1988β89 Detroit Pistons season | |
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NBA champions | |
Conference champions | |
Division champions | |
Head coach | Chuck Daly |
General manager | Jack McCloskey |
Owner(s) | William Davidson |
Arena | The Palace of Auburn Hills |
Results | |
Record | 63–19 (.768) |
Place | Division: 1st (
Central) Conference: 1st ( Eastern) |
Playoff finish |
NBA Champions (Defeated Lakers 4β0) |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Local media | |
Television |
WKBD-TV (George Blaha, Dick Motta) PASS Sports (Fred McLeod, Tom Wilson) |
Radio |
WWJ ( George Blaha, Dick Motta) |
The 1988β89 NBA season was the Detroit Pistons' 41st season in the NBA and 32nd season in the Detroit metropolitan area. [1] The Pistons moved from the Pontiac Silverdome to the brand-new Palace of Auburn Hills before the start of the season. [1]
The team won their first eight games of the season, [2] and held a 31β13 record at the All-Star break. [3] However, Adrian Dantley was unhappy with his role on the team, losing playing time to Dennis Rodman at the small forward position. [4] [5] [6] [7] At midseason, the team traded Dantley to the Dallas Mavericks in exchange for All-Star forward Mark Aguirre, a childhood friend of Isiah Thomas. [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] Dantley felt that Thomas had a major role in engineering the trade, so that Aguirre could have the opportunity of winning a championship; an accusation that Thomas denied. [6] [13] [14] [7] The Pistons posted a nine-game winning streak in March, won eight consecutive games between March and April, then won their final five games, finishing with a league best record of 63β19. [15] [16]
Thomas led the team with 18.2 points, 8.3 assists and 1.7 steals per game, and was selected for the 1989 NBA All-Star Game, [17] [18] [19] [20] [21] while Joe Dumars averaged 17.2 points and 5.7 assists per game, and Vinnie Johnson contributed 13.8 points per game. In addition, Bill Laimbeer provided the team with 13.7 points and 9.6 rebounds per game, while Rodman provided with 9.0 points and 9.4 rebounds per game off the bench, and Rick Mahorn averaged 7.3 points and 6.9 rebounds per game. [22] Dumars and Rodman were both named to the NBA All-Defensive First Team, while Rodman finished in third place in Defensive Player of the Year voting, [23] [24] and in third place in Sixth Man of the Year voting, [25] [26] [27] and head coach Chuck Daly finished in fourth place in Coach of the Year voting. [28] [29] [30]
In the Eastern Conference First Round of the playoffs, the Pistons swept the Boston Celtics in three straight games, [31] [32] [33] [34] then swept the 5th-seeded Milwaukee Bucks in four straight games in the Eastern Conference Semi-finals. [35] [36] [37] [38] In the Eastern Conference Finals, they trailed 2β1 to Michael Jordan and the 6th-seeded Chicago Bulls, but managed to win the series in six games to advance to the NBA Finals, [39] [40] [41] [42] where the Pistons would win their first ever NBA championship, sweeping the Los Angeles Lakers in four straight games, as Dumars was named Finals MVP. [43] [44] [45] [46] [47] This series was a rematch from last year's NBA Finals, with the Pistons avenging their NBA Finals loss.
Following the season, Mahorn was left unprotected in the 1989 NBA Expansion Draft, where he was selected by the newly expansion Minnesota Timberwolves. [48] [49] [50] [51] [52] However, Mahorn never played for the Timberwolves due to a contract dispute, as he was then traded to the Philadelphia 76ers soon after. [53] [54] [55] [56] The Pistons and Lakers would face each other again 15 years later in the NBA Finals in 2004, where the Pistons won in five games en route to their third NBA championship, despite being underdogs to the heavily-favored Lakers.
Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College |
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2 | 30 | Fennis Dembo | Forward | United States | Wyoming |
2 | 48 | Micheal Williams | Guard | United States | Baylor |
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On February 15, 1989, the Pistons traded Adrian Dantley to the Dallas Mavericks for Mark Aguirre. Dantley was unhappy relegating the leadership role on the Pistons to Isiah Thomas, while Aguirre had clashed with his coaches and teammates in Dallas. Aguirre was more amenable to deferring to Thomas, and accepted his role in Chuck Daly's system. His ability to shoot the three, post up, run the floor, and pass was instrumental in the growth of the team.
W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | |
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y- Detroit Pistons | 63 | 19 | .768 | β | 37β4 | 26β15 | 20β10 |
x- Cleveland Cavaliers | 57 | 25 | .695 | 6 | 37β4 | 20β21 | 19β11 |
x- Atlanta Hawks | 52 | 30 | .634 | 11 | 33β8 | 19β22 | 20β10 |
x- Milwaukee Bucks | 49 | 33 | .598 | 14 | 31β10 | 18β23 | 11β19 |
x- Chicago Bulls | 47 | 35 | .573 | 16 | 30β11 | 17β24 | 12β18 |
Indiana Pacers | 28 | 54 | .341 | 35 | 20β21 | 8β33 | 8β22 |
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Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
1 | z- Detroit Pistons | 63 | 19 | .768 | β |
2 | y- New York Knicks | 52 | 30 | .634 | 11 |
3 | x- Cleveland Cavaliers | 57 | 25 | .695 | 6 |
4 | x- Atlanta Hawks | 52 | 30 | .634 | 11 |
5 | x- Milwaukee Bucks | 49 | 33 | .598 | 14 |
6 | x- Chicago Bulls | 47 | 35 | .573 | 16 |
7 | x- Philadelphia 76ers | 46 | 36 | .561 | 17 |
8 | x- Boston Celtics | 42 | 40 | .512 | 21 |
9 | Washington Bullets | 40 | 42 | .488 | 23 |
10 | Indiana Pacers | 28 | 54 | .341 | 35 |
11 | New Jersey Nets | 26 | 56 | .317 | 37 |
12 | Charlotte Hornets | 20 | 62 | .244 | 43 |
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Team | ATL | BOS | CHA | CHI | CLE | DAL | DEN | DET | GSW | HOU | IND | LAC | LAL | MIA | MIL | NJN | NYK | PHI | PHO | POR | SAC | SAS | SEA | UTA | WAS |
Atlanta | β | 3β1 | 4β1 | 4β2 | 4β2 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β5 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 5β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 6β0 | 4β1 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 3β1 |
