The

1988–89 NBA season The 1988–89 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 Charlo ...

was the first season for the

Miami Heat The Miami Heat are an American professional basketball team based in Miami. The Heat compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Southeast Division (NBA), Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference (NBA), Eastern C ...

in the

National Basketball Association The National Basketball Association (NBA) is a professional basketball league in North America composed of 30 teams (29 in the United States and 1 in Canada). The NBA is one of the major professional sports leagues in the United States and Ca ...

. The Heat were the first of two expansion teams to play in the state of

Florida Florida ( ; ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It borders the Gulf of Mexico to the west, Alabama to the northwest, Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia to the north, the Atlantic ...

over a two-year period, and along with the

Charlotte Hornets The Charlotte Hornets are an American professional basketball team based in Charlotte, North Carolina. The Hornets compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference. The team ...

, joined the NBA in 1988. The team revealed a new primary logo of a red basketball on fire going through a hoop, and got new uniforms adding red and black to their color scheme. In the 1988 NBA expansion draft, the Heat selected veteran players like Billy Thompson,

Fred Roberts Frederick Clark Roberts (born August 14, 1960) is an American former basketball player who played power forward in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for 13 seasons, a career spanning from 1983 to 1997, becoming a successful journeymen ...

, Jon Sundvold,

Darnell Valentine Darnell Terrell Valentine (born February 3, 1959) is an American former professional basketball player who played ten seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Early life Valentine was born in Chicago, Illinois and graduated from Wi ...

, Dwayne "Pearl" Washington and Scott Hastings. However, Roberts was traded to the

Milwaukee Bucks The Milwaukee Bucks are an American professional basketball team based in Milwaukee. The Bucks compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Central Division (NBA), Central Division of the Eastern Conference (NBA), East ...

, and Valentine was dealt to the

Cleveland Cavaliers The Cleveland Cavaliers, often referred to as the Cavs, are an American professional basketball team based in Cleveland. The Cavaliers compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Central Division (NBA), Central Divis ...

. The team also signed free agents

Pat Cummings Pat Cummings (July 11, 1956 – June 26, 2012F ...

and Rory Sparrow during the off-season. The Heat received the ninth overall pick in the

1988 NBA draft The 1988 NBA draft took place on June 28, 1988, in New York City, New York. The length was reduced from seven rounds in the previous year to three rounds. This was also the first draft for the Charlotte Hornets and Miami Heat, prior to their i ...

, and selected center

Rony Seikaly Ronald Fred Seikaly (born May 10, 1965) is a Lebanese-American former professional basketball player. He was one of the first internationally born players to make an impact on American basketball. Considered one of the top college players from ...

out of

Syracuse University Syracuse University (informally 'Cuse or SU) is a Private university, private research university in Syracuse, New York, United States. It was established in 1870 with roots in the Methodist Episcopal Church but has been nonsectarian since 1920 ...

, while other rookies included first-round draft pick

Kevin Edwards Kevin Durell Edwards (born October 30, 1965) is an American former professional basketball player who currently serves as DePaul University men's basketball team's director of community, corporate, and professional relations. Edwards was selec ...

, and second-round draft picks

Grant Long Grant Andrew Long (born March 12, 1966) is an American former professional basketball player. He played over 1,000 games for the National Basketball Association over a 15-year career. Long had two relatives who were playing in the NBA during h ...

and

Sylvester Gray Sylvester Gray (born July 8, 1967) is an American former professional basketball player. He was selected by the Miami Heat in the second round (35th overall) of the 1988 NBA draft. A 6'6" small forward from Memphis State University, Gray playe ...

. The team hired

Ron Rothstein Ronald L. Rothstein (born December 27, 1942) is an American former professional basketball coach and college basketball player, who has led many different NBA teams. He served as the first head coach for the Miami Heat, and later coached the D ...

as their first ever head coach. The Heat made their NBA regular season debut on November 5, 1988, in a losing effort to the

Los Angeles Clippers The Los Angeles Clippers are an American professional basketball team based in the Greater Los Angeles area. The Clippers compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference. The ...

by a score of 111–91 at the

Miami Arena Miami Arena was an indoor arena located in Miami, Florida. The venue served as the home of the Miami Heat of the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the Florida Panthers of the National Hockey League (NHL). From 1988 until 1999, it also ...

