1987–88 game log Total: 57–25 (home: 36–5; Away: 21–20)
November: 10–4 (home: 6–1; road: 4–3)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
1
November 6, 1987 8:00 p.m. EST
Milwaukee
W 125–108
Bird (28)
Bird (15)
Bird ,Johnson (8)
Boston Garden 14,890
1–0
2
November 7, 1987 7:30 p.m. EST
@ Washington
W 140–139 (2 OT)
Bird (47)
Parish (13)
Johnson (17)
Capital Centre 19,643
2–0
3
November 9, 1987
@ New York
W 96–87
Madison Square Garden
3–0
4
November 11, 1987
Indiana
W 120–106
Boston Garden
4–0
5
November 13, 1987 7:30 p.m. EST
Cleveland
W 128–114
Bird (34)
Parish (16)
Johnson (13)
Boston Garden 14,890
5–0
6
November 15, 1987
@ Indiana
W 103–98
Market Square Arena
6–0
7
November 17, 1987 8:00 p.m. EST
@ Cleveland
L 88–109
Johnson (16)
Acres (8)
Bird (4)
Richfield Coliseum
14,621
6–1
8
November 18, 1987
New York
W 111–109 (2OT)
Boston Garden
7–1
9
November 20, 1987
@ Philadelphia
L 85–116
The Spectrum
7–2
10
November 21, 1987
@ New Jersey
W 107–97
Brendan Byrne Arena
8–2
11
November 23, 1987 7:30 p.m. EST
Chicago (at Hartford, Connecticut )
L 102–107
Johnson (23)
Lohaus ,Parish (9)
Johnson (7)
Hartford Civic Center
15,134
8–3
12
November 25, 1987 7:30 p.m. EST
Atlanta
W 117–102
Daye (26)
Parish (13)
Ainge (10)
Boston Garden 14,890
9–3
13
November 27, 1987 7:30 p.m. EST
Seattle
W 117–112
Daye (27)
Bird (10)
Bird (9)
Boston Garden 14,890
10–3
14
November 28, 1987 9:00 p.m. EST
@ Milwaukee
L 97–112
Bird (28)
Parish (13)
Johnson (9)
MECCA Arena
11,052
10–4
December: 7–5 (home: 3–2; road: 4–3)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
15
December 1, 1987 7:30 p.m. EST
@ Atlanta
L 106–120
McHale (22)
Bird ,Lohaus (8)
Johnson (8)
The Omni 16,451
10–5
16
December 2, 1987
New Jersey
W 130–99
Boston Garden
11–5
17
December 4, 1987 7:30 p.m. EST
@ Detroit
L 105–128
Bird (27)
Parish (11)
Johnson (6)
Pontiac Silverdome 34,523
11–6
18
December 9, 1987 7:30 p.m. EST
Denver
L 119–124
Bird (40)
Parish (14)
Johnson (15)
Boston Garden 14,890
11–7
19
8:00 p.m. EST
L.A. Lakers
L 114–115
Bird (35)
Bird ,Parish (9)
Bird (8)
Boston Garden 14,890
11–8
20
December 15, 1987 7:30 p.m. EST
@ Washington
W 122–102
Bird (27)
McHale (8)
Johnson (8)
Capital Centre 15,890
12–8
21
December 16, 1987 7:30 p.m. EST
Utah
W 121–111
Bird (38)
Parish (14)
Johnson (11)
Boston Garden 14,890
13–8
22
December 20, 1987
Philadelphia
W 124–87
Boston Garden
14–8
23
December 22, 1987
@ Philadelphia
W 118–115
The Spectrum
15–8
24
December 26, 1987
@ L.A. Clippers
W 106–97
Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
16–8
25
December 27, 1987
@ Sacramento
W 114–102
ARCO Arena
17–8
26
December 30, 1987 10:30 p.m. EST
@ Seattle
L 105–111
Bird (36)
Bird (15)
Bird (8)
Seattle Center Coliseum
14,850
17–9
