1989–90 Detroit Pistons season

1989–90 Detroit Pistons season
NBA champions
Conference champions
Division champions
Head coach Chuck Daly
General manager Jack McCloskey
Owner(s) William Davidson
Arena The Palace of Auburn Hills
Results
Record 59–23 (.720)
Place Division: 1st (Central)
Conference: 1st (Eastern)
Playoff finish NBA Champions
(Defeated Trail Blazers 4-1)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television WKBD-TV
PASS Sports
Radio WJR

The 1989–90 NBA season was the Pistons' 42nd season in the National Basketball Association, and 33rd season in the city of Detroit.[1] As the defending champions, the Pistons had another successful season winning 13 consecutive games around January and February, then posting a 12-game winning streak in March as they finished first place in the Eastern Conference with a 59–23 record. Three members of the team, Isiah Thomas, last year's Finals MVP Joe Dumars, and Dennis Rodman were all selected for the 1990 NBA All-Star Game. Dumars was also selected to the All-NBA Third Team, and Rodman was named Defensive Player of The Year.

In the first round of the playoffs, the Pistons swept the Indiana Pacers in three straight games. Then defeated the 5th-seeded New York Knicks four games to one in the semifinals. In the Eastern Conference Finals, the Pistons defeated the Chicago Bulls in seven games to advance to the NBA Finals for the third straight year. In the finals, they defeated the Portland Trail Blazers in five hard-fought games to win their second consecutive NBA championship. Thomas was named NBA Finals MVP.[2] The Pistons would not reach the NBA Finals again until 2004, in which they won the Finals in five games against their heavily favored rivals, the Los Angeles Lakers to win their third NBA championship.

Draft picks

Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
1 27 Kenny Battle Forward  United States Illinois

Roster

Detroit Pistons roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
SF 23 United States Aguirre, Mark 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 232 lb (105 kg) DePaul
C 20 United States Bedford, William 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Memphis
SG 4 United States Dumars, Joe 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) McNeese State
C 53 United States Edwards, James 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Washington
PF 33 United States Greenwood, Dave 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 222 lb (101 kg) UCLA
PF 35 United States Hastings, Scott 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Arkansas
PG 12 United States Henderson, Gerald 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Virginia Commonwealth
PG 15 United States Johnson, Vinnie 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Baylor
C 40 United States Laimbeer, Bill 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Notre Dame
SF 10 United States Rodman, Dennis 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Southeastern Oklahoma State
PF 22 United States Salley, John 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Georgia Tech
PG 11 United States Thomas, Isiah 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Indiana
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Regular season

Season standings

Central Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Detroit Pistons 5923.720–35–624–1722–8
x-Chicago Bulls 5527.671436–519–2220–10
x-Milwaukee Bucks 4438.5371527–1417–2414–16
x-Cleveland Cavaliers 4240.5121727–1415–2614–16
x-Indiana Pacers 4240.5121728–1314–2716–14
Atlanta Hawks 4141.5001825–1616–2515–15
Orlando Magic 1864.2204112–296–354–26
# Eastern Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 c-Detroit Pistons5923.720–
2 y-Philadelphia 76ers5329.6466
3 x-Chicago Bulls5527.6714
4 x-Boston Celtics5230.6347
5 x-New York Knicks4537.54914
6 x-Milwaukee Bucks4438.53715
7 x-Cleveland Cavaliers4240.51217
8 x-Indiana Pacers4240.51217
9 Atlanta Hawks4141.50018
10 Washington Bullets3151.37828
11 Miami Heat1864.22041
11 Orlando Magic1864.22041
13 New Jersey Nets1765.20742

