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لكرة السلة للمحترفين 1987–88" data-language-autonym="العربية" data-language-local-name="Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>العربية</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bs mw-list-item"><a href="https://bs.wikipedia.org/wiki/NBA_1987/1988." title="NBA 1987/1988. – Bosnian" lang="bs" hreflang="bs" data-title="NBA 1987/1988." data-language-autonym="Bosanski" data-language-local-name="Bosnian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bosanski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temporada_1987-88_de_l%27NBA" title="Temporada 1987-88 de l'NBA – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Temporada 1987-88 de l'NBA" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/NBA_1987/88" title="NBA 1987/88 – German" lang="de" 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background: #DDDDDD; color: #000000">1987–88 NBA season</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">League</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/National_Basketball_Association" title="National Basketball Association">National Basketball Association</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Sport</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Basketball" title="Basketball">Basketball</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Duration</th><td class="infobox-data">November 6, 1987 – April 24, 1988<br />April 28 – June 4, 1988 (Playoffs)<br />June 7–21, 1988 (Finals)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Number of teams</th><td class="infobox-data">23</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">TV partner(s)</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/NBA_on_CBS" title="NBA on CBS">CBS</a>, <a href="/wiki/NBA_on_TBS" title="NBA on TBS">TBS</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background:#DDDDDD"><a href="/wiki/1987_NBA_Draft" class="mw-redirect" title="1987 NBA Draft">Draft</a></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/List_of_first_overall_NBA_draft_picks" title="List of first overall NBA draft picks">Top draft pick</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/David_Robinson" title="David Robinson">David Robinson</a> <small>(did not play regular season games until the <a href="/wiki/1989%E2%80%9390_NBA_season" title="1989–90 NBA season">1989–90 season</a>)</small></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Picked by</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/San_Antonio_Spurs" title="San Antonio Spurs">San Antonio Spurs</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background:#DDDDDD">Regular season</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Top seed</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Lakers" title="Los Angeles Lakers">Los Angeles Lakers</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Season <a href="/wiki/NBA_MVP" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA MVP">MVP</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Michael_Jordan" title="Michael Jordan">Michael Jordan</a> (<a href="/wiki/Chicago_Bulls" title="Chicago Bulls">Chicago</a>)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Top scorer</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Michael_Jordan" title="Michael Jordan">Michael Jordan</a> (<a href="/wiki/Chicago_Bulls" title="Chicago Bulls">Chicago</a>)</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background:#DDDDDD"><a href="/wiki/1988_NBA_playoffs" title="1988 NBA playoffs">Playoffs</a></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Eastern_Conference_(NBA)" title="Eastern Conference (NBA)">Eastern</a> champions</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Detroit_Pistons" title="Detroit Pistons">Detroit Pistons</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">  Eastern runners-up</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Boston_Celtics" title="Boston Celtics">Boston Celtics</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Western_Conference_(NBA)" title="Western Conference (NBA)">Western</a> champions</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Lakers" title="Los Angeles Lakers">Los Angeles Lakers</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">  Western runners-up</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Dallas_Mavericks" title="Dallas Mavericks">Dallas Mavericks</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background:#DDDDDD"><a href="/wiki/1988_NBA_Finals" title="1988 NBA Finals">Finals</a></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Champions</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Lakers" title="Los Angeles Lakers">Los Angeles Lakers</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">  Runners-up</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Detroit_Pistons" title="Detroit Pistons">Detroit Pistons</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Finals <a href="/wiki/NBA_Finals_MVP" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA Finals MVP">MVP</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/James_Worthy" title="James Worthy">James Worthy</a> (<a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Lakers" title="Los Angeles Lakers">L.A. Lakers</a>)</td></tr><tr class="noprint"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background:#DDDDDD"><a href="/wiki/List_of_NBA_seasons" title="List of NBA seasons"> NBA seasons</a></th></tr><tr class="noprint"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><div style="float: left;"><a href="/wiki/1986%E2%80%9387_NBA_season" title="1986–87 NBA season">← 1986–87</a></div><div style="float: right;"><a href="/wiki/1988%E2%80%9389_NBA_season" title="1988–89 NBA season">1988–89 →</a></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:1988_NBA_Finals_-_Game_1_-_Detroit_Pistons_at_Los_Angeles_Lakers_1988-06-07_(ticket).JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/1988_NBA_Finals_-_Game_1_-_Detroit_Pistons_at_Los_Angeles_Lakers_1988-06-07_%28ticket%29.JPG/250px-1988_NBA_Finals_-_Game_1_-_Detroit_Pistons_at_Los_Angeles_Lakers_1988-06-07_%28ticket%29.JPG" decoding="async" width="250" height="143" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/1988_NBA_Finals_-_Game_1_-_Detroit_Pistons_at_Los_Angeles_Lakers_1988-06-07_%28ticket%29.JPG/375px-1988_NBA_Finals_-_Game_1_-_Detroit_Pistons_at_Los_Angeles_Lakers_1988-06-07_%28ticket%29.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/1988_NBA_Finals_-_Game_1_-_Detroit_Pistons_at_Los_Angeles_Lakers_1988-06-07_%28ticket%29.JPG/500px-1988_NBA_Finals_-_Game_1_-_Detroit_Pistons_at_Los_Angeles_Lakers_1988-06-07_%28ticket%29.JPG 2x" data-file-width="1530" data-file-height="874" /></a><figcaption>A ticket for Game 1 of the 1988 NBA Finals at The Forum.</figcaption></figure> <p>The <b>1987–88 NBA season</b> was the 42nd season of the <a href="/wiki/National_Basketball_Association" title="National Basketball Association">National Basketball Association</a>. 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class="wikitable" style="float:right"> <caption>Coaching changes </caption> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="3">Offseason </th></tr> <tr> <th>Team </th> <th>1986–87 coach </th> <th>1987–88 coach </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Dallas_Mavericks" title="Dallas Mavericks">Dallas Mavericks</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dick_Motta" title="Dick Motta">Dick Motta</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/John_MacLeod_(basketball)" title="John MacLeod (basketball)">John MacLeod</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Phoenix_Suns" title="Phoenix Suns">Phoenix Suns</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dick_Van_Arsdale" title="Dick Van Arsdale">Dick Van Arsdale</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/John_Wetzel_(basketball)" title="John Wetzel (basketball)">John Wetzel</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Milwaukee_Bucks" title="Milwaukee Bucks">Milwaukee Bucks</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Don_Nelson" title="Don Nelson">Don Nelson</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Del_Harris" title="Del Harris">Del Harris</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/New_York_Knicks" title="New York Knicks">New York Knicks</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bob_Hill" title="Bob Hill">Bob Hill</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rick_Pitino" title="Rick Pitino">Rick Pitino</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Sacramento_Kings" title="Sacramento Kings">Sacramento Kings</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jerry_Reynolds_(basketball_coach)" class="mw-redirect" title="Jerry Reynolds (basketball coach)">Jerry Reynolds</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bill_Russell" title="Bill Russell">Bill Russell</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Clippers" title="Los Angeles Clippers">Los Angeles Clippers</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Don_Chaney" title="Don Chaney">Don Chaney</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gene_Shue" title="Gene Shue">Gene Shue</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3">In-season </th></tr> <tr> <th>Team </th> <th>Outgoing coach </th> <th>Incoming coach </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Golden_State_Warriors" title="Golden State Warriors">Golden State Warriors</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/George_Karl" title="George Karl">George Karl</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ed_Gregory" title="Ed Gregory">Ed Gregory</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_76ers" title="Philadelphia 76ers">Philadelphia 76ers</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Matt_Guokas" title="Matt Guokas">Matt Guokas</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jim_Lynam" title="Jim Lynam">Jim Lynam</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/New_Jersey_Nets" class="mw-redirect" title="New Jersey Nets">New Jersey Nets</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dave_Wohl" title="Dave Wohl">Dave Wohl</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bob_MacKinnon" title="Bob MacKinnon">Bob MacKinnon</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Bob_MacKinnon" title="Bob MacKinnon">Bob MacKinnon</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Willis_Reed" title="Willis Reed">Willis Reed</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Sacramento_Kings" title="Sacramento Kings">Sacramento Kings</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bill_Russell" title="Bill Russell">Bill Russell</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jerry_Reynolds_(basketball_coach)" class="mw-redirect" title="Jerry Reynolds (basketball coach)">Jerry Reynolds</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Washington_Bullets" class="mw-redirect" title="Washington Bullets">Washington Bullets</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kevin_Loughery" title="Kevin Loughery">Kevin Loughery</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Wes_Unseld" title="Wes Unseld">Wes Unseld</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <ul><li>The <a href="/wiki/1988_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="1988 NBA All-Star Game">1988 NBA All-Star Game</a> was played at <a href="/wiki/Chicago_Stadium" title="Chicago Stadium">Chicago Stadium</a> in <a href="/wiki/Chicago" title="Chicago">Chicago</a>, with the East defeating the West 138–133.