Boston | 1β3 | β | 6β0 | 1β3 | 1β4 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β3 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β3 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β2 | 5β1 | 3β3 | 3β3 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 2β4 |
Charlotte | 1β4 | 0β6 | β | 1β4 | 0β4 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 0β4 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 2β2 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 0β4 | 2β4 | 2β4 | 3β3 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β5 |
Chicago | 2β4 | 3β1 | 4β1 | β | 0β6 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 0β6 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 4β2 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 6β0 | 2β2 | 3β2 | 1β3 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 3β1 |
Cleveland | 2β4 | 4β1 | 4β0 | 6β0 | β | 2β0 | 2β0 | 3β3 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 5β1 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 3β3 | 4β0 | 2β2 | 3β2 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β2 |
Dallas | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 0β2 | β | 3β3 | 0β2 | 1β3 | 1β5 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 0β4 | 6β0 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 5β1 | 2β2 | 4β2 | 1β1 |
Denver | 2β0 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 3β3 | β | 1β1 | 3β1 | 4β2 | 1β1 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 5β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 3β3 | 2β2 | 3β3 | 1β1 |
Detroit | 5β1 | 3β1 | 4β0 | 6β0 | 3β3 | 2β0 | 1β1 | β | 1β1 | 1β1 | 4β2 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 2β4 | 4β0 | 0β4 | 5β0 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 5β0 |
Golden State | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 1β3 | 1β1 | β | 1β3 | 1β1 | 5β1 | 2β3 | 4β0 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 2β4 | 2β4 | 2β3 | 3β1 | 2β4 | 2β2 | 1β1 |
Houston | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 5β1 | 2β4 | 1β1 | 3β1 | β | 2β0 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 4β2 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 1β3 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 6β0 | 2β2 | 2β4 | 0β2 |
Indiana | 1β5 | 3β2 | 2β2 | 2β4 | 1β5 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β4 | 1β1 | 0β2 | β | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 2β4 | 1β3 | 0β5 | 0β4 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β3 |
L.A. Clippers | 0β2 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 0β2 | 1β5 | 2β2 | 1β1 | β | 1β5 | 1β3 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 1β5 | 1β5 | 2β3 | 3β1 | 1β4 | 1β3 | 0β2 |
L.A. Lakers | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 4β0 | 3β1 | 0β2 | 3β2 | 3β1 | 2β0 | 5β1 | β | 4β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 3β3 | 5β0 | 5β1 | 3β1 | 4β2 | 1β3 | 1β1 |
Miami | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 0β6 | 1β5 | 0β2 | 0β4 | 2β4 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 0β4 | β | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 0β4 | 0β4 | 1β3 | 2β4 | 0β4 | 1β5 | 0β2 |
Milwaukee | 0β6 | 2β2 | 4β0 | 0β6 | 3β3 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 4β2 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 4β2 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 2β0 | β | 4β1 | 1β3 | 3β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 4β1 |
New Jersey | 1β4 | 1β5 | 4β2 | 2β2 | 0β4 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 0β4 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 3β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β4 | β | 2β4 | 1β5 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 1β5 |
New York | 2β2 | 3β3 | 4β2 | 2β3 | 2β2 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 4β0 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 5β0 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 4β2 | β | 2β4 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 5β1 |
Philadelphia | 2β2 | 3β3 | 3β3 | 3β1 | 2β3 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 0β5 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 4β0 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 1β3 | 5β1 | 4β2 | β | 0β2 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 4β2 |
Phoenix | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 0β2 | 4β2 | 3β1 | 1β1 | 5β1 | 3β3 | 4β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | β | 2β3 | 5β1 | 3β1 | 4β1 | 2β2 | 2β0 |
Portland | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 4β2 | 1β3 | 0β2 | 5β1 | 0β5 | 4β0 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 3β2 | β | 3β3 | 4β0 | 2β4 | 0β4 | 1β1 |
Sacramento | 0β2 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 0β2 | 3β2 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 3β2 | 1β5 | 3β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β5 | 3β3 | β | 2β2 | 1β5 | 1β3 | 0β2 |
San Antonio | 1β1 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 1β5 | 3β3 | 0β2 | 1β3 | 0β6 | 0β2 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 4β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β3 | 0β4 | 2β2 | β | 0β4 | 1β5 | 1β1 |
Seattle | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 0β2 | 4β2 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 4β1 | 2β4 | 4β0 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β4 | 4β2 | 5β1 | 4β0 | β | 3β1 | 1β1 |
Utah | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 2β4 | 3β3 | 0β2 | 2β2 | 4β2 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 5β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β2 | 4β0 | 3β1 | 5β1 | 1β3 | β | 2β0 |
Washington | 1β3 | 4β2 | 5β1 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 0β5 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 3β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β4 | 5β1 | 1β5 | 2β4 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 0β2 | β |
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November: 11β3 (home: 4β1; road: 7β2)
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December: 9β4 (home: 6β1; road: 3β3)
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January: 8β6 (home: 7β2; road: 1β4)
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March: 16β1 (home: 9β0; road: 7β1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Eastern Conference First Round: 3β0 (home: 2β0; road: 1β0)
