NBA professional basketball team season
The 1988–89 NBA season was the Hawks' 40th season in the NBA and 21st season in Atlanta .[1] After falling into the second round for two straight seasons, the Hawks acquired Reggie Theus from the Sacramento Kings , and signed unrestricted free agent and All-Star forward Moses Malone during the offseason. However, they would lose Kevin Willis for the entire season to a knee injury suffered during the preseason. The Hawks reached 50 wins for the fourth consecutive season, finishing third in the Central Division with a 52–30 record. Malone and Dominique Wilkins were both selected for the 1989 NBA All-Star Game . In the first round of the playoffs , they lost to the 5th-seeded Milwaukee Bucks in five games after winning Game 1. Following the season, Theus left in the 1989 NBA Expansion Draft .
Draft picks [ ]
Main article: 1988 NBA Draft
Roster [ ]
1988–89 Atlanta Hawks roster
Players
Coaches
Pos.
No.
Name
Height
Weight
DOB (YYYY-MM-DD)
From
SG
12
Battle, John
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
1962-11-09
Rutgers
SG
22
Bradley, Dudley
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
1957-03-19
North Carolina
PF
35
Carr, Antoine
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
225 lb (102 kg)
1961-07-23
Wichita State
SF
33
Ferrell, Duane
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
208 lb (94 kg)
1965-02-28
Georgia Tech
C
32
Koncak, Jon
7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
250 lb (113 kg)
1963-05-17
SMU
PF
53
Levingston, Cliff
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
1961-01-04
Wichita State
C
2
Malone, Moses (C)
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
260 lb (118 kg)
1955-03-23
Petersburg HS (VA)
PG
25
Rivers, Doc (C)
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
1961-10-13
Marquette
SG
24
Theus, Reggie
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
1957-10-13
UNLV
PF
34
Tolbert, Ray
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
225 lb (102 kg)
1958-09-10
Indiana
PG
4
Webb, Spud
5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
133 lb (60 kg)
1963-07-13
North Carolina State
SF
21
Wilkins, Dominique (C)
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
1960-01-12
Georgia
PF
42
Willis, Kevin (IN)
7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
1962-09-06
Michigan State
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain(DP) Unsigned draft pick(FA) Free agent(S) Suspended Injured
