NBA 1988/89

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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 StatesUnited States Detroit Pistons
Season MVP United StatesUnited States Magic Johnson
Playoffs
Eastern - Champion United StatesUnited States Detroit Pistons
  Runner-up team      United StatesUnited States Chicago Bulls
Western - Champion United StatesUnited States Los Angeles Lakers
  Runner-up team      United StatesUnited States Phoenix Suns
Finals
NBA champions United StatesUnited States Detroit Pistons
   Runner-up      United StatesUnited States Los Angeles Lakers
Finals MVP United StatesUnited 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

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.

Eastern Conference
Atlantic Division
# team S. N PCT P
1 New York Knicks (2) 52 30th .634 -
2 Philadelphia 76ers (7) 46 36 .561 6th
3 Boston Celtics (8) 42 40 .512 10
4th Washington Bullets 40 42 .488 12
5 New Jersey Nets 26th 56 .317 26th
6th Charlotte Hornets 20th 62 .244 32
Central Division
# team S. N PCT P
1 Detroit Pistons (1) 63 19th .878 -
2 Cleveland Cavaliers (3) 57 25th .695 6th
3 Atlanta Hawks (4) 52 30th .634 11
4th Milwaukee Bucks (5) 49 33 .598 14th
5 Chicago Bulls (6) 47 35 .573 16
6th Indiana Pacers 28 54 .341 35
Western Conference
Midwest Division
# team S. N PCT P
1 Utah Jazz (2) 51 31 .622 -
2 Houston Rockets (3) 45 37 .549 6th
3 Denver Nuggets (5) 44 38 .585 7th
4th Dallas Mavericks 38 44 .463 13
5 San Antonio Spurs 21st 61 .256 30th
6th Miami Heat 15th 67 .183 36
Pacific Division
# team S. N PCT P
1 Los Angeles Lakers (1) 57 25th .695 -
2 Phoenix Suns (4) 55 27 .671 2
3 Seattle SuperSonics (6) 47 35 .573 10
4th Golden State Warriors (7) 43 39 .524 14th
5 Portland Trail Blazers (8) 39 43 .476 18th
6th Sacramento Kings 27 55 .329 30th
7th Los Angeles Clippers 21st 61 .256 36

NBA awards

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