1988-89 Detroit Pistons Game-by-Game Results
National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 63-19
Finishing 1st in the NBA's Central Division of the Eastern Conference
Postseason: 15-2 Won NBA championship
Conference First Round - Defeated Boston Celtics 3-0
Conference Semifinals - Defeated Milwaukee Bucks 4-0
Conference Finals - Defeated Chicago Bulls 4-2
Finals - Defeated Los Angeles Lakers 4-0
Coach: Chuck Daly (63-19)
Location: Detroit, Michigan
Attendance: 879,614, Avg. 21,454 in 41 home dates
1988-89 Detroit Pistons StatisticsTeam Record: 63-19
Finishing 1st in the NBA's Central Division of the Eastern Conference
Postseason: 15-2 Won NBA championship
Conference First Round - Defeated Boston Celtics 3-0
Conference Semifinals - Defeated Milwaukee Bucks 4-0
Conference Finals - Defeated Chicago Bulls 4-2
Finals - Defeated Los Angeles Lakers 4-0
Coach: Chuck Daly (63-19)
Location: Detroit, Michigan
Attendance: 879,614, Avg. 21,454 in 41 home dates
1988-89 Detroit Pistons Roster
The Detroit Pistons of the National Basketball Association ended the 1988-89 season with a record of 63 wins and 19 losses, finishing first in the NBA's Central Division of the Eastern Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 15-2.
The Pistons scored 8,740 points and surrendered 8,264. Isiah Thomas tossed in a team-best 1,458 points for Detroit, and Joe Dumars contributed 17 or more per game, too. Bill Laimbeer accounted for 776 boards. Isiah Thomas dished out 663 assists for the squad.
On the defensive side of the ball, Isiah Thomas added 133 steals.
Chuck Daly coached the team. The 1988-89 Detroit Pistons won the NBA championship.
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Regular Season Points For: 8740
Regular Season Points Against: 8264
| Date | Game | Res | Home | Road | Record | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 4, 1988 | Detroit Pistons 107 at Chicago Bulls 94 | W | 0-0 | 1-0 | 1-0 | ||
| November 5, 1988 | Charlotte Hornets 85 at Detroit Pistons 94 | W | 1-0 | 1-0 | 2-0 | ||
| November 8, 1988 | Detroit Pistons 116 at Philadelphia 76ers 109 | W | 1-0 | 2-0 | 3-0 | ||
| November 9, 1988 | Atlanta Hawks 95 at Detroit Pistons 101 | W | 2-0 | 2-0 | 4-0 | OT | |
| November 11, 1988 | Detroit Pistons 116 at Boston Celtics 107 | W | 2-0 | 3-0 | 5-0 | ||
| November 15, 1988 | Detroit Pistons 108 at Dallas Mavericks 99 | W | 2-0 | 4-0 | 6-0 | ||
| November 16, 1988 | Detroit Pistons 94 at San Antonio Spurs 88 | W | 2-0 | 5-0 | 7-0 | ||
| November 18, 1988 | Detroit Pistons 121 at Phoenix Suns 105 | W | 2-0 | 6-0 | 8-0 | ||
| November 19, 1988 | Detroit Pistons 98 at Houston Rockets 109 | L | 2-0 | 6-1 | 8-1 | ||
| November 22, 1988 | Detroit Pistons 99 at Charlotte Hornets 93 | W | 2-0 | 7-1 | 9-1 | ||
