NBA · 1986-87

1986-87 season

🏆 Champion Los Angeles Lakers 15-3 playoffs
★ MVP Magic Johnson
● Scoring leader Michael Jordan 37.1 PPG · 3.4× era

Team Standings

Team W L W/L%
Los Angeles Lakers LAL 65 17 0.793
Boston Celtics BOS 59 23 0.720
Atlanta Hawks ATL 57 25 0.695
Dallas Mavericks DAL 55 27 0.671
Detroit Pistons DET 52 30 0.634
Milwaukee Bucks MIL 50 32 0.610
Portland Trail Blazers POR 49 33 0.598
Philadelphia 76ers PHL 45 37 0.549
Utah Jazz UTH 44 38 0.537
Washington Bullets WAS 42 40 0.512
Golden State Warriors GOS 42 40 0.512
Houston Rockets HOU 42 40 0.512
Indiana Pacers IND 41 41 0.500
Chicago Bulls CHI 40 42 0.488
Seattle SuperSonics SEA 39 43 0.476
Denver Nuggets DEN 37 45 0.451
Phoenix Suns PHX 36 46 0.439
Cleveland Cavaliers CLE 31 51 0.378
Sacramento Kings SAC 29 53 0.354
San Antonio Spurs SAN 28 54 0.341
New Jersey Nets NJN 24 58 0.293
New York Knicks NYK 24 58 0.293
Los Angeles Clippers LAC 12 70 0.146

Playoff Results

Team Wins Losses
Los Angeles Lakers 15 3
Boston Celtics 13 10
Detroit Pistons 10 5
Seattle SuperSonics 7 7
Milwaukee Bucks 6 6
Houston Rockets 5 5
Golden State Warriors 4 6
Atlanta Hawks 4 5
Utah Jazz 2 3
Philadelphia 76ers 2 3
Dallas Mavericks 1 3
Indiana Pacers 1 3
Portland Trail Blazers 1 3
Denver Nuggets 0 3
Chicago Bulls 0 3
Washington Bullets 0 3

Statistical Leaders

League this season: 10.9 PPG 4.4 RPG 2.5 APG 47.1% FG 26.6% 3P how the league has changed →

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# Player Team GP PPG RPG APG SPG BPG FG% 3P% FT%
1 Michael Jordan CHI 82 37.1 3.4× 5.2 4.6 1.8× 2.9 1.5 48.2% 18.2% 85.7%
2 Alex English DEN 82 28.6 2.6× 4.2 5.1 2.0× 0.9 0.3 50.3% 26.7% 84.4%
3 Larry Bird BOS 74 28.1 2.6× 9.2 2.1× 7.6 3.0× 1.8 0.9 52.5% 40.0% 91.0%
4 Kevin McHale BOS 77 26.1 2.4× 9.9 2.2× 2.6 0.5 2.2 60.4% 0.0% 83.6%
5 Mark Aguirre DAL 80 25.7 2.3× 5.3 3.2 1.1 0.4 49.5% 35.3% 77.0%
6 Dale Ellis SEA 82 24.9 2.3× 5.5 2.9 1.3 0.4 51.6% 35.8% 78.7%
7 Moses Malone WAS 73 24.1 2.2× 11.3 2.6× 1.6 0.8 1.3 45.4% 0.0% 82.4%
8 Magic Johnson LAL 80 23.9 2.2× 6.3 12.2 4.8× 1.7 0.5 52.2% 20.5% 84.8%
9 Walter Davis PHX 79 23.6 2.2× 3.1 4.6 1.8× 1.2 0.1 51.4% 25.9% 86.2%
