1988–89 Dallas Mavericks season

The 1988–89 NBA season was the Mavericks' 9th season in the NBA.[1] After reaching the Conference Finals last year, the Mavericks got off to a fast start winning 9 of their first 12 games, but after a 17–9 start, they went on a 7-game losing streak in January, and held a 24–21 record at the All-Star break.[2] In January, sixth man Roy Tarpley was suspended indefinitely for violating the league's anti-drug policy; Tarpley was also out with a knee injury, only playing just 19 games.[3][4][5][6]

1988–89 Dallas Mavericks season
Head coachJohn MacLeod
General managerNorm Sonju
Owner(s)Don Carter
ArenaReunion Arena
Results
Record38–44 (.463)
PlaceDivision: 4th (Midwest)
Conference: 9th (Western)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionKTVT
(Allen Stone, Ted Davis)
Home Sports Entertainment
(Allen Stone, Norm Hitzges)
RadioWBAP
(Allen Stone, Ted Davis)
A ticket for a November 1988 game between the Mavericks and the season's eventual champions Detroit Pistons.

At midseason, the team traded All-Star forward Mark Aguirre, who had several incidents with the team during the season, to the Detroit Pistons in exchange for former All-Star forward Adrian Dantley,[7][8][9][10][11] and dealt Detlef Schrempf to the Indiana Pacers in exchange for Herb Williams.[12][13][14][15] Aguirre would win a championship with the Pistons, as they defeated the defending champion Los Angeles Lakers in four straight games in the NBA Finals.[16][17][18][19][20]

After hovering a few games over .500 for most of the season, the Mavericks collapsed and suffered a 12-game losing streak in March that sealed their fate for the entire season.[21][22][23] The Mavericks finished the season fourth in the Midwest Division with a 38–44 record. It was the first time since 1983 that the team did not make the playoffs.[24]

Rolando Blackman averaged 19.7 points per game, while Derek Harper averaged 17.3 points, 7.0 assists and 2.1 steals per game, and Sam Perkins provided the team with 15.0 points and 8.8 rebounds per game. In addition, Tarpley contributed 17.3 points, 11.5 rebounds and 1.6 blocks per game, and James Donaldson provided with 9.1 points, 10.8 rebounds and 1.5 blocks per game,[25] but only played 53 games due to a knee injury.[26][27][28]

Draft picks
Main article: 1988 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
246Morlon WileySG United StatesLong Beach State
249Jose VargasC Dominican RepublicLSU
370Jerry Johnson United StatesFlorida Southern

Roster
1988–89 Dallas Mavericks roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOBFrom
C 33 Blab, Uwe 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 252 lb (114 kg) 1962–03–26 Indiana
G 22 Blackman, Rolando 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1959–02–26 Kansas State
F 4 Dantley, Adrian 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 208 lb (94 kg) 1955–02–28 Notre Dame
G 15 Davis, Brad 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1955–12–17 Maryland
C 40 Donaldson, James 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 275 lb (125 kg) 1957–08–16 Washington State
G 12 Harper, Derek 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1961–10–13 Illinois
G 21 Jones, Anthony 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1962–09–13 UNLV
F 44 Perkins, Sam 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 239 lb (108 kg) 1961–06–14 North Carolina
F/C 42 Tarpley, Roy 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1964–11–28 Michigan
F 41 Tyler, Terry 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1956–10–30 Detroit Mercy
C 23 Wennington, Bill 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1963–12–26 St. John's
G 20 Wiley, Morlon 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1966–09–24 Long Beach State
C 32 Williams, Herb 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 242 lb (110 kg) 1958–02–16 Ohio State
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Regular season

