NBA 1988/89
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Duration | November 4, 1988 - April 23, 1989 |
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Season games per team | 82 | ||
Number of teams | 25th | ||
Regular season | |||
Best record | Detroit Pistons | ||
Season MVP | Magic Johnson | ||
Playoffs | |||
Eastern - Champion | Detroit Pistons | ||
Runner-up team | Chicago Bulls | ||
Western - Champion | Los Angeles Lakers | ||
Runner-up team | Phoenix Suns | ||
Finals | |||
NBA champions | Detroit Pistons | ||
Runner-up | Los Angeles Lakers | ||
Finals MVP | 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.
Final results
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.
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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
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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
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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
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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:
- NBA All-Defensive Second Team:
Playoffs
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.
First round | Conference semifinals | Conference Finals | NBA finals | |||||||||||||||
1 | Detroit | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
8th | Boston | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
1 | Detroit | 4th | ||||||||||||||||
5 | Milwaukee | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
4th | Atlanta | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
5 | Milwaukee | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
1 | Detroit | 4th | ||||||||||||||||
Eastern Conference | ||||||||||||||||||
6th | Chicago | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
3 | Cleveland | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
6th | Chicago | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
6th | Chicago | 4th | ||||||||||||||||
2 | new York | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
2 | new York | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
7th | Philadelphia | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
E1 | Detroit | 4th | ||||||||||||||||
W1 | LA Lakers | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
1 | LA Lakers | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
8th | Portland | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
1 | LA Lakers | 4th | ||||||||||||||||
4th | Seattle | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
4th | Seattle | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
5 | Houston | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
1 | LA Lakers | 4th | ||||||||||||||||
Western Conference | ||||||||||||||||||
3 | Phoenix | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
3 | Phoenix | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
6th | Denver | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
3 | Phoenix | 4th | ||||||||||||||||
7th | Golden State | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
2 | Utah Jazz | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
7th | Golden State | 3 |