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

1989•6h 40m

Documentary

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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NBA Entertainment, CBS Sports, CBS Studios, CBS Broadcasting, CBS Productions

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Cast

Joe Dumars

Self - Detroit Pistons

Isiah Thomas

Self - Detroit Pistons

Vinnie Johnson

Self - Detroit Pistons

James Edwards

Self - Detroit Pistons

Bill Laimbeer

Self - Detroit Pistons

Mark Aguirre

Self - Detroit Pistons

Rick Mahorn

Self - Detroit Pistons

Dennis Rodman

Self - Detroit Pistons

John Salley

Self - Detroit Pistons

John Long

Self - Detroit Pistons

Fennis Dembo

Self - Detroit Pistons

Michael Williams

Self - Detroit Pistons

Chuck Daly

Self - Detroit Pistons Head Coach

Pat Riley

Self - Los Angeles Lakers Coach

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Self - Los Angeles Lakers

Michael Cooper

Self - Los Angeles Lakers

Tony Campbell

Self - Los Angeles Lakers

Mychal Thompson

Self - Los Angeles Lakers

Orlando Woolridge

Self - Los Angeles Lakers

A. C. Green

Self - Los Angeles Lakers

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