Season standings
Midwest Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Utah Jazz 5131.622–34–717–2419–11
x-Houston Rockets 4537.549631–1014–2719–11
x-Denver Nuggets 4438.537735–69–3218–12
Dallas Mavericks 3844.4631324–1714–2719–11
San Antonio Spurs 2161.2563018–233–389–21
Miami Heat 1567.1833612–293–386–24
#
Western Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 c-Los Angeles Lakers5725.695–
2 y-Utah Jazz5131.6226
3 x-Phoenix Suns5527.6712
4 x-Seattle SuperSonics4735.57310
5 x-Houston Rockets4537.54912
6 x-Denver Nuggets4438.53713
7 x-Golden State Warriors4339.52414
8 x-Portland Trail Blazers3943.47618
9 Dallas Mavericks3844.46319
10 Sacramento Kings2755.32930
11 San Antonio Spurs2161.25636
12 Los Angeles Clippers2161.25636
13 Miami Heat1567.18342
z - clinched division title
y - clinched division title
x - clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents
1988-89 NBA Records
Team ATL BOS CHA CHI CLE DAL DEN DET GSW HOU IND LAC LAL MIA MIL NJN NYK PHI PHO POR SAC SAS SEA UTA WAS
Atlanta –3–14–14–24–21–10–21–51–11–15–12–01–11–16–04–12–22–21–11–12–01–11–11–13–1
Boston 1–3–6–01–31–41–11–11–31–11–12–32–01–12–02–25–13–33–30–21–12–02–00–21–12–4
Charlotte 1–40–6–1–40–40–20–20–40–20–22–22–00–21–10–42–42–43–30–20–21–12–01–11–11–5
Chicago 2–43–14–1–0–62–01–10–61–11–14–21–12–02–06–02–23–21–31–12–02–02–02–00–23–1
Cleveland 2–44–14–06–0–2–02–03–31–11–15–11–10–22–03–34–02–23–22–02–02–02–01–11–12–2
Dallas 1–11–12–00–20–2–3–30–21–31–51–13–10–46–00–21–10–21–11–32–22–25–12–24–21–1
Denver 2–01–12–01–10–23–3–1–13–14–21–12–21–35–10–21–11–11–11–32–23–13–32–23–31–1
Detroit 5–13–14–06–03–32–01–1–1–11–14–22–02–02–02–44–00–45–02–01–12–02–02–02–05–0
Golden State 1–11–12–01–11–13–11–31–1–1–31–15–12–34–00–22–02–01–12–42–42–33–12–42–21–1
Houston 1–11–12–01–11–15–12–41–13–1–2–02–21–34–21–12–00–20–21–33–12–26–02–22–40–2
Indiana 1–53–22–22–41–51–11–12–41–10–2–1–10–21–12–41–30–50–41–12–01–12–01–11–11–3
L.A. Clippers 0–20–20–21–11–11–32–20–21–52–21–1–1–51–30–21–10–20–21–51–52–33–11–41–30–2
L.A. Lakers 1–11–12–00–22–04–03–10–23–23–12–05–1–4–01–11–11–12–03–35–05–13–14–21–31–1
Miami 1–10–21–10–20–20–61–50–20–42–41–13–10–4–0–21–11–10–20–40–41–32–40–41–50–2
Milwaukee 0–62–24–00–63–32–02–04–22–01–14–22–01–12–0–4–11–33–11–12–02–01–11–11–14–1
New Jersey 1–41–54–22–20–41–11–10–40–20–23–11–11–11–11–4–2–41–51–10–21–11–12–00–21–5
New York 2–23–34–22–32–22–01–14–00–22–05–02–01–11–13–14–2–2–41–12–01–11–11–11–15–1
Philadelphia 2–23–33–33–12–31–11–10–51–12–04–02–00–22–01–35–14–2–0–21–12–01–11–11–14–2
Phoenix 1–12–02–01–10–23–13–10–24–23–11–15–13–34–01–11–11–12–0–2–35–13–14–12–22–0
Portland 1–11–12–00–20–22–22–21–14–21–30–25–10–54–00–22–00–21–13–2–3–34–02–40–41–1
Sacramento 0–20–21–10–20–22–21–30–23–22–21–13–21–53–10–21–11–10–21–53–3–2–21–51–30–2
San Antonio 1–10–20–20–20–21–53–30–21–30–60–21–31–34–21–11–11–11–11–30–42–2–0–41–51–1
Seattle 1–12–01–10–21–12–22–20–24–22–21–14–12–44–01–10–21–11–11–44–25–14–0–3–11–1
Utah 1–11–11–12–01–12–43–30–22–24–21–13–13–15–11–12–01–11–12–24–03–15–11–3–2–0
Washington 1–34–25–11–32–21–11–10–51–12–03–12–01–12–01–45–11–52–40–21–12–01–11–10–2—

