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1988β89 NBA season | |
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League | National Basketball Association |
Sport | Basketball |
Duration | November 4, 1988 β April 23, 1989 April 27 β June 2, 1989 (Playoffs) June 6β13, 1989 (Finals) |
Number of teams | 25 |
TV partner(s) | CBS, TBS |
Draft | |
Top draft pick | Danny Manning |
Picked by | Los Angeles Clippers |
Regular season | |
Top seed | Detroit Pistons |
Season MVP | Magic Johnson ( L.A. Lakers) |
Top scorer | Michael Jordan ( Chicago) |
Playoffs | |
Eastern champions | Detroit Pistons |
Eastern runners-up | Chicago Bulls |
Western champions | Los Angeles Lakers |
Western runners-up | Phoenix Suns |
Finals | |
Champions | Detroit Pistons |
Runners-up | Los Angeles Lakers |
Finals MVP | Joe Dumars ( Detroit) |
The 1988β89 NBA season was the 43rd season of the National Basketball Association. The season ended with the Detroit Pistons winning the NBA Championship, sweeping the Los Angeles Lakers. This was the first season of the Miami Heat and Charlotte Hornets.
Off-season | ||
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Team | 1987β88 coach | 1988β89 coach |
Boston Celtics | K.C. Jones | Jimmy Rodgers |
Charlotte Hornets | Expansion | Dick Harter |
Houston Rockets | Bill Fitch | Don Chaney |
Miami Heat | Expansion | Ron Rothstein |
Phoenix Suns | John Wetzel | Cotton Fitzsimmons |
San Antonio Spurs | Bob Weiss | Larry Brown |
Golden State Warriors | Ed Gregory | Don Nelson |
In-season | ||
Team | Outgoing coach | Incoming coach |
Portland Trail Blazers | Mike Schuler | Rick Adelman |
Los Angeles Clippers | Gene Shue | Don Casey |
Indiana Pacers | Jack Ramsay | Mel Daniels |
Mel Daniels | George Irvine | |
George Irvine | Dick Versace | |
Utah Jazz | Frank Layden | Jerry Sloan |
W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | |
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y- New York Knicks | 52 | 30 | .634 | β | 35β6 | 17β24 | 18β12 |
x- Philadelphia 76ers | 46 | 36 | .561 | 6 | 30β11 | 16β25 | 19β11 |
x- Boston Celtics | 42 | 40 | .512 | 10 | 32β9 | 10β31 | 19β11 |
Washington Bullets | 40 | 42 | .488 | 12 | 30β11 | 10β31 | 17β13 |
New Jersey Nets | 26 | 56 | .317 | 26 | 17β24 | 9β32 | 9β21 |
Charlotte Hornets | 20 | 62 | .244 | 32 | 12β29 | 8β33 | 8β22 |
W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | |
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y- Detroit Pistons | 63 | 19 | .768 | β | 37β4 | 26β15 | 20β10 |
x- Cleveland Cavaliers | 57 | 25 | .695 | 6 | 37β4 | 20β21 | 19β11 |
x- Atlanta Hawks | 52 | 30 | .634 | 11 | 33β8 | 19β22 | 20β10 |
x- Milwaukee Bucks | 49 | 33 | .598 | 14 | 31β10 | 18β23 | 11β19 |
x- Chicago Bulls | 47 | 35 | .573 | 16 | 30β11 | 17β24 | 12β18 |
Indiana Pacers | 28 | 54 | .341 | 35 | 20β21 | 8β33 | 8β22 |
W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | |
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y- Utah Jazz | 51 | 31 | .622 | β | 34β7 | 17β24 | 19β11 |
x- Houston Rockets | 45 | 37 | .549 | 6 | 31β10 | 14β27 | 19β11 |
x- Denver Nuggets | 44 | 38 | .537 | 7 | 35β6 | 9β32 | 18β12 |
Dallas Mavericks | 38 | 44 | .463 | 13 | 24β17 | 14β27 | 19β11 |
