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Cleveland Cavaliers 52 - 30 | |
| National Basketball Association Central Division: 2nd place | ||
| Cleveland, OH |
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| Season Info | ||||||||||||
| Stats | Team | CR | TR | Opponent | CR | TR | Margin | CR | TR | |||
| Points: | 98.5 | 11 | 22 | 92.8 | 1 | 1 | 5.7 | 4 | 9 | |||
| O.Rebounds: | 13.4 | 11 | 22 | 15.9 | 14 | 28 | -2.5 | 13 | 26 | |||
| D.Rebounds: | 30.0 | 10 | 19 | 29.8 | 5 | 9 | 0.2 | 7 | 14 | |||
| Rebounds: | 43.4 | 12 | 23 | 45.7 | 8 | 17 | -2.3 | 10 | 20 | |||
| Assists: | 22.2 | 11 | 21 | 21.9 | 3 | 5 | 0.3 | 7 | 13 | |||
| Steals: | 10.9 | 2 | 2 | 8.5 | 1 | 1 | 2.4 | 1 | 1 | |||
| Blocks: | 5.6 | 5 | 11 | 5.3 | 6 | 13 | 0.3 | 5 | 11 | |||
| Turnovers: | 12.2 | 2 | 2 | 15.4 | 1 | 1 | -3.2 | 1 | 1 | |||
| Fouls: | 18.0 | 1 | 2 | 18.5 | 9 | 19 | -0.5 | 6 | 12 | |||
| FG% | .459 | 5 | 13 | .429 | 3 | 3 | .031 | 3 | 6 | |||
| FT% | .766 | 6 | 10 | .732 | 1 | 2 | .033 | 3 | 4 | |||
| 3PT% | .261 | 14 | 28 | .307 | 3 | 5 | -.046 | 13 | 24 | |||
| Points Per Shot | 1.14 | 9 | 19 | 1.06 | 1 | 1 | 0.07 | 4 | 5 | |||
| Adjusted FG% | .472 | 8 | 18 | .452 | 3 | 3 | .020 | 5 | 10 |
| Coaching Staff | |||||||||||
| Position | Name | Age | SCUR | SPOT | CINS | CSHT | CHND | CPSD | CPRD | Salary | Years |
| General Manager: | Doug Collins | 37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $662,005 | 5 |
| Roster | ||||||||
| # | Name | Pos | Age | Height | Weight | Exp | College | Hometown |
| 44 | Scott Hastings | C | 29 | 6-10 | 272 | 6 | Arkansas | |
| 35 | Kevin McHale | C | 31 | 6-10 | 266 | 8 | Minnesota | |
| 53 | Andre Moore | PF | 24 | 6-9 | 241 | 1 | Loyola (Ill.) | |
| 0 | Shelton Jones | PF | 23 | 6-9 | 220 | 0 | St. John's | |
| 41 | Michael Cage | PF | 27 | 6-9 | 252 | 4 | San Diego State | |
| 21 | Rolando Blackman | SF | 30 | 6-6 | 226 | 7 | Kansas State | |
| 23 | Jim Paxson | SF | 31 | 6-6 | 217 | 9 | Dayton | |
| 32 | Ricky Berry | SG | 24 | 6-8 | 207 | 0 | San Jose State | |
| 25 | Gerald Wilkins | SG | 25 | 6-6 | 216 | 3 | Tennessee-Chattanooga | |
| 8 | Sarunas Marciulionis | SG | 25 | 6-5 | 205 | 1 | Kaunas | |
| 15 | Darrell Walker | PG | 28 | 6-4 | 203 | 5 | Arkansas | |
| 12 | Dexter Shouse | PG | 26 | 6-2 | 203 | 3 | South Alabama | Terre Haute, IN |
| Attributes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| # | Name | Pos | Age | Ht | Wt | Cur | Fut | Ins | Jps | Fts | 3ps | Hnd | Pas | Orb | Drb | Psd | Prd | Stl | Blk | Qkn | Jmp | Str | Sta | |||
| 44 | Scott Hastings | C | 29 | 6-10 | 272 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| 35 | Kevin McHale | C | 31 | 6-10 | 266 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| 53 | Andre Moore | PF | 24 | 6-9 | 241 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| 0 | Shelton Jones | PF | 23 | 6-9 | 220 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| 41 | Michael Cage | PF | 27 | 6-9 | 252 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| 21 | Rolando Blackman | SF | 30 | 6-6 | 226 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| 23 | Jim Paxson | SF | 31 | 6-6 | 217 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| 32 | Ricky Berry | SG | 24 | 6-8 | 207 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| 25 | Gerald Wilkins | SG | 25 | 6-6 | 216 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| 8 | Sarunas Marciulionis | SG | 25 | 6-5 | 205 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| 15 | Darrell Walker | PG | 28 | 6-4 | 203 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| 12 | Dexter Shouse | PG | 26 | 6-2 | 203 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| Potentials | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| # | Name | Pos | Age | Ht | Wt | Cur | Fut | Ins | Jps | Fts | 3ps | Hnd | Pas | Orb | Drb | Psd | Prd | Stl | Blk | |||
| 44 | Scott Hastings | C | 29 | 6-10 | 272 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| 35 | Kevin McHale | C | 31 | 6-10 | 266 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| 53 | Andre Moore | PF | 24 | 6-9 | 241 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| 0 | Shelton Jones | PF | 23 | 6-9 | 220 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| 41 | Michael Cage | PF | 27 | 6-9 | 252 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| 21 | Rolando Blackman | SF | 30 | 6-6 | 226 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| 23 | Jim Paxson | SF | 31 | 6-6 | 217 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| 32 | Ricky Berry | SG | 24 | 6-8 | 207 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| 25 | Gerald Wilkins | SG | 25 | 6-6 | 216 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| 8 | Sarunas Marciulionis | SG | 25 | 6-5 | 205 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| 15 | Darrell Walker | PG | 28 | 6-4 | 203 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| 12 | Dexter Shouse | PG | 26 | 6-2 | 203 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| Unavailable Players | |||||||
| Player | Reason | Length | |||||
| Season Stats | ||||||||||||||
| Name | Pos | G | GS | Min | Pts | ORb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | +/- | |
| Scott Hastings | C | 82 | 0 | 10.3 | 2.9 | 0.8 | 2.7 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 0.7 | |
| Kevin McHale | C | 82 | 82 | 37.4 | 25.9 | 3.3 | 10.9 | 1.9 | 1.4 | 2.8 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 5.1 | |
| Andre Moore | PF | 59 | 0 | 14.0 | 2.3 | 0.8 | 2.7 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.7 | |
| Shelton Jones | PF | 8 | 0 | 2.5 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.6 | |
| Michael Cage | PF | 77 | 77 | 32.8 | 11.4 | 2.7 | 8.4 | 2.0 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 1.9 | 3.5 | |
| Rolando Blackman | SF | 82 | 82 | 37.2 | 16.8 | 1.8 | 5.4 | 3.4 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 1.5 | 2.2 | 3.8 | |
| Jim Paxson | SF | 72 | 0 | 13.4 | 5.9 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 1.8 | |
| Ricky Berry | SG | 21 | 0 | 2.7 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | -0.6 | |
| Gerald Wilkins | SG | 60 | 60 | 27.9 | 10.1 | 1.0 | 3.3 | 2.6 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 1.2 | |
| Sarunas Marciulionis | SG | 82 | 47 | 27.2 | 4.9 | 0.8 | 2.6 | 4.6 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 1.2 | 2.9 | 4.3 | |
