| month | day | visitor | score | home | score |
|---|
| November | 4, 1988 | Heat | 84 | Hornets | 94 |
| November | 5, 1988 | Hornets | 103 | Pistons | 94 |
| November | 6, 1988 | Hornets | 80 | 76ers | 87 |
| November | 7, 1988 | Knicks | 87 | Hornets | 85 |
| November | 12, 1988 | Celtics | 97 | Hornets | 89 |
| November | 14, 1988 | Celtics | 88 | Hornets | 101 |
| November | 15, 1988 | Hornets | 96 | Pistons | 89 |
| November | 16, 1988 | Hornets | 90 | Heat | 88 |
| November | 18, 1988 | Hornets | 84 | Celtics | 103 |
| November | 21, 1988 | Jazz | 86 | Hornets | 82 |
| November | 23, 1988 | Heat | 91 | Hornets | 104 |
| November | 25, 1988 | Hornets | 96 | Bullets | 97 |
| November | 26, 1988 | Hornets | 85 | Blazers | 80 |
| November | 28, 1988 | Magic | 79 | Hornets | 86 |
| November | 29, 1988 | Warriors | 140 | Hornets | 136 |
| December | 1, 1988 | Hornets | 73 | Cavaliers | 72 |
| December | 2, 1988 | Pistons | 80 | Hornets | 87 |
| December | 5, 1988 | Hornets | 83 | Kings | 77 |
| December | 8, 1988 | Magic | 89 | Hornets | 82 |
| December | 9, 1988 | Rockets | 92 | Hornets | 95 |
| December | 10, 1988 | Hornets | 98 | Bucks | 109 |
| December | 12, 1988 | Knicks | 92 | Hornets | 74 |
| December | 14, 1988 | Hornets | 85 | Heat | 84 |
| December | 15, 1988 | Lakers | 64 | Hornets | 83 |
| December | 20, 1988 | Pistons | 79 | Hornets | 86 |
| December | 22, 1988 | Celtics | 96 | Hornets | 89 |
| December | 25, 1988 | Hornets | 88 | Knicks | 96 |
| December | 26, 1988 | Hornets | 81 | Suns | 97 |
| December | 28, 1988 | Hornets | 90 | 76ers | 84 |
| December | 29, 1988 | Bullets | 83 | Hornets | 100 |
| December | 31, 1988 | Hornets | 90 | Knicks | 109 |
| January | 1, 1989 | Hornets | 83 | Jazz | 88 |
| January | 2, 1989 | Hornets | 85 | Spurs | 80 |
| January | 4, 1989 | Magic | 65 | Hornets | 74 |
| January | 10, 1989 | 76ers | 96 | Hornets | 86 |
| January | 11, 1989 | Hornets | 94 | Pacers | 113 |
| January | 15, 1989 | Cavaliers | 81 | Hornets | 98 |
| January | 18, 1989 | Heat | 84 | Hornets | 105 |
| January | 19, 1989 | Hornets | 92 | Bulls | 85 |
| January | 21, 1989 | Hornets | 94 | Pacers | 86 |
| January | 23, 1989 | Hornets | 77 | Magic | 86 |
| January | 27, 1989 | Clippers | 105 | Hornets | 99 |
| January | 28, 1989 | Hornets | 98 | Pacers | 97 |
| January | 31, 1989 | Hornets | 96 | Celtics | 95 |
| February | 2, 1989 | Blazers | | Hornets | |
| February | 6, 1989 | Hornets | | Cavaliers | |
| February | 15, 1989 | Heat | | Hornets | |
| February | 16, 1989 | Bulls | | Hornets | |
| February | 18, 1989 | Sonics | | Hornets | |
| February | 20, 1989 | Celtics | | Hornets | |
| February | 22, 1989 | Spurs | | Hornets | |
| February | 23, 1989 | Hornets | | Knicks | |
| February | 26, 1989 | Hornets | | Rockets | |
| February | 28, 1989 | Bucks | | Hornets | |
| March | 2, 1989 | Hornets | | Celtics | |
| March | 10, 1989 | Hornets | | Heat | |
| March | 11, 1989 | Hornets | | Bulls | |
| March | 12, 1989 | Pacers | | Hornets | |
| March | 15, 1989 | Hornets | | Pistons | |
| March | 16, 1989 | Magic | | Hornets | |
| March | 18, 1989 | Hornets | | Bucks | |
| March | 19, 1989 | Bucks | | Hornets | |
| March | 23, 1989 | Hornets | | Clippers | |
| March | 28, 1989 | Hornets | | Magic | |
| March | 31, 1989 | Hornets | | Sonics | |
| April | 2, 1989 | Pacers | | Hornets | |
| April | 5, 1989 | Cavaliers | | Hornets | |
| April | 6, 1989 | Bulls | | Hornets | |
| April | 9, 1989 | Hornets | | 76ers | |
| April | 10, 1989 | Knicks | | Hornets | |
| April | 12, 1989 | Hornets | | Cavaliers | |
| April | 13, 1989 | Knicks | | Hornets | |
| April | 16, 1989 | Suns | | Hornets | |
| April | 18, 1989 | Kings | | Hornets | |
| April | 23, 1989 | Hornets | | Bucks | |
| April | 25, 1989 | 76ers | | Hornets | |
| April | 26, 1989 | Hornets | | Bulls | |
| April | 27, 1989 | Hornets | | Warriors | |
| April | 28, 1989 | 76ers | | Hornets | |
| April | 30, 1989 | 76ers | | Hornets | |
| May | 2, 1989 | Hornets | | Magic | |
| May | 5, 1989 | Hornets | | Lakers | |