1988–89 Los Angeles Lakers season

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1988–89 Los Angeles Lakers season
Conference Champions
Division Champions
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's final season
Head coach Pat Riley
Owner(s) Jerry Buss
Arena Great Western Forum
Results
Record 57–25 (.695)
Place Division: 1st (Pacific)
Conference: 1st (Western)
Playoff finish NBA Finals
(Eliminated 0–4)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television Prime Ticket, KHJ
Radio AM 570 KLAC
< 1987–88 1989–90 >

The 1988-89 Los Angeles Lakers season was the 43rd season of the franchise, 41st in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and 29th in Los Angeles. In the playoffs, the Lakers were defeated by the Detroit Pistons in the NBA Finals. At the end of the season, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar would announce his retirement.

Draft picks

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Main article: 1988 NBA Draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
1 25 David Rivers PG  United States Notre Dame

Roster

Depth chart

Pos. Starter Bench Reserve Inactive
C Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Mychal Thompson Mark McNamara
PF A. C. Green
SF James Worthy Orlando Woolridge Tony Campbell
SG Byron Scott Michael Cooper Jeff Lamp
PG Magic Johnson David Rivers

Regular season

Season standings

Pacific Division
W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Los Angeles Lakers 57 25 .695 – 35–6 22–19 25–9
x-Phoenix Suns 55 27 .671 2 35–6 20–21 23–11
x-Seattle SuperSonics 47 35 .573 10 31–10 16–25 20–14
x-Golden State Warriors 43 39 .524 14 29–12 14–27 15–19
x-Portland Trail Blazers 39 43 .476 18 28–13 11–30 17–17
Sacramento Kings 27 55 .329 30 21–20 6–35 12–22
Los Angeles Clippers 21 61 .256 36 17–24 4–37 7–27
# Western Conference
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

Game log

Playoffs

West First Round

(1) Los Angeles Lakers vs. (8) Portland Trail Blazers: Lakers win series 3-0

Last Playoff Meeting: 1985 Western Conference Semifinals (Los Angeles won 4-1)

West Conference Semifinals

(1) Los Angeles Lakers vs. (4) Seattle SuperSonics: Lakers win series 4-0

Last Playoff Meeting: 1987 Western Conference Finals (Los Angeles won 4-0)

West Conference Finals

(1) Los Angeles Lakers vs. (3) Phoenix Suns: Lakers win series 4-0

Last Playoff Meeting: 1985 Western Conference First Round (Los Angeles won 3-0)

NBA Finals

Game Road Team Home Team series
Game 1: L.A. Lakers 97 at Detroit 109 1-0
Game 2: L.A. Lakers 105 at Detroit 108 2-0
Game 3: Detroit 114 at L.A. Lakers 110 3-0
Game 4: Detroit 105 at L.A. Lakers 97 4-0

Pistons win series 4-0

  • On June 28, 1989, after twenty professional seasons, Abdul-Jabbar announced his retirement. On his "retirement tour" he received standing ovations at all the games, home and away.

Awards and honors

  • A. C. Green, NBA All-Defensive Second Team
  • Magic Johnson, NBA Most Valuable Player[1]
  • Magic Johnson, NBA All-First Team

Transactions

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References

  1. ↑ http://www.nba.com/history/awards_mvp.html
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