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Eastern Conference Semifinals: 4β0 (home: 2β0; road: 2β0)
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Eastern Conference Finals: 4β2 (home: 2β1; road: 2β1)
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NBA Finals: 4β0 (home: 2β0; road: 2β0)
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1989 schedule |
After finishing with the best record in the NBA, the Pistons swept through the first two rounds of the playoffs. In the Eastern Conference finals, they faced the Chicago Bulls, whom they had defeated in the conference semifinals a year earlier. Although the Bulls were able to win two of the first three games, the Pistons' use of their " Jordan Rules" defense wore out Michael Jordan, setting up Detroit's second consecutive NBA Finals appearance against the Los Angeles Lakers.
Game | Date | Opponent | Officials |
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1 | 11β4β1988 | @ Chicago | No. 27 Dick Bavetta, No. 49 Jim Clark, No. 40 Mike Lauerman |
2 | 11β5β1988 | Charlotte | |
3 | 11β8β1988 | @ Philadelphia | No. 9 Bruce Alexander, No. 50 Lee Jones, No. 8 Lee Jones |
4 | 11β9β1988 | Atlanta | No. 17 Joe Crawford, No. 29 Steve Javie, No. 53 Jim Kinsey |
5 | 11β11β1988 | @ Boston | No. 25 Hugh Evans, Jim Huetter, No. 15 Bennett Salvatore |
6 | 11β15β1988 | @ Dallas | No. 41 Ken Mauer, No. 22 Paul Mihalak, No. 32 Eddie F. Rush |
7 | 11β16β1988 | @ San Antonio | |
8 | 11β18β1988 | @ Phoenix | No. 45 Joe Forte, No. 7 Bernie Fryer, No. 14 Jack Madden |
9 | 11β19β1988 | @ Houston | No. 26 Bob Delaney, No. 25 Hugh Evans, Jim Huetter |
10 | 11β22β1988 | @ Charlotte | |
11 | 11β23β1988 | New York | No. 63 Ted Bernhardt, No. 16 Wally Rooney, No. 32 Eddie F. Rush |
12 | 11β26β1988 | L.A. Lakers | No. 30 Gary Benson, No. 43 Dan Crawford, No. 4 Ed T. Rush |
13 | 11β29β1988 | @ Indiana | No. 40 Mike Lauerman, No. 18 Ed Middleton, No. 44 Ron Olesiak |
14 | 11β30β1988 | Indiana | No. 45 Joe Forte, No. 10 Dareel Garretson, No. 23 Ron Garretson |
15 | 12β2β1988 | @ Washington | No. 27 Dick Bavetta, No. 51 Luis Grillo, No. 28 Tommy Nunez |
16 | 12β4β1988 | @ New Jersey | |
17 | 12β6β1988 | @ Milwaukee | No. 29 Steve Javie, No. 24 Bill Saar, No. 57 Greg Willard |
18 | 12β7β1988 | Chicago | No. 33 Joe Borgia, No. 31 Terry Durham, No. 8 Lee Jones |
19 | 12β9β1988 | @ Atlanta | No. 7 Bernie Fryer, No. 13 Mike Mathis, No. 54 Woody Mayfield |
20 | 12β10β1988 | Philadelphia | No. 27 Dick Bavetta, No. 28 Tommy Nunez, No. 39 Tommie Wood |
21 | 12β14β1988 | Milwaukee | No. 25 Hugh Evans, Jim Huetter, No. 32 Eddie F. Rush |
22 | 12β15β1988 | @ Cleveland | No. 19 Jim Capers, No. 50 Nolan Fine, No. 8 Lee Jomes |
23 | 12β17β1988 | Charlotte | |
24 | 12β20β1988 | Miami | |
25 | 12β22β1988 | @ New York | No. 28 Tommy Nunez, No. 11 Jake O'Donnell, No. 44 Ron Olesiak |
26 | 12β28β1988 | Phoenix | No. 51 Luis Grillo, No. 40 Mike Lauerman, No. 11 Jake O'Donnell |
27 | 12β30β1988 | Houston | Ted Bernhardt, No. 22 Paul Mihalak, No. 4 Ed T. Rush |
28 | 1β3β1989 | @ Atlanta | No. 30 Gary Benson, No. 29 Steve Javie, No. 4 Ed T. Rush |
29 | 1β6β1989 | Atlanta | No. 31 Terry Durham, No. 13 Mike Mathis, Mo. 39 Jess Thompson |
30 | 1β7β1989 | @ Indiana | No. 10 Darell Garretson, No. 51 Luis Grillo, No. 37 Blaine Reichelt |
31 | 1β11β1989 | New York | No. 49 Jim Clark, No. 18 Ed Middleton, No. 44 Ron Olesiak |
32 | 1β13β1989 | Washington | No. 26 Bob Delaney, Jim Huetter, No. 20 Jess Kersey |
33 | 1β15β1989 | @ Milwaukee | No. 9 Bruce Alexander, No. 12 Earl Strom, No. 39 Jess Thompson |
34 | 1β16β1989 | Boston | No. 50 Nolan Fine, No. 45 Joe Forte, No. 14 Jack Madden |
35 | 1β18β1989 | New Jersey | |
36 | 1β20β1989 | Indiana | No. 17 Joe Crawford, No. 29 Steve Javie, No. 53 Jim Kinsey |
37 | 1β22β1989 | @ Boston | No. 26 Bob Delaney, No. 10 Darell Garretson, No. 32 Eddie F. Rush |
38 | 1β25β1989 | Golden State | No. 46 Hank Armstrong, No. 16 Wally Rooney, No. 15 Bennett Salvatore |
39 | 1β27β1989 | Cleveland | No. 35 Jack Nies, No. 21 Bill Oakes, No. 58 Derrick Stafford |
40 | 1β29β1989 | Sacramento | |
41 | 1β31β1989 | @ Chicago | No. 17 Joe Crawford, No. 23 Ron Garretson, Rusty Herring |
42 | 2β3β1989 | @ Philadelphia | No. 26 Bob Delaney, No. 25 Hugh Evans, No. 55 George Toliver |
43 | 2β5β1989 | Chicago | No. 33 Joe Borgia, No. 8 Lee Jones, No. 12 Earl Strom |
44 | 2β8β1989 | Milwaukee | No. 50 Nolan Fine, No. 45 Joe Forte, No. 13 Mike Mathis |
45 | 2β14β1989 | @ L.A. Lakers | No. 21 Bill Oakes, No. 24 Bill Saar, No. 56 Don Vaden |
46 | 2β16β1989 | @ Sacramento | |
47 | 2β18β1989 | @ Golden State | No. 40 Mike Lauerman, No. 18 Ed Middleton, No. 58 Derrick Stafford |
48 | 2β20β1989 | @ Denver | Jim Huetter, No. 35 Jack Nies, No. 12 Earl Strom |
49 | 2β22β1989 | Portland | No. 20 Jess Kersey, No. 41 Ken Mauer, No. 15 Bennett Salvatore |
50 | 2β25β1989 | @ New Jersey | |
51 | 2β26β1989 | L.A. Clippers | |
52 | 2β28β1989 | @ Cleveland | No. 49 Jim Clark, No. 11 Jake O'Donnell, No. 58 Derrick Stafford |
53 | 3β1β1989 | Utah | No. 17 Joe Crawford, No. 18 Ed Middleton, No. 56 Don Vaden |
54 | 3β3β1989 | Cleveland | No. 27 Dick Bavetta, No. 35 Jack Nies, No. 28 Tommy Nunez |
55 | 3β5β1989 | @ Miami | |
56 | 3β6β1989 | Denver | No. 46 Hank Armstrong, No. 22 Paul Mihalak, No. 32 Eddie F. Rush |
57 | 3β8β1989 | Seattle | Jim Huetter, No. 8 Lee Jones, No. 12 Earl Strom |
58 | 3β11β1989 | @ Philadelphia | No. 27 Dick Bavetta, No. 51 Luis Grillo, No. 40 Mike Lauerman |
59 | 3β12β1989 | Washington | No. 7 Bernie Fryer, No. 13 Mike Mathis, No. 39 Jess Thompson |
60 | 3β14β1989 | @ Indiana | Rusty Herring, No. 42 Hue Holline, No. 18 Ed Middleton |
61 | 3β17β1989 | Boston | No. 29 Steve Javie, No. 13 Mike Mathis, No. 21 Bill Oakes |
62 | 3β18β1989 | @ Milwaukee | No. 30 Gary Benson, No. 43 Dan Crawford, No. 4 Ed T. Rush |
63 | 3β21β1989 | @ Atlanta | No. 20 Jess Jersey, No. 41 Ken Mauer, No. 16 Wally Rooney |
64 | 3β22β1989 | San Antonio | |
65 | 3β24β1989 | New Jersey | |
66 | 3β25β1989 | @ Charlottte | |
67 | 3β27β1989 | Dallas | No. 46 Hank Armstrong, No. 25 Hugh Evans, No. 34 Ronnie Nunn |
68 | 3β29β1989 | @ Utah | No. 42 Hue Hollins, No. 16 Wally Rooney, No. 32 Eddie F. Rush |
69 | 3β31β1989 | @ Seattle | No. 27 Dick Bavetta, No. 44 Ron Olesiak, No. 37 Blaine Reichelt |
