1988-89 Detroit Pistons Roster
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 Results
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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Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown |
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Mark Aguirre | F-G | December 10, 1959 | 6'6" | 232 | DePaul | Chicago, IL USA |
Adrian Dantley | F-G | February 26, 1955 | 6'5" | 208 | Notre Dame | Washington, DC USA |
Darryl Dawkins | C | January 11, 1957 | 6'10" | 245 | none | Orlando, FL USA |
Fennis Dembo | F | January 24, 1966 | 6'5" | 215 | Wyoming | Mobile, AL USA |
Joe Dumars | G | May 24, 1963 | 6'3" | 190 | McNeese State | Shreveport, LA USA |
James Edwards | C-F | November 22, 1955 | 7'0" | 225 | Washington | Seattle, WA USA |
Steve Harris | G | October 15, 1963 | 6'5" | 195 | Tulsa | Kansas City, MO USA |
Vinnie Johnson | G | September 1, 1956 | 6'2" | 200 | Baylor | Brooklyn, NY USA |
Bill Laimbeer | C | May 19, 1957 | 6'11" | 245 | Notre Dame | Boston, MA USA |
Johnny Long | G-F | August 28, 1956 | 6'5" | 195 | Detroit | Romulus, MI USA |
Rick Mahorn | C-F | September 21, 1958 | 6'10" | 240 | Hampton Institute | Hartford, CT USA |
Pace Mannion | G | September 22, 1960 | 6'7" | 190 | Utah | Salt Lake City, UT USA |
Dennis Rodman | F | May 13, 1961 | 6'7" | 210 | SE Oklahoma State | Trenton, NJ USA |
Jim Rowinski | F | January 4, 1961 | 6'8" | 250 | Purdue | Long Island, NY USA |
John Salley | F-C | June 16, 1964 | 6'11" | 230 | Georgia Tech | Brooklyn, NY USA |
Isiah Thomas | G | April 30, 1961 | 6'1" | 180 | Indiana | Chicago, IL USA |
Michael Williams | G | July 23, 1966 | 6'2" | 175 | Baylor | Dallas, TX USA |