1987–88 San Antonio Spurs season
NBA professional basketball team season
1987–88 San Antonio Spurs season | |||
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Head coach | Bob Weiss | ||
General manager | Bob Bass | ||
Owner(s) | Angelo Drossos | ||
Arena | HemisFair Arena | ||
Results | |||
Record | 31–51 (.378) | ||
Place | Division: 5th (Midwest) Conference: 8th (Western) | ||
Playoff finish | First round (lost to Lakers 0–3) | ||
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |||
Local media | |||
Television | KSAT-TV | ||
Radio | KTSA | ||
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The 1987–88 NBA season was the Spurs' 12th season in the NBA and 21st season as a franchise.[1] The season saw the team draft future All-Star and 2-time NBA Champion David Robinson with the first pick in the 1987 NBA Draft, but due to his Naval service, he did not join the team until 1989.
Despite inconsistent basketball all year, the Spurs made the playoffs with a low 31–51 record. However, a sweep to the eventual champion Lakers ended the season for the Spurs. Alvin Robertson was selected for the 1988 NBA All-Star Game.
Draft picks
Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College |
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1 | 1 | David Robinson | C | ![]() | Navy |
1 | 23 | Cadillac Anderson | PF/C | ![]() | Houston |
2 | 27 | Nate Blackwell | G | ![]() | Temple |
3 | 50 | Phil Zevenbergen | C | ![]() | Washington |
4 | 73 | Todd May | ![]() | Pikeville | |
5 | 96 | Dennis Williams | ![]() | Georgia | |
6 | 119 | Ricky Brown | ![]() | South Alabama | |
7 | 142 | Raynard Davis | ![]() | Texas |
Roster
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Regular season
Season standings
Midwest Division
| W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div |
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y-Denver Nuggets | 54 | 28 | .659 | – | 35–6 | 19–22 | 18–12 |
x-Dallas Mavericks | 53 | 29 | .646 | 1 | 33–8 | 20–21 | 20–10 |
x-Utah Jazz | 47 | 35 | .573 | 7 | 33–8 | 14–27 | 18–12 |
x-Houston Rockets | 46 | 36 | .561 | 8 | 31–10 | 15–26 | 13–17 |
x-San Antonio Spurs | 31 | 51 | .378 | 23 | 23–18 | 8–33 | 12–18 |
Sacramento Kings | 24 | 58 | .293 | 30 | 19–22 | 5–36 | 9–21 |
# | Western Conference
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Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
1 | z-Los Angeles Lakers | 62 | 20 | .756 | – |
2 | y-Denver Nuggets | 54 | 28 | .659 | 8 |
3 | x-Dallas Mavericks | 53 | 29 | .646 | 9 |
4 | x-Portland Trail Blazers | 53 | 29 | .646 | 9 |
5 | x-Utah Jazz | 47 | 35 | .573 | 15 |
6 | x-Houston Rockets | 46 | 36 | .561 | 16 |
7 | x-Seattle SuperSonics | 44 | 38 | .537 | 18 |
8 | x-San Antonio Spurs | 31 | 51 | .378 | 31 |
9 | Phoenix Suns | 28 | 54 | .341 | 34 |
10 | Sacramento Kings | 24 | 58 | .293 | 38 |
11 | Golden State Warriors | 20 | 62 | .244 | 42 |
12 | Los Angeles Clippers | 17 | 65 | .207 | 45 |
- z - clinched division title
- y - clinched division title
- x - clinched playoff spot
Record vs. opponents
1987-88 NBA Records | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Team | ATL | BOS | CHI | CLE | DAL | DEN | DET | GSW | HOU | IND | LAC | LAL | MIL | NJN | NYK | PHI | PHO | POR | SAC | SAS | SEA | UTA | WAS |
Atlanta | — | 2–4 | 2–3 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 3–3 | 5–0 | 3–3 | 6–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–3 |
Boston | 4–2 | — | 3–3 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 3–3 | 5–1 | 5–1 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 5–1 |
Chicago | 3–2 | 3–3 | — | 3–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 5–1 | 3–2 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–3 |
Cleveland | 1–5 | 3–2 | 3–3 | — | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–5 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 5–1 | 2–4 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 6–0 |
Dallas | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | — | 3–3 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 1–4 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 3–2 | 5–1 | 5–1 | 3–2 | 3–3 | 1–1 |
