On this page you will find the NBA Playoff results for each season. You will see the result of every series during that particular season’s playoffs.
1988 NBA Playoff data
| Round | Winner (Seed) | Loser (Seed) | Length | Sweep |
| Eastern Conference First Round | Atlanta Hawks (4) | Milwaukee Bucks (5) | 5 Games | |
| Eastern Conference First Round | Boston Celtics (1) | New York Knicks (8) | 4 Games | |
| Eastern Conference First Round | Chicago Bulls (3) | Cleveland Cavaliers (6) | 5 Games | |
| Eastern Conference First Round | Detroit Pistons (2) | Washington Bullets (7) | 5 Games | |
| Western Conference First Round | Dallas Mavericks (3) | Houston Rockets (6) | 4 Games | |
| Western Conference First Round | Denver Nuggets (2) | Seattle SuperSonics (7) | 5 Games | |
| Western Conference First Round | Los Angeles Lakers (1) | San Antonio Spurs (8) | 3 Games | Sweep |
| Western Conference First Round | Utah Jazz (5) | Portland Trail Blazers (4) | 4 Games | |
| Eastern Conference Semifinals | Boston Celtics (1) | Atlanta Hawks (4) | 7 Games | |
| Eastern Conference Semifinals | Detroit Pistons (2) | Chicago Bulls (3) | 5 Games | |
| Western Conference Semifinals | Dallas Mavericks (3) | Denver Nuggets (2) | 6 Games | |
| Western Conference Semifinals | Los Angeles Lakers (1) | Utah Jazz (5) | 7 Games | |
| Eastern Conference Finals | Detroit Pistons (2) | Boston Celtics (1) | 6 Games | |
| Western Conference Finals | Los Angeles Lakers (1) | Dallas Mavericks (3) | 7 Games | |
| NBA Finals | Los Angeles Lakers (1) | Detroit Pistons (2) | 7 Games |