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1987–88 Dallas Mavericks season

1987–88 Dallas Mavericks season
Head coachJohn MacLeod
General managerNorm Sonju
Owner(s)Don Carter
ArenaReunion Arena
Results
Record53–29 (.646)
PlaceDivision: 2nd (Midwest)
Conference: 3rd (Western)
Playoff finishWestern Conference finals
(lost to Lakers 3–4)
Stats at Basketball Reference
Local media
TelevisionKTVT
(Allen Stone, Dave Barnett)
Home Sports Entertainment
(Allen Stone, Norm Hitzges)
RadioWBAP
(Allen Stone, Dave Barnett)
< 1986–87 1988–89 >

The 1987–88 NBA season was the eighth season for the Dallas Mavericks in the National Basketball Association. After the resignation of Dick Motta, the Mavericks hired John MacLeod as their new head coach.[1][2][3]

Under MacLeod, the Mavericks got off to an 18–8 start to the regular season, then posted a 7-game winning streak in January, and held a 28–15 record at the All-Star break.[4] The team then posted an 11-game winning streak between February and March, and finished in second place in the Midwest Division with a 53–29 record, earning the third seed in the Western Conference.[5]

Mark Aguirre averaged 25.1 points, 5.6 rebounds and 3.6 assists per game, while Rolando Blackman averaged 18.7 points and 3.7 assists per game, and Derek Harper provided the team with 17.0 points, 7.7 assists and 2.0 steals per game. In addition, Sam Perkins contributed 14.2 points and 8.0 rebounds per game, while second-year forward Roy Tarpley provided with 13.5 points and 11.8 rebounds per game off the bench, and was named the NBA Sixth Man of the Year,[6][7][8] and James Donaldson averaged 7.0 points, 9.3 rebounds and 1.3 blocks per game. Off the bench, Detlef Schrempf contributed 8.5 points per game, and Brad Davis provided with 7.2 points and 4.0 assists per game.[9]

Aguirre and Donaldson were both selected for the 1988 NBA All-Star Game in Chicago, Illinois; it was Donaldson's only All-Star appearance.[10][11][12] Aguirre finished tied in fourteenth place in Most Valuable Player voting, while Perkins finished tied in eighth place in Defensive Player of the Year voting, and Tarpley finished tied in eighth place in Most Improved Player voting.[13]

In the Western Conference First Round of the 1988 NBA playoffs, the Mavericks defeated the Houston Rockets in four games,[14] and then defeated the 2nd-seeded Denver Nuggets in six games in the Western Conference Semi-finals.[15] The Mavericks made their first appearance in the Western Conference Finals, where they lost to the defending NBA champion Los Angeles Lakers in a hard-fought seven-game series.[16] The Lakers would defeat the Detroit Pistons in seven games in the 1988 NBA Finals, winning their second consecutive NBA championship.[17][18][19]

NBA draft

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Main article: 1987 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
1 20 Jim Farmer Guard  United States Alabama
2 26 Steve Alford Guard  United States Indiana
3 66 Mike Richmond Forward  United States UTEP
4 89 David Johnson Forward  United States Oklahoma
5 112 Sam Hill Center  United States Iowa State
6 135 Quintan Gates Forward  United States UTEP
7 158 Gerald White Guard  United States Auburn

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Roster

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1987–88 Dallas Mavericks roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Player Height Weight DOB From
F 24 Mark Aguirre 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 232 lb (105 kg) 1959–12–10 DePaul
G 2 Steve Alford 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 183 lb (83 kg) 1964–11–23 Indiana
C 33 Uwe Blab 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 252 lb (114 kg) 1962–03–26 Indiana
G/F 22 Rolando Blackman 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1959–02–26 Kansas State
G 15 Brad Davis 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1955–12–17 Maryland
C 40 James Donaldson 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 275 lb (125 kg) 1957–08–16 Washington State
G 21 Jim Farmer 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1964–09–23 Alabama
G 12 Derek Harper 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1961–10–13 Illinois
F/C 44 Sam Perkins 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1961–06–14 North Carolina
F 32 Detlef Schrempf 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 214 lb (97 kg) 1963–01–21 Washington
F/C 42 Roy Tarpley 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1964–11–28 Michigan
C 23 Bill Wennington 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1963–04–26 St. John's
Head coach
Assistant(s)
Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Regular season

