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1989β90 NBA season | |
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League | National Basketball Association |
Sport | Basketball |
Duration | November 3, 1989 β April 22, 1990 April 26 β June 3, 1990 (Playoffs) June 5 β 14, 1990 (Finals) |
Number of teams | 27 |
TV partner(s) | CBS, TBS, TNT |
Draft | |
Top draft pick | Pervis Ellison |
Picked by | Sacramento Kings |
Regular season | |
Top seed | Los Angeles Lakers |
Season MVP | Magic Johnson ( L.A. Lakers) |
Top scorer | Michael Jordan ( Chicago) |
Playoffs | |
Eastern champions | Detroit Pistons |
Eastern runners-up | Chicago Bulls |
Western champions | Portland Trail Blazers |
Western runners-up | Phoenix Suns |
Finals | |
Champions | Detroit Pistons |
Runners-up | Portland Trail Blazers |
Finals MVP | Isiah Thomas ( Detroit) |
The 1989β90 NBA season was the 44th season of the National Basketball Association. The season ended with the Detroit Pistons winning their second consecutive NBA Championship, beating the Portland Trail Blazers 4 games to 1 in the NBA Finals. It was also the Pistons' second NBA title overall.
Offseason | ||
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Team | 1988β89 coach | 1989β90 coach |
Chicago Bulls | Doug Collins | Phil Jackson |
Minnesota Timberwolves | Expansion | Bill Musselman |
New Jersey Nets | Willis Reed | Bill Fitch |
New York Knicks | Rick Pitino | Stu Jackson |
Orlando Magic | Expansion | Matt Guokas |
In-season | ||
Team | Outgoing coach | Incoming coach |
Sacramento Kings | Jerry Reynolds | Dick Motta |
Dallas Mavericks | John MacLeod | Richie Adubato |
Charlotte Hornets | Dick Harter | Gene Littles |
W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | |
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y- Philadelphia 76ers | 53 | 29 | .646 | β | 34β7 | 19β22 | 19β7 |
x- Boston Celtics | 52 | 30 | .634 | 1 | 30β11 | 22β19 | 19β7 |
x- New York Knicks | 45 | 37 | .549 | 8 | 29β12 | 16β25 | 17β9 |
Washington Bullets | 31 | 51 | .378 | 22 | 20β21 | 11β30 | 10β16 |
Miami Heat | 18 | 64 | .220 | 35 | 11β30 | 7β34 | 4β22 |
New Jersey Nets | 17 | 65 | .207 | 36 | 13β28 | 4β37 | 9β17 |
W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | |
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y- Detroit Pistons | 59 | 23 | .720 | β | 35β6 | 24β17 | 22β8 |
x- Chicago Bulls | 55 | 27 | .671 | 4 | 36β5 | 19β22 | 20β10 |
x- Milwaukee Bucks | 44 | 38 | .537 | 15 | 27β14 | 17β24 | 14β16 |
x- Cleveland Cavaliers | 42 | 40 | .512 | 17 | 27β14 | 15β26 | 14β16 |
x- Indiana Pacers | 42 | 40 | .512 | 17 | 28β13 | 14β27 | 16β14 |
Atlanta Hawks | 41 | 41 | .500 | 18 | 25β16 | 16β25 | 15β15 |
Orlando Magic | 18 | 64 | .220 | 41 | 12β29 | 6β35 | 4β26 |
W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | |
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y- San Antonio Spurs | 56 | 26 | .683 | β | 34β7 | 22β19 | 19β9 |
x- Utah Jazz | 55 | 27 | .671 | 1 | 36β5 | 19β22 | 21β7 |
x- Dallas Mavericks | 47 | 35 | .573 | 9 | 30β11 | 17β24 | 17β11 |
x- Denver Nuggets | 43 | 39 | .524 | 13 | 28β13 | 15β26 | 15β13 |
x- Houston Rockets | 41 | 41 | .500 | 15 | 31β10 | 10β31 | 13β15 |
Minnesota Timberwolves | 22 | 60 | .268 | 34 | 17β24 | 5β36 | 6β22 |
Charlotte Hornets | 19 | 63 | .232 | 37 | 13β28 | 6β35 | 7β21 |
W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | |
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y- Los Angeles Lakers | 63 | 19 | .768 | β | 37β4 | 26β15 | 22β6 |
x- Portland Trail Blazers | 59 | 23 | .720 | 4 | 35β6 | 24β17 | 20β8 |
x- Phoenix Suns | 54 | 28 | .659 | 9 | 32β9 | 22β19 | 20β8 |
Seattle SuperSonics | 41 | 41 | .500 | 22 | 30β11 | 11β30 | 11β17 |
Golden State Warriors | 37 | 45 | .451 | 26 | 27β14 | 10β31 | 11β17 |
Los Angeles Clippers | 30 | 52 | .366 | 33 | 20β21 | 10β31 | 7β21 |
Sacramento Kings | 23 | 59 | .280 | 40 | 16β25 | 7β34 | 7β21 |
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Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
1 | c- Detroit Pistons | 59 | 23 | .720 | β |
2 | y- Philadelphia 76ers | 53 | 29 | .646 | 6 |
3 | x- Chicago Bulls | 55 | 27 | .671 | 4 |
4 | x- Boston Celtics | 52 | 30 | .634 | 7 |
5 | x- New York Knicks | 45 | 37 | .549 | 14 |
6 | x- Milwaukee Bucks | 44 | 38 | .537 | 15 |
7 | x- Cleveland Cavaliers | 42 | 40 | .512 | 17 |
