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1987-88 Seattle Supersonics

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44-38, Finished 3rd in NBA Pacific Division (Game Results)
NBA Season Summary

Scored 111.4 points per game, Allowed 109.3 points per game (Pythagorean W-L: 46-36)
Coached by Bernie Bickerstaff (44-38)

Arena: Seattle Center Coliseum / Attendance: 492,312 (15th of 23 available)

SRS: 1.29 (10th of 23) / Pace Factor: 100.2 (10th of 23)
Offensive Rating: 110.2 (7th of 23) / Defensive Rating: 108.1 (16th of 23)

Playoffs:
Lost NBA Western Conference First Round (3-2) versus Denver Nuggets

1987-88 Statistics / Schedule / Game Log / Splits / Starting Lineups

Team and Opponent Statistics

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G MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS PTS
Team 82 19855 3544 7443 .476 221 638 .346 1826 2442 .748 1313 2314 3627 2146 775 447 1376 2380 9135 111.4
Opponent 82 19855 3298 6798 .485 130 400 .325 2240 2992 .749 1128 2306 3434 1964 606 423 1533 1963 8966 109.3

Player Statistics

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Players who did not spend the entire season with the team may not be included (1961-62 season and before).

Totals

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Rk Player Pos Ht Wt Age G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1 Dale Ellis G-F 6-7 205 27 75 73 2790 764 1519 .503 107 259 .413 303 395 .767 167 173 340 197 74 11 172 221 1938
2 Tom Chambers F-C 6-9 220 28 82 82 2680 611 1364 .448 33 109 .303 419 519 .807 135 355 490 212 87 53 209 297 1674
3 Xavier McDaniel F 6-7 205 24 78 77 2703 687 1407 .488 14 50 .280 281 393 .715 206 312 518 263 96 52 223 230 1669
4 Derrick McKey F-C 6-9 205 21 82 4 1706 255 519 .491 11 30 .367 173 224 .772 115 213 328 107 70 63 108 237 694
5 Nate McMillan G-F 6-5 195 23 82 82 2453 235 496 .474 9 24 .375 145 205 .707 117 221 338 702 169 47 189 238 624
6 Kevin Williams G 6-2 175 26 80 9 1084 199 450 .442 1 7 .143 103 122 .844 61 66 127 96 62 7 68 207 502
7 Russ Schoene F-C 6-10 210 27 81 2 973 208 454 .458 17 58 .293 51 63 .810 78 120 198 53 39 13 57 151 484
8 Alton Lister C-F 7-0 240 29 82 55 1812 173 343 .504 1 2 .500 114 188 .606 200 427 627 58 27 140 90 319 461
9 Olden Polynice C-F 6-11 220 23 82 0 1080 118 254 .465 0 2 .000 101 158 .639 122 208 330 33 32 26 81 215 337
10 Danny Young G 6-3 175 25 77 0 949 89 218 .408 22 77 .286 43 53 .811 18 57 75 218 52 2 37 69 243
11 Sam Vincent G 6-2 185 24 43 0 548 72 152 .474 5 13 .385 46 60 .767 17 32 49 137 21 4 52 63 195
12 Sedale Threatt G 6-2 175 26 26 0 354 84 162 .519 1 7 .143 25 30 .833 11 22 33 53 33 5 19 29 194
13 Clemon Johnson C-F 6-10 240 31 74 26 723 49 105 .467 0 0 22 32 .688 66 108 174 17 13 24 29 104 120

