1988–89 Denver Nuggets season

1988–89 Denver Nuggets season
Head coach Doug Moe
Arena McNichols Sports Arena
Results
Record 44–38 (.537)
Place Division: 3rd (Midwest)
Conference: 6th (Western)
Playoff finish West First Round
(eliminated 0-3)

Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com

The 1988-89 NBA season was the Nuggets' 13th season in the NBA and 22nd season as a franchise.[1]

Draft picks

Main article: 1988 NBA Draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/Club Team
1 23 Jerome Lane PF/SF  United States Pittsburgh
2 43 Todd Mitchell F  United States Purdue
2 47 Vernon Maxwell SG  United States Florida
3 66 Dwight Boyd  United States Memphis

Regular season

Season standings

Template:1988-89 NBA Midwest standings

# 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
z - clinched division title
y - clinched division title
x - clinched playoff spot

Playoffs

West First Round

(3) Phoenix Suns vs. (6) Denver Nuggets: Suns win series 3-0

Last Playoff Meeting: 1983 Western Conference First Round (Denver won 2-1)

Player statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game

Season

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG

Playoffs

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG

References

  1. ↑ 1988-89 Denver Nuggets

See also

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