1988–89 Philadelphia 76ers season

1988–89 Philadelphia 76ers season
1988–89 Philadelphia 76ers season
Head coach	Jim Lynam
Arena	The Spectrum
Results
Record	46–36 (.561)
Place	Division: 2nd (Atlantic); Conference: 7th (Eastern)
Playoff finish	East First Round; (eliminated 0-3)
	Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	WPHL-TV ; (Neil Funk, Steve Mix) ; PRISM
Radio	WIP
< 1987–88	1989–90 >

The 1988–89 NBA season was the 76ers 40th season in the NBA and 26th season in Philadelphia. In the 1988 Draft, the team selected forward Charles D. Smith, then was dealt to the Los Angeles Clippers for shooting guard Hersey Hawkins from Bradley University, as the team needed more backcourt scoring to complement the inside play of Charles Barkley.

The Sixers would return to the NBA Playoffs after missing out in 1988, going 46-36 in the regular season. In the post season they lost a first round series to the New York Knicks 3-0. The second game was of note because the team blew a 10-point lead with approximately 2 minutes left in the game, Trent Tucker's three point shot with less than 10 seconds left gave New York the win.^[1]

Draft picks

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	School/Club Team
1	3	Charles Smith	PF	United States	Pittsburgh
2	44	Everette Stephens	PG	United States	Purdue
2	54	Herman Montenegro			Louisiana State

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Height	Weight	DOB	From
G/F	20	Anderson, Ron	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	1958–10–15	Fresno State
PF	34	Barkley, Charles	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	252 lb (114 kg)	1963–02–20	Auburn
PG	1	Brooks, Scott	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	1965–07–31	UC Irvine
PG	10	Cheeks, Maurice	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1956–09–8	West Texas A&M
PF	54	Coleman, Ben	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	1961–11–14	Maryland
C	42	Gminski, Mike	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	1959–08–03	Duke
SG	33	Hawkins, Hersey	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1966–09–29	Bradley
PG	12	Henderson, Gerald	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1956–01–16	VCU
	31	Jones, Shelton	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	1966–04–04	St. John's
SF	4	Robinson, Cliff	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	1960–03–13	USC
PF/C	41	Rowinski, Jim	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	1961–01–04	Purdue
G/F	21	Smith, Derek	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	1961–11–01	Louisville
PF/C	45	Thornton, Bob	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	1962–07–10	UC Irvine
C	44	Welp, Chris	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	1964–01–02	Washington
G/F	25	Wingate, David	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1963–12–15	Georgetown

Head coach

Jim Lynam

Legend

(DP) Unsigned draft pick
(FA) Free agent
(S) Suspended
Injured

Regular season

Season standings

Atlantic Division v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-New York Knicks	52	30	.634	–	35–6	17–24	18–12
x-Philadelphia 76ers	46	36	.561	6	30–11	16–25	19–11
x-Boston Celtics	42	40	.512	10	32–9	10–31	19–11
Washington Bullets	40	42	.488	12	30–11	10–31	17–13
New Jersey Nets	26	56	.317	26	17–24	9–32	9–21
Charlotte Hornets	20	62	.244	32	12–29	8–33	8–22

#	Eastern Conference v t e
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	z-Detroit Pistons	63	19	.768	–
2	y-New York Knicks	52	30	.634	11
3	x-Cleveland Cavaliers	57	25	.695	6
4	x-Atlanta Hawks	52	30	.634	11
5	x-Milwaukee Bucks	49	33	.598	14
6	x-Chicago Bulls	47	35	.573	16
7	x-Philadelphia 76ers	46	36	.561	17
8	x-Boston Celtics	42	40	.512	21

9	Washington Bullets	40	42	.488	23
10	Indiana Pacers	28	54	.341	35
11	New Jersey Nets	26	56	.317	37
12	Charlotte Hornets	20	62	.244	43

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	—	3–1	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
Boston	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
Charlotte	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
Chicago	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
Cleveland	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
Dallas	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
Denver	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
Detroit	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
Golden State	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
Houston	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
Indiana	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
L.A. 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
L.A. 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
Miami	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
Milwaukee	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
New Jersey	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
New York	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
Philadelphia	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
Phoenix	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
Portland	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
Sacramento	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
San Antonio	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
Seattle	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
Utah	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
Washington	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	—

Game log

Regular season

1988–89 game log
Total: 46–36 (Home: 29–12; Road: 17–24)

November: 10–5 (home: 9–2; road: 1–3)

