1990 NBA playoffs

Postseason tournament August 2023 NBA playoffs 1990 1990NBAplayoffsofficiallogo.png 1989–90 April 26–June 14, 1990 16 Detroit Pistons 2 Portland Trail Blazers Chicago Bulls Phoenix Suns Scoring leader(s) Michael Jordan (Bulls) 36.7 PPG MVP Isiah Thomas (Pistons) 1989 1991 The 1990 NBA playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 1989–90 season. The tournament concluded with the Eastern Conference champion Detroit Pistons defeating the Western Conference champion Portland Trail Blazers 4 games to 1 in the NBA Finals. Isiah Thomas was named NBA Finals MVP. It was the Blazers' first trip to the NBA Finals since their victory in the 1977 NBA Finals. The New York Knicks fell behind 2–0 to the Boston Celtics in their first round matchup, but took the series 3–2 by winning Game 5 121–114 in Boston Garden. Prior to this, the Celtics had beaten the Knicks 26 straight at the Boston Garden. This deciding game featured a missed dunk by Larry Bird late in the fourth with the Celtics trailing by four (103–99) and a clinching 3-point basket by Patrick Ewing on a play where he chased down an errant pass by Charles Oakley on the sideline in front of the Knicks' bench and hurled up a desperation shot as the shot clock was reaching zero. The basket put the Knicks up 113-101 and essentially clinched the game and the series. The Phoenix Suns defeated the Los Angeles Lakers in a playoff series for the first time ever. It also marked the first time since 1981 that the Lakers failed to reach the Western Conference Finals, ending the longest such run since the Bill Russell-led Boston Celtics, who made the Eastern Conference Finals thirteen consecutive times between 1957 and 1969. It was the first NBA Finals to not feature the Lakers or Celtics since 1979. The Chicago Bulls lost Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Finals 93–76 in Detroit, making it the third straight year they were ousted in the playoffs by the Pistons. The Indiana Pacers made only their third playoff appearance since their NBA debut in the 1976–77 season; they proceeded to make the playoffs 16 out of the next 17 years (missing only in 1997). The Dallas Mavericks made their only playoff appearance of the decade. They did not return until 2001. Game 5 of the NBA Finals was the last NBA game to be televised on CBS. Bracket First Round Conference Semifinals Conference Finals NBA Finals Eastern Conference Western Conference E1 Detroit* 3 E8 Indiana 0 E4 Boston 2 E5 New York 3 E3 Chicago 3 E6 Milwaukee 1 E2 Philadelphia* 3 E7 Cleveland 2 W1 LA Lakers* 3 W8 Houston 1 W4 Utah 2 W5 Phoenix 3 W3 Portland 3 W6 Dallas 0 W2 San Antonio* 3 W7 Denver 0 E1 Detroit* 4 E5 New York 1 E3 Chicago 4 E2 Philadelphia* 1 W1 LA Lakers* 1 W5 Phoenix 4 W3 Portland 4 W2 San Antonio* 3 E1 Detroit* 4 E3 Chicago 3 W5 Phoenix 2 W3 Portland 4 E1 Detroit* 4 W3 Portland 1* Division winner Bold Series winner Italic Team with home-court advantage First round Eastern Conference first round (1) Detroit Pistons vs. (8) Indiana Pacers #eee April 26 Boxscore Indiana Pacers 92 Detroit Pistons 104 17–32 28–24 29–26 18–22 Detlef Schrempf 26 Detlef Schrempf 7 Vern Fleming 8 James Edwards 21 Bill Laimbeer 14 Thomas, Dumars 5 each The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, Michigan 21,454 Dan Crawford, Mike Mathis, Wally Rooney Detroit leads series, 1–0 April 28 Boxscore Indiana Pacers 87 Detroit Pistons 100 16–20 25–21 22–33 24–26 Reggie Miller 23 Chuck Person 12 Vern Fleming 7 Bill Laimbeer 22 Bill Laimbeer 11 Isiah Thomas 12 The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, Michigan 21,454 Joe Forte, Darell Garretson, Ronnie Nunn Detroit leads series, 2–0 #eee May 1 Boxscore Detroit Pistons 108 Indiana Pacers 96 26–23 28–22 28–27 26–24 Isiah Thomas 23 Bill Laimbeer 19 Isiah Thomas 9 Reggie Miller 22 LaSalle Thompson 8 Reggie Miller 4 Market Square Arena, Indianapolis, Indiana 15,301 Paul Mihalak, Jack Nies, Earl Strom Detroit wins series, 3–0 +Regular-season seriesDetroit won 4–1 in the regular-season series#fff November 8, 1989 1989 11080 IND Detroit Pistons 74 Indiana Pacers 95 Market Square Arena, Indianapolis December 9, 1989 1989 12090 DET Indiana Pacers 93 Detroit Pistons 121 The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, Michigan #fff January 5, 1990 1990 01050 DET Indiana Pacers 99 Detroit Pistons 122 The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, Michigan March 4, 1990 1990 03040 DET Indiana Pacers 105 Detroit Pistons 111 The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, Michigan #fff April 20, 1990 1990 04200 IND Detroit Pistons 121 Indiana Pacers 115 OT Market Square Arena, Indianapolis This was the first playoff meeting between the Pistons and the Pacers.https://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=DET&opp_id=IND&is_playoffs=Y Team Rivalry Finder — Detroit Pistons versus Indiana Pacers (Playoffs) basketball-reference.com May 30, 2015 (2) Philadelphia 76ers vs. (7) Cleveland Cavaliers #eee April 26 Boxscore Cleveland Cavaliers 106 Philadelphia 76ers 111 21–22 28–23 33–40 24–26 Hot Rod Williams 23 Hot Rod Williams 10 Mark Price 12 Charles Barkley 38 Charles Barkley 21 Johnny Dawkins 9 Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 15,319 Joe Forte, Darell Garretson, Tommy Nunez Sr. Philadelphia leads series, 1–0 April 29 Boxscore Cleveland Cavaliers 101 Philadelphia 76ers 107 26–32 33–24 19–26 23–25 Mark Price 27 Brad Daugherty 13 Craig Ehlo 8 Charles Barkley 32 Rick Mahorn 9 Johnny Dawkins 11 Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 18,168 Ron Garretson, Bill Oakes, Ed T. Rush Philadelphia leads series, 2–0 #eee May 1 Boxscore Philadelphia 76ers 95 Cleveland Cavaliers 122 15–32 32–28 17–35 31–27 Hersey Hawkins 19 Charles Barkley 11 Johnny Dawkins 7 Craig Ehlo 25 Ehlo, Daugherty 10 each Ehlo, Daugherty 9 each Richfield Coliseum, Richfield, Ohio 16,317 Dick Bavetta, Hugh Evans, Eddie F. Rush Philadelphia leads series, 2–1 May 3 Boxscore Philadelphia 76ers 96 Cleveland Cavaliers 108 23–34 27–26 32–26 14–22 Charles Barkley 23 Barkley, Mahorn 11 each Johnny Dawkins 10 Brad Daugherty 34 Brad Daugherty 9 Mark Price 18 Richfield Coliseum, Richfield, Ohio 17,106 Joe Crawford, Hue Hollins, Jack Nies Series tied, 2–2 #eee May 5 Boxscore Cleveland Cavaliers 97 Philadelphia 76ers 113 29–38 20–21 23–33 25–21 Brad Daugherty 25 Hot Rod Williams 13 Craig Ehlo 5 Hersey Hawkins 39 Charles Barkley 19 Johnny Dawkins 14 Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 18,168 Jess Kersey, Jack Madden, Jake O'Donnell Philadelphia wins series, 3–2 +Regular-season seriesTied 2–2 in the regular-season series#fff November 29, 1989 1989 11290 PHI Cleveland Cavaliers 84 Philadelphia 76ers 114 Spectrum, Philadelphia January 12, 1990 1990 01120 PHI Cleveland Cavaliers 113 Philadelphia 76ers 102 Spectrum, Philadelphia #fff January 23, 1990 1990 01230 CLE Philadelphia 76ers 103 Cleveland Cavaliers 88 The Coliseum, Richfield, Ohio March 13, 1990 1990 03130 CLE Philadelphia 76ers 102 Cleveland Cavaliers 119 The Coliseum, Richfield, Ohio This was the first playoff meeting between the Cavaliers and the 76ers.https://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=CLE&opp_id=PHI&is_playoffs=Y Team Rivalry Finder — Cleveland Cavaliers versus Philadelphia 76ers (Playoffs) basketball-reference.com May 30, 2015 (3) Chicago Bulls vs. (6) Milwaukee Bucks #eee April 27 Boxscore Milwaukee Bucks 97 Chicago Bulls 111 27–26 25–28 22–25 23–32 Alvin Robertson 22 Brad Lohaus 7 Jay Humphries 12 Michael Jordan 38 Scottie Pippen 10 Scottie Pippen 13 Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois 18,676 Bill Oakes, Ed T. Rush, Don Vaden Chicago leads series, 1–0 April 29 Boxscore Milwaukee Bucks 102 Chicago Bulls 109 18–33 34–18 23–28 27–30 Paul Pressey 25 Greg Anderson 10 Paul Pressey 12 Michael Jordan 36 Michael Jordan 9 Michael Jordan 11 Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois 18,676 Dan Crawford, Mike Mathis, Bill Saar Chicago leads series, 2–0 #eee May 1 Boxscore Chicago Bulls 112 Milwaukee Bucks 119 31–27 29–31 25–32 27–29 Michael Jordan 48 Horace Grant 11 Scottie Pippen 9 Alvin Robertson 38 Alvin Robertson 8 Paul Pressey 12 Bradley Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 18,575 Joe Crawford, Ron Garretson, Bennett Salvatore Chicago leads series, 2–1 May 3 Boxscore Chicago Bulls 110 Milwaukee Bucks 86 27–20 29–19 28–21 26–26 Michael Jordan 25 Horace Grant 14 Michael Jordan 5 Alvin Robertson 20 Lohaus, Anderson 8 each Alvin Robertson 4 Bradley Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 18,633 Bernie Fryer, Paul Mihalak, Jake O'Donnell Chicago wins series, 3–1 +Regular-season seriesChicago won 4–1 in the regular-season series#fff January 6, 1990 1990 01060 MIL Chicago Bulls 111 Milwaukee Bucks 118 Bradley Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin February 18, 1990 1990 02180 MIL Chicago Bulls 111 Milwaukee Bucks 88 Bradley Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin #fff February 27, 1990 1990 02270 CHI Milwaukee Bucks 96 Chicago Bulls 106 Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois March 6, 1990 1990 03060 MIL Chicago Bulls 114 Milwaukee Bucks 105 Bradley Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin #fff April 13, 1990 1990 04130 CHI Milwaukee Bucks 106 Chicago Bulls 116 Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois This was the third playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Bucks winning the first two meetings. +Previous playoff serieshttps://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=CHI&opp_id=MIL&is_playoffs=Y Team Rivalry Finder — Chicago Bulls versus Milwaukee Bucks (Playoffs) basketball-reference.com May 30, 2015Milwaukee leads 2–0 in all-time playoff series#fff 1974 Chicago Bulls 0 Milwaukee Bucks 4 1974 Western Conference Finals #fff 1985 Chicago Bulls 1 Milwaukee Bucks 3 1985 Eastern Conference First Round (4) Boston Celtics vs. (5) New York Knicks #eee April 26 Boxscore New York Knicks 105 Boston Celtics 116 30–28 29–29 21–31 25–28 Patrick Ewing 22 Patrick Ewing 9 Maurice Cheeks 9 Larry Bird 24 Larry Bird 18 Larry Bird 10 Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts 14,890 Lee Jones, Jess Kersey, Jack Madden Boston leads series, 1–0 April 28 Boxscore New York Knicks 128 Boston Celtics 157 38–41 21–33 34–42 35–41 Patrick Ewing 28 Charles Oakley 9 Gerald Wilkins 7 Kevin McHale 31 Robert Parish 16 Larry Bird 16 Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts 14,890 Paul Mihalak, Tommy Nunez Sr., Earl Strom Boston leads series, 2–0 #eee May 2 Boxscore Boston Celtics 99 New York Knicks 102 28–28 20–24 31–29 20–21 Larry Bird 31 Robert Parish 10 Larry Bird 8 Patrick Ewing 33 Patrick Ewing 19 Maurice Cheeks 11 Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York 18,212 Hue Hollins, Wally Rooney, Ed T. Rush Boston leads series, 2–1 May 4 Boxscore Boston Celtics 108 New York Knicks 135 30–36 27–29 28–32 23–38 Kevin McHale 24 Larry Bird 8 Johnson, Bagley 6 each Patrick Ewing 44 Patrick Ewing 13 Maurice