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1987-88 Dallas Mavericks Schedule and Results

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Record: 53-29, Finished 2nd in NBA Midwest Division (Schedule and Results)
Coach: John MacLeod (53-29)

PTS/G: 109.3 (7th of 23) ▪ Opp PTS/G: 104.9 (6th of 23)
SRS: 3.59 (6th of 23) ▪ Pace: 97.0 (20th of 23)
Off Rtg: 112.2 (3rd of 23) ▪ Def Rtg: 107.7 (15th of 23)
Expected W-L: 52-30 (4th of 23)

Arena: Reunion Arena ▪ Attendance: 695,592 (4th of 23)

Playoffs:
Lost NBA Western Conference Finals (4-3) versus Los Angeles Lakers
Won NBA Western Conference Semifinals (4-2) versus Denver Nuggets
Won NBA Western Conference First Round (3-1) versus Houston Rockets

Regular Season

G Date Opponent Tm Opp W L Streak Notes
1 Fri, Nov 6, 1987 Box Score Utah Jazz W 95 93 1 0 W 1
2 Sat, Nov 7, 1987 Box Score @ San Antonio Spurs L 106 130 1 1 L 1
3 Tue, Nov 10, 1987 Box Score @ Seattle SuperSonics W 117 101 2 1 W 1
4 Wed, Nov 11, 1987 Box Score @ Utah Jazz L 92 121 2 2 L 1
5 Fri, Nov 13, 1987 Box Score Seattle SuperSonics L 95 103 2 3 L 2
6 Sat, Nov 14, 1987 Box Score Portland Trail Blazers W 127 116 3 3 W 1
7 Wed, Nov 18, 1987 Box Score Los Angeles Clippers W 97 87 4 3 W 2
8 Fri, Nov 20, 1987 Box Score @ Los Angeles Lakers L 116 119 4 4 L 1
9 Sat, Nov 21, 1987 Box Score @ Sacramento Kings W 103 96 5 4 W 1
10 Wed, Nov 25, 1987 Box Score Detroit Pistons W 113 107 6 4 W 2
11 Fri, Nov 27, 1987 Box Score Chicago Bulls W 94 93 7 4 W 3
12 Sat, Nov 28, 1987 Box Score @ Denver Nuggets L 98 106 7 5 L 1
13 Fri, Dec 4, 1987 Box Score Golden State Warriors W 116 95 8 5 W 1
14 Sat, Dec 5, 1987 Box Score Denver Nuggets W 109 96 9 5 W 2
15 Wed, Dec 9, 1987 Box Score Sacramento Kings W 125 98 10 5 W 3
16 Fri, Dec 11, 1987 Box Score Phoenix Suns W OT 108 104 11 5 W 4
17 Sun, Dec 13, 1987 Box Score @ Milwaukee Bucks W 113 99 12 5 W 5
18 Tue, Dec 15, 1987 Box Score @ Cleveland Cavaliers L 93 106 12 6 L 1
19 Wed, Dec 16, 1987 Box Score @ New Jersey Nets W OT 109 105 13 6 W 1
20 Fri, Dec 18, 1987 Box Score @ Detroit Pistons L 112 117 13 7 L 1
G Date Opponent Tm Opp W L Streak Notes
21 Sat, Dec 19, 1987 Box Score @ Philadelphia 76ers L 90 95 13 8 L 2
22 Tue, Dec 22, 1987 Box Score @ Chicago Bulls W 111 100 14 8 W 1
23 Wed, Dec 23, 1987 Box Score @ Indiana Pacers W 110 109 15 8 W 2
24 Sat, Dec 26, 1987 Box Score Houston Rockets W 105 100 16 8 W 3
25 Tue, Dec 29, 1987 Box Score Sacramento Kings W 126 117 17 8 W 4
26 Sat, Jan 2, 1988 Box Score @ San Antonio Spurs W 116 109 18 8 W 5
27 Mon, Jan 4, 1988 Box Score @ Houston Rockets L 107 117 18 9 L 1
28 Wed, Jan 6, 1988 Box Score @ Los Angeles Lakers L 89 103 18 10 L 2
29 Thu, Jan 7, 1988 Box Score @ Phoenix Suns W 105 91 19 10 W 1
30 Sat, Jan 9, 1988 Box Score @ Golden State Warriors W 115 99 20 10 W 2
31 Wed, Jan 13, 1988 Box Score Indiana Pacers W 110 108 21 10 W 3
32 Sat, Jan 16, 1988 Box Score Atlanta Hawks L 98 101 21 11 L 1
33 Mon, Jan 18, 1988 Box Score @ Los Angeles Clippers W 99 87 22 11 W 1
34 Tue, Jan 19, 1988 Box Score @ Portland Trail Blazers W 120 116 23 11 W 2
35 Fri, Jan 22, 1988 Box Score Los Angeles Clippers W 110 87 24 11 W 3
36 Sat, Jan 23, 1988 Box Score Milwaukee Bucks W 113 97 25 11 W 4
