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Washington Bullets 57 - 25 | |
| New Peoples Basketball Sim League Atlantic Division: 2nd place | ||
| Washington, DC |
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| Season Info | ||||||||||||
| Stats | Team | CR | TR | Opponent | CR | TR | Margin | CR | TR | |||
| Points: | 117.7 | 2 | 4 | 108.5 | 5 | 7 | 9.2 | 3 | 5 | |||
| O.Rebounds: | 12.4 | 11 | 21 | 13.1 | 5 | 8 | -0.7 | 8 | 13 | |||
| D.Rebounds: | 33.0 | 2 | 5 | 27.9 | 1 | 1 | 5.1 | 2 | 3 | |||
| Rebounds: | 45.5 | 4 | 10 | 41.0 | 1 | 2 | 4.5 | 3 | 4 | |||
| Assists: | 30.7 | 4 | 5 | 28.3 | 8 | 18 | 2.4 | 6 | 7 | |||
| Steals: | 8.4 | 10 | 16 | 9.9 | 12 | 24 | -1.5 | 12 | 24 | |||
| Blocks: | 4.7 | 10 | 20 | 6.5 | 10 | 15 | -1.8 | 11 | 21 | |||
| Turnovers: | 19.2 | 12 | 24 | 17.4 | 8 | 11 | 1.8 | 12 | 23 | |||
| Fouls: | 20.8 | 2 | 4 | 25.5 | 2 | 5 | -4.7 | 2 | 6 | |||
| FG% | .512 | 2 | 4 | .473 | 6 | 12 | .039 | 3 | 5 | |||
| FT% | .797 | 1 | 2 | .739 | 1 | 1 | .057 | 1 | 1 | |||
| 3PT% | .305 | 8 | 16 | .337 | 9 | 19 | -.033 | 9 | 16 | |||
| Points Per Shot | 1.34 | 1 | 3 | 1.15 | 3 | 7 | 0.19 | 2 | 4 | |||
| Adjusted FG% | .526 | 1 | 2 | .484 | 6 | 12 | .041 | 3 | 5 |
| Coaching Staff | |||||||||||
| Position | Name | Age | SCUR | SPOT | CINS | CSHT | CHND | CPSD | CPRD | Salary | Years |
| General Manager: | MikeLowry | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $42,750 | 3 |
| Roster | ||||||||
| # | Name | Pos | Age | Height | Weight | Exp | College | Hometown |
| 55 | Jeff Ruland | C | 30 | 6-10 | 285 | 7 | Iona | |
| 42 | Steve Johnson | C | 31 | 6-10 | 276 | 7 | Oregon State | |
| 35 | Bill Laimbeer | PF | 32 | 6-11 | 284 | 8 | Notre Dame | |
| 41 | Pat Cummings | PF | 32 | 6-9 | 265 | 9 | Cincinnati | |
| 32 | Magic Johnson | SF | 29 | 6-9 | 237 | 9 | Michigan State | |
| 23 | Kelly Tripucka | SF | 30 | 6-6 | 233 | 7 | Notre Dame | |
| 16 | Ricky Pierce | SG | 29 | 6-4 | 223 | 6 | Rice | |
| 30 | Quintin Dailey | SG | 28 | 6-3 | 197 | 6 | San Francisco | |
| 33 | Byron Scott | SG | 28 | 6-3 | 202 | 5 | Arizona State | |
| 11 | Sleepy Floyd | PG | 29 | 6-3 | 200 | 6 | Georgetown | |
| 25 | John Lucas | PG | 35 | 6-3 | 191 | 12 | Maryland | |
| Attributes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| # | Name | Pos | Age | Ht | Wt | Cur | Fut | Ins | Jps | Fts | 3ps | Hnd | Pas | Orb | Drb | Psd | Prd | Stl | Blk | Qkn | Jmp | Str | Sta | |||
| 55 | Jeff Ruland | C | 30 | 6-10 | 285 | 85 | 23 | 64 | 0 | 33 | 35 | 71 | 68 | 84 | 15 | 26 | 46 | 24 | 92 | 89 | 84 | |||||
| 42 | Steve Johnson | C | 31 | 6-10 | 276 | 68 | 32 | 51 | 0 | 32 | 31 | 72 | 68 | 71 | 26 | 22 | 68 | 32 | 94 | 100 | 79 | |||||
