NBA 1988/89

National Basketball Association
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Duration		November 4, 1988 - April 23, 1989
Season games per team		82
Number of teams		25th
Regular season
Best record		United States Detroit Pistons
Season MVP		United States Magic Johnson
Playoffs
Eastern - Champion		United States Detroit Pistons
Runner-up team		United States Chicago Bulls
Western - Champion		United States Los Angeles Lakers
Runner-up team		United States Phoenix Suns
Finals
NBA champions		United States Detroit Pistons
Runner-up		United States Los Angeles Lakers
Finals MVP		United States Joe Dumars

The 1988-89 NBA season was the National Basketball Association's 43rd season . It ended with a 4-game win for the Detroit Pistons against the Los Angeles Lakers in the NBA Finals .

Season Notes

The Miami Heat and Charlotte Hornets entered the NBA as the 24th and 25th franchises.
The Milwaukee Bucks played their first game at the Bradley Center .
The Sacramento Kings played their first game in the ARCO Arena.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar , the all-time NBA points record holder, played his final season.
The US television station TNT begins broadcasting games live.
Jerry Sloan took the coaching position with the Utah Jazz , where he stayed for 23 years. This makes him the longest-tenured coach in US professional sport.

S = wins, N = defeats, PCT = percentage of wins, P = deficit on division leaders

The placements in the seed lists of the respective conference playoffs are listed in brackets.

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:
- F - Karl Malone , Utah Jazz
- F - Charles Barkley , Philadelphia 76ers
- C - Hakeem Olajuwon , Houston Rockets
- G - Michael Jordan , Chicago Bulls
- G - Magic Johnson , Los Angeles Lakers
All-NBA Second Team:
- F - Tom Chambers , Phoenix Suns
- F - Chris Mullin , Golden State Warriors
- C - Patrick Ewing , New York Knicks
- G - John Stockton , Utah Jazz
- G - Kevin Johnson , Phoenix Suns
All-NBA Third Team:
- F - Dominique Wilkins , Atlanta Hawks
- F - Terry Cummings , Milwaukee Bucks
- C - Robert Parish , Boston Celtics
- G - Dale Ellis , Seattle SuperSonics
- G - Mark Price , Cleveland Cavaliers
All-NBA Rookie Team:
NBA All-Defensive First Team:
- Dennis Rodman , Detroit Pistons
- Larry Nance , Cleveland Cavaliers
- Mark Eaton , Utah Jazz
- Michael Jordan , Chicago Bulls
- Joe Dumars , Detroit Pistons
NBA All-Defensive Second Team:

In the first round, the game was played in the best-of-five system , and from the second round in the best-of-seven system.