; Sparrow made the first basket in franchise history. The Heat lost an NBA record of 17 games to start their inaugural season.Miami Heat (1988-Present)
/ref> On December 14, the team won their first game of the season by beating the Clippers at the

Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena The Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena was a multi-purpose arena at Exposition Park, in the University Park neighborhood of Los Angeles. It was located next to the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum and just south of the campus of the University of ...

, by a score of 89–88. Five games later, the Heat won their first game ever at home when they beat the

Utah Jazz The Utah Jazz are an American professional basketball team based in Salt Lake City. The Jazz compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference. Since the 1991–92 season, the ...

, 101–80. The Heat struggled all season long, holding a dreadful 5–40 record at the All-Star break, and finishing their inaugural season in last place in the Midwest Division with a record of 15 wins and 67 losses, which was the league's worst record during the regular season. The team's leading scorer was Edwards, who averaged a low team-high of 13.8 points, and contributed 4.4 assists and 1.8 steals per game, and was also named to the

NBA All-Rookie Second Team The NBA All-Rookie Team is an annual National Basketball Association (NBA) honor given since the 1962–63 NBA season to the top rookies during the regular season. Voting is conducted by the NBA head coaches who are not allowed to vote for play ...

, while Sparrow averaged 12.5 points, 5.4 assists and 1.3 steals per game, and Long provided the team with 11.9 points, 6.7 rebounds and 1.5 steals per game. In addition, Seikaly averaged 10.9 points and 7.0 rebounds per game, while Thompson provided with 10.8 points and 7.2 rebounds per game, and Sundvold contributed 10.4 points per game off the bench, while shooting .522 in three-point field-goal percentage. Cummings averaged 8.8 points and 5.3 rebounds per game, while Gray provided with 8.0 points and 5.2 rebounds per game, and Washington contributed 7.6 points and 4.2 assists per game. Despite their location in

Miami, Florida Miami is a East Coast of the United States, coastal city in the U.S. state of Florida and the county seat of Miami-Dade County, Florida, Miami-Dade County in South Florida. It is the core of the Miami metropolitan area, which, with a populat ...

, the NBA placed the Heat in the Midwest Division of the Western Conference; this meant that the Heat were forced on some of the longest and farthest road trips in the NBA in 1988–89, as their closest divisional opponent was the

Houston Rockets The Houston Rockets are an American professional basketball team based in Houston. The Rockets compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Southwest Division (NBA), Southwest Division of the Western Conference (NBA) ...

, which were located over 950 miles away in

Houston, Texas Houston ( ) is the List of cities in Texas by population, most populous city in the U.S. state of Texas and in the Southern United States. Located in Southeast Texas near Galveston Bay and the Gulf of Mexico, it is the county seat, seat of ...

. The team's primary logo and uniforms both remained in use until 1999.

Offseason

Expansion draft

Draft picks

Roster

Regular season

Season standings

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

Record vs. opponents

Game log

, - align="center" bgcolor="edbebf" , 1 , , November 5, 1988 , , L.A. Clippers , , L 91–111 , ,

, , 15,008 , , 0–1 , - align="center" bgcolor="edbebf" , 2 , , November 8, 1988 , , @

Dallas Dallas () is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the most populous city in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, the List of Texas metropolitan areas, most populous metropolitan area in Texas and the Metropolitan statistical area, fourth-most ...

, , L 88–92 , ,

Reunion Arena Reunion Arena was an indoor arena located in the Reunion, Dallas, Reunion district of downtown Dallas, Texas, United States. The arena served as the primary home of the National Hockey League's (NHL) Dallas Stars and the National Basketball Ass ...

, , 16,129 , , 0–2 , - align="center" bgcolor="edbebf" , 3 , , November 9, 1988 , , @

San Antonio San Antonio ( ; Spanish for " Saint Anthony") is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the most populous city in Greater San Antonio. San Antonio is the third-largest metropolitan area in Texas and the 24th-largest metropolitan area in the ...

