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1988-89 Phoenix Suns Schedule and Results

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Record: 55-27, Finished 2nd in NBA Pacific Division

Coach: Cotton Fitzsimmons (55-27)

PTS/G: 118.6 (1st of 25) Opp PTS/G: 110.9 (16th of 25)

SRS: 6.84 (2nd of 25) Pace: 104.5 (3rd of 25)

Off Rtg: 113.1 (2nd of 25) Def Rtg: 105.7 (5th of 25) Net Rtg: +7.3 (2nd of 25)

Expected W-L: 59-23 (2nd of 25)

Preseason Odds: Championship +10000

Arena: Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum Attendance: 447,061 (20th of 25)

NBA 1989 Playoffs:
Won NBA Western Conference First Round (3-0) versus Denver Nuggets (Series Stats)
Won NBA Western Conference Semifinals (4-1) versus Golden State Warriors (Series Stats)
Lost NBA Western Conference Finals (0-4) versus Los Angeles Lakers (Series Stats)

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1988-89 Phoenix Suns Menu

Regular Season Schedule

Playoffs Schedule

Regular Season

Regular Season Table
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
1	Fri, Nov 4, 1988	Box Score	@	Portland Trail Blazers	L		105	120	0	1	L 1	12,812
2	Sat, Nov 5, 1988	Box Score	@	Golden State Warriors	L		104	117	0	2	L 2	15,025
3	Wed, Nov 9, 1988	Box Score		Dallas Mavericks	W		111	103	1	2	W 1
4	Fri, Nov 11, 1988	Box Score		Golden State Warriors	W		141	103	2	2	W 2	10,045
5	Sat, Nov 12, 1988	Box Score	@	Los Angeles Clippers	L	OT	127	138	2	3	L 1	13,826
6	Tue, Nov 15, 1988	Box Score	@	Sacramento Kings	W		119	89	3	3	W 1	16,517
7	Wed, Nov 16, 1988	Box Score		Indiana Pacers	W		123	104	4	3	W 2
8	Fri, Nov 18, 1988	Box Score		Detroit Pistons	L		105	121	4	4	L 1	14,471
9	Sat, Nov 19, 1988	Box Score	@	Utah Jazz	L		121	134	4	5	L 2	12,444
10	Wed, Nov 23, 1988	Box Score		New Jersey Nets	L		129	133	4	6	L 3
11	Fri, Nov 25, 1988	Box Score		Seattle SuperSonics	W		110	105	5	6	W 1	10,710
12	Sat, Nov 26, 1988	Box Score	@	San Antonio Spurs	L		104	117	5	7	L 1	10,583
13	Tue, Nov 29, 1988	Box Score	@	Houston Rockets	W		124	107	6	7	W 1	16,611
14	Fri, Dec 2, 1988	Box Score		Houston Rockets	W		110	95	7	7	W 2
15	Sat, Dec 3, 1988	Box Score		Los Angeles Clippers	W	OT	114	106	8	7	W 3
16	Tue, Dec 6, 1988	Box Score		Washington Bullets	W		130	92	9	7	W 4
17	Wed, Dec 7, 1988	Box Score	@	Los Angeles Lakers	L		111	125	9	8	L 1	17,353
18	Fri, Dec 9, 1988	Box Score		Golden State Warriors	W		110	105	10	8	W 1	11,636
19	Tue, Dec 13, 1988	Box Score	@	Seattle SuperSonics	L		116	126	10	9	L 1	13,500
20	Fri, Dec 16, 1988	Box Score		Portland Trail Blazers	W		132	125	11	9	W 1	11,196
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
21	Sat, Dec 17, 1988	Box Score	@	Portland Trail Blazers	L		97	115	11	10	L 1	12,848
22	Tue, Dec 20, 1988	Box Score		San Antonio Spurs	W		128	110	12	10	W 1
23	Thu, Dec 22, 1988	Box Score	@	Denver Nuggets	W		126	118	13	10	W 2
24	Fri, Dec 23, 1988	Box Score		Denver Nuggets	W		119	107	14	10	W 3	10,274
25	Mon, Dec 26, 1988	Box Score		Los Angeles Lakers	W		111	96	15	10	W 4	14,471
26	Wed, Dec 28, 1988	Box Score	@	Detroit Pistons	L		100	106	15	11	L 1	21,454
27	Fri, Dec 30, 1988	Box Score	@	New Jersey Nets	W		116	109	16	11	W 1	13,259
28	Mon, Jan 2, 1989	Box Score	@	Washington Bullets	W		125	122	17	11	W 2
29	Wed, Jan 4, 1989	Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	W		106	104	18	11	W 3	14,890	2:05
30	Fri, Jan 6, 1989	Box Score		Dallas Mavericks	W		120	111	19	11	W 4	14,471
31	Sat, Jan 7, 1989	Box Score		Miami Heat	W		107	99	20	11	W 5	12,288
32	Mon, Jan 9, 1989	Box Score	@	Golden State Warriors	L		124	130	20	12	L 1	11,029
33	Wed, Jan 11, 1989	Box Score		Cleveland Cavaliers	L		121	124	20	13	L 2	14,471
34	Fri, Jan 13, 1989	Box Score		Sacramento Kings	W		111	90	21	13	W 1	13,420
35	Mon, Jan 16, 1989	Box Score	@	Cleveland Cavaliers	L		110	126	21	14	L 1	19,875