8 | x- Indiana Pacers | 42 | 40 | .512 | 17 |
9 | Atlanta Hawks | 41 | 41 | .500 | 18 |
10 | Washington Bullets | 31 | 51 | .378 | 28 |
11 | Miami Heat | 18 | 64 | .220 | 41 |
12 | Orlando Magic | 18 | 64 | .220 | 41 |
13 | New Jersey Nets | 17 | 65 | .207 | 42 |
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Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
1 | z- Los Angeles Lakers | 63 | 19 | .768 | β |
2 | y- San Antonio Spurs | 56 | 26 | .683 | 7 |
3 | x- Portland Trail Blazers | 59 | 23 | .720 | 4 |
4 | x- Utah Jazz | 55 | 27 | .671 | 8 |
5 | x- Phoenix Suns | 54 | 28 | .659 | 9 |
6 | x- Dallas Mavericks | 47 | 35 | .573 | 16 |
7 | x- Denver Nuggets | 43 | 39 | .524 | 20 |
8 | x- Houston Rockets | 41 | 41 | .500 | 22 |
9 | Seattle SuperSonics | 41 | 41 | .500 | 22 |
10 | Golden State Warriors | 37 | 45 | .451 | 26 |
11 | Los Angeles Clippers | 30 | 52 | .366 | 33 |
12 | Sacramento Kings | 23 | 59 | .280 | 40 |
13 | Minnesota Timberwolves | 22 | 60 | .268 | 41 |
14 | Charlotte Hornets | 19 | 63 | .232 | 44 |
Notes
Teams in bold advanced to the next round. The numbers to the left of each team indicate the team's seeding in its conference, and the numbers to the right indicate the number of games the team won in that round. The division champions are marked by an asterisk. Home court advantage does not necessarily belong to the higher-seeded team, but instead the team with the better regular season record; teams enjoying the home advantage are shown in italics.
First Round | Conference Semifinals | Conference Finals | NBA Finals | ||||||||||||||||
E1 | Detroit* | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
E8 | Indiana | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
E1 | Detroit* | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
E5 | New York | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
E4 | Boston | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
E5 | New York | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
E1 | Detroit* | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
Eastern Conference | |||||||||||||||||||
E3 | Chicago | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
E3 | Chicago | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
E6 | Milwaukee | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
E3 | Chicago | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
E2 | Philadelphia* | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
E2 | Philadelphia* | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
E7 | Cleveland | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
E1 | Detroit* | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
W3 | Portland | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
W1 | LA Lakers* | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
W8 | Houston | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
W1 | LA Lakers* | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
W5 | Phoenix | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
W4 | Utah | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
W5 | Phoenix | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
W5 | Phoenix | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
Western Conference | |||||||||||||||||||
W3 | Portland | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
W3 | Portland | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
W6 | Dallas | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
W3 | Portland | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
W2 | San Antonio* | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
W2 | San Antonio* | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
W7 | Denver | 0 |
Category | Player | Team | Stat |
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Points per game | Michael Jordan | Chicago Bulls | 33.6 |
Rebounds per game | Akeem Olajuwon | Houston Rockets | 14.0 |
Assists per game | John Stockton | Utah Jazz | 14.5 |
Steals per game | Michael Jordan | Chicago Bulls | 2.77 |
Blocks per game | Akeem Olajuwon | Houston Rockets | 4.59 |
FG% | Mark West | Phoenix Suns | .625 |
FT% | Larry Bird | Boston Celtics | .930 |
3FG% | Steve Kerr | Cleveland Cavaliers | .507 |
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The following players were named NBA Player of the Week.
