| Detroit Pistons | 113 |
| Boston Celtics | 105 |
| Box Score | |
Boston 105, Detroit 113
Conference Finals - Boston wins 4-3
Silverdome (Pontiac, Michigan)
Attendance: 28,383
Officials: Joe Crawford, Eddie Rush, Bill Saar
Team Rebounds: Boston (0) Detroit (0)
Technicals: Boston (0) Detroit (0)
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOS (59-23) | 33 | 22 | 28 | 22 | 105 |
| DET (52-30) | 31 | 27 | 26 | 29 | 113 |
| Advanced | Poss | ORtg | DRtg |
|---|---|---|---|
| BOS | 96 | 109.0 | 117.3 |
| DET | 96 | 117.3 | 109.0 |
| Four Factors | eFG% | TO% | OR% | FTR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOS | .489 | 0.104 | 0.278 | 0.176 |
| DET | .570 | 0.135 | 0.265 | 0.291 |
Boston Celtics
| # | Player | Status | Pos | Min | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | FIC | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | PF | STL | BLK | TO | PTS |
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| 44 | Danny Ainge | Starter | PG | 37:00 | 6-18 | 1-5 | 3-3 | 0.1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 16 |
| 33 | Larry Bird | Starter | SF | 47:00 | 14-20 | 0-0 | 7-7 | 26.4 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 35 |
| 20 | Darren Daye | Starter | C | 27:00 | 8-13 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 8.2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| 3 | Dennis Johnson | Starter | SG | 47:00 | 3-17 | 0-3 | 2-4 | 6.5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| 32 | Kevin McHale | Starter | PF | 40:00 | 10-16 | 0-0 | 3-5 | 21.1 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 23 |
| 50 | Greg Kite | Bench | C | 13:00 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 2.8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 31 | Fred Roberts | Bench | C | 04:00 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -1.2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Jerry Sichting | Bench | PG | 11:00 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1.8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Sam Vincent | Bench | PG | 14:00 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0.8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Team | |||||||||||||||||
| 240 | 44-91 | 1-8 | 16-21 | 82.4 | 10 | 26 | 36 | 23 | 26 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 105 | ||||
| 48.4% | 12.5% | 76.2% |
Detroit Pistons
| # | Player | Status | Pos | Min | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | FIC | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | PF | STL | BLK | TO | PTS |
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| 45 | Adrian Dantley | Starter | SF | 34:00 | 7-14 | 0-0 | 10-17 | 7.4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 24 |
| 4 | Joe Dumars | Starter | SG | 34:00 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 8.2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 40 | Bill Laimbeer | Starter | C | 34:00 | 6-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 11.0 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 12 |
| 44 | Rick Mahorn | Starter | PF | 35:00 | 6-9 | 0-0 | 2-6 | 16.8 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 |
| 11 | Isiah Thomas | Starter | PG | 35:00 | 10-19 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 17.9 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| 15 | Vinnie Johnson | Bench | PG | 27:00 | 9-15 | 0-0 | 6-6 | 14.5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 24 |
| 10 | Dennis Rodman | Bench | SF | 17:00 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 22 | John Salley | Bench | C | 24:00 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4.5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Team | |||||||||||||||||
| 240 | 45-79 | 0-0 | 23-36 | 107.2 | 13 | 36 | 49 | 21 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 113 | ||||
| 57.0% | 0% | 63.9% |
Boston Celtics Depth Chart
| PG | SG | SF | PF | C | |
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| Starters | Danny Ainge 14.8p, 3.4r, 5.6a |
Dennis Johnson 13.4p, 3.3r, 7.5a |
Larry Bird 28.1p, 9.2r, 7.6a |
Kevin McHale 26.1p, 9.9r, 2.6a |
Darren Daye 3.8p, 2r, 1.2a |
| Rotation | Sam Vincent 3.7p, 0.6r, 1.3a |
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Greg Kite 1.7p, 2.3r, 0.4a |
| Rotation | Jerry Sichting 5.7p, 1.2r, 2.4a |
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Fred Roberts 5.5p, 2.6r, 0.8a |
Detroit Pistons Depth Chart
| PG | SG | SF | PF | C | |
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| Starters | Isiah Thomas 20.6p, 3.9r, 10a |
Joe Dumars 11.8p, 2.1r, 4.5a |
Adrian Dantley 21.5p, 4.1r, 2a |
Rick Mahorn 6.1p, 6r, 0.6a |
Bill Laimbeer 15.4p, 11.6r, 1.8a |
| Rotation | Vinnie Johnson 15.7p, 3.3r, 3.8a |
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Dennis Rodman 6.5p, 4.3r, 0.7a |
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John Salley 5.3p, 3.6r, 0.7a |