Cheeks 12 Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York 18,212 Dick Bavetta, Hugh Evans, Joe Forte Series tied, 2–2 #eee May 6 Boxscore New York Knicks 121 Boston Celtics 114 24–32 26–22 37–29 34–31 Patrick Ewing 31 Charles Oakley 17 Patrick Ewing 10 Larry Bird 31 Bird, Parish 9 each Dennis Johnson 10 Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts 14,890 Darell Garretson, Mike Mathis, Jake O'Donnell New York wins series, 3–2 +Regular-season seriesBoston won 4–1 in the regular-season series#fff December 6, 1989 1989 12060 BOS New York Knicks 98 Boston Celtics 113 Boston Garden, Boston December 9, 1989 1989 12090 NYK Boston Celtics 92 New York Knicks 124 Madison Square Garden, New York City #fff January 31, 1990 1990 01310 BOS New York Knicks 91 Boston Celtics 97 Boston Garden, Boston March 24, 1990 1990 03240 NYK Boston Celtics 115 New York Knicks 110 Madison Square Garden, New York City #fff April 15, 1990 1990 04150 BOS New York Knicks 94 Boston Celtics 101 Boston Garden, Boston This was the 13th playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Celtics winning seven of the first 12 meetings. +Previous playoff serieshttps://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=BOS&opp_id=NYK&is_playoffs=Y Team Rivalry Finder — Boston Celtics versus New York Knicks (Playoffs) basketball-reference.com May 30, 2015Boston leads 7–5 in all-time playoff series#fff 1951 Boston Celtics 0 New York Knicks 2 1951 Eastern Division Semifinals #fff 1952 Boston Celtics 1 New York Knicks 2 1952 Eastern Division Semifinals #fff 1953 Boston Celtics 1 New York Knicks 3 1953 Eastern Division Finals #fff 1954 Boston Celtics 2 New York Knicks 0 1954 Eastern Division Round Robin Semifinals #fff 1955 Boston Celtics 2 New York Knicks 1 1955 Eastern Division Semifinals #fff 1967 Boston Celtics 3 New York Knicks 1 1967 Eastern Division Semifinals #fff 1969 Boston Celtics 4 New York Knicks 2 1969 Eastern Division Finals #fff 1972 Boston Celtics 1 New York Knicks 4 1972 Eastern Conference Finals #fff 1973 Boston Celtics 3 New York Knicks 4 1973 Eastern Conference Finals #fff 1974 Boston Celtics 4 New York Knicks 1 1974 Eastern Conference Finals #fff 1984 Boston Celtics 4 New York Knicks 3 1984 Eastern Conference Semifinals #fff 1988 Boston Celtics 3 New York Knicks 1 1988 Eastern Conference First Round Western Conference first round (1) Los Angeles Lakers vs. (8) Houston Rockets #eee April 27 Boxscore Houston Rockets 89 Los Angeles Lakers 101 27–21 22–22 18–26 22–32 Otis Thorpe 21 Hakeem Olajuwon 14 Sleepy Floyd 8 James Worthy 34 James Worthy 11 Magic Johnson 14 Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California 17,505 Joe Crawford, Bob Delaney, Bennett Salvatore LA Lakers lead series, 1–0 April 29 Boxscore Houston Rockets 100 Los Angeles Lakers 104 33–30 32–18 17–27 18–29 Sleepy Floyd 27 Hakeem Olajuwon 11 Sleepy Floyd 8 James Worthy 32 Magic Johnson 7 Magic Johnson 14 Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California 17,505 Dick Bavetta, Jake O'Donnell, Greg Willard LA Lakers lead series, 2–0 #eee May 1 Boxscore Los Angeles Lakers 108 Houston Rockets 114 30–31 26–29 34–32 18–22 James Worthy 26 Magic Johnson 8 Magic Johnson 18 Otis Thorpe 27 Otis Thorpe 8 Sleepy Floyd 18 The Summit, Houston, Texas 16,611 Joe Forte, Bernie Fryer, Darell Garretson LA Lakers lead series, 2–1 May 3 Boxscore Los Angeles Lakers 109 Houston Rockets 88 27–25 29–27 24–23 29–13 James Worthy 20 James Worthy 7 Magic Johnson 8 Hakeem Olajuwon 28 Hakeem Olajuwon 10 Sleepy Floyd 10 The Summit, Houston, Texas 16,611 Jim Clark, Bill Oakes, Earl Strom LA Lakers win series, 3–1 +Regular-season seriesTied 2–2 in the regular-season series#fff November 28, 1989 1989 11280 HOU Los Angeles Lakers 104 Houston Rockets 110 The Summit, Houston, Texas January 12, 1990 1990 01120 LAL Houston Rockets 98 Los Angeles Lakers 107 Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California #fff March 6, 1990 1990 03060 HOU Los Angeles Lakers 95 Houston Rockets 112 The Summit, Houston, Texas April 15, 1990 1990 04150 LAL Houston Rockets 102 Los Angeles Lakers 113 Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California This was the third playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Rockets winning the first two meetings. +Previous playoff serieshttps://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=HOU&opp_id=LAL&is_playoffs=Y Team Rivalry Finder — Houston Rockets versus Los Angeles Lakers (Playoffs) basketball-reference.com May 30, 2015Houston leads 2–0 in all-time playoff series#fff 1981 Houston Rockets 2 Los Angeles Lakers 1 1981 Western Conference First Round #fff 1986 Houston Rockets 4 Los Angeles Lakers 1 1986 Western Conference Finals (2) San Antonio Spurs vs. (7) Denver Nuggets #eee April 26 Boxscore Denver Nuggets 103 San Antonio Spurs 119 22–28 26–28 21–25 34–38 Todd Lichti 22 Todd Lichti 13 Lichti, Adams 8 each Willie Anderson 27 David Robinson 13 Rod Strickland 9 HemisFair Arena, San Antonio, Texas 15,910 Jim Clark, Jack Nies, Earl Strom San Antonio leads series, 1–0 April 28 Boxscore Denver Nuggets 120 San Antonio Spurs 129 33–41 29–26 33–29 25–33 Fat Lever 26 Fat Lever 16 Fat Lever 9 David Robinson 31 Terry Cummings 13 Rod Strickland 13 HemisFair Arena, San Antonio, Texas 15,910 Jess Kersey, Jack Madden, Ed Middleton San Antonio leads series, 2–0 #eee May 1 Boxscore San Antonio Spurs 131 Denver Nuggets 120 31–27 34–26 32–35 34–32 Terry Cummings 28 David Robinson 16 Rod Strickland 9 Alex English 24 Lever, Rasmussen 