1987–88 Atlanta Hawks season

1987–88 Atlanta Hawks season
Head coach	Mike Fratello
Arena	The Omni
Results
Record	50–32 (.610)
Place	Division: 3rd (Central) Conference: 4th (Eastern)
Playoff finish	East Conference Semifinals (Eliminated 3-4)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	WGNX
Radio	WGTW

The 1987–88 NBA season was the Hawks' 39th season in the NBA and 20th season in Atlanta, in the U.S. state of Georgia. The Hawks finished third in the Central Division with a 50–32 record. Dominique Wilkins made the All-NBA Second Team, and was selected along with Doc Rivers for the 1988 NBA All-Star Game. In the first round of the playoffs, the Hawks defeated the Milwaukee Bucks in five games. In the semifinals, they took a 3–2 series lead over Larry Bird and the top-seeded Boston Celtics, but lost the final two games thus losing the series. This was the closest Wilkins had ever gotten to advancing to the Conference Finals.

Draft picks

Main article: 1987 NBA Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	21	Dallas Comegys		United States	DePaul
2	42	Terrance Bailey		United States	Wagner
2	44	Terry Coner		United States	Alabama
3	67	Song Tao		People's Republic of China
4	90	Theofanis Christodoulou		Greece
5	113	Jose Antonio Montero		Spain
6	136	Riccardo Morandotti		Italy
7	159	Franjo Arapovic		Croatia

Roster

Atlanta Hawks roster

Players

Coaches

Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From PG 12 Battle, John 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Rutgers PF 35 Carr, Antoine 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Wichita State PF 44 Hastings, Scott 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Arkansas C 32 Koncak, Jon 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 250 lb (113 kg) SMU PF 53 Levingston, Cliff 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Wichita State PG 25 Rivers, Doc 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Marquette C 30 Rollins, Tree 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Clemson C 50 Washburn, Chris 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 225 lb (102 kg) NC State PG 4 Webb, Spud 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) 133 lb (60 kg) NC State SF 21 Wilkins, Dominique 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Georgia PF 42 Willis, Kevin 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Michigan State SG 10 Wittman, Randy 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Indiana PG 1 Wood, Leon 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Cal State Fullerton

Head coach Mike Fratello (Montclair State) Assistant coach(es) Don Chaney (Houston) Brian Hill (JFK College) Brendan Suhr (Montclair State) Legend (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured

Regular season

Season standings

Central Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-Detroit Pistons	54	28	.659	–	34–7	20–21	20–10
x-Chicago Bulls	50	32	.610	4	30–11	20–21	16–13
x-Atlanta Hawks	50	32	.610	4	30-11	20-21	16–13
x-Milwaukee Bucks	42	40	.512	12	30–11	12–29	13–17
x-Cleveland Cavaliers	42	40	.512	12	31–10	11–30	11–19
Indiana Pacers	38	44	.463	16	25–16	13–28	13–17

#	Eastern Conference
	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	c-Boston Celtics	57	25	.695	–
2	y-Detroit Pistons	54	28	.659	3
3	x-Chicago Bulls	50	32	.610	7
4	x-Atlanta Hawks	50	32	.610	7
5	x-Milwaukee Bucks	42	40	.512	15
6	x-Cleveland Cavaliers	42	40	.512	15
7	x-Washington Bullets	38	44	.463	19
8	x-New York Knicks	38	44	.463	19
9	Indiana Pacers	38	44	.463	19
10	Philadelphia 76ers	36	46	.439	21
11	New Jersey Nets	19	63	.232	38

z - clinched division title

y - clinched division title

x - clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents

1987-88 NBA Records
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

1987–88 game log Total: 50–32 (home: 30–11; road: 20–21)
November : 7–5 (home: 6–1; road: 1–4) Game Date Team Score Location Attendance Record
December : 13–2 (home: 5–0; road: 8–2) Game Date Team Score Location Attendance Record
January : 9–7 (home: 6–1; road: 3–6) Game Date Team Score Location Attendance Record 42 January 29, 1988 @ L.A. Lakers 107–117 The Forum 29–13
February : 6–6 (home: 4–3; road: 2–3) Game Date Team Score Location Attendance Record 51 February 19, 1988 L.A. Lakers 119–126 (OT) The Omni 32–19
March : 8–6 (home: 6–2; road: 2–4) Game Date Team Score Location Attendance Record
April : 7–6 (home: 3–4; road: 4–2) Game Date Team Score Location Attendance Record
1987–88 schedule

Playoffs

1988 playoff game log Total: 6–6 (home: 5–1; road: 1–5)
Eastern Conference First Round vs. (E5) Milwaukee Bucks – Atlanta Hawks win series 3–2 Game Date Team Score Location Attendance Series 1 April 29, 1988 Milwaukee 110–107 The Omni 1–0 2 May 1, 1988 Milwaukee 104–97 The Omni 2–0 3 May 4, 1988 @ Milwaukee 115–123 MECCA Arena 2–1 4 May 6, 1988 @ Milwaukee 99–105 MECCA Arena 2–2 5 May 8, 1988 Milwaukee 121–111 The Omni 3–2
Eastern Conference Semifinals vs. (E1) Boston Celtics – Boston Celtics win series 4–3 Game Date Team Score Location Attendance Series 1 May 11, 1988 @ Boston 101–110 Boston Garden 0–1 2 May 13, 1988 @ Boston 97–108 Boston Garden 0–2 3 May 15, 1988 Boston 110–92 The Omni 1–2 4 May 16, 1988 Boston 118–109 The Omni 2–2 5 May 18, 1988 @ Boston 112–104 Boston Garden 3–2 6 May 20, 1988 Boston 100–102 The Omni 3–3 7 May 22, 1988 @ Boston 116–118 Boston Garden 3–4
1988 schedule

Player statistics

Legend

GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field-goal percentage	3P%	3-point field-goal percentage	FT%	Free-throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game

Season

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG

Playoffs

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG

Awards and records

• Dominique Wilkins, All-NBA Second Team

See also

• 1987-88 NBA season