Roster Last transaction: March 7, 1989
Roster Notes [ ]
Power forward Kevin Willis missed the entire season with a knee injury.
Regular season [ ]
Season standings [ ]
z - clinched division title
y - clinched division title
x - clinched playoff spot
Record vs. opponents [ ]
1988-89 NBA Records
Team
ATL
BOS
CHA
CHI
CLE
DAL
DEN
DET
GSW
HOU
IND
LAC
LAL
MIA
MIL
NJN
NYK
PHI
PHO
POR
SAC
SAS
SEA
UTA
WAS
Atlanta
–
3–1
4–1
4–2
4–2
1–1
0–2
1–5
1–1
1–1
5–1
2–0
1–1
1–1
6–0
4–1
2–2
2–2
1–1
1–1
2–0
1–1
1–1
1–1
3–1
Boston
1–3
–
6–0
1–3
1–4
1–1
1–1
1–3
1–1
1–1
2–3
2–0
1–1
2–0
2–2
5–1
3–3
3–3
0–2
1–1
2–0
2–0
0–2
1–1
2–4
Charlotte
1–4
0–6
–
1–4
0–4
0–2
0–2
0–4
0–2
0–2
2–2
2–0
0–2
1–1
0–4
2–4
2–4
3–3
0–2
0–2
1–1
2��0
1–1
1–1
1–5
Chicago
2–4
3–1
4–1
–
0–6
2–0
1–1
0–6
1–1
1–1
4–2
1–1
2–0
2–0
6–0
2–2
3–2
1–3
1–1
2–0
2–0
2–0
2–0
0–2
3–1
Cleveland
2–4
4–1
4–0
6–0
–
2–0
2–0
3–3
1–1
1–1
5–1
1–1
0–2
2–0
3–3
4–0
2–2
3–2
2–0
2–0
2–0
2–0
1–1
1–1
2–2
Dallas
1–1
1–1
2–0
0–2
0–2
–
3–3
0–2
1–3
1–5
1–1
3–1
0–4
6–0
0–2
1–1
0–2
1–1
1–3
2–2
2–2
5–1
2–2
4–2
1–1
Denver
2–0
1–1
2–0
1–1
0–2
3–3
–
1–1
3–1
4–2
1–1
2–2
1–3
5–1
0–2
1–1
1–1
1–1
1–3
2–2
3–1
3–3
2–2
3–3
1–1
Detroit
5–1
3–1
4–0
6–0
3–3
2–0
1–1
–
1–1
1–1
4–2
2–0
2–0
2–0
2–4
4–0
0–4
5–0
2–0
1–1
2–0
2–0
2–0
2–0
5–0
Golden State
1–1
1–1
2–0
1–1
1–1
3–1
1–3
1–1
–
1–3
1–1
5–1
2–3
4–0
0–2
2–0
2–0
1–1
2–4
2–4
2–3
3–1
2–4
2–2
1–1
Houston
1–1
1–1
2–0
1–1
1–1
5–1
2–4
1–1
3–1
–
2–0
2–2
1–3
4–2
1–1
2–0
0–2
0–2
1–3
3–1
2–2
6–0
2–2
2–4
0–2
Indiana
1–5
3–2
2–2
2–4
1–5
1–1
1–1
2–4
1–1
0–2
–
1–1
0–2
1–1
2–4
1–3
0–5
0–4
1–1
2–0
1–1
2–0
1–1
1–1
1–3
L.A. Clippers
0–2
0–2
0–2
1–1
1–1
1–3
2–2
0–2
1–5
2–2
1–1
–
1–5
1–3
0–2
1–1
0–2
0–2
1–5
1–5
2–3
3–1
1–4
1–3
0–2
L.A. Lakers
1–1
1–1
2–0
0–2
2–0
4–0
3–1
0–2
3–2
3–1
2–0
5–1
–
4–0
1–1
1–1
1–1
2–0
3–3
5–0
5–1
3–1
4–2
1–3
1–1
Miami
1–1
0–2
1–1
0–2
0–2
0–6
1–5
0–2
0–4
2–4
1–1
3–1
0–4
–
0–2
1–1
1–1
0–2
0–4
0–4
1–3
2–4
0–4
1–5
0–2
Milwaukee
0–6
2–2
4–0
0–6
3–3
2–0
2–0
4–2
2–0
1–1
4–2
2–0
1–1
2–0
–
4–1
1–3
3–1
1–1
2–0
2–0
1–1
1–1
1–1
4–1
New Jersey
1–4
1–5
4–2
2–2
0–4
1–1
1–1
0–4
0–2
0–2
3–1
1–1
1–1
1–1
1–4
–
2–4
1–5
1–1
0–2
1–1
1–1
2–0
0–2
1–5
New York
2–2
3–3
4–2
2–3
2–2
2–0
1–1
4–0
0–2
2–0
5–0
2–0
1–1
1–1
3–1
4–2
–
2–4
1–1
2–0
1–1
1–1
1–1
1–1
5–1
Philadelphia
2–2
3–3
3–3
3–1
2–3
1–1
1–1
0–5
1–1
2–0
4–0
2–0
0–2
2–0
1–3
5–1
4–2
–
0–2
1–1
2–0
1–1
1–1
1–1
4–2
Phoenix
1–1
2–0
2–0
1–1
0–2
3–1
3–1
0–2
4–2
3–1
1–1
5–1
3–3
4–0
1–1
1–1
1–1
2–0
–
2–3
5–1
3–1
4–1
2–2
2–0
Portland
1–1
1–1
2–0
0–2
