| 49-33 | Lost Conf Semi |
| Record | Outcome |
The Milwaukee Bucks finished the regular season with a 49-33 record. They went 31-10 at home and 18-23 on the road. Including the playoffs, the Milwaukee Bucks went 52-39. Their final game was a loss in the Eastern Conference Semifinals to the Detroit Pistons.
The 1988-89 Milwaukee Bucks played in the Central Division of the Eastern Conference.
The 1988-89 Milwaukee Bucks had their best month in January, when they went 12-3 and had a 80% win percentage. Their worst month was April, when they went 5-8 and had a 38.5% win percentage.
| Month | Record | Win Percentage % | Point Differential |
|---|---|---|---|
| November '88 | 6-5 | 54.5% | +8 |
| December '88 | 9-6 | 60% | +60 |
| January '89 | 12-3 | 80% | +120 |
| February '89 | 7-4 | 63.6% | +103 |
| March '89 | 10-7 | 58.8% | +35 |
| April '89 | 5-8 | 38.5% | -30 |
Yes, the Milwaukee Bucks made the Playoffs in 1989. They won their first series against the Atlanta Hawks in the Eastern Conference First Round. They eventually lost against the Detroit Pistons in the Eastern Conference Semifinals.
The Milwaukee Bucks finished the regular season with a point differential of +296. Based on their point differential and their pythagorean expectation, the Bucks could have been expected to have about 50.4 wins, or a 50-32 record in the regular season.
In close, one-possession games, or games that went to overtime, the 1988-89 Milwaukee Bucks went 3-7.
During the regular season, the 1988-89 Milwaukee Bucks went 2-0 in overtime games.
In the playoffs, the 1988-89 Milwaukee Bucks went 1-1 in overtime games.
The longest win streak during the regular season for the 1988-89 Milwaukee Bucks was a 6 game winning streak.
The longest losing streak that the Milwaukee Bucks had during the 1988-89 regular season was 3 games, which occured 2 separate times.
= Playoff Team
| Date | Opponent | Score | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular Season | ||||
| Fri, Nov 4, 1988 | @ Indiana Pacers | Win 117 - 103 | ||
| Sat, Nov 5, 1988 | vs Atlanta Hawks | Loss 94 - 107 | ||
| Wed, Nov 9, 1988 | vs Philadelphia 76ers | Win 114 - 103 | ||
| Sat, Nov 12, 1988 | vs Boston Celtics | Win 108 - 100 | ||
| Thu, Nov 17, 1988 | vs New Jersey Nets | Loss 96 - 105 | ||
| Sat, Nov 19, 1988 | @ Cleveland Cavaliers | Loss 99 - 106 | ||
| Tue, Nov 22, 1988 | @ Indiana Pacers | Loss 91 - 105 | ||
| Wed, Nov 23, 1988 | vs Washington Bullets | Win 124 - 102 | ||
| Fri, Nov 25, 1988 | @ Boston Celtics | Loss 96 - 115 | ||
| Sat, Nov 26, 1988 | vs Miami Heat | Win 103 - 93 | ||
| Tue, Nov 29, 1988 | vs Portland Trail Blazers | Win 119 - 114 | ||
| Thu, Dec 1, 1988 | vs Cleveland Cavaliers | Loss 96 - 99 | ||
| Fri, Dec 2, 1988 | @ New Jersey Nets | Win 103 - 92 | ||
| Tue, Dec 6, 1988 | vs Detroit Pistons | Win 109 - 84 | ||
| Thu, Dec 8, 1988 | @ New York Knicks | Loss 109 - 113 | ||
| Fri, Dec 9, 1988 | @ Chicago Bulls | Loss 100 - 118 | ||
| Sun, Dec 11, 1988 | vs Los Angeles Lakers | Win 95 - 94 | ||
| Tue, Dec 13, 1988 | @ Philadelphia 76ers | Win 109 - 91 | ||
| Wed, Dec 14, 1988 | @ Detroit Pistons | Win 119 - 110 | ||
| Fri, Dec 16, 1988 | @ Atlanta Hawks | Loss 112 - 115 | ||
| Sat, Dec 17, 1988 | vs Chicago Bulls | Loss 93 - 112 | ||
| Tue, Dec 20, 1988 | vs Charlotte Hornets | Win 125 - 115 | ||
| Wed, Dec 21, 1988 | @ Charlotte Hornets | Win 112 - 100 | ||
| Fri, Dec 23, 1988 | vs Dallas Mavericks | Win 113 - 101 | ||
| Tue, Dec 27, 1988 | vs Indiana Pacers | Win 120 - 107 | ||
| Fri, Dec 30, 1988 | vs Atlanta Hawks | Loss 113 - 117 | ||
| Wed, Jan 4, 1989 | vs Los Angeles Clippers | Win 110 - 102 | ||
| Fri, Jan 6, 1989 | @ Washington Bullets | Win 128 - 121 | OT2 | |
| Sat, Jan 7, 1989 | vs Utah Jazz | Win 107 - 89 | ||
| Wed, Jan 11, 1989 | vs Denver Nuggets | Win 123 - 106 | ||
| Fri, Jan 13, 1989 | @ Miami Heat | Win 107 - 101 | ||
