1988–89 Houston Rockets season

The 1988–89 NBA season was the Rockets' 22nd season in the NBA and 18th season in the city of Houston.[1]

1988–89 Houston Rockets season
Head coachDon Chaney
General managerRay Patterson
Owner(s)Charlie Thomas
ArenaThe Summit
Results
Record45–37 (.549)
PlaceDivision: 2nd (Midwest)
Conference: 5th (Western)
Playoff finishFirst Round
(Lost to SuperSonics 1–3)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionKTXH
Home Sports Entertainment
(Bill Worrell, Calvin Murphy)
RadioKTRH

In the playoffs, the Rockets lost to the Seattle SuperSonics in four games in the First Round.

Draft picks
Main article: 1988 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College/Club team
116Derrick ChievousSF United StatesMissouri

Roster
Houston Rockets roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
PF 6 Berry, Walter 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1964-05-14 Charlotte
SF 3 Chievous, Derrick 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1967-07-03 Missouri
PG 21 Floyd, Sleepy 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1960-03-06 Georgetown
SF 1 Johnson, Buck 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1964-01-03 Alabama
PG 15 Johnson, Frank 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1958-11-23 Wake Forest
SG 30 Leavell, Allen 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1957-05-27 Oklahoma City
C 40 McCormick, Tim 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1962-03-10 Michigan
C 52 Nevitt, Chuck 7 ft 5 in (2.26 m) 217 lb (98 kg) 1959-06-13 North Carolina State
C 34 Olajuwon, Akeem 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 255 lb (116 kg) 1963-01-21 Houston
SF 10 Short, Purvis 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1957-07-02 Jackson State
PF 33 Thorpe, Otis 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1962-08-05 Providence
SG 42 Woodson, Mike 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1958-03-24 Indiana
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Roster
Last transaction: February 16, 1989

Regular season

Season standings
Midwest Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Utah Jazz 5131.622–34–717–2419–11
x-Houston Rockets 4537.549631–1014–2719–11
x-Denver Nuggets 4438.537735–69–3218–12
Dallas Mavericks 3844.4631324–1714–2719–11
San Antonio Spurs 2161.2563018–233–389–21
Miami Heat 1567.1833612–293–386–24
# 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—

Game log

Regular season
1988–89 game log
Total: 45–37 (Home: 31–10; Road: 14–27)
November: 8–6 (Home: 3–3; Road: 5–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
7 November 15, 1988 New York L 121–126 The Summit 4–3
9 November 19, 1988 Detroit W 109–98 The Summit 6–3
13 November 26, 1988 @ Golden State W 119–109 Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena 8–5
14 November 29, 1988 Phoenix L 107–124 The Summit 8–6
December: 10–5 (Home: 10–0; Road: 0–5)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
16 December 2, 1988 @ Phoenix L 95–110 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 9–7
20 December 10, 1988 Seattle W 110–91 The Summit 12–8
22 December 15, 1988 Golden State W 124–115 (2OT) The Summit 13–9
29 December 30, 1988 @ Detroit L 83–95 The Palace of Auburn Hills 18–11
January: 7–6 (Home: 5–2; Road: 2–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
35 January 16, 1989 @ L.A. Lakers L 113–124 Great Western Forum 22–13
37 January 19, 1989 @ Seattle L 108–124 Seattle Center Coliseum 22–15
38 January 20, 1989 @ Golden State L 114–121 Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena 22–16
42 January 31, 1989 L.A. Lakers L 114–125 The Summit 25–17
February: 6–6 (Home: 4–1; Road: 2–5)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
43 February 3, 1989 Chicago W 105–98 The Summit 26–17
51 February 21, 1989 @ New York L 115–120 Madison Square Garden 31–20
52 February 24, 1989 @ Chicago L 97–106 Chicago Stadium 31–21
53 February 25, 1989 @ Milwaukee L 105–121 Bradley Center 31–22
March: 8–8 (Home: 7–2; Road: 1–6)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
56 March 3, 1989 @ Seattle L 108–118 Seattle Center Coliseum 31–25
57 March 5, 1989 L.A. Lakers W 88–83 The Summit 32–25
61 March 13, 1989 @ L.A. Lakers L 96–97 Great Western Forum 34–27
63 March 16, 1989 Milwaukee W 120–104 The Summit 35–28
67 March 25, 1989 Golden State W 144–104 The Summit 37–30
68 March 28, 1989 Seattle W 120–117 The Summit 38–30
April: 6–6 (Home: 2–2; Road: 4–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
76 April 13, 1989 Phoenix L 111–119 The Summit 41–35
81 April 21, 1989 @ Phoenix W 112–101 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 45–36
1988–89 schedule

Playoffs
1989 playoff game log
First Round: 1–3 (Home: 1–1; Road: 0–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1 April 28, 1989 @ Seattle L 107–111 Hakeem Olajuwon (28) Hakeem Olajuwon (9) Sleepy Floyd (7) Seattle Center Coliseum
14,250		 0–1
2 April 30, 1989 @ Seattle L 97–109 Hakeem Olajuwon (30) Hakeem Olajuwon (12) Sleepy Floyd (6) Seattle Center Coliseum
12,887		 0–2
3 May 3, 1989 Seattle W 126–107 Sleepy Floyd (28) Hakeem Olajuwon (18) Sleepy Floyd (6) The Summit
16,611		 1–2
4 May 5, 1989 Seattle L 96–98 Hakeem Olajuwon (24) Hakeem Olajuwon (13) Floyd, Woodson (7) The Summit
16,611		 1–3
1989 schedule

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

Season
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG

Playoffs
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG

Awards and records

References
  1. 1988-89 Houston Rockets

See also
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.