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Postseason tournament
1988 NBA playoffs
Tournament details
DatesApril 28–June 21, 1988
Season1987–88
Teams16
Final positions
ChampionsLos Angeles Lakers (11th title)
Runner-upDetroit Pistons
Semifinalists
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A ticket for Game 1 of the 1988 Western Conference Finals between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Dallas Mavericks.
A ticket for Game 1 of the 1988 NBA Finals at The Forum.

The 1988 NBA playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 1987–88 season. The tournament concluded with the Western Conference champion Los Angeles Lakers defeating the Eastern Conference champion Detroit Pistons 4 games to 3 in the NBA Finals. James Worthy was named NBA Finals MVP. The Lakers became the first team since the Boston Celtics in 1969 to repeat as champions, a feat that coach Pat Riley guaranteed the previous offseason.

This marked the first time since 1983 that the Celtics did not represent the East in the NBA Finals, but they did win one of the most memorable games of the 1988 playoffs, beating the Hawks 118–116 in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals in Boston Garden. Larry Bird scored 20 of his 34 points in the fourth quarter to help Boston overcome the 47 points scored by Dominique Wilkins.[1]

The Dallas Mavericks made their first trip to the Western Conference Finals, losing in 7 to the Lakers. They would not advance that far again until 2003, and would not face the Lakers again until 2011.

The New York Knicks made the playoffs for the first time since 1984. They remained regulars until 2001, which included NBA Finals appearances in 1994 and 1999. On the other hand, the Washington Bullets did not return until 1997, and would not win a playoff game again until 2005 as the Wizards.

In the first round against the Cleveland Cavaliers, Michael Jordan scored 50 or more points twice—50 points in Game 1, and 55 points in Game 2—becoming the first player to do so in the same series.[2]

This was the first time in NBA history that a game other than a Finals game was played during the month of June.

Game 4 of the Atlanta-Milwaukee series was the last NBA game played at The MECCA. The next season, the Bucks moved to the Bradley Center, where they would play for the next thirty seasons.

Game 5 of the NBA Finals was the last NBA game ever played at the Pontiac Silverdome. The Pistons moved full-time to the Palace of Auburn Hills in the fall and would play there until moving to Little Caesars Arena in downtown Detroit in 2017.

This was the last NBA postseason to have back-to-backs in the conference finals (they would still occur in the conference semifinals until 2000).

These playoffs had four playoff series where the home team was undefeated in the series in a single year, an active NBA playoff record. Only 1990 has had more than two playoff series where the home team went undefeated in a single year.

Bracket

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First Round Conference Semifinals Conference Finals NBA Finals
                       
E1 Boston * 3
E8 New York 1
E1 Boston * 4
E4 Atlanta 3
E4 Atlanta 3
E5 Milwaukee 2
E1 Boston * 2
E2 Detroit * 4
E3 Chicago 3
E6 Cleveland 2
E3 Chicago 1
E2 Detroit * 4
E2 Detroit * 3
E7 Washington 2
E2 Detroit* 3
W1 LA Lakers * 4
W1 LA Lakers * 3
W1 LA Lakers * 4
W5 Utah 3
W4 Portland 1
W5 Utah 3
W1 LA Lakers * 4
W3 Dallas 3
W3 Dallas 3
W6 Houston 1
W3 Dallas 4
W2 Denver * 2
W2 Denver * 3
W7 Seattle 2
  • * Division winner
  • Bold Series winner
  • Italic Team with home-court advantage

First round

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Eastern Conference first round

