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The 1988–89 Phoenix Suns were powered by Tom Chambers as their primary scoring option, while Kevin Johnson emerged as the team’s offensive engine through his combination of scoring and high-level playmaking. Jeff Hornacek supplied efficient perimeter production, and Mark West strengthened the interior with rebounding and rim protection. The statistics indicate a balanced, guard-driven offense supported by multiple scoring threats, strong ball movement, and dependable interior defense.

Roster

No. Player Pos Height Weight Birthdate College/From
0 Armen Gilliam PF 6’9″ 230 lb May 28, 1964 UNLV
1 Jeff Hornacek SG 6’3″ 190 lb May 3, 1963 Iowa State
2 Eddie Johnson SF 6’7″ 215 lb May 1, 1959 Illinois
4 Andrew Lang C 6’11” 250 lb Jun 28, 1966 Arkansas
5 Dan Majerle SG 6’6″ 215 lb Sep 9, 1965 Central Michigan
6 Tim Perry PF 6’9″ 200 lb Jun 4, 1965 Temple
7 Mark West C 6’10” 230 lb Nov 5, 1960 Old Dominion
8 Steve Kerr PG 6’3″ 175 lb Sep 27, 1965 Arizona
10 Greg Grant PG 5’7″ 140 lb Aug 29, 1966 Trenton State
14 Kevin Johnson PG 6’1″ 180 lb Mar 4, 1966 California
24 Tom Chambers PF 6’10” 220 lb Jun 21, 1959 Utah
30 Kurt Rambis PF 6’8″ 213 lb Feb 25, 1958 Santa Clara
32 Frank Johnson PG 6’1″ 185 lb Nov 23, 1958 Wake Forest

Regular Season Per Game

Player Pos Age G GS MPG PPG RPG APG SPG BPG TOV FGA FG% 3PA 3P% FTA FT%
Kevin Johnson PG 22 81 81 39.2 20.4 4.2 12.2 1.7 0.3 4.0 13.9 .505 0.3 .091 7.1 .882
Tom Chambers PF 29 81 81 37.1 25.7 8.4 2.9 1.1 0.7 2.9 20.3 .471 1.1 .326 7.4 .851
Jeff Hornacek SG 25 78 73 31.9 13.5 3.4 6.0 1.7 0.1 1.4 11.4 .495 1.0 .333 2.3 .826
Eddie Johnson SF 29 70 7 29.2 21.5 4.4 2.3 0.7 0.1 1.7 17.5 .497 2.5 .413 3.6 .868
Armen Gilliam PF 24 74 60 28.6 15.9 7.3 0.7 0.7 0.4 1.9 12.6 .503 0.0 .000 4.4 .743
Dan Majerle SG 23 54 5 25.1 8.6 3.9 2.4 1.2 0.3 0.9 8.0 .419 1.5 .329 2.4 .614
Mark West C 28 82 32 24.6 7.2 6.7 0.5 0.4 2.3 1.3 4.5 .653 0.0 .000 2.5 .535
Tyrone Corbin SF 26 77 30 21.5 8.2 5.2 1.5 1.1 0.2 1.2 5.9 .540 0.0 .000 2.3 .788
Tim Perry C 23 62 15 9.9 4.1 2.1 0.3 0.3 0.5 0.6 3.2 .537 0.1 .250 1.0 .615
T.R. Dunn SG 33 34 1 9.4 1.0 1.8 0.7 0.4 0.0 0.2 1.0 .343 0.0 .000 0.4 .750
Craig Hodges SG 28 10 0 9.2 3.9 0.5 0.8 0.2 0.0 0.5 3.6 .444 1.2 .333 0.4 .750
Andrew Lang C 22 62 25 8.5 2.6 2.4 0.1 0.3 0.8 0.5 1.9 .513 0.0 .000 1.0 .650
Steve Kerr PG 23 26 0 6.0 2.1 0.7 0.9 0.3 0.0 0.2 1.8 .435 0.7 .471 0.3 .667
Ed Nealy PF 28 30 0 5.5 0.6 1.8 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.2 1.0 .276 0.1 .000 0.2 .429
Kenny Gattison PF 24 2 0 4.5 0.5 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 .000 0.0 .000 1.0 .500
Mark Davis SF 25 2 0 3.5 2.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.5 .200 0.5 .000 1.0 1.000
Winston Crite SF 23 2 0 3.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 1.5 .000 0.0 .000 0.0  
Team Totals     82 82 240.9 118.6 45.3 27.8 8.5 5.1 15.6 92.0 .498 5.9 .349 31.6 .791

