1989 NBA Finals

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The 1989 NBA Finals was the championship series in which the Detroit Pistons swept the Los Angeles Lakers to win their first NBA title.

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1989 NBA Playoffs 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf NBA Finals
basketball championship series
broadcastNetworkUS CBS NERFINISHED
champion Detroit Pistons NERFINISHED
conferenceChampionEastern Detroit Pistons NERFINISHED
conferenceChampionWestern Los Angeles Lakers NERFINISHED
country United States of America
surface form: United States
detroitPistonsCoach Chuck Daly NERFINISHED
detroitPistonsNicknameEra Bad Boys Pistons NERFINISHED
detroitPistonsRegularSeasonRecord 63–19
endDate 1989-06-13
FinalsMVP Joe Dumars NERFINISHED
firstNBATitleFor Detroit Pistons NERFINISHED
game1Location The Palace of Auburn Hills NERFINISHED
game1Winner Detroit Pistons NERFINISHED
game2Location The Palace of Auburn Hills NERFINISHED
game2Winner Detroit Pistons NERFINISHED
game3Location The Forum NERFINISHED
game3Winner Detroit Pistons NERFINISHED
game4Location The Forum NERFINISHED
game4Winner Detroit Pistons NERFINISHED
gameCount 4
hostCityEasternTeamHome Auburn Hills, Michigan NERFINISHED
hostCityWesternTeamHome Inglewood, California NERFINISHED
league National Basketball Association
losAngelesLakersCoach Pat Riley NERFINISHED
losAngelesLakersRegularSeasonRecord 57–25
losingCoach Pat Riley NERFINISHED
nextFinals 1990 NBA Finals NERFINISHED
notableInjury Byron Scott hamstring injury
Magic Johnson hamstring injury
notablePlayerDetroitPistons Bill Laimbeer NERFINISHED
Dennis Rodman NERFINISHED
Isiah Thomas NERFINISHED
Joe Dumars NERFINISHED
Vinnie Johnson NERFINISHED
notablePlayerLosAngelesLakers Byron Scott NERFINISHED
James Worthy NERFINISHED
Magic Johnson NERFINISHED
previousFinals 1988 NBA Finals NERFINISHED
radioNetworkUS Mutual Broadcasting System NERFINISHED
runnerUp Los Angeles Lakers NERFINISHED
seasonOf 1988–89 NBA season NERFINISHED
seriesResult Detroit Pistons defeated Los Angeles Lakers 4–0
startDate 1989-06-06
sweep true
winningCoach Chuck Daly NERFINISHED
winningTeamCaptain Isiah Thomas NERFINISHED

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1988–89 NBA championship alsoKnownAs 1989 NBA Finals
Bad Boys era championship 1989 NBA Finals
Daddy Rich championshipWon 1989 NBA Finals
subject surface form: Chuck Daly
1980s NBA definingEvent 1989 NBA Finals
Los Angeles Lakers vs. Detroit Pistons followedBy 1989 NBA Finals
subject surface form: Los Angeles Lakers vs. Detroit Pistons (1988 NBA Finals)
Kevin Duckworth participatedIn 1989 NBA Finals
this entity surface form: 1989 NBA Playoffs