1987 McDonald's Open

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1987 McDonald's Open
League McDonald's Open
Sport Basketball
Duration23–25 October
Top scorer Flag of the United States.svg Bob McAdoo (78 pts)
Finals champions Flag of the United States.svg Milwaukee Bucks
  Runners-up Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union
Finals MVP Flag of the United States.svg Terry Cummings
McDonald's Championship seasons

The 1987 McDonald's Open took place at MECCA Arena in Milwaukee, United States. This was the first edition of the McDonald's Championship and was a round-robin competition between three teams: Milwaukee Bucks, Tracer Milano and the Soviet Union national basketball team. The decider was played between Milwaukee Bucks and the Soviet Union on 25 October 1987.

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Participants

Games

October 23, 1987

Team 1 Score Team 2
Milwaukee Bucks Flag of the United States.svg 123–111 Flag of Italy.svg Tracer Milano

October 24, 1987

Team 1 Score Team 2
Soviet Union Flag of the Soviet Union.svg 135–108 Flag of Italy.svg Tracer Milano

October 25, 1987

Team 1 Score Team 2
Milwaukee Bucks Flag of the United States.svg 127–100 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union

Rosters

Jack Sikma starred in the first McDonald's Open in 1987 for Milwaukee Bucks. Jack Sikma IWU.jpg
Jack Sikma starred in the first McDonald's Open in 1987 for Milwaukee Bucks.

Milwaukee Bucks: Jack Sikma, Randy Breuer, Paul Pressey, Terry Cummings, Jerry Reynolds - Charles Davis, Pace Mannion, JJ Weber, Paul Mokeski, Keith Smith, John Stroeder, Bob McCann, Dudley Bradley, Winston Garland. Coach: Del Harris
Soviet national team: Tiit Sokk, Viktor Pankrashkin, Valery Tikhonenko, Aleksandr Volkov, Sarunas Marciulionis - Alexander Belostenny, Sergei Tarakanov, Valdemaras Chomičius, Rimas Kurtinaitis, Valdis Valters, Sergei Grishaev, Valery Goborov. Coach: Aleksandr Gomelsky
Tracer Milano: Bob McAdoo, Riccardo Pittis, Fausto Bargna, Rickey Brown, Mike D'Antoni, Dino Meneghin, Roberto Premier, Massimiliano Aldi, Pieto Montecchia, Mario Governa. Coach: Franco Casalini

Final standings

Pos.TeamPld.WLPFPAPD
1. Flag of the United States.svg Milwaukee Bucks 220250211+39
2. Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union 2112352350
3. Flag of Italy.svg Tracer Milano 202219258-39
1987 McDonald's Champions
Flag of the United States.svg
Milwaukee Bucks

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