The following players were named NBA Player of the Month.
Month | Player |
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November | Patrick Ewing ( New York Knicks) |
December | Michael Jordan ( Chicago Bulls) |
January | Karl Malone ( Utah Jazz) |
February | Magic Johnson ( Los Angeles Lakers) |
March | Michael Jordan ( Chicago Bulls) |
April | Akeem Olajuwon ( Houston Rockets) |
The following players were named NBA Rookie of the Month.
Month | Rookie |
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November | David Robinson ( San Antonio Spurs) |
December | David Robinson ( San Antonio Spurs) |
January | David Robinson ( San Antonio Spurs) |
February | David Robinson ( San Antonio Spurs) |
March | David Robinson ( San Antonio Spurs) |
April | David Robinson ( San Antonio Spurs) |
The following coaches were named NBA Coach of the Month.
Month | Coach |
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November | Dick Versace ( Indiana Pacers) |
December | Stu Jackson ( New York Knicks) |
January | Jim Lynam ( Philadelphia 76ers) |
February | Cotton Fitzsimmons ( Phoenix Suns) |
March | Rick Adelman ( Portland Trail Blazers) |
April | Jimmy Rodgers ( Boston Celtics) |
This article needs additional citations for
verification. (January 2024) |
1989β90 NBA season | |
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League | National Basketball Association |
Sport | Basketball |
Duration | November 3, 1989 β April 22, 1990 April 26 β June 3, 1990 (Playoffs) June 5 β 14, 1990 (Finals) |
Number of teams | 27 |
TV partner(s) | CBS, TBS, TNT |
Draft | |
Top draft pick | Pervis Ellison |
Picked by | Sacramento Kings |
Regular season | |
Top seed | Los Angeles Lakers |
Season MVP | Magic Johnson ( L.A. Lakers) |
Top scorer | Michael Jordan ( Chicago) |
Playoffs | |
Eastern champions | Detroit Pistons |
Eastern runners-up | Chicago Bulls |
Western champions | Portland Trail Blazers |
Western runners-up | Phoenix Suns |
Finals | |
Champions | Detroit Pistons |
Runners-up | Portland Trail Blazers |
Finals MVP | Isiah Thomas ( Detroit) |
The 1989β90 NBA season was the 44th season of the National Basketball Association. The season ended with the Detroit Pistons winning their second consecutive NBA Championship, beating the Portland Trail Blazers 4 games to 1 in the NBA Finals. It was also the Pistons' second NBA title overall.
