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1987–88 Dallas Mavericks season
NBA professional basketball team season
NBA professional basketball team season
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The 1987–88 Dallas Mavericks season was the eighth season for the Dallas Mavericks in the National Basketball Association. After the resignation of Dick Motta, the Mavericks hired John MacLeod as their new head coach.
Under MacLeod, the Mavericks got off to an 18–8 start to the regular season, then posted a 7-game winning streak in January, and held a 28–15 record at the All-Star break. The team then posted an 11-game winning streak between February and March, and finished in second place in the Midwest Division with a 53–29 record, earning the third seed in the Western Conference.
Mark Aguirre averaged 25.1 points, 5.6 rebounds and 3.6 assists per game, while Rolando Blackman averaged 18.7 points and 3.7 assists per game, and Derek Harper provided the team with 17.0 points, 7.7 assists and 2.0 steals per game. In addition, Sam Perkins contributed 14.2 points and 8.0 rebounds per game, while second-year forward Roy Tarpley provided with 13.5 points and 11.8 rebounds per game off the bench, and was named the NBA Sixth Man of the Year, and James Donaldson averaged 7.0 points, 9.3 rebounds and 1.3 blocks per game. Also off the bench, Detlef Schrempf contributed 8.5 points and 3.4 rebounds per game, and Brad Davis provided with 7.2 points and 4.0 assists per game.
During the NBA All-Star weekend at the Chicago Stadium in Chicago, Illinois, Aguirre and Donaldson were both selected for the 1988 NBA All-Star Game, as members of the Western Conference All-Star team; it was Donaldson's first and only All-Star appearance. Meanwhile, Schrempf participated in the NBA Three-Point Shootout for the second consecutive year, despite only making 5 out of 32 three-point field-goal attempts, while shooting .156 in three-point field-goal percentage during the regular season.
Aguirre finished tied in 14th place in Most Valuable Player voting, while Perkins finished tied in eighth place in Defensive Player of the Year voting, and Tarpley finished tied in eighth place in Most Improved Player voting.
In the Western Conference First Round of the 1988 NBA playoffs, the Mavericks defeated the Houston Rockets in four games, and then defeated the 2nd-seeded Denver Nuggets in six games in the Western Conference Semi-finals. The Mavericks made their first appearance in the Western Conference Finals, where they lost to the defending NBA champion Los Angeles Lakers in a hard-fought seven-game series. The Lakers would defeat the Detroit Pistons in seven games in the 1988 NBA Finals, winning their second consecutive NBA championship.
NBA draft
Main article: 1987 NBA draft
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
- John MacLeod
- Richie Adubato
- Garfield Heard
- Clifford Ray
- Doug Atkinson
Regular season
Standings
Game log
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 1 | November 6, 1988 7:30p.m. CST | Utah | W 95–93 | Aguirre (31) | Donaldson (13) | Alford Blackman (5) | Reunion Arena 17,007 | 1–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 2 | November 7, 1987 | @ San Antonio | L 106–130 | | | | HemisFair Arena | 1–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 3 | November 10, 1987 9:30p.m. CST | @ Seattle | W 117–101 | Aguirre (25) | Aguirre (8) | Harper (16) | Seattle Center Coliseum 10,447 | 2–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 4 | November 11, 1987 8:30p.m. CST | @ Utah | L 92–121 | Aguirre (21) | Tarpley (14) | Schrempf (4) | Salt Palace 12,212 | 2–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 5 | November 13, 1987 7:00p.m. CST | Seattle | L 95–103 | Blackman, Perkins (19) | Donaldson (9) | Harper (7) | Reunion Arena 17,007 | 2–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 6 | November 14, 1987 | Portland | W 127–116 | | | | Reunion Arena | 3–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 7 | November 18, 1987 | L.A. Clippers | W 97–87 | | | | Reunion Arena | 4–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 8 | November 20, 1987 9:30p.m. CST | @ L.A. Lakers | L 116–119 | Aguirre (35) | Blackman (7) | Davis (8) | The Forum 17,505 | 4–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 9 | November 21, 1987 | @ Sacramento | W 103–96 | | | | ARCO Arena | 5–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 10 | November 25, 1987 7:30p.m. CST | Detroit | W 113–107 | Blackman (30) | Perkins (12) | Harper (10) | Reunion Arena 17,007 | 6–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 11 | November 27, 1987 7:00p.m. CST | Chicago | W 94–93 | Aguirre (26) | Tarpley (10) | Harper (11) | Reunion Arena 17,007 | 7–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 12 | November 28, 1987 8:30p.m. CST | @ Denver | L 98–106 | Blackman (28) | Tarpley (18) | Harper (7) | McNichols Sports Arena 13,400 | 7–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 13 | December 4, 1987 | Golden State | W 116–95 | | | | Reunion Arena | 8–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 14 | December 5, 1987 7:30p.m. CST | Denver | W 109–96 | Aguirre (35) | Aguirre (11) | Blackman (9) | Reunion Arena 17,007 | 9–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 15 | December 9, 1987 | Sacramento | W 125–98 | | | | Reunion Arena | 10–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 16 | December 11, 1987 | Phoenix | W 108–104 | | | | Reunion Arena | 11–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 17 | December 13, 1987 7:30p.m. CST | @ Milwaukee | W 113–99 | Perkins (21) | Donaldson (9) | Harper (11) | MECCA Arena 11,052 | 12–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 18 | December 15, 1987 6:30p.m. CST | @ Cleveland | L 93–106 | Harper (21) | Donaldson (12) | Aguirre, Blackman, Harper (4) | Richfield Coliseum 6,852 | 12–6 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 19 | December 16, 1987 | @ New Jersey | W 109–105 (OT) | | | | Brendan Byrne Arena | 13–6 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 20 | December 18, 1987 6:30p.m. CST | @ Detroit | L 112–117 | Aguirre (35) | Donaldson (12) | Harper (7) | Pontiac Silverdome 19,426 | 13–7 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 21 | December 19, 1987 | @ Philadelphia | L 90–95 | | | | The Spectrum | 13–8 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 22 | December 22, 1987 7:00p.m. CST | @ Chicago | W 111–100 | Aguirre (32) | Donaldson (18) | Blackman, Harper (9) | Chicago Stadium 18,103 | 14–8 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 23 | December 23, 1987 | @ Indiana | W 110–109 | | | | Market Square Arena | 15–8 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 24 | December 26, 1987 | Houston | W 105–100 | | | | Reunion Arena | 16–8 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 25 | December 29, 1987 | Sacramento | W 126–117 | | | | Reunion Arena | 17–8 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 26 | January 2, 1988 | @ San Antonio | W 116–109 | | | | HemisFair Arena | 18–8 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 27 | January 4, 1988 | @ Houston | L 107–117 | | | | The Summit | 18–9 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 28 | January 6, 1988 9:30p.m. CST | @ L.A. Lakers | L 89–103 | Aguirre (29) | Donaldson (12) | Harper (11) | The Forum 17,505 | 18–10 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 29 | January 7, 1988 | @ Phoenix | W 105–91 | | | | Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum | 19–10 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 30 | January 9, 1988 | @ Golden State | W 115–99 | | | | Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena | 20–10 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 31 | January 13, 1988 | Indiana | W 110–108 | | | | Reunion Arena | 21–10 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 32 | January 16, 1988 12:30p.m. CST | Atlanta | L 98–101 | Aguirre (32) | Tarpley (8) | Harper (11) | Reunion Arena 17,007 | 21–11 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 