That ending was insane. Not the plays themself necessarily, but the fact that with two seconds to go and a three point difference, dozens of people are already invading the court. Unthinkable nowadays.
This game was when I became a bona-fide 'Lakers Girl.' It was one of the best games the Lakers ever played! I still feel that Magic, Kareem, Worthy, Scott, and AC are the epitome of a DreamTeam! 💜 💛
Man, you guys were great. I grew up a Bulls fan. And I must admit, we would have never reached the unprecedented heights we reached without going through you guys, the Celtics & Pistons. Respect forever.
pistons deserved the win! for me they're the real champs of 1988-1990 you can see how people invaded the stadium when the game didn't end and pistons could still win it. you can see how many spoiled "fouls" were called on the favour of lakers, they were spoon-fed because they're "lakers"! in fact pistons won the following 1989, 1990 so for sure it just secures and proves my point even furtherer!
Thank you for mentioning that! It rarely if EVER comes up because it was the saintly Lakers repeating. As a Piston fan I remember watching this and getting very angry. This would not happen today. Who knows if the Pistons could’ve sunk a three or not? Then it would’ve been the beginning of a Piston threepeat!
@@kenmcneillmusic1699 Yeh I remember watching it here in England. David stern certainly did not want the bad boys to win it that year the Announcer never said anything either.
Y after that the Bad Boys got their butts kicked in the 1991 ECFS against the Bulls, and never recovered until a new generation won in the 21st Century. What's your point?
8:22 man, that crowd going CRAZY when a really wahsed-up Kareem finally scored his first 2 points makes me really emotional. Especially because of his signature skyhook. Old dog bites one more time. Turns out, Kareem only scored 4 points in that game.
It was Hot that year. Watching this again here on TH-cam, I get those vibes of being back of that year and I recalled the heat that day. But this series was hot as well. Ishia Thomas broken ankle and his awe dropping Fade Away 3 POINTER AT THE BASELINE, Im a Laker fan too.
it shows how underrated of a player Worthy really was. Imagine Rodman had to get help to defend him at the low block. Worthy was really a matchup nightmare for any opposing defender. He was too strong foran SF to guard and to quick for a PF. If he had been healthy on 91, he would have taken Pippen to school and force MJ to put up 60 for them to win.
@@ryan49er1 bro I agree but the lakers were literally handed phantom fouls for nothing and refs let people on the court which interfered with laimbers pass and they let magic foul and didn't do anything about it. That championship was complete BS.
@@NameCallingIsWeakyou do know Detroit was 6-0 against them that year and Scott lost the 2 games he played and Magic Johnson lost the 4 games he played. Detroit's guards dominated them all 6 games that year Keep the excuses coming.
@@mariohenley716 yea i hear yah…. but they definitely could have at least tried setting up better shots than that….and then if they couldn’t, then kick it out to Bill for a 3 point attempt
I am truly amazed , at how all these Lakers ‘ haters ,whose teams were trounced by the. Lakers in either the WCF ,or in the NBA Finals ( like the Sacramento Kings, or the Detroit Pistons , etc,etc,…) , have not gotten over their losses ! Move on people, and revert to pristine and orthodox Islam , for your true and real salvations !
@@sidibouchrit who are you talking to? lol…. i’m not a fan of either team… i just saw that they made bad decisions at the end…. you’re very weird aren’t you? lol
@@Realistic316 , Hell NO ! I am in no way , shape ,or form, a weirdo ; To the contrary , and at the risk of sounding snobbish or self-righteous, I am truly “ The ne plus ultra “ ! So what the freaking freak are you talking about ? As I was referring to no one , and absolutely to NO ONE ! The Late Pistons Coach Chuck Daly should have communicated to Rodman ( and insisted) , that he was not allowed to take any shot , unless it was a 100% dunk ; Anyone, think before you talk !
