1987-88 Milwaukee Bucks Schedule and Results

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Record: 42-40, Finished 4th in NBA Central Division

Coach: Del Harris (42-40)

Executive: Del Harris

PTS/G: 106.1 (15th of 23) Opp PTS/G: 105.5 (8th of 23)

SRS: 1.21 (12th of 23) Pace: 97.6 (18th of 23)

Off Rtg: 108.2 (11th of 23) Def Rtg: 107.6 (13th of 23) Net Rtg: +0.5 (13th of 23)

Expected W-L: 42-40 (13th of 23)

Preseason Odds: Championship +1200

Arena: MECCA Arena Attendance: 441,615 (18th of 23)

NBA 1988 Playoffs:
Lost NBA Eastern Conference First Round (2-3) versus Atlanta Hawks (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	@	Boston Celtics	L		108	125	0	1	L 1	14,890	2:08
2	Sat, Nov 7, 1987	Box Score		Detroit Pistons	W		119	105	1	1	W 1	11,052
3	Tue, Nov 10, 1987	Box Score		Washington Bullets	W		115	100	2	1	W 2	10,586
4	Wed, Nov 11, 1987	Box Score	@	Cleveland Cavaliers	W		109	101	3	1	W 3	12,145
5	Sat, Nov 14, 1987	Box Score	@	New York Knicks	L		89	93	3	2	L 1	12,965
6	Sun, Nov 15, 1987	Box Score		Atlanta Hawks	W		112	103	4	2	W 1	11,052
7	Tue, Nov 17, 1987	Box Score		Golden State Warriors	W		120	108	5	2	W 2	10,716
8	Thu, Nov 19, 1987	Box Score	@	Sacramento Kings	W	OT	117	113	6	2	W 3	10,333
9	Fri, Nov 20, 1987	Box Score	@	Seattle SuperSonics	L		97	99	6	3	L 1	14,601
10	Sun, Nov 22, 1987	Box Score	@	Los Angeles Lakers	W	OT	124	116	7	3	W 1	17,505
11	Wed, Nov 25, 1987	Box Score		Chicago Bulls	L		101	103	7	4	L 1	11,052
12	Sat, Nov 28, 1987	Box Score		Boston Celtics	W		112	97	8	4	W 1	11,052	2:03
13	Mon, Nov 30, 1987	Box Score		Indiana Pacers	W		104	94	9	4	W 2	10,779
14	Wed, Dec 2, 1987	Box Score	@	Detroit Pistons	L		105	115	9	5	L 1	18,780
15	Fri, Dec 4, 1987	Box Score		Los Angeles Lakers	W		85	83	10	5	W 1	11,052
16	Tue, Dec 8, 1987	Box Score	@	Indiana Pacers	L		101	103	10	6	L 1	8,535
17	Thu, Dec 10, 1987	Box Score	@	Chicago Bulls	L		105	111	10	7	L 2	17,820
18	Fri, Dec 11, 1987	Box Score		Portland Trail Blazers	W		125	112	11	7	W 1	11,052
19	Sun, Dec 13, 1987	Box Score		Dallas Mavericks	L		99	113	11	8	L 1	11,052
20	Tue, Dec 15, 1987	Box Score	@	New York Knicks	W		103	98	12	8	W 1	9,016
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
21	Fri, Dec 18, 1987	Box Score		Atlanta Hawks	L		87	94	12	9	L 1	11,052
22	Tue, Dec 22, 1987	Box Score		New York Knicks	W		122	105	13	9	W 1	11,052
23	Sat, Dec 26, 1987	Box Score		Washington Bullets	W		102	97	14	9	W 2	11,052
24	Tue, Dec 29, 1987	Box Score	@	New Jersey Nets	W		106	88	15	9	W 3	9,035
25	Wed, Dec 30, 1987	Box Score		Houston Rockets	L		93	102	15	10	L 1	11,052