<sup id="cite_ref-asg_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-asg-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Local hero <a href="/wiki/Michael_Jordan" title="Michael Jordan">Michael Jordan</a> steals the show during the weekend, taking home the game's MVP award,<sup id="cite_ref-asg_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-asg-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> after winning the slam dunk contest earlier in the week over runner-up <a href="/wiki/Dominique_Wilkins" title="Dominique Wilkins">Dominique Wilkins</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michael_Jordan" title="Michael Jordan">Michael Jordan</a> becomes the only player in NBA history to win both the scoring title and Defensive Player of the Year honors. He is also the only player in NBA history to combine these awards with the season's Most Valuable Player award.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michael_Jordan" title="Michael Jordan">Michael Jordan</a> becomes the only player in NBA history to accumulate over 200 steals with over 100 blocks in a season twice, and in a row.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_Worthy" title="James Worthy">James Worthy</a> records the first ever Game Seven <a href="/wiki/Triple_double" class="mw-redirect" title="Triple double">triple double</a> as he records 36 points, 16 rebounds, and 10 assists.</li> <li>The league awards <a href="/wiki/Expansion_team" title="Expansion team">expansion franchises</a> to <a href="/wiki/Charlotte,_North_Carolina" title="Charlotte, North Carolina">Charlotte</a>, <a href="/wiki/Miami" title="Miami">Miami</a>, <a href="/wiki/Minneapolis" title="Minneapolis">Minneapolis</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Orlando,_Florida" title="Orlando, Florida">Orlando</a>. The <a href="/wiki/Charlotte_Hornets" title="Charlotte Hornets">Charlotte</a> and <a href="/wiki/Miami_Heat" title="Miami Heat">Miami</a> franchises would debut in the <a href="/wiki/1988%E2%80%9389_NBA_season" title="1988–89 NBA season">1988–89 NBA season</a>, while <a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Timberwolves" title="Minnesota Timberwolves">Minneapolis</a> and <a href="/wiki/Orlando_Magic" title="Orlando Magic">Orlando</a> would begin play in the <a href="/wiki/1989%E2%80%9390_NBA_season" title="1989–90 NBA season">1989–90 NBA season</a>.</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/New_Jersey_Nets" class="mw-redirect" title="New Jersey Nets">New Jersey Nets</a> had 3 different head coaches during the season, a rare occurrence. The <a href="/wiki/Indiana_Pacers" title="Indiana Pacers">Indiana Pacers</a> had four different head coaches during <a href="/wiki/1988%E2%80%9389_NBA_season" title="1988–89 NBA season">the following season</a>.</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/San_Antonio_Spurs" title="San Antonio Spurs">San Antonio Spurs</a> are the last team in NBA history to lose 50 or more games in a season, and still make the playoffs. Although they drafted center <a href="/wiki/David_Robinson" title="David Robinson">David Robinson</a> with the No. 1 overall pick the previous year, he does not join the team until the 1989–90 season, due to a two-year commitment to the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Navy" title="United States Navy">United States Navy</a>.</li> <li>With the exception of a first round sweep of San Antonio, the <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Lakers" title="Los Angeles Lakers">Los Angeles Lakers</a> played seven-game series the rest of the way. During the run, they overcame the <a href="/wiki/Utah_Jazz" title="Utah Jazz">Utah Jazz</a> in the semifinals, the <a href="/wiki/Dallas_Mavericks" title="Dallas Mavericks">Dallas Mavericks</a> in the conference finals, and the <a href="/wiki/Detroit_Pistons" title="Detroit Pistons">Detroit Pistons</a> in the NBA Finals. The Mavs' appearance in the conference finals was the team's first of four appearances.</li> <li>This was the first time that the season extended until the 21st of June, which meant that the entire NBA season covered all four seasons of the year, beginning with autumn in November during the regular season and lasting all the way to Game 7 of the Finals which was played on the first official day of summer.</li> <li>On January 5, 1988, <a href="/wiki/Basketball_Hall_of_Fame" class="mw-redirect" title="Basketball Hall of Fame">Hall of Famer</a> <a href="/wiki/Pete_Maravich" title="Pete Maravich">Pete Maravich</a> died of a <a href="/wiki/Myocardial_infarction" title="Myocardial infarction">heart attack</a> during a pickup game. He was 40 years old. The <a href="/wiki/Utah_Jazz" title="Utah Jazz">Utah Jazz</a> subsequently honored him by sporting a patch containing his jersey No. 7.</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Phoenix_Suns" title="Phoenix Suns">Phoenix Suns</a> mourned the loss of center <a href="/wiki/Nick_Vanos" title="Nick Vanos">Nick Vanos</a>, killed in an airline crash on August 16, 1987.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Suns sported black circular patches with his jersey No. 30 on their uniforms for the season.</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Detroit_Pistons" title="Detroit Pistons">Detroit Pistons</a> play their final season at <a href="/wiki/Pontiac_Silverdome" title="Pontiac Silverdome">Pontiac Silverdome</a>.</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Milwaukee_Bucks" title="Milwaukee Bucks">Milwaukee Bucks</a> play their final season at <a href="/wiki/UW%E2%80%93Milwaukee_Panther_Arena" title="UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena">MECCA (Milwaukee Arena)</a>.</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Sacramento_Kings" title="Sacramento Kings">Sacramento Kings</a> play their final season at <a href="/wiki/ARCO_Arena_(1985)" title="ARCO Arena (1985)">ARCO Arena I</a>.</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Washington_Bullets" class="mw-redirect" title="Washington Bullets">Washington Bullets</a> played the 1987–88 season with two players on opposite sides of the NBA height record: 7'7" <a href="/wiki/Manute_Bol" title="Manute Bol">Manute Bol</a>, then the league's tallest player (tied with another former Bullet, <a href="/wiki/Gheorghe_Mure%C8%99an" title="Gheorghe Mureșan">Gheorghe Mureșan</a>) and 5'3" <a href="/wiki/Muggsy_Bogues" title="Muggsy Bogues">Muggsy Bogues</a>, the league's shortest player.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/CBS" title="CBS">CBS</a> begins broadcasting the NBA games in <a href="/wiki/Stereophonic_sound" title="Stereophonic sound">stereo</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Larry_Bird" title="Larry Bird">Larry Bird</a> becomes the first player in NBA history to enter the <a href="/wiki/50%E2%80%9340%E2%80%9390_club" title="50–40–90 club">50–40–90 club</a> more than once, and in consecutive seasons.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Teams">Teams</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1987%E2%80%9388_NBA_season&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Teams"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="width:auto"> <tbody><tr> <td bgcolor="#0047AB" align="center" colspan="5"><b><span style="color:white;">1987-88 National Basketball Association</span></b> </td></tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="red" align="center" colspan="5"><b><span style="color;"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239334494">@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output div:not(.notheme)>.tmp-color,html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output p>.tmp-color,html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output table:not(.notheme) .tmp-color{color:inherit!important}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output div:not(.notheme)>.tmp-color,html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output p>.tmp-color,html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output table:not(.notheme) .tmp-color{color:inherit!important}}</style><span class="tmp-color" style="color:#FFFFFF">Eastern Conference</span></span></b> </td></tr> <tr> <th>Division</th> <th>Team</th> <th>City</th> <th>Arena</th> <th>Capacity </th></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="5">Atlantic </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Boston_Celtics" title="Boston Celtics">Boston Celtics</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Boston,_Massachusetts" class="mw-redirect" title="Boston, Massachusetts">Boston</a>, <a href="/wiki/Massachusetts" title="Massachusetts">Massachusetts</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Boston_Garden" title="Boston Garden">Boston Garden</a> </td> <td>14,890 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/New_Jersey_Nets" class="mw-redirect" title="New Jersey Nets">New Jersey Nets</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/East_Rutherford,_New_Jersey" title="East Rutherford, New Jersey">East Rutherford</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_Jersey" title="New Jersey">New Jersey</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Brendan_Byrne_Arena" class="mw-redirect" title="Brendan Byrne Arena">Brendan Byrne Arena</a> </td> <td>20,049 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/New_York_Knicks" title="New York Knicks">New York Knicks</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_York_City" title="New York City">New York</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_York_(state)" title="New York (state)">New