1988-89 NBA season

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

[edit] 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

[edit] Final standings

[edit] Eastern Conference

[edit] Western Conference

C - NBA Champions

[edit] 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:
  • 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 Rookie Team:
  • Rik Smits, Indiana Pacers
  • Willie Anderson, San Antonio Spurs
  • Mitch Richmond, Golden State Warriors
  • Charles D. Smith, Los Angeles Clippers
  • Hersey Hawkins, Philadelphia 76ers

Note: All information on this page were obtained on the History section on NBA.com

[edit] See also

• 1989 NBA Finals
• 1989 NBA Draft