1988-89 Dallas Mavericks Schedule and Results

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Record: 38-44, Finished 4th in NBA Midwest Division

Coach: John MacLeod (38-44)

Executive: Norm Sonju

PTS/G: 103.5 (24th of 25) Opp PTS/G: 104.7 (4th of 25)

SRS: -1.79 (18th of 25) Pace: 95.9 (24th of 25)

Off Rtg: 107.4 (15th of 25) Def Rtg: 108.6 (17th of 25) Net Rtg: -1.3 (17th of 25)

Expected W-L: 38-44 (17th of 25)

Preseason Odds: Championship +600

Arena: Reunion Arena Attendance: 695,056 (8th 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		Los Angeles Lakers	L		113	116	0	1	L 1	17,007
2	Sat, Nov 5, 1988	Box Score	@	Houston Rockets	W	OT	114	113	1	1	W 1	16,611
3	Tue, Nov 8, 1988	Box Score		Miami Heat	W		92	88	2	1	W 2	16,129
4	Wed, Nov 9, 1988	Box Score	@	Phoenix Suns	L		103	111	2	2	L 1
5	Fri, Nov 11, 1988	Box Score		San Antonio Spurs	W		115	102	3	2	W 1	17,007
6	Sat, Nov 12, 1988	Box Score		Sacramento Kings	W		111	71	4	2	W 2	17,007
7	Tue, Nov 15, 1988	Box Score		Detroit Pistons	L		99	108	4	3	L 1	17,007
8	Thu, Nov 17, 1988	Box Score		Charlotte Hornets	W		105	93	5	3	W 1	16,512
9	Sat, Nov 19, 1988	Box Score	@	Seattle SuperSonics	W		112	106	6	3	W 2	11,608
10	Wed, Nov 23, 1988	Box Score		Denver Nuggets	W		125	106	7	3	W 3	17,007
11	Fri, Nov 25, 1988	Box Score		Atlanta Hawks	W		100	95	8	3	W 4	17,007
12	Sat, Nov 26, 1988	Box Score		Utah Jazz	W		113	93	9	3	W 5	17,007
13	Wed, Nov 30, 1988	Box Score		Houston Rockets	L		89	101	9	4	L 1	17,007
14	Fri, Dec 2, 1988	Box Score		New York Knicks	L		101	104	9	5	L 2	17,007
15	Sat, Dec 3, 1988	Box Score		Chicago Bulls	L		100	113	9	6	L 3	17,007
16	Wed, Dec 7, 1988	Box Score		Seattle SuperSonics	W		102	98	10	6	W 1	17,007
17	Fri, Dec 9, 1988	Box Score	@	Utah Jazz	W		97	89	11	6	W 2	12,444
18	Sat, Dec 10, 1988	Box Score		Cleveland Cavaliers	L		98	102	11	7	L 1	17,007
19	Tue, Dec 13, 1988	Box Score		Golden State Warriors	W		117	111	12	7	W 1	17,007
20	Fri, Dec 16, 1988	Box Score	@	Charlotte Hornets	W		107	98	13	7	W 2	23,388
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
21	Sat, Dec 17, 1988	Box Score	@	Miami Heat	W		104	87	14	7	W 3	15,008
22	Tue, Dec 20, 1988	Box Score	@	Philadelphia 76ers	W		108	102	15	7	W 4	12,784
23	Wed, Dec 21, 1988	Box Score	@	New Jersey Nets	L	OT	120	122	15	8	L 1	10,113
24	Fri, Dec 23, 1988	Box Score	@	Milwaukee Bucks	L		101	113	15	9	L 2	18,633
25	Tue, Dec 27, 1988	Box Score		San Antonio Spurs	W		110	101	16	9	W 1	17,007
26	Thu, Dec 29, 1988	Box Score		Boston Celtics	W		131	115	17	9	W 2	17,007	2:08
27	Tue, Jan 3, 1989	Box Score	@	Sacramento Kings	L		96	123	17	10	L 1	16,517
28	Fri, Jan 6, 1989	Box Score	@	Phoenix Suns	L		111	120	17	11	L 2	14,471
29	Sat, Jan 7, 1989	Box Score	@	Denver Nuggets	L		94	115	17	12	L 3	17,022
30	Mon, Jan 9, 1989	Box Score		Philadelphia 76ers	L		103	121	17	13	L 4	17,007
31	Wed, Jan 11, 1989	Box Score	@	Golden State Warriors	L		106	107	17	14	L 5	12,341
32	Thu, Jan 12, 1989	Box Score	@	Seattle SuperSonics	L		95	130	17	15	L 6	14,290
33	Sat, Jan 14, 1989	Box Score	@	Houston Rockets	L		98	110	17	16	L 7	16,611
34	Sun, Jan 15, 1989	Box Score		Portland Trail Blazers	W		111	108	18	16	W 1	17,007
35	Wed, Jan 18, 1989	Box Score		Denver Nuggets	W		102	92	19	16	W 2	17,007
36	Fri, Jan 20, 1989	Box Score	@	Los Angeles Lakers	L		99	115	19	17	L 1	17,505
37	Tue, Jan 24, 1989	Box Score	@	Chicago Bulls	L		91	109	19	18	L 2	17,566
38	Wed, Jan 25, 1989	Box Score		Los Angeles Clippers	W		117	98	20	18	W 1	17,007
39	Fri, Jan 27, 1989	Box Score		San Antonio Spurs	W		126	82	21	18	W 2	17,007