York</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Madison_Square_Garden" title="Madison Square Garden">Madison Square Garden</a> </td> <td>19,812 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_76ers" title="Philadelphia 76ers">Philadelphia 76ers</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Philadelphia,_Pennsylvania" class="mw-redirect" title="Philadelphia, Pennsylvania">Philadelphia</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania" title="Pennsylvania">Pennsylvania</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Spectrum_(arena)" title="Spectrum (arena)">The Spectrum</a> </td> <td>18,176 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Washington_Bullets" class="mw-redirect" title="Washington Bullets">Washington Bullets</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Landover,_Maryland" title="Landover, Maryland">Landover</a>, <a href="/wiki/Maryland" title="Maryland">Maryland</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Capital_Centre_(Landover,_Maryland)" title="Capital Centre (Landover, Maryland)">Capital Centre</a> </td> <td>18,756 </td></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="6">Central </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Atlanta_Hawks" title="Atlanta Hawks">Atlanta Hawks</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Atlanta,_Georgia" class="mw-redirect" title="Atlanta, Georgia">Atlanta</a>, <a href="/wiki/Georgia_(U.S._state)" title="Georgia (U.S. state)">Georgia</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Omni_Coliseum" title="Omni Coliseum">Omni Coliseum</a> </td> <td>16,378 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Chicago_Bulls" title="Chicago Bulls">Chicago Bulls</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chicago,_Illinois" class="mw-redirect" title="Chicago, Illinois">Chicago</a>, <a href="/wiki/Illinois" title="Illinois">Illinois</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chicago_Stadium" title="Chicago Stadium">Chicago Stadium</a> </td> <td>18,676 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Cavaliers" title="Cleveland Cavaliers">Cleveland Cavaliers</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Richfield_Township,_Summit_County,_Ohio" title="Richfield Township, Summit County, Ohio">Richfield</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ohio" title="Ohio">Ohio</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Richfield_Coliseum" title="Richfield Coliseum">Richfield Coliseum</a> </td> <td>20,900 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Detroit_Pistons" title="Detroit Pistons">Detroit Pistons</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pontiac,_Michigan" title="Pontiac, Michigan">Pontiac</a>, <a href="/wiki/Michigan" title="Michigan">Michigan</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pontiac_Silverdome" title="Pontiac Silverdome">Pontiac Silverdome</a> </td> <td>33,000 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Indiana_Pacers" title="Indiana Pacers">Indiana Pacers</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Indianapolis,_Indiana" class="mw-redirect" title="Indianapolis, Indiana">Indianapolis</a>, <a href="/wiki/Indiana" title="Indiana">Indiana</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Market_Square_Arena" title="Market Square Arena">Market Square Arena</a> </td> <td>17,171 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Milwaukee_Bucks" title="Milwaukee Bucks">Milwaukee Bucks</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Milwaukee,_Wisconsin" class="mw-redirect" title="Milwaukee, Wisconsin">Milwaukee</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wisconsin" title="Wisconsin">Wisconsin</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/MECCA_Arena" class="mw-redirect" title="MECCA Arena">MECCA Arena</a> </td> <td>10,783 </td></tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="red" align="center" colspan="5"><b><span style="color;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:#FFFFFF">Western Conference</span></span></b> </td></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="6">Midwest </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Dallas_Mavericks" title="Dallas Mavericks">Dallas Mavericks</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dallas,_Texas" class="mw-redirect" title="Dallas, Texas">Dallas</a>, <a href="/wiki/Texas" title="Texas">Texas</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Reunion_Arena" title="Reunion Arena">Reunion Arena</a> </td> <td>18,293 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Denver_Nuggets" title="Denver Nuggets">Denver Nuggets</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Denver,_Colorado" class="mw-redirect" title="Denver, Colorado">Denver</a>, <a href="/wiki/Colorado" title="Colorado">Colorado</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/McNichols_Sports_Arena" title="McNichols Sports Arena">McNichols Sports Arena</a> </td> <td>17,171 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Houston_Rockets" title="Houston Rockets">Houston Rockets</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Houston,_Texas" class="mw-redirect" title="Houston, Texas">Houston</a>, <a href="/wiki/Texas" title="Texas">Texas</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Summit_(Houston)" class="mw-redirect" title="The Summit (Houston)">The Summit</a> </td> <td>16,285 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Sacramento_Kings" title="Sacramento Kings">Sacramento Kings</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sacramento,_California" title="Sacramento, California">Sacramento</a>, <a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/ARCO_Arena_(1985)" title="ARCO Arena (1985)">ARCO Arena</a> </td> <td>10,333 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/San_Antonio_Spurs" title="San Antonio Spurs">San Antonio Spurs</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/San_Antonio,_Texas" class="mw-redirect" title="San Antonio, Texas">San Antonio</a>, <a href="/wiki/Texas" title="Texas">Texas</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/HemisFair_Arena" title="HemisFair Arena">HemisFair Arena</a> </td> <td>16,057 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Utah_Jazz" title="Utah Jazz">Utah Jazz</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Salt_Lake_City,_Utah" class="mw-redirect" title="Salt Lake City, Utah">Salt Lake City</a>, <a href="/wiki/Utah" title="Utah">Utah</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Salt_Palace_(arena)" title="Salt Palace (arena)">Salt Palace</a> </td> <td>12,686 </td></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="6">Pacific </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Golden_State_Warriors" title="Golden State Warriors">Golden State Warriors</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Oakland,_California" title="Oakland, California">Oakland</a>, <a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Oakland-Alameda_County_Coliseum_Arena" class="mw-redirect" title="Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena">Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena</a> </td> <td>13,335 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Clippers" title="Los Angeles Clippers">Los Angeles Clippers</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles,_California" class="mw-redirect" title="Los Angeles, California">Los Angeles</a>, <a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Memorial_Sports_Arena" title="Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena">Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena</a> </td> <td>16,161 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Lakers" title="Los Angeles Lakers">Los Angeles Lakers</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Inglewood,_California" title="Inglewood, California">Inglewood</a>, <a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kia_Forum" title="Kia Forum">The Forum</a> </td> <td>17,505 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Phoenix_Suns" title="Phoenix Suns">Phoenix Suns</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Phoenix,_Arizona" title="Phoenix, Arizona">Phoenix</a>, <a href="/wiki/Arizona" title="Arizona">Arizona</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Arizona_Veterans_Memorial_Coliseum" title="Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum">Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum</a> </td> <td>14,870 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Portland_Trail_Blazers" title="Portland Trail Blazers">Portland Trail Blazers</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Portland,_Oregon" title="Portland, Oregon">Portland</a>, <a href="/wiki/Oregon" title="Oregon">Oregon</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Memorial_Coliseum_(Portland)" class="mw-redirect" title="Memorial Coliseum (Portland)">Memorial Coliseum</a> </td> <td>12,888 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Seattle_SuperSonics" title="Seattle SuperSonics">Seattle SuperSonics</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Seattle,_Washington" class="mw-redirect" title="Seattle, Washington">Seattle</a>, <a href="/wiki/Washington_(state)" title="Washington (state)">Washington</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Seattle_Center_Coliseum" class="mw-redirect" title="Seattle Center Coliseum">Seattle Center Coliseum</a> </td> <td>17,072 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Map_of_teams">Map of teams</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a 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title="Games lost"> L </abbr> </th> <th width="5%"><abbr title="Winning percentage"> PCT </abbr> </th> <th width="7.5%"><abbr title="Games behind"> GB </abbr> </th> <th width="7.5%"><abbr title="Home record"> Home </abbr> </th> <th width="7.5%"><abbr title="Road record"> Road </abbr> </th> <th width="7.5%"><abbr title="Division record"> Div </abbr> </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><b>y</b>-<a href="/wiki/1987%E2%80%9388_Boston_Celtics_season" title="1987–88 Boston Celtics season">Boston Celtics</a> </td> <td>57</td> <td>25</td> <td>.695</td> <td>–</td> <td>36–5</td> <td>21–20</td> <td>19–5 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><b>x</b>-<a href="/wiki/1987%E2%80%9388_Washington_Bullets_season" title="1987–88 Washington Bullets season">Washington Bullets</a> </td> <td>38</td> <td>44</td> <td>.463</td> <td>19</td> <td>25–16</td> <td>13–28</td> <td>13–11 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><b>x</b>-<a