33 | January 18, 1988 9:30p.m. CST | @ L.A. Clippers | W 99–87 | | | | Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena | 22–11 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 34 | January 19, 1988 | @ Portland | W 120–116 | | | | Memorial Coliseum | 23–11 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 35 | January 22, 1988 | L.A. Clippers | W 110–87 | | | | Reunion Arena | 24–11 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 36 | January 23, 1988 7:30p.m. CST | Milwaukee | W 113–97 | Aguirre (35) | Donaldson, Tarpley (14) | Harper (12) | Reunion Arena 17,007 | 25–11 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 37 | January 26, 1988 | San Antonio | W 128–111 | | | | Reunion Arena | 26–11 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 38 | January 27, 1988 | @ Phoenix | W 121–102 | | | | Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum | 27–11 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 39 | January 29, 1988 7:30p.m. CST | Seattle | W 117–109 | Aguirre (29) | Donaldson (10) | Harper (5) | Reunion Arena 17,007 | 28–11 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 40 | January 30, 1988 | Houston | L 92–108 | | | | Reunion Arena | 28–12 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 41 | February 1, 1988 | New Jersey | L 103–108 | | | | Reunion Arena | 28–13 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 42 | February 3, 1988 8:30p.m. CST | @ Denver | L 105–115 | Aguirre (27) | Donaldson (15) | Harper (7) | McNichols Sports Arena 10,667 | 28–14 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 43 | February 4, 1988 | @ Sacramento | L 101–118 | | | | ARCO Arena | 28–15 |- align="center" |- style="background:#cfc;" |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 44 | February 9, 1988 7:00p.m. CST | Utah | W 124–93 | Harper (21) | Tarpley (13) | Aguirre (8) | Reunion Arena 17,007 | 29–15 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 45 | February 10, 1988 8:30p.m. CST | @ Utah | L 80–93 | Blackman (18) | Tarpley (17) | Harper (6) | Salt Palace 12,444 | 29–16 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 46 | February 12, 1988 7:30p.m. CST | Boston | L 104–105 | Aguirre (38) | Tarpley (14) | Harper (10) | Reunion Arena 17,007 | 29–17 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 47 | February 14, 1988 | @ L.A. Clippers | W 110–100 | | | | Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena | 30–17 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 48 | February 15, 1988 8:00p.m. CST | @ Seattle | W 128–122 (2OT) | Blackman (28) | Donaldson (13) | Blackman (7) | Seattle Center Coliseum 13,492 | 31–17 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 49 | February 17, 1988 7:30p.m. CST | Washington | W 123–108 | Aguirre (35) | Tarpley (19) | Harper (11) | Reunion Arena 17,007 | 32–17 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 50 | February 19, 1988 7:30p.m. CST | Golden State | W 113–100 | | | | Reunion Arena | 33–17 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 51 | February 22, 1988 7:30p.m. CST | Phoenix | W 114–107 | | | | Reunion Arena | 34–17 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 52 | February 24, 1988 7:30p.m. CST | Cleveland | W 93–89 | Blackman (26) | Tarpley (9) | Davis, Harper (5) | Reunion Arena 17,007 | 35–17 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 53 | February 25, 1988 | @ Houston | W 108–106 | | | | The Summit | 36–17 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 54 | February 27, 1988 | Philadelphia | W 100–91 | | | | Reunion Arena | 37–17 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 55 | February 29, 1988 7:30p.m. CST | Denver | W 123–96 | Aguirre, Perkins (22) | Tarpley (21) | Aguirre (9) | Reunion Arena 17,007 | 38–17 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 56 | March 2, 1988 | Sacramento | W 115–90 | | | | Reunion Arena | 39–17 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 57 | March 4, 1988 7:00p.m. CST | Houston | W 118–110 | | | | Reunion Arena | 