1988-89 NBA SEASON

'The 1988-89 NBA season' was the 43rd season of the National Basketball Association. The season ended with the Detroit Pistons winning the NBA Championship, sweeping the Los Angeles Lakers 4 games to 0 in the NBA Finals.

Contents

Notable occurrences

Final standings

Eastern Conference

Western Conference

1988-89 NBA statistics leaders

NBA awards

See also

Notable occurrences

★ The Miami Heat and the Charlotte Hornets enter the NBA as the league's 24th and 25th franchise.

★ The NBA All-Star Game was played at The Summit in Houston, Texas, with the West defeating the East 143-134. Karl Malone of the Utah Jazz takes home the game's MVP award.

★ The Detroit Pistons play their first game at The Palace of Auburn Hills.

★ The Milwaukee Bucks play their first game at the Bradley Center.

★ The Sacramento Kings play their first game at ARCO Arena.

★ TNT begins airing NBA games. They share the cable broadcast rights with sister network TBS

★ Michael Jordan records ten consecutive triple-doubles at the end of the season, but still loses the MVP award to Magic Johnson.

★ Prior to the season, the first-year Hornets announce that they choose teal as their primary color, which caused a buzz. In the next decade, expansion teams in the other professional sports leagues (most notably the San Jose Sharks of the NHL, the Florida Marlins of Major League Baseball, and the Jacksonville Jaguars of the NFL) further popularized the use of the color.

Final standings

Eastern Conference

'Atlantic Division'

Team	W	L	PCT.	GB
New York Knicks	52	30	.634	-
Philadelphia 76ers	46	36	.561	6
Boston Celtics	42	40	.512	10
Washington Bullets	40	42	.488	12
New Jersey Nets	26	56	.317	26
Charlotte Hornets	20	62	.244	32

'Central Division'

Team	W	L	PCT.	GB
Detroit Pistons 'C'	63	19	.768	-
Cleveland Cavaliers	57	25	.695	6
Atlanta Hawks	52	30	.634	11
Milwaukee Bucks	49	33	.598	14
Chicago Bulls	47	35	.573	16
Indiana Pacers	28	54	.341	35

Western Conference

'Midwest Division'

Team	W	L	PCT.	GB
Utah Jazz	51	31	.622	-
Houston Rockets	45	37	.549	6
Denver Nuggets	44	38	.537	7
Dallas Mavericks	38	44	.463	13
San Antonio Spurs	21	61	.256	30
Miami Heat	15	67	.183	36

'Pacific Division'

Team	W	L	PCT.	GB
Los Angeles Lakers	57	25	.695	-
Phoenix Suns	55	27	.671	2
Seattle SuperSonics	47	35	.573	10
Golden State Warriors	43	39	.524	14
Portland Trail Blazers	39	43	.476	18
Sacramento Kings	27	55	.329	30
Los Angeles Clippers	21	61	.256	36

'C' - NBA Champions

1988-89 NBA statistics leaders

Category	Player	Team	Stat
Points per game	Michael Jordan	Chicago Bulls	32.5
Rebounds per game	Hakeem Olajuwon	Houston Rockets	13.5
Assists per game	John Stockton	Utah Jazz	13.6
Steals per game	John Stockton	Utah Jazz	3.2
Blocks per game	Manute Bol	Golden State Warriors	4.3
FG%	Dennis Rodman	Detroit Pistons	59.5
FT%	Magic Johnson	Los Angeles Lakers	91.1
3FG%	Jon Sundvold	Miami Heat	52.2

NBA awards

★ 'Most Valuable Player:' Magic Johnson, Los Angeles Lakers

★ 'Rookie of the Year:' Mitch Richmond, Golden State Warriors

★ 'Defensive Player of the Year:' Mark Eaton, Utah Jazz

★ 'Sixth Man of the Year:' Eddie Johnson, Phoenix Suns

★ 'Most Improved Player:' Kevin Johnson, Phoenix Suns

★ 'Coach of the Year:' Cotton Fitzsimmons, Phoenix Suns

★ 'All-NBA First Team:'

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★ F - Karl Malone, Utah Jazz

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★ F - Charles Barkley, Philadelphia 76ers

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★ C - Hakeem Olajuwon, Houston Rockets

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★ G - Michael Jordan, Chicago Bulls

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★ G - Magic Johnson, Los Angeles Lakers

★ 'All-NBA Second Team:'

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★ F - Tom Chambers, Phoenix Suns

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★ F - Chris Mullin, Golden State Warriors

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★ C - Patrick Ewing, New York Knicks

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★ G - John Stockton, Utah Jazz

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★ G - Kevin Johnson, Phoenix Suns

★ 'All-NBA Third Team:'

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★ F - Dominique Wilkins, Atlanta Hawks

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★ F - Terry Cummings, Milwaukee Bucks

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★ C - Robert Parish, Boston Celtics

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★ G - Dale Ellis, Seattle Supersonics

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★ G - Mark Price, Cleveland Cavaliers

★ 'All-NBA Rookie Team:'

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★ Rik Smits, Indiana Pacers

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★ Willie Anderson, San Antonio Spurs

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★ Mitch Richmond, Golden State Warriors

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★ Charles D. Smith, Los Angeles Clippers

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★ Hersey Hawkins, Philadelphia 76ers

★ 'NBA All-Defensive First Team:'

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★ Dennis Rodman, Detroit Pistons

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★ Larry Nance, Cleveland Cavaliers

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★ Mark Eaton, Utah Jazz

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★ Michael Jordan, Chicago Bulls

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★ Joe Dumars, Detroit Pistons

★ 'NBA All-Defensive Second Team:'

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★ Kevin McHale, Boston Celtics

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★ A. C. Green, Los Angeles Lakers

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★ Patrick Ewing, New York Knicks

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★ John Stockton, Utah Jazz

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★ Alvin Robertson, San Antonio Spurs
''Note: All information on this page were obtained on the History section on NBA.com''

See also

★ 1989 NBA Playoffs

★ 1989 NBA Finals

★ 1989 NBA Draft