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Standings

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Midwest Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Denver Nuggets 54 28 .659 – 35–6 19–22 18–12
x-Dallas Mavericks 53 29 .646 1 33–8 20–21 20–10
x-Utah Jazz 47 35 .573 7 33–8 14–27 18–12
x-Houston Rockets 46 36 .561 8 31–10 15–26 13–17
x-San Antonio Spurs 31 51 .378 23 23–18 8–33 12–18
Sacramento Kings 24 58 .293 30 19–22 5–36 9–21
#
Western Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 z-Los Angeles Lakers 62 20 .756 –
2 y-Denver Nuggets 54 28 .659 8
3 x-Dallas Mavericks 53 29 .646 9
4 x-Portland Trail Blazers 53 29 .646 9
5 x-Utah Jazz 47 35 .573 15
6 x-Houston Rockets 46 36 .561 16
7 x-Seattle SuperSonics 44 38 .537 18
8 x-San Antonio Spurs 31 51 .378 31
9 Phoenix Suns 28 54 .341 34
10 Sacramento Kings 24 58 .293 38
11 Golden State Warriors 20 62 .244 42
12 Los Angeles Clippers 17 65 .207 45

Record vs. opponents

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1987-88 NBA Records
Team ATL BOS CHI CLE DAL DEN DET GSW HOU IND LAC LAL MIL NJN NYK PHI PHO POR SAC SAS SEA UTA WAS
Atlanta — 2–4 2–3 5–1 2–0 1–1 2–4 2–0 1–1 4–2 2–0 0–2 3–3 5–0 3–3 6–0 1–1 0–2 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–1 3–3
Boston 4–2 — 3–3 2–3 2–0 0–2 3–3 2–0 1–1 5–0 2–0 0–2 3–3 5–1 5–1 4–2 2–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 1–1 2–0 5–1
Chicago 3–2 3–3 — 3–3 0–2 1–1 2–4 2–0 2–0 3–3 2–0 1–1 5–1 5–1 3–2 4–2 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 3–3
Cleveland 1–5 3–2 3–3 — 1–1 1–1 1–5 0–2 1–1 4–2 1–1 1–1 2–4 5–1 2–4 3–2 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–1 0–2 6–0
Dallas 0–2 0–2 2–0 1–1 — 3–3 1–1 4–1 4–2 2–0 5–0 1–4 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 5–0 3–2 5–1 5–1 3–2 3–3 1–1
Denver 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 3–3 — 1–1 4–1 4–2 1–1 5–0 3–2 1–1 2–0 1–1 2–0 3–2 2–3 4–2 5–1 4–1 2–4 2–0
Detroit 4–2 3–3 4–2 5–1 1–1 1–1 — 2–0 1–1 3–3 1–1 0–2 4–2 5–1 4–2 4–1 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 3–2
Golden State 0–2 0–2 0–2 2–0 1–4 1–4 0–2 — 0–5 0–2 3–3 0–6 0–2 2–0 0–2 1–1 2–4 1–5 2–3 3–2 1–5 1–4 0–2
Houston 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 2–4 2–4 1–1 5–0 — 2–0 3–2 1–4 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 4–1 4–1 4–2 2–4 3–2 3–3 2–0
Indiana 2–4 0–5 3–3 2–4 0–2 1–1 3–3 2–0 0–2 — 1–1 1–1 3–3 6–0 2–3 2–4 2–0 0–2 2–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–4
L.A. Clippers 0–2 0–2 0–2 1–1 0–5 0–5 1–1 3–3 2–3 1–1 — 1–5 0–2 0–2 0–2 1–1 2–4 0–6 3–2 0–5 1–5 1–4 0–2
L.A. Lakers 2–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 4–1 2–3 2–0 6–0 4–1 1–1 5–1 — 0–2 2–0 2–0 2–0 5–1 3–3 4–1 5–0 4–2 4–1 1–1
Milwaukee 3–3 3–3 1–5 4–2 0–2 1–1 2–4 2–0 0–2 3–3 2–0 2–0 — 3–2 3–3 2–4 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 4–1
New Jersey 0–5 1–5 1–5 1–5 1–1 0–2 1–5 0–2 1–1 0–6 2–0 0–2 2–3 — 3–3 2–4 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–6
New York 3–3 1–5 2–3 4–2 1–1 1–1 2–4 2–0 1–1 3–2 2–0 0–2 3–3 3–3 — 3–3 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 3–3
Philadelphia 0–6 2–4 2–4 2–3 1–1 0–2 1–4 1–1 1–1 4–2 1–1 0–2 4–2 4–2 3–3 — 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 3–3
Phoenix 1–1 0–2 0–2 1–1 0–5 2–3 0–2 4–2 1–4 0–2 4–2 1–5 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 — 0–6 3–2 2–3 2–4 2–3 0–2
Portland 2–0 0–2 1–1 1–1 2–3 3–2 1–1 5–1 1–4 2–0 6–0 3–3 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 6–0 — 4–1 5–0 3–3 1–4 2–0
Sacramento 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–2 1–5 2–4 0–2 3–2 2–4 0–2 2–3 1–4 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–3 1–4 — 3–3 1–4 1–5 0–2
San Antonio 0–2 0–2 1–1 0–2 1–5 1–5 1–1 2–3 4–2 0–2 5–0 0–5 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 3–2 0–5 3–3 — 3–2 3–3 0–2
Seattle 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–3 1–4 1–1 5–1 2–3 1–1 5–1 2–4 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–1 4–2 3–3 4–1 2–3 — 1–4 2–0
Utah 1–1 0–2 0–2 2–0 3–3 4–2 0–2 4–1 3–3 1–1 4–1 1–4 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 3–2 4–1 5–1 3–3 4–1 — 2–0
Washington 3–3 1–5 3–3 0–6 1–1 0–2 2–3 2–0 0–2 4–2 2–0 1–1 1–4 6–0 3–3 3–3 2–0 0–2 2–0 2–0 0–2 0–2 —

