1988-89 Detroit Pistons
Detroit Pistons 1988-1989 Schedule and Results
All the scores of the games played by the Pistons in the NBA 1988-89 Regular Season and the 1989 Playoffs, with teams, results, winning and losing streaks, partial and final records and evolution of the playoff series.
Regular Season Record:
63-19 (.768), 1st in Eastern Conference
63-19 (.768), 1st in Eastern Conference
Playoffs Record:
15-2 (.882),
NBA Champions
15-2 (.882),

Detroit Pistons 1988-1989 Game Schedule and Results
NBA Regular Season
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Gm | Date |
Opponent | Score |
Streak |
Record | |||||||||
1 | Nov 4, 1988 | Pistons | @ | Chicago Bulls | W | 107 - 94 | won 1 | 1 | - | 0 | ||||
2 | Nov 5, 1988 | Pistons | vs. | Charlotte Hornets | W | 94 - 85 | won 2 | 2 | - | 0 | ||||
3 | Nov 8, 1988 | Pistons | @ | Philadelphia 76ers | W | 116 - 109 | won 3 | 3 | - | 0 | ||||
4 | Nov 9, 1988 | Pistons | vs. | Atlanta Hawks | W | 101 - 95 | OT | won 4 | 4 | - | 0 | |||
5 | Nov 11, 1988 | Pistons | @ | Boston Celtics | W | 116 - 107 | won 5 | 5 | - | 0 | ||||
6 | Nov 15, 1988 | Pistons | @ | Dallas Mavericks | W | 108 - 99 | won 6 | 6 | - | 0 | ||||
7 | Nov 16, 1988 | Pistons | @ | San Antonio Spurs | W | 94 - 88 | won 7 | 7 | - | 0 | ||||
8 | Nov 18, 1988 | Pistons | @ | Phoenix Suns | W | 121 - 105 | won 8 | 8 | - | 0 | ||||
9 | Nov 19, 1988 | Pistons | @ | Houston Rockets | L | 98 - 109 | lost 1 | 8 | - | 1 | ||||
10 | Nov 22, 1988 | Pistons | @ | Charlotte Hornets | W | 99 - 93 | won 1 | 9 | - | 1 | ||||
11 | Nov 23, 1988 | Pistons | vs. | New York Knicks | L | 111 - 133 | lost 1 | 9 | - | 2 | ||||
12 | Nov 26, 1988 | Pistons | vs. | Los Angeles Lakers | W | 102 - 99 | won 1 | 10 | - | 2 | ||||
13 | Nov 29, 1988 | Pistons | @ | Indiana Pacers | L | 98 - 107 | lost 1 | 10 | - | 3 | ||||
14 | Nov 30, 1988 | Pistons | vs. | Indiana Pacers | W | 114 - 111 | won 1 | 11 | - | 3 | ||||
15 | Dec 2, 1988 | Pistons | @ | Washington Bullets | W | 120 - 114 | won 2 | 12 | - | 3 | ||||
16 | Dec 4, 1988 | Pistons | @ | New Jersey Nets | W | 102 - 99 | won 3 | 13 | - | 3 | ||||
17 | Dec 6, 1988 | Pistons | @ | Milwaukee Bucks | L | 84 - 109 | lost 1 | 13 | - | 4 | ||||
18 | Dec 7, 1988 | Pistons | vs. | Chicago Bulls | W | 102 - 89 | won 1 | 14 | - | 4 | ||||
19 | Dec 9, 1988 | Pistons | @ | Atlanta Hawks | W | 92 - 82 | won 2 | 15 | - | 4 | ||||
20 | Dec 10, 1988 | Pistons | vs. | Philadelphia 76ers | W | 106 - 100 | won 3 | 16 | - | 4 | ||||
21 | Dec 14, 1988 | Pistons | vs. | Milwaukee Bucks | L | 110 - 119 | lost 1 | 16 | - | 5 | ||||
22 | Dec 15, 1988 | Pistons | @ | Cleveland Cavaliers | L | 98 - 119 | lost 2 | 16 | - | 6 | ||||
23 | Dec 17, 1988 | Pistons | vs. | Charlotte Hornets | W | 100 - 91 | won 1 | 17 | - | 6 | ||||
24 | Dec 20, 1988 | Pistons | vs. | Miami Heat | W | 116 - 100 | won 2 | 18 | - | 6 | ||||