| Darrell Walker | PG | 82 | 82 | 32.8 | 12.4 | 1.7 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 2.3 | 0.2 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.7 | |
| Dexter Shouse | PG | 82 | 0 | 17.6 | 8.0 | 0.6 | 1.9 | 1.5 | 2.1 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.7 | |
| Season Shooting | |||||||||||||||||
| Name | Pos | Fgm | Fga | Pct | Ftm | Fta | Pct | IFgm | IFga | Pct | JSm | JSa | Pct | 3pm | 3pa | Pct | |
| Scott Hastings | C | 92 | 190 | .484 | 51 | 56 | .911 | 70 | 114 | .614 | 22 | 76 | .289 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| Kevin McHale | C | 847 | 1777 | .477 | 412 | 513 | .803 | 540 | 892 | .605 | 293 | 815 | .360 | 14 | 70 | .200 | |
| Andre Moore | PF | 59 | 139 | .424 | 17 | 36 | .472 | 43 | 86 | .500 | 16 | 52 | .308 | 0 | 1 | .000 | |
| Shelton Jones | PF | 3 | 5 | .600 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 2 | 2 | 1.000 | 1 | 3 | .333 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| Michael Cage | PF | 369 | 767 | .481 | 138 | 195 | .708 | 295 | 513 | .575 | 74 | 253 | .292 | 0 | 1 | .000 | |
| Rolando Blackman | SF | 556 | 1344 | .414 | 161 | 212 | .759 | 177 | 281 | .630 | 274 | 726 | .377 | 105 | 337 | .312 | |
| Jim Paxson | SF | 173 | 385 | .449 | 69 | 84 | .821 | 70 | 106 | .660 | 96 | 238 | .403 | 7 | 41 | .171 | |
| Ricky Berry | SG | 4 | 9 | .444 | 4 | 4 | 1.000 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 1 | 3 | .333 | 3 | 4 | .750 | |
| Gerald Wilkins | SG | 242 | 579 | .418 | 87 | 118 | .737 | 128 | 206 | .621 | 77 | 214 | .360 | 37 | 159 | .233 | |
| Sarunas Marciulionis | SG | 162 | 357 | .454 | 65 | 82 | .793 | 95 | 125 | .760 | 56 | 171 | .327 | 11 | 61 | .180 | |
| Darrell Walker | PG | 383 | 790 | .485 | 254 | 355 | .715 | 309 | 509 | .607 | 74 | 280 | .264 | 0 | 1 | .000 | |
| Dexter Shouse | PG | 280 | 604 | .464 | 98 | 123 | .797 | 135 | 199 | .678 | 145 | 399 | .363 | 0 | 6 | .000 |
| Season Efficiency | ||||||||||||||
| Name | Pos | TS% | AstR | ToR | Usg | ORR | DRR | RR | PER | VA | EWA | O Eff | D Eff | |
| Scott Hastings | C | .549 | 12.4 | 15.7 | 13.5 | 8.6 | 19.6 | 14.3 | 12.6 | 25.9 | 0.9 | 94.2 | 91.7 | |
| Kevin McHale | C | .529 | 6.7 | 7.4 | 30.2 | 9.7 | 21.5 | 15.8 | 27.2 | 759.8 | 25.3 | 106.5 | 99.3 | |
| Andre Moore | PF | .439 | 19.0 | 15.6 | 10.4 | 6.0 | 14.9 | 10.5 | 7.2 | -52.9 | -1.8 | 99.5 | 93.3 | |
| Shelton Jones | PF | .600 | 16.7 | 0.0 | 11.1 | 0.0 | 17.6 | 9.4 | 12.4 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 106.5 | 90.3 | |
| Michael Cage | PF | .513 | 14.0 | 9.0 | 16.5 | 9.0 | 18.9 | 14.0 | 16.4 | 186.3 | 6.2 | 105.7 | 100.2 | |
| Rolando Blackman | SF | .479 | 15.1 | 6.8 | 22.6 | 5.3 | 10.2 | 7.8 | 14.7 | 190.0 | 6.3 | 104.7 | 99.5 | |
| Jim Paxson | SF | .500 | 14.7 | 6.0 | 20.7 | 4.2 | 7.5 | 5.9 | 16.9 | 91.3 | 3.0 | 101.3 | 95.9 | |
| Ricky Berry | SG | .727 | 14.3 | 7.1 | 9.2 | 4.3 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 9.8 | -0.6 | 0.0 | 96.7 | 114.8 | |
| Gerald Wilkins | SG | .482 | 17.4 | 11.2 | 19.4 | 3.8 | 8.9 | 6.4 | 11.7 | 29.7 | 1.0 | 101.3 | 99.1 | |
| Sarunas Marciulionis | SG | .509 | 43.3 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 3.3 | 7.1 | 5.3 | 10.6 | 4.2 | 0.1 | 106.3 | 96.9 | |