40–17 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 58 | March 6, 1988 1:00p.m. CST | L.A. Lakers | L 97–108 | Aguirre (27) | Donaldson (12) | Davis, Harper (6) | Reunion Arena 17,007 | 40–18 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 59 | March 8, 1988 | Portland | L 110–112 | | | | Reunion Arena | 41–19 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 60 | March 12, 1988 10:00p.m. CST | @ L.A. Lakers | W 110–101 | Aguirre (21) | Tarpley (21) | Aguirre, Davis (5) | The Forum 17,505 | 41–19 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 61 | March 14, 1988 | Golden State | W 121–101 | | | | Reunion Arena | 42–19 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 62 | March 16, 1988 8:30p.m. CST | @ Utah | L 105–120 | Aguirre (29) | Perkins (10) | Harper (7) | Salt Palace 12,444 | 42–20 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 63 | March 18, 1988 | @ L.A. Clippers | W 106–98 | | | | Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena | 43–20 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 64 | March 20, 1988 | @ Portland | L 99–105 | | | | Memorial Coliseum | 43–21 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 65 | March 22, 1988 7:30p.m. CST | New York | W 124–105 | | | | Reunion Arena | 44–21 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 66 | March 25, 1988 | Portland | W 106–101 | | | | Reunion Arena | 45–21 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 67 | March 26, 1988 | San Antonio | W 131–112 | | | | Reunion Arena | 46–21 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 68 | March 28, 1988 6:30p.m. CST | @ New York | L 106–114 | | | | Madison Square Garden | 46–22 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 69 | March 29, 1988 7:00p.m. CST | @ Atlanta | L 106–120 | Harper (25) | Tarpley (19) | Harper (9) | The Omni 14,583 | 46–23 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 70 | April 1, 1988 7:00p.m. CST | @ Washington | L 113–128 | Aguirre (38) | Donaldson (11) | Aguirre (6) | Capital Centre 13,783 | 46–24 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 71 | April 3, 1988 12Noon CDT | @ Boston | L 101–110 | Tarpley (22) | Tarpley (16) | Blackman (6) | Boston Garden 14,890 | 46–25 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 72 | April 6, 1988 | Phoenix | W 119–93 | | | | Reunion Arena | 47–25 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 73 | April 8, 1988 7:30p.m. CDT | Utah | W 118–95 | Blackman (21) | Tarpley (15) | Harper (6) | Reunion Arena 17,007 | 48–25 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 74 | April 9, 1988 7:30p.m. CDT | Denver | W 135–109 | Harper (35) | Donaldson (13) | Harper (11) | Reunion Arena 17,007 | 49–25 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 75 | April 12, 1988 | @ Sacramento | W 104–96 | | | | ARCO Arena | 50–25 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 76 | April 13, 1988 | @ Golden State | L 110–112 | | | | Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena | 50–26 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 77 | April 15, 1988 9:30p.m. CDT | @ Seattle | L 88–115 | Aguirre (24) | Donaldson (13) | Harper (5) | Seattle Center Coliseum 12,576 | 50–27 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 78 | April 17, 1988 3:00p.m. CDT | @ Denver | L 122–133 | Blackman (31) | Donaldson Tarpley (11) | Davis (6) | McNichols Sports Arena 17,022 | 50–28 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 79 | April 19, 1988 7:30p.m. CDT | @ Houston | W 104–96 | | | | The Summit | 51–28 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 80 | April 20, 1988 7:30p.m. CDT | L.A. Lakers | L 107–114 | Tarpley (24) | Tarpley (13) | Blackman (7) | Reunion Arena 17,007 | 51–29 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 81 | April 22, 1988 | San Antonio | W 127–96 | | | | Reunion Arena | 52–29 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 82 | April 24, 1988 | @ San Antonio | W 119–109 | | | | HemisFair Arena | 53–29
Playoffs
Game log