Some of these plays down the stretch my goodness. Rodman with the bonehead foul and quick jump shot. Then the terrible inbounds pass to Dumar's that was a turnover. And this is the Finals
Only reason pistons won 1989 finals over lakers was injuries to Bryan Scott and magic simple as that. Both healthy lakers win three straight chips to end 1980s
Great game... But can you believe at the most important point it was a missed three by Laimbeer, and a missed jumper by rodman that lost it for the Pistons? It should have been Isaiah and Dumars taking those shots.
Has an 11 year old watching this at the time, but looking back on it now Detroit should’ve benched Isaiah and started Vinny Microwave. And I thought Detroit got hosed in game six on the foul against Lambier and the crowd being on the court at the end of this game.
Now I am a Lakers fan and I am from LA, but wasn't there a foul at the last 2 seconds of the game? I saw that game live and for over 35 years I have been wondering about that. Well, the Lakers were up by 3 at the time, and there was no "3 free throw" rule at the time. So even if the Pistons made the 2 free throws, the Lakers would still have the ball with 2 or maybe 1 second to go. The result might very well be identical. But again, shouldn't the game be stopped at the 2 second mark?
Your facts are wrong. 1-Had the refs called a technical foul on LA for too many players on the court, Detroit shoots a T and gets the ball at mid court. 2-a made T cuts the lead to 2, Detroit gets the ball at mid court and there still is 2 seconds left to tie the game or shoot a 3 for the win .
Fools love to use the excuse that Scott and Magic were injured in 1989. They got lucky that the most important game in 1988, they played a hurt Isiah Thomas.
This was really the last hurrah for the Showtime Lakers. Even though Magic upped his game and was probably the best player in the world the following 2 seasons, Kareem got old and they really didn't find a suitable replacement. They were great, but weren't going to win it all without a decent center. Vlade Divac just wasn't it.
rodman botched (sabotaged?) a possible victory for detroit: at [[13:29]] he fouls magic johnson which makes zero sense strategy-wise. then at [[14:10]] dennis throws up a wild outside jump shot that misses badly instead of passing it off to dumars (whose wide open) you can actually hear on the audio dumars shouting to rodman to throw him the ball, and a few seconds later angry chuck dailey is livid talking to versace about rodman's appalling stupidity
Mi pregunta es: por que el jugador de Detroit habilita el juego?, si el reloj esta detenido en 2 segundos cuando la gente invade la cancha; creo que se apresuro al sacar, deberia haber pedido tiempo muerto o pedir al arbitro que saque a la gente de la cancha, para que se pueda terminar el partido. Esa es mi opinion.
pistons deserved the win! for me they're the real champs of 1988-1990 you can see how people invaded the stadium when the game didn't end and pistons could still win it. you can see how many spoiled "fouls" were called on the favour of lakers, they were spoon-fed because they're "lakers"! in fact pistons won the following 1989, 1990 so for sure it just secures and proves my point even furtherer!
Rodman ruined this great fight and performance from his team with that terribly ill advised shot. I never knew he ruined these finals lol no wonder he said fuck offense and worked on defense and rebounding
magic johnson was 1988 finals mvp not worthy magic was better the all series worthy was god only in one game game 7 magic was better in ther playoff and in the champions series
so lame. everyone know there was no foul in game 5 and the series was over. one of at least two championships gifted to the lakers by the ref's. NBA is a joke.
That ending was insane. Not the plays themself necessarily, but the fact that with two seconds to go and a three point difference, dozens of people are already invading the court. Unthinkable nowadays.
That's why you keep playing. Don't worry about the people.
Yess! I was thinking the same thing…..game 7 as well….chaotic ending🔥
Devastating for the pistons though to get that close
And Laimbeer didn’t inbound the ball past a 5 count. Should’ve been a violation
David Stern made changes to crowd control that offseason. The 1989 Finals to present day has never had that same problem again
Michael Cooper was a vital part of all 5 of their titles. He's so underrated and his #21 should be in the rafters.
everyone know there was no foul in game 5 and the series was over. one of at least two championships gifted to the lakers by the ref's. NBA is a joke.
i 💙the coop-a- loop!
I was just remembering the same thing. Cooper was a seriously important piece to those runs and is rarely spoken about.
