1988-89 Los Angeles Lakers Schedule and Results

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Record: 57-25, Finished 1st in NBA Pacific Division

Coach: Pat Riley (57-25)

Executive: Jerry West

PTS/G: 114.7 (5th of 25) Opp PTS/G: 107.5 (8th of 25)

SRS: 6.38 (3rd of 25) Pace: 100.1 (12th of 25)

Off Rtg: 113.8 (1st of 25) Def Rtg: 106.7 (7th of 25) Net Rtg: +7.1 (3rd of 25)

Expected W-L: 58-24 (3rd of 25)

Preseason Odds: Championship +350

Arena: Great Western Forum Attendance: 717,349 (6th of 25)

NBA 1989 Playoffs:
Won NBA Western Conference First Round (3-0) versus Portland Trail Blazers (Series Stats)
Won NBA Western Conference Semifinals (4-0) versus Seattle SuperSonics (Series Stats)
Won NBA Western Conference Finals (4-0) versus Phoenix Suns (Series Stats)
Lost NBA Finals (0-4) versus Detroit Pistons (Series Stats)

Western Conference Champions
Pacific Div Champs

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Regular Season Schedule

Playoffs Schedule

Regular Season

Regular Season Table
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
1	Fri, Nov 4, 1988	Box Score	@	Dallas Mavericks	W		116	113	1	0	W 1	17,007
2	Sat, Nov 5, 1988	Box Score	@	San Antonio Spurs	L		107	122	1	1	L 1	15,861
3	Tue, Nov 8, 1988	Box Score	@	Golden State Warriors	W		114	102	2	1	W 1	15,025
4	Wed, Nov 9, 1988	Box Score		Denver Nuggets	W		128	110	3	1	W 2	17,505
5	Fri, Nov 11, 1988	Box Score		Seattle SuperSonics	W		114	103	4	1	W 3	17,505
6	Tue, Nov 15, 1988	Box Score	@	Denver Nuggets	W	2OT	148	146	5	1	W 4	15,198
7	Thu, Nov 17, 1988	Box Score	@	Seattle SuperSonics	L		98	101	5	2	L 1	14,576
8	Fri, Nov 18, 1988	Box Score		Portland Trail Blazers	W		106	105	6	2	W 1	17,505
9	Tue, Nov 22, 1988	Box Score	@	New York Knicks	W		110	98	7	2	W 2	19,591
10	Wed, Nov 23, 1988	Box Score	@	Miami Heat	W		138	91	8	2	W 3	15,008
11	Sat, Nov 26, 1988	Box Score	@	Detroit Pistons	L		99	102	8	3	L 1	21,454
12	Mon, Nov 28, 1988	Box Score	@	Philadelphia 76ers	W		109	104	9	3	W 1	18,168
13	Wed, Nov 30, 1988	Box Score		Seattle SuperSonics	W		110	106	10	3	W 2	17,505
14	Fri, Dec 2, 1988	Box Score		Utah Jazz	W		113	92	11	3	W 3	17,505
15	Sun, Dec 4, 1988	Box Score		Washington Bullets	W	OT	119	112	12	3	W 4	17,505
16	Tue, Dec 6, 1988	Box Score	@	Los Angeles Clippers	W		111	102	13	3	W 5	15,352
17	Wed, Dec 7, 1988	Box Score		Phoenix Suns	W		125	111	14	3	W 6	17,353
18	Sat, Dec 10, 1988	Box Score	@	Indiana Pacers	W		112	105	15	3	W 7	16,912
19	Sun, Dec 11, 1988	Box Score	@	Milwaukee Bucks	L		94	95	15	4	L 1	18,633
20	Tue, Dec 13, 1988	Box Score	@	Cleveland Cavaliers	W		111	102	16	4	W 1	20,041
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
21	Wed, Dec 14, 1988	Box Score	@	New Jersey Nets	L	OT	113	118	16	5	L 1	20,049
22	Fri, Dec 16, 1988	Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	L		96	110	16	6	L 2	14,890	2:04
23	Sun, Dec 18, 1988	Box Score	@	Washington Bullets	L		110	115	16	7	L 3	18,643
24	Tue, Dec 20, 1988	Box Score	@	Chicago Bulls	L		103	116	16	8	L 4	18,676
25	Fri, Dec 23, 1988	Box Score		Sacramento Kings	W		120	102	17	8	W 1	17,505
26	Sun, Dec 25, 1988	Box Score	@	Utah Jazz	L		87	101	17	9	L 1	12,444
27	Mon, Dec 26, 1988	Box Score	@	Phoenix Suns	L		96	111	17	10	L 2	14,471
28	Wed, Dec 28, 1988	Box Score		Philadelphia 76ers	W		128	123	18	10	W 1	17,505
29	Fri, Dec 30, 1988	Box Score		Los Angeles Clippers	W		124	109	19	10	W 2	17,505
30	Tue, Jan 3, 1989	Box Score	@	Seattle SuperSonics	L		106	116	19	11	L 1	14,645
31	Wed, Jan 4, 1989	Box Score		Portland Trail Blazers	W		133	120	20	11	W 1	17,505
32	Fri, Jan 6, 1989	Box Score		Miami Heat	W		118	86	21	11	W 2	17,505
33	Sun, Jan 8, 1989	Box Score		San Antonio Spurs	W		126	96	22	11	W 3	17,505
34	Tue, Jan 10, 1989	Box Score	@	Sacramento Kings	L		97	106	22	12	L 1	16,517
35	Fri, Jan 13, 1989	Box Score		Cleveland Cavaliers	W		116	95	23	12	W 1	17,505
