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1988-89 NBA Pacific standings
The Los Angeles Lakers won the 1988-89 NBA Pacific division race at 57-25, 2 games ahead of the Phoenix Suns.
🏆The 1988-89 playoffs, series by series
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Pacific standings, 1988-89
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | L10 | Streak |
|---|
| Los Angeles Lakers (LAL) w | 57 | 25 | .695 | - | 7-3 | W5 |
| Phoenix Suns (PHX) x | 55 | 27 | .671 | 2 | 9-1 | W1 |
| Seattle SuperSonics (SEA) x | 47 | 35 | .573 | 10 | 8-2 | L1 |
| Golden State Warriors (GOS) x | 43 | 39 | .524 | 14 | 3-7 | L6 |
| Portland Trail Blazers (POR) x | 39 | 43 | .476 | 18 | 5-5 | W1 |
| Sacramento Kings (SAC) | 27 | 55 | .329 | 30 | 5-5 | L1 |
| Los Angeles Clippers (LAC) | 21 | 61 | .256 | 36 | 4-6 | L2 |
Final standings.
Clinch key- x
- clinched a playoff place
- w
- clinched the top seed in the Western Conference
Turning points
- The lead changed hands 3 times.
- The Los Angeles Lakers trailed by as many as 1 game on November 5, 1988.
- The Los Angeles Lakers took first place for good on November 11, 1988.
- The Phoenix Suns won 9 games in a row from March 31, 1989 to April 19, 1989, the longest run of the race.
- The Los Angeles Lakers led by as many as 5.5 games on March 12, 1989.
- The Los Angeles Lakers went 12-2 from November 8, 1988 to December 7, 1988, turning a deficit of 1 game into a lead of 5 games.
- Three teams held first place.
- The Los Angeles Lakers spent 166 of the season's 171 charted days in first place.