The 1989 NBA Finals is the 1988-89 NBA championship round of the season. The series is a rematch of the previous year's championship round between the Detroit Pistons and the Los Angeles Lakers.
During the season, the Lakers have won their division, with Magic Johnson collecting both MVP awards. The team swept through the first three playoff series (Pacific Division enemies: Portland, Seattle, and Phoenix), resulting in a rematch with the Detroit Pistons in the Final. However, off guard Byron Scott suffered a hamstring injury in training before Game 1 and was ruled out of the series. Then with the Lakers leading at the start of game 2, Magic Johnson pulls a hamstring and also gets out of the series. The Lakers had won two direct NBA championships in 1987 and 1988 but without trial back, their chances were destined for "3-peat."
The Pistons have dominated the Eastern Conference, winning 63 games during the regular season. After sweeping the Boston Celtics and Milwaukee Bucks, the Pistons beat the Chicago Bulls in six games, earning a second straight trip to the NBA Finals. In previous seasons, the Lakers have beaten them in a difficult seven-game series.
The Pistons won the series in a four-match sweep, marking the first time a team (Lakers) had swept through the first three rounds of the playoffs, only to be swept in the final. Starting today, the Pistons are the most recent Eastern Team team to sweep the NBA Finals. Before 2016, the Pistons were the only team capable of grabbing all four of the series on the road.
For their rough physical game, and sometimes arrogant stance, the Pistons center, Bill Laimbeer, nicknamed the team of 'The Bad Boys'. The name becomes an unofficial 'slogan' for Piston throughout next season as well.
After the series, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar announced his retirement in 42, after 20 years with the NBA.
Piston guard Joe Dumars is named MVP for this series.
Prior to the 2016 NBA Finals, when the Cleveland Cavaliers overcame the Golden State Warriors, and the 2014 NBA Finals when the San Antonio Spurs beat the Miami Heat, the Pistons were the final final of the runners-up champions of the same opponent. the previous season as they did in the 1988 Final.
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Detroit Pistons
Before the season began, the Pistons moved from Silverdome in Pontiac, Michigan to the new Palace in Auburn Hills, Michigan. The new arena was envisioned by the owner of Pistons, William Davidson. The arena consists of luxury squares and club seating, which add to the advantage compared to the older arena. The Pistons sold 41 matches at The Palace.
The team itself is also an improvement, highlighted by a mid-season trade that sent Adrian Dantley to the Dallas Mavericks for Mark Aguirre. With Aguirre taking over a small starting position, the Pistons went on with tears, winning 31 of his last 37 games to complete a best league record of 63-19.
Their second-half momentum was brought into the playoffs, sweeping the Boston Celtics and Milwaukee Bucks in the first two rounds. However, they lost two of their first three games to the Chicago Bulls in the conference finals, but after drafting Jordan Jordan's Jordan Rules scheme to load Michael Jordan, the Pistons won their last three games to earn another Final venue.
Los Angeles Lakers
Prior to this season, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar announced that the 1988-89 season was his final season. Therefore, his 'pension tour' consists of pregame awards in every arena to pay homage to the retired Lakers captain.
Striving to be the first team since the Celtics of the 1960s to win three consecutive championships, the Lakers managed to set a best 57-25 record in the conference. The core of the team remains largely intact, except for veteran forward Kurt Rambis, compiled by the Charlotte Hornets in the expansion draft. Their most notable addition is the former Chicago Bulls forward Orlando Woolridge.
In the playoffs, the Lakers changed their position. They became the first team to win their first 11 playoffs, as they swept the Portland Trail Blazers, the Seattle SuperSonics and the Phoenix Suns in each of the first three rounds. Magic Johnson won the MVP award that year.