10 Hakeem Olajuwon HOU 75 23.4 2.1× 11.4 2.6× 2.9 1.9 3.4 50.8% 20.0% 70.2%
11 Tom Chambers SEA 82 23.3 2.1× 6.6 3.0 1.0 0.6 45.6% 37.2% 84.9%
12 Charles Barkley PHL 68 23.0 2.1× 14.6 3.3× 4.9 1.9× 1.8 1.5 59.4% 20.2% 76.1%
13 Xavier McDaniel SEA 82 23.0 2.1× 8.6 1.9× 2.5 1.4 0.6 50.9% 21.4% 69.6%
14 Ron Harper CLE 82 22.9 2.1× 4.8 4.8 1.9× 2.5 1.0 45.5% 21.3% 68.4%
15 Jeff Malone WAS 80 22.0 2.0× 2.7 3.7 0.9 0.2 45.7% 15.4% 88.5%
16 Clyde Drexler POR 82 21.7 2.0× 6.3 6.9 2.7× 2.5 0.9 50.2% 23.4% 76.0%
17 Karl Malone UTH 82 21.7 2.0× 10.4 2.4× 1.9 1.3 0.7 51.2% 0.0% 59.8%
18 Adrian Dantley DET 81 21.5 2.0× 4.1 2.0 0.8 0.1 53.4% 16.7% 81.2%
19 Terry Cummings MIL 82 20.8 1.9× 8.5 1.9× 2.8 1.6 1.0 51.1% 0.0% 66.2%
20 Ricky Pierce MIL 79 19.5 1.8× 3.4 1.8 0.8 0.3 53.4% 10.7% 88.0%
21 Lafayette Lever DEN 82 18.9 1.7× 8.9 2.0× 8.0 3.2× 2.5 0.4 46.9% 23.9% 78.2%
22 Sleepy Floyd GOS 82 18.8 1.7× 3.3 10.3 4.1× 1.8 0.2 48.8% 38.4% 86.0%
23 Chuck Person IND 82 18.8 1.7× 8.3 1.9× 3.6 1.1 0.2 46.8% 35.5% 74.7%
24 Eddie Johnson SAC 81 18.7 1.7× 4.4 3.1 0.5 0.2 46.3% 31.4% 82.9%
25 Alvin Robertson SAN 81 17.7 1.6× 5.2 5.2 2.1× 3.2 0.4 46.6% 27.1% 75.3%
26 Walter Berry SAN 56 17.6 1.6× 5.4 1.9 0.6 0.7 52.9% 0.0% 64.8%
27 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar LAL 78 17.5 1.6× 6.7 1.5× 2.6 0.6 1.2 56.4% 33.3% 71.4%
28 Bill Cartwright NYK 58 17.5 1.6× 7.7 1.7× 1.7 0.7 0.4 53.1% 0.0% 79.0%
29 John Lucas MIL 43 17.5 1.6× 2.9 6.7 2.7× 1.7 0.1 45.7% 36.5% 78.7%
30 Robert Parish BOS 80 17.5 1.6× 10.6 2.4× 2.2 0.8 1.8 55.6% 0.0% 73.5%
31 Julius Erving PHL 60 16.8 1.5× 4.4 3.2 1.3 1.6 47.1% 26.4% 81.3%
32 Steve Johnson POR 79 16.8 1.5× 7.2 1.6× 2.0 0.6 1.0 55.6% 0.0% 69.8%
33 Mike Gminski NJN 72 16.4 8.8 2.0× 1.4 0.7 1.0 45.7% 0.0% 84.6%
34 Derek Harper DAL 77 16.0 2.6 7.9 3.1× 2.2 0.3 50.1% 35.8% 68.4%
35 Michael Cage LAC 80 15.7 11.5 2.6× 1.6 1.2 0.8 52.1% 0.0% 73.0%
36 Brad Daugherty CLE 80 15.7 8.1 1.8× 3.8 1.5× 0.6 0.8 53.8% 0.0% 69.6%
37 Vinnie Johnson DET 78 15.7 3.3 3.8 1.5× 1.2 0.2 46.2% 28.6% 78.6%
38 Maurice Cheeks PHL 68 15.6 3.2 7.9 3.1× 2.6 0.2 52.7% 23.5% 77.7%
39 Bill Laimbeer DET 82 15.4 11.6 2.6× 1.8 0.9 0.8 50.1% 28.6% 89.4%