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April 29
Scoring by quarter: 29–26, 22–27, 24–29, 17–30
Boston leads series, 1–0
Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts
Attendance: 14,890
Referees: Earl Strom, Paul Mihalak
May 1
Scoring by quarter: 25–29, 23–34, 24–28, 30–37
Boston leads series, 2–0
Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts
Attendance: 14,890
Referees: Hue Hollins, Ed Rush
May 4
Scoring by quarter: 21–22, 24–23, 25–28, 30–36
Boston leads series, 2–1
Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York
Attendance: 19,591
Referees: Mike Mathis, Hugh Evans
May 6
Scoring by quarter: 28–21, 24–25, 19–24, 31–24
Boston wins series, 3–1
Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York
Attendance: 19,591
Referees: Jess Kersey, Joe Crawford
Regular-season series
Boston won 5–1 in the regular-season series
November 9, 1987
Madison Square Garden, New York City
November 18, 1987
January 9, 1988
Madison Square Garden, New York City
March 26, 1988
Madison Square Garden, New York City

This was the 12th playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Celtics winning six of the first 11 meetings.

Previous playoff series[3]
Boston leads 6–5 in all-time playoff series
April 28
Scoring by quarter: 21–20, 21–18, 19–29, 26–29
Detroit leads series, 1–0
Pontiac Silverdome, Pontiac, Michigan
Attendance: 17,356
Referees: Darell Garretson, Terry Durham
April 30
Scoring by quarter: 23–28, 23–23, 36–25, 19–26
Detroit leads series, 2–0
Pontiac Silverdome, Pontiac, Michigan
Attendance: 18,293
Referees: Hugh Evans, Bruce Alexander
May 2
Scoring by quarter: 25–29, 26–23, 24–28, 23–18, Overtime: 8–16
Detroit leads series, 2–1
Capital Centre, Landover, Maryland
Attendance: 9,673
Referees: Jack Madden, Mike Mathis
May 4
Scoring by quarter: 29–27, 21–26, 28–25, 25–28
Series tied, 2–2
Capital Centre, Landover, Maryland
Attendance: 10,513
Referees: Earl Strom, Jess Kersey, Dick Bavetta
May 8
Scoring by quarter: 22–27, 18–23, 20–23, 18–26
Pts: Bernard King 18
Rebs: Moses Malone 12
Asts: three players 3 each Pts: Joe Dumars 20
Rebs: Bill Laimbeer 11
Asts: Isiah Thomas 11
Detroit wins series, 3–2
Pontiac Silverdome, Pontiac, Michigan
Attendance: 18,403
Referees: Jake O'Donnell, Ed Rush
Regular-season series
Detroit won 3–2 in the regular-season series

This was the second playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Pistons winning the first meeting.

Previous playoff series[4]
Detroit leads 1–0 in all-time playoff series
April 28
Scoring by quarter: 29–23, 19–30, 28–20, 17–31
Chicago leads series, 1–0
Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois
Attendance: 18,676
Referees: Jack Madden, Hue Hollins, Bruce Alexander
May 1
Scoring by quarter: 36–23, 19–28, 24–28, 22–27
Chicago leads series, 2–0
Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois
Attendance: 18,645
Referees: Darell Garretson, Paul Mihalak
May 3
Scoring by quarter: 22–35, 28–24, 24–30, 28–21
Chicago leads series, 2–1
Richfield Coliseum, Richfield, Ohio
Attendance: 20,068
Referees: Jess Kersey, Dick Bavetta
May 5
Scoring by quarter: 19–27, 24–28, 25–21, 23–21
Series tied, 2–2
Richfield Coliseum, Richfield, Ohio
Attendance: 20,026
Referees: Joe Crawford, Mike Mathis
May 8
Scoring by quarter: 35–23, 21–28, 21–29, 24–27
Chicago wins series, 3–2
Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois
Attendance: 18,008
Referees: Hugh Evans, Earl Strom, Tommy Nunez (alternate)
Regular-season series
Tied 3–3 in the regular-season series

This was the first playoff meeting between the Bulls and the Cavaliers.[5]