Game log
1988–89 game log
Total: 38–44 (Home: 24–17; Road: 14–27)
October: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
November: 9–4 (home: 7–3; road: 2–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1 November 4, 1988 L.A. Lakers L 113–116 Reunion Arena 0–1
2 November 5, 1988 @ Houston W 114–113 (OT) The Summit 1–1
3 November 8, 1988 Miami W 92–88 Reunion Arena 2–1
4 November 9, 1988 @ Phoenix L 103–111 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 2–2
5 November 11, 1988 San Antonio W 115–102 Reunion Arena 3–2
6 November 12, 1988 Sacramento W 111–71 Reunion Arena 4–2
7 November 15, 1988 Detroit L 99–108 Reunion Arena 4–3
8 November 17, 1988 Charlotte W 105–93 Reunion Arena 5–3
9 November 19, 1988 @ Seattle W 112–106 Seattle Center Coliseum 6–3
10 November 23, 1988 Denver W 125–106 Reunion Arena 7–3
11 November 25, 1988 Atlanta W 100–95 Reunion Arena 8–3
12 November 26, 1988 Utah W 113–93 Reunion Arena 9–3
13 November 30, 1988 Houston L 89–101 Reunion Arena 9–4
December: 8–5 (home: 4–3; road: 4–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
14 December 2, 1988 New York L 101–104 Reunion Arena 9–5
15 December 3, 1988 Chicago L 100–113 Reunion Arena 9–6
16 December 7, 1988 Seattle W 102–98 Reunion Arena 10–6
17 December 9, 1988 @ Utah W 97–89 Salt Palace 11–6
18 December 10, 1988 Cleveland L 98–102 Reunion Arena 11–7
19 December 13, 1988 Golden State W 117–111 Reunion Arena 12–7
20 December 16, 1988 @ Charlotte W 107–98 Charlotte Coliseum 13–7
21 December 17, 1988 @ Miami W 104–87 Miami Arena 14–7
22 December 20, 1988 @ Philadelphia W 108–102 The Spectrum 15–7
23 December 21, 1988 @ New Jersey L 120–122 (OT) Brendan Byrne Arena 15–8
24 December 23, 1988 @ Milwaukee L 101–113 Bradley Center 15–9
25 December 27, 1988 San Antonio W 110–101 Reunion Arena 16–9
26 December 29, 1988 Boston W 131–115 Reunion Arena 17–9
January: 4–11 (home: 4–3; road: 0–8)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
27 January 3, 1989 @ Sacramento L 96–123 ARCO Arena 17–10
28 January 6, 1989 @ Phoenix L 111–120 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 17–11
29 January 7, 1989 @ Denver L 94–115 McNichols Sports Arena 17–12
30 January 9, 1989 Philadelphia L 103–121 Reunion Arena 17–13
31 January 11, 1989 @ Golden State L 106–107 Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena 17–14
32 January 12, 1989 @ Seattle L 95–130 Seattle Center Coliseum 17–15
33 January 14, 1989 @ Houston L 98–110 The Summit 17–16
34 January 15, 1989 Portland W 111–108 Reunion Arena 18–16
35 January 18, 1989 Denver W 102–92 Reunion Arena 19–16
36 January 20, 1989 @ L.A. Lakers L 99–115 Great Western Forum 19–17
37 January 24, 1989 @ Chicago L 91–109 Chicago Stadium 19–18
38 January 25, 1989 L.A. Clippers W 117–98 Reunion Arena 20–18
39 January 27, 1989 San Antonio W 126–82 Reunion Arena 21–18
40 January 29, 1989 L.A. Lakers L 93–118 Reunion Arena 21–19
41 January 31, 1989 Utah L 84–99 Reunion Arena 21–20
February: 8–5 (home: 4–2; road: 4–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
42 February 3, 1989 Phoenix W 121–117 Reunion Arena 22–20
43 February 6, 1989 @ L.A. Clippers W 129–111 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena 23–20
44 February 7, 1989 @ Portland L 125–134 Memorial Coliseum 23–21
45 February 9, 1989 @ Utah W 94–87 Salt Palace 24–21
46 February 14, 1989 L.A. Clippers W 117–98 Reunion Arena 25–21