| 35 | Bill Laimbeer | PF | 32 | 6-11 | 284 | 80 | 60 | 76 | 53 | 48 | 39 | 91 | 97 | 85 | 16 | 30 | 76 | 17 | 48 | 62 | 92 | |||||
| 41 | Pat Cummings | PF | 32 | 6-9 | 265 | 61 | 47 | 60 | 0 | 42 | 29 | 69 | 67 | 46 | 23 | 37 | 33 | 48 | 44 | 59 | 65 | |||||
| 32 | Magic Johnson | SF | 29 | 6-9 | 237 | 91 | 100 | 78 | 63 | 93 | 100 | 68 | 80 | 68 | 78 | 100 | 43 | 74 | 84 | 91 | 91 | |||||
| 23 | Kelly Tripucka | SF | 30 | 6-6 | 233 | 95 | 55 | 84 | 65 | 48 | 47 | 48 | 37 | 37 | 51 | 61 | 18 | 65 | 89 | 66 | 96 | |||||
| 16 | Ricky Pierce | SG | 29 | 6-4 | 223 | 67 | 81 | 89 | 58 | 41 | 24 | 32 | 11 | 19 | 47 | 57 | 17 | 86 | 83 | 70 | 89 | |||||
| 30 | Quintin Dailey | SG | 28 | 6-3 | 197 | 72 | 54 | 74 | 5 | 39 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 18 | 57 | 66 | 12 | 94 | 90 | 52 | 100 | |||||
| 33 | Byron Scott | SG | 28 | 6-3 | 202 | 78 | 100 | 82 | 92 | 50 | 51 | 24 | 35 | 31 | 80 | 89 | 24 | 77 | 70 | 74 | 89 | |||||
| 11 | Sleepy Floyd | PG | 29 | 6-3 | 200 | 77 | 69 | 79 | 66 | 88 | 88 | 26 | 31 | 26 | 71 | 84 | 27 | 85 | 81 | 49 | 100 | |||||
| 25 | John Lucas | PG | 35 | 6-3 | 191 | 51 | 54 | 69 | 44 | 98 | 70 | 12 | 21 | 19 | 58 | 70 | 7 | 80 | 52 | 18 | 97 | |||||
| Potentials | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| # | Name | Pos | Age | Ht | Wt | Cur | Fut | Ins | Jps | Fts | 3ps | Hnd | Pas | Orb | Drb | Psd | Prd | Stl | Blk | |||
| 55 | Jeff Ruland | C | 30 | 6-10 | 285 | A | D | B | F | D | D | B | B | A | F | D | C | |||||
| 42 | Steve Johnson | C | 31 | 6-10 | 276 | B | D | C | F | D | D | B | B | B | D | D | B | |||||
| 35 | Bill Laimbeer | PF | 32 | 6-11 | 284 | B | C | A | C | C | D | A | A | A | F | D | B | |||||
| 41 | Pat Cummings | PF | 32 | 6-9 | 265 | B | C | B | F | C | D | B | B | C | D | D | D | |||||
| 32 | Magic Johnson | SF | 29 | 6-9 | 237 | A | A | A | B | A | A | B | B | B | B | A | C | |||||
| 23 | Kelly Tripucka | SF | 30 | 6-6 | 233 | A | C | A | B | C | C | C | D | D | C | B | F | |||||
| 16 | Ricky Pierce | SG | 29 | 6-4 | 223 | B | A | A | C | C | D | D | D | D | C | C | F | |||||
| 30 | Quintin Dailey | SG | 28 | 6-3 | 197 | B | C | B | F | D | D | D | D | F | C | B | F | |||||
| 33 | Byron Scott | SG | 28 | 6-3 | 202 | B | A | A | A | C | C | D | D | D | B | A | D | |||||
| 11 | Sleepy Floyd | PG | 29 | 6-3 | 200 | B | B | B | B | A | A | D | D | D | B | A | D | |||||
| 25 | John Lucas | PG | 35 | 6-3 | 191 | C | C | B | C | A | B | F | D | F | C | B | F | |||||
| Unavailable Players | |||||||
| Player | Reason | Length | |||||
| Season Stats | ||||||||||||||
| Name | Pos | G | GS | Min | Pts | ORb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | +/- | |
| Jeff Ruland | C | 82 | 82 | 34.1 | 16.7 | 2.4 | 8.4 | 2.1 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 7.2 | |
