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1987–88 Dallas Mavericks season

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

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

Mark Aguirre averaged 25.1 points, 5.6 rebounds and 3.6 assists per game, while Rolando Blackman averaged 18.7 points and 3.7 assists per game, and Derek Harper provided the team with 17.0 points, 7.7 assists and 2.0 steals per game. In addition, Sam Perkins contributed 14.2 points and 8.0 rebounds per game, while second-year forward Roy Tarpley provided with 13.5 points and 11.8 rebounds per game off the bench, and was named the NBA Sixth Man of the Year, and James Donaldson averaged 7.0 points, 9.3 rebounds and 1.3 blocks per game. Also off the bench, Detlef Schrempf contributed 8.5 points and 3.4 rebounds per game, and Brad Davis provided with 7.2 points and 4.0 assists per game.

During the NBA All-Star weekend at the Chicago Stadium in Chicago, Illinois, Aguirre and Donaldson were both selected for the 1988 NBA All-Star Game, as members of the Western Conference All-Star team; it was Donaldson's first and only All-Star appearance. Meanwhile, Schrempf participated in the NBA Three-Point Shootout for the second consecutive year, despite only making 5 out of 32 three-point field-goal attempts, while shooting .156 in three-point field-goal percentage during the regular season. Aguirre finished tied in 14th place in Most Valuable Player voting, while Perkins finished tied in eighth place in Defensive Player of the Year voting, and Tarpley finished tied in eighth place in Most Improved Player voting.

In the Western Conference First Round of the 1988 NBA playoffs, the Mavericks faced off against the 6th–seeded Houston Rockets, a team that featured All-Star center Akeem Olajuwon, All-Star guard Sleepy Floyd, and Rodney McCray. The Mavericks won Game 1 over the Rockets at home, 120–110 at the Reunion Arena, but then lost Game 2 at home, 119–108 as the Rockets evened the series. The Mavericks won the next two games on the road, which included a Game 4 win over the Rockets at The Summit, 107–97 to win the series in four games.

In the Western Conference Semi-finals, the team faced off against the 2nd–seeded, and Midwest Division champion Denver Nuggets, who were led by the trio of All-Star forward Alex English, All-Star guard Fat Lever, and sixth man Jay Vincent. The Mavericks lost Game 1 to the Nuggets on the road, 126–115 at the McNichols Sports Arena, but managed to win Game 2 on the road, 112–108 to even the series. The Mavericks lost Game 3 to the Nuggets at the Reunion Arena, 107–105 as the Nuggets took a 2–1 series lead. However, the Mavericks managed to win the next three games, including a Game 6 home win over the Nuggets at the Reunion Arena, 108–95 to win the series in six games, and advance to the Conference Finals for the first time in franchise history.

In the Western Conference Finals, the Mavericks then faced off against the top–seeded, and defending NBA champion Los Angeles Lakers, who won the Pacific Division title, and were led by the quartet of All-Star guard Magic Johnson, All-Star forward James Worthy, Byron Scott and All-Star center Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. The Mavericks lost the first two games to the Lakers on the road at the Great Western Forum, but managed to win their next two home games, including a Game 4 win over the Lakers at the Reunion Arena, 118–104. After losing Game 5 at the Great Western Forum, 119–102, the Mavericks won Game 6 over the Lakers at the Reunion Arena, 105–103 to even the series. However, the Mavericks lost Game 7 to the Lakers at the Great Western Forum, 117–102, thus losing in a hard-fought seven-game series. The Lakers would defeat the Detroit Pistons in a full seven-game series in the 1988 NBA Finals, winning their second consecutive NBA championship.

The Mavericks finished fourth in the NBA in home-game attendance, with an attendance of 695,592 at the Reunion Arena during the regular season.

