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1988-89 NBA Standings

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League Champion: Detroit Pistons

Most Valuable Player: Magic Johnson (22.5/7.9/12.8)
Rookie of the Year: Mitch Richmond (22.0/5.9/4.2)

PPG Leader: Michael Jordan (32.5)
RPG Leader: Hakeem Olajuwon (13.5)
APG Leader: John Stockton (13.6)
WS Leader: Michael Jordan (19.8)

League Standings

Playoff teams are marked with an asterisk (*) ▪ Click conference name for conference standings
Eastern Conference W L W-L% GB PS/G PA/G SRS
Atlantic Division              
New York Knicks* (2) 52 30 .634 — 116.7 112.9 3.63
Philadelphia 76ers* (7) 46 36 .561 6.0 111.9 110.4 1.68
Boston Celtics* (8) 42 40 .512 10.0 109.2 108.1 1.26
Washington Bullets (9) 40 42 .488 12.0 108.3 110.4 -1.77
New Jersey Nets (11) 26 56 .317 26.0 103.7 110.1 -5.69
Charlotte Hornets (12) 20 62 .244 32.0 104.5 113.0 -7.74
Central Division              
Detroit Pistons* (1) 63 19 .768 — 106.6 100.8 6.24
Cleveland Cavaliers* (3) 57 25 .695 6.0 108.8 101.2 7.95
Atlanta Hawks* (4) 52 30 .634 11.0 111.0 106.1 5.26
Milwaukee Bucks* (5) 49 33 .598 14.0 108.9 105.3 4.12
Chicago Bulls* (6) 47 35 .573 16.0 106.4 105.0 2.13
Indiana Pacers (10) 28 54 .341 35.0 106.9 111.1 -3.00
Western Conference W L W-L% GB PS/G PA/G SRS
Midwest Division              
Utah Jazz* (2) 51 31 .622 — 104.7 99.7 4.02
Houston Rockets* (5) 45 37 .549 6.0 108.5 107.5 0.22
Denver Nuggets* (6) 44 38 .537 7.0 118.0 116.3 0.91
Dallas Mavericks (9) 38 44 .463 13.0 103.5 104.7 -1.79
San Antonio Spurs (12) 21 61 .256 30.0 105.5 112.8 -7.45
Miami Heat (13) 15 67 .183 36.0 97.8 109.0 -11.13
Pacific Division              
Los Angeles Lakers* (1) 57 25 .695 — 114.7 107.5 6.38
Phoenix Suns* (3) 55 27 .671 2.0 118.6 110.9 6.84
Seattle SuperSonics* (4) 47 35 .573 10.0 112.1 109.2 2.44
Golden State Warriors* (7) 43 39 .524 14.0 116.6 116.9 -0.59
Portland Trail Blazers* (8) 39 43 .476 18.0 114.6 113.1 0.92
Sacramento Kings (10) 27 55 .329 30.0 105.5 111.0 -5.35
Los Angeles Clippers (11) 21 61 .256 36.0 106.2 116.2 -9.50