Game log

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1987–88 game log
Total: 53–29 (home: 33–8; road: 20–21)
November: 7–5 (home: 5–1; road: 2–4)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 November 6, 1988
7:30 p.m. CST 		Utah W 95–93 Aguirre (31) Donaldson (13) Alford
Blackman (5) 		Reunion Arena
17,007 		1–0
2 November 7, 1987 @ San Antonio L 106–130 HemisFair Arena 1–1
3 November 10, 1987
9:30 p.m. CST 		@ Seattle W 117–101 Aguirre (25) Aguirre (8) Harper (16) Seattle Center Coliseum
10,447 		2–1
4 November 11, 1987
8:30 p.m. CST 		@ Utah L 92–121 Aguirre (21) Tarpley (14) Schrempf (4) Salt Palace
12,212 		2–2
5 November 13, 1987
7:00 p.m. CST 		Seattle L 95–103 Blackman,
Perkins (19) 		Donaldson (9) Harper (7) Reunion Arena
17,007 		2–3
6 November 14, 1987 Portland W 127–116 Reunion Arena 3–3
7 November 18, 1987 L.A. Clippers W 97–87 Reunion Arena 4–3
8 November 20, 1987
9:30 p.m. CST 		@ L.A. Lakers L 116–119 Aguirre (35) Blackman (7) Davis (8) The Forum
17,505 		4–4
9 November 21, 1987 @ Sacramento W 103–96 ARCO Arena 5–4
10 November 25, 1987
7:30 p.m. CST 		Detroit W 113–107 Blackman (30) Perkins (12) Harper (10) Reunion Arena
17,007 		6–4
11 November 27, 1987
7:00 p.m. CST 		Chicago W 94–93 Aguirre (26) Tarpley (10) Harper (11) Reunion Arena
17,007 		7–4
12 November 28, 1987
8:30 p.m. CST 		@ Denver L 98–106 Blackman (28) Tarpley (18) Harper (7) McNichols Sports Arena
13,400 		7–5
December: 10–3 (home: 6–0; road: 4–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
13 December 4, 1987 Golden State W 116–95 Reunion Arena 8–5
14 December 5, 1987
7:30 p.m. CST 		Denver W 109–96 Aguirre (35) Aguirre (11) Blackman (9) Reunion Arena
17,007 		9–5
15 December 9, 1987 Sacramento W 125–98 Reunion Arena 10–5
16 December 11, 1987 Phoenix W 108–104 Reunion Arena 11–5
17 December 13, 1987
7:30 p.m. CST 		@ Milwaukee W 113–99 Perkins (21) Donaldson (9) Harper (11) MECCA Arena
11,052 		12–5
18 December 15, 1987
6:30 p.m. CST 		@ Cleveland L 93–106 Harper (21) Donaldson (12) Aguirre,
Blackman,
Harper (4) 		Richfield Coliseum
6,852 		12–6
19 December 16, 1987 @ New Jersey W 109–105 (OT) Brendan Byrne Arena 13–6
20 December 18, 1987
6:30 p.m. CST 		@ Detroit L 112–117 Aguirre (35) Donaldson (12) Harper (7) Pontiac Silverdome
19,426 		13–7
21 December 19, 1987 @ Philadelphia L 90–95 The Spectrum 13–8
22 December 22, 1987
7:00 p.m. CST 		@ Chicago W 111–100 Aguirre (32) Donaldson (18) Blackman,
Harper (9) 		Chicago Stadium
18,103 		14–8
23 December 23, 1987 @ Indiana W 110–109 Market Square Arena 15–8
24 December 26, 1987 Houston W 105–100 Reunion Arena 16–8
25 December 29, 1987 Sacramento W 126–117 Reunion Arena 17–8
January: 11–4 (home: 5–2; road: 6–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
26 January 2, 1988 @ San Antonio W 116–109 HemisFair Arena 18–8