0–2
2–2
2–2
1–1
4–2
1–3
0–2
5–1
0–5
4–0
0–2
2–0
0–2
1–1
3–2
–
3–3
4–0
2–4
0–4
1–1
Sacramento
0–2
0–2
1–1
0–2
0–2
2–2
1–3
0–2
3–2
2–2
1–1
3–2
1–5
3–1
0–2
1–1
1–1
0–2
1–5
3–3
–
2–2
1–5
1–3
0–2
San Antonio
1–1
0–2
0–2
0–2
0–2
1–5
3–3
0–2
1–3
0–6
0–2
1–3
1–3
4–2
1–1
1–1
1–1
1–1
1–3
0–4
2–2
–
0–4
1–5
1–1
Seattle
1–1
2–0
1–1
0–2
1–1
2–2
2–2
0–2
4–2
2–2
1–1
4–1
2–4
4–0
1–1
0–2
1–1
1–1
1–4
4–2
5–1
4–0
–
3–1
1–1
Utah
1–1
1–1
1–1
2–0
1–1
2–4
3–3
0–2
2–2
4–2
1–1
3–1
3–1
5–1
1–1
2–0
1–1
1–1
2–2
4–0
3–1
5–1
1–3
–
2–0
Washington
1–3
4–2
5–1
1–3
2–2
1–1
1–1
0–5
1–1
2–0
3–1
2–0
1–1
2–0
1–4
5–1
1–5
2–4
0–2
1–1
2–0
1–1
1–1
0–2
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Game log [ ]
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Playoffs [ ]
1989 playoff game log
First round: 2–3 (Home: 1–2; Road: 1–1)
1989 schedule
Player statistics [ ]
Season [ ]
Player
GP
GS
MPG
FG%
3FG%
FT%
RPG
APG
SPG
BPG
PPG
Dominique Wilkins
80
80
37.5
46.4
27.6
84.4
6.9
2.6
1.5
0.7
26.2
Moses Malone
81
80
35.5
49.1
0.0
78.9
11.8
1.4
1.0
1.2
20.2
Reggie Theus
82
82
30.7
46.6
29.3
85.1
3.0
4.7
1.3
0.2
15.8
Doc Rivers
76
76
32.4
45.5
34.7
86.1
3.8
6.9
2.4
0.5
13.6
John Battle
82
0
20.4
45.7
32.4
81.5
1.7
2.4
0.5
0.1
9.5
Cliff Levingston
80
52
27.3
52.8
20.0
69.6
6.2
0.9
1.2
0.9
9.2
Antoine Carr
78
12
19.1
48.0
0.0
85.5
3.5
1.2
0.4
0.8
7.5
Jon Koncak
74
22
20.7
52.4
0.0
55.3
6.1
0.8
0.7
1.3
4.7
Spud Webb
81
6
15.0
45.9
4.5
86.7
1.5
3.5
0.9
0.1
3.9
Duane Ferrell
41
0
5.6
42.2
0.0
68.2
1.0
0.2
0.2
0.1
2.4
Ray Tolbert
50
0
6.8
42.6
0.0
62.2
1.8
0.3
0.3
0.3
2.1
Dudley Bradley
38
0
7.0
32.6
25.8
50.0
0.8
0.6
0.4
0.1
1.9
Pace Mannion
5
0
3.6
33.3
0.0
0.0
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.0
0.8
Playoffs [ ]
Player
GP
GS
MPG
FG%
3FG%
FT%
RPG
APG
SPG
BPG
PPG
Dominique Wilkins
5
5
42.4
44.8
29.4
71.1
5.4
3.4
0.8
1.6
27.2
Moses Malone
5
5
39.4
50.0
100.0
78.4
12.0
1.8
1.4
0.8
21.0
Doc Rivers
5
5
38.2
38.6
31.6
70.8
4.8
6.8
1.4
0.4
13.4
Jon Koncak
5
5
38.4
62.1
0.0
84.8
9.6
0.8
0.4
1.6
12.8
John Battle
5
0
23.6
43.5
0.0
75.0
2.6
3.2
0.4
0.0
9.8
Reggie Theus
5
5
25.4
36.8
0.0
75.0
1.4
4.8
0.2
0.0
7.4
Antoine Carr
5
0
16.2
61.9
0.0
72.7
1.6
1.4
0.0
0.8
6.8
Cliff Levingston
5
0
15.4
27.3
100.0
90.0
3.4
0.4
0.0
0.6
3.2
Spud Webb
5
0
11.0
27.3
0.0
100.0
0.8
3.0
0.8
0.0
1.6
Player Statistics Citation:[2]
Awards and records [ ]
Transactions [ ]
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References [ ]
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