# Temporada 1988-89 de los Phoenix Suns

La temporada 1988-89 fue la vigesimoprimera de los Phoenix Suns en la NBA. La temporada regular acabó con 55 victorias y 27 derrotas, ocupando el tercer puesto de la Conferencia Oeste, clasificándose para los playoffs en los que alcanzaron las Finales de Conferencia, cayendo ante Los Angeles Lakers.

## Elecciones en el Draft

| Ronda | Puesto | Jugador | Posición | Nacionalidad | Universidad/Club |
| 1 | 7 | Tim Perry | Ala-Pívot | Estados Unidos | Temple |
| 1 | 14 | Dan Majerle | Escolta | Estados Unidos | Central Michigan |
| 2 | 28 | Andrew Lang | Pívot | Estados Unidos | Arkansas |
| 2 | 38 | Dean Garrett | Pívot | Estados Unidos | Indiana |
| 2 | 50 | Steve Kerr | Base | Estados Unidos | Arizona |

## Temporada regular

División Pacífico :
| Equipo | G | P | % | PD | Casa | Fuera | Div |
| y-Los Angeles Lakers | 57 | 25 | .695 | – | 35–6 | 22–19 | 25–9 |
| x-Phoenix Suns | 55 | 27 | .671 | 2 | 35–6 | 20–21 | 23–11 |
| x-Seattle SuperSonics | 47 | 35 | .573 | 10 | 31–10 | 16–25 | 20–14 |
| x-Golden State Warriors | 43 | 39 | .524 | 14 | 29–12 | 14–27 | 15–19 |
| x-Portland Trail Blazers | 39 | 43 | .476 | 18 | 28–13 | 11–30 | 17–17 |
| Sacramento Kings | 27 | 55 | .329 | 30 | 21–20 | 6–35 | 12–22 |
| Los Angeles Clippers | 21 | 61 | .256 | 36 | 17–24 | 4–37 | 7–27 |

## Playoffs
### Primera ronda

Phoenix Suns vs. Denver Nuggets
| Fecha | Partido | Ciudad |
| 28 de abril | Phoenix Suns 104, Denver Nuggets 103 | Phoenix |
| 30 de abril | Phoenix Suns 132, Denver Nuggets 114 | Phoenix |
| 2 de mayo | Denver Nuggets 121, Phoenix Suns 130 | Denver |
| | Phoenix Suns gana las series 3-0 | |

### Semifinales de conferencia

Phoenix Suns vs. Golden State Warriors
| Fecha | Partido | Ciudad |
| 6 de mayo | Phoenix Suns 130, Golden State Warriors 106 | Phoenix |
| 9 de mayo | Phoenix Suns 122, Golden State Warriors 127 | Phoenix |
| 11 de mayo | Golden State Warriors 104, Phoenix Suns 113 | Oakland |
| 13 de mayo | Golden State Warriors 99, Phoenix Suns 135 | Oakland |
| 16 de mayo | Phoenix Suns 116, Golden State Warriors 104 | Phoenix |
| | Phoenix Suns gana las series 4-1 | |

### Finales de Conferencia

Los Angeles Lakers vs. Phoenix Suns
| Fecha | Partido | Ciudad |
| 20 de mayo | Los Angeles Lakers 127, Phoenix Suns 119 | Los Angeles |
| 23 de mayo | Los Angeles Lakers 101, Phoenix Suns 95 | Los Angeles |
| 26 de mayo | Phoenix Suns 107, Los Angeles Lakers 110 | Phoenix |
| 28 de mayo | Phoenix Suns 117, Los Angeles Lakers 122 | Phoenix |
| | Los Angeles Lakers gana las series 4-0 | |