70 | 4β2β1989 | @ L.A. Clippers | |
71 | 4β4β1989 | @ Portland | No. 31 Terry Durham, No. 50 Nolan Fine, No. 13 Mike Mathis |
72 | 4β6β1989 | Chicago | No. 27 Dick Bavetta, No. 49 Jim Clark, No. 29 Steve Javie |
73 | 4β7β1989 | @ Chicago | No. 19 Jim Capers, No. 42 Hue Hollins, No. 28 Tommy Nunez |
74 | 4β9β1989 | Milwaukee | No. 9 Bruce Alexander, No. 45 Joe Forte, No. 12 Earl Strom |
75 | 4β10β1989 | @ Washington | No. 26 Bob Delaney, No. 20 Jess Kersey, No. 40 Mike Lauerman |
76 | 4β12β1989 | Cleveland | No. 10 Darell Garretson, No. 16 Wally Rooney, No. 32 Eddie F. Rush |
77 | 4β14β1989 | @ New York | No. 46 Hank Armstrong, No. 25 Hugh Evans, No. 15 Bennett Salvatore |
78 | 4β16β1989 | Washington | No. 7 Bernie Fryer, No. 22 Paul Mihalak, No. 35 Jack Nies |
79 | 4β18β1989 | @ Cleveland | No. 43 Dan Crawford, No. 21 Bill Oakes, No. 4 Ed T. Rush |
80 | 4β19β1989 | Indiana | No. 31 Terry Durham, No. 13 Mike Mathis, No. 54 Woody Mayfield |
81 | 4β21β1989 | Philadelphia | No. 26 Bob Delaney, No. 20 Jess Kersey, No. 34 Ronnie Nunn |
82 | 4β23β1989 | Atlanta | No. 27 Dick Bavetta, No. 49 Jim Clark, No. 11 Jake O'Donnell |
Game | Round | Date | Opponent | Officials | Alternate |
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1 | Eastern Conference First Round | 4β28β1989 | Boston | No. 12 Earl Strom, No. 27 Dick Bavetta, No. 18 Ed Middleton | |
2 | Eastern Conference First Round | 4β30β1989 | Boston | No. 17 Joe Crawford, No. 23 Ron Garretson, No. 21 Bill Oakes | |
3 | Eastern Conference First Round | 5β2β1989 | @ Boston | No. 4 Ed T. Rush, No. 45 Joe Forte, No. 32 Eddie F. Rush | |
1 | Eastern Conference Semifinals | 5β10β1989 | Milwaukee | No. 25 Hugh Evans, No. 27 Dick Bavetta, No. 28 Tommy Nunez | |
2 | Eastern Conference Semifinals | 5β12β1989 | Milwaukee | No. 42 Hue Hollins, No. 14 Jack Madden, No. 15 Bennett Salvatore | |
3 | Eastern Conference Semifinals | 5β14β1989 | @ Milwaukee | No. 20 Jess Kersey, No. 13 Mike Mathis, No. 29 Steve Javie | |
4 | Eastern Conference Semifinals | 5β15β1989 | @ Milwaukee | No. 10 Darell Garretson, No. 45 Joe Forte, No. 7 Bernie Fryer | |
1 | Eastern Conference Finals | 5β21β1989 | Chicago | No. 17 Joe Crawford, No. 25 Hugh Evans, No. 28 Tommy Nunez | |
2 | Eastern Conference Finals | 5β23β1989 | Chicago | No. 13 Mike Mathis, No. 12 Earl Strom, No. 24 Bill Saar | |
3 | Eastern Conference Finals | 5β27β1989 | @ Chicago | No. 14 Jack Madden, No. 4 Ed T. Rush, No. 21 Bill Oakes | |
4 | Eastern Conference Finals | 5β29β1989 | @ Chicago | No. 20 Jess Kersey, No. 11 Jake O'Donnell, No. 16 Wally Rooney | |
5 | Eastern Conference Finals | 5β31β1989 | Chicago | No. 10 Darell Garretson, No. 42 Hue Hollins, No. 27 Dick Bavetta | |
6 | Eastern Conference Finals | 6β2β1989 | @ Chicago | No. 17 Joe Crawford, No. 25 Hugh Evans, No. 12 Earl Strom | |
1 | NBA Finals | 6β6β1989 | L.A. Lakers | No. 20 Jess Kersey, No. 14 Jack Madden, No. 11 Jake O'Donnell | |
2 | NBA Finals | 6β8β1989 | L.A. Lakers | No. 17 Joe Crawford, No. 10 Darell Garretson, No. 42 Hue Hollins | |
3 | NBA Finals | 6β11β1989 | @ L.A. Lakers | No. 25 Hugh Evans, No. 13 Mike Mathis, No. 4 Ed T. Rush | |
4 | NBA Finals | 6β13β1989 | @ L.A. Lakers | No. 20 Jess Kersey, No. 14 Jack Madden, No. 12 Earl Strom |
GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game |
Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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Mark Aguirre | 36 | 32 | 29.7 | .483 | .293 | .738 | 4.2 | 2.5 | .44 | .19 | 15.5 |
Adrian Dantley | 42 | 42 | 31.9 | .521 | .000 | .839 | 3.9 | 2.2 | .55 | .14 | 18.4 |
Darryl Dawkins | 14 | 0 | 3.4 | .474 | .000 | .500 | .5 | .1 | .00 | .07 | 1.9 |
Fennis Dembo | 31 | 0 | 2.4 | .333 | .000 | .800 | .7 | .2 | .03 | .00 | 1.2 |
Joe Dumars | 69 | 67 | 34.9 | .505 | .483 | .850 | 2.5 | 5.7 | .91 | .07 | 17.2 |
James Edwards | 76 | 1 | 16.5 | .500 | .000 | .686 | 3.0 | .6 | .14 | .41 | 7.3 |
Steve Harris | 3 | 0 | 2.3 | .250 | .000 | 1.000 | .7 | .0 | .33 | .00 | 1.3 |
Vinnie Johnson | 82 | 21 | 25.3 | .464 | .295 | .734 | 3.1 | 3.0 | .90 | .21 | 13.8 |
Bill Laimbeer | 81 | 81 | 32.6 | .499 | .349 | .840 | 9.6 | 2.2 | .63 | 1.23 | 13.7 |
John Long | 24 | 1 | 6.3 | .475 | .000 | .846 | .5 | .6 | .00 | .08 | 2.0 |
Rick Mahorn | 72 | 61 | 24.9 | .517 | .000 | .748 | 6.9 | .8 | .56 | .92 | 7.2 |
Pace Mannion | 5 | 0 | 2.8 | 1.000 | .000 | .000 | .6 | .0 | .20 | .00 | .8 |
Dennis Rodman | 82 | 8 | 26.9 | .595 | .231 | .626 | 9.4 | 1.2 | .67 | .93 | 9.0 |
Jim Rowinski | 6 | 0 | 1.3 | .000 | .000 | 1.000 | .3 | .0 | .00 | .00 | .7 |
John Salley | 67 | 21 | 21.8 | .498 | .000 | .692 | 5.0 | 1.1 | .60 | 1.07 | 7.0 |
Isiah Thomas | 80 | 76 | 36.6 | .464 | .273 | .818 | 3.4 | 8.3 | 1.66 | .25 | 18.2 |
Micheal Williams | 49 | 0 | 7.3 | .364 | .222 | .660 | .6 | 1.4 | .27 | .06 | 2.6 |
Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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Mark Aguirre | 17 | 17 | 27.2 | .489 | .276 | .737 | 4.4 | 1.6 | .47 | .18 | 12.6 |
Fennis Dembo | 2 | 0 | 2.0 | 1.000 | .000 | .000 | .0 | .0 | .00 | .00 | 1.0 |
Joe Dumars | 17 | 17 | 36.5 | .455 | .083 | .861 | 2.6 | 5.6 | .71 | .06 | 17.6 |
James Edwards | 17 | 0 | 18.6 | .471 | .000 | .784 | 2.1 | .7 | .06 | .47 | 7.1 |
Vinnie Johnson | 17 | 0 | 21.9 | .455 | .417 | .758 | 2.6 | 2.5 | .24 | .18 | 14.1 |
Bill Laimbeer | 17 | 17 | 29.2 | .465 | .357 | .806 | 8.2 | 1.8 | .35 | .47 | 10.1 |
John Long | 4 | 0 | 2.0 | 1.000 | .000 | 1.000 | .0 | .0 | .00 | .00 | 1.2 |
Rick Mahorn | 17 | 17 | 21.2 | .580 | .000 | .654 | 5.1 | .4 | .53 | .76 | 5.7 |
Dennis Rodman | 17 | 0 | 24.1 | .529 | .000 | .686 | 10.0 | .9 | .35 | .71 | 5.8 |
John Salley | 17 | 0 | 23.1 | .586 | .000 | .667 | 4.6 | .5 | .53 | 1.47 | 8.9 |
Isiah Thomas | 17 | 17 | 37.2 | .412 | .267 | .740 | 4.3 | 8.3 | 1.59 | .24 | 18.2 |
Micheal Williams | 4 | 0 | 1.5 | .000 | .000 | 1.000 | .5 | .5 | .25 | .00 | .5 |
The Pistons' overpowering play allowed them to sweep the Lakers, who struggled to fill the defensive void left by Byron Scott's injury prior to the start of the Finals. Joe Dumars was named Finals MVP. In addition, Magic Johnson pulled a hamstring early in the second game, and unable to play the rest of the series. The Lakers' depleted backcourt allowed the Pistons to easily win the 1988β89 NBA Championship.
