1988–89 Golden State Warriors season

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The 1988–89 Golden State Warriors season was the 43rd season for the Golden State Warriors in the National Basketball Association, and their 26th season in the San Francisco Bay Area.[1] General Manager Don Nelson became the Warriors' new head coach this season.[2][3][4] The Warriors received the fifth overall pick in the 1988 NBA draft, and selected shooting guard Mitch Richmond out of Kansas State University.[5][6][7] During the off-season, the team acquired 7' 7" center Manute Bol from the Washington Bullets.[8][9][10]

Head coachDon Nelson
PresidentDon Nelson
General managerDon Nelson
ArenaOakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena
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1988–89 Golden State Warriors season
Head coachDon Nelson
PresidentDon Nelson
General managerDon Nelson
ArenaOakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena
Results
Record43–39 (.524)
PlaceDivision: 4th (Pacific)
Conference: 7th (Western)
Playoff finishWest Conference Semi-finals
(lost to Suns 1–4)
Stats at Basketball Reference
Local media
TelevisionKPIX-TV
KICU-TV
(Greg Papa, Jim Barnett)
RadioKNBR
(Greg Papa, Jim Barnett)
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A ticket for a 1988-89 game between the Warriors and the Jazz.

Under Nelson, and with the addition of Richmond and Bol, the Warriors got off to a 12–16 start to the regular season. However, the team posted an eight-game winning streak in January afterwards, and later on held a 25–20 record at the All-Star break.[11] Despite losing their final six games of the season, the Warriors finished in fourth place in the Pacific Division with a 43–39 record, and earned the seventh seed in the Western Conference; it was a 20-game improvement over the previous season.[12]

Chris Mullin averaged 26.5 points, 5.9 rebounds, 5.1 assists and 2.1 steals per game, while Richmond averaged 22.0 points, 5.9 rebounds and 4.2 assists per game, and was named the NBA Rookie of the Year, and was also named to the NBA All-Rookie First Team.[13][14][15] In addition, Terry Teagle provided the team with 15.2 points per game, and second-year guard Winston Garland contributed 14.5 points, 6.4 assists and 2.2 steals per game, while off the bench, sixth man Rod Higgins provided with 10.6 points and 4.6 rebounds, and Otis Smith contributed 10.0 points and 4.1 rebounds per game. On the defensive side, Ralph Sampson averaged 6.4 points and 5.0 rebounds per game, while Larry Smith provided with 5.7 points and 8.2 rebounds per game, and Bol contributed 3.9 points, 5.8 rebounds and 4.3 blocks per game, but struggled only shooting .369 in field-goal percentage.[16]

During the NBA All-Star weekend at the Houston Astrodome in Houston, Texas, Mullin was selected for the 1989 NBA All-Star Game, as a member of the Western Conference All-Star team; it was his first ever All-Star appearance.[17][18][19] Mullin finished in third place in Most Improved Player voting, and also finished tied in 13th place in Most Valuable Player voting,[20][21] while Bol finished in fourth place in Defensive Player of the Year voting,[21] and Nelson finished in second place in Coach of the Year voting, behind Cotton Fitzsimmons of the Phoenix Suns.[22][21]

In the Western Conference First Round of the 1989 NBA playoffs, the Warriors faced off against the 2nd–seeded, and Midwest Division champion Utah Jazz, who were led by the All-Star trio of Karl Malone, John Stockton, and Defensive Player of the Year, Mark Eaton. The Warriors managed to win the first two games over the Jazz on the road at the Salt Palace, before winning Game 3 at home, 120–106 at the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena to win the series in a three-game sweep.[23][24][25]

In the Western Conference Semi-finals, the team faced off against the 3rd–seeded Suns, who were led by the trio of All-Star forward Tom Chambers, Sixth Man of the Year, Eddie Johnson, and second-year star, and Most Improved Player of the Year, Kevin Johnson. With the series tied at 1–1, the Warriors lost the next two games at the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena, before losing Game 5 to the Suns on the road, 116–104 at the Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum, thus losing the series in five games.[26][27][28]

The Warriors finished 14th in the NBA in home-game attendance, with an attendance of 587,820 at the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena during the regular season.[16][29] Following the season, Otis Smith was left unprotected in the 1989 NBA expansion draft, where he was selected by the Orlando Magic expansion team,[30][31][32] while Larry Smith signed as a free agent with the Houston Rockets,[33][34] and Sampson was traded to the Sacramento Kings.[35][36]

For the season, the Warriors slightly changed their primary logo, which would remain in use until 1997.[37]

Draft picks

Main article: 1988 NBA draft
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Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
15Mitch RichmondSG United StatesKansas State
241Keith SmartPG United StatesIndiana
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Roster

