1987-88 New York Knicks Schedule and Results

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Record: 38-44, Finished 3rd in NBA Atlantic Division

Coach: Rick Pitino (38-44)

Executive: Al Bianchi

PTS/G: 105.5 (17th of 23) Opp PTS/G: 106.0 (9th of 23)

SRS: 0.14 (14th of 23) Pace: 99.1 (12th of 23)

Off Rtg: 105.9 (20th of 23) Def Rtg: 106.4 (7th of 23) Net Rtg: -0.5 (14th of 23)

Expected W-L: 40-42 (14th of 23)

Preseason Odds: Championship +10000

Arena: Madison Square Garden (IV) Attendance: 586,752 (7th of 23)

NBA 1988 Playoffs:
Lost NBA Eastern Conference First Round (1-3) 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	@	Detroit Pistons	L		99	110	0	1	L 1	28,676
2	Sat, Nov 7, 1987	Box Score	@	Indiana Pacers	L		95	108	0	2	L 2	14,801
3	Mon, Nov 9, 1987	Box Score		Boston Celtics	L		87	96	0	3	L 3	19,591	2:02
4	Wed, Nov 11, 1987	Box Score		Atlanta Hawks	L		93	94	0	4	L 4	12,781
5	Fri, Nov 13, 1987	Box Score	@	Washington Bullets	L		101	108	0	5	L 5	9,731
6	Sat, Nov 14, 1987	Box Score		Milwaukee Bucks	W		93	89	1	5	W 1	12,965
7	Wed, Nov 18, 1987	Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	L	2OT	109	111	1	6	L 1	14,890	2:59
8	Thu, Nov 19, 1987	Box Score	@	New Jersey Nets	L		107	108	1	7	L 2	11,285
9	Sat, Nov 21, 1987	Box Score		Golden State Warriors	W		99	91	2	7	W 1	12,590
10	Mon, Nov 23, 1987	Box Score		San Antonio Spurs	L		112	117	2	8	L 1	10,124
11	Wed, Nov 25, 1987	Box Score	@	Cleveland Cavaliers	W		104	101	3	8	W 1	8,094
12	Sat, Nov 28, 1987	Box Score		Cleveland Cavaliers	W		105	93	4	8	W 2	15,646
13	Tue, Dec 1, 1987	Box Score		Seattle SuperSonics	L		109	112	4	9	L 1	11,424
14	Thu, Dec 3, 1987	Box Score	@	Phoenix Suns	L		114	120	4	10	L 2	9,678
15	Fri, Dec 4, 1987	Box Score	@	Utah Jazz	L		92	104	4	11	L 3	12,212
16	Sun, Dec 6, 1987	Box Score	@	Portland Trail Blazers	L		99	117	4	12	L 4	12,666
17	Tue, Dec 8, 1987	Box Score		Washington Bullets	W		116	92	5	12	W 1	12,931
18	Thu, Dec 10, 1987	Box Score		Denver Nuggets	W		113	97	6	12	W 2	9,499
19	Sat, Dec 12, 1987	Box Score	@	Detroit Pistons	L		96	124	6	13	L 1	21,368
20	Tue, Dec 15, 1987	Box Score		Milwaukee Bucks	L		98	103	6	14	L 2	9,016
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
21	Thu, Dec 17, 1987	Box Score		Philadelphia 76ers	L		96	106	6	15	L 3	13,027
22	Sat, Dec 19, 1987	Box Score		New Jersey Nets	W		125	93	7	15	W 1	10,756
23	Tue, Dec 22, 1987	Box Score	@	Milwaukee Bucks	L		105	122	7	16	L 1	11,052
24	Wed, Dec 23, 1987	Box Score		Chicago Bulls	W		90	89	8	16	W 1	19,591
25	Fri, Dec 25, 1987	Box Score		Detroit Pistons	L		87	91	8	17	L 1	14,549
26	Sat, Dec 26, 1987	Box Score	@	Atlanta Hawks	L		98	125	8	18	L 2	16,451
27	Tue, Dec 29, 1987	Box Score		Portland Trail Blazers	W		123	110	9	18	W 1	13,798
28	Fri, Jan 1, 1988	Box Score		Los Angeles Clippers	W		115	96	10	18	W 2	11,820
29	Tue, Jan 5, 1988	Box Score		Phoenix Suns	L		95	100	10	19	L 1	11,003
30	Wed, Jan 6, 1988	Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	L		108	117	10	20	L 2	14,890	2:09
31	Fri, Jan 8, 1988	Box Score	@	New Jersey Nets	L		111	118	10	21	L 3	11,025
32	Sat, Jan 9, 1988	Box Score		Boston Celtics	W		106	98	11	21	W 1	19,591	2:12
33	Tue, Jan 12, 1988	Box Score	@	Cleveland Cavaliers	L		111	119	11	22	L 1	7,487
34	Fri, Jan 15, 1988	Box Score	@	Philadelphia 76ers	L		104	119	11	23	L 2	13,734
35	Sat, Jan 16, 1988	Box Score		Philadelphia 76ers	W		110	96	12	23	W 1	19,237
36	Mon, Jan 18, 1988	Box Score		Atlanta Hawks	W		110	102	13	23	W 2	13,740
37	Wed, Jan 20, 1988	Box Score	@	Seattle SuperSonics	L		96	108	13	24	L 1	11,767
38	Fri, Jan 22, 1988	Box Score	@	Los Angeles Lakers	L		112	113	13	25	L 2	17,505
39	Sat, Jan 23, 1988	Box Score	@	Sacramento Kings	L		94	97	13	26	L 3	10,333
40	Tue, Jan 26, 1988	Box Score		New Jersey Nets	W		122	101	14	26	W 1	12,354
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
