1998-99 Detroit Pistons Schedule and Results

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Record: 29-21, Finished 3rd in NBA Central Division

Coach: Alvin Gentry (29-21)

Executive: Rick Sund

PTS/G: 90.4 (20th of 29) Opp PTS/G: 86.9 (7th of 29)

SRS: 3.97 (5th of 29) Pace: 86.3 (27th of 29)

Off Rtg: 104.2 (10th of 29) Def Rtg: 100.3 (9th of 29) Net Rtg: +3.9 (6th of 29)

Expected W-L: 32-18 (6th of 29)

Preseason Odds: Championship +3500

Arena: The Palace of Auburn Hills Attendance: 444,585 (8th of 29)

NBA 1999 Playoffs:
Lost NBA Eastern Conference First Round (2-3) versus Atlanta Hawks (Series Stats)

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Regular Season Schedule

Playoffs Schedule

Regular Season

Regular Season Table
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
1	Fri, Feb 5, 1999	Box Score	@	Miami Heat	W		95	81	1	0	W 1	15,200
2	Sun, Feb 7, 1999	Box Score		Indiana Pacers	W		107	98	2	0	W 2	18,877
3	Mon, Feb 8, 1999	Box Score		Washington Wizards	W		106	103	3	0	W 3	14,210
4	Tue, Feb 9, 1999	Box Score	@	Philadelphia 76ers	L		86	90	3	1	L 1	15,871
5	Thu, Feb 11, 1999	Box Score		Orlando Magic	L		81	87	3	2	L 2	17,783
6	Mon, Feb 15, 1999	Box Score	@	New York Knicks	L		69	78	3	3	L 3	19,763
7	Tue, Feb 16, 1999	Box Score	@	New Jersey Nets	L		82	97	3	4	L 4	15,633
8	Wed, Feb 17, 1999	Box Score		Miami Heat	L		80	91	3	5	L 5	17,225
9	Fri, Feb 19, 1999	Box Score	@	Phoenix Suns	W		101	93	4	5	W 1	19,023
10	Sun, Feb 21, 1999	Box Score	@	San Antonio Spurs	L		64	85	4	6	L 1	19,495
11	Tue, Feb 23, 1999	Box Score		Toronto Raptors	W		106	80	5	6	W 1	14,187
12	Wed, Feb 24, 1999	Box Score		Cleveland Cavaliers	W		89	73	6	6	W 2	13,271
13	Fri, Feb 26, 1999	Box Score		Miami Heat	W		95	93	7	6	W 3	20,083
14	Sun, Feb 28, 1999	Box Score		New York Knicks	W		89	68	8	6	W 4	20,896
15	Tue, Mar 2, 1999	Box Score	@	Chicago Bulls	W		108	78	9	6	W 5	22,432
16	Thu, Mar 4, 1999	Box Score	@	Cleveland Cavaliers	W		99	84	10	6	W 6	13,248
17	Sat, Mar 6, 1999	Box Score	@	Orlando Magic	L		82	87	10	7	L 1	17,248
18	Mon, Mar 8, 1999	Box Score		Washington Wizards	W		75	71	11	7	W 1	15,022
19	Wed, Mar 10, 1999	Box Score	@	Washington Wizards	L		87	97	11	8	L 1	16,316
20	Fri, Mar 12, 1999	Box Score		Boston Celtics	W		93	83	12	8	W 1	19,644	2:06
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
21	Sun, Mar 14, 1999	Box Score		Atlanta Hawks	L		72	85	12	9	L 1	14,834
22	Tue, Mar 16, 1999	Box Score	@	Cleveland Cavaliers	L		82	86	12	10	L 2	12,928
23	Wed, Mar 17, 1999	Box Score		Toronto Raptors	L		101	103	12	11	L 3	14,981
24	Fri, Mar 19, 1999	Box Score		Dallas Mavericks	W		94	87	13	11	W 1	18,152