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1988–89 Golden State Warriors roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Player Height Weight DOB From
G 4 Steve Alford 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 183 lb (83 kg) 1964–11–23 Indiana
C 10 Manute Bol 7 ft 7 in (2.31 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1962–10–16 Bridgeport
F 32 Tellis Frank 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1965–04–25 Western Kentucky
G 12 Winston Garland 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1964–12–19 Missouri State
F 44 Orlando Graham 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1965–05–05 Auburn Montgomery
F 22 Rod Higgins 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1960–01–31 Fresno State
F 30 Ben McDonald 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1962–07–20 UC Irvine
F 17 Chris Mullin 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1963–07–30 St. John's
G 23 Mitch Richmond 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1965–06–30 Kansas State
C 50 Ralph Sampson 7 ft 4 in (2.24 m) 228 lb (103 kg) 1960–07–07 Virginia
F 13 Larry Smith 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1958–01–18 Alcorn State
G/F 18 Otis Smith 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1964–01–30 Jacksonville
G 30 John Starks 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1965–08–10 Oklahoma State
G/F 20 Terry Teagle 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1960–04–10 Baylor
Head coach
Assistant(s)
Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured
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Regular season

Season standings

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Pacific Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Los Angeles Lakers 5725.695–35–622–1925–9
x-Phoenix Suns 5527.671235–620–2123–11
x-Seattle SuperSonics 4735.5731031–1016–2520–14
x-Golden State Warriors 4339.5241429–1214–2715–19
x-Portland Trail Blazers 3943.4761828–1311–3017–17
Sacramento Kings 2755.3293021–206–3512–22
Los Angeles Clippers 2161.2563617–244–377–27
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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
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z - clinched division title
y - clinched division title
x - clinched playoff spot

