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1988-89 Phoenix Suns
55–27 · #4 in the league · Conference Finals
Season snapshotPHO
Phoenix Suns went 55–27 in the regular season, good for the #4 record in the league, and finished as conference finals.
League rank
#4
Net rating
+7.4
Home floor
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Roster
17 players
Record
55–27
67.1% win rate
League rank
#4
Playoff team
Net rating
+7.4
SRS +6.8
Finish
Conference Finals
Reached the Conference Finals.
The squad
Season roster
| Player | Pos | No. | GP | GS | PPG | RPG | APG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Chambers | F-C | 24 | 81 | 81 | 25.7 | 8.4 | 2.9 |
| Kevin Johnson | G | 7 | 81 | 81 | 20.4 | 4.2 | 12.2 |
| Jeff Hornacek | G | 14 | 78 | 73 | 13.5 | 3.4 | 6.0 |
| Armen Gilliam | F-C | 35 | 74 | 60 | 15.9 | 7.3 | 0.7 |
| Mark West | C-F | 41 | 82 | 32 | 7.2 | 6.7 | 0.5 |
| Tyrone Corbin | G-F | 23 | 77 | 30 | 8.2 | 5.2 | 1.5 |
| Andrew Lang | C | 28 | 62 | 25 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 0.1 |
| Tim Perry | F-C | 34 | 62 | 15 | 4.1 | 2.1 | 0.3 |
| Eddie Johnson | F-G | 8 | 70 | 7 | 21.5 | 4.4 | 2.3 |
| Dan Majerle | G-F | 9 | 54 | 5 | 8.6 | 3.9 | 2.4 |
| T.R. Dunn | G-F | 25 | 34 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 0.7 |
| Ed Nealy | F | 45 | 30 | 0 | 0.6 | 1.8 | 0.3 |
| Steve Kerr | G | 4 | 26 | 0 | 2.1 | 0.7 | 0.9 |
| Craig Hodges | G | 25 | 10 | 0 | 3.9 | 0.5 | 0.8 |
| Mark Davis | F-G | 43 | 2 | 0 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| Kenny Gattison | F-C | 44 | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| Winston Crite | F | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
Team stats
Season profile
113.1
ORtg
105.7
DRtg
104.5
Pace
+6.8
SRS
+7.7
MOV
56.0%
TS%
50.9%
eFG%
25.7
Avg age
Sideline
Coaching staff
Cotton Fitzsimmons
head_coach
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Conference Finals
Reached the Conference Finals.
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Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
10,904 average attendance
Then and now
Phoenix Suns
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17 players