1991 NBA playoffs

Postseason tournament August 2023 NBA playoffs 1991 1991NBAPlayoffsofficiallogo.png 1990–91 April 25–June 12, 1991 16 Chicago Bulls 1 Los Angeles Lakers Detroit Pistons Portland Trail Blazers Scoring leader(s) Michael Jordan (Bulls) 31.1 PPG MVP Michael Jordan (Bulls) 1990 1992 thumb|right|280px|A ticket for Game 2 of the 1991 Western Conference First Round at the Great Western Forum. The 1991 NBA playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 1990–91 season. The tournament concluded with the Eastern Conference champion Chicago Bulls defeating the Western Conference champion Los Angeles Lakers 4 games to 1 in the NBA Finals. Michael Jordan was named NBA Finals MVP. The Lakers reached the Finals despite not being the top seed in the Western Conference for the first time since 1981, and for just the second time since drafting Magic Johnson first overall in 1979. After the Detroit Pistons had ended their season the last three years, the Bulls got revenge in the Eastern Conference Finals by sweeping the two-time defending NBA champions. It was the first time the Bulls won a playoff series over the Pistons since 1974, when both teams were still part of the Western Conference. Game 4 ended with some of the Pistons walking off the court before time expired, refusing to shake the Bulls' hands. This edition marked the first of four consecutive seasons the Bulls and the New York Knicks faced off in the playoffs with the Bulls sweeping the Knicks out of the first round. The seventh seeded Golden State Warriors stunned the San Antonio Spurs in the first round of the playoffs, defeating them 3 games to 1. It would be Golden State's last playoff series win until 2007. The 76ers and the Bucks met in the first round of the playoffs where the 76ers swept the series. It would be both teams last playoff appearance until 1999. Game 4 of the Blazers–Jazz series was the last game ever played at the Salt Palace. The Jazz moved to the Delta Center the following season. The Spectrum hosted its final NBA playoff game in Game 4 of the Bulls–76ers series. When the 76ers returned to the playoffs in 1999, they had moved to the CoreStates Center, their home since the 1996–97 season. Game 2 of the Detroit Pistons and Boston Celtics was the last weekday afternoon playoff game until the 2020 NBA bubble. The game was played at 1 PM EST locally. This was the first year that NBC aired the NBA playoffs. Bracket First round Conference semifinals Conference finals Finals Eastern Conference Western Conference E1 Chicago* 3 E8 New York 0 E4 Milwaukee 0 E5 Philadelphia 3 E3 Detroit 3 E6 Atlanta 2 E2 Boston* 3 E7 Indiana 2 W1 Portland* 3 W8 Seattle 2 W4 Phoenix 1 W5 Utah 3 W3 LA Lakers 3 W6 Houston 0 W2 San Antonio* 1 W7 Golden State 3 E1 Chicago* 4 E5 Philadelphia 1 E3 Detroit 4 E2 Boston* 2 W1 Portland* 4 W5 Utah 1 W3 LA Lakers 4 W7 Golden State 1 E1 Chicago* 4 E3 Detroit 0 W1 Portland* 2 W3 LA Lakers 4 E1 Chicago* 4 W3 LA Lakers 1* Division winner Bold Series winner Italic Team with home-court advantage First round Eastern Conference first round (1) Chicago Bulls vs. (8) New York Knicks #eee April 25 8:00 PM Boxscore New York Knicks 85 Chicago Bulls 126 19–29 17–36 21–28 28–33 Kiki VanDeWeghe 19 Charles Oakley 11 Maurice Cheeks 7 Michael Jordan 28 Horace Grant 8 B. J. Armstrong 10 Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois 18,676 TNT Nolan Fine, Jess Kersey, Wally Rooney Chicago leads series, 1–0 April 28 3:30 PM Boxscore New York Knicks 79 Chicago Bulls 89 26–27 18–15 19–19 16–28 Patrick Ewing 24 Ewing, Oakley 10 each Trent Tucker 3 Michael Jordan 26 Scottie Pippen 8 Scottie Pippen 7 Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois 18,676 NBC Joe Forte, Ron Garretson, Jake O'Donnell Chicago leads series, 2–0 #eee April 30 7:30 PM Boxscore Chicago Bulls 103 New York Knicks 94 25–31 28–23 30–17 20–23 Michael Jordan 33 Scottie Pippen 11 Michael Jordan 7 Ewing, VanDeWeghe 20 each Patrick Ewing 14 Maurice Cheeks 7 Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York 18,021 MSG Network Darell Garretson, Steve Javie, Don Vaden Chicago wins series, 3–0 Michael Jordan's famous dunk on Patrick Ewing. +Regular-season seriesChicago won 4–0 in the regular-season series#fff December 7, 1990 1990 12070 CHI New York Knicks 98 Chicago Bulls 108 Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois February 14, 1991 1991 02140 NYK Chicago Bulls 102 New York Knicks 92 Madison Square Garden, New York City #fff April 4, 1991 1991 04040 NYK Chicago Bulls 101 New York Knicks 91 Madison Square Garden, New York City April 9, 1991 1991 04090 CHI New York Knicks 106 Chicago Bulls 108 Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois This was the third playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Bulls winning the first two meetings. +Previous playoff serieshttps://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=CHI&opp_id=NYK&is_playoffs=Y Team Rivalry Finder — Chicago Bulls versus New York Knicks (Playoffs) basketball-reference.com May 31, 2015Chicago leads 2–0 in all-time playoff series#fff 1981 Chicago Bulls 2 New York Knicks 0 1981 Eastern Conference First Round #fff 1989 Chicago Bulls 4 New York Knicks 2 1989 Eastern Conference Semifinals (2) Boston Celtics vs. (7) Indiana Pacers #eee April 26 8:00 PM Boxscore Indiana Pacers 120 Boston Celtics 127 25–36 31–25 34–31 30–35 Reggie Miller 24 Detlef Schrempf 10 Chuck Person 7 Reggie Lewis 28 Larry Bird 12 Larry Bird 12 Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts 14,890 TNT Bernie Fryer, Mike Mathis, Bill Saar Boston leads series, 1–0 April 28 1:00 PM Boxscore Indiana Pacers 130 Boston Celtics 118 32–36 32–25 