NBA 1988-89Regular season

Final

Boston Celtics87–96Detroit Pistons

Boston Celtics at Detroit Pistons

Date: Monday 16 January 1989
Arena: Not recorded
Season: NBA 1988-89Regular season
Meeting: 291st meetingof 446 played

Boston Celtics

Boston Celtics box score
Player	FG	3P	FT	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
Danny Ainge	10–20	1–4	2–2	2	5	7	3	1	0	2	4	23
Reggie Lewis	8–14	0–0	3–4	1	3	4	4	1	0	2	6	19
Kevin McHale	5–13	0–0	4–6	9	9	18	0	0	1	4	4	14
Dennis Johnson	3–10	0–0	4–4	0	1	1	5	0	0	1	3	10
Robert Parish	3–13	0–0	3–6	3	9	12	1	3	1	1	3	9
Brad Lohaus	2–6	0–0	1–2	1	1	2	0	0	2	1	1	5
Mark Acres	2–3	0–0	0–0	1	4	5	0	0	1	0	1	4
Jim Paxson	1–6	0–1	1–1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	3
Brian Shaw	0–3	0–0	0–0	1	1	2	1	0	0	1	4	0
Ramón Rivas	0–1	0–0	0–0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Team totals	34–89	1–5	18–25	18	34	52	14	5	5	13	29	87

Detroit Pistons

Detroit Pistons box score
Player	FG	3P	FT	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
Vinnie Johnson	7–12	0–0	7–11	0	6	6	5	2	0	1	2	21
Adrian Dantley	5–10	0–0	9–12	1	1	2	1	0	0	1	2	19
Isiah Thomas	7–15	0–2	2–4	2	3	5	10	1	1	6	2	16
James Edwards	5–7	0–0	2–2	0	2	2	0	0	0	1	4	12
John Salley	2–7	0–0	5–6	2	5	7	0	0	2	1	4	9
Bill Laimbeer	3–10	0–0	2–3	2	10	12	4	1	1	2	2	8
Dennis Rodman	3–9	0–0	1–2	4	5	9	1	3	2	2	3	7
Micheal Williams	1–5	0–0	2–2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	3	4
Team totals	33–75	0–2	30–42	11	32	43	23	7	6	14	22	96

This season

Detroit Pistons 6, Boston Celtics 1 in NBA 1988-89.

11 Nov 1988Detroit Pistons 116–107 Boston Celtics
16 Jan 198987–96 this game
22 Jan 1989Detroit Pistons 99–112 Boston Celtics
17 Mar 1989Boston Celtics 98–106 Detroit Pistons
28 Apr 1989Boston Celtics 91–101 Detroit Pistons
30 Apr 1989Boston Celtics 95–102 Detroit Pistons
2 May 1989Detroit Pistons 100–85 Boston Celtics

Records going in

Boston Celtics: 16–18
Detroit Pistons: 22–11

Regular season, before this game.

Meetings

All-time: Detroit Pistons 165, Boston Celtics 281.

11 Nov 1988Detroit Pistons 116–107 Boston Celtics
22 Jan 1989Detroit Pistons 99–112 Boston Celtics

Data: Basketball-Reference, NBA stats API.