Offseason | ||
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Team | 1988β89 coach | 1989β90 coach |
Chicago Bulls | Doug Collins | Phil Jackson |
Minnesota Timberwolves | Expansion | Bill Musselman |
New Jersey Nets | Willis Reed | Bill Fitch |
New York Knicks | Rick Pitino | Stu Jackson |
Orlando Magic | Expansion | Matt Guokas |
In-season | ||
Team | Outgoing coach | Incoming coach |
Sacramento Kings | Jerry Reynolds | Dick Motta |
Dallas Mavericks | John MacLeod | Richie Adubato |
Charlotte Hornets | Dick Harter | Gene Littles |
W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | |
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y- Philadelphia 76ers | 53 | 29 | .646 | β | 34β7 | 19β22 | 19β7 |
x- Boston Celtics | 52 | 30 | .634 | 1 | 30β11 | 22β19 | 19β7 |
x- New York Knicks | 45 | 37 | .549 | 8 | 29β12 | 16β25 | 17β9 |
Washington Bullets | 31 | 51 | .378 | 22 | 20β21 | 11β30 | 10β16 |
Miami Heat | 18 | 64 | .220 | 35 | 11β30 | 7β34 | 4β22 |
New Jersey Nets | 17 | 65 | .207 | 36 | 13β28 | 4β37 | 9β17 |
W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | |
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y- Detroit Pistons | 59 | 23 | .720 | β | 35β6 | 24β17 | 22β8 |
x- Chicago Bulls | 55 | 27 | .671 | 4 | 36β5 | 19β22 | 20β10 |
x- Milwaukee Bucks | 44 | 38 | .537 | 15 | 27β14 | 17β24 | 14β16 |
x- Cleveland Cavaliers | 42 | 40 | .512 | 17 | 27β14 | 15β26 | 14β16 |
x- Indiana Pacers | 42 | 40 | .512 | 17 | 28β13 | 14β27 | 16β14 |
Atlanta Hawks | 41 | 41 | .500 | 18 | 25β16 | 16β25 | 15β15 |
Orlando Magic | 18 | 64 | .220 | 41 | 12β29 | 6β35 | 4β26 |
W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | |
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y- San Antonio Spurs | 56 | 26 | .683 | β | 34β7 | 22β19 | 19β9 |
x- Utah Jazz | 55 | 27 | .671 | 1 | 36β5 | 19β22 | 21β7 |
x- Dallas Mavericks | 47 | 35 | .573 | 9 | 30β11 | 17β24 | 17β11 |
x- Denver Nuggets | 43 | 39 | .524 | 13 | 28β13 | 15β26 | 15β13 |
x- Houston Rockets | 41 | 41 | .500 | 15 | 31β10 | 10β31 | 13β15 |
Minnesota Timberwolves | 22 | 60 | .268 | 34 | 17β24 | 5β36 | 6β22 |
Charlotte Hornets | 19 | 63 | .232 | 37 | 13β28 | 6β35 | 7β21 |
W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | |
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y- Los Angeles Lakers | 63 | 19 | .768 | β | 37β4 | 26β15 | 22β6 |
x- Portland Trail Blazers | 59 | 23 | .720 | 4 | 35β6 | 24β17 | 20β8 |
x- Phoenix Suns | 54 | 28 | .659 | 9 | 32β9 | 22β19 | 20β8 |
Seattle SuperSonics | 41 | 41 | .500 | 22 | 30β11 | 11β30 | 11β17 |
Golden State Warriors | 37 | 45 | .451 | 26 | 27β14 | 10β31 | 11β17 |
Los Angeles Clippers | 30 | 52 | .366 | 33 | 20β21 | 10β31 | 7β21 |
Sacramento Kings | 23 | 59 | .280 | 40 | 16β25 | 7β34 | 7β21 |
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Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
1 | c- Detroit Pistons | 59 | 23 | .720 | β |
2 | y- Philadelphia 76ers | 53 | 29 | .646 | 6 |
3 | x- Chicago Bulls | 55 | 27 | .671 | 4 |
4 | x- Boston Celtics | 52 | 30 | .634 | 7 |
5 | x- New York Knicks | 45 | 37 | .549 | 14 |
6 | x- Milwaukee Bucks | 44 | 38 | .537 | 15 |
7 | x- Cleveland Cavaliers | 42 | 40 | .512 | 17 |
8 | x- Indiana Pacers | 42 | 40 | .512 | 17 |
9 | Atlanta Hawks | 41 | 41 | .500 | 18 |
10 | Washington Bullets | 31 | 51 | .378 | 28 |
11 | Miami Heat | 18 | 64 | .220 | 41 |
12 | Orlando Magic | 18 | 64 | .220 | 41 |
13 | New Jersey Nets | 17 | 65 | .207 | 42 |
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Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
1 | z- Los Angeles Lakers | 63 | 19 | .768 | β |
2 | y- San Antonio Spurs | 56 | 26 | .683 | 7 |
3 | x- Portland Trail Blazers | 59 | 23 | .720 | 4 |
4 | x- Utah Jazz | 55 | 27 | .671 | 8 |
5 | x- Phoenix Suns | 54 | 28 | .659 | 9 |
6 | x- Dallas Mavericks | 47 | 35 | .573 | 16 |
7 | x- Denver Nuggets | 43 | 39 | .524 | 20 |
8 | x- Houston Rockets | 41 | 41 | .500 | 22 |
9 | Seattle SuperSonics | 41 | 41 | .500 | 22 |
10 | Golden State Warriors | 37 | 45 | .451 | 26 |
11 | Los Angeles Clippers | 30 | 52 | .366 | 33 |
12 | Sacramento Kings | 23 | 59 | .280 | 40 |
13 | Minnesota Timberwolves | 22 | 60 | .268 | 41 |
14 | Charlotte Hornets | 19 | 63 | .232 | 44 |
Notes
Teams in bold advanced to the next round. The numbers to the left of each team indicate the team's seeding in its conference, and the numbers to the right indicate the number of games the team won in that round. The division champions are marked by an asterisk. Home court advantage does not necessarily belong to the higher-seeded team, but instead the team with the better regular season record; teams enjoying the home advantage are shown in italics.
