1987–88_Milwaukee_Bucks_season
1987–88 Milwaukee Bucks season
NBA professional basketball team season
The 1987-88 NBA season was the Bucks' 20th season in the NBA.[1] The Bucks finished fourth in the Central Division with a 42–40 record. In the first round of the playoffs, they lost in five games to the Atlanta Hawks. This was also their final season playing at MECCA Arena.
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1987–88 Milwaukee Bucks season | |||
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Head coach | Del Harris | ||
General manager | Del Harris | ||
Owner(s) | Herb Kohl | ||
Arena | MECCA Arena | ||
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Record | 42–40 (.512) | ||
Place | Division: 4th (Central) Conference: 5th (Eastern) | ||
Playoff finish | First round (lost to Hawks 2–3) | ||
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |||
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Main article: 1987 NBA draft
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Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College |
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2 | 32 | Bob McCann | PF | United States | Morehead State |
2 | 40 | Winston Garland | PG | United States | Missouri State |
3 | 64 | J. J. Weber | United States | Wisconsin | |
4 | 87 | Darryl Bedford | United States | Austin Peay State | |
5 | 110 | Brian Vaughns | United States | UC Santa Barbara | |
6 | 133 | Gay Elmore | SF | United States | Virginia Military Institute |
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Season standings
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W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | |
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y-Detroit Pistons | 54 | 28 | .659 | – | 34–7 | 20–21 | 20–10 |
x-Chicago Bulls | 50 | 32 | .610 | 4 | 30–11 | 20–21 | 16–13 |
x-Atlanta Hawks | 50 | 32 | .610 | 4 | 30-11 | 20-21 | 16–13 |
x-Milwaukee Bucks | 42 | 40 | .512 | 12 | 30–11 | 12–29 | 13–17 |
x-Cleveland Cavaliers | 42 | 40 | .512 | 12 | 31–10 | 11–30 | 11–19 |
Indiana Pacers | 38 | 44 | .463 | 16 | 25–16 | 13–28 | 13–17 |
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Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
1 | c-Boston Celtics | 57 | 25 | .695 | – |
2 | y-Detroit Pistons | 54 | 28 | .659 | 3 |
3 | x-Chicago Bulls | 50 | 32 | .610 | 7 |
4 | x-Atlanta Hawks | 50 | 32 | .610 | 7 |
5 | x-Milwaukee Bucks | 42 | 40 | .512 | 15 |
6 | x-Cleveland Cavaliers | 42 | 40 | .512 | 15 |
7 | x-Washington Bullets | 38 | 44 | .463 | 19 |
8 | x-New York Knicks | 38 | 44 | .463 | 19 |
9 | Indiana Pacers | 38 | 44 | .463 | 19 |
10 | Philadelphia 76ers | 36 | 46 | .439 | 21 |
11 | New Jersey Nets | 19 | 63 | .232 | 38 |
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- z - clinched division title
- y - clinched division title
- x - clinched playoff spot
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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November: 9–4 (home: 6–1; road: 3–3)
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December: 6–6 (home: 4–3; road: 2–3)
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January: 6–9 (home: 4–2; road: 2–7)
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February: 8–5 (home: 5–2; road: 3–3)
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March: 9–7 (home: 7–1; road: 2–6)
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April: 4–9 (home: 4–2; road: 0–7)
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Eastern Conference First Round: 2–3 (home: 2–0; road: 0–3)
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Source:[2]
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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Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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Terry Cummings | 76 | 76 | 34.6 | 48.5 | 33.3 | 66.5 | 7.3 | 2.4 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 21.3 |
Jack Sikma | 82 | 82 | 35.6 | 48.6 | 21.4 | 92.2 | 8.6 | 3.4 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 16.5 |
