The Boston Celtics fell to the Detroit Pistons, 104 to 96, in Game 1 of the 1988 Eastern Conference Finals on May 25, 1988.

1987-88 Boston Celtics

Final

DET

Pistons

1-0

104

BOS

Celtics

0-1

96

Team

DET

BOS

1

30

28

2

22

25

3

23

20

4

29

23

Total

104

96

Pistons

Celtics

FG Made - Attempted

43-77

38-91

Field Goal %

55.8

41.8

3PT Made - Attempted

2-4

3-9

3PT %

50.0

33.3

FT Made - Attempted

16-28

17-25

Free Throw %

57.1

68.0

Rebounds

45

38

Offensive Rebounds

7

10

Defensive Rebounds

38

28

Assists

27

27

Steals

2

5

Blocks

3

5

Turnovers

13

8

Personal Fouls

26

23

Starters

NAME MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK FG 3PT FT TOV PF +/- OREB DREB FG% 3P% FT%
Isiah Thomas 44 35 2 12 1 0 12-19 2-3 9-10 2 1 0 2 63.2 66.7 90.0
Rick Mahorn 32 4 10 1 0 1 2-4 0-0 0-1 2 4 0 10 50.0 0.0
Joe Dumars 31 10 0 5 0 0 3-8 0-0 4-4 1 1 0 0 37.5 100.0
Adrian Dantley 29 14 6 2 1 0 7-14 0-0 0-1 2 5 1 5 50.0 0.0
Bill Laimbeer 21 8 7 1 0 0 4-7 0-1 0-2 2 3 2 5 57.1 0.0 0.0

Bench

NAME MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK FG 3PT FT TOV PF +/- OREB DREB FG% 3P% FT%
James Edwards 22 6 6 1 0 1 3-6 0-0 0-0 1 4 1 5 50.0
Vinnie Johnson 21 12 2 3 0 0 5-9 0-0 2-4 0 0 0 2 55.6 50.0
John Salley 21 10 3 1 0 1 5-6 0-0 0-2 2 5 1 2 83.3 0.0
Dennis Rodman 19 5 9 1 0 0 2-4 0-0 1-4 1 3 2 7 50.0 25.0

Starters

NAME MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK FG 3PT FT TOV PF +/- OREB DREB FG% 3P% FT%
Larry Bird 44 20 9 6 2 2 8-20 1-2 3-5 2 3 1 8 40.0 50.0 60.0
Kevin McHale 43 31 6 2 0 2 13-17 0-0 5-7 3 4 3 3 76.5 71.4
Dennis Johnson 43 8 5 10 0 0 3-14 0-2 2-4 0 3 0 5 21.4 0.0 50.0
Danny Ainge 42 19 2 6 1 0 7-18 2-5 3-4 2 5 1 1 38.9 40.0 75.0
Robert Parish 36 14 13 2 0 1 5-14 0-0 4-5 0 3 5 8 35.7 80.0

Bench

NAME MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK FG 3PT FT TOV PF +/- OREB DREB FG% 3P% FT%
Jim Paxson 11 2 1 1 1 0 1-3 0-0 0-0 1 1 0 1 33.3
Artis Gilmore 8 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 2 0 0
Mark Acres 6 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0
Reggie Lewis 4 2 1 0 1 0 1-3 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 1 33.3
Fred Roberts 3 0 1 0 0 0 0-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0.0

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Team Leaders

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PPG

26.9

Tatum

Jayson Tatum

RPG

9.7

Tatum

Jayson Tatum

APG

6.3

Tatum

Jayson Tatum

Team Rankings

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ORTG

123.2

1st

DRTG

111.6

3rd

NETRTG

11.6

1st

3P%

38.8

2nd

2023-24 Conference Standings

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TEAM W L PCT GB
1
Celtics Celtics
64 18 .780
2
Knicks Knicks
50 32 .610 14.0
3
Bucks Bucks
49 33 .598 15.0
4
Cavaliers Cavaliers
48 34 .585 16.0
5
Magic Magic
47 35 .573 17.0