Game | Home Team | Road Team | series |
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Game 1 | Detroit 109 | L.A. Lakers 97 | 1β0 |
Game 2 | Detroit 108 | L.A. Lakers 105 | 2β0 |
Game 3: | L.A. Lakers 110 | Detroit 114 | 3β0 |
Game 4: | L.A. Lakers 97 | Detroit 105 | 4β0 |
Pistons win series 4β0
1988β89 Detroit Pistons season | |
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NBA champions | |
Conference champions | |
Division champions | |
Head coach | Chuck Daly |
General manager | Jack McCloskey |
Owner(s) | William Davidson |
Arena | The Palace of Auburn Hills |
Results | |
Record | 63–19 (.768) |
Place | Division: 1st (
Central) Conference: 1st ( Eastern) |
Playoff finish |
NBA Champions (Defeated Lakers 4β0) |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Local media | |
Television |
WKBD-TV (George Blaha, Dick Motta) PASS Sports (Fred McLeod, Tom Wilson) |
Radio |
WWJ ( George Blaha, Dick Motta) |
The 1988β89 NBA season was the Detroit Pistons' 41st season in the NBA and 32nd season in the Detroit metropolitan area. [1] The Pistons moved from the Pontiac Silverdome to the brand-new Palace of Auburn Hills before the start of the season. [1]
The team won their first eight games of the season, [2] and held a 31β13 record at the All-Star break. [3] However, Adrian Dantley was unhappy with his role on the team, losing playing time to Dennis Rodman at the small forward position. [4] [5] [6] [7] At midseason, the team traded Dantley to the Dallas Mavericks in exchange for All-Star forward Mark Aguirre, a childhood friend of Isiah Thomas. [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] Dantley felt that Thomas had a major role in engineering the trade, so that Aguirre could have the opportunity of winning a championship; an accusation that Thomas denied. [6] [13] [14] [7] The Pistons posted a nine-game winning streak in March, won eight consecutive games between March and April, then won their final five games, finishing with a league best record of 63β19. [15] [16]
Thomas led the team with 18.2 points, 8.3 assists and 1.7 steals per game, and was selected for the 1989 NBA All-Star Game, [17] [18] [19] [20] [21] while Joe Dumars averaged 17.2 points and 5.7 assists per game, and Vinnie Johnson contributed 13.8 points per game. In addition, Bill Laimbeer provided the team with 13.7 points and 9.6 rebounds per game, while Rodman provided with 9.0 points and 9.4 rebounds per game off the bench, and Rick Mahorn averaged 7.3 points and 6.9 rebounds per game. [22] Dumars and Rodman were both named to the NBA All-Defensive First Team, while Rodman finished in third place in Defensive Player of the Year voting, [23] [24] and in third place in Sixth Man of the Year voting, [25] [26] [27] and head coach Chuck Daly finished in fourth place in Coach of the Year voting. [28] [29] [30]
In the Eastern Conference First Round of the playoffs, the Pistons swept the Boston Celtics in three straight games, [31] [32] [33] [34] then swept the 5th-seeded Milwaukee Bucks in four straight games in the Eastern Conference Semi-finals. [35] [36] [37] [38] In the Eastern Conference Finals, they trailed 2β1 to Michael Jordan and the 6th-seeded Chicago Bulls, but managed to win the series in six games to advance to the NBA Finals, [39] [40] [41] [42] where the Pistons would win their first ever NBA championship, sweeping the Los Angeles Lakers in four straight games, as Dumars was named Finals MVP. [43] [44] [45] [46] [47] This series was a rematch from last year's NBA Finals, with the Pistons avenging their NBA Finals loss.
Following the season, Mahorn was left unprotected in the 1989 NBA Expansion Draft, where he was selected by the newly expansion Minnesota Timberwolves. [48] [49] [50] [51] [52] However, Mahorn never played for the Timberwolves due to a contract dispute, as he was then traded to the Philadelphia 76ers soon after. [53] [54] [55] [56] The Pistons and Lakers would face each other again 15 years later in the NBA Finals in 2004, where the Pistons won in five games en route to their third NBA championship, despite being underdogs to the heavily-favored Lakers.
Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College |
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2 | 30 | Fennis Dembo | Forward | United States | Wyoming |
2 | 48 | Micheal Williams | Guard | United States | Baylor |
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On February 15, 1989, the Pistons traded Adrian Dantley to the Dallas Mavericks for Mark Aguirre. Dantley was unhappy relegating the leadership role on the Pistons to Isiah Thomas, while Aguirre had clashed with his coaches and teammates in Dallas. Aguirre was more amenable to deferring to Thomas, and accepted his role in Chuck Daly's system. His ability to shoot the three, post up, run the floor, and pass was instrumental in the growth of the team.
W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | |
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y- Detroit Pistons | 63 | 19 | .768 | β | 37β4 | 26β15 | 20β10 |
x- Cleveland Cavaliers | 57 | 25 | .695 | 6 | 37β4 | 20β21 | 19β11 |
x- Atlanta Hawks | 52 | 30 | .634 | 11 | 33β8 | 19β22 | 20β10 |
x- Milwaukee Bucks | 49 | 33 | .598 | 14 | 31β10 | 18β23 | 11β19 |
x- Chicago Bulls | 47 | 35 | .573 | 16 | 30β11 | 17β24 | 12β18 |
Indiana Pacers | 28 | 54 | .341 | 35 | 20β21 | 8β33 | 8β22 |
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Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
1 | z- Detroit Pistons | 63 | 19 | .768 | β |
2 | y- New York Knicks | 52 | 30 | .634 | 11 |
3 | x- Cleveland Cavaliers | 57 | 25 | .695 | 6 |
4 | x- Atlanta Hawks | 52 | 30 | .634 | 11 |
5 | x- Milwaukee Bucks | 49 | 33 | .598 | 14 |
6 | x- Chicago Bulls | 47 | 35 | .573 | 16 |
7 | x- Philadelphia 76ers | 46 | 36 | .561 | 17 |
8 | x- Boston Celtics | 42 | 40 | .512 | 21 |
9 | Washington Bullets | 40 | 42 | .488 | 23 |
10 | Indiana Pacers | 28 | 54 | .341 | 35 |
11 | New Jersey Nets | 26 | 56 | .317 | 37 |
12 | Charlotte Hornets | 20 | 62 | .244 | 43 |
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Team | ATL | BOS | CHA | CHI | CLE | DAL | DEN | DET | GSW | HOU | IND | LAC | LAL | MIA | MIL | NJN | NYK | PHI | PHO | POR | SAC | SAS | SEA | UTA | WAS |
Atlanta | β | 3β1 | 4β1 | 4β2 | 4β2 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β5 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 5β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 6β0 | 4β1 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 3β1 |