, , L 93–117 , ,

HemisFair Arena HemisFair Arena (also known as the San Antonio Convention Center Arena) was an indoor arena located in San Antonio, Texas. It was home to the ABA/NBA's San Antonio Spurs from 1973 to 1993 and the San Antonio Force of the AFL during the 1992 sea ...

, , , , 0–3 , - align="center" bgcolor="edbebf" , 4 , , November 11, 1988 , ,

Houston Houston ( ) is the List of cities in Texas by population, most populous city in the U.S. state of Texas and in the Southern United States. Located in Southeast Texas near Galveston Bay and the Gulf of Mexico, it is the county seat, seat of ...

, , L 100–121 , , Miami Arena , , 15,008 , , 0–4 , - align="center" bgcolor="edbebf" , 5 , , November 15, 1988 , ,

Boston Boston is the capital and most populous city in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the United States. The city serves as the cultural and Financial centre, financial center of New England, a region of the Northeas ...

, , L 65–84 , , Miami Arena , , 15,008 , , 0–5 , - align="center" bgcolor="edbebf" , 6 , , November 17, 1988 , , @

, , L 107–113 , , The Summit , , 16,288 , , 0–6 , - align="center" bgcolor="edbebf" , 7 , , November 18, 1988 , , Golden State , , L 117–123 (OT) , , Miami Arena , , 13,907 , , 0–7 , - align="center" bgcolor="edbebf" , 8 , , November 23, 1988 , , L.A. Lakers , , L 91–138 , , Miami Arena , , 15,008 , , 0–8 , - align="center" bgcolor="edbebf" , 9 , , November 26, 1988 , , @

Milwaukee Milwaukee is the List of cities in Wisconsin, most populous city in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. Located on the western shore of Lake Michigan, it is the List of United States cities by population, 31st-most populous city in the United States ...

, , L 93–103 , ,

Bradley Center The Bradley Center (also known as the BMO Harris Bradley Center under sponsorship agreements) was a multi-purpose arena located on the northwest corner of North Vel R. Phillips Ave. and West State Streets in downtown Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United ...

, , 18,573 , , 0–9 , - align="center" bgcolor="edbebf" , 10 , , November 27, 1988 , , @

Cleveland Cleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Cuyahoga County. Located along the southern shore of Lake Erie, it is situated across the Canada–U.S. maritime border and approximately west of the Ohio-Pennsylvania st ...

, , L 80–109 , ,

Richfield Coliseum Richfield Coliseum, also known as the Coliseum at Richfield, was an indoor arena located in Richfield Township, between Cleveland and Akron, Ohio. It opened in 1974 as a replacement for the Cleveland Arena, and had a seating capacity of 20,27 ...

, , , , 0–10 , - align="center" bgcolor="edbebf" , 11 , , November 29, 1988 , , @ Charlotte , , L 84–99 , ,

Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte Coliseum was a multi-purpose sports and entertainment arena located in Charlotte, North Carolina. It was operated by the Charlotte Coliseum Authority, which also oversees the operation of Bojangles Coliseum, which was called Charlotte ...

, , 23,388 , , 0–11 , - align="center" bgcolor="edbebf" , 12 , , November 30, 1988 , ,

, , L 101–105 , , Miami Arena , , 14,298 , , 0–12 , - , - align="center" bgcolor="edbebf" , 13 , , December 2, 1988 , ,

Portland Portland most commonly refers to: *Portland, Oregon, the most populous city in the U.S. state of Oregon *Portland, Maine, the most populous city in the U.S. state of Maine *Isle of Portland, a tied island in the English Channel Portland may also r ...

, , L 102–105 , , Miami Arena , , 15,008 , , 0–13 , - align="center" bgcolor="edbebf" , 14 , , December 7, 1988 , ,

Sacramento Sacramento ( or ; ; ) is the capital city of the U.S. state of California and the seat of Sacramento County. Located at the confluence of the Sacramento and American Rivers in Northern California's Sacramento Valley, Sacramento's 2020 p ...