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 1 | April 28, 1988 7:30p.m. CDT | Houston | W 120–110 | Roy Tarpley (24) | Roy Tarpley (9) | Derek Harper (8) | Reunion Arena 17,007 | 1–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 2 | April 30, 1988 2:30p.m. CDT | Houston | L 108–119 | Roy Tarpley (23) | Roy Tarpley (13) | Derek Harper (8) | Reunion Arena 17,007 | 1–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 3 | May 3, 1988 7:30p.m. CDT | @ Houston | W 93–92 | Roy Tarpley (17) | Roy Tarpley (13) | Rolando Blackman (7) | The Summit 16,611 | 2–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 4 | May 5, 1988 7:00p.m. CDT | @ Houston | W 107–97 | Mark Aguirre (38) | James Donaldson (10) | Rolando Blackman (10) | The Summit 16,611
| 3–1 |
|---|
| - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" |
| 1 |
| May 10, 1988 |
| 8:30p.m. CDT |
| @ Denver |
| L 115–126 |
| Aguirre (26) |
| Donaldson (13) |
| Harper (5) |
| McNichols Sports Arena |
| 17,022 |
| 0–1 |
| - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" |
| 2 |
| May 12, 1988 |
| 9:00p.m. CDT |
| @ Denver |
| W 112–108 |
| Blackman (31) |
| Donaldson (13) |
| Harper (8) |
| McNichols Sports Arena |
| 17,022 |
| 1–1 |
| - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" |
| 3 |
| May 14, 1988 |
| 2:30p.m. CDT |
| Denver |
| L 105–107 |
| Perkins (17) |
| Tarpley (15) |
| Aguirre (6) |
| Reunion Arena |
| 17,007 |
| 1–2 |
| - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" |
| 4 |
| May 15, 1988 |
| 7:00p.m. CDT |
| Denver |
| W 124–103 |
| Aguirre (34) |
| Tarpley (13) |
| Harper (10) |
| Reunion Arena |
| 17,007 |
| 2–2 |
| - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" |
| 5 |
| May 17, 1988 |
| 9:00p.m. CDT |
| @ Denver |
| W 110–106 |
| Aguirre (25) |
| Tarpley (16) |
| Harper (6) |
| McNichols Sports Arena |
| 17,022 |
| 3–2 |
| - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" |
| 6 |
| May 19, 1988 |
| 7:00p.m. CDT |
| Denver |
| W 108–95 |
| Blackman, |
| Perkins (23) |
| Tarpley (19) |
| Harper (9) |
| Reunion Arena |
| 17,007 |
| 4–2 |
| - |
| - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" |
| 1 |
| May 23, 1988 |
| 9:30p.m. CDT |
| @ L.A. Lakers |
| L 98–113 |
| Aguirre, |
| Blackman, |
| Tarpley (18) |
| Tarpley (20) |
| Harper (7) |
| The Forum |
| 17,505 |
| 0–1 |
| - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" |
| 2 |
| May 25, 1988 |
| 9:30p.m. CDT |
| @ L.A. Lakers |
| L 101–123 |
| Aguirre (28) |
| Tarpley (13) |
| Harper (8) |
| The Forum |
| 17,505 |
| 0–2 |
| - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" |
| 3 |
| May 27, 1988 |
| 7:00p.m. CDT |
| L.A. Lakers |
| W 106–94 |
| Aguirre (23) |
| Tarpley (20) |
| Davis (6) |
| Reunion Arena |
| 17,007 |
| 1–2 |
| - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" |
| 4 |
| May 29, 1988 |
| 2:30p.m. CDT |
| L.A. Lakers |
| W 118–104 |
| Harper (35) |
| Tarpley (13) |
| Blackman (11) |
| Reunion Arena |
| 17,007 |
| 2–2 |
| - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" |
| 5 |
| May 31, 1988 |
| 10:30p.m. CDT |
| @ L.A. Lakers |
| L 102–119 |
| Aguirre (31) |
| Tarpley (11) |
| Harper (6) |
| The Forum |
| 17,505 |
| 2–3 |
| - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" |
| 6 |
| June 2, 1988 |
| 8:00p.m. CDT |
| L.A. Lakers |
| W 105–103 |
| Aguirre (23) |
| Aguirre (13) |
| Harper (10) |
| Reunion Arena |
| 17,007 |
| 3–3 |
| - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" |
| 7 |
| June 4, 1988 |
| 2:30p.m. CDT |
| @ L.A. Lakers |
| L 102–117 |
| Aguirre (24) |
| Donaldson (14) |
| Harper (11) |
| The Forum |
| 17,505 |
| 3–4 |
| - |
Awards and honors
Week/Month
- Roy Tarpley was named Player of the Week for games played February 22 through February 28.
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.
- 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.
- Detlef Schrempf was selected to compete in the Three-Point Shootout. Schrempf was eliminated in the second round.
Season
- Roy Tarpley received the Sixth Man of the Year Award.
- Mark Aguirre finished 14th in MVP voting.