40 John Long IND 80 15.2 2.7 3.2 1.2 0.1 41.9% 28.4% 89.0%
41 Chris Mullin GOS 82 15.1 2.2 3.2 1.2 0.4 51.4% 30.2% 82.5%
42 Darrell Griffith UTH 76 15.0 3.0 1.7 1.3 0.4 44.6% 33.5% 70.3%
43 Cliff T. Robinson PHL 55 14.8 5.6 1.6 1.6 0.5 46.4% 0.0% 75.5%
44 Charles Oakley CHI 82 14.5 13.1 3.0× 3.6 1.0 0.4 44.5% 36.7% 68.6%
45 Roy Hinson PHL 76 13.9 6.4 0.8 0.6 2.1 47.8% 0.0% 75.8%
46 Paul Pressey MIL 61 13.9 4.9 7.2 2.9× 1.8 0.8 47.7% 29.1% 73.8%
47 Thurl Bailey UTH 81 13.8 5.3 1.3 0.5 1.1 44.7% 0.0% 80.5%
48 Robert Reid HOU 75 13.7 3.9 4.3 1.7× 1.0 0.3 41.7% 32.7% 76.8%
49 Cedric Maxwell LAC 35 13.6 7.2 1.6× 3.5 0.7 0.3 51.9% 0.0% 77.6%
50 Dennis Johnson BOS 79 13.4 3.3 7.5 3.0× 1.1 0.5 44.4% 11.3% 83.3%
51 Terry Catledge WAS 78 13.1 7.2 1.6× 0.7 0.6 0.2 49.5% 0.0% 59.4%
52 Terry Porter POR 80 13.1 4.2 8.9 3.5× 2.0 0.1 48.8% 21.7% 83.8%
53 Bill Hanzlik DEN 73 13.0 3.5 3.8 1.5× 1.2 0.4 41.2% 27.5% 78.6%
54 Tim McCormick PHL 81 12.8 7.5 1.7× 1.4 0.4 0.8 54.5% 0.0% 71.9%
55 Doc Rivers ATL 82 12.8 3.6 10.0 4.0× 2.1 0.4 45.1% 19.0% 82.8%
56 Mike Mitchell SAN 40 12.7 2.6 0.9 0.5 0.2 43.5% 50.0% 82.1%
57 Lewis Lloyd HOU 32 12.4 1.5 2.8 0.6 0.2 53.2% 14.3% 75.6%
58 Larry Drew LAC 60 12.3 1.7 5.4 2.1× 1.0 0.0 43.2% 16.7% 83.7%
59 Jerome Kersey POR 82 12.3 6.0 2.4 1.5 0.9 50.9% 4.3% 72.0%
60 Jim Paxson POR 72 12.1 1.9 3.3 1.1 0.2 46.0% 26.5% 80.6%
61 Phil Hubbard CLE 68 11.8 5.7 2.0 1.0 0.1 53.1% 0.0% 59.6%
62 Sidney Moncrief MIL 39 11.8 3.3 3.1 0.7 0.3 48.8% 25.8% 84.0%
63 David Greenwood SAN 79 11.6 9.9 2.2× 3.0 0.9 0.6 51.3% 50.0% 78.5%
64 Alton Lister SEA 75 11.6 9.4 2.1× 1.5 0.4 2.4 50.4% 0.0% 67.5%
65 Benoit Benjamin LAC 72 11.5 8.1 1.8× 1.9 0.8 2.6 44.9% 0.0% 71.5%
66 Artis Gilmore SAN 82 11.4 7.1 1.6× 1.8 0.5 1.2 59.7% 0.0% 68.0%
67 Jay Humphries PHX 82 11.3 3.2 7.7 3.1× 1.4 0.1 47.7% 18.5% 76.9%
68 John Paxson CHI 82 11.3 1.7 5.7 2.3× 0.8 0.1 48.7% 37.1% 80.9%
69 Jim Petersen HOU 82 11.3 6.8 1.5× 1.5 0.5 1.2 51.1% 0.0% 72.7%
70 Alvan Adams PHX 68 11.1 5.0 3.3 0.9 0.5 50.3% 0.0% 78.8%
71 Gerald Henderson NYK 68 10.9 2.4 6.5 2.6× 1.4 0.2 43.8% 25.7% 81.6%
72 Kenny Carr POR 49 10.8 10.2 2.3× 1.7 0.6 0.3 50.4% 0.0% 74.6%