Expanded Standings

Place Conference Division All-Star Margin Month
Rk Team Overall Home Road E W A C M P Pre Post ≤3 ≥10 Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr
1 Detroit Pistons 63-19 37-4 26-15 41-15 22-4 21-5 20-10 10-2 12-2 31-13 32-6 6-4 33-10 11-3 9-4 8-6 8-3 16-1 11-2
2 Cleveland Cavaliers 57-25 37-4 20-21 38-18 19-7 19-7 19-11 10-2 9-5 35-11 22-14 6-7 39-9 8-3 13-2 11-4 10-3 9-8 6-5
3 Los Angeles Lakers 57-25 35-6 22-19 14-10 43-15 8-4 6-6 18-6 25-9 32-15 25-10 9-7 35-10 10-3 9-7 11-3 7-4 11-4 9-4
4 Phoenix Suns 55-27 35-6 20-21 14-10 41-17 10-2 4-8 18-6 23-11 29-17 26-10 5-4 33-14 6-7 10-4 10-4 8-5 12-6 9-1
5 Atlanta Hawks 52-30 33-8 19-22 38-18 14-12 18-8 20-10 5-7 9-5 28-19 24-11 10-9 29-12 8-6 11-3 7-7 9-4 7-8 10-2
6 New York Knicks 52-30 35-6 17-24 36-20 16-10 18-12 18-8 8-4 8-6 32-16 20-14 8-7 27-13 9-5 9-5 10-6 9-2 10-7 5-5
7 Utah Jazz 51-31 34-7 17-24 14-10 37-21 8-4 6-6 19-11 18-10 28-20 23-11 6-7 36-15 9-4 8-8 9-4 8-6 10-4 7-5
8 Milwaukee Bucks 49-33 31-10 18-23 29-27 20-6 18-8 11-19 9-3 11-3 30-15 19-18 1-7 31-15 6-5 9-6 12-3 7-4 10-7 5-8
9 Chicago Bulls 47-35 30-11 17-24 28-28 19-7 16-10 12-18 8-4 11-3 27-19 20-16 9-4 21-16 6-8 9-4 9-5 9-4 10-6 4-8
10 Seattle SuperSonics 47-35 31-10 16-25 10-14 37-21 6-6 4-8 17-7 20-14 28-18 19-17 9-7 21-15 6-7 8-5 12-3 7-6 6-11 8-3
11 Philadelphia 76ers 46-36 30-11 16-25 31-25 15-11 19-11 12-14 8-4 7-7 26-20 20-16 9-5 23-14 10-5 5-9 9-5 6-5 9-7 7-5
12 Houston Rockets 45-37 31-10 14-27 12-12 33-25 5-7 7-5 19-11 14-14 28-18 17-19 9-10 22-17 9-6 9-5 7-6 6-6 8-8 6-6
13 Denver Nuggets 44-38 35-6 9-32 12-12 32-26 7-5 5-7 18-12 14-14 25-23 19-15 7-9 25-20 9-4 8-7 5-11 8-4 8-6 6-6
14 Golden State Warriors 43-39 29-12 14-27 14-10 29-29 9-3 5-7 14-10 15-19 25-20 18-19 5-6 20-21 6-7 5-7 11-5 9-2 9-10 3-8
15 Boston Celtics 42-40 32-9 10-31 27-29 15-11 19-11 8-18 8-4 7-7 23-23 19-17 5-7 22-19 8-7 5-7 7-8 6-7 11-4 5-7
16 Washington Bullets 40-42 30-11 10-31 25-31 15-11 17-13 8-18 7-5 8-6 17-28 23-14 8-5 12-23 4-7 4-11 8-6 6-7 11-6 7-5
17 Portland Trail Blazers 39-43 28-13 11-30 9-15 30-28 7-5 2-10 13-11 17-17 25-21 14-22 4-11 22-15 7-7 9-4 6-8 5-7 5-12 7-5
18 Dallas Mavericks 38-44 24-17 14-27 8-16 30-28 6-6 2-10 19-11 11-17 24-21 14-23 6-9 17-26 9-4 8-5 4-11 8-5 3-14 6-5
19 Indiana Pacers 28-54 20-21 8-33 15-41 13-13 7-19 8-22 6-6 7-7 11-35 17-19 6-9 11-25 2-12 3-10 6-9 3-9 8-8 6-6
20 Sacramento Kings 27-55 21-20 6-35 4-20 23-35 3-9 1-11 11-13 12-22 14-32 13-23 7-6 13-34 2-9 4-10 6-10 3-10 6-10 6-6
21 New Jersey Nets 26-56 17-24 9-32 16-40 10-16 9-21 7-19 4-8 6-8 18-29 8-27 7-8 7-32 7-9 5-8 5-8 4-10 3-13 2-8
22 Los Angeles Clippers 21-61 17-24 4-37 4-20 17-41 1-11 3-9 10-14 7-27 11-37 10-24 8-7 6-39 6-8 4-10 0-14 1-14 6-7 4-8
23 San Antonio Spurs 21-61 18-23 3-38 6-18 15-43 4-8 2-10 9-21 6-22 13-33 8-28 2-6 14-38 5-8 2-12 5-10 1-12 6-10 2-9
24 Charlotte Hornets 20-62 12-29 8-33 12-44 8-18 8-22 4-22 4-8 4-10 13-35 7-27 9-4 5-36 3-10 5-9 3-13 4-8 2-13 3-9
25 Miami Heat 15-67 12-29 3-38 5-19 10-48 3-9 2-10 6-24 4-24 5-40 10-27 8-4 3-39 0-12 3-12 1-13 4-9 5-11 2-10