San Antonio Spurs | 21 | 61 | .256 | 30 | 18β23 | 3β38 | 9β21 |
Miami Heat | 15 | 67 | .183 | 36 | 12β29 | 3β38 | 6β24 |
W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | |
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y- Los Angeles Lakers | 57 | 25 | .695 | β | 35β6 | 22β19 | 25β9 |
x- Phoenix Suns | 55 | 27 | .671 | 2 | 35β6 | 20β21 | 23β11 |
x- Seattle SuperSonics | 47 | 35 | .573 | 10 | 31β10 | 16β25 | 20β14 |
x- Golden State Warriors | 43 | 39 | .524 | 14 | 29β12 | 14β27 | 15β19 |
x- Portland Trail Blazers | 39 | 43 | .476 | 18 | 28β13 | 11β30 | 17β17 |
Sacramento Kings | 27 | 55 | .329 | 30 | 21β20 | 6β35 | 12β22 |
Los Angeles Clippers | 21 | 61 | .256 | 36 | 17β24 | 4β37 | 7β27 |
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Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
1 | z- Detroit Pistons | 63 | 19 | .768 | β |
2 | y- New York Knicks | 52 | 30 | .634 | 11 |
3 | x- Cleveland Cavaliers | 57 | 25 | .695 | 6 |
4 | x- Atlanta Hawks | 52 | 30 | .634 | 11 |
5 | x- Milwaukee Bucks | 49 | 33 | .598 | 14 |
6 | x- Chicago Bulls | 47 | 35 | .573 | 16 |
7 | x- Philadelphia 76ers | 46 | 36 | .561 | 17 |
8 | x- Boston Celtics | 42 | 40 | .512 | 21 |
9 | Washington Bullets | 40 | 42 | .488 | 23 |
10 | Indiana Pacers | 28 | 54 | .341 | 35 |
11 | New Jersey Nets | 26 | 56 | .317 | 37 |
12 | Charlotte Hornets | 20 | 62 | .244 | 43 |
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Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
1 | c- Los Angeles Lakers | 57 | 25 | .695 | β |
2 | y- Utah Jazz | 51 | 31 | .622 | 6 |
3 | x- Phoenix Suns | 55 | 27 | .671 | 2 |
4 | x- Seattle SuperSonics | 47 | 35 | .573 | 10 |
5 | x- Houston Rockets | 45 | 37 | .549 | 12 |
6 | x- Denver Nuggets | 44 | 38 | .537 | 13 |
7 | x- Golden State Warriors | 43 | 39 | .524 | 14 |
8 | x- Portland Trail Blazers | 39 | 43 | .476 | 18 |
9 | Dallas Mavericks | 38 | 44 | .463 | 19 |
10 | Sacramento Kings | 27 | 55 | .329 | 30 |
11 | San Antonio Spurs | 21 | 61 | .256 | 36 |
12 | Los Angeles Clippers | 21 | 61 | .256 | 36 |
13 | Miami Heat | 15 | 67 | .183 | 42 |
Notes
The League expands from twenty-three to twenty-five franchises, with new expansion teams in Charlotte and Miami.
The Heat began its season as a member of the Western Conference despite its geographical position, enduring its longest road trips when playing Western Conference teams. It also began the season 0β17, at the time the worst start in NBA history. The Hornets finished at 20β62. Such records are typical of expansion NBA franchises in their initial seasons, with 15β67 being the poorest record repeated by the Cavaliers, Grizzlies, Rockets, and Mavericks, as well as the Heat. [4] The Sacramento Kings were belatedly moved to the Pacific Division in their fourth season after leaving Kansas City.
Teams in bold advanced to the next round. The numbers to the left of each team indicate the team's seeding in its conference, and the numbers to the right indicate the number of games the team won in that round. The division champions are marked by an asterisk. Home court advantage does not necessarily belong to the higher-seeded team, but instead the team with the better regular season record; teams enjoying the home advantage are shown in italics.
