NBA
1988-89 Season
Champions: Detroit Pistons (4-0)
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The 1988-89 NBA season featured 25 teams across 1087 recorded games. Detroit Pistons posted the league's best record at 63-19. Detroit Pistons won the championship, defeating Los Angeles Lakers 4-0 in the Finals. Joe Dumars was named Finals MVP; Magic Johnson took the regular-season MVP award.
Final Standings
Eastern Conference
- Detroit Pistons 🏆 63-19 0.768
- Cleveland Cavaliers 57-25 0.695
- New York Knicks 52-30 0.634
- Atlanta Hawks 52-30 0.634
- Milwaukee Bucks 49-33 0.598
- Chicago Bulls 47-35 0.573
- Philadelphia 76ers 46-36 0.561
- Boston Celtics 42-40 0.512
- Washington Bullets 40-42 0.488
- Indiana Pacers 28-54 0.341
- New Jersey Nets 26-56 0.317
- Charlotte Hornets 20-62 0.244
Western Conference
- Los Angeles Lakers 57-25 0.695
- Phoenix Suns 55-27 0.671
- Utah Jazz 51-31 0.622
- Seattle SuperSonics 47-35 0.573
- Houston Rockets 45-37 0.549
- Denver Nuggets 44-38 0.537
- Golden State Warriors 43-39 0.524
- Portland Trail Blazers 39-43 0.476
- Dallas Mavericks 38-44 0.463
- Sacramento Kings 27-55 0.329
- San Antonio Spurs 21-61 0.256
- Los Angeles Clippers 21-61 0.256
- Miami Heat 15-67 0.183
Season Leaders
Scoring
- 1 Michael Jordan CHI 32.5 PPG
- 2 Karl Malone UTA 29.1 PPG
- 3 Dale Ellis SEA 27.5 PPG
- 4 Clyde Drexler POR 27.2 PPG
- 5 Chris Mullin GSW 26.5 PPG
Rebounding
- 1 Hakeem Olajuwon HOU 13.5 RPG
- 2 Charles Barkley PHI 12.5 RPG
- 3 Robert Parish BOS 12.4 RPG
- 4 Moses Malone ATL 11.8 RPG
- 5 Karl Malone UTA 10.7 RPG
Assists
- 1 John Stockton UTA 13.6 APG
- 2 Magic Johnson LAL 12.8 APG
- 3 Kevin Johnson PHO 12.2 APG
- 4 Terry Porter POR 9.5 APG
- 5 Nate McMillan SEA 9.3 APG
1988 Draft — Top Picks
- #1 Danny Manning Los Angeles Clippers
- #2 Rik Smits Indiana Pacers
- #3 Charles Smith Philadelphia 76ers