NBA draft

Roster

Regular season

Standings

Game log

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 1 | November 6, 1988<br>7:30p.m. CST | Utah | W 95–93 | Aguirre (31) | Donaldson (13) | Alford<br>Blackman (5) | Reunion Arena<br>17,007 | 1–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 2 | November 7, 1987 | @ San Antonio | L 106–130 | | | | HemisFair Arena | 1–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 3 | November 10, 1987<br>9:30p.m. CST | @ Seattle | W 117–101 | Aguirre (25) | Aguirre (8) | Harper (16) | Seattle Center Coliseum<br>10,447 | 2–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 4 | November 11, 1987<br>8:30p.m. CST | @ Utah | L 92–121 | Aguirre (21) | Tarpley (14) | Schrempf (4) | Salt Palace<br>12,212 | 2–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 5 | November 13, 1987<br>7:00p.m. CST | Seattle | L 95–103 | Blackman,<br>Perkins (19) | Donaldson (9) | Harper (7) | Reunion Arena<br>17,007 | 2–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 6 | November 14, 1987 | Portland | W 127–116 | | | | Reunion Arena | 3–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 7 | November 18, 1987 | L.A. Clippers | W 97–87 | | | | Reunion Arena | 4–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 8 | November 20, 1987<br>9:30p.m. CST | @ L.A. Lakers | L 116–119 | Aguirre (35) | Blackman (7) | Davis (8) | The Forum<br>17,505 | 4–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 9 | November 21, 1987 | @ Sacramento | W 103–96 | | | | ARCO Arena | 5–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 10 | November 25, 1987<br>7:30p.m. CST | Detroit | W 113–107 | Blackman (30) | Perkins (12) | Harper (10) | Reunion Arena<br>17,007 | 6–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 11 | November 27, 1987<br>7:00p.m. CST | Chicago | W 94–93 | Aguirre (26) | Tarpley (10) | Harper (11) | Reunion Arena<br>17,007 | 7–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 12 | November 28, 1987<br>8:30p.m. CST | @ Denver | L 98–106 | Blackman (28) | Tarpley (18) | Harper (7) | McNichols Sports Arena<br>13,400 | 7–5

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 13 | December 4, 1987 | Golden State | W 116–95 | | | | Reunion Arena | 8–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 14 | December 5, 1987<br>7:30p.m. CST | Denver | W 109–96 | Aguirre (35) | Aguirre (11) | Blackman (9) | Reunion Arena<br>17,007 | 9–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 15 | December 9, 1987 | Sacramento | W 125–98 | | | | Reunion Arena | 10–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 16 | December 11, 1987 | Phoenix | W 108–104 | | | | Reunion Arena | 11–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 17 | December 13, 1987<br>7:30p.m. CST | @ Milwaukee | W 113–99 | Perkins (21) | Donaldson (9) | Harper (11) | MECCA Arena<br>11,052 | 12–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 18 | December 15, 1987<br>6:30p.m. CST | @ Cleveland | L 93–106 | Harper (21) | Donaldson (12) | Aguirre,<br>Blackman,<br>Harper (4) | Richfield Coliseum<br>6,852 | 12–6 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 19 | December 16, 1987 | @ New Jersey | W 109–105 (OT) | | | | Brendan Byrne Arena | 13–6 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 20 | December 18, 1987<br>6:30p.m. CST | @ Detroit | L 112–117 | Aguirre (35) | Donaldson (12) | Harper (7) | Pontiac Silverdome<br>19,426 | 13–7 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 21 | December 19, 1987 | @ Philadelphia | L 90–95 | | | | The Spectrum | 13–8 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 22 | December 22, 1987<br>7:00p.m. CST | @ Chicago | W 111–100 | Aguirre (32) | Donaldson (18) | Blackman,<br>Harper (9) | Chicago Stadium<br>18,103 | 14–8 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 23 | December 23, 1987 | @ Indiana | W 110–109 | | | | Market Square Arena | 15–8 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 24 | December 26, 1987 | Houston | W 105–100 | | | | Reunion Arena | 16–8 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 25 | December 29, 1987 | Sacramento | W 126–117 | | | | Reunion Arena | 17–8