31–28 35–29 Chuck Person 39 Dreiling, Schrempf 7 each Micheal Williams 10 Lewis, Shaw 22 each Robert Parish 12 Larry Bird 10 Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts NBC Darell Garretson, Steve Javie, Ed T. Rush Series tied, 1–1 #eee May 1 8:00 PM Boxscore Boston Celtics 112 Indiana Pacers 105 29–21 31–24 18–24 34–36 Kevin McHale 22 Larry Bird 9 Brian Shaw 7 Miller, Schrempf 20 each Detlef Schrempf 10 Micheal Williams 7 Market Square Arena, Indianapolis, Indiana 16,530 TNT Bob Delaney, Hugh Evans, Lee Jones Boston leads series, 2–1 May 3 8:00 PM Boxscore Boston Celtics 113 Indiana Pacers 116 36–36 33–28 26–24 18–28 Kevin McHale 24 Robert Parish 12 Larry Bird 8 Chuck Person 30 LaSalle Thompson 7 Micheal Williams 9 Market Square Arena, Indianapolis, Indiana 16,530 TNT Jack Madden, Jack Nies, Bill Oakes Series tied, 2–2 #eee May 5 1:00 PM Boxscore Indiana Pacers 121 Boston Celtics 124 25–35 33–23 33–42 30–24 Chuck Person 32 LaSalle Thompson 9 Micheal Williams 10 Larry Bird 32 Larry Bird 9 Brian Shaw 9 Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts 14,890 NBC Dick Bavetta, Jess Kersey, Ed T. Rush Boston wins series, 3–2 Larry Bird came back in the middle of the third quarter despite suffering a concussion in the second and inspired the Celtics' rally. +Regular-season seriesTied 2–2 in the regular-season series#fff December 26, 1990 1990 12260 BOS Indiana Pacers 132 Boston Celtics 152 Boston Garden, Boston February 24, 1991 1991 02240 IND Boston Celtics 109 Indiana Pacers 115 Market Square Arena, Indianapolis #fff March 4, 1991 1991 03040 BOS Indiana Pacers 101 Boston Celtics 126 Hartford Civic Center, Hartford, Connecticut March 22, 1991 1991 03220 IND Boston Celtics 109 Indiana Pacers 121 Market Square Arena, Indianapolis This was the first playoff meeting between the Celtics and the Pacers.https://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=BOS&opp_id=IND&is_playoffs=Y Team Rivalry Finder — Boston Celtics versus Indiana Pacers (Playoffs) basketball-reference.com May 31, 2015 (3) Detroit Pistons vs. (6) Atlanta Hawks #eee April 26 7:30 PM Boxscore Atlanta Hawks 103 Detroit Pistons 98 26–26 28–25 26–19 23–28 Dominique Wilkins 32 Kevin Willis 8 Webb, Battle 3 each Joe Dumars 20 Laimbeer, Rodman 11 each Isiah Thomas 14 The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, Michigan 21,454 Dan Crawford, Ron Garretson, Jake O'Donnell Atlanta leads series, 1–0 April 28 8:00 PM Boxscore Atlanta Hawks 88 Detroit Pistons 101 18–22 18–25 29–29 23–25 Dominique Wilkins 20 Kevin Willis 9 Dominique Wilkins 5 Joe Dumars 28 Dennis Rodman 16 Isiah Thomas 8 The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, Michigan 21,454 TNT Bernie Fryer, Mike Mathis, Ronnie Nunn Series tied, 1–1 #eee April 30 7:30 PM Boxscore Detroit Pistons 103 Atlanta Hawks 91 15–30 29–26 32–15 27–20 Joe Dumars 30 Dennis Rodman 13 Isiah Thomas 13 Kevin Willis 24 Kevin Willis 10 Spud Webb 9 Omni Coliseum, Atlanta, Georgia 13,571 Hue Hollins, Ed T. Rush, Bill Saar Detroit leads series, 2–1 May 2 8:00 PM Boxscore Detroit Pistons 111 Atlanta Hawks 123 22–25 37–33 21–27 31–38 Vinnie Johnson 26 Dennis Rodman 12 Isiah Thomas 12 Doc Rivers 34 Wilkins, Malone 11 each Spud Webb 7 Omni Coliseum, Atlanta, Georgia 9,854 TNT Dick Bavetta, Jess Kersey, Tommy Nunez Sr. Series tied, 2–2 #eee May 5 3:30 PM Boxscore Atlanta Hawks 81 Detroit Pistons 113 21–35 21–24 16–31 23–23 Kevin Willis 13 Kevin Willis 13 Jon Koncak 4 Isiah Thomas 26 Dennis Rodman 20 Isiah Thomas 11 The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, Michigan 21,454 NBC Joe Crawford, Jack Madden, Bill Oakes Detroit wins series, 3–2 +Regular-season seriesDetroit won 5–0 in the regular-season series#fff November 17, 1990 1990 11170 DET Atlanta Hawks 83 Detroit Pistons 91 The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, Michigan November 27, 1990 1990 11270 ATL Detroit Pistons 120 Atlanta Hawks 97 The Omni, Atlanta #fff December 21, 1990 1990 12210 DET Atlanta Hawks 87 Detroit Pistons 113 The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, Michigan February 20, 1991 1991 02200 DET Atlanta Hawks 89 Detroit Pistons 97 The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, Michigan #fff April 19, 1991 1991 04190 ATL Detroit Pistons 126 Atlanta Hawks 120 The Omni, Atlanta This was the sixth playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Hawks winning three of the first five meetings. +Previous playoff serieshttps://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=ATL&opp_id=DET&is_playoffs=Y Team Rivalry Finder — Atlanta Hawks versus Detroit Pistons (Playoffs) basketball-reference.com May 31, 2015Atlanta leads 3–2 in all-time playoff series#fff 1956 Fort Wayne Pistons 3 St. Louis Hawks 2 1956 Western Division Finals #fff 1958 Detroit Pistons 1 St. Louis Hawks 4 1958 Western Division Finals #fff 1963 Detroit Pistons 1 St. Louis Hawks 3 1963 Western Division Semifinals #fff 1986 Atlanta Hawks 3 Detroit Pistons 1 1986 Eastern Conference First Round #fff 1987 Atlanta Hawks 1 Detroit Pistons 4 1987 Eastern Conference Semifinals (4) Milwaukee Bucks vs. (5) Philadelphia 76ers #eee April 25 Boxscore Philadelphia 76ers 99 Milwaukee Bucks 90 24–21 29–20 25–23 21–26 Hersey Hawkins 25 Barkley, Mahorn 8 each Charles Barkley 5 Frank Brickowski 22 Frank Brickowski 9 Jay Humphries 9 Bradley Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 13,587 Joe Crawford, Lee Jones, Blane Reichelt Philadelphia leads series, 1–0 April 27 Boxscore Philadelphia 76ers 116 Milwaukee Bucks 112 OT 30–24 20–28 24–25 28–25 14–10 Ron Anderson 24 Charles Barkley 13 Charles Barkley 10 Alvin Robertson 31 Frank Brickowski 12 Jay Humphries 8 