25 | Dec 22, 1988 | Pistons | @ | New York Knicks | L | 85 - 88 | lost 1 | 18 | - | 7 | ||||
26 | Dec 28, 1988 | Pistons | vs. | Phoenix Suns | W | 106 - 100 | won 1 | 19 | - | 7 | ||||
27 | Dec 30, 1988 | Pistons | vs. | Houston Rockets | W | 95 - 83 | won 2 | 20 | - | 7 | ||||
28 | Jan 3, 1989 | Pistons | @ | Atlanta Hawks | L | 104 - 123 | lost 1 | 20 | - | 8 | ||||
29 | Jan 6, 1989 | Pistons | vs. | Atlanta Hawks | W | 111 - 88 | won 1 | 21 | - | 8 | ||||
30 | Jan 7, 1989 | Pistons | @ | Indiana Pacers | L | 99 - 113 | lost 1 | 21 | - | 9 | ||||
Gm | Date |
Opponent | Score |
Streak |
Record | |||||||||
31 | Jan 11, 1989 | Pistons | vs. | New York Knicks | L | 93 - 100 | lost 2 | 21 | - | 10 | ||||
32 | Jan 13, 1989 | Pistons | vs. | Washington Bullets | W | 119 - 103 | won 1 | 22 | - | 10 | ||||
33 | Jan 15, 1989 | Pistons | @ | Milwaukee Bucks | L | 112 - 120 | lost 1 | 22 | - | 11 | ||||
34 | Jan 16, 1989 | Pistons | vs. | Boston Celtics | W | 96 - 87 | won 1 | 23 | - | 11 | ||||
35 | Jan 18, 1989 | Pistons | vs. | New Jersey Nets | W | 103 - 90 | won 2 | 24 | - | 11 | ||||
36 | Jan 20, 1989 | Pistons | vs. | Indiana Pacers | W | 132 - 99 | won 3 | 25 | - | 11 | ||||
37 | Jan 22, 1989 | Pistons | @ | Boston Celtics | L | 99 - 112 | lost 1 | 25 | - | 12 | ||||
38 | Jan 25, 1989 | Pistons | vs. | Golden State Warriors | W | 105 - 104 | won 1 | 26 | - | 12 | ||||
39 | Jan 27, 1989 | Pistons | vs. | Cleveland Cavaliers | L | 79 - 80 | lost 1 | 26 | - | 13 | ||||
40 | Jan 29, 1989 | Pistons | vs. | Sacramento Kings | W | 122 - 97 | won 1 | 27 | - | 13 | ||||
41 | Jan 31, 1989 | Pistons | @ | Chicago Bulls | W | 104 - 98 | OT | won 2 | 28 | - | 13 | |||
42 | Feb 3, 1989 | Pistons | @ | Philadelphia 76ers | W | 124 - 106 | won 3 | 29 | - | 13 | ||||
43 | Feb 5, 1989 | Pistons | vs. | Chicago Bulls | W | 113 - 102 | won 4 | 30 | - | 13 | ||||
44 | Feb 8, 1989 | Pistons | vs. | Milwaukee Bucks | W | 107 - 96 | won 5 | 31 | - | 13 | ||||
45 | Feb 14, 1989 | Pistons | @ | Los Angeles Lakers | W | 111 - 103 | won 6 | 32 | - | 13 | ||||
46 | Feb 16, 1989 | Pistons | @ | Sacramento Kings | W | 95 - 84 | won 7 | 33 | - | 13 | ||||
47 | Feb 18, 1989 | Pistons | @ | Golden State Warriors | L | 119 - 121 | OT | lost 1 | 33 | - | 14 | |||
48 | Feb 20, 1989 | Pistons | @ | Denver Nuggets | L | 101 - 103 | lost 2 | 33 | - | 15 | ||||
49 | Feb 22, 1989 | Pistons | vs. | Portland Trail Blazers | W | 105 - 94 | won 1 | 34 | - | 15 | ||||
50 | Feb 25, 1989 | Pistons | @ | New Jersey Nets | W | 113 - 95 | won 2 | 35 | - | 15 | ||||
51 | Feb 26, 1989 | Pistons | vs. | Los Angeles Clippers | W | 110 - 98 | won 3 | 36 | - | 15 | ||||
52 | Feb 28, 1989 | Pistons | @ | Cleveland Cavaliers | L | 99 - 115 | lost 1 | 36 | - | 16 | ||||
53 | Mar 1, 1989 | Pistons | vs. | Utah Jazz | W | 96 - 85 | won 1 | 37 | - | 16 | ||||
54 | Mar 3, 1989 | Pistons | vs. | Cleveland Cavaliers | W | 96 - 90 | won 2 | 38 | - | 16 | ||||
