The Detroit Pistons were 63-19 in 1988-89. They finished 1st in the Central Division and 1st in the Eastern Conference. They won in the NBA Finals against the Los Angeles Lakers, 4 games to 0, to win their first championship.

Scores & Schedules

See schedule

1988-89 Conference Standings

TEAMWLPCTGB
1
Pistons Pistons
63
19
.768
2
Knicks Knicks
52
30
.634
11.0
3
Cavaliers Cavaliers
57
25
.695
6.0
4
Hawks Hawks
52
30
.634
11.0
5
Bucks Bucks
49
33
.598
14.0

1988-89 Stats

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GPMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF
Team
82
241.8
106.6
45.1
24.7
6.4
5.0
41.4
83.9
49.4
1.5
4.9
30.0
22.3
29.0
76.9
55.1
14.1
31.0
16.3
23.6
Team Rank
8th
16th
7th
17th
25th
19th
19th
24th
5th
18th
18th
19th
10th
11th
15th
8th
14th
6th
11th
12th
Opponent
82
241.8
100.8
40.5
22.6
7.9
4.2
38.3
85.6
44.7
1.9
6.8
28.5
22.3
28.4
78.5
51.4
13.8
26.7
14.9
25.5
Opponent Rank
8th
2nd
2nd
2nd
3rd
1st
2nd
3rd
2nd
8th
18th
2nd
12th
10th
25th
3rd
5th
1st
22nd
2nd
Net
+5.8
+4.6
+2.1
-1.5
+0.8
+3.1
-1.7
+4.6
-0.5
-1.9
+1.5
+0.0
+0.7
-1.6
+3.8
+0.3
+4.4
+1.4
-1.8
Net Rank
4th
1st
4th
22nd
7th
1st
18th
2nd
18th
20th
9th
11th
10th
18th
5th
13th
3rd
19th
6th

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NBA 2025-26 Conference Standings

WesternWLPCTGB
1
Thunder Thunder
22
1
.957
2
Lakers Lakers
16
6
.727
5.5
3
Nuggets Nuggets
16
6
.727
5.5
4
Rockets Rockets
15
6
.714
6.0
5
Spurs Spurs
15
7
.682
6.5
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
15
8
.652
7.0
EasternWLPCTGB
1
Pistons Pistons
19
5
.792
2
Knicks Knicks
16
7
.696
2.5
3
Celtics Celtics
15
9
.625
4.0
4
Raptors Raptors
15
10
.600
4.5
5
76ers 76ers
13
9
.591
5.0
6
Magic Magic
14
10
.583
5.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Sun
11/9
WAS WAS
@
DET DET
135-137
Sun
11/9
CLE CLE
@
MIA MIA
138-140
Sun
11/9
SAS SAS
@
CHI CHI
121-117
Sun
11/9
MIL MIL
@
DAL DAL
116-114
Sun
11/9
NOP NOP
@
PHX PHX
98-121

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
12/7
GSW GSW
@
CHI CHI
7:00 PM
Sun
12/7
LAL LAL
@
PHI PHI
7:30 PM
Sun
12/7
OKC OKC
@
UTA UTA
8:00 PM
Mon
12/8
SAC SAC
@
IND IND
7:00 PM
Mon
12/8
PHX PHX
@
MIN MIN
7:30 PM