36	Sun, Jan 15, 1989	Box Score	@	Los Angeles Clippers	W		116	95	24	12	W 2	15,352
37	Mon, Jan 16, 1989	Box Score		Houston Rockets	W		124	113	25	12	W 3	17,505
38	Wed, Jan 18, 1989	Box Score		Los Angeles Clippers	W		111	90	26	12	W 4	17,301
39	Fri, Jan 20, 1989	Box Score		Dallas Mavericks	W		115	99	27	12	W 5	17,505
40	Tue, Jan 24, 1989	Box Score		New York Knicks	L		117	122	27	13	L 1	17,505
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
41	Fri, Jan 27, 1989	Box Score		Charlotte Hornets	W		114	97	28	13	W 1	17,505
42	Sun, Jan 29, 1989	Box Score	@	Dallas Mavericks	W		118	93	29	13	W 2	17,007
43	Tue, Jan 31, 1989	Box Score	@	Houston Rockets	W		125	114	30	13	W 3	16,611
44	Wed, Feb 1, 1989	Box Score	@	Phoenix Suns	L		97	114	30	14	L 1	14,471
45	Fri, Feb 3, 1989	Box Score		Portland Trail Blazers	W		140	129	31	14	W 1	17,505
46	Sun, Feb 5, 1989	Box Score		New Jersey Nets	W		134	116	32	14	W 2	17,505
47	Wed, Feb 8, 1989	Box Score		Golden State Warriors	L		118	121	32	15	L 1	17,505
48	Tue, Feb 14, 1989	Box Score		Detroit Pistons	L		103	111	32	16	L 2	17,505
49	Thu, Feb 16, 1989	Box Score	@	Portland Trail Blazers	W		110	101	33	16	W 1	12,848
50	Sun, Feb 19, 1989	Box Score		Boston Celtics	W		119	110	34	16	W 2	17,505	2:15
51	Mon, Feb 20, 1989	Box Score	@	Sacramento Kings	W		100	97	35	16	W 3	16,517
52	Wed, Feb 22, 1989	Box Score	@	Utah Jazz	L		79	105	35	17	L 1	12,444
53	Fri, Feb 24, 1989	Box Score		Sacramento Kings	W		115	103	36	17	W 1	17,505
54	Sun, Feb 26, 1989	Box Score		Phoenix Suns	W		134	122	37	17	W 2	17,505
55	Wed, Mar 1, 1989	Box Score		Golden State Warriors	W		142	121	38	17	W 3	17,505
56	Fri, Mar 3, 1989	Box Score		Indiana Pacers	W		139	117	39	17	W 4	17,505
57	Sun, Mar 5, 1989	Box Score	@	Houston Rockets	L		83	88	39	18	L 1	16,611
58	Tue, Mar 7, 1989	Box Score	@	Atlanta Hawks	W		106	97	40	18	W 1	16,371
59	Wed, Mar 8, 1989	Box Score	@	Miami Heat	W		127	87	41	18	W 2	15,008
60	Fri, Mar 10, 1989	Box Score	@	Charlotte Hornets	W		123	90	42	18	W 3	23,388
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
61	Sun, Mar 12, 1989	Box Score	@	Golden State Warriors	W		126	115	43	18	W 4	15,025
62	Mon, Mar 13, 1989	Box Score		Houston Rockets	W		97	96	44	18	W 5	17,505
63	Fri, Mar 17, 1989	Box Score		Dallas Mavericks	W		106	103	45	18	W 6	17,505
64	Sun, Mar 19, 1989	Box Score		Atlanta Hawks	L		111	113	45	19	L 1	17,505
65	Tue, Mar 21, 1989	Box Score		Chicago Bulls	L		103	104	45	20	L 2	17,505
66	Thu, Mar 23, 1989	Box Score	@	Sacramento Kings	W		115	92	46	20	W 1	16,517
67	Sun, Mar 26, 1989	Box Score		Phoenix Suns	W		118	116	47	20	W 2	17,505
68	Tue, Mar 28, 1989	Box Score	@	Phoenix Suns	L		104	127	47	21	L 1	14,471
69	Thu, Mar 30, 1989	Box Score		San Antonio Spurs	W		138	98	48	21	W 1	17,505
70	Sat, Apr 1, 1989	Box Score	@	Denver Nuggets	L	OT	108	114	48	22	L 1	17,022
71	Sun, Apr 2, 1989	Box Score		Milwaukee Bucks	W		118	117	49	22	W 1	17,505
72	Tue, Apr 4, 1989	Box Score	@	Seattle SuperSonics	W		115	97	50	22	W 2	14,810
73	Fri, Apr 7, 1989	Box Score		Utah Jazz	L		97	99	50	23	L 1	17,505
74	Sat, Apr 8, 1989	Box Score	@	Golden State Warriors	L		116	122	50	24	L 2	15,025
75	Mon, Apr 10, 1989	Box Score		Los Angeles Clippers	W		133	116	51	24	W 1	17,505
76	Wed, Apr 12, 1989	Box Score	@	San Antonio Spurs	W		107	100	52	24	W 2	15,861
77	Sat, Apr 15, 1989	Box Score	@	Los Angeles Clippers	L		107	119	52	25	L 1	15,352
78	Sun, Apr 16, 1989	Box Score		Miami Heat	W		121	108	53	25	W 1	17,505
79	Tue, Apr 18, 1989	Box Score		Denver Nuggets	W		142	118	54	25	W 2	17,505
80	Thu, Apr 20, 1989	Box Score		Sacramento Kings	W		118	115	55	25	W 3	17,505
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
81	Fri, Apr 21, 1989	Box Score	@	Portland Trail Blazers	W		121	114	56	25	W 4	12,880
82	Sun, Apr 23, 1989	Box Score		Seattle SuperSonics	W		121	117	57	25	W 5	17,505