Per Game

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Rk Player Pos Ht Wt Age G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1 Dale Ellis G-F 6-7 205 27 75 73 37.2 10.2 20.3 .503 1.4 3.5 .413 4.0 5.3 .767 2.2 2.3 4.5 2.6 1.0 0.1 2.3 2.9 25.8
2 Xavier McDaniel F 6-7 205 24 78 77 34.7 8.8 18.0 .488 0.2 0.6 .280 3.6 5.0 .715 2.6 4.0 6.6 3.4 1.2 0.7 2.9 2.9 21.4
3 Tom Chambers F-C 6-9 220 28 82 82 32.7 7.5 16.6 .448 0.4 1.3 .303 5.1 6.3 .807 1.6 4.3 6.0 2.6 1.1 0.6 2.5 3.6 20.4
4 Derrick McKey F-C 6-9 205 21 82 4 20.8 3.1 6.3 .491 0.1 0.4 .367 2.1 2.7 .772 1.4 2.6 4.0 1.3 0.9 0.8 1.3 2.9 8.5
5 Nate McMillan G-F 6-5 195 23 82 82 29.9 2.9 6.0 .474 0.1 0.3 .375 1.8 2.5 .707 1.4 2.7 4.1 8.6 2.1 0.6 2.3 2.9 7.6
6 Sedale Threatt G 6-2 175 26 26 0 13.6 3.2 6.2 .519 0.0 0.3 .143 1.0 1.2 .833 0.4 0.8 1.3 2.0 1.3 0.2 0.7 1.1 7.5
7 Kevin Williams G 6-2 175 26 80 9 13.6 2.5 5.6 .442 0.0 0.1 .143 1.3 1.5 .844 0.8 0.8 1.6 1.2 0.8 0.1 0.9 2.6 6.3
8 Russ Schoene F-C 6-10 210 27 81 2 12.0 2.6 5.6 .458 0.2 0.7 .293 0.6 0.8 .810 1.0 1.5 2.4 0.7 0.5 0.2 0.7 1.9 6.0
9 Alton Lister C-F 7-0 240 29 82 55 22.1 2.1 4.2 .504 0.0 0.0 .500 1.4 2.3 .606 2.4 5.2 7.6 0.7 0.3 1.7 1.1 3.9 5.6
10 Sam Vincent G 6-2 185 24 43 0 12.7 1.7 3.5 .474 0.1 0.3 .385 1.1 1.4 .767 0.4 0.7 1.1 3.2 0.5 0.1 1.2 1.5 4.5
11 Olden Polynice C-F 6-11 220 23 82 0 13.2 1.4 3.1 .465 0.0 0.0 .000 1.2 1.9 .639 1.5 2.5 4.0 0.4 0.4 0.3 1.0 2.6 4.1
12 Danny Young G 6-3 175 25 77 0 12.3 1.2 2.8 .408 0.3 1.0 .286 0.6 0.7 .811 0.2 0.7 1.0 2.8 0.7 0.0 0.5 0.9 3.2
13 Clemon Johnson C-F 6-10 240 31 74 26 9.8 0.7 1.4 .467 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.4 .688 0.9 1.5 2.4 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.4 1.4 1.6