41	Thu, Jan 28, 1988	Box Score	@	Washington Bullets	L		90	104	14	27	L 1	8,059
42	Sat, Jan 30, 1988	Box Score	@	Chicago Bulls	L	OT	95	97	14	28	L 2	18,317
43	Tue, Feb 2, 1988	Box Score		Washington Bullets	W		110	106	15	28	W 1	14,269
44	Thu, Feb 4, 1988	Box Score		Detroit Pistons	W		100	93	16	28	W 2	14,363
45	Wed, Feb 10, 1988	Box Score	@	Detroit Pistons	L		87	98	16	29	L 1	19,160
46	Sat, Feb 13, 1988	Box Score		Cleveland Cavaliers	W		120	103	17	29	W 1	13,057
47	Mon, Feb 15, 1988	Box Score		New Jersey Nets	W		97	96	18	29	W 2	10,093
48	Tue, Feb 16, 1988	Box Score	@	Indiana Pacers	L		104	117	18	30	L 1	9,775
49	Thu, Feb 18, 1988	Box Score		Sacramento Kings	W		108	104	19	30	W 1	11,702
50	Mon, Feb 22, 1988	Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	L		93	95	19	31	L 1	15,134	1:58	at Hartford, CT
51	Tue, Feb 23, 1988	Box Score		Milwaukee Bucks	W		89	87	20	31	W 1	11,044
52	Thu, Feb 25, 1988	Box Score	@	Los Angeles Clippers	W		106	96	21	31	W 2	12,129
53	Fri, Feb 26, 1988	Box Score	@	Golden State Warriors	W		125	119	22	31	W 3	15,025
54	Sun, Feb 28, 1988	Box Score	@	Denver Nuggets	L		100	109	22	32	L 1	13,539
55	Tue, Mar 1, 1988	Box Score		Indiana Pacers	W		98	96	23	32	W 1	10,172
56	Fri, Mar 4, 1988	Box Score		Philadelphia 76ers	W	OT	110	108	24	32	W 2	19,479
57	Sat, Mar 5, 1988	Box Score	@	New Jersey Nets	L		85	94	24	33	L 1	20,039
58	Mon, Mar 7, 1988	Box Score		Chicago Bulls	W		110	98	25	33	W 1	19,591
59	Wed, Mar 9, 1988	Box Score		Los Angeles Lakers	L		99	104	25	34	L 1	19,591
60	Fri, Mar 11, 1988	Box Score	@	Atlanta Hawks	L		115	122	25	35	L 2	16,451
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
61	Sat, Mar 12, 1988	Box Score		Utah Jazz	W		108	105	26	35	W 1	13,964
62	Mon, Mar 14, 1988	Box Score		Cleveland Cavaliers	W		104	102	27	35	W 2	13,123
63	Wed, Mar 16, 1988	Box Score	@	Philadelphia 76ers	L		108	115	27	36	L 1	16,122
64	Sat, Mar 19, 1988	Box Score		Atlanta Hawks	W		116	110	28	36	W 1	19,591
65	Mon, Mar 21, 1988	Box Score	@	San Antonio Spurs	W		133	121	29	36	W 2	5,802
66	Tue, Mar 22, 1988	Box Score	@	Dallas Mavericks	L		105	124	29	37	L 1	17,007
67	Thu, Mar 24, 1988	Box Score	@	Houston Rockets	L		117	134	29	38	L 2	16,611
68	Sat, Mar 26, 1988	Box Score		Boston Celtics	L		106	118	29	39	L 3	19,591	2:13
69	Mon, Mar 28, 1988	Box Score		Dallas Mavericks	W		114	106	30	39	W 1	12,635
70	Tue, Mar 29, 1988	Box Score	@	Cleveland Cavaliers	L		103	108	30	40	L 1	9,389
71	Thu, Mar 31, 1988	Box Score	@	Milwaukee Bucks	W		113	103	31	40	W 1	11,052
72	Sat, Apr 2, 1988	Box Score		Houston Rockets	W		104	98	32	40	W 2	16,333
73	Tue, Apr 5, 1988	Box Score	@	Philadelphia 76ers	W		136	119	33	40	W 3	8,577
74	Fri, Apr 8, 1988	Box Score	@	Chicago Bulls	L		122	131	33	41	L 1	18,001
75	Sun, Apr 10, 1988	Box Score	@	Washington Bullets	W		118	98	34	41	W 1	13,761
76	Mon, Apr 11, 1988	Box Score		Detroit Pistons	W	OT	114	111	35	41	W 2	13,312
77	Wed, Apr 13, 1988	Box Score		Indiana Pacers	W		127	107	36	41	W 3	11,587
78	Fri, Apr 15, 1988	Box Score		Washington Bullets	L		97	106	36	42	L 1	17,631
79	Sat, Apr 16, 1988	Box Score	@	Atlanta Hawks	W		95	93	37	42	W 1	15,269
80	Tue, Apr 19, 1988	Box Score		Chicago Bulls	L		118	121	37	43	L 1	19,591
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
81	Fri, Apr 22, 1988	Box Score	@	Milwaukee Bucks	L		109	118	37	44	L 2	11,052
82	Sat, Apr 23, 1988	Box Score	@	Indiana Pacers	W		88	86	38	44	W 1	15,962

Playoffs

Playoffs Table
G	Date			Opponent		Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG
1	Fri, Apr 29, 1988	Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	L	92	112	0	1	L 1	14,890	2:03
2	Sun, May 1, 1988	Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	L	102	128	0	2	L 2	14,890	2:17
3	Wed, May 4, 1988	Box Score		Boston Celtics	W	109	100	1	2	W 1	19,591	2:18
4	Fri, May 6, 1988	Box Score		Boston Celtics	L	94	102	1	3	L 1	19,591	2:09

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