Road to Final
Regular season series
Detroit Pistons won both games in the regular season series:
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Series summary
Game Summaries
Game 1
Just before Game 1, Lakers guard Byron Scott suffered a severe hamstring injury in training; he will miss the series. His absence will mainly be felt at the end of the defense. Magic Johnson has a size advantage, but it's too slow to survive against a three-head Pistons backlash monster from Joe Dumars, Isiah Thomas, and Vinnie Johnson. Super-sub Michael Cooper had to record more minutes than he usually did, and the rookie David Rivers was inexperienced. Another option is Tony Campbell, but he played very little during this season.
Without Scott's fast switch and assisted defense, Piston guards smoked the Lakers in Game 1. Thomas had 24 points, Dumars 22, and Johnson 19. With six minutes left, Detroit led 97-79 and the final score was 109-97.
Game 2
The Lakers who had short cards immediately replied in Game 2, hitting the board and leading in a strong first quarter. Joe Dumars had a hot first half with 24 points (he will finish with 33) to keep Detroit close. Los Angeles led 62-56 in the first half.
With about four minutes remaining in the third period, major misfortune will override the Lakers, leading 75-73. John Salley blocked Mychal Thompson's shot, which started Detroit's quick break. Magic Johnson went back down to play defense, and thus, pulled his hamstring. Magic looked wounded and frustrated, and had to be persuaded to leave the floor. Dick Stockton, commenting for CBS, said, "I never saw (Magic) look like this!", Referring to the Magic display of intense pain combined with resignation.
The Pistons had made a bucket on the break to tie the game at 75-75, but the Lakers, reduced Johnson, charged it to a 90-81 lead at the end of the period. In fourth, however, the Lakers lost three easy baskets and made offensive offenses when Detroit first tied the game, then up 102-95. The gritty Lakers charged back and cut the lead to 106-104. The Pistons committed a 24-second foul, giving the Lakers a ball with eight seconds remaining.
James Worthy drove to the basket and was broken, giving him a chance to tie the game. But the 1988 Finals MVP lost one of two, leaving the Lakers at 106-105. Isiah Thomas then pressed two free throws with the second left for the final score 108-105.
Game 3
The Pistons have a 2-0 series advantage, but know it will be hard going on L.A. Magic Johnson tried to play, but the pain from his hamstring injury was too great. He left Game 3 after just five minutes with the Lakers taking the lead, 11-8.
Without Magic, the Lakers made a heroic effort. James Worthy scored 26 points, and the 42-year-old Kareem Abdul-Jabbar found the springs ageless, contributing 24 points and 13 rebounds. Michael Cooper, the last remaining veteran backcourt, has 13 assists and 15 points. But that is not enough.
Dennis Rodman, despite suffering a painful back spasm, pulled 19 rebounds between the trip to the sideline for a fall. But the main effort came from the guards. Joe Dumars scored 31, including a superb third quarter where he scored 17 consecutive points (21 in all for the period). Vinnie Johnson added 17, including 13 points in fourth. Isiah Thomas pitched with 26 points and eight assists, including six and three in the last period.
The Pistons led 113-108 with 15 seconds left when Thomas allowed A. C. Green tied him up and stole the ball. Thomas then fouled Lakers rookie point guard David Rivers, who made a free throw, dragged Los Angeles into three in 113-110 with 13 seconds remaining. Dumars then lost the ball beyond the limit with nine seconds remaining, giving the Lakers a shot at the tie.
The Lakers then ran into play where Rivers got free for an open three-pointer in the corner. From about eight feet to the right of the River, Dumars spun and hit the shot. Not only did he block him, he landed and rescued the ball from the bounds. The Pistons then ran out of time after Bill Laimbeer's free throw to seal the match with a 114-110 win, putting them on the brink of an unexpected stroke.
Game 4
With the Lakers back against the wall, coach Pat Riley reprimanded key key James Worthy to improve his game. Worth responding with a 40-point championship effort on 17-of-26 field-field shots with Rick Mahorn in his face every step of the way. The Forum crowd also anticipates the call of curtain Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. During the pregame heating and introduction, Kareem received some applause.
