1987-88 Los Angeles Lakers Schedule and Results

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Record: 62-20, Finished 1st in NBA Pacific Division

Coach: Pat Riley (62-20)

Executive: Jerry West

PTS/G: 112.8 (5th of 23) Opp PTS/G: 107.0 (11th of 23)

SRS: 4.81 (3rd of 23) Pace: 99.1 (11th of 23)

Off Rtg: 113.1 (2nd of 23) Def Rtg: 107.3 (9th of 23) Net Rtg: +5.9 (2nd of 23)

Expected W-L: 56-26 (2nd of 23)

Preseason Odds: Championship +120

Arena: The Forum Attendance: 708,477 (3rd of 23)

NBA 1988 Playoffs:
Won NBA Western Conference First Round (3-0) versus San Antonio Spurs (Series Stats)
Won NBA Western Conference Semifinals (4-3) versus Utah Jazz (Series Stats)
Won NBA Western Conference Finals (4-3) versus Dallas Mavericks (Series Stats)
Won NBA Finals (4-3) versus Detroit Pistons (Series Stats)

NBA Champions
Western Conference Champions
Pacific Div Champs

Regular Season Schedule

Playoffs Schedule

Regular Season

Regular Season Table
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Notes
1	Fri, Nov 6, 1987	Box Score		Seattle SuperSonics	W		113	109	1	0	W 1
2	Sun, Nov 8, 1987	Box Score		Houston Rockets	W		101	92	2	0	W 2
3	Tue, Nov 10, 1987	Box Score	@	San Antonio Spurs	W		133	124	3	0	W 3
4	Thu, Nov 12, 1987	Box Score		Los Angeles Clippers	W		111	82	4	0	W 4
5	Sat, Nov 14, 1987	Box Score	@	Golden State Warriors	W		118	110	5	0	W 5
6	Sun, Nov 15, 1987	Box Score		San Antonio Spurs	W		147	130	6	0	W 6
7	Tue, Nov 17, 1987	Box Score		Portland Trail Blazers	W		142	115	7	0	W 7
8	Fri, Nov 20, 1987	Box Score		Dallas Mavericks	W		119	116	8	0	W 8
9	Sun, Nov 22, 1987	Box Score		Milwaukee Bucks	L	OT	116	124	8	1	L 1
10	Tue, Nov 24, 1987	Box Score	@	Seattle SuperSonics	L		85	103	8	2	L 2
11	Fri, Nov 27, 1987	Box Score		Denver Nuggets	W		127	119	9	2	W 1
12	Tue, Dec 1, 1987	Box Score	@	Sacramento Kings	W	OT	125	120	10	2	W 2
13	Wed, Dec 2, 1987	Box Score		Portland Trail Blazers	L		104	117	10	3	L 1
14	Fri, Dec 4, 1987	Box Score	@	Milwaukee Bucks	L		83	85	10	4	L 2
15	Sat, Dec 5, 1987	Box Score	@	Cleveland Cavaliers	L		95	97	10	5	L 3
16	Tue, Dec 8, 1987	Box Score	@	New Jersey Nets	W		98	81	11	5	W 1
17	Wed, Dec 9, 1987	Box Score	@	Washington Bullets	L	OT	112	120	11	6	L 1
18	Fri, Dec 11, 1987	Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	W		115	114	12	6	W 1
19	Sun, Dec 13, 1987	Box Score		Cleveland Cavaliers	W		90	89	13	6	W 2
20	Tue, Dec 15, 1987	Box Score		Phoenix Suns	W		122	97	14	6	W 3
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Notes
21	Thu, Dec 17, 1987	Box Score	@	Golden State Warriors	W		113	106	15	6	W 4
22	Sat, Dec 19, 1987	Box Score	@	Los Angeles Clippers	W		108	97	16	6	W 5
23	Sun, Dec 20, 1987	Box Score		Seattle SuperSonics	W		103	94	17	6	W 6
24	Wed, Dec 23, 1987	Box Score		Sacramento Kings	W		117	103	18	6	W 7
25	Sat, Dec 26, 1987	Box Score	@	Utah Jazz	W		117	109	19	6	W 8
26	Tue, Dec 29, 1987	Box Score		Philadelphia 76ers	W		131	115	20	6	W 9
27	Sun, Jan 3, 1988	Box Score	@	Portland Trail Blazers	W		98	81	21	6	W 10
28	Mon, Jan 4, 1988	Box Score		San Antonio Spurs	W		133	115	22	6	W 11
29	Wed, Jan 6, 1988	Box Score		Dallas Mavericks	W		103	89	23	6	W 12
30	Fri, Jan 8, 1988	Box Score	@	Detroit Pistons	W		106	104	24	6	W 13
31	Sat, Jan 9, 1988	Box Score	@	Indiana Pacers	W		101	98	25	6	W 14
32	Tue, Jan 12, 1988	Box Score		Golden State Warriors	W		117	113	26	6	W 15
33	Wed, Jan 13, 1988	Box Score	@	Los Angeles Clippers	L	OT	109	110	26	7	L 1
34	Sat, Jan 16, 1988	Box Score	@	Phoenix Suns	W		107	96	27	7	W 1