, , L 94–96 , , Miami Arena , , 15,008 , , 0–14 , - align="center" bgcolor="edbebf" , 15 , , December 9, 1988 , ,

Denver Denver ( ) is a List of municipalities in Colorado#Consolidated city and county, consolidated city and county, the List of capitals in the United States, capital and List of municipalities in Colorado, most populous city of the U.S. state of ...

, , L 110–121 , , Miami Arena , , 14,812 , , 0–15 , - align="center" bgcolor="edbebf" , 16 , , December 10, 1988 , , @

Chicago Chicago is the List of municipalities in Illinois, most populous city in the U.S. state of Illinois and in the Midwestern United States. With a population of 2,746,388, as of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, it is the List of Unite ...

, , L 88–111 , ,

Chicago Stadium Chicago Stadium was an indoor arena in Chicago from 1929 to 1995. When it was built, it was the largest indoor arena in the world with a maximum seating capacity of 26,000. It was the home of the National Hockey League's Chicago Blackhawks and ...

, , 17,615 , , 0–16 , - align="center" bgcolor="edbebf" , 17 , , December 12, 1988 , , @

Utah Utah is a landlocked state in the Mountain states, Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It is one of the Four Corners states, sharing a border with Arizona, Colorado, and New Mexico. It also borders Wyoming to the northea ...

, , L 94–110 , ,

Salt Palace The Calvin L. Rampton Salt Palace Convention Center, more commonly known as the Salt Palace, is a convention center in Salt Lake City, Utah. Named after Utah's 11th governor, Calvin L. Rampton, the moniker "Salt Palace" was previously used by ...

, , 12,444 , , 0–17 , - align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 18 , , December 14, 1988 , , @ L.A. Clippers , , W 89–88 , ,

, , , , 1–17 , - align="center" bgcolor="edbebf" , 19 , , December 15, 1988 , , @

, , L 90–94 , ,

ARCO Arena ARCO Arena (known as Power Balance Pavilion from 2011 to 2012 and Sleep Train Arena from 2012 until 2022) was an indoor arena located in Sacramento, California, United States. Opened in 1988, it was the home of the Sacramento Kings of the Nation ...

, , 16,517 , , 1–18 , - align="center" bgcolor="edbebf" , 20 , , December 17, 1988 , ,

, , L 87–104 , , Miami Arena , , 15,008 , , 1–19 , - align="center" bgcolor="edbebf" , 21 , , December 20, 1988 , , @

Detroit Detroit ( , ) is the List of municipalities in Michigan, most populous city in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is situated on the bank of the Detroit River across from Windsor, Ontario. It had a population of 639,111 at the 2020 United State ...

, , L 100–116 , ,

The Palace of Auburn Hills The Palace of Auburn Hills, commonly known as the Palace, was a multi-purpose arena located in Auburn Hills, Michigan. Opened in 1988, it was the home of the Detroit Pistons of the National Basketball Association (NBA), the Detroit Shock of the ...

, , 21,454 , , 1–20 , - align="center" bgcolor="edbebf" , 22 , , December 21, 1988 , ,

Seattle Seattle ( ) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Washington and in the Pacific Northwest region of North America. With a population of 780,995 in 2024, it is the 18th-most populous city in the United States. The city is the cou ...

, , L 101–109 , , Miami Arena , , 15,008 , , 1–21 , - align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 23 , , December 23, 1988 , ,

, , W 101–80 , , Miami Arena , , 15,008 , , 2–21 , - align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 24 , , December 26, 1988 , ,

, , W 111–109 , , Miami Arena , , 15,008 , , 3–21 , - align="center" bgcolor="edbebf" , 25 , , December 27, 1988 , ,

, , L 93–101 , , Miami Arena , , 15,008 , , 3–22 , - align="center" bgcolor="edbebf" , 26 , , December 29, 1988 , , @

, , L 99–129 , ,

Seattle Center Coliseum Climate Pledge Arena is a multi-purpose indoor arena in Seattle, Washington, United States. It is located north of downtown Seattle in the entertainment complex known as the Seattle Center, the site of the 1962 World's Fair, for which it was ...