Denver | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–3 | — | 1–1 | 4–1 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 4–2 | 5–1 | 4–1 | 2–4 | 2–0 |
Detroit | 4–2 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | — | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 4–2 | 5–1 | 4–2 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 |
Golden State | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–4 | 1–4 | 0–2 | — | 0–5 | 0–2 | 3–3 | 0–6 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 1–5 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 1–5 | 1–4 | 0–2 |
Houston | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 5–0 | — | 2–0 | 3–2 | 1–4 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 4–1 | 4–2 | 2–4 | 3–2 | 3–3 | 2–0 |
Indiana | 2–4 | 0–5 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 0–2 | — | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 6–0 | 2–3 | 2–4 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–4 |
L.A. Clippers | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–5 | 0–5 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 2–3 | 1–1 | — | 1–5 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 0–6 | 3–2 | 0–5 | 1–5 | 1–4 | 0–2 |
L.A. Lakers | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 6–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 5–1 | — | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 3–3 | 4–1 | 5–0 | 4–2 | 4–1 | 1–1 |
Milwaukee | 3–3 | 3–3 | 1–5 | 4–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 2–0 | — | 3–2 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 |
New Jersey | 0–5 | 1–5 | 1–5 | 1–5 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–5 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–6 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–3 | — | 3–3 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–6 |
New York | 3–3 | 1–5 | 2–3 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 3–3 | 3–3 | — | 3–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–3 |
Philadelphia | 0–6 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 3–3 | — | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–3 |
Phoenix | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–5 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 4–2 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 4–2 | 1–5 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | — | 0–6 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 2–4 | 2–3 | 0–2 |
Portland | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 1–4 | 2–0 | 6–0 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 6–0 | — | 4–1 | 5–0 | 3–3 | 1–4 | 2–0 |
Sacramento | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–5 | 2–4 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 2–4 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–4 | — | 3–3 | 1–4 | 1–5 | 0–2 |
San Antonio | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–5 | 1–5 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 4–2 | 0–2 | 5–0 | 0–5 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 0–5 | 3–3 | — | 3–2 | 3–3 | 0–2 |
Seattle | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 4–1 | 2–3 | — | 1–4 | 2–0 |
Utah | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 4–1 | 5–1 | 3–3 | 4–1 | — | 2–0 |
Washington | 3–3 | 1–5 | 3–3 | 0–6 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 6–0 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | — |
Game log
Regular season
1987–88 game log Total: 31-51 (home: 23-18; road: 8-33) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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November: 5–8 (home: 4–1; road: 1–7)
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December: 8–4 (home: 7–0; road: 1–4)
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January: 4–10 (home: 3–5; road: 1–5)
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February: 4–9 (home: 3–5; road: 1–4)
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March: 5–12 (home: 4–4; road: 1–8)
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April: 5–8 (home: 2–3; road: 3–5)
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1987–88 schedule |
Playoffs