35	Mon, Jan 18, 1988	Box Score		Houston Rockets	W		121	110	28	7	W 2
36	Thu, Jan 21, 1988	Box Score	@	Denver Nuggets	L		113	115	28	8	L 1
37	Fri, Jan 22, 1988	Box Score		New York Knicks	W		113	112	29	8	W 1
38	Sun, Jan 24, 1988	Box Score	@	Seattle SuperSonics	W		116	109	30	8	W 2
39	Tue, Jan 26, 1988	Box Score		Utah Jazz	W		111	100	31	8	W 3
40	Thu, Jan 28, 1988	Box Score	@	Sacramento Kings	W		115	94	32	8	W 4
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Notes
41	Fri, Jan 29, 1988	Box Score		Atlanta Hawks	W		117	107	33	8	W 5
42	Tue, Feb 2, 1988	Box Score		Chicago Bulls	W		110	101	34	8	W 6
43	Thu, Feb 4, 1988	Box Score	@	Los Angeles Clippers	W		117	86	35	8	W 7
44	Tue, Feb 9, 1988	Box Score		Indiana Pacers	L		108	110	35	9	L 1
45	Thu, Feb 11, 1988	Box Score	@	Denver Nuggets	W		120	108	36	9	W 1
46	Fri, Feb 12, 1988	Box Score	@	San Antonio Spurs	W		133	132	37	9	W 2
47	Sun, Feb 14, 1988	Box Score		Boston Celtics	W		115	106	38	9	W 3
48	Tue, Feb 16, 1988	Box Score		Los Angeles Clippers	W		119	100	39	9	W 4
49	Thu, Feb 18, 1988	Box Score	@	Houston Rockets	W		111	96	40	9	W 5
50	Fri, Feb 19, 1988	Box Score	@	Atlanta Hawks	W	OT	126	119	41	9	W 6
51	Sun, Feb 21, 1988	Box Score		Detroit Pistons	W		117	110	42	9	W 7
52	Tue, Feb 23, 1988	Box Score		Washington Bullets	W		111	100	43	9	W 8
53	Fri, Feb 26, 1988	Box Score		Utah Jazz	W		112	105	44	9	W 9
54	Sun, Feb 28, 1988	Box Score		Phoenix Suns	W		111	97	45	9	W 10
55	Tue, Mar 1, 1988	Box Score	@	Seattle SuperSonics	L		100	114	45	10	L 1
56	Fri, Mar 4, 1988	Box Score		Golden State Warriors	W		120	107	46	10	W 1
57	Sun, Mar 6, 1988	Box Score	@	Dallas Mavericks	W		108	97	47	10	W 2
58	Mon, Mar 7, 1988	Box Score	@	Philadelphia 76ers	W		110	104	48	10	W 3
59	Wed, Mar 9, 1988	Box Score	@	New York Knicks	W		104	99	49	10	W 4
60	Thu, Mar 10, 1988	Box Score	@	Chicago Bulls	L		107	128	49	11	L 1
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Notes
61	Sat, Mar 12, 1988	Box Score		Dallas Mavericks	L		101	110	49	12	L 2
62	Mon, Mar 14, 1988	Box Score		New Jersey Nets	W		115	105	50	12	W 1
63	Tue, Mar 15, 1988	Box Score	@	Portland Trail Blazers	L		95	112	50	13	L 1
64	Sat, Mar 19, 1988	Box Score	@	Phoenix Suns	L		95	102	50	14	L 2
65	Sun, Mar 20, 1988	Box Score	@	Golden State Warriors	W		130	127	51	14	W 1
66	Tue, Mar 22, 1988	Box Score		Houston Rockets	W		117	95	52	14	W 2
67	Fri, Mar 25, 1988	Box Score		Denver Nuggets	L		119	120	52	15	L 1
68	Sat, Mar 26, 1988	Box Score	@	Sacramento Kings	L		92	114	52	16	L 2
69	Tue, Mar 29, 1988	Box Score		Utah Jazz	W		122	111	53	16	W 1
70	Sat, Apr 2, 1988	Box Score	@	Utah Jazz	L		92	106	53	17	L 1
71	Sun, Apr 3, 1988	Box Score		Sacramento Kings	W		108	104	54	17	W 1
72	Tue, Apr 5, 1988	Box Score		Seattle SuperSonics	W		94	90	55	17	W 2
73	Fri, Apr 8, 1988	Box Score		Los Angeles Clippers	W		126	107	56	17	W 3
74	Sat, Apr 9, 1988	Box Score	@	Portland Trail Blazers	L		109	119	56	18	L 1
75	Tue, Apr 12, 1988	Box Score		Portland Trail Blazers	W		109	103	57	18	W 1
76	Wed, Apr 13, 1988	Box Score	@	Denver Nuggets	L		106	120	57	19	L 1
77	Fri, Apr 15, 1988	Box Score		Phoenix Suns	W		117	114	58	19	W 1
78	Sun, Apr 17, 1988	Box Score	@	Houston Rockets	L		119	127	58	20	L 1
79	Tue, Apr 19, 1988	Box Score	@	San Antonio Spurs	W		133	126	59	20	W 1
80	Wed, Apr 20, 1988	Box Score	@	Dallas Mavericks	W		114	107	60	20	W 2
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Notes
81	Fri, Apr 22, 1988	Box Score	@	Phoenix Suns	W		117	112	61	20	W 3
82	Sun, Apr 24, 1988	Box Score		Golden State Warriors	W		136	100	62	20	W 4