, , 14,794 , , 3–23 , - align="center" bgcolor="edbebf" , 27 , , December 30, 1988 , , @

, , L 83–109 , ,

McNichols Sports Arena McNichols Sports Arena was an indoor arena located in Denver, Colorado, United States. Located adjacent to Mile High Stadium and completed in 1975, at a cost of $16 million, it seated 16,061 for hockey games and 17,171 for basketball games. Sp ...

, , 12,214 , , 3–24 , - , - align="center" bgcolor="edbebf" , 28 , , January 3, 1989 , , @

, , L 95–119 , , Memorial Coliseum , , 12,848 , , 3–25 , - align="center" bgcolor="edbebf" , 29 , , January 4, 1989 , , @ Golden State , , L 100–109 , ,

Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena Oakland Arena, often referred to as the Oakland Coliseum Arena, is an indoor arena in Oakland, California, and part of the Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Authority. Opened in 1966, the arena was originally home to the California Seals of the ...

, , 12,831 , , 3–26 , - align="center" bgcolor="edbebf" , 30 , , January 6, 1989 , , @ L.A. Lakers , , L 86–118 , ,

Great Western Forum The Kia Forum, also known as Los Angeles Forum and formerly Great Western Forum, is a multi-purpose indoor arena in Inglewood, California, United States, adjacent to Los Angeles. Located on West Manchester Boulevard, with Laffit Pincay Jr., P ...

, , 17,505 , , 3–27 , - align="center" bgcolor="edbebf" , 31 , , January 7, 1989 , , @ Phoenix , , L 99–107 , ,

Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum, also called the Madhouse Coliseum or Phoenix Memorial Coliseum, is a 14,870-seat multi-purpose indoor arena in Phoenix, Arizona, United States, located at the Arizona State Fairgrounds. It hosted the Phoenix Su ...

, , 12,288 , , 3–28 , - align="center" bgcolor="edbebf" , 32 , , January 10, 1989 , ,

, , L 88–92 , , Miami Arena , , 15,008 , , 3–29 , - align="center" bgcolor="edbebf" , 33 , , January 12, 1989 , , @

Washington Washington most commonly refers to: * George Washington (1732–1799), the first president of the United States * Washington (state), a state in the Pacific Northwest of the United States * Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States ** A ...

, , L 100–106 , , Capital Centre , , , , 3–30 , - align="center" bgcolor="edbebf" , 34 , , January 13, 1989 , ,

, , L 101–107 , , Miami Arena , , 15,008 , , 3–31 , - align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 35 , , January 15, 1989 , ,

Indiana Indiana ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders Lake Michigan to the northwest, Michigan to the north and northeast, Ohio to the east, the Ohio River and Kentucky to the s ...

, , W 118–117 (2OT) , , Miami Arena , , 15,008 , , 4–31 , - align="center" bgcolor="edbebf" , 36 , , January 19, 1989 , ,

, , L 108–112 , , Miami Arena , , 15,008 , , 4–32 , - align="center" bgcolor="edbebf" , 37 , , January 23, 1989 , , @

, , L 101–119 , , HemisFair Arena , , , , 4–33 , - align="center" bgcolor="edbebf" , 38 , , January 24, 1989 , , @

, , L 93–118 , , The Summit , , 16,611 , , 4–34 , - align="center" bgcolor="edbebf" , 39 , , January 26, 1989 , ,

, , L 108–129 , , Miami Arena , , 15,008 , , 4–35 , - align="center" bgcolor="edbebf" , 40 , , January 29, 1989 , , @

, , L 103–121 , ,

Boston Garden The Boston Garden was an arena in Boston, Massachusetts. Designed by boxing promoter Tex Rickard, who also built the third iteration of New York's Madison Square Garden, it opened on November 17, 1928, as "Boston Madison Square Garden" (later ...