April 29
Scoring by quarter: 28–25, 32–23, 16–36, 31–26
Atlanta leads series, 1–0
Omni Coliseum, Atlanta, Georgia
Attendance: 11,517
Referees: Ed T. Rush, Hue Hollins, Terry Durham
May 1
Scoring by quarter: 29–26, 25–28, 22–24, 21–26
Atlanta leads series, 2–0
Omni Coliseum, Atlanta, Georgia
Attendance: 11,777
Referees: Hugh Evans, Dick Bavetta
May 4
Scoring by quarter: 29–31, 28–23, 27–35, 31–34
Atlanta leads series, 2–1
MECCA Arena, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Attendance: 11,052
Referees: Bill Saar, Joe Crawford
May 6
Scoring by quarter: 27–20, 20–28, 28–28, 24–29
Series tied, 2–2
MECCA Arena, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Attendance: 11,052
Referees: Earl Strom, Bill Oakes
May 8
Scoring by quarter: 22–26, 25–32, 23–31, 41–32
Atlanta wins series, 3–2
Omni Coliseum, Atlanta, Georgia
Attendance: 12,190
Referees: Darell Garretson, Jess Kersey
Regular-season series
Tied 3–3 in the regular-season series

This was the second playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Bucks winning the first meeting.

Previous playoff series[6]
Milwaukee leads 1–0 in all-time playoff series

Western Conference first round

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April 29
Scoring by quarter: 28–26, 21–34, 31–30, 30–32
LA Lakers lead series, 1–0
The Forum, Inglewood, California
Attendance: 17,505
Referees: Jess Kersey, Mike Mathis, Blane Reichelt
May 1
Scoring by quarter: 32–25, 26–35, 23–33, 31–37
LA Lakers lead series, 2–0
The Forum, Inglewood, California
Attendance: 17,505
Referees: Jake O'Donnell, Jack Nies
May 3
Scoring by quarter: 39–36, 28–29, 22–26, 20–16
LA Lakers win series, 3–0
HemisFair Arena, San Antonio, Texas
Attendance: 11,542
Referees: Ed T. Rush, Tommy Nunez Sr.
Regular-season series
Los Angeles won 5–0 in the regular-season series

This was the fourth playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Lakers winning the first three meetings.

Previous playoff series[7]
Los Angeles leads 3–0 in all-time playoff series
April 29
Scoring by quarter: 27–28, 39–28, 28–28, 29–42
Denver leads series, 1–0
McNichols Sports Arena, Denver, Colorado
Attendance: 17,022
Referees: Jack Nies, Bill Oakes, Jake O'Donnell
May 1
Scoring by quarter: 34–22, 32–19, 25–23, 20–27
Series tied, 1–1
McNichols Sports Arena, Denver, Colorado
Attendance: 17,022
Referees: Tommy Nunez Sr., Earl Strom
May 3
Scoring by quarter: 39–34, 24–24, 35–30, 27–26
Denver leads series, 2–1
Seattle Center Coliseum, Seattle, Washington
Attendance: 14,250
Referees: Darell Garretson, Paul Mihalak
May 5
Scoring by quarter: 36–35, 27–30, 30–32, 24–30
Series tied, 2–2
Seattle Center Coliseum, Seattle, Washington
Attendance: 14,250
Referees: Ed F. Rush, Hue Hollins
May 7
Scoring by quarter: 22–17, 26–37, 20–32, 28–29
Denver wins series, 3–2
McNichols Sports Arena, Denver, Colorado
Attendance: 16,040
Referees: Jack Madden, Hugh Evans
Regular-season series
Denver won 4–1 in the regular-season series

This was the second playoff meeting between these two teams, with the SuperSonics winning the first meeting.

Previous playoff series[8]
Seattle leads 1–0 in all-time playoff series
April 28
Scoring by quarter: 29–29, 17–32, 27–16, 37–43
Dallas leads series, 1–0
Reunion Arena, Dallas, Texas
Attendance: 17,007
Referees: Joe Crawford, Bill Saar
April 30
Scoring by quarter: 32–28, 28–34, 29–27, 30–19
Series tied, 1–1
Reunion Arena, Dallas, Texas
Attendance: 17,007
Referees: Jack Madden, Dick Bavetta, Bennett Salvatore
May 3
Scoring by quarter: 25–23, 28–22, 20–32, 20–15
Dallas leads series, 2–1
The Summit, Houston, Texas
Attendance: 16,611
Referees: Bruce Alexander, Earl Strom
May 5
Scoring by quarter: 14–23, 32–21, 37–32, 24–21
Dallas wins series, 3–1
The Summit, Houston, Texas
Attendance: 16,611
Referees: Jake O'Donnell, Paul Mihalak
Regular-season series
Dallas won 4–2 in the regular-season series