Playoffs

Playoffs Table
G	Date			Opponent		Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Notes
1	Fri, Apr 29, 1988	Box Score		San Antonio Spurs	W	122	110	1	0	W 1
2	Sun, May 1, 1988	Box Score		San Antonio Spurs	W	130	112	2	0	W 2
3	Tue, May 3, 1988	Box Score	@	San Antonio Spurs	W	109	107	3	0	W 3
G	Date			Opponent		Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Notes
4	Sun, May 8, 1988	Box Score		Utah Jazz	W	110	91	4	0	W 4
5	Tue, May 10, 1988	Box Score		Utah Jazz	L	97	101	4	1	L 1
6	Fri, May 13, 1988	Box Score	@	Utah Jazz	L	89	96	4	2	L 2
7	Sun, May 15, 1988	Box Score	@	Utah Jazz	W	113	100	5	2	W 1
8	Tue, May 17, 1988	Box Score		Utah Jazz	W	111	109	6	2	W 2
9	Thu, May 19, 1988	Box Score	@	Utah Jazz	L	80	108	6	3	L 1
10	Sat, May 21, 1988	Box Score		Utah Jazz	W	109	98	7	3	W 1
G	Date			Opponent		Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Notes
11	Mon, May 23, 1988	Box Score		Dallas Mavericks	W	113	98	8	3	W 2
12	Wed, May 25, 1988	Box Score		Dallas Mavericks	W	123	101	9	3	W 3
13	Fri, May 27, 1988	Box Score	@	Dallas Mavericks	L	94	106	9	4	L 1
14	Sun, May 29, 1988	Box Score	@	Dallas Mavericks	L	104	118	9	5	L 2
15	Tue, May 31, 1988	Box Score		Dallas Mavericks	W	119	102	10	5	W 1
16	Thu, Jun 2, 1988	Box Score	@	Dallas Mavericks	L	103	105	10	6	L 1
17	Sat, Jun 4, 1988	Box Score		Dallas Mavericks	W	117	102	11	6	W 1
G	Date			Opponent		Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Notes
18	Tue, Jun 7, 1988	Box Score		Detroit Pistons	L	93	105	11	7	L 1
19	Thu, Jun 9, 1988	Box Score		Detroit Pistons	W	108	96	12	7	W 1
20	Sun, Jun 12, 1988	Box Score	@	Detroit Pistons	W	99	86	13	7	W 2
21	Tue, Jun 14, 1988	Box Score	@	Detroit Pistons	L	86	111	13	8	L 1
22	Thu, Jun 16, 1988	Box Score	@	Detroit Pistons	L	94	104	13	9	L 2
23	Sun, Jun 19, 1988	Box Score		Detroit Pistons	W	103	102	14	9	W 1
24	Tue, Jun 21, 1988	Box Score		Detroit Pistons	W	108	105	15	9	W 2

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