| Cleveland Cavaliers | 88 |
| Chicago Bulls | 95 |
| Box Score | |
| Detroit Pistons | 101 |
| Boston Celtics | 91 |
| Box Score | |
| Phoenix Suns | 104 |
| Denver Nuggets | 103 |
| Box Score | |
| Seattle SuperSonics | 111 |
| Houston Rockets | 107 |
| Box Score | |
Boston 91, Detroit 101
Opening Round - Detroit wins 3-0
The Palace of Auburn Hills (Auburn Hills, Michigan)
Attendance: 21,454
Officials: Dick Bavetta, Ed Middleton, Earl Strom
Team Rebounds: Boston (0) Detroit (0)
Technicals: Boston (0) Detroit (0)
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOS (42-40) | 25 | 10 | 28 | 28 | 91 |
| DET (63-19) | 27 | 21 | 27 | 26 | 101 |
| Advanced | Poss | ORtg | DRtg |
|---|---|---|---|
| BOS | 92 | 99.2 | 110.1 |
| DET | 92 | 110.1 | 99.2 |
| Four Factors | eFG% | TO% | OR% | FTR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOS | .447 | 0.120 | 0.265 | 0.176 |
| DET | .530 | 0.131 | 0.250 | 0.143 |
Boston Celtics
| # | Player | Status | Pos | Min | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | FIC | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | PF | STL | BLK | TO | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34 | Kevin Gamble | Starter | SG | 29:00 | 4-11 | 0-1 | 0-2 | 2.5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 35 | Reggie Lewis | Starter | SF | 45:00 | 8-20 | 0-1 | 4-7 | 9.9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 20 |
| 32 | Kevin McHale | Starter | PF | 34:00 | 10-16 | 0-0 | 7-10 | 17.5 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 |
| 00 | Robert Parish | Starter | C | 42:00 | 7-13 | 0-0 | 4-5 | 17.1 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18 |
| 20 | Brian Shaw | Starter | PG | 42:00 | 8-13 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 16.1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 16 |
| 42 | Mark Acres | Bench | C | 01:00 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Otis Birdsong | Bench | SG | 10:00 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2.2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | Dennis Johnson | Bench | PG | 12:00 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -2.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 53 | Joe Kleine | Bench | C | 06:00 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 54 | Ed Pinckney | Bench | PF | 13:00 | 0-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -4.8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | Kelvin Upshaw | Bench | PG | 06:00 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -1.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team | |||||||||||||||||
| 240 | 38-85 | 0-2 | 15-25 | 73.6 | 9 | 25 | 34 | 22 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 91 | ||||
| 44.7% | 0.0% | 60.0% |
Detroit Pistons
| # | Player | Status | Pos | Min | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | FIC | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | PF | STL | BLK | TO | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | Mark Aguirre | Starter | SF | 20:00 | 7-12 | 2-4 | 3-4 | 11.2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 19 |
| 4 | Joe Dumars | Starter | SG | 39:00 | 11-23 | 0-3 | 3-3 | 13.4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 25 |
| 40 | Bill Laimbeer | Starter | PF | 38:00 | 8-13 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 17.5 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| 44 | Rick Mahorn | Starter | C | 21:00 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6.5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 11 | Isiah Thomas | Starter | PG | 37:00 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 8.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 53 | James Edwards | Bench | C | 10:00 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | -3.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | Vinnie Johnson | Bench | PG | 20:00 | 1-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -2.2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | Dennis Rodman | Bench | PF | 28:00 | 4-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 17.0 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 10 |
| 22 | John Salley | Bench | C | 27:00 | 7-9 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 19.0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 15 |
| Team | |||||||||||||||||
| 240 | 43-84 | 3-10 | 12-14 | 91.5 | 11 | 33 | 44 | 28 | 26 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 101 | ||||
| 51.2% | 30.0% | 85.7% |
Boston Celtics Depth Chart
| PG | SG | SF | PF | C | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starters | Brian Shaw 8.6p, 4.6r, 5.8a |
Kevin Gamble 4.3p, 1r, 0.8a |
Reggie Lewis 18.5p, 4.7r, 2.7a |
Kevin McHale 22.5p, 8.2r, 2.2a |
Robert Parish 18.6p, 12.5r, 2.2a |
| Rotation | Dennis Johnson 10p, 2.6r, 6.6a |
Otis Birdsong 2.8p, 1r, 0.7a |
|
Ed Pinckney 11.5p, 5.6r, 1.5a |
|
| Lim PT | Kelvin Upshaw 6.8p, 1.5r, 3.7a |
|
|
|
Joe Kleine 6.5p, 5r, 0.9a |
| Lim PT | |
|
|
|
Mark Acres 2.2p, 2.4r, 0.3a |
Detroit Pistons Depth Chart
| PG | SG | SF | PF | C | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starters | Isiah Thomas 18.2p, 3.4r, 8.3a |
Joe Dumars 17.2p, 2.5r, 5.7a |
Mark Aguirre 18.9p, 4.8r, 3.5a |
Bill Laimbeer 13.7p, 9.6r, 2.2a |
Rick Mahorn 7.3p, 6.9r, 0.8a |
| Rotation | Vinnie Johnson 13.8p, 3.1r, 3a |
|
|
Dennis Rodman 9p, 9.4r, 1.2a |
John Salley 7p, 5r, 1.1a |
| Rotation | |
|
|
|
James Edwards 7.3p, 3r, 0.6a |