36	Thu, Jan 19, 1989	Box Score	@	Charlotte Hornets	W		126	112	22	14	W 1	23,388
37	Sat, Jan 21, 1989	Box Score	@	Chicago Bulls	W		116	107	23	14	W 2	18,591
38	Tue, Jan 24, 1989	Box Score		Charlotte Hornets	W		106	103	24	14	W 3	11,089
39	Fri, Jan 27, 1989	Box Score		New York Knicks	W		132	130	25	14	W 4	14,471
40	Sat, Jan 28, 1989	Box Score	@	Denver Nuggets	L		138	142	25	15	L 1	17,022
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
41	Mon, Jan 30, 1989	Box Score		Denver Nuggets	W		126	100	26	15	W 1	10,736
42	Wed, Feb 1, 1989	Box Score		Los Angeles Lakers	W		114	97	27	15	W 2	14,471
43	Fri, Feb 3, 1989	Box Score	@	Dallas Mavericks	L		117	121	27	16	L 1	17,007
44	Sat, Feb 4, 1989	Box Score		Atlanta Hawks	L	OT	116	118	27	17	L 2	14,471
45	Mon, Feb 6, 1989	Box Score		Utah Jazz	W		104	87	28	17	W 1	12,058
46	Thu, Feb 9, 1989	Box Score		Los Angeles Clippers	W		120	113	29	17	W 2	11,089
47	Wed, Feb 15, 1989	Box Score		Seattle SuperSonics	W		135	112	30	17	W 3	12,800
48	Fri, Feb 17, 1989	Box Score		Boston Celtics	W		135	126	31	17	W 4	14,471	2:10
49	Sat, Feb 18, 1989	Box Score	@	Sacramento Kings	W		120	101	32	17	W 5	16,517
50	Mon, Feb 20, 1989	Box Score	@	Utah Jazz	L		92	118	32	18	L 1	12,444
51	Tue, Feb 21, 1989	Box Score		Golden State Warriors	W		139	121	33	18	W 1	12,468
52	Fri, Feb 24, 1989	Box Score		Philadelphia 76ers	W		120	95	34	18	W 2	14,471
53	Sun, Feb 26, 1989	Box Score	@	Los Angeles Lakers	L		122	134	34	19	L 1	17,505
54	Tue, Feb 28, 1989	Box Score	@	Portland Trail Blazers	L		134	139	34	20	L 2	12,848
55	Thu, Mar 2, 1989	Box Score		Sacramento Kings	W		110	90	35	20	W 1	10,369
56	Sat, Mar 4, 1989	Box Score		Los Angeles Clippers	W		133	91	36	20	W 2	14,471
57	Mon, Mar 6, 1989	Box Score	@	Philadelphia 76ers	W		110	106	37	20	W 3	14,156
58	Tue, Mar 7, 1989	Box Score	@	New York Knicks	L		119	124	37	21	L 1	17,621
59	Fri, Mar 10, 1989	Box Score	@	Indiana Pacers	L		116	121	37	22	L 2	11,337
60	Sat, Mar 11, 1989	Box Score	@	Milwaukee Bucks	L		93	100	37	23	L 3	18,633
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
61	Mon, Mar 13, 1989	Box Score	@	Miami Heat	W		112	104	38	23	W 1	15,008
62	Tue, Mar 14, 1989	Box Score	@	Atlanta Hawks	W		114	112	39	23	W 2	15,872
63	Fri, Mar 17, 1989	Box Score		Portland Trail Blazers	W		129	124	40	23	W 3	14,090
64	Sat, Mar 18, 1989	Box Score		Seattle SuperSonics	W		122	104	41	23	W 4	14,471
65	Mon, Mar 20, 1989	Box Score		Miami Heat	W		115	97	42	23	W 5	12,315
66	Wed, Mar 22, 1989	Box Score		Chicago Bulls	L		111	112	42	24	L 1	14,471
67	Thu, Mar 23, 1989	Box Score	@	Golden State Warriors	W		154	124	43	24	W 1	15,025
68	Sat, Mar 25, 1989	Box Score	@	Los Angeles Clippers	W		123	103	44	24	W 2	10,903
69	Sun, Mar 26, 1989	Box Score	@	Los Angeles Lakers	L		116	118	44	25	L 1	17,505
70	Tue, Mar 28, 1989	Box Score		Los Angeles Lakers	W		127	104	45	25	W 1	14,471
71	Thu, Mar 30, 1989	Box Score	@	Sacramento Kings	L		123	135	45	26	L 1	16,517
72	Fri, Mar 31, 1989	Box Score		Milwaukee Bucks	W		122	104	46	26	W 1	14,471
73	Wed, Apr 5, 1989	Box Score		Utah Jazz	W		114	104	47	26	W 2	14,471
74	Thu, Apr 6, 1989	Box Score	@	Seattle SuperSonics	W		126	119	48	26	W 3	14,457
75	Sat, Apr 8, 1989	Box Score	@	Los Angeles Clippers	W		115	97	49	26	W 4	10,459
76	Wed, Apr 12, 1989	Box Score	@	Dallas Mavericks	W		109	94	50	26	W 5	16,851
77	Thu, Apr 13, 1989	Box Score	@	Houston Rockets	W		119	111	51	26	W 6	16,611
78	Sat, Apr 15, 1989	Box Score		San Antonio Spurs	W		137	91	52	26	W 7	14,471
79	Mon, Apr 17, 1989	Box Score		Sacramento Kings	W		140	85	53	26	W 8	14,471
80	Wed, Apr 19, 1989	Box Score	@	Miami Heat	W		117	91	54	26	W 9	15,008
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
81	Fri, Apr 21, 1989	Box Score		Houston Rockets	L		101	112	54	27	L 1	14,471
82	Sat, Apr 22, 1989	Box Score	@	San Antonio Spurs	W		121	111	55	27	W 1	12,995

