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Detroit Pistons Playoff History Overall Record: 128-129; NBA Championships: 2
Year	Opponent	Result	Round
2003	def. Orlando	4-3	1st round
	def. Philadelphia	4-2	conf. semis
	lost to New Jersey	4-0	conf. finals
2002	def. Toronto	3-2	1st round
	lost to Boston	4-1	conf. semis
2000	lost to Miami	0-3	1st round
1999	lost to Atlanta	3-2	1st round
1997	lost to Atlanta	3-2	1st round
1996	lost to Orlando	3-0	1st round
1992	lost to New York	3-2	1st round
1991	def. Atlanta	3-2	1st round
	def. Boston	4-2	conf. semis
	lost to Chicago	4-0	conf. finals
1990	def. Indiana	3-0	1st round
	def. New York	4-1	conf. semis
	def. Chicago	4-3	conf. finals
	def. Portland	4-1	NBA Champion
1989	def. Boston	3-0	1st round
	def. Milwaukee	4-0	conf. semis
	def. Chicago	4-2	conf. finals
	def. L.A. Lakers	4-0	NBA Champion
1988	def. Washington	3-2	1st round
	def. Chicago	4-1	conf. semis
	def. Boston	4-2	conf. finals
	lost to L.A. Lakers	4-3	NBA Finals
1987	def. Washington	3-0	1st round
	def. Atlanta	4-1	conf. semis
	lost to Boston	4-3	conf. finals
1986	lost to Atlanta	3-1	1st round
1985	def. New Jersey	3-0	1st round
	lost to Boston	4-2	conf. semis
1984	lost to New York	3-2	1st round
1977	lost to Golden State	2-1	1st round
1976	def. Milwaukee	2-1	1st round
	lost to Golden State	4-2	conf. semis
1975	lost to Seattle	2-1	1st round
1974	lost to Chicago	4-3	conf. semis
1968	lost to Boston	4-2	conf. semis
1963	lost to St. Louis	3-1	conf. semis
1962	def. Cincinnati	3-1	conf. semis
	lost to L.A. Lakers	4-2	conf. finals
1961	lost to L.A. Lakers	3-2	conf. semis
1960	lost to Minneapolis	2-0	conf. semis
1959	lost to Minneapolis	2-1	conf. semis
1958*	def. Cincinnati	2-0	conf. semis
	lost to St. Louis	4-1	conf. finals
1957	def. St. Louis	1-0	tiebreaker
	lost to Minneapolis	2-0	conf. semis
1956	def. St. Louis	3-2	conf. finals
	lost to Philadelphia	4-1	NBA Finals
1955	def. Minneapolis	3-1	conf. finals
	lost to Syracuse	4-3	NBA Finals
1954	lost to Rochester	2-0	round robin
	lost to Minneapolis	2-0	round robin
1953	def. Rochester	2-1	conf. semis
	lost to Minneapolis	2-0	conf. finals
1952	lost to Rochester	2-0	conf. semis
1950	def. Rochester	2-0	conf. semis
	lost to Minneapolis	2-0	conf. finals
1951	lost to Rochester	2-1	conf. semis
*moved from Fort Wayne, Ind.


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