Here you have the information about the 1988 NBA Playoffs and the path the Los Angeles Lakers took to win a new championship. The league had 23 teams in 1988 and the best 16 (8 from each Conference) competed in a traditional playoff format.
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| Western Conference |
NBA Finals |
Eastern Conference |
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| (1) Lakers |
3 |
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3 |
Celtics (1) |
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Lakers |
4 |
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4 |
Boston |
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| (8) Spurs |
0 |
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1 |
Knicks (8) |
|
Lakers |
4 |
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2 |
Boston |
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| (4) Blazers |
1 |
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3 |
Hawks (4) |
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Jazz |
3 |
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3 |
Hawks |
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| (5) Jazz |
3 |
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Lakers |
4 |
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2 |
Bucks (5) |
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L.A. Lakers
Champion |
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| (2) Nuggets |
3 |
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Pistons |
3 |
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3 |
Pistons (2) |
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Nuggets |
2 |
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4 |
Pistons |
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| (7) Sonics |
2 |
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2 |
Bullets (7) |
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Mavs |
3 |
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4 |
Pistons |
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| (3) Mavs |
3 |
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3 |
Bulls (3) |
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Mavs |
4 |
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1 |
Bulls |
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| (6) Rockets |
1 |
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2 |
Cavaliers (6) |
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Western Conference teams:
Lakers = Los Angeles Lakers
Spurs = San Antonio Spurs
Blazers = Portland Trail Blazers
Jazz = Utah Jazz
Nuggets = Denver Nuggets
Sonics = Seattle Supersonics
Mavs = Dallas Mavericks
Rockets = Houston Rockets Eastern Conference teams:
Celtics = Boston Celtics
Knicks = New York Knicks
Hawks = Atlanta Hawks
Bucks = Milwaukee Bucks
Pistons = Detroit Pistons
Bullets = Washington Bullets
Bulls = Chicago Bulls
Cavaliers = Cleveland Cavaliers top of page
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Playoffs
