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1988 NBA Playoff Results by Date

Complete day-by-day schedule with the scores for all the games played in the 1988 NBA Playoffs, including date, points scored, location, series and more information.

1988 NBA Playoff Results
Game	Result			Series
Date: Apr 28, 1988
1.	Cleveland Cavaliers	-	Chicago Bulls	Game 1 - at Chicago
	93 - 104			NBA Eastern Conference First Round
2.	Houston Rockets	-	Dallas Mavericks	Game 1 - at Dallas
	110 - 120			NBA Western Conference First Round
3.	Washington Bullets	-	Detroit Pistons	Game 1 - at Detroit
	87 - 96			NBA Eastern Conference First Round
4.	Utah Jazz	-	Portland Trail Blazers	Game 1 - at Portland
	96 - 108			NBA Western Conference First Round
Date: Apr 29, 1988
5.	Milwaukee Bucks	-	Atlanta Hawks	Game 1 - at Atlanta
	107 - 110			NBA Eastern Conference First Round
6.	New York Knicks	-	Boston Celtics	Game 1 - at Boston
	92 - 112			NBA Eastern Conference First Round
7.	Seattle Supersonics	-	Denver Nuggets	Game 1 - at Denver
	123 - 126			NBA Western Conference First Round
8.	San Antonio Spurs	-	Los Angeles Lakers	Game 1 - at Los Angeles
	110 - 122			NBA Western Conference First Round
Date: Apr 30, 1988
9.	Houston Rockets	-	Dallas Mavericks	Game 2 - at Dallas
	119 - 108			NBA Western Conference First Round
10.	Washington Bullets	-	Detroit Pistons	Game 2 - at Detroit
	101 - 102			NBA Eastern Conference First Round
11.	Utah Jazz	-	Portland Trail Blazers	Game 2 - at Portland
	114 - 105			NBA Western Conference First Round
Date: May 1, 1988
12.	Milwaukee Bucks	-	Atlanta Hawks	Game 2 - at Atlanta
	97 - 104			NBA Eastern Conference First Round
13.	New York Knicks	-	Boston Celtics	Game 2 - at Boston
	102 - 128			NBA Eastern Conference First Round
14.	Cleveland Cavaliers	-	Chicago Bulls	Game 2 - at Chicago
	101 - 106			NBA Eastern Conference First Round
15.	Seattle Supersonics	-	Denver Nuggets	Game 2 - at Denver
	111 - 91			NBA Western Conference First Round
16.	San Antonio Spurs	-	Los Angeles Lakers	Game 2 - at Los Angeles
	112 - 130			NBA Western Conference First Round
Date: May 2, 1988
17.	Detroit Pistons	-	Washington Bullets	Game 3 - at Washington
	106 - 114 OT			NBA Eastern Conference First Round
Date: May 3, 1988
18.	Chicago Bulls	-	Cleveland Cavaliers	Game 3 - at Cleveland
	102 - 110			NBA Eastern Conference First Round
19.	Dallas Mavericks	-	Houston Rockets	Game 3 - at Houston
	93 - 92			NBA Western Conference First Round
20.	Los Angeles Lakers	-	San Antonio Spurs	Game 3 - at San Antonio
	109 - 107			NBA Western Conference First Round
21.	Denver Nuggets	-	Seattle Supersonics	Game 3 - at Seattle
	125 - 114			NBA Western Conference First Round
Date: May 4, 1988
22.	Atlanta Hawks	-	Milwaukee Bucks	Game 3 - at Milwaukee
	115 - 123			NBA Eastern Conference First Round
23.	Boston Celtics	-	New York Knicks	Game 3 - at New York
	100 - 109			NBA Eastern Conference First Round
24.	Portland Trail Blazers	-	Utah Jazz	Game 3 - at Utah
	108 - 113			NBA Western Conference First Round
25.	Detroit Pistons	-	Washington Bullets	Game 4 - at Washington
	103 - 106			NBA Eastern Conference First Round
