Golden State Warriors Playoff Rosters

1988-1989 Golden State Warriors Playoff Roster

Player Pos HT WT Birth Date Age Pre-Draft Team YOS Draft Status
Steve Alford PG 6-2 183 Nov 23, 1964 24 Indiana 1 1987 2nd Rnd, #26, Dallas Mavericks
Manute Bol C 7-7 200 Oct 16, 1962 26 Bridgeport 3 1983 5th Rnd, #97, San Diego Clippers
Tellis Frank FC 6-10 225 Apr 26, 1965 24 Western Kentucky 1 1987 1st Rnd, #14, Golden State Warriors
Winston Garland PG 6-2 170 Dec 19, 1964 24 Missouri State 1 1987 2nd Rnd, #40, Milwaukee Bucks
Orlando Graham PF 6-8 220 May 5, 1965 23 Auburn-Montgomery 0 1988 2nd Rnd, #40, Miami Heat
Rod Higgins FC 6-7 200 Jan 31, 1960 29 Fresno State 6 1982 2nd Rnd, #31, Chicago Bulls
Ben McDonald PF 6-8 210 Jul 20, 1962 26 UC Irvine 3 1984 3rd Rnd, #50, Cleveland Cavaliers
Chris Mullin SF 6-7 215 Jul 30, 1963 25 St. John's 3 1985 1st Rnd, #7, Golden State Warriors
Mitch Richmond SG 6-5 215 Jun 30, 1965 23 Kansas State 0 1988 1st Rnd, #5, Golden State Warriors
Ralph Sampson C 7-4 228 Jul 7, 1960 28 Virginia 5 1983 1st Rnd, #1, Houston Rockets
Larry Smith PF 6-8 215 Jan 18, 1958 31 Alcorn State 8 1980 2nd Rnd, #24, Golden State Warriors
Otis Smith GF 6-5 210 Jan 30, 1964 25 Jacksonville 2 1986 2nd Rnd, #41, Denver Nuggets
John Starks PG 6-3 180 Aug 10, 1965 23 Oklahoma State 0 1988 NBA Draft, Undrafted
Terry Teagle G-F 6-5 195 Apr 10, 1960 29 Baylor 6 1982 1st Rnd, #16, Houston Rockets

1988-1989 Playoff Matchups

Eastern Conference
DescriptionHomeAwayResult
First Round #1 Detroit Pistons #8 Boston Celtics DET in 3
First Round #2 New York Knicks #7 Philadelphia Sixers NYK in 3
First Round #3 Cleveland Cavaliers #6 Chicago Bulls CHI in 5
First Round #4 Atlanta Hawks #5 Milwaukee Bucks MIL in 5
Second Round #1 Detroit Pistons #5 Milwaukee Bucks DET in 4
Second Round #2 New York Knicks #6 Chicago Bulls CHI in 6
Conference Finals #1 Detroit Pistons #6 Chicago Bulls DET in 6

Western Conference
DescriptionHomeAwayResult
First Round #1 Los Angeles Lakers #8 Portland Trail Blazers LAL in 3
First Round #2 Utah Jazz #7 Golden State Warriors GSW in 3
First Round #3 Phoenix Suns #6 Denver Nuggets PHX in 3
First Round #4 Seattle SuperSonics #5 Houston Rockets SEA in 4
Second Round #1 Los Angeles Lakers #4 Seattle SuperSonics LAL in 4
Second Round #3 Phoenix Suns #7 Golden State Warriors PHX in 5
Conference Finals #1 Los Angeles Lakers #3 Phoenix Suns LAL in 4

NBA Finals
DescriptionHomeAwayResult
NBA Finals #1 Detroit Pistons #1 Los Angeles Lakers DET in 4

1988-1989 Golden State Playoff Stats

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Chris Mullin 8 42.6 29.4 5.9 4.5 1.8 1.4 4.0
Mitch Richmond 8 39.2 20.1 7.2 4.4 1.8 0.1 3.0
Terry Teagle 8 30.0 19.8 4.6 1.2 1.0 0.4 1.6
Rod Higgins 8 33.4 14.9 7.4 2.5 1.6 0.9 1.4
Winston Garland 8 33.8 13.4 4.1 3.6 1.6 0.2 1.9
Steve Alford 6 8.7 4.2 0.7 0.8 0.3 0.0 0.2
Ralph Sampson 3 14.3 6.7 4.7 0.3 0.3 0.7 1.3
Otis Smith 4 12.2 4.8 3.2 1.5 0.5 0.2 0.5
Manute Bol 8 18.5 2.2 3.9 0.1 0.2 3.6 0.4
Larry Smith 8 18.5 1.0 5.0 2.0 0.8 1.4 0.8
Ben McDonald 5 8.0 1.2 1.6 0.2 0.6 0.2 0.8
Orlando Graham 2 4.0 1.5 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5

1988-1989 Golden State Warriors Opening Round Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record Golden State Leaders Utah Leaders
Apr 27, 1989
@
Utah
W, 119-123 Salt Palace
Opening Round
1-0 PTS: 41. Chris Mullin
REB: 11. Larry Smith
AST: 8. W. Garland
PTS: 30. J. Stockton
REB: 13. Karl Malone
AST: 14. J. Stockton
Apr 29, 1989
@
Utah
W, 91-99 Salt Palace
Opening Round
2-0 PTS: 22. Chris Mullin
REB: 7. Chris Mullin
AST: 7. Chris Mullin
PTS: 37. Karl Malone
REB: 22. Karl Malone
AST: 11. J. Stockton
May 2, 1989
v.
Utah
W, 120-106 Oracle Arena
Opening Round
3-0 PTS: 35. Chris Mullin
REB: 14. Rod Higgins
AST: 8. M. Richmond
PTS: 34. J. Stockton
REB: 14. Karl Malone
AST: 16. J. Stockton

1988-1989 Golden State Warriors Conference Semi Finals Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record Golden State Leaders Phoenix Leaders
May 6, 1989
@
Phoenix
L, 130-103 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Conference Semi Finals
0-1 PTS: 18. Terry Teagle
REB: 8. Larry Smith
AST: 6. W. Garland
PTS: 25. Tom Chambers
REB: 9. E. Johnson
AST: 11. K. Johnson
May 9, 1989
@
Phoenix
W, 122-127 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Conference Semi Finals
1-1 PTS: 37. Chris Mullin
REB: 13. M. Richmond
AST: 5. Chris Mullin
PTS: 35. E. Johnson
REB: 9. E. Johnson
AST: 12. K. Johnson
May 11, 1989
v.
Phoenix
L, 104-113 Oracle Arena
Conference Semi Finals
1-2 PTS: 32. Chris Mullin
REB: 9. Rod Higgins
AST: 6. Chris Mullin
PTS: 31. Tom Chambers
REB: 14. T. Corbin
AST: 15. K. Johnson
May 13, 1989
v.
Phoenix
L, 99-135 Oracle Arena
Conference Semi Finals
1-3 PTS: 28. Chris Mullin
REB: 7. Chris Mullin
AST: 4. W. Garland
PTS: 34. E. Johnson
REB: 13. T. Corbin
AST: 8. K. Johnson
May 16, 1989
@
Phoenix
L, 116-104 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Conference Semi Finals
1-4 PTS: 23. M. Richmond
REB: 9. Larry Smith
AST: 6. Chris Mullin
PTS: 24. K. Johnson
REB: 11. Tom Chambers
AST: 11. K. Johnson