1988-89 Milwaukee Bucks Schedule and Results

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Record: 49-33, Finished 4th in NBA Central Division

Coach: Del Harris (49-33)

Executive: Del Harris

PTS/G: 108.9 (11th of 25) Opp PTS/G: 105.3 (6th of 25)

SRS: 4.11 (6th of 25) Pace: 98.6 (17th of 25)

Off Rtg: 110.1 (10th of 25) Def Rtg: 106.4 (6th of 25) Net Rtg: +3.6 (7th of 25)

Expected W-L: 50-32 (7th of 25)

Preseason Odds: Championship +5000

Arena: Bradley Center Attendance: 700,984 (7th of 25)

NBA 1989 Playoffs:
Won NBA Eastern Conference First Round (3-2) versus Atlanta Hawks (Series Stats)
Lost NBA Eastern Conference Semifinals (0-4) versus Detroit Pistons (Series Stats)

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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	@	Indiana Pacers	W		117	103	1	0	W 1	11,153
2	Sat, Nov 5, 1988	Box Score		Atlanta Hawks	L		94	107	1	1	L 1	18,649
3	Wed, Nov 9, 1988	Box Score		Philadelphia 76ers	W		114	103	2	1	W 1	14,192
4	Sat, Nov 12, 1988	Box Score		Boston Celtics	W		108	100	3	1	W 2	18,673	2:06
5	Thu, Nov 17, 1988	Box Score		New Jersey Nets	L		96	105	3	2	L 1	15,419
6	Sat, Nov 19, 1988	Box Score	@	Cleveland Cavaliers	L		99	106	3	3	L 2	17,287
7	Tue, Nov 22, 1988	Box Score	@	Indiana Pacers	L		91	105	3	4	L 3
8	Wed, Nov 23, 1988	Box Score		Washington Bullets	W		124	102	4	4	W 1	15,102
9	Fri, Nov 25, 1988	Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	L		96	115	4	5	L 1	14,890	2:00
10	Sat, Nov 26, 1988	Box Score		Miami Heat	W		103	93	5	5	W 1	18,573
11	Tue, Nov 29, 1988	Box Score		Portland Trail Blazers	W		119	114	6	5	W 2	13,918
12	Thu, Dec 1, 1988	Box Score		Cleveland Cavaliers	L		96	99	6	6	L 1	14,215
13	Fri, Dec 2, 1988	Box Score	@	New Jersey Nets	W		103	92	7	6	W 1
14	Tue, Dec 6, 1988	Box Score		Detroit Pistons	W		109	84	8	6	W 2	15,619
15	Thu, Dec 8, 1988	Box Score	@	New York Knicks	L		109	113	8	7	L 1	14,356
16	Fri, Dec 9, 1988	Box Score	@	Chicago Bulls	L		100	118	8	8	L 2	17,592
17	Sun, Dec 11, 1988	Box Score		Los Angeles Lakers	W		95	94	9	8	W 1	18,633
18	Tue, Dec 13, 1988	Box Score	@	Philadelphia 76ers	W		109	91	10	8	W 2	10,003
19	Wed, Dec 14, 1988	Box Score	@	Detroit Pistons	W		119	110	11	8	W 3	21,454
20	Fri, Dec 16, 1988	Box Score	@	Atlanta Hawks	L		112	115	11	9	L 1	14,379
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
21	Sat, Dec 17, 1988	Box Score		Chicago Bulls	L		93	112	11	10	L 2	18,633
22	Tue, Dec 20, 1988	Box Score		Charlotte Hornets	W		125	115	12	10	W 1	15,075
23	Wed, Dec 21, 1988	Box Score	@	Charlotte Hornets	W		112	100	13	10	W 2	23,010
24	Fri, Dec 23, 1988	Box Score		Dallas Mavericks	W		113	101	14	10	W 3	18,633
25	Tue, Dec 27, 1988	Box Score		Indiana Pacers	W		120	107	15	10	W 4	18,633