Bradley Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 15,623 Jess Kersey, Paul Mihalak, Don Vaden Philadelphia leads series, 2–0 TNT Jay Humphries hits three pointer at the buzzer to force OT. #eee April 30 Boxscore Milwaukee Bucks 100 Philadelphia 76ers 121 24–30 15–25 30–27 31–39 Alvin Robertson 26 Robertson, Brickowski 5 each Jay Humphries 8 Charles Barkley 30 Charles Barkley 12 Hawkins, Barkley 6 each Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 16,239 Joe Forte, Jack Madden, Ed T. Rush Philadelphia wins series, 3–0 Adrian Dantley and Jack Sikma's final NBA game. +Regular-season seriesTied 2–2 in the regular-season series#fff November 8, 1990 1990 11080 MIL Philadelphia 76ers 111 Milwaukee Bucks 141 Bradley Center, Milwaukee December 4, 1990 1990 12040 PHI Milwaukee Bucks 108 Philadelphia 76ers 109 OT Spectrum, Philadelphia #fff January 11, 1991 1991 01110 MIL Philadelphia 76ers 120 Milwaukee Bucks 105 Bradley Center, Milwaukee April 2, 1991 1991 04020 PHI Milwaukee Bucks 121 Philadelphia 76ers 104 Spectrum, Philadelphia This was the eighth playoff meeting between these two teams, with the 76ers winning four of the first seven meetings. +Previous playoff serieshttps://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=MIL&opp_id=PHI&is_playoffs=Y Team Rivalry Finder — Milwaukee Bucks versus Philadelphia 76ers (Playoffs) basketball-reference.com May 31, 2015Philadelphia leads 4–3 in all-time playoff series#fff 1970 Milwaukee Bucks 4 Philadelphia 76ers 1 1970 Eastern Division Semifinals #fff 1981 Milwaukee Bucks 3 Philadelphia 76ers 4 1981 Eastern Conference Semifinals #fff 1982 Milwaukee Bucks 2 Philadelphia 76ers 4 1982 Eastern Conference Semifinals #fff 1983 Milwaukee Bucks 1 Philadelphia 76ers 4 1983 Eastern Conference Finals #fff 1985 Milwaukee Bucks 0 Philadelphia 76ers 4 1985 Eastern Conference Semifinals #fff 1986 Milwaukee Bucks 4 Philadelphia 76ers 3 1986 Eastern Conference Semifinals #fff 1987 Milwaukee Bucks 3 Philadelphia 76ers 2 1987 Eastern Conference First Round This is the most recent playoff series between the 76ers & Bucks until 2001. Western Conference first round (1) Portland Trail Blazers vs. (8) Seattle SuperSonics #eee April 26 Boxscore Seattle SuperSonics 102 Portland Trail Blazers 110 23–31 20–19 29–28 30–32 Eddie Johnson 33 Benoit Benjamin 9 Gary Payton 8 Clyde Drexler 39 Kevin Duckworth 13 Clyde Drexler 9 Memorial Coliseum, Portland, Oregon 12,884 Dick Bavetta, Jack Madden, Greg Willard Portland leads series, 1–0 TNT April 28 Boxscore Seattle SuperSonics 106 Portland Trail Blazers 115 24–29 25–24 26–26 31–36 Eddie Johnson 28 Kemp, Cage 11 each Payton, McMillan 6 each Clyde Drexler 22 Kevin Duckworth 10 Clyde Drexler 10 Memorial Coliseum, Portland, Oregon 12,884 Bruce Alexander, Tommy Nunez Sr., Ed T. Rush Portland leads series, 2–0 TNT #eee April 30 Boxscore Portland Trail Blazers 99 Seattle SuperSonics 102 24–25 21–29 32–25 22–23 Clyde Drexler 23 Buck Williams 11 Clyde Drexler 11 Sedale Threatt 29 Shawn Kemp 9 Nate McMillan 6 Seattle Center Coliseum, Seattle, Washington 14,476 Mike Mathis, Ed Middleton, Bennett Salvatore Portland leads series, 2–1 May 2 Boxscore Portland Trail Blazers 89 Seattle SuperSonics 101 27–29 17–23 28–24 17–25 Jerome Kersey 20 Williams, Robinson 9 each Jerome Kersey 5 Eddie Johnson 34 Benjamin, McKey 9 each Gary Payton 7 Seattle Center Coliseum, Seattle, Washington 13,367 Joe Crawford, Paul Mihalak, Ronnie Nunn Series tied, 2–2 #eee May 4 Boxscore Seattle SuperSonics 107 Portland Trail Blazers 119 25–30 18–33 25–27 39–29 Kemp, Johnson 17 each Benoit Benjamin 6 Gary Payton 7 Terry Porter 23 Buck Williams 12 Terry Porter 11 Memorial Coliseum, Portland, Oregon 12,884 NBC Portland wins series, 3–2 +Regular-season seriesPortland won 4–0 in the regular-season series#fff December 1, 1990 1990 12010 SEA Portland Trail Blazers 130 Seattle SuperSonics 124 3OT Seattle Center Coliseum, Seattle January 6, 1991 1991 01060 POR Seattle SuperSonics 111 Portland Trail Blazers 114 Memorial Coliseum, Portland, Oregon #fff March 26, 1991 1991 03260 POR Seattle SuperSonics 113 Portland Trail Blazers 126 Memorial Coliseum, Portland, Oregon March 27, 1991 1991 03270 SEA Portland Trail Blazers 112 Seattle SuperSonics 107 Tacoma Dome, Tacoma, Washington This was the fourth playoff meeting between these two teams, with the SuperSonics winning two of the first three meetings. +Previous playoff serieshttps://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=OKC&opp_id=POR&is_playoffs=Y Team Rivalry Finder — Oklahoma City Thunder versus Portland Trail Blazers (Playoffs) basketball-reference.com May 31, 2015Seattle leads 2–1 in all-time playoff series#fff 1978 Portland Trail Blazers 2 Seattle SuperSonics 4 1978 Western Conference Semifinals #fff 1980 Portland Trail Blazers 1 Seattle SuperSonics 2 1980 Western Conference First Round #fff 1983 Portland Trail Blazers 2 Seattle SuperSonics 0 1983 Western Conference First Round (2) San Antonio Spurs vs. (7) Golden State Warriors #eee April 25 Boxscore Golden State Warriors 121 San Antonio Spurs 130 30–24 23–33 19–36 49–37 Mullin, Richmond 29 each Chris Mullin 8 Tim Hardaway 8 Willie Anderson 38 David Robinson 13 Rod Strickland 13 HemisFair Arena, San Antonio, Texas 15,908 Hugh Evans, Ronnie Nunn, Bill Oakes San Antonio leads series, 1–0 April 27 Boxscore Golden State Warriors 111 San Antonio Spurs 98 27–26 28–21 29–20 27–31 Chris Mullin 27 Chris Mullin 7 Tim Hardaway 9 David Robinson 28 David Robinson 15 Rod Strickland 7 HemisFair Arena, San Antonio, Texas 15,908 NBC Series tied, 1–1 #eee May 1 Boxscore San Antonio Spurs 106 Golden State Warriors 109 31–34 28–31 25–20 22–24 David Robinson 27 David Robinson 