Worth playing from his mind, the Lakers led 35-23 at the end of the first period. Despite the difficulty on the free throw line (11 missed), the Pistons started clawing back as Los Angeles led 55-49 at the break.
The piston started fast in the third quarter, starting with a three-point basket by Bill Laimbeer. Mahorn then scored four quick points, and the Pistons led 59-58 minutes later. Dumars hit a bank driving shot, withdrew the offense and made a free throw, giving him 19 points at night. Mahorn followed it with another bucket and the Lakers called timeout. Worthy of leading the Lakers back to a 78-76 lead at the end of the third, but they know the Piston is coming.
The Pistons took over the game in fourth, with James Edwards scoring very well. With 3:23 remaining and the Pistons leading 100-94, the spectators rose to a standing ovation as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar left the game. For the next two minutes, nobody seems to want to shoot. Abdul-Jabbar re-entered the game and spun and hit a bank shot with the rest of 1.37, his two final NBA points, cutting the Pistons margin to 100-96. Kareem came out of the game with 47 seconds left amid loud applause.
Laimbeer hit the jumper on the 28 second mark, and the Pistons began celebrating. Riley sends Abdul-Jabbar back after the timeout, but Michael Cooper missed a three-pointer and Isiah Thomas is broken. Riley then sends Orlando Woolridge to "The Captain", this time for good. Magic Johnson trained out to meet him amid the warm applause of the audience. Pistons, in showing sportsmanship, all come to the floor and face the Laker bench to join. Thomas then hit a dirty shot, sealing victory 105-97 and championship. Dumars are named Finals MVP.
This is the first NBA Finals to end up with a four-game sweep since the Final ended in a 2-3-2 format in 1985.
Team list
Detroit Pistons
Los Angeles Lakers
Player stats
- Detroit Pistons
- Los Angeles Lakers
Television coverage
This series airs on CBS. Dick Stockton and Hubie Brown called the action. Stockton also narrated a documentary film entitled "Motor City Madness" for NBA Entertainment.
That year, Pat O'Brien filled in for Brent Musburger for Game 2 as a pre-match, half-time and post-game host as Musburger was on duty for CBS Sports, the same thing that happened in 1988. CBS used three side journalists the O'Brien (Caring 'sideline), Lesley Visser (Lakers' sideline) and James Brown (both teams). This is Musbaer's final NBA Finals task for CBS, as he was fired on April 1, 1990, a few months before the NBA TV deal with CBS ended. Musburger moved to ABC and ESPN, and was later called the NBA NBA Finals series for ESPN Radio between 1996 and 2004.
Quotes from Final
The Pistons are world basketball champions
- Last call of GÃ © orge Blaha in Game 4 on Detroit Pistons radio
Aftermath
The Pistons will repeat as champions in 1990. The Pistons won 59 games that season, then defeated the Indiana Pacers (3-0), the New York Knicks (4-1) and Chicago Bulls (4-3) in the first three rounds, before overcoming the Portland Trail Blazers 4-1 in Final.
The Lakers won the league's best record with a 63-19 record in the 1989-90 NBA season, despite losing Kareem Abdul-Jabbar to retirement. But the Lakers fell to the Phoenix Suns 4-1 in the Western Conference Semifinals, after head coach Pat Riley resigned. The Lakers did manage to get back to the finals in 1991 but fell into the Bulls in five games.
Pistons and Lakers meet again in the 2004 NBA Finals. A lot has changed since they last met, but they still take on the personalities of their respective teams: Pistons are more physical, defensive against strategy, aggressive-minded Lakers. In the rematch, the unseeded Pistons, led by Ben Wallace, Chauncey Billups, Richard Hamilton, Rasheed Wallace, and Tayshaun Prince, and coached by Larry Brown, disappointed the Lakers Hall-of-Fame-themed future from Kobe Bryant, Shaquille O 'Neal, Karl Malone and Gary Payton, and coached by Phil Jackson, in five games.
External links
- NBA History
- 1989 NBA Finals at Basketball Reference
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