| Phase | N ↓ | Date | Weekday | Day | R (rec) | L | Opponent | Score | Diff | Strk | Rank | GB |
|---|
| Day #1 | 1 | 1987-11-06 | Friday | 6th | L(r=0‑1) | @ | Portland Trail Blazers (1‑0) | 104‑118 | -14 | L 1 | | 1 |
| Day #2 | 2 | 1987-11-07 | Saturday | 7th | L(r=0‑2) | @ | Seattle SuperSonics (1‑1) | 96‑112 | -16 | L 2 | t3 → t4 | 2 |
| Day #5 | 3 | 1987-11-10 | Tuesday | 10th | W(r=1‑2) | | Golden State Warriors (0‑3) | 123‑109 | +14 | W 1 | t4 → t3 | 2 |
| Day #6 | 4 | 1987-11-11 | Wednesday | 11th | L(r=1‑3) | @ | Golden State Warriors (1‑3) | 115‑130 | -15 | L 1 | t3 → 5 | 2½ |
| Day #8 | 5 | 1987-11-13 | Friday | 13th | L(r=1‑4) | @ | Utah Jazz (3‑2) | 92‑109 | -17 | L 2 | t3 → 5 | 3½ |
| Day #9 | 6 | 1987-11-14 | Saturday | 14th | W(r=2‑4) | | San Antonio Spurs (2‑3) | 124‑113 | +11 | W 1 | 5 | 3½ |
| Day #12 | 7 | 1987-11-18 | Wednesday | 18th | W(r=3‑4) | | Utah Jazz (4‑4) | 90‑80 | +10 | W 2 | t2 | 4 |
| Day #14 | 8 | 1987-11-20 | Friday | 20th | L(r=3‑5) | | Los Angeles Clippers (3‑5) | 96‑112 | -16 | L 1 | t2 → t3 | 5 |
| Day #19 | 9 | 1987-11-25 | Wednesday | 25th | L(r=3‑6) | | Houston Rockets (7‑4) | 103‑109 | -6 | L 2 | 5 | 4½ |
| Day #21 | 10 | 1987-11-27 | Friday | 27th | W(r=4‑6) | | New Jersey Nets (2‑8) | 113‑107 | +6 | W 1 | 5 → 4 | 4½ |
| Day #25 | 11 | 1987-12-01 | Tuesday | 1st | L(r=4‑7) | @ | Portland Trail Blazers (8‑5) | 100‑102 | -2 | L 1 | 4 | 5½ |
| Day #27 | 12 | 1987-12-03 | Thursday | 3rd | W(r=5‑7) | | New York Knicks (4‑10) | 120‑114 | +6 | W 1 | 5 → 4 | 4½ |
| Day #29 | 13 | 1987-12-05 | Saturday | 5th | L(r=5‑8) | | Portland Trail Blazers (10‑5) | 115‑133 | -18 | L 1 | 5 | 4 |
| Day #30 | 14 | 1987-12-06 | Sunday | 6th | W(r=6‑8) | @ | Los Angeles Clippers (6‑9) | 97‑96 | +1 | W 1 | 5 → 4 | 4 |
| Day #32 | 15 | 1987-12-09 | Wednesday | 9th | W(r=7‑8) | | Atlanta Hawks (11‑6) | 117‑105 | +12 | W 2 | 4 | 3 |
| Day #34 | 16 | 1987-12-11 | Friday | 11th | L(r=7‑9) | @ | Dallas Mavericks (11‑5) | 104‑108 | -4 | L 1 | 4 | 4 |
| Day #35 | 17 | 1987-12-12 | Saturday | 12th | L(r=7‑10) | @ | San Antonio Spurs (9‑8) | 110‑129 | -19 | L 2 | 4 | 4½ |
| Day #38 | 18 | 1987-12-15 | Tuesday | 15th | L(r=7‑11) | @ | Los Angeles Lakers (14‑6) | 97‑122 | -25 | L 3 | 4 | 6 |
| Day #41 | 19 | 1987-12-18 | Friday | 18th | L(r=7‑12) | | Portland Trail Blazers (14‑8) | 114‑129 | -15 | L 4 | 5 | 7 |
| Day #43 | 20 | 1987-12-20 | Sunday | 20th | W(r=8‑12) | @ | Sacramento Kings (5‑17) | 120‑109 | +11 | W 1 | 5 → 4 | 7½ |