10 each Fat Lever 8 McNichols Sports Arena, Denver, Colorado 15,604 Steve Javie, Jake O'Donnell, Blane Reichelt San Antonio wins series, 3–0 +Regular-season seriesSan Antonio won 3–1 in the regular-season series#fff November 11, 1989 1989 11110 SAS Denver Nuggets 108 San Antonio Spurs 122 HemisFair Arena, San Antonio January 20, 1990 1990 01200 DEN San Antonio Spurs 99 Denver Nuggets 126 McNichols Sports Arena, Denver, Colorado #fff March 10, 1990 1990 03100 SAS Denver Nuggets 111 San Antonio Spurs 118 HemisFair Arena, San Antonio April 20, 1990 1990 04200 DEN San Antonio Spurs 112 Denver Nuggets 108 McNichols Sports Arena, Denver, Colorado This was the third playoff meeting between these two teams, with each team winning one series apiece. +Previous playoff serieshttps://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=DEN&opp_id=SAS&is_playoffs=Y Team Rivalry Finder — Denver Nuggets versus San Antonio Spurs (Playoffs) basketball-reference.com May 30, 2015Tied 1–1 in all-time playoff series#fff 1983 Denver Nuggets 1 San Antonio Spurs 4 1983 Western Conference Semifinals #fff 1985 Denver Nuggets 3 San Antonio Spurs 2 1985 Western Conference First Round (3) Portland Trail Blazers vs. (6) Dallas Mavericks #eee April 26 Boxscore Dallas Mavericks 102 Portland Trail Blazers 109 28–28 23–27 16–22 35–32 Derek Harper 24 Roy Tarpley 14 Derek Harper 7 Terry Porter 28 Buck Williams 16 Drexler, Porter 5 each Memorial Coliseum, Portland, Oregon 12,884 Joe Crawford, Bob Delaney, Bennett Salvatore Portland leads series, 1–0 April 28 Boxscore Dallas Mavericks 107 Portland Trail Blazers 114 38–24 27–39 18–27 24–24 Derek Harper 23 Roy Tarpley 17 Rolando Blackman 5 Kevin Duckworth 18 Buck Williams 13 Clyde Drexler 7 Memorial Coliseum, Portland, Oregon 12,884 Bruce Alexander, Hugh Evans, Hue Hollins Portland leads series, 2–0 #eee May 1 Boxscore Portland Trail Blazers 106 Dallas Mavericks 92 34–28 24–15 18–26 30–23 Jerome Kersey 29 Buck Williams 10 Clyde Drexler 10 Rolando Blackman 23 Roy Tarpley 15 Derek Harper 12 Reunion Arena, Dallas, Texas 17,007 Dan Crawford, Lee Jones, Mike Mathis Portland wins series, 3–0 +Regular-season seriesPortland won 4–0 in the regular-season series#fff November 10, 1989 1989 11100 DAL Portland Trail Blazers 99 Dallas Mavericks 91 Reunion Arena, Dallas December 29, 1989 1989 12290 DAL Portland Trail Blazers 144 Dallas Mavericks 140 3OT Reunion Arena, Dallas #fff February 3, 1990 1990 02030 POR Dallas Mavericks 100 Portland Trail Blazers 131 Memorial Coliseum, Portland, Oregon April 13, 1990 1990 04130 POR Dallas Mavericks 92 Portland Trail Blazers 124 Memorial Coliseum, Portland, Oregon This was the second playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Trail Blazers winning the first meeting. +Previous playoff serieshttps://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=DAL&opp_id=POR&is_playoffs=Y Team Rivalry Finder — Dallas Mavericks versus Portland Trail Blazers (Playoffs) basketball-reference.com May 30, 2015Portland leads 1–0 in all-time playoff series#fff 1985 Dallas Mavericks 1 Portland Trail Blazers 3 1985 Western Conference First Round (4) Utah Jazz vs. (5) Phoenix Suns #eee April 27 Boxscore Phoenix Suns 96 Utah Jazz 113 24–27 23–31 20–25 29–30 Dan Majerle 23 Kurt Rambis 9 Jeff Hornacek 6 Karl Malone 21 Karl Malone 11 John Stockton 17 Salt Palace, Salt Lake City, Utah 12,616 Dick Bavetta, Bernie Fryer, Jake O'Donnell Utah leads series, 1–0 April 29 Boxscore Phoenix Suns 105 Utah Jazz 87 33–21 24–22 25–21 23–23 Kevin Johnson 22 Mark West 21 Kevin Johnson 7 Karl Malone 20 Karl Malone 10 John Stockton 8 Salt Palace, Salt Lake City, Utah 12,616 Hugh Evans, Hue Hollins, Steve Javie Series tied, 1–1 #eee May 2 Boxscore Utah Jazz 105 Phoenix Suns 120 22–25 33–31 26–34 24–30 Thurl Bailey 30 Karl Malone 11 John Stockton 19 Kevin Johnson 29 Mark West 10 Kevin Johnson 12 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Phoenix, Arizona 14,487 Jess Kersey, Jack Madden, Bill Saar Phoenix leads series, 2–1 May 4 Boxscore Utah Jazz 105 Phoenix Suns 94 24–22 25–26 30–21 26–25 Karl Malone 33 Karl Malone 11 John Stockton 14 Eddie Johnson 33 Mark West 11 Kevin Johnson 13 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Phoenix, Arizona 14,487 Dan Crawford, Darell Garretson, Mike Mathis Series tied, 2–2 #eee May 6 Boxscore Phoenix Suns 104 Utah Jazz 102 23–22 26–31 25–23 30–26 Tom Chambers 32 Mark West 11 Kevin Johnson 9 Bailey, Malone 26 each Mark Eaton 9 John Stockton 17 Salt Palace, Salt Lake City, Utah 12,616 Joe Crawford, Bill Oakes, Ed T. Rush Phoenix wins series, 3–2 Kevin Johnson hits the series-winning shot with 8 tenths left. +Regular-season seriesPhoenix won 3–1 in the regular-season series#fff December 13, 1989 1989 12130 UTA Phoenix Suns 95 Utah Jazz 102 Salt Palace, Salt Lake City February 14, 1990 1990 02140 PHO Utah Jazz 103 Phoenix Suns 114 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Phoenix, Arizona #fff March 13, 1990 1990 03130 UTA Phoenix Suns 114 Utah Jazz 106 Salt Palace, Salt Lake City April 9, 1990 1990 04090 PHO Utah Jazz 115 Phoenix Suns 119 (OT) Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Phoenix, Arizona This was the second playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Suns winning the first meeting. +Previous playoff serieshttps://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=PHO&opp_id=UTA&is_playoffs=Y Team Rivalry Finder — Phoenix Suns versus Utah Jazz (Playoffs) basketball-reference.com May 30, 2015Phoenix leads 1–0 in all-time