| Steve Johnson | C | 82 | 60 | 27.5 | 11.9 | 1.6 | 6.2 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 2.2 | 2.8 | 7.1 | |
| Bill Laimbeer | PF | 82 | 44 | 28.6 | 13.1 | 2.3 | 8.0 | 2.0 | 0.3 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 3.4 | 4.8 | |
| Pat Cummings | PF | 49 | 0 | 8.8 | 3.1 | 0.4 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 1.2 | -1.2 | |
| Magic Johnson | SF | 82 | 82 | 34.3 | 23.4 | 2.2 | 8.4 | 7.8 | 2.1 | 0.5 | 2.8 | 2.3 | 7.7 | |
| Kelly Tripucka | SF | 82 | 23 | 23.1 | 13.9 | 1.2 | 4.1 | 2.3 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 3.2 | |
| Ricky Pierce | SG | 82 | 0 | 15.0 | 9.0 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 2.1 | |
| Quintin Dailey | SG | 42 | 0 | 11.3 | 5.9 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 0.9 | -0.7 | |
| Byron Scott | SG | 82 | 59 | 25.7 | 12.1 | 0.8 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 1.9 | 1.6 | 5.1 | |
| Sleepy Floyd | PG | 82 | 82 | 34.3 | 14.7 | 1.0 | 3.8 | 8.7 | 1.8 | 0.2 | 2.9 | 2.5 | 7.7 | |
| John Lucas | PG | 83 | 0 | 13.8 | 3.2 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 2.6 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 1.0 | |
| Season Shooting | |||||||||||||||||
| Name | Pos | Fgm | Fga | Pct | Ftm | Fta | Pct | IFgm | IFga | Pct | JSm | JSa | Pct | 3pm | 3pa | Pct | |
| Jeff Ruland | C | 533 | 1015 | .525 | 300 | 390 | .769 | 453 | 736 | .615 | 80 | 278 | .288 | 0 | 1 | .000 | |
| Steve Johnson | C | 399 | 698 | .572 | 179 | 280 | .639 | 352 | 543 | .648 | 46 | 152 | .303 | 1 | 3 | .333 | |
| Bill Laimbeer | PF | 444 | 929 | .478 | 160 | 193 | .829 | 276 | 485 | .569 | 140 | 356 | .393 | 28 | 88 | .318 | |
| Pat Cummings | PF | 54 | 113 | .478 | 45 | 56 | .804 | 37 | 69 | .536 | 17 | 44 | .386 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| Magic Johnson | SF | 730 | 1331 | .548 | 429 | 536 | .800 | 516 | 785 | .657 | 182 | 425 | .428 | 32 | 121 | .264 | |
| Kelly Tripucka | SF | 400 | 803 | .498 | 312 | 368 | .848 | 277 | 445 | .622 | 96 | 259 | .371 | 27 | 99 | .273 | |
| Ricky Pierce | SG | 258 | 514 | .502 | 206 | 229 | .900 | 183 | 287 | .638 | 59 | 165 | .358 | 16 | 62 | .258 | |
| Quintin Dailey | SG | 84 | 210 | .400 | 80 | 104 | .769 | 61 | 117 | .521 | 23 | 92 | .250 | 0 | 1 | .000 | |
| Byron Scott | SG | 420 | 814 | .516 | 93 | 108 | .861 | 157 | 196 | .801 | 202 | 461 | .438 | 61 | 157 | .389 | |
| Sleepy Floyd | PG | 440 | 897 | .491 | 295 | 359 | .822 | 308 | 499 | .617 | 102 | 309 | .330 | 30 | 89 | .337 | |
| John Lucas | PG | 92 | 224 | .411 | 66 | 88 | .750 | 50 | 85 | .588 | 30 | 90 | .333 | 12 | 49 | .245 |
| Season Efficiency | ||||||||||||||
| Name | Pos | TS% | AstR | ToR | Usg | ORR | DRR | RR | PER | VA | EWA | O Eff | D Eff | |