This was the first playoff meeting between the Mavericks and the Rockets.[9]

April 28
Scoring by quarter: 30–33, 18–27, 24–26, 24–22
Portland leads series, 1–0
Memorial Coliseum, Portland, Oregon
Attendance: 12,666
Referees: Jess Kersey, Mike Mathis
April 30
Scoring by quarter: 36–23, 22–30, 21–20, 35–32
Series tied, 1–1
Memorial Coliseum, Portland, Oregon
Attendance: 12,666
Referees: Bill Saar, Joe Crawford
May 4
Scoring by quarter: 17–25, 24–24, 34–32, 33–32
Utah leads series, 2–1
Salt Palace, Salt Lake City, Utah
Attendance: 12,444
Referees: Jake O'Donnell, Bill Oakes
May 6
Scoring by quarter: 22–25, 31–26, 27–31, 16–29
Utah wins series, 3–1
Salt Palace, Salt Lake City, Utah
Attendance: 12,444
Referees: Darell Garretson, Hue Hollins
Regular-season series
Utah won 4–1 in the regular-season series

This was the first playoff meeting between the Trail Blazers and the Jazz.[10]

Conference semifinals

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Eastern Conference semifinals

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May 11
Scoring by quarter: 23–38, 25–16, 20–28, 33–28
Pts: Dominique Wilkins 25
Rebs: Doc Rivers 9
Asts: three players 5 each Pts: Larry Bird 38
Rebs: Robert Parish 14
Asts: Danny Ainge 12
Boston leads series, 1–0
Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts
Attendance: 14,890
Referees: Jake O'Donnell, Dick Bavetta
May 13
Scoring by quarter: 9–25, 30–20, 32–30, 26–33
Boston leads series, 2–0
Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts
Attendance: 14,890
Referees: Jack Madden, Paul Mihalak
May 15
Scoring by quarter: 22–24, 23–28, 23–30, 24–28
Boston leads series, 2–1
Omni Coliseum, Atlanta, Georgia
Attendance: 16,451
Referees: Earl Strom, Mike Mathis
May 16
Scoring by quarter: 38–32, 21–34, 24–29, 26–23
Series tied, 2–2
Omni Coliseum, Atlanta, Georgia
Attendance: 16,451
Referees: Hugh Evans, Hue Hollins
May 18
Scoring by quarter: 23–24, 20–24, 26–29, 43–27
Atlanta leads series, 3–2
Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts
Attendance: 14,890
Referees: Ed T. Rush, Jess Kersey
May 20
Scoring by quarter: 32–30, 26–27, 25–21, 19–22
Series tied, 3–3
Omni Coliseum, Atlanta, Georgia
Attendance: 16,451
Referees: Darell Garretson, Joe Crawford
May 22
Scoring by quarter: 30–28, 28–31, 24–25, 34–34
Boston wins series, 4–3
Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts
Attendance: 14,890
Referees: Jake O'Donnell, Hugh Evans
Regular-season series
Boston won 4–2 in the regular-season series
November 25, 1987
December 1, 1987
January 26, 1988

This was the ninth playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Celtics winning seven of the first eight meetings.

