Full NBA season
1987-88
Explore the indexed regular season, conference races, divisions, and every playoff matchup from the 1987-88 NBA season.
1023indexed games
15playoff series
Postseason map
Playoff bracket
Follow every series from the opening round toward the NBA Finals.
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First round
Conference semifinals
Conference finals
NBA Finals
Season honors
Awards and leaders
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Midseason showcase
All-Star weekend
The event format follows what the league actually used that season, from East–West and captain drafts to multi-game tournaments.
East vs West
The classic conference matchup
The Eastern and Western Conference selections met in the traditional NBA All-Star Game format.
Selected rosters
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Regular season
Conference standings
Western Conference
Conference standings| Seed | Team | W | L | Pct | PF/G | PA/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Los Angeles Lakers | 62 | 20 | .756 | 112.8 | 107.0 |
| 2 | Denver Nuggets | 54 | 28 | .659 | 116.7 | 112.7 |
| 4 | Dallas Mavericks | 53 | 29 | .646 | 109.3 | 104.9 |
| 3 | Portland Trail Blazers | 53 | 29 | .646 | 116.1 | 111.5 |
| 6 | Utah Jazz | 47 | 35 | .573 | 108.5 | 104.8 |
| 5 | Houston Rockets | 46 | 36 | .561 | 109.0 | 107.6 |
| 7 | Seattle SuperSonics | 44 | 38 | .537 | 111.4 | 109.3 |
| 8 | San Antonio Spurs | 31 | 51 | .378 | 113.6 | 118.5 |
| — | Phoenix Suns | 28 | 54 | .341 | 108.5 | 113.0 |
| — | Sacramento Kings | 24 | 58 | .293 | 108.0 | 113.7 |
| — | Golden State Warriors | 20 | 62 | .244 | 107.0 | 115.3 |
| — | Los Angeles Clippers | 17 | 65 | .207 | 98.8 | 109.1 |
Eastern Conference
Conference standings| Seed | Team | W | L | Pct | PF/G | PA/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boston Celtics | 57 | 25 | .695 | 113.6 | 107.6 |
| 2 | Detroit Pistons | 54 | 28 | .659 | 109.2 | 104.1 |
| 3 | Chicago Bulls | 50 | 32 | .610 | 105.0 | 101.6 |
| 4 | Atlanta Hawks | 50 | 32 | .610 | 107.9 | 104.3 |
| 6 | Cleveland Cavaliers | 42 | 40 | .512 | 104.4 | 103.7 |
| 5 | Milwaukee Bucks | 42 | 40 | .512 | 106.1 | 105.5 |
| 7 | Washington Bullets | 38 | 44 | .463 | 105.5 | 106.3 |
| 8 | New York Knicks | 38 | 44 | .463 | 105.5 | 106.0 |
| — | Indiana Pacers | 38 | 44 | .463 | 104.6 | 105.4 |
| — | Philadelphia 76ers | 36 | 46 | .439 | 105.7 | 107.1 |
| — | New Jersey Nets | 19 | 63 | .232 | 100.4 | 108.5 |
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