1989 Los Angeles Lakers vs. 1989 Detroit Pistons - Teams Comparisons

Head-to-head comparison between the 1988-89 Lakers 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
Los Angeles

Lakers

vs.

1989
Detroit

Pistons

On this page: Summary -

Summary

Regular Season

Standings

	1989 Lakers	1º in Western Conference
	1989 Pistons	1º in Eastern Conference

Season Record

	1989 Lakers	57 - 25
	1989 Pistons	63 - 19

Winning %

	1989 Lakers	.695
	1989 Pistons	.768

Longest Streaks

	1989 Lakers	Winning Streak: 7 Losing Streak: 4
	1989 Pistons	Winning Streak: 9 Losing Streak: 2

Players Used
(at least 1 game)

	1989 Lakers	12 players
	1989 Pistons	17 players

Playoffs

Playoff Performance

	1989 Lakers	Lost NBA Finals
	1989 Pistons	NBA Champions

Playoff Record

	1989 Lakers	11 - 4
	1989 Pistons	15 - 2

Winning %

	1989 Lakers	.733
	1989 Pistons	.882

Players Used
(at least 1 game)

	1989 Lakers	12 players
	1989 Pistons	12 players

Awards, Honors and More...

Awards and Honors

	1989 Lakers	3 - Season MVP: Magic Johnson All-NBA 1st Team: Magic Johnson All-Defensive 2nd Team: A.C. Green
	1989 Pistons	3 - Finals MVP: Joe Dumars All-Defensive 1st Team: Joe Dumars, Dennis Rodman

NBA Leaders

	1989 Lakers	- none
	1989 Pistons	- none

Hall of Famers

	1989 Lakers	3 - Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Magic Johnson, James Worthy
	1989 Pistons	4 - Adrian Dantley, Joe Dumars, Dennis Rodman, Isiah Thomas

Team Stats

NBA Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Points

	1989 Lakers	114.7
	1989 Pistons	106.6

Rebounds

	1989 Lakers	45.2
	1989 Pistons	45.1

Assists

	1989 Lakers	27.8
	1989 Pistons	24.7

Steals

	1989 Lakers	8.8
	1989 Pistons	6.4

Blocks

	1989 Lakers	5.1
	1989 Pistons	5.0

3-Pointers Made

	1989 Lakers	2.8
	1989 Pistons	1.5

Percentages

Field Goal %

	1989 Lakers	.502
	1989 Pistons	.494

3-Point %

	1989 Lakers	.340
	1989 Pistons	.300

Free Throw %

	1989 Lakers	.802
	1989 Pistons	.769

NBA Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Points

	1989 Lakers	110.5
	1989 Pistons	100.6

Rebounds

	1989 Lakers	42.1
	1989 Pistons	44.2

Assists

	1989 Lakers	25.4
	1989 Pistons	22.6

Steals

	1989 Lakers	6.9
	1989 Pistons	4.9

Blocks

	1989 Lakers	4.9
	1989 Pistons	4.5

3-Pointers Made

	1989 Lakers	3.4
	1989 Pistons	2.5

Percentages

Field Goal %

	1989 Lakers	.497
	1989 Pistons	.473

3-Point %

	1989 Lakers	.349
	1989 Pistons	.296

Free Throw %

	1989 Lakers	.781
	1989 Pistons	.762

Team Leaders

NBA Regular Season

Points

1989 Lakers	22.5 ppg Magic Johnson
1989 Pistons	18.4 ppg Adrian Dantley

Rebounds

1989 Lakers	9.0 rpg A.C. Green
1989 Pistons	9.6 rpg Bill Laimbeer

Assists

1989 Lakers	12.8 apg Magic Johnson
1989 Pistons	8.3 apg Isiah Thomas

Steals

1989 Lakers	1.8 spg Magic Johnson
1989 Pistons	1.7 spg Isiah Thomas

Blocks

1989 Lakers	1.1 bpg Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
1989 Pistons	1.2 bpg Bill Laimbeer

NBA Playoffs

Points

1989 Lakers	24.8 ppg James Worthy
1989 Pistons	18.2 ppg Isiah Thomas

Rebounds

1989 Lakers	9.1 rpg A.C. Green
1989 Pistons	10.0 rpg Dennis Rodman

Assists

1989 Lakers	11.8 apg Magic Johnson
1989 Pistons	8.3 apg Isiah Thomas

Steals

1989 Lakers	1.9 spg Magic Johnson
1989 Pistons	1.6 spg Isiah Thomas

Blocks

1989 Lakers	1.1 bpg James Worthy
1989 Pistons	1.5 bpg John Salley

Head to Head this Season

Regular Season

Games Won

	1989 Lakers	0
	1989 Pistons	2

Games:

Nov 26, 1988

Los Angeles Lakers

102

Detroit Pistons

at Detroit

Feb 14, 1989

Los Angeles Lakers

103

111

Detroit Pistons

at Los Angeles

Playoffs

Playoffs Series

NBA Finals

Games Won

	1989 Lakers	0
	1989 Pistons	4

Games:

Jun 6, 1989

Los Angeles Lakers

109

Detroit Pistons

at Detroit

Jun 8, 1989

Los Angeles Lakers

105

108

Detroit Pistons

at Detroit

Jun 11, 1989

Los Angeles Lakers

110

114

Detroit Pistons

at Los Angeles

Jun 13, 1989

Los Angeles Lakers

105

Detroit Pistons

at Los Angeles