1987–88_Dallas_Mavericks_season
1987–88 Dallas Mavericks season
NBA professional basketball team season
The 1987–88 Dallas Mavericks season was the eighth season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Mavericks finished second in the Midwest Division with a 53–29 record. They defeated the Houston Rockets four games in the first round of the 1988 NBA Playoffs, then defeated the 2nd-seeded Denver Nuggets six games in the semifinals. The Mavs made their first appearance in the Western Conference finals, where they pushed the eventual-champion Los Angeles Lakers to seven games. The Mavs were coached by John MacLeod and played their home games at Reunion Arena.[1]
Quick Facts Dallas Mavericks season, Head coach ...
| 1987–88 Dallas Mavericks season | |||
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| Head coach | John MacLeod | ||
| General manager | Norm Sonju | ||
| Owner(s) | Don Carter | ||
| Arena | Reunion Arena | ||
| Results | |||
| Record | 53–29 (.646) | ||
| Place | Division: 2nd (Midwest) Conference: 3rd (Western) | ||
| Playoff finish | Western Conference finals (lost to Lakers 3–4) | ||
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| Local media | |||
| Television | KTVT (Allen Stone, Dave Barnett) Home Sports Entertainment (Allen Stone, Norm Hitzges) | ||
| Radio | WBAP (Allen Stone, Dave Barnett) | ||
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Mark Aguirre and James Donaldson were both selected to play in the 1988 NBA All-Star Game in Chicago. This was Donaldson's only All-Star Game appearance in his career.
Main article: 1987 NBA draft
More information Round, Pick ...
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College |
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| 1 | 20 | Jim Farmer | Guard |  United States |
Alabama |
| 2 | 26 | Steve Alford | Guard | United States |
Indiana |
| 3 | 66 | Mike Richmond | Forward | United States |
UTEP |
| 4 | 89 | David Johnson | Forward | United States |
Oklahoma |
| 5 | 112 | Sam Hill | Center | United States |
Iowa State |
| 6 | 135 | Quintan Gates | Forward | United States |
UTEP |
| 7 | 158 | Gerald White | Guard | United States |
Auburn |
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Standings
More information W, L ...
| W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | |
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| y-Denver Nuggets | 54 | 28 | .659 | – | 35–6 | 19–22 | 18–12 |
| x-Dallas Mavericks | 53 | 29 | .646 | 1 | 33–8 | 20–21 | 20–10 |
| x-Utah Jazz | 47 | 35 | .573 | 7 | 33–8 | 14–27 | 18–12 |
| x-Houston Rockets | 46 | 36 | .561 | 8 | 31–10 | 15–26 | 13–17 |
| x-San Antonio Spurs | 31 | 51 | .378 | 23 | 23–18 | 8–33 | 12–18 |
| Sacramento Kings | 24 | 58 | .293 | 30 | 19–22 | 5–36 | 9–21 |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
| 1 | z-Los Angeles Lakers | 62 | 20 | .756 | – |
| 2 | y-Denver Nuggets | 54 | 28 | .659 | 8 |
| 3 | x-Dallas Mavericks | 53 | 29 | .646 | 9 |
| 4 | x-Portland Trail Blazers | 53 | 29 | .646 | 9 |
| 5 | x-Utah Jazz | 47 | 35 | .573 | 15 |
| 6 | x-Houston Rockets | 46 | 36 | .561 | 16 |
| 7 | x-Seattle SuperSonics | 44 | 38 | .537 | 18 |
| 8 | x-San Antonio Spurs | 31 | 51 | .378 | 31 |
| 9 | Phoenix Suns | 28 | 54 | .341 | 34 |
| 10 | Sacramento Kings | 24 | 58 | .293 | 38 |
| 11 | Golden State Warriors | 20 | 62 | .244 | 42 |
| 12 | Los Angeles Clippers | 17 | 65 | .207 | 45 |
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Record vs. opponents
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| 1987-88 NBA Records | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | ATL | BOS | CHI | CLE | DAL | DEN | DET | GSW | HOU | IND | LAC | LAL | MIL | NJN | NYK | PHI | PHO | POR | SAC | SAS | SEA | UTA | WAS |
| Atlanta | — | 2–4 | 2–3 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 3–3 | 5–0 | 3–3 | 6–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–3 |
| Boston | 4–2 | — | 3–3 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 3–3 | 5–1 | 5–1 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 5–1 |
| Chicago | 3–2 | 3–3 | — | 3–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 5–1 | 3–2 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–3 |
| Cleveland | 1–5 | 3–2 | 3–3 | — | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–5 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 5–1 | 2–4 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 6–0 |
| Dallas | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | — | 3–3 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 1–4 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 3–2 | 5–1 | 5–1 | 3–2 | 3–3 | 1–1 |
| Denver | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–3 | — | 1–1 | 4–1 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 4–2 | 5–1 | 4–1 | 2–4 | 2–0 |