Playoffs

Playoffs Table
G	Date			Opponent		Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
1	Thu, Apr 27, 1989	Box Score		Portland Trail Blazers	W	128	108	1	0	W 1	17,505	2:05
2	Sun, Apr 30, 1989	Box Score		Portland Trail Blazers	W	113	105	2	0	W 2	17,505	2:18
3	Wed, May 3, 1989	Box Score	@	Portland Trail Blazers	W	116	108	3	0	W 3	12,880	2:04
G	Date			Opponent		Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
4	Sun, May 7, 1989	Box Score		Seattle SuperSonics	W	113	102	4	0	W 4	17,505	2:16
5	Wed, May 10, 1989	Box Score		Seattle SuperSonics	W	130	108	5	0	W 5	17,505	2:09
6	Fri, May 12, 1989	Box Score	@	Seattle SuperSonics	W	91	86	6	0	W 6	14,541	2:14	at Kingdome
7	Sun, May 14, 1989	Box Score	@	Seattle SuperSonics	W	97	95	7	0	W 7	14,006	2:28	at Kingdome
G	Date			Opponent		Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
8	Sat, May 20, 1989	Box Score		Phoenix Suns	W	127	119	8	0	W 8	17,505	2:19
9	Tue, May 23, 1989	Box Score		Phoenix Suns	W	101	95	9	0	W 9	17,505	2:08
10	Fri, May 26, 1989	Box Score	@	Phoenix Suns	W	110	107	10	0	W 10	14,471	2:13
11	Sun, May 28, 1989	Box Score	@	Phoenix Suns	W	122	117	11	0	W 11	14,471	2:30
G	Date			Opponent		Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
12	Tue, Jun 6, 1989	Box Score	@	Detroit Pistons	L	97	109	11	1	L 1	21,454	2:16
13	Thu, Jun 8, 1989	Box Score	@	Detroit Pistons	L	105	108	11	2	L 2	21,454	2:35
14	Sun, Jun 11, 1989	Box Score		Detroit Pistons	L	110	114	11	3	L 3	17,505	2:39
15	Tue, Jun 13, 1989	Box Score		Detroit Pistons	L	97	105	11	4	L 4	17,505	2:36

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