The Detroit Pistons defeated the Boston Celtics, 98 to 94, in Game 3 of the 1988 Eastern Conference Finals on May 28, 1988.

1987-88 Detroit Pistons

Final

1

29

29

2

21

29

3

21

26

4

23

14

Total

94

98

Celtics

Pistons

FG Made - Attempted

35-82

37-74

Field Goal %

42.7

50.0

3PT Made - Attempted

5-12

1-5

3PT %

41.7

20.0

FT Made - Attempted

19-23

23-28

Free Throw %

82.6

82.1

Rebounds

41

38

Offensive Rebounds

12

5

Defensive Rebounds

29

33

Assists

20

18

Steals

6

7

Blocks

1

4

Turnovers

11

11

Personal Fouls

23

21

Starters

NAME MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK FG 3PT FT TOV PF +/- OREB DREB FG% 3P% FT%
Larry Bird 45 18 11 8 3 0 6-17 0-1 6-6 1 3 2 9 35.3 0.0 100.0
Kevin McHale 40 32 4 1 1 1 11-17 0-0 10-13 1 2 2 2 64.7 76.9
Dennis Johnson 39 11 3 5 1 0 5-10 1-2 0-0 2 4 0 3 50.0 50.0
Danny Ainge 38 15 3 5 0 0 6-16 3-8 0-0 2 5 1 2 37.5 37.5
Robert Parish 27 6 6 0 0 0 2-7 0-0 2-2 3 3 0 6 28.6 100.0

Bench

NAME MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK FG 3PT FT TOV PF +/- OREB DREB FG% 3P% FT%
Jim Paxson 16 2 1 0 0 0 1-8 0-0 0-0 1 2 0 1 12.5
Mark Acres 13 2 6 0 0 0 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 3 2 4 100.0
Fred Roberts 12 3 5 0 1 0 1-3 0-0 1-2 1 0 4 1 33.3 50.0
Artis Gilmore 5 2 2 0 0 0 1-2 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 1 50.0
Dirk Minniefield 3 3 0 1 0 0 1-1 1-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 100.0 100.0
Reggie Lewis 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0
Brad Lohaus 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0

Starters

NAME MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK FG 3PT FT TOV PF +/- OREB DREB FG% 3P% FT%
Isiah Thomas 41 23 4 6 1 0 7-14 0-1 9-9 6 2 1 3 50.0 0.0 100.0
Joe Dumars 38 29 1 3 2 0 12-21 1-2 4-4 0 1 0 1 57.1 50.0 100.0
Adrian Dantley 35 15 7 4 2 0 5-10 0-0 5-8 1 2 1 6 50.0 62.5
Bill Laimbeer 28 2 8 3 0 0 0-3 0-1 2-2 1 4 0 8 0.0 0.0 100.0
Rick Mahorn 20 4 3 0 0 0 2-4 0-0 0-0 0 3 1 2 50.0

Bench

NAME MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK FG 3PT FT TOV PF +/- OREB DREB FG% 3P% FT%
John Salley 30 3 9 0 1 2 1-2 0-0 1-2 0 2 1 8 50.0 50.0
James Edwards 18 11 4 0 0 1 5-9 0-1 1-1 0 2 1 3 55.6 0.0 100.0
Vinnie Johnson 17 11 1 1 1 0 5-11 0-0 1-2 2 1 0 1 45.5 50.0
Dennis Rodman 13 0 1 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 4 0 1

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Team Leaders

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PPG

22.7

Cunningham

Cade Cunningham

RPG

11.6

Duren

Jalen Duren

APG

7.5

Cunningham

Cade Cunningham

Team Rankings

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ORTG

109.7

27th

DRTG

118.8

26th

NETRTG

-9.1

28th

3P%

34.8

26th

2023-24 Conference Standings

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TEAM W L PCT GB
11
Nets Nets
32 50 .390 32.0
12
Raptors Raptors
25 57 .305 39.0
13
Hornets Hornets
21 61 .256 43.0
14
Wizards Wizards
15 67 .183 49.0
15
Pistons Pistons
14 68 .171 50.0

Last Game

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SAS Spurs

22-60

123

Final

95

DET Pistons

14-68

Sun 14 Apr 2024

NBA 2023-24 Leaders

NBA 2023-24 Rankings

Fantasy Basketball 2023-24

NBA 2023-24 Betting

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
Thu
4/18
CHI CHI
@
MIA MIA
91-112
Thu
4/18
SAC SAC
@
NOP NOP
98-105
Tue
4/16
ATL ATL
@
CHI CHI
116-131
Tue
4/16
MIA MIA
@
PHI PHI
104-105
Mon
4/15
GSW GSW
@
SAC SAC
94-118

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sat
4/20
ORL ORL
@
CLE CLE
1:00 PM
Sat
4/20
PHX PHX
@
MIN MIN
3:30 PM
Sat
4/20
PHI PHI
@
NYK NYK
6:00 PM
Sat
4/20
LAL LAL
@
DEN DEN
8:30 PM
Sun
4/21
MIA MIA
@
BOS BOS
1:00 PM