Date: May 5, 1988
26.	Chicago Bulls	-	Cleveland Cavaliers	Game 4 - at Cleveland
	91 - 97			NBA Eastern Conference First Round
27.	Dallas Mavericks	-	Houston Rockets	Game 4 - at Houston
	107 - 97			NBA Western Conference First Round
28.	Denver Nuggets	-	Seattle Supersonics	Game 4 - at Seattle
	117 - 127			NBA Western Conference First Round
Date: May 6, 1988
29.	Atlanta Hawks	-	Milwaukee Bucks	Game 4 - at Milwaukee
	99 - 105			NBA Eastern Conference First Round
30.	Boston Celtics	-	New York Knicks	Game 4 - at New York
	102 - 94			NBA Eastern Conference First Round
31.	Portland Trail Blazers	-	Utah Jazz	Game 4 - at Utah
	96 - 111			NBA Western Conference First Round
Date: May 7, 1988
32.	Seattle Supersonics	-	Denver Nuggets	Game 5 - at Denver
	96 - 115			NBA Western Conference First Round
Date: May 8, 1988
33.	Milwaukee Bucks	-	Atlanta Hawks	Game 5 - at Atlanta
	111 - 121			NBA Eastern Conference First Round
34.	Cleveland Cavaliers	-	Chicago Bulls	Game 5 - at Chicago
	101 - 107			NBA Eastern Conference First Round
35.	Washington Bullets	-	Detroit Pistons	Game 5 - at Detroit
	78 - 99			NBA Eastern Conference First Round
36.	Utah Jazz	-	Los Angeles Lakers	Game 1 - at Los Angeles
	91 - 110			NBA Western Conference Semifinals
Date: May 10, 1988
37.	Dallas Mavericks	-	Denver Nuggets	Game 1 - at Denver
	115 - 126			NBA Western Conference Semifinals
38.	Chicago Bulls	-	Detroit Pistons	Game 1 - at Detroit
	82 - 93			NBA Eastern Conference Semifinals
39.	Utah Jazz	-	Los Angeles Lakers	Game 2 - at Los Angeles
	101 - 97			NBA Western Conference Semifinals
Date: May 11, 1988
40.	Atlanta Hawks	-	Boston Celtics	Game 1 - at Boston
	101 - 110			NBA Eastern Conference Semifinals
Date: May 12, 1988
41.	Dallas Mavericks	-	Denver Nuggets	Game 2 - at Denver
	112 - 108			NBA Western Conference Semifinals
42.	Chicago Bulls	-	Detroit Pistons	Game 2 - at Detroit
	105 - 95			NBA Eastern Conference Semifinals
Date: May 13, 1988
43.	Atlanta Hawks	-	Boston Celtics	Game 2 - at Boston
	97 - 108			NBA Eastern Conference Semifinals
44.	Los Angeles Lakers	-	Utah Jazz	Game 3 - at Utah
	89 - 96			NBA Western Conference Semifinals
Date: May 14, 1988
45.	Detroit Pistons	-	Chicago Bulls	Game 3 - at Chicago
	101 - 79			NBA Eastern Conference Semifinals
46.	Denver Nuggets	-	Dallas Mavericks	Game 3 - at Dallas
	107 - 105			NBA Western Conference Semifinals
Date: May 15, 1988
47.	Boston Celtics	-	Atlanta Hawks	Game 3 - at Atlanta
	92 - 110			NBA Eastern Conference Semifinals
48.	Detroit Pistons	-	Chicago Bulls	Game 4 - at Chicago
	96 - 77			NBA Eastern Conference Semifinals
49.	Denver Nuggets	-	Dallas Mavericks	Game 4 - at Dallas
	103 - 124			NBA Western Conference Semifinals
50.	Los Angeles Lakers	-	Utah Jazz	Game 4 - at Utah
	113 - 100			NBA Western Conference Semifinals
Date: May 16, 1988
51.	Boston Celtics	-	Atlanta Hawks	Game 4 - at Atlanta
	109 - 118			NBA Eastern Conference Semifinals
Date: May 17, 1988
52.	Dallas Mavericks	-	Denver Nuggets	Game 5 - at Denver
	110 - 106			NBA Western Conference Semifinals
53.	Utah Jazz	-	Los Angeles Lakers	Game 5 - at Los Angeles
	109 - 111			NBA Western Conference Semifinals
