Playoffs:
NBA 1988-89 Regular Season Standings
This page features the complete 1988-1989 NBA season standings, including conference and division ranks, wins, loses, percentage, games behind and teams that qualified for the playoffs
x = teams that made the playoffs are marked with an 'x'
NBA 1988-89 Conference Standings
Western Conference
Team | W | L | Pct | GB | ||
1 | Los Angeles Lakers | 57 | 25 | .695 | - | x |
2 | Utah Jazz | 51 | 31 | .622 | 6.0 | x |
3 | Phoenix Suns | 55 | 27 | .671 | 2.0 | x |
4 | Seattle Supersonics | 47 | 35 | .573 | 10.0 | x |
5 | Houston Rockets | 45 | 37 | .549 | 12.0 | x |
6 | Denver Nuggets | 44 | 38 | .537 | 13.0 | x |
7 | Golden State Warriors | 43 | 39 | .524 | 14.0 | x |
8 | Portland Trail Blazers | 39 | 43 | .476 | 18.0 | x |
9 | Dallas Mavericks | 38 | 44 | .463 | 19.0 | |
10 | Sacramento Kings | 27 | 55 | .329 | 30.0 | |
11 | San Antonio Spurs | 21 | 61 | .256 | 36.0 | |
12 | Los Angeles Clippers | 21 | 61 | .256 | 36.0 | |
13 | Miami Heat | 15 | 67 | .183 | 42.0 |
Eastern Conference
Team | W | L | Pct | GB | ||
1 | Detroit Pistons | 63 | 19 | .768 | - | x |
2 | New York Knicks | 52 | 30 | .634 | 11.0 | x |
3 | Cleveland Cavaliers | 57 | 25 | .695 | 6.0 | x |
4 | Atlanta Hawks | 52 | 30 | .634 | 11.0 | x |
5 | Milwaukee Bucks | 49 | 33 | .598 | 14.0 | x |
6 | Chicago Bulls | 47 | 35 | .573 | 16.0 | x |
7 | Philadelphia 76ers | 46 | 36 | .561 | 17.0 | x |
8 | Boston Celtics | 42 | 40 | .512 | 21.0 | x |
9 | Washington Bullets | 40 | 42 | .488 | 23.0 | |
10 | Indiana Pacers | 28 | 54 | .341 | 35.0 | |
11 | New Jersey Nets | 26 | 56 | .317 | 37.0 | |
12 | Charlotte Hornets | 20 | 62 | .244 | 43.0 |
NBA 1988-89 Division Standings
Midwest Division
Team | W | L | Pct | GB | ||
1 | Utah Jazz | 51 | 31 | .622 | - | x |
2 | Houston Rockets | 45 | 37 | .549 | 6.0 | x |
3 | Denver Nuggets | 44 | 38 | .537 | 7.0 | x |
4 | Dallas Mavericks | 38 | 44 | .463 | 13.0 | |
5 | San Antonio Spurs | 21 | 61 | .256 | 30.0 | |
6 | Miami Heat | 15 | 67 | .183 | 36.0 |
Pacific Division
Team | W | L | Pct | GB | ||
1 | Los Angeles Lakers | 57 | 25 | .695 | - | x |
2 | Phoenix Suns | 55 | 27 | .671 | 2.0 | x |
3 | Seattle Supersonics | 47 | 35 | .573 | 10.0 | x |
4 | Golden State Warriors | 43 | 39 | .524 | 14.0 | x |
5 | Portland Trail Blazers | 39 | 43 | .476 | 18.0 | x |
6 | Sacramento Kings | 27 | 55 | .329 | 30.0 | |
7 | Los Angeles Clippers | 21 | 61 | .256 | 36.0 |
Atlantic Division
Team | W | L | Pct | GB | ||
1 | New York Knicks | 52 | 30 | .634 | - | x |
2 | Philadelphia 76ers | 46 | 36 | .561 | 6.0 | x |
3 | Boston Celtics | 42 | 40 | .512 | 10.0 | x |
4 | Washington Bullets | 40 | 42 | .488 | 12.0 | |
5 | New Jersey Nets | 26 | 56 | .317 | 26.0 | |
6 | Charlotte Hornets | 20 | 62 | .244 | 32.0 |
Central Division
Team | W | L | Pct | GB | ||
1 | Detroit Pistons | 63 | 19 | .768 | - | x |
2 | Cleveland Cavaliers | 57 | 25 | .695 | 6.0 | x |
3 | Atlanta Hawks | 52 | 30 | .634 | 11.0 | x |
4 | Milwaukee Bucks | 49 | 33 | .598 | 14.0 | x |
5 | Chicago Bulls | 47 | 35 | .573 | 16.0 | x |
6 | Indiana Pacers | 28 | 54 | .341 | 35.0 |
Abbreviations: W = Wins / L = Losses / Pct = Winning Percentage / GB = Games behind