Detroit Pistons Nba Championships 1989 Roster
Though boston would prevail in six games detroit s surprise performance promised that a rivalry had begun.
Detroit pistons nba championships 1989 roster. You could say that the detroit pistons 1989 nba championship run began on tuesday june 9 1981. It was on that day that trader jack mccloskey made isiah thomas fresh off an ncaa. The 1989 nba champion detroit pistons were on top of the world.
Their four game sweep of the lakers to win the franchise s first championship cemented the bad boys in the annuls of basketball. Won nba eastern conference finals 4 3 versus chicago bulls series stats won nba finals 4 1 versus portland trail blazers series stats more team info. Initially the pistons had a tough time moving up the nba ladder.
The 1989 90 nba season was the pistons 42nd season in the national basketball association and 33rd season in the city of detroit. 63 19 finished 1st in nba central division coach. The 1990 nba finals was the championship round of the 1989 90 national basketball association nba season and the conclusion of the season s playoffs the series pitted the defending nba champion and eastern conference playoff champion detroit pistons against the western conference playoff champion portland trail blazers this was the first nba finals since 1979 not to involve either the los.
As the defending champions the pistons had another successful season winning 13 consecutive games around january and february then posting a 12 game winning streak in march as they finished first place in the eastern conference with a 59 23 record. 6 24 4th of 25 pace. 1989 90 detroit pistons roster and stats.
Summary and statistics for the 1989 nba finals lakers vs. 104 7 3rd of 25. In the 1985 playoffs detroit won its first round series and faced the defending champion boston celtics in the conference semifinals.
100 8 2nd of 25 srs. The season ended with the detroit pistons winning their second nba championship beating the portland trail blazers 4 games to 1 in the nba finals. The 1989 90 nba season was the 44th season of the national basketball association.
59 23 finished 1st in nba central division. In 1984 the pistons lost a tough five game series to the underdog new york knicks 3 2. Chuck daly 63 19 executive.
95 5 25th of 25. 106 6 16th of 25 opp pts g.
