1987-88 Dallas Mavericks Roster

National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 53-29
Finishing 2nd in the NBA's Midwest Division of the Western Conference
Postseason: 10-7 Lost conference finals
Conference First Round - Defeated Houston Rockets 3-1
Conference Semifinals - Defeated Denver Nuggets 4-2
Conference Finals - Lost to Los Angeles Lakers 4-3
Coach: John MacLeod (53-29)
Location: Dallas, Texas
Attendance: 695,592, Avg. 16,966 in 41 home dates
1987-88 Dallas Mavericks Statistics
1987-88 Dallas Mavericks Results

The Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association ended the 1987-88 season with a record of 53 wins and 29 losses, finishing second in the NBA's Midwest Division of the Western Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 10-7.

Dallas scored 8,960 points and allowed 8,602. Mark Aguirre tossed in a team-best 1,932 points for the Mavericks, while Rolando Blackman netted 17 or more per game also. Roy Tarpley contributed 959 boards. Derek Harper dished out 634 assists for the squad.

On defense, Derek Harper added 168 steals.

John MacLeod coached the team. The 1987-88 Dallas Mavericks lost in the conference finals.

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Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown
Mark AguirreF-GDecember 10, 19596'6"232DePaulChicago, IL USA
Steve AlfordGNovember 23, 19646'2"183IndianaFranklin, IN USA
Uwe BlabCMarch 26, 19627'1"250IndianaMunich, GER
Rolando BlackmanGFebruary 26, 19596'6"190Kansas StatePanama City, PAN
Brad DavisGDecember 17, 19556'3"180MarylandMonaca, PA USA
James DonaldsonCAugust 16, 19577'2"275Washington StateHeacham, ENG
Jim FarmerGSeptember 23, 19646'4"190AlabamaDothan, AL USA
Derek HarperGOctober 13, 19616'4"185IllinoisElberton, GA USA
Sam PerkinsF-CJune 14, 19616'9"235North CarolinaBrooklyn, NY USA
Detlef SchrempfF-CJanuary 21, 19636'9"214WashingtonLeverkusen, GER
Roy TarpleyC-FNovember 28, 19646'11"230MichiganNew York, NY USA
Bill WenningtonCDecember 26, 19637'0"245St. John's (NY)Montreal, QU CAN



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