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1987-88 Detroit Pistons Schedule and Results

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Record: 54-28, Finished 1st in NBA Central Division

Coach: Chuck Daly (54-28)

Executive: Jack McCloskey

PTS/G: 109.2 (8th of 23) Opp PTS/G: 104.1 (3rd of 23)

SRS: 5.46 (2nd of 23) Pace: 98.3 (14th of 23)

Off Rtg: 110.5 (6th of 23) Def Rtg: 105.3 (2nd of 23) Net Rtg: +5.2 (3rd of 23)

Expected W-L: 54-28 (3rd of 23)

Preseason Odds: Championship +600

Arena: Pontiac Silverdome Attendance: 1,066,505 (1st of 23)

NBA 1988 Playoffs:
Won NBA Eastern Conference First Round (3-2) versus Washington Bullets (Series Stats)
Won NBA Eastern Conference Semifinals (4-1) versus Chicago Bulls (Series Stats)
Won NBA Eastern Conference Finals (4-2) versus Boston Celtics (Series Stats)
Lost NBA Finals (3-4) versus Los Angeles Lakers (Series Stats)

Eastern Conference Champions
Central Div Champs

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Regular Season Schedule

Playoffs Schedule

Regular Season

Regular Season Table
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Notes
1	Fri, Nov 6, 1987	Box Score		New York Knicks	W		110	99	1	0	W 1
2	Sat, Nov 7, 1987	Box Score	@	Milwaukee Bucks	L		105	119	1	1	L 1
3	Tue, Nov 10, 1987	Box Score	@	Indiana Pacers	L		118	121	1	2	L 2
4	Fri, Nov 13, 1987	Box Score	@	Philadelphia 76ers	W		113	94	2	2	W 1
5	Sat, Nov 14, 1987	Box Score	@	Cleveland Cavaliers	W		128	113	3	2	W 2
6	Wed, Nov 18, 1987	Box Score		Philadelphia 76ers	L		109	113	3	3	L 1
7	Fri, Nov 20, 1987	Box Score		Golden State Warriors	W		131	108	4	3	W 1
8	Sat, Nov 21, 1987	Box Score	@	Chicago Bulls	W	OT	144	132	5	3	W 2
9	Tue, Nov 24, 1987	Box Score	@	Houston Rockets	W		97	83	6	3	W 3
10	Wed, Nov 25, 1987	Box Score	@	Dallas Mavericks	L		107	113	6	4	L 1
11	Fri, Nov 27, 1987	Box Score		San Antonio Spurs	W		143	111	7	4	W 1
12	Sat, Nov 28, 1987	Box Score	@	Washington Bullets	L		102	124	7	5	L 1
13	Tue, Dec 1, 1987	Box Score	@	New Jersey Nets	W	OT	124	115	8	5	W 1
14	Wed, Dec 2, 1987	Box Score		Milwaukee Bucks	W		115	105	9	5	W 2
15	Fri, Dec 4, 1987	Box Score		Boston Celtics	W		128	105	10	5	W 3
16	Tue, Dec 8, 1987	Box Score		Portland Trail Blazers	W		127	117	11	5	W 4
17	Fri, Dec 11, 1987	Box Score		Washington Bullets	W		114	108	12	5	W 5
18	Sat, Dec 12, 1987	Box Score		New York Knicks	W		124	96	13	5	W 6
19	Tue, Dec 15, 1987	Box Score		Chicago Bulls	W	OT	127	123	14	5	W 7
20	Fri, Dec 18, 1987	Box Score		Dallas Mavericks	W		117	112	15	5	W 8
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Notes
21	Fri, Dec 25, 1987	Box Score	@	New York Knicks	W		91	87	16	5	W 9
22	Sat, Dec 26, 1987	Box Score		New Jersey Nets	W		110	75	17	5	W 10
23	Tue, Dec 29, 1987	Box Score		Houston Rockets	L		91	101	17	6	L 1
24	Wed, Dec 30, 1987	Box Score	@	Indiana Pacers	W		105	95	18	6	W 1
25	Sat, Jan 2, 1988	Box Score		Denver Nuggets	L		142	151	18	7	L 1
26	Tue, Jan 5, 1988	Box Score	@	Atlanta Hawks	L		71	81	18	8	L 2
27	Wed, Jan 6, 1988	Box Score		Atlanta Hawks	W		90	87	19	8	W 1
28	Fri, Jan 8, 1988	Box Score		Los Angeles Lakers	L		104	106	19	9	L 1
29	Wed, Jan 13, 1988	Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	L		105	143	19	10	L 2
30	Fri, Jan 15, 1988	Box Score		Cleveland Cavaliers	W		97	93	20	10	W 1
31	Sat, Jan 16, 1988	Box Score	@	Chicago Bulls	L		99	115	20	11	L 1
32	Mon, Jan 18, 1988	Box Score	@	Denver Nuggets	W		123	116	21	11	W 1
33	Wed, Jan 20, 1988	Box Score	@	Utah Jazz	W		120	117	22	11	W 2
34	Fri, Jan 22, 1988	Box Score	@	Seattle SuperSonics	L		106	109	22	12	L 1