Game log

Regular season

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1988–89 game log
Total: 43–39 (home: 29–12; road: 14–27)
November: 6–7 (home: 3–3; road: 3–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1 November 5 Phoenix W 117–104 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena 1–0
2 November 8
7:30 p.m. PST		 L.A. Lakers L 102–114 Mullin (26) Bol (9) Bol,
Mullin (5)		 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena
15,025		 1–1
3 November 9 @ Seattle W 113–108 Seattle Center Coliseum 2–1
4 November 11 @ Phoenix L 103–141 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 2–2
5 November 12 Portland W 107–100 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena 3–2
6 November 14 @ New Jersey W 100–96 Brendan Byrne Arena 4–2
7 November 16 @ Boston L 104–107 Boston Garden 4–3
8 November 18 @ Miami W 123–117 (OT) Miami Arena 5–3
9 November 19 @ Atlanta L 92–111 The Omni 5–4
10 November 23 Seattle L 85–93 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena 5–5
11 November 26 Houston L 109–119 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena 5–6
12 November 27 @ Portland L 94–109 Memorial Coliseum 5–7
13 November 29
7:30 p.m. PST		 Chicago W 109–99 Mullin (29) Sampson (10) Mullin (8) Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena
15,025		 6–7
December: 5–7 (home: 4–1; road: 1–6)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
14 December 2 @ Denver L 102–129 McNichols Sports Arena 6–8
15 December 3 @ Seattle L 106–136 Seattle Center Coliseum 6–9
16 December 6 Utah W 114–103 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena 7–9
17 December 9 @ Phoenix L 105–110 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 7–10
18 December 10 Washington W 119–112 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena 8–10
19 December 13 @ Dallas L 111–117 Reunion Arena 8–11
20 December 15 @ Houston L 115–124 (2OT) The Summit 8–12
21 December 17 @ San Antonio W 123–113 HemisFair Arena 9–12
22 December 20 L.A. Clippers W 113–111 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena 10–12
23 December 22 Portland L 109–117 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena 10–13
24 December 23 @ Portland L 107–111 Memorial Coliseum 10–14
25 December 27 Philadelphia W 119–112 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena 11–14
January: 11–5 (home: 7–1; road: 4–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
26 January 4 Miami W 109–100 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena 12–14
27 January 5 @ Denver L 129–131 McNichols Sports Arena 12–15
28 January 7 San Antonio L 102–104 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena 12–16
29 January 9 Phoenix W 130–124 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena 13–16
30 January 11 Dallas W 107–106 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena 14–16
31 January 13 @ L.A. Clippers W 127–113 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena 15–16
32 January 14 Utah W 131–105 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena 16–16
33 January 16 Seattle W 146–117 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena 17–16
34 January 18 New York W 133–119 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena 18–16
35 January 20 Houston W 121–114 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena 19–16
36 January 21 @ Sacramento W 136–111 ARCO Arena 20–16
37 January 23 @ Cleveland L 109–142 Richfield Coliseum 20–17
38 January 25
4:30 p.m. PST		 @ Detroit L 104–105 Mullin (28) Bol (11) Mullin (7) The Palace of Auburn Hills
21,454		 20–18
39 January 27 @ Philadelphia L 112–113 The Spectrum 20–19
40 January 28 @ Indiana W 114–112 Market Square Arena 21–19
41 January 30 @ Miami W 105–98 Miami Arena 22–19
February: 9–2 (home: 5–0; road: 4–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
42 February 2 New Jersey W 127–113 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena 23–19
43 February 4 L.A. Clippers W 116–107 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena 24–19
44 February 8
7:30 p.m. PST		 @ L.A. Lakers W 121–118 Mullin (28) Mullin (7) Mullin (11) Great Western Forum
17,505		 25–19
45 February 9 @ Sacramento L 117–142 ARCO Arena 25–20
All-Star Break
46 February 15 San Antonio W 133–96 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena 26–20
47 February 16 @ L.A. Clippers W 143–138 (OT) Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena 27–20
48 February 18
7:00 p.m. PST		 Detroit W 121–119 (OT) Mullin (26) Bol (10) Garland (5) Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena
15,025		 28–20
49 February 21 @ Phoenix L 121–139 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 28–21
50 February 22 @ San Antonio W 118–107 HemisFair Arena 29–21
51 February 24 @ Dallas W 127–92 Reunion Arena 30–21
52 February 27 Denver W 141–132 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena 31–21
March: 9–10 (home: 7–3; road: 2–7)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
53 March 1
7:30 p.m. PST		 @ L.A. Lakers L 121–142 Mullin (23) Sampson,
O. Smith (6)		 Garland (4) Great Western Forum
17,505		 31–22
54 March 2 Indiana L 127–131 (OT) Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena 31–23
55 March 4 Sacramento W 155–143 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena 32–23
56 March 5 @ Sacramento L 96–110 ARCO Arena 32–24
57 March 7 L.A. Clippers W 138–112 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena 33–24
58 March 9 Cleveland W 120–114 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena 34–24
59 March 10 @ Utah L 112–126 Salt Palace 34–25
60 March 12
5:00 p.m. PST		 L.A. Lakers L 115–126 Mullin (27) Mullin (14) Richmond (4) Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena
15,025		 34–26
61 March 14 @ Portland L 110–139 Memorial Coliseum 34–27
62 March 15 Dallas W 113–100 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena 35–27
63 March 17 Atlanta W 127–118 (OT) Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena 36–27
64 March 19 Charlotte W 124–117 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena 38–27
65 March 21 Portland W 151–127 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena 38–27
66 March 23 Phoenix L 124–154 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena 38–28
67 March 25 @ Houston L 104–144 The Summit 38–29
68 March 27 @ Milwaukee L 109–121 Bradley Center 38–30
69 March 28
5:30 p.m. PST		 @ Chicago L 106–115 Mullin (27) L. Smith (13) Garland (9) Chicago Stadium
18,013		 38–31
70 March 30 @ Charlotte W 113–104 Charlotte Coliseum 39–31
71 March 31 @ New York W 134–114 Madison Square Garden 40–31
April: 3–8 (home: 3–4; road: 0–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
72 April 2 @ Washington L 103–120 Capital Centre 40–32
73 April 4 Milwaukee L 118–124 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena 40–33
74 April 6 Boston W 132–118 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena 41–33
75 April 8
7:30 p.m. PDT		 L.A. Lakers W 122–116 Mullin (33) Mullin,
L. Smith (7)		 Garland (6) Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena
15,025		 42–33
76 April 11 Miami W 114–98 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena 43–33
77 April 13 @ L.A. Clippers L 126–128 (OT) Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena 43–34
78 April 15 Sacramento L 110–114 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena 43–35
79 April 17 Seattle L 109–116 (OT) Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena 43–36
80 April 18 @ Seattle L 118–122 Seattle Center Coliseum 43–37
81 April 21 Denver L 121–139 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena 43–38
82 April 22 @ Utah L 95–111 Salt Palace 43–39
1988–89 schedule
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Playoffs

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1989 playoff game log
Western Conference First Round: 3–0 (home: 1–0; road: 2–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1 April 27 @ Utah W 123–119 Mullin (41) Smith (11) Garland (8) Salt Palace
12,444		 1–0
2 April 29 @ Utah W 99–91 Mullin (22) Higgins,
Mullin,
Richmond (7)		 Mullin (7) Salt Palace
12,444		 2–0
3 May 2 Utah W 120–106 Mullin (35) Higgins (14) Richmond (11) Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena
15,025		 3–0
Western Conference Semifinals: 1–4 (home: 0–2; road: 1–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1 May 6 @ Phoenix L 103–130 Mullin,
Teagle (18)		 Smith (8) Garland (6) Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
14,471		 0–1
2 May 9 @ Phoenix W 127–122 Mullin (37) Richmond (13) Mullin (5) Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
14,471		 1–1
3 May 11 Phoenix L 104–113 Mullin (32) Bol,
Higgins (9)		 Mullin (6) Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena
15,025		 1–2
4 May 13 Phoenix L 99–135 Mullin (28) Mullin (7) Garland (4) Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena
15,025		 1–3
5 May 16 @ Phoenix L 104–116 Richmond (23) Smith (9) Mullin (6) Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
14,471		 1–4
1989 schedule
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