1988-89 New Jersey Nets Schedule and Results

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Record: 26-56, Finished 5th in NBA Atlantic Division

Coach: Willis Reed (26-56)

Executive: Harry Weltman

PTS/G: 103.7 (23rd of 25) Opp PTS/G: 110.1 (13th of 25)

SRS: -5.69 (21st of 25) Pace: 100.1 (14th of 25)

Off Rtg: 103.0 (22nd of 25) Def Rtg: 109.3 (19th of 25) Net Rtg: -6.3 (21st of 25)

Expected W-L: 25-57 (21st of 25)

Preseason Odds: Championship +20000

Arena: Brendan Byrne Arena Attendance: 378,397 (21st 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		Atlanta Hawks	L		105	113	0	1	L 1	14,480
2	Sat, Nov 5, 1988	Box Score		New York Knicks	W		112	102	1	1	W 1	19,469
3	Tue, Nov 8, 1988	Box Score		Washington Bullets	W		109	101	2	1	W 2
4	Fri, Nov 11, 1988	Box Score	@	Chicago Bulls	L		85	97	2	2	L 1	17,901
5	Sat, Nov 12, 1988	Box Score		Chicago Bulls	W		97	91	3	2	W 1	17,082
6	Mon, Nov 14, 1988	Box Score		Golden State Warriors	L		96	100	3	3	L 1
7	Tue, Nov 15, 1988	Box Score	@	Charlotte Hornets	W		106	99	4	3	W 1	21,748
8	Thu, Nov 17, 1988	Box Score	@	Milwaukee Bucks	W		105	96	5	3	W 2	15,419
9	Fri, Nov 18, 1988	Box Score		Cleveland Cavaliers	L		94	95	5	4	L 1
10	Sun, Nov 20, 1988	Box Score	@	Portland Trail Blazers	L		106	117	5	5	L 2	12,848
11	Tue, Nov 22, 1988	Box Score	@	Denver Nuggets	L		106	141	5	6	L 3
12	Wed, Nov 23, 1988	Box Score	@	Phoenix Suns	W		133	129	6	6	W 1
13	Fri, Nov 25, 1988	Box Score	@	Los Angeles Clippers	L		93	100	6	7	L 1
14	Sat, Nov 26, 1988	Box Score	@	Sacramento Kings	W		98	97	7	7	W 1	16,517
15	Tue, Nov 29, 1988	Box Score		Boston Celtics	L		93	100	7	8	L 1	15,131	1:59
16	Wed, Nov 30, 1988	Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	L		100	133	7	9	L 2	14,890	2:04
17	Fri, Dec 2, 1988	Box Score		Milwaukee Bucks	L		92	103	7	10	L 3
18	Sun, Dec 4, 1988	Box Score		Detroit Pistons	L		99	102	7	11	L 4	12,517
19	Tue, Dec 6, 1988	Box Score		Portland Trail Blazers	L		93	97	7	12	L 5
20	Fri, Dec 9, 1988	Box Score	@	Charlotte Hornets	L		95	96	7	13	L 6	23,388
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
21	Sat, Dec 10, 1988	Box Score		Charlotte Hornets	W	OT	121	112	8	13	W 1
22	Tue, Dec 13, 1988	Box Score	@	New York Knicks	L		100	121	8	14	L 1	14,061
23	Wed, Dec 14, 1988	Box Score		Los Angeles Lakers	W	OT	118	113	9	14	W 1	20,049
24	Fri, Dec 16, 1988	Box Score		Philadelphia 76ers	L		106	114	9	15	L 1	12,597
25	Sat, Dec 17, 1988	Box Score	@	Indiana Pacers	W		100	92	10	15	W 1
26	Wed, Dec 21, 1988	Box Score		Dallas Mavericks	W	OT	122	120	11	15	W 2	10,113
27	Mon, Dec 26, 1988	Box Score		Washington Bullets	L		108	120	11	16	L 1
28	Wed, Dec 28, 1988	Box Score		Indiana Pacers	W		118	101	12	16	W 1
29	Fri, Dec 30, 1988	Box Score		Phoenix Suns	L		109	116	12	17	L 1	13,259
30	Tue, Jan 3, 1989	Box Score	@	Charlotte Hornets	W		109	106	13	17	W 1	23,388
31	Wed, Jan 4, 1989	Box Score		New York Knicks	L		96	105	13	18	L 1	19,095
32	Sat, Jan 7, 1989	Box Score	@	Atlanta Hawks	L		93	103	13	19	L 2	15,203
33	Wed, Jan 11, 1989	Box Score	@	Philadelphia 76ers	L		94	103	13	20	L 3	13,723
34	Thu, Jan 12, 1989	Box Score		Boston Celtics	L		103	106	13	21	L 4	16,470	2:06
35	Sat, Jan 14, 1989	Box Score	@	Indiana Pacers	W		106	97	14	21	W 1	12,281
36	Tue, Jan 17, 1989	Box Score		San Antonio Spurs	W		117	112	15	21	W 2
37	Wed, Jan 18, 1989	Box Score	@	Detroit Pistons	L		90	103	15	22	L 1	21,454
38	Sat, Jan 21, 1989	Box Score	@	Cleveland Cavaliers	L		103	115	15	23	L 2	19,476
39	Tue, Jan 24, 1989	Box Score		Denver Nuggets	W		117	115	16	23	W 1