Previous playoff series[11]
Boston leads 7–1 in all-time playoff series
May 10
Scoring by quarter: 22–31, 24–25, 20–19, 16–18
Detroit leads series, 1–0
Pontiac Silverdome, Pontiac, Michigan
Attendance: 18,312
Referees: Darell Garretson, Hue Hollins
May 12
Scoring by quarter: 25–20, 30–20, 26–22, 24–33
Series tied, 1–1
Pontiac Silverdome, Pontiac, Michigan
Attendance: 20,281
Referees: Jess Kersey, Mike Mathis
May 14
Scoring by quarter: 27–15, 25–23, 21–20, 28–21
Detroit leads series, 2–1
Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois
Attendance: 18,676
Referees: Bill Saar, Earl Strom
May 15
Scoring by quarter: 25–19, 21–15, 25–21, 25–22
Detroit leads series, 3–1
Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois
Attendance: 18,676
Referees: Paul Mihalak, Ed C. Rush
May 18
Scoring by quarter: 26–30, 22–23, 23–20, 24–29
Detroit wins series, 4–1
Pontiac Silverdome, Pontiac, Michigan
Attendance: 21,371
Referees: Jack Madden, Joe Crawford
Regular-season series
Detroit won 4–2 in the regular-season series
November 21, 1987

This was the second playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Bulls winning the first meeting.

Previous playoff series[12]
Chicago leads 1–0 in all-time playoff series

Western Conference semifinals

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May 8
Scoring by quarter: 8–24, 23–31, 31–30, 29–25
LA Lakers lead series, 1–0
The Forum, Inglewood, California
Attendance: 17,505
Referees: Jack Madden, Paul Mihalak
May 10
Scoring by quarter: 24–22, 30–21, 20–23, 27–31
Series tied, 1–1
The Forum, Inglewood, California
Attendance: 17,505
Referees: Bruce Alexander, Joe Crawford
May 13
Scoring by quarter: 23–31, 19–25, 27–25, 20–15
Utah leads series, 2–1
Salt Palace, Salt Lake City, Utah
Attendance: 12,444
Referees: Ed T. Rush, Bill Oakes
May 15
Scoring by quarter: 29–31, 24–23, 31–22, 29–24
Series tied, 2–2
Salt Palace, Salt Lake City, Utah
Attendance: 12,444
Referees: Jake O'Donnell, Dick Bavetta
May 17
Scoring by quarter: 32–37, 27–22, 19–27, 31–25
LA Lakers lead series, 3–2
The Forum, Inglewood, California
Attendance: 17,505
Referees: Darell Garretson, Mike Mathis
May 19
Scoring by quarter: 13–31, 29–25, 18–25, 20–27
Series tied, 3–3
Salt Palace, Salt Lake City, Utah
Attendance: 12,444
Referees: Hugh Evans, Hue Hollins
May 21
Scoring by quarter: 27–32, 24–25, 24–30, 23–22
LA Lakers win series, 4–3
The Forum, Inglewood, California
Attendance: 17,505
Referees: Earl Strom, Jess Kersey
Regular-season series
Los Angeles won 4–1 in the regular-season series

This was the first playoff meeting between the Lakers and the Jazz.[13]

May 10
Scoring by quarter: 32–34, 15–25, 28–35, 40–32
Denver leads series, 1–0
McNichols Sports Arena, Denver, Colorado
Attendance: 17,022
Referees: Jess Kersey, Mike Mathis
May 12
Scoring by quarter: 28–33, 22–18, 30–23, 32–34
Series tied, 1–1
McNichols Sports Arena, Denver, Colorado
Attendance: 17,022
Referees: Bill Saar, Joe Crawford
May 14
Scoring by quarter: 24–31, 29–30, 25–26, 29–18
Denver leads series, 2–1
Reunion Arena, Dallas, Texas
Attendance: 17,007
Referees: Darell Garretson, Hue Hollins
May 15
Scoring by quarter: 24–29, 24–34, 23–32, 32–29
Series tied, 2–2
Reunion Arena, Dallas, Texas
Attendance: 17,007
Referees: Hugh Evans, Bill Oakes
May 17
Scoring by quarter: 25–23, 30–28, 23–27, 32–28
Dallas leads series, 3–2
McNichols Sports Arena, Denver, Colorado
Attendance: 17,022
Referees: Jake O'Donnell, Dick Bavetta
May 19
Scoring by quarter: 27–25, 26–33, 27–24, 15–26
Dallas wins series, 4–2
Reunion Arena, Dallas, Texas
Attendance: 17,007
Referees: Earl Strom, Paul Mihalak, Bill Saar
Regular-season series
Tied 3–3 in the regular-season series