Team vs. Team

Rk Team ATL BOS CHH CHI CLE DAL DEN DET GSW HOU IND LAC LAL MIA MIL NJN NYK PHI PHO POR SAC SAS SEA UTA WSB
1 Atlanta Hawks 3-1 4-1 4-2 4-2 1-1 0-2 1-5 1-1 1-1 5-1 2-0 1-1 1-1 6-0 4-1 2-2 2-2 1-1 1-1 2-0 1-1 1-1 1-1 3-1
2 Boston Celtics 1-3 6-0 1-3 1-4 1-1 1-1 1-3 1-1 1-1 2-3 2-0 1-1 2-0 2-2 5-1 3-3 3-3 0-2 1-1 2-0 2-0 0-2 1-1 2-4
3 Charlotte Hornets 1-4 0-6 1-4 0-4 0-2 0-2 0-4 0-2 0-2 2-2 2-0 0-2 1-1 0-4 2-4 2-4 3-3 0-2 0-2 1-1 2-0 1-1 1-1 1-5
4 Chicago Bulls 2-4 3-1 4-1 0-6 2-0 1-1 0-6 1-1 1-1 4-2 1-1 2-0 2-0 6-0 2-2 3-2 1-3 1-1 2-0 2-0 2-0 2-0 0-2 3-1
5 Cleveland Cavaliers 2-4 4-1 4-0 6-0 2-0 2-0 3-3 1-1 1-1 5-1 1-1 0-2 2-0 3-3 4-0 2-2 3-2 2-0 2-0 2-0 2-0 1-1 1-1 2-2
6 Dallas Mavericks 1-1 1-1 2-0 0-2 0-2 3-3 0-2 1-3 1-5 1-1 3-1 0-4 6-0 0-2 1-1 0-2 1-1 1-3 2-2 2-2 5-1 2-2 4-2 1-1
7 Denver Nuggets 2-0 1-1 2-0 1-1 0-2 3-3 1-1 3-1 4-2 1-1 2-2 1-3 5-1 0-2 1-1 1-1 1-1 1-3 2-2 3-1 3-3 2-2 3-3 1-1
8 Detroit Pistons 5-1 3-1 4-0 6-0 3-3 2-0 1-1 1-1 1-1 4-2 2-0 2-0 2-0 2-4 4-0 0-4 5-0 2-0 1-1 2-0 2-0 2-0 2-0 5-0
9 Golden State Warriors 1-1 1-1 2-0 1-1 1-1 3-1 1-3 1-1 1-3 1-1 5-1 2-3 4-0 0-2 2-0 2-0 1-1 2-4 2-4 2-3 3-1 2-4 2-2 1-1
10 Houston Rockets 1-1 1-1 2-0 1-1 1-1 5-1 2-4 1-1 3-1 2-0 2-2 1-3 4-2 1-1 2-0 0-2 0-2 1-3 3-1 2-2 6-0 2-2 2-4 0-2
11 Indiana Pacers 1-5 3-2 2-2 2-4 1-5 1-1 1-1 2-4 1-1 0-2 1-1 0-2 1-1 2-4 1-3 0-5 0-4 1-1 2-0 1-1 2-0 1-1 1-1 1-3
12 Los Angeles Clippers 0-2 0-2 0-2 1-1 1-1 1-3 2-2 0-2 1-5 2-2 1-1 1-5 1-3 0-2 1-1 0-2 0-2 1-5 1-5 2-3 3-1 1-4 1-3 0-2
