1988 McDonald's Open

Sports season
1988 McDonald's Open
LeagueMcDonald's Open
SportBasketball
Duration21–24 October
Top scorerUnited States Larry Bird &
Croatia Drazen Petrovic (56 pts)
Finals championsUnited States Boston Celtics
  Runners-upSpain Real Madrid
Finals MVPUnited States Larry Bird
McDonald's Championship seasons
← 1987 McDonald's Open
1989 McDonald's Open →

The 1988 McDonald's Open took place at Palacio de los Deportes in Madrid, Spain.

Participants

Club Qualified as
Spain Real Madrid Host club
Italy Scavolini Pesaro Champions of the 1987–88 Serie A
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Yugoslavia Olympic silver of the 1988 Summer Olympics Basketball Tournament
United States Boston Celtics Official guest from the NBA (3d place 1987-88 NBA season)

Games

All games were held at the Palacio de los Deportes in Madrid, Spain.

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
October 21
 
 
 Spain Real Madrid 108
 
October 24
 
 Italy Scavolini Pesaro 96
 
 Spain Real Madrid 96
 
October 21
 
United States Boston Celtics 111
 
 United States Boston Celtics 113
 
 
 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Yugoslavia 85
 
Third place
 
 
October 23
 
 
 Italy Scavolini Pesaro 91
 
 
 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Yugoslavia 100

Final standings

Pos. Club Rec.
United States Boston Celtics 2–0
Spain Real Madrid 1–1
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Yugoslavia 1–1
4th Italy Scavolini Pesaro 0–2
1988 McDonald's Champions
United States
Boston Celtics

Sources

  • Celtics 1988
  • Bird scored 27 points

External links

  • NBA International Pre-Season and Regular-Season Games
  • List of champions at a-d-c