1988-89 Charlotte Hornets Schedule and Results

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Record: 20-62, Finished 6th in NBA Atlantic Division

Coach: Dick Harter (20-62)

PTS/G: 104.5 (22nd of 25) Opp PTS/G: 113.0 (21st of 25)

SRS: -7.74 (23rd of 25) Pace: 100.3 (11th of 25)

Off Rtg: 103.7 (21st of 25) Def Rtg: 112.1 (25th of 25) Net Rtg: -8.5 (23rd of 25)

Expected W-L: 21-61 (23rd of 25)

Preseason Odds: Championship +50000

Arena: Charlotte Coliseum Attendance: 949,858 (1st of 25)

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Regular Season

Regular Season Table
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
1	Fri, Nov 4, 1988	Box Score		Cleveland Cavaliers	L		93	133	0	1	L 1	23,338
2	Sat, Nov 5, 1988	Box Score	@	Detroit Pistons	L		85	94	0	2	L 2	21,454
3	Tue, Nov 8, 1988	Box Score		Los Angeles Clippers	W		117	105	1	2	W 1	18,865
4	Fri, Nov 11, 1988	Box Score	@	Washington Bullets	L		87	96	1	3	L 1	12,731
5	Sat, Nov 12, 1988	Box Score	@	Atlanta Hawks	L		111	132	1	4	L 2	16,155
6	Tue, Nov 15, 1988	Box Score		New Jersey Nets	L		99	106	1	5	L 3	21,748
7	Thu, Nov 17, 1988	Box Score	@	Dallas Mavericks	L		93	105	1	6	L 4	16,512
8	Sat, Nov 19, 1988	Box Score	@	San Antonio Spurs	W		107	105	2	6	W 1	10,863
9	Tue, Nov 22, 1988	Box Score		Detroit Pistons	L		93	99	2	7	L 1	23,388
10	Wed, Nov 23, 1988	Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	L		109	114	2	8	L 2	14,890
11	Fri, Nov 25, 1988	Box Score	@	Philadelphia 76ers	L		116	123	2	9	L 3	10,588
12	Sat, Nov 26, 1988	Box Score		Washington Bullets	L		113	120	2	10	L 4	23,388
13	Tue, Nov 29, 1988	Box Score		Miami Heat	W		99	84	3	10	W 1	23,388
14	Thu, Dec 1, 1988	Box Score		Philadelphia 76ers	W		109	107	4	10	W 2	21,716
15	Sat, Dec 3, 1988	Box Score	@	Houston Rockets	L		104	108	4	11	L 1	16,611
16	Fri, Dec 9, 1988	Box Score		New Jersey Nets	W		96	95	5	11	W 1	23,388
17	Sat, Dec 10, 1988	Box Score	@	New Jersey Nets	L	OT	112	121	5	12	L 1
18	Tue, Dec 13, 1988	Box Score	@	Indiana Pacers	L		104	115	5	13	L 2
19	Wed, Dec 14, 1988	Box Score		Indiana Pacers	W		115	106	6	13	W 1	22,601
20	Fri, Dec 16, 1988	Box Score		Dallas Mavericks	L		98	107	6	14	L 1	23,388
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
21	Sat, Dec 17, 1988	Box Score	@	Detroit Pistons	L		91	100	6	15	L 2	21,454
22	Tue, Dec 20, 1988	Box Score	@	Milwaukee Bucks	L		115	125	6	16	L 3	15,075
23	Wed, Dec 21, 1988	Box Score		Milwaukee Bucks	L		100	112	6	17	L 4	23,010
24	Fri, Dec 23, 1988	Box Score		Chicago Bulls	W		103	101	7	17	W 1	23,388
25	Mon, Dec 26, 1988	Box Score		Houston Rockets	L		95	97	7	18	L 1	23,388
26	Wed, Dec 28, 1988	Box Score	@	Cleveland Cavaliers	L		98	122	7	19	L 2	17,353
27	Fri, Dec 30, 1988	Box Score		New York Knicks	W		122	111	8	19	W 1	23,388
28	Tue, Jan 3, 1989	Box Score		New Jersey Nets	L		106	109	8	20	L 1	23,388
29	Wed, Jan 4, 1989	Box Score	@	Washington Bullets	L		86	109	8	21	L 2
30	Fri, Jan 6, 1989	Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	L		92	115	8	22	L 3	14,890
31	Sat, Jan 7, 1989	Box Score		Washington Bullets	W		107	104	9	22	W 1	23,388
32	Mon, Jan 9, 1989	Box Score		Utah Jazz	L		92	114	9	23	L 1	23,388
33	Wed, Jan 11, 1989	Box Score		Chicago Bulls	L		101	106	9	24	L 2	23,388
34	Thu, Jan 12, 1989	Box Score	@	New York Knicks	L		89	106	9	25	L 3	16,943
35	Sun, Jan 15, 1989	Box Score		Philadelphia 76ers	L		109	116	9	26	L 4	23,388
36	Mon, Jan 16, 1989	Box Score	@	Philadelphia 76ers	W	OT	127	122	10	26	W 1	10,116
37	Wed, Jan 18, 1989	Box Score	@	Milwaukee Bucks	L		106	118	10	27	L 1	16,145
38	Thu, Jan 19, 1989	Box Score		Phoenix Suns	L		112	126	10	28	L 2	23,388