26	Sat, Jan 2, 1988	Box Score		Indiana Pacers	L		97	99	15	11	L 2	11,052
27	Tue, Jan 5, 1988	Box Score		Los Angeles Clippers	W		98	82	16	11	W 1	11,062
28	Thu, Jan 7, 1988	Box Score	@	Indiana Pacers	L		108	114	16	12	L 1	10,263
29	Fri, Jan 8, 1988	Box Score		Utah Jazz	L		107	111	16	13	L 2	11,052
30	Sun, Jan 10, 1988	Box Score		New Jersey Nets	W		105	87	17	13	W 1	11,052
31	Tue, Jan 12, 1988	Box Score		Philadelphia 76ers	W		106	103	18	13	W 2	11,052
32	Thu, Jan 14, 1988	Box Score	@	Washington Bullets	L		107	136	18	14	L 1	8,316
33	Sun, Jan 17, 1988	Box Score		Cleveland Cavaliers	W		111	93	19	14	W 1	11,052
34	Tue, Jan 19, 1988	Box Score	@	San Antonio Spurs	L		104	110	19	15	L 1	12,456
35	Thu, Jan 21, 1988	Box Score	@	Houston Rockets	L		103	116	19	16	L 2	16,611
36	Sat, Jan 23, 1988	Box Score	@	Dallas Mavericks	L		97	113	19	17	L 3	17,007
37	Mon, Jan 25, 1988	Box Score	@	Golden State Warriors	W		108	105	20	17	W 1	12,666
38	Tue, Jan 26, 1988	Box Score	@	Portland Trail Blazers	L		106	112	20	18	L 1	12,666
39	Thu, Jan 28, 1988	Box Score	@	Denver Nuggets	L		113	122	20	19	L 2	13,911
40	Fri, Jan 29, 1988	Box Score	@	Los Angeles Clippers	W		97	88	21	19	W 1	9,239
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
41	Tue, Feb 2, 1988	Box Score		Detroit Pistons	L		97	99	21	20	L 1	11,052
42	Thu, Feb 4, 1988	Box Score		Boston Celtics	W		111	101	22	20	W 1	11,052	2:04
43	Tue, Feb 9, 1988	Box Score		Cleveland Cavaliers	W		112	104	23	20	W 2	11,052
44	Thu, Feb 11, 1988	Box Score	@	Philadelphia 76ers	L	OT	113	119	23	21	L 1	11,483
45	Fri, Feb 12, 1988	Box Score		Chicago Bulls	L		93	95	23	22	L 2	11,052
46	Mon, Feb 15, 1988	Box Score	@	Washington Bullets	W		114	110	24	22	W 1	9,564
47	Wed, Feb 17, 1988	Box Score		Seattle SuperSonics	W		115	93	25	22	W 2	11,052
48	Fri, Feb 19, 1988	Box Score		Detroit Pistons	W		119	108	26	22	W 3	11,052
49	Sun, Feb 21, 1988	Box Score		Philadelphia 76ers	W	OT	120	115	27	22	W 4	11,052
50	Tue, Feb 23, 1988	Box Score	@	New York Knicks	L		87	89	27	23	L 1	11,044
51	Wed, Feb 24, 1988	Box Score	@	Indiana Pacers	W		97	94	28	23	W 1	8,364
52	Fri, Feb 26, 1988	Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	L		96	132	28	24	L 1	14,890	2:03
53	Sat, Feb 27, 1988	Box Score	@	Chicago Bulls	W		94	91	29	24	W 1	18,243
54	Tue, Mar 1, 1988	Box Score		Boston Celtics	W		117	116	30	24	W 2	11,052	2:12
55	Sat, Mar 5, 1988	Box Score	@	Atlanta Hawks	W		104	101	31	24	W 3	16,451
56	Sun, Mar 6, 1988	Box Score	@	Detroit Pistons	L		99	109	31	25	L 1	24,751
57	Tue, Mar 8, 1988	Box Score		San Antonio Spurs	W		119	101	32	25	W 1	11,652