| Day #45 | 21 | 1987-12-22 | Tuesday | 22nd | L(r=8‑13) | @ | Denver Nuggets (15‑8) | 104‑119 | -15 | L 1 | 4 → t4 | 8 |
| Day #46 | 22 | 1987-12-23 | Wednesday | 23rd | L(r=8‑14) | | Seattle SuperSonics (13‑12) | 102‑103 | -1 | L 2 | t4 | 9 |
| Day #48 | 23 | 1987-12-26 | Saturday | 26th | L(r=8‑15) | | Sacramento Kings (7‑18) | 110‑112 | -2 | L 3 | t4 | 10 |
| Day #50 | 24 | 1987-12-28 | Monday | 28th | W(r=9‑15) | | Philadelphia 76ers (12‑12) | 117‑101 | +16 | W 1 | t4 → 4 | 9½ |
| Day #52 | 25 | 1987-12-30 | Wednesday | 30th | W(r=10‑15) | @ | Los Angeles Clippers (8‑16) | 121‑102 | +19 | W 2 | 4 | 9½ |
| Day #54 | 26 | 1988-01-02 | Saturday | 2nd | L(r=10‑16) | @ | Cleveland Cavaliers (13‑15) | 107‑120 | -13 | L 1 | 4 | 10 |
| Day #56 | 27 | 1988-01-04 | Monday | 4th | L(r=10‑17) | @ | Philadelphia 76ers (13‑15) | 114‑122 | -8 | L 2 | 4 | 11½ |
| Day #57 | 28 | 1988-01-05 | Tuesday | 5th | W(r=11‑17) | @ | New York Knicks (10‑19) | 100‑95 | +5 | W 1 | 4 | 11 |
| Day #59 | 29 | 1988-01-07 | Thursday | 7th | L(r=11‑18) | | Dallas Mavericks (19‑10) | 91‑105 | -14 | L 1 | 4 | 12 |
| Day #61 | 30 | 1988-01-09 | Saturday | 9th | L(r=11‑19) | @ | Houston Rockets (18‑13) | 98‑104 | -6 | L 2 | 4 | 13½ |
| Day #63 | 31 | 1988-01-11 | Monday | 11th | W(r=12‑19) | | Denver Nuggets (19‑15) | 127‑115 | +12 | W 1 | 4 | 13 |
| Day #65 | 32 | 1988-01-13 | Wednesday | 13th | W(r=13‑19) | | Houston Rockets (18‑14) | 117‑106 | +11 | W 2 | 4 | 12½ |
| Day #68 | 33 | 1988-01-16 | Saturday | 16th | L(r=13‑20) | | Los Angeles Lakers (27‑7) | 96‑107 | -11 | L 1 | 4 | 13½ |
| Day #70 | 34 | 1988-01-18 | Monday | 18th | L(r=13‑21) | @ | New Jersey Nets (8‑27) | 113‑117 | -4 | L 2 | 4 | 14½ |
| Day #72 | 35 | 1988-01-20 | Wednesday | 20th | L(r=13‑22) | @ | Boston Celtics (27‑10) | 115‑131 | -16 | L 3 | 4 | 15 |
| Day #74 | 36 | 1988-01-22 | Friday | 22nd | L(r=13‑23) | @ | Chicago Bulls (22‑15) | 108‑118 | -10 | L 4 | 4 | 15½ |
| Day #76 | 37 | 1988-01-24 | Sunday | 24th | L(r=13‑24) | @ | Indiana Pacers (19‑19) | 109‑128 | -19 | L 5 | 4 | 16½ |
| Day #79 | 38 | 1988-01-27 | Wednesday | 27th | L(r=13‑25) | | Dallas Mavericks (27‑11) | 102‑121 | -19 | L 6 | 4 | 17½ |
| Day #81 | 39 | 1988-01-29 | Friday | 29th | L(r=13‑26) | @ | Portland Trail Blazers (25‑15) | 119‑128 | -9 | L 7 | 4 | 19 |
| Day #82 | 40 | 1988-01-30 | Saturday | 30th | L(r=13‑27) | | Sacramento Kings (12‑28) | 120‑126 | -6 | L 8 | 4 | 19½ |
| Day #85 | 41 | 1988-02-02 | Tuesday | 2nd | L(r=13‑28) | @ | Houston Rockets (24‑17) | 99‑109 | -10 | L 9 | 4 | 20½ |
