{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"CLNS Media","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.clnsmedia.com","author_name":"Nick Gelso","author_url":"https:\/\/www.clnsmedia.com\/author\/nickgelso\/","title":"The 'Bad Boys' vs Showtime Lakers: Why the Pistons' Backcourt Trio Reigns Supreme - CLNS Media","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"r20WucW96W\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clnsmedia.com\/vinnie-johnson-isiah-thomas-joe-dumars-magic-johnson-michael-cooper-byron-scott-lakers-pistons\/\">The &#8216;Bad Boys&#8217; vs Showtime Lakers: Why the Pistons&#8217; Backcourt Trio Reigns Supreme<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.clnsmedia.com\/vinnie-johnson-isiah-thomas-joe-dumars-magic-johnson-michael-cooper-byron-scott-lakers-pistons\/embed\/#?secret=r20WucW96W\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;The &#8216;Bad Boys&#8217; vs Showtime Lakers: Why the Pistons&#8217; Backcourt Trio Reigns Supreme&#8221; &#8212; CLNS Media\" data-secret=\"r20WucW96W\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/www.clnsmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_1572-scaled.jpg","thumbnail_width":2560,"thumbnail_height":667,"description":"This article delves into the debate of which backcourt trio was the best in NBA history. While Magic Johnson, Byron Scott, and Michael Cooper of the Lakers are often considered the greatest, the article argues that Isiah Thomas, Joe Dumars, and Vinnie Johnson of the Pistons deserve more recognition for their toughness, resilience, and success. The article examines the skills and accomplishments of each trio and ultimately concludes that the Pistons' trio was the better backcourt of the two."}