1987–88 Los Angeles Clippers season
Head coachGene Shue
General managerElgin Baylor
Owner(s)Donald Sterling
ArenaLos Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
Results
Record17–65 (.207)
PlaceDivision: 6th (Pacific)
Conference: 12th (Western)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionKTLA
(Ralph Lawler, Junior Bridgeman)
RadioKIIS
(Pete Arbogast)

The 1987–88 Los Angeles Clippers season was their 18th season in the NBA, their 4th in Los Angeles.[1] The Clippers continued to struggle to finish last place in the Pacific Division, and Western Conference with a terrible 17–65 record. Following the season, Michael Cage was traded to the Seattle SuperSonics.

Draft picks

Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
14Reggie WilliamsF United StatesGeorgetown
113Joe WolfC United StatesNorth Carolina
119Ken NormanF United StatesIllinois
238Norris ColemanF United StatesKansas State
347Tim McCalisterG United StatesOklahoma
593Chad KesslerF United StatesGeorgia
6116Martin NessleyC United StatesDuke
7139Henry CarrF United StatesWichita State

Roster

Los Angeles Clippers 1987-88 roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#Nat.NameHt.Wt.From
C 00 United States Benjamin, Benoit 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Creighton
G 15 United States Burtt, Steve 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Iona
F/C 44 United States Cage, Michael 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) San Diego State
F 45 United States Coleman, Norris (waived) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Kansas State
F 25 United States Cureton, Earl 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Detroit Mercy
G 20 United States Dailey, Quintin 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) San Francisco
G 22 United States Drew, Larry 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Missouri
G 54 United States Fields, Kenny (waived) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 240 lb (109 kg) UCLA
G 4 United States Gordon, Lancaster (waived) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Louisville
F 43 United States Gregory, Claude 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Wisconsin
C 32 United States Kite, Greg 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 250 lb (113 kg) BYU
F 46 United States Murphy, Tod (waived) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) UC Irvine
C 51 United States Nessley, Martin (waived) 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 260 lb (118 kg) Duke
G 10 United States Nixon, Norm 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Duquesne
F 33 United States Norman, Ken 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Illinois
G 14 United States Phelps, Mike (waived) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Alcorn State
G 1 United States Valentine, Darnell 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 183 lb (83 kg) Kansas
F 31 United States White, Eric 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Pepperdine
F 34 United States Williams, Reggie 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Georgetown
C 24 United States Wolf, Joe 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (104 kg) North Carolina
G 42 United States Woodson, Mike 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 198 lb (90 kg) Indiana
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Roster notes

  • Guard Mike Woodson will serve as an assistant coach for the franchise from 2014-18.
  • This is guard Kenny Field's second tour of duty with the franchise after playing the first few months of the season in the CBA. He previously played for the team last season.