Boston | 1β3 | β | 6β0 | 1β3 | 1β4 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β3 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β3 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β2 | 5β1 | 3β3 | 3β3 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 2β4 |
Charlotte | 1β4 | 0β6 | β | 1β4 | 0β4 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 0β4 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 2β2 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 0β4 | 2β4 | 2β4 | 3β3 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β5 |
Chicago | 2β4 | 3β1 | 4β1 | β | 0β6 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 0β6 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 4β2 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 6β0 | 2β2 | 3β2 | 1β3 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 3β1 |
Cleveland | 2β4 | 4β1 | 4β0 | 6β0 | β | 2β0 | 2β0 | 3β3 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 5β1 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 3β3 | 4β0 | 2β2 | 3β2 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β2 |
Dallas | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 0β2 | β | 3β3 | 0β2 | 1β3 | 1β5 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 0β4 | 6β0 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 5β1 | 2β2 | 4β2 | 1β1 |
Denver | 2β0 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 3β3 | β | 1β1 | 3β1 | 4β2 | 1β1 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 5β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 3β3 | 2β2 | 3β3 | 1β1 |
Detroit | 5β1 | 3β1 | 4β0 | 6β0 | 3β3 | 2β0 | 1β1 | β | 1β1 | 1β1 | 4β2 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 2β4 | 4β0 | 0β4 | 5β0 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 5β0 |
Golden State | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 1β3 | 1β1 | β | 1β3 | 1β1 | 5β1 | 2β3 | 4β0 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 2β4 | 2β4 | 2β3 | 3β1 | 2β4 | 2β2 | 1β1 |
Houston | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 5β1 | 2β4 | 1β1 | 3β1 | β | 2β0 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 4β2 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 1β3 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 6β0 | 2β2 | 2β4 | 0β2 |
Indiana | 1β5 | 3β2 | 2β2 | 2β4 | 1β5 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β4 | 1β1 | 0β2 | β | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 2β4 | 1β3 | 0β5 | 0β4 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β3 |
L.A. Clippers | 0β2 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 0β2 | 1β5 | 2β2 | 1β1 | β | 1β5 | 1β3 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 1β5 | 1β5 | 2β3 | 3β1 | 1β4 | 1β3 | 0β2 |
L.A. Lakers | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 4β0 | 3β1 | 0β2 | 3β2 | 3β1 | 2β0 | 5β1 | β | 4β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 3β3 | 5β0 | 5β1 | 3β1 | 4β2 | 1β3 | 1β1 |
Miami | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 0β6 | 1β5 | 0β2 | 0β4 | 2β4 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 0β4 | β | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 0β4 | 0β4 | 1β3 | 2β4 | 0β4 | 1β5 | 0β2 |
Milwaukee | 0β6 | 2β2 | 4β0 | 0β6 | 3β3 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 4β2 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 4β2 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 2β0 | β | 4β1 | 1β3 | 3β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 4β1 |
New Jersey | 1β4 | 1β5 | 4β2 | 2β2 | 0β4 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 0β4 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 3β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β4 | β | 2β4 | 1β5 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 1β5 |
New York | 2β2 | 3β3 | 4β2 | 2β3 | 2β2 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 4β0 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 5β0 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 4β2 | β | 2β4 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 5β1 |
Philadelphia | 2β2 | 3β3 | 3β3 | 3β1 | 2β3 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 0β5 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 4β0 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 1β3 | 5β1 | 4β2 | β | 0β2 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 4β2 |
Phoenix | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 0β2 | 4β2 | 3β1 | 1β1 | 5β1 | 3β3 | 4β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | β | 2β3 | 5β1 | 3β1 | 4β1 | 2β2 | 2β0 |
Portland | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 4β2 | 1β3 | 0β2 | 5β1 | 0β5 | 4β0 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 3β2 | β | 3β3 | 4β0 | 2β4 | 0β4 | 1β1 |
Sacramento | 0β2 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 0β2 | 3β2 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 3β2 | 1β5 | 3β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β5 | 3β3 | β | 2β2 | 1β5 | 1β3 | 0β2 |
San Antonio | 1β1 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 1β5 | 3β3 | 0β2 | 1β3 | 0β6 | 0β2 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 4β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β3 | 0β4 | 2β2 | β | 0β4 | 1β5 | 1β1 |
Seattle | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 0β2 | 4β2 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 4β1 | 2β4 | 4β0 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β4 | 4β2 | 5β1 | 4β0 | β | 3β1 | 1β1 |
Utah | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 2β4 | 3β3 | 0β2 | 2β2 | 4β2 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 5β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β2 | 4β0 | 3β1 | 5β1 | 1β3 | β | 2β0 |
Washington | 1β3 | 4β2 | 5β1 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 0β5 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 3β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β4 | 5β1 | 1β5 | 2β4 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 0β2 | β |
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November: 11β3 (home: 4β1; road: 7β2)
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December: 9β4 (home: 6β1; road: 3β3)
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January: 8β6 (home: 7β2; road: 1β4)
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Eastern Conference First Round: 3β0 (home: 2β0; road: 1β0)