| Detroit | 4–2 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | — | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 4–2 | 5–1 | 4–2 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 |
| Golden State | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–4 | 1–4 | 0–2 | — | 0–5 | 0–2 | 3–3 | 0–6 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 1–5 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 1–5 | 1–4 | 0–2 |
| Houston | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 5–0 | — | 2–0 | 3–2 | 1–4 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 4–1 | 4–2 | 2–4 | 3–2 | 3–3 | 2–0 |
| Indiana | 2–4 | 0–5 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 0–2 | — | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 6–0 | 2–3 | 2–4 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–4 |
| L.A. Clippers | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–5 | 0–5 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 2–3 | 1–1 | — | 1–5 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 0–6 | 3–2 | 0–5 | 1–5 | 1–4 | 0–2 |
| L.A. Lakers | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 6–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 5–1 | — | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 3–3 | 4–1 | 5–0 | 4–2 | 4–1 | 1–1 |
| Milwaukee | 3–3 | 3–3 | 1–5 | 4–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 2–0 | — | 3–2 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 |
| New Jersey | 0–5 | 1–5 | 1–5 | 1–5 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–5 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–6 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–3 | — | 3–3 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–6 |
| New York | 3–3 | 1–5 | 2–3 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 3–3 | 3–3 | — | 3–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–3 |
| Philadelphia | 0–6 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 3–3 | — | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–3 |
| Phoenix | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–5 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 4–2 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 4–2 | 1–5 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | — | 0–6 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 2–4 | 2–3 | 0–2 |
| Portland | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 1–4 | 2–0 | 6–0 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 6–0 | — | 4–1 | 5–0 | 3–3 | 1–4 | 2–0 |
| Sacramento | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–5 | 2–4 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 2–4 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–4 | — | 3–3 | 1–4 | 1–5 | 0–2 |
| San Antonio | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–5 | 1–5 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 4–2 | 0–2 | 5–0 | 0–5 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 0–5 | 3–3 | — | 3–2 | 3–3 | 0–2 |
| Seattle | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 4–1 | 2–3 | — | 1–4 | 2–0 |
| Utah | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 4–1 | 5–1 | 3–3 | 4–1 | — | 2–0 |
| Washington | 3–3 | 1–5 | 3–3 | 0–6 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 6–0 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | — |
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Game log
More information 1987–88 game log Total: 53–29 (home: 33–8; road: 20–21), Game ...
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November: 7–5 (home: 5–1; road: 2–4)
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December: 10–3 (home: 6–0; road: 4–3)
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January: 11–4 (home: 5–2; road: 6–2)
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February: 10–5 (home: 7–2; road: 3–3)
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March: 8–6 (home: 6–2; road: 2–4)
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April: 7–5 (home: 4–1; road: 3–4)
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Western Conference First Round: 3–1 (home: 1–1; road: 2–0)
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Western Conference Semifinals: 4–2 (home: 2–1; road: 2–1)
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Western Conference Finals: 3–4 (home: 3–0; road: 0–4)
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Week/Month
- Roy Tarpley was named Player of the Week for games played February 22 through February 28.[3]
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.[4]
- 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.[5]
- Detlef Schrempf was selected to compete in the Three-Point Shootout. Schrempf was eliminated in the second round.[6]
Season
- Roy Tarpley received the Sixth Man of the Year Award.[7]
- Mark Aguirre finished 14th in MVP voting.[8]
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game |
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More information Player, GP ...
| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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| Mark Aguirre | 77 | 77 | 33.9 | .475 | .302 | .770 | 5.6 | 3.6 | .9 | .7 | 25.1 |
| Steve Alford | 28 | 0 | 7.0 | .382 | .125 | .941^ | 0.8 | 0.8 | .6 | .1 | 2.1 |
| Uwe Blab | 73 | 1 | 9.0 | .439 | . | .708 | 1.8 | 0.5 | .1 | .4 | 2.2 |
| Rolando Blackman | 71 | 69 | 36.3 | .473 | .000 | .873^ | 3.5 | 3.7 | .9 | .3 | 18.7 |
| Brad Davis | 75 | 12 | 19.7 | .501 | .405† | .843 | 1.4 | 4.0 | .7 | .2 | 7.2 |
| James Donaldson | 81 | 81 | 31.1 | .558 | . | .778 | 9.3 | 0.8 | .5 | 1.3 | 7.0 |
| Jim Farmer | 30 | 0 | 5.2 | .377 | .000 | .900^ | 0.6 | 0.5 | .1 | .0 | 2.0 |
| Derek Harper | 82 | 82 | 37.0 | .459 | .313 | .759 | 3.0 | 7.7 | 2.0 | .4 | 17.0 |
| Sam Perkins | 75 | 75 | 33.3 | .450 | .167 | .822 | 8.0 | 1.6 | 1.0 | .7 | 14.2 |
| Detlef Schrempf | 82 | 4 | 19.4 | .456 | .156 | .756 | 3.4 | 1.9 | .5 | .4 | 8.5 |
| Roy Tarpley | 81 | 9 | 28.5 | .500 | .000 | .740 | 11.8 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 13.5 |
| Bill Wennington | 30 | 0 | 4.2 | .510 | .500† | .632 | 1.3 | 0.1 | .2 | .3 | 2.1 |
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† – Minimum 25 three-pointers made.
^ – Minimum 125 free throws made.
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More information Player, GP ...
| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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| Mark Aguirre | 17 | 17 | 32.8 | .500 | .382 | .698 | 5.9 | 3.3 | .8 | .5 | 21.6 |
| Steve Alford | 4 | 0 | 3.0 | .375 | .000 | . | 0.5 | 0.5 | .0 | .0 | 1.5 |
| Uwe Blab | 3 | 0 | 2.7 | .000 | . | 1.000^ | 0.3 | 0.3 | .0 | .0 | 0.7 |
| Rolando Blackman | 17 | 17 | 39.5 | .483 | .000 | .887 | 3.2 | 4.5 | .9 | .2 | 18.1 |
| Brad Davis | 17 | 0 | 17.4 | .600 | .200 | .923^ | 1.2 | 3.2 | .2 | .3 | 6.4 |
| James Donaldson | 17 | 17 | 29.4 | .654 | . | .595 | 8.6 | 0.7 | .4 | .9 | 9.3 |
| Jim Farmer | 3 | 0 | 3.7 | .333 | . | . | 1.3 | 0.3 | .0 | .0 | 1.3 |
| Derek Harper | 17 | 17 | 35.4 | .441 | .250 | .729 | 2.5 | 7.1 | 1.9 | .3 | 13.5 |
| Sam Perkins | 17 | 17 | 33.6 | .451 | .143 | .803 | 6.6 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 13.5 |
| Detlef Schrempf | 15 | 0 | 18.3 | .465 | .333 | .706 | 3.7 | 1.6 | .5 | .5 | 7.8 |
| Roy Tarpley | 17 | 0 | 33.1 | .519 | .000 | .740 | 12.9 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 17.9 |
| Bill Wennington | 6 | 0 | 2.3 | .000 | . | . | 0.7 | 0.2 | .2 | .0 | 0.0 |
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Subtractions
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| October 30, 1987 | Dennis Nutt | Waived | Real Madrid (Spain) |
| November 17, 1987 | Al Wood | Waived | Basket Mestre (Italy) |
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- "1987-88 Dallas Mavericks Roster and Statistics". basketball-reference.com.
- "1987 NBA DRAFT". thedraftreview.com.
- "Tarpley tabbed". The Times-News.
- "1988 NBA All-Star Game Box Score". basketball-reference.com.
- "1988 NBA All-Star Game Voting". basketball-reference.com.
- "NBA.com: Three-Point Contest All-Time Winners". nba.com/history. Archived from the original on March 7, 2012. Retrieved March 31, 2012.
- "Dallas's Tarpley receives Sixth Man Award". Herald-Journal.
- "1987-88 NBA Awards Voting". basketball-reference.com.
- "1987-88 Dallas Mavericks Transactions". basketball-reference.com.