playoff series#fff 1984 Phoenix Suns 4 Utah Jazz 2 1984 Western Conference Semifinals Conference semifinals Eastern Conference semifinals (1) Detroit Pistons vs. (5) New York Knicks #eee May 8 Boxscore New York Knicks 77 Detroit Pistons 112 20–23 18–26 15–35 24–28 Patrick Ewing 19 Eddie Lee Wilkins 8 Maurice Cheeks 6 Isiah Thomas 21 Bill Laimbeer 13 Isiah Thomas 7 The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, Michigan 21,454 Joe Crawford, Bob Delaney, Bill Oakes Detroit leads series, 1–0 May 10 Boxscore New York Knicks 97 Detroit Pistons 104 28–24 26–34 24–23 19–23 Gerald Wilkins 24 Charles Oakley 15 Maurice Cheeks 8 James Edwards 32 Bill Laimbeer 13 Isiah Thomas 12 The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, Michigan 21,454 Hue Hollins, Jack Nies, Earl Strom Detroit leads series, 2–0 #eee May 12 Boxscore Detroit Pistons 103 New York Knicks 111 27–34 28–28 22–20 26–29 Isiah Thomas 20 Dennis Rodman 8 Isiah Thomas 6 Patrick Ewing 45 Charles Oakley 20 Maurice Cheeks 12 Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York 18,212 Dan Crawford, Bernie Fryer, Darell Garretson Detroit leads series, 2–1 May 13 Boxscore Detroit Pistons 102 New York Knicks 90 27–23 24–19 23–21 28–27 James Edwards 19 Dennis Rodman 14 Isiah Thomas 11 Patrick Ewing 30 Charles Oakley 14 Cheeks, Jackson 6 each Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York 18,212 Jack Madden, Mike Mathis, Bennett Salvatore Detroit leads series, 3–1 #eee May 15 Boxscore New York Knicks 84 Detroit Pistons 95 28–20 21–31 14–18 21–26 Patrick Ewing 22 Patrick Ewing 14 Maurice Cheeks 9 Mark Aguirre 25 Dennis Rodman 11 Isiah Thomas 6 The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, Michigan 21,454 Dick Bavetta, Steve Javie, Ed T. Rush Detroit wins series, 4–1 +Regular-season seriesDetroit won 4–0 in the regular-season series#fff November 3, 1989 1989 11030 DET New York Knicks 103 Detroit Pistons 106 The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, Michigan January 6, 1990 1990 01060 DET New York Knicks 106 Detroit Pistons 117 The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, Michigan #fff February 25, 1990 1990 02250 NYK Detroit Pistons 98 New York Knicks 87 Madison Square Garden, New York City April 10, 1990 1990 04100 NYK Detroit Pistons 108 New York Knicks 98 Madison Square Garden, New York City This was the second playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Knicks winning the first meeting. +Previous playoff serieshttps://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=DET&opp_id=NYK&is_playoffs=Y Team Rivalry Finder — Detroit Pistons versus New York Knicks (Playoffs) basketball-reference.com May 30, 2015New York leads 1–0 in all-time playoff series#fff 1984 Detroit Pistons 2 New York Knicks 3 1984 Eastern Conference First Round (2) Philadelphia 76ers vs. (3) Chicago Bulls #eee May 7 Boxscore Philadelphia 76ers 85 Chicago Bulls 96 21–33 26–20 18–20 20–23 Charles Barkley 30 Charles Barkley 20 three players 4 each Michael Jordan 39 Horace Grant 12 Scottie Pippen 12 Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois 18,676 Hugh Evans, Joe Forte, Bill Saar Chicago leads series, 1–0 May 9 Boxscore Philadelphia 76ers 96 Chicago Bulls 101 30–25 27–21 20–32 19–23 Hersey Hawkins 23 Charles Barkley 19 Johnny Dawkins 13 Michael Jordan 45 Grant, Pippen 9 each Michael Jordan 7 Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois 18,676 Darell Garretson, Mike Mathis, Tommy Nunez Sr. Chicago leads series, 2–0 #eee May 11 Boxscore Chicago Bulls 112 Philadelphia 76ers 118 14–33 27–30 26–24 45–31 Michael Jordan 49 Ed Nealy 7 B. J. Armstrong 7 Charles Barkley 34 Charles Barkley 20 Charles Barkley 8 Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 18,168 Dan Crawford, Hue Hollins, Bennett Salvatore Chicago leads series, 2–1 May 13 Boxscore Chicago Bulls 111 Philadelphia 76ers 101 26–30 24–25 27–31 34–15 Michael Jordan 45 Grant, Nealy 9 each Michael Jordan 11 Hersey Hawkins 26 Charles Barkley 13 Hersey Hawkins 6 Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 18,168 Jack Nies, Bill Oakes, Earl Strom Chicago leads series, 3–1 #eee May 16 Boxscore Philadelphia 76ers 99 Chicago Bulls 117 31–28 32–34 18–27 18–28 Ron Anderson 20 Charles Barkley 13 Johnny Dawkins 15 Michael Jordan 37 Michael Jordan 9 John Paxson 9 Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois 18,676 Jess Kersey, Jack Madden, Paul Mihalak Chicago wins series, 4–1 +Regular-season seriesTied 2–2 in the regular-season series#fff December 9, 1989 1989 12090 CHI Philadelphia 76ers 105 Chicago Bulls 125 Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois December 23, 1989 1989 12230 PHI Chicago Bulls 104 Philadelphia 76ers 131 Spectrum, Philadelphia #fff January 26, 1990 1990 01260 PHI Chicago Bulls 109 Philadelphia 76ers 120 Spectrum, Philadelphia March 17, 1990 1990 03170 CHI Philadelphia 76ers 109 Chicago Bulls 114 Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois This was the first playoff meeting between the Bulls and the 76ers.https://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=CHI&opp_id=PHI&is_playoffs=Y Team Rivalry Finder — Chicago Bulls versus Philadelphia 76ers (Playoffs) basketball-reference.com May 30, 2015 Western Conference semifinals (1) Los Angeles Lakers vs. (5) Phoenix Suns #eee May 8 Boxscore Phoenix Suns 104 Los Angeles Lakers 102 31–26 22–25 25–33 26–18 Tom Chambers 26 Mark West 16 Kevin Johnson 12 M. Johnson, Worthy 22 each A.C. Green 13 Magic Johnson 14 Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California 