The Boston Celtics eked out a victory over the Detroit Pistons, 119 to 115, in Game 2 of the 1988 Eastern Conference Finals on May 26, 1988.

1987-88 Boston Celtics

Final

DET

Pistons

1-1

115

BOS

Celtics

1-1

119

Team

1

29

28

2

17

25

3

32

28

4

24

21

OT

7

7

OT2

6

10

Total

115

119

Team Stats

Player Stats

Pistons

Celtics

FG Made - Attempted

45-91

44-95

Field Goal %

49.5

46.3

3PT Made - Attempted

1-5

2-5

3PT %

20.0

40.0

FT Made - Attempted

24-35

29-33

Free Throw %

68.6

87.9

Rebounds

44

42

Offensive Rebounds

13

12

Defensive Rebounds

31

30

Assists

30

33

Steals

9

8

Blocks

5

6

Turnovers

21

15

Personal Fouls

35

31

Pistons

Celtics

Starters

NAME	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	3PT	FT	TOV	PF	+/-	OREB	DREB	FG%	3P%	FT%
Isiah Thomas	45	24	4	11	3	0	10-21	1-3	3-6	8	5		0	4	47.6	33.3	50.0
Adrian Dantley	45	20	5	1	1	0	8-14	0-0	4-9	1	2		1	4	57.1		44.4
Joe Dumars	43	9	1	10	0	0	4-11	0-0	1-2	4	4		0	1	36.4		50.0
Bill Laimbeer	29	8	6	4	1	0	4-9	0-1	0-0	0	6		2	4	44.4	0.0
Rick Mahorn	20	2	4	1	0	0	0-1	0-0	2-2	2	3		2	2	0.0		100.0

Bench

NAME	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	3PT	FT	TOV	PF	+/-	OREB	DREB	FG%	3P%	FT%
James Edwards	35	18	5	0	0	1	5-10	0-0	8-10	1	5		1	4	50.0		80.0
John Salley	31	11	12	1	1	3	4-6	0-0	3-3	2	6		7	5	66.7		100.0
Vinnie Johnson	29	21	3	1	2	1	9-18	0-1	3-3	2	1		0	3	50.0	0.0	100.0
Dennis Rodman	13	2	4	1	1	0	1-1	0-0	0-0	1	3		0	4	100.0

Starters

NAME	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	3PT	FT	TOV	PF	+/-	OREB	DREB	FG%	3P%	FT%
Robert Parish	54	26	11	2	1	1	10-17	0-0	6-6	3	4		1	10	58.8		100.0
Larry Bird	54	18	12	8	2	3	6-20	0-1	6-7	2	5		2	10	30.0	0.0	85.7
Dennis Johnson	53	22	3	10	3	1	8-19	1-2	5-6	1	4		2	1	42.1	50.0	83.3
Kevin McHale	47	24	8	7	0	0	8-17	1-1	7-8	2	5		4	4	47.1	100.0	87.5
Danny Ainge	43	10	4	5	2	0	4-8	0-1	2-2	6	6		1	3	50.0	0.0	100.0

Bench

NAME	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	3PT	FT	TOV	PF	+/-	OREB	DREB	FG%	3P%	FT%
Jim Paxson	20	8	0	1	0	0	3-7	0-0	2-2	0	1		0	0	42.9		100.0
Reggie Lewis	8	0	0	0	0	1	0-2	0-0	0-0	0	3		0	0	0.0
Fred Roberts	7	9	2	0	0	0	4-4	0-0	1-2	1	3		1	1	100.0		50.0
Mark Acres	4	2	2	0	0	0	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	0		1	1	100.0

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More Celtics Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

26.9

Tatum

Jayson Tatum

RPG

9.0

Tatum

Jayson Tatum

APG

6.5

Tatum

Jayson Tatum

Team Rankings

ORTG

123.2

1st

DRTG

111.6

3rd

NETRTG

11.6

1st

3P%

38.8

2nd

2023-24 Conference Standings

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

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 4/27	BOS	@	MIA	6:00 PM
Mon 4/29	BOS	@	MIA	1:00 PM
Wed 5/1	MIA	@	BOS	7:30 PM
Fri 5/3	BOS	@	MIA	1:00 PM
Sun 5/5	MIA	@	BOS	1:00 PM

Last Game

BOS

1-1

101

Final

111

MIA

1-1

Wed 24 Apr 2024

NBA 2023-24 Leaders

Playoff PPG Leaders

37.7

Embiid

Joel Embiid

32.5

Doncic

Luka Doncic

32.3

Davis

Anthony Davis

Playoff RPG Leaders

15.7

Jokic

Nikola Jokic

15.3

Allen

Jarrett Allen

13.5

Zubac

Ivica Zubac

Playoff APG Leaders

12.0

Haliburton

Tyrese Haliburton

9.7

James

LeBron James

9.0

Herro

Tyler Herro

Playoff SPG Leaders

2.5

Irving

Kyrie Irving

2.5

Edwards

Anthony Edwards

2.5

Alexander-Walker

Nickeil Alexander-Walker

Playoff BPG Leaders

3.5

Holmgren

Chet Holmgren

2.3

Mobley

Evan Mobley

2.0

III

Trey Murphy III

Playoff 3PM Leaders

5.3

Lillard

Damian Lillard

4.5

Doncic

Luka Doncic

4.5

Herro

Tyler Herro

Playoff TS% Leaders

92.6

Wright

Delon Wright

81.8

Hauser

Sam Hauser

81.7

White

Derrick White

NBA 2023-24 Rankings

Playoff ORtg Rankings

76ers

121.6

Knicks

121.2

Timberwolves

118.9

Thunder

118.8

Celtics

118.5

Pacers

117.1

Playoff DRtg Rankings

Magic

98.2

Timberwolves

99.4

Thunder

100.3

Cavaliers

103.2

Clippers

105.6

Nuggets

109.2

Playoff NetRtg Rankings

Timberwolves

19.6

Thunder

18.5

Nuggets

7.1

Celtics

5.5

Magic

5.0

Clippers

4.9

Playoff Tank Leaderboard

Pelicans

0-2

Suns

0-2

Lakers

0-3

Magic

1-2

Bucks

1-2

76ers

1-2

NBA 2023-24 Betting

Best Record ATS

Magic

52-33

Mavericks

49-35

76ers

50-36

Thunder

47-36-1

Rockets

45-35-2

Pelicans

46-39-1

Worst Record ATS

Hawks

29-54

34-48

Suns

36-47-1

Bucks

37-48

Raptors

36-46

Nets

34-44-4

NBA 2023-24 Conference Standings

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

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	57	25	.695
2	Nuggets	57	25	.695
3	Timberwolves	56	26	.683	1.0
4	Clippers	51	31	.622	6.0
5	Mavericks	50	32	.610	7.0
6	Suns	49	33	.598	8.0

NBA 2023-24 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Thu 4/25	MIL	@	IND	118-121
Wed 4/24	NYK	@	PHI	114-125
Wed 4/24	DEN	@	LAL	112-105
Wed 4/24	CLE	@	ORL	83-121
Tue 4/23	NOP	@	OKC	92-124

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 4/26	LAC	@	DAL	8:00 PM
Fri 4/26	MIN	@	PHX	10:30 PM
Sat 4/27	CLE	@	ORL	1:00 PM
Sat 4/27	OKC	@	NOP	3:30 PM
Sat 4/27	BOS	@	MIA	6:00 PM