1988 playoff game log | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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First Round: 0–3 (home: 0–1; road: 0–2)
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1988 schedule |
Player statistics
Ragular season
Player | POS | GP | GS | MP | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | MPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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Alvin Robertson | SG | 82 | 82 | 2,978 | 498 | 557 | 243 | 69 | 1,610 | 36.3 | 6.1 | 6.8 | 3.0 | .8 | 19.6 |
Cadillac Anderson | PF | 82 | 45 | 1,984 | 513 | 79 | 54 | 122 | 957 | 24.2 | 6.3 | 1.0 | .7 | 1.5 | 11.7 |
Walter Berry | SF | 73 | 56 | 1,922 | 395 | 110 | 55 | 63 | 1,272 | 26.3 | 5.4 | 1.5 | .8 | .9 | 17.4 |
Kurt Nimphius | C | 72 | 7 | 919 | 153 | 53 | 22 | 56 | 316 | 12.8 | 2.1 | .7 | .3 | .8 | 4.4 |
Frank Brickowski | C | 70 | 68 | 2,227 | 483 | 266 | 74 | 36 | 1,119 | 31.8 | 6.9 | 3.8 | 1.1 | .5 | 16.0 |
Pétur Guðmundsson | C | 69 | 9 | 1,017 | 323 | 86 | 18 | 61 | 395 | 14.7 | 4.7 | 1.2 | .3 | .9 | 5.7 |
Mike Mitchell | SF | 68 | 20 | 1,501 | 198 | 68 | 31 | 13 | 919 | 22.1 | 2.9 | 1.0 | .5 | .2 | 13.5 |
Ed Nealy | PF | 68 | 1 | 837 | 222 | 49 | 29 | 5 | 142 | 12.3 | 3.3 | .7 | .4 | .1 | 2.1 |
Johnny Dawkins | PG | 65 | 61 | 2,179 | 204 | 480 | 88 | 2 | 1,027 | 33.5 | 3.1 | 7.4 | 1.4 | .0 | 15.8 |
Jon Sundvold | PG | 52 | 12 | 1,024 | 48 | 183 | 27 | 2 | 421 | 19.7 | .9 | 3.5 | .5 | .0 | 8.1 |
David Greenwood | PF | 45 | 40 | 1,236 | 300 | 97 | 33 | 22 | 385 | 27.5 | 6.7 | 2.2 | .7 | .5 | 8.6 |
Leon Wood† | PG | 38 | 8 | 830 | 51 | 155 | 22 | 1 | 352 | 21.8 | 1.3 | 4.1 | .6 | .0 | 9.3 |
Pete Myers | SG | 22 | 0 | 328 | 37 | 48 | 17 | 6 | 112 | 14.9 | 1.7 | 2.2 | .8 | .3 | 5.1 |
Ricky Wilson† | PG | 18 | 1 | 373 | 26 | 63 | 17 | 3 | 104 | 20.7 | 1.4 | 3.5 | .9 | .2 | 5.8 |
Charles Davis† | SF | 16 | 0 | 187 | 38 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 92 | 11.7 | 2.4 | 1.1 | .0 | .2 | 5.8 |
Nate Blackwell | PG | 10 | 0 | 112 | 6 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 37 | 11.2 | .6 | 1.8 | .3 | .0 | 3.7 |
Phil Zevenbergen | C | 8 | 0 | 58 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 30 | 7.3 | 1.6 | .4 | .4 | .1 | 3.8 |
Johnny Moore† | PG | 4 | 0 | 51 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 12.8 | 1.0 | 2.8 | .8 | .0 | 2.0 |
Richard Rellford | SF | 4 | 0 | 42 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 10.5 | 1.8 | .3 | .0 | .8 | 4.0 |
- † Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Spurs only.
Playoffs
Player | POS | GP | GS | MP | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | MPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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Alvin Robertson | SG | 3 | 3 | 119 | 14 | 28 | 12 | 1 | 70 | 39.7 | 4.7 | 9.3 | 4.0 | .3 | 23.3 |
Frank Brickowski | C | 3 | 3 | 113 | 22 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 58 | 37.7 | 7.3 | 4.7 | 2.0 | .7 | 19.3 |
Cadillac Anderson | PF | 3 | 3 | 95 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 38 | 31.7 | 7.0 | 1.0 | .7 | 1.3 | 12.7 |
Jon Sundvold | PG | 3 | 3 | 90 | 4 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 35 | 30.0 | 1.3 | 5.0 | 1.3 | .0 | 11.7 |
Mike Mitchell | SF | 3 | 3 | 74 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 31 | 24.7 | 5.0 | 1.3 | .3 | .3 | 10.3 |
Walter Berry | SF | 3 | 0 | 94 | 21 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 66 | 31.3 | 7.0 | 2.0 | 1.7 | .7 | 22.0 |
Johnny Dawkins | PG | 3 | 0 | 53 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 17.7 | 1.0 | 1.7 | .7 | .0 | 5.0 |
Kurt Nimphius | C | 3 | 0 | 30 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 10.0 | 2.7 | .7 | .0 | .3 | 4.0 |
Ed Nealy | PF | 2 | 0 | 36 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 18.0 | 3.5 | 2.0 | .5 | .0 | 2.0 |
Ricky Wilson | PG | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.5 | .0 | .5 | .0 | .0 | .0 |
Pétur Guðmundsson | C | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | .0 | .5 | .0 | .0 | .0 |
Phil Zevenbergen | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 |
Awards and records
Transactions
References
- ^ 1987-88 San Antonio Spurs