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 @ Basketball-Reference.com

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.

Draft picks

Main article: 1987 NBA Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	21	Dallas Comegys		United States	DePaul
2	42	Terence 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 (YYYY–MM–DD) From SG 12 Battle, John 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Rutgers PF 33 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) Southern Methodist 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) North Carolina State PG 4 Webb, Spud 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) 133 lb (60 kg) North Carolina 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 (C) Team captain (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

Game log

1987-88 Game Log (50–32) (Home: 30–11; Road: 20–21)
November (7–5) (Home: 6–1; Road: 1–4) Game Date Time Opponent Score Location Attendance Record
December (13–2) (Home: 5–0; Road: 8–2) Game Date Time Opponent Score Location Attendance Record
January (9–7) (Home: 6–1; Road: 3–6) Game Date Time Opponent 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 Time Opponent 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 Time Opponent Score Location Attendance Record
April (7–6) (Home: 3–4; Road: 4–2) Game Date Time Opponent Score Location Attendance Record
1987-88 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