| Jeff Ruland | C | .575 | 11.1 | 13.8 | 20.7 | 8.4 | 18.1 | 13.6 | 15.6 | 207.5 | 6.9 | 107.2 | 97.9 | |
| Steve Johnson | C | .596 | 11.9 | 16.1 | 18.4 | 7.1 | 17.7 | 12.8 | 14.2 | 120.2 | 4.0 | 111.4 | 99.4 | |
| Bill Laimbeer | PF | .531 | 12.3 | 10.8 | 20.4 | 9.1 | 21.0 | 15.3 | 16.1 | 160.2 | 5.3 | 106.8 | 99.2 | |
| Pat Cummings | PF | .551 | 14.7 | 15.2 | 16.3 | 5.2 | 18.5 | 12.1 | 10.2 | -8.6 | -0.3 | 96.8 | 106.6 | |
| Magic Johnson | SF | .613 | 26.4 | 9.3 | 28.2 | 7.8 | 19.2 | 13.9 | 29.4 | 791.9 | 26.4 | 109.2 | 99.7 | |
| Kelly Tripucka | SF | .591 | 13.8 | 14.7 | 25.7 | 6.3 | 12.6 | 9.7 | 18.0 | 211.1 | 7.0 | 106.7 | 100.6 | |
| Ricky Pierce | SG | .600 | 8.5 | 15.3 | 24.5 | 3.9 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 15.8 | 96.4 | 3.2 | 105.1 | 98.7 | |
| Quintin Dailey | SG | .484 | 13.6 | 13.6 | 26.7 | 3.6 | 7.9 | 5.7 | 12.5 | 13.8 | 0.5 | 93.4 | 96.1 | |
| Byron Scott | SG | .577 | 18.8 | 12.3 | 20.5 | 3.5 | 11.0 | 7.5 | 16.0 | 171.8 | 5.7 | 108.6 | 99.9 | |
| Sleepy Floyd | PG | .571 | 35.6 | 11.7 | 21.5 | 3.5 | 8.8 | 6.3 | 18.6 | 320.2 | 10.7 | 110.7 | 100.5 | |
| John Lucas | PG | .498 | 38.0 | 16.3 | 14.8 | 2.0 | 6.0 | 4.1 | 9.4 | -26.7 | -0.9 | 100.6 | 97.9 |
| Career Stats | |||||||||||||
| Name | Pos | G | GS | Min | Pts | Orb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TOs | PFs | |
| Jeff Ruland | C | 644 | 604 | 33.7 | 15.9 | 2.5 | 8.0 | 2.3 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 2.5 | 2.8 | |
| Steve Johnson | C | 655 | 371 | 28.3 | 16.0 | 1.9 | 6.5 | 1.9 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 2.1 | 3.1 | |
| Bill Laimbeer | PF | 725 | 687 | 32.6 | 16.4 | 2.9 | 9.3 | 2.5 | 0.3 | 1.7 | 2.2 | 3.5 | |
| Pat Cummings | PF | 696 | 180 | 21.2 | 10.4 | 1.6 | 5.4 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 1.5 | 2.7 | |
| Magic Johnson | SF | 815 | 738 | 37.8 | 28.7 | 2.1 | 8.3 | 9.8 | 2.1 | 0.4 | 3.1 | 2.9 | |
| Kelly Tripucka | SF | 632 | 468 | 30.6 | 18.5 | 1.5 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 2.8 | 3.2 | |
| Ricky Pierce | SG | 568 | 365 | 29.5 | 16.4 | 1.2 | 3.1 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 2.4 | 2.8 | |
| Quintin Dailey | SG | 440 | 39 | 12.3 | 6.9 | 0.4 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 1.2 | 1.4 | |
| Byron Scott | SG | 476 | 227 | 29.0 | 11.8 | 0.7 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 2.1 | 2.3 | |
| Sleepy Floyd | PG | 514 | 330 | 29.5 | 14.6 | 0.9 | 3.1 | 5.5 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 2.7 | 2.5 | |
| John Lucas | PG | 1019 | 560 | 31.4 | 9.8 | 0.7 | 2.7 | 8.4 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 2.0 | 2.4 | |
| Career Shooting | |||||||||||