| Darrell Walker | PG | .539 | 29.9 | 12.1 | 20.2 | 5.7 | 10.9 | 8.3 | 18.7 | 308.5 | 10.3 | 106.2 | 102.0 | |
| Dexter Shouse | PG | .500 | 13.9 | 9.8 | 22.5 | 3.6 | 7.8 | 5.7 | 18.2 | 154.9 | 5.2 | 101.3 | 93.8 |
| Career Stats | |||||||||||||
| Name | Pos | G | GS | Min | Pts | Orb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TOs | PFs | |
| Scott Hastings | C | 368 | 0 | 10.4 | 2.6 | 0.6 | 2.2 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 1.5 | |
| Kevin McHale | C | 738 | 738 | 35.0 | 22.2 | 2.7 | 9.9 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 2.7 | 2.0 | 2.1 | |
| Andre Moore | PF | 77 | 0 | 11.3 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 2.2 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.7 | |
| Shelton Jones | PF | 8 | 0 | 2.5 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | |
| Michael Cage | PF | 405 | 405 | 30.3 | 10.9 | 2.6 | 8.5 | 1.9 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 2.2 | |
| Rolando Blackman | SF | 612 | 612 | 34.7 | 19.6 | 1.7 | 5.2 | 3.0 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 2.0 | 2.2 | |
| Jim Paxson | SF | 776 | 704 | 32.0 | 12.9 | 1.0 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 1.8 | 0.2 | 2.0 | 2.4 | |
| Ricky Berry | SG | 21 | 0 | 2.7 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | |
| Gerald Wilkins | SG | 303 | 303 | 28.7 | 9.8 | 1.3 | 3.9 | 2.9 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 1.4 | 2.2 | |
| Sarunas Marciulionis | SG | 146 | 47 | 21.7 | 4.0 | 0.7 | 2.2 | 3.2 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 2.6 | |
| Darrell Walker | PG | 476 | 157 | 27.5 | 11.1 | 1.3 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 2.0 | 0.2 | 2.1 | 2.7 | |
| Dexter Shouse | PG | 328 | 2 | 18.1 | 7.5 | 0.5 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 1.9 | |
| Career Shooting | |||||||||||
| Name | Pos | FGM | FGA | Pct | FTM | FTA | Pct | 3PM | 3PA | Pct | |
| Scott Hastings | C | 352 | 776 | .454 | 248 | 297 | .835 | 0 | 8 | .000 | |
| Kevin McHale | C | 6109 | 11625 | .526 | 4100 | 5123 | .800 | 98 | 501 | .196 | |
| Andre Moore | PF | 62 | 145 | .428 | 20 | 40 | .500 | 0 | 1 | .000 | |
| Shelton Jones | PF | 3 | 5 | .600 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| Michael Cage | PF | 1760 | 3751 | .469 | 896 | 1307 | .686 | 0 | 11 | .000 | |
| Rolando Blackman | SF | 4280 | 9219 | .464 | 2829 | 3417 | .828 | 625 | 1950 | .321 | |
| Jim Paxson | SF | 4009 | 9213 | .435 | 1695 | 2117 | .801 | 263 | 1006 | .261 | |
| Ricky Berry | SG | 4 | 9 | .444 | 4 | 4 | 1.000 | 3 | 4 | .750 | |
| Gerald Wilkins | SG | 1108 | 2724 | .407 | 542 | 741 | .731 | 223 | 775 | .288 | |
| Sarunas Marciulionis | SG | 229 | 550 | .416 | 102 | 123 | .829 | 21 | 93 | .226 | |
| Darrell Walker | PG | 1951 | 4251 | .459 | 1361 | 1890 | .720 | 1 | 14 | .071 | |
| Dexter Shouse | PG | 1013 | 2257 | .449 | 420 | 549 | .765 | 0 | 15 | .000 |
| Career Efficiency | ||||||||||||||
| Name | Pos | TS% | AstR | ToR | Usg | ORR | DRR | RR | PER | VA | EWA | O Eff | D Eff | |
| Scott Hastings | C | .525 | 14.1 | 14.6 | 11.9 | 6.3 | 16.8 | 11.7 | 10.0 | -35.2 | -1.2 | 99.3 | 102.6 | |
