1987–88 Milwaukee Bucks season: Difference between revisions

1987–88 Milwaukee Bucks season
1987–88 Milwaukee Bucks season
Head coach	Del Harris
Owners	Herb Kohl
Arena	MECCA Arena
Results
Record	42–40 (.512)
Place	Division: 4th (Central); Conference: 5th (Eastern)
Playoff finish	East First Round; (eliminated 2-3)
	Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
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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.

Draft picks

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
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

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Height	Weight	DOB
C	45	Breuer, Randy	7 ft 3 in (2.21 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Minnesota
PF	34	Cummings, Terry	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	DePaul
PG	24	Humphries, Jay	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Colorado
PF	42	Krystkowiak, Larry	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Montana
G	10	Lucas, John	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Maryland
C	44	Mokeski, Paul	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	Kansas
SG	4	Moncrief, Sidney	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Arkansas
SG	22	Pierce, Ricky	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Rice
SG	25	Pressey, Paul	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Tulsa
SF	35	Reynolds, Jerry	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	LSU
C	43	Sikma, Jack	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Illinois Wesleyan
PF	54	Stroeder, John	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	260 lb (118 kg)	Montana

Head coach

Del Harris

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(DP) Unsigned draft pick
(FA) Free agent
(S) Suspended
Injured

Regular season

Season standings

Central Division v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
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

#	Eastern Conference v t e
#	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

z - clinched division title

y - clinched division title

x - clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents

1987-88 NBA Records
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

1987–88 game log
Total: 42–40 (Home: 3–0; Road: 1–1)

November: 9–4 (home: 6–1; road: 3–3)

Game	Date	Team	Score	Location Attendance	Record
1	November 6, 1987	@ Boston	L 108–125	Boston Garden	0—1
2	November 7, 1987	Detroit	W 119–105	MECCA Arena	1–1
3	November 10, 1987	Washington	W 115–100	MECCA Arena	2–1
4	November 11, 1987	@ Cleveland	W 107–101	Richfield Coliseum	3-1
5	November 14, 1991	@ New York	L 89–93	Madison Square Garden	3-2
6	November 15, 1987	Atlanta	W 112–103	MECCA Arena	4–2
7	November 17, 1987	Golden State	W 120–108	MECCA Arena	5–2
8	November 19, 1987	@ Sacramento	W 117–113	ARCO Arena I	6-2
9	November 20, 1987	@ Seattle	L 97–99	Seattle Center Coliseum	6-3
10	November 22, 1987	@ L. A. Lakers	W 124–116	The Forum	7-3
11	November 25, 1987	Chicago	L 101–103	MECCA Arena	7–4
12	November 28, 1987	Boston	W 112–97	MECCA Arena	8–4
13	November 30, 1987	Indiana	W 104–94	MECCA Arena	9–4

December: 6–6 (home: 4–3; road: 2–3)

Game	Date	Team	Score	Location Attendance	Record
14	December 2, 1987	@ Detroit	L 105–115	Pontiac Silverdome	9–4
15	December 4, 1987	L. A. Lakers	W 85–83	MECCA Arena	10–5
16	December 8, 1987	@ Indiana	L 101–103	Market Square Arena	10–6
17	December 10, 1987	@ Chicago	L 105–111	Chicago Stadium	10–7
18	December 11, 1987	Portland	W 125–112	MECCA Arena	11–7
19	December 13, 1987	Dallas	L 99–113	MECCA Arena	11–8
20	December 15, 1987	@ New York	W 103–98	Madison Square Garden	12–8
21	December 18, 1987	Atlanta	L 87–94	MECCA Arena	12–9
22	December 22, 1987	New York	W 122–105	MECCA Arena	13–9
23	December 26, 1987	Washington	W 102–97	MECCA Arena	14–9
24	December 29, 1987	@ New Jersey	W 106–88	Brendan Byrne Arena	15–9
25	December 30, 1987	Houston	L 93–102	MECCA Arena	15–10

January: 5–8 (home: 4–2; road: 1–6)

Game	Date	Team	Score	Location Attendance	Record
26	January 2, 1988	Indiana	L 97–99	MECCA Arena	15–11
27	January 5, 1988	L. A. Clippers	W 98–82	MECCA Arena	16–11
28	January 7, 1988	@ Indiana	L 108–114	Market Square Arena	16–12
29	January 8, 1988	Utah	L 107–111	MECCA Arena	16–13
30	January 10, 1988	New Jersey	W 105–87	MECCA Arena	17–13
31	January 12, 1988	Philadelphia	W 106–103	MECCA Arena	18–13
32	January 14, 1988	@ Washington	L 107–136	Capital Centre	18–14
33	January 17, 1988	Cleveland	W 111–93	MECCA Arena	19–14
34	January 19, 1988	@ San Antonio	L 107–136	HemisFair Arena	19–15
35	January 21, 1988	@ Houston	L 103–116	The Summit	19–16
36	January 23, 1988	@ Dallas	L 97–113	Reunion Arena	19–17
37	January 25, 1988	@ Golden State	W 108–105	Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena	20–17
38	January 26, 1988	@ Portland	L 106–112	Memorial Coliseum	20–18