58	Wed, Mar 9, 1988	Box Score	@	Cleveland Cavaliers	L		91	117	32	26	L 1	11,641
59	Fri, Mar 11, 1988	Box Score		Denver Nuggets	W		132	93	33	26	W 1	11,052
60	Sun, Mar 13, 1988	Box Score		Phoenix Suns	W		117	107	34	26	W 2	11,052
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
61	Tue, Mar 15, 1988	Box Score		Sacramento Kings	W		108	97	35	26	W 3	11,052
62	Wed, Mar 16, 1988	Box Score	@	New Jersey Nets	L		79	83	35	27	L 1	9,657
63	Sat, Mar 19, 1988	Box Score		Cleveland Cavaliers	W		101	100	36	27	W 1	11,052
64	Mon, Mar 21, 1988	Box Score	@	Atlanta Hawks	L		105	115	36	28	L 1	13,702
65	Tue, Mar 22, 1988	Box Score		Atlanta Hawks	W		111	98	37	28	W 1	11,052
66	Thu, Mar 24, 1988	Box Score	@	Phoenix Suns	L		114	119	37	29	L 1	11,271
67	Sat, Mar 26, 1988	Box Score	@	Utah Jazz	W		107	105	38	29	W 1	12,444
68	Wed, Mar 30, 1988	Box Score	@	Philadelphia 76ers	L		109	134	38	30	L 1	10,895
69	Thu, Mar 31, 1988	Box Score		New York Knicks	L		103	113	38	31	L 2	11,052
70	Sat, Apr 2, 1988	Box Score		New Jersey Nets	W		125	111	39	31	W 1	11,052
71	Tue, Apr 5, 1988	Box Score	@	Atlanta Hawks	L		110	121	39	32	L 1	15,442
72	Wed, Apr 6, 1988	Box Score		Chicago Bulls	L		110	119	39	33	L 2
73	Fri, Apr 8, 1988	Box Score	@	Cleveland Cavaliers	L		85	104	39	34	L 3	16,475
74	Sat, Apr 9, 1988	Box Score		Indiana Pacers	W		105	100	40	34	W 1	11,052
75	Mon, Apr 11, 1988	Box Score		Philadelphia 76ers	L		102	115	40	35	L 1	11,052
76	Wed, Apr 13, 1988	Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	L		104	123	40	36	L 2	14,890	2:05
77	Fri, Apr 15, 1988	Box Score	@	Detroit Pistons	L		91	92	40	37	L 3	27,126
78	Sun, Apr 17, 1988	Box Score	@	Chicago Bulls	L		97	105	40	38	L 4	18,551
79	Tue, Apr 19, 1988	Box Score	@	Philadelphia 76ers	L		102	115	40	39	L 5	18,168
80	Wed, Apr 20, 1988	Box Score		Washington Bullets	W		132	94	41	39	W 1	11,052
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
81	Fri, Apr 22, 1988	Box Score		New York Knicks	W		118	109	42	39	W 2	11,052
82	Sat, Apr 23, 1988	Box Score	@	New Jersey Nets	L		105	118	42	40	L 1	13,375

Playoffs

Playoffs Table
G	Date			Opponent		Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG
1	Fri, Apr 29, 1988	Box Score	@	Atlanta Hawks	L	107	110	0	1	L 1	11,517	2:14
2	Sun, May 1, 1988	Box Score	@	Atlanta Hawks	L	97	104	0	2	L 2	11,777	2:23
3	Wed, May 4, 1988	Box Score		Atlanta Hawks	W	123	115	1	2	W 1	11,052	2:15
4	Fri, May 6, 1988	Box Score		Atlanta Hawks	W	105	99	2	2	W 2	11,052	2:10
5	Sun, May 8, 1988	Box Score	@	Atlanta Hawks	L	111	121	2	3	L 1	12,190	2:17

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