12 Rod Strickland 7 Mitch Richmond 27 Tim Hardaway 8 Tim Hardaway 11 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena, Oakland, California 15,025 Dan Crawford, Terry Durham, Jake O'Donnell Golden State leads series, 2–1 TNT May 3 Boxscore San Antonio Spurs 97 Golden State Warriors 110 28–25 27–37 18–20 24–28 Sean Elliott 23 David Robinson 14 Rod Strickland 8 Tim Hardaway 32 Mitch Richmond 11 Tim Hardaway 9 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena, Oakland, California 15,025 Joe Forte, Bernie Fryer, Ed T. Rush Golden State wins series, 3–1 TNT +Regular-season seriesTied 2–2 in the regular-season series#fff November 13, 1990 1990 11130 GSW San Antonio Spurs 124 Golden State Warriors 128 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena, Oakland, California February 5, 1991 1991 02050 SAS Golden State Warriors 112 San Antonio Spurs 106 HemisFair Arena, San Antonio #fff March 14, 1991 1991 03140 GSW San Antonio Spurs 101 Golden State Warriors 99 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena, Oakland, California April 8, 1991 1991 04080 SAS Golden State Warriors 105 San Antonio Spurs 115 HemisFair Arena, San Antonio This was the first playoff meeting between the Warriors and the Spurs.https://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=GSW&opp_id=SAS&is_playoffs=Y Team Rivalry Finder — Golden State Warriors versus San Antonio Spurs (Playoffs) basketball-reference.com May 31, 2015 (3) Los Angeles Lakers vs. (6) Houston Rockets #eee April 25 Boxscore Houston Rockets 92 Los Angeles Lakers 94 18–25 32–26 16–20 26–23 Hakeem Olajuwon 22 Hakeem Olajuwon 16 Maxwell, K. Smith 5 each Byron Scott 20 Vlade Divac 11 Magic Johnson 10 Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California 17,505 Bruce Alexander, Dick Bavetta, Jack Madden LA Lakers lead series, 1–0 TNT April 27 Boxscore Houston Rockets 98 Los Angeles Lakers 109 16–23 25–25 29–26 28–35 Vernon Maxwell 31 Hakeem Olajuwon 11 Kenny Smith 7 James Worthy 29 Vlade Divac 10 Magic Johnson 21 Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California 17,505 LA Lakers lead series, 2–0 NBC #eee April 30 Boxscore Los Angeles Lakers 94 Houston Rockets 90 23–24 16–22 27–19 28–25 Magic Johnson 38 Sam Perkins 13 Magic Johnson 7 Thorpe, Olajuwon 21 each Hakeem Olajuwon 17 Kenny Smith 12 The Summit, Houston, Texas 16,611 Jess Kersey, Tommy Nunez Sr., Wally Rooney LA Lakers win series, 3–0 TNT Byron Scott hits the clutch shot with 15 seconds left. +Regular-season seriesLos Angeles won 3–1 in the regular-season series#fff November 15, 1990 1990 11150 HOU Los Angeles Lakers 108 Houston Rockets 103 OT The Summit, Houston January 13, 1991 1991 01130 LAL Houston Rockets 97 Los Angeles Lakers 116 Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California #fff February 19, 1991 1991 02190 HOU Los Angeles Lakers 112 Houston Rockets 103 The Summit, Houston March 3, 1991 1991 03030 LAL Houston Rockets 104 Los Angeles Lakers 95 Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California This was the fourth playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Rockets winning two of the first three 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 31, 2015Houston leads 2–1 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 #fff 1990 Houston Rockets 1 Los Angeles Lakers 3 1990 Western Conference First Round (4) Phoenix Suns vs. (5) Utah Jazz #eee April 25 Boxscore Utah Jazz 129 Phoenix Suns 90 26–18 27–22 44–26 32–24 Karl Malone 27 Karl Malone 10 John Stockton 15 Negele Knight 18 Jeff Hornacek 5 Kevin Johnson 6 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Phoenix, Arizona 14,487 Darell Garretson, Hue Hollins, Jack Nies Utah leads series, 1–0 April 27 Boxscore Utah Jazz 92 Phoenix Suns 102 23–23 18–17 19–26 32–36 Jeff Malone 23 Karl Malone 14 John Stockton 11 Jeff Hornacek 25 Andrew Lang 8 Kevin Johnson 12 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Phoenix, Arizona 14,487 Hugh Evans, Ed Middleton, Bill Oakes Series tied, 1–1 TNT #eee April 30 Boxscore Phoenix Suns 98 Utah Jazz 107 27–19 20–32 26–23 25–33 Tom Chambers 26 Jeff Hornacek 10 Kevin Johnson 10 Karl Malone 32 Mike Brown 11 John Stockton 12 Salt Palace, Salt Lake City, Utah 12,616 Joe Crawford, Paul Mihalak, Greg Willard Utah leads series, 2–1 TNT May 2 Boxscore Phoenix Suns 93 Utah Jazz 101 25–19 23–24 18–24 27–34 Jeff Hornacek 30 Tom Chambers 7 Kevin Johnson 11 Karl Malone 38 Karl Malone 13 John Stockton 13 Salt Palace, Salt Lake City, Utah 12,616 Dan Crawford, Mike Mathis, Bennett Salvatore Utah wins series, 3–1 TNT +Regular-season seriesTied 2–2 in the regular-season series#fff November 2, 1990 1990 11020 UTA Phoenix Suns 119 Utah Jazz 96 Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan November 3, 1990 1990 11030 PHO Utah Jazz 102 Phoenix Suns 101 Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan #fff February 6, 1991 1991 02060 UTA Phoenix Suns 99 Utah Jazz 103 Salt Palace, Salt Lake City April 2, 1991 1991 04020 PHO Utah Jazz 117 Phoenix Suns 131 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=UTA&is_playoffs=Y Team Rivalry Finder — Phoenix Suns versus Utah Jazz (Playoffs) basketball-reference.com May 31, 2015Phoenix leads 2–0 in all-time playoff series#fff 1984 Phoenix Suns 4 Utah Jazz 2 1984 Western Conference Semifinals #fff 1990 Phoenix Suns 3 Utah Jazz 2 1990 Western Conference First Round Conference semifinals Eastern Conference semifinals (1) Chicago Bulls vs. (5) Philadelphia 76ers #eee May 4 Boxscore Philadelphia 76ers 92 Chicago Bulls 105 20–34 22–25 21–24 29–22 Charles Barkley 34 Charles Barkley 11 Hawkins, Anderson 3 each Michael Jordan 29 Horace Grant 9 Scottie Pippen 7 Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois 18,676 Hugh Evans, Ronnie Nunn, Bennett Salvatore Chicago leads series, 1–0 NBC May 6 Boxscore Philadelphia 76ers 100 Chicago Bulls 112 33–33 20–29 20–22 27–28 Hersey Hawkins 30 Charles Barkley 9 Hersey Hawkins 7 Michael Jordan 29 Scottie Pippen 11 Michael Jordan 9 Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois 18,676 Bernie Fryer, Darell Garretson, Wally Rooney Chicago leads series, 2–0 TNT #eee May 10 Boxscore Chicago Bulls 97 Philadelphia 76ers 99 26–26 25–21 25–28 21–24 Michael Jordan 46 Scottie Pippen 13 Pippen, Jordan 6 each Hersey Hawkins 29 Armen Gilliam 11 Barkley, Turner 7 each Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 18,168 Hue Hollins, Jack Nies, Ed T. Rush Chicago leads series, 2–1 TNT May 12 Boxscore Chicago Bulls 101 Philadelphia 76ers 85 26–20 26–18 21–19 28–28 Michael Jordan 25 Horace Grant 11 Michael Jordan 12 Charles Barkley 25 Charles Barkley 14 Charles Barkley 6 Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 17,514 Dan Crawford, Bob Delaney, Jake O'Donnell Chicago leads series, 3–1 NBC 76ers' final playoff game at the Spectrum. #eee May 14 Boxscore Philadelphia 76ers 95 Chicago Bulls 100 29–30 22–28 20–23 24–19 Charles Barkley 30 Charles Barkley 8 Charles Barkley 7 Michael Jordan 38 Michael Jordan 19 Michael Jordan 7 Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois 18,676 Dick Bavetta, Joe Crawford, Joe Forte Chicago wins series, 4–1 TNT +Regular-season seriesPhiladelphia won 3–1 in the regular-season series#fff November 2, 1990 1990 11020 CHI Philadelphia 76ers 124 Chicago Bulls 116 Chicago Stadium, Chicago January 9, 1991 1991 01090 PHI Chicago Bulls 107 Philadelphia 76ers 99 Spectrum, Philadelphia #fff March 22, 1991 1991 03220 PHI Chicago Bulls 90 Philadelphia 76ers 95 Spectrum, Philadelphia April 7, 1991 1991 04070 CHI Philadelphia 76ers 114 Chicago Bulls 111 OT Chicago Stadium, Chicago This was the second playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Bulls winning the first meeting. +Previous playoff serieshttps://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 31, 2015Chicago leads 1–0 in all-time playoff series#fff 1990 Chicago Bulls 4 Philadelphia 76ers 1 1990 Eastern Conference Semifinals This is the most recent playoff series between the Bulls & 76ers until 2012. (2) Boston Celtics vs. (3) Detroit Pistons #eee May 7 Boxscore Detroit Pistons 86 Boston Celtics 75 24–22 16–15 24–16 22–22 James Edwards 18 Dennis Rodman 16 Isiah Thomas 13 Reggie Lewis 20 Kevin McHale 10 Brian Shaw 5 Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts 14,890 Dan Crawford, Jack Nies, Jake O'Donnell Detroit leads series, 1–0 TNT May 9 Boxscore Detroit Pistons 103 Boston Celtics 109 21–26 27–24 22–21 33–38 Joe Dumars 29 Bill Laimbeer 15 Joe Dumars 6 Reggie Lewis 23 Robert Parish 13 Dee Brown 8 Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts 14,896 Mike Mathis, Paul Mihalak, Bill Saar Series tied, 1–1 TNT #eee May 11 Boxscore Boston Celtics 115 Detroit Pistons 93 27–19 27–22 36–31 25–21 Reggie Lewis 21 Robert Parish 11 Brown, McHale 6 each James Edwards 13 Laimbeer, Rodman 12 each Vinnie Johnson 5 The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, Michigan 21,454 Boston leads series, 2–1 NBC May 13 Boxscore Boston Celtics 97 Detroit Pistons 104 28–31 25–22 23–29 21–22 Reggie Lewis 20 Robert Parish 10 Brian Shaw 6 Mark Aguirre 34 Dennis Rodman 18 Joe Dumars 8 The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, Michigan 21,454 Hue Hollins, Ed T. Rush, Bennett Salvatore Series tied, 2–2 TNT #eee May 15 Boxscore Detroit Pistons 116 Boston Celtics 111 32–31 33–24 23–20 28–36 Joe Dumars 32 Dennis Rodman 10 Joe Dumars 8 Reggie Lewis 30 Reggie Lewis 11 Dee Brown 10 Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts 14,890 Hugh Evans, Lee Jones, Bill Oakes Detroit leads series, 3–2 TNT May 17 Boxscore Boston Celtics 113 Detroit Pistons 117 OT 23–29 27–27 25–26 30–23 8–12 Kevin McHale 34 Ed Pinckney 9 Reggie Lewis Joe Dumars 32 Bill Laimbeer 14 Joe Dumars 10 The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, Michigan 21,454 Dick Bavetta, Jack Madden, Mike Mathis Detroit wins series, 4–2 TNT +Regular-season seriesTied 2–2 in the regular-season series#fff December 14, 1990 1990 12140 BOS Detroit Pistons 100 Boston Celtics 108 Boston Garden, Boston January 21, 1991 1991 01210 DET Boston Celtics 90 Detroit Pistons 101 The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, Michigan #fff January 23, 1991 1991 01230 BOS Detroit Pistons 94 Boston Celtics 111 Boston Garden, Boston April 16, 1991 1991 04160 DET Boston Celtics 90 Detroit Pistons 118 The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, Michigan This was the sixth playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Celtics winning three of the first five meetings. +Previous playoff serieshttps://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=BOS&opp_id=DET&is_playoffs=Y Team Rivalry Finder — Boston Celtics versus Detroit Pistons (Playoffs) basketball-reference.com May 31, 2015Boston leads 3–2 in all-time playoff series#fff 1968 Boston Celtics 4 Detroit Pistons 2 1968 Eastern Division Semifinals #fff 1985 Boston Celtics 4 Detroit Pistons 2 1985 Eastern Conference Semifinals #fff 1987 Boston Celtics 4 Detroit Pistons 3 1987 Eastern Conference Finals #fff 1988 Boston Celtics 2 Detroit Pistons 4 1988 Eastern Conference Finals #fff 1989 Boston Celtics 0 Detroit Pistons 3 1989 Eastern Conference First Round Western Conference semifinals (1) Portland Trail Blazers vs. (5) Utah Jazz #eee May 7 Boxscore Utah Jazz 97 Portland Trail Blazers 117 25–30 28–28 16–24 28–35 John Stockton 23 Karl