1987-88 New Jersey Nets Schedule and Results

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Record: 19-63, Finished 5th in NBA Atlantic Division

Coach: Dave Wohl (2-13), Bob MacKinnon (10-29), Willis Reed (7-21)

Executive: Harry Weltman

PTS/G: 100.4 (22nd of 23) Opp PTS/G: 108.5 (15th of 23)

SRS: -6.98 (21st of 23) Pace: 98.6 (13th of 23)

Off Rtg: 101.4 (22nd of 23) Def Rtg: 109.6 (18th of 23) Net Rtg: -8.2 (22nd of 23)

Expected W-L: 21-61 (22nd of 23)

Preseason Odds: Championship +10000

Arena: Brendan Byrne Arena Attendance: 476,054 (15th of 23)

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Regular Season

Regular Season Table
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
1	Fri, Nov 6, 1987	Box Score		Cleveland Cavaliers	L		108	114	0	1	L 1	13,014
2	Wed, Nov 11, 1987	Box Score		Chicago Bulls	L		96	105	0	2	L 2	11,552
3	Fri, Nov 13, 1987	Box Score	@	Chicago Bulls	L		85	103	0	3	L 3	17,607
4	Sun, Nov 15, 1987	Box Score		Washington Bullets	L		109	113	0	4	L 4	8,336
5	Tue, Nov 17, 1987	Box Score		Houston Rockets	W		114	111	1	4	W 1	8,596
6	Thu, Nov 19, 1987	Box Score		New York Knicks	W		108	107	2	4	W 2	11,285
7	Sat, Nov 21, 1987	Box Score		Boston Celtics	L		97	107	2	5	L 1	18,103	2:05
8	Tue, Nov 24, 1987	Box Score	@	Denver Nuggets	L		104	132	2	6	L 2	9,547
9	Thu, Nov 26, 1987	Box Score	@	Sacramento Kings	L		102	110	2	7	L 3	10,333
10	Fri, Nov 27, 1987	Box Score	@	Phoenix Suns	L		107	113	2	8	L 4	9,749
11	Sun, Nov 29, 1987	Box Score	@	Portland Trail Blazers	L		104	125	2	9	L 5	12,666
12	Tue, Dec 1, 1987	Box Score		Detroit Pistons	L	OT	115	124	2	10	L 6	8,232
13	Wed, Dec 2, 1987	Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	L		99	130	2	11	L 7	14,890	1:57
14	Fri, Dec 4, 1987	Box Score	@	Atlanta Hawks	L		102	139	2	12	L 8	9,868
15	Tue, Dec 8, 1987	Box Score		Los Angeles Lakers	L		81	98	2	13	L 9	18,008
16	Thu, Dec 10, 1987	Box Score		Indiana Pacers	L		91	108	2	14	L 10	7,846
17	Sat, Dec 12, 1987	Box Score		Washington Bullets	L		107	122	2	15	L 11	11,746
18	Tue, Dec 15, 1987	Box Score		San Antonio Spurs	W		104	98	3	15	W 1	8,010
19	Wed, Dec 16, 1987	Box Score		Dallas Mavericks	L	OT	105	109	3	16	L 1	9,877
20	Fri, Dec 18, 1987	Box Score	@	Cleveland Cavaliers	L		94	103	3	17	L 2	6,493
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
21	Sat, Dec 19, 1987	Box Score	@	New York Knicks	L		93	125	3	18	L 3	10,756
22	Mon, Dec 21, 1987	Box Score		Utah Jazz	W		106	95	4	18	W 1	7,651
23	Wed, Dec 23, 1987	Box Score		Philadelphia 76ers	L		106	110	4	19	L 1	9,122
24	Sat, Dec 26, 1987	Box Score	@	Detroit Pistons	L		75	110	4	20	L 2	23,330
25	Sun, Dec 27, 1987	Box Score		Cleveland Cavaliers	W		101	83	5	20	W 1	9,216
26	Tue, Dec 29, 1987	Box Score		Milwaukee Bucks	L		88	106	5	21	L 1	9,035
27	Sat, Jan 2, 1988	Box Score	@	Chicago Bulls	L		93	116	5	22	L 2	18,242
28	Tue, Jan 5, 1988	Box Score	@	Washington Bullets	L		97	101	5	23	L 3	6,173
29	Wed, Jan 6, 1988	Box Score		Denver Nuggets	L		93	98	5	24	L 4	7,804
30	Fri, Jan 8, 1988	Box Score		New York Knicks	W		118	111	6	24	W 1	11,025
31	Sun, Jan 10, 1988	Box Score	@	Milwaukee Bucks	L		87	105	6	25	L 1	11,052
32	Wed, Jan 13, 1988	Box Score	@	Philadelphia 76ers	L		95	104	6	26	L 2	8,216
33	Thu, Jan 14, 1988	Box Score		Sacramento Kings	W		90	87	7	26	W 1	7,940
34	Sat, Jan 16, 1988	Box Score		Boston Celtics	L		96	103	7	27	L 1	20,039	1:58
35	Mon, Jan 18, 1988	Box Score		Phoenix Suns	W		117	113	8	27	W 1	8,074
36	Wed, Jan 20, 1988	Box Score		Golden State Warriors	L		101	103	8	28	L 1	8,116
37	Fri, Jan 22, 1988	Box Score	@	Indiana Pacers	L		104	113	8	29	L 2	9,318
38	Sun, Jan 24, 1988	Box Score	@	Atlanta Hawks	L		111	118	8	30	L 3