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Record vs. opponents

1989-90 NBA Records
Team ATL BOS CHA CHI CLE DAL DEN DET GSW HOU IND LAC LAL MIA MIL MIN NJN NYK ORL PHI PHO POR SAC SAS SEA UTA WAS
Atlanta —1–32–00–52–30–21–13–22–02–02–31–10–24–03–21–12–21–35–02–20–21–11–11–11–11–12–2
Boston 3–1—2–02–23–11–11–12–21–12–01–31–10–25–02–21–15–14–14–03–21–10–22–01–12–01–12–3
Charlotte 0–20–2—0–21–11–33–20–22–21–41–12–20–41–10–22–21–11–11–10–21–30–41–30–50–40–50–2
Chicago 5–02–22–0—5–02–01–11–42–01–12–31–11–14–04–12–03–13–13–22–22–01–11–11–11–10–23–1
Cleveland 3–21–31–10–5—0–20–21–41–10–23–21–11–14–03–21–14–02–24–12–21–11–12–01–11–11–13–1
Dallas 2–01–13–10–22–0—2–31–13–14–12–03–10–42–01–14–12–01–12–01–11–30–43–13–22–21–31–1
Denver 1–11–12–31–12–03–2—0–22–24–10–22–20–42–01–15–02–01–12–01–11–32–24–01–32–20–41–1
Detroit 2–32–22–04–14–11–12–0—1–11–14–11–11–13–13–22–04–04–05–01–32–01–12–01–11–11–14–0
Golden State 0–21–12–20–21–11–32–21–1—2–21–13–11–42–01–13–12–00–22–01–10–52–23–21–32–32–21–1
Houston 0–20–24–11–12–01–41–41–12–2—1–12–22–21–11–12–21–11–12–01–12–21–34–02–22–23–21–1
Indiana 3–23–11–13–22–30–22–01–41–11–1—0–20–23–13–21–14–01–34–10–41–11–11–11–11–11–13–1
L.A. Clippers 1–11–12–21–11–11–32–21–11–32–22–0—1–40–21–13–12–00–22–00–20–40–52–30–43–20–41–1
L.A. Lakers 2–02–04–01–11–14–04–01–14–12–22–04–1—2–01–14–02–02–01–11–13–12–35–02–24–02–21–1
Miami 0–40–51–10–40–40–20–21–30–21–11–32–00–2—2–21–11–41–53–10–50–20–21–10–20–21–12–3
Milwaukee 2–32–22–01–42–31–11–12–31–11–12–31–11–12–2—2–04–02–25–01–31–11–11–11–12–00–23–1
Minnesota 1–11–12–20–21–11–40–50–21–32–21–11–30–41–10–2—1–11–11–11–10–41–32–21–41–30–51–1
New Jersey 2–21–51–11–30–40–20–20–40–21–10–40–20–24–10–41–1—1–41–31–40–20–21–10–20–20–22–3
New York 3–11–41–11–32–21–11–10–42–01–13–12–00–25–12–21–14–1—2–22–31–10–22–01–11–11–15–0
Orlando 0–50–41–12–31–40–20–20–50–20–21–40–21–11–30–51–13–12–2—2–20–20–21–11–10–21–10–4
Philadelphia 2–22–32–02–22–21–11–13–11–11–14–02–01–15–03–11–14–13–22–2—1–11–11–11–11–11–15–1
Phoenix 2–01–13–10–21–13–13–10–25–02–21–14–01–32–01–14–02–01–12–01–1—2–35–00–43–23–12–0
Portland 1–12–04–01–11–14–02–21–12–23–11–15–03–22–01–13–12–02–02–01–13–2—4–03–13–22–21–1
Sacramento 1–10–23–11–10–21–30–40–22–30–41–13–20–51–11–12–21–10–21–11–10–50–4—0–42–21–31–1
San Antonio 1–11–15–01–11–12–33–11–13–12–21–14–02–22–01–14–12–01–11–11–14–01–34–0—3–13–22–0
Seattle 1–10–24–01–11–12–22–21–13–22–21–12–30–42–00–23–12–01–12–01–12–32–32–21–3—1–32–0
Utah 1–11–15–02–01–13–14–01–12–22–31–14–02–21–12–05–02–01–11–11–11–32–23–12–33–1—2–0
Washington 2–23–22–01–31–31–11–10–41–11–11–31–11–13–21–31–13–20–54–01–50–21–11–10–20–20–2—

