Celtics vs Pistons, 2-4 - 1988 Eastern Conference Finals

Team and players stats from the Eastern Conference Finals series played between the Boston Celtics and the Detroit Pistons in the 1988 Playoffs.

1988 NBA Playoff Series

1988 Eastern Conference Finals

Games:

G.1:
Celtics 96 - 104 Pistons - at Boston
G.2:
Celtics 119 - 115 Pistons 2OT - at Boston
G.3:
Celtics 94 - 98 Pistons - at Detroit
G.4:
Celtics 79 - 78 Pistons - at Detroit
G.5:
Celtics 96 - 102 Pistons OT - at Boston
G.6:
Celtics 90 - 95 Pistons - at Detroit
Their seasons:
Regular Season: 57-25
Celtics 3-1 Knicks
Celtics 4-3 Hawks
Celtics 2-4 Pistons
Regular Season: 54-28
Pistons 3-2 Bullets
Pistons 4-1 Bulls
Pistons 4-2 Celtics
Pistons 3-4 Lakers

1988 Eastern Conference Finals Stats

Team Stats - Averages

  Rebounds Shooting
Team
Pts O D Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF
FGM / A  %
3PM / A  %
FTM / A  %
Celtics
95.7 12.2 29.7 41.8 24.2 6.0 5.2 13.5 24.8 34.7 84.3 .411 2.7 7.8 .340 23.7 29.3 .807
Pistons
98.7 10.8 31.3 42.2 22.2 6.7 4.0 14.3 27.8 38.0 80.5 .472 0.8 3.7 .227 21.8 30.2 .724

Players Stats - Averages

Boston Celtics
  Rebounds Shooting
Player
G GSMin Pts O D Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF
FGM / A  %
3PM / A  %
FTM / A  %
Kevin McHale 6 6 43.326.83.23.7 6.83.20.21.5 1.83.7 9.717.2.5630.20.21.0007.39.5.772
Larry Bird 6 6 45.819.82.39.8 12.26.22.71.8 1.83.7 6.719.0.3510.31.2.2866.27.2.860
Dennis Johnson 6 6 44.716.51.23.0 4.28.01.00.7 2.03.3 6.014.8.4040.71.8.3643.85.0.767
Robert Parish 6 6 35.013.22.26.8 9.01.20.30.5 2.72.2 4.510.7.4220.00.0-4.24.5.926
Danny Ainge 6 6 40.79.71.02.5 3.54.70.70.2 3.24.2 3.711.7.3141.34.0.3331.01.3.750
Fred Roberts 6 0 7.82.50.80.7 1.50.20.30.0 0.52.0 1.02.0.5000.00.0-0.51.0.500
Brad Lohaus 3 0 4.32.00.00.3 0.30.00.00.0 0.00.7 1.02.0.5000.00.7.0000.00.0-
Jim Paxson 6 0 12.72.00.20.5 0.70.30.70.0 0.81.0 0.84.2.2000.00.2.0000.30.31.000
Reggie Lewis 4 0 5.81.80.00.5 0.50.30.30.3 0.01.5 0.82.5.3000.00.0-0.30.31.000
Mark Acres 6 0 9.51.71.21.3 2.50.00.00.2 0.32.0 0.81.0.8330.00.0-0.00.0-
Artis Gilmore 5 0 6.01.00.21.0 1.20.00.00.2 0.01.4 0.41.0.4000.00.0-0.20.4.500
Dirk Minniefield 3 0 4.01.00.00.0 0.00.70.00.0 0.70.7 0.30.7.5000.30.31.0000.00.0-
Detroit Pistons
  Rebounds Shooting
Player
G GSMin Pts O D Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF
FGM / A  %
3PM / A  %
FTM / A  %
Isiah Thomas 6 6 41.323.00.84.3 5.28.32.70.3 4.33.2 8.719.2.4520.51.8.2735.26.3.816
Adrian Dantley 6 6 37.017.01.23.5 4.72.01.20.0 1.82.8 6.212.8.4810.00.0-4.76.8.683
Joe Dumars 6 6 39.013.00.31.7 2.05.20.50.2 2.52.5 5.212.0.4310.20.7.2502.53.0.833
Bill Laimbeer 6 6 30.712.02.34.8 7.22.20.70.0 0.73.7 4.79.5.4910.20.8.2002.53.0.833
Vinnie Johnson 6 0 20.711.70.22.0 2.21.80.50.3 0.81.5 5.09.8.5080.00.2.0001.72.2.769
James Edwards 6 0 20.89.31.22.8 4.00.50.30.8 0.53.7 3.36.3.5260.00.2.0002.73.7.727
John Salley 6 0 27.86.52.84.7 7.50.80.71.8 1.04.7 2.34.7.5000.00.0-1.82.8.647
Dennis Rodman 6 0 15.34.21.03.2 4.21.00.20.3 1.33.0 1.83.2.5790.00.0-0.51.8.273
Rick Mahorn 6 6 19.82.01.04.3 5.30.30.00.2 1.32.8 0.83.0.2780.00.0-0.30.5.667