, , 14,890 , , 4–36 , - align="center" bgcolor="edbebf" , 41 , , January 30, 1989 , , Golden State , , L 98–105 , , Miami Arena , , 14,880 , , 4–37 , - , - align="center" bgcolor="edbebf" , 42 , , February 2, 1989 , ,

, , L 93–100 , , Miami Arena , , 14,798 , , 4–38 , - align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 43 , , February 5, 1989 , ,

, , W 102–98 , , Miami Arena , , 15,008 , , 5–38 , - align="center" bgcolor="edbebf" , 44 , , February 7, 1989 , , @

, , L 77–96 , , Salt Palace , , 12,444 , , 5–39 , - align="center" bgcolor="edbebf" , 45 , , February 9, 1989 , , @

, , L 92–117 , , McNichols Sports Arena , , 14,935 , , 5–40 , - align="center" bgcolor="edbebf" , 46 , , February 14, 1989 , ,

, , L 98–109 , , Miami Arena , , 15,008 , , 5–41 , - align="center" bgcolor="edbebf" , 47 , , February 16, 1989 , , @

, , L 80–93 , , Reunion Arena , , 17,007 , , 5–42 , - align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 48 , , February 17, 1989 , , Charlotte , , W 103–102 , , Miami Arena , , 15,008 , , 6–42 , - align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 49 , , February 19, 1989 , ,

Atlanta Atlanta ( ) is the List of capitals in the United States, capital and List of municipalities in Georgia (U.S. state), most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia. It is the county seat, seat of Fulton County, Georg ...

, , W 124–115 , , Miami Arena , , 15,008 , , 7–42 , - align="center" bgcolor="edbebf" , 50 , , February 20, 1989 , , @

New Jersey New Jersey is a U.S. state, state located in both the Mid-Atlantic States, Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern United States, Northeastern regions of the United States. Located at the geographic hub of the urban area, heavily urbanized Northeas ...

, , L 109–117 , ,

Brendan Byrne Arena Meadowlands Arena (formerly Brendan Byrne Arena, Continental Airlines Arena and Izod Center) is a closed indoor sports and concert venue located in the Meadowlands Sports Complex in East Rutherford, New Jersey, United States. Since closing, ...

, , , , 7–43 , - align="center" bgcolor="edbebf" , 51 , , February 22, 1989 , ,

Philadelphia Philadelphia ( ), colloquially referred to as Philly, is the List of municipalities in Pennsylvania, most populous city in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania and the List of United States cities by population, sixth-most populous city in the Unit ...

, , L 108–139 , , Miami Arena , , 15,008 , , 7–44 , - align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 52 , , February 24, 1989 , , L.A. Clippers , , W 111–91 , , Miami Arena , , 15,008 , , 8–44 , - align="center" bgcolor="edbebf" , 53 , , February 26, 1989 , ,

, , L 102–124 , , Miami Arena , , 15,008 , , 8–45 , - align="center" bgcolor="edbebf" , 54 , , February 28, 1989 , ,

, , L 110–111 (OT) , , Miami Arena , , 14,779 , , 8–46 , - , - align="center" bgcolor="edbebf" , 55 , , March 2, 1989 , , @

New York New York most commonly refers to: * New York (state), a state in the northeastern United States * New York City, the most populous city in the United States, located in the state of New York New York may also refer to: Places United Kingdom * ...

, , L 123–132 , ,

Madison Square Garden Madison Square Garden, colloquially known as the Garden or by its initials MSG, is a multi-purpose indoor arena in New York City. It is located in Midtown Manhattan between Seventh Avenue (Manhattan), Seventh and Eighth Avenue (Manhattan), Eig ...

, , 14,054 , , 8–47 , - align="center" bgcolor="edbebf" , 56 , , March 3, 1989 , ,

, , L 95–107 , ,

, , 15,008 , , 8–48 , - align="center" bgcolor="edbebf" , 57 , , March 5, 1989 , ,

, , L 100–109 , , Miami Arena , , 15,008 , , 8–49 , - align="center" bgcolor="edbebf" , 58 , , March 8, 1989 , , L.A. Lakers , , L 87–127 , , Miami Arena , , 15,008 , , 8–50 , - align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 59 , , March 10, 1989 , ,

, , W 131–130 (2OT) , , Miami Arena , , 15,008 , , 9–50 , - align="center" bgcolor="edbebf" , 60 , , March 11, 1989 , , @

, , L 78–111 , ,

The Omni Omni Coliseum (often called The Omni) was an indoor arena in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. Completed in 1972, the arena seated 16,378 for basketball and 15,278 for ice hockey, hockey. It was part of the Omni Complex, now known as the CNN Cente ...

