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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.
All NBA Finals have been played in a best-of-seven format, and are contested between the winners of the Eastern Conference and the Western Conference (formerly Divisions before 1970), except in 1950 when the Eastern Division champion faced the winner between the Western and Central Division champions.
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 .
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
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 ...
The 1988–89 NBA season was the 43rd season of the National Basketball Association. The season ended with the Detroit Pistons winning the NBA Championship, sweeping the Los Angeles Lakers . This was the first season of the Miami Heat and Charlotte Hornets .
Victory in this year’s Finals would give the Celtics a record-breaking 18th NBA title, taking them past the Los Angeles Lakers as the most successful franchise in the league. Jayson Tatum is ...
One of five franchises to reach four consecutive NBA Finals. 23: Boston Celtics: 18: 5.783: 2024: 2024: Won eight straight titles from 1959 to 1966, and are the most successful team in the NBA Finals, winning 18 championships. Three of their five Finals losses occurred against the rival Lakers. Appeared in a record 10 consecutive NBA Finals. 12