January: 14–3 (home: 9–0; road: 5–3)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
27
January 2, 1988
@ Golden State
W 115–110
Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena
18–9
28
January 4, 1988 9:30 p.m. EST
@ Utah
W 107–99
Bird (28)
Parish (10)
Johnson (12)
Salt Palace 12,212
19–9
29
January 6, 1988
New York
W 117–108
Boston Garden
20–9
30
January 8, 1988 7:30 p.m. EST
Washington
W 125–109
Bird (35)
Bird (11)
Johnson (10)
Boston Garden 14,890
21–9
31
January 9, 1988
@ New York
L 98–106
Madison Square Garden
21–10
32
January 12, 1988 8:00 p.m. EST
@ Chicago
W 104–97
Bird (38)
Parish (16)
Ainge ,Minniefield (9)
Chicago Stadium 18,676
22–10
33
January 13, 1988 7:30 p.m. EST
Detroit
W 143–105
McHale (31)
Bird ,McHale (7)
Bird (13)
Boston Garden 14,890
23–10
34
January 15, 1988
Sacramento
W 122–86
Boston Garden
24–10
35
January 16, 1988
@ New Jersey
W 103–96
Brendan Byrne Arena
25–10
36
January 18, 1988
Golden State
W 121–101
Boston Garden
26–10
37
January 20, 1988
Phoenix
W 131–115
Boston Garden
27–10
38
January 22, 1988 8:00 p.m. EST
Atlanta
W 124–106
Bird (25)
Parish (12)
Ainge (11)
Boston Garden 14,890
28–10
39
January 23, 1988 7:30 p.m. EST
@ Cleveland
L 100–119
Bird (32)
McHale (17)
Johnson (5)
Richfield Coliseum
20,900
28–11
40
January 26, 1988 7:30 p.m. EST
@ Atlanta
W 102–97
McHale (21)
Parish (14)
Ainge (10)
The Omni 16,451
29–11
41
January 27, 1988 7:30 p.m. EST
Washington
W 106–100
Bird (49)
Parish (12)
Ainge (13)
Boston Garden 14,890
30–11
42
January 29, 1988 8:00 p.m. EST
@ Detroit
L 108–125
Bird (25)
Bird (11)
Bird (8)
Pontiac Silverdome 61,983
30–12
43
January 31, 1988
Philadelphia
W 100–85
Boston Garden
31–12
February: 9–5 (home: 5–0; road: 4–5)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
44
February 3, 1988
Indiana
W 118–103
Boston Garden
32–12
45
February 4, 1988 8:30 p.m. EST
@ Milwaukee
L 101–111
McHale (25)
Bird (12)
Johnson (6)
MECCA Arena
11,052
32–13
All-Star Break
46
February 9, 1988
@ Houston
L 120–129
The Summit
32–14
47
February 10, 1988
@ San Antonio
W 139–120
HemisFair Arena
33–14
48
February 12, 1988 8:30 p.m. EST
@ Dallas
W 105–104
Bird (39)
McHale ,Parish (15)
Johnson (11)
Reunion Arena 17,007
34–14
49
3:30 p.m. EST
@ L.A. Lakers
L 106–115
Bird (25)
Bird (17)
Johnson (10)
The Forum
17,505
34–15
50
February 15, 1988
@ Phoenix
W 107–106
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
35–15
51
February 17, 1988 9:30 p.m. EST
@ Denver
L 125–138
McHale (33)
McHale (11)
Minniefield (6)
McNichols Sports Arena 17,022
35–16
52
February 19, 1988
@ Portland
W 124–104
Memorial Coliseum
36–16
53
February 22, 1988
New York
W 95–93
Hartford Civic Center
37–16
54
February 24, 1988
Portland
W 113–112
Boston Garden
38–16
55
February 26, 1988 7:30 p.m. EST
Milwaukee
W 132–96
Bird (32)
McHale (8)
