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The Lakers–Pistons rivalry is an American professional basketball rivalry between the Los Angeles Lakers and Detroit Pistons. This rivalry, which was showcased three times in the NBA Finals (1988, 1989, 2004), pitted the All-Star filled Lakers teams against the blue collar, team-first oriented Pistons squads. Despite playing the role of underdog in all three of their final round meetings with Los Angeles, Detroit enjoyed significant success against the Lakers, claiming the NBA title against them twice.

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  • The Lakers–Pistons rivalry is an American professional basketball rivalry between the Los Angeles Lakers and Detroit Pistons. This rivalry, which was showcased three times in the NBA Finals (1988, 1989, 2004), pitted the All-Star filled Lakers teams against the blue collar, team-first oriented Pistons squads. Despite playing the role of underdog in all three of their final round meetings with Los Angeles, Detroit enjoyed significant success against the Lakers, claiming the NBA title against them twice. (en)
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  • Lakers, 4 (en)
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  • 1948-12-01 (xsd:date)
  • Pistons 84, Lakers 74 (en)
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  • *Lakers, 13 *Pistons, 4 (en)
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  • 2022-11-18 (xsd:date)
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  • Lakers 128, Pistons 121 (en)
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  • Lakers–Pistons rivalry (en)
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  • 0001-12-11 (xsd:gMonthDay)
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  • Lakers, 26–21 (en)
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  • Lakers, 210–134 (en)
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  • Post-season history (en)
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  • *1950 Central Division Finals: Lakers won, 2–0 *1953 Western Division Finals: Lakers won, 3–2 *1954 Western Division Round Robin: Lakers won, 2–0 *1955 Western Division Finals: Pistons won, 3–1 *1957 Western Division Semifinals: Lakers won, 2–0 *1959 Western Division Semifinals: Lakers won, 2–1 *1960 Western Division Semifinals: Lakers won, 2–0 *1961 Western Division Semifinals: Lakers won, 3–2 *1962 Western Division Finals: Lakers won, 4–2 *1988 NBA Finals: Lakers won, 4–3 *1989 NBA Finals: Pistons won, 4–0 *2004 NBA Finals: Pistons won, 4–1 (en)
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  • Lakers, 237–155 (en)
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  • Detroit Pistons (en)
  • Los Angeles Lakers (en)
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  • Los Angeles Lakers Wordmark Logo 2001-current.svg (en)
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  • Detroit pistons wordmark.gif (en)
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  • NBA championship teams (en)
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  • The Lakers–Pistons rivalry is an American professional basketball rivalry between the Los Angeles Lakers and Detroit Pistons. This rivalry, which was showcased three times in the NBA Finals (1988, 1989, 2004), pitted the All-Star filled Lakers teams against the blue collar, team-first oriented Pistons squads. Despite playing the role of underdog in all three of their final round meetings with Los Angeles, Detroit enjoyed significant success against the Lakers, claiming the NBA title against them twice. (en)
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  • Lakers–Pistons rivalry (en)
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