1989–90 NBA season | |
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League | National Basketball Association |
Sport | Basketball |
Duration | November 3, 1989 – April 22, 1990 April 26 – June 3, 1990 (Playoffs) June 5 – 14, 1990 (Finals) |
Number of teams | 27 |
TV partner(s) | CBS, 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 1989–90 NBA season was the 44th season of the National Basketball Association. The season ended with the Detroit Pistons winning their second NBA Championship, beating the Portland Trail Blazers 4 games to 1 in the NBA Finals.
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.
Note: All information on this page were obtained on the History section on NBA.com
The following players were named NBA Player of the Week.
The following players were named NBA Player of the Month.
The following players were named NBA Rookie of the Month.
The following coaches were named NBA Coach of the Month.