Schedule

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DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Mon
4/29
BOS BOS
@
MIA MIA
7:30 PM
Wed
5/1
MIA MIA
@
BOS BOS
7:30 PM
Fri
5/3
BOS BOS
@
MIA MIA
7:00 PM
Sun
5/5
MIA MIA
@
BOS BOS
1:00 PM

Last Game

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MIA Heat

1-2

84

Final

104

BOS Celtics

2-1

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NBA 2023-24 Leaders

Playoff PPG Leaders

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35.0

Embiid

Joel Embiid

33.0

Brunson

Jalen Brunson

32.3

Lillard

Damian Lillard

Playoff RPG Leaders

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15.8

Davis

Anthony Davis

15.3

Jokic

Nikola Jokic

13.8

Allen

Jarrett Allen

Playoff APG Leaders

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10.0

Jokic

Nikola Jokic

10.0

Haliburton

Tyrese Haliburton

9.0

Brunson

Jalen Brunson

Playoff SPG Leaders

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2.3

Caldwell-Pope

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope

2.0

James

LeBron James

2.0

Edwards

Anthony Edwards

Playoff BPG Leaders

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3.7

Holmgren

Chet Holmgren

2.3

Mobley

Evan Mobley

2.0

Porzingis

Kristaps Porzingis

Playoff 3PM Leaders

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5.3

Lillard

Damian Lillard

4.3

Harden

James Harden

4.3

Turner

Myles Turner

Playoff TS% Leaders

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73.1

Harden

James Harden

72.1

Nembhard

Andrew Nembhard

71.6

White

Derrick White

NBA 2023-24 Rankings

Playoff ORtg Rankings

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Timberwolves

126.4

Pacers

120.2

Celtics

120.1

Knicks

117.3

76ers

116.2

Thunder

115.8

Playoff DRtg Rankings

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Thunder

96.2

Magic

97.3

Cavaliers

107.2

Celtics

108.8

Timberwolves

110.4

Clippers

111.2

Playoff NetRtg Rankings

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Thunder

19.7

Timberwolves

16.0

Celtics

11.3

Magic

9.9

Pacers

4.6

Nuggets

2.4

Playoff Tank Leaderboard

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Pelicans

0-3

Suns

0-4

Bucks

1-3

76ers

1-3

Lakers

1-3

Heat

1-2

NBA 2023-24 Betting

Best Record ATS

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Magic

53-33

Mavericks

50-36

76ers

50-37

Thunder

48-36-1

Rockets

45-35-2

Celtics

44-37-4

Worst Record ATS

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Hawks

29-54

Hornets

34-48

Suns

36-49-1

Bucks

37-49

Raptors

36-46

Nets

34-44-4

NBA 2023-24 Conference Standings

Eastern W L PCT GB
1
Celtics Celtics
64 18 .780
2
Knicks Knicks
50 32 .610 14.0
3
Bucks Bucks
49 33 .598 15.0
4
Cavaliers Cavaliers
48 34 .585 16.0
5
Magic Magic
47 35 .573 17.0
6
Pacers Pacers
47 35 .573 17.0
Western W L PCT GB
1
Thunder Thunder
57 25 .695
2
Nuggets Nuggets
57 25 .695
3
Timberwolves Timberwolves
56 26 .683 1.0
4
Clippers Clippers
51 31 .622 6.0
5
Mavericks Mavericks
50 32 .610 7.0
6
Suns Suns
49 33 .598 8.0

NBA 2023-24 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Sat
4/27
NYK NYK
@
PHI PHI
97-92
Sat
4/27
MIN MIN
@
PHX PHX
122-116
Sat
4/27
MIL MIL
@
IND IND
113-126
Sat
4/27
LAC LAC
@
DAL DAL
116-111
Fri
4/26
OKC OKC
@
NOP NOP
106-85

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Mon
4/29
BOS BOS
@
MIA MIA
7:30 PM
Mon
4/29
OKC OKC
@
NOP NOP
8:30 PM
Mon
4/29
LAL LAL
@
DEN DEN
10:00 PM
Tue
4/30
PHI PHI
@
NYK NYK
7:00 PM
Tue
4/30
ORL ORL
@
CLE CLE
8:00 PM