39	Sat, Jan 21, 1989	Box Score	@	Atlanta Hawks	L		113	137	10	29	L 3	16,371
40	Tue, Jan 24, 1989	Box Score	@	Phoenix Suns	L		103	106	10	30	L 4	11,089
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
41	Thu, Jan 26, 1989	Box Score	@	Utah Jazz	W		89	88	11	30	W 1	12,444
42	Fri, Jan 27, 1989	Box Score	@	Los Angeles Lakers	L		97	114	11	31	L 1	17,505
43	Mon, Jan 30, 1989	Box Score	@	Portland Trail Blazers	L		118	130	11	32	L 2	12,848
44	Wed, Feb 1, 1989	Box Score		Boston Celtics	L		94	107	11	33	L 3	23,388
45	Fri, Feb 3, 1989	Box Score		Seattle SuperSonics	W		108	106	12	33	W 1	23,388
46	Sun, Feb 5, 1989	Box Score		Cleveland Cavaliers	L		91	110	12	34	L 1	23,388
47	Tue, Feb 7, 1989	Box Score	@	Chicago Bulls	L		93	118	12	35	L 2	17,385
48	Thu, Feb 9, 1989	Box Score		Atlanta Hawks	W		110	108	13	35	W 1	23,388
49	Tue, Feb 14, 1989	Box Score		New York Knicks	L		117	129	13	36	L 1	23,388
50	Fri, Feb 17, 1989	Box Score	@	Miami Heat	L		102	103	13	37	L 2	15,008
51	Sat, Feb 18, 1989	Box Score		Indiana Pacers	W		119	114	14	37	W 1	23,388
52	Wed, Feb 22, 1989	Box Score		Chicago Bulls	L		102	130	14	38	L 1	23,388
53	Thu, Feb 23, 1989	Box Score	@	New York Knicks	L		114	139	14	39	L 2	16,130
54	Sat, Feb 25, 1989	Box Score		San Antonio Spurs	W		124	113	15	39	W 1	23,388
55	Tue, Feb 28, 1989	Box Score		Boston Celtics	L		87	112	15	40	L 1	23,388
56	Thu, Mar 2, 1989	Box Score	@	New Jersey Nets	L		103	114	15	41	L 2
57	Fri, Mar 3, 1989	Box Score	@	Atlanta Hawks	L		109	133	15	42	L 3	16,371
58	Sun, Mar 5, 1989	Box Score	@	Washington Bullets	L		101	114	15	43	L 4	6,661
59	Wed, Mar 8, 1989	Box Score		Denver Nuggets	L		99	112	15	44	L 5	23,388
60	Fri, Mar 10, 1989	Box Score		Los Angeles Lakers	L		90	123	15	45	L 6	23,388
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
61	Sun, Mar 12, 1989	Box Score		Sacramento Kings	L		105	114	15	46	L 7	23,388
62	Tue, Mar 14, 1989	Box Score	@	Denver Nuggets	L		102	125	15	47	L 8	10,522
63	Thu, Mar 16, 1989	Box Score	@	Seattle SuperSonics	L		88	108	15	48	L 9
64	Fri, Mar 17, 1989	Box Score	@	Los Angeles Clippers	W		108	105	16	48	W 1	10,758
65	Sun, Mar 19, 1989	Box Score	@	Golden State Warriors	L		117	124	16	49	L 1	15,025
66	Mon, Mar 20, 1989	Box Score	@	Sacramento Kings	W		117	110	17	49	W 1	16,517
67	Thu, Mar 23, 1989	Box Score		Washington Bullets	L		97	102	17	50	L 1	23,388
68	Sat, Mar 25, 1989	Box Score		Detroit Pistons	L		101	113	17	51	L 2	23,388
69	Mon, Mar 27, 1989	Box Score		New York Knicks	L		105	121	17	52	L 3	23,388
70	Thu, Mar 30, 1989	Box Score		Golden State Warriors	L		104	113	17	53	L 4	23,388
71	Sat, Apr 1, 1989	Box Score		Portland Trail Blazers	L	OT	121	125	17	54	L 5	23,388
72	Tue, Apr 4, 1989	Box Score	@	Chicago Bulls	L		101	121	17	55	L 6	17,578
73	Fri, Apr 7, 1989	Box Score		Philadelphia 76ers	L		108	118	17	56	L 7	23,388
74	Sun, Apr 9, 1989	Box Score	@	Cleveland Cavaliers	L		116	122	17	57	L 8	19,276
75	Mon, Apr 10, 1989	Box Score		Atlanta Hawks	L		105	112	17	58	L 9	23,388
76	Wed, Apr 12, 1989	Box Score	@	New York Knicks	W		104	99	18	58	W 1	18,385
77	Fri, Apr 14, 1989	Box Score	@	Philadelphia 76ers	W		119	115	19	58	W 2	14,321
78	Sat, Apr 15, 1989	Box Score	@	Indiana Pacers	L		105	115	19	59	L 1	11,860
79	Mon, Apr 17, 1989	Box Score		Boston Celtics	L	OT	108	113	19	60	L 2	23,388
80	Tue, Apr 18, 1989	Box Score	@	New Jersey Nets	W		121	105	20	60	W 1
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
81	Fri, Apr 21, 1989	Box Score		Milwaukee Bucks	L		110	117	20	61	L 1	23,388
82	Sun, Apr 23, 1989	Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	L		110	120	20	62	L 2	14,890

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