1988 Dallas Mavericks Playoffs Record: 10-7 Home: 6-2 Road: 4-5 1988 1st Round vs Houston Rockets Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Date W/L Opponent Dal-Opp High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1. 4/28 W Houston 120-110 Tarpley 24 Tarpley 9 Olajuwon 34 2. 4/30 L Houston 108-119 Tarpley 23 Tarpley 13 Floyd 42 3. 5/3 W @Houston 93-92 Tarpley 17 Tarpley 13 Olajuwon 35 4. 5/5 W @Houston 107-97 Aguirre 38 Donaldson 10 Olajuwon 40 1988 Western Conference Semi-Finals vs Denver Nuggets Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Date W/L Opponent Dal-Opp High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1. 5/10 L @Denver 115-126 Aguirre 26 Donaldson 13 Lever 30 2. 5/12 W @Denver 112-108 Blackman 31 Donaldson 13 AE/FL 22 3. 5/14 L Denver 105-107 Perkins 17 Tarpley 15 English 23 4. 5/15 W Denver 124-103 Aguirre 34 Tarpley 13 English 24 5. 5/17 W @Denver 110-106 Aguirre 25 Tarpley 16 Schayes 33 6. 5/19 W Denver 108-95 RB/SP 23 Tarpley 19 English 34 1988 Western Conference Finals vs Los Angeles Lakers Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent Date W/L Opponent Dal-Opp High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer 1. 5/23 L @LA Lakers 98-113 RT/MA/RB 18 Tarpley 20 Worthy 28 2. 5/25 L @LA Lakers 101-123 Aguirre 28 Tarpley 13 Scott 30 3. 5/27 W LA Lakers 106-94 Aguirre 23 Tarpley 20 Worthy 19 4. 5/29 W LA Lakers 118-104 Harper 35 Tarpley 13 Magic 28 5. 5/31 L @LA Lakers 102-119 Aguirre 31 Tarpley 11 Worthy 28 6. 6/2 W LA Lakers 105-103 Aguirre 23 Aguirre 13 JW/BS 27 7. 6/4 L @LA Lakers 102-117 Aguirre 24 Donaldson 14 Worthy 28