Game	Date	Team
1	November 4	L.A. Clippers
2	November 5	Boston
3	November 8	Detroit
4	November 9	@ Milwaukee
5	November 11	Atlanta
6	November 15	@ Chicago
7	November 16	Chicago
8	November 18	New York
9	November 19	@ New York
10	November 22	@ Washington
11	November 23	Cleveland
12	November 25	Charlotte
13	November 26	Indiana
14	November 28	L.A. Lakers
15	November 30	Portland

December: 5–9 (home: 3–2; road: 2–7)

Game	Date	Team
16	December 1	@ Charlotte
17	December 3	@ Indiana
18	December 7	Denver
19	December 9	@ Boston
20	December 10	@ Detroit
21	December 13	Milwaukee
22	December 14	@ Atlanta
23	December 16	@ New Jersey
24	December 17	Utah
25	December 20	Dallas
26	December 25	Washington
27	December 27	@ Golden State
28	December 28	@ L.A. Lakers
29	December 30	@ Utah

January: 9–5 (home: 5–1; road: 4–4)

Game	Date	Team
30	January 5	@ San Antonio
31	January 7	@ Houston
32	January 9	@ Dallas
33	January 11	New Jersey
34	January 13	Atlanta
35	January 15	@ Charlotte
36	January 16	Charlotte
37	January 18	Boston
38	January 20	@ Boston
39	January 21	@ Washington
40	January 25	Chicago
41	January 27	Golden State
42	January 28	@ New Jersey
43	January 31	@ Cleveland

February: 6–5 (home: 3–2; road: 3–3)

Game	Date	Team
44	February 1	Washington
45	February 3	Detroit
46	February 8	Seattle
47	February 14	@ Indiana
48	February 15	Indiana
49	February 17	New Jersey
50	February 18	@ Cleveland
51	February 22	@ Miami
52	February 24	@ Phoenix
53	February 26	@ Denver
54	February 28	@ L.A. Clippers

March: 9–7 (home: 6–3; road: 3–4)

Game	Date	Team
55	March 1	@ Sacramento
56	March 3	@ Portland
57	March 4	@ Seattle
58	March 6	Phoenix
59	March 7	@ Chicago
60	March 9	Sacramento
61	March 11	Detroit
62	March 15	New Jersey
63	March 16	@ New York
64	March 18	@ Washington
65	March 20	New York
66	March 22	Cleveland
67	March 24	San Antonio
68	March 26	@ Boston
69	March 28	Boston
70	March 31	Miami

April: 6–6 (home: 3–2; road: 3–4)

Game	Date	Team
71	April 2	Houston
72	April 4	@ New York
73	April 5	@ Atlanta
74	April 7	@ Charlotte
75	April 8	@ Milwaukee
76	April 11	@ Cleveland
77	April 14	Charlotte
78	April 16	New York
79	April 18	Milwaukee
80	April 20	@ New Jersey
81	April 21	@ Detroit
82	April 23	Washington

1988–89 schedule

Playoffs

1989 playoff game log

Eastern Conference First Round: 0–3 (Home: 0–1; Road: 0–2)

1989 playoff schedule

Playoffs

East First Round

(2) New York Knicks vs. (7) Philadelphia 76ers: Knicks win series 3-0

Game 1 @ Madison Square Garden, New York City (April 27): New York 102, Philadelphia 96
Game 2 @ Madison Square Garden, New York City (April 29): New York 107, Philadelphia 106
Game 3 @ The Spectrum, Philadelphia (May 2): New York 116, Philadelphia 115

Last Playoff Meeting: 1983 Eastern Conference Semifinals (Philadelphia won 4-0)

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

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Founded in 1946 Formerly the Syracuse Nationals (1946–1963) Based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Franchise	History All-time roster Draft history Head coaches Seasons Current season
Arenas	State Fair Coliseum Onondaga County War Memorial Convention Hall Philadelphia Arena Spectrum Wells Fargo Center 76 Place at Market East (proposed)
Personnel	Owner(s) Josh Harris and David Blitzer (Harris Blitzer Sports & Entertainment) President Daryl Morey General manager Elton Brand Head coach Nick Nurse
G League affiliate	Delaware Blue Coats
Retired numbers	2 3 4 6 10 13 15 24 32 34 MIC
NBA championships	1955 1967 1983
Rivalries	Boston Celtics
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1988–89 Philadelphia 76ers season

Draft picks

Roster

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Game log

Regular season

Playoffs

Playoffs

East First Round

Player statistics

Season

Playoffs

Awards and records

Transactions

References

See also