First Round | Conference Semifinals | Conference Finals | NBA Finals | ||||||||||||||||
E1 | Detroit* | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
E8 | Boston | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
E1 | Detroit* | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
E5 | Milwaukee | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
E4 | Atlanta | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
E5 | Milwaukee | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
E1 | Detroit* | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
Eastern Conference | |||||||||||||||||||
E6 | Chicago | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
E3 | Cleveland | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
E6 | Chicago | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
E6 | Chicago | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
E2 | New York* | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
E2 | New York* | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
E7 | Philadelphia | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
E1 | Detroit* | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
W1 | LA Lakers* | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
W1 | LA Lakers* | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
W8 | Portland | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
W1 | LA Lakers* | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
W4 | Seattle | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
W4 | Seattle | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
W5 | Houston | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
W1 | LA Lakers* | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
Western Conference | |||||||||||||||||||
W3 | Phoenix | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
W3 | Phoenix | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
W6 | Denver | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
W3 | Phoenix | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
W7 | Golden State | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
W2 | Utah* | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
W7 | Golden State | 3 |
Category | Player | Team | Stat |
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Points per game | Michael Jordan | Chicago Bulls | 32.5 |
Rebounds per game | Akeem Olajuwon | Houston Rockets | 13.5 |
Assists per game | John Stockton | Utah Jazz | 13.6 |
Steals per game | John Stockton | Utah Jazz | 3.21 |
Blocks per game | Manute Bol | Golden State Warriors | 4.31 |
FG% | Dennis Rodman | Detroit Pistons | .595 |
FT% | Magic Johnson | Los Angeles Lakers | .911 |
3FG% | Jon Sundvold | Miami Heat | .522 |
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The following players were named NBA Player of the Week.
The following players were named NBA Player of the Month.
Month | Player |
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November | Charles Barkley ( Philadelphia 76ers) |
December | Michael Jordan ( Chicago Bulls) |
January | Chris Mullin ( Golden State Warriors) |
February | Kevin Johnson ( Phoenix Suns) |
March | Michael Jordan ( Chicago Bulls) |
April | Patrick Ewing ( New York Knicks) |
The following players were named NBA Rookie of the Month.
Month | Rookie |
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November | Willie Anderson ( San Antonio Spurs) |
December | Mitch Richmond ( Golden State Warriors) |
January | Mitch Richmond ( Golden State Warriors) |
February | Charles Smith ( Los Angeles Clippers) |
March | Mitch Richmond ( Golden State Warriors) |
April | Charles Smith ( Los Angeles Clippers) |
The following coaches were named NBA Coach of the Month.
Month | Coach |
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November | Chuck Daly ( Detroit Pistons) |
December | Lenny Wilkens ( Cleveland Cavaliers) |
January | Del Harris ( Milwaukee Bucks) |
February | Don Nelson ( Golden State Warriors) |
March | Chuck Daly ( Detroit Pistons) |
April | Cotton Fitzsimmons ( Phoenix Suns) |
This article needs additional citations for
verification. (December 2022) |
1988β89 NBA season | |
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League | National Basketball Association |
Sport | Basketball |
Duration | November 4, 1988 β April 23, 1989 April 27 β June 2, 1989 (Playoffs) June 6β13, 1989 (Finals) |
Number of teams | 25 |
TV partner(s) | CBS, TBS |
Draft | |
Top draft pick | Danny Manning |
Picked by | Los Angeles Clippers |
Regular season | |
Top seed | Detroit Pistons |
Season MVP | Magic Johnson ( L.A. Lakers) |
Top scorer | Michael Jordan ( Chicago) |
Playoffs | |
Eastern champions | Detroit Pistons |
Eastern runners-up | Chicago Bulls |
Western champions | Los Angeles Lakers |
Western runners-up | Phoenix Suns |
Finals | |
Champions | Detroit Pistons |
Runners-up | Los Angeles Lakers |
Finals MVP | Joe Dumars ( Detroit) |
The 1988β89 NBA season was the 43rd season of the National Basketball Association. The season ended with the Detroit Pistons winning the NBA Championship, sweeping the Los Angeles Lakers. This was the first season of the Miami Heat and Charlotte Hornets.
