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1988–89 Philadelphia 76ers season

NBA professional basketball team season

NBA professional basketball team season

(lost to Knicks 0–3) (Neil Funk, Steve Mix) PRISM (Jim Barniak, Matt Guokas)

The 1988–89 Philadelphia 76ers season was the 40th season for the Philadelphia 76ers in the National Basketball Association, and their 26th season in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Despite finishing with a 36–46 record the previous season, the 76ers received the third overall pick in the 1988 NBA draft, and selected power forward Charles D. Smith from the University of Pittsburgh, but soon traded him to the Los Angeles Clippers in exchange for shooting guard Hersey Hawkins out of Bradley University, as the team needed more backcourt scoring to complement the inside play of All-Star forward Charles Barkley. The team also acquired Ron Anderson from the Indiana Pacers during the off-season.

The 76ers won ten of their first 15 games of the regular season in November, but then struggled losing 9 of their 14 games in December. With starting small forward Cliff Robinson out for the remainder of the season due to a season-ending knee injury after only just 14 games, the team signed free agent, and rookie small forward Shelton Jones. The 76ers held a 26–20 record at the All-Star break, and won four of their final five games of the season, finishing in second place in the Atlantic Division with a 46–36 record, earning the seventh seed in the Eastern Conference, and returning to the NBA playoffs after a one-year absence.

Barkley averaged 25.8 points, 12.5 rebounds and 1.6 steals per game, and was named to the All-NBA First Team, while Mike Gminski averaged 17.2 points, 9.4 rebounds and 1 3 blocks per game, and Hawkins provided the team with 15.1 points and 1.5 steals per game, and was named to the NBA All-Rookie First Team. In addition, Anderson played a sixth man role off the bench, averaging 16.2 points per game, while Robinson provided with 15.1 points and 5.4 rebounds per game, and Maurice Cheeks contributed 11.6 points, 7.8 assists and 1.5 steals per game.

During the NBA All-Star weekend at the Houston Astrodome in Houston, Texas, Barkley was selected for the 1989 NBA All-Star Game, as a member of the Eastern Conference All-Star team. Meanwhile, Gerald Henderson participated in the NBA Three-Point Shootout, and Jones participated in the NBA Slam Dunk Contest. Barkley also finished in sixth place in Most Valuable Player voting, while Anderson finished tied in sixth place in Sixth Man of the Year voting, and also finished tied in fourth place in Most Improved Player voting.

In the Eastern Conference First Round of the 1989 NBA playoffs, the 76ers faced off against the 2nd–seeded, and Atlantic Division champion New York Knicks, who were led by All-Star center Patrick Ewing, All-Star guard Mark Jackson, and Charles Oakley. The 76ers lost the first two games to the Knicks on the road at Madison Square Garden. Game 2 was notable, because the 76ers blew a 10-point lead with approximately two minutes left in the game, as Knicks guard Trent Tucker's three-point shot with less than 10 seconds left gave New York the win at home, 107–106. The 76ers then lost Game 3 to the Knicks at home in overtime, 116–115 at The Spectrum, as the team lost the series in a three-game sweep.

Following the season, Cheeks and David Wingate were both traded to the San Antonio Spurs, while Robinson and Henderson were both released to free agency, and Jones was left unprotected in the 1989 NBA expansion draft, where he was selected by the Minnesota Timberwolves expansion team.

Draft picks

Main article: 1988 NBA draft

RoundPickPlayerPositionNationalitySchool/Club team
13Charles SmithPFPittsburgh
244Everette StephensPGPurdue
357Hernán MontenegroCOlimpo (Argentina)

Roster

  • Jim Lynam
  • Buzz Braman
  • Fred Carter

Regular season

Season standings

:z - clinched division title :y - clinched division title :x - clinched playoff spot

