Playoffs:
NBA 1987-88 Regular Season Standings
This page features the complete 1987-1988 NBA season standings, including conference and division ranks, wins, loses, percentage, games behind and teams that qualified for the playoffs
x = teams that made the playoffs are marked with an 'x'
NBA 1987-88 Conference Standings
Western Conference
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | ||
| 1 | Los Angeles Lakers | 62 | 20 | .756 | - | x |
| 2 | Denver Nuggets | 54 | 28 | .659 | 8.0 | x |
| 3 | Dallas Mavericks | 53 | 29 | .646 | 9.0 | x |
| 4 | Portland Trail Blazers | 53 | 29 | .646 | 9.0 | x |
| 5 | Utah Jazz | 47 | 35 | .573 | 15.0 | x |
| 6 | Houston Rockets | 46 | 36 | .561 | 16.0 | x |
| 7 | Seattle Supersonics | 44 | 38 | .537 | 18.0 | x |
| 8 | San Antonio Spurs | 31 | 51 | .378 | 31.0 | x |
| 9 | Phoenix Suns | 28 | 54 | .341 | 34.0 | |
| 10 | Sacramento Kings | 24 | 58 | .293 | 38.0 | |
| 11 | Golden State Warriors | 20 | 62 | .244 | 42.0 | |
| 12 | Los Angeles Clippers | 17 | 65 | .207 | 45.0 |
Eastern Conference
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | ||
| 1 | Boston Celtics | 57 | 25 | .695 | - | x |
| 2 | Detroit Pistons | 54 | 28 | .659 | 3.0 | x |
| 3 | Chicago Bulls | 50 | 32 | .610 | 7.0 | x |
| 4 | Atlanta Hawks | 50 | 32 | .610 | 7.0 | x |
| 5 | Milwaukee Bucks | 42 | 40 | .512 | 15.0 | x |
| 6 | Cleveland Cavaliers | 42 | 40 | .512 | 15.0 | x |
| 7 | Washington Bullets | 38 | 44 | .463 | 19.0 | x |
| 8 | New York Knicks | 38 | 44 | .463 | 19.0 | x |
| 9 | Indiana Pacers | 38 | 44 | .463 | 19.0 | |
| 10 | Philadelphia 76ers | 36 | 46 | .439 | 21.0 | |
| 11 | New Jersey Nets | 19 | 63 | .232 | 38.0 |
NBA 1987-88 Division Standings
Midwest Division
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | ||
| 1 | Denver Nuggets | 54 | 28 | .659 | - | x |
| 2 | Dallas Mavericks | 53 | 29 | .646 | 1.0 | x |
| 3 | Utah Jazz | 47 | 35 | .573 | 7.0 | x |
| 4 | Houston Rockets | 46 | 36 | .561 | 8.0 | x |
| 5 | San Antonio Spurs | 31 | 51 | .378 | 23.0 | x |
| 6 | Sacramento Kings | 24 | 58 | .293 | 30.0 |
Pacific Division
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | ||
| 1 | Los Angeles Lakers | 62 | 20 | .756 | - | x |
| 2 | Portland Trail Blazers | 53 | 29 | .646 | 9.0 | x |
| 3 | Seattle Supersonics | 44 | 38 | .537 | 18.0 | x |
| 4 | Phoenix Suns | 28 | 54 | .341 | 34.0 | |
| 5 | Golden State Warriors | 20 | 62 | .244 | 42.0 | |
| 6 | Los Angeles Clippers | 17 | 65 | .207 | 45.0 |
Atlantic Division
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | ||
| 1 | Boston Celtics | 57 | 25 | .695 | - | x |
| 2 | Washington Bullets | 38 | 44 | .463 | 19.0 | x |
| 3 | New York Knicks | 38 | 44 | .463 | 19.0 | x |
| 4 | Philadelphia 76ers | 36 | 46 | .439 | 21.0 | |
| 5 | New Jersey Nets | 19 | 63 | .232 | 38.0 |
Central Division
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | ||
| 1 | Detroit Pistons | 54 | 28 | .659 | - | x |
| 2 | Chicago Bulls | 50 | 32 | .610 | 4.0 | x |
| 3 | Atlanta Hawks | 50 | 32 | .610 | 4.0 | x |
| 4 | Milwaukee Bucks | 42 | 40 | .512 | 12.0 | x |
| 5 | Cleveland Cavaliers | 42 | 40 | .512 | 12.0 | x |
| 6 | Indiana Pacers | 38 | 44 | .463 | 16.0 |
Abbreviations: W = Wins / L = Losses / Pct = Winning Percentage / GB = Games behind