1988–89 Los Angeles Lakers season

1988–89 Los Angeles Lakers season
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's final season
Western Conference Champions
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
Los Angeles Lakers seasons
< 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.

Contents

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
Team W L PCT. GB
Los Angeles Lakers 57 25 .695 -
Phoenix Suns 55 27 .671 2
Seattle SuperSonics 47 35 .573 10
Golden State Warriors 43 39 .524 14
Portland Trail Blazers 39 43 .476 18
Sacramento Kings 27 55 .329 30
Los Angeles Clippers 21 61 .256 36

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Playoffs

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

Awards and honors

References

  1. ^ http://www.basketball-reference.com/leagues/NBA_1989.html
  2. ^ http://www.nba.com/history/awards_mvp.html
Eastern
Boston • Charlotte • New Jersey • New York • Philadelphia • Washington
Atlanta • Chicago • Cleveland • Detroit • Indiana • Milwaukee
Western
Dallas • Denver • Houston • Miami • San Antonio • Utah
Golden State • L.A. Clippers • L.A. Lakers • Phoenix • Portland • Sacramento • Seattle
Franchise • History • Seasons
1940s 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49
1950s 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59
1960s 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69
1970s 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79
1980s 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89
1990s 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99
2000s 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09
2010s 2009-10 2010–11 2011–12
 

0 Woolridge | 3 Lamp | 4 Scott | 14 Rivers | 19 Campbell | 21 Cooper | 32 Johnson | 33 Abdul-Jabbar | 42 Worthy | 43 M. Thompson | 45 Green | McNamara | Coach Riley