href="/wiki/1987%E2%80%9388_New_York_Knicks_season" title="1987–88 New York Knicks season">New York Knicks</a> </td> <td>38</td> <td>44</td> <td>.463</td> <td>19</td> <td>29–12</td> <td>9–32</td> <td>10–14 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1987%E2%80%9388_Philadelphia_76ers_season" title="1987–88 Philadelphia 76ers season">Philadelphia 76ers</a> </td> <td>36</td> <td>46</td> <td>.439</td> <td>21</td> <td>27–14</td> <td>9–32</td> <td>12–12 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1987%E2%80%9388_New_Jersey_Nets_season" title="1987–88 New Jersey Nets season">New Jersey Nets</a> </td> <td>19</td> <td>63</td> <td>.232</td> <td>38</td> <td>16–25</td> <td>3–38</td> <td>6–18 </td></tr></tbody></table> <table class="wikitable" style="width:50em;font-size:95%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr> <th width="30%"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1045256916"><div class="navbar-header"><a href="/wiki/Central_Division_(NBA)" title="Central Division (NBA)">Central 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percentage"> PCT </abbr> </th> <th width="7.5%"><abbr title="Games behind"> GB </abbr> </th> <th width="7.5%"><abbr title="Home record"> Home </abbr> </th> <th width="7.5%"><abbr title="Road record"> Road </abbr> </th> <th width="7.5%"><abbr title="Division record"> Div </abbr> </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><b>y</b>-<a href="/wiki/1987%E2%80%9388_Detroit_Pistons_season" title="1987–88 Detroit Pistons season">Detroit Pistons</a> </td> <td>54</td> <td>28</td> <td>.659</td> <td>–</td> <td>34–7</td> <td>20–21</td> <td>20–10 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><b>x</b>-<a href="/wiki/1987%E2%80%9388_Chicago_Bulls_season" title="1987–88 Chicago Bulls season">Chicago Bulls</a> </td> <td>50</td> <td>32</td> <td>.610</td> <td>4</td> <td>30–11</td> <td>20–21</td> <td>16–13 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><b>x</b>-<a href="/wiki/1987%E2%80%9388_Atlanta_Hawks_season" title="1987–88 Atlanta Hawks season">Atlanta Hawks</a> </td> <td>50</td> <td>32</td> 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<td>20–10 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><b>x</b>-<a href="/wiki/1987%E2%80%9388_Utah_Jazz_season" title="1987–88 Utah Jazz season">Utah Jazz</a> </td> <td>47</td> <td>35</td> <td>.573</td> <td>7</td> <td>33–8</td> <td>14–27</td> <td>18–12 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><b>x</b>-<a href="/wiki/1987%E2%80%9388_Houston_Rockets_season" title="1987–88 Houston Rockets season">Houston Rockets</a> </td> <td>46</td> <td>36</td> <td>.561</td> <td>8</td> <td>31–10</td> <td>15–26</td> <td>13–17 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><b>x</b>-<a href="/wiki/1987%E2%80%9388_San_Antonio_Spurs_season" title="1987–88 San Antonio Spurs season">San Antonio Spurs</a> </td> <td>31</td> <td>51</td> <td>.378</td> <td>23</td> <td>23–18</td> <td>8–33</td> <td>12–18 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1987%E2%80%9388_Sacramento_Kings_season" title="1987–88 Sacramento Kings season">Sacramento Kings</a> </td> <td>24</td> <td>58</td> <td>.293</td> <td>30</td> <td>19–22</td> <td>5–36</td> <td>9–21 </td></tr></tbody></table> <table class="wikitable" style="width:50em;font-size:95%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr> <th width="30%"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1045256916"><div class="navbar-header"><a href="/wiki/Pacific_Division_(NBA)" title="Pacific Division (NBA)">Pacific Division</a><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:1987%E2%80%9388_NBA_Pacific_standings" title="Template:1987–88 NBA Pacific standings"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:1987%E2%80%9388_NBA_Pacific_standings" title="Template talk:1987–88 NBA Pacific standings"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a 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href="/wiki/1987%E2%80%9388_Portland_Trail_Blazers_season" title="1987–88 Portland Trail Blazers season">Portland Trail Blazers</a> </td> <td>53</td> <td>29</td> <td>.646</td> <td>9</td> <td>33–8</td> <td>20–21</td> <td>23–7 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><b>x</b>-<a href="/wiki/1987%E2%80%9388_Seattle_SuperSonics_season" title="1987–88 Seattle SuperSonics season">Seattle SuperSonics</a> </td> <td>44</td> <td>38</td> <td>.537</td> <td>18</td> <td>32–9</td> <td>12–29</td> <td>19–11 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1987%E2%80%9388_Phoenix_Suns_season" title="1987–88 Phoenix Suns season">Phoenix Suns</a> </td> <td>28</td> <td>54</td> <td>.341</td> <td>34</td> <td>22–19</td> <td>6–35</td> <td>11–19 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1987%E2%80%9388_Golden_State_Warriors_season" title="1987–88 Golden State Warriors season">Golden State Warriors</a> </td> <td>20</td> <td>62</td> <td>.244</td> <td>42</td> <td>16–25</td> <td>4–37</td> <td>7–23 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1987%E2%80%9388_Los_Angeles_Clippers_season" title="1987–88 Los Angeles Clippers season">Los Angeles Clippers</a> </td> <td>17</td> <td>65</td> <td>.207</td> <td>45</td> <td>14–27</td> <td>3–38</td> <td>7–23 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="By_conference">By conference</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1987%E2%80%9388_NBA_season&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: By conference"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="width:35em; font-size:95%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr> <th width="5%" rowspan="2"># </th> <th colspan="5" style="text-align:center"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1045256916"><div class="navbar-header"><a href="/wiki/Eastern_Conference_(NBA)" title="Eastern Conference (NBA)">Eastern Conference</a><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:1987%E2%80%9388_NBA_East_standings" title="Template:1987–88 NBA East standings"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:1987%E2%80%9388_NBA_East_standings" title="Template talk:1987–88 NBA East standings"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:1987%E2%80%9388_NBA_East_standings" title="Special:EditPage/Template:1987–88 NBA East standings"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div></div> </th></tr> <tr> <th width="35%">Team </th> <th width="5%"><abbr title="Games won"> W </abbr> </th> <th width="5%"><abbr title="Games lost"> L </abbr> </th> <th width="5%"><abbr title="Winning percentage"> PCT </abbr> </th> <th width="5%"><abbr title="Games behind"> GB </abbr> </th></tr> <tr> <th>1 </th> <td style="text-align:left;"><b>c</b>-<a href="/wiki/1987%E2%80%9388_Boston_Celtics_season" title="1987–88 Boston Celtics season">Boston Celtics</a></td> <td>57</td> <td>25</td> <td>.695</td> <td>– </td></tr> <tr> <th>2 </th> <td style="text-align:left;"><b>y</b>-<a href="/wiki/1987%E2%80%9388_Detroit_Pistons_season" title="1987–88 Detroit Pistons season">Detroit Pistons</a></td> <td>54</td> <td>28</td> <td>.659</td> <td>3 </td></tr> <tr> <th>3 </th> <td style="text-align:left;"><b>x</b>-<a href="/wiki/1987%E2%80%9388_Chicago_Bulls_season" title="1987–88 Chicago Bulls season">Chicago Bulls</a></td> <td>50</td> <td>32</td> <td>.610</td> <td>7 </td></tr> <tr> <th>4 </th> <td style="text-align:left;"><b>x</b>-<a href="/wiki/1987%E2%80%9388_Atlanta_Hawks_season" title="1987–88 Atlanta Hawks season">Atlanta Hawks</a></td> <td>50</td> <td>32</td> <td>.610</td> <td>7 </td></tr> <tr> <th>5 </th> <td style="text-align:left;"><b>x</b>-<a href="/wiki/1987%E2%80%9388_Milwaukee_Bucks_season" title="1987–88 Milwaukee Bucks season">Milwaukee Bucks</a></td> <td>42</td> <td>40</td> <td>.512</td> <td>15 </td></tr> <tr> <th>6 </th> <td style="text-align:left;"><b>x</b>-<a href="/wiki/1987%E2%80%9388_Cleveland_Cavaliers_season" title="1987–88 Cleveland Cavaliers season">Cleveland Cavaliers</a></td> <td>42</td> <td>40</td> <td>.512</td> <td>15 </td></tr> <tr> <th>7 </th> <td style="text-align:left;"><b>x</b>-<a href="/wiki/1987%E2%80%9388_Washington_Bullets_season" title="1987–88 Washington Bullets season">Washington Bullets</a></td> <td>38</td> <td>44</td> <td>.463</td> <td>19 </td></tr> <tr> <th>8 </th> <td style="text-align:left;"><b>x</b>-<a href="/wiki/1987%E2%80%9388_New_York_Knicks_season" title="1987–88 New York Knicks season">New York Knicks</a></td> <td>38</td> <td>44</td> <td>.463</td> <td>19 </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#cccccc"> <td colspan="6"> </td></tr> <tr> <th>9 </th> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1987%E2%80%9388_Indiana_Pacers_season" title="1987–88 Indiana Pacers season">Indiana Pacers</a></td> <td>38</td> <td>44</td> <td>.463</td> <td>19 </td></tr> <tr> <th>10 </th> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1987%E2%80%9388_Philadelphia_76ers_season" title="1987–88 Philadelphia 76ers season">Philadelphia 76ers</a></td> <td>36</td> <td>46</td> <td>.439</td> <td>21 </td></tr> <tr> <th>11 </th> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1987%E2%80%9388_New_Jersey_Nets_season" title="1987–88 New Jersey Nets season">New Jersey Nets</a></td> <td>19</td> <td>63</td> <td>.232</td> <td>38 </td></tr></tbody></table> <table class="wikitable" style="width:30em; font-size:95%; text-align:center;"> <tbody><tr> <th width="5%" rowspan="2"># </th> <th colspan="5" style="text-align:center"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" 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width="35%">Team </th> <th width="5%"><abbr title="Games won"> W </abbr> </th> <th width="5%"><abbr title="Games lost"> L </abbr> </th> <th width="5%"><abbr title="Winning percentage"> PCT </abbr> </th> <th width="5%"><abbr title="Games behind"> GB </abbr> </th></tr> <tr> <th>1 </th> <td style="text-align:left;"><b>z</b>-<a href="/wiki/1987%E2%80%9388_Los_Angeles_Lakers_season" title="1987–88 Los Angeles Lakers season">Los Angeles Lakers</a></td> <td>62</td> <td>20</td> <td>.756</td> <td>– </td></tr> <tr> <th>2 </th> <td style="text-align:left;"><b>y</b>-<a href="/wiki/1987%E2%80%9388_Denver_Nuggets_season" title="1987–88 Denver Nuggets season">Denver Nuggets</a></td> <td>54</td> <td>28</td> <td>.659</td> <td>8 </td></tr> <tr> <th>3 </th> <td style="text-align:left;"><b>x</b>-<a href="/wiki/1987%E2%80%9388_Dallas_Mavericks_season" title="1987–88 Dallas Mavericks season">Dallas Mavericks</a></td> <td>53</td> <td>29</td> <td>.646</td> <td>9 </td></tr> <tr> <th>4 </th> <td style="text-align:left;"><b>x</b>-<a href="/wiki/1987%E2%80%9388_Portland_Trail_Blazers_season" title="1987–88 Portland Trail Blazers season">Portland Trail