55 | Mar 5, 1989 | Pistons | @ | Miami Heat | W | 109 - 100 | won 3 | 39 | - | 16 | ||||
56 | Mar 6, 1989 | Pistons | vs. | Denver Nuggets | W | 129 - 112 | won 4 | 40 | - | 16 | ||||
57 | Mar 8, 1989 | Pistons | vs. | Seattle Supersonics | W | 112 - 96 | won 5 | 41 | - | 16 | ||||
58 | Mar 11, 1989 | Pistons | @ | Philadelphia 76ers | W | 111 - 106 | won 6 | 42 | - | 16 | ||||
59 | Mar 12, 1989 | Pistons | vs. | Washington Bullets | W | 110 - 104 | won 7 | 43 | - | 16 | ||||
60 | Mar 14, 1989 | Pistons | @ | Indiana Pacers | W | 129 - 117 | won 8 | 44 | - | 16 | ||||
Gm | Date |
Opponent | Score |
Streak |
Record | |||||||||
61 | Mar 17, 1989 | Pistons | vs. | Boston Celtics | W | 106 - 98 | won 9 | 45 | - | 16 | ||||
62 | Mar 18, 1989 | Pistons | @ | Milwaukee Bucks | L | 100 - 117 | lost 1 | 45 | - | 17 | ||||
63 | Mar 21, 1989 | Pistons | @ | Atlanta Hawks | W | 110 - 95 | won 1 | 46 | - | 17 | ||||
64 | Mar 22, 1989 | Pistons | vs. | San Antonio Spurs | W | 115 - 94 | won 2 | 47 | - | 17 | ||||
65 | Mar 24, 1989 | Pistons | vs. | New Jersey Nets | W | 112 - 96 | won 3 | 48 | - | 17 | ||||
66 | Mar 25, 1989 | Pistons | @ | Charlotte Hornets | W | 113 - 101 | won 4 | 49 | - | 17 | ||||
67 | Mar 27, 1989 | Pistons | vs. | Dallas Mavericks | W | 90 - 77 | won 5 | 50 | - | 17 | ||||
68 | Mar 29, 1989 | Pistons | @ | Utah Jazz | W | 108 - 104 | 2OT | won 6 | 51 | - | 17 | |||
69 | Mar 31, 1989 | Pistons | @ | Seattle Supersonics | W | 111 - 108 | won 7 | 52 | - | 17 | ||||
70 | Apr 2, 1989 | Pistons | @ | Los Angeles Clippers | W | 117 - 101 | won 8 | 53 | - | 17 | ||||
71 | Apr 4, 1989 | Pistons | @ | Portland Trail Blazers | L | 100 - 118 | lost 1 | 53 | - | 18 | ||||
72 | Apr 6, 1989 | Pistons | vs. | Chicago Bulls | W | 115 - 108 | won 1 | 54 | - | 18 | ||||
73 | Apr 7, 1989 | Pistons | @ | Chicago Bulls | W | 114 - 112 | OT | won 2 | 55 | - | 18 | |||
74 | Apr 9, 1989 | Pistons | vs. | Milwaukee Bucks | W | 100 - 91 | won 3 | 56 | - | 18 | ||||
75 | Apr 10, 1989 | Pistons | @ | Washington Bullets | W | 124 - 100 | won 4 | 57 | - | 18 | ||||
76 | Apr 12, 1989 | Pistons | vs. | Cleveland Cavaliers | W | 107 - 95 | won 5 | 58 | - | 18 | ||||
77 | Apr 14, 1989 | Pistons | @ | New York Knicks | L | 100 - 104 | lost 1 | 58 | - | 19 | ||||
78 | Apr 16, 1989 | Pistons | vs. | Washington Bullets | W | 104 - 98 | won 1 | 59 | - | 19 | ||||
79 | Apr 18, 1989 | Pistons | @ | Cleveland Cavaliers | W | 118 - 102 | won 2 | 60 | - | 19 | ||||
80 | Apr 19, 1989 | Pistons | vs. | Indiana Pacers | W | 115 - 105 | won 3 | 61 | - | 19 | ||||
81 | Apr 21, 1989 | Pistons | vs. | Philadelphia 76ers | W | 100 - 91 | won 4 | 62 | - | 19 | ||||
82 | Apr 23, 1989 | Pistons | vs. | Atlanta Hawks | W | 99 - 81 | won 5 | 63 | - | 19 | ||||
NBA Playoffs
NBA Playoffs - Eastern Conference First Round | |||||||||||||
Gm | Date |
Opponent | Score |