40	Sun, Jan 29, 1989	Box Score		Los Angeles Lakers	L		93	118	21	19	L 1	17,007
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
41	Tue, Jan 31, 1989	Box Score		Utah Jazz	L		84	99	21	20	L 2	17,007
42	Fri, Feb 3, 1989	Box Score		Phoenix Suns	W		121	117	22	20	W 1	17,007
43	Mon, Feb 6, 1989	Box Score	@	Los Angeles Clippers	W		129	111	23	20	W 2
44	Tue, Feb 7, 1989	Box Score	@	Portland Trail Blazers	L		125	134	23	21	L 1	12,848
45	Thu, Feb 9, 1989	Box Score	@	Utah Jazz	W		94	87	24	21	W 1	12,444
46	Tue, Feb 14, 1989	Box Score		Los Angeles Clippers	W		117	98	25	21	W 2	17,007
47	Thu, Feb 16, 1989	Box Score		Miami Heat	W		93	80	26	21	W 3	17,007
48	Sat, Feb 18, 1989	Box Score		Houston Rockets	L		94	105	26	22	L 1	17,007
49	Mon, Feb 20, 1989	Box Score	@	San Antonio Spurs	W		105	93	27	22	W 1
50	Wed, Feb 22, 1989	Box Score	@	Denver Nuggets	L		106	109	27	23	L 1	11,667
51	Fri, Feb 24, 1989	Box Score		Golden State Warriors	L		92	127	27	24	L 2	17,007
52	Sat, Feb 25, 1989	Box Score		Washington Bullets	W		127	93	28	24	W 1	17,007
53	Mon, Feb 27, 1989	Box Score	@	Atlanta Hawks	L		83	105	28	25	L 1	16,305
54	Tue, Feb 28, 1989	Box Score	@	Miami Heat	W	OT	111	110	29	25	W 1	14,779
55	Fri, Mar 3, 1989	Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	L		106	107	29	26	L 1	14,890	2:11
56	Sat, Mar 4, 1989	Box Score	@	Washington Bullets	L		105	119	29	27	L 2
57	Mon, Mar 6, 1989	Box Score		New Jersey Nets	W		105	99	30	27	W 1	17,007
58	Wed, Mar 8, 1989	Box Score		Portland Trail Blazers	W		99	92	31	27	W 2	17,007
59	Fri, Mar 10, 1989	Box Score	@	Houston Rockets	L		86	96	31	28	L 1	16,611
60	Sat, Mar 11, 1989	Box Score	@	San Antonio Spurs	L		90	97	31	29	L 2	12,748
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
61	Mon, Mar 13, 1989	Box Score		Milwaukee Bucks	L		95	111	31	30	L 3	17,007
62	Wed, Mar 15, 1989	Box Score	@	Golden State Warriors	L		100	113	31	31	L 4	15,025
63	Fri, Mar 17, 1989	Box Score	@	Los Angeles Lakers	L		103	106	31	32	L 5	17,505
64	Sat, Mar 18, 1989	Box Score	@	Sacramento Kings	L		90	100	31	33	L 6	16,517
65	Mon, Mar 20, 1989	Box Score	@	Portland Trail Blazers	L		91	112	31	34	L 7	12,880
66	Wed, Mar 22, 1989	Box Score	@	Los Angeles Clippers	L		112	116	31	35	L 8
67	Fri, Mar 24, 1989	Box Score		Denver Nuggets	L		105	114	31	36	L 9	17,007
68	Mon, Mar 27, 1989	Box Score	@	Detroit Pistons	L		77	90	31	37	L 10	21,454
69	Tue, Mar 28, 1989	Box Score	@	Cleveland Cavaliers	L		90	102	31	38	L 11	19,184
70	Thu, Mar 30, 1989	Box Score	@	New York Knicks	L		98	99	31	39	L 12	18,533
71	Fri, Mar 31, 1989	Box Score	@	Indiana Pacers	W		105	102	32	39	W 1	11,318
72	Sun, Apr 2, 1989	Box Score		Miami Heat	W		98	96	33	39	W 2	16,846
73	Tue, Apr 4, 1989	Box Score	@	Utah Jazz	L		80	95	33	40	L 1	12,444
74	Fri, Apr 7, 1989	Box Score		Sacramento Kings	W		115	102	34	40	W 1	16,723
75	Sat, Apr 8, 1989	Box Score		Seattle SuperSonics	L		90	114	34	41	L 1	17,007
76	Mon, Apr 10, 1989	Box Score		Indiana Pacers	L		103	110	34	42	L 2	16,750
77	Wed, Apr 12, 1989	Box Score		Phoenix Suns	L		94	109	34	43	L 3	16,851
78	Fri, Apr 14, 1989	Box Score	@	San Antonio Spurs	W		118	110	35	43	W 1	10,720
79	Sun, Apr 16, 1989	Box Score		Houston Rockets	L	OT	112	114	35	44	L 1	17,007
80	Tue, Apr 18, 1989	Box Score	@	Miami Heat	W		103	99	36	44	W 1	15,008
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
81	Fri, Apr 21, 1989	Box Score		Utah Jazz	W		91	89	37	44	W 2	17,007
82	Sun, Apr 23, 1989	Box Score	@	Denver Nuggets	W		113	96	38	44	W 3	13,547

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