| Name | Pos | FGM | FGA | Pct | FTM | FTA | Pct | 3PM | 3PA | Pct | |
| Jeff Ruland | C | 3890 | 7288 | .534 | 2434 | 3362 | .724 | 1 | 9 | .111 | |
| Steve Johnson | C | 4002 | 6703 | .597 | 2469 | 3866 | .639 | 2 | 10 | .200 | |
| Bill Laimbeer | PF | 4800 | 9760 | .492 | 2125 | 2522 | .843 | 166 | 537 | .309 | |
| Pat Cummings | PF | 2826 | 5803 | .487 | 1558 | 2137 | .729 | 1 | 13 | .077 | |
| Magic Johnson | SF | 8265 | 14109 | .586 | 6605 | 7871 | .839 | 271 | 902 | .300 | |
| Kelly Tripucka | SF | 3964 | 7895 | .502 | 3571 | 4268 | .837 | 192 | 619 | .310 | |
| Ricky Pierce | SG | 3264 | 6471 | .504 | 2660 | 3048 | .873 | 154 | 557 | .276 | |
| Quintin Dailey | SG | 1019 | 2209 | .461 | 1010 | 1288 | .784 | 1 | 12 | .083 | |
| Byron Scott | SG | 2305 | 4779 | .482 | 756 | 893 | .847 | 227 | 632 | .359 | |
| Sleepy Floyd | PG | 2591 | 5674 | .457 | 2129 | 2563 | .831 | 169 | 581 | .291 | |
| John Lucas | PG | 3892 | 8843 | .440 | 2013 | 2592 | .777 | 158 | 622 | .254 |
| Career Efficiency | ||||||||||||||
| Name | Pos | TS% | AstR | ToR | Usg | ORR | DRR | RR | PER | VA | EWA | O Eff | D Eff | |
| Jeff Ruland | C | .583 | 12.6 | 13.4 | 20.2 | 8.4 | 18.1 | 13.4 | 16.0 | 1650.0 | 55.0 | 107.0 | 104.7 | |
| Steve Johnson | C | .623 | 11.3 | 12.7 | 22.0 | 7.8 | 17.5 | 12.8 | 19.6 | 2432.4 | 81.1 | 107.3 | 102.2 | |
| Bill Laimbeer | PF | .547 | 12.8 | 11.1 | 22.3 | 9.7 | 21.4 | 15.6 | 18.4 | 2548.5 | 85.0 | 105.6 | 101.4 | |
| Pat Cummings | PF | .535 | 10.4 | 11.8 | 20.7 | 8.9 | 21.8 | 15.2 | 14.8 | 794.6 | 26.5 | 100.6 | 108.4 | |
| Magic Johnson | SF | .666 | 28.5 | 9.1 | 27.6 | 7.6 | 20.2 | 14.2 | 34.9 | 10367.4 | 345.6 | 112.8 | 102.9 | |
| Kelly Tripucka | SF | .598 | 17.2 | 12.6 | 25.0 | 5.6 | 9.5 | 7.6 | 19.3 | 2509.9 | 83.7 | 108.9 | 102.7 | |
| Ricky Pierce | SG | .598 | 11.2 | 13.2 | 23.1 | 4.5 | 7.2 | 5.9 | 16.1 | 1408.4 | 46.9 | 104.2 | 106.9 | |
| Quintin Dailey | SG | .549 | 12.1 | 14.0 | 24.6 | 3.6 | 9.3 | 6.5 | 14.8 | 316.2 | 10.5 | 104.3 | 102.2 | |
| Byron Scott | SG | .541 | 20.0 | 13.0 | 19.0 | 2.6 | 9.3 | 6.1 | 12.7 | 434.2 | 14.5 | 106.2 | 104.2 | |
| Sleepy Floyd | PG | .550 | 25.5 | 12.8 | 24.0 | 3.5 | 7.6 | 5.6 | 16.4 | 1294.2 | 43.1 | 104.5 | 103.6 | |
| John Lucas | PG | .499 | 41.7 | 9.9 | 11.4 | 3.8 | 10.9 | 7.5 | 13.0 | 1206.2 | 40.2 | 108.4 | 102.7 |
| Contract | |||||||||
| Name | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | |
| Jeff Ruland | $500,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |
| Steve Johnson | $556,513 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |
| Bill Laimbeer | $1,486,755 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |
| Pat Cummings | $227,460 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |
| Magic Johnson | $2,966,873 | $3,189,388 | $3,411,903 | $3,634,418 | $3,856,933 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |
| Kelly Tripucka | $1,572,385 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |
| Ricky Pierce | $1,650,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |
| Quintin Dailey | $169,112 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |
| Byron Scott | $2,178,060 | $2,281,777 | $2,385,494 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |
| Sleepy Floyd | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |
| John Lucas | $235,372 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |
| Cut Salary | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |
| Unused Exceptions | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |
| Total Salary | $12,542,530 | $6,471,165 | $5,797,397 | $3,634,418 | $3,856,933 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Draft Picks | |||
| Season | Rnd | Team | |
| 1990 | 1 | Bullets | |
| 1990 | 2 | Bullets | |
| 1991 | 2 | Bullets | |
| Season Schedule | |||||||
| Date | Opponent | Result | Score | Record | Attendance | Type | |
| 10/18/88 | Spurs | W | 148-142 | 1-0 | 18,756 | Preseason | |
| 10/24/88 | at Jazz | L | 122-123 | 1-1 | 10,725 | Preseason | |
| 10/26/88 | at Kings | L | 111-116 | 1-2 | 14,624 | Preseason | |
| 10/27/88 | at Supersonics | W | 100-93 | 2-2 | 10,511 | Preseason | |
| 10/29/88 | 76ers | W | 136-120 | 3-2 | 18,756 | Preseason | |
| 10/30/88 | Knicks | L | 136-138 | 3-3 | 18,756 | Preseason | |
| 11/01/88 | Hornets | W | 131-126 | 1-0 | 17,372 | Regular Season | |
| 11/02/88 | Jazz | W | 117-114 | 2-0 | 18,756 | Regular Season | |
| 11/06/88 | at Cavaliers | L | 128-133 | 2-1 | 13,229 | Regular Season | |
| 11/07/88 | at Pistons | W | 123-107 | 3-1 | 18,690 | Regular Season | |
| 11/11/88 | Hornets | W | 115-92 | 4-1 | 18,756 | Regular Season | |
| 11/12/88 | at Mavericks | W | 104-95 | 5-1 | 16,344 | Regular Season | |
| 11/15/88 | Supersonics | W | 118-111 | 6-1 | 18,756 | Regular Season | |
| 11/16/88 | Hawks | W | 129-112 | 7-1 | 18,756 | Regular Season | |
| 11/20/88 | at 76ers | W | 134-131 | 8-1 | 10,641 | Regular Season | |
| 11/21/88 | Nuggets | W | 129-65 | 9-1 | 17,483 | Regular Season | |
| 11/23/88 | Pacers | W | 124-106 | 10-1 | 18,756 | Regular Season | |
| 11/26/88 | Kings | W | 126-110 | 11-1 | 18,756 | Regular Season | |
| 11/27/88 | at Hornets | L | 91-105 | 11-2 | 11,442 | Regular Season | |
| 12/01/88 | at Kings | L | 101-111 | 11-3 | 12,709 | Regular Season | |
| 12/02/88 | 76ers | W | 119-113 | 12-3 | 17,043 | Regular Season | |
| 12/05/88 | Celtics | W | 116-99 | 13-3 | 18,756 | Regular Season | |
| 12/06/88 | at Cavaliers | L | 117-126 | 13-4 | 11,668 | Regular Season | |