35	Sun, Jan 24, 1988	Box Score	@	Portland Trail Blazers	L		111	119	22	13	L 2
36	Wed, Jan 27, 1988	Box Score		Indiana Pacers	W		103	86	23	13	W 1
37	Fri, Jan 29, 1988	Box Score		Boston Celtics	W		125	108	24	13	W 2
38	Sat, Jan 30, 1988	Box Score	@	New Jersey Nets	L		104	116	24	14	L 1
39	Mon, Feb 1, 1988	Box Score	@	Cleveland Cavaliers	L		83	94	24	15	L 2
40	Tue, Feb 2, 1988	Box Score	@	Milwaukee Bucks	W		99	97	25	15	W 1
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Notes
41	Thu, Feb 4, 1988	Box Score	@	New York Knicks	L		93	100	25	16	L 1
42	Tue, Feb 9, 1988	Box Score	@	Chicago Bulls	W		89	74	26	16	W 1
43	Wed, Feb 10, 1988	Box Score		New York Knicks	W		98	87	27	16	W 2
44	Fri, Feb 12, 1988	Box Score		Atlanta Hawks	W		108	92	28	16	W 3
45	Sat, Feb 13, 1988	Box Score		Chicago Bulls	W		82	73	29	16	W 4
46	Mon, Feb 15, 1988	Box Score		Philadelphia 76ers	W		102	95	30	16	W 5
47	Thu, Feb 18, 1988	Box Score		Seattle SuperSonics	W		108	95	31	16	W 6
48	Fri, Feb 19, 1988	Box Score	@	Milwaukee Bucks	L		108	119	31	17	L 1
49	Sun, Feb 21, 1988	Box Score	@	Los Angeles Lakers	L		110	117	31	18	L 2
50	Tue, Feb 23, 1988	Box Score	@	Sacramento Kings	W		121	105	32	18	W 1
51	Wed, Feb 24, 1988	Box Score	@	Golden State Warriors	W		107	93	33	18	W 2
52	Fri, Feb 26, 1988	Box Score		New Jersey Nets	W		137	109	34	18	W 3
53	Sun, Feb 28, 1988	Box Score		Boston Celtics	W		106	101	35	18	W 4
54	Tue, Mar 1, 1988	Box Score	@	Atlanta Hawks	W		117	104	36	18	W 5
55	Wed, Mar 2, 1988	Box Score		Los Angeles Clippers	W		103	90	37	18	W 6
56	Sat, Mar 5, 1988	Box Score	@	Washington Bullets	L		97	101	37	19	L 1
57	Sun, Mar 6, 1988	Box Score		Milwaukee Bucks	W		109	99	38	19	W 1
58	Tue, Mar 8, 1988	Box Score	@	Indiana Pacers	L		104	117	38	20	L 1
59	Wed, Mar 9, 1988	Box Score		Utah Jazz	W		103	98	39	20	W 1
60	Fri, Mar 11, 1988	Box Score		Phoenix Suns	W		116	88	40	20	W 2
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Notes
61	Sat, Mar 12, 1988	Box Score		Cleveland Cavaliers	W		104	100	41	20	W 3
62	Mon, Mar 14, 1988	Box Score		Sacramento Kings	W		109	97	42	20	W 4
63	Thu, Mar 17, 1988	Box Score	@	Cleveland Cavaliers	W		102	99	43	20	W 5
64	Sun, Mar 20, 1988	Box Score		Washington Bullets	W		118	110	44	20	W 6
65	Tue, Mar 22, 1988	Box Score		Indiana Pacers	W		123	104	45	20	W 7
66	Fri, Mar 25, 1988	Box Score	@	San Antonio Spurs	L		106	107	45	21	L 1
67	Sat, Mar 26, 1988	Box Score	@	Phoenix Suns	W		108	103	46	21	W 1
68	Mon, Mar 28, 1988	Box Score	@	Los Angeles Clippers	L		100	102	46	22	L 1
69	Wed, Mar 30, 1988	Box Score		Atlanta Hawks	L		102	103	46	23	L 2
70	Fri, Apr 1, 1988	Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	L		110	121	46	24	L 3
71	Sun, Apr 3, 1988	Box Score		Chicago Bulls	L		110	112	46	25	L 4
72	Tue, Apr 5, 1988	Box Score	@	New Jersey Nets	W		107	95	47	25	W 1
73	Fri, Apr 8, 1988	Box Score	@	Philadelphia 76ers	W		96	86	48	25	W 2
74	Sat, Apr 9, 1988	Box Score	@	Atlanta Hawks	W		115	102	49	25	W 3
75	Mon, Apr 11, 1988	Box Score	@	New York Knicks	L	OT	111	114	49	26	L 1
76	Wed, Apr 13, 1988	Box Score		Cleveland Cavaliers	W		115	98	50	26	W 1
77	Fri, Apr 15, 1988	Box Score		Milwaukee Bucks	W		92	91	51	26	W 2
78	Sat, Apr 16, 1988	Box Score		New Jersey Nets	W		114	96	52	26	W 3
79	Tue, Apr 19, 1988	Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	L		110	121	52	27	L 1
80	Thu, Apr 21, 1988	Box Score	@	Washington Bullets	W		99	87	53	27	W 1
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Notes
81	Fri, Apr 22, 1988	Box Score		Indiana Pacers	L		98	103	53	28	L 1
82	Sun, Apr 24, 1988	Box Score		Philadelphia 76ers	W		128	118	54	28	W 1