Game log

1989–90 game log
Total: 59–23 (Home: 35–6; Road: 24–17)
November: 9–5 (Home: 5–1; Road: 4–4)
December : 9–6 (Home: 5–1; Road: 4–5)
January : 12–3 (Home: 8–1; Road: 4–2)
February : 10–1 (Home: 6–0; Road: 4–1)
March : 11–4 (Home: 6–0; Road: 5–4)
April : 7–4 (Home: 4–3; Road: 3–1)
1989–90 schedule

Playoffs

Eastern Conference First Round

(1) Detroit Pistons vs. (8) Indiana Pacers: Pistons win series 3-0

Last Playoff Meeting: Not available (first playoff meeting)

Eastern Conference Semifinals

(1) Detroit Pistons vs. (5) New York Knicks: Pistons win series 4-1

Last Playoff Meeting: 1984 Eastern Conference First Round (New York won 3-2)

Eastern Conference Finals

(1) Detroit Pistons vs. (3) Chicago Bulls: Pistons win series 4-3

Last Playoff Meeting: 1989 Eastern Conference Finals (Detroit won 4-2)

NBA Finals

GameDateHome TeamResultRoad Team
Game 1June 5Detroit105–99Portland
Game 2June 7Detroit106–105Portland
Game 3June 10Portland121–106Detroit
Game 4June 12Portland112–109Detroit
Game 5June 14Portland92–90Detroit

Pistons win series 4–1

Player statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game

Season

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Mark Aguirre 784025.7.488.333.7563.91.9.44.2414.1
William Bedford 4205.9.432.167.4091.4.1.07.402.8
Joe Dumars 757134.4.480.400.9002.84.9.84.0317.8
James Edwards 827027.8.498.000.7494.2.8.28.4514.5
Dave Greenwood 3705.5.423.000.5522.1.3.11.241.6
Scott Hastings 4004.2.303.250.864.8.2.08.081.0
Gerald Henderson 4607.3.506.452.769.71.3.17.042.3
Vinnie Johnson 821224.0.431.147.6683.13.1.87.169.8
Stan Kimbrough 1005.0.438.0001.000.7.5.40.001.6
Bill Laimbeer 818133.0.484.361.8549.62.1.701.0412.1
Ralph Lewis 401.5.000.000.000.0.0.00.00.0
Dennis Rodman 824329.0.581.111.6549.7.9.63.738.8
John Salley 821223.3.512.250.7135.4.8.621.877.2
Isiah Thomas 818137.0.438.309.7753.89.41.72.2318.4

Playoffs

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Mark Aguirre 20322.0.467.333.7504.61.4.50.1511.0
William Bedford 503.8.167.0001.000.4.0.00.20.8
Joe Dumars 202037.7.458.263.8762.24.81.10.0018.2
James Edwards 202026.8.494.000.6043.6.6.25.5514.3
Dave Greenwood 509.4.500.000.2501.8.0.40.001.0
Scott Hastings 503.2.250.000.000.0.0.20.00.4
Gerald Henderson 802.4.200.000.000.4.5.25.00.2
Vinnie Johnson 20023.2.462.286.7912.82.7.40.2010.3
Bill Laimbeer 202033.4.457.349.86210.61.41.15.9011.1
Dennis Rodman 191729.5.568.000.5148.5.9.47.686.6
John Salley 20027.4.475.000.7555.81.0.451.659.5
Isiah Thomas 202037.9.463.471.7945.48.22.15.3520.4

Awards and records

References

  1. ↑ 1989-90 Detroit Pistons
  2. ↑ "Pistons Rally to Repeat as N.B.A. Champions". New York Times. June 15, 1990. Retrieved October 10, 2017.
  3. ↑ 1989-90 NBA Season Summary - Basketball-Reference.com
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