| November 23, 1988 | New York Knicks 133 at Detroit Pistons 111 | L | 2-1 | 7-1 | 9-2 | ||
| November 26, 1988 | Los Angeles Lakers 99 at Detroit Pistons 102 | W | 3-1 | 7-1 | 10-2 | ||
| November 29, 1988 | Detroit Pistons 98 at Indiana Pacers 107 | L | 3-1 | 7-2 | 10-3 | ||
| November 30, 1988 | Indiana Pacers 111 at Detroit Pistons 114 | W | 4-1 | 7-2 | 11-3 | ||
| December 2, 1988 | Detroit Pistons 120 at Washington Bullets 114 | W | 4-1 | 8-2 | 12-3 | ||
| December 4, 1988 | Detroit Pistons 102 at New Jersey Nets 99 | W | 4-1 | 9-2 | 13-3 | ||
| December 6, 1988 | Detroit Pistons 84 at Milwaukee Bucks 109 | L | 4-1 | 9-3 | 13-4 | ||
| December 7, 1988 | Chicago Bulls 89 at Detroit Pistons 102 | W | 5-1 | 9-3 | 14-4 | ||
| December 9, 1988 | Detroit Pistons 92 at Atlanta Hawks 82 | W | 5-1 | 10-3 | 15-4 | ||
| December 10, 1988 | Philadelphia 76ers 100 at Detroit Pistons 106 | W | 6-1 | 10-3 | 16-4 | ||
| December 14, 1988 | Milwaukee Bucks 119 at Detroit Pistons 110 | L | 6-2 | 10-3 | 16-5 | ||
| December 15, 1988 | Detroit Pistons 98 at Cleveland Cavaliers 119 | L | 6-2 | 10-4 | 16-6 | ||
| December 17, 1988 | Charlotte Hornets 91 at Detroit Pistons 100 | W | 7-2 | 10-4 | 17-6 | ||
| December 20, 1988 | Miami Heat 100 at Detroit Pistons 116 | W | 8-2 | 10-4 | 18-6 | ||
| December 22, 1988 | Detroit Pistons 85 at New York Knicks 88 | L | 8-2 | 10-5 | 18-7 | ||
| December 28, 1988 | Phoenix Suns 100 at Detroit Pistons 106 | W | 9-2 | 10-5 | 19-7 | ||
| December 30, 1988 | Houston Rockets 83 at Detroit Pistons 95 | W | 10-2 | 10-5 | 20-7 | ||
| January 3, 1989 | Detroit Pistons 104 at Atlanta Hawks 123 | L | 10-2 | 10-6 | 20-8 | ||
| January 6, 1989 | Atlanta Hawks 88 at Detroit Pistons 111 | W | 11-2 | 10-6 | 21-8 | ||
| January 7, 1989 | Detroit Pistons 99 at Indiana Pacers 113 | L | 11-2 | 10-7 | 21-9 | ||
| January 11, 1989 | New York Knicks 100 at Detroit Pistons 93 | L | 11-3 | 10-7 | 21-10 | ||
| January 13, 1989 | Washington Bullets 103 at Detroit Pistons 119 | W | 12-3 | 10-7 | 22-10 | ||
| January 15, 1989 | Detroit Pistons 112 at Milwaukee Bucks 120 | L | 12-3 | 10-8 | 22-11 | ||
| January 16, 1989 | Boston Celtics 87 at Detroit Pistons 96 | W | 13-3 | 10-8 | 23-11 | ||
| January 18, 1989 | New Jersey Nets 90 at Detroit Pistons 103 | W | 14-3 | 10-8 | 24-11 | ||
| January 20, 1989 | Indiana Pacers 99 at Detroit Pistons 132 | W | 15-3 | 10-8 | 25-11 | ||
| January 22, 1989 | Detroit Pistons 99 at Boston Celtics 112 | L | 15-3 | 10-9 | 25-12 | ||
| January 25, 1989 | Golden State Warriors 104 at Detroit Pistons 105 | W | 16-3 | 10-9 | 26-12 | ||
| January 27, 1989 | Cleveland Cavaliers 80 at Detroit Pistons 79 | L | 16-4 | 10-9 | 26-13 | ||
| January 29, 1989 | Sacramento Kings 97 at Detroit Pistons 122 | W | 17-4 | 10-9 | 27-13 | ||
