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The 1988 NBA Finals was the championship series of the National Basketball Association's (NBA) 1987–88 season, and the culmination of the season's playoffs.The defending NBA champion and Western Conference champion Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Eastern Conference champion Detroit Pistons 4 games to 3 to win their 11th title.
The 1988 NBA playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 1987–88 season. The tournament concluded with the Western Conference champion Los Angeles Lakers defeating the Eastern Conference champion Detroit Pistons 4 games to 3 in the NBA Finals .
The Boston Celtics have won the most championships of any NBA team. Shown are the championship banners hanging in their home arena, TD Garden. The NBA Finals is the championship series for the National Basketball Association (NBA) held at the conclusion of its postseason.
The 1987–88 season saw the Lakers win their eleventh NBA championship, defeating the Detroit Pistons in a hard-fought seven games in the NBA Finals to become the NBA's first repeat champions since the Boston Celtics did it in the 1968–69 NBA season. [1] In doing so, the Lakers made good on Pat Riley's famous promise to repeat as champions.
A ticket for Game 1 of the 1988 NBA Finals at The Forum. The 1987–88 NBA season was the 42nd season of the National Basketball Association.The season ended with the Los Angeles Lakers winning their second straight Championship, beating the Detroit Pistons in seven hard-fought games in the NBA Finals, becoming the NBA's first repeat champions since the Boston Celtics did it in the 1968–69 ...
It may be the most consequential Defensive Player of the Year award in NBA history. In 1987-88, Michael Jordan became the first player ever to win the scoring title and the DPOY in the same season.
The 1988–89 Los Angeles Lakers season was the 43rd season of the franchise, 41st in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and 29th in Los Angeles. [1] This would also be the final season for All-Star center Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .
At the NBA's inaugural Long Distance Shootout in 1986, Bird was the only All-Star member competing. In the finals, Bird trounced Hodges 22 to 12, winning $10,000 and a trip for two to Hawaii.