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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 40th season for the
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in the
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, and their 26th season in
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. Despite finishing with a 36–46 record the previous season, the 76ers received the third overall pick in the
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, and selected power forward Charles D. Smith from the
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, but soon traded him to the
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in exchange for shooting guard Hersey Hawkins out of
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, as the team needed more backcourt scoring to complement the inside play of All-Star forward
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. The team also acquired Ron Anderson from the
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during the off-season. The 76ers won ten of their first 15 games of the regular season, then later on 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 #7 seed in the Eastern Conference, and returning to the
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after a one-year absence. Barkley averaged 25.8 points, 12.5 rebounds and 1.6 steals per game, and was named to the
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, and selected for the 1989 NBA All-Star Game in
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, while
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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
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. In addition, Anderson played a sixth man role off the bench, averaging 16.2 points per game, while Cliff Robinson provided with 15.1 points and 5.4 rebounds per game, but only played just 14 games due to a knee injury, and
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contributed 11.6 points, 7.8 assists and 1.5 steals per game. Barkley also finished in sixth place in
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voting, while Anderson finished tied in sixth place in Sixth Man of the Year voting, and finished tied in fourth place in Most Improved Player voting. In the
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, the 76ers lost an Eastern Conference First Round series to the
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in a 3–0 sweep; Game 2 was notable, because the 76ers blew a 10-point lead with approximately two minutes left in the game, as Knicks guard
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's three-point shot with less than 10 seconds left gave New York the win at home, 107–106. Following the season, Cheeks and David Wingate were both traded to the
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, and Robinson was released to free agency.


Draft picks


Roster


Regular season


Season standings

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Record vs. opponents


Game log


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All-NBA First Team The All-NBA Team is an annual National Basketball Association (NBA) honor bestowed on the best players in the league following every NBA season. The voting is conducted by a global panel of sportswriters and broadcasters. The team has been sel ...
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NBA All-Rookie 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 ...
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