26	Fri, Dec 30, 1988	Box Score		Atlanta Hawks	L		113	117	15	11	L 1	18,633
27	Wed, Jan 4, 1989	Box Score		Los Angeles Clippers	W		110	102	16	11	W 1	15,287
28	Fri, Jan 6, 1989	Box Score	@	Washington Bullets	W	2OT	128	121	17	11	W 2			at Baltimore, MD
29	Sat, Jan 7, 1989	Box Score		Utah Jazz	W		107	89	18	11	W 3	18,633
30	Wed, Jan 11, 1989	Box Score		Denver Nuggets	W		123	106	19	11	W 4	15,702
31	Fri, Jan 13, 1989	Box Score	@	Miami Heat	W		107	101	20	11	W 5	15,008
32	Sun, Jan 15, 1989	Box Score		Detroit Pistons	W		120	112	21	11	W 6	18,633
33	Tue, Jan 17, 1989	Box Score	@	Atlanta Hawks	L		98	111	21	12	L 1	15,387
34	Wed, Jan 18, 1989	Box Score		Charlotte Hornets	W		118	106	22	12	W 1	16,145
35	Fri, Jan 20, 1989	Box Score	@	Utah Jazz	L		96	98	22	13	L 1	12,444
36	Sat, Jan 21, 1989	Box Score	@	Denver Nuggets	W		116	107	23	13	W 1	17,022
37	Tue, Jan 24, 1989	Box Score	@	Sacramento Kings	W		114	110	24	13	W 2	16,517
38	Thu, Jan 26, 1989	Box Score	@	Portland Trail Blazers	W		127	109	25	13	W 3	12,848
39	Sat, Jan 28, 1989	Box Score	@	Los Angeles Clippers	W		105	84	26	13	W 4	12,476
40	Sun, Jan 29, 1989	Box Score	@	Seattle SuperSonics	L		106	112	26	14	L 1	20,009
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
41	Tue, Jan 31, 1989	Box Score		Sacramento Kings	W		117	104	27	14	W 1	15,021
42	Fri, Feb 3, 1989	Box Score	@	Indiana Pacers	W		109	91	28	14	W 2
43	Sat, Feb 4, 1989	Box Score	@	Washington Bullets	W		113	102	29	14	W 3
44	Tue, Feb 7, 1989	Box Score		Cleveland Cavaliers	W		115	106	30	14	W 4	18,633
45	Wed, Feb 8, 1989	Box Score	@	Detroit Pistons	L		96	107	30	15	L 1	21,454
46	Tue, Feb 14, 1989	Box Score		New Jersey Nets	W		132	91	31	15	W 1	15,874
47	Thu, Feb 16, 1989	Box Score	@	Chicago Bulls	L		116	117	31	16	L 1	17,679
48	Sun, Feb 19, 1989	Box Score		Chicago Bulls	L		106	108	31	17	L 2	18,633
49	Tue, Feb 21, 1989	Box Score		Indiana Pacers	W		116	90	32	17	W 1	15,765
50	Fri, Feb 24, 1989	Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	L		112	125	32	18	L 1	15,239	2:07	at Hartford, CT
51	Sat, Feb 25, 1989	Box Score		Houston Rockets	W		121	105	33	18	W 1	18,633
52	Mon, Feb 27, 1989	Box Score		San Antonio Spurs	W		105	96	34	18	W 2	14,862
53	Wed, Mar 1, 1989	Box Score		New York Knicks	W		121	111	35	18	W 3	16,097
54	Fri, Mar 3, 1989	Box Score	@	Chicago Bulls	L		96	102	35	19	L 1	18,242
55	Sun, Mar 5, 1989	Box Score	@	Cleveland Cavaliers	W		103	98	36	19	W 1	19,938
56	Tue, Mar 7, 1989	Box Score		Washington Bullets	W		121	101	37	19	W 2	16,242
57	Fri, Mar 10, 1989	Box Score		Seattle SuperSonics	W		102	90	38	19	W 3	18,633
58	Sat, Mar 11, 1989	Box Score		Phoenix Suns	W		100	93	39	19	W 4	18,633
59	Mon, Mar 13, 1989	Box Score	@	Dallas Mavericks	W		111	95	40	19	W 5	17,007