Playoffs

Playoffs Table
G	Date			Opponent		Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
1	Fri, Apr 28, 1989	Box Score		Denver Nuggets	W	104	103	1	0	W 1	14,471	2:21
2	Sun, Apr 30, 1989	Box Score		Denver Nuggets	W	132	114	2	0	W 2	14,471	2:06
3	Tue, May 2, 1989	Box Score	@	Denver Nuggets	W	130	121	3	0	W 3	12,660	2:10
G	Date			Opponent		Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
4	Sat, May 6, 1989	Box Score		Golden State Warriors	W	130	103	4	0	W 4	14,471	2:18
5	Tue, May 9, 1989	Box Score		Golden State Warriors	L	122	127	4	1	L 1	14,471	2:07
6	Thu, May 11, 1989	Box Score	@	Golden State Warriors	W	113	104	5	1	W 1	15,025	2:07
7	Sat, May 13, 1989	Box Score	@	Golden State Warriors	W	135	99	6	1	W 2	15,025	2:15
8	Tue, May 16, 1989	Box Score		Golden State Warriors	W	116	104	7	1	W 3	14,471	2:08
G	Date			Opponent		Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
9	Sat, May 20, 1989	Box Score	@	Los Angeles Lakers	L	119	127	7	2	L 1	17,505	2:19
10	Tue, May 23, 1989	Box Score	@	Los Angeles Lakers	L	95	101	7	3	L 2	17,505	2:08
11	Fri, May 26, 1989	Box Score		Los Angeles Lakers	L	107	110	7	4	L 3	14,471	2:13
12	Sun, May 28, 1989	Box Score		Los Angeles Lakers	L	117	122	7	5	L 4	14,471	2:30

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