# 1987–88 Milwaukee Bucks season

The 1987-88 NBA season was the Bucks' 20th season in the NBA. The Bucks finished fourth in the Central Division with a 42–40 record. In the first round of the playoffs, they lost in five games to the Atlanta Hawks. This was also their final season playing at MECCA Arena.

## Draft picks

| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College |
| 2 | 32 | Bob McCann | PF | United States | Morehead State |
| 2 | 40 | Winston Garland | PG | United States | Missouri State |
| 3 | 64 | J. J. Weber | | United States | Wisconsin |
| 4 | 87 | Darryl Bedford | | United States | Austin Peay State |
| 5 | 110 | Brian Vaughns | | United States | UC Santa Barbara |
| 6 | 133 | Gay Elmore | SF | United States | Virginia Military Institute |

## Regular season
### Season standings

| Central Divisionvte | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div |
| y-Detroit Pistons | 54 | 28 | .659 | – | 34–7 | 20–21 | 20–10 |
| x-Chicago Bulls | 50 | 32 | .610 | 4 | 30–11 | 20–21 | 16–13 |
| x-Atlanta Hawks | 50 | 32 | .610 | 4 | 30-11 | 20-21 | 16–13 |
| x-Milwaukee Bucks | 42 | 40 | .512 | 12 | 30–11 | 12–29 | 13–17 |
| x-Cleveland Cavaliers | 42 | 40 | .512 | 12 | 31–10 | 11–30 | 11–19 |
| Indiana Pacers | 38 | 44 | .463 | 16 | 25–16 | 13–28 | 13–17 |
| # | Eastern Conferencevte | Eastern Conferencevte | Eastern Conferencevte | Eastern Conferencevte | Eastern Conferencevte |
| # | Team | W | L | PCT | GB |
| 1 | c-Boston Celtics | 57 | 25 | .695 | – |
| 2 | y-Detroit Pistons | 54 | 28 | .659 | 3 |
| 3 | x-Chicago Bulls | 50 | 32 | .610 | 7 |
| 4 | x-Atlanta Hawks | 50 | 32 | .610 | 7 |
| 5 | x-Milwaukee Bucks | 42 | 40 | .512 | 15 |
| 6 | x-Cleveland Cavaliers | 42 | 40 | .512 | 15 |
| 7 | x-Washington Bullets | 38 | 44 | .463 | 19 |
| 8 | x-New York Knicks | 38 | 44 | .463 | 19 |
| 9 | Indiana Pacers | 38 | 44 | .463 | 19 |
| 10 | Philadelphia 76ers | 36 | 46 | .439 | 21 |
| 11 | New Jersey Nets | 19 | 63 | .232 | 38 |
    z - clinched division title
    y - clinched division title
    x - clinched playoff spot

### Record vs. opponents

1987-88 NBA Records :
| Team | ATL | BOS | CHI | CLE | DAL | DEN | DET | GSW | HOU | IND | LAC | LAL | MIL | NJN | NYK | PHI | PHO | POR | SAC | SAS | SEA | UTA | WAS |
| Atlanta | — | 2–4 | 2–3 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 3–3 | 5–0 | 3–3 | 6–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–3 |
| Boston | 4–2 | — | 3–3 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 3–3 | 5–1 | 5–1 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 5–1 |
| Chicago | 3–2 | 3–3 | — | 3–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 5–1 | 3–2 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–3 |
| Cleveland | 1–5 | 3–2 | 3–3 | — | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–5 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 5–1 | 2–4 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 6–0 |
| Dallas | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | — | 3–3 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 1–4 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 3–2 | 5–1 | 5–1 | 3–2 | 3–3 | 1–1 |
| Denver | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–3 | — | 1–1 | 4–1 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 4–2 | 5–1 | 4–1 | 2–4 | 2–0 |
| Detroit | 4–2 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | — | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 4–2 | 5–1 | 4–2 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 |
| Golden State | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–4 | 1–4 | 0–2 | — | 0–5 | 0–2 | 3–3 | 0–6 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 1–5 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 1–5 | 1–4 | 0–2 |
| Houston | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 5–0 | — | 2–0 | 3–2 | 1–4 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 4–1 | 4–2 | 2–4 | 3–2 | 3–3 | 2–0 |
| Indiana | 2–4 | 0–5 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 0–2 | — | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 6–0 | 2–3 | 2–4 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–4 |
| L.A. Clippers | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–5 | 0–5 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 2–3 | 1–1 | — | 1–5 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 0–6 | 3–2 | 0–5 | 1–5 | 1–4 | 0–2 |
| L.A. Lakers | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 6–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 5–1 | — | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 3–3 | 4–1 | 5–0 | 4–2 | 4–1 | 1–1 |
| Milwaukee | 3–3 | 3–3 | 1–5 | 4–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 2–0 | — | 3–2 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 |
| New Jersey | 0–5 | 1–5 | 1–5 | 1–5 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–5 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–6 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–3 | — | 3–3 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–6 |
| New York | 3–3 | 1–5 | 2–3 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 3–3 | 3–3 | — | 3–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–3 |
| Philadelphia | 0–6 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 3–3 | — | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–3 |
| Phoenix | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–5 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 4–2 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 4–2 | 1–5 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | — | 0–6 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 2–4 | 2–3 | 0–2 |
| Portland | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 1–4 | 2–0 | 6–0 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 6–0 | — | 4–1 | 5–0 | 3–3 | 1–4 | 2–0 |
| Sacramento | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–5 | 2–4 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 2–4 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–4 | — | 3–3 | 1–4 | 1–5 | 0–2 |
| San Antonio | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–5 | 1–5 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 4–2 | 0–2 | 5–0 | 0–5 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 0–5 | 3–3 | — | 3–2 | 3–3 | 0–2 |
| Seattle | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 4–1 | 2–3 | — | 1–4 | 2–0 |
| Utah | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 4–1 | 5–1 | 3–3 | 4–1 | — | 2–0 |
| Washington | 3–3 | 1–5 | 3–3 | 0–6 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 6–0 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | — |

### Game log

1987–88 game log Total: 42–40 (home: 30–11; road: 12–29) :
November: 9–4 (home: 6–1; road: 3–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
November 6, 1987 7:00 p.m. CST
@ Boston
L 108–125
Cummings (26)
Sikma (11)
Mannion, Pressey Reynolds (4)
Boston Garden 14,890
0–1
2
November 7, 1987 8:00 p.m. CST
Detroit
W 119–105
Sikma (26)
Sikma (18)
Lucas, Pressey (8)
MECCA Arena 11,052
1–1
3
November 10, 1987 7:30 p.m. CST
Washington
W 115–100
Pressey (24)
Breuer (16)
Sikma (7)
MECCA Arena 10,586
2–1
4
November 11, 1987 6:30 p.m. CST
@ Cleveland
W 107–101
Sikma (26)
Sikma (14)
Sikma (6)
Richfield Coliseum 12,145
3–1
5November 14, 1987@ New York
L 89–93
Madison Square Garden
3–2
6
November 15, 1987 7:30 p.m. CST
Atlanta
W 112–103
Cummings (28)
Sikma (12)
Lucas (12)
MECCA Arena 11,052
4–2
7November 17, 1987Golden State
W 120–108
MECCA Arena
5–2
8November 19, 1987@ Sacramento
W 117–113
ARCO Arena I
6–2
9November 20, 1987@ Seattle
L 97–99
Seattle Center Coliseum
6–3
10
November 22, 1987 9:30 p.m. CST
@ L.A. Lakers
W 124–116 (OT)
Reynolds (24)
Sikma (17)
Cummings, Pressey Sikma (6)
The Forum 17,505
7–3
11
November 25, 1987 7:30 p.m. CST
Chicago
L 101–103
Pressey (18)
Pressey (13)
Pressey (10)
MECCA Arena 11,052
7–4
12
November 28, 1987 8:00 p.m. CST
Boston
W 112–97
Pressey (21)
Sikma (11)
Pressey (12)
MECCA Arena 11,052
8–4
13November 30, 1987Indiana
W 104–94
MECCA Arena
9–4 :
December: 6–6 (home: 4–3; road: 2–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
14
December 2, 1987 6:30 p.m. CST
@ Detroit
L 105–115
Breuer (33)
Breuer (11)
Sikma (8)
Pontiac Silverdome 18,780
9–4
15
December 4, 1987 7:00 p.m. CST
L. A. Lakers
W 85–83
Hodges (22)
Breuer (9)
Mannion (6)
MECCA Arena 11,052
10–5
16December 8, 1987@ Indiana
L 101–103
Market Square Arena
10–6
17
December 10, 1987 7:30 p.m. CST
@ Chicago
L 105–111
Cummings (27)
Sikma (11)
Cummings, Lucas (5)
Chicago Stadium 17,820
10–7
18December 11, 1987Portland
W 125–112
MECCA Arena
11–7
19
December 13, 1987 7:30 p.m. CST
Dallas
L 99–113
Cummings, Sikma (19)
Cummings, Pressey (9)
Pressey (7)
MECCA Arena 11,052
11–8
20December 15, 1987@ New York
W 103–98
Madison Square Garden
12–8
21
December 18, 1987 8:00 p.m. CST
Atlanta
L 87–94
Breuer, Hodges (19)
Breuer (9)
Pressey (10)
MECCA Arena 11,052
12–9
22December 22, 1987New York
W 122–105
MECCA Arena
13–9
23
December 26, 1987 8:00 p.m. CST
Washington
W 102–97
Sikma (25)
Cumings (11)
