1989 NBA Finals

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The 1989 NBA Finals were 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. This Finals series joined the 1983 NBA Finals as the only two championship series of the 1980s not won by either the Los Angeles Lakers or the Boston Celtics. Every finals series of the decade featured at least one of these two franchises, with the teams facing each other in 1984, 1985, and 1987. The Detroit Pistons' four-game victory marked the second time the Lakers were swept in the finals series during the decade, following their 4–0 loss to the Philadelphia 76ers in 1983. During the season, the Lakers won the Western Conference, with Magic Johnson earning his second MVP award. The team swept its first three playoff series...

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