Malone 16 John Stockton 16 Clyde Drexler 20 Clyde Drexler 15 Terry Porter 9 Memorial Coliseum, Portland, Oregon 12,884 Hugh Evans, Steve Javie, Ed Middleton Portland leads series, 1–0 TNT May 9 Boxscore Utah Jazz 116 Portland Trail Blazers 118 25–28 16–24 30–35 45–31 Karl Malone 40 Karl Malone 16 John Stockton 12 Jerome Kersey 34 Jerome Kersey 6 Clyde Drexler 15 Memorial Coliseum, Portland, Oregon 12,884 Dick Bavetta, Ron Garretson, Jack Madden Portland leads series, 2–0 TNT #eee May 11 Boxscore Portland Trail Blazers 101 Utah Jazz 107 28–28 18–21 19–28 36–30 Terry Porter 28 Drexler, Kersey 10 each Clyde Drexler 7 Karl Malone 30 Karl Malone 21 John Stockton 15 Salt Palace, Salt Lake City, Utah 12,616 Portland leads series, 2–1 NBC May 12 Boxscore Portland Trail Blazers 104 Utah Jazz 101 26–22 31–22 25–24 22–33 Kevin Duckworth 30 Duckworth, Drexler 11 each Clyde Drexler 10 Karl Malone 31 Karl Malone 12 John Stockton 16 Salt Palace, Salt Lake City, Utah 12,616 Jess Kersey, Paul Mihalak, Ronnie Nunn Portland leads series, 3–1 TNT This was the last game ever played at the Salt Palace. #eee May 14 Boxscore Utah Jazz 96 Portland Trail Blazers 103 24–20 28–31 16–27 28–25 Karl Malone 26 K. Malone, Eaton 8 each John Stockton 14 Drexler, Porter 22 each Buck Williams 12 Clyde Drexler 8 Memorial Coliseum, Portland, Oregon 12,884 Dan Crawford, Darell Garretson, Jack Nies Portland wins series, 4–1 +Regular-season seriesPortland won 3–1 in the regular-season series#fff December 2, 1990 1990 12020 POR Utah Jazz 97 Portland Trail Blazers 101 Memorial Coliseum, Portland, Oregon January 31, 1991 1991 01310 UTA Portland Trail Blazers 91 Utah Jazz 105 Salt Palace, Salt Lake City #fff February 15, 1991 1991 02150 POR Utah Jazz 105 Portland Trail Blazers 117 Memorial Coliseum, Portland, Oregon March 15, 1991 1991 03150 UTA Portland Trail Blazers 106 Utah Jazz 96 Salt Palace, Salt Lake City This was the second playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Jazz winning the first meeting. +Previous playoff serieshttps://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=POR&opp_id=UTA&is_playoffs=Y Team Rivalry Finder — Portland Trail Blazers versus Utah Jazz (Playoffs) basketball-reference.com May 31, 2015Utah leads 1–0 in all-time playoff series#fff 1988 Portland Trail Blazers 1 Utah Jazz 3 1988 Western Conference First Round (3) Los Angeles Lakers vs. (7) Golden State Warriors #eee May 5 Boxscore Golden State Warriors 116 Los Angeles Lakers 126 25–35 26–25 32–36 33–30 Tim Hardaway 33 Alton Lister 8 Hardaway, Marciulionis 9 each Byron Scott 27 Magic Johnson 10 Magic Johnson 17 Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California 17,505 Steve Javie, Lee Jones, Mike Mathis LA Lakers lead series, 1–0 TNT May 8 Boxscore Golden State Warriors 125 Los Angeles Lakers 124 35–32 23–35 41–30 26–27 Chris Mullin 41 Jim Petersen 7 Tim Hardaway 14 Magic Johnson 44 Magic Johnson 12 Magic Johnson 9 Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California 17,505 Joe Crawford, Tommy Nunez Sr., Bill Oakes Series tied, 1–1 TNT #eee May 10 Boxscore Los Angeles Lakers 115 Golden State Warriors 112 35–24 22–26 24–28 34–34 James Worthy 36 three players 7 each Magic Johnson 15 Richmond, Hardaway 24 each Chris Mullin 11 Tim Hardaway 12 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena, Oakland, California LA Lakers lead series, 2–1 TNT May 12 Boxscore Los Angeles Lakers 123 Golden State Warriors 107 34–26 27–30 28–27 34–24 Sam Perkins 27 Byron Scott 11 Magic Johnson 11 Mitch Richmond 26 Richmond, Mullin 6 each Tim Hardaway 9 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena, Oakland, California 15,025 Dick Bavetta, Ron Garretson, Jack Madden LA Lakers lead series, 3–1 NBC #eee May 14 Boxscore Golden State Warriors 119 Los Angeles Lakers 124 OT 27–19 26–27 31–29 24–33 11–16 Tim Hardaway 27 Mullin, Lister 8 each Tim Hardaway 20 Magic Johnson 28 Magic Johnson 14 Sam Perkins 15 Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California 17,505 Ronnie Nunn, Jake O'Donnell, Wally Rooney LA Lakers win series, 4–1 TNT Sam Perkins hits the game-tying lay-up with 2.4 seconds left to force OT. This is the last playoff match-up between Los Angeles & Golden State until 2023. +Regular-season seriesLos Angeles won 3–2 in the regular-season series#fff November 18, 1990 1990 11180 LAL Golden State Warriors 93 Los Angeles Lakers 115 Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California December 15, 1990 1990 12150 GSW Los Angeles Lakers 111 Golden State Warriors 109 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena, Oakland, California #fff January 4, 1991 1991 01040 GSW Los Angeles Lakers 99 Golden State Warriors 115 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena, Oakland, California January 6, 1991 1991 01060 LAL Golden State Warriors 108 Los Angeles Lakers 135 Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California #fff April 17, 1991 1991 04170 GSW Los Angeles Lakers 111 Golden State Warriors 118 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena, Oakland, California This was the seventh playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Lakers winning five of the first six meetings. +Previous playoff serieshttps://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=GSW&opp_id=LAL&is_playoffs=Y Team Rivalry Finder — Golden State Warriors versus Los Angeles Lakers (Playoffs) basketball-reference.com May 31, 2015Los Angeles leads 5–1 in all-time playoff series#fff 1967 Los Angeles Lakers 0 San Francisco Warriors 3 1967 Western Division Semifinals #fff 1968 Los Angeles Lakers 4 San Francisco Warriors 0 1968 Western Division Finals #fff 1969 Los Angeles Lakers 