Game 4, 1988-89 NBA Finals
June 13, 1989 · Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California
Game 4, 1988-89 NBA Finals: DPDetroit Pistons 105–97 Los Angeles Lakers, at Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California on June 13, 1989.
Series-clinching sweep, Detroit's first NBA championship; Joe Dumars was named Finals MVP, averaging 27.3 points on efficient shooting across the series played with Magic Johnson (hamstring) and Byron Scott (hamstring) both sidelined or limited by injury.
Box score
| LALLos Angeles Lakers starters | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Player | PTS | REB | AST |
| James Worthy | 40 | 3 | 3 |
| Michael Cooper | 11 | 3 | 9 |
| A.C. Green | 6 | 12 | 0 |
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | 7 | 3 | 3 |
| Tony Campbell | 6 | 3 | 2 |
Bench (10+ points): Orlando Woolridge (13), Mychal Thompson (11)
| DPDetroit Pistons starters | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Player | PTS | REB | AST |
| Joe Dumars | 23 | 1 | 6 |
| Rick Mahorn | 13 | 7 | 1 |
| Isiah Thomas | 14 | 3 | 5 |
| Bill Laimbeer | 16 | 6 | 2 |
| Mark Aguirre | 2 | 2 | 0 |
Bench (10+ points): Vinnie Johnson (14), James Edwards (13)
Sources
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
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