Player statistics
Ragular season
| Player | POS | GP | GS | MP | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | MPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PG | **82** | **82** | **3,032** | 246 | **634** | **168** | 35 | 1,393 | **37.0** | 3.0 | **7.7** | **2.0** | .4 | 17.0 | |
| SF | **82** | 4 | 1,587 | 279 | 159 | 42 | 32 | 698 | 19.4 | 3.4 | 1.9 | .5 | .4 | 8.5 | |
| C | 81 | 81 | 2,523 | 755 | 66 | 40 | **104** | 571 | 31.1 | 9.3 | .8 | .5 | **1.3** | 7.0 | |
| PF | 81 | 9 | 2,307 | **959** | 86 | 103 | 86 | 1,093 | 28.5 | **11.8** | 1.1 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 13.5 | |
| SF | 77 | 77 | 2,610 | 434 | 278 | 70 | 57 | **1,932** | 33.9 | 5.6 | 3.6 | .9 | .7 | **25.1** | |
| PF | 75 | 75 | 2,499 | 601 | 118 | 74 | 54 | 1,066 | 33.3 | 8.0 | 1.6 | 1.0 | .7 | 14.2 | |
| PG | 75 | 12 | 1,480 | 102 | 303 | 51 | 18 | 537 | 19.7 | 1.4 | 4.0 | .7 | .2 | 7.2 | |
| C | 73 | 1 | 658 | 134 | 35 | 8 | 29 | 162 | 9.0 | 1.8 | .5 | .1 | .4 | 2.2 | |
| SG | 71 | 69 | 2,580 | 246 | 262 | 64 | 18 | 1,325 | 36.3 | 3.5 | 3.7 | .9 | .3 | 18.7 | |
| SG | 30 | 0 | 157 | 18 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 61 | 5.2 | .6 | .5 | .1 | .0 | 2.0 | |
| C | 30 | 0 | 125 | 39 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 63 | 4.2 | 1.3 | .1 | .2 | .3 | 2.1 | |
| PG | 28 | 0 | 197 | 23 | 23 | 17 | 3 | 59 | 7.0 | .8 | .8 | .6 | .1 | 2.1 |
Playoffs
| Player | POS | GP | GS | MP | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | MPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SG | **17** | **17** | **672** | 55 | 77 | 15 | 3 | 307 | **39.5** | 3.2 | 4.5 | .9 | .2 | 18.1 | |
| PG | **17** | **17** | 602 | 43 | **121** | **32** | 5 | 230 | 35.4 | 2.5 | **7.1** | **1.9** | .3 | 13.5 | |
| PF | **17** | **17** | 572 | 112 | 31 | 25 | 17 | 230 | 33.6 | 6.6 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 13.5 | |
| SF | **17** | **17** | 558 | 100 | 56 | 14 | 9 | **367** | 32.8 | 5.9 | 3.3 | .8 | .5 | **21.6** | |
| C | **17** | **17** | 499 | 146 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 158 | 29.4 | 8.6 | .7 | .4 | .9 | 9.3 | |
| PF | **17** | 0 | 563 | **219** | 30 | 21 | **26** | 304 | 33.1 | **12.9** | 1.8 | 1.2 | **1.5** | 17.9 | |
| PG | **17** | 0 | 295 | 20 | 55 | 3 | 5 | 109 | 17.4 | 1.2 | 3.2 | .2 | .3 | 6.4 | |
| SF | 15 | 0 | 274 | 55 | 24 | 8 | 7 | 117 | 18.3 | 3.7 | 1.6 | .5 | .5 | 7.8 | |
| C | 6 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.3 | .7 | .2 | .2 | .0 | .0 | |
| PG | 4 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3.0 | .5 | .5 | .0 | .0 | 1.5 | |
| SG | 3 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3.7 | 1.3 | .3 | .0 | .0 | 1.3 | |
| C | 3 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2.7 | .3 | .3 | .0 | .0 | .7 |
Transactions
Free agents
Subtractions
| Date | Player | Reason Left | New Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waived | Real Madrid (Spain) | ||
| Waived | Basket Mestre (Italy) |
References
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