25	Sun, Mar 21, 1999	Box Score		Utah Jazz	W	OT	104	101	14	11	W 2	19,098
26	Mon, Mar 22, 1999	Box Score	@	Milwaukee Bucks	L		86	115	14	12	L 1	13,187
27	Wed, Mar 24, 1999	Box Score	@	New Jersey Nets	W		84	71	15	12	W 1	16,896
28	Fri, Mar 26, 1999	Box Score		Milwaukee Bucks	W		90	85	16	12	W 2	18,873
29	Sun, Mar 28, 1999	Box Score		Seattle SuperSonics	W		104	87	17	12	W 3	16,626
30	Tue, Mar 30, 1999	Box Score	@	Atlanta Hawks	W		93	77	18	12	W 4	14,764
31	Wed, Mar 31, 1999	Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	W		87	72	19	12	W 5	16,915	1:59
32	Thu, Apr 1, 1999	Box Score		Chicago Bulls	W		107	75	20	12	W 6	17,583
33	Sat, Apr 3, 1999	Box Score		Orlando Magic	L		77	92	20	13	L 1	22,076
34	Mon, Apr 5, 1999	Box Score		Indiana Pacers	L		86	88	20	14	L 2	19,642
35	Wed, Apr 7, 1999	Box Score		Atlanta Hawks	W		89	82	21	14	W 1	16,568
36	Fri, Apr 9, 1999	Box Score	@	Indiana Pacers	W		102	101	22	14	W 2	16,720
37	Sun, Apr 11, 1999	Box Score	@	Minnesota Timberwolves	L		79	88	22	15	L 1	19,006
38	Mon, Apr 12, 1999	Box Score		Charlotte Hornets	L		86	92	22	16	L 2	14,355
39	Wed, Apr 14, 1999	Box Score	@	Charlotte Hornets	L		79	83	22	17	L 3	18,229
40	Fri, Apr 16, 1999	Box Score		New York Knicks	W		80	71	23	17	W 1	22,076
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
41	Sun, Apr 18, 1999	Box Score	@	Orlando Magic	L		81	88	23	18	L 1	17,248
42	Wed, Apr 21, 1999	Box Score	@	Charlotte Hornets	L		85	88	23	19	L 2	19,385
43	Thu, Apr 22, 1999	Box Score		Philadelphia 76ers	L		96	104	23	20	L 3	18,652
44	Sun, Apr 25, 1999	Box Score	@	Toronto Raptors	W		91	83	24	20	W 1	19,800
45	Tue, Apr 27, 1999	Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	W		92	85	25	20	W 2	16,408	2:26
46	Wed, Apr 28, 1999	Box Score		New Jersey Nets	W		101	93	26	20	W 3	17,795
47	Fri, Apr 30, 1999	Box Score	@	Milwaukee Bucks	W		81	76	27	20	W 4	18,717
48	Sun, May 2, 1999	Box Score		Philadelphia 76ers	W		100	96	28	20	W 5	22,076
49	Mon, May 3, 1999	Box Score	@	Chicago Bulls	W		115	71	29	20	W 6	22,306
50	Wed, May 5, 1999	Box Score	@	Philadelphia 76ers	L	OT	100	105	29	21	L 1	20,192

Playoffs

Playoffs Table
G	Date			Opponent		Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	Notes
1	Sat, May 8, 1999	Box Score	@	Atlanta Hawks	L	70	90	0	1	L 1	20,884
2	Mon, May 10, 1999	Box Score	@	Atlanta Hawks	L	69	89	0	2	L 2	16,377
3	Wed, May 12, 1999	Box Score		Atlanta Hawks	W	79	63	1	2	W 1	14,812
4	Fri, May 14, 1999	Box Score		Atlanta Hawks	W	103	82	2	2	W 2	16,216
5	Sun, May 16, 1999	Box Score	@	Atlanta Hawks	L	75	87	2	3	L 1	8,460	at Atlanta, GA (Alexander Memorial Coliseum at McDonald's Center)

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