Pressey (8)
MECCA Arena 11,052
14–9
24December 29, 1987@ New Jersey
W 106–88
Brendan Byrne Arena
15–9
25December 30, 1987Houston
L 93–102
MECCA Arena
15–10 :
January: 6–9 (home: 4–2; road: 2–7)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
26January 2, 1988Indiana
L 97–99
MECCA Arena
15–11
27January 5, 1988L. A. Clippers
W 98–82
MECCA Arena
16–11
28January 7, 1988@ Indiana
L 108–114
Market Square Arena
16–12
29
January 8, 1988 8:00 p.m. CST
Utah
L 107–111
Sikma (24)
Cummings (9)
Lucas (13)
MECCA Arena 11,052
16–13
30January 10, 1988New Jersey
W 105–87
MECCA Arena
17–13
31January 12, 1988Philadelphia
W 106–103
MECCA Arena
18–13
32
January 14, 1988 6:30 p.m. CST
@ Washington
L 107–136
Sikma (23)
Sikma (12)
Pressey (7)
Capital Centre 8,316
18–14
33
January 17, 1988 1:30 p.m. CST
Cleveland
W 111–93
Cummings (25)
Breuer (17)
Pressey (9)
MECCA Arena 11,052
19–14
34January 19, 1988@ San Antonio
L 107–136
HemisFair Arena
19–15
35January 21, 1988@ Houston
L 103–116
The Summit
19–16
36
January 23, 1988 7:30 p.m. CST
@ Dallas
L 97–113
Pressey (22)
Cummings, Sikma (12)
Lucas, Moncrief (4)
Reunion Arena 17,007
19–17
37January 25, 1988@ Golden State
W 108–105
Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena
20–17
38January 26, 1988@ Portland
L 106–112
Memorial Coliseum
20–18
39
January 28, 1988 8:30 p.m. CST
@ Denver
L 113–122
Pressey (22)
Pressey (9)
Pressey (9)
McNichols Sports Arena 13,911
20–19
40January 29, 1988@ L. A. Clippers
W 97–88
Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
21–19 :
February: 8–5 (home: 5–2; road: 3–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
41
February 2, 1988 7:30 p.m. CST
Detroit
L 97–99
Cummings (30)
Cummings (9)
Pressey (5)
MECCA Arena 11,052
21–20
42
February 4, 1988 7:30 p.m. CST
Boston
W 111–101
Cummings (30)
Sikma (11)
Moncrief, Pressey (8)
MECCA Arena 11,052
22–20
All-Star Break
43
February 9, 1988 7:30 p.m. CST
Cleveland
W 112–104
Cummings (29)
Sikma (12)
Moncrief (10)
MECCA Arena 11,052
23–20
44February 11, 1988@ Philadelphia
L 113–119 OT
The Spectrum
23–21
45
February 12, 1988 8:00 p.m. CST
Chicago
L 93–95
Cummings (23)
Breuer, Sikma (9)
Lucas, Moncrief, Pressey (6)
MECCA Arena 11,052
23–22
46
February 15, 1988 12 Noon CST
@ Washington
W 114–110
Sikma (27)
Sikma (12)
Lucas (9)
Capital Centre 9,564
24–22
48
February 19, 1988 8:00 p.m. CST
Detroit
W 119–108
Cummings (36)
Cummings (11)
Pressey (7)
MECCA Arena 11,052