47 February 16, 1989 Miami W 93–80 Reunion Arena 26–21
48 February 18, 1989 Houston L 94–105 Reunion Arena 26–22
49 February 20, 1989 @ San Antonio W 105–93 HemisFair Arena 27–22
50 February 22, 1989 @ Denver L 106–109 McNichols Sports Arena 27–23
51 February 24, 1989 Golden State L 92–127 Reunion Arena 27–24
52 February 25, 1989 Washington W 127–93 Reunion Arena 28–24
53 February 27, 1989 @ Atlanta L 83–105 The Omni 28–25
54 February 28, 1989 @ Miami W 111–110 (OT) Miami Arena 29–25
March: 3–14 (home: 2–2; road: 1–12)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
55 March 3, 1989 @ Boston L 106–107 Boston Garden 29–26
56 March 4, 1989 @ Washington L 105–119 Capital Centre 29–27
57 March 6, 1989 New Jersey W 105–99 Reunion Arena 30–27
58 March 8, 1989 Portland W 99–92 Reunion Arena 31–27
59 March 10, 1989 @ Houston L 86–96 The Summit 31–28
60 March 11, 1989 @ San Antonio L 90–97 HemisFair Arena 31–29
61 March 13, 1989 Milwaukee L 95–111 Reunion Arena 31–30
62 March 15, 1989 @ Golden State L 100–113 Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena 31–31
63 March 17, 1989 @ L.A. Lakers L 103–106 Great Western Forum 31–32
64 March 18, 1989 @ Sacramento L 90–100 ARCO Arena 31–33
65 March 20, 1989 @ Portland L 91–112 Memorial Coliseum 31–34
66 March 22, 1989 @ L.A. Clippers L 112–116 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena 31–35
67 March 24, 1989 Denver L 105–114 Reunion Arena 31–36
68 March 27, 1989 @ Detroit L 77–90 The Palace of Auburn Hills 31–37
69 March 28, 1989 @ Cleveland L 90–102 Richfield Coliseum 31–38
70 March 30, 1989 @ New York L 98–99 Madison Square Garden 31–39
71 March 31, 1989 @ Indiana W 105–102 Market Square Arena 32–39
April: 6–5 (home: 3–4; road: 3–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
72 April 2, 1989 Miami W 98–96 Reunion Arena 33–39
73 April 4, 1989 @ Utah L 80–95 Salt Palace 33–40
74 April 7, 1989 Sacramento W 115–102 Reunion Arena 34–40
75 April 8, 1989 Seattle L 90–114 Reunion Arena 34–41
76 April 10, 1989 Indiana L 103–110 Reunion Arena 34–42
77 April 12, 1989 Phoenix L 94–109 Reunion Arena 34–43
78 April 14, 1989 @ San Antonio W 118–110 HemisFair Arena 35–43
79 April 16, 1989 Houston L 112–114 (OT) Reunion Arena 35–44
80 April 18, 1989 @ Miami W 103–99 Miami Arena 36–44
81 April 21, 1989 Utah W 91–89 Reunion Arena 37–44
82 April 23, 1989 @ Denver W 113–96 McNichols Sports Arena 38–44
1988–89 schedule

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
Dallas Mavericks statistics
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Mark Aguirre 444434.8.450.239.7305.34.30.70.721.7
Steve Alford 904.2.273.000.5000.31.00.10.00.8
Uwe Blab 3705.6.462.8001.20.30.10.41.8
Rolando Blackman 787837.8.476.353.8543.53.70.80.319.7
Adrian Dantley 312534.9.462.000.7764.92.50.60.220.3
Brad Davis 78417.9.483.314.8051.43.10.60.26.4
James Donaldson 535332.9.573.76610.80.70.51.59.1
Derek Harper 818136.6.477.356.8062.87.02.10.517.3
Anthony Jones 2505.2.375.267.8570.80.50.40.12.6
Sam Perkins 787736.5.464.184.8338.81.61.01.215.0
Detlef Schrempf 37122.8.426.125.7894.52.30.60.29.5
Roy Tarpley 19631.1.541.000.68811.50.91.51.617.3
Terry Tyler 701115.1.469.111.7583.00.60.30.65.5
Bill Wennington 65916.5.433.111.7444.40.70.20.54.6
Morlon Wiley 5118.0.404.250.8130.91.50.50.12.2
Herb Williams 302030.1.396.000.6326.61.20.51.86.6

Awards and records

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