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 26 | January 2, 1988 | @ San Antonio | W 116–109 | | | | HemisFair Arena | 18–8 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 27 | January 4, 1988 | @ Houston | L 107–117 | | | | The Summit | 18–9 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 28 | January 6, 1988<br>9:30p.m. CST | @ L.A. Lakers | L 89–103 | Aguirre (29) | Donaldson (12) | Harper (11) | The Forum<br>17,505 | 18–10 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 29 | January 7, 1988 | @ Phoenix | W 105–91 | | | | Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum | 19–10 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 30 | January 9, 1988 | @ Golden State | W 115–99 | | | | Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena | 20–10 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 31 | January 13, 1988 | Indiana | W 110–108 | | | | Reunion Arena | 21–10 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 32 | January 16, 1988<br>12:30p.m. CST | Atlanta | L 98–101 | Aguirre (32) | Tarpley (8) | Harper (11) | Reunion Arena<br>17,007 | 21–11 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 33 | January 18, 1988<br>9:30p.m. CST | @ L.A. Clippers | W 99–87 | | | | Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena | 22–11 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 34 | January 19, 1988 | @ Portland | W 120–116 | | | | Memorial Coliseum | 23–11 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 35 | January 22, 1988 | L.A. Clippers | W 110–87 | | | | Reunion Arena | 24–11 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 36 | January 23, 1988<br>7:30p.m. CST | Milwaukee | W 113–97 | Aguirre (35) | Donaldson,<br>Tarpley (14) | Harper (12) | Reunion Arena<br>17,007 | 25–11 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 37 | January 26, 1988 | San Antonio | W 128–111 | | | | Reunion Arena | 26–11 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 38 | January 27, 1988 | @ Phoenix | W 121–102 | | | | Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum | 27–11 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 39 | January 29, 1988<br>7:30p.m. CST | Seattle | W 117–109 | Aguirre (29) | Donaldson (10) | Harper (5) | Reunion Arena<br>17,007 | 28–11 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 40 | January 30, 1988 | Houston | L 92–108 | | | | Reunion Arena | 28–12

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 41 | February 1, 1988 | New Jersey | L 103–108 | | | | Reunion Arena | 28–13 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 42 | February 3, 1988<br>8:30p.m. CST | @ Denver | L 105–115 | Aguirre (27) | Donaldson (15) | Harper (7) | McNichols Sports Arena<br>10,667 | 28–14 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 43 | February 4, 1988 | @ Sacramento | L 101–118 | | | | ARCO Arena | 28–15 |- align="center" |colspan="9" bgcolor="#bbcaff"|All-Star Break |- style="background:#cfc;" |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 44 | February 9, 1988<br>7:00p.m. CST | Utah | W 124–93 | Harper (21) | Tarpley (13) | Aguirre (8) | Reunion Arena<br>17,007 | 29–15 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 45 | February 10, 1988<br>8:30p.m. CST | @ Utah | L 80–93 | Blackman (18) | Tarpley (17) | Harper (6) | Salt Palace<br>12,444 | 29–16 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 46 | February 12, 1988<br>7:30p.m. CST | Boston | L 104–105 | Aguirre (38) | Tarpley (14) | Harper (10) | Reunion Arena<br>17,007 | 29–17 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 47 | February 14, 1988 | @ L.A. Clippers | W 110–100 | | | | Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena | 30–17 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 48 | February 15, 1988<br>8:00p.m. CST | @ Seattle | W 128–122 (2OT) | Blackman (28) | Donaldson (13) | Blackman (7) | Seattle Center Coliseum<br>13,492 | 31–17 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 49 | February 17, 1988<br>7:30p.m. CST | Washington | W 123–108 | Aguirre (35) | Tarpley (19) | Harper (11) | Reunion Arena<br>17,007 | 32–17 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 50 | February 19, 1988<br>7:30p.m. CST | Golden State | W 113–100 | | | | Reunion Arena | 33–17 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 51 | February 22, 1988<br>7:30p.m. CST | Phoenix | W 114–107 | | | | Reunion Arena | 34–17 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 52 | February 24, 1988<br>7:30p.m. CST | Cleveland | W 93–89 | Blackman (26) | Tarpley (9) | Davis,<br>Harper (5) | Reunion Arena<br>17,007 | 35–17 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 53 | February 25, 1988 | @ Houston | W 108–106 | | | | The Summit | 36–17 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 54 | February 27, 1988 | Philadelphia | W 100–91 | | | | Reunion Arena | 37–17 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 55 | February 29, 1988<br>7:30p.m. CST | Denver | W 123–96 | Aguirre,<br>Perkins (22) | Tarpley (21) | Aguirre (9) | Reunion Arena<br>17,007 | 38–17

