# Temporada 1988-89 de los Seattle SuperSonics

La temporada 1988-89 fue la vigesimosegunda de los Seattle SuperSonics en la NBA. La temporada regular acabó con 47 victorias y 35 derrotas, ocupando el cuarto puesto de la conferencia Oeste, clasificándose para los playoffs, en los que cayó en semifinales de conferencia ante Los Angeles Lakers.

## Elecciones en el Draft

| Ronda | Puesto | Jugador | Posición | Nacionalidad | Universidad/Club |
| 1 | 15 | Gary Grant | Base | Estados Unidos | Michigan |
| 3 | 65 | Corey Gaines | Escolta | Estados Unidos | Loyola Marymount |

## 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

Seattle SuperSonics vs. Houston Rockets
| Fecha | Partido | Ciudad |
| 28 de abril | Seattle SuperSonics 111, Houston Rockets 107 | Seattle |
| 30 de abril | Seattle SuperSonics 109, Houston Rockets 97 | Seattle |
| 3 de mayo | Houston Rockets 126, Seattle SuperSonics 107 | Houston |
| 5 de mayo | Houston Rockets 96, Seattle SuperSonics 98 | Houston |
| | Seattle SuperSonics gana las series 3-1 | |

### Semifinales de Conferencia

Los Angeles Lakers vs. Seattle SuperSonics
| Fecha | Partido | Ciudad |
| 7 de mayo | Los Angeles Lakers 113, Seattle SuperSonics 102 | Los Angeles |
| 10 de mayo | Los Angeles Lakers 130, Seattle SuperSonics 108 | Los Angeles |
| 12 de mayo | Seattle SuperSonics 86, Los Angeles Lakers 91 | Seattle |
| 14 de mayo | Seattle SuperSonics 95, Los Angeles Lakers 97 | Seattle |
| | 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 | Dale Ellis | 28 | 82 | 82 | 38.9 | 10.5 | 20.9 | .501 | 2.0 | 4.1 | .478 | 4.6 | 5.6 | .816 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 4.2 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 2.7 | 2.4 | 27.5 |
| 2 | Derrick McKey | 22 | 82 | 82 | 34.2 | 5.9 | 11.8 | .502 | 0.4 | 1.1 | .337 | 3.7 | 4.6 | .803 | 2.0 | 3.6 | 5.7 | 2.7 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 2.3 | 3.2 | 15.9 |
| 3 | Michael Cage | 27 | 80 | 71 | 31.7 | 3.9 | 7.9 | .498 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .000 | 2.5 | 3.3 | .743 | 3.5 | 6.1 | 9.6 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 1.6 | 2.3 | 10.3 |
| 4 | Nate McMillan | 24 | 75 | 74 | 31.2 | 2.7 | 6.5 | .410 | 0.2 | 0.9 | .214 | 1.6 | 2.5 | .630 | 1.9 | 3.3 | 5.2 | 9.3 | 2.1 | 0.6 | 2.8 | 3.1 | 7.1 |
| 5 | Xavier McDaniel | 25 | 82 | 10 | 29.1 | 8.3 | 16.9 | .489 | 0.1 | 0.4 | .306 | 3.8 | 5.2 | .732 | 2.2 | 3.1 | 5.3 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 2.6 | 2.8 | 20.5 |
| 6 | Alton Lister | 30 | 82 | 82 | 22.0 | 3.3 | 6.6 | .499 | 0.0 | 0.0 | | 1.4 | 2.2 | .646 | 2.5 | 4.1 | 6.6 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 2.2 | 1.4 | 3.8 | 8.0 |
| 7 | Sedale Threatt | 27 | 63 | 0 | 19.4 | 3.7 | 7.6 | .494 | 0.2 | 0.5 | .367 | 1.0 | 1.2 | .818 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 1.9 | 3.8 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 1.2 | 2.5 | 8.6 |
| 8 | Jerry Reynolds | 26 | 56 | 0 | 13.2 | 2.7 | 6.4 | .417 | 0.1 | 0.3 | .200 | 2.3 | 3.0 | .760 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 7.6 |
| 9 | John Lucas | 35 | 74 | 8 | 11.4 | 1.6 | 4.0 | .398 | 0.2 | 0.9 | .265 | 0.7 | 1.0 | .701 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 3.5 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 4.2 |
| 10 | Russ Schoene | 28 | 69 | 1 | 11.2 | 2.0 | 5.1 | .387 | 0.6 | 1.6 | .382 | 0.7 | 0.8 | .807 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 2.4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 2.0 | 5.2 |
| 11 | Olden Polynice | 24 | 80 | 0 | 10.4 | 1.1 | 2.3 | .506 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 0.6 | 1.1 | .593 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 2.6 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 2.1 | 2.9 |
| 12 | Greg Ballard | 34 | 2 | 0 | 7.5 | 0.5 | 4.0 | .125 | 0.0 | 0.5 | .000 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.000 | 1.0 | 2.5 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 3.0 |
| 13 | Avery Johnson | 23 | 43 | 0 | 6.8 | 0.7 | 1.9 | .349 | 0.0 | 0.2 | .111 | 0.2 | 0.4 | .563 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 1.6 |
| 14 | Mike Champion | 24 | 2 | 0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 1.5 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.5 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 0.0 |

## Galardones y récords

| Jugador | Galardón |
| Dale Ellis | 3.er Mejor quinteto de la NBA All-Star |