This was the first playoff meeting between the Mavericks and the Nuggets.[14]

Conference finals

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Eastern Conference finals

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May 25
Scoring by quarter: 30–28, 22–25, 23–20, 29–23
Detroit leads series, 1–0
Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts
Attendance: 14,890
Referees: Paul Mihalak, Earl Strom
May 26
Scoring by quarter: 29–28, 17–25, 32–28, 24–21, Overtime: 7–7, 6–10
Series tied, 1–1
Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts
Attendance: 14,890
Referees: Jack Madden, Mike Mathis
  • Adrian Dantley hits a game-tying free throw with 10 seconds left in regulation to force OT; Kevin McHale hits the game-tying 3 pointer with 5 seconds left in the first OT to force the second OT.
May 28
Scoring by quarter: 29–29, 21–29, 21–26, 23–14
Detroit leads series, 2–1
Pontiac Silverdome, Pontiac, Michigan
Attendance: 26,481
Referees: Jess Kersey, Joe Crawford
May 30
Scoring by quarter: 16–10, 30–26, 14–32, 19–10
Pts: Larry Bird 20
Rebs: Larry Bird 10
Asts: D. Johnson, Bird 6 each Pts: Bill Laimbeer 29
Rebs: three players 8 each
Asts: Isiah Thomas 7
Series tied, 2–2
Pontiac Silverdome, Pontiac, Michigan
Attendance: 26,625
Referees: Darell Garretson, Ed Rush
June 1
Scoring by quarter: 26–29, 14–25, 25–16, 27–22, Overtime: 10–4
Detroit leads series, 3–2
Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts
Attendance: 14,890
Referees: Jake O'Donnell, Hue Hollins
  • Fred Roberts hits the game-tying jumper with 1:05 left in regulation to force OT.
June 3
Scoring by quarter: 25–21, 21–27, 17–27, 27–20
Detroit wins series, 4–2
Pontiac Silverdome, Pontiac, Michigan
Attendance: 38,912
Referees: Earl Strom, Hugh Evans
Regular-season series
Tied 3–3 in the regular-season series

This was the fourth playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Celtics winning the first three meetings.

Previous playoff series[15]
Boston leads 3–0 in all-time playoff series

Western Conference finals

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May 23
Scoring by quarter: 28–33, 21–19, 20–28, 29–33
Pts: three players 18 each
Rebs: Roy Tarpley 20
Asts: Derek Harper 7 Pts: James Worthy 28
Rebs: three players 6 each
Asts: Magic Johnson 12
LA Lakers lead series, 1–0
The Forum, Inglewood, California
Attendance: 17,505
Referees: Jack Madden, Joe Crawford
May 25
Scoring by quarter: 30–32, 18–27, 22–30, 31–34
LA Lakers lead series, 2–0
The Forum, Inglewood, California
Attendance: 17,505
Referees: Ed T. Rush, Bill Oakes
May 27
Scoring by quarter: 25–26, 26–26, 25–23, 18–31
LA Lakers lead series, 2–1
Reunion Arena, Dallas, Texas
Attendance: 17,007
Referees: Darell Garretson, Hue Hollins
May 29
Scoring by quarter: 25–23, 32–33, 26–33, 21–29
Series tied, 2–2
Reunion Arena, Dallas, Texas
Attendance: 17,007
Referees: Jake O'Donnell, Dick Bavetta
May 31
Scoring by quarter: 27–33, 20–31, 24–28, 31–27
LA Lakers lead series, 3–2
The Forum, Inglewood, California
Attendance: 17,505
Referees: Hugh Evans, Earl Strom
June 2
Scoring by quarter: 26–25, 24–28, 30–29, 23–23
Series tied, 3–3
Reunion Arena, Dallas, Texas
Attendance: 17,007
Referees: Jess Kersey, Ed T. Rush
June 4
Scoring by quarter: 29–29, 24–25, 26–33, 23–30
LA Lakers win series, 4–3
The Forum, Inglewood, California
Attendance: 17,505
Referees: Jake O'Donnell, Jack Madden
Regular-season series
Los Angeles won 4–1 in the regular-season series

This was the third playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Lakers winning the first two meetings.