Playoff Per Game

Player Pos Age G GS MPG PPG RPG APG SPG BPG TOV FGA FG% 3PA 3P% FTA FT%
Tom Chambers PF 29 12 12 41.3 26.0 10.9 3.8 1.1 1.3 3.3 21.4 .459 1.8 .409 6.5 .859
Kevin Johnson PG 22 12 12 41.2 23.8 4.3 12.3 1.6 0.4 4.6 15.2 .495 0.8 .300 9.2 .927
Eddie Johnson SF 29 12 0 32.7 17.8 7.3 2.1 1.0 0.2 1.5 17.2 .413 3.2 .342 3.3 .769
Jeff Hornacek SG 25 12 12 31.2 14.1 5.8 5.2 1.3 0.3 1.5 12.4 .497 0.6 .000 2.1 .840
Dan Majerle SG 23 12 0 29.3 14.3 4.8 1.2 1.1 0.3 1.3 12.0 .438 2.3 .286 4.0 .792
Tyrone Corbin SF 26 12 12 25.8 9.1 7.1 2.2 2.0 0.3 1.2 7.2 .523 0.0 — 2.1 .760
Mark West C 28 12 12 18.9 6.2 4.4 0.5 0.6 1.6 1.1 4.2 .640 0.0 — 1.2 .714
Armen Gilliam PF 24 9 0 14.0 8.1 5.0 0.2 0.1 0.2 1.1 5.7 .529 0.0 — 2.4 .864
T.R. Dunn SG 33 8 0 9.9 0.9 1.9 0.1 0.6 0.0 0.3 0.9 .429 0.0 — 0.3 .500
Tim Perry C 23 4 0 4.3 1.0 0.5 0.0 0.5 0.3 0.3 1.0 .500 0.0 — 0.5 .000
Andrew Lang C 22 4 0 2.0 0.0 1.5 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.8 0.5 .000 0.0 — 0.0 —
Ed Nealy PF 28 4 0 1.5 0.5 0.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.8 .333 0.0 — 0.0 —
Team Totals — — 12 12 240.0 118.3 50.3 27.5 9.3 4.6 15.8 95.1 .473 8.8 .314 30.4 .841

Regular Season Totals

Player Pos Age GP GS Min Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TOV FGA FGM 3PA 3PM FTA FTM
Kevin Johnson PG 22 81 81 3179 1650 340 991 135 24 322 1128 570 22 2 576 508
Tom Chambers PF 29 81 81 3002 2085 684 231 87 55 231 1643 774 86 28 598 509
Jeff Hornacek SG 25 78 73 2487 1054 266 465 129 8 111 889 440 81 27 178 147
Armen Gilliam PF 24 74 60 2120 1176 541 52 54 27 140 930 468 0 0 323 240
Eddie Johnson SF 29 70 7 2043 1504 306 162 47 7 122 1224 608 172 71 250 217
Mark West C 28 82 32 2019 594 551 39 35 187 103 372 243 0 0 202 108
Tyrone Corbin SF 26 77 30 1655 631 398 118 82 13 92 454 245 2 0 179 141
Dan Majerle SG 23 54 5 1354 467 209 130 63 14 48 432 181 82 27 127 78
Tim Perry C 23 62 15 614 257 132 18 19 32 37 201 108 4 1 65 40
Andrew Lang C 22 62 25 526 159 147 9 17 48 28 117 60 0 0 60 39
T.R. Dunn SG 33 34 1 321 33 60 25 12 1 6 35 12 0 0 12 9
Ed Nealy PF 28 30 0 164 19 55 8 4 0 6 29 8 2 0 7 3
Steve Kerr SG 23 26 0 157 54 17 24 7 0 6 46 20 17 8 9 6
Craig Hodges SG 28 10 0 92 39 5 8 2 0 5 36 16 12 4 4 3
Kenny Gattison PF 24 2 0 9 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 1
Mark Davis PF 25 2 0 7 4 1 0 0 0 0 5 1 1 0 2 2
Winston Crite PF 23 2 0 6 0 1 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0
Team Totals — — 82 82 19755 9727 3714 2280 693 416 1258 7545 3754 481 168 2594 2051