| Kevin McHale | C | .591 | 7.5 | 9.0 | 25.1 | 8.9 | 21.3 | 15.5 | 28.1 | 6729.5 | 224.3 | 106.2 | 99.8 | |
| Andre Moore | PF | .442 | 18.5 | 16.1 | 10.4 | 5.9 | 14.8 | 10.4 | 7.1 | -56.4 | -1.9 | 98.7 | 93.6 | |
| Shelton Jones | PF | .600 | 16.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 17.6 | 9.4 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 106.5 | 90.3 | |
| Michael Cage | PF | .510 | 13.5 | 10.8 | 17.2 | 9.4 | 20.7 | 15.0 | 16.5 | 913.6 | 30.5 | 104.9 | 102.3 | |
| Rolando Blackman | SF | .560 | 13.4 | 8.7 | 24.1 | 5.6 | 10.4 | 8.1 | 20.0 | 3011.7 | 100.4 | 106.6 | 99.5 | |
| Jim Paxson | SF | .492 | 18.8 | 10.8 | 20.5 | 3.8 | 8.6 | 6.2 | 14.7 | 1432.9 | 47.8 | 105.1 | 100.2 | |
| Ricky Berry | SG | .727 | 14.3 | 7.1 | 0.0 | 4.3 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 0.0 | -0.6 | 0.0 | 96.7 | 114.8 | |
| Gerald Wilkins | SG | .489 | 20.1 | 9.6 | 17.6 | 5.1 | 8.5 | 6.9 | 12.7 | 286.3 | 9.5 | 104.9 | 97.7 | |
| Sarunas Marciulionis | SG | .480 | 38.9 | 11.0 | 11.6 | 3.6 | 7.3 | 5.5 | 10.0 | -25.9 | -0.9 | 106.5 | 99.5 | |
| Darrell Walker | PG | .518 | 24.5 | 12.5 | 21.0 | 5.3 | 9.3 | 7.3 | 16.7 | 1151.7 | 38.4 | 106.1 | 99.0 | |
| Dexter Shouse | PG | .489 | 16.0 | 11.4 | 20.9 | 2.9 | 7.4 | 5.1 | 15.5 | 394.2 | 13.1 | 102.5 | 97.0 |
| Contract | |||||||||
| Name | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | |
| Scott Hastings | $171,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |
| Kevin McHale | $2,400,000 | $2,625,000 | $2,850,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |
| Andre Moore | $99,900 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |
| Shelton Jones | $76,000 | $111,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |
| Michael Cage | $1,500,000 | $1,650,000 | $1,800,000 | $1,950,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |
| Rolando Blackman | $2,537,500 | $2,800,000 | $3,062,500 | $3,325,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |
| Jim Paxson | $1,828,125 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |
| Ricky Berry | $169,727 | $188,397 | $210,462 | $234,223 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |
| Gerald Wilkins | $181,778 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |
| Sarunas Marciulionis | $166,344 | $185,825 | $206,806 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |
| Darrell Walker | $1,495,000 | $1,690,000 | $1,885,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |
| Dexter Shouse | $135,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |
| Cut Salary | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |
| Unused Exceptions | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |
| Total Salary | $10,760,374 | $9,250,222 | $10,014,768 | $5,509,223 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Draft Picks | |||
| Season | Rnd | Team | |
| 1989 | 1 | Cavaliers | |
| 1989 | 2 | Cavaliers | |
| 1990 | 1 | Cavaliers | |
| 1990 | 2 | Cavaliers | |
| 1991 | 1 | Cavaliers | |
| 1991 | 2 | Cavaliers | |
| Season Schedule | |||||||
| Date | Opponent | Result | Score | Record | Attendance | Type | |
| 10/18/88 | Suns | W | 126-124 | 1-0 | 20,273 | Preseason | |
| 10/20/88 | at Kings | L | 88-111 | 1-1 | 12,670 | Preseason | |
