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The 1989 NBA Finals was the championship series of the National Basketball Association's (NBA) 1988–89 season, and the conclusion of the season's playoffs.The series was a rematch of the previous year's championship round between the Eastern Conference champion Detroit Pistons and the two-time defending NBA champion and Western Conference champion Los Angeles Lakers.
The 1989 NBA playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 1988–89 season. The tournament concluded with the Eastern Conference champion Detroit Pistons defeating the Western Conference champion Los Angeles Lakers 4 games to 0 in the NBA Finals .
Year Western champion Coach Result Eastern champion Coach Finals MVP [a] Ref; Basketball Association of America (BAA) 1947: Chicago Stags (1) (1, 0–1): Harold Olsen: 1–4
2.2 NBA Finals MVP. 2.3 Slam Dunk Contest. 2.4 Three-point ... The following are the basketball events of the year 1989 throughout the world. Years in basketball ...
NBA Finals: 6–6–1989 @ Detroit No. 20 Jess Kersey, No. 14 Jack Madden, No. 11 Jake O'Donnell 2 NBA Finals: 6–8–1989 @ Detroit No. 17 Joe Crawford, No. 10 Darell Garretson, No. 42 Hue Hollins 3 NBA Finals: 6–11–1989 Detroit No. 25 Hugh Evans, No. 13 Mike Mathis, No. 4 Ed T. Rush 4 NBA Finals: 6–13–1989 Detroit
Isiah Thomas led the team with 18.4 points, 9.4 assists and 1.7 steals per game, while last year's Finals MVP Joe Dumars averaged 17.8 points and 4.9 assists per game, and was named to the All-NBA Third Team, and Dennis Rodman provided the team with 8.8 points and 9.7 rebounds per game, and was named Defensive Player of the Year.
A total of 21 franchises have won the NBA Finals, with the Boston Celtics winning the most recent title in 2024. Boston holds the record for the most championships, having won the Finals 18 times. Boston also won the most consecutive titles, winning eight in a row from 1959 to 1966. The Los Angeles Lakers have the most NBA Finals appearances ...
Photo of The Shot. The Shot was a basketball play during a 1989 playoff game between the Chicago Bulls and Cleveland Cavaliers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). It took place on May 7, 1989, at Richfield Coliseum in Richfield Township, Ohio, during the deciding Game 5 of the Eastern Conference First Round series between the Bulls and Cavaliers. [1]