Lowest Scoring Games of the 1987-88 NBA Season

This list shows the NBA games with the fewest total points scored between the two teams during the 1987-1988 Season, including both the Regular Season and the Playoffs, with final score and date for each game.

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What was the lowest scoring game of the 1987-88 Season?

In January 5, 1988, the Atlanta Hawks defeated the Detroit Pistons 81-71 in the game with the fewest total points scored of the 1987-88 NBA Season, including both the Regular Season and the Playoffs.

Fewest Total Points in a Game

152
Total Points
Hawks vs. Pistons

RS = Regular Season / PL = Playoffs

1988 NBA Regular Season and Playoffs Lowest Scoring Games

	Total Points	Game / Details
1.	152	81 - 71 Atlanta Hawks Detroit Pistons Jan. 5, 1988, at Atlanta / RS
2.	155	82 - 73 Detroit Pistons Chicago Bulls Feb. 13, 1988, at Detroit / RS
3.	157	79 - 78 Boston Celtics Detroit Pistons May. 30, 1988, at Detroit / PL Eastern Conference Finals, Game 4
4.	162	83 - 79 New Jersey Nets Milwaukee Bucks Mar. 16, 1988, at New Jersey / RS

	Total Points	Game / Details
5.	163	89 - 74 Detroit Pistons Chicago Bulls Feb. 9, 1988, at Chicago / RS
6.	166	84 - 82 Chicago Bulls Washington Bullets Nov. 18, 1987, at Washington / RS
7.	168	85 - 83 Milwaukee Bucks Los Angeles Lakers Dec. 4, 1987, at Milwaukee / RS
8.	169	90 - 79 Atlanta Hawks Los Angeles Clippers Dec. 8, 1987, at Los Angeles / RS

	Total Points	Game / Details
9.	170	93 - 77 Chicago Bulls Indiana Pacers Jan. 5, 1988, at Chicago / RS
	170	90 - 80 Phoenix Suns Utah Jazz Nov. 18, 1987, at Phoenix / RS
11.	171	86 - 85 Washington Bullets Atlanta Hawks Apr. 11, 1988, at Atlanta / RS
	171	88 - 83 Indiana Pacers Cleveland Cavaliers Feb. 18, 1988, at Indiana / RS

	Total Points	Game / Details
13.	173	96 - 77 Detroit Pistons Chicago Bulls May. 15, 1988, at Chicago / PL Eastern Conference Semifinals, Game 4
	173	93 - 80 Utah Jazz Dallas Mavericks Feb. 10, 1988, at Utah / RS
	173	88 - 85 Los Angeles Clippers Philadelphia 76ers Dec. 2, 1987, at Los Angeles / RS
16.	174	88 - 86 New York Knicks Indiana Pacers Apr. 23, 1988, at Indiana / RS
	174	91 - 83 Utah Jazz Cleveland Cavaliers Dec. 23, 1987, at Cleveland / RS
	174	88 - 86 Indiana Pacers Atlanta Hawks Nov. 27, 1987, at Indiana / RS

	Total Points	Game / Details
19.	175	93 - 82 Detroit Pistons Chicago Bulls May. 10, 1988, at Detroit / PL Eastern Conference Semifinals, Game 1
20.	176	100 - 76 Chicago Bulls Los Angeles Clippers Mar. 5, 1988, at Chicago / RS
	176	89 - 87 New York Knicks Milwaukee Bucks Feb. 23, 1988, at New York / RS
22.	177	99 - 78 Detroit Pistons Washington Bullets May. 8, 1988, at Detroit / PL Eastern Conference First Round, Game 5
	177	93 - 84 New Jersey Nets Chicago Bulls Feb. 10, 1988, at New Jersey / RS
	177	94 - 83 Cleveland Cavaliers Detroit Pistons Feb. 1, 1988, at Cleveland / RS
	177	90 - 87 New Jersey Nets Sacramento Kings Jan. 14, 1988, at New Jersey / RS
	177	90 - 87 Detroit Pistons Atlanta Hawks Jan. 6, 1988, at Detroit / RS

	Total Points	Game / Details
27.	178	90 - 88 Indiana Pacers Golden State Warriors Feb. 1, 1988, at Indiana / RS
	178	91 - 87 Detroit Pistons New York Knicks Dec. 25, 1987, at New York / RS
29.	179	94 - 85 New Jersey Nets New York Knicks Mar. 5, 1988, at New Jersey / RS
	179	104 - 75 New Jersey Nets Los Angeles Clippers Mar. 1, 1988, at New Jersey / RS
	179	91 - 88 OT Cleveland Cavaliers Chicago Bulls Jan. 14, 1988, at Cleveland / RS
	179	98 - 81 Los Angeles Lakers Portland Trail Blazers Jan. 3, 1988, at Portland / RS
	179	90 - 89 New York Knicks Chicago Bulls Dec. 23, 1987, at New York / RS
	179	90 - 89 Los Angeles Lakers Cleveland Cavaliers Dec. 13, 1987, at Los Angeles / RS
	179	98 - 81 Los Angeles Lakers New Jersey Nets Dec. 8, 1987, at New Jersey / RS

	Total Points	Game / Details
36.	180	101 - 79 Detroit Pistons Chicago Bulls May. 14, 1988, at Chicago / PL Eastern Conference Semifinals, Game 3
	180	99 - 81 Denver Nuggets Cleveland Cavaliers Mar. 2, 1988, at Denver / RS
	180	96 - 84 Philadelphia 76ers Golden State Warriors Feb. 3, 1988, at Philadelphia / RS
	180	98 - 82 Milwaukee Bucks Los Angeles Clippers Jan. 5, 1988, at Milwaukee / RS
	180	94 - 86 Philadelphia 76ers Portland Trail Blazers Dec. 9, 1987, at Philadelphia / RS
	180	97 - 83 Detroit Pistons Houston Rockets Nov. 24, 1987, at Houston / RS

	Total Points	Game / Details
42.	181	94 - 87 Atlanta Hawks Milwaukee Bucks Dec. 18, 1987, at Milwaukee / RS
43.	182	96 - 86 Detroit Pistons Philadelphia 76ers Apr. 8, 1988, at Philadelphia / RS
	182	93 - 89 Dallas Mavericks Cleveland Cavaliers Feb. 24, 1988, at Dallas / RS
	182	98 - 84 Los Angeles Clippers Sacramento Kings Dec. 4, 1987, at Los Angeles / RS
	182	93 - 89 New York Knicks Milwaukee Bucks Nov. 14, 1987, at New York / RS

	Total Points	Game / Details
47.	183	96 - 87 Detroit Pistons Washington Bullets Apr. 28, 1988, at Detroit / PL Eastern Conference First Round, Game 1
	183	92 - 91 Detroit Pistons Milwaukee Bucks Apr. 15, 1988, at Detroit / RS
	183	94 - 89 Philadelphia 76ers Washington Bullets Mar. 19, 1988, at Washington / RS
	183	95 - 88 Washington Bullets Indiana Pacers Mar. 4, 1988, at Indiana / RS
	183	94 - 89 Philadelphia 76ers Indiana Pacers Jan. 29, 1988, at Philadelphia / RS
	183	100 - 83 Utah Jazz Washington Bullets Nov. 24, 1987, at Utah / RS
	183	96 - 87 Boston Celtics New York Knicks Nov. 9, 1987, at New York / RS

Number of games showed: 53