@@nunyabiz1780refs been rigging games for the damn lakers since the 80s ridiculous
@@michaelsevilla3697
This game was when I became a bona-fide 'Lakers Girl.' It was one of the best games the Lakers ever played! I still feel that Magic, Kareem, Worthy, Scott, and AC are the epitome of a DreamTeam! 💜 💛
Man, you guys were great. I grew up a Bulls fan. And I must admit, we would have never reached the unprecedented heights we reached without going through you guys, the Celtics & Pistons.
Respect forever.
pistons deserved the win! for me they're the real champs of 1988-1990
you can see how people invaded the stadium when the game didn't end and pistons could still win it.
you can see how many spoiled "fouls" were called on the favour of lakers, they were spoon-fed because they're "lakers"!
in fact pistons won the following 1989, 1990 so for sure it just secures and proves my point even furtherer!
Kinda fitting you became a Laker fan on one of their most blatantly rigged wins lol
Adrian Dantley, one of the most underrated players ever
Team won after they traded him though, team was better with a worse player in his spot
The crowd was on court before time had run out. 😯
That was no fair for the Pistons. The crowd made them not get that last shot.
@@hectorlopez1069 A shocker as we say here in England .
Thank you for mentioning that! It rarely if EVER comes up because it was the saintly Lakers repeating. As a Piston fan I remember watching this and getting very angry. This would not happen today. Who knows if the Pistons could’ve sunk a three or not? Then it would’ve been the beginning of a Piston threepeat!
@@kenmcneillmusic1699 Yeh I remember watching it here in England. David stern certainly did not want the bad boys to win it that year the Announcer never said anything either.
I see that Laimbeer throws a long pass with 2 seconds left and the Lakers intercept it. Game over.
It's just incredible how the Pistons are not allowed to play for a 3 point shot with 2 seconds remaining. Crowd already invading the court!
After this, the bad boys win back to back championships.
everyone know there was no foul in game 5 and the series was over. one of at least two championships gifted to the lakers by the ref's. NBA is a joke.
@@nunyabiz17801-800 Waaahhhh!
@@nunyabiz1780How about stop James Worthy and you don’t need to worry about that.
Y after that the Bad Boys got their butts kicked in the 1991 ECFS against the Bulls, and never recovered until a new generation won in the 21st Century.
What's your point?
Now THAT was a beautiful series!! I'm proud of BOTH teams. #GoldenEra!!
Even as a Laker fan I would have protested the end of that game …we’ve seen people make threes from full court with less time .
No you wouldn’t have you liar
8:22 man, that crowd going CRAZY when a really wahsed-up Kareem finally scored his first 2 points makes me really emotional. Especially because of his signature skyhook. Old dog bites one more time.
Turns out, Kareem only scored 4 points in that game.
Max his presence was really reason lakers won back to back titles
Club going crazy, throwing out stacks
It was Hot that year. Watching this again here on TH-cam, I get those vibes of being back of that year and I recalled the heat that day. But this series was hot as well. Ishia Thomas broken ankle and his awe dropping Fade Away 3 POINTER AT THE BASELINE, Im a Laker fan too.
Oh, and the Microwave was on, duh>? He was on FIRE, but not sure this game.?>
The cameraman was on the court as Lambeer threw the ball in! lol what a joke the refs
Pistons got screwed by the crowd
everyone know there was no foul in game 5 and the series was over. one of at least two championships gifted to the lakers by the ref's. NBA is a joke.
Man looking back, Detroit really got hosed by the refs here allowing the crowd to do what they did.
Lakers got hosed because on the last play, Laimbeer had the ball for more than a 5 count. Should’ve been a violation
Wasn't he fouled?
Got hosed in game 6 as well
エイドリアン・ダントリーのローポストムーブ
ウォージーの信じられない速さと勝負強さ
第6戦足首を捻挫したのに根性で出てくるアイゼイア
インサイドの弱さをベンチから出てきて救うマイカル・トンプソン
などなど素晴らしい試合と結末でテープが擦り切れるまで見ました。
試合前のintroducingでのチャック・ハーンの声とレインビアのブーイング何するものぞとの気合い
何回観ても痺れる
Back when Detroit Pistons were competitive unlike today.