| 12/08/88 | at Lakers | W | 135-115 | 14-4 | 16,670 | Regular Season | |
| 12/10/88 | at Supersonics | L | 129-136 | 14-5 | 14,937 | Regular Season | |
| 12/12/88 | Bulls | W | 129-119 | 15-5 | 18,756 | Regular Season | |
| 12/13/88 | Nets | W | 123-116 | 16-5 | 18,063 | Regular Season | |
| 12/15/88 | Celtics | L | 106-113 | 16-6 | 18,756 | Regular Season | |
| 12/17/88 | at Celtics | W | 107-106 | 17-6 | 14,895 | Regular Season | |
| 12/18/88 | Bucks | L | 99-115 | 17-7 | 18,756 | Regular Season | |
| 12/22/88 | at Bucks | L | 99-108 | 17-8 | 10,783 | Regular Season | |
| 12/23/88 | at Suns | W | 111-89 | 18-8 | 13,771 | Regular Season | |
| 12/26/88 | Cavaliers | W | 125-114 | 19-8 | 15,815 | Regular Season | |
| 12/27/88 | at Hornets | W | 113-86 | 20-8 | 8,559 | Regular Season | |
| 12/29/88 | at Hawks | W | 125-118 | 21-8 | 12,009 | Regular Season | |
| 12/30/88 | Bulls | W | 123-115 | 22-8 | 18,756 | Regular Season | |
| 01/03/89 | Nets | W | 123-111 | 23-8 | 18,756 | Regular Season | |
| 01/04/89 | at Hawks | L | 131-137 | 23-9 | 9,665 | Regular Season | |
| 01/06/89 | Knicks | W | 128-107 | 24-9 | 18,756 | Regular Season | |
| 01/09/89 | at Pacers | W | 114-101 | 25-9 | 11,051 | Regular Season | |
| 01/10/89 | at Rockets | W | 103-102 | 26-9 | 16,285 | Regular Season | |
| 01/14/89 | at Nets | W | 121-107 | 27-9 | 17,799 | Regular Season | |
| 01/15/89 | at Bulls | W | 122-110 | 28-9 | 18,676 | Regular Season | |
| 01/19/89 | at Bucks | L | 89-114 | 28-10 | 10,783 | Regular Season | |
| 01/20/89 | at Pistons | L | 115-124 | 28-11 | 20,281 | Regular Season | |
| 01/22/89 | Nets | W | 127-105 | 29-11 | 18,756 | Regular Season | |
| 01/24/89 | at Trailblazers | L | 122-133 | 29-12 | 12,888 | Regular Season | |
| 01/26/89 | Hawks | W | 130-66 | 30-12 | 17,295 | Regular Season | |
| 01/28/89 | at Celtics | L | 100-103 | 30-13 | 14,895 | Regular Season | |
| 01/30/89 | at Bulls | L | 94-116 | 30-14 | 18,676 | Regular Season | |
| 02/01/89 | Celtics | L | 93-105 | 30-15 | 18,756 | Regular Season | |
| 02/02/89 | at Knicks | W | 111-96 | 31-15 | 17,045 | Regular Season | |
| 02/04/89 | Hornets | W | 113-98 | 32-15 | 18,756 | Regular Season | |
| 02/06/89 | at 76ers | W | 115-106 | 33-15 | 11,182 | Regular Season | |
| 02/08/89 | Mavericks | W | 131-90 | 34-15 | 17,609 | Regular Season | |
| 02/09/89 | Spurs | W | 132-126 | 35-15 | 18,756 | Regular Season | |
| 02/15/89 | Bucks | L | 109-123 | 35-16 | 18,756 | Regular Season | |
| 02/16/89 | at Hornets | L | 97-103 | 35-17 | 10,883 | Regular Season | |
| 02/19/89 | at Spurs | L | 101-117 | 35-18 | 16,057 | Regular Season | |
| 02/20/89 | at Jazz | W | 120-103 | 36-18 | 10,725 | Regular Season | |
| 02/22/89 | at Warriors | W | 122-87 | 37-18 | 14,046 | Regular Season | |
