1987-88 Atlanta Hawks Game-by-Game Results

National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 50-32
Finishing 2nd in the NBA's Central Division of the Eastern Conference
Postseason: 6-6 Lost conference semifinals
Conference First Round - Defeated Milwaukee Bucks 3-2
Conference Semifinals - Lost to Boston Celtics 4-3
Coach: Mike Fratello (50-32)
Location: Atlanta, Georgia
Attendance: 583,073, Avg. 14,221 in 41 home dates
1987-88 Atlanta Hawks Statistics
1987-88 Atlanta Hawks Roster

The Atlanta Hawks of the National Basketball Association ended the 1987-88 season with a record of 50 wins and 32 losses, finishing second in the NBA's Central Division of the Eastern Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 6-6.

The Hawks tossed in 8,844 points and gave up 8,549. Dominique Wilkins netted a team-leading 2,397 points for Atlanta, and Kevin Willis contributed 547 rebounds. Doc Rivers dished out 747 assists for the squad.

Defensively, Doc Rivers added 140 steals, while Tree Rollins blocked 132 shots.

Mike Fratello coached the team. The 1987-88 Atlanta Hawks lost in the conference semifinals.

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Regular Season Points For: 8844
Regular Season Points Against: 8549

Date Game Res Home Road Record
November 6, 1987 Washington Bullets 97 at Atlanta Hawks 114 W 1-0 0-0 1-0
November 7, 1987 Cleveland Cavaliers 105 at Atlanta Hawks 113 W 2-0 0-0 2-0
November 10, 1987 Chicago Bulls 105 at Atlanta Hawks 95 L 2-1 0-0 2-1
November 11, 1987 Atlanta Hawks 94 at New York Knicks 93 W 2-1 1-0 3-1
November 14, 1987 Philadelphia 76ers 83 at Atlanta Hawks 104 W 3-1 1-0 4-1
November 15, 1987 Atlanta Hawks 103 at Milwaukee Bucks 112 L 3-1 1-1 4-2
November 18, 1987 Golden State Warriors 92 at Atlanta Hawks 95 W 4-1 1-1 5-2
November 20, 1987 Atlanta Hawks 92 at Chicago Bulls 94 L 4-1 1-2 5-3
November 21, 1987 Houston Rockets 94 at Atlanta Hawks 104 W 5-1 1-2 6-3
November 25, 1987 Atlanta Hawks 102 at Boston Celtics 117 L 5-1 1-3 6-4
November 27, 1987 Atlanta Hawks 86 at Indiana Pacers 88 L 5-1 1-4 6-5
November 28, 1987 San Antonio Spurs 100 at Atlanta Hawks 124 W 6-1 1-4 7-5
December 1, 1987 Boston Celtics 106 at Atlanta Hawks 120 W 7-1 1-4 8-5
December 3, 1987 Atlanta Hawks 102 at Washington Bullets 94 W 7-1 2-4 9-5
December 4, 1987 New Jersey Nets 102 at Atlanta Hawks 139 W 8-1 2-4 10-5
December 8, 1987 Atlanta Hawks 90 at Los Angeles Clippers 79 W 8-1 3-4 11-5
December 9, 1987 Atlanta Hawks 105 at Phoenix Suns 117 L 8-1 3-5 11-6
December 11, 1987 Atlanta Hawks 109 at Golden State Warriors 93 W 8-1 4-5 12-6
December 13, 1987 Atlanta Hawks 106 at Sacramento Kings 100 W 8-1 5-5 13-6
December 15, 1987 Indiana Pacers 91 at Atlanta Hawks 93 W 9-1 5-5 14-6