Game log

Regular season

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 1 | November 4 | L.A. Clippers |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 2 | November 5 | Boston |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 3 | November 8 | Detroit |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 4 | November 9 | @ Milwaukee |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 5 | November 11 | Atlanta |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 6 | November 15 | @ Chicago |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 7 | November 16 | Chicago |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 8 | November 18 | New York |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 9 | November 19 | @ New York |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 10 | November 22 | @ Washington |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 11 | November 23 | Cleveland |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 12 | November 25 | Charlotte |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 13 | November 26 | Indiana |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 14 | November 28 | L.A. Lakers |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 15 | November 30 | Portland |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 16 | December 1 | @ Charlotte |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 17 | December 3 | @ Indiana |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 18 | December 7 | Denver |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 19 | December 9 | @ Boston |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 20 | December 10 | @ Detroit |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 21 | December 13 | Milwaukee |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 22 | December 14 | @ Atlanta |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 23 | December 16 | @ New Jersey |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 24 | December 17 | Utah |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 25 | December 20 | Dallas |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 26 | December 25 | Washington |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 27 | December 27 | @ Golden State |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 28 | December 28 | @ L.A. Lakers |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 29 | December 30 | @ Utah |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 30 | January 5 | @ San Antonio |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 31 | January 7 | @ Houston |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 32 | January 9 | @ Dallas |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 33 | January 11 | New Jersey |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 34 | January 13 | Atlanta |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 35 | January 15 | @ Charlotte |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 36 | January 16 | Charlotte |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 37 | January 18 | Boston |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 38 | January 20 | @ Boston |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 39 | January 21 | @ Washington |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 40 | January 25 | Chicago |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 41 | January 27 | Golden State |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 42 | January 28 | @ New Jersey |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 43 | January 31 | @ Cleveland |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 44 | February 1 | Washington |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 45 | February 3 | Detroit |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 46 | February 8 | Seattle |- align="center" |- style="background:#cfc;" |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 47 | February 14 | @ Indiana |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 48 | February 15 | Indiana |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 49 | February 17 | New Jersey |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 50 | February 18 | @ Cleveland |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 51 | February 22 | @ Miami |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 52 | February 24 | @ Phoenix |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 53 | February 26 | @ Denver |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 54 | February 28 | @ L.A. Clippers |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 55 | March 1 | @ Sacramento |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 56 | March 3 | @ Portland |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 57 | March 4 | @ Seattle |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 58 | March 6 | Phoenix |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 59 | March 7 | @ Chicago |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 60 | March 9 | Sacramento |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 61 | March 11 | Detroit |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 62 | March 15 | New Jersey |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 63 | March 16 | @ New York |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 64 | March 18 | @ Washington |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 65 | March 20 | New York |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 66 | March 22 | Cleveland |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 67 | March 24 | San Antonio |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 68 | March 26 | @ Boston |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 69 | March 28 | Boston |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 70 | March 31 | Miami |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 71 | April 2 | Houston |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 72 | April 4 | @ New York |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 73 | April 5 | @ Atlanta |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 74 | April 7 | @ Charlotte |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 75 | April 8 | @ Milwaukee |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 76 | April 11 | @ Cleveland |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 77 | April 14 | Charlotte |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 78 | April 16 | New York |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 79 | April 18 | Milwaukee |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 80 | April 20 | @ New Jersey |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 81 | April 21 | @ Detroit |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 82 | April 23 | Washington

Playoffs

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 1 | April 27 | @ New York | L 96–102 | Ron Anderson (26) | Charles Barkley (12) | Maurice Cheeks (16) | Madison Square Garden 19,591 | 0–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 2 | April 29 | @ New York | L 106–107 | Charles Barkley (30) | Charles Barkley (12) | Maurice Cheeks (12) | Madison Square Garden 19,591 | 0–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 3 | May 2 | New York | L 115–116 (OT) | Charles Barkley (29) | Charles Barkley (11) | Maurice Cheeks (11) | Spectrum 16,236

0–3

Player statistics

Playoffs

Awards and records

  • Charles Barkley, All-NBA First Team
  • Hersey Hawkins, NBA All-Rookie Team 1st Team

References

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