Phoenix Suns Playoff Rosters

1988-1989 Phoenix Suns Playoff Roster

Player Pos HT WT Birth Date Age Pre-Draft Team YOS Draft Status
Tom Chambers F-C 6-10 220 Jun 21, 1959 29 Utah 7 1981 1st Rnd, #8, San Diego Clippers
Tyrone Corbin SF 6-6 210 Dec 31, 1962 26 DePaul 3 1985 2nd Rnd, #35, San Antonio Spurs
T.R. Dunn SG 6-4 192 Feb 1, 1955 34 Alabama 11 1977 2nd Rnd, #41, Portland Trail Blazers
Dean Garrett F-C 6-10 225 Nov 27, 1966 22 Indiana 0 1988 2nd Rnd, #38, Phoenix Suns
Kenny Gattison FC 6-8 225 May 23, 1964 24 Old Dominion 2 1986 3rd Rnd, #55, Phoenix Suns
Armen Gilliam PF 6-9 230 May 28, 1964 24 UNLV 1 1987 1st Rnd, #2, Phoenix Suns
Jeff Hornacek PG 6-3 190 May 3, 1963 25 Iowa State 2 1986 2nd Rnd, #46, Phoenix Suns
Eddie Johnson SF 6-7 215 May 1, 1959 29 Illinois 7 1981 2nd Rnd, #29, Kansas City Kings
Kevin Johnson PG 6-1 180 Mar 4, 1966 23 California 1 1987 1st Rnd, #7, Cleveland Cavaliers
Steve Kerr PG 6-3 175 Sep 27, 1965 23 Arizona 0 1988 2nd Rnd, #50, Phoenix Suns
Andrew Lang C 6-11 245 Jun 28, 1966 22 Arkansas 0 1988 2nd Rnd, #28, Phoenix Suns
Dan Majerle SG 6-6 215 Sep 9, 1965 23 Central Michigan 0 1988 1st Rnd, #14, Phoenix Suns
Ed Nealy SF 6-7 238 Feb 19, 1960 29 Kansas State 5 1982 8th Rnd, #166, Kansas City Kings
Tim Perry FC 6-9 200 Jun 4, 1965 23 Temple 0 1988 1st Rnd, #7, Phoenix Suns
Mark West C 6-10 230 Nov 5, 1960 28 Old Dominion 5 1983 2nd Rnd, #30, Dallas Mavericks

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 Phoenix Playoff Stats

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Tom Chambers 12 41.2 26.0 10.9 3.8 1.1 1.2 3.2
Kevin Johnson 12 41.2 23.8 4.2 12.2 1.6 0.4 4.6
Eddie Johnson 12 32.7 17.8 7.2 2.1 1.0 0.2 1.5
Dan Majerle 12 29.3 14.3 4.8 1.2 1.1 0.3 1.2
Jeff Hornacek 12 31.2 14.1 5.8 5.2 1.3 0.2 1.5
Tyrone Corbin 12 25.8 9.1 7.1 2.2 2.0 0.3 1.2
Mark West 12 18.9 6.2 4.4 0.5 0.6 1.6 1.1
Armen Gilliam 9 14.0 8.1 5.0 0.2 0.1 0.2 1.1
T.R. Dunn 8 9.9 0.9 1.9 0.1 0.6 0.0 0.2
Tim Perry 4 4.2 1.0 0.5 0.0 0.5 0.2 0.2
Ed Nealy 4 1.5 0.5 0.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Andrew Lang 4 2.0 0.0 1.5 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.8

1988-1989 Phoenix Suns Opening Round Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record Phoenix Leaders Denver Leaders
Apr 28, 1989
v.
Denver
W, 104-103 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Opening Round
1-0 PTS: 26. Tom Chambers
REB: 17. Tom Chambers
AST: 9. K. Johnson
PTS: 34. Walter Davis
REB: 12. Fat Lever
AST: 17. Fat Lever
Apr 30, 1989
v.
Denver
W, 132-114 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Opening Round
2-0 PTS: 34. K. Johnson
REB: 12. Tom Chambers
AST: 14. K. Johnson
PTS: 36. Alex English
REB: 12. M. Adams
AST: 6. Alex English
May 2, 1989
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Denver
W, 121-130 McNichols Sports Arena
Opening Round
3-0 PTS: 32. Tom Chambers
REB: 17. Tom Chambers
AST: 16. K. Johnson
PTS: 26. Walter Davis
REB: 7. E. Turner
AST: 6. Bill Hanzlik

1988-1989 Phoenix Suns Conference Semi Finals Schedule

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

1988-1989 Phoenix Suns Conference Finals Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record Phoenix Leaders L.A. Lakers Leaders
May 20, 1989
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L.A. Lakers
L, 127-119 The Forum
Conference Finals
0-1 PTS: 27. K. Johnson
REB: 10. Tom Chambers
AST: 18. K. Johnson
PTS: 32. James Worthy
REB: 10. A.C. Green
AST: 12. M. Johnson
May 23, 1989
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L.A. Lakers
L, 101-95 The Forum
Conference Finals
0-2 PTS: 22. K. Johnson
REB: 10. Tom Chambers
AST: 10. K. Johnson
PTS: 30. Byron Scott
REB: 9. M. Johnson
AST: 14. M. Johnson
May 26, 1989
v.
L.A. Lakers
L, 107-110 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Conference Finals
0-3 PTS: 26. Tom Chambers
REB: 11. J. Hornacek
AST: 13. K. Johnson
PTS: 29. James Worthy
REB: 12. James Worthy
AST: 11. M. Johnson
May 28, 1989
v.
L.A. Lakers
L, 117-122 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Conference Finals
0-4 PTS: 41. Tom Chambers
REB: 13. Tom Chambers
AST: 10. K. Johnson
PTS: 35. Byron Scott
REB: 11. A.C. Green
AST: 20. M. Johnson