1988–89 Golden State Warriors season

The 1988–89 NBA season was the Warriors' 43rd season in the NBA and 26th in the San Francisco Bay Area.[1]

1988–89 Golden State Warriors season
Head coachDon Nelson
ArenaOakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena
Results
Record43–39 (.524)
PlaceDivision: 4th (Pacific)
Conference: 7th (Western)
Playoff finishWest Conference Semifinals
(Lost to Suns 1–4)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionKPIX-TV
KICU-TV
(Greg Papa, Jim Barnett)
RadioKNBR
(Greg Papa, Jim Barnett)
A ticket for a 1988-89 game between the Warriors and the Jazz.

In the playoffs, the Warriors swept the Utah Jazz in three games in the First Round, before losing to the Phoenix Suns in five games in the Semifinals.

Draft picks
Main article: 1988 NBA Draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
15Mitch RichmondSG United StatesKansas State
241Keith SmartPG United StatesIndiana

Roster
Roster listing
Golden State Warriors roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
G 4 Alford, Steve 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 183 lb (83 kg) Indiana
C 10 Bol, Manute 7 ft 7 in (2.31 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Bridgeport
F 32 Frank, Tellis 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Western Kentucky
G 12 Garland, Winston 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Missouri State
F 44 Graham, Orlando 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Auburn Montgomery
F 22 Higgins, Rod 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fresno State
F 30 McDonald, Ben 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) UC Irvine
G/F 17 Mullin, Chris 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) St. John's
G 23 Richmond, Mitch 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Kansas State
F/C 50 Sampson, Ralph 7 ft 4 in (2.24 m) 228 lb (103 kg) Virginia
F 13 Smith, Larry 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Alcorn State
G/F 18 Smith, Otis 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jacksonville
G 30 Starks, John 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Oklahoma State
G/F 20 Teagle, Terry 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Baylor
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Regular season

Season standings
Pacific Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Los Angeles Lakers 5725.695–35–622–1925–9
x-Phoenix Suns 5527.671235–620–2123–11
x-Seattle SuperSonics 4735.5731031–1016–2520–14
x-Golden State Warriors 4339.5241429–1214–2715–19
x-Portland Trail Blazers 3943.4761828–1311–3017–17
Sacramento Kings 2755.3293021–206–3512–22
Los Angeles Clippers 2161.2563617–244–377–27
# Western Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 c-Los Angeles Lakers5725.695–
2 y-Utah Jazz5131.6226
3 x-Phoenix Suns5527.6712
4 x-Seattle SuperSonics4735.57310
5 x-Houston Rockets4537.54912
6 x-Denver Nuggets4438.53713
7 x-Golden State Warriors4339.52414
8 x-Portland Trail Blazers3943.47618
9 Dallas Mavericks3844.46319
10 Sacramento Kings2755.32930
11 San Antonio Spurs2161.25636
12 Los Angeles Clippers2161.25636
13 Miami Heat1567.18342
z - clinched division title
y - clinched division title
x - clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents
1988-89 NBA Records
Team ATL BOS CHA CHI CLE DAL DEN DET GSW HOU IND LAC LAL MIA MIL NJN NYK PHI PHO POR SAC SAS SEA UTA WAS
Atlanta —3–14–14–24–21–10–21–51–11–15–12–01–11–16–04–12–22–21–11–12–01–11–11–13–1
Boston 1–3—6–01–31–41–11–11–31–11–12–32–01–12–02–25–13–33–30–21–12–02–00–21–12–4
Charlotte 1–40–6—1–40–40–20–20–40–20–22–22–00–21–10–42–42–43–30–20–21–12–01–11–11–5
Chicago 2–43–14–1—0–62–01–10–61–11–14–21–12–02–06–02–23–21–31–12–02–02–02–00–23–1
Cleveland 2–44–14–06–0—2–02–03–31–11–15–11–10–22–03–34–02–23–22–02–02–02–01–11–12–2
Dallas 1–11–12–00–20–2—3–30–21–31–51–13–10–46–00–21–10–21–11–32–22–25–12–24–21–1
Denver 2–01–12–01–10–23–3—1–13–14–21–12–21–35–10–21–11–11–11–32–23–13–32–23–31–1
Detroit 5–13–14–06–03–32–01–1—1–11–14–22–02–02–02–44–00–45–02–01–12–02–02–02–05–0
Golden State 1–11–12–01–11–13–11–31–1—1–31–15–12–34–00–22–02–01–12–42–42–33–12–42–21–1
Houston 1–11–12–01–11–15–12–41–13–1—2–02–21–34–21–12–00–20–21–33–12–26–02–22–40–2
Indiana 1–53–22–22–41–51–11–12–41–10–2—1–10–21–12–41–30–50–41–12–01–12–01–11–11–3
L.A. Clippers 0–20–20–21–11–11–32–20–21–52–21–1—1–51–30–21–10–20–21–51–52–33–11–41–30–2
L.A. Lakers 1–11–12–00–22–04–03–10–23–23–12–05–1—4–01–11–11–12–03–35–05–13–14–21–31–1
Miami 1–10–21–10–20–20–61–50–20–42–41–13–10–4—0–21–11–10–20–40–41–32–40–41–50–2
Milwaukee 0–62–24–00–63–32–02–04–22–01–14–22–01–12–0—4–11–33–11–12–02–01–11–11–14–1
New Jersey 1–41–54–22–20–41–11–10–40–20–23–11–11–11–11–4—2–41–51–10–21–11–12–00–21–5
New York 2–23–34–22–32–22–01–14–00–22–05–02–01–11–13–14–2—2–41–12–01–11–11–11–15–1
Philadelphia 2–23–33–33–12–31–11–10–51–12–04–02–00–22–01–35–14–2—0–21–12–01–11–11–14–2
Phoenix 1–12–02–01–10–23–13–10–24–23–11–15–13–34–01–11–11–12–0—2–35–13–14–12–22–0
Portland 1–11–12–00–20–22–22–21–14–21–30–25–10–54–00–22–00–21–13–2—3–34–02–40–41–1
Sacramento 0–20–21–10–20–22–21–30–23–22–21–13–21–53–10–21–11–10–21–53–3—2–21–51–30–2
San Antonio 1–10–20–20–20–21–53–30–21–30–60–21–31–34–21–11–11–11–11–30–42–2—0–41–51–1
Seattle 1–12–01–10–21–12–22–20–24–22–21–14–12–44–01–10–21–11–11–44–25–14–0—3–11–1
Utah 1–11–11–12–01–12–43–30–22–24–21–13–13–15–11–12–01–11–12–24–03–15–11–3—2–0
Washington 1–34–25–11–32–21–11–10–51–12–03–12–01–12–01–45–11–52–40–21–12–01–11–10–2—

Playoffs

West First Round

(2) Utah Jazz vs. (7) Golden State Warriors: Warriors win series 3-0

  • Game 1 @ Salt Palace, Salt Lake City (April 27): Golden State 123, Utah 119
  • Game 2 @ Salt Palace, Salt Lake City (April 29): Golden State 99, Utah 91
  • Game 3 @ Oakland Coliseum, Oakland (May 2): Golden State 120, Utah 106

Last Playoff Meeting: 1987 Western Conference First Round (Golden State won 3-2)

West Conference Semifinals

(3) Phoenix Suns vs. (7) Golden State Warriors: Suns win series 4-1

Last Playoff Meeting: 1976 Western Conference Finals (Phoenix won 4-3)

Player statistics
Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game

Awards and records

References
  1. 1988-89 Golden State Warriors

See also
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