NBA Season History

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

RoundWinner (Seed)Loser (Seed)LengthSweep
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 GamesSweep
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