1987–88 NBA season

Infobox sports season
title =1987–88 NBA season
league =National Basketball Association
sport =Basketball
TV =CBS, TBS
season =Regular season
season_champ =Los Angeles Lakers
MVP =flagicon|USA Michael Jordan (Chicago)
MVP_link =NBA MVP
top_scorer =flagicon|USA Michael Jordan (Chicago)
playoffs =Playoffs
playoffs_link =1988 NBA Playoffs
conf1 =Eastern
conf1_link =Eastern Conference (NBA)
conf1_champ =Detroit Pistons
conf1_runner-up =Boston Celtics
conf2 =Western
conf2_link =Western Conference (NBA)
conf2_champ =Los Angeles Lakers
conf2_runner-up =Dallas Mavericks
finals =Finals
finals_link =1988 NBA Finals
finals_champ =Los Angeles Lakers
finals_runner-up =Detroit Pistons
finals_MVP =flagicon|USA James Worthy (L.A. Lakers)
finals_MVP_link =NBA Finals MVP
seasonslist =List of NBA seasons
seasonslistnames =NBA
prevseason_link =1986–87 NBA season
prevseason_year =1986–87
nextseason_link =1988–89 NBA season
nextseason_year =1988–89The 1987–88 NBA season was the 42nd season of the National Basketball Association. The season ended with the Los Angeles Lakers winning their second straight Championship, beating the Detroit Pistons in seven hard fought games in the NBA Finals, becoming the NBA's first repeat champions since the Boston Celtics did it in the 1968-69 NBA season.

Notable occurrences

*The 1988 NBA All-Star Game was played at Chicago Stadium in Chicago, with the East defeating the West 138-133. Local hero Michael Jordan steals the show during the week-end, taking home the game's MVP award, after winning the slam dunk contest earlier in the week.

*Michael Jordan becomes the only player in NBA history to win both the scoring title and Defensive Player of the Year honors. He is also the only player in NBA history to combine these awards with the season's Most Valuable Player award.

*James Worthy records the first ever Game Seven triple double as he records 36 points, 11 rebounds, and 10 assists.

*The league awards expansion franchises to Charlotte, Miami, Minneapolis, and Orlando. The Charlotte and Miami franchises would debut in the 1988-89 NBA season, while Minneapolis and Orlando would begin play in the 1989-90 NBA season.

*With the exception of a first round sweep of San Antonio, the Los Angeles Lakers played seven-game series the rest of the way. During the run, they overcome the Utah Jazz in the semifinals, the Dallas Mavericks in the conference finals, and the Detroit Pistons in the NBA Finals.

Final standings

Eastern Conference

C - NBA Champions

1987-88 NBA Stats Leaders

NBA awards

*Most Valuable Player: Michael Jordan, Chicago Bulls
*Rookie of the Year: Mark Jackson, New York Knicks
*Defensive Player of the Year: Michael Jordan, Chicago Bulls
*Sixth Man of the Year: Roy Tarpley, Dallas Mavericks
*Most Improved Player: Kevin Duckworth, Portland Trail Blazers
*Coach of the Year: Doug Moe, Denver Nuggets
*All-NBA First Team:
**F - Larry Bird, Boston Celtics
**F - Charles Barkley, Philadelphia 76ers
**C - Hakeem Olajuwon, Houston Rockets
**G - Michael Jordan, Chicago Bulls
**G - Magic Johnson, Los Angeles Lakers
*All-NBA Second Team:
**F - Karl Malone, Utah Jazz
**F - Dominique Wilkins, Atlanta Hawks
**C - Patrick Ewing, New York Knicks
**G - Clyde Drexler, Portland Trail Blazers
**G - John Stockton, Utah Jazz
*All-NBA Rookie Team:
**Derrick McKey, Seattle SuperSonics
**Cadillac Anderson, San Antonio Spurs
**Mark Jackson, New York Knicks
**Kenny Smith, Sacramento Kings
**Armen Gilliam, Phoenix Suns
*NBA All-Defensive First Team:
**Kevin McHale, Boston Celtics
**Rodney McCray, Houston Rockets
**Hakeem Olajuwon, Houston Rockets
**Michael Cooper, Los Angeles Lakers
**Michael Jordan, Chicago Bulls
*NBA All-Defensive Second Team:
**Buck Williams, New Jersey Nets
**Karl Malone, Utah Jazz
**Mark Eaton, Utah Jazz (tie)
**Patrick Ewing, New York Knicks (tie)
**Alvin Robertson, San Antonio Spurs
**Lafayette Lever, Denver Nuggets

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