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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 Pistons had one of the most dominant playoff runs in NBA history, finishing 15–2 with their only losses to the Chicago Bulls in the Eastern Conference Finals. This NBA playoffs also holds the record for the most sweeps in an entire NBA playoffs with 9 out of 15 series being decided in just 3 or 4 games. The Lakers won the Western ...
Detroit Pistons vs Los Angeles Lakers: Pistons, 2–1 1988, 1989, 2004: 2 Seattle SuperSonics (Oklahoma City Thunder) vs Washington Bullets (Washington Wizards) Tied, 1–1 1978, 1979: 2 Boston Celtics vs Houston Rockets: Celtics, 2–0 1981, 1986: 2 Chicago Bulls vs Utah Jazz: Bulls, 2–0 1997, 1998: 2 Dallas Mavericks vs Miami Heat: Tied, 1 ...
Ben Wallace vs. Los Angeles Lakers, Game 5, 2004 Finals:18 points, 22 rebounds (11 offensive), three steals to lead Pistons to a 100-87 win and the championship. MORE: Pistons flat-out better than ...
Eastern Conference Finals: 5–31–1989 Chicago No. 10 Darell Garretson, No. 42 Hue Hollins, No. 27 Dick Bavetta 6 Eastern Conference Finals: 6–2–1989 @ Chicago No. 17 Joe Crawford, No. 25 Hugh Evans, No. 12 Earl Strom 1 NBA Finals: 6–6–1989 L.A. Lakers No. 20 Jess Kersey, No. 14 Jack Madden, No. 11 Jake O'Donnell 2 NBA Finals: 6–8 ...
The Lakers–Pistons rivalry is an American professional basketball rivalry between the Los Angeles Lakers and Detroit Pistons.This rivalry, which was showcased three times in the NBA Finals (1988, 1989, 2004), pitted the All-Star filled Lakers teams against the blue collar, team-first oriented Pistons squads.
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 .
The 1989–90 NBA season was the Lakers' 42nd season in the National Basketball Association, and 30th in the city of Los Angeles. [1] The Lakers drafted Yugoslavian center Vlade Divac with the 26th overall pick in the 1989 NBA draft .