17,506 Bernie Fryer, Jack Madden, Wally Rooney Phoenix leads series, 1–0 This was Phoenix's first win at Great Western Forum in 22 attempts, dating back to Game 5 of the 1984 Western Conference Finals on May 23 of that year. May 10 Boxscore Phoenix Suns 100 Los Angeles Lakers 124 20–33 28–30 25–34 27–27 Jeff Hornacek 18 five players 5 each Kevin Johnson 12 James Worthy 27 A.C. Green 13 Magic Johnson 14 Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California 17,505 Dick Bavetta, Hugh Evans, Steve Javie Series tied, 1–1 #eee May 12 Boxscore Los Angeles Lakers 103 Phoenix Suns 117 29–26 20–25 25–37 29–29 James Worthy 27 A.C. Green 10 Magic Johnson 16 Tom Chambers 34 Chambers, K. Johnson 7 each Kevin Johnson 8 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Phoenix, Arizona 14,487 Jess Kersey, Paul Mihalak, Ed T. Rush Phoenix leads series, 2–1 May 13 Boxscore Los Angeles Lakers 101 Phoenix Suns 114 22–36 26–26 31–22 22–30 Magic Johnson 43 A.C. Green 18 Magic Johnson 10 Kevin Johnson 30 Mark West 15 Kevin Johnson 16 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Phoenix, Arizona 14,487 Jim Clark, Joe Forte, Jake O'Donnell Phoenix leads series, 3–1 #eee May 15 Boxscore Phoenix Suns 106 Los Angeles Lakers 103 20–35 33–26 24–19 29–23 Kevin Johnson 37 Mark West 16 Kevin Johnson 8 Magic Johnson 43 M. Johnson, Divac 8 each Magic Johnson 7 Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California 17,505 Joe Crawford, Jack Nies, Bill Oakes Phoenix wins series, 4–1 Michael Cooper's final NBA game. +Regular-season seriesLos Angeles won 3–1 in the regular-season series#fff November 7, 1989 1989 11070 LAL Phoenix Suns 107 Los Angeles Lakers 111 Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California December 7, 1989 1989 12070 LAL Phoenix Suns 96 Los Angeles Lakers 100 Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California #fff January 9, 1990 1990 01090 PHO Los Angeles Lakers 118 Phoenix Suns 121 OT Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Phoenix, Arizona April 6, 1990 1990 04060 PHO Los Angeles Lakers 103 Phoenix Suns 99 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Phoenix, Arizona This was the seventh playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Lakers winning the first six meetings. +Previous playoff serieshttps://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=LAL&opp_id=PHO&is_playoffs=Y Team Rivalry Finder — Los Angeles Lakers versus Phoenix Suns (Playoffs) basketball-reference.com May 30, 2015Los Angeles leads 6–0 in all-time playoff series#fff 1970 Los Angeles Lakers 4 Phoenix Suns 3 1970 Western Division Semifinals #fff 1980 Los Angeles Lakers 4 Phoenix Suns 1 1980 Western Conference Semifinals #fff 1982 Los Angeles Lakers 4 Phoenix Suns 0 1982 Western Conference Semifinals #fff 1984 Los Angeles Lakers 4 Phoenix Suns 2 1984 Western Conference Finals #fff 1985 Los Angeles Lakers 3 Phoenix Suns 0 1985 Western Conference First Round #fff 1989 Los Angeles Lakers 4 Phoenix Suns 0 1989 Western Conference Finals (2) San Antonio Spurs vs. (3) Portland Trail Blazers #eee May 5 Boxscore San Antonio Spurs 94 Portland Trail Blazers 107 22–31 30–21 22–26 20–29 Frank Brickowski 20 David Robinson 9 Rod Strickland 9 Jerome Kersey 25 Jerome Kersey 16 Clyde Drexler 11 Memorial Coliseum, Portland, Oregon 12,884 Tommy Nunez Sr., Wally Rooney, Earl Strom Portland leads series, 1–0 May 8 Boxscore San Antonio Spurs 112 Portland Trail Blazers 122 27–27 28–36 22–34 35–25 Terry Cummings 33 David Robinson 8 Rod Strickland 14 Terry Porter 27 Buck Williams 8 Clyde Drexler 8 Memorial Coliseum, Portland, Oregon 12,884 Dan Crawford, Ron Garretson, Ed T. Rush Portland leads series, 2–0 #eee May 10 Boxscore Portland Trail Blazers 98 San Antonio Spurs 121 22–27 23–34 27–25 26–35 Porter, Williams 18 each Clifford Robinson 8 Clyde Drexler 9 David Robinson 28 Strickland, Cummings 9 each Rod Strickland 17 HemisFair Arena, San Antonio, Texas 15,910 Lee Jones, Jess Kersey, Jack Madden Portland leads series, 2–1 May 12 Boxscore Portland Trail Blazers 105 San Antonio Spurs 115 33–25 18–37 20–24 34–29 Clyde Drexler 27 Buck Williams 10 Clyde Drexler 7 Terry Cummings 35 Terry Cummings 11 Rod Strickland 14 HemisFair Arena, San Antonio, Texas 15,910 Dick Bavetta, Hugh Evans, Steve Javie Series tied, 2–2 #eee May 15 Boxscore San Antonio Spurs 132 Portland Trail Blazers 138 2OT 27–41 26–31 34–27 32–20 7–7, 6–12 Terry Cummings 32 David Robinson 15 Rod Strickland 7 Terry Porter 38 Kersey, Williams 10 each Clyde Drexler 9 Memorial Coliseum, Portland, Oregon 12,884 Joe Forte, Hue Hollins, Jake O'Donnell Portland leads series, 3–2 May 17 Boxscore Portland Trail Blazers 97 San Antonio Spurs 112 27–26 14–26 24–25 32–35 Jerome Kersey 22 Buck Williams 10 Clyde Drexler 7 Willie Anderson 30 David Robinson 13 Rod Strickland 12 HemisFair Arena, San Antonio, Texas 15,910 Dan Crawford, Darell Garretson, Mike Mathis Series tied, 3–3 #eee May 19 Boxscore San Antonio Spurs 105 Portland Trail Blazers 108 OT 24–31 22–21 26–21 25–24 8–11 Terry Cummings 27 David Robinson 16 Rod Strickland 8 Terry Porter 36 Williams, Kersey 15 each Terry Porter 9 Memorial Coliseum, Portland, Oregon 12,884 Joe Crawford, Hugh Evans, Ed T. Rush Portland wins series, 4–3 +Regular-season seriesPortland won 3–1 in the regular-season series#fff November 8, 1989 1989 11080 SAS Portland Trail Blazers 108 San Antonio Spurs 104 HemisFair Arena, San Antonio January 26, 1990 1990 01260 POR San Antonio Spurs 103 Portland Trail Blazers 