Blazers</a></td> <td>53</td> <td>29</td> <td>.646</td> <td>9 </td></tr> <tr> <th>5 </th> <td style="text-align:left;"><b>x</b>-<a href="/wiki/1987%E2%80%9388_Utah_Jazz_season" title="1987–88 Utah Jazz season">Utah Jazz</a></td> <td>47</td> <td>35</td> <td>.573</td> <td>15 </td></tr> <tr> <th>6 </th> <td style="text-align:left;"><b>x</b>-<a href="/wiki/1987%E2%80%9388_Houston_Rockets_season" title="1987–88 Houston Rockets season">Houston Rockets</a></td> <td>46</td> <td>36</td> <td>.561</td> <td>16 </td></tr> <tr> <th>7 </th> <td style="text-align:left;"><b>x</b>-<a href="/wiki/1987%E2%80%9388_Seattle_SuperSonics_season" title="1987–88 Seattle SuperSonics season">Seattle SuperSonics</a></td> <td>44</td> <td>38</td> <td>.537</td> <td>18 </td></tr> <tr> <th>8 </th> <td style="text-align:left;"><b>x</b>-<a href="/wiki/1987%E2%80%9388_San_Antonio_Spurs_season" title="1987–88 San Antonio Spurs season">San Antonio Spurs</a></td> <td>31</td> <td>51</td> <td>.378</td> <td>31 </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#cccccc"> <td colspan="6"> </td></tr> <tr> <th>9 </th> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1987%E2%80%9388_Phoenix_Suns_season" title="1987–88 Phoenix Suns season">Phoenix Suns</a></td> <td>28</td> <td>54</td> <td>.341</td> <td>34 </td></tr> <tr> <th>10 </th> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1987%E2%80%9388_Sacramento_Kings_season" title="1987–88 Sacramento Kings season">Sacramento Kings</a></td> <td>24</td> <td>58</td> <td>.293</td> <td>38 </td></tr> <tr> <th>11 </th> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1987%E2%80%9388_Golden_State_Warriors_season" title="1987–88 Golden State Warriors season">Golden State Warriors</a></td> <td>20</td> <td>62</td> <td>.244</td> <td>42 </td></tr> <tr> <th>12 </th> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1987%E2%80%9388_Los_Angeles_Clippers_season" title="1987–88 Los Angeles Clippers season">Los Angeles Clippers</a></td> <td>17</td> <td>65</td> <td>.207</td> <td>45 </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Notes</b> </p> <ul><li><b>z</b> – Clinched home court advantage for the entire playoffs</li> <li><b>c</b> – Clinched home court advantage for the conference playoffs</li> <li><b>y</b> – Clinched division title</li> <li><b>x</b> – Clinched playoff spot</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Playoffs">Playoffs</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1987%E2%80%9388_NBA_season&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Playoffs"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/1988_NBA_playoffs" title="1988 NBA playoffs">1988 NBA playoffs</a></div> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:1988_NBA_Western_Conference_Finals_-_Game_1_-_Dallas_Mavericks_at_Los_Angeles_Lakers_1988-05-23_(ticket).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/1988_NBA_Western_Conference_Finals_-_Game_1_-_Dallas_Mavericks_at_Los_Angeles_Lakers_1988-05-23_%28ticket%29.jpg/100px-1988_NBA_Western_Conference_Finals_-_Game_1_-_Dallas_Mavericks_at_Los_Angeles_Lakers_1988-05-23_%28ticket%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="305" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/1988_NBA_Western_Conference_Finals_-_Game_1_-_Dallas_Mavericks_at_Los_Angeles_Lakers_1988-05-23_%28ticket%29.jpg/150px-1988_NBA_Western_Conference_Finals_-_Game_1_-_Dallas_Mavericks_at_Los_Angeles_Lakers_1988-05-23_%28ticket%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/1988_NBA_Western_Conference_Finals_-_Game_1_-_Dallas_Mavericks_at_Los_Angeles_Lakers_1988-05-23_%28ticket%29.jpg/200px-1988_NBA_Western_Conference_Finals_-_Game_1_-_Dallas_Mavericks_at_Los_Angeles_Lakers_1988-05-23_%28ticket%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="286" data-file-height="872" /></a><figcaption>A ticket for Game 1 of the 1988 Western Conference Finals between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Dallas Mavericks.</figcaption></figure> <p>Teams in bold advanced to the next round. The numbers to the left of each team indicate the team's seeding in its conference, and the numbers to the right indicate the number of games the team won in that round. The division champions are marked by an asterisk. <a href="/wiki/Home_court_advantage" class="mw-redirect" title="Home court advantage">Home court advantage</a> does not necessarily belong to the higher-seeded team, but instead the team with the better regular season record; teams enjoying the home advantage are shown in italics. </p> <div class="excerpt-block"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1066933788">.mw-parser-output .excerpt-hat .mw-editsection-like{font-style:normal}</style><div class="excerpt"> <table cellpadding="0" style="border-style:none;font-size:90%;border-collapse:separate;border-spacing:0;margin:1em 2em 1em 1em"><tbody><tr><td></td><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0)">First Round </td><td></td><td></td><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0)">Conference Semifinals </td><td></td><td></td><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0)">Conference Finals </td><td></td><td></td><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0)"><a href="/wiki/1988_NBA_Finals" title="1988 NBA Finals">NBA Finals</a> </td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="width:1px"></td><td style="width:25px"> </td><td style="width:150px"> </td><td style="width:25px"> </td><td style="width:5px"></td><td style="width:5px"></td><td style="width:25px"> </td><td style="width:150px"> </td><td style="width:25px"> </td><td 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style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px"><b>3</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px"></td><td rowspan="3" colspan="5" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit"></td><td rowspan="9" colspan="5" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit"></td><td rowspan="21" colspan="5" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">E8 </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><a href="/wiki/1987%E2%80%9388_New_York_Knicks_season" title="1987–88 New York Knicks season">New York</a> </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px">1 </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px;border-right-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><b>E1</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><i><b><a href="/wiki/1987%E2%80%9388_Boston_Celtics_season" title="1987–88 Boston Celtics season">Boston</a></b></i>* </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px"><b>4</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" colspan="3" style="text-align:center"> </td><td style="border-color:inherit;border-width:0 2px 0 0;border-style:solid"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td style="border-color:inherit;border-width:0 2px 0 0;border-style:solid"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">E4 </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><a href="/wiki/1987%E2%80%9388_Atlanta_Hawks_season" title="1987–88 Atlanta Hawks season">Atlanta</a> </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px">3 </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px;border-right-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><b>E4</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><i><b><a href="/wiki/1987%E2%80%9388_Atlanta_Hawks_season" title="1987–88 Atlanta Hawks season">Atlanta</a></b></i> </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px"><b>3</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px;border-right-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="3" colspan="5" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-right-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">E5 </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><a href="/wiki/1987%E2%80%9388_Milwaukee_Bucks_season" title="1987–88 Milwaukee Bucks season">Milwaukee</a> </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px">2 </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">E1 </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><i><a href="/wiki/1987%E2%80%9388_Boston_Celtics_season" title="1987–88 Boston Celtics season">Boston</a></i>* </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px">2 </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" colspan="8" style="text-align:center"><b><a href="/wiki/Eastern_Conference_(NBA)" title="Eastern Conference (NBA)">Eastern Conference</a></b> </td><td style="border-color:inherit;border-width:0 2px 0 0;border-style:solid"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td style="border-color:inherit;border-width:0 2px 0 0;border-style:solid"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><b>E2</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><b><a href="/wiki/1987%E2%80%9388_Detroit_Pistons_season" title="1987–88 Detroit Pistons season">Detroit</a></b>* </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px"><b>4</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px;border-right-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><b>E3</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><i><b><a href="/wiki/1987%E2%80%9388_Chicago_Bulls_season" title="1987–88 Chicago Bulls season">Chicago</a></b></i> </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px"><b>3</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px"></td><td rowspan="3" colspan="5" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-right-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="9" colspan="5" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-right-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">E6 </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><a href="/wiki/1987%E2%80%9388_Cleveland_Cavaliers_season" title="1987–88 Cleveland Cavaliers season">Cleveland</a> </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px">2 </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px;border-right-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">E3 </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><a href="/wiki/1987%E2%80%9388_Chicago_Bulls_season" title="1987–88 Chicago Bulls season">Chicago</a> </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px">1 </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px;border-right-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" colspan="3" style="text-align:center"> </td><td style="border-color:inherit;border-width:0 2px 0 0;border-style:solid"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td style="border-color:inherit;border-width:0 2px 0 