1988-89 Detroit Pistons Roster

National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 63-19
Finishing 1st in the NBA's Central Division of the Eastern Conference
Postseason: 15-2 Won NBA championship
Conference First Round - Defeated Boston Celtics 3-0
Conference Semifinals - Defeated Milwaukee Bucks 4-0
Conference Finals - Defeated Chicago Bulls 4-2
Finals - Defeated Los Angeles Lakers 4-0
Coach: Chuck Daly (63-19)
Location: Detroit, Michigan
Attendance: 879,614, Avg. 21,454 in 41 home dates
1988-89 Detroit Pistons Statistics
1988-89 Detroit Pistons Results

The Detroit Pistons of the National Basketball Association ended the 1988-89 season with a record of 63 wins and 19 losses, finishing first in the NBA's Central Division of the Eastern Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 15-2.

The Pistons scored 8,740 points and surrendered 8,264. Isiah Thomas tossed in a team-best 1,458 points for Detroit, and Joe Dumars contributed 17 or more per game, too. Bill Laimbeer accounted for 776 boards. Isiah Thomas dished out 663 assists for the squad.

On the defensive side of the ball, Isiah Thomas added 133 steals.

Chuck Daly coached the team. The 1988-89 Detroit Pistons won the NBA championship.

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Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown
Mark AguirreF-GDecember 10, 19596'6"232DePaulChicago, IL USA
Adrian DantleyF-GFebruary 26, 19556'5"208Notre DameWashington, DC USA
Darryl DawkinsCJanuary 11, 19576'10"245noneOrlando, FL USA
Fennis DemboFJanuary 24, 19666'5"215WyomingMobile, AL USA
Joe DumarsGMay 24, 19636'3"190McNeese StateShreveport, LA USA
James EdwardsC-FNovember 22, 19557'0"225WashingtonSeattle, WA USA
Steve HarrisGOctober 15, 19636'5"195TulsaKansas City, MO USA
Vinnie JohnsonGSeptember 1, 19566'2"200BaylorBrooklyn, NY USA
Bill LaimbeerCMay 19, 19576'11"245Notre DameBoston, MA USA
Johnny LongG-FAugust 28, 19566'5"195DetroitRomulus, MI USA
Rick MahornC-FSeptember 21, 19586'10"240Hampton InstituteHartford, CT USA
Pace MannionGSeptember 22, 19606'7"190UtahSalt Lake City, UT USA
Dennis RodmanFMay 13, 19616'7"210SE Oklahoma StateTrenton, NJ USA
Jim RowinskiFJanuary 4, 19616'8"250PurdueLong Island, NY USA
John SalleyF-CJune 16, 19646'11"230Georgia TechBrooklyn, NY USA
Isiah ThomasGApril 30, 19616'1"180IndianaChicago, IL USA
Michael WilliamsGJuly 23, 19666'2"175BaylorDallas, TX USA



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