Per 36 Minutes

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Rk Player Pos Ht Wt Age G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1 Dale Ellis G-F 6-7 205 27 75 73 2790 9.9 19.6 .503 1.4 3.3 .413 3.9 5.1 .767 2.2 2.2 4.4 2.5 1.0 0.1 2.2 2.9 25.0
2 Tom Chambers F-C 6-9 220 28 82 82 2680 8.2 18.3 .448 0.4 1.5 .303 5.6 7.0 .807 1.8 4.8 6.6 2.8 1.2 0.7 2.8 4.0 22.5
3 Xavier McDaniel F 6-7 205 24 78 77 2703 9.1 18.7 .488 0.2 0.7 .280 3.7 5.2 .715 2.7 4.2 6.9 3.5 1.3 0.7 3.0 3.1 22.2
4 Sedale Threatt G 6-2 175 26 26 0 354 8.5 16.5 .519 0.1 0.7 .143 2.5 3.1 .833 1.1 2.2 3.4 5.4 3.4 0.5 1.9 2.9 19.7
5 Russ Schoene F-C 6-10 210 27 81 2 973 7.7 16.8 .458 0.6 2.1 .293 1.9 2.3 .810 2.9 4.4 7.3 2.0 1.4 0.5 2.1 5.6 17.9
6 Kevin Williams G 6-2 175 26 80 9 1084 6.6 14.9 .442 0.0 0.2 .143 3.4 4.1 .844 2.0 2.2 4.2 3.2 2.1 0.2 2.3 6.9 16.7
7 Derrick McKey F-C 6-9 205 21 82 4 1706 5.4 11.0 .491 0.2 0.6 .367 3.7 4.7 .772 2.4 4.5 6.9 2.3 1.5 1.3 2.3 5.0 14.6
8 Sam Vincent G 6-2 185 24 43 0 548 4.7 10.0 .474 0.3 0.9 .385 3.0 3.9 .767 1.1 2.1 3.2 9.0 1.4 0.3 3.4 4.1 12.8
9 Olden Polynice C-F 6-11 220 23 82 0 1080 3.9 8.5 .465 0.0 0.1 .000 3.4 5.3 .639 4.1 6.9 11.0 1.1 1.1 0.9 2.7 7.2 11.2
10 Nate McMillan G-F 6-5 195 23 82 82 2453 3.4 7.3 .474 0.1 0.4 .375 2.1 3.0 .707 1.7 3.2 5.0 10.3 2.5 0.7 2.8 3.5 9.2
11 Alton Lister C-F 7-0 240 29 82 55 1812 3.4 6.8 .504 0.0 0.0 .500 2.3 3.7 .606 4.0 8.5 12.5 1.2 0.5 2.8 1.8 6.3 9.2
12 Danny Young G 6-3 175 25 77 0 949 3.4 8.3 .408 0.8 2.9 .286 1.6 2.0 .811 0.7 2.2 2.8 8.3 2.0 0.1 1.4 2.6 9.2
13 Clemon Johnson C-F 6-10 240 31 74 26 723 2.4 5.2 .467 0.0 0.0 1.1 1.6 .688 3.3 5.4 8.7 0.8 0.6 1.2 1.4 5.2 6.0

Advanced

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Rk Player Pos Ht Wt Age G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% Usg% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS LS WSAA
1 Dale Ellis G-F 6-7 205 27 75 2790 19.3 .572 .538 6.6 7.2 6.9 11.4 1.3 0.2 9.2 26.8 117 112 20.5 4.5 25 13 6.0
2 Tom Chambers F-C 6-9 220 28 82 2680 16.8 .526 .460 5.5 15.3 10.3 11.9 1.6 1.2 11.6 27.0 108 108 10.1 7.7 18 20 -1.0
3 Nate McMillan G-F 6-5 195 23 82 2453 15.9 .532 .483 5.2 10.4 7.7 35.9 3.3 1.2 24.4 12.7 114 106 9.4 8.7 18 8 5.0
4 Xavier McDaniel F 6-7 205 24 78 2703 18.2 .528 .493 8.4 13.3 10.8 15.2 1.7 1.2 12.4 26.8 108 109 9.9 7.4 17 21 -2.0
5 Alton Lister C-F 7-0 240 29 82 1812 12.0 .541 .506 12.1 27.2 19.5 4.0 0.7 4.8 17.5 11.4 110 104 3.8 7.8 12 6 3.0
6 Derrick McKey F-C 6-9 205 21 82 1706 13.8 .562 .502 7.4 14.4 10.8 8.4 2.0 2.3 14.9 17.1 112 107 5.9 5.7 11 8 1.5
7 Danny Young G 6-3 175 25 77 949 13.3 .503 .459 2.1 6.9 4.4 28.8 2.6 0.1 13.3 11.8 120 109 4.4 2.4 7 4 1.5
8 Kevin Williams G 6-2 175 26 80 1084 12.0 .498 .443 6.2 7.0 6.6 12.5 2.7 0.4 11.9 21.2 106 109 2.3 3.0 5 9 -2.0
9 Russ Schoene F-C 6-10 210 27 81 973 13.5 .502 .477 8.8 14.2 11.4 8.0 1.9 0.8 10.6 22.2 106 108 2.1 2.9 5 8 -1.5
10 Olden Polynice C-F 6-11 220 23 82 1080 9.8 .521 .465 12.4 22.2 17.2 3.9 1.4 1.5 20.0 15.0 101 106 0.5 3.9 4 8 -2.0
11 Sedale Threatt G 6-2 175 26 26 354 20.7 .554 .522 3.4 7.2 5.2 22.9 4.5 0.9 9.8 22.0 117 105 2.2 1.4 4 1 1.5
12 Clemon Johnson C-F 6-10 240 31 74 723 7.1 .504 .467 10.0 17.2 13.5 2.9 0.9 2.1 19.6 8.2 105 108 0.6 2.0 3 4 -0.5
13 Sam Vincent G 6-2 185 24 43 548 13.5 .547 .490 3.4 6.7 5.0 32.8 1.8 0.5 22.6 16.9 109 111 1.7 1.1 3 4 -0.5

