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1987–88 New Jersey Nets season

NBA professional basketball team season

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The 1987–88 New Jersey Nets season was the Nets' 12th season in the NBA. The Nets had the third pick in the 1987 NBA draft, and selected Dennis Hopson. The team struggled finishing last place in the Eastern Conference with a 19–63 record. The team played under three coaches during the season, Dave Wohl, Bob MacKinnon and Willis Reed.

Draft picks

Main article: 1987 NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	3	Dennis Hopson	SF/SG	United States	Ohio State
3	48	Jamie Waller		United States	Virginia Union
4	72	Andrew Moten		United States	Florida
5	94	James Blackmon Sr.		United States	Kentucky
6	118	Perry Bromwell		United States	Pennsylvania
7	140	Frank Booker		United States	Bowling Green State

Roster

Willis Reed
Garry St. Jean
Bob Wenzel

Regular season

Season standings

:z – clinched division title :y – clinched division title :x – clinched playoff spot

Game log

Regular season

|-style="background:#fcc;" | 12 | December 1, 1987 7:30 PM EST | Detroit | L 115–124 (OT) | | | | Brendan Byrne Arena 8,232 | 9–32 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 15 | December 8, 1987 7:30 PM EST | L.A. Lakers | L 81–98 | | | | Brendan Byrne Arena 18,008 | 2–13 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 24 | December 26, 1987 7:30 PM EST | @ Detroit | L 75–110 | | | | Pontiac Silverdome 23,330 | 4–20 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 41 | January 30, 1988 7:30 PM EST | Detroit | W 116–104 | | | | Brendan Byrne Arena 11,894 | 9–32 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 53 | February 26, 1988 7:30 PM EST | @ Detroit | L 109–137 | | | | Pontiac Silverdome 25,334 | 12–41 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 62 | March 14, 1988 10:30 PM EST | @ L.A. Lakers | L 105–115 | | | | The Forum 17,505 | 16–46 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 73 | April 5, 1988 7:30 PM EDT | Detroit | L 95–107 | | | | Brendan Byrne Arena 11,586 | 18–55 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 79 | April 16, 1988 7:30 PM EDT | @ Detroit | L 96–114 | | | | Pontiac Silverdome 22,767 | 18–61

Awards and records

Buck Williams, NBA All-Defensive Second Team

References

[https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/NJN/1988.html 1987-88 New Jersey Nets]

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