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1987-88 NBA Central standings
The Detroit Pistons won the 1987-88 NBA Central division race at 54-28, 4 games ahead of the Atlanta Hawks.
🏆The 1987-88 playoffs, series by series
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Central standings, 1987-88
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | L10 | Streak |
|---|
| Detroit Pistons (DET) x | 54 | 28 | .659 | - | 7-3 | W1 |
| Atlanta Hawks (ATL) x | 50 | 32 | .610 | 4 | 4-6 | L1 |
| Chicago Bulls (CHI) x | 50 | 32 | .610 | 4 | 7-3 | W1 |
| Cleveland Cavaliers (CLE) x | 42 | 40 | .512 | 12 | 8-2 | W4 |
| Milwaukee Bucks (MIL) x | 42 | 40 | .512 | 12 | 3-7 | L1 |
| Indiana Pacers (IND) | 38 | 44 | .463 | 16 | 4-6 | L1 |
Final standings.
Clinch key- x
- clinched a playoff place
Turning points
- The lead changed hands 7 times.
- The Detroit Pistons trailed by as many as 4.5 games on January 24, 1988.
- The Detroit Pistons took first place for good on February 24, 1988.
- The Detroit Pistons won 10 games in a row from December 1, 1987 to December 26, 1987, the longest run of the race.
- The Atlanta Hawks led by 4.5 games as late as January 25, 1988.
- The Detroit Pistons led by as many as 5.5 games on March 24, 1988.
- The Detroit Pistons went 19-4 from February 9, 1988 to March 22, 1988, turning a deficit of 3 games into a lead of 5 games.
- The top two ended the day within one game of each other on 53 of the 146 days played.
- The Detroit Pistons spent 92 of the season's 171 charted days in first place.