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1988-89 Golden State Warriors
43–39 · #14 in the league · Conference Semifinals
Season snapshotGSW
Golden State Warriors went 43–39 in the regular season, good for the #14 record in the league, and finished as conference semifinals.
League rank
#14
Net rating
-0.3
Home floor
Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena
Roster
17 players
Record
43–39
52.4% win rate
League rank
#14
Playoff team
Net rating
-0.3
SRS -0.6
Finish
Conference Semifinals
Reached the Conference Semifinals.
The squad
Season roster
| Player | Pos | No. | GP | GS | PPG | RPG | APG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Mullin | F-G | 17 | 82 | 82 | 26.5 | 5.9 | 5.1 |
| Mitch Richmond | G | 23 | 79 | 79 | 22.0 | 5.9 | 4.2 |
| Winston Garland | G | 12 | 79 | 79 | 14.5 | 4.2 | 6.4 |
| Larry Smith | F-C | 13 | 80 | 78 | 5.7 | 8.2 | 1.5 |
| Terry Teagle | F-G | 20 | 66 | 41 | 15.2 | 4.0 | 1.5 |
| Ralph Sampson | C-F | 50 | 61 | 36 | 6.4 | 5.0 | 1.3 |
| Otis Smith | G-F | 18 | 80 | 5 | 10.0 | 4.1 | 1.8 |
| Manute Bol | C | 10 | 80 | 4 | 3.9 | 5.8 | 0.3 |
| Steve Alford | G | 4 | 57 | 3 | 6.3 | 1.2 | 1.5 |
| Tellis Frank | F-C | 32 | 32 | 2 | 3.3 | 1.9 | 0.5 |
| Rod Higgins | F | 22 | 81 | 1 | 10.6 | 4.6 | 2.0 |
| John Starks | G | 30 | 36 | 0 | 4.1 | 1.1 | 0.8 |
| Ben McDonald | F | 30 | 11 | 0 | 3.2 | 1.1 | 0.5 |
| Orlando Graham | F | 44 | 7 | 0 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 0.0 |
| Jerome Whitehead | C-F | 33 | 5 | 0 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 0.4 |
| John Stroeder | F | 25 | 4 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.5 | 0.8 |
| Shelton Jones | F | 31 | 2 | 0 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
Team stats
Season profile
107.4
ORtg
107.7
DRtg
107.3
Pace
-0.6
SRS
-0.3
MOV
52.9%
TS%
48.0%
eFG%
26.0
Avg age
Sideline
Coaching staff
Don Nelson
head_coach
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Conference Semifinals
Reached the Conference Semifinals.
View playoffsHome floor
Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena
14,337 average attendance
Then and now
Golden State Warriors
GSW
17 players