| Day #87 | 42 | 1988-02-04 | Thursday | 4th | L(r=13‑29) | | Chicago Bulls (27‑18) | 101‑113 | -12 | L 10 | 4 | 21½ |
| Day #88 | 43 | 1988-02-09 | Tuesday | 9th | W(r=14‑29) | | Los Angeles Clippers (10‑33) | 106‑100 | +6 | W 1 | 4 | 20½ |
| Day #89 | 44 | 1988-02-10 | Wednesday | 10th | L(r=14‑30) | @ | Los Angeles Clippers (11‑33) | 95‑101 | -6 | L 1 | 4 | 21 |
| Day #91 | 45 | 1988-02-12 | Friday | 12th | L(r=14‑31) | | Indiana Pacers (25‑22) | 102‑107 | -5 | L 2 | 4 | 22½ |
| Day #92 | 46 | 1988-02-13 | Saturday | 13th | W(r=15‑31) | @ | Sacramento Kings (15‑31) | 116‑114 | +2 | W 1 | 4 | 22 |
| Day #94 | 47 | 1988-02-15 | Monday | 15th | L(r=15‑32) | | Boston Celtics (35‑15) | 106‑107 | -1 | L 1 | 4 | 23 |
| Day #96 | 48 | 1988-02-17 | Wednesday | 17th | L(r=15‑33) | @ | Utah Jazz (25‑24) | 103‑108 | -5 | L 2 | 4 | 24 |
| Day #97 | 49 | 1988-02-18 | Thursday | 18th | L(r=15‑34) | | San Antonio Spurs (19‑27) | 114‑122 | -8 | L 3 | 4 | 25 |
| Day #99 | 50 | 1988-02-20 | Saturday | 20th | W(r=16‑34) | | Denver Nuggets (29‑20) | 128‑108 | +20 | W 1 | 4 | 25 |
| Day #101 | 51 | 1988-02-22 | Monday | 22nd | L(r=16‑35) | @ | Dallas Mavericks (34‑17) | 107‑114 | -7 | L 1 | 4 | 26 |
| Day #104 | 52 | 1988-02-25 | Thursday | 25th | W(r=17‑35) | | Cleveland Cavaliers (28‑27) | 109‑103 | +6 | W 1 | 4 | 26 |
| Day #106 | 53 | 1988-02-27 | Saturday | 27th | L(r=17‑36) | | Washington Bullets (21‑32) | 106‑116 | -10 | L 1 | 4 | 27 |
| Day #107 | 54 | 1988-02-28 | Sunday | 28th | L(r=17‑37) | @ | Los Angeles Lakers (45‑9) | 97‑111 | -14 | L 2 | 4 | 28 |
| Day #109 | 55 | 1988-03-01 | Tuesday | 1st | L(r=17‑38) | @ | San Antonio Spurs (22‑31) | 109‑114 | -5 | L 3 | 4 | 28 |
| Day #111 | 56 | 1988-03-03 | Thursday | 3rd | L(r=17‑39) | | Portland Trail Blazers (35‑21) | 112‑135 | -23 | L 4 | 4 | 28½ |
| Day #112 | 57 | 1988-03-04 | Friday | 4th | L(r=17‑40) | @ | Denver Nuggets (35‑21) | 108‑116 | -8 | L 5 | 4 | 29½ |
| Day #116 | 58 | 1988-03-08 | Tuesday | 8th | L(r=17‑41) | @ | Atlanta Hawks (36‑22) | 113‑143 | -30 | L 6 | 4 | 31 |
| Day #117 | 59 | 1988-03-09 | Wednesday | 9th | L(r=17‑42) | @ | Washington Bullets (26‑32) | 111‑115 | -4 | L 7 | 4 | 32 |
| Day #119 | 60 | 1988-03-11 | Friday | 11th | L(r=17‑43) | @ | Detroit Pistons (40‑20) | 88‑116 | -28 | L 8 | 4 | 32 |
| Day #121 | 61 | 1988-03-13 | Sunday | 13th | L(r=17‑44) | @ | Milwaukee Bucks (34‑26) | 107‑117 | -10 | L 9 | 4 | 32 |