0;border-style:solid"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><b>E2</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><i><b><a href="/wiki/1987%E2%80%9388_Detroit_Pistons_season" title="1987–88 Detroit Pistons season">Detroit</a></b></i>* </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px"><b>4</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><b>E2</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><i><b><a href="/wiki/1987%E2%80%9388_Detroit_Pistons_season" title="1987–88 Detroit Pistons season">Detroit</a></b></i>* </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px"><b>3</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px;border-right-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="3" colspan="5" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">E7 </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><a href="/wiki/1987%E2%80%9388_Washington_Bullets_season" title="1987–88 Washington Bullets season">Washington</a> </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px">2 </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">E2 </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><a href="/wiki/1987%E2%80%9388_Detroit_Pistons_season" title="1987–88 Detroit Pistons season">Detroit</a>* </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px">3 </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" colspan="13" style="text-align:center"> </td><td style="border-color:inherit;border-width:0 2px 0 0;border-style:solid"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td style="border-color:inherit;border-width:0 2px 0 0;border-style:solid"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><b>W1</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><i><b><a href="/wiki/1987%E2%80%9388_Los_Angeles_Lakers_season" title="1987–88 Los Angeles Lakers season">LA Lakers</a></b></i>* </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px"><b>4</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><b>W1</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><i><b><a href="/wiki/1987%E2%80%9388_Los_Angeles_Lakers_season" title="1987–88 Los Angeles Lakers season">LA Lakers</a></b></i>* </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px"><b>3</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px"></td><td rowspan="3" colspan="5" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit"></td><td rowspan="9" colspan="5" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-right-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="20" colspan="5" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">W8 </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><a href="/wiki/1987%E2%80%9388_San_Antonio_Spurs_season" title="1987–88 San Antonio Spurs season">San Antonio</a> </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px">0 </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px;border-right-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><b>W1</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><i><b><a href="/wiki/1987%E2%80%9388_Los_Angeles_Lakers_season" title="1987–88 Los Angeles Lakers season">LA Lakers</a></b></i>* </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px"><b>4</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" colspan="3" style="text-align:center"> </td><td style="border-color:inherit;border-width:0 2px 0 0;border-style:solid"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td style="border-color:inherit;border-width:0 2px 0 0;border-style:solid"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">W5 </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><a href="/wiki/1987%E2%80%9388_Utah_Jazz_season" title="1987–88 Utah Jazz season">Utah</a> </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px">3 </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px;border-right-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">W4 </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><i><a href="/wiki/1987%E2%80%9388_Portland_Trail_Blazers_season" title="1987–88 Portland Trail Blazers season">Portland</a></i> </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px">1 </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px;border-right-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="3" colspan="5" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-right-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><b>W5</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><b><a href="/wiki/1987%E2%80%9388_Utah_Jazz_season" title="1987–88 Utah Jazz season">Utah</a></b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px"><b>3</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><b>W1</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><i><b><a href="/wiki/1987%E2%80%9388_Los_Angeles_Lakers_season" title="1987–88 Los Angeles Lakers season">LA Lakers</a></b></i>* </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px"><b>4</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px;border-right-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" colspan="8" style="text-align:center"><b><a href="/wiki/Western_Conference_(NBA)" title="Western Conference (NBA)">Western Conference</a></b> </td><td style="border-color:inherit;border-width:0 2px 0 0;border-style:solid"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td style="border-color:inherit;border-width:0 2px 0 0;border-style:solid"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">W3 </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><a href="/wiki/1987%E2%80%9388_Dallas_Mavericks_season" title="1987–88 Dallas Mavericks season">Dallas</a> </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px">3 </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><b>W3</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><i><b><a href="/wiki/1987%E2%80%9388_Dallas_Mavericks_season" title="1987–88 Dallas Mavericks season">Dallas</a></b></i> </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px"><b>3</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px"></td><td rowspan="3" colspan="5" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-right-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="8" colspan="5" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">W6 </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><a href="/wiki/1987%E2%80%9388_Houston_Rockets_season" title="1987–88 Houston Rockets season">Houston</a> </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px">1 </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px;border-right-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><b>W3</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><b><a href="/wiki/1987%E2%80%9388_Dallas_Mavericks_season" title="1987–88 Dallas Mavericks season">Dallas</a></b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px"><b>4</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px;border-right-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" colspan="3" style="text-align:center"> </td><td style="border-color:inherit;border-width:0 2px 0 0;border-style:solid"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td style="border-color:inherit;border-width:0 2px 0 0;border-style:solid"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">W2 </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><i><a href="/wiki/1987%E2%80%9388_Denver_Nuggets_season" title="1987–88 Denver Nuggets season">Denver</a></i>* </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px">2 </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><b>W2</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><i><b><a href="/wiki/1987%E2%80%9388_Denver_Nuggets_season" title="1987–88 Denver Nuggets season">Denver</a></b></i>* </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px"><b>3</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px;border-right-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" colspan="5" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">W7 </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><a href="/wiki/1987%E2%80%9388_Seattle_SuperSonics_season" title="1987–88 Seattle SuperSonics season">Seattle</a> </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px">2 </td><td style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px"></td></tr></tbody></table><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"><ul><li>* Division winner</li><li><b>Bold</b> Series winner</li><li><i>Italic</i> Team with home-court advantage</li></ul></div></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Statistics_leaders">Statistics leaders</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1987%E2%80%9388_NBA_season&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Statistics leaders"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"> <caption> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Category</th> <th>Player</th> <th>Team</th> <th>Stat </th></tr> <tr> <td>Points per game</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Michael_Jordan" title="Michael Jordan">Michael Jordan</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chicago_Bulls" title="Chicago Bulls">Chicago Bulls</a></td> <td>35.0 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Rebounds per game</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Michael_Cage" title="Michael Cage">Michael Cage</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Clippers" title="Los Angeles Clippers">Los Angeles Clippers</a></td> <td>13.0 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Assists per game</td> <td><a href="/wiki/John_Stockton" title="John Stockton">John Stockton</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Utah_Jazz" title="Utah Jazz">Utah Jazz</a></td> <td>13.8 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Steals per game</td> <td>Michael Jordan</td> <td>Chicago Bulls</td> <td>3.16 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Blocks per game</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mark_Eaton" title="Mark Eaton">Mark Eaton</a></td> <td>Utah Jazz</td> <td>3.71 </td></tr> <tr> <td>FG%</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kevin_McHale_(basketball)" title="Kevin McHale (basketball)">Kevin McHale</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Boston_Celtics" title="Boston Celtics">Boston Celtics</a></td> <td>.604 </td></tr> <tr> <td>FT%</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jack_Sikma" title="Jack Sikma">Jack Sikma</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Milwaukee_Bucks" title="Milwaukee Bucks">Milwaukee Bucks</a></td> <td>.922 </td></tr> <tr> <td>3FG%</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Craig_Hodges" title="Craig