Series Status | Streak | ||||||||
1 | Apr 28, 1989 | Pistons | vs. | Boston Celtics | W | 101 - 91 | Pistons lead 1-0
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won 1 | |||||
2 | Apr 30, 1989 | Pistons | vs. | Boston Celtics | W | 102 - 95 | Pistons lead 2-0
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won 2 | |||||
3 | May 2, 1989 | Pistons | @ | Boston Celtics | W | 100 - 85 | Pistons win 3-0
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won 3 |
NBA Playoffs - Eastern Conference Semifinals | |||||||||||||
Gm | Date |
Opponent | Score |
Series Status | Streak | ||||||||
1 | May 10, 1989 | Pistons | vs. | Milwaukee Bucks | W | 85 - 80 | Pistons lead 1-0
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won 4 | |||||
2 | May 12, 1989 | Pistons | vs. | Milwaukee Bucks | W | 112 - 92 | Pistons lead 2-0
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won 5 | |||||
3 | May 14, 1989 | Pistons | @ | Milwaukee Bucks | W | 110 - 90 | Pistons lead 3-0
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won 6 | |||||
4 | May 15, 1989 | Pistons | @ | Milwaukee Bucks | W | 96 - 94 | Pistons win 4-0
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won 7 |
NBA Playoffs - Eastern Conference Finals | |||||||||||||
Gm | Date |
Opponent | Score |
Series Status | Streak | ||||||||
1 | May 21, 1989 | Pistons | vs. | Chicago Bulls | L | 88 - 94 | Bulls lead 0-1
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lost 1 | |||||
2 | May 23, 1989 | Pistons | vs. | Chicago Bulls | W | 100 - 91 | series tied 1-1
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won 1 | |||||
3 | May 27, 1989 | Pistons | @ | Chicago Bulls | L | 97 - 99 | Bulls lead 1-2
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lost 1 | |||||
4 | May 29, 1989 | Pistons | @ | Chicago Bulls | W | 86 - 80 | series tied 2-2
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won 1 | |||||
5 | May 31, 1989 | Pistons | vs. | Chicago Bulls | W | 94 - 85 | Pistons lead 3-2
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won 2 | |||||
6 | Jun 2, 1989 | Pistons | @ | Chicago Bulls | W | 103 - 94 | Pistons win 4-2
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won 3 |
NBA Playoffs - Finals | |||||||||||||
Gm | Date |
Opponent | Score |
Series Status | Streak | ||||||||
1 | Jun 6, 1989 | Pistons | vs. | Los Angeles Lakers | W | 109 - 97 | Pistons lead 1-0
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won 4 | |||||
2 | Jun 8, 1989 | Pistons | vs. | Los Angeles Lakers | W | 108 - 105 | Pistons lead 2-0
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won 5 | |||||
3 | Jun 11, 1989 | Pistons | @ | Los Angeles Lakers | W | 114 - 110 | Pistons lead 3-0
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won 6 | |||||
4 | Jun 13, 1989 | Pistons | @ | Los Angeles Lakers | W | 105 - 97 | Pistons win 4-0
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won 7 |