Off-season | ||
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Team | 1987β88 coach | 1988β89 coach |
Boston Celtics | K.C. Jones | Jimmy Rodgers |
Charlotte Hornets | Expansion | Dick Harter |
Houston Rockets | Bill Fitch | Don Chaney |
Miami Heat | Expansion | Ron Rothstein |
Phoenix Suns | John Wetzel | Cotton Fitzsimmons |
San Antonio Spurs | Bob Weiss | Larry Brown |
Golden State Warriors | Ed Gregory | Don Nelson |
In-season | ||
Team | Outgoing coach | Incoming coach |
Portland Trail Blazers | Mike Schuler | Rick Adelman |
Los Angeles Clippers | Gene Shue | Don Casey |
Indiana Pacers | Jack Ramsay | Mel Daniels |
Mel Daniels | George Irvine | |
George Irvine | Dick Versace | |
Utah Jazz | Frank Layden | Jerry Sloan |
W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
y- New York Knicks | 52 | 30 | .634 | β | 35β6 | 17β24 | 18β12 |
x- Philadelphia 76ers | 46 | 36 | .561 | 6 | 30β11 | 16β25 | 19β11 |
x- Boston Celtics | 42 | 40 | .512 | 10 | 32β9 | 10β31 | 19β11 |
Washington Bullets | 40 | 42 | .488 | 12 | 30β11 | 10β31 | 17β13 |
New Jersey Nets | 26 | 56 | .317 | 26 | 17β24 | 9β32 | 9β21 |
Charlotte Hornets | 20 | 62 | .244 | 32 | 12β29 | 8β33 | 8β22 |
W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | |
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y- Detroit Pistons | 63 | 19 | .768 | β | 37β4 | 26β15 | 20β10 |
x- Cleveland Cavaliers | 57 | 25 | .695 | 6 | 37β4 | 20β21 | 19β11 |
x- Atlanta Hawks | 52 | 30 | .634 | 11 | 33β8 | 19β22 | 20β10 |
x- Milwaukee Bucks | 49 | 33 | .598 | 14 | 31β10 | 18β23 | 11β19 |
x- Chicago Bulls | 47 | 35 | .573 | 16 | 30β11 | 17β24 | 12β18 |
Indiana Pacers | 28 | 54 | .341 | 35 | 20β21 | 8β33 | 8β22 |
W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | |
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y- Utah Jazz | 51 | 31 | .622 | β | 34β7 | 17β24 | 19β11 |
x- Houston Rockets | 45 | 37 | .549 | 6 | 31β10 | 14β27 | 19β11 |
x- Denver Nuggets | 44 | 38 | .537 | 7 | 35β6 | 9β32 | 18β12 |
Dallas Mavericks | 38 | 44 | .463 | 13 | 24β17 | 14β27 | 19β11 |
San Antonio Spurs | 21 | 61 | .256 | 30 | 18β23 | 3β38 | 9β21 |
Miami Heat | 15 | 67 | .183 | 36 | 12β29 | 3β38 | 6β24 |
W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | |
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y- Los Angeles Lakers | 57 | 25 | .695 | β | 35β6 | 22β19 | 25β9 |
x- Phoenix Suns | 55 | 27 | .671 | 2 | 35β6 | 20β21 | 23β11 |
x- Seattle SuperSonics | 47 | 35 | .573 | 10 | 31β10 | 16β25 | 20β14 |
x- Golden State Warriors | 43 | 39 | .524 | 14 | 29β12 | 14β27 | 15β19 |
x- Portland Trail Blazers | 39 | 43 | .476 | 18 | 28β13 | 11β30 | 17β17 |
Sacramento Kings | 27 | 55 | .329 | 30 | 21β20 | 6β35 | 12β22 |
Los Angeles Clippers | 21 | 61 | .256 | 36 | 17β24 | 4β37 | 7β27 |
# | |||||
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Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
1 | z- Detroit Pistons | 63 | 19 | .768 | β |
2 | y- New York Knicks | 52 | 30 | .634 | 11 |
3 | x- Cleveland Cavaliers | 57 | 25 | .695 | 6 |
4 | x- Atlanta Hawks | 52 | 30 | .634 | 11 |
5 | x- Milwaukee Bucks | 49 | 33 | .598 | 14 |
6 | x- Chicago Bulls | 47 | 35 | .573 | 16 |
7 | x- Philadelphia 76ers | 46 | 36 | .561 | 17 |
8 | x- Boston Celtics | 42 | 40 | .512 | 21 |
9 | Washington Bullets | 40 | 42 | .488 | 23 |
10 | Indiana Pacers | 28 | 54 | .341 | 35 |
11 | New Jersey Nets | 26 | 56 | .317 | 37 |
12 | Charlotte Hornets | 20 | 62 | .244 | 43 |
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Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
1 | c- Los Angeles Lakers | 57 | 25 | .695 | β |
2 | y- Utah Jazz | 51 | 31 | .622 | 6 |
3 | x- Phoenix Suns | 55 | 27 | .671 | 2 |
4 | x- Seattle SuperSonics | 47 | 35 | .573 | 10 |
5 | x- Houston Rockets | 45 | 37 | .549 | 12 |
6 | x- Denver Nuggets | 44 | 38 | .537 | 13 |
7 | x- Golden State Warriors | 43 | 39 | .524 | 14 |
8 | x- Portland Trail Blazers | 39 | 43 | .476 | 18 |
9 | Dallas Mavericks | 38 | 44 | .463 | 19 |
10 | Sacramento Kings | 27 | 55 | .329 | 30 |
11 | San Antonio Spurs | 21 | 61 | .256 | 36 |
12 | Los Angeles Clippers | 21 | 61 | .256 | 36 |
13 | Miami Heat | 15 | 67 | .183 | 42 |
Notes
The League expands from twenty-three to twenty-five franchises, with new expansion teams in Charlotte and Miami.
