1988–89 Dallas Mavericks season
1988–89 Dallas Mavericks season | |||
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Head coach | John MacLeod | ||
General manager | Norm Sonju | ||
Owner(s) | Don Carter | ||
Arena | Reunion Arena | ||
Results | |||
Record | 38–44 (.463) | ||
Place | Division: 4th (Midwest) Conference: 9th (Western) | ||
Playoff finish | Did not qualify | ||
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |||
Local media | |||
Television | KTVT (Allen Stone, Ted Davis) Home Sports Entertainment (Allen Stone, Norm Hitzges) | ||
Radio | WBAP (Allen Stone, Ted Davis) | ||
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The 1988–89 NBA season was the Mavericks' 9th season in the NBA.[1] After reaching the Conference Finals last year, the Mavericks got off to a fast start winning 9 of their first 12 games,[2][3] but after a 17–9 start, they went on a 7-game losing streak in January, and held a 24–21 record at the All-Star break.[4] In January, sixth man Roy Tarpley was suspended indefinitely for violating the league's anti-drug policy; Tarpley was also out with a knee injury, only playing just 19 games.[5][6][7][8]
At midseason, the team traded All-Star forward Mark Aguirre, who had several incidents with the team during the season, to the Detroit Pistons in exchange for former All-Star forward Adrian Dantley,[9][10][11][12][13] and dealt Detlef Schrempf to the Indiana Pacers in exchange for Herb Williams.[14][15][16][17] Aguirre would win a championship with the Pistons, as they defeated the defending champion Los Angeles Lakers in four straight games in the NBA Finals.[18][19][20][21][22]
After hovering a few games over .500 for most of the season, the Mavericks collapsed and suffered a 12-game losing streak in March, which sealed their fate for the entire season.[23][24][25] The Mavericks finished the season fourth in the Midwest Division with a 38–44 record. It was the first time since 1983 that the team did not make the playoffs.[26]
Rolando Blackman averaged 19.7 points per game, while Derek Harper averaged 17.3 points, 7.0 assists and 2.1 steals per game, and Sam Perkins provided the team with 15.0 points and 8.8 rebounds per game. In addition, Tarpley contributed 17.3 points, 11.5 rebounds and 1.6 blocks per game, and James Donaldson provided with 9.1 points, 10.8 rebounds and 1.5 blocks per game,[27] but only played 53 games due to a knee injury.[28][29][30]
Draft picks
Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College |
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2 | 46 | Morlon Wiley | SG | ![]() | Long Beach State |
2 | 49 | Jose Vargas | C | ![]() | LSU |
3 | 70 | Jerry Johnson | ![]() | Florida Southern |
Roster
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Regular season
Season standings
| W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div |
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y-Utah Jazz | 51 | 31 | .622 | – | 34–7 | 17–24 | 19–11 |
x-Houston Rockets | 45 | 37 | .549 | 6 | 31–10 | 14–27 | 19–11 |
x-Denver Nuggets | 44 | 38 | .537 | 7 | 35–6 | 9–32 | 18–12 |
Dallas Mavericks | 38 | 44 | .463 | 13 | 24–17 | 14–27 | 19–11 |
San Antonio Spurs | 21 | 61 | .256 | 30 | 18–23 | 3–38 | 9–21 |
Miami Heat | 15 | 67 | .183 | 36 | 12–29 | 3–38 | 6–24 |
# | Western Conference
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Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
1 | c-Los Angeles Lakers | 57 | 25 | .695 | – |
2 | y-Utah Jazz | 51 | 31 | .622 | 6 |
3 | x-Phoenix Suns | 55 | 27 | .671 | 2 |
4 | x-Seattle SuperSonics | 47 | 35 | .573 | 10 |
5 | x-Houston Rockets | 45 | 37 | .549 | 12 |