39	Tue, Jan 26, 1988	Box Score	@	New York Knicks	L		101	122	8	31	L 4	12,354
40	Fri, Jan 29, 1988	Box Score	@	Chicago Bulls	L		93	120	8	32	L 5	17,616
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
41	Sat, Jan 30, 1988	Box Score		Detroit Pistons	W		116	104	9	32	W 1	11,894
42	Mon, Feb 1, 1988	Box Score	@	Dallas Mavericks	W		108	103	10	32	W 2	16,703
43	Tue, Feb 2, 1988	Box Score	@	San Antonio Spurs	L		106	118	10	33	L 1	5,400
44	Thu, Feb 4, 1988	Box Score	@	Houston Rockets	L		87	115	10	34	L 2	16,611
45	Tue, Feb 9, 1988	Box Score	@	Washington Bullets	L	OT	117	126	10	35	L 3	6,431
46	Wed, Feb 10, 1988	Box Score		Chicago Bulls	W		93	84	11	35	W 1	16,567
47	Fri, Feb 12, 1988	Box Score	@	Cleveland Cavaliers	L		96	98	11	36	L 1	9,515
48	Sun, Feb 14, 1988	Box Score		Philadelphia 76ers	W		109	105	12	36	W 1	13,106
49	Mon, Feb 15, 1988	Box Score	@	New York Knicks	L		96	97	12	37	L 1	10,093
50	Fri, Feb 19, 1988	Box Score	@	Philadelphia 76ers	L		100	115	12	38	L 2	16,146
51	Sat, Feb 20, 1988	Box Score		Seattle SuperSonics	L		101	113	12	39	L 3	11,137
52	Tue, Feb 23, 1988	Box Score		Portland Trail Blazers	L		102	114	12	40	L 4	9,095
53	Fri, Feb 26, 1988	Box Score	@	Detroit Pistons	L		109	137	12	41	L 5	25,344
54	Sat, Feb 27, 1988	Box Score		Indiana Pacers	L		98	106	12	42	L 6	9,969
55	Tue, Mar 1, 1988	Box Score		Los Angeles Clippers	W		104	75	13	42	W 1	8,036
56	Wed, Mar 2, 1988	Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	W		117	107	14	42	W 2	14,890	2:09
57	Sat, Mar 5, 1988	Box Score		New York Knicks	W		94	85	15	42	W 3	20,039
58	Mon, Mar 7, 1988	Box Score	@	Utah Jazz	L		81	105	15	43	L 1	12,444
59	Wed, Mar 9, 1988	Box Score	@	Los Angeles Clippers	W		97	93	16	43	W 1	7,782
60	Thu, Mar 10, 1988	Box Score	@	Golden State Warriors	L		112	128	16	44	L 1	9,008
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
61	Sun, Mar 13, 1988	Box Score	@	Seattle SuperSonics	L		102	115	16	45	L 2	9,040
62	Mon, Mar 14, 1988	Box Score	@	Los Angeles Lakers	L		105	115	16	46	L 3	17,505
63	Wed, Mar 16, 1988	Box Score		Milwaukee Bucks	W		83	79	17	46	W 1	9,657
64	Fri, Mar 18, 1988	Box Score		Atlanta Hawks	L		104	106	17	47	L 1	19,593
65	Sun, Mar 20, 1988	Box Score		Indiana Pacers	L		96	102	17	48	L 2	10,902
66	Tue, Mar 22, 1988	Box Score		Philadelphia 76ers	W		102	90	18	48	W 1	11,072
67	Wed, Mar 23, 1988	Box Score	@	Cleveland Cavaliers	L		96	105	18	49	L 1	8,029
68	Fri, Mar 25, 1988	Box Score	@	Indiana Pacers	L		100	101	18	50	L 2	11,034
69	Sat, Mar 26, 1988	Box Score	@	Washington Bullets	L		88	99	18	51	L 3	10,724
70	Mon, Mar 28, 1988	Box Score		Boston Celtics	L		105	106	18	52	L 4	18,695	2:04
71	Sat, Apr 2, 1988	Box Score	@	Milwaukee Bucks	L		111	125	18	53	L 5	11,052
72	Sun, Apr 3, 1988	Box Score		Washington Bullets	L		103	105	18	54	L 6	8,558
73	Tue, Apr 5, 1988	Box Score		Detroit Pistons	L		95	107	18	55	L 7	11,586
74	Thu, Apr 7, 1988	Box Score	@	Atlanta Hawks	L		94	120	18	56	L 8	11,547
75	Fri, Apr 8, 1988	Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	L		90	127	18	57	L 9	14,890	2:05
76	Sun, Apr 10, 1988	Box Score		Cleveland Cavaliers	L		105	119	18	58	L 10	8,985
77	Mon, Apr 11, 1988	Box Score	@	Indiana Pacers	L		93	95	18	59	L 11	12,520
78	Fri, Apr 15, 1988	Box Score		Chicago Bulls	L		99	100	18	60	L 12	20,039
79	Sat, Apr 16, 1988	Box Score	@	Detroit Pistons	L		96	114	18	61	L 13	22,767
80	Tue, Apr 19, 1988	Box Score		Atlanta Hawks	L	OT	109	119	18	62	L 14	11,122
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
81	Thu, Apr 21, 1988	Box Score	@	Philadelphia 76ers	L		101	104	18	63	L 15	7,641
82	Sat, Apr 23, 1988	Box Score		Milwaukee Bucks	W		118	105	19	63	W 1	13,375

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