109 Memorial Coliseum, Portland, Oregon #fff March 22, 1990 1990 03220 SAS Portland Trail Blazers 106 San Antonio Spurs 107 HemisFair Arena, San Antonio April 8, 1990 1990 04080 POR San Antonio Spurs 105 Portland Trail Blazers 112 Memorial Coliseum, Portland, Oregon This was the first playoff meeting between the Spurs and the Trail Blazers.https://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=POR&opp_id=SAS&is_playoffs=Y Team Rivalry Finder — Portland Trail Blazers versus San Antonio Spurs (Playoffs) basketball-reference.com May 30, 2015 Conference finals Eastern Conference finals (1) Detroit Pistons vs. (3) Chicago Bulls #eee May 20 Boxscore Chicago Bulls 77 Detroit Pistons 86 22–24 21–15 17–28 17–19 Michael Jordan 34 Horace Grant 9 Michael Jordan 5 Joe Dumars 27 Dennis Rodman 13 Isiah Thomas 6 The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, Michigan 21,454 Bill Oakes, Jake O'Donnell, Wally Rooney Detroit leads series, 1–0 May 22 Boxscore Chicago Bulls 93 Detroit Pistons 102 18–27 20–26 31–21 24–28 Michael Jordan 20 Horace Grant 9 Michael Jordan 7 Joe Dumars 31 Laimbeer, Johnson 8 each Thomas, Johnson 7 each The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, Michigan 21,454 Dan Crawford, Darell Garretson, Hue Hollins Detroit leads series, 2–0 #eee May 26 Boxscore Detroit Pistons 102 Chicago Bulls 107 19–24 32–19 26–33 25–31 Isiah Thomas 36 Bill Laimbeer 8 Isiah Thomas 8 Michael Jordan 47 Pippen, Grant 11 each Scottie Pippen 5 Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois 18,676 Dick Bavetta, Joe Crawford, Bernie Fryer Detroit leads series, 2–1 May 28 Boxscore Detroit Pistons 101 Chicago Bulls 108 16–28 19–23 33–20 33–37 Isiah Thomas 26 Dennis Rodman 20 Isiah Thomas 8 Michael Jordan 42 Horace Grant 13 Michael Jordan 9 Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois 18,676 Jess Kersey, Jack Nies, Earl Strom Series tied, 2–2 #eee May 30 Boxscore Chicago Bulls 83 Detroit Pistons 97 25–25 16–21 23–26 19–25 Michael Jordan 22 Horace Grant 12 Michael Jordan 8 Joe Dumars 20 John Salley 10 Isiah Thomas 10 The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, Michigan 21,454 Hugh Evans, Jack Madden, Ed T. Rush Detroit leads series, 3–2 June 1 Boxscore Detroit Pistons 91 Chicago Bulls 109 20–21 24–26 19–33 28–29 Joe Dumars 23 Rodman, Laimbeer 8 each Isiah Thomas 10 Michael Jordan 29 Horace Grant 14 Pippen, Grant 5 each Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois 18,676 Darell Garretson, Hue Hollins, Mike Mathis Series tied, 3–3 #eee June 3 Boxscore Chicago Bulls 74 Detroit Pistons 93 19–17 14–31 26–21 15–24 Michael Jordan 33 Horace Grant 14 Michael Jordan 9 Isiah Thomas 21 Mark Aguirre 10 Isiah Thomas 11 The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, Michigan 21,454 Joe Crawford, Jake O'Donnell, Earl Strom Detroit wins series, 4–3 +Regular-season seriesDetroit won 4–1 in the regular-season series#fff November 7, 1989 1989 11070 CHI Detroit Pistons 114 Chicago Bulls 117 Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois January 9, 1990 1990 01090 DET Chicago Bulls 90 Detroit Pistons 100 The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, Michigan #fff January 23, 1990 1990 01230 CHI Detroit Pistons 107 Chicago Bulls 95 Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois March 16, 1990 1990 03160 CHI Detroit Pistons 106 Chicago Bulls 81 Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois #fff April 22, 1990 1990 04220 DET Chicago Bulls 106 Detroit Pistons 111 The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, Michigan This was the fourth playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Pistons winning two of the first three meetings. +Previous playoff serieshttps://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=CHI&opp_id=DET&is_playoffs=Y Team Rivalry Finder — Chicago Bulls versus Detroit Pistons (Playoffs) basketball-reference.com May 30, 2015Detroit leads 2–1 in all-time playoff series#fff 1974 Chicago Bulls 4 Detroit Pistons 3 1974 Western Conference Semifinals #fff 1988 Chicago Bulls 1 Detroit Pistons 4 1988 Eastern Conference Semifinals #fff 1989 Chicago Bulls 2 Detroit Pistons 4 1989 Eastern Conference Finals Western Conference finals (3) Portland Trail Blazers vs. (5) Phoenix Suns #eee May 21 Boxscore Phoenix Suns 98 Portland Trail Blazers 100 26–24 22–26 32–34 18–16 Tom Chambers 29 Mark West 12 Kevin Johnson 11 Clyde Drexler 20 Jerome Kersey 11 Terry Porter 9 Memorial Coliseum, Portland, Oregon 12,884 Dick Bavetta, Jack Nies, Earl Strom Portland leads series, 1–0 Kevin Duckworth hits the game-winner with 17.3 seconds left. May 23 Boxscore Phoenix Suns 107 Portland Trail Blazers 108 28–17 31–24 32–41 16–26 Tom Chambers 28 Tom Chambers 14 Kevin Johnson 8 Jerome Kersey 29 Jerome Kersey 11 Clyde Drexler 6 Memorial Coliseum, Portland, Oregon 12,884 Jess Kersey, Jack Madden, Paul Mihalak Portland leads series, 2–0 Terry Porter hits the game-winner with 12.7 seconds left. #eee May 25 Boxscore Portland Trail Blazers 89 Phoenix Suns 123 18–40 25–31 17–32 29–20 Jerome Kersey 16 Mark Bryant 7 Clyde Drexler 6 Tom Chambers 24 Andrew Lang 10 Kevin Johnson 12 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Phoenix, Arizona 14,487 Hugh Evans, Hue Hollins, Steve Javie Portland leads series, 2–1 May 27 Boxscore Portland Trail Blazers 107 Phoenix Suns 119 28–27 22–29 26–33 31–30 Jerome Kersey 29 Buck Williams 8 Terry Porter 12 Kevin Johnson 28 Mark West 12 Kevin Johnson 17 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Phoenix, Arizona 