73 James Donaldson DAL 82 10.8 11.9 2.7× 0.8 0.6 1.7 58.6% 0.0% 81.2%
74 A.C. Green LAL 79 10.8 7.8 1.8× 1.1 0.9 1.0 53.8% 0.0% 78.0%
75 Craig Hodges MIL 78 10.8 1.8 3.1 1.0 0.1 46.2% 37.3% 89.1%
76 John Bagley CLE 72 10.7 3.5 5.3 2.1× 1.3 0.1 42.6% 30.1% 83.1%
77 Quintin Dailey LAC 49 10.6 1.7 1.6 0.9 0.2 40.7% 10.0% 76.8%
78 Michael Cooper LAL 82 10.5 3.1 4.5 1.8× 1.0 0.5 43.8% 38.5% 85.1%
79 Ed Pinckney PHX 80 10.5 7.2 1.6× 1.4 1.1 0.7 58.4% 0.0% 73.9%
80 Mike McGee ATL 76 10.4 2.1 2.0 0.8 0.0 45.9% 37.6% 58.4%
81 Johnny Dawkins SAN 81 10.3 2.1 3.6 0.8 0.0 43.7% 29.8% 80.1%
82 Gene Banks CHI 63 9.7 4.9 2.7 0.8 0.3 53.9% 0.0% 76.7%
83 Bob Hansen UTH 72 9.7 2.8 1.4 0.6 0.1 45.3% 35.6% 76.0%
84 Rickey Green UTH 81 9.6 2.0 6.7 2.7× 1.4 0.0 46.7% 36.8% 82.7%
85 Albert King NJN 61 9.5 3.5 1.7 0.6 0.5 42.6% 40.6% 81.0%
86 Blair Rasmussen DEN 74 9.5 6.3 0.8 0.3 0.8 47.0% 0.0% 73.2%
87 Eddie Johnson SEA 24 9.0 1.9 4.8 1.9× 0.5 0.0 45.7% 33.3% 76.4%
88 Tyrone Corbin SAN 31 8.9 3.8 2.6 1.2 0.1 42.8% 0.0% 73.1%
89 Kenny Fields LAC 44 8.7 3.3 1.4 0.7 0.2 44.5% 25.0% 80.9%
90 Pat Cummings NYK 49 8.6 6.4 0.8 0.5 0.1 45.0% 0.0% 71.8%
91 Rod Higgins GOS 73 8.6 3.2 1.3 0.5 0.3 51.9% 17.6% 83.3%
92 Johnny Moore SAN 55 8.6 1.8 4.5 1.8× 1.5 0.1 44.2% 27.8% 80.0%
93 James Bailey NJN 34 8.3 4.0 0.6 0.4 0.7 46.9% 0.0% 72.5%
94 Dave Corzine CHI 82 8.3 6.6 2.5 0.5 1.1 47.5% 0.0% 73.6%
95 Steve Harris HOU 74 8.3 2.3 1.4 0.5 0.2 41.9% 0.0% 85.4%
96 Wayne Cooper DEN 69 8.0 6.9 1.6× 1.0 0.2 1.5 44.8% 0.0% 72.5%
97 Cliff Levingston ATL 82 8.0 6.5 0.5 0.6 0.8 50.6% 0.0% 73.1%
98 Mark Alarie DEN 64 7.9 3.3 1.2 0.3 0.4 49.0% 22.2% 66.3%
99 Randy Breuer MIL 76 7.9 4.6 0.6 0.7 0.8 48.5% 0.0% 58.4%
100 Sidney Green DET 80 7.9 8.2 1.9× 0.8 0.5 0.6 47.2% 0.0% 67.2%
101 Joe Kleine SAC 79 7.9 6.1 0.9 0.4 0.4 47.1% 0.0% 78.6%
102 Maurice Lucas SEA 63 7.9 4.9 1.0 0.5 0.3 45.1% 0.0% 80.2%
103 Allen Leavell HOU 53 7.8 1.2 4.2 1.7× 1.0 0.2 41.1% 31.6% 84.0%
104 Kurt Nimphius LAC 38 7.8 3.5 0.5 0.4 1.1 47.2% 0.0% 64.8%
105 Darwin Cook WAS 82 7.5 1.8 1.8 1.2 0.2 42.6% 8.7% 79.6%
106 Lancaster Gordon LAC 70 7.5 1.8 2.0 0.9 0.2 40.6% 29.2% 73.7%
