The Cleveland Cavaliers ranked last in the league with an average of 40.3 rebounds per game during the Regular Season. They played 82 games (42 wins and 40 losses) where they recorded a total of 3,304 rebounds.

Fewest Rebounds Per Game

40.3 rebounds
Cleveland Cavaliers

Ranking of the Teams with the Fewest Rebounds Per Game

1987-88 Regular Season

		Rebounds
Rk	Team	Per Game	Total	Gms	OFF	DEF
1.	Cleveland Cavaliers	40.3	3,304	82	12.4	27.9
2.	New Jersey Nets	40.7	3,337	82	13.1	27.6
3.	Boston Celtics	41.1	3,370	82	11.3	29.8
4.	Golden State Warriors	41.4	3,392	82	13.9	27.5
5.	Milwaukee Bucks	42.1	3,452	82	13.6	28.5
6.	New York Knicks	42.4	3,480	82	15.7	26.8
7.	Phoenix Suns	42.6	3,492	82	13.6	29.0
8.	San Antonio Spurs	42.9	3,519	82	14.4	28.5
9.	Philadelphia 76ers	43.0	3,526	82	14.9	28.1
	Washington Bullets	43.0	3,526	82	15.0	28.0

Rk	Team	Per Game	Total	Gms	OFF	DEF
11.	Indiana Pacers	43.1	3,535	82	13.1	30.0
12.	Los Angeles Clippers	43.2	3,541	82	14.5	28.7
13.	Los Angeles Lakers	43.5	3,564	82	13.1	30.4
14.	Denver Nuggets	44.0	3,605	82	14.2	29.8
15.	Atlanta Hawks	44.0	3,607	82	15.0	29.0
16.	Utah Jazz	44.1	3,619	82	13.0	31.1
17.	Seattle Supersonics	44.2	3,627	82	16.0	28.2
18.	Chicago Bulls	44.3	3,629	82	14.3	30.0
19.	Detroit Pistons	44.7	3,663	82	14.4	30.3
20.	Sacramento Kings	45.0	3,693	82	15.0	30.0

Rk	Team	Per Game	Total	Gms	OFF	DEF
21.	Portland Trail Blazers	45.6	3,742	82	15.3	30.4
22.	Houston Rockets	46.0	3,769	82	15.1	30.9
23.	Dallas Mavericks	46.8	3,836	82	16.4	30.4

= NBA Champion

Abbreviations:
Gms = Games / OFF = Offensive Rebounds / DEF = Defensive Rebounds