| Sun, Jan 15, 1989 | vs Detroit Pistons | Win 120 - 112 | ||
| Tue, Jan 17, 1989 | @ Atlanta Hawks | Loss 98 - 111 | ||
| Wed, Jan 18, 1989 | vs Charlotte Hornets | Win 118 - 106 | ||
| Fri, Jan 20, 1989 | @ Utah Jazz | Loss 96 - 98 | ||
| Sat, Jan 21, 1989 | @ Denver Nuggets | Win 116 - 107 | ||
| Tue, Jan 24, 1989 | @ Sacramento Kings | Win 114 - 110 | ||
| Thu, Jan 26, 1989 | @ Portland Trail Blazers | Win 127 - 109 | ||
| Sat, Jan 28, 1989 | @ Los Angeles Clippers | Win 105 - 84 | ||
| Sun, Jan 29, 1989 | @ Seattle SuperSonics | Loss 106 - 112 | ||
| Tue, Jan 31, 1989 | vs Sacramento Kings | Win 117 - 104 | ||
| Fri, Feb 3, 1989 | @ Indiana Pacers | Win 109 - 91 | ||
| Sat, Feb 4, 1989 | @ Washington Bullets | Win 113 - 102 | ||
| Tue, Feb 7, 1989 | vs Cleveland Cavaliers | Win 115 - 106 | ||
| Wed, Feb 8, 1989 | @ Detroit Pistons | Loss 96 - 107 | ||
| Tue, Feb 14, 1989 | vs New Jersey Nets | Win 132 - 91 | ||
| Thu, Feb 16, 1989 | @ Chicago Bulls | Loss 116 - 117 | ||
| Sun, Feb 19, 1989 | vs Chicago Bulls | Loss 106 - 108 | ||
| Tue, Feb 21, 1989 | vs Indiana Pacers | Win 116 - 90 | ||
| Fri, Feb 24, 1989 | @ Boston Celtics | Loss 112 - 125 | ||
| Sat, Feb 25, 1989 | vs Houston Rockets | Win 121 - 105 | ||
| Mon, Feb 27, 1989 | vs San Antonio Spurs | Win 105 - 96 | ||
| Wed, Mar 1, 1989 | vs New York Knicks | Win 121 - 111 | ||
| Fri, Mar 3, 1989 | @ Chicago Bulls | Loss 96 - 102 | ||
| Sun, Mar 5, 1989 | @ Cleveland Cavaliers | Win 103 - 98 | ||
| Tue, Mar 7, 1989 | vs Washington Bullets | Win 121 - 101 | ||
| Fri, Mar 10, 1989 | vs Seattle SuperSonics | Win 102 - 90 | ||
| Sat, Mar 11, 1989 | vs Phoenix Suns | Win 100 - 93 | ||
| Mon, Mar 13, 1989 | @ Dallas Mavericks | Win 111 - 95 | ||
| Wed, Mar 15, 1989 | @ San Antonio Spurs | Loss 108 - 110 | ||
| Thu, Mar 16, 1989 | @ Houston Rockets | Loss 104 - 120 | ||
| Sat, Mar 18, 1989 | vs Detroit Pistons | Win 117 - 100 | ||
| Sun, Mar 19, 1989 | @ New York Knicks | Loss 104 - 128 | ||
| Tue, Mar 21, 1989 | vs Boston Celtics | Win 98 - 86 | ||
| Thu, Mar 23, 1989 | @ Cleveland Cavaliers | Loss 88 - 102 | ||
| Sat, Mar 25, 1989 | vs Cleveland Cavaliers | Win 113 - 105 | OT | |
| Mon, Mar 27, 1989 | vs Golden State Warriors | Win 121 - 109 | ||
| Wed, Mar 29, 1989 | vs Chicago Bulls | Loss 102 - 106 | ||
| Fri, Mar 31, 1989 | @ Phoenix Suns | Loss 104 - 122 | ||
| Sun, Apr 2, 1989 | @ Los Angeles Lakers | Loss 117 - 118 | ||
| Tue, Apr 4, 1989 | @ Golden State Warriors | Win 124 - 118 | ||
| Thu, Apr 6, 1989 | vs New York Knicks | Loss 99 - 112 | ||
| Sat, Apr 8, 1989 | vs Philadelphia 76ers | Win 113 - 103 | ||
| Sun, Apr 9, 1989 | @ Detroit Pistons | Loss 91 - 100 | ||
| Tue, Apr 11, 1989 | vs New Jersey Nets | Win 125 - 93 | ||
| Wed, Apr 12, 1989 | @ Washington Bullets | Loss 107 - 111 | ||
| Sat, Apr 15, 1989 | @ Atlanta Hawks | Loss 100 - 125 | ||
| Sun, Apr 16, 1989 | @ New Jersey Nets | Win 100 - 96 | ||
| Tue, Apr 18, 1989 | @ Philadelphia 76ers | Loss 102 - 124 | ||
| Wed, Apr 19, 1989 | vs Atlanta Hawks | Loss 92 - 100 | ||
| Fri, Apr 21, 1989 | @ Charlotte Hornets | Win 117 - 110 | ||
| Sat, Apr 22, 1989 | vs Indiana Pacers | Loss 110 - 117 | ||
| Playoffs | ||||
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| Eastern Conference First Round (Won 3 - 2) | ||||
| Thu, Apr 27, 1989 | @ Atlanta Hawks | Loss 92 - 100 | ||
| Sat, Apr 29, 1989 | @ Atlanta Hawks | Win 108 - 98 | ||
| Tue, May 2, 1989 | vs Atlanta Hawks | Win 117 - 113 | OT | |
| Fri, May 5, 1989 | vs Atlanta Hawks | Loss 106 - 113 | OT | |
| Sun, May 7, 1989 | @ Atlanta Hawks | Win 96 - 92 | ||
| Eastern Conference Semifinals (Lost 0 - 4) | ||||
| Wed, May 10, 1989 | @ Detroit Pistons | Loss 80 - 85 | ||
| Fri, May 12, 1989 | @ Detroit Pistons | Loss 92 - 112 | ||
| Sun, May 14, 1989 | vs Detroit Pistons | Loss 90 - 110 | ||
| Mon, May 15, 1989 | vs Detroit Pistons | Loss 94 - 96 | ||
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