The Heat began its season as a member of the Western Conference despite its geographical position, enduring its longest road trips when playing Western Conference teams. It also began the season 0β17, at the time the worst start in NBA history. The Hornets finished at 20β62. Such records are typical of expansion NBA franchises in their initial seasons, with 15β67 being the poorest record repeated by the Cavaliers, Grizzlies, Rockets, and Mavericks, as well as the Heat. [4] The Sacramento Kings were belatedly moved to the Pacific Division in their fourth season after leaving Kansas City.
Teams in bold advanced to the next round. The numbers to the left of each team indicate the team's seeding in its conference, and the numbers to the right indicate the number of games the team won in that round. The division champions are marked by an asterisk. Home court advantage does not necessarily belong to the higher-seeded team, but instead the team with the better regular season record; teams enjoying the home advantage are shown in italics.
First Round | Conference Semifinals | Conference Finals | NBA Finals | ||||||||||||||||
E1 | Detroit* | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
E8 | Boston | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
E1 | Detroit* | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
E5 | Milwaukee | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
E4 | Atlanta | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
E5 | Milwaukee | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
E1 | Detroit* | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
Eastern Conference | |||||||||||||||||||
E6 | Chicago | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
E3 | Cleveland | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
E6 | Chicago | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
E6 | Chicago | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
E2 | New York* | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
E2 | New York* | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
E7 | Philadelphia | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
E1 | Detroit* | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
W1 | LA Lakers* | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
W1 | LA Lakers* | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
W8 | Portland | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
W1 | LA Lakers* | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
W4 | Seattle | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
W4 | Seattle | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
W5 | Houston | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
W1 | LA Lakers* | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
Western Conference | |||||||||||||||||||
W3 | Phoenix | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
W3 | Phoenix | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
W6 | Denver | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
W3 | Phoenix | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
W7 | Golden State | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
W2 | Utah* | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
W7 | Golden State | 3 |
Category | Player | Team | Stat |
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Points per game | Michael Jordan | Chicago Bulls | 32.5 |
Rebounds per game | Akeem Olajuwon | Houston Rockets | 13.5 |
Assists per game | John Stockton | Utah Jazz | 13.6 |
Steals per game | John Stockton | Utah Jazz | 3.21 |
Blocks per game | Manute Bol | Golden State Warriors | 4.31 |
FG% | Dennis Rodman | Detroit Pistons | .595 |
FT% | Magic Johnson | Los Angeles Lakers | .911 |
3FG% | Jon Sundvold | Miami Heat | .522 |
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The following players were named NBA Player of the Week.
The following players were named NBA Player of the Month.
Month | Player |
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November | Charles Barkley ( Philadelphia 76ers) |
December | Michael Jordan ( Chicago Bulls) |
January | Chris Mullin ( Golden State Warriors) |
February | Kevin Johnson ( Phoenix Suns) |
March | Michael Jordan ( Chicago Bulls) |
April | Patrick Ewing ( New York Knicks) |
The following players were named NBA Rookie of the Month.
Month | Rookie |
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November | Willie Anderson ( San Antonio Spurs) |
December | Mitch Richmond ( Golden State Warriors) |
January | Mitch Richmond ( Golden State Warriors) |
February | Charles Smith ( Los Angeles Clippers) |
March | Mitch Richmond ( Golden State Warriors) |
April | Charles Smith ( Los Angeles Clippers) |
The following coaches were named NBA Coach of the Month.
Month | Coach |
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November | Chuck Daly ( Detroit Pistons) |
December | Lenny Wilkens ( Cleveland Cavaliers) |
January | Del Harris ( Milwaukee Bucks) |
February | Don Nelson ( Golden State Warriors) |
March | Chuck Daly ( Detroit Pistons) |
April | Cotton Fitzsimmons ( Phoenix Suns) |