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1987-88 NBA Playoffs: Leaders Summary

Information about which players led the main stats categories in the 1988 NBA Playoffs, including leaders in points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and turnovers.

Show: Season - Playoffs

Playoff Leaders

Points

37.5 ppg
Hakeem Olajuwon
(Houston Rockets)

Rebounds

16.8 rpg
Hakeem Olajuwon
(Houston Rockets)

Assists

14.8 apg
John Stockton
(Utah Jazz)

Steals

4.0 spg
Alvin Robertson
(San Antonio Spurs)

Blocks

3.3 bpg
Patrick Ewing
(New York Knicks)

3-Pointers Made

2.0 3pg
Richard Anderson
(Portland Trail Blazers)
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Note: * Minimums to be in Per Game lists: 3 games or 100 points, 50 rebounds, 25 assists, 10 steals, 10 blocks.

Playoff Leaders Details

Points per Game
Rk
Player
(Team)
PPG
 Gms
1
Hakeem Olajuwon
(Rockets)
 37.5 4
2
Michael Jordan
(Bulls)
 36.3 10
3
Dominique Wilkins
(Hawks)
 31.2 12
4
Karl Malone
(Jazz)
 29.7 11
5
Tom Chambers
(Supersonics)
 25.8 5
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Total Points
Rk
Player
(Team)
PTS
 Gms
1
James Worthy
(Lakers)
 506 24
2
Isiah Thomas
(Pistons)
 504 23
3
Magic Johnson
(Lakers)
 477 24
4
Byron Scott
(Lakers)
 470 24
5
Adrian Dantley
(Pistons)
 446 23
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Rebounds per Game
Rk
Player
(Team)
RPG
 Gms
1
Hakeem Olajuwon
(Rockets)
 16.8 4
2
Roy Tarpley
(Mavericks)
 12.9 17
3
Charles Oakley
(Bulls)
 12.8 10
4
Patrick Ewing
(Knicks)
 12.8 4
5
Jack Sikma
(Bucks)
 12.4 5
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Total Rebounds
Rk
Player
(Team)
REB
 Gms
1
Bill Laimbeer
(Pistons)
 221 23
2
Roy Tarpley
(Mavericks)
 219 17
3
A.C. Green
(Lakers)
 175 24
4
Mychal Thompson
(Lakers)
 170 24
5
Robert Parish
(Celtics)
 168 17
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Assists per Game
Rk
Player
(Team)
APG
 Gms
1
John Stockton
(Jazz)
 14.8 11
2
Magic Johnson
(Lakers)
 12.6 24
3
Mark Jackson
(Knicks)
 9.8 4
4
Doc Rivers
(Hawks)
 9.6 12
5
Alvin Robertson
(Spurs)
 9.3 3
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Total Assists
Rk
Player
(Team)
AST
 Gms
1
Magic Johnson
(Lakers)
 303 24
2
Isiah Thomas
(Pistons)
 201 23
3
John Stockton
(Jazz)
 163 11
4
Dennis Johnson
(Celtics)
 139 17
5
Derek Harper
(Mavericks)
 121 17
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Steals per Game
Rk
Player
(Team)
SPG
 Gms
1
Alvin Robertson
(Spurs)
 4.0 3
2
John Stockton
(Jazz)
 3.4 11
3
Clyde Drexler
(Trail Blazers)
 3.0 4
4
Isiah Thomas
(Pistons)
 2.9 23
5
Ron Harper
(Cavaliers)
 2.8 4
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Total Steals
Rk
Player
(Team)
STL
 Gms
1
Isiah Thomas
(Pistons)
 66 23
2
John Stockton
(Jazz)
 37 11
3
Larry Bird
(Celtics)
 36 17
4
Magic Johnson
(Lakers)
 34 24
Byron Scott
(Lakers)
 34 24
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Blocks per Game
Rk
Player
(Team)
BPG
 Gms
1
Patrick Ewing
(Knicks)
 3.3 4
2
Mark Eaton
(Jazz)
 3.1 11
3
Hakeem Olajuwon
(Rockets)
 2.8 4
4
Larry Nance
(Cavaliers)
 2.2 5
5
Thurl Bailey
(Jazz)
 2.1 11
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Total Blocks
Rk
Player
(Team)
BLK
 Gms
1
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
(Lakers)
 37 24
John Salley
(Pistons)
 37 23
3
Mark Eaton
(Jazz)
 34 11
4
Kevin McHale
(Celtics)
 30 17
5
Roy Tarpley
(Mavericks)
 26 17
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3-Pointers Made per Game
Rk
Player
(Team)
3PG
 Gms
1
Richard Anderson
(Trail Blazers)
 2.0 3
2
Bob Hansen
(Jazz)
 1.7 11
3
Michael Adams
(Nuggets)
 1.5 11
4
Trent Tucker
(Knicks)
 1.5 4
5
Mark Jackson
(Knicks)
 1.3 4
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Total 3-Pointers Made
Rk
Player
(Team)
3PM
 Gms
1
Michael Cooper
(Lakers)
 25 24
2
Byron Scott
(Lakers)
 24 24
3
Danny Ainge
(Celtics)
 19 17
Bob Hansen
(Jazz)
 19 11
5
Michael Adams
(Nuggets)
 17 11
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