The Dallas Mavericks were 38-44 in 1988-89. They finished 4th in the Midwest Division and 9th in the Western Conference.
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
7 | 43 | 39 | .524 | 14.0 | |
8 | 39 | 43 | .476 | 18.0 | |
9 | 38 | 44 | .463 | 19.0 | |
10 | 27 | 55 | .329 | 30.0 | |
11 | 21 | 61 | .256 | 36.0 |
| GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 82 | 241.2 | 103.5 | 42.0 | 22.8 | 7.1 | 5.8 | 39.6 | 84.4 | 46.9 | 2.6 | 8.3 | 31.0 | 21.8 | 27.6 | 78.9 | 53.6 | 12.8 | 29.2 | 15.0 | 21.2 |
Team Rank | 14th | 24th | 23rd | 24th | 23rd | 7th | 23rd | 22nd | 17th | 7th | 4th | 17th | 16th | 19th | 7th | 14th | 23rd | 14th | 3rd | 4th | |
Opponent | 82 | 241.2 | 104.7 | 45.5 | 26.0 | 8.0 | 4.7 | 41.7 | 89.1 | 46.9 | 2.0 | 6.3 | 32.2 | 19.2 | 25.5 | 75.3 | 52.2 | 15.0 | 30.5 | 14.3 | 22.8 |
Opponent Rank | 14th | 4th | 20th | 17th | 5th | 6th | 9th | 15th | 8th | 10th | 10th | 13th | 4th | 4th | 4th | 5th | 19th | 19th | 25th | 20th | |
Net | -1.2 | -3.5 | -3.2 | -1.0 | +1.1 | -2.2 | -4.7 | +0.0 | +0.5 | +2.0 | -1.2 | +2.6 | +2.1 | +3.6 | +1.4 | -2.2 | -1.3 | +0.7 | -1.6 | ||
Net Rank | 17th | 23rd | 24th | 19th | 4th | 22nd | 21st | 11th | 5th | 5th | 14th | 7th | 7th | 5th | 8th | 23rd | 18th | 14th | 7th |
| Eastern | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 40 | 13 | .755 | ||
| 2 | 35 | 19 | .648 | 5.5 | |
| 3 | 35 | 20 | .636 | 6.0 | |
| 4 | 34 | 21 | .618 | 7.0 | |
| 5 | 32 | 23 | .582 | 9.0 | |
| 6 | 30 | 24 | .556 | 10.5 | |
| 7 | 28 | 25 | .528 | 12.0 | |
| 8 | 29 | 27 | .518 | 12.5 | |
| 9 | 26 | 29 | .473 | 15.0 | |
| 10 | 26 | 30 | .464 | 15.5 | |
| 11 | 24 | 31 | .436 | 17.0 | |
| 12 | 22 | 30 | .423 | 17.5 | |
| 13 | 15 | 38 | .283 | 25.0 | |
| 14 | 15 | 40 | .273 | 26.0 | |
| 15 | 14 | 39 | .264 | 26.0 |
| Western | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 42 | 13 | .764 | ||
| 2 | 38 | 16 | .704 | 3.5 | |
| 3 | 35 | 20 | .636 | 7.0 | |
| 4 | 33 | 20 | .623 | 8.0 | |
| 5 | 34 | 22 | .607 | 8.5 | |
| 6 | 32 | 21 | .604 | 9.0 | |
| 7 | 32 | 23 | .582 | 10.0 | |
| 8 | 29 | 26 | .527 | 13.0 | |
| 9 | 26 | 28 | .481 | 15.5 | |
| 10 | 26 | 29 | .473 | 16.0 | |
| 11 | 20 | 33 | .377 | 21.0 | |
| 12 | 19 | 34 | .358 | 22.0 | |
| 13 | 18 | 37 | .327 | 24.0 | |
| 14 | 15 | 41 | .268 | 27.5 | |
| 15 | 12 | 44 | .214 | 30.5 |