| Day #123 | 62 | 1988-03-15 | Tuesday | 15th | W(r=18‑44) | | Seattle SuperSonics (33‑30) | 111‑90 | +21 | W 1 | 4 | 31½ |
| Day #124 | 63 | 1988-03-16 | Wednesday | 16th | W(r=19‑44) | @ | Golden State Warriors (16‑46) | 118‑112 | +6 | W 2 | 4 | 31 |
| Day #127 | 64 | 1988-03-19 | Saturday | 19th | W(r=20‑44) | | Los Angeles Lakers (50‑14) | 102‑95 | +7 | W 3 | 4 | 30 |
| Day #129 | 65 | 1988-03-21 | Monday | 21st | W(r=21‑44) | | Los Angeles Clippers (13‑51) | 107‑99 | +8 | W 4 | 4 | 30 |
| Day #130 | 66 | 1988-03-22 | Tuesday | 22nd | L(r=21‑45) | @ | Utah Jazz (37‑29) | 96‑103 | -7 | L 1 | 4 | 31 |
| Day #132 | 67 | 1988-03-24 | Thursday | 24th | W(r=22‑45) | | Milwaukee Bucks (37‑29) | 119‑114 | +5 | W 1 | 4 | 30½ |
| Day #134 | 68 | 1988-03-26 | Saturday | 26th | L(r=22‑46) | | Detroit Pistons (46‑21) | 103‑108 | -5 | L 1 | 4 | 30 |
| Day #137 | 69 | 1988-03-30 | Wednesday | 30th | W(r=23‑46) | | Golden State Warriors (17‑51) | 123‑105 | +18 | W 1 | 4 | 30 |
| Day #140 | 70 | 1988-04-02 | Saturday | 2nd | L(r=23‑47) | @ | Seattle SuperSonics (38‑33) | 107‑151 | -44 | L 1 | 4 | 30 |
| Day #142 | 71 | 1988-04-05 | Tuesday | 5th | W(r=24‑47) | | Utah Jazz (40‑32) | 111‑106 | +5 | W 1 | 4 | 30½ |
| Day #143 | 72 | 1988-04-06 | Wednesday | 6th | L(r=24‑48) | @ | Dallas Mavericks (47‑25) | 93‑119 | -26 | L 1 | 4 | 31 |
| Day #145 | 73 | 1988-04-08 | Friday | 8th | L(r=24‑49) | @ | Golden State Warriors (18‑55) | 111‑112 | -1 | L 2 | 4 | 32 |
| Day #146 | 74 | 1988-04-09 | Saturday | 9th | W(r=25‑49) | | Sacramento Kings (21‑53) | 95‑92 | +3 | W 1 | 4 | 31 |
| Day #148 | 75 | 1988-04-11 | Monday | 11th | L(r=25‑50) | | Denver Nuggets (49‑27) | 119‑123 | -4 | L 1 | 4 | 31½ |
| Day #150 | 76 | 1988-04-13 | Wednesday | 13th | W(r=26‑50) | | San Antonio Spurs (29‑47) | 123‑116 | +7 | W 1 | 4 | 31 |
| Day #152 | 77 | 1988-04-15 | Friday | 15th | L(r=26‑51) | @ | Los Angeles Lakers (58‑19) | 114‑117 | -3 | L 1 | 4 | 32 |
| Day #153 | 78 | 1988-04-16 | Saturday | 16th | W(r=27‑51) | | Seattle SuperSonics (42‑36) | 121‑119 | +2 | W 1 | 4 | 31½ |
| Day #156 | 79 | 1988-04-19 | Tuesday | 19th | W(r=28‑51) | | Golden State Warriors (20‑59) | 122‑107 | +15 | W 2 | 4 | 31 |
| Day #157 | 80 | 1988-04-20 | Wednesday | 20th | L(r=28‑52) | @ | Seattle SuperSonics (43‑37) | 98‑121 | -23 | L 1 | 4 | 32 |
| Day #159 | 81 | 1988-04-22 | Friday | 22nd | L(r=28‑53) | | Los Angeles Lakers (61‑20) | 112‑117 | -5 | L 2 | 4 | 33 |
| Day #161 | 82 | 1988-04-24 | Sunday | 24th | L(r=28‑54) | @ | Houston Rockets (46‑36) | 119‑127 | -8 | L 3 | 4 | 34 |