Hodges">Craig Hodges</a></td> <td>Milwaukee Bucks</td> <td>.492 </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="NBA_awards">NBA awards</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1987%E2%80%9388_NBA_season&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: NBA awards"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Yearly_awards">Yearly awards</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1987%E2%80%9388_NBA_season&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Yearly awards"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><b>Most Valuable Player:</b> <a href="/wiki/Michael_Jordan" title="Michael Jordan">Michael Jordan</a>, <a href="/wiki/Chicago_Bulls" title="Chicago Bulls">Chicago Bulls</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Rookie_of_the_Year_(award)" title="Rookie of the Year (award)">Rookie of the Year</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Mark_Jackson_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Mark Jackson (basketball)">Mark Jackson</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_York_Knicks" title="New York Knicks">New York Knicks</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/NBA_Defensive_Player_of_the_Year_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award">Defensive Player of the Year</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Michael_Jordan" title="Michael Jordan">Michael Jordan</a>, <a href="/wiki/Chicago_Bulls" title="Chicago Bulls">Chicago Bulls</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Sixth_Man_of_the_Year" class="mw-redirect" title="Sixth Man of the Year">Sixth Man of the Year</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Roy_Tarpley" title="Roy Tarpley">Roy Tarpley</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dallas_Mavericks" title="Dallas Mavericks">Dallas Mavericks</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/NBA_Most_Improved_Player_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA Most Improved Player Award">Most Improved Player</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Duckworth" title="Kevin Duckworth">Kevin Duckworth</a>, <a href="/wiki/Portland_Trail_Blazers" title="Portland Trail Blazers">Portland Trail Blazers</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/NBA_Coach_of_the_Year_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA Coach of the Year Award">Coach of the Year</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Doug_Moe" title="Doug Moe">Doug Moe</a>, <a href="/wiki/Denver_Nuggets" title="Denver Nuggets">Denver Nuggets</a></li></ul> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1216972533">.mw-parser-output .col-begin{border-collapse:collapse;padding:0;color:inherit;width:100%;border:0;margin:0}.mw-parser-output .col-begin-small{font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output .col-break{vertical-align:top;text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .col-break-2{width:50%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-3{width:33.3%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-4{width:25%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-5{width:20%}@media(max-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .col-begin,.mw-parser-output .col-begin>tbody,.mw-parser-output .col-begin>tbody>tr,.mw-parser-output .col-begin>tbody>tr>td{display:block!important;width:100%!important}.mw-parser-output .col-break{padding-left:0!important}}</style><div> <table class="col-begin" role="presentation" style="width: 66%;"> <tbody><tr> <td class="col-break" style="width: 33%;"> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/All-NBA_First_Team" class="mw-redirect" title="All-NBA First Team">All-NBA First Team</a>:</b> <ul><li>F – <a href="/wiki/Larry_Bird" title="Larry Bird">Larry Bird</a>, <a href="/wiki/Boston_Celtics" title="Boston Celtics">Boston Celtics</a></li> <li>F – <a href="/wiki/Charles_Barkley" title="Charles Barkley">Charles Barkley</a>, <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_76ers" title="Philadelphia 76ers">Philadelphia 76ers</a></li> <li>C – <a href="/wiki/Hakeem_Olajuwon" title="Hakeem Olajuwon">Akeem Olajuwon</a>, <a href="/wiki/Houston_Rockets" title="Houston Rockets">Houston Rockets</a></li> <li>G – <a href="/wiki/Michael_Jordan" title="Michael Jordan">Michael Jordan</a>, <a href="/wiki/Chicago_Bulls" title="Chicago Bulls">Chicago Bulls</a></li> <li>G – <a href="/wiki/Magic_Johnson" title="Magic Johnson">Magic Johnson</a>, <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Lakers" title="Los Angeles Lakers">Los Angeles Lakers</a></li></ul></li></ul> </td> <td class="col-break" style="width: 33%;"> <ul><li><b>All-NBA Second Team:</b> <ul><li>F – <a href="/wiki/Karl_Malone" title="Karl Malone">Karl Malone</a>, <a href="/wiki/Utah_Jazz" title="Utah Jazz">Utah Jazz</a></li> <li>F – <a href="/wiki/Dominique_Wilkins" title="Dominique Wilkins">Dominique Wilkins</a>, <a href="/wiki/Atlanta_Hawks" title="Atlanta Hawks">Atlanta Hawks</a></li> <li>C – <a href="/wiki/Patrick_Ewing" title="Patrick Ewing">Patrick Ewing</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_York_Knicks" title="New York Knicks">New York Knicks</a></li> <li>G – <a href="/wiki/Clyde_Drexler" title="Clyde Drexler">Clyde Drexler</a>, <a href="/wiki/Portland_Trail_Blazers" title="Portland Trail Blazers">Portland Trail Blazers</a></li> <li>G – <a href="/wiki/John_Stockton" title="John Stockton">John Stockton</a>, <a href="/wiki/Utah_Jazz" title="Utah Jazz">Utah Jazz</a></li></ul></li></ul> <p>  </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> <link 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Kings">Sacramento Kings</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Armen_Gilliam" title="Armen Gilliam">Armen Gilliam</a>, <a href="/wiki/Phoenix_Suns" title="Phoenix Suns">Phoenix Suns</a></li></ul></li></ul> <p>  </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1216972533"><div> <table class="col-begin" role="presentation" style="width: 66%;"> <tbody><tr> <td class="col-break" style="width: 33%;"> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/NBA_All-Defensive_First_Team" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA All-Defensive First Team">NBA All-Defensive First Team</a>:</b> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Kevin_McHale_(basketball)" title="Kevin McHale (basketball)">Kevin McHale</a>, <a href="/wiki/Boston_Celtics" title="Boston Celtics">Boston Celtics</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rodney_McCray_(basketball)" title="Rodney McCray (basketball)">Rodney McCray</a>, <a href="/wiki/Houston_Rockets" title="Houston Rockets">Houston Rockets</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hakeem_Olajuwon" title="Hakeem Olajuwon">Akeem Olajuwon</a>, <a href="/wiki/Houston_Rockets" title="Houston Rockets">Houston Rockets</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michael_Cooper" title="Michael Cooper">Michael Cooper</a>, <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Lakers" title="Los Angeles Lakers">Los Angeles Lakers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michael_Jordan" title="Michael Jordan">Michael Jordan</a>, <a href="/wiki/Chicago_Bulls" title="Chicago Bulls">Chicago Bulls</a></li></ul></li></ul> </td> <td class="col-break" style="width: 33%;"> <ul><li><b>NBA All-Defensive Second Team:</b> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Buck_Williams" title="Buck Williams">Buck Williams</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_Jersey_Nets" class="mw-redirect" title="New Jersey Nets">New Jersey Nets</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Karl_Malone" title="Karl Malone">Karl Malone</a>, <a href="/wiki/Utah_Jazz" title="Utah Jazz">Utah Jazz</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mark_Eaton" title="Mark Eaton">Mark Eaton</a>, <a href="/wiki/Utah_Jazz" title="Utah Jazz">Utah Jazz</a> (tie)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Patrick_Ewing" title="Patrick Ewing">Patrick Ewing</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_York_Knicks" title="New York Knicks">New York Knicks</a> (tie)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alvin_Robertson" title="Alvin Robertson">Alvin Robertson</a>, <a href="/wiki/San_Antonio_Spurs" title="San Antonio Spurs">San Antonio Spurs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lafayette_Lever" class="mw-redirect" title="Lafayette Lever">Lafayette Lever</a>, <a href="/wiki/Denver_Nuggets" title="Denver Nuggets">Denver Nuggets</a></li></ul></li></ul> <p>  </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Player_of_the_week">Player of the week</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1987%E2%80%9388_NBA_season&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Player of the week"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The following players were named NBA Player of the Week. </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Week </th> <th>Player </th></tr> <tr> <td align="center">Nov. 6 – Nov. 15 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Larry_Bird" title="Larry Bird">Larry Bird</a> (<a href="/wiki/Boston_Celtics" title="Boston Celtics">Boston Celtics</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">Nov. 16 – Nov. 22 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Xavier_McDaniel" title="Xavier McDaniel">Xavier McDaniel</a> (<a href="/wiki/Seattle_SuperSonics" title="Seattle SuperSonics">Seattle SuperSonics</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">Nov. 23 – Nov. 29 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Clyde_Drexler" title="Clyde Drexler">Clyde Drexler</a> (<a href="/wiki/Portland_Trail_Blazers" title="Portland Trail Blazers">Portland Trail Blazers</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">Nov. 30 – Dec. 6 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Clyde_Drexler" title="Clyde Drexler">Clyde Drexler</a> (<a href="/wiki/Portland_Trail_Blazers" title="Portland Trail Blazers">Portland Trail Blazers</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">Dec. 7 – Dec. 13 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Magic_Johnson" title="Magic Johnson">Magic Johnson</a> (<a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Lakers" title="Los Angeles Lakers">Los Angeles Lakers</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">Dec. 14 – Dec. 20 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Larry_Nance" title="Larry Nance">Larry Nance</a> (<a href="/wiki/Phoenix_Suns" title="Phoenix Suns">Phoenix Suns</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">Dec. 