February: 0–1 (home: 0–0; road: 0–1)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
44	February 11, 1988	@ Philadelphia	L 113–119 OT				The Spectrum	23–21

March: 1–0 (home: 0–0; road: 1–0)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
67	March 26, 1988	@ Utah	W 107–105				Salt Palace	38–29 {{NBA game log section\|Milwaukee Bucks\|April\|bgcolor=#59A04F\|color=#255325	home_wins = 1	home_losses = 0	road_wins = 0	road_losses = 0
81	April 22, 1988	New York	W 118–109				MECCA Arena	42–39

1987–88 schedule

Playoffs

East First Round

(4) Atlanta Hawks vs. (5) Milwaukee Bucks: Hawks win series 3-2

Game 1 @ The Omni, Atlanta (April 29): Atlanta 110, Milwaukee 107
Game 2 @ The Omni, Atlanta (May 1): Atlanta 104, Milwaukee 97
Game 3 @ The MECCA, Milwaukee (May 4): Milwaukee 123, Atlanta 115
Game 4 @ The MECCA, Milwaukee (May 6): Milwaukee 105, Atlanta 99
Game 5 @ The Omni, Atlanta (May 8): Atlanta 121, Milwaukee 111

Last Playoff Meeting: 1984 Eastern Conference First Round (Milwaukee won 3-2)

Player statistics

Legend
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	PPG
Dudley Bradley	2	0	0.0
Randy Breuer	81	73	12.0
Terry Cummings	76	76	21.3
Charles Davis	5	0	2.4
Conner Henry	14	2	2.3
Craig Hodges	43	0	9.2
Dave Hoppen	3	0	3.7
Jay Humphries	18	0	3.7
Larry Krystkowiak	50	7	2.7
John Lucas	81	22	9.2
Pace Mannion	35	1	3.5
Paul Mokeski	60	0	4.2
Sidney Moncrief	56	51	10.8
Andre Moore	3	0	1.3
Ricky Pierce	37	0	16.4
Paul Pressey	75	75	13.1
Jerry Reynolds	62	21	8.0
Jack Sikma	82	82	16.5
John Stroeder	41	0	1.9
Rickie Winslow	7	0	1.0

Playoffs

Player	GP	GS	PPG
Randy Breuer	4	0	4.8
Terry Cummings	5	5	25.8
Jay Humphries	2	0	0.0
Larry Krystkowiak	5	5	8.4
John Lucas	5	0	5.8
Paul Mokeski	4	0	3.5
Sidney Moncrief	5	5	15.0
Ricky Pierce	5	0	11.8
Paul Pressey	5	5	14.0
Jerry Reynolds	3	0	2.7
Jack Sikma	5	5	19.0
John Stroeder	1	0	3.0

Awards and records

Transactions

Trades

November 18, 1987	To Milwaukee Bucks---- Larry Krystkowiak	To San Antonio Spurs---- Charles Davis
February 25, 1988	To Milwaukee Bucks---- Jay Humphries	To Phoenix Suns---- Craig Hodges

Free agents

Player	Signed	Former team
Pace Mannion	October 8, 1987	New Jersey Nets
John Stroeder	October 8, 1987	Rapid City Thrillers

References

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v t e Milwaukee Bucks
Founded in 1968 Based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Franchise	All-time roster Draft history 1968 Records Head coaches Seasons Current season
Arenas	MECCA Arena Bradley Center Fiserv Forum
Personnel	Owner(s) Wes Edens Jimmy Haslam Jamie Dinan Mike Fascitelli Junior Bridgeman President Peter Feigin General manager Jon Horst Head coach Doc Rivers
G League affiliate	Wisconsin Herd
Retired numbers	1 2 4 8 10 14 16 32 33
NBA championships	1971 2021
Culture and lore	Radio network Bally Sports Wisconsin The Big O Bango 1970–71 championship season 1974 NBA Finals MECCA Court Fear the Deer Herb Kohl

Revision as of 01:20, 15 September 2018

Draft picks

Roster

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Game log

Playoffs

East First Round

Player statistics

Season

Playoffs

Awards and records

Transactions

Trades

Free agents

References

See also