, , 16,371 , , 9–51 , - align="center" bgcolor="edbebf" , 61 , , March 13, 1989 , , Phoenix , , L 104–112 , , Miami Arena , , 15,008 , , 9–52 , - align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 62 , , March 15, 1989 , , @ L.A. Clippers , , W 109–103 , , Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena , , , , 10–52 , - align="center" bgcolor="edbebf" , 63 , , March 17, 1989 , , @

, , L 96–118 , , Salt Palace , , 12,444 , , 10–53 , - align="center" bgcolor="edbebf" , 64 , , March 18, 1989 , , @

, , L 105–111 , , McNichols Sports Arena , , 15,068 , , 10–54 , - align="center" bgcolor="edbebf" , 65 , , March 20, 1989 , , @ Phoenix , , L 97–115 , , Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum , , 12,315 , , 10–55 , - align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 66 , , March 22, 1989 , ,

, , W 107–103 , , Miami Arena , , 15,008 , , 11–55 , - align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 67 , , March 25, 1989 , ,

, , W 107–105 , , Miami Arena , , 15,008 , , 12–55 , - align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 68 , , March 27, 1989 , ,

, , W 100–79 , , Miami Arena , , 15,008 , , 13–55 , - align="center" bgcolor="edbebf" , 69 , , March 29, 1989 , , @

, , L 89–96 , ,

Market Square Arena Market Square Arena (MSA) was an indoor arena in Indianapolis. Completed in 1974, at a cost of $23 million, it seated 16,530 for basketball and 15,993 for ice hockey. Seating capacity for concerts and other events was adjusted by the use of larg ...

, , , , 13–56 , - align="center" bgcolor="edbebf" , 70 , , March 31, 1989 , , @

, , L 93–114 , ,

Spectrum A spectrum (: spectra or spectrums) is a set of related ideas, objects, or properties whose features overlap such that they blend to form a continuum. The word ''spectrum'' was first used scientifically in optics to describe the rainbow of co ...

, , 14,127 , , 13–57 , - , - align="center" bgcolor="edbebf" , 71 , , April 2, 1989 , , @

, , L 96–98 , , Reunion Arena , , 16,846 , , 13–58 , - align="center" bgcolor="edbebf" , 72 , , April 4, 1989 , , @

, , 87–109 , , HemisFair Arena , , , , 13–59 , - align="center" bgcolor="edbebf" , 73 , , April 6, 1989 , ,

, , L 93–101 , , Miami Arena , , 15,008 , , 13–60 , - align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 74 , , April 8, 1989 , ,

, , W 107–104 (OT) , , Miami Arena , , 15,008 , , 14–60 , - align="center" bgcolor="edbebf" , 75 , , April 10, 1989 , , @

, , L 69–108 , , ARCO Arena , , 16,517 , , 14–61 , - align="center" bgcolor="edbebf" , 76 , , April 11, 1989 , , @ Golden State , , L 98–114 , , Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena , , 15,025 , , 14–62 , - align="center" bgcolor="edbebf" , 77 , , April 13, 1989 , , @

, , L 111–116 , , Seattle Center Coliseum , , 11,267 , , 14–63 , - align="center" bgcolor="edbebf" , 78 , , April 14, 1989 , , @

, , L 86–97 , , Memorial Coliseum , , 12,880 , , 14–64 , - align="center" bgcolor="edbebf" , 79 , , April 16, 1989 , , @ L.A. Lakers , , L 108–121 , , Great Western Forum , , 17,505 , , 14–65 , - align="center" bgcolor="edbebf" , 80 , , April 18, 1989 , ,

, , L 99–103 , , Miami Arena , , 15,008 , , 14–66 , - align="center" bgcolor="edbebf" , 81 , , April 19, 1989 , , Phoenix , , L 91–117 , , Miami Arena , , 15,008 , , 14–67 , - align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 82 , , April 22, 1989 , , @

, , W 91–89 , , The Summit , , 16,611 , , 15–67 , - , -
1988-89 Schedule

Awards, records, and honors

, NBA All-Rookie Second Team

Player statistics

Ragular season

Transactions

References

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Heat on Basketball Reference
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