| January 31, 1989 | Detroit Pistons 104 at Chicago Bulls 98 | W | 17-4 | 11-9 | 28-13 | OT | |
| February 3, 1989 | Detroit Pistons 124 at Philadelphia 76ers 106 | W | 17-4 | 12-9 | 29-13 | ||
| February 5, 1989 | Chicago Bulls 102 at Detroit Pistons 113 | W | 18-4 | 12-9 | 30-13 | ||
| February 8, 1989 | Milwaukee Bucks 96 at Detroit Pistons 107 | W | 19-4 | 12-9 | 31-13 | ||
| February 14, 1989 | Detroit Pistons 111 at Los Angeles Lakers 103 | W | 19-4 | 13-9 | 32-13 | ||
| February 16, 1989 | Detroit Pistons 95 at Sacramento Kings 84 | W | 19-4 | 14-9 | 33-13 | ||
| February 18, 1989 | Detroit Pistons 119 at Golden State Warriors 121 | L | 19-4 | 14-10 | 33-14 | OT | |
| February 20, 1989 | Detroit Pistons 101 at Denver Nuggets 103 | L | 19-4 | 14-11 | 33-15 | ||
| February 22, 1989 | Portland Trail Blazers 94 at Detroit Pistons 105 | W | 20-4 | 14-11 | 34-15 | ||
| February 25, 1989 | Detroit Pistons 113 at New Jersey Nets 95 | W | 20-4 | 15-11 | 35-15 | ||
| February 26, 1989 | Los Angeles Clippers 98 at Detroit Pistons 110 | W | 21-4 | 15-11 | 36-15 | ||
| February 28, 1989 | Detroit Pistons 99 at Cleveland Cavaliers 115 | L | 21-4 | 15-12 | 36-16 | ||
| March 1, 1989 | Utah Jazz 85 at Detroit Pistons 96 | W | 22-4 | 15-12 | 37-16 | ||
| March 3, 1989 | Cleveland Cavaliers 90 at Detroit Pistons 96 | W | 23-4 | 15-12 | 38-16 | ||
| March 5, 1989 | Detroit Pistons 109 at Miami Heat 100 | W | 23-4 | 16-12 | 39-16 | ||
| March 6, 1989 | Denver Nuggets 112 at Detroit Pistons 129 | W | 24-4 | 16-12 | 40-16 | ||
| March 8, 1989 | Seattle Supersonics 96 at Detroit Pistons 112 | W | 25-4 | 16-12 | 41-16 | ||
| March 11, 1989 | Detroit Pistons 111 at Philadelphia 76ers 106 | W | 25-4 | 17-12 | 42-16 | ||
| March 12, 1989 | Washington Bullets 104 at Detroit Pistons 110 | W | 26-4 | 17-12 | 43-16 | ||
| March 14, 1989 | Detroit Pistons 129 at Indiana Pacers 117 | W | 26-4 | 18-12 | 44-16 | ||
| March 17, 1989 | Boston Celtics 98 at Detroit Pistons 106 | W | 27-4 | 18-12 | 45-16 | ||
| March 18, 1989 | Detroit Pistons 100 at Milwaukee Bucks 117 | L | 27-4 | 18-13 | 45-17 | ||
| March 21, 1989 | Detroit Pistons 110 at Atlanta Hawks 95 | W | 27-4 | 19-13 | 46-17 | ||
| March 22, 1989 | San Antonio Spurs 94 at Detroit Pistons 115 | W | 28-4 | 19-13 | 47-17 | ||
| March 24, 1989 | New Jersey Nets 96 at Detroit Pistons 112 | W | 29-4 | 19-13 | 48-17 | ||
| March 25, 1989 | Detroit Pistons 113 at Charlotte Hornets 101 | W | 29-4 | 20-13 | 49-17 | ||
| March 27, 1989 | Dallas Mavericks 77 at Detroit Pistons 90 | W | 30-4 | 20-13 | 50-17 | ||
| March 29, 1989 | Detroit Pistons 108 at Utah Jazz 104 | W | 30-4 | 21-13 | 51-17 | 2OT | |
| March 31, 1989 | Detroit Pistons 111 at Seattle Supersonics 108 | W | 30-4 | 22-13 | 52-17 | ||