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 56 | March 2, 1988 | Sacramento | W 115–90 | | | | Reunion Arena | 39–17 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 57 | March 4, 1988<br>7:00p.m. CST | Houston | W 118–110 | | | | Reunion Arena | 40–17 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 58 | March 6, 1988<br>1:00p.m. CST | L.A. Lakers | L 97–108 | Aguirre (27) | Donaldson (12) | Davis,<br>Harper (6) | Reunion Arena<br>17,007 | 40–18 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 59 | March 8, 1988 | Portland | L 110–112 | | | | Reunion Arena | 41–19 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 60 | March 12, 1988<br>10:00p.m. CST | @ L.A. Lakers | W 110–101 | Aguirre (21) | Tarpley (21) | Aguirre,<br>Davis (5) | The Forum<br>17,505 | 41–19 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 61 | March 14, 1988 | Golden State | W 121–101 | | | | Reunion Arena | 42–19 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 62 | March 16, 1988<br>8:30p.m. CST | @ Utah | L 105–120 | Aguirre (29) | Perkins (10) | Harper (7) | Salt Palace<br>12,444 | 42–20 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 63 | March 18, 1988 | @ L.A. Clippers | W 106–98 | | | | Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena | 43–20 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 64 | March 20, 1988 | @ Portland | L 99–105 | | | | Memorial Coliseum | 43–21 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 65 | March 22, 1988<br>7:30p.m. CST | New York | W 124–105 | | | | Reunion Arena | 44–21 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 66 | March 25, 1988 | Portland | W 106–101 | | | | Reunion Arena | 45–21 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 67 | March 26, 1988 | San Antonio | W 131–112 | | | | Reunion Arena | 46–21 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 68 | March 28, 1988<br>6:30p.m. CST | @ New York | L 106–114 | | | | Madison Square Garden | 46–22 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 69 | March 29, 1988<br>7:00p.m. CST | @ Atlanta | L 106–120 | Harper (25) | Tarpley (19) | Harper (9) | The Omni<br>14,583 | 46–23

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 70 | April 1, 1988<br>7:00p.m. CST | @ Washington | L 113–128 | Aguirre (38) | Donaldson (11) | Aguirre (6) | Capital Centre<br>13,783 | 46–24 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 71 | April 3, 1988<br>12Noon CDT | @ Boston | L 101–110 | Tarpley (22) | Tarpley (16) | Blackman (6) | Boston Garden<br>14,890 | 46–25 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 72 | April 6, 1988 | Phoenix | W 119–93 | | | | Reunion Arena | 47–25 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 73 | April 8, 1988<br>7:30p.m. CDT | Utah | W 118–95 | Blackman (21) | Tarpley (15) | Harper (6) | Reunion Arena<br>17,007 | 48–25 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 74 | April 9, 1988<br>7:30p.m. CDT | Denver | W 135–109 | Harper (35) | Donaldson (13) | Harper (11) | Reunion Arena<br>17,007 | 49–25 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 75 | April 12, 1988 | @ Sacramento | W 104–96 | | | | ARCO Arena | 50–25 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 76 | April 13, 1988 | @ Golden State | L 110–112 | | | | Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena | 50–26 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 77 | April 15, 1988<br>9:30p.m. CDT | @ Seattle | L 88–115 | Aguirre (24) | Donaldson (13) | Harper (5) | Seattle Center Coliseum<br>12,576 | 50–27 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 78 | April 17, 1988<br>3:00p.m. CDT | @ Denver | L 122–133 | Blackman (31) | Donaldson<br>Tarpley (11) | Davis (6) | McNichols Sports Arena<br>17,022 | 50–28 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 79 | April 19, 1988<br>7:30p.m. CDT | @ Houston | W 104–96 | | | | The Summit | 51–28 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 80 | April 20, 1988<br>7:30p.m. CDT | L.A. Lakers | L 107–114 | Tarpley (24) | Tarpley (13) | Blackman (7) | Reunion Arena<br>17,007 | 51–29 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 81 | April 22, 1988 | San Antonio | W 127–96 | | | | Reunion Arena | 52–29 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 82 | April 24, 1988 | @ San Antonio | W 119–109 | | | | HemisFair Arena | 53–29