13 Los Angeles Lakers 1-1 1-1 2-0 0-2 2-0 4-0 3-1 0-2 3-2 3-1 2-0 5-1 4-0 1-1 1-1 1-1 2-0 3-3 5-0 5-1 3-1 4-2 1-3 1-1
14 Miami Heat 1-1 0-2 1-1 0-2 0-2 0-6 1-5 0-2 0-4 2-4 1-1 3-1 0-4 0-2 1-1 1-1 0-2 0-4 0-4 1-3 2-4 0-4 1-5 0-2
15 Milwaukee Bucks 0-6 2-2 4-0 0-6 3-3 2-0 2-0 4-2 2-0 1-1 4-2 2-0 1-1 2-0 4-1 1-3 3-1 1-1 2-0 2-0 1-1 1-1 1-1 4-1
16 New Jersey Nets 1-4 1-5 4-2 2-2 0-4 1-1 1-1 0-4 0-2 0-2 3-1 1-1 1-1 1-1 1-4 2-4 1-5 1-1 0-2 1-1 1-1 2-0 0-2 1-5
17 New York Knicks 2-2 3-3 4-2 2-3 2-2 2-0 1-1 4-0 0-2 2-0 5-0 2-0 1-1 1-1 3-1 4-2 2-4 1-1 2-0 1-1 1-1 1-1 1-1 5-1
18 Philadelphia 76ers 2-2 3-3 3-3 3-1 2-3 1-1 1-1 0-5 1-1 2-0 4-0 2-0 0-2 2-0 1-3 5-1 4-2 0-2 1-1 2-0 1-1 1-1 1-1 4-2
19 Phoenix Suns 1-1 2-0 2-0 1-1 0-2 3-1 3-1 0-2 4-2 3-1 1-1 5-1 3-3 4-0 1-1 1-1 1-1 2-0 2-3 5-1 3-1 4-1 2-2 2-0
20 Portland Trail Blazers 1-1 1-1 2-0 0-2 0-2 2-2 2-2 1-1 4-2 1-3 0-2 5-1 0-5 4-0 0-2 2-0 0-2 1-1 3-2 3-3 4-0 2-4 0-4 1-1
21 Sacramento Kings 0-2 0-2 1-1 0-2 0-2 2-2 1-3 0-2 3-2 2-2 1-1 3-2 1-5 3-1 0-2 1-1 1-1 0-2 1-5 3-3 2-2 1-5 1-3 0-2
22 San Antonio Spurs 1-1 0-2 0-2 0-2 0-2 1-5 3-3 0-2 1-3 0-6 0-2 1-3 1-3 4-2 1-1 1-1 1-1 1-1 1-3 0-4 2-2 0-4 1-5 1-1
23 Seattle SuperSonics 1-1 2-0 1-1 0-2 1-1 2-2 2-2 0-2 4-2 2-2 1-1 4-1 2-4 4-0 1-1 0-2 1-1 1-1 1-4 4-2 5-1 4-0 3-1 1-1
24 Utah Jazz 1-1 1-1 1-1 2-0 1-1 2-4 3-3 0-2 2-2 4-2 1-1 3-1 3-1 5-1 1-1 2-0 1-1 1-1 2-2 4-0 3-1 5-1 1-3 2-0
25 Washington Bullets 1-3 4-2 5-1 1-3 2-2 1-1 1-1 0-5 1-1 2-0 3-1 2-0 1-1 2-0 1-4 5-1 1-5 2-4 0-2 1-1 2-0 1-1 1-1 0-2