| 02/24/89 | 76ers | W | 134-110 | 38-18 | 17,253 | Regular Season | |
| 02/26/89 | at Nets | W | 112-107 | 39-18 | 19,179 | Regular Season | |
| 02/28/89 | Pistons | L | 103-120 | 39-19 | 18,756 | Regular Season | |
| 03/04/89 | at Clippers | W | 95-66 | 40-19 | 6,244 | Regular Season | |
| 03/06/89 | Rockets | W | 128-109 | 41-19 | 18,756 | Regular Season | |
| 03/09/89 | Clippers | W | 128-79 | 42-19 | 15,208 | Regular Season | |
| 03/11/89 | at Celtics | L | 131-139 | 42-20 | 14,895 | Regular Season | |
| 03/13/89 | Warriors | W | 141-113 | 43-20 | 16,400 | Regular Season | |
| 03/15/89 | Suns | L | 126-142 | 43-21 | 18,756 | Regular Season | |
| 03/17/89 | Cavaliers | W | 124-95 | 44-21 | 17,027 | Regular Season | |
| 03/18/89 | at 76ers | W | 122-87 | 45-21 | 11,380 | Regular Season | |
| 03/21/89 | at Nuggets | W | 133-107 | 46-21 | 7,121 | Regular Season | |
| 03/22/89 | Knicks | W | 125-92 | 47-21 | 18,756 | Regular Season | |
| 03/25/89 | at Pacers | L | 103-113 | 47-22 | 10,670 | Regular Season | |
| 03/27/89 | Pacers | W | 103-87 | 48-22 | 15,705 | Regular Season | |
| 03/29/89 | at Hawks | W | 150-115 | 49-22 | 6,230 | Regular Season | |
| 03/31/89 | Lakers | W | 121-108 | 50-22 | 18,756 | Regular Season | |
| 04/02/89 | at Knicks | W | 119-105 | 51-22 | 9,038 | Regular Season | |
| 04/03/89 | Pistons | W | 126-115 | 52-22 | 18,756 | Regular Season | |
| 04/07/89 | Trailblazers | L | 106-123 | 52-23 | 18,756 | Regular Season | |
| 04/08/89 | Bucks | L | 83-124 | 52-24 | 18,756 | Regular Season | |
| 04/11/89 | 76ers | W | 114-95 | 53-24 | 16,704 | Regular Season | |
| 04/13/89 | at Cavaliers | W | 141-126 | 54-24 | 17,420 | Regular Season | |
| 04/14/89 | Pistons | W | 114-100 | 55-24 | 18,756 | Regular Season | |
| 04/17/89 | Knicks | W | 130-106 | 56-24 | 16,329 | Regular Season | |
| 04/18/89 | at Nets | W | 121-106 | 57-24 | 19,680 | Regular Season | |
| 04/20/89 | at Knicks | L | 113-116 | 57-25 | 8,437 | Regular Season | |
| 04/22/89 | Bulls | W | 123-92 | 1-0 | 18,756 | Playoffs | |
| 04/23/89 | Bulls | W | 131-117 | 2-0 | 18,756 | Playoffs | |
| 04/25/89 | at Bulls | L | 118-135 | 2-1 | 18,676 | Playoffs | |
| 04/26/89 | at Bulls | L | 99-118 | 2-2 | 18,676 | Playoffs | |
| 04/28/89 | Bulls | W | 106-82 | 3-2 | 18,756 | Playoffs | |
| 04/30/89 | at Bulls | L | 107-110 | 3-3 | 18,676 | Playoffs | |
| 05/02/89 | Bulls | W | 127-116 | 4-3 | 18,756 | Playoffs | |
| 05/04/89 | at Celtics | L | 110-134 | 0-1 | 14,895 | Playoffs | |
| 05/05/89 | at Celtics | L | 111-131 | 0-2 | 14,895 | Playoffs | |
| 05/07/89 | Celtics | L | 134-139 | 0-3 | 18,756 | Playoffs | |
| 05/08/89 | Celtics | W | 131-113 | 1-3 | 18,756 | Playoffs | |
| 05/10/89 | at Celtics | L | 128-137 | 1-4 | 14,895 | Playoffs | |