1987–88 Milwaukee Bucks 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.

1987–88 Milwaukee Bucks season
Head coachDel Harris
OwnersHerb Kohl
ArenaMECCA Arena
Results
Record42–40 (.512)
PlaceDivision: 4th (Central)
Conference: 5th (Eastern)
Playoff finishEast First Round
(Lost to Hawks 2–3)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com

Draft picks
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
232Bob McCannPF United StatesMorehead State
240Winston GarlandPG United StatesMissouri State
364J. J. Weber United StatesWisconsin
487Darryl Bedford United StatesAustin Peay State
5110Brian Vaughns United StatesUC Santa Barbara
6133Gay ElmoreSF United StatesVirginia Military Institute

Roster
Roster listing
Milwaukee Bucks roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
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
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Regular season

Season standings
Central Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Detroit Pistons 5428.659–34–720–2120–10
x-Chicago Bulls 5032.610430–1120–2116–13
x-Atlanta Hawks 5032.610430-1120-2116–13
x-Milwaukee Bucks 4240.5121230–1112–2913–17
x-Cleveland Cavaliers 4240.5121231–1011–3011–19
Indiana Pacers 3844.4631625–1613–2813–17
# Eastern Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 c-Boston Celtics5725.695–
2 y-Detroit Pistons5428.6593
3 x-Chicago Bulls5032.6107
4 x-Atlanta Hawks5032.6107
5 x-Milwaukee Bucks4240.51215
6 x-Cleveland Cavaliers4240.51215
7 x-Washington Bullets3844.46319
8 x-New York Knicks3844.46319
9 Indiana Pacers3844.46319
10 Philadelphia 76ers3646.43921
11 New Jersey Nets1963.23238
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 —2–42–35–12–01–12–42–01–14–22–00–23–35–03–36–01–10–21–12–02–01–13–3
Boston 4–2—3–32–32–00–23–32–01–15–02–00–23–35–15–14–22–02–02–02–01–12–05–1
Chicago 3–23–3—3–30–21–12–42–02–03–32–01–15–15–13–24–22–01–11–11–11–12–03–3
Cleveland 1–53–23–3—1–11–11–50–21–14–21–11–12–45–12–43–21–11–12–02–01–10–26–0
Dallas 0–20–22–01–1—3–31–14–14–22–05–01–42–01–11–11–15–03–25–15–13–23–31–1
Denver 1–12–01–11–13–3—1–14–14–21–15–03–21–12–01–12–03–22–34–25–14–12–42–0
Detroit 4–23–34–25–11–11–1—2–01–13–31–10–24–25–14–24–12–01–12–01–11–12–03–2
Golden State 0–20–20–22–01–41–40–2—0–50–23–30–60–22–00–21–12–41–52–33–21–51–40–2
Houston 1–11–10–21–12–42–41–15–0—2–03–21–42–01–11–11–14–14–14–22–43–23–32–0
Indiana 2–40–53–32–40–21–13–32–00–2—1–11–13–36–02–32–42–00–22–02–01–11–12–4
L.A. Clippers 0–20–20–21–10–50–51–13–32–31–1—1–50–20–20–21–12–40–63–20–51–51–40–2
L.A. Lakers 2–02–01–11–14–12–32–06–04–11–15–1—0–22–02–02–05–13–34–15–04–24–11–1
Milwaukee 3–33–31–54–20–21–12–42–00–23–32–02–0—3–23–32–41–11–12–01–11–11–14–1
New Jersey 0–51–51–51–51–10–21–50–21–10–62–00–22–3—3–32–41–10–21–11–10–21–10–6
New York 3–31–52–34–21–11–12–42–01–13–22–00–23–33–3—3–30–21–11–11–10–21–13–3
Philadelphia 0–62–42–42–31–10–21–41–11–14–21–10–24–24–23–3—1–11–11–11–11–12–03–3
Phoenix 1–10–20–21–10–52–30–24–21–40–24–21–51–11–12–01–1—0–63–22–32–42–30–2
Portland 2–00–21–11–12–33–21–15–11–42–06–03–31–12–01–11–16–0—4–15–03–31–42–0
Sacramento 1–10–21–10–21–52–40–23–22–40–22–31–40–21–11–11–12–31–4—3–31–41–50–2
San Antonio 0–20–21–10–21–51–51–12–34–20–25–00–51–11–11–11–13–20–53–3—3–23–30–2
Seattle 0–21–11–11–12–31–41–15–12–31–15–12–41–12–02–01–14–23–34–12–3—1–42–0
Utah 1–10–20–22–03–34–20–24–13–31–14–11–41–11–11–10–23–24–15–13–34–1—2–0
Washington 3–31–53–30–61–10–22–32–00–24–22–01–11–46–03–33–32–00–22–02–00–20–2—

Game log
1987–88 game log
Total: 42–40 (Home: 3–0; Road: 1–1)
November: 9–4 (Home: 6–1; Road: 3–3)
December: 6–6 (Home: 4–3; Road: 2–3)
January: 5–8 (Home: 4–2; Road: 1–6)
February: 0–1 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–1)
March: 1–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 1–0)
April: 1–0 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–0)
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 MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Dudley Bradley 200.0
Randy Breuer 817312.0
Terry Cummings 767621.3
Charles Davis 502.4
Conner Henry 1422.3
Craig Hodges 4309.2
Dave Hoppen 303.7
Jay Humphries 1803.7
Larry Krystkowiak 5072.7
John Lucas 81229.2
Pace Mannion 3513.5
Paul Mokeski 6004.2
Sidney Moncrief 565110.8
Andre Moore 301.3
Ricky Pierce 37016.4
Paul Pressey 757513.1
Jerry Reynolds 62218.0
Jack Sikma 828216.5
John Stroeder 4101.9
Rickie Winslow 701.0

Playoffs
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Randy Breuer 404.8
Terry Cummings 5525.8
Jay Humphries 200.0
Larry Krystkowiak 558.4
John Lucas 505.8
Paul Mokeski 403.5
Sidney Moncrief 5515.0
Ricky Pierce 5011.8
Paul Pressey 5514.0
Jerry Reynolds 302.7
Jack Sikma 5519.0
John Stroeder 103.0

Awards and records

Transactions

Trades
November 18, 1987
[2]		 To Milwaukee Bucks---- To San Antonio Spurs----
February 25, 1988
 To Milwaukee Bucks---- To Phoenix Suns----

Free agents
PlayerSignedFormer team
Pace Mannion October 8, 1987 New Jersey Nets
John Stroeder October 8, 1987 Rapid City Thrillers

References
  1. 1987-88 Milwaukee Bucks
  2. "The Milwaukee Sentinel - Bucks get Krystkowiak". Google News Archive Search.

See also
  • 1987-88 NBA season
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