26–22
52
February 26, 1988 6:30 p.m. CST
@ Boston
L 96–132
Lucas (19)
Krystkowiak, Stroeder (7)
Lucas (6)
Boston Garden 14,890
28–24
53
February 27, 1988 7:30 p.m. CST
@ Chicago
W 94–91
Cummings (27)
Sikma (7)
Licas (13)
Chicago Stadium 18,243
29–24 :
March: 9–7 (home: 7–1; road: 2–6)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
54
March 1, 1988 7:00 p.m. CST
Boston
W 117–116
Moncrief, Sikma (20)
Sikma (15)
Moncrief, Pressey (7)
MECCA Arena 11,052
30–24
55
March 5, 1988 6:30 p.m. CST
@ Atlanta
W 104–101
Moncrief (29)
Cummings (15)
Pressey (6)
The Omni 16,451
31–24
56
March 6, 1988 6:00 p.m. CST
@ Detroit
L 99–109
Pierce (21)
Cummings (8)
Lucas (7)
Pontiac Silverdome 24,751
31–25
58
March 9, 1988 6:30 p.m. CST
@ Cleveland
L 91–117
Cummings (22)
Cummings, Mokeski (6)
Lucas, Pressey, Reynolds (4)
Richfield Coliseum 11,641
32–26
59
March 11, 1988 8:00 p.m. CST
Denver
W 132–93
Reynolds (24)
Breuer, Pressey (10)
Lucas (8)
MECCA Arena 11,052
33–26
63
March 19, 1988 8:00 p.m. CST
Cleveland
W 101–100
Pierce (29)
Cummings (9)
Lucas (7)
MECCA Arena 11,052
36–27
64
March 21, 1988 6:30 p.m. CST
@ Atlanta
L 105–115
Cummings (26)
Sikma (11)
Pressey (8)
The Omni 13,702
36–28
65
March 22, 1988 7:30 p.m. CST
Atlanta
W 111–98
Breuer (27)
Breuer (17)
Pressey (12)
MECCA Arena 11,052
37–28
67
March 26, 1988 8:30 p.m. CST
@ Utah
W 107–105
Cummings (24)
Sikma (11)
Humphries, Sikma (7)
Salt Palace 12,444
38–29 :
April: 4–9 (home: 4–2; road: 0–7)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
71
April 5, 1988 6:30 p.m. CDT
@ Atlanta
L 110–121
Pierce (21)
Sikma (8)
Lucas (7)
The Omni 15,442
39–32
72
April 6, 1988 7:30 p.m. CDT
Chicago
L 110–119
Pierce (19)
Cummings (9)
Lucas, Moncrief (8)
MECCA Arena 11,052
39–33
73
April 8, 1988 6:30 p.m. CDT
@ Cleveland
L 85–104
Reynolds (16)
Breuer (8)
Lucas (10)
Richfield Coliseum 16,475
39–34
76
April 13, 1988 6:30 p.m. CDT
@ Boston
L 104–123
Cummings (21)
Krystkowiak (8)
Cummings, Moncrief (5)
Boston Garden 14,890
40–36
77
April 15, 1988 7:00 p.m. CST
@ Detroit
L 91–92
Sikma (28)
Krystkowiak (8)
Lucas (5)
Pontiac Silverdome 27,126
40–37
78
April 17, 1988 12:30 p.m. CDT
@ Chicago
L 97–105
Cummings (27)
Cummings (11)
Lucas, Sikma (7)
Chicago Stadium 18,551
40–38
80
April 20, 1988 7:30 p.m. CDT
Washington
W 132–94
Cummings (26)
Cummings (10)
Pressey (12)
MECCA Arena 11,052
41–39
81April 22, 1988New York
W 118–109
MECCA Arena
42–39 :
1987–88 schedule :

