1988 Boston Celtics vs. 1988 Detroit Pistons - Teams Comparisons

Head-to-head comparison between the 1987-88 Celtics and the 1987-88 Pistons, including both NBA teams stats, regular season and Playoffs wins, losses and performance, winning streaks and other data side by side.

NBA Teams Comparison

Summary

Regular Season

Standings 1988 Celtics 1º in Eastern Conference 1988 Pistons 2º in Eastern Conference

Season Record 1988 Celtics 57 - 25 1988 Pistons 54 - 28

Winning % 1988 Celtics .695 1988 Pistons .659

Longest Streaks 1988 Celtics Winning Streak: 8 Losing Streak: 3 1988 Pistons Winning Streak: 10 Losing Streak: 4

Players Used (at least 1 game) 1988 Celtics 16 players 1988 Pistons 15 players

Playoffs

Playoff Performance 1988 Celtics Lost Eastern Conference Finals 1988 Pistons Lost NBA Finals

Playoff Record 1988 Celtics 9 - 8 1988 Pistons 14 - 9

Winning % 1988 Celtics .529 1988 Pistons .609

Players Used (at least 1 game) 1988 Celtics 12 players 1988 Pistons 12 players

Team Stats

NBA Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Points 1988 Celtics 113.6 1988 Pistons 109.2

Rebounds 1988 Celtics 41.1 1988 Pistons 44.7

Assists 1988 Celtics 29.9 1988 Pistons 24.5

Steals 1988 Celtics 7.6 1988 Pistons 7.2

Blocks 1988 Celtics 5.1 1988 Pistons 4.8

3-Pointers Made 1988 Celtics 3.3 1988 Pistons 0.7

Percentages

Field Goal % 1988 Celtics .521 1988 Pistons .493

3-Point % 1988 Celtics .384 1988 Pistons .287

Free Throw % 1988 Celtics .803 1988 Pistons .757

NBA Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Points 1988 Celtics 103.5 1988 Pistons 99.7

Rebounds 1988 Celtics 40.4 1988 Pistons 44.3

Assists 1988 Celtics 26.8 1988 Pistons 22.3

Steals 1988 Celtics 6.0 1988 Pistons 7.4

Blocks 1988 Celtics 4.8 1988 Pistons 4.6

3-Pointers Made 1988 Celtics 2.4 1988 Pistons 0.9

Percentages

Field Goal % 1988 Celtics .476 1988 Pistons .465

3-Point % 1988 Celtics .345 1988 Pistons .259

Free Throw % 1988 Celtics .816 1988 Pistons .754

NBA Playoffs

Points 1988 Celtics 25.4 ppg Kevin McHale 1988 Pistons 21.9 ppg Isiah Thomas

Rebounds 1988 Celtics 9.9 rpg Robert Parish 1988 Pistons 9.6 rpg Bill Laimbeer

Assists 1988 Celtics 8.2 apg Dennis Johnson 1988 Pistons 8.7 apg Isiah Thomas

Steals 1988 Celtics 2.1 spg Larry Bird 1988 Pistons 2.9 spg Isiah Thomas

Blocks 1988 Celtics 1.8 bpg Kevin McHale 1988 Pistons 1.6 bpg John Salley

Head to Head this Season

Regular Season

Games Won 1988 Celtics 3 1988 Pistons 3

Games: Dec 4, 1987 Boston Celtics 105 - 128 Detroit Pistons at Detroit Jan 13, 1988 Boston Celtics 143 - 105 Detroit Pistons at Boston Jan 29, 1988 Boston Celtics 108 - 125 Detroit Pistons at Detroit Feb 28, 1988 Boston Celtics 101 - 106 Detroit Pistons at Detroit Apr 1, 1988 Boston Celtics 121 - 110 Detroit Pistons at Boston Apr 19, 1988 Boston Celtics 121 - 110 Detroit Pistons at Boston

Playoffs

Playoffs Series NBA Eastern Conference Finals

Games Won 1988 Celtics 2 1988 Pistons 4

Games: May 25, 1988 Boston Celtics 96 - 104 Detroit Pistons at Boston May 26, 1988 Boston Celtics 119 - 115 Detroit Pistons (2OT) at Boston May 28, 1988 Boston Celtics 94 - 98 Detroit Pistons at Detroit May 30, 1988 Boston Celtics 79 - 78 Detroit Pistons at Detroit Jun 1, 1988 Boston Celtics 96 - 102 Detroit Pistons (OT) at Boston Jun 3, 1988 Boston Celtics 90 - 95 Detroit Pistons at Detroit

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