December 18, 1987 Atlanta Hawks 94 at Milwaukee Bucks 87 W 9-1 6-5 15-6
December 19, 1987 Utah Jazz 124 at Atlanta Hawks 130 W 10-1 6-5 16-6 OT
December 22, 1987 Atlanta Hawks 103 at Houston Rockets 122 L 10-1 6-6 16-7
December 25, 1987 Atlanta Hawks 106 at Philadelphia 76ers 100 W 10-1 7-6 17-7
December 26, 1987 New York Knicks 98 at Atlanta Hawks 125 W 11-1 7-6 18-7
December 29, 1987 Atlanta Hawks 108 at Chicago Bulls 98 W 11-1 8-6 19-7
December 30, 1987 Atlanta Hawks 117 at Cleveland Cavaliers 110 W 11-1 9-6 20-7
January 3, 1988 Los Angeles Clippers 84 at Atlanta Hawks 121 W 12-1 9-6 21-7
January 5, 1988 Detroit Pistons 71 at Atlanta Hawks 81 W 13-1 9-6 22-7
January 6, 1988 Atlanta Hawks 87 at Detroit Pistons 90 L 13-1 9-7 22-8
January 8, 1988 Cleveland Cavaliers 97 at Atlanta Hawks 101 W 14-1 9-7 23-8
January 9, 1988 Denver Nuggets 105 at Atlanta Hawks 113 W 15-1 9-7 24-8
January 13, 1988 Atlanta Hawks 120 at San Antonio Spurs 110 W 15-1 10-7 25-8
January 14, 1988 Atlanta Hawks 112 at Denver Nuggets 115 L 15-1 10-8 25-9
January 16, 1988 Atlanta Hawks 101 at Dallas Mavericks 98 W 15-1 11-8 26-9
January 18, 1988 Atlanta Hawks 102 at New York Knicks 110 L 15-1 11-9 26-10
January 19, 1988 Chicago Bulls 94 at Atlanta Hawks 106 W 16-1 11-9 27-10
January 21, 1988 Atlanta Hawks 101 at Cleveland Cavaliers 93 W 16-1 12-9 28-10
January 22, 1988 Atlanta Hawks 106 at Boston Celtics 124 L 16-1 12-10 28-11
January 24, 1988 New Jersey Nets 111 at Atlanta Hawks 118 W 17-1 12-10 29-11
January 26, 1988 Boston Celtics 102 at Atlanta Hawks 97 L 17-2 12-10 29-12
January 29, 1988 Atlanta Hawks 107 at Los Angeles Lakers 117 L 17-2 12-11 29-13
January 30, 1988 Atlanta Hawks 109 at Utah Jazz 115 L 17-2 12-12 29-14
February 2, 1988 Atlanta Hawks 118 at Portland Trail Blazers 121 L 17-2 12-13 29-15
February 4, 1988 Atlanta Hawks 119 at Seattle Supersonics 109 W 17-2 13-13 30-15
February 9, 1988 Philadelphia 76ers 110 at Atlanta Hawks 112 W 18-2 13-13 31-15
February 12, 1988 Atlanta Hawks 92 at Detroit Pistons 108 L 18-2 13-14 31-16
February 13, 1988 Washington Bullets 103 at Atlanta Hawks 105 W 19-2 13-14 32-16
February 15, 1988 Atlanta Hawks 107 at Chicago Bulls 126 L 19-2 13-15 32-17
February 16, 1988 Sacramento Kings 118 at Atlanta Hawks 115 L 19-3 13-15 32-18
February 19, 1988 Los Angeles Lakers 126 at Atlanta Hawks 119 L 19-4 13-15 32-19 OT
February 21, 1988 Seattle Supersonics 113 at Atlanta Hawks 129 W 20-4 13-15 33-19
February 23, 1988 Indiana Pacers 111 at Atlanta Hawks 131 W 21-4 13-15 34-19
February 26, 1988 Atlanta Hawks 116 at Indiana Pacers 101 W 21-4 14-15 35-19
February 27, 1988 Portland Trail Blazers 123 at Atlanta Hawks 120 L 21-5 14-15 35-20
March 1, 1988 Detroit Pistons 117 at Atlanta Hawks 104 L 21-6 14-15 35-21
March 5, 1988 Milwaukee Bucks 104 at Atlanta Hawks 101 L 21-7 14-15 35-22
