1987-88 Atlanta Hawks Schedule and Results

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Record: 50-32, Finished 3rd in NBA Central Division

Coach: Mike Fratello (50-32)

Executive: Stan Kasten

PTS/G: 107.9 (13th of 23) Opp PTS/G: 104.3 (4th of 23)

SRS: 4.02 (4th of 23) Pace: 96.4 (21st of 23)

Off Rtg: 111.3 (5th of 23) Def Rtg: 107.6 (14th of 23) Net Rtg: +3.7 (7th of 23)

Expected W-L: 51-31 (8th of 23)

Preseason Odds: Championship +500

Arena: Omni Coliseum Attendance: 572,460 (8th of 23)

NBA 1988 Playoffs:
Won NBA Eastern Conference First Round (3-2) versus Milwaukee Bucks (Series Stats)
Lost NBA Eastern Conference Semifinals (3-4) versus Boston Celtics (Series Stats)

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Regular Season Schedule

Playoffs Schedule

Regular Season

Regular Season Table
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
1	Fri, Nov 6, 1987	Box Score		Washington Bullets	W		114	97	1	0	W 1	16,064
2	Sat, Nov 7, 1987	Box Score		Cleveland Cavaliers	W		113	105	2	0	W 2	11,455
3	Tue, Nov 10, 1987	Box Score		Chicago Bulls	L		95	105	2	1	L 1	16,451
4	Wed, Nov 11, 1987	Box Score	@	New York Knicks	W		94	93	3	1	W 1	12,781
5	Sat, Nov 14, 1987	Box Score		Philadelphia 76ers	W		104	83	4	1	W 2	15,386
6	Sun, Nov 15, 1987	Box Score	@	Milwaukee Bucks	L		103	112	4	2	L 1	11,052
7	Wed, Nov 18, 1987	Box Score		Golden State Warriors	W		95	92	5	2	W 1	10,129
8	Fri, Nov 20, 1987	Box Score	@	Chicago Bulls	L		92	94	5	3	L 1	18,423
9	Sat, Nov 21, 1987	Box Score		Houston Rockets	W		104	94	6	3	W 1	16,451
10	Wed, Nov 25, 1987	Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	L		102	117	6	4	L 1	14,890	2:05
11	Fri, Nov 27, 1987	Box Score	@	Indiana Pacers	L		86	88	6	5	L 2	16,912
12	Sat, Nov 28, 1987	Box Score		San Antonio Spurs	W		124	100	7	5	W 1	12,215
13	Tue, Dec 1, 1987	Box Score		Boston Celtics	W		120	106	8	5	W 2	16,451	1:55
14	Thu, Dec 3, 1987	Box Score	@	Washington Bullets	W		102	94	9	5	W 3	6,464
15	Fri, Dec 4, 1987	Box Score		New Jersey Nets	W		139	102	10	5	W 4	9,868
16	Tue, Dec 8, 1987	Box Score	@	Los Angeles Clippers	W		90	79	11	5	W 5	9,245
17	Wed, Dec 9, 1987	Box Score	@	Phoenix Suns	L		105	117	11	6	L 1	10,795
18	Fri, Dec 11, 1987	Box Score	@	Golden State Warriors	W		109	93	12	6	W 1	13,972
19	Sun, Dec 13, 1987	Box Score	@	Sacramento Kings	W		106	100	13	6	W 2	10,333
20	Tue, Dec 15, 1987	Box Score		Indiana Pacers	W		93	91	14	6	W 3	13,118
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
21	Fri, Dec 18, 1987	Box Score	@	Milwaukee Bucks	W		94	87	15	6	W 4	11,052
22	Sat, Dec 19, 1987	Box Score		Utah Jazz	W	OT	130	124	16	6	W 5	12,215
23	Tue, Dec 22, 1987	Box Score	@	Houston Rockets	L		103	122	16	7	L 1	16,611
24	Fri, Dec 25, 1987	Box Score	@	Philadelphia 76ers	W		106	100	17	7	W 1	14,133
25	Sat, Dec 26, 1987	Box Score		New York Knicks	W		125	98	18	7	W 2	16,451
26	Tue, Dec 29, 1987	Box Score	@	Chicago Bulls	W		108	98	19	7	W 3	18,678
27	Wed, Dec 30, 1987	Box Score	@	Cleveland Cavaliers	W		117	110	20	7	W 4	19,029
28	Sun, Jan 3, 1988	Box Score		Los Angeles Clippers	W		121	84	21	7	W 5	9,456
29	Tue, Jan 5, 1988	Box Score		Detroit Pistons	W		81	71	22	7	W 6	16,451
30	Wed, Jan 6, 1988	Box Score	@	Detroit Pistons	L		87	90	22	8	L 1	25,749
31	Fri, Jan 8, 1988	Box Score		Cleveland Cavaliers	W		101	97	23	8	W 1	11,408
32	Sat, Jan 9, 1988	Box Score		Denver Nuggets	W		113	105	24	8	W 2	14,986
33	Wed, Jan 13, 1988	Box Score	@	San Antonio Spurs	W		120	110	25	8	W 3	10,183
34	Thu, Jan 14, 1988	Box Score	@	Denver Nuggets	L		112	115	25	9	L 1	14,944
35	Sat, Jan 16, 1988	Box Score	@	Dallas Mavericks	W		101	98	26	9	W 1	17,007
36	Mon, Jan 18, 1988	Box Score	@	New York Knicks	L		102	110	26	10	L 1	13,740
37	Tue, Jan 19, 1988	Box Score		Chicago Bulls	W		106	94	27	10	W 1	16,451