Playoff Totals

Player Pos Age GP GS Min Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TOV FGA FGM 3PA 3PM FTA FTM
Tom Chambers PF 29 12 12 495 312 131 46 13 15 39 257 118 22 9 78 67
Kevin Johnson PG 22 12 12 494 285 51 147 19 5 55 182 90 10 3 110 102
Eddie Johnson SF 29 12 0 392 213 87 25 12 2 18 206 85 38 13 39 30
Jeff Hornacek SG 25 12 12 374 169 69 62 16 3 18 149 74 7 0 25 21
Dan Majerle SG 23 12 0 352 172 57 14 13 4 15 144 63 28 8 48 38
Tyrone Corbin SF 26 12 12 310 109 85 26 24 4 14 86 45 0 0 25 19
Mark West C 28 12 12 227 74 53 6 7 19 13 50 32 0 0 14 10
Armen Gilliam PF 24 9 0 126 73 45 2 1 2 10 51 27 0 0 22 19
T.R. Dunn SG 33 8 0 79 7 15 1 5 0 2 7 3 0 0 2 1
Tim Perry C 23 4 0 17 4 2 0 2 1 1 4 2 0 0 2 0
Andrew Lang C 22 4 0 8 0 6 1 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0
Ed Nealy PF 28 4 0 6 2 3 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0
Team Totals — — 12 12 2880 1420 604 330 112 55 188 1141 540 105 33 365 307

HeatingUp Impact Index: Team Impact Spotlight

Player Name Role Tier MPG Usage Tier PPG RPG APG STK (SPG+BPG) Impact Index* Notes
Kevin Johnson Primary Playmaker / Scoring PG 39.2 High 20.4 4.2 12.2 2.0 19.4 Team floor general; elite assists; strong scoring; defensive activity moderate; MVP/MIP-caliber season.
Tom Chambers Primary Scorer / Frontcourt Leader 37.1 High 25.7 8.4 2.9 1.8 19.4 Dominant scorer and rebounder; strong efficiency; moderate defensive impact; team focal point.
Eddie Johnson Secondary Scorer / Wing Threat 29.2 High 21.5 4.4 2.3 0.8 14.5 High-efficiency scorer; spacing and offensive versatility; modest defensive activity; 6MOY candidate.
Jeff Hornacek Sharpshooting Wing 31.9 Medium 13.5 3.4 6.0 1.8 12.35 Perimeter scoring and floor spacing; strong secondary playmaker; contributes defensively.
Armen Gilliam Key Frontcourt Contributor 28.6 Medium 15.9 7.3 0.7 1.1 12.5 Reliable scoring and rebounding; limited defensive versatility; consistent starter.
Dan Majerle 3&D Wing / Rotation Player 25.1 Medium 8.6 3.9 2.4 1.5 8.2 Active perimeter defender and rebounder; bench/rotation scorer; developing secondary role.
Mark West Defensive Anchor / Starter C 24.6 Medium 7.2 6.7 0.5 2.7 8.35 Rim protector and rebounder; efficient inside scoring; defensive impact high.
Tyrone Corbin Energy Wing / Role Player 21.5 Low-Med 8.2 5.2 1.5 1.3 8.1 Provides defensive versatility and rebounding; limited scoring; rotation contributor.
Tim Perry Backup Center / Spot Minutes 9.9 Low 4.1 2.1 0.3 0.8 3.65 Minimal minutes; limited offensive role; contributes spot defense and rebounding.
Andrew Lang Bench Center / Rim Protector 8.5 Low 2.6 2.4 0.1 1.1 3.1 Provides defensive presence and rebounding; minimal scoring.
Steve Kerr Backup PG / Floor Spacer 6.0 Low 2.1 0.7 0.9 0.3 1.95 Limited minutes; spot three-point shooting and playmaking; minimal defensive impact.
T.R. Dunn Defensive SG / Bench Role 9.4 Low 1.0 1.8 0.7 0.4 1.95 Primarily defensive assignment; low offensive usage; veteran presence.
Craig Hodges Deep Bench SG / Shooter 9.2 Low 3.9 0.5 0.8 0.2 2.7 Spot minutes; elite shooting in garbage time; limited overall contribution.
Ed Nealy Fringe PF / Minimal Minutes 5.5 Low 0.6 1.8 0.3 0.1 1.4 Very limited role; minor rebounds and defense; low usage.
Kenny Gattison Deep Bench PF 4.5 Low 0.5 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.5 Practically no impact; negligible minutes.
Mark Davis Fringe SF / Minimal Minutes 3.5 Low 2.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 1.25 Very limited contribution; spot minutes only.
Winston Crite Development SF 3.0 Low 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.25 Developmental minutes; no measurable impact.