21 – Dec. 27 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dominique_Wilkins" title="Dominique Wilkins">Dominique Wilkins</a> (<a href="/wiki/Atlanta_Hawks" title="Atlanta Hawks">Atlanta Hawks</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">Dec. 28 – Jan. 3 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Karl_Malone" title="Karl Malone">Karl Malone</a> (<a href="/wiki/Utah_Jazz" title="Utah Jazz">Utah Jazz</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">Jan. 4 – Jan. 10 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Byron_Scott_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Byron Scott (basketball)">Byron Scott</a> (<a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Lakers" title="Los Angeles Lakers">Los Angeles Lakers</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">Jan. 11 – Jan. 17 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dominique_Wilkins" title="Dominique Wilkins">Dominique Wilkins</a> (<a href="/wiki/Atlanta_Hawks" title="Atlanta Hawks">Atlanta Hawks</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">Jan. 18 – Jan. 24 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Michael_Jordan" title="Michael Jordan">Michael Jordan</a> (<a href="/wiki/Chicago_Bulls" title="Chicago Bulls">Chicago Bulls</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">Jan. 25 – Jan. 31 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bernard_King" title="Bernard King">Bernard King</a> (<a href="/wiki/Washington_Bullets" class="mw-redirect" title="Washington Bullets">Washington Bullets</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">Feb. 1 – Feb. 14 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dominique_Wilkins" title="Dominique Wilkins">Dominique Wilkins</a> (<a href="/wiki/Atlanta_Hawks" title="Atlanta Hawks">Atlanta Hawks</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">Feb. 15 – Feb. 21 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/John_Stockton" title="John Stockton">John Stockton</a> (<a href="/wiki/Utah_Jazz" title="Utah Jazz">Utah Jazz</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">Feb. 22 – Feb. 28 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Roy_Tarpley" title="Roy Tarpley">Roy Tarpley</a> (<a href="/wiki/Dallas_Mavericks" title="Dallas Mavericks">Dallas Mavericks</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">Feb. 29 – Mar. 6 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bobby_Hansen" class="mw-redirect" title="Bobby Hansen">Bobby Hansen</a> (<a href="/wiki/Utah_Jazz" title="Utah Jazz">Utah Jazz</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">Feb. 7 – Mar. 13 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Clyde_Drexler" title="Clyde Drexler">Clyde Drexler</a> (<a href="/wiki/Portland_Trail_Blazers" title="Portland Trail Blazers">Portland Trail Blazers</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">Mar. 14 – Mar. 20 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Charles_Barkley" title="Charles Barkley">Charles Barkley</a> (<a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_76ers" title="Philadelphia 76ers">Philadelphia 76ers</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">Mar. 21 – Mar. 27 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Michael_Jordan" title="Michael Jordan">Michael Jordan</a> (<a href="/wiki/Chicago_Bulls" title="Chicago Bulls">Chicago Bulls</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">Mar. 28 – Apr. 3 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Michael_Jordan" title="Michael Jordan">Michael Jordan</a> (<a href="/wiki/Chicago_Bulls" title="Chicago Bulls">Chicago Bulls</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">Apr. 4 – Apr. 10 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Harold_Pressley" title="Harold Pressley">Harold Pressley</a> (<a href="/wiki/Sacramento_Kings" title="Sacramento Kings">Sacramento Kings</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">Apr. 11 – Apr. 17 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lafayette_Lever" class="mw-redirect" title="Lafayette Lever">Lafayette Lever</a> (<a href="/wiki/Denver_Nuggets" title="Denver Nuggets">Denver Nuggets</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">Apr. 18 – Apr. 24 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Karl_Malone" title="Karl Malone">Karl Malone</a> (<a href="/wiki/Utah_Jazz" title="Utah Jazz">Utah Jazz</a>) </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Player_of_the_month">Player of the month</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1987%E2%80%9388_NBA_season&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Player of the month"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The following players were named NBA Player of the Month. </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Month </th> <th>Player </th></tr> <tr> <td align="center">November </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Michael_Jordan" title="Michael Jordan">Michael Jordan</a> (<a href="/wiki/Chicago_Bulls" title="Chicago Bulls">Chicago Bulls</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">December </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Larry_Nance" title="Larry Nance">Larry Nance</a> (<a href="/wiki/Phoenix_Suns" title="Phoenix Suns">Phoenix Suns</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">January </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Michael_Jordan" title="Michael Jordan">Michael Jordan</a> (<a href="/wiki/Chicago_Bulls" title="Chicago Bulls">Chicago Bulls</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">February </td> <td><a href="/wiki/John_Stockton" title="John Stockton">John Stockton</a> (<a href="/wiki/Utah_Jazz" title="Utah Jazz">Utah Jazz</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">March </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Karl_Malone" title="Karl Malone">Karl Malone</a> (<a href="/wiki/Utah_Jazz" title="Utah Jazz">Utah Jazz</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">April </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lafayette_Lever" class="mw-redirect" title="Lafayette Lever">Lafayette Lever</a> (<a href="/wiki/Denver_Nuggets" title="Denver Nuggets">Denver Nuggets</a>) </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Rookie_of_the_month">Rookie of the month</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1987%E2%80%9388_NBA_season&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Rookie of the month"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The following players were named NBA Rookie of the Month. </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Month </th> <th>Rookie </th></tr> <tr> <td align="center">November </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mark_Jackson_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Mark Jackson (basketball)">Mark Jackson</a> (<a href="/wiki/New_York_Knicks" title="New York Knicks">New York Knicks</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">December </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mark_Jackson_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Mark Jackson (basketball)">Mark Jackson</a> (<a href="/wiki/New_York_Knicks" title="New York Knicks">New York Knicks</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">January </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Armon_Gilliam" class="mw-redirect" title="Armon Gilliam">Armon Gilliam</a> (<a href="/wiki/Phoenix_Suns" title="Phoenix Suns">Phoenix Suns</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">February </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mark_Jackson_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Mark Jackson (basketball)">Mark Jackson</a> (<a href="/wiki/New_York_Knicks" title="New York Knicks">New York Knicks</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">March </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cadillac_Anderson" title="Cadillac Anderson">Greg Anderson</a> (<a href="/wiki/San_Antonio_Spurs" title="San Antonio Spurs">San Antonio Spurs</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">April </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kevin_Johnson_(basketball)" title="Kevin Johnson (basketball)">Kevin Johnson</a> (<a href="/wiki/Phoenix_Suns" title="Phoenix Suns">Phoenix Suns</a>) </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Coach_of_the_month">Coach of the month</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1987%E2%80%9388_NBA_season&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Coach of the month"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The following coaches were named NBA Coach of the Month. </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Month </th> <th>Coach </th></tr> <tr> <td align="center">November </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Doug_Collins_(basketball)" title="Doug Collins (basketball)">Doug Collins</a> (<a href="/wiki/Chicago_Bulls" title="Chicago Bulls">Chicago Bulls</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">December </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chuck_Daly" title="Chuck Daly">Chuck Daly</a> (<a href="/wiki/Detroit_Pistons" title="Detroit Pistons">Detroit Pistons</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">January </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Wes_Unseld" title="Wes Unseld">Wes Unseld</a> (<a href="/wiki/Washington_Bullets" class="mw-redirect" title="Washington Bullets">Washington Bullets</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">February </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pat_Riley" title="Pat Riley">Pat Riley</a> (<a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Lakers" title="Los Angeles Lakers">Los Angeles Lakers</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">March </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Doug_Moe" title="Doug Moe">Doug Moe</a> (<a href="/wiki/Denver_Nuggets" title="Denver Nuggets">Denver Nuggets</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">April </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lenny_Wilkens" title="Lenny Wilkens">Lenny Wilkens</a> (<a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Cavaliers" title="Cleveland Cavaliers">Cleveland Cavaliers</a>) </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1987%E2%80%9388_NBA_season&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_NBA_regular_season_records" title="List of NBA regular season records">List of NBA regular season records</a></li></ul> <div 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