1989 Boston Celtics vs. 1989 Detroit Pistons - Teams Comparisons

Head-to-head comparison between the 1988-89 Celtics and the 1988-89 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

1989
Boston

Celtics

vs.

1989
Detroit

Pistons

On this page: Summary -

Summary

Regular Season

Standings

	1989 Celtics	8º in Eastern Conference
	1989 Pistons	1º in Eastern Conference

Season Record

	1989 Celtics	42 - 40
	1989 Pistons	63 - 19

Winning %

	1989 Celtics	.512
	1989 Pistons	.768

Longest Streaks

	1989 Celtics	Winning Streak: 4 Losing Streak: 5
	1989 Pistons	Winning Streak: 9 Losing Streak: 2

Players Used
(at least 1 game)

	1989 Celtics	17 players
	1989 Pistons	17 players

Playoffs

Playoff Performance

	1989 Celtics	Lost Eastern Conference 1st Rd
	1989 Pistons	NBA Champions

Playoff Record

	1989 Celtics	0 - 3
	1989 Pistons	15 - 2

Winning %

	1989 Celtics	.000
	1989 Pistons	.882

Players Used
(at least 1 game)

	1989 Celtics	11 players
	1989 Pistons	12 players

Awards, Honors and More...

Awards and Honors

	1989 Celtics	3 - All-NBA 3rd Team: Robert Parish All-Defensive 2nd Team: Kevin McHale All-Rookie 2nd Team: Brian Shaw
	1989 Pistons	3 - Finals MVP: Joe Dumars All-Defensive 1st Team: Joe Dumars, Dennis Rodman

NBA Leaders

	1989 Celtics	- none
	1989 Pistons	- none

Hall of Famers

	1989 Celtics	4 - Larry Bird, Dennis Johnson, Kevin McHale, Robert Parish
	1989 Pistons	4 - Adrian Dantley, Joe Dumars, Dennis Rodman, Isiah Thomas

Team Stats

NBA Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Points

	1989 Celtics	109.2
	1989 Pistons	106.6

Rebounds

	1989 Celtics	44.2
	1989 Pistons	45.1

Assists

	1989 Celtics	26.7
	1989 Pistons	24.7

Steals

	1989 Celtics	7.8
	1989 Pistons	6.4

Blocks

	1989 Celtics	5.1
	1989 Pistons	5.0

3-Pointers Made

	1989 Celtics	1.0
	1989 Pistons	1.5

Percentages

Field Goal %

	1989 Celtics	.493
	1989 Pistons	.494

3-Point %

	1989 Celtics	.252
	1989 Pistons	.300

Free Throw %

	1989 Celtics	.783
	1989 Pistons	.769

NBA Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Points

	1989 Celtics	90.3
	1989 Pistons	100.6

Rebounds

	1989 Celtics	40.0
	1989 Pistons	44.2

Assists

	1989 Celtics	21.7
	1989 Pistons	22.6

Steals

	1989 Celtics	6.7
	1989 Pistons	4.9

Blocks

	1989 Celtics	2.3
	1989 Pistons	4.5

3-Pointers Made

	1989 Celtics	0.0
	1989 Pistons	2.5

Percentages

Field Goal %

	1989 Celtics	.444
	1989 Pistons	.473

3-Point %

	1989 Celtics	.000
	1989 Pistons	.296

Free Throw %

	1989 Celtics	.731
	1989 Pistons	.762

Team Leaders

NBA Regular Season

Points

1989 Celtics	22.5 ppg Kevin McHale
1989 Pistons	18.4 ppg Adrian Dantley

Rebounds

1989 Celtics	12.5 rpg Robert Parish
1989 Pistons	9.6 rpg Bill Laimbeer

Assists

1989 Celtics	6.6 apg Dennis Johnson
1989 Pistons	8.3 apg Isiah Thomas

Steals

1989 Celtics	1.5 spg Reggie Lewis
1989 Pistons	1.7 spg Isiah Thomas

Blocks

1989 Celtics	1.5 bpg Robert Parish
1989 Pistons	1.2 bpg Bill Laimbeer

NBA Playoffs

Points

1989 Celtics	20.3 ppg Reggie Lewis
1989 Pistons	18.2 ppg Isiah Thomas

Rebounds

1989 Celtics	8.7 rpg Robert Parish
1989 Pistons	10.0 rpg Dennis Rodman

Assists

1989 Celtics	6.3 apg Brian Shaw
1989 Pistons	8.3 apg Isiah Thomas

Steals

1989 Celtics	1.7 spg Reggie Lewis
1989 Pistons	1.6 spg Isiah Thomas

Blocks

1989 Celtics	0.7 bpg Kevin McHale
1989 Pistons	1.5 bpg John Salley

Head to Head this Season

Regular Season

Games Won

	1989 Celtics	1
	1989 Pistons	3

Games:

Nov 11, 1988

Boston Celtics

107

116

Detroit Pistons

at Boston

Jan 16, 1989

Boston Celtics

Detroit Pistons

at Detroit

Jan 22, 1989

Boston Celtics

112

Detroit Pistons

at Boston

Mar 17, 1989

Boston Celtics

106

Detroit Pistons

at Detroit

Playoffs

Playoffs Series

NBA Eastern Conference First Round

Games Won

	1989 Celtics	0
	1989 Pistons	3

Games:

Apr 28, 1989

Boston Celtics

101

Detroit Pistons

at Detroit

Apr 30, 1989

Boston Celtics

102

Detroit Pistons

at Detroit

May 2, 1989

Boston Celtics

100

Detroit Pistons

at Boston