Ricky Pierce | 37 | 0 | 26.1 | 51.0 | 21.4 | 87.7 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 16.4 |
Paul Pressey | 75 | 75 | 33.1 | 49.1 | 20.5 | 79.8 | 5.0 | 7.0 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 13.1 |
Randy Breuer | 81 | 73 | 27.9 | 49.5 | 0.0 | 65.7 | 6.8 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 12.0 |
Sidney Moncrief | 56 | 51 | 25.5 | 48.9 | 16.1 | 83.7 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 10.8 |
Craig Hodges | 43 | 0 | 22.9 | 44.9 | 46.6 | 82.1 | 1.1 | 2.5 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 9.2 |
John Lucas | 81 | 22 | 21.8 | 44.5 | 33.8 | 80.2 | 2.0 | 4.8 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 9.2 |
Jerry Reynolds | 62 | 21 | 18.7 | 44.9 | 42.9 | 77.3 | 2.6 | 1.7 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 8.0 |
Larry Krystkowiak | 50 | 7 | 21.0 | 48.1 | 0.0 | 81.1 | 4.6 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 7.2 |
Paul Mokeski | 60 | 0 | 14.1 | 47.6 | 0.0 | 70.8 | 3.7 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 4.2 |
Dave Hoppen | 3 | 0 | 11.7 | 36.4 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 2.3 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.7 |
Pace Mannion | 35 | 1 | 13.6 | 40.7 | 16.7 | 67.6 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 3.5 |
Jay Humphries | 18 | 0 | 14.0 | 37.0 | 0.0 | 64.3 | 1.3 | 2.3 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 2.7 |
Charles Davis | 5 | 0 | 7.8 | 33.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 2.4 |
Conner Henry | 14 | 2 | 10.4 | 31.7 | 33.3 | 57.1 | 1.4 | 2.1 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 2.3 |
John Stroeder | 41 | 0 | 6.6 | 36.7 | 0.0 | 66.7 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 1.9 |
Andre Moore | 3 | 0 | 5.3 | 66.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.3 |
Rickie Winslow | 7 | 0 | 6.4 | 23.1 | 0.0 | 50.0 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
Dudley Bradley | 2 | 0 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
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Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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Terry Cummings | 5 | 5 | 38.6 | 56.2 | 0.0 | 65.9 | 7.8 | 2.6 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 25.8 |
Jack Sikma | 5 | 5 | 38.0 | 46.1 | 0.0 | 83.3 | 12.4 | 2.6 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 19.0 |
Sidney Moncrief | 5 | 5 | 34.6 | 48.0 | 100.0 | 96.3 | 3.8 | 5.2 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 15.0 |
Paul Pressey | 5 | 5 | 35.6 | 46.0 | 33.3 | 76.7 | 3.8 | 6.6 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 14.0 |
Ricky Pierce | 5 | 0 | 21.0 | 47.2 | 20.0 | 88.9 | 2.8 | 1.8 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 11.8 |
Larry Krystkowiak | 5 | 5 | 32.6 | 44.8 | 0.0 | 88.9 | 6.8 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 8.4 |
John Lucas | 5 | 0 | 16.0 | 37.0 | 23.1 | 66.7 | 1.6 | 3.8 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 5.8 |
Randy Breuer | 4 | 0 | 11.8 | 56.3 | 0.0 | 16.7 | 3.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 4.8 |
Paul Mokeski | 4 | 0 | 10.0 | 35.7 | 0.0 | 66.7 | 2.3 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 3.5 |
John Stroeder | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 |
Jerry Reynolds | 3 | 0 | 4.0 | 66.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.7 |
Jay Humphries | 2 | 0 | 9.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
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Trades
November 18, 1987 [3] |
To Milwaukee Bucks---- | To San Antonio Spurs---- |
February 25, 1988 | To Milwaukee Bucks---- | To Phoenix Suns---- |
Free agents
Player | Signed | Former team |
Pace Mannion | October 8, 1987 | New Jersey Nets |
John Stroeder | October 8, 1987 | Rapid City Thrillers |
- "1987-88 Milwaukee Bucks Roster and Stats". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved June 5, 2021.