The Houston Rockets were 45-37 in 1988-89. They finished 2nd in the Midwest Division and 5th in the Western Conference. They lost in the Western Conference First Round against the Seattle SuperSonics, 3 games to 1.
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1988-89 Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | |
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3 | 55 | 27 | .671 | 2.0 | |
4 | 47 | 35 | .573 | 10.0 | |
5 |  Rockets | 45 | 37 | .549 | 12.0 |
6 | 44 | 38 | .537 | 13.0 | |
7 | 43 | 39 | .524 | 14.0 |
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Booker scores 24, Suns outlast Rockets 102-99 for 1st back-to-back wins of season
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Dosunmu scores 21 and Kuminga sparks late surge in Timberwolves’ 117-107 win over Rockets
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Rockets beat Celtics 109-93 behind Alperen Sengun’s 26 points, 10 assists
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Alperen Sengun leads Rockets past Celtics 109-93 as Houston moves into first in West
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Jabari Smith Jr. scores 30 points, Rockets beat Thunder 119-98
1988-89 Stats
See stats| GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | |
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Team | 82 | 242.1 | 108.5 | 45.9 | 24.6 | 9.6 | 6.1 | 41.6 | 87.8 | 47.4 | 2.0 | 6.4 | 31.4 | 23.3 | 30.8 | 75.5 | 53.5 | 14.8 | 31.1 | 19.1 | 24.7 |
Team Rank | 3rd | 13th | 2nd | 18th | 11th | 5th | 16th | 15th | 14th | 16th | 14th | 15th | 7th | 4th | 17th | 15th | 9th | 5th | 21st | 16th | |
Opponent | 82 | 242.1 | 107.5 | 43.6 | 24.6 | 9.8 | 5.4 | 41.6 | 88.9 | 46.8 | 2.3 | 6.5 | 35.0 | 22.0 | 28.9 | 76.1 | 52.9 | 14.0 | 29.6 | 17.7 | 24.5 |
Opponent Rank | 3rd | 9th | 14th | 4th | 20th | 14th | 8th | 13th | 7th | 19th | 13th | 22nd | 11th | 14th | 7th | 8th | 8th | 15th | 10th | 6th | |
Net | +1.0 | +2.3 | +0.0 | -0.1 | +0.8 | 0.0 | -1.1 | +0.6 | -0.3 | -0.1 | -3.7 | +1.3 | +1.9 | -0.6 | +0.6 | +0.8 | +1.5 | +1.4 | +0.2 | ||
Net Rank | 15th | 7th | 12th | 15th | 8th | 16th | 15th | 9th | 16th | 13th | 20th | 9th | 8th | 15th | 11th | 10th | 9th | 20th | 11th |
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| Eastern | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 2 | .800 | ||
| 2 | 7 | 2 | .778 | 0.5 | |
| 3 | 6 | 2 | .750 | 1.0 | |
| 4 | 7 | 4 | .636 | 1.5 | |
| 5 | 5 | 4 | .556 | 2.5 | |
| 6 | 5 | 4 | .556 | 2.5 | |
| 7 | 5 | 5 | .500 | 3.0 | |
| 8 | 4 | 6 | .400 | 4.0 | |
| 9 | 3 | 6 | .333 | 4.5 | |
| 10 | 3 | 7 | .300 | 5.0 | |
| 11 | 3 | 7 | .300 | 5.0 | |
| 12 | 2 | 7 | .222 | 5.5 | |
| 13 | 2 | 7 | .222 | 5.5 | |
| 14 | 1 | 7 | .125 | 6.0 | |
| 15 | 1 | 8 | .111 | 6.5 |
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Bucks| Western | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 2 | .800 | ||
| 2 | 8 | 2 | .800 | ||
| 3 | 8 | 2 | .800 | ||
| 4 | 7 | 3 | .700 | 1.0 | |
| 5 | 7 | 3 | .700 | 1.0 | |
| 6 | 7 | 3 | .700 | 1.0 | |
| 7 | 6 | 3 | .667 | 1.5 | |
| 8 | 6 | 3 | .667 | 1.5 | |
| 9 | 5 | 3 | .625 | 2.0 | |
| 10 | 5 | 4 | .556 | 2.5 | |
| 11 | 4 | 5 | .444 | 3.5 | |
| 12 | 3 | 5 | .375 | 4.0 | |
| 13 | 1 | 7 | .125 | 6.0 | |
| 14 | 1 | 8 | .111 | 6.5 | |
| 15 | 1 | 8 | .111 | 6.5 |
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