Date: May 18, 1988
54.	Atlanta Hawks	-	Boston Celtics	Game 5 - at Boston
	112 - 104			NBA Eastern Conference Semifinals
55.	Chicago Bulls	-	Detroit Pistons	Game 5 - at Detroit
	95 - 102			NBA Eastern Conference Semifinals
Date: May 19, 1988
56.	Denver Nuggets	-	Dallas Mavericks	Game 6 - at Dallas
	95 - 108			NBA Western Conference Semifinals
57.	Los Angeles Lakers	-	Utah Jazz	Game 6 - at Utah
	80 - 108			NBA Western Conference Semifinals
Date: May 20, 1988
58.	Boston Celtics	-	Atlanta Hawks	Game 6 - at Atlanta
	102 - 100			NBA Eastern Conference Semifinals
Date: May 21, 1988
59.	Utah Jazz	-	Los Angeles Lakers	Game 7 - at Los Angeles
	98 - 109			NBA Western Conference Semifinals
Date: May 22, 1988
60.	Atlanta Hawks	-	Boston Celtics	Game 7 - at Boston
	116 - 118			NBA Eastern Conference Semifinals
Date: May 23, 1988
61.	Dallas Mavericks	-	Los Angeles Lakers	Game 1 - at Los Angeles
	98 - 113			NBA Western Conference Finals
Date: May 25, 1988
62.	Detroit Pistons	-	Boston Celtics	Game 1 - at Boston
	104 - 96			NBA Eastern Conference Finals
63.	Dallas Mavericks	-	Los Angeles Lakers	Game 2 - at Los Angeles
	101 - 123			NBA Western Conference Finals
Date: May 26, 1988
64.	Detroit Pistons	-	Boston Celtics	Game 2 - at Boston
	115 - 119 2OT			NBA Eastern Conference Finals
Date: May 27, 1988
65.	Los Angeles Lakers	-	Dallas Mavericks	Game 3 - at Dallas
	94 - 106			NBA Western Conference Finals
Date: May 28, 1988
66.	Boston Celtics	-	Detroit Pistons	Game 3 - at Detroit
	94 - 98			NBA Eastern Conference Finals
Date: May 29, 1988
67.	Los Angeles Lakers	-	Dallas Mavericks	Game 4 - at Dallas
	104 - 118			NBA Western Conference Finals
Date: May 30, 1988
68.	Boston Celtics	-	Detroit Pistons	Game 4 - at Detroit
	79 - 78			NBA Eastern Conference Finals
Date: May 31, 1988
69.	Dallas Mavericks	-	Los Angeles Lakers	Game 5 - at Los Angeles
	102 - 119			NBA Western Conference Finals
Date: Jun 1, 1988
70.	Detroit Pistons	-	Boston Celtics	Game 5 - at Boston
	102 - 96 OT			NBA Eastern Conference Finals
Date: Jun 2, 1988
71.	Los Angeles Lakers	-	Dallas Mavericks	Game 6 - at Dallas
	103 - 105			NBA Western Conference Finals
Date: Jun 3, 1988
72.	Boston Celtics	-	Detroit Pistons	Game 6 - at Detroit
	90 - 95			NBA Eastern Conference Finals
Date: Jun 4, 1988
73.	Dallas Mavericks	-	Los Angeles Lakers	Game 7 - at Los Angeles
	102 - 117			NBA Western Conference Finals
Date: Jun 7, 1988
74.	Detroit Pistons	-	Los Angeles Lakers	Game 1 - at Los Angeles
	105 - 93			NBA Finals
Date: Jun 9, 1988
75.	Detroit Pistons	-	Los Angeles Lakers	Game 2 - at Los Angeles
	96 - 108			NBA Finals
Date: Jun 12, 1988
76.	Los Angeles Lakers	-	Detroit Pistons	Game 3 - at Detroit
	99 - 86			NBA Finals
Date: Jun 14, 1988
77.	Los Angeles Lakers	-	Detroit Pistons	Game 4 - at Detroit
	86 - 111			NBA Finals
Date: Jun 16, 1988
78.	Los Angeles Lakers	-	Detroit Pistons	Game 5 - at Detroit
	94 - 104			NBA Finals
Date: Jun 19, 1988
79.	Detroit Pistons	-	Los Angeles Lakers	Game 6 - at Los Angeles
	102 - 103			NBA Finals
Date: Jun 21, 1988
80.	Detroit Pistons	-	Los Angeles Lakers	Game 7 - at Los Angeles
	105 - 108			NBA Finals