## Estadísticas

| Rk | Jugador | Edad | P | PT | MP | TC | TCI | %TC | T3 | T3I | %T3 | TL | TLI | %TL | RO | RD | RT | AS | RB | TAP | BP | FP | PTS |
| 1 | Kevin Johnson | 22 | 81 | 81 | 39.2 | 7.0 | 13.9 | .505 | 0.0 | 0.3 | .091 | 6.3 | 7.1 | .882 | 0.6 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 12.2 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 4.0 | 2.8 | 20.4 |
| 2 | Tom Chambers | 29 | 81 | 81 | 37.1 | 9.6 | 20.3 | .471 | 0.3 | 1.1 | .326 | 6.3 | 7.4 | .851 | 1.8 | 6.7 | 8.4 | 2.9 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 2.9 | 3.3 | 25.7 |
| 3 | Jeff Hornacek | 25 | 78 | 73 | 31.9 | 5.6 | 11.4 | .495 | 0.3 | 1.0 | .333 | 1.9 | 2.3 | .826 | 1.0 | 2.4 | 3.4 | 6.0 | 1.7 | 0.1 | 1.4 | 2.4 | 13.5 |
| 4 | Eddie Johnson | 29 | 70 | 7 | 29.2 | 8.7 | 17.5 | .497 | 1.0 | 2.5 | .413 | 3.1 | 3.6 | .868 | 1.3 | 3.1 | 4.4 | 2.3 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 1.7 | 2.8 | 21.5 |
| 5 | Armen Gilliam | 24 | 74 | 60 | 28.6 | 6.3 | 12.6 | .503 | 0.0 | 0.0 | | 3.2 | 4.4 | .743 | 2.2 | 5.1 | 7.3 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 15.9 |
| 6 | Dan Majerle | 23 | 54 | 5 | 25.1 | 3.4 | 8.0 | .419 | 0.5 | 1.5 | .329 | 1.4 | 2.4 | .614 | 1.1 | 2.7 | 3.9 | 2.4 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 2.6 | 8.6 |
| 7 | Mark West | 28 | 82 | 32 | 24.6 | 3.0 | 4.5 | .653 | 0.0 | 0.0 | | 1.3 | 2.5 | .535 | 2.0 | 4.7 | 6.7 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 2.3 | 1.3 | 3.3 | 7.2 |
| 8 | Tyrone Corbin | 26 | 77 | 30 | 21.5 | 3.2 | 5.9 | .540 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 1.8 | 2.3 | .788 | 2.3 | 2.9 | 5.2 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 2.9 | 8.2 |
| 9 | Tim Perry | 23 | 62 | 15 | 9.9 | 1.7 | 3.2 | .537 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .250 | 0.6 | 1.0 | .615 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 2.1 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 4.1 |
| 10 | T.R. Dunn | 33 | 34 | 1 | 9.4 | 0.4 | 1.0 | .343 | 0.0 | 0.0 | | 0.3 | 0.4 | .750 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| 11 | Craig Hodges | 28 | 10 | 0 | 9.2 | 1.6 | 3.6 | .444 | 0.4 | 1.2 | .333 | 0.3 | 0.4 | .750 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 3.9 |
| 12 | Andrew Lang | 22 | 62 | 25 | 8.5 | 1.0 | 1.9 | .513 | 0.0 | 0.0 | | 0.6 | 1.0 | .650 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 2.4 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 1.8 | 2.6 |
| 13 | Steve Kerr | 23 | 26 | 0 | 6.0 | 0.8 | 1.8 | .435 | 0.3 | 0.7 | .471 | 0.2 | 0.3 | .667 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 2.1 |
| 14 | Ed Nealy | 28 | 30 | 0 | 5.5 | 0.3 | 1.0 | .276 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .000 | 0.1 | 0.2 | .429 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 0.6 |
| 15 | Kenny Gattison | 24 | 2 | 0 | 4.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | | 0.5 | 1.0 | .500 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.5 |
| 16 | Mark Davis | 25 | 2 | 0 | 3.5 | 0.5 | 2.5 | .200 | 0.0 | 0.5 | .000 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.000 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 2.0 |
| 17 | Winston Crite | 23 | 2 | 0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 1.5 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | | 0.0 | 0.0 | | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 |

## Galardones y récords

| Ganador | Galardón |
| Kevin Johnson | Jugador Más Mejorado de la NBA 2.º Mejor quinteto de la NBA |
| Eddie Johnson | Mejor Sexto Hombre de la NBA |
| Cotton Fitzsimmons | Entrenador del Año de la NBA |
| Tom Chambers | 2.º Mejor quinteto de la NBA All-Star |