14,487 Dan Crawford, Mike Mathis, Ed T. Rush Series tied, 2–2 #eee May 29 Boxscore Phoenix Suns 114 Portland Trail Blazers 120 24–31 33–33 27–27 30–29 Kevin Johnson 28 Tom Chambers 13 Kevin Johnson 14 Clyde Drexler 32 Jerome Kersey 11 Terry Porter 12 Memorial Coliseum, Portland, Oregon 12,884 Joe Crawford, Darell Garretson, Bill Oakes Portland leads series, 3–2 May 31 Boxscore Portland Trail Blazers 112 Phoenix Suns 109 31–34 28–29 25–26 28–20 Drexler, Porter 23 each Buck Williams 11 Drexler, Porter 7 each Jeff Hornacek 36 Kurt Rambis 12 Hornacek, Johnson 6 each Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Phoenix, Arizona 14,487 Dick Bavetta, Jess Kersey, Jake O'Donnell Portland wins series, 4–2 +Regular-season seriesPortland won 3–2 in the regular-season series#fff November 15, 1989 1989 11150 PHO Portland Trail Blazers 107 Phoenix Suns 109 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Phoenix, Arizona November 17, 1989 1989 11170 POR Phoenix Suns 109 Portland Trail Blazers 110 Memorial Coliseum, Portland, Oregon #fff December 26, 1989 1989 12260 PHO Portland Trail Blazers 105 Phoenix Suns 121 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Phoenix, Arizona February 4, 1990 1990 02040 POR Phoenix Suns 121 Portland Trail Blazers 123 Memorial Coliseum, Portland, Oregon #fff April 18, 1990 1990 04180 PHO Portland Trail Blazers 128 Phoenix Suns 120 OT Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Phoenix, Arizona This was the third playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Suns winning the first two meetings. +Previous playoff serieshttps://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=PHO&opp_id=POR&is_playoffs=Y Team Rivalry Finder — Phoenix Suns versus Portland Trail Blazers (Playoffs) basketball-reference.com May 30, 2015 Phoenix leads 2–0 in all-time playoff series#fff 1979 Phoenix Suns 2 Portland Trail Blazers 1 1979 Western Conference First Round #fff 1984 Phoenix Suns 3 Portland Trail Blazers 2 1984 Western Conference First Round NBA Finals: (E1) Detroit Pistons vs. (W3) Portland Trail Blazers 1990 NBA Finals #eee June 5 Boxscore Portland Trail Blazers 99 Detroit Pistons 105 33–24 19–23 28–29 19–29 Clyde Drexler 21 Buck Williams 12 Terry Porter 8 Isiah Thomas 33 Bill Laimbeer 15 Isiah Thomas 6 The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, Michigan 21,454 Hugh Evans, Ed T. Rush, Dick Bavetta Detroit leads series, 1–0 June 7 Boxscore Portland Trail Blazers 106 Detroit Pistons 105 OT 23–30 30–15 22–24 19–25 12–11 Clyde Drexler 33 Buck Williams 12 Terry Porter 10 Edwards, Laimbeer 26 each Bill Laimbeer 11 Isiah Thomas 11 The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, Michigan 21,454 Darell Garretson, Jack Madden, Hue Hollins Series tied, 1–1 Terry Porter hits the game-tying free throws with 10.2 seconds left in regulation to force OT; Clyde Drexler hits the game-winning free throws with 2.1 seconds left in OT. #eee June 10 Boxscore Detroit Pistons 121 Portland Trail Blazers 106 31–27 27–24 32–31 31–24 Joe Dumars 33 Bill Laimbeer 12 Isiah Thomas 8 Jerome Kersey 27 Clyde Drexler 13 Terry Porter 9 Memorial Coliseum, Portland, Oregon 12,884 Jake O'Donnell, Jess Kersey, Joe Crawford Detroit leads series, 2–1 This was Detroit's first win in Portland since October 19, 1974, the second game of Bill Walton's career. June 12 Boxscore Detroit Pistons 112 Portland Trail Blazers 109 22–32 29–14 32–27 29–36 Isiah Thomas 32 Clyde Drexler 34 Bill Laimbeer 12 Drexler, Kersey 8 each Isiah Thomas 5 Clyde Drexler 10 Memorial Coliseum, Portland, Oregon 12,642 Hugh Evans, Mike Mathis, Earl Strom Detroit leads series, 3–1 Danny Young's buzzer beater is, correctly, disqualified by Earl Strom. Final NBA game officiated by Earl Strom. #eee June 14 Boxscore Detroit Pistons 92 Portland Trail Blazers 90 26–22 20–20 19–27 27–21 Isiah Thomas 29 Duckworth, Porter 21 each Bill Laimbeer 17 Jerome Kersey 9 Joe Dumars 7 Terry Porter 9 Memorial Coliseum, Portland, Oregon 12,642 Darell Garretson, Jack Madden, Ed T. Rush Detroit wins series, 4–1 Vinnie Johnson hits the title-winning shot with 0.7 seconds left, capping off a 9–0 run in the final two minutes. Final NBA game aired on CBS. +Regular-season seriesTied 1–1 in the regular-season series#fff November 26, 1989 1989 11260 POR Detroit Pistons 82 Portland Trail Blazers 102 Memorial Coliseum, Portland, Oregon January 13, 1990 1990 01130 DET Portland Trail Blazers 106 Detroit Pistons 111 The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, Michigan This was the first playoff meeting between the Pistons and the Trail Blazers.https://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=DET&opp_id=POR&is_playoffs=Y Team Rivalry Finder — Detroit Pistons versus Portland Trail Blazers (Playoffs) basketball-reference.com May 30, 2015 Statistical leaders Category Game high Average Player Team High Player Team Avg. GP Games played Points Michael Jordan Chicago Bulls 49 Michael Jordan Chicago Bulls 36.7 16 Rebounds Mark WestCharles Barkley Phoenix SunsPhiladelphia 76ers 21 Charles Barkley Philadelphia 76ers 15.5 10 Assists John Stockton Utah Jazz 19 John Stockton Utah Jazz 15.0 5 Steals Patrick Ewing New York Knicks 7 Michael Jordan Chicago Bulls 2.8 16 Blocks Hakeem Olajuwon Houston Rockets 10 Hakeem Olajuwon Houston Rockets 5.8 4 References External links Basketball-Reference's 1990 NBA Playoffs page Category:NBA playoffs Playoffs Category:Sports in Portland, Oregon Category:GMA Network television specials fi:NBA-kausi 1989–1990#Pudotuspelit