1987–88 Dallas Mavericks season
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) |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Local media | |
Television | KTVT (Allen Stone, Dave Barnett) Home Sports Entertainment (Allen Stone, Norm Hitzges) |
Radio | WBAP (Allen Stone, Dave Barnett) |
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]
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.
NBA draft
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 |
Roster
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Regular season
Standings
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 |
Record vs. opponents
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 | — |
Game log
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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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1987–88 schedule |
Playoffs
Game log
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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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1988 schedule |
Awards and honors
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]
Player statistics
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 |
Season
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 |
† – Minimum 25 three-pointers made.
^ – Minimum 125 free throws made.
Playoffs
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 |
^ – Minimum 10 free throws made.
Transactions
Free agents
Subtractions
Date | Player | Reason Left | New Team |
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October 30, 1987 | Dennis Nutt | Waived | Real Madrid (Spain) |
November 17, 1987 | Al Wood | Waived | Basket Mestre (Italy) |
References
- ^ "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.