The Los Angeles Lakers were 57-25 in 1988-89. They finished 1st in the Pacific Division and 1st in the Western Conference. They lost in the NBA Finals against the Detroit Pistons, 4 games to 0.
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1988-89 Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | |
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1 |  Lakers | 57 | 25 | .695 | |
2 | 51 | 31 | .622 | 6.0 | |
3 | 55 | 27 | .671 | 2.0 | |
4 | 47 | 35 | .573 | 10.0 | |
5 | 45 | 37 | .549 | 12.0 |
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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 | 241.5 | 114.7 | 45.2 | 27.8 | 8.8 | 5.1 | 43.7 | 87.1 | 50.2 | 2.8 | 8.1 | 34.0 | 24.5 | 30.6 | 80.2 | 57.0 | 13.3 | 31.9 | 16.4 | 20.4 |
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Opponent | 82 | 241.5 | 107.5 | 41.5 | 26.3 | 9.2 | 5.3 | 43.2 | 92.0 | 47.0 | 2.4 | 7.2 | 33.0 | 18.8 | 25.0 | 75.2 | 52.2 | 14.4 | 27.1 | 15.4 | 23.7 |
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Net | +7.2 | +3.7 | +1.5 | -0.3 | -0.1 | +0.5 | -4.8 | +3.2 | +0.4 | +1.0 | +1.0 | +5.7 | +5.6 | +5.0 | +4.8 | -1.0 | +4.8 | +1.0 | -3.3 | ||
Net Rank | 3rd | 3rd | 7th | 16th | 15th | 13th | 22nd | 5th | 8th | 8th | 10th | 1st | 3rd | 2nd | 2nd | 18th | 1st | 17th | 2nd |
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| Eastern | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | ||
| 2 | 3 | 1 | .750 | 0.5 | |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 1.0 | |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 1.0 | |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 1.0 | |
| 6 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 1.0 | |
| 7 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 1.0 | |
| 8 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 1.5 | |
| 9 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 1.5 | |
| 10 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 2.0 | |
| 11 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 2.0 | |
| 12 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 3.0 | |
| 13 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 3.0 | |
| 14 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 3.0 | |
| 15 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 3.0 |
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Nets| Western | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | ||
| 2 | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | ||
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | ||
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | ||
| 5 | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | ||
| 6 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.5 | |
| 7 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 1.5 | |
| 8 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 1.5 | |
| 9 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 2.0 | |
| 10 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 2.0 | |
| 11 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 2.0 | |
| 12 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 2.0 | |
| 13 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 3.0 | |
| 14 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 3.0 | |
| 15 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 3.0 |
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