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

Jun 12, 1989

6h 40m

★ 0.0

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.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

NBA Entertainment

CBS Sports

CBS Studios

CBS Broadcasting

CBS Productions

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Cast

Detroit Pistons

Joe Dumars

Detroit Pistons

Isiah Thomas

Detroit Pistons

Vinnie Johnson

Detroit Pistons

James Edwards

Detroit Pistons

Bill Laimbeer

Detroit Pistons

Mark Aguirre

Detroit Pistons

Rick Mahorn

Detroit Pistons

Dennis Rodman

Detroit Pistons

John Salley

Detroit Pistons

John Long

Detroit Pistons

Fennis Dembo

Detroit Pistons

Michael Williams

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