Previous playoff series[16]
Los Angeles leads 2–0 in all-time playoff series

NBA Finals: (W1) Los Angeles Lakers vs. (E2) Detroit Pistons

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Main article: 1988 NBA Finals
June 7
Scoring by quarter: 22–21, 35–19, 23–28, 25–25
Detroit leads series, 1–0
The Forum, Inglewood, California
Attendance: 17,505
Referees: Darell Garretson, Joe Crawford
June 9
Scoring by quarter: 20–25, 19–24, 30–27, 27–32
Series tied, 1–1
The Forum, Inglewood, California
Attendance: 17,505
Referees: Ed T. Rush, Jess Kersey
June 12
Scoring by quarter: 23–21, 24–25, 31–18, 21–22
LA Lakers lead series, 2–1
Pontiac Silverdome, Pontiac, Michigan
Attendance: 39,188
Referees: Earl Strom, Hugh Evans
June 14
Scoring by quarter: 29–32, 22–26, 14–25, 21–28
Series tied, 2–2
Pontiac Silverdome, Pontiac, Michigan
Attendance: 34,297
Referees: Jake O'Donnell, Jack Madden
June 16
Scoring by quarter: 30–27, 20–32, 25–22, 19–23
Pts: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 26
Rebs: three players 6 each
Asts: Magic Johnson 17 Pts: Adrian Dantley 25
Rebs: Bill Laimbeer 11
Asts: Isiah Thomas 8
Detroit leads series, 3–2
Pontiac Silverdome, Pontiac, Michigan
Attendance: 41,732
Referees: Darell Garretson, Joe Crawford
June 19
Scoring by quarter: 26–20, 20–33, 35–26, 21–24
Series tied, 3–3
The Forum, Inglewood, California
Attendance: 17,505
Referees: Ed Rush, Hugh Evans
  • Isiah Thomas scores a Finals record 25 points in the 3rd quarter, despite having a severely sprained ankle; Kareem Abdul-Jabbar hits the game-winning free throws with 14 seconds left.
June 21
Scoring by quarter: 23–21, 29–26, 21–36, 32–25
LA Lakers win series, 4–3
The Forum, Inglewood, California
Attendance: 17,505
Referees: Earl Strom, Jake O'Donnell
Regular-season series
Los Angeles won 2–0 in the regular-season series

This was the tenth playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Lakers winning eight of the first nine meetings.

Previous playoff series[17]
Los Angeles leads 8–1 in all-time playoff series

Statistical leaders

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Category Game High Average
Player Team High Player Team Avg. GP
Points Michael Jordan Chicago Bulls 55 Hakeem Olajuwon Houston Rockets 37.5 4
Rebounds Hakeem Olajuwon Houston Rockets 26 Hakeem Olajuwon Houston Rockets 16.8 4
Assists John Stockton Utah Jazz 24 John Stockton Utah Jazz 14.8 11
Steals Michael Jordan
Isiah Thomas
Horace Grant
Ron Harper
Patrick Ewing
Clyde Drexler
Alvin Robertson
Chicago Bulls
Detroit Pistons
Chicago Bulls
Cleveland Cavaliers
New York Knicks
Portland Trail Blazers
San Antonio Spurs
6 Alvin Robertson San Antonio Spurs 4.0 3
Blocks Mark Eaton Utah Jazz 7 Patrick Ewing New York Knicks 3.3 3

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Hawks Cannot Contain Celtics' High-Flying Bird". The New York Times . May 23, 1988.
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