| April 2, 1989 | Detroit Pistons 117 at Los Angeles Clippers 101 | W | 30-4 | 23-13 | 53-17 | ||
| April 4, 1989 | Detroit Pistons 100 at Portland Trail Blazers 118 | L | 30-4 | 23-14 | 53-18 | ||
| April 6, 1989 | Chicago Bulls 108 at Detroit Pistons 115 | W | 31-4 | 23-14 | 54-18 | ||
| April 7, 1989 | Detroit Pistons 114 at Chicago Bulls 112 | W | 31-4 | 24-14 | 55-18 | OT | |
| April 9, 1989 | Milwaukee Bucks 91 at Detroit Pistons 100 | W | 32-4 | 24-14 | 56-18 | ||
| April 10, 1989 | Detroit Pistons 124 at Washington Bullets 100 | W | 32-4 | 25-14 | 57-18 | ||
| April 12, 1989 | Cleveland Cavaliers 95 at Detroit Pistons 107 | W | 33-4 | 25-14 | 58-18 | ||
| April 14, 1989 | Detroit Pistons 100 at New York Knicks 104 | L | 33-4 | 25-15 | 58-19 | ||
| April 16, 1989 | Washington Bullets 98 at Detroit Pistons 104 | W | 34-4 | 25-15 | 59-19 | ||
| April 18, 1989 | Detroit Pistons 118 at Cleveland Cavaliers 102 | W | 34-4 | 26-15 | 60-19 | ||
| April 19, 1989 | Indiana Pacers 105 at Detroit Pistons 115 | W | 35-4 | 26-15 | 61-19 | ||
| April 21, 1989 | Philadelphia 76ers 91 at Detroit Pistons 100 | W | 36-4 | 26-15 | 62-19 | ||
| April 23, 1989 | Atlanta Hawks 81 at Detroit Pistons 99 | W | 37-4 | 26-15 | 63-19 | ||
| April 28, 1989 | Boston Celtics 91 at Detroit Pistons 101 | W | 1-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 | ||
| April 30, 1989 | Boston Celtics 95 at Detroit Pistons 102 | W | 2-0 | 0-0 | 2-0 | ||
| May 2, 1989 | Detroit Pistons 100 at Boston Celtics 85 | W | 2-0 | 1-0 | 3-0 | ||
| May 10, 1989 | Milwaukee Bucks 80 at Detroit Pistons 85 | W | 3-0 | 1-0 | 4-0 | ||
| May 12, 1989 | Milwaukee Bucks 92 at Detroit Pistons 112 | W | 4-0 | 1-0 | 5-0 | ||
| May 14, 1989 | Detroit Pistons 110 at Milwaukee Bucks 90 | W | 4-0 | 2-0 | 6-0 | ||
| May 15, 1989 | Detroit Pistons 96 at Milwaukee Bucks 94 | W | 4-0 | 3-0 | 7-0 | ||
| May 21, 1989 | Chicago Bulls 94 at Detroit Pistons 88 | L | 4-1 | 3-0 | 7-1 | ||
| May 23, 1989 | Chicago Bulls 91 at Detroit Pistons 100 | W | 5-1 | 3-0 | 8-1 | ||
| May 27, 1989 | Detroit Pistons 97 at Chicago Bulls 99 | L | 5-1 | 3-1 | 8-2 | ||
| May 29, 1989 | Detroit Pistons 86 at Chicago Bulls 80 | W | 5-1 | 4-1 | 9-2 | ||
| May 31, 1989 | Chicago Bulls 85 at Detroit Pistons 94 | W | 6-1 | 4-1 | 10-2 | ||
| June 2, 1989 | Detroit Pistons 103 at Chicago Bulls 94 | W | 6-1 | 5-1 | 11-2 | ||
| June 6, 1989 | Los Angeles Lakers 97 at Detroit Pistons 109 | W | 7-1 | 5-1 | 12-2 | ||
| June 8, 1989 | Los Angeles Lakers 105 at Detroit Pistons 108 | W | 8-1 | 5-1 | 13-2 | ||
| June 11, 1989 | Detroit Pistons 114 at Los Angeles Lakers 110 | W | 8-1 | 6-1 | 14-2 | ||
| June 13, 1989 | Detroit Pistons 105 at Los Angeles Lakers 97 | W | 8-1 | 7-1 | 15-2 |
