Nearly every prognosticator said L.A. would roll to the title; instead, the Pistons used their suffocating defense to crush the Lakers in five games.

• 几乎所有人都认为湖人队肯定会获得总冠军；相反，结果却是活塞队通过他们令人窒息的防守5场比赛击败湖人队。