Detroit Pistons: 1988-1989 NBA Champions - Motor City Madness
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The 1989 NBA Finals was the championship round of the 1988โ89 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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