107 Michael Adams WAS 63 7.2 2.0 3.9 1.5× 1.3 0.1 40.7% 27.5% 84.7%
108 Cedric Maxwell HOU 46 7.2 4.0 1.6 0.3 0.1 54.8% 0.0% 77.3%
109 Kevin McKenna NJN 56 7.2 1.4 1.7 1.0 0.1 45.4% 41.9% 75.4%
110 Greg Ballard GOS 82 7.1 4.1 1.3 0.6 0.2 44.0% 37.5% 74.7%
111 Brad Davis DAL 82 7.0 1.4 4.5 1.8× 0.8 0.1 45.6% 30.2% 86.0%
112 Louis Orr NYK 65 7.0 3.6 1.7 0.7 0.3 42.7% 20.0% 72.7%
113 Jerry Reynolds MIL 58 7.0 3.0 1.8 0.9 0.5 39.3% 33.3% 64.1%
114 Mark Price CLE 67 6.9 1.7 3.0 0.6 0.1 40.8% 32.9% 83.3%
115 Ben Coleman NJN 68 6.6 4.2 0.5 0.5 0.5 58.1% 0.0% 72.7%
116 Larry Krystkowiak SAN 68 6.6 3.5 1.2 0.3 0.2 45.6% 8.3% 74.3%
117 Craig Ehlo CLE 44 6.2 3.7 2.1 0.9 0.7 41.4% 17.2% 70.7%
118 Kevin Duckworth POR 51 6.0 3.8 0.5 0.3 0.4 49.1% 0.0% 69.2%
119 Rafael Addison PHX 62 5.8 1.7 0.7 0.4 0.1 44.1% 32.0% 79.7%
120 Ron Anderson IND 63 5.8 2.4 0.9 0.5 0.0 47.3% 0.0% 78.7%
121 World Free PHL 20 5.8 0.9 1.5 0.2 0.2 31.7% 22.2% 76.6%
122 Anthony Jones SAN 49 5.8 1.9 1.3 0.7 0.4 41.2% 36.8% 78.8%
123 Kurt Rambis LAL 78 5.7 5.8 0.8 0.9 0.5 52.1% 0.0% 76.4%
124 Jon Koncak ATL 82 5.6 6.0 0.4 0.6 0.9 48.0% 0.0% 65.4%
125 Ben McDonald GOS 63 5.6 2.9 1.3 0.4 0.1 45.6% 12.5% 63.2%
126 Grant Gondrezick PHX 64 5.5 1.7 1.3 0.4 0.1 45.0% 23.5% 70.1%
127 Fred Roberts BOS 73 5.5 2.6 0.8 0.3 0.3 51.5% 0.0% 81.0%
128 Antoine Carr ATL 65 5.3 2.4 0.5 0.2 0.7 50.6% 33.3% 70.9%
129 Nate McMillan SEA 71 5.3 4.7 8.2 3.2× 1.8 0.6 47.5% 0.0% 61.7%
130 Junior Bridgeman MIL 34 5.1 1.5 1.0 0.3 0.1 46.2% 16.7% 80.0%
131 Johnny Newman CLE 59 5.0 1.2 0.5 0.3 0.1 41.1% 4.5% 86.8%
132 Dell Curry UTH 67 4.9 1.2 0.9 0.4 0.1 42.6% 28.3% 78.9%
133 Kyle Macy IND 76 4.9 1.5 2.6 0.8 0.1 48.1% 30.4% 82.9%
134 Harold Pressley SAC 67 4.6 2.6 1.8 0.6 0.3 42.3% 25.0% 72.9%
135 Kent Benson UTH 73 4.5 3.2 0.5 0.5 0.4 44.3% 28.6% 81.0%
136 Tim Kempton LAC 66 4.4 2.9 0.8 0.6 0.2 47.1% 0.0% 69.3%
137 Adrian Branch LAL 32 4.3 1.7 0.5 0.5 0.1 50.0% 0.0% 77.8%
138 Mike Brown CHI 62 4.2 3.5 0.4 0.3 0.1 52.7% 0.0% 63.9%
139 Wes Matthews LAL 50 4.2 0.9 2.0 0.5 0.1 47.6% 33.3% 80.6%
140 Tyrone Corbin CLE 32 4.0 3.0 0.5 0.5 0.1 36.8% 25.0% 73.7%
141 Frank Brickowski LAL 37 3.9 2.6 0.3 0.4 0.1 56.4% 0.0% 67.8%
