1988-89
1988-89
Record 47-35 3rd
Head Coach: Bernie Bickerstaff
# G Reb Ast Stl Blk Pts Rpg Apg Ppg
3 Dale Ellis 82 342 164 108 22 2,253 4.2 2.0 27.5
34 Xavier McDaniel 82 433 134 84 40 1,677 5.3 1.6 20.5
31 Derrick McKey 82 464 219 105 70 1,305 5.7 2.7 15.9
44 Michael Cage 80 765 126 92 52 825 9.6 1.6 10.3
4 Sedale Threatt 63 117 238 83 4 544 1.9 3.8 8.6
53 Alton Lister 82 545 54 28 180 657 6.6 0.7 8.0
35 Jerry Reynolds 56 100 62 53 26 428 1.8 1.1 7.6
10 Nate McMillan 75 388 696 156 42 532 5.2 9.3 7.1
40 Russ Schoene 69 165 36 37 24 358 2.4 0.5 5.2
15 John Lucus 74 79 260 60 1 310 1.1 3.5 4.2
42 Greg Ballard 2 7 0 0 0 6 3.5 0.0 3.0
23 Olden Polynice 80 206 21 37 30 233 2.6 0.3 2.9
5 Avery Johnson 43 24 73 21 3 68 0.6 1.7 1.6
41 Mike Champion 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Fgm Fga Pct Ftm Fta Pct 3pm 3pa Pct
Ellis 857 1710 .501 377 462 .816 162 339 .478
McDaniel 677 1385 .489 312 426 .732 11 36 .306
McKey 487 970 .502 301 375 .803 30 89 .337
Cage 314 630 .498 197 265 .743 0 4 .000
Threatt 235 476 .494 63 77 .818 11 30 .367
Lister 271 543 .499 115 178 .646 0 0 .000
Reynolds 149 357 .417 127 167 .760 3 15 .200
McMillan 199 485 .410 119 189 .630 15 70 .214
Schoene 135 349 .387 46 57 .807 42 110 .382
Lucus 119 299 .398 54 77 .701 18 68 .265
Ballard 1 8 .125 4 4 1.000 0 1 .000
Polynice 91 180 .506 51 86 .593 0 2 .000
Johnson 29 83 .349 9 16 .563 1 9 .111
Champion 0 3 .000 0 0 .000 0 1 .000
40+ Points Games
Player Opponent Date Points
Dale Ellis Sacramento 01-05-89 49
Dale Ellis @Utah 11-04-88 46
Dale Ellis L.A. Lakers 01-03-89 42
20+ Rebounds Games
Player Opponent Date Rebounds
Michael Cage Phoenix 12-13-88 20
Triple Doubles
Player Opponent Date Pts Reb Ast
Nate McMillan San Antonio 02-14-89 10 14 12
Nate McMillan Washington 02-17-89 16 13 16
Record Vs. Opponents
W-L W-L
Atlanta Hawks 1-1 Los Angeles Lakers 2-4
Boston Celtics 2-0 Miami Heat 4-0
Charlotte Hornets 1-1 Milwaukee Bucks 1-1
Chicago Bulls 0-2 New Jersey Nets 0-2
Cleveland Cavaliers 1-1 New York Knicks 1-1
Dallas Mavericks 2-2 Philadelphia 76ers 1-1
Denver Nuggets 2-2 Phoenix Suns 1-4
Detroit Pistons 0-2 Portland Trail Blazers 4-2
Golden State Warriors 4-2 Sacramento Kings 5-1
Houston Rockets 2-2 San Antonio Spurs 4-0
Indiana Pacers 1-1 Utah Jazz 3-1
Los Angeles Clippers 4-1 Washington Bullets 1-1
Honors
All Star
Dale Ellis
All NBA Third Team
Dale Ellis
All Star Saturday Long Distance Shootout Champion
Dale Ellis
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Playoffs
Western Conference First Round
Seattle 3 Houston 1
Houston 107
Seattle 111
Houston 98
Seattle 109
Seattle 107
Houston 126
Seattle 98
Houston 96
Western Conference Semi-Finals
L.A. Lakers 4 Seattle 0
Seattle 102
L.A. Lakers 113
Seattle 108
L.A. Lakers 130
L.A. Lakers 91
Seattle 86
L.A. Lakers 97
Seattle 95
Playoff Statistics
G Reb Ast Stl Blk Pts Rpg Apg Ppg
Dale Ellis 8 32 10 11 1 183 4.0 1.3 22.9
Xavier McDaniel 8 67 22 2 5 150 8.4 2.8 18.8
Derrick McKey 8 52 18 6 15 106 6.5 2.3 13.3
Sedale Threatt 8 13 49 17 0 96 1.6 6.1 12.0
Michael Cage 8 46 5 7 3 57 5.8 0.6 7.1
Olden Polynice 8 62 1 6 4 57 7.8 0.1 7.1
Alton Lister 8 38 2 2 21 56 4.8 0.3 7.0
Nate McMillan 8 25 63 10 5 54 3.1 7.9 6.8
Jerry Reynolds 4 5 1 2 6 22 1.3 0.3 5.5
Russ Scheone 3 5 2 2 0 13 1.7 0.7 4.3
John Lucas 4 1 8 0 0 11 0.3 2.0 2.8
Avery Johnson 6 4 5 4 0 11 0.7 0.8 1.8
Fgm Fga Pct Ftm Fta Pct 3pm 3pa Pct
Ellis 72 160 .450 24 33 .727 15 37 .405
McDaniel 58 144 .403 31 41 .756 3 9 .333
McKey 44 89 .494 17 21 .810 1 9 .111
Threatt 39 82 .476 17 20 .850 1 4 .250
Cage 24 40 .600 9 22 .409 0 1 .000
Polynice 25 41 .610 7 13 .538 0 0 .000
Lister 17 39 .436 22 26 .846 0 0 .000
McMillan 19 40 .475 16 25 .640 0 2 .000
Reynolds 7 22 .318 7 10 .700 1 4 .250
Scheone 4 17 .235 5 6 .833 0 7 .000
Lucas 5 17 .294 1 2 .500 0 3 .000
Johnson 5 12 .417 1 2 .500 0 4 .000