March 8, 1988 Phoenix Suns 113 at Atlanta Hawks 143 W 22-7 14-15 36-22
March 11, 1988 New York Knicks 115 at Atlanta Hawks 122 W 23-7 14-15 37-22
March 13, 1988 Atlanta Hawks 100 at Boston Celtics 117 L 23-7 14-16 37-23
March 15, 1988 Philadelphia 76ers 90 at Atlanta Hawks 104 W 24-7 14-16 38-23
March 18, 1988 Atlanta Hawks 106 at New Jersey Nets 104 W 24-7 15-16 39-23
March 19, 1988 Atlanta Hawks 110 at New York Knicks 116 L 24-7 15-17 39-24
March 21, 1988 Milwaukee Bucks 105 at Atlanta Hawks 115 W 25-7 15-17 40-24
March 22, 1988 Atlanta Hawks 98 at Milwaukee Bucks 111 L 25-7 15-18 40-25
March 24, 1988 Atlanta Hawks 91 at Washington Bullets 94 L 25-7 15-19 40-26
March 26, 1988 Cleveland Cavaliers 102 at Atlanta Hawks 109 W 26-7 15-19 41-26
March 29, 1988 Dallas Mavericks 106 at Atlanta Hawks 120 W 27-7 15-19 42-26
March 30, 1988 Atlanta Hawks 103 at Detroit Pistons 102 W 27-7 16-19 43-26
April 1, 1988 Atlanta Hawks 105 at Philadelphia 76ers 93 W 27-7 17-19 44-26
April 3, 1988 Atlanta Hawks 102 at Indiana Pacers 100 W 27-7 18-19 45-26
April 5, 1988 Milwaukee Bucks 110 at Atlanta Hawks 121 W 28-7 18-19 46-26
April 7, 1988 New Jersey Nets 94 at Atlanta Hawks 120 W 29-7 18-19 47-26
April 9, 1988 Detroit Pistons 115 at Atlanta Hawks 102 L 29-8 18-19 47-27
April 11, 1988 Washington Bullets 86 at Atlanta Hawks 85 L 29-9 18-19 47-28
April 12, 1988 Atlanta Hawks 103 at Cleveland Cavaliers 116 L 29-9 18-20 47-29
April 15, 1988 Atlanta Hawks 103 at Philadelphia 76ers 101 W 29-9 19-20 48-29 OT
April 16, 1988 New York Knicks 95 at Atlanta Hawks 93 L 29-10 19-20 48-30
April 19, 1988 Atlanta Hawks 119 at New Jersey Nets 109 W 29-10 20-20 49-30 OT
April 20, 1988 Indiana Pacers 116 at Atlanta Hawks 98 L 29-11 20-20 49-31
April 22, 1988 Boston Celtics 106 at Atlanta Hawks 133 W 30-11 20-20 50-31
April 23, 1988 Atlanta Hawks 96 at Washington Bullets 106 L 30-11 20-21 50-32
April 29, 1988 Milwaukee Bucks 107 at Atlanta Hawks 110 W 1-0 0-0 1-0
May 1, 1988 Milwaukee Bucks 97 at Atlanta Hawks 104 W 2-0 0-0 2-0
May 4, 1988 Atlanta Hawks 115 at Milwaukee Bucks 123 L 2-0 0-1 2-1
May 6, 1988 Atlanta Hawks 99 at Milwaukee Bucks 105 L 2-0 0-2 2-2
May 8, 1988 Milwaukee Bucks 111 at Atlanta Hawks 121 W 3-0 0-2 3-2
May 11, 1988 Atlanta Hawks 101 at Boston Celtics 110 L 3-0 0-3 3-3
May 13, 1988 Atlanta Hawks 97 at Boston Celtics 108 L 3-0 0-4 3-4
May 15, 1988 Boston Celtics 92 at Atlanta Hawks 110 W 4-0 0-4 4-4
May 16, 1988 Boston Celtics 109 at Atlanta Hawks 118 W 5-0 0-4 5-4
May 18, 1988 Atlanta Hawks 112 at Boston Celtics 104 W 5-0 1-4 6-4
May 20, 1988 Boston Celtics 102 at Atlanta Hawks 100 L 5-1 1-4 6-5
May 22, 1988 Atlanta Hawks 116 at Boston Celtics 118 L 5-1 1-5 6-6


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