60	Wed, Mar 15, 1989	Box Score	@	San Antonio Spurs	L		108	110	40	20	L 1
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
61	Thu, Mar 16, 1989	Box Score	@	Houston Rockets	L		104	120	40	21	L 2	16,611
62	Sat, Mar 18, 1989	Box Score		Detroit Pistons	W		117	100	41	21	W 1	18,633
63	Sun, Mar 19, 1989	Box Score	@	New York Knicks	L		104	128	41	22	L 1	18,385
64	Tue, Mar 21, 1989	Box Score		Boston Celtics	W		98	86	42	22	W 1	18,417	2:00
65	Thu, Mar 23, 1989	Box Score	@	Cleveland Cavaliers	L		88	102	42	23	L 1	19,512
66	Sat, Mar 25, 1989	Box Score		Cleveland Cavaliers	W	OT	113	105	43	23	W 1	18,633
67	Mon, Mar 27, 1989	Box Score		Golden State Warriors	W		121	109	44	23	W 2	18,633
68	Wed, Mar 29, 1989	Box Score		Chicago Bulls	L		102	106	44	24	L 1	18,633
69	Fri, Mar 31, 1989	Box Score	@	Phoenix Suns	L		104	122	44	25	L 2	14,471
70	Sun, Apr 2, 1989	Box Score	@	Los Angeles Lakers	L		117	118	44	26	L 3	17,505
71	Tue, Apr 4, 1989	Box Score	@	Golden State Warriors	W		124	118	45	26	W 1	15,025
72	Thu, Apr 6, 1989	Box Score		New York Knicks	L		99	112	45	27	L 1	16,212
73	Sat, Apr 8, 1989	Box Score		Philadelphia 76ers	W		113	103	46	27	W 1	18,633
74	Sun, Apr 9, 1989	Box Score	@	Detroit Pistons	L		91	100	46	28	L 1	21,454
75	Tue, Apr 11, 1989	Box Score		New Jersey Nets	W		125	93	47	28	W 1	15,489
76	Wed, Apr 12, 1989	Box Score	@	Washington Bullets	L		107	111	47	29	L 1
77	Sat, Apr 15, 1989	Box Score	@	Atlanta Hawks	L		100	125	47	30	L 2	16,371
78	Sun, Apr 16, 1989	Box Score	@	New Jersey Nets	W		100	96	48	30	W 1	12,082
79	Tue, Apr 18, 1989	Box Score	@	Philadelphia 76ers	L		102	124	48	31	L 1	13,359
80	Wed, Apr 19, 1989	Box Score		Atlanta Hawks	L		92	100	48	32	L 2	16,381
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
81	Fri, Apr 21, 1989	Box Score	@	Charlotte Hornets	W		117	110	49	32	W 1	23,388
82	Sat, Apr 22, 1989	Box Score		Indiana Pacers	L		110	117	49	33	L 1	17,294

Playoffs

Playoffs Table
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
1	Thu, Apr 27, 1989	Box Score	@	Atlanta Hawks	L		92	100	0	1	L 1	14,541	2:16
2	Sat, Apr 29, 1989	Box Score	@	Atlanta Hawks	W		108	98	1	1	W 1	15,742	2:19
3	Tue, May 2, 1989	Box Score		Atlanta Hawks	W	OT	117	113	2	1	W 2	18,469	2:33
4	Fri, May 5, 1989	Box Score		Atlanta Hawks	L	OT	106	113	2	2	L 1	18,633	2:47
5	Sun, May 7, 1989	Box Score	@	Atlanta Hawks	W		96	92	3	2	W 1	16,220	2:32
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
6	Wed, May 10, 1989	Box Score	@	Detroit Pistons	L		80	85	3	3	L 1	21,454	2:19
7	Fri, May 12, 1989	Box Score	@	Detroit Pistons	L		92	112	3	4	L 2	21,454	2:09
8	Sun, May 14, 1989	Box Score		Detroit Pistons	L		90	110	3	5	L 3	18,633	2:12
9	Mon, May 15, 1989	Box Score		Detroit Pistons	L		94	96	3	6	L 4	18,633	2:11

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