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1989 NBA Playoffs

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NBA Finals (4-0): Detroit Pistons over Los Angeles Lakers

    Game 1 (1989-06-06 at DET)    DET 109, LAL  97    DET leads 1-0
    Game 2 (1989-06-08 at DET)    DET 108, LAL 105    DET leads 2-0
    Game 3 (1989-06-11 at LAL)    DET 114, LAL 110    DET leads 3-0
    Game 4 (1989-06-13 at LAL)    DET 105, LAL  97    DET wins 4-0

East Conf Finals (4-2): Detroit Pistons over Chicago Bulls

    Game 1 (1989-05-21 at DET)    CHI  94, DET  88    CHI leads 1-0
    Game 2 (1989-05-23 at DET)    DET 100, CHI  91    Tied 1-1
    Game 3 (1989-05-27 at CHI)    CHI  99, DET  97    CHI leads 2-1
    Game 4 (1989-05-29 at CHI)    DET  86, CHI  80    Tied 2-2
    Game 5 (1989-05-31 at DET)    DET  94, CHI  85    DET leads 3-2
    Game 6 (1989-06-02 at CHI)    DET 103, CHI  94    DET wins 4-2

West Conf Finals (4-0): Los Angeles Lakers over Phoenix Suns

    Game 1 (1989-05-20 at LAL)    LAL 127, PHO 119    LAL leads 1-0
    Game 2 (1989-05-23 at LAL)    LAL 101, PHO  95    LAL leads 2-0
    Game 3 (1989-05-26 at PHO)    LAL 110, PHO 107    LAL leads 3-0
    Game 4 (1989-05-28 at PHO)    LAL 122, PHO 117    LAL wins 4-0

East Conf Semis (4-2): Chicago Bulls over New York Knickerbockers

    Game 1 (1989-05-09 at NYK)    CHI 120, NYK 109    CHI leads 1-0
    Game 2 (1989-05-11 at NYK)    NYK 114, CHI  97    Tied 1-1
    Game 3 (1989-05-13 at CHI)    CHI 111, NYK  88    CHI leads 2-1
    Game 4 (1989-05-14 at CHI)    CHI 106, NYK  93    CHI leads 3-1
    Game 5 (1989-05-16 at NYK)    NYK 121, CHI 114    CHI leads 3-2
    Game 6 (1989-05-19 at CHI)    CHI 113, NYK 111    CHI wins 4-2

East Conf Semis (4-0): Detroit Pistons over Milwaukee Bucks

    Game 1 (1989-05-10 at DET)    DET  85, MIL  80    DET leads 1-0
    Game 2 (1989-05-12 at DET)    DET 112, MIL  92    DET leads 2-0
    Game 3 (1989-05-14 at MIL)    DET 110, MIL  90    DET leads 3-0
    Game 4 (1989-05-15 at MIL)    DET  96, MIL  94    DET wins 4-0

West Conf Semis (4-0): Los Angeles Lakers over Seattle Supersonics

    Game 1 (1989-05-07 at LAL)    LAL 113, SEA 102    LAL leads 1-0
    Game 2 (1989-05-10 at LAL)    LAL 130, SEA 108    LAL leads 2-0
    Game 3 (1989-05-12 at SEA)    LAL  91, SEA  86    LAL leads 3-0
    Game 4 (1989-05-14 at SEA)    LAL  97, SEA  95    LAL wins 4-0

West Conf Semis (4-1): Phoenix Suns over Golden State Warriors

    Game 1 (1989-05-06 at PHO)    PHO 130, GSW 103    PHO leads 1-0
    Game 2 (1989-05-09 at PHO)    GSW 127, PHO 122    Tied 1-1
    Game 3 (1989-05-11 at GSW)    PHO 113, GSW 104    PHO leads 2-1
    Game 4 (1989-05-13 at GSW)    PHO 135, GSW  99    PHO leads 3-1
    Game 5 (1989-05-16 at PHO)    PHO 116, GSW 104    PHO wins 4-1

East Conf 1st Rd (3-2): Chicago Bulls over Cleveland Cavaliers

    Game 1 (1989-04-28 at CLE)    CHI  95, CLE  88    CHI leads 1-0
    Game 2 (1989-04-30 at CLE)    CLE  96, CHI  88    Tied 1-1
    Game 3 (1989-05-03 at CHI)    CHI 101, CLE  94    CHI leads 2-1
    Game 4 (1989-05-05 at CHI)    CLE 108, CHI 105    Tied 2-2
    Game 5 (1989-05-07 at CLE)    CHI 101, CLE 100    CHI wins 3-2

East Conf 1st Rd (3-0): Detroit Pistons over Boston Celtics

    Game 1 (1989-04-28 at DET)    DET 101, BOS  91    DET leads 1-0
    Game 2 (1989-04-30 at DET)    DET 102, BOS  95    DET leads 2-0
    Game 3 (1989-05-02 at BOS)    DET 100, BOS  85    DET wins 3-0

East Conf 1st Rd (3-2): Milwaukee Bucks over Atlanta Hawks

    Game 1 (1989-04-27 at ATL)    ATL 100, MIL  92    ATL leads 1-0
    Game 2 (1989-04-29 at ATL)    MIL 108, ATL  98    Tied 1-1
    Game 3 (1989-05-02 at MIL)    MIL 117, ATL 113    MIL leads 2-1
    Game 4 (1989-05-05 at MIL)    ATL 113, MIL 106    Tied 2-2
    Game 5 (1989-05-07 at ATL)    MIL  96, ATL  92    MIL wins 3-2

East Conf 1st Rd (3-0): New York Knickerbockers over Philadelphia 76ers

    Game 1 (1989-04-27 at NYK)    NYK 102, PHI  96    NYK leads 1-0
    Game 2 (1989-04-29 at NYK)    NYK 107, PHI 106    NYK leads 2-0
    Game 3 (1989-05-02 at PHI)    NYK 116, PHI 115    NYK wins 3-0

West Conf 1st Rd (3-0): Golden State Warriors over Utah Jazz

    Game 1 (1989-04-27 at UTA)    GSW 123, UTA 119    GSW leads 1-0
    Game 2 (1989-04-29 at UTA)    GSW  99, UTA  91    GSW leads 2-0
    Game 3 (1989-05-02 at GSW)    GSW 120, UTA 106    GSW wins 3-0

West Conf 1st Rd (3-0): Los Angeles Lakers over Portland Trail Blazers

    Game 1 (1989-04-27 at LAL)    LAL 128, POR 108    LAL leads 1-0
    Game 2 (1989-04-30 at LAL)    LAL 113, POR 105    LAL leads 2-0
    Game 3 (1989-05-03 at POR)    LAL 116, POR 108    LAL wins 3-0

West Conf 1st Rd (3-0): Phoenix Suns over Denver Nuggets

    Game 1 (1989-04-28 at PHO)    PHO 104, DEN 103    PHO leads 1-0
    Game 2 (1989-04-30 at PHO)    PHO 132, DEN 114    PHO leads 2-0
    Game 3 (1989-05-02 at DEN)    PHO 130, DEN 121    PHO wins 3-0

West Conf 1st Rd (3-1): Seattle Supersonics over Houston Rockets

    Game 1 (1989-04-28 at SEA)    SEA 111, HOU 107    SEA leads 1-0
    Game 2 (1989-04-30 at SEA)    SEA 109, HOU  97    SEA leads 2-0
    Game 3 (1989-05-03 at HOU)    HOU 126, SEA 107    SEA leads 2-1
    Game 4 (1989-05-05 at HOU)    SEA  98, HOU  96    SEA wins 3-1