27 January 4, 1988 @ Houston L 107–117 The Summit 18–9
28 January 6, 1988
9:30 p.m. CST 		@ L.A. Lakers L 89–103 Aguirre (29) Donaldson (12) Harper (11) The Forum
17,505 		18–10
29 January 7, 1988 @ Phoenix W 105–91 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 19–10
30 January 9, 1988 @ Golden State W 115–99 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena 20–10
31 January 13, 1988 Indiana W 110–108 Reunion Arena 21–10
32 January 16, 1988
12:30 p.m. CST 		Atlanta L 98–101 Aguirre (32) Tarpley (8) Harper (11) Reunion Arena
17,007 		21–11
33 January 18, 1988
9:30 p.m. CST 		@ L.A. Clippers W 99–87 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena 22–11
34 January 19, 1988 @ Portland W 120–116 Memorial Coliseum 23–11
35 January 22, 1988 L.A. Clippers W 110–87 Reunion Arena 24–11
36 January 23, 1988
7:30 p.m. CST 		Milwaukee W 113–97 Aguirre (35) Donaldson,
Tarpley (14) 		Harper (12) Reunion Arena
17,007 		25–11
37 January 26, 1988 San Antonio W 128–111 Reunion Arena 26–11
38 January 27, 1988 @ Phoenix W 121–102 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 27–11
39 January 29, 1988
7:30 p.m. CST 		Seattle W 117–109 Aguirre (29) Donaldson (10) Harper (5) Reunion Arena
17,007 		28–11
40 January 30, 1988 Houston L 92–108 Reunion Arena 28–12
February: 10–5 (home: 7–2; road: 3–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
41 February 1, 1988 New Jersey L 103–108 Reunion Arena 28–13
42 February 3, 1988
8:30 p.m. CST 		@ Denver L 105–115 Aguirre (27) Donaldson (15) Harper (7) McNichols Sports Arena
10,667 		28–14
43 February 4, 1988 @ Sacramento L 101–118 ARCO Arena 28–15
All-Star Break
44 February 9, 1988
7:00 p.m. CST 		Utah W 124–93 Harper (21) Tarpley (13) Aguirre (8) Reunion Arena
17,007 		29–15
45 February 10, 1988
8:30 p.m. CST 		@ Utah L 80–93 Blackman (18) Tarpley (17) Harper (6) Salt Palace
12,444 		29–16
46 February 12, 1988
7:30 p.m. CST 		Boston L 104–105 Aguirre (38) Tarpley (14) Harper (10) Reunion Arena
17,007 		29–17
47 February 14, 1988 @ L.A. Clippers W 110–100 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena 30–17
48 February 15, 1988
8:00 p.m. CST 		@ Seattle W 128–122 (2OT) Blackman (28) Donaldson (13) Blackman (7) Seattle Center Coliseum
13,492 		31–17
49 February 17, 1988
7:30 p.m. CST 		Washington W 123–108 Aguirre (35) Tarpley (19) Harper (11) Reunion Arena
17,007 		32–17
50 February 19, 1988
7:30 p.m. CST 		Golden State W 113–100 Reunion Arena 33–17
51 February 22, 1988
7:30 p.m. CST 		Phoenix W 114–107 Reunion Arena 34–17
52 February 24, 1988
7:30 p.m. CST 		Cleveland W 93–89 Blackman (26) Tarpley (9) Davis,
Harper (5) 		Reunion Arena
17,007 		35–17
53 February 25, 1988 @ Houston W 108–106 The Summit 36–17
54 February 27, 1988 Philadelphia W 100–91 Reunion Arena 37–17
