1988–89 Milwaukee Bucks season
The 1988–89 NBA season was the Bucks' 21st season in the NBA.[1] It was the very first season for the Bucks playing in the Bradley Center, after the team moved there from the Milwaukee Arena, otherwise known as "The Mecca". During the off-season, the team acquired Fred Roberts from the expansion Miami Heat.[2] The Bucks struggled with a 3–4 start to the season, but later on posted a six-game winning streak in January, and held a 30–15 record at the All-Star break. The team finished fourth in the Central Division with a 49–33 record.[3]
1988–89 Milwaukee Bucks season | |
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Head coach | Del Harris |
General manager | Del Harris |
Owner(s) | Herb Kohl |
Arena | Bradley Center |
Results | |
Record | 49–33 (.598) |
Place | Division: 4th (Central) Conference: 5th (Eastern) |
Playoff finish | Conference Semifinals (Lost to Pistons 0–4) |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Local media | |
Television | WCGV-TV (Jim Paschke, Jon McGlocklin) |
Radio | WTMJ |
Terry Cummings averaged 22.9 points, 8.1 rebounds and 1.3 steals per game, and was named to the All-NBA Third Team, and selected for the 1989 NBA All-Star Game,[4] while sixth man Ricky Pierce averaged 17.6 points per game off the bench, and Jack Sikma provided the team with 13.4 points and 7.8 rebounds per game. In addition, Larry Krystkowiak averaged 12.7 points and 7.6 rebounds per game, while Paul Pressey provided with 12.1 points, 6.6 assists and 1.8 steals per game, Sidney Moncrief also contributed 12.1 points per game, and Jay Humphries averaged 11.6 points, 5.5 assists and 1.9 steals per game.[5]
In the playoffs, the Bucks defeated the 4th-seeded Atlanta Hawks in five games in the Eastern Conference First Round.[6] It marked the last time the Bucks would advance to the second round until 2000–01. In the Eastern Conference Semi-finals, the Bucks were swept by the eventual champions Detroit Pistons in four straight games.[7] Following the season, Cummings was traded to the San Antonio Spurs,[8] and Moncrief retired after ten seasons with the Bucks.[9]
Draft picks
Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College |
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1 | 13 | Jeff Grayer | SF/SG | ![]() | Iowa State |
2 | 39 | Tito Horford | C | ![]() | Miami (FL) |
3 | 63 | Mike Jones | ![]() | Auburn |
Roster
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Regular season
Season standings
Central Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div |
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y-Detroit Pistons | 63 | 19 | .768 | – | 37–4 | 26–15 | 20–10 |
x-Cleveland Cavaliers | 57 | 25 | .695 | 6 | 37–4 | 20–21 | 19–11 |
x-Atlanta Hawks | 52 | 30 | .634 | 11 | 33–8 | 19–22 | 20–10 |
x-Milwaukee Bucks | 49 | 33 | .598 | 14 | 31–10 | 18–23 | 11–19 |
x-Chicago Bulls | 47 | 35 | .573 | 16 | 30–11 | 17–24 | 12–18 |
Indiana Pacers | 28 | 54 | .341 | 35 | 20–21 | 8–33 | 8–22 |
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Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
1 | z-Detroit Pistons | 63 | 19 | .768 | – |
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 |
- z - clinched division title
- y - clinched division title
- x - clinched playoff spot
Record vs. opponents
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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 | — |
Game log
1988–89 game log Total: 49–33 (Home: 2–2; Road: 0–0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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November: 2–1 (Home: 2–1; Road: 0–0)
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December: 1–1 (Home: 1–1; Road: 0–0)
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January: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
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February: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
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March: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
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April: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
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1988–89 schedule |
Playoffs
Player statistics
GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game |
Season
Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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Terry Cummings | 80 | 78 | 35.3 | 46.7 | 46.7 | 78.7 | 8.1 | 2.5 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 22.9 |
Ricky Pierce | 75 | 4 | 27.7 | 51.8 | 22.2 | 85.9 | 2.6 | 2.1 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 17.6 |
