Detroit Pistons: 1988-1989 NBA Champions - Motor City Madness
Detroit Pistons: 1988-1989 NBA Champions - Motor City Madness

Detroit Pistons: 1988-1989 NBA Champions - Motor City Madness

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1989
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Overview

The 1989 NBA Finals was the championship round of the 1988–89 National Basketball Association (NBA) season, and the conclusion of the 1989 NBA Playoffs. The series was a rematch of the previous year's championship round between the Eastern Conference playoff champion Detroit Pistons and the Western Conference playoff champion Los Angeles Lakers.

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26 members
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Joe Dumars

Self - Detroit Pistons

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Isiah Thomas

Self - Detroit Pistons

Isiah Thomas
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Vinnie Johnson

Self - Detroit Pistons

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James Edwards

Self - Detroit Pistons

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Bill Laimbeer

Self - Detroit Pistons

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Mark Aguirre

Self - Detroit Pistons

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Rick Mahorn

Self - Detroit Pistons

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Dennis Rodman

Self - Detroit Pistons

Dennis Rodman
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John Salley

Self - Detroit Pistons

John Salley
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John Long

Self - Detroit Pistons

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Fennis Dembo

Self - Detroit Pistons

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Michael Williams

Self - Detroit Pistons

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Chuck Daly

Self - Detroit Pistons Head Coach

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Pat Riley

Self - Los Angeles Lakers Coach

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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Self - Los Angeles Lakers

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
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Michael Cooper

Self - Los Angeles Lakers

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Tony Campbell

Self - Los Angeles Lakers

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Mychal Thompson

Self - Los Angeles Lakers

Mychal Thompson
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Orlando Woolridge

Self - Los Angeles Lakers

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A. C. Green

Self - Los Angeles Lakers

A. C. Green
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Magic Johnson

Self - Los Angeles Lakers

Magic Johnson
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David Rivers

Self - Los Angeles Lakers

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Jeff Lamp

Self - Los Angeles Lakers

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Mark McNamara

Self - Los Angeles Lakers

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David Stern

Self - Commissioner of the NBA

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James Worthy

Self

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