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A painful end to the bid for a three-peat. Magic can't hide his anguish after pulling a hamstring during Game 2 of the NBA Finals on June 8, 1989, in Detroit. The Lakers lost the game, 108-105, and were swept in four games by the Pistons. Magic played only five minutes in Game 3 and sat out Game 4 with the injury. Lakers guard Byron Scott injured his hamstring before Game 1 and missed the series.

Magic hurt

( Lori Shepler / Los Angeles Times )

A painful end to the bid for a three-peat. Magic can't hide his anguish after pulling a hamstring during Game 2 of the NBA Finals on June 8, 1989, in Detroit. The Lakers lost the game, 108-105, and were swept in four games by the Pistons. Magic played only five minutes in Game 3 and sat out Game 4 with the injury. Lakers guard Byron Scott injured his hamstring before Game 1 and missed the series.

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