The Los Angeles Lakers were 62-20 in 1987-88. They finished 1st in the Pacific Division and 1st in the Western Conference. They won in the NBA Finals against the Detroit Pistons, 4 games to 3, to win their eleventh championship.

1987-88 Conference Standings

TEAMWLPCTGB
1
Lakers Lakers
62
20
.756
2
54
28
.659
8.0
3
53
29
.646
9.0
4
53
29
.646
9.0
5
47
35
.573
15.0

1987-88 Stats

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Team
82
241.5
112.8
43.5
28.6
8.2
4.9
43.6
86.3
50.5
1.7
5.8
29.7
23.9
30.2
78.9
56.6
13.1
30.4
16.1
20.9
Team Rank
5th
5th
11th
3rd
15th
15th
5th
17th
2nd
9th
7th
16th
5th
6th
5th
2nd
20th
4th
7th
1st
Opponent
82
241.5
107.0
41.8
26.8
8.9
4.8
43.3
91.1
47.6
1.6
5.4
29.8
18.8
24.6
76.1
52.5
14.3
27.4
15.2
23.7
Opponent Rank
5th
11th
6th
17th
16th
5th
18th
22nd
9th
14th
17th
4th
2nd
2nd
8th
6th
15th
4th
19th
18th
Net
+5.8
+1.7
+1.8
-0.7
+0.2
+0.3
-4.7
+3.0
+0.1
+0.5
-0.1
+5.1
+5.6
+2.7
+4.1
-1.2
+3.0
+0.9
-2.7
Net Rank
2nd
7th
5th
17th
10th
11th
23rd
3rd
7th
9th
11th
3rd
3rd
5th
2nd
19th
3rd
18th
3rd

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EasternWLPCTGB
1
60
22
.732
2
55
26
.679
4.5
3
53
29
.646
7.0
4
52
30
.634
8.0
5
46
36
.561
14.0
6
Hawks Hawks - x
46
36
.561
14.0
7
45
36
.556
14.5
8
45
37
.549
15.0
9
44
38
.537
16.0
10
43
39
.524
17.0
11
Bucks Bucks - e
32
50
.390
28.0
12
Bulls Bulls - e
31
50
.383
28.5
13
Nets Nets - e
20
62
.244
40.0
14
19
63
.232
41.0
15
17
65
.207
43.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
64
17
.790
2
Spurs Spurs - x
62
19
.765
2.0
3
53
28
.654
11.0
4
52
29
.642
12.0
5
51
30
.630
13.0
6
48
33
.593
16.0
7
44
37
.543
20.0
8
41
40
.506
23.0
9
41
40
.506
23.0
10
37
44
.457
27.0
11
26
55
.321
38.0
12
25
56
.309
39.0
13
25
56
.309
39.0
14
Kings Kings - e
22
59
.272
42.0
15
Jazz Jazz - e
22
59
.272
42.0