1988–89 Portland Trail Blazers season

[2][3][4] After the Blazers reached the 1989 NBA Playoffs, Adelman was made the head coach on a full-time basis.

[5] At mid-season, the team traded Kiki Vandeweghe to the New York Knicks in exchange for a future first-round draft pick.

[6][7][8][9] After holding a 25–21 record at the All-Star break,[10] the Trail Blazers played below .500 for the remainder of the regular season, and finished in fifth place in the Pacific Division with a 39–43 record,[11] eighth place in the Western Conference, and qualifying for the playoffs for the seventh consecutive year.

[13][14][15][16][17] In the 1989 NBA Playoffs, the Blazers were eliminated in the Western Conference First Round of the playoffs for the fourth consecutive year, losing three straight games to the eventual Western Conference champion Los Angeles Lakers.

[18][19][20][21] The Lakers would reach the NBA Finals for the third consecutive year, but would lose to the Detroit Pistons in four straight games.