142 Darren Daye BOS 61 3.9 2.0 1.2 0.4 0.1 50.0% 0.0% 52.3%
143 Jawann Oldham NYK 44 3.9 4.1 0.4 0.5 1.6 40.8% 0.0% 54.4%
144 Buck Johnson HOU 60 3.8 1.5 0.7 0.3 0.2 46.8% 0.0% 69.0%
145 Dave Feitl HOU 62 3.7 1.9 0.4 0.1 0.1 43.6% 0.0% 74.6%
146 Ed Nealy SAN 60 3.7 4.7 1.4 0.7 0.2 43.8% 12.9% 73.9%
147 Marc Iavaroni UTH 78 3.6 2.2 0.5 0.2 0.1 46.5% 0.0% 67.2%
148 Charles Jones WAS 79 3.6 4.5 1.0 0.8 2.1 47.4% 0.0% 63.2%
149 Pace Mannion NJN 23 3.6 1.7 2.0 0.8 0.2 33.0% 33.3% 58.1%
150 Perry Moss GOS 64 3.6 1.5 1.4 0.7 0.0 44.0% 7.1% 71.0%
151 Tony Campbell DET 40 3.5 1.4 0.5 0.3 0.0 39.3% 0.0% 61.5%
152 Mo Martin DEN 43 3.4 1.0 0.8 0.3 0.1 37.8% 20.0% 63.6%
153 Jay Murphy WAS 21 3.4 1.9 0.2 0.1 0.1 43.1% 0.0% 56.3%
154 Kurt Nimphius DET 28 3.4 1.9 0.2 0.1 0.5 46.2% 0.0% 75.0%
155 Michael Holton POR 58 3.3 0.7 1.3 0.3 0.0 40.9% 30.4% 80.0%
156 Scooter McCray CLE 24 3.3 2.4 1.0 0.4 0.2 46.2% 0.0% 48.8%
157 Mark Olberding SAC 76 3.3 2.4 1.2 0.2 0.1 41.8% 0.0% 88.5%
158 Clemon Johnson SEA 78 3.2 3.6 0.3 0.3 0.5 49.4% 0.0% 63.6%
159 Manute Bol WAS 82 3.1 4.4 0.1 0.2 3.7 44.6% 0.0% 67.2%
160 Dudley Bradley MIL 68 3.1 1.5 1.0 1.5 0.1 35.7% 26.0% 81.0%
161 Ben Poquette CLE 37 3.1 2.1 0.8 0.2 0.6 50.0% 0.0% 79.5%
162 Mike Phelps SEA 60 3.0 0.8 1.1 0.3 0.0 42.6% 10.0% 70.5%
163 Richard Anderson HOU 51 2.8 1.5 0.6 0.1 0.1 42.4% 25.0% 75.9%
164 Conner Henry BOS 36 2.7 0.8 0.8 0.2 0.0 36.9% 38.7% 58.8%
165 Steffond Johnson LAC 29 2.6 1.5 0.2 0.3 0.1 42.2% 0.0% 52.6%
166 Paul Mokeski MIL 62 2.4 2.2 0.4 0.3 0.2 40.3% 0.0% 71.9%
167 Ben Poquette CHI 21 2.4 1.1 0.3 0.1 0.6 52.5% 0.0% 81.8%
168 Pete Myers CHI 29 2.3 0.6 0.7 0.5 0.1 36.5% 0.0% 65.1%
169 Dennis Nutt DAL 25 2.3 0.3 0.6 0.3 0.0 40.0% 29.4% 90.9%
170 Stuart Gray IND 55 2.0 2.3 0.5 0.2 0.5 40.6% 0.0% 71.8%
171 Rick Carlisle BOS 42 1.9 0.7 0.8 0.2 0.0 32.6% 31.3% 75.0%
172 Uwe Blab DAL 30 1.8 1.2 0.4 0.1 0.3 39.2% 0.0% 46.4%
173 Greg Dreiling IND 24 1.8 1.8 0.3 0.1 0.1 43.2% 0.0% 83.3%
174 Scott Hastings ATL 40 1.8 1.8 0.3 0.2 0.2 33.8% 16.7% 79.3%
175 Greg Kite BOS 74 1.7 2.3 0.4 0.2 0.6 42.7% 0.0% 38.2%
176 Fernando Martin POR 24 0.9 1.2 0.4 0.3 0.0 29.0% 0.0% 36.4%