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Eastern Conference Semifinals: 4β0 (home: 2β0; road: 2β0)
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Eastern Conference Finals: 4β2 (home: 2β1; road: 2β1)
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NBA Finals: 4β0 (home: 2β0; road: 2β0)
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1989 schedule |
After finishing with the best record in the NBA, the Pistons swept through the first two rounds of the playoffs. In the Eastern Conference finals, they faced the Chicago Bulls, whom they had defeated in the conference semifinals a year earlier. Although the Bulls were able to win two of the first three games, the Pistons' use of their " Jordan Rules" defense wore out Michael Jordan, setting up Detroit's second consecutive NBA Finals appearance against the Los Angeles Lakers.
Game | Date | Opponent | Officials |
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1 | 11β4β1988 | @ Chicago | No. 27 Dick Bavetta, No. 49 Jim Clark, No. 40 Mike Lauerman |
2 | 11β5β1988 | Charlotte | |
3 | 11β8β1988 | @ Philadelphia | No. 9 Bruce Alexander, No. 50 Lee Jones, No. 8 Lee Jones |
4 | 11β9β1988 | Atlanta | No. 17 Joe Crawford, No. 29 Steve Javie, No. 53 Jim Kinsey |
5 | 11β11β1988 | @ Boston | No. 25 Hugh Evans, Jim Huetter, No. 15 Bennett Salvatore |
6 | 11β15β1988 | @ Dallas | No. 41 Ken Mauer, No. 22 Paul Mihalak, No. 32 Eddie F. Rush |
7 | 11β16β1988 | @ San Antonio | |
8 | 11β18β1988 | @ Phoenix | No. 45 Joe Forte, No. 7 Bernie Fryer, No. 14 Jack Madden |
9 | 11β19β1988 | @ Houston | No. 26 Bob Delaney, No. 25 Hugh Evans, Jim Huetter |
10 | 11β22β1988 | @ Charlotte | |
11 | 11β23β1988 | New York | No. 63 Ted Bernhardt, No. 16 Wally Rooney, No. 32 Eddie F. Rush |
12 | 11β26β1988 | L.A. Lakers | No. 30 Gary Benson, No. 43 Dan Crawford, No. 4 Ed T. Rush |
13 | 11β29β1988 | @ Indiana | No. 40 Mike Lauerman, No. 18 Ed Middleton, No. 44 Ron Olesiak |
14 | 11β30β1988 | Indiana | No. 45 Joe Forte, No. 10 Dareel Garretson, No. 23 Ron Garretson |
15 | 12β2β1988 | @ Washington | No. 27 Dick Bavetta, No. 51 Luis Grillo, No. 28 Tommy Nunez |
16 | 12β4β1988 | @ New Jersey | |
17 | 12β6β1988 | @ Milwaukee | No. 29 Steve Javie, No. 24 Bill Saar, No. 57 Greg Willard |
18 | 12β7β1988 | Chicago | No. 33 Joe Borgia, No. 31 Terry Durham, No. 8 Lee Jones |
19 | 12β9β1988 | @ Atlanta | No. 7 Bernie Fryer, No. 13 Mike Mathis, No. 54 Woody Mayfield |
20 | 12β10β1988 | Philadelphia | No. 27 Dick Bavetta, No. 28 Tommy Nunez, No. 39 Tommie Wood |
21 | 12β14β1988 | Milwaukee | No. 25 Hugh Evans, Jim Huetter, No. 32 Eddie F. Rush |
22 | 12β15β1988 | @ Cleveland | No. 19 Jim Capers, No. 50 Nolan Fine, No. 8 Lee Jomes |
23 | 12β17β1988 | Charlotte | |
24 | 12β20β1988 | Miami | |
25 | 12β22β1988 | @ New York | No. 28 Tommy Nunez, No. 11 Jake O'Donnell, No. 44 Ron Olesiak |
26 | 12β28β1988 | Phoenix | No. 51 Luis Grillo, No. 40 Mike Lauerman, No. 11 Jake O'Donnell |
27 | 12β30β1988 | Houston | Ted Bernhardt, No. 22 Paul Mihalak, No. 4 Ed T. Rush |
28 | 1β3β1989 | @ Atlanta | No. 30 Gary Benson, No. 29 Steve Javie, No. 4 Ed T. Rush |
29 | 1β6β1989 | Atlanta | No. 31 Terry Durham, No. 13 Mike Mathis, Mo. 39 Jess Thompson |
30 | 1β7β1989 | @ Indiana | No. 10 Darell Garretson, No. 51 Luis Grillo, No. 37 Blaine Reichelt |
31 | 1β11β1989 | New York | No. 49 Jim Clark, No. 18 Ed Middleton, No. 44 Ron Olesiak |
32 | 1β13β1989 | Washington | No. 26 Bob Delaney, Jim Huetter, No. 20 Jess Kersey |
33 | 1β15β1989 | @ Milwaukee | No. 9 Bruce Alexander, No. 12 Earl Strom, No. 39 Jess Thompson |
34 | 1β16β1989 | Boston | No. 50 Nolan Fine, No. 45 Joe Forte, No. 14 Jack Madden |
35 | 1β18β1989 | New Jersey | |
36 | 1β20β1989 | Indiana | No. 17 Joe Crawford, No. 29 Steve Javie, No. 53 Jim Kinsey |
37 | 1β22β1989 | @ Boston | No. 26 Bob Delaney, No. 10 Darell Garretson, No. 32 Eddie F. Rush |
38 | 1β25β1989 | Golden State | No. 46 Hank Armstrong, No. 16 Wally Rooney, No. 15 Bennett Salvatore |
39 | 1β27β1989 | Cleveland | No. 35 Jack Nies, No. 21 Bill Oakes, No. 58 Derrick Stafford |
40 | 1β29β1989 | Sacramento | |
41 | 1β31β1989 | @ Chicago | No. 17 Joe Crawford, No. 23 Ron Garretson, Rusty Herring |
42 | 2β3β1989 | @ Philadelphia | No. 26 Bob Delaney, No. 25 Hugh Evans, No. 55 George Toliver |
43 | 2β5β1989 | Chicago | No. 33 Joe Borgia, No. 8 Lee Jones, No. 12 Earl Strom |
44 | 2β8β1989 | Milwaukee | No. 50 Nolan Fine, No. 45 Joe Forte, No. 13 Mike Mathis |
45 | 2β14β1989 | @ L.A. Lakers | No. 21 Bill Oakes, No. 24 Bill Saar, No. 56 Don Vaden |
46 | 2β16β1989 | @ Sacramento | |
47 | 2β18β1989 | @ Golden State | No. 40 Mike Lauerman, No. 18 Ed Middleton, No. 58 Derrick Stafford |
48 | 2β20β1989 | @ Denver | Jim Huetter, No. 35 Jack Nies, No. 12 Earl Strom |
49 | 2β22β1989 | Portland | No. 20 Jess Kersey, No. 41 Ken Mauer, No. 15 Bennett Salvatore |
50 | 2β25β1989 | @ New Jersey | |
51 | 2β26β1989 | L.A. Clippers | |
52 | 2β28β1989 | @ Cleveland | No. 49 Jim Clark, No. 11 Jake O'Donnell, No. 58 Derrick Stafford |
53 | 3β1β1989 | Utah | No. 17 Joe Crawford, No. 18 Ed Middleton, No. 56 Don Vaden |
54 | 3β3β1989 | Cleveland | No. 27 Dick Bavetta, No. 35 Jack Nies, No. 28 Tommy Nunez |
55 | 3β5β1989 | @ Miami | |
56 | 3β6β1989 | Denver | No. 46 Hank Armstrong, No. 22 Paul Mihalak, No. 32 Eddie F. Rush |
57 | 3β8β1989 | Seattle | Jim Huetter, No. 8 Lee Jones, No. 12 Earl Strom |
58 | 3β11β1989 | @ Philadelphia | No. 27 Dick Bavetta, No. 51 Luis Grillo, No. 40 Mike Lauerman |
59 | 3β12β1989 | Washington | No. 7 Bernie Fryer, No. 13 Mike Mathis, No. 39 Jess Thompson |
60 | 3β14β1989 | @ Indiana | Rusty Herring, No. 42 Hue Holline, No. 18 Ed Middleton |
61 | 3β17β1989 | Boston | No. 29 Steve Javie, No. 13 Mike Mathis, No. 21 Bill Oakes |
62 | 3β18β1989 | @ Milwaukee | No. 30 Gary Benson, No. 43 Dan Crawford, No. 4 Ed T. Rush |
63 | 3β21β1989 | @ Atlanta | No. 20 Jess Jersey, No. 41 Ken Mauer, No. 16 Wally Rooney |
64 | 3β22β1989 | San Antonio | |
65 | 3β24β1989 | New Jersey | |
66 | 3β25β1989 | @ Charlottte | |
67 | 3β27β1989 | Dallas | No. 46 Hank Armstrong, No. 25 Hugh Evans, No. 34 Ronnie Nunn |
68 | 3β29β1989 | @ Utah | No. 42 Hue Hollins, No. 16 Wally Rooney, No. 32 Eddie F. Rush |
69 | 3β31β1989 | @ Seattle | No. 27 Dick Bavetta, No. 44 Ron Olesiak, No. 37 Blaine Reichelt |
70 | 4β2β1989 | @ L.A. Clippers | |
71 | 4β4β1989 | @ Portland | No. 31 Terry Durham, No. 50 Nolan Fine, No. 13 Mike Mathis |