4 San Francisco Warriors 2 1969 Western Division Semifinals #fff 1973 Golden State Warriors 1 Los Angeles Lakers 4 1973 Western Conference Finals #fff 1977 Golden State Warriors 3 Los Angeles Lakers 4 1977 Western Conference Semifinals #fff 1987 Golden State Warriors 1 Los Angeles Lakers 4 1987 Western Conference Semifinals Conference finals Eastern Conference finals (1) Chicago Bulls vs. (3) Detroit Pistons #eee May 19 3:30 PM Boxscore Detroit Pistons 83 Chicago Bulls 94 13–24 24–21 28–23 18–26 Mark Aguirre 25 Dennis Rodman 9 Isiah Thomas 8 Michael Jordan 22 Horace Grant 10 three players 6 each Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois 18,676 NBC Jess Kersey, Jack Nies, Jake O'Donnell Chicago leads series, 1–0 May 21 8:00 PM Boxscore Detroit Pistons 97 Chicago Bulls 105 22–27 19–22 20–27 36–29 Vinnie Johnson 29 Dennis Rodman 11 Dumars, Thomas 5 each Michael Jordan 35 Scottie Pippen 10 Michael Jordan 7 Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois 18,676 TNT Dan Crawford, Darell Garretson, Steve Javie Chicago leads series, 2–0 #eee May 25 3:30 PM Boxscore Chicago Bulls 113 Detroit Pistons 107 24–16 27–27 31–31 31–33 Michael Jordan 33 Scottie Pippen 10 Michael Jordan 7 Isiah Thomas 29 four players 7 each Isiah Thomas 6 The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, Michigan 21,454 NBC Bernie Fryer, Hue Hollins, Ed T. Rush Chicago leads series, 3–0 May 27 3:30 PM Boxscore Chicago Bulls 115 Detroit Pistons 94 32–26 25–24 30–20 28–24 Michael Jordan 29 Horace Grant 9 Scottie Pippen 10 Isiah Thomas 16 Thomas, Johnson 7 each Isiah Thomas 5 The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, Michigan 21,454 NBC Joe Crawford, Mike Mathis, Bennett Salvatore Chicago wins series, 4–0 In their last show of defiance, Isiah Thomas, Bill Laimbeer, and Mark Aguirre of the Pistons walked off the court with 7.9 seconds left in Game 4 so as not to congratulate the Bulls. Only Joe Dumars and John Salley shook hands with any of the Bulls.Stone Mike Regner Art The Great Book of Detroit Sports Lists 103 Running Press 2008 978-0-7624-3354-4 https://archive.org/details/greatbookofdetro0000ston registration isiah thomas walk off bulls. February 2, 2012Banks Lacy J. Amid Bulls celebration, Scottie Pippen has no regrets March 12, 2011 Chicago Sun-Times http://www.suntimes.com/sports/basketball/4266098-419/amid-celebration-pippen-has-no-regrets.html https://web.archive.org/web/20140417024253/http://www.suntimes.com/sports/basketball/4266098-419/amid-celebration-pippen-has-no-regrets.html April 17, 2014 dead The Pistons walked off the court without shaking hands with the Bulls, supposedly due to comments by Michael Jordan in a pre-game interview, where he stated that “The Pistons are undeserving champions”, and that “The Bad Boys are bad for basketball.”https://sports.yahoo.com/dont-buy-into-michael-jordans-narrative-the-bad-boys-pistons-deserve-your-respect-154544792.html Goodwill, Vincent Don't buy into Michael Jordan's narrative: The 'Bad Boys' Pistons deserve your respect Yahoo Sports April 27, 2020 May 24, 2024https://sports.yahoo.com/how-the-bad-boys-pistons-redefined-the-nb-as-next-generation-003352333.html Sohi, Seerat The DNA of 'Bad Boys' Pistons lives on 30 years later Yahoo Sports April 28, 2020 May 24, 2024 +Regular-season seriesChicago won 3–2 in the regular-season series#fff December 19, 1990 1990 12190 DET Chicago Bulls 84 Detroit Pistons 105 The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, Michigan December 25, 1990 1990 12250 CHI Detroit Pistons 86 Chicago Bulls 98 Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois #fff February 7, 1991 1991 02070 DET Chicago Bulls 95 Detroit Pistons 93 The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, Michigan April 12, 1991 1991 04120 DET Chicago Bulls 91 Detroit Pistons 95 The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, Michigan #fff April 21, 1991 1991 04210 CHI Detroit Pistons 100 Chicago Bulls 108 Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois This was the fifth playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Pistons winning three of the first four 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 31, 2015Detroit leads 3–1 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 #fff 1990 Chicago Bulls 3 Detroit Pistons 4 1990 Eastern Conference Finals Western Conference finals (1) Portland Trail Blazers vs. (3) Los Angeles Lakers #eee May 18 3:30 PM Boxscore Los Angeles Lakers 111 Portland Trail Blazers 106 33–27 22–35 25–30 31–14 James Worthy 28 Sam Perkins 15 Magic Johnson 21 Clyde Drexler 28 Buck Williams 10 Clyde Drexler 12 Memorial Coliseum, Portland, Oregon 12,884 NBC LA Lakers lead series, 1–0 May 21 10:30 PM Boxscore Los Angeles Lakers 98 Portland Trail Blazers 109 23–32 29–24 25–25 21–28 James Worthy 21 Sam Perkins 10 Magic Johnson 12 Terry Porter 26 Buck Williams 11 Terry Porter 8 Memorial Coliseum, Portland, Oregon 12,884 TNT Dick Bavetta, Joe Crawford, Paul Mihalak Series tied, 1–1 #eee May 24 10:00 PM Boxscore Portland Trail Blazers 92 Los Angeles Lakers 106 22–27 18–16 19–27 33–36 Jerome Kersey 19 Buck Williams 11 Terry Porter 7 James Worthy 25 Perkins, Green 9 each Magic Johnson 19 Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California 17,505 TNT Joe Forte, Hue Hollins, Mike Mathis LA Lakers lead series, 2–1 May 26 3:30 PM Boxscore Portland Trail Blazers 95 Los Angeles Lakers 116 23–32 19–30 29–31 24–23 Jerome Kersey 25 Drexler, Williams 8 each Terry Porter 10 Magic Johnson 22 Magic Johnson 9 Magic Johnson 9 Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California 17,505 NBC LA Lakers lead series, 3–1 #eee May 28 9:00 PM Boxscore Los