No game in our box scores falls on September 16. The nearest date before it · September 15, 2020: the Denver Nuggets visited the Los Angeles Clippers, in the playoffs. Denver Nuggets 104, Los Angeles Clippers 89. WWikipedia↗

From the vault · March 30, 2019 · 2019 NCAA tournament, Elite Eight: The Virginia Cavaliers beat the Purdue Boilermakers 80–75 in overtime in the Elite Eight of the 2019 NCAA tournament.

1987-88 NBA season

23 teams · standings, playoff series and the league's published leaders; no box scores for this season

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NBACollege

◀ 1986-87 1988-89 ▶

NBA champion

Los Angeles Lakers
Finals 4–3 over Detroit Pistons

Best record

Los Angeles Lakers 62–20

Standings

Eastern Conference

#	Team	W	L	Pct	GB	Home W-L	Road W-L	Postseason
1	Celtics	57	25	.695	–	36–5	21–20	Lost Conference Finals 2–4
2	Pistons	54	28	.659	–	34–7	20–21	Lost NBA Finals 3–4
3	Bulls	50	32	.610	4	30–11	20–21	Lost Conference Semifinals 1–4
4	Hawks	50	32	.610	4	30–11	20–21	Lost Conference Semifinals 3–4
5	Bucks	42	40	.512	12	30–11	12–29	Lost First Round 2–3
6	Cavaliers	42	40	.512	12	31–10	11–30	Lost First Round 2–3
7	Bullets	38	44	.463	19	25–16	13–28	Lost First Round 2–3
8	Knicks	38	44	.463	19	29–12	9–32	Lost First Round 1–3
9	Pacers	38	44	.463	16	25–16	13–28
10	76ers	36	46	.439	21	27–14	9–32
11	Nets	19	63	.232	38	16–25	3–38

Western Conference

#	Team	W	L	Pct	GB	Home W-L	Road W-L	Postseason
1	Lakers	62	20	.756	–	36–5	26–15	NBA champion
2	Nuggets	54	28	.659	–	35–6	19–22	Lost Conference Semifinals 2–4
3	Mavericks	53	29	.646	1	33–8	20–21	Lost Conference Finals 3–4
4	Trail Blazers	53	29	.646	9	33–8	20–21	Lost First Round 1–3
5	Jazz	47	35	.573	7	33–8	14–27	Lost Conference Semifinals 3–4
6	Rockets	46	36	.561	8	31–10	15–26	Lost First Round 1–3
7	SuperSonics	44	38	.537	18	32–9	12–29	Lost First Round 2–3
8	Spurs	31	51	.378	23	23–18	8–33	Lost First Round 0–3
9	Suns	28	54	.341	34	22–19	6–35
10	Kings	24	58	.293	30	19–22	5–36
11	Warriors	20	62	.244	42	16–25	4–37
12	Clippers	17	65	.207	45	14–27	3–38

Playoffs

Round	Conf	Result
NBA Finals		Lakers 4–3 Pistons
Conference Finals	East	Pistons 4–2 Celtics
Conference Finals	West	Lakers 4–3 Mavericks
Conference Semifinals	East	Pistons 4–1 Bulls
Conference Semifinals	East	Celtics 4–3 Hawks
Conference Semifinals	West	Lakers 4–3 Jazz
Conference Semifinals	West	Mavericks 4–2 Nuggets
First Round	East	Pistons 3–2 Bullets
First Round	East	Bulls 3–2 Cavaliers
First Round	East	Celtics 3–1 Knicks
First Round	East	Hawks 3–2 Bucks
First Round	West	Jazz 3–1 Trail Blazers
First Round	West	Lakers 3–0 Spurs
First Round	West	Nuggets 3–2 SuperSonics
First Round	West	Mavericks 3–1 Rockets