1988–89 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 4–0) |
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 1988-89 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 and held a 31–13 record at the All-Star break. However, Adrian Dantley was unhappy with his role on the team, losing playing time to Dennis Rodman at small forward.[2] At midseason, the team traded Dantley to the Dallas Mavericks for All-Star forward Mark Aguirre, a childhood friend of Isiah Thomas.[3] 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.[2] 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 63–19.[4][5]
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,[6] 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.[7] 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, and in third place in Sixth Man of the Year voting.[8]
In the Eastern Conference First Round of the playoffs, the Pistons swept the Boston Celtics in three straight games,[9] then swept the 5th-seeded Milwaukee Bucks in four straight games in the Eastern Conference Semi-finals.[10] In the Eastern Conference Finals, they trailed 2–1 to Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls, but managed to win the series in six games to advance to the NBA Finals,[11] 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.[12] This series was a rematch from last year's NBA Finals, with the Pistons avenging their NBA Finals loss. Following the season, Mahorn was selected by the expansion Minnesota Timberwolves in the 1989 NBA Expansion Draft,[13] but never played for them, as he was then traded to the Philadelphia 76ers soon after.[14]
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.
Draft picks
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 |
Roster
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Regular season
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.
Season standings
Central Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div |
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y-Detroit Pistons | 63 | 19 | .768 | – | 37–4 | 26–15 | 20–10 |
x-Cleveland Cavaliers | 57 | 25 | .695 | 6 | 37–4 | 20–21 | 19–11 |
x-Atlanta Hawks | 52 | 30 | .634 | 11 | 33–8 | 19–22 | 20–10 |
x-Milwaukee Bucks | 49 | 33 | .598 | 14 | 31–10 | 18–23 | 11–19 |
x-Chicago Bulls | 47 | 35 | .573 | 16 | 30–11 | 17–24 | 12–18 |
Indiana Pacers | 28 | 54 | .341 | 35 | 20–21 | 8–33 | 8–22 |
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Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
1 | z-Detroit Pistons | 63 | 19 | .768 | – |
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 |
Record vs. opponents
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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 | — | 3–1 | 4–1 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–5 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 6–0 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 |
Boston | 1–3 | — | 6–0 | 1–3 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 5–1 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–4 |
Charlotte | 1–4 | 0–6 | — | 1–4 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–5 |
Chicago | 2–4 | 3–1 | 4–1 | — | 0–6 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–6 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 6–0 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 3–1 |
Cleveland | 2–4 | 4–1 | 4–0 | 6–0 | — | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 |
Dallas | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | — | 3–3 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–5 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–4 | 6–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 5–1 | 2–2 | 4–2 | 1–1 |
Denver | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–3 | — | 1–1 | 3–1 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 5–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 3–3 | 2–2 | 3–3 | 1–1 |
Detroit | 5–1 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 6–0 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | — | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–4 | 4–0 | 0–4 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 5–0 |
Golden State | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | — | 1–3 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 2–3 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 2–4 | 2–2 | 1–1 |
Houston | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 3–1 | — | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 6–0 | 2–2 | 2–4 | 0–2 |
Indiana | 1–5 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 2–4 | 1–5 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 0–2 | — | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 1–3 | 0–5 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 |
L.A. Clippers | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–5 | 2–2 | 1–1 | — | 1–5 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–5 | 1–5 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 1–4 | 1–3 | 0–2 |
L.A. Lakers | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 5–1 | — | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 5–0 | 5–1 | 3–1 | 4–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 |
Miami | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–6 | 1–5 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–4 | — | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 2–4 | 0–4 | 1–5 | 0–2 |
Milwaukee | 0–6 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 0–6 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | — | 4–1 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 |
New Jersey | 1–4 | 1–5 | 4–2 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–4 | — | 2–4 | 1–5 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–5 |
New York | 2–2 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 4–2 | — | 2–4 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 5–1 |
Philadelphia | 2–2 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–5 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 5–1 | 4–2 | — | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–2 |
Phoenix | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 4–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 3–3 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | — | 2–3 | 5–1 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 |
Portland | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 5–1 | 0–5 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–2 | — | 3–3 | 4–0 | 2–4 | 0–4 | 1–1 |
Sacramento | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–5 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–5 | 3–3 | — | 2–2 | 1–5 | 1–3 | 0–2 |
San Antonio | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–5 | 3–3 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 0–6 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 2–2 | — | 0–4 | 1–5 | 1–1 |
Seattle | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 4–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2–4 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 4–2 | 5–1 | 4–0 | — | 3–1 | 1–1 |
Utah | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 5–1 | 1–3 | — | 2–0 |
Washington | 1–3 | 4–2 | 5–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–5 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–4 | 5–1 | 1–5 | 2–4 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | — |
Game log
Regular season
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November: 11–3 (Home: 4–1; Road: 7–2)
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December: 9–4 (Home: 6–1; Road: 3–3)
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January: 8–6 (Home: 7–2; Road: 1–4)
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February: 8–3 (Home: 4–0; Road: 4–3)
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March: 16–1 (Home: 9–0; Road: 7–1)
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April: 11–2 (Home: 7–0; Road: 4–2)
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1988–89 schedule |
Playoffs
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First Round: 3–0 (Home: 2–0; Road: 1–0)
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Conference Semifinals: 4–0 (Home: 2–0; Road: 2–0)
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Conference Finals: 4–2 (Home: 2–1; Road: 2–1)
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NBA Finals: 4–0 (Home: 2–0; Road: 2–0)
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1989 schedule |
Playoffs
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.
Player stats
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 |
Regular season
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 |
Playoffs
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 |
NBA Finals
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 1988–89 NBA Championship.
Game | Home Team | Road Team | series |
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Game 1 | Detroit 109 | L.A. Lakers 97 | 1–0 |
Game 2 | Detroit 108 | L.A. Lakers 105 | 2–0 |
Game 3: | L.A. Lakers 110 | Detroit 114 | 3–0 |
Game 4: | L.A. Lakers 97 | Detroit 105 | 4–0 |
Pistons win series 4–0
Award winners
- Joe Dumars, NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award
- Joe Dumars, NBA All-Defensive First Team
- Dennis Rodman, NBA All-Defensive First Team
External links
References
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- ^ "Chevette to Corvette No. 1: The 1988–89 Detroit Pistons". January 9, 2012.
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- ^ "1988–89 NBA Awards Voting". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved February 14, 2022.
- ^ "Pistons' Defense Smothers Celtics' Season". New York Times. May 3, 1989. Retrieved February 12, 2022.
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- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-03-17. Retrieved 2009-05-05.
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