NBA
1987-88 Season
Champions: Los Angeles Lakers (4-3)
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The 1987-88 NBA season featured 23 teams across 1023 recorded games. Los Angeles Lakers posted the league's best record at 62-20. Los Angeles Lakers won the championship, defeating Detroit Pistons 4-3 in the Finals. James Worthy was named Finals MVP; Michael Jordan took the regular-season MVP award.
Final Standings
Western Conference
- Los Angeles Lakers 🏆 62-20 0.756
- Denver Nuggets 54-28 0.659
- Dallas Mavericks 53-29 0.646
- Portland Trail Blazers 53-29 0.646
- Utah Jazz 47-35 0.573
- Houston Rockets 46-36 0.561
- Seattle SuperSonics 44-38 0.537
- San Antonio Spurs 31-51 0.378
- Phoenix Suns 28-54 0.341
- Sacramento Kings 24-58 0.293
- Golden State Warriors 20-62 0.244
- Los Angeles Clippers 17-65 0.207
Eastern Conference
- Boston Celtics 57-25 0.695
- Detroit Pistons 54-28 0.659
- Atlanta Hawks 50-32 0.610
- Chicago Bulls 50-32 0.610
- Cleveland Cavaliers 42-40 0.512
- Milwaukee Bucks 42-40 0.512
- New York Knicks 38-44 0.463
- Washington Bullets 38-44 0.463
- Indiana Pacers 38-44 0.463
- Philadelphia 76ers 36-46 0.439
- New Jersey Nets 19-63 0.232
Season Leaders
Scoring
- 1 Michael Jordan CHI 35.0 PPG
- 2 Dominique Wilkins ATL 30.7 PPG
- 3 Larry Bird BOS 29.9 PPG
- 4 Charles Barkley PHI 28.3 PPG
- 5 Karl Malone UTA 27.7 PPG
Rebounding
- 1 Michael Cage LAC 13.0 RPG
- 2 Charles Oakley CHI 13.0 RPG
- 3 Hakeem Olajuwon HOU 12.1 RPG
- 4 Karl Malone UTA 12.0 RPG
- 5 Buck Williams NJN 11.9 RPG
Assists
- 1 John Stockton UTA 13.8 APG
- 2 Magic Johnson LAL 11.9 APG
- 3 Mark Jackson NYK 10.6 APG
- 4 Terry Porter POR 10.1 APG
- 5 Doc Rivers ATL 9.3 APG
1987 Draft — Top Picks
- #1 David Robinson San Antonio Spurs
- #2 Armen Gilliam Phoenix Suns
- #3 Dennis Hopson New Jersey Nets