## Playoffs

1988 playoff game log :
Eastern Conference First Round: 2–3 (home: 2–0; road: 0–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
April 29, 1988 6:30 p.m. CDT
@ Atlanta
L 107–110
Pressey (21)
Sikma (12)
Pressey (7)
The Omni 11,517
0–1
2
May 1, 1988 6:00 p.m. CDT
@ Atlanta
L 97–104
Moncrief (22)
Sikma (17)
Pressey (9)
The Omni 11,777
0–2
3
May 4, 1988 7:30 p.m. CDT
Atlanta
W 123–115
Cummings (30)
Sikma (16)
Pressey (6)
MECCA Arena 11,052
1–2
4
May 6, 1988 7:30 p.m. CDT
Atlanta
W 105–99
Cummings (30)
Sikma (9)
Moncrief (7)
MECCA Arena 11,052
2–2
5
May 8, 1988 6:00 p.m. CDT
@ Atlanta
L 111–121
Terry Cummings (28)
Larry Krystkowiak (10)
Moncrief, Pressey (6)
The Omni 12,190
2–3 :
1988 schedule :

## Player statistics

Source:

### Season

| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| Terry Cummings | 76 | 76 | 34.6 | 48.5 | 33.3 | 66.5 | 7.3 | 2.4 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 21.3 |
| Jack Sikma | 82 | 82 | 35.6 | 48.6 | 21.4 | 92.2 | 8.6 | 3.4 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 16.5 |
| Ricky Pierce | 37 | 0 | 26.1 | 51.0 | 21.4 | 87.7 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 16.4 |
| Paul Pressey | 75 | 75 | 33.1 | 49.1 | 20.5 | 79.8 | 5.0 | 7.0 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 13.1 |
| Randy Breuer | 81 | 73 | 27.9 | 49.5 | 0.0 | 65.7 | 6.8 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 12.0 |
| Sidney Moncrief | 56 | 51 | 25.5 | 48.9 | 16.1 | 83.7 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 10.8 |
| Craig Hodges | 43 | 0 | 22.9 | 44.9 | 46.6 | 82.1 | 1.1 | 2.5 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 9.2 |
| John Lucas | 81 | 22 | 21.8 | 44.5 | 33.8 | 80.2 | 2.0 | 4.8 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 9.2 |
| Jerry Reynolds | 62 | 21 | 18.7 | 44.9 | 42.9 | 77.3 | 2.6 | 1.7 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 8.0 |
| Larry Krystkowiak | 50 | 7 | 21.0 | 48.1 | 0.0 | 81.1 | 4.6 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 7.2 |
| Paul Mokeski | 60 | 0 | 14.1 | 47.6 | 0.0 | 70.8 | 3.7 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 4.2 |
| Dave Hoppen | 3 | 0 | 11.7 | 36.4 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 2.3 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.7 |
| Pace Mannion | 35 | 1 | 13.6 | 40.7 | 16.7 | 67.6 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 3.5 |
| Jay Humphries | 18 | 0 | 14.0 | 37.0 | 0.0 | 64.3 | 1.3 | 2.3 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 2.7 |
| Charles Davis | 5 | 0 | 7.8 | 33.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 2.4 |
| Conner Henry | 14 | 2 | 10.4 | 31.7 | 33.3 | 57.1 | 1.4 | 2.1 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 2.3 |
| John Stroeder | 41 | 0 | 6.6 | 36.7 | 0.0 | 66.7 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 1.9 |
| Andre Moore | 3 | 0 | 5.3 | 66.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.3 |
| Rickie Winslow | 7 | 0 | 6.4 | 23.1 | 0.0 | 50.0 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
| Dudley Bradley | 2 | 0 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |

### Playoffs

| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| Terry Cummings | 5 | 5 | 38.6 | 56.2 | 0.0 | 65.9 | 7.8 | 2.6 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 25.8 |
| Jack Sikma | 5 | 5 | 38.0 | 46.1 | 0.0 | 83.3 | 12.4 | 2.6 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 19.0 |
| Sidney Moncrief | 5 | 5 | 34.6 | 48.0 | 100.0 | 96.3 | 3.8 | 5.2 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 15.0 |
| Paul Pressey | 5 | 5 | 35.6 | 46.0 | 33.3 | 76.7 | 3.8 | 6.6 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 14.0 |
| Ricky Pierce | 5 | 0 | 21.0 | 47.2 | 20.0 | 88.9 | 2.8 | 1.8 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 11.8 |
| Larry Krystkowiak | 5 | 5 | 32.6 | 44.8 | 0.0 | 88.9 | 6.8 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 8.4 |
| John Lucas | 5 | 0 | 16.0 | 37.0 | 23.1 | 66.7 | 1.6 | 3.8 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 5.8 |
| Randy Breuer | 4 | 0 | 11.8 | 56.3 | 0.0 | 16.7 | 3.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 4.8 |
| Paul Mokeski | 4 | 0 | 10.0 | 35.7 | 0.0 | 66.7 | 2.3 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 3.5 |
| John Stroeder | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 |
| Jerry Reynolds | 3 | 0 | 4.0 | 66.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.7 |
| Jay Humphries | 2 | 0 | 9.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |

## Awards and records

* The Bucks would win the inaugural 1987 McDonald's Open after winning games against the Tracer Milano from Italy and the Soviet Union national basketball team.

## Transactions
### Trades

| November 18, 1987 | To Milwaukee Bucks---- Larry Krystkowiak | To San Antonio Spurs---- Charles Davis |
| February 25, 1988 | To Milwaukee Bucks---- Jay Humphries | To Phoenix Suns---- Craig Hodges |

### Free agents

| Player | Signed | Former team |
| Pace Mannion | October 8, 1987 | New Jersey Nets |
| John Stroeder | October 8, 1987 | Rapid City Thrillers |