Forgot the 2004 nba basketball 🏆 champion
@@Loydstardeli2017 No I didn't. I was just focusing on the bad boys era.
These years and MJ were the golden age of b'ball
I was a sophomore in college. So long ago. 55 years old now
Kurt Rambis was another underrated hero
I loved Kurt, but AC Green was a superimproved version of him. The real unsung hero of the back-to-back champion Lakers.
1988 champs lakers #LakerGang💛💜💪
Forum was great arena wish that Lakers back here,just two games in season
it shows how underrated of a player Worthy really was. Imagine Rodman had to get help to defend him at the low block. Worthy was really a matchup nightmare for any opposing defender. He was too strong foran SF to guard and to quick for a PF. If he had been healthy on 91, he would have taken Pippen to school and force MJ to put up 60 for them to win.
everyone know there was no foul in game 5 and the series was over. one of at least two championships gifted to the lakers by the ref's. NBA is a joke.
James Worthy > Pippin
That’s true!
Worthy wasnt or isn't underrated. He wasn't a good 3 point shooter.
And Detroit didn’t had time out left 😊
Can't they stop Jones. He does that one move all day.
This was so satisfying. Talk about sour grapes, the Lakers earned and won this fair and SQUARE. Big games James! Greatest historic dynasty EVER now.
*THE REFEREES STOLE THAT FINAL SERIES FROM THE PISTONS.*
*DETROIT SHOULD HAVE BEEN NBA CHAMPION THAT YEAR 1988.*
true story
This excuse is over used now. No one can handle a loss anymore.
@@ryan49er1 bro I agree but the lakers were literally handed phantom fouls for nothing and refs let people on the court which interfered with laimbers pass and they let magic foul and didn't do anything about it. That championship was complete BS.
Nothing but facts!
@@MasteRgamer-mk5bp There's always a hold on every play in Football....Pistons got away with a lot during their prime .
greatest game
everyone know there was no foul in game 5 and the series was over. one of at least two championships gifted to the lakers by the ref's. NBA is a joke.
The Pistons' last playoff series loss until the 1991 NBA Eastern Conference Finals against the Chicago Bulls.
everyone know there was no foul in game 5 and the series was over. one of at least two championships gifted to the lakers by the ref's. NBA is a joke.
you mean after the NBA change the rules because the pistons were too good?
@@nunyabiz1780 Facts
@@nunyabiz1780 you are a weirdo
The Pistons were THAT close (they most likely should have won game 6 of this series) to being the 1st team since Russell's Celtics to win 3 in a row.
Bro the foul @7:43 got me 😂
❤️ L.A. 2 THIS DAY#RAYE,196O
I was actually kinda pulling for Detroit but it worked out pretty good that LA won it since that put Magic a full TWO 💍s ahead of Bird. 💪😊
This would never be allowed now with people on the court before the game is over, especially in a close game like that.
Pat Riley sprinting off the court like he stole something,they did the title pistons got hosed bad
The Pistons got revenge....they swept the Lakers the next year....
Lots of contacts in this game can be called flagrant in today's NBA games.
everyone know there was no foul in game 5 and the series was over. one of at least two championships gifted to the lakers by the ref's. NBA is a joke.
Man when the basketball is still a man’s game
Philippines and thailand, going be the scrimmage game's!
K ekipo y k recuerdos magic Johnson byron Scott james worthty ac green y Kareen y de 6 hombre michael cooper
It sucks Isiah had that ankle injury. I would've loved to seen him healthy in this Game 7.
I would have loved to see MAgic and Scott healthy in 1989 ... maybe the wrong team won each year?
@@NameCallingIsWeakyou do know Detroit was 6-0 against them that year and Scott lost the 2 games he played and Magic Johnson lost the 4 games he played.
Detroit's guards dominated them all 6 games that year
Keep the excuses coming.
13:53 Pistons down 3 points… a big guy takes a 3 pointer?…. next possession Rodman takes a jumper?….. what kind of decision making was that?