72 | 4β6β1989 | Chicago | No. 27 Dick Bavetta, No. 49 Jim Clark, No. 29 Steve Javie |
73 | 4β7β1989 | @ Chicago | No. 19 Jim Capers, No. 42 Hue Hollins, No. 28 Tommy Nunez |
74 | 4β9β1989 | Milwaukee | No. 9 Bruce Alexander, No. 45 Joe Forte, No. 12 Earl Strom |
75 | 4β10β1989 | @ Washington | No. 26 Bob Delaney, No. 20 Jess Kersey, No. 40 Mike Lauerman |
76 | 4β12β1989 | Cleveland | No. 10 Darell Garretson, No. 16 Wally Rooney, No. 32 Eddie F. Rush |
77 | 4β14β1989 | @ New York | No. 46 Hank Armstrong, No. 25 Hugh Evans, No. 15 Bennett Salvatore |
78 | 4β16β1989 | Washington | No. 7 Bernie Fryer, No. 22 Paul Mihalak, No. 35 Jack Nies |
79 | 4β18β1989 | @ Cleveland | No. 43 Dan Crawford, No. 21 Bill Oakes, No. 4 Ed T. Rush |
80 | 4β19β1989 | Indiana | No. 31 Terry Durham, No. 13 Mike Mathis, No. 54 Woody Mayfield |
81 | 4β21β1989 | Philadelphia | No. 26 Bob Delaney, No. 20 Jess Kersey, No. 34 Ronnie Nunn |
82 | 4β23β1989 | Atlanta | No. 27 Dick Bavetta, No. 49 Jim Clark, No. 11 Jake O'Donnell |
Game | Round | Date | Opponent | Officials | Alternate |
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1 | Eastern Conference First Round | 4β28β1989 | Boston | No. 12 Earl Strom, No. 27 Dick Bavetta, No. 18 Ed Middleton | |
2 | Eastern Conference First Round | 4β30β1989 | Boston | No. 17 Joe Crawford, No. 23 Ron Garretson, No. 21 Bill Oakes | |
3 | Eastern Conference First Round | 5β2β1989 | @ Boston | No. 4 Ed T. Rush, No. 45 Joe Forte, No. 32 Eddie F. Rush | |
1 | Eastern Conference Semifinals | 5β10β1989 | Milwaukee | No. 25 Hugh Evans, No. 27 Dick Bavetta, No. 28 Tommy Nunez | |
2 | Eastern Conference Semifinals | 5β12β1989 | Milwaukee | No. 42 Hue Hollins, No. 14 Jack Madden, No. 15 Bennett Salvatore | |
3 | Eastern Conference Semifinals | 5β14β1989 | @ Milwaukee | No. 20 Jess Kersey, No. 13 Mike Mathis, No. 29 Steve Javie | |
4 | Eastern Conference Semifinals | 5β15β1989 | @ Milwaukee | No. 10 Darell Garretson, No. 45 Joe Forte, No. 7 Bernie Fryer | |
1 | Eastern Conference Finals | 5β21β1989 | Chicago | No. 17 Joe Crawford, No. 25 Hugh Evans, No. 28 Tommy Nunez | |
2 | Eastern Conference Finals | 5β23β1989 | Chicago | No. 13 Mike Mathis, No. 12 Earl Strom, No. 24 Bill Saar | |
3 | Eastern Conference Finals | 5β27β1989 | @ Chicago | No. 14 Jack Madden, No. 4 Ed T. Rush, No. 21 Bill Oakes | |
4 | Eastern Conference Finals | 5β29β1989 | @ Chicago | No. 20 Jess Kersey, No. 11 Jake O'Donnell, No. 16 Wally Rooney | |
5 | Eastern Conference Finals | 5β31β1989 | Chicago | No. 10 Darell Garretson, No. 42 Hue Hollins, No. 27 Dick Bavetta | |
6 | Eastern Conference Finals | 6β2β1989 | @ Chicago | No. 17 Joe Crawford, No. 25 Hugh Evans, No. 12 Earl Strom | |
1 | NBA Finals | 6β6β1989 | L.A. Lakers | No. 20 Jess Kersey, No. 14 Jack Madden, No. 11 Jake O'Donnell | |
2 | NBA Finals | 6β8β1989 | L.A. Lakers | No. 17 Joe Crawford, No. 10 Darell Garretson, No. 42 Hue Hollins | |
3 | NBA Finals | 6β11β1989 | @ L.A. Lakers | No. 25 Hugh Evans, No. 13 Mike Mathis, No. 4 Ed T. Rush | |
4 | NBA Finals | 6β13β1989 | @ L.A. Lakers | No. 20 Jess Kersey, No. 14 Jack Madden, No. 12 Earl Strom |
GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game |
Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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Mark Aguirre | 36 | 32 | 29.7 | .483 | .293 | .738 | 4.2 | 2.5 | .44 | .19 | 15.5 |
Adrian Dantley | 42 | 42 | 31.9 | .521 | .000 | .839 | 3.9 | 2.2 | .55 | .14 | 18.4 |
Darryl Dawkins | 14 | 0 | 3.4 | .474 | .000 | .500 | .5 | .1 | .00 | .07 | 1.9 |
Fennis Dembo | 31 | 0 | 2.4 | .333 | .000 | .800 | .7 | .2 | .03 | .00 | 1.2 |
Joe Dumars | 69 | 67 | 34.9 | .505 | .483 | .850 | 2.5 | 5.7 | .91 | .07 | 17.2 |
James Edwards | 76 | 1 | 16.5 | .500 | .000 | .686 | 3.0 | .6 | .14 | .41 | 7.3 |
Steve Harris | 3 | 0 | 2.3 | .250 | .000 | 1.000 | .7 | .0 | .33 | .00 | 1.3 |
Vinnie Johnson | 82 | 21 | 25.3 | .464 | .295 | .734 | 3.1 | 3.0 | .90 | .21 | 13.8 |
Bill Laimbeer | 81 | 81 | 32.6 | .499 | .349 | .840 | 9.6 | 2.2 | .63 | 1.23 | 13.7 |
John Long | 24 | 1 | 6.3 | .475 | .000 | .846 | .5 | .6 | .00 | .08 | 2.0 |
Rick Mahorn | 72 | 61 | 24.9 | .517 | .000 | .748 | 6.9 | .8 | .56 | .92 | 7.2 |
Pace Mannion | 5 | 0 | 2.8 | 1.000 | .000 | .000 | .6 | .0 | .20 | .00 | .8 |
Dennis Rodman | 82 | 8 | 26.9 | .595 | .231 | .626 | 9.4 | 1.2 | .67 | .93 | 9.0 |
Jim Rowinski | 6 | 0 | 1.3 | .000 | .000 | 1.000 | .3 | .0 | .00 | .00 | .7 |
John Salley | 67 | 21 | 21.8 | .498 | .000 | .692 | 5.0 | 1.1 | .60 | 1.07 | 7.0 |
Isiah Thomas | 80 | 76 | 36.6 | .464 | .273 | .818 | 3.4 | 8.3 | 1.66 | .25 | 18.2 |
Micheal Williams | 49 | 0 | 7.3 | .364 | .222 | .660 | .6 | 1.4 | .27 | .06 | 2.6 |
Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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Mark Aguirre | 17 | 17 | 27.2 | .489 | .276 | .737 | 4.4 | 1.6 | .47 | .18 | 12.6 |
Fennis Dembo | 2 | 0 | 2.0 | 1.000 | .000 | .000 | .0 | .0 | .00 | .00 | 1.0 |
Joe Dumars | 17 | 17 | 36.5 | .455 | .083 | .861 | 2.6 | 5.6 | .71 | .06 | 17.6 |
James Edwards | 17 | 0 | 18.6 | .471 | .000 | .784 | 2.1 | .7 | .06 | .47 | 7.1 |
Vinnie Johnson | 17 | 0 | 21.9 | .455 | .417 | .758 | 2.6 | 2.5 | .24 | .18 | 14.1 |
Bill Laimbeer | 17 | 17 | 29.2 | .465 | .357 | .806 | 8.2 | 1.8 | .35 | .47 | 10.1 |
John Long | 4 | 0 | 2.0 | 1.000 | .000 | 1.000 | .0 | .0 | .00 | .00 | 1.2 |
Rick Mahorn | 17 | 17 | 21.2 | .580 | .000 | .654 | 5.1 | .4 | .53 | .76 | 5.7 |
Dennis Rodman | 17 | 0 | 24.1 | .529 | .000 | .686 | 10.0 | .9 | .35 | .71 | 5.8 |
John Salley | 17 | 0 | 23.1 | .586 | .000 | .667 | 4.6 | .5 | .53 | 1.47 | 8.9 |
Isiah Thomas | 17 | 17 | 37.2 | .412 | .267 | .740 | 4.3 | 8.3 | 1.59 | .24 | 18.2 |
Micheal Williams | 4 | 0 | 1.5 | .000 | .000 | 1.000 | .5 | .5 | .25 | .00 | .5 |
The Pistons' overpowering play allowed them to sweep the Lakers, who struggled to fill the defensive void left by Byron Scott's injury prior to the start of the Finals. Joe Dumars was named Finals MVP. In addition, Magic Johnson pulled a hamstring early in the second game, and unable to play the rest of the series. The Lakers' depleted backcourt allowed the Pistons to easily win the 1988β89 NBA Championship.
Game | Home Team | Road Team | series |
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Game 1 | Detroit 109 | L.A. Lakers 97 | 1β0 |
Game 2 | Detroit 108 | L.A. Lakers 105 | 2β0 |
Game 3: | L.A. Lakers 110 | Detroit 114 | 3β0 |
Game 4: | L.A. Lakers 97 | Detroit 105 | 4β0 |
Pistons win series 4β0