Playoffs

Playoffs Table
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Notes
1	Thu, Apr 28, 1988	Box Score		Washington Bullets	W		96	87	1	0	W 1
2	Sat, Apr 30, 1988	Box Score		Washington Bullets	W		102	101	2	0	W 2
3	Mon, May 2, 1988	Box Score	@	Washington Bullets	L	OT	106	114	2	1	L 1
4	Wed, May 4, 1988	Box Score	@	Washington Bullets	L		103	106	2	2	L 2
5	Sun, May 8, 1988	Box Score		Washington Bullets	W		99	78	3	2	W 1
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Notes
6	Tue, May 10, 1988	Box Score		Chicago Bulls	W		93	82	4	2	W 2
7	Thu, May 12, 1988	Box Score		Chicago Bulls	L		95	105	4	3	L 1
8	Sat, May 14, 1988	Box Score	@	Chicago Bulls	W		101	79	5	3	W 1
9	Sun, May 15, 1988	Box Score	@	Chicago Bulls	W		96	77	6	3	W 2
10	Wed, May 18, 1988	Box Score		Chicago Bulls	W		102	95	7	3	W 3
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Notes
11	Wed, May 25, 1988	Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	W		104	96	8	3	W 4
12	Thu, May 26, 1988	Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	L	2OT	115	119	8	4	L 1
13	Sat, May 28, 1988	Box Score		Boston Celtics	W		98	94	9	4	W 1
14	Mon, May 30, 1988	Box Score		Boston Celtics	L		78	79	9	5	L 1
15	Wed, Jun 1, 1988	Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	W	OT	102	96	10	5	W 1
16	Fri, Jun 3, 1988	Box Score		Boston Celtics	W		95	90	11	5	W 2
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Notes
17	Tue, Jun 7, 1988	Box Score	@	Los Angeles Lakers	W		105	93	12	5	W 3
18	Thu, Jun 9, 1988	Box Score	@	Los Angeles Lakers	L		96	108	12	6	L 1
19	Sun, Jun 12, 1988	Box Score		Los Angeles Lakers	L		86	99	12	7	L 2
20	Tue, Jun 14, 1988	Box Score		Los Angeles Lakers	W		111	86	13	7	W 1
21	Thu, Jun 16, 1988	Box Score		Los Angeles Lakers	W		104	94	14	7	W 2
22	Sun, Jun 19, 1988	Box Score	@	Los Angeles Lakers	L		102	103	14	8	L 1
23	Tue, Jun 21, 1988	Box Score	@	Los Angeles Lakers	L		105	108	14	9	L 2

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