Dallas Mavericks Playoff Rosters

1987-1988 Dallas Mavericks Playoff Roster

Player Pos HT WT Birth Date Age Pre-Draft Team YOS Draft Status
Mark Aguirre SF 6-6 232 Dec 10, 1959 28 DePaul 6 1981 1st Rnd, #1, Dallas Mavericks
Steve Alford PG 6-2 183 Nov 23, 1964 23 Indiana 0 1987 2nd Rnd, #26, Dallas Mavericks
Uwe Blab C 7-2 243 Mar 26, 1962 26 Indiana 2 1985 1st Rnd, #17, Dallas Mavericks
Rolando Blackman SG 6-6 190 Feb 26, 1959 29 Kansas State 6 1981 1st Rnd, #9, Dallas Mavericks
Brad Davis PG 6-3 180 Dec 17, 1955 32 Maryland 10 1977 1st Rnd, #15, Los Angeles Lakers
James Donaldson C 7-2 275 Aug 16, 1957 30 Washington State 7 1979 4th Rnd, #73, Seattle SuperSonics
Jim Farmer SG 6-4 190 Sep 23, 1964 23 Alabama 0 1987 1st Rnd, #20, Dallas Mavericks
Derek Harper SG 6-4 185 Oct 13, 1961 26 Illinois 4 1983 1st Rnd, #11, Dallas Mavericks
Sam Perkins PF 6-9 235 Jun 14, 1961 26 North Carolina 3 1984 1st Rnd, #4, Dallas Mavericks
Detlef Schrempf PF 6-9 214 Jan 21, 1963 25 Washington 2 1985 1st Rnd, #8, Dallas Mavericks
Roy Tarpley F-C 6-11 230 Nov 28, 1964 23 Michigan 1 1986 1st Rnd, #7, Dallas Mavericks
Bill Wennington C 7-0 245 Dec 26, 1963 24 St. John's 2 1985 1st Rnd, #16, Dallas Mavericks

1987-1988 Playoff Matchups

Eastern Conference
DescriptionHomeAwayResult
First Round #1 Boston Celtics #8 New York Knicks BOS in 4
First Round #2 Detroit Pistons #7 Washington Bullets DET in 5
First Round #3 Chicago Bulls #6 Cleveland Cavaliers CHI in 5
First Round #4 Atlanta Hawks #5 Milwaukee Bucks ATL in 5
Second Round #1 Boston Celtics #4 Atlanta Hawks BOS in 7
Second Round #2 Detroit Pistons #3 Chicago Bulls DET in 5
Conference Finals #1 Boston Celtics #2 Detroit Pistons DET in 6

Western Conference
DescriptionHomeAwayResult
First Round #1 Los Angeles Lakers #8 San Antonio Spurs LAL in 3
First Round #2 Denver Nuggets #7 Seattle SuperSonics DEN in 5
First Round #3 Dallas Mavericks #6 Houston Rockets DAL in 4
First Round #4 Portland Trail Blazers #5 Utah Jazz UTA in 4
Second Round #1 Los Angeles Lakers #5 Utah Jazz LAL in 7
Second Round #2 Denver Nuggets #3 Dallas Mavericks DAL in 6
Conference Finals #1 Los Angeles Lakers #3 Dallas Mavericks LAL in 7

NBA Finals
DescriptionHomeAwayResult
NBA Finals #1 Los Angeles Lakers #2 Detroit Pistons LAL in 7

1987-1988 Dallas Playoff Stats

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Mark Aguirre 17 32.8 21.6 5.9 3.3 0.8 0.5 2.4
Rolando Blackman 17 39.5 18.1 3.2 4.5 0.9 0.2 1.5
Roy Tarpley 17 33.1 17.9 12.9 1.8 1.2 1.5 1.9
Sam Perkins 17 33.6 13.5 6.6 1.8 1.5 1.0 1.8
Derek Harper 17 35.6 13.5 2.5 7.1 1.9 0.3 1.9
James Donaldson 17 29.4 9.3 8.6 0.7 0.4 0.9 1.7
Detlef Schrempf 15 18.3 7.8 3.7 1.6 0.5 0.5 1.4
Brad Davis 17 17.1 6.4 1.2 3.2 0.2 0.3 1.7
Steve Alford 4 3.0 1.5 0.5 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.2
Jim Farmer 3 3.7 1.3 1.3 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.7
Uwe Blab 3 2.7 0.7 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.3
Bill Wennington 6 2.3 0.0 0.7 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.2