Playoffs

Game log

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 1 | April 28, 1988<br>7:30p.m. CDT | Houston | W 120–110 | Roy Tarpley (24) | Roy Tarpley (9) | Derek Harper (8) | Reunion Arena<br>17,007 | 1–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 2 | April 30, 1988<br>2:30p.m. CDT | Houston | L 108–119 | Roy Tarpley (23) | Roy Tarpley (13) | Derek Harper (8) | Reunion Arena<br>17,007 | 1–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 3 | May 3, 1988<br>7:30p.m. CDT | @ Houston | W 93–92 | Roy Tarpley (17) | Roy Tarpley (13) | Rolando Blackman (7) | The Summit<br>16,611 | 2–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 4 | May 5, 1988<br>7:00p.m. CDT | @ Houston | W 107–97 | Mark Aguirre (38) | James Donaldson (10) | Rolando Blackman (10) | The Summit<br>16,611 | 3–1 |-

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 1 | May 10, 1988<br>8:30p.m. CDT | @ Denver | L 115–126 | Aguirre (26) | Donaldson (13) | Harper (5) | McNichols Sports Arena<br>17,022 | 0–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 2 | May 12, 1988<br>9:00p.m. CDT | @ Denver | W 112–108 | Blackman (31) | Donaldson (13) | Harper (8) | McNichols Sports Arena<br>17,022 | 1–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 3 | May 14, 1988<br>2:30p.m. CDT | Denver | L 105–107 | Perkins (17) | Tarpley (15) | Aguirre (6) | Reunion Arena<br>17,007 | 1–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 4 | May 15, 1988<br>7:00p.m. CDT | Denver | W 124–103 | Aguirre (34) | Tarpley (13) | Harper (10) | Reunion Arena<br>17,007 | 2–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 5 | May 17, 1988<br>9:00p.m. CDT | @ Denver | W 110–106 | Aguirre (25) | Tarpley (16) | Harper (6) | McNichols Sports Arena<br>17,022 | 3–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 6 | May 19, 1988<br>7:00p.m. CDT | Denver | W 108–95 | Blackman,<br>Perkins (23) | Tarpley (19) | Harper (9) | Reunion Arena<br>17,007 | 4–2 |-

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 1 | May 23, 1988<br>9:30p.m. CDT | @ L.A. Lakers | L 98–113 | Aguirre,<br>Blackman,<br>Tarpley (18) | Tarpley (20) | Harper (7) | The Forum<br>17,505 | 0–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 2 | May 25, 1988<br>9:30p.m. CDT | @ L.A. Lakers | L 101–123 | Aguirre (28) | Tarpley (13) | Harper (8) | The Forum<br>17,505 | 0–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 3 | May 27, 1988<br>7:00p.m. CDT | L.A. Lakers | W 106–94 | Aguirre (23) | Tarpley (20) | Davis (6) | Reunion Arena<br>17,007 | 1–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 4 | May 29, 1988<br>2:30p.m. CDT | L.A. Lakers | W 118–104 | Harper (35) | Tarpley (13) | Blackman (11) | Reunion Arena<br>17,007 | 2–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 5 | May 31, 1988<br>10:30p.m. CDT | @ L.A. Lakers | L 102–119 | Aguirre (31) | Tarpley (11) | Harper (6) | The Forum<br>17,505 | 2–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 6 | June 2, 1988<br>8:00p.m. CDT | L.A. Lakers | W 105–103 | Aguirre (23) | Aguirre (13) | Harper (10) | Reunion Arena<br>17,007 | 3–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 7 | June 4, 1988<br>2:30p.m. CDT | @ L.A. Lakers | L 102–117 | Aguirre (24) | Donaldson (14) | Harper (11) | The Forum<br>17,505 | 3–4 |-

Awards and honors

Week/Month

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

All-Star

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

Season

Player statistics

Ragular season

Playoffs

Transactions

Free agents

Subtractions

References