The Bad Boys finally punched their ticket — and the Lakers' dynasty met its end.
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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Raw archival footage captures the Palace at its deafening peak.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This championship shattered the Lakers-Celtics duopoly and proved defense-first, star-less basketball could dominate.
Joe Dumars won Finals MVP despite Isiah Thomas being the face—coach Chuck Daly called Dumars the team's 'moral compass.'
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