Laimbeer could nail that shot on a regular basis.....Rodman had no business taking shots but he would drop them every now and then.
@@mariohenley716 yea i hear yah…. but they definitely could have at least tried setting up better shots than that….and then if they couldn’t, then kick it out to Bill for a 3 point attempt
I am truly amazed , at how all these Lakers ‘ haters ,whose teams were trounced by the. Lakers in either the WCF ,or in the NBA Finals ( like the Sacramento Kings, or the Detroit Pistons , etc,etc,…) , have not gotten over their losses ! Move on people, and revert to pristine and orthodox Islam , for your true and real salvations !
@@sidibouchrit who are you talking to? lol…. i’m not a fan of either team… i just saw that they made bad decisions at the end…. you’re very weird aren’t you? lol
@@Realistic316 , Hell NO ! I am in no way , shape ,or form, a weirdo ; To the contrary , and at the risk of sounding snobbish or self-righteous, I am truly “ The ne plus ultra “ ! So what the freaking freak are you talking about ? As I was referring to no one , and absolutely to NO ONE !
The Late Pistons Coach Chuck Daly should have communicated to Rodman ( and insisted) , that he was not allowed to take any shot , unless it was a 100% dunk ; Anyone, think before you talk !
Worthy was the MVP of this series
The foul call Laimbeer on jabar in game 6 was sad, whats sad is a ref cost the pistons the title
Some of these plays down the stretch my goodness. Rodman with the bonehead foul and quick jump shot. Then the terrible inbounds pass to Dumar's that was a turnover. And this is the Finals
That’s my team 😍
lost several years off of my life that game. lost several off of game 6 as well first team in 19 years to go back to back
everyone know there was no foul in game 5 and the series was over. one of at least two championships gifted to the lakers by the ref's. NBA is a joke.
I had forgotten how good sally was
The ref did make a call, on at the end of the clock dont know if was foul or something else
everyone know there was no foul in game 5 and the series was over. one of at least two championships gifted to the lakers by the ref's. NBA is a joke.
Detroit got their revenge the next year 💪🏼
Only reason pistons won 1989 finals over lakers was injuries to Bryan Scott and magic simple as that. Both healthy lakers win three straight chips to end 1980s
@@seanfelder3977 … Nah, Detroit would have won that series regardless, they were locked, it was their time …
Great game... But can you believe at the most important point it was a missed three by Laimbeer, and a missed jumper by rodman that lost it for the Pistons? It should have been Isaiah and Dumars taking those shots.
BIG GAME JAMES!!!
That '88 Pistons team was completely hosed.
Has an 11 year old watching this at the time, but looking back on it now Detroit should’ve benched Isaiah and started Vinny Microwave. And I thought Detroit got hosed in game six on the foul against Lambier and the crowd being on the court at the end of this game.
I was 10 when I watched this LIVE....I'm a Laker FAN and yes Isiah was TRIPPED at the end, but OH WELL!!!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Not gon lie, I know that Lambier 3 had them shook lol
They were shock from that three
everyone know there was no foul in game 5 and the series was over. one of at least two championships gifted to the lakers by the ref's. NBA is a joke.
Now I am a Lakers fan and I am from LA, but wasn't there a foul at the last 2 seconds of the game? I saw that game live and for over 35 years I have been wondering about that. Well, the Lakers were up by 3 at the time, and there was no "3 free throw" rule at the time. So even if the Pistons made the 2 free throws, the Lakers would still have the ball with 2 or maybe 1 second to go. The result might very well be identical. But again, shouldn't the game be stopped at the 2 second mark?
You never know. Pat knew what could happen. Make the first and miss the second intentionally.
Your facts are wrong.
1-Had the refs called a technical foul on LA for too many players on the court, Detroit shoots a T and gets the ball at mid court.
2-a made T cuts the lead to 2, Detroit gets the ball at mid court and there still is 2 seconds left to tie the game or shoot a 3 for the win .
Fools love to use the excuse that Scott and Magic were injured in 1989.