1987-1988 Dallas Mavericks Opening Round Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record Dallas Leaders Houston Leaders
Apr 28, 1988
v.
Houston
W, 120-110 Reunion Arena
Opening Round
1-0 PTS: 24. Roy Tarpley
REB: 9. Roy Tarpley
AST: 8. Derek Harper
PTS: 34. H. Olajuwon
REB: 14. H. Olajuwon
AST: 11. Sleepy Floyd
Apr 30, 1988
v.
Houston
L, 108-119 Reunion Arena
Opening Round
1-1 PTS: 23. Roy Tarpley
REB: 13. Roy Tarpley
AST: 8. Derek Harper
PTS: 42. Sleepy Floyd
REB: 26. H. Olajuwon
AST: 9. Sleepy Floyd
May 3, 1988
@
Houston
W, 92-93 Compaq Center
Opening Round
2-1 PTS: 17. Roy Tarpley
REB: 13. Roy Tarpley
AST: 7. R. Blackman
PTS: 35. H. Olajuwon
REB: 12. H. Olajuwon
AST: 5. Sleepy Floyd
May 5, 1988
@
Houston
W, 97-107 Compaq Center
Opening Round
3-1 PTS: 38. Mark Aguirre
REB: 10. J. Donaldson
AST: 10. R. Blackman
PTS: 40. H. Olajuwon
REB: 15. H. Olajuwon
AST: 9. Sleepy Floyd

1987-1988 Dallas Mavericks Conference Semi Finals Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record Dallas Leaders Denver Leaders
May 10, 1988
@
Denver
L, 126-115 McNichols Sports Arena
Conference Semi Finals
0-1 PTS: 26. Mark Aguirre
REB: 13. J. Donaldson
AST: 5. Derek Harper
PTS: 30. Fat Lever
REB: 11. Fat Lever
AST: 8. Fat Lever
May 12, 1988
@
Denver
W, 108-112 McNichols Sports Arena
Conference Semi Finals
1-1 PTS: 31. R. Blackman
REB: 13. J. Donaldson
AST: 8. Derek Harper
PTS: 22. Fat Lever
REB: 12. D. Schayes
AST: 7. M. Adams
May 14, 1988
v.
Denver
L, 105-107 Reunion Arena
Conference Semi Finals
1-2 PTS: 17. Sam Perkins
REB: 15. Roy Tarpley
AST: 6. Mark Aguirre
PTS: 23. Alex English
REB: 11. Fat Lever
AST: 12. Fat Lever
May 15, 1988
v.
Denver
W, 124-103 Reunion Arena
Conference Semi Finals
2-2 PTS: 34. Mark Aguirre
REB: 13. Roy Tarpley
AST: 10. Derek Harper
PTS: 24. Alex English
REB: 10. Wayne Cooper
AST: 9. M. Adams
May 17, 1988
@
Denver
W, 106-110 McNichols Sports Arena
Conference Semi Finals
3-2 PTS: 25. Mark Aguirre
REB: 16. Roy Tarpley
AST: 6. Derek Harper
PTS: 33. D. Schayes
REB: 13. D. Schayes
AST: 6. Alex English
May 19, 1988
v.
Denver
W, 108-95 Reunion Arena
Conference Semi Finals
4-2 PTS: 23. Sam Perkins
REB: 19. Roy Tarpley
AST: 9. Derek Harper
PTS: 34. Alex English
REB: 9. D. Schayes
AST: 8. M. Adams

1987-1988 Dallas Mavericks Conference Finals Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record Dallas Leaders L.A. Lakers Leaders
May 23, 1988
@
L.A. Lakers
L, 113-98 The Forum
Conference Finals
0-1 PTS: 18. Roy Tarpley
REB: 20. Roy Tarpley
AST: 7. Derek Harper
PTS: 28. James Worthy
REB: 6. M. Johnson
AST: 12. M. Johnson
May 25, 1988
@
L.A. Lakers
L, 123-101 The Forum
Conference Finals
0-2 PTS: 28. Mark Aguirre
REB: 13. Roy Tarpley
AST: 8. Derek Harper
PTS: 30. Byron Scott
REB: 7. K. Abdul-Jabbar
AST: 19. M. Johnson
May 27, 1988
v.
L.A. Lakers
W, 106-94 Reunion Arena
Conference Finals
1-2 PTS: 23. Mark Aguirre
REB: 20. Roy Tarpley
AST: 6. Brad Davis
PTS: 19. James Worthy
REB: 8. M. Johnson
AST: 10. M. Johnson
May 29, 1988
v.
L.A. Lakers
W, 118-104 Reunion Arena
Conference Finals
2-2 PTS: 35. Derek Harper
REB: 13. Roy Tarpley
AST: 11. R. Blackman
PTS: 28. M. Johnson
REB: 12. A.C. Green
AST: 12. M. Johnson
May 31, 1988
@
L.A. Lakers
L, 119-102 The Forum
Conference Finals
2-3 PTS: 31. Mark Aguirre
REB: 11. Roy Tarpley
AST: 6. Derek Harper
PTS: 28. James Worthy
REB: 10. A.C. Green
AST: 20. M. Johnson
Jun 2, 1988
v.
L.A. Lakers
W, 105-103 Reunion Arena
Conference Finals
3-3 PTS: 23. Mark Aguirre
REB: 13. Mark Aguirre
AST: 10. Derek Harper
PTS: 27. James Worthy
REB: 11. James Worthy
AST: 12. M. Johnson
Jun 4, 1988
@
L.A. Lakers
L, 117-102 The Forum
Conference Finals
3-4 PTS: 24. Mark Aguirre
REB: 14. J. Donaldson
AST: 11. Derek Harper
PTS: 28. James Worthy
REB: 9. M. Johnson
AST: 11. M. Johnson