6 | x-Denver Nuggets | 44 | 38 | .537 | 13 |
7 | x-Golden State Warriors | 43 | 39 | .524 | 14 |
8 | x-Portland Trail Blazers | 39 | 43 | .476 | 18 |
9 | Dallas Mavericks | 38 | 44 | .463 | 19 |
10 | Sacramento Kings | 27 | 55 | .329 | 30 |
11 | San Antonio Spurs | 21 | 61 | .256 | 36 |
12 | Los Angeles Clippers | 21 | 61 | .256 | 36 |
13 | Miami Heat | 15 | 67 | .183 | 42 |
- z - clinched division title
- y - clinched division title
- x - clinched playoff spot
Record vs. opponents
1988-89 NBA Records | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
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October: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
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November: 9–4 (home: 7–3; road: 2–1)
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December: 8–5 (home: 4–3; road: 4–2)
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January: 4–11 (home: 4–3; road: 0–8)
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February: 8–5 (home: 4–2; road: 4–3)
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March: 3–14 (home: 2–2; road: 1–12)
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April: 6–5 (home: 3–4; road: 3–1)
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1988–89 schedule |
Player statistics
Ragular season
Player | POS | GP | GS | MP | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | MPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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Derek Harper | PG | 81 | 81 | 2,968 | 228 | 570 | 172 | 41 | 1,404 | 36.6 | 2.8 | 7.0 | 2.1 | .5 | 17.3 |
Rolando Blackman | SG | 78 | 78 | 2,946 | 273 | 288 | 65 | 20 | 1,534 | 37.8 | 3.5 | 3.7 | .8 | .3 | 19.7 |
Sam Perkins | PF | 78 | 77 | 2,860 | 688 | 127 | 76 | 92 | 1,171 | 36.7 | 8.8 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 15.0 |
Brad Davis | PG | 78 | 4 | 1,395 | 108 | 242 | 48 | 18 | 497 | 17.9 | 1.4 | 3.1 | .6 | .2 | 6.4 |
Terry Tyler | SF | 70 | 11 | 1,057 | 209 | 40 | 24 | 39 | 386 | 15.1 | 3.0 | .6 | .3 | .6 | 5.5 |
Bill Wennington | C | 65 | 9 | 1,074 | 286 | 46 | 16 | 35 | 300 | 16.5 | 4.4 | .7 | .2 | .5 | 4.6 |
James Donaldson | C | 53 | 53 | 1,746 | 570 | 38 | 24 | 81 | 481 | 32.9 | 10.8 | .7 | .5 | 1.5 | 9.1 |
Morlon Wiley | PG | 51 | 1 | 408 | 47 | 76 | 25 | 6 | 111 | 8.0 | .9 | 1.5 | .5 | .1 | 2.2 |
Mark Aguirre† | SF | 44 | 44 | 1,529 | 235 | 189 | 29 | 29 | 953 | 34.8 | 5.3 | 4.3 | .7 | .7 | 21.7 |
Detlef Schrempf† | PF | 37 | 1 | 845 | 166 | 86 | 24 | 9 | 353 | 22.8 | 4.5 | 2.3 | .6 | .2 | 9.5 |
Uwe Blab | C | 37 | 0 | 208 | 44 | 12 | 3 | 13 | 68 | 5.6 | 1.2 | .3 | .1 | .4 | 1.8 |
Adrian Dantley† | SF | 31 | 25 | 1,081 | 153 | 78 | 20 | 7 | 628 | 34.9 | 4.9 | 2.5 | .6 | .2 | 20.3 |
Herb Williams† | C | 30 | 20 | 903 | 197 | 36 | 15 | 54 | 199 | 30.1 | 6.6 | 1.2 | .5 | 1.8 | 6.6 |
Anthony Jones† | SG | 25 | 0 | 131 | 20 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 64 | 5.2 | .8 | .5 | .4 | .1 | 2.6 |
Roy Tarpley | PF | 19 | 6 | 591 | 218 | 17 | 28 | 30 | 328 | 31.1 | 11.5 | .9 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 17.3 |
Steve Alford† | PG | 9 | 0 | 38 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4.2 | .3 | 1.0 | .1 | .0 | .8 |
- † Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Mavericks only.
Awards and records
Transactions
References
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- ^ "NBA Roundup: Knicks Hand Mavericks 12th Consecutive Loss, 99-98". Los Angeles Times. Associated Press. March 31, 1989. Retrieved December 31, 2022.
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