1987–88 Golden State Warriors season

The 1987–88 NBA season was the Warriors' 42nd season in the NBA and 25th in the San Francisco Bay Area. Head coach George Karl resigned with 18 games left, and Ed Gregory was interim head coach for the rest of the season. The Warriors finished fifth in the Pacific Division with a disappointing 20–62 record.

Draft picks

Main article: 1987 NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	14	Tellis Frank	PF	United States	Western Kentucky
3	58	Darryl Johnson	PG	United States	Michigan State
4	83	Benny Bolton		United States	North Carolina State
5	105	Terry Williams		United States	Southern Methodist
6	127	Sarunas Marciulionis	SG	Lithuania
7	152	Ronnie Leggette		United States	West Virginia State

Roster

Golden State Warriors roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Height	Weight	From
C	5	Feitl, Dave	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	UTEP
F	32	Frank, Tellis	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Western Kentucky
G	12	Garland, Winston	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Missouri State
G	11	Harris, Steve	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Tulsa
F	22	Higgins, Rod	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fresno State
C	52	Hoppen, Dave	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Nebraska
F	30	McDonald, Ben	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	UC Irvine
G/F	17	Mullin, Chris	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	St. John's
F/C	50	Sampson, Ralph	7 ft 4 in (2.24 m)	228 lb (103 kg)	Virginia
F	13	Smith, Larry	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Alcorn State
G/F	18	Smith, Otis	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jacksonville
G/F	20	Teagle, Terry	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Baylor
G	4	Wade, Mark	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	UNLV
G	4	White, Tony	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Tennessee
C	33	Whitehead, Jerome	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Marquette

Head coach

Ed Gregory

Assistant coach(es)

Herman Kull

Legend

(DP) Unsigned draft pick
(FA) Free agent
(S) Suspended
Injured

Regular season

Season standings

Pacific Division v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-Los Angeles Lakers	62	20	.756	–	36–5	26–15	23–7
x-Portland Trail Blazers	53	29	.646	9	33–8	20–21	23–7
x-Seattle SuperSonics	44	38	.537	18	32–9	12–29	19–11
Phoenix Suns	28	54	.341	34	22–19	6–35	11–19
Golden State Warriors	20	62	.244	42	16–25	4–37	7–23
Los Angeles Clippers	17	65	.207	45	14–27	3–38	7–23

#	Western Conference v t e
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	z-Los Angeles Lakers	62	20	.756	–
2	y-Denver Nuggets	54	28	.659	8
3	x-Dallas Mavericks	53	29	.646	9
4	x-Portland Trail Blazers	53	29	.646	9
5	x-Utah Jazz	47	35	.573	15
6	x-Houston Rockets	46	36	.561	16
7	x-Seattle SuperSonics	44	38	.537	18
8	x-San Antonio Spurs	31	51	.378	31

9	Phoenix Suns	28	54	.341	34
10	Sacramento Kings	24	58	.293	38
11	Golden State Warriors	20	62	.244	42
12	Los Angeles Clippers	17	65	.207	45

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

Regular season

1987–88 game log
Total: 20–62 (Home: 16–25; Road: 4–37)

November: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
6	November 14, 1987 7:30 pm PST	L.A. Lakers	L 110–118				Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena 15,025	1–5
9	November 20, 1987 4:30 pm PST	@ Detroit	L 108–131				Pontiac Silverdome 20,362	1–8

December: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
19	December 17, 1987 7:30 pm PST	L.A. Lakers	L 106–113				Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena 15,025	3–16

January: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
29	January 12, 1988 7:30 pm PST	@ L.A. Lakers	L 113–117				The Forum 17,505	5–24

February: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
50	February 24, 1988 7:30 pm PST	Detroit	L 93–107				Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena 14,340	14–36

March: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
55	March 4, 1988 7:30 pm PST	@ L.A. Lakers	L 107–120				The Forum 17,505	14–41
64	March 20, 1988 7:30 pm PST	L.A. Lakers	L 106–113				Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena 15,025	16–48

April: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
82	April 24, 1988 12:30 pm PDT	@ L.A. Lakers	L 100–136				The Forum 17,505	20–62

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

Awards and records

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