55 February 29, 1988
7:30 p.m. CST 		Denver W 123–96 Aguirre,
Perkins (22) 		Tarpley (21) Aguirre (9) Reunion Arena
17,007 		38–17
March: 8–6 (home: 6–2; road: 2–4)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
56 March 2, 1988 Sacramento W 115–90 Reunion Arena 39–17
57 March 4, 1988
7:00 p.m. CST 		Houston W 118–110 Reunion Arena 40–17
58 March 6, 1988
1:00 p.m. CST 		L.A. Lakers L 97–108 Aguirre (27) Donaldson (12) Davis,
Harper (6) 		Reunion Arena
17,007 		40–18
59 March 8, 1988 Portland L 110–112 Reunion Arena 41–19
60 March 12, 1988
10:00 p.m. CST 		@ L.A. Lakers W 110–101 Aguirre (21) Tarpley (21) Aguirre,
Davis (5) 		The Forum
17,505 		41–19
61 March 14, 1988 Golden State W 121–101 Reunion Arena 42–19
62 March 16, 1988
8:30 p.m. CST 		@ Utah L 105–120 Aguirre (29) Perkins (10) Harper (7) Salt Palace
12,444 		42–20
63 March 18, 1988 @ L.A. Clippers W 106–98 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena 43–20
64 March 20, 1988 @ Portland L 99–105 Memorial Coliseum 43–21
65 March 22, 1988
7:30 p.m. CST 		New York W 124–105 Reunion Arena 44–21
66 March 25, 1988 Portland W 106–101 Reunion Arena 45–21
67 March 26, 1988 San Antonio W 131–112 Reunion Arena 46–21
68 March 28, 1988
6:30 p.m. CST 		@ New York L 106–114 Madison Square Garden 46–22
69 March 29, 1988
7:00 p.m. CST 		@ Atlanta L 106–120 Harper (25) Tarpley (19) Harper (9) The Omni
14,583 		46–23
April: 7–5 (home: 4–1; road: 3–4)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
70 April 1, 1988
7:00 p.m. CST 		@ Washington L 113–128 Aguirre (38) Donaldson (11) Aguirre (6) Capital Centre
13,783 		46–24
71 April 3, 1988
12 Noon CDT 		@ Boston L 101–110 Tarpley (22) Tarpley (16) Blackman (6) Boston Garden
14,890 		46–25
72 April 6, 1988 Phoenix W 119–93 Reunion Arena 47–25
73 April 8, 1988
7:30 p.m. CDT 		Utah W 118–95 Blackman (21) Tarpley (15) Harper (6) Reunion Arena
17,007 		48–25
74 April 9, 1988
7:30 p.m. CDT 		Denver W 135–109 Harper (35) Donaldson (13) Harper (11) Reunion Arena
17,007 		49–25
75 April 12, 1988 @ Sacramento W 104–96 ARCO Arena 50–25
76 April 13, 1988 @ Golden State L 110–112 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena 50–26
77 April 15, 1988
9:30 p.m. CDT 		@ Seattle L 88–115 Aguirre (24) Donaldson (13) Harper (5) Seattle Center Coliseum
12,576 		50–27
78 April 17, 1988
3:00 p.m. CDT 		@ Denver L 122–133 Blackman (31) Donaldson
Tarpley (11) 		Davis (6) McNichols Sports Arena
17,022 		50–28
79 April 19, 1988
7:30 p.m. CDT 		@ Houston W 104–96 The Summit 51–28
80 April 20, 1988
7:30 p.m. CDT 		L.A. Lakers L 107–114 Tarpley (24) Tarpley (13) Blackman (7) Reunion Arena
17,007 		51–29
81 April 22, 1988 San Antonio W 127–96 Reunion Arena 52–29
82 April 24, 1988 @ San Antonio W 119–109 HemisFair Arena 53–29
1987–88 schedule