37 Tue, Jan 26, 1988 Box Score San Antonio Spurs W 128 111 26 11 W 5
38 Wed, Jan 27, 1988 Box Score @ Phoenix Suns W 121 102 27 11 W 6
39 Fri, Jan 29, 1988 Box Score Seattle SuperSonics W 117 109 28 11 W 7
40 Sat, Jan 30, 1988 Box Score Houston Rockets L 92 108 28 12 L 1
G Date Opponent Tm Opp W L Streak Notes
41 Mon, Feb 1, 1988 Box Score New Jersey Nets L 103 108 28 13 L 2
42 Wed, Feb 3, 1988 Box Score @ Denver Nuggets L 105 115 28 14 L 3
43 Thu, Feb 4, 1988 Box Score @ Sacramento Kings L 101 118 28 15 L 4
44 Tue, Feb 9, 1988 Box Score Utah Jazz W 124 93 29 15 W 1
45 Wed, Feb 10, 1988 Box Score @ Utah Jazz L 80 93 29 16 L 1
46 Fri, Feb 12, 1988 Box Score Boston Celtics L 104 105 29 17 L 2
47 Sun, Feb 14, 1988 Box Score @ Los Angeles Clippers W 110 100 30 17 W 1
48 Mon, Feb 15, 1988 Box Score @ Seattle SuperSonics W OT 128 122 31 17 W 2
49 Wed, Feb 17, 1988 Box Score Washington Bullets W 123 108 32 17 W 3
50 Fri, Feb 19, 1988 Box Score Golden State Warriors W 113 100 33 17 W 4
51 Mon, Feb 22, 1988 Box Score Phoenix Suns W 114 107 34 17 W 5
52 Wed, Feb 24, 1988 Box Score Cleveland Cavaliers W 93 89 35 17 W 6
53 Thu, Feb 25, 1988 Box Score @ Houston Rockets W 108 106 36 17 W 7
54 Sat, Feb 27, 1988 Box Score Philadelphia 76ers W 100 91 37 17 W 8
55 Mon, Feb 29, 1988 Box Score Denver Nuggets W 123 96 38 17 W 9
56 Wed, Mar 2, 1988 Box Score Sacramento Kings W 115 90 39 17 W 10
57 Fri, Mar 4, 1988 Box Score Houston Rockets W 118 110 40 17 W 11
58 Sun, Mar 6, 1988 Box Score Los Angeles Lakers L 97 108 40 18 L 1
59 Tue, Mar 8, 1988 Box Score Portland Trail Blazers L 110 112 40 19 L 2
60 Sat, Mar 12, 1988 Box Score @ Los Angeles Lakers W 110 101 41 19 W 1
G Date Opponent Tm Opp W L Streak Notes
61 Mon, Mar 14, 1988 Box Score Golden State Warriors W 121 101 42 19 W 2
62 Wed, Mar 16, 1988 Box Score @ Utah Jazz L 105 120 42 20 L 1
63 Fri, Mar 18, 1988 Box Score @ Los Angeles Clippers W 106 98 43 20 W 1
64 Sun, Mar 20, 1988 Box Score @ Portland Trail Blazers L 99 105 43 21 L 1
65 Tue, Mar 22, 1988 Box Score New York Knicks W 124 105 44 21 W 1
66 Fri, Mar 25, 1988 Box Score Portland Trail Blazers W 106 101 45 21 W 2
67 Sat, Mar 26, 1988 Box Score San Antonio Spurs W 131 112 46 21 W 3
68 Mon, Mar 28, 1988 Box Score @ New York Knicks L 106 114 46 22 L 1
69 Tue, Mar 29, 1988 Box Score @ Atlanta Hawks L 106 120 46 23 L 2
70 Fri, Apr 1, 1988 Box Score @ Washington Bullets L 103 118 46 24 L 3
71 Sun, Apr 3, 1988 Box Score @ Boston Celtics L 101 110 46 25 L 4
72 Wed, Apr 6, 1988 Box Score Phoenix Suns W 119 93 47 25 W 1
73 Fri, Apr 8, 1988 Box Score Utah Jazz W 118 95 48 25 W 2
74 Sat, Apr 9, 1988 Box Score Denver Nuggets W 135 109 49 25 W 3
75 Tue, Apr 12, 1988 Box Score @ Sacramento Kings W 104 96 50 25 W 4
76 Wed, Apr 13, 1988 Box Score @ Golden State Warriors L 110 112 50 26 L 1
77 Fri, Apr 15, 1988 Box Score @ Seattle SuperSonics L 88 115 50 27 L 2
78 Sun, Apr 17, 1988 Box Score @ Denver Nuggets L 122 133 50 28 L 3
79 Tue, Apr 19, 1988 Box Score @ Houston Rockets W 104 96 51 28 W 1
80 Wed, Apr 20, 1988 Box Score Los Angeles Lakers L 107 114 51 29 L 1
G Date Opponent Tm Opp W L Streak Notes
81 Fri, Apr 22, 1988 Box Score San Antonio Spurs W 127 96 52 29 W 1
82 Sun, Apr 24, 1988 Box Score @ San Antonio Spurs W 119 109 53 29 W 2