38	Thu, Jan 21, 1988	Box Score	@	Cleveland Cavaliers	W		101	93	28	10	W 2	10,129
39	Fri, Jan 22, 1988	Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	L		106	124	28	11	L 1	14,890	2:03
40	Sun, Jan 24, 1988	Box Score		New Jersey Nets	W		118	111	29	11	W 1
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
41	Tue, Jan 26, 1988	Box Score		Boston Celtics	L		97	102	29	12	L 1	16,451	2:12
42	Fri, Jan 29, 1988	Box Score	@	Los Angeles Lakers	L		107	117	29	13	L 2	17,505
43	Sat, Jan 30, 1988	Box Score	@	Utah Jazz	L		109	115	29	14	L 3	12,212
44	Tue, Feb 2, 1988	Box Score	@	Portland Trail Blazers	L		118	121	29	15	L 4	12,666
45	Thu, Feb 4, 1988	Box Score	@	Seattle SuperSonics	W		119	109	30	15	W 1	14,611
46	Tue, Feb 9, 1988	Box Score		Philadelphia 76ers	W		112	110	31	15	W 2	15,333
47	Fri, Feb 12, 1988	Box Score	@	Detroit Pistons	L		92	108	31	16	L 1	35,884
48	Sat, Feb 13, 1988	Box Score		Washington Bullets	W		105	103	32	16	W 1	16,451
49	Mon, Feb 15, 1988	Box Score	@	Chicago Bulls	L		107	126	32	17	L 1	17,704
50	Tue, Feb 16, 1988	Box Score		Sacramento Kings	L		115	118	32	18	L 2	9,162
51	Fri, Feb 19, 1988	Box Score		Los Angeles Lakers	L	OT	119	126	32	19	L 3	16,451
52	Sun, Feb 21, 1988	Box Score		Seattle SuperSonics	W		129	113	33	19	W 1	15,437
53	Tue, Feb 23, 1988	Box Score		Indiana Pacers	W		131	111	34	19	W 2	15,559
54	Fri, Feb 26, 1988	Box Score	@	Indiana Pacers	W		116	101	35	19	W 3	16,001
55	Sat, Feb 27, 1988	Box Score		Portland Trail Blazers	L		120	123	35	20	L 1	16,451
56	Tue, Mar 1, 1988	Box Score		Detroit Pistons	L		104	117	35	21	L 2	16,451
57	Sat, Mar 5, 1988	Box Score		Milwaukee Bucks	L		101	104	35	22	L 3	16,451
58	Tue, Mar 8, 1988	Box Score		Phoenix Suns	W		143	113	36	22	W 1	10,507
59	Fri, Mar 11, 1988	Box Score		New York Knicks	W		122	115	37	22	W 2	16,451
60	Sun, Mar 13, 1988	Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	L		100	117	37	23	L 1	14,890	2:09
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
61	Tue, Mar 15, 1988	Box Score		Philadelphia 76ers	W		104	90	38	23	W 1	14,179
62	Fri, Mar 18, 1988	Box Score	@	New Jersey Nets	W		106	104	39	23	W 2	19,593
63	Sat, Mar 19, 1988	Box Score	@	New York Knicks	L		110	116	39	24	L 1	19,591
64	Mon, Mar 21, 1988	Box Score		Milwaukee Bucks	W		115	105	40	24	W 1	13,702
65	Tue, Mar 22, 1988	Box Score	@	Milwaukee Bucks	L		98	111	40	25	L 1	11,052
66	Thu, Mar 24, 1988	Box Score	@	Washington Bullets	L		91	94	40	26	L 2	13,629
67	Sat, Mar 26, 1988	Box Score		Cleveland Cavaliers	W		109	102	41	26	W 1	16,418
68	Tue, Mar 29, 1988	Box Score		Dallas Mavericks	W		120	106	42	26	W 2	14,583
69	Wed, Mar 30, 1988	Box Score	@	Detroit Pistons	W		103	102	43	26	W 3	47,692
70	Fri, Apr 1, 1988	Box Score	@	Philadelphia 76ers	W		105	93	44	26	W 4	13,207
71	Sun, Apr 3, 1988	Box Score	@	Indiana Pacers	W		102	100	45	26	W 5	8,920
72	Tue, Apr 5, 1988	Box Score		Milwaukee Bucks	W		121	110	46	26	W 6	15,442
73	Thu, Apr 7, 1988	Box Score		New Jersey Nets	W		120	94	47	26	W 7	11,547
74	Sat, Apr 9, 1988	Box Score		Detroit Pistons	L		102	115	47	27	L 1	16,451
75	Mon, Apr 11, 1988	Box Score		Washington Bullets	L		85	86	47	28	L 2	10,473
76	Tue, Apr 12, 1988	Box Score	@	Cleveland Cavaliers	L		103	116	47	29	L 3	12,418
77	Fri, Apr 15, 1988	Box Score	@	Philadelphia 76ers	W	OT	103	101	48	29	W 1	12,262
78	Sat, Apr 16, 1988	Box Score		New York Knicks	L		93	95	48	30	L 1	15,269
79	Tue, Apr 19, 1988	Box Score	@	New Jersey Nets	W	OT	119	109	49	30	W 1	11,122
80	Wed, Apr 20, 1988	Box Score		Indiana Pacers	L		98	116	49	31	L 1	11,784
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
81	Fri, Apr 22, 1988	Box Score		Boston Celtics	W		133	106	50	31	W 1	16,451	2:08
82	Sat, Apr 23, 1988	Box Score	@	Washington Bullets	L		96	106	50	32	L 1	15,638