| 10/22/88 | Spirits | L | 84-102 | 1-2 | 16,321 | Preseason | |
| 10/25/88 | at Pistons | L | 103-109 | 1-3 | 11,590 | Preseason | |
| 10/27/88 | at Trail Blazers | L | 88-112 | 1-4 | 11,677 | Preseason | |
| 10/28/88 | Mavericks | W | 98-95 | 2-4 | 14,665 | Preseason | |
| 11/01/88 | Bucks | W | 121-98 | 1-0 | 15,775 | Regular Season | |
| 11/03/88 | at Mavericks | W | 116-114 | 2-0 | 13,008 | Regular Season | |
| 11/07/88 | at Bulls | L | 86-115 | 2-1 | 18,256 | Regular Season | |
| 11/08/88 | at Timberwolves | L | 99-104 | 2-2 | 8,040 | Regular Season | |
| 11/13/88 | at Pistons | L | 92-102 | 2-3 | 14,887 | Regular Season | |
| 11/14/88 | at Hawks | W | 108-106 | 3-3 | 13,071 | Regular Season | |
| 11/17/88 | at Knicks | L | 85-102 | 3-4 | 16,386 | Regular Season | |
| 11/18/88 | Hawks | L | 78-87 | 3-5 | 15,907 | Regular Season | |
| 11/20/88 | Stallions | W | 100-83 | 4-5 | 15,279 | Regular Season | |
| 11/22/88 | 76ers | L | 82-89 | 4-6 | 17,947 | Regular Season | |
| 11/26/88 | at Pacers | L | 81-96 | 4-7 | 16,300 | Regular Season | |
| 11/27/88 | at Bucks | W | 112-92 | 5-7 | 6,737 | Regular Season | |
| 11/29/88 | Heat | W | 112-97 | 6-7 | 20,273 | Regular Season | |
| 12/02/88 | at Heat | L | 87-125 | 6-8 | 14,542 | Regular Season | |
| 12/03/88 | Bulls | W | 102-86 | 7-8 | 13,380 | Regular Season | |
| 12/07/88 | Nuggets | L | 98-103 | 7-9 | 18,242 | Regular Season | |
| 12/08/88 | at Nuggets | W | 110-91 | 8-9 | 8,065 | Regular Season | |
| 12/12/88 | at Bullets | W | 104-80 | 9-9 | 11,350 | Regular Season | |
| 12/13/88 | at Magic | W | 97-89 | 10-9 | 8,754 | Regular Season | |
| 12/17/88 | Knicks | W | 111-98 | 11-9 | 16,148 | Regular Season | |
| 12/18/88 | at Knicks | W | 102-82 | 12-9 | 18,271 | Regular Season | |
| 12/21/88 | at Nets | W | 127-90 | 13-9 | 11,426 | Regular Season | |
| 12/22/88 | at Spirits | W | 107-88 | 14-9 | 12,804 | Regular Season | |
| 12/24/88 | Nets | W | 104-85 | 15-9 | 12,225 | Regular Season | |
| 12/26/88 | at Bulls | L | 91-105 | 15-10 | 17,610 | Regular Season | |
| 12/28/88 | at Lakers | W | 104-99 | 16-10 | 16,673 | Regular Season | |
| 12/29/88 | at Kings | W | 103-102 | 17-10 | 12,032 | Regular Season | |
| 01/02/89 | Bucks | W | 102-74 | 18-10 | 13,891 | Regular Season | |
| 01/05/89 | Jazz | W | 112-92 | 19-10 | 19,583 | Regular Season | |
| 01/06/89 | at Bulls | W | 100-72 | 20-10 | 18,605 | Regular Season | |
| 01/09/89 | Magic | W | 94-93 | 21-10 | 13,437 | Regular Season | |
| 01/10/89 | Lakers | W | 104-99 | 22-10 | 15,128 | Regular Season | |
| 01/12/89 | at Magic | W | 101-87 | 23-10 | 7,326 | Regular Season | |
| 01/13/89 | at Celtics | W | 101-95 | 24-10 | 14,895 | Regular Season | |
| 01/15/89 | at Supersonics | L | 74-97 | 24-11 | 15,019 | Regular Season | |
| 01/16/89 | Pistons | W | 86-85 | 25-11 | 17,600 | Regular Season | |
| 01/19/89 | Pacers | W | 93-73 | 26-11 | 20,273 | Regular Season | |
| 01/20/89 | Spirits | W | 109-102 | 27-11 | 20,273 | Regular Season | |
| 01/22/89 | at Stallions | W | 90-81 | 28-11 | 7,718 | Regular Season | |
| 01/23/89 | Rockets | W | 96-88 | 29-11 | 17,100 | Regular Season | |
| 01/26/89 | Spurs | W | 86-75 | 30-11 | 14,113 | Regular Season | |
