkins	79	0.5	10.48/22.62	46.3	0.39/1.34	29.1	7.68/9.39	81.8	0.1	0.0	0.4
Alex English	82	0.5	11.77/23.41	50.3	0.05/0.18	27.8	5.01/5.94	84.3	0.1	0.1	0.3

Defensive Player of the Year: Michael Cooper (Los Angeles Lakers).

All-Defensive first team: Dennis Johnson (Boston Celtics), Alvin Robertson (San Antonio Spurs), Michael Cooper (Los Angeles Lakers), Kevin McHale (Boston Celtics), Hakeem Olajuwon (Houston Rockets).

All-Defensive second team: Derek Harper (Dallas Mavericks), Maurice Cheeks (Philadelphia 76ers), Paul Pressey (Milwaukee Bucks), Rodney McCray (Houston Rockets), Mark Eaton (Utah Jazz).

Rookie of the Year: Chuck Person (Indiana Pacers).

All-Rookies first team: Ron Harper (Cleveland Cavaliers), Chuck Person (Indiana Pacers), Roy Tarpley (Dallas Mavericks), John Williams (Cleveland Cavaliers), Brad Daugherty (Cleveland Cavaliers).

Month	Player
November	Michael Jordan (Chicago Bulls)
December	Magic Johnson (Los Angeles Lakers)
January	Charles Barkley (Philadelphia 76ers)
February	Michael Jordan (Chicago Bulls)
March	Magic Johnson (Los Angeles Lakers)

* Player was selected but he could not play the game

All-Star Game MVP: Tom Chambers (Seattle SuperSonics).

Citizenship award: Isiah Thomas (Detroit Pistons).