Playoffs

Playoffs Table
G	Date			Opponent		Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
1	Fri, Apr 29, 1988	Box Score		Milwaukee Bucks	W	110	107	1	0	W 1	11,517	2:14
2	Sun, May 1, 1988	Box Score		Milwaukee Bucks	W	104	97	2	0	W 2	11,777	2:23
3	Wed, May 4, 1988	Box Score	@	Milwaukee Bucks	L	115	123	2	1	L 1	11,052	2:15
4	Fri, May 6, 1988	Box Score	@	Milwaukee Bucks	L	99	105	2	2	L 2	11,052	2:10
5	Sun, May 8, 1988	Box Score		Milwaukee Bucks	W	121	111	3	2	W 1	12,190	2:17
G	Date			Opponent		Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
6	Wed, May 11, 1988	Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	L	101	110	3	3	L 1	14,890	2:06
7	Fri, May 13, 1988	Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	L	97	108	3	4	L 2	14,890	2:07
8	Sun, May 15, 1988	Box Score		Boston Celtics	W	110	92	4	4	W 1	16,451	2:20
9	Mon, May 16, 1988	Box Score		Boston Celtics	W	118	109	5	4	W 2	16,451	2:16
10	Wed, May 18, 1988	Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	W	112	104	6	4	W 3	14,890	2:18
11	Fri, May 20, 1988	Box Score		Boston Celtics	L	100	102	6	5	L 1	16,451	2:13
12	Sun, May 22, 1988	Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	L	116	118	6	6	L 2	14,890	2:18

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