Playoffs

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Totals Shooting Per Game
Rk Player Pos Ht Wt Age G MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST
1 Tom Chambers F-C 6-9 220 28 5 168 50 91 0 2 29 35 8 31 11 3 1 13 24 129 .549 .000 .829 33.6 25.8 6.2 2.2
2 Xavier McDaniel F 6-7 205 24 5 180 45 81 4 8 12 24 14 48 25 3 1 11 15 106 .556 .500 .500 36.0 21.2 9.6 5.0
3 Dale Ellis G-F 6-7 205 27 5 172 40 83 3 12 21 29 11 23 15 3 2 12 17 104 .482 .250 .724 34.4 20.8 4.6 3.0
4 Derrick McKey F-C 6-9 205 21 5 109 24 38 2 6 10 17 7 20 8 3 5 5 12 60 .632 .333 .588 21.8 12.0 4.0 1.6
5 Nate McMillan G-F 6-5 195 23 5 127 12 35 0 1 9 14 6 21 33 2 3 8 11 33 .343 .000 .643 25.4 6.6 4.2 6.6
6 Sedale Threatt G 6-2 175 26 5 80 14 34 0 1 4 4 2 11 11 1 0 5 7 32 .412 .000 1.000 16.0 6.4 2.2 2.2
7 Danny Young G 6-3 175 25 5 95 11 21 0 3 10 10 3 10 19 2 2 7 7 32 .524 .000 1.000 19.0 6.4 2.0 3.8
8 Alton Lister C-F 7-0 240 29 5 77 12 17 0 0 4 5 9 29 5 1 5 4 17 28 .706 .800 15.4 5.6 5.8 1.0
9 Russ Schoene F-C 6-10 210 27 5 39 7 12 2 4 0 0 1 7 2 1 0 2 8 16 .583 .500 7.8 3.2 1.4 0.4
10 Kevin Williams G 6-2 175 26 5 70 7 16 0 2 0 0 6 8 9 3 0 4 15 14 .438 .000 14.0 2.8 1.6 1.8
11 Olden Polynice C-F 6-11 220 23 5 44 5 11 0 0 0 2 2 8 0 3 0 1 6 10 .455 .000 8.8 2.0 1.6 0.0
12 Clemon Johnson C-F 6-10 240 31 5 39 3 7 0 0 1 2 0 7 0 1 1 2 10 7 .429 .500 7.8 1.4 1.4 0.0

Salaries

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Rk Player Salary
1 Tom Chambers $950,000
2 Xavier McDaniel $875,000
3 Alton Lister $835,000
4 Clemon Johnson $502,000
5 Sam Vincent $392,500
6 Olden Polynice $350,000
7 Dale Ellis $325,000
8 Sedale Threatt $270,000
9 Russ Schoene $250,000
10 Danny Young $130,000
11 Nate McMillan $129,000
12 Kevin Williams $125,000
Estimated salaries are marked with an asterisk (*)