In the 88 NBA the Angeles Lakers win their second consecutive league by sweating blood, sweat and tears in seven exciting games including comeback against the bad boys of the NBA, the Detroit Pistons bad boys. 4-3 for the angels

Angeles Lakers 
*Johnson – 21.1p, 13.0a, 5.7r.
*Scott – 18.9p, 4.9r.
*Worthy – 22.0p, 7.4r.
*Green – 10.0p, 8.7r.
*Abdul-Jabbar – 13.1p, 4.1r.
Cooper – 3.7p, 2.1a.
Campbell – 4.0p. (2)
Matthews – 1.5p. (4)
Rambis – 1.2p, 1.6r. (5)
Thompson – 7.0p, 4.6r.
Smrek – 0.0p, 1.0r. (2)
Wagner – 0.0p. (2)

Detroit Pistons
*Thomas – 19.7p, 9.0a.
*Dumars – 13.4p, 4.6a.
*Dantley – 21.3p, 5.0r.
*Rodman – 7.9p, 6.9r.
*Laimbeer – 10.9p, 8.9r.
Johnson – 11.0p, 3.7r.
Russell – 0.6p. (3)
Mahorn – 3.3p, 2.4r.
Salley – 7.1p, 6.3r.
Edwards – 7.0p, 3.0r.
Lewis – 0.6p, 1.0r. (3)
Nevitt – 2p, 2r. (1)

To reach the final they eliminated …
Angeles Lakers – San Antonio Spurs (3-0), Utah Jazz (4-3), Dallas Mavericks (4-3)
Detroit Pistons – Washington Bullets (3-0), Chicago Bulls (4-1), Boston Celtics (4-2)