First Round | Conference Semifinals | Conference Finals | NBA Finals | ||||||||||||||||
E1 | Detroit* | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
E8 | Indiana | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
E1 | Detroit* | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
E5 | New York | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
E4 | Boston | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
E5 | New York | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
E1 | Detroit* | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
Eastern Conference | |||||||||||||||||||
E3 | Chicago | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
E3 | Chicago | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
E6 | Milwaukee | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
E3 | Chicago | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
E2 | Philadelphia* | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
E2 | Philadelphia* | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
E7 | Cleveland | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
E1 | Detroit* | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
W3 | Portland | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
W1 | LA Lakers* | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
W8 | Houston | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
W1 | LA Lakers* | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
W5 | Phoenix | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
W4 | Utah | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
W5 | Phoenix | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
W5 | Phoenix | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
Western Conference | |||||||||||||||||||
W3 | Portland | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
W3 | Portland | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
W6 | Dallas | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
W3 | Portland | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
W2 | San Antonio* | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
W2 | San Antonio* | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
W7 | Denver | 0 |
Category | Player | Team | Stat |
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Points per game | Michael Jordan | Chicago Bulls | 33.6 |
Rebounds per game | Akeem Olajuwon | Houston Rockets | 14.0 |
Assists per game | John Stockton | Utah Jazz | 14.5 |
Steals per game | Michael Jordan | Chicago Bulls | 2.77 |
Blocks per game | Akeem Olajuwon | Houston Rockets | 4.59 |
FG% | Mark West | Phoenix Suns | .625 |
FT% | Larry Bird | Boston Celtics | .930 |
3FG% | Steve Kerr | Cleveland Cavaliers | .507 |
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The following players were named NBA Player of the Week.
The following players were named NBA Player of the Month.
Month | Player |
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November | Patrick Ewing ( New York Knicks) |
December | Michael Jordan ( Chicago Bulls) |
January | Karl Malone ( Utah Jazz) |
February | Magic Johnson ( Los Angeles Lakers) |
March | Michael Jordan ( Chicago Bulls) |
April | Akeem Olajuwon ( Houston Rockets) |
The following players were named NBA Rookie of the Month.
Month | Rookie |
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November | David Robinson ( San Antonio Spurs) |
December | David Robinson ( San Antonio Spurs) |
January | David Robinson ( San Antonio Spurs) |
February | David Robinson ( San Antonio Spurs) |
March | David Robinson ( San Antonio Spurs) |
April | David Robinson ( San Antonio Spurs) |
The following coaches were named NBA Coach of the Month.
Month | Coach |
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November | Dick Versace ( Indiana Pacers) |
December | Stu Jackson ( New York Knicks) |
January | Jim Lynam ( Philadelphia 76ers) |
February | Cotton Fitzsimmons ( Phoenix Suns) |
March | Rick Adelman ( Portland Trail Blazers) |
April | Jimmy Rodgers ( Boston Celtics) |