Playoffs

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Game log

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1988 playoff game log
Western Conference First Round: 3–1 (home: 1–1; road: 2–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 April 28, 1988
7:30 p.m. CDT 		Houston W 120–110 Roy Tarpley (24) Roy Tarpley (9) Derek Harper (8) Reunion Arena
17,007 		1–0
2 April 30, 1988
2:30 p.m. CDT 		Houston L 108–119 Roy Tarpley (23) Roy Tarpley (13) Derek Harper (8) Reunion Arena
17,007 		1–1
3 May 3, 1988
7:30 p.m. CDT 		@ Houston W 93–92 Roy Tarpley (17) Roy Tarpley (13) Rolando Blackman (7) The Summit
16,611 		2–1
4 May 5, 1988
7:00 p.m. CDT 		@ Houston W 107–97 Mark Aguirre (38) James Donaldson (10) Rolando Blackman (10) The Summit
16,611 		3–1
Western Conference Semifinals: 4–2 (home: 2–1; road: 2–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 May 10, 1988
8:30 p.m. CDT 		@ Denver L 115–126 Aguirre (26) Donaldson (13) Harper (5) McNichols Sports Arena
17,022 		0–1
2 May 12, 1988
9:00 p.m. CDT 		@ Denver W 112–108 Blackman (31) Donaldson (13) Harper (8) McNichols Sports Arena
17,022 		1–1
3 May 14, 1988
2:30 p.m. CDT 		Denver L 105–107 Perkins (17) Tarpley (15) Aguirre (6) Reunion Arena
17,007 		1–2
4 May 15, 1988
7:00 p.m. CDT 		Denver W 124–103 Aguirre (34) Tarpley (13) Harper (10) Reunion Arena
17,007 		2–2
5 May 17, 1988
9:00 p.m. CDT 		@ Denver W 110–106 Aguirre (25) Tarpley (16) Harper (6) McNichols Sports Arena
17,022 		3–2
6 May 19, 1988
7:00 p.m. CDT 		Denver W 108–95 Blackman,
Perkins (23) 		Tarpley (19) Harper (9) Reunion Arena
17,007 		4–2
Western Conference Finals: 3–4 (home: 3–0; road: 0–4)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 May 23, 1988
9:30 p.m. CDT 		@ L.A. Lakers L 98–113 Aguirre,
Blackman,
Tarpley (18) 		Tarpley (20) Harper (7) The Forum
17,505 		0–1
2 May 25, 1988
9:30 p.m. CDT 		@ L.A. Lakers L 101–123 Aguirre (28) Tarpley (13) Harper (8) The Forum
17,505 		0–2
3 May 27, 1988
7:00 p.m. CDT 		L.A. Lakers W 106–94 Aguirre (23) Tarpley (20) Davis (6) Reunion Arena
17,007 		1–2
4 May 29, 1988
2:30 p.m. CDT 		L.A. Lakers W 118–104 Harper (35) Tarpley (13) Blackman (11) Reunion Arena
17,007 		2–2
5 May 31, 1988
10:30 p.m. CDT 		@ L.A. Lakers L 102–119 Aguirre (31) Tarpley (11) Harper (6) The Forum
17,505 		2–3
6 June 2, 1988
8:00 p.m. CDT 		L.A. Lakers W 105–103 Aguirre (23) Aguirre (13) Harper (10) Reunion Arena
17,007 		3–3
7 June 4, 1988
2:30 p.m. CDT 		@ L.A. Lakers L 102–117 Aguirre (24) Donaldson (14) Harper (11) The Forum
17,505 		3–4
1988 schedule