Playoffs

G Date Opponent Tm Opp W L Streak Notes
1 Thu, Apr 28, 1988 Box Score Houston Rockets W 120 110 1 0 W 1
2 Sat, Apr 30, 1988 Box Score Houston Rockets L 108 119 1 1 L 1
3 Tue, May 3, 1988 Box Score @ Houston Rockets W 93 92 2 1 W 1
4 Thu, May 5, 1988 Box Score @ Houston Rockets W 107 97 3 1 W 2
G Date Opponent Tm Opp W L Streak Notes
5 Tue, May 10, 1988 Box Score @ Denver Nuggets L 115 126 3 2 L 1
6 Thu, May 12, 1988 Box Score @ Denver Nuggets W 112 108 4 2 W 1
7 Sat, May 14, 1988 Box Score Denver Nuggets L 105 107 4 3 L 1
8 Sun, May 15, 1988 Box Score Denver Nuggets W 124 103 5 3 W 1
9 Tue, May 17, 1988 Box Score @ Denver Nuggets W 110 106 6 3 W 2
10 Thu, May 19, 1988 Box Score Denver Nuggets W 108 95 7 3 W 3
G Date Opponent Tm Opp W L Streak Notes
11 Mon, May 23, 1988 Box Score @ Los Angeles Lakers L 98 113 7 4 L 1
12 Wed, May 25, 1988 Box Score @ Los Angeles Lakers L 101 123 7 5 L 2
13 Fri, May 27, 1988 Box Score Los Angeles Lakers W 106 94 8 5 W 1
14 Sun, May 29, 1988 Box Score Los Angeles Lakers W 118 104 9 5 W 2
15 Tue, May 31, 1988 Box Score @ Los Angeles Lakers L 102 119 9 6 L 1
16 Thu, Jun 2, 1988 Box Score Los Angeles Lakers W 105 103 10 6 W 1
17 Sat, Jun 4, 1988 Box Score @ Los Angeles Lakers L 102 117 10 7 L 1