NBA
1989-90 Season
Champions: Detroit Pistons (4-1)
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The 1989-90 NBA season featured 27 teams across 1179 recorded games. Los Angeles Lakers posted the league's best record at 63-19. Detroit Pistons won the championship, defeating Portland Trail Blazers 4-1 in the Finals. Isiah Thomas was named Finals MVP; Magic Johnson took the regular-season MVP award.
Final Standings
Western Conference
- Los Angeles Lakers 63-19 0.768
- Portland Trail Blazers 59-23 0.720
- San Antonio Spurs 56-26 0.683
- Utah Jazz 55-27 0.671
- Phoenix Suns 54-28 0.659
- Dallas Mavericks 47-35 0.573
- Denver Nuggets 43-39 0.524
- Houston Rockets 41-41 0.500
- Seattle SuperSonics 41-41 0.500
- Golden State Warriors 37-45 0.451
- Los Angeles Clippers 30-52 0.366
- Sacramento Kings 23-59 0.280
- Minnesota Timberwolves 22-60 0.268
- Charlotte Hornets 19-63 0.232
Eastern Conference
- Detroit Pistons 🏆 59-23 0.720
- Chicago Bulls 55-27 0.671
- Philadelphia 76ers 53-29 0.646
- Boston Celtics 52-30 0.634
- New York Knicks 45-37 0.549
- Milwaukee Bucks 44-38 0.537
- Cleveland Cavaliers 42-40 0.512
- Indiana Pacers 42-40 0.512
- Atlanta Hawks 41-41 0.500
- Washington Bullets 31-51 0.378
- Orlando Magic 18-64 0.220
- Miami Heat 18-64 0.220
- New Jersey Nets 17-65 0.207
Season Leaders
Scoring
- 1 Michael Jordan CHI 33.6 PPG
- 2 Karl Malone UTA 31.0 PPG
- 3 Patrick Ewing NYK 28.6 PPG
- 4 Tom Chambers PHO 27.2 PPG
- 5 Dominique Wilkins ATL 26.7 PPG
Rebounding
- 1 Hakeem Olajuwon HOU 14.0 RPG
- 2 David Robinson SAS 12.0 RPG
- 3 Charles Oakley NYK 11.9 RPG
- 4 Charles Barkley PHI 11.5 RPG
- 5 Karl Malone UTA 11.1 RPG
Assists
- 1 John Stockton UTA 14.5 APG
- 2 Magic Johnson LAL 11.5 APG
- 3 Kevin Johnson PHO 11.4 APG
- 4 Muggsy Bogues CHH 10.7 APG
- 5 Isiah Thomas DET 9.4 APG
1989 Draft — Top Picks
- #1 Pervis Ellison Sacramento Kings
- #2 Danny Ferry Los Angeles Clippers
- #3 Sean Elliott San Antonio Spurs