| 01/28/89 | at Jazz | L | 112-120 | 30-12 | 10,626 | Regular Season | |
| 01/30/89 | at Jazz | L | 79-93 | 30-13 | 14,241 | Regular Season | |
| 02/03/89 | Pacers | L | 77-79 | 30-14 | 20,221 | Regular Season | |
| 02/04/89 | at Light | L | 85-92 | 30-15 | 7,435 | Regular Season | |
| 02/08/89 | Light | W | 115-99 | 31-15 | 13,318 | Regular Season | |
| 02/09/89 | at Pistons | L | 98-114 | 31-16 | 11,513 | Regular Season | |
| 02/14/89 | Supersonics | L | 103-107 | 31-17 | 20,273 | Regular Season | |
| 02/15/89 | at Bucks | W | 110-94 | 32-17 | 5,535 | Regular Season | |
| 02/19/89 | at Trail Blazers | W | 115-108 | 33-17 | 12,888 | Regular Season | |
| 02/20/89 | at Pistons | W | 85-72 | 34-17 | 14,065 | Regular Season | |
| 02/23/89 | Kings | L | 94-95 | 34-18 | 20,273 | Regular Season | |
| 02/25/89 | Bulls | W | 117-78 | 35-18 | 20,273 | Regular Season | |
| 02/26/89 | Celtics | W | 111-105 | 36-18 | 15,556 | Regular Season | |
| 02/28/89 | at Celtics | L | 89-103 | 36-19 | 14,895 | Regular Season | |
| 03/02/89 | Celtics | L | 87-96 | 36-20 | 18,263 | Regular Season | |
| 03/04/89 | Bucks | L | 86-90 | 36-21 | 18,673 | Regular Season | |
| 03/06/89 | Heat | W | 104-86 | 37-21 | 20,273 | Regular Season | |
| 03/07/89 | at Nets | W | 104-99 | 38-21 | 9,935 | Regular Season | |
| 03/10/89 | Jazz | L | 97-108 | 38-22 | 20,273 | Regular Season | |
| 03/11/89 | Hawks | W | 116-85 | 39-22 | 16,363 | Regular Season | |
| 03/14/89 | Suns | W | 107-97 | 40-22 | 20,273 | Regular Season | |
| 03/16/89 | at Pacers | L | 95-102 | 40-23 | 16,530 | Regular Season | |
| 03/18/89 | Bullets | W | 88-72 | 41-23 | 17,814 | Regular Season | |
| 03/19/89 | Hawks | W | 96-80 | 42-23 | 19,675 | Regular Season | |
| 03/21/89 | at Bullets | W | 101-82 | 43-23 | 9,477 | Regular Season | |
| 03/23/89 | at Warriors | W | 116-115 | 44-23 | 11,162 | Regular Season | |
| 03/25/89 | Knicks | W | 104-77 | 45-23 | 17,912 | Regular Season | |
| 03/27/89 | at Jazz | L | 106-114 | 45-24 | 11,100 | Regular Season | |
| 03/29/89 | Mavericks | L | 108-111 | 45-25 | 18,854 | Regular Season | |
| 04/01/89 | at Spurs | W | 96-68 | 46-25 | 11,130 | Regular Season | |
| 04/02/89 | Pistons | W | 75-69 | 47-25 | 18,271 | Regular Season | |
| 04/04/89 | Pacers | W | 102-91 | 48-25 | 20,273 | Regular Season | |
| 04/05/89 | Nets | W | 93-85 | 49-25 | 17,842 | Regular Season | |
| 04/08/89 | at Suns | L | 85-111 | 49-26 | 14,870 | Regular Season | |
| 04/09/89 | at Rockets | W | 100-85 | 50-26 | 13,765 | Regular Season | |
| 04/11/89 | Timberwolves | W | 100-71 | 51-26 | 16,567 | Regular Season | |
| 04/12/89 | at Hawks | L | 81-83 | 51-27 | 16,378 | Regular Season | |
| 04/15/89 | at 76ers | L | 81-91 | 51-28 | 18,176 | Regular Season | |
| 04/16/89 | 76ers | L | 70-73 | 51-29 | 19,794 | Regular Season | |
| 04/19/89 | Warriors | W | 124-86 | 52-29 | 16,232 | Regular Season | |
| 04/20/89 | Trail Blazers | L | 100-105 | 52-30 | 20,273 | Regular Season | |
| 04/22/89 | Pacers | L | 83-89 | 0-1 | 20,273 | Playoffs | |
| 04/23/89 | Pacers | W | 106-86 | 1-1 | 20,273 | Playoffs | |
| 04/25/89 | at Pacers | L | 77-101 | 1-2 | 16,530 | Playoffs | |
| 04/26/89 | at Pacers | L | 87-106 | 1-3 | 16,530 | Playoffs | |