Jack Sikma | 80 | 80 | 32.3 | 43.1 | 38.0 | 90.5 | 7.8 | 3.6 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 13.4 |
Larry Krystkowiak | 80 | 77 | 30.9 | 47.3 | 33.3 | 82.3 | 7.6 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 12.7 |
Paul Pressey | 67 | 62 | 32.4 | 47.4 | 21.8 | 77.6 | 3.9 | 6.6 | 1.8 | 0.7 | 12.1 |
Sidney Moncrief | 62 | 50 | 25.7 | 49.1 | 34.2 | 86.5 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 12.1 |
Jay Humphries | 73 | 50 | 30.4 | 48.3 | 26.6 | 81.6 | 2.6 | 5.5 | 1.9 | 0.1 | 11.6 |
Jeff Grayer | 11 | 2 | 18.2 | 43.8 | 0.0 | 85.0 | 3.2 | 2.0 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 7.4 |
Fred Roberts | 71 | 3 | 17.6 | 48.6 | 21.4 | 80.6 | 2.9 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 5.9 |
Rickey Green | 30 | 0 | 16.7 | 54.5 | 33.3 | 89.5 | 1.5 | 3.5 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 5.4 |
Randy Breuer | 48 | 4 | 10.7 | 48.0 | 0.0 | 54.9 | 2.8 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 4.2 |
Mark Davis | 31 | 0 | 8.1 | 49.5 | 11.1 | 81.3 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 4.0 |
Tony Brown | 29 | 0 | 9.4 | 49.3 | 28.6 | 78.3 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 3.2 |
Paul Mokeski | 74 | 0 | 9.3 | 36.0 | 26.9 | 78.4 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 2.2 |
Tito Horford | 25 | 0 | 4.5 | 32.6 | 0.0 | 63.2 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 1.7 |
Andre Turner | 4 | 0 | 3.3 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1.5 |
Mike Dunleavy | 2 | 0 | 2.5 | 50.0 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.5 |
Player Stats Citation:[5]
Playoffs
Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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Ricky Pierce | 9 | 0 | 32.4 | 54.6 | 75.0 | 87.2 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 22.3 |
Fred Roberts | 9 | 5 | 38.3 | 49.0 | 0.0 | 85.0 | 4.3 | 2.2 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 14.7 |
Jay Humphries | 9 | 9 | 35.9 | 49.5 | 16.7 | 88.2 | 3.0 | 7.8 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 14.6 |
Terry Cummings | 5 | 4 | 24.8 | 36.2 | 0.0 | 87.5 | 6.6 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 12.8 |
Jack Sikma | 9 | 9 | 33.4 | 39.4 | 28.6 | 82.1 | 5.6 | 3.3 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 11.7 |
Larry Krystkowiak | 8 | 8 | 29.9 | 42.6 | 0.0 | 87.1 | 5.6 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 10.6 |
Sidney Moncrief | 9 | 9 | 20.4 | 39.6 | 28.6 | 93.8 | 2.9 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 6.1 |
Paul Mokeski | 5 | 0 | 12.2 | 57.1 | 100.0 | 75.0 | 3.4 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.6 |
Randy Breuer | 9 | 1 | 18.0 | 53.1 | 0.0 | 38.5 | 4.4 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 4.3 |
Rickey Green | 8 | 0 | 13.8 | 41.4 | 50.0 | 100.0 | 1.6 | 2.3 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 3.6 |
Tony Brown | 6 | 0 | 11.5 | 36.4 | 0.0 | 75.0 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 1.8 |
Awards and records
Transactions
Trades
June 23, 1988 | To Milwaukee Bucks---- | To Miami Heat----
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October 4, 1988 | To Milwaukee Bucks----
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To Seattle SuperSonics---- |
Free Agents
Player | Signed | Former team |
Mark Davis | May 19, 1988 | La Crosse Catbirds |
Jim Les | October 19, 1988 | Chicago Express |
Rickey Green | March 1, 1989 | Charlotte Hornets |
Subtractions | ||
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Player | Date signed | New team |
John Stroeder | Expansion Draft June 23, 1988 | Miami Heat |
Jim Les | October 20, 1988 | Utah Jazz |
Player Transactions Citation:[10]
See also
References
- 1988-89 Milwaukee Bucks
- "Miami Heat Draft Fred Roberts; Trade Roberts to Milwaukee". Tumblr. June 23, 1988. Retrieved March 9, 2022.
- "1988–89 Milwaukee Bucks Schedule and Results". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
- "1989 NBA All-Star Game: West 143, East 134". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
- "1988–89 Milwaukee Bucks Roster and Stats". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved February 12, 2022.
- "Bucks Defeat Hawks and Clinch Series". New York Times. May 8, 1989. Retrieved February 13, 2022.
- "Pistons Edge Bucks To Complete a Sweep". New York Times. May 16, 1989. Retrieved February 12, 2022.
- "Cummings Is Traded For 2 Spurs Starters". New York Times. May 29, 1989. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
- "Ex-Bucks star Sidney Moncrief retires". UPI Archives. October 13, 1989. Retrieved March 9, 2022.
- "1988–89 Milwaukee Bucks Transactions". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved February 10, 2022.