Angeles Lakers 84 Portland Trail Blazers 95 25–23 25–24 18–28 16–20 Magic Johnson 29 A.C. Green 9 Magic Johnson 7 Jerome Kersey 20 Buck Williams 16 Clyde Drexler 7 Memorial Coliseum, Portland, Oregon 12,884 NBC Jess Kersey, Jack Nies, Jake O'Donnell LA Lakers lead series, 3–2 May 30 9:00 PM Boxscore Portland Trail Blazers 90 Los Angeles Lakers 91 17–28 26–22 22–20 25–21 Terry Porter 24 Clyde Drexler 8 Clyde Drexler 6 Sam Perkins 26 Magic Johnson 11 Magic Johnson 8 Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California 17,505 NBC Dick Bavetta, Darell Garretson, Ed T. Rush LA Lakers win series, 4–2 +Regular-season seriesPortland won 3–2 in the regular-season series#fff November 6, 1990 1990 11060 LAL Portland Trail Blazers 125 Los Angeles Lakers 123 OT Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California January 3, 1991 1991 01030 POR Los Angeles Lakers 108 Portland Trail Blazers 104 Memorial Coliseum, Portland, Oregon #fff February 17, 1991 1991 02170 LAL Portland Trail Blazers 96 Los Angeles Lakers 106 Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California March 29, 1991 1991 03290 LAL Portland Trail Blazers 109 Los Angeles Lakers 105 OT Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California #fff April 13, 1991 1991 04130 POR Los Angeles Lakers 113 Portland Trail Blazers 118 Memorial Coliseum, Portland, Oregon This was the fifth playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Lakers winning three of the first four meetings. +Previous playoff serieshttps://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=LAL&opp_id=POR&is_playoffs=Y Team Rivalry Finder — Los Angeles Lakers versus Portland Trail Blazers (Playoffs) basketball-reference.com May 31, 2015Los Angeles leads 3–1 in all-time playoff series#fff 1977 Los Angeles Lakers 0 Portland Trail Blazers 4 1977 Western Conference Finals #fff 1983 Los Angeles Lakers 4 Portland Trail Blazers 1 1983 Western Conference Semifinals #fff 1985 Los Angeles Lakers 4 Portland Trail Blazers 1 1985 Western Conference Semifinals #fff 1989 Los Angeles Lakers 3 Portland Trail Blazers 0 1989 Western Conference First Round NBA Finals: (E1) Chicago Bulls vs. (W3) Los Angeles Lakers 1991 NBA Finals #eee June 2 Boxscore Los Angeles Lakers 93 Chicago Bulls 91 29–30 22–23 24–15 18–23 Perkins, Worthy 22 each Michael Jordan 36 Vlade Divac 14 Horace Grant 10 Magic Johnson 11 Michael Jordan 12 Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois 18,676 Hugh Evans, Jack Madden, Hue Hollins LA Lakers lead series, 1–0 Sam Perkins hits the game-winning 3 with 14 seconds left. June 5 Boxscore Los Angeles Lakers 86 Chicago Bulls 107 23–28 20–20 26–38 17–21 James Worthy 24 Michael Jordan 33 Green, Johnson 7 each Jordan, Perdue 7 each Magic Johnson 10 Michael Jordan 13 Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois 18,676 Jake O'Donnell, Jess Kersey, Mike Mathis Series tied, 1–1 Michael Jordan does "The Move". #eee June 7 Boxscore Chicago Bulls 104 Los Angeles Lakers 96 OT 25–25 23–22 18–25 26–20 12–4 Michael Jordan 29 Sam Perkins 25 Scottie Pippen 13 Sam Perkins 9 Michael Jordan 9 Magic Johnson 10 Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California 17,506 Darell Garretson, Joey Crawford, Bill Oakes Chicago leads series, 2–1 Michael Jordan hits the game-tying shot with 3.4 seconds left to force OT. June 9 Boxscore Chicago Bulls 97 Los Angeles Lakers 82 27–28 25–16 22–14 23–24 Michael Jordan 28 Vlade Divac 27 Scottie Pippen 9 Vlade Divac 11 Michael Jordan 13 Magic Johnson 11 Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California 17,506 Dick Bavetta, Hugh Evans, Ed T. Rush Chicago leads series, 3–1 #eee June 12 Boxscore Chicago Bulls 108 Los Angeles Lakers 101 27–25 21–24 32–31 28–21 Scottie Pippen 32 Sam Perkins 22 Scottie Pippen 13 Magic Johnson 11 Michael Jordan 10 Magic Johnson 20 Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California 17,506 Jake O'Donnell, Jack Madden, Mike Mathis Chicago wins series, 4–1 +Regular-season seriesTied 1–1 in the regular-season series#fff December 21, 1990 1990 12210 CHI Los Angeles Lakers 103 Chicago Bulls 114 Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois February 3, 1991 1991 02030 LAL Chicago Bulls 86 Los Angeles Lakers 99 Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California This was the fifth playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Lakers winning the first four meetings. +Previous playoff serieshttps://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=CHI&opp_id=LAL&is_playoffs=Y Team Rivalry Finder — Chicago Bulls versus Los Angeles Lakers (Playoffs) basketball-reference.com May 31, 2015Los Angeles leads 4–0 in all-time playoff series#fff 1968 Chicago Bulls 1 Los Angeles Lakers 4 1968 Western Division Semifinals #fff 1971 Chicago Bulls 3 Los Angeles Lakers 4 1971 Western Conference Semifinals #fff 1972 Chicago Bulls 0 Los Angeles Lakers 4 1972 Western Conference Semifinals #fff 1973 Chicago Bulls 3 Los Angeles Lakers 4 1973 Western Conference Semifinals Statistical leaders Category Game high Average Player Team High Player Team Avg. GP Games played Points Michael Jordan Chicago Bulls 46 Michael Jordan Chicago Bulls 31.1 17 Rebounds Karl Malone Utah Jazz 21 Hakeem Olajuwon Houston Rockets 14.7 3 Assists Magic Johnson Los Angeles Lakers 21 John Stockton Utah Jazz 13.8 9 Steals Tim Hardaway Golden State Warriors 8 Tim Hardaway Golden State Warriors 3.1 9 Blocks David Robinson San Antonio Spurs 8 David Robinson San Antonio Spurs 3.8 4 References External links Basketball-Reference's 1991 NBA Playoffs page Category:NBA playoffs Playoffs Category:GMA Network television specials fi:NBA-kausi 1990–1991#Pudotuspelit