They got lucky that the most important game in 1988, they played a hurt Isiah Thomas.
Is she Farrah Fawcett? 3:21
That last 5 seconds by Magic is so underrated. Heads up Court long pass for the layup and steal/foul no chance for Isaiah to try to tie 1 second left.
looked like he fouled Isiah and then he waved at the crowd...yeah that was brilliant basketball.
Shoot one. Miss the next at the line. You can tie it. Riley and Magic ended the game before it was over.
This was really the last hurrah for the Showtime Lakers. Even though Magic upped his game and was probably the best player in the world the following 2 seasons, Kareem got old and they really didn't find a suitable replacement. They were great, but weren't going to win it all without a decent center. Vlade Divac just wasn't it.
Did they know they could shoot 3s?
I only like The Showtime Lakers...😊
rodman botched (sabotaged?) a possible victory for detroit: at [[13:29]] he fouls magic johnson which makes zero sense strategy-wise. then at [[14:10]] dennis throws up a wild outside jump shot that misses badly instead of passing it off to dumars (whose wide open) you can actually hear on the audio dumars shouting to rodman to throw him the ball, and a few seconds later angry chuck dailey is livid talking to versace about rodman's appalling stupidity
I said same what is Jeanne buss waiting on the lakers franchise needs to retire Michael coopers jersy asap. Huge part of the showtime era of 1980s
Laimbeer 3 points before the end
Mi pregunta es: por que el jugador de Detroit habilita el juego?, si el reloj esta detenido en 2 segundos cuando la gente invade la cancha; creo que se apresuro al sacar, deberia haber pedido tiempo muerto o pedir al arbitro que saque a la gente de la cancha, para que se pueda terminar el partido. Esa es mi opinion.
Phantom foul game six...
I h8 that Dantley missed out on 2 rings.
pistons deserved the win! for me they're the real champs of 1988-1990
you can see how people invaded the stadium when the game didn't end and pistons could still win it.
you can see how many spoiled "fouls" were called on the favour of lakers, they were spoon-fed because they're "lakers"!
in fact pistons won the following 1989, 1990 so for sure it just secures and proves my point even furtherer!
Yugoslavia vs Los Angeles Lakers, 1988
Vlade divac vs Los Angeles Lakers
Vlade divac was getting ready to play for the Lakers.
I loved that 2010 30 for 30, once brothers.
everyone know there was no foul in game 5 and the series was over. one of at least two championships gifted to the lakers by the ref's. NBA is a joke.
4-2 Detroit
Rodman ruined this great fight and performance from his team with that terribly ill advised shot. I never knew he ruined these finals lol no wonder he said fuck offense and worked on defense and rebounding
It should have been the Celtics
If Pistons won in 88, they would have been the first to threepeat.
TERRIBLE shot by Rodman at :41.
everyone know there was no foul in game 5 and the series was over. one of at least two championships gifted to the lakers by the ref's. NBA is a joke.
@nunyabiz1780 u mean the foul at the end of game 6.....the Pistons won game 5
The bigest robery in history of bball
magic johnson was 1988 finals mvp not worthy magic was better the all series worthy was god only in one game game 7 magic was better in ther playoff and in the champions series
nope...worthy was
Worthy was putting in work that series ..... He was killing my Pistons on the low block
@@mariohenley716 word
everyone know there was no foul in game 5 and the series was over. one of at least two championships gifted to the lakers by the ref's. NBA is a joke.
WORTHY DESERVED THE 1988 NBA FINALS MVP BECAUSE NOBODY ON THE BAD BOYS DETROIT PISTONS TEAM COULD GUARD BIG GAME JAMES WORTHY ONE ON ONE.
Game was not over
pistons got fouled but crowd already on the court
That's the shittiest ending for an NBA Finals I've ever seen
Very corrupt nba finals.
I hate those long white socks…
😂
so lame. everyone know there was no foul in game 5 and the series was over. one of at least two championships gifted to the lakers by the ref's. NBA is a joke.
Bull SHIT😂
lakers cheated. the nba cheated
BIG GAME JAMES 🎉