40	Thu, Jan 26, 1989	Box Score		Sacramento Kings	L		109	112	16	24	L 1
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
41	Sat, Jan 28, 1989	Box Score		Philadelphia 76ers	L		105	123	16	25	L 2	15,261
42	Tue, Jan 31, 1989	Box Score	@	Seattle SuperSonics	W		118	112	17	25	W 1
43	Thu, Feb 2, 1989	Box Score	@	Golden State Warriors	L		113	127	17	26	L 1	14,611
44	Fri, Feb 3, 1989	Box Score	@	Utah Jazz	L		101	129	17	27	L 2	12,444
45	Sun, Feb 5, 1989	Box Score	@	Los Angeles Lakers	L		116	134	17	28	L 3	17,505
46	Tue, Feb 7, 1989	Box Score		Seattle SuperSonics	W		109	99	18	28	W 1
47	Thu, Feb 9, 1989	Box Score	@	Washington Bullets	L		103	110	18	29	L 1
48	Tue, Feb 14, 1989	Box Score	@	Milwaukee Bucks	L		91	132	18	30	L 2	15,874
49	Wed, Feb 15, 1989	Box Score		Atlanta Hawks	L		112	119	18	31	L 3	12,146
50	Fri, Feb 17, 1989	Box Score	@	Philadelphia 76ers	W	OT	129	127	19	31	W 1	13,256
51	Sat, Feb 18, 1989	Box Score	@	New York Knicks	L		115	125	19	32	L 1	19,591
52	Mon, Feb 20, 1989	Box Score		Miami Heat	W		117	109	20	32	W 1
53	Wed, Feb 22, 1989	Box Score	@	Cleveland Cavaliers	L		111	130	20	33	L 1	14,799
54	Thu, Feb 23, 1989	Box Score		Los Angeles Clippers	W		111	100	21	33	W 1	10,045
55	Sat, Feb 25, 1989	Box Score		Detroit Pistons	L		95	113	21	34	L 1	20,049
56	Mon, Feb 27, 1989	Box Score		Utah Jazz	L		96	109	21	35	L 2	10,415
57	Wed, Mar 1, 1989	Box Score	@	Washington Bullets	L		105	120	21	36	L 3
58	Thu, Mar 2, 1989	Box Score		Charlotte Hornets	W		114	103	22	36	W 1
59	Sat, Mar 4, 1989	Box Score		Boston Celtics	W		98	95	23	36	W 2	20,049	2:15
60	Mon, Mar 6, 1989	Box Score	@	Dallas Mavericks	L		99	105	23	37	L 1	17,007
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
61	Thu, Mar 9, 1989	Box Score	@	San Antonio Spurs	L		98	112	23	38	L 2	10,484
62	Sat, Mar 11, 1989	Box Score	@	Houston Rockets	L		94	124	23	39	L 3	16,611
63	Mon, Mar 13, 1989	Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	L		91	114	23	40	L 4	15,239	1:55	at Hartford, CT
64	Wed, Mar 15, 1989	Box Score	@	Philadelphia 76ers	L		96	100	23	41	L 5	10,925
65	Fri, Mar 17, 1989	Box Score		Washington Bullets	L	OT	121	124	23	42	L 6	13,645
66	Sun, Mar 19, 1989	Box Score		Cleveland Cavaliers	L		91	101	23	43	L 7	14,450
67	Tue, Mar 21, 1989	Box Score		Indiana Pacers	L		89	92	23	44	L 8
68	Fri, Mar 24, 1989	Box Score	@	Detroit Pistons	L		96	112	23	45	L 9	21,454
69	Mon, Mar 27, 1989	Box Score	@	Miami Heat	L		79	100	23	46	L 10	15,008
70	Tue, Mar 28, 1989	Box Score		Atlanta Hawks	W		111	108	24	46	W 1	13,718
71	Thu, Mar 30, 1989	Box Score		Houston Rockets	L		101	109	24	47	L 1	14,090
72	Fri, Mar 31, 1989	Box Score	@	Atlanta Hawks	L		99	116	24	48	L 2	16,371
73	Sun, Apr 2, 1989	Box Score	@	Chicago Bulls	L		95	106	24	49	L 3	17,547
74	Tue, Apr 4, 1989	Box Score	@	Washington Bullets	L		96	104	24	50	L 4
75	Fri, Apr 7, 1989	Box Score		New York Knicks	W		115	105	25	50	W 1	20,049
76	Mon, Apr 10, 1989	Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	L		112	113	25	51	L 1	14,890	2:09
77	Tue, Apr 11, 1989	Box Score	@	Milwaukee Bucks	L		93	125	25	52	L 2	15,489
78	Fri, Apr 14, 1989	Box Score		Chicago Bulls	W		123	111	26	52	W 1	20,049
79	Sun, Apr 16, 1989	Box Score		Milwaukee Bucks	L		96	100	26	53	L 1	12,082
80	Tue, Apr 18, 1989	Box Score		Charlotte Hornets	L		105	121	26	54	L 2
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
81	Thu, Apr 20, 1989	Box Score		Philadelphia 76ers	L		92	105	26	55	L 3	12,087
82	Sat, Apr 22, 1989	Box Score	@	New York Knicks	L		99	109	26	56	L 4	19,020

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