Lakers–Pistons rivalry
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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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First meeting | December 1, 1948 Pistons 84, Lakers 74 |
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Latest meeting | February 13, 2024 Lakers 125, Pistons 111 |
Next meeting | TBA |
Statistics | |
Meetings total | 395 |
All-time series | 240–155 (LAL) |
Regular season series | 214–134 (LAL) |
Postseason results | 26–21 (LAL) |
Longest win streak | LAL W13 |
Current win streak | LAL W7 |
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