1988–89 NBA season

The 1988–89 NBA season was the 43rd season of the National Basketball Association. The season ended with the Detroit Pistons winning the NBA Championship, sweeping the Los Angeles Lakers 4 games to 0 in the NBA Finals.

[edit] Notable occurrences

The Miami Heat and the Charlotte Hornets enter the NBA as the league's 24th and 25th franchises.
The NBA All-Star Game was played at the Astrodome in Houston, Texas, with the West defeating the East 143-134. Karl Malone of the Utah Jazz takes home the game's MVP award.
The Detroit Pistons play their first game at The Palace of Auburn Hills.
The Milwaukee Bucks play their first game at the Bradley Center.
The Sacramento Kings play their first game at ARCO Arena.
TNT begins airing NBA games. They share the cable broadcast rights with sister network TBS.
Michael Jordan records ten triple-doubles in eleven games near the end of the season, but still loses the MVP award to Magic Johnson.
Prior to the season, the first-year Hornets announce that they choose teal as their primary color, which caused a buzz. In the next decade, expansion teams in the other professional sports leagues (most notably the San Jose Sharks of the NHL, the Florida Marlins of Major League Baseball, and the Jacksonville Jaguars of the NFL) further popularized the use of the color.

C - NBA Champions

Category	Player	Team	Stat
Points per game	Michael Jordan	Chicago Bulls	32.5
Rebounds per game	Hakeem Olajuwon	Houston Rockets	13.5
Assists per game	John Stockton	Utah Jazz	13.6
Steals per game	John Stockton	Utah Jazz	3.2
Blocks per game	Manute Bol	Golden State Warriors	4.3
FG%	Dennis Rodman	Detroit Pistons	59.5
FT%	Magic Johnson	Los Angeles Lakers	91.1
3FG%	Jon Sundvold	Miami Heat	52.2

Most Valuable Player: Magic Johnson, Los Angeles Lakers
Rookie of the Year: Mitch Richmond, Golden State Warriors
Defensive Player of the Year: Mark Eaton, Utah Jazz
Sixth Man of the Year: Eddie Johnson, Phoenix Suns
Most Improved Player: Kevin Johnson, Phoenix Suns
Coach of the Year: Cotton Fitzsimmons, Phoenix Suns
All-NBA First Team:
- F - Karl Malone, Utah Jazz
- F - Charles Barkley, Philadelphia 76ers
- C - Hakeem Olajuwon, Houston Rockets
- G - Michael Jordan, Chicago Bulls
- G - Magic Johnson, Los Angeles Lakers
All-NBA Second Team:
- F - Tom Chambers, Phoenix Suns
- F - Chris Mullin, Golden State Warriors
- C - Patrick Ewing, New York Knicks
- G - John Stockton, Utah Jazz
- G - Kevin Johnson, Phoenix Suns
All-NBA Third Team:
- F - Dominique Wilkins, Atlanta Hawks
- F - Terry Cummings, Milwaukee Bucks
- C - Robert Parish, Boston Celtics
- G - Dale Ellis, Seattle Supersonics
- G - Mark Price, Cleveland Cavaliers
All-NBA Rookie Team:
NBA All-Defensive First Team:
NBA All-Defensive Second Team:

Note: All information on this page were obtained on the History section on NBA.com

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Atlantic	Boston • Charlotte • New Jersey • New York • Philadelphia • Washington

Central	Atlanta • Chicago • Cleveland • Detroit • Indiana • Milwaukee

Midwest	Dallas • Denver • Houston • Miami • San Antonio • Utah

Pacific	Golden State • L.A. Clippers • L.A. Lakers • Phoenix • Portland • Sacramento • Seattle