December 22, 1988
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| DET | 24 | 27 | 17 | 17 | 85 |
| NYK | 28 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 88 |
| Starters | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS |
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| Isiah Thomas | 38 | 5 | 18 | .278 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 3 | 4 | .750 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 13 |
| Bill Laimbeer | 37 | 4 | 12 | .333 | 1 | 2 | .500 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | |
| Rick Mahorn | 34 | 7 | 9 | .778 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 14 |
| Joe Dumars | 31 | 3 | 9 | .333 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.000 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | |
| Adrian Dantley | 31 | 3 | 8 | .375 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .667 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | |
| Reserves | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS |
| Vinnie Johnson | 26 | 8 | 16 | .500 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | .750 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 19 | |
| Dennis Rodman | 22 | 4 | 6 | .667 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | ||
| John Salley | 16 | 0 | 4 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | .500 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | |
| James Edwards | 5 | 1 | 2 | .500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Team Totals | 240 | 35 | 84 | .417 | 1 | 5 | .200 | 14 | 21 | .667 | 18 | 31 | 49 | 25 | 8 | 6 | 27 | 23 | 85 |
| Starters | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS |
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| Charles Oakley | 37 | 5 | 11 | .455 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | .750 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 13 | |
| Mark Jackson | 33 | 6 | 23 | .261 | 1 | 4 | .250 | 2 | 4 | .500 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 15 |
| Patrick Ewing | 32 | 4 | 9 | .444 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .500 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | |
| Gerald Wilkins | 30 | 3 | 9 | .333 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.000 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | |
| Johnny Newman | 25 | 1 | 3 | .333 | 1 | 1 | 1.000 | 2 | 3 | .667 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Reserves | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS |
| Kenny Walker | 23 | 1 | 2 | .500 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.000 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| Trent Tucker | 18 | 2 | 4 | .500 | 1 | 3 | .333 | 1 | 2 | .500 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| Sidney Green | 16 | 2 | 3 | .667 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 1.000 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 12 | |
| Rod Strickland | 16 | 4 | 10 | .400 | 2 | 5 | .400 | 1 | 2 | .500 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 11 |
| Eddie Lee Wilkins | 10 | 2 | 3 | .667 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.000 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | |
| Team Totals | 240 | 30 | 77 | .390 | 5 | 13 | .385 | 23 | 30 | .767 | 12 | 29 | 41 | 19 | 17 | 4 | 24 | 27 | 88 |
| Attendance: | 19,591 |