Bird ,Johnson (8)
Boston Garden 14,890
39–16
56
February 28, 1988 12 Noon EST
@ Detroit
L 101–106
McHale (33)
McHale (11)
Bird (9)
Pontiac Silverdome 37,462
39–17
March: 11–4 (home: 8–2; road: 3–2)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
57
March 1, 1988 8:00 p.m. EST
@ Milwaukee
L 116–117
Bird (31)
Bird ,McHale (7)
Ainge (10)
MECCA Arena
11,052
39–18
58
March 2, 1988
New Jersey
L 107–117
Boston Garden
39–19
59
March 4, 1988
L.A. Clippers
W 121–90
Boston Garden
40–19
60
March 6, 1988 1:00 p.m. EST
Cleveland
W 127–98
Bird (31)
McHale (8)
Ainge ,Johnson (6)
Boston Garden 14,890
41–19
61
March 9, 1988
San Antonio
W 117–116
Boston Garden
42–19
62
March 11, 1988
Indiana
W 122–112
Hartford Civic Center
43–19
63
March 13, 1988 12 Noon EST
Atlanta
W 117–100
Bird (28)
Acres (11)
Johnson (9)
Boston Garden 14,890
44–19
64
March 15, 1988
@ Indiana
W 119–113
Market Square Arena
45–19
65
March 18, 1988 8:30 p.m. EST
@ Chicago
L 103–113
McHale (33)
Bird ,McHale (10)
Ainge (9)
Chicago Stadium 18,676
45–20
66
March 20, 1988 1:00 p.m. EST
Chicago
W 137–107
Bird (33)
McHale (10)
Johnson (10)
Boston Garden 14,890
46–20
67
March 23, 1988 7:30 p.m. EST
Washington
W 104–89
Bird (37)
Bird (14)
Bird (8)
Boston Garden 14,890
47–20
68
March 25, 1988
Philadelphia
L 93–97
Boston Garden
47–21
69
March 26, 1988
@ New York
W 118–106
Madison Square Garden
48–21
70
March 28, 1988
@ New Jersey
W 106–105
Brendan Byrne Arena
49–21
71
March 30, 1988
Houston
W 117–110
Boston Garden
50–21
April: 7–4 (home: 6–0; road: 1–4)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
72
April 1, 1988 8:00 p.m. EST
Detroit
W 121–110
Bird (32)
Bird ,McHale (11)
Johnson (10)
Boston Garden 14,890
51–21
73
April 3, 1988 1:00 p.m. EDT
Dallas
W 110–101
Bird (32)
McHale (7)
McHale (10)
Boston Garden 14,890
52–21
74
April 8, 1988
New Jersey
W 127–90
Boston Garden
53–21
75
April 10, 1988
@ Philadelphia
W 117–108
The Spectrum
54–21
76
April 13, 1988 7:30 p.m. EDT
Milwaukee
W 123–104
Bird (26)
Bird McHale (10)
Bird (10)
Boston Garden 14,890
55–21
77
April 15, 1988 7:30 p.m. EDT
@ Cleveland
L 109–120
Bird (30)
Parish (9)
Bird (8)
Richfield Coliseum
20,149
55–22
78
April 17, 1988 3:30 p.m. EDT
@ Washington
L 92–98
Bird (23)
Bird (7)
Ainge (9)
Capital Centre 18,643
55–23
79
April 19, 1988 7:30 p.m. EDT
Detroit
W 121–110
McHale (33)
Parish (12)
Bird (9)
Boston Garden 14,890
56–23
80
April 21, 1988 7:30 p.m. EDT
Chicago
W 126–119
Bird (44)
Bird ,Parish (10)
Johson (15)
Boston Garden 14,890
57–23
81
April 22, 1988 7:30 p.m. EDT
@ Atlanta
L 106–133
Ainge (25)
Parish (7)
Ainge ,Johnson , ,Parish ,Roberts (4)
The Omni 16,451
57–24
82
April 24, 1988 3:30 p.m. EDT
@ Chicago
L 108–115
Ainge (20)
Acres (9)
Ainge (11)
Chicago Stadium 18,636
57–25
1987–88 schedule