Portland Trail Blazers Playoff Rosters

1987-1988 Portland Trail Blazers Playoff Roster

Player Pos HT WT Birth Date Age Pre-Draft Team YOS Draft Status
Richard Anderson FC 6-10 240 Nov 19, 1960 27 UC Santa Barbara 3 1982 2nd Rnd, #32, San Diego Clippers
Sam Bowie C 7-1 235 Mar 17, 1961 27 Kentucky 3 1984 1st Rnd, #2, Portland Trail Blazers
Clyde Drexler G-F 6-7 210 Jun 22, 1962 25 Houston 4 1983 1st Rnd, #14, Portland Trail Blazers
Kevin Duckworth C 7-0 275 Apr 1, 1964 24 Eastern Illinois 1 1986 2nd Rnd, #33, San Antonio Spurs
Lester Fonville C 7-2 245 Feb 15, 1963 25 Jackson State 0 1987 2nd Rnd, #29, Portland Trail Blazers
Mike Holton SG 6-4 185 Aug 4, 1961 26 UCLA 4 1983 3rd Rnd, #53, Golden State Warriors
Steve Johnson FC 6-10 235 Nov 3, 1957 30 Oregon State 6 1981 1st Rnd, #7, Kansas City Kings
Caldwell Jones FC 6-11 216 Aug 4, 1950 37 Albany State (GA) 13 1973 2nd Rnd, #32, Philadelphia Sixers
Charles Alexander Jones PF 6-8 215 Jan 12, 1962 26 Louisville 3 1984 2nd Rnd, #36, Phoenix Suns
Jerome Kersey SF 6-7 215 Jun 26, 1962 25 Longwood 3 1984 2nd Rnd, #46, Portland Trail Blazers
Maurice Lucas PF 6-9 215 Feb 18, 1952 36 Marquette 11 1974 1st Rnd, #14, Chicago Bulls
1976 ABA Dispersal Draft, Rnd 1, Pick 2, Portland Trail Blazers
Ronnie Murphy SF 6-5 225 Jul 29, 1964 23 Jacksonville 0 1987 1st Rnd, #17, Portland Trail Blazers
Terry Porter PG 6-3 195 Apr 8, 1963 25 Wisconsin-Stevens Point 2 1985 1st Rnd, #24, Portland Trail Blazers
Jerry Sichting PG 6-1 168 Nov 29, 1956 31 Purdue 8 1979 4th Rnd, #82, Golden State Warriors
Kiki Vandeweghe PF 6-8 220 Aug 1, 1958 29 UCLA 7 1980 1st Rnd, #11, 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 Portland Playoff Stats

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Clyde Drexler 4 42.5 22.0 7.0 5.2 3.0 0.5 3.0
Kevin Duckworth 4 37.8 21.5 11.0 1.8 0.2 0.5 5.2
Jerome Kersey 4 31.8 19.8 7.5 2.2 1.8 1.0 1.2
Terry Porter 4 37.2 17.0 3.5 7.0 2.5 0.0 3.2
Richard Anderson 3 21.0 10.7 4.3 0.3 0.7 0.3 0.7
Kiki Vandeweghe 4 18.0 7.8 3.2 1.8 0.2 0.0 0.8
Caldwell Jones 4 24.5 3.2 4.2 0.2 0.5 2.0 0.5
Maurice Lucas 4 15.8 2.5 6.2 1.2 0.2 0.0 1.2
Mike Holton 4 8.5 1.5 1.2 1.5 0.5 0.0 0.2
Jerry Sichting 4 7.8 1.0 0.5 1.2 0.2 0.0 0.0
Charles Alexander Jones 2 1.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

1987-1988 Portland Trail Blazers Opening Round Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record Portland Leaders Utah Leaders
Apr 28, 1988
v.
Utah
W, 108-96 Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Opening Round
1-0 PTS: 26. C. Drexler
REB: 13. C. Drexler
AST: 12. Terry Porter
PTS: 31. Thurl Bailey
REB: 13. Karl Malone
AST: 9. J. Stockton
Apr 30, 1988
v.
Utah
L, 105-114 Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Opening Round
1-1 PTS: 25. C. Drexler
REB: 14. M. Lucas
AST: 7. Terry Porter
PTS: 37. Karl Malone
REB: 16. Karl Malone
AST: 13. J. Stockton
May 4, 1988
@
Utah
L, 113-108 Salt Palace
Opening Round
1-2 PTS: 23. J. Kersey
REB: 16. K. Duckworth
AST: 4. C. Drexler
PTS: 39. Thurl Bailey
REB: 9. Karl Malone
AST: 16. J. Stockton
May 6, 1988
@
Utah
L, 111-96 Salt Palace
Opening Round
1-3 PTS: 33. K. Duckworth
REB: 10. K. Duckworth
AST: 6. C. Drexler
PTS: 38. Karl Malone
REB: 11. Mark Eaton
AST: 10. J. Stockton