Regular season

Season standings

Pacific Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Los Angeles Lakers 6220.756–36–526–1523–7
x-Portland Trail Blazers 5329.646933–820–2123–7
x-Seattle SuperSonics 4438.5371832–912–2919–11
Phoenix Suns 2854.3413422–196–3511–19
Golden State Warriors 2062.2444216–254–377–23
Los Angeles Clippers 1765.2074514–273–387–23
#
Western Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 z-Los Angeles Lakers6220.756–
2 y-Denver Nuggets5428.6598
3 x-Dallas Mavericks5329.6469
4 x-Portland Trail Blazers5329.6469
5 x-Utah Jazz4735.57315
6 x-Houston Rockets4636.56116
7 x-Seattle SuperSonics4438.53718
8 x-San Antonio Spurs3151.37831
9 Phoenix Suns2854.34134
10 Sacramento Kings2458.29338
11 Golden State Warriors2062.24442
12 Los Angeles Clippers1765.20745
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 –2–42–35–12–01–12–42–01–14–22–00–23–35–03–36–01–10–21–12–02–01–13–3
Boston 4–2–3–32–32–00–23–32–01–15–02–00–23–35–15–14–22–02–02–02–01–12–05–1
Chicago 3–23–3–3–30–21–12–42–02–03–32–01–15–15–13–24–22–01–11–11–11–12–03–3
Cleveland 1–53–23–3–1–11–11–50–21–14–21–11–12–45–12–43–21–11–12–02–01–10–26–0
Dallas 0–20–22–01–1–3–31–14–14–22–05–01–42–01–11–11–15–03–25–15–13–23–31–1
Denver 1–12–01–11–13–3–1–14–14–21–15–03–21–12–01–12–03–22–34–25–14–12–42–0
Detroit 4–23–34–25–11–11–1–2–01–13–31–10–24–25–14–24–12–01–12–01–11–12–03–2
Golden State 0–20–20–22–01–41–40–2–0–50–23–30–60–22–00–21–12–41–52–33–21–51–40–2
Houston 1–11–10–21–12–42–41–15–0–2–03–21–42–01–11–11–14–14–14–22–43–23–32–0
Indiana 2–40–53–32–40–21–13–32–00–2–1–11–13–36–02–32–42–00–22–02–01–11–12–4
L.A. Clippers 0–20–20–21–10–50–51–13–32–31–1–1–50–20–20–21–12–40–63–20–51–51–40–2
L.A. Lakers 2–02–01–11–14–12–32–06–04–11–15–1–0–22–02–02–05–13–34–15–04–24–11–1
Milwaukee 3–33–31–54–20–21–12–42–00–23–32–02–0–3–23–32–41–11–12–01–11–11–14–1
New Jersey 0–51–51–51–51–10–21–50–21–10–62–00–22–3–3–32–41–10–21–11–10–21–10–6
New York 3–31–52–34–21–11–12–42–01–13–22–00–23–33–3–3–30–21–11–11–10–21–13–3
Philadelphia 0–62–42–42–31–10–21–41–11–14–21–10–24–24–23–3–1–11–11–11–11–12–03–3
Phoenix 1–10–20–21–10–52–30–24–21–40–24–21–51–11–12–01–1–0–63–22–32–42–30–2
Portland 2–00–21–11–12–33–21–15–11–42–06–03–31–12–01–11–16–0–4–15–03–31–42–0
Sacramento 1–10–21–10–21–52–40–23–22–40–22–31–40–21–11–11–12–31–4–3–31–41–50–2
San Antonio 0–20–21–10–21–51–51–12–34–20–25–00–51–11–11–11–13–20–53–3–3–23–30–2
Seattle 0–21–11–11–12–31–41–15–12–31–15–12–41–12–02–01–14–23–34–12–3–1–42–0
Utah 1–10–20–22–03–34–20–24–13–31–14–11–41–11–11–10–23–24–15–13–34–1–2–0
Washington 3–31–53–30–61–10–22–32–00–24–22–01–11–46–03–33–32–00–22–02–00–20–2—

Game log

Regular season

1987–88 game log
Total: 17–65 (Home: 14–27; Road: 3–38)
November: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
4 November 12, 1987
7:30 pm PST		 @ L.A. Lakers L 82–111 The Forum
15,569		 1–3
December: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
21 December 19, 1987
7:30 pm PST		 L.A. Lakers L 97–108 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
14,417		 8–13
January: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
32 January 13, 1988
7:30 pm PST		 L.A. Lakers W 110–109 (OT) Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
14,906		 9–23
February: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
42 February 4, 1988
7:30 pm PST		 L.A. Lakers L 86–117 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
15,371		 10–32
47 February 16, 1988
7:30 pm PST		 @ L.A. Lakers L 100–119 The Forum
17,505		 11–36
March: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
54 March 2, 1988
4:30 pm PST		 @ Detroit L 90–103 Pontiac Silverdome
16,554		 12–42
68 March 28, 1988
7:30 pm PST		 Detroit W 102–100 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
12,156		 15–53
April: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
74 April 8, 1988
7:30 pm PDT		 @ L.A. Lakers L 107–126 The Forum
17,505		 16–58
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
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Benoit Benjamin
Steve Burtt
Michael Cage
Norris Coleman
Earl Cureton
Quintin Dailey
Larry Drew
Kenny Fields
Lancaster Gordon
Claude Gregory
Greg Kite
Tod Murphy
Martin Nessley
Ken Norman
Michael Phelps
Darnell Valentine
Eric White
Reggie Williams
Joe Wolf
Mike Woodson

Awards, records and milestones

Awards

  • Forward/center Michael Cage led the league in rebounding (13.0 rpg)

Transactions

The Clippers were involved in the following transactions during the 1987–88 season.

Trades

No trades occurred for this team.

Free agents

References

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