Awards and honors

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Week/Month

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  • Roy Tarpley was named Player of the Week for games played February 22 through February 28.[21]

All-Star

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  • Mark Aguirre was selected as a reserve for the Western Conference in the All-Star Game. It was his third All-Star selection. Aguirre finished seventh in voting among Western Conference forwards with 347,357 votes.[12]
  • James Donaldson was selected as a reserve for the Western Conference in the All-Star Game. It was his first and only All-Star selection. Donaldson finished fourth in voting among Western Conference centers with 310,100 votes.[22]
  • Detlef Schrempf was selected to compete in the Three-Point Shootout. Schrempf was eliminated in the second round.[23]

Season

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Player statistics

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Ragular season

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Player POS GP GS MP REB AST STL BLK PTS MPG RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Derek Harper PG 82 82 3,032 246 634 168 35 1,393 37.0 3.0 7.7 2.0 .4 17.0
Detlef Schrempf SF 82 4 1,587 279 159 42 32 698 19.4 3.4 1.9 .5 .4 8.5
James Donaldson C 81 81 2,523 755 66 40 104 571 31.1 9.3 .8 .5 1.3 7.0
Roy Tarpley PF 81 9 2,307 959 86 103 86 1,093 28.5 11.8 1.1 1.3 1.1 13.5
Mark Aguirre SF 77 77 2,610 434 278 70 57 1,932 33.9 5.6 3.6 .9 .7 25.1
Sam Perkins PF 75 75 2,499 601 118 74 54 1,066 33.3 8.0 1.6 1.0 .7 14.2
Brad Davis PG 75 12 1,480 102 303 51 18 537 19.7 1.4 4.0 .7 .2 7.2
Uwe Blab C 73 1 658 134 35 8 29 162 9.0 1.8 .5 .1 .4 2.2
Rolando Blackman SG 71 69 2,580 246 262 64 18 1,325 36.3 3.5 3.7 .9 .3 18.7
Jim Farmer SG 30 0 157 18 16 3 1 61 5.2 .6 .5 .1 .0 2.0
Bill Wennington C 30 0 125 39 4 5 9 63 4.2 1.3 .1 .2 .3 2.1
Steve Alford PG 28 0 197 23 23 17 3 59 7.0 .8 .8 .6 .1 2.1

Playoffs

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Player POS GP GS MP REB AST STL BLK PTS MPG RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Rolando Blackman SG 17 17 672 55 77 15 3 307 39.5 3.2 4.5 .9 .2 18.1
Derek Harper PG 17 17 602 43 121 32 5 230 35.4 2.5 7.1 1.9 .3 13.5
Sam Perkins PF 17 17 572 112 31 25 17 230 33.6 6.6 1.8 1.5 1.0 13.5
Mark Aguirre SF 17 17 558 100 56 14 9 367 32.8 5.9 3.3 .8 .5 21.6
James Donaldson C 17 17 499 146 12 7 15 158 29.4 8.6 .7 .4 .9 9.3
Roy Tarpley PF 17 0 563 219 30 21 26 304 33.1 12.9 1.8 1.2 1.5 17.9
Brad Davis PG 17 0 295 20 55 3 5 109 17.4 1.2 3.2 .2 .3 6.4
Detlef Schrempf SF 15 0 274 55 24 8 7 117 18.3 3.7 1.6 .5 .5 7.8
Bill Wennington C 6 0 14 4 1 1 0 0 2.3 .7 .2 .2 .0 .0
Steve Alford PG 4 0 12 2 2 0 0 6 3.0 .5 .5 .0 .0 1.5
Jim Farmer SG 3 0 11 4 1 0 0 4 3.7 1.3 .3 .0 .0 1.3
Uwe Blab C 3 0 8 1 1 0 0 2 2.7 .3 .3 .0 .0 .7

Transactions

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Free agents

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Subtractions

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Date Player Reason Left New Team
October 30, 1987 Dennis Nutt Waived Real Madrid (Spain)
November 17, 1987 Al Wood Waived Basket Mestre (Italy)

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