The Charlotte Hornets were aligned in the Midwest Division in the Western Conference. Charlotte would be aligned in the Central Division for good starting the next year. The league had placed the four new teams in different divisions to spread them out over their first few seasons.
After seventeen seasons as the broadcast television home for NBA basketball, CBS Sports aired its final NBA broadcast in Game 5 of the Finals from Portland. NBC Sports would begin a twelve-season run as the league’s new broadcast partner beginning the next season.
This was also the first season that Turner Sports aired games on its, at the time, new cable outlet Turner Network Television; this began a long relationship between TNT and the NBA that still exists as of the end of the 2021-22 season.
The NBA adopted the FIBA rule that game clocks register tenths of seconds in the final minute of a quarter. This rule turns controversial during the season because of clock calibration problems in many venues; following a January 15, 1990, game at Madison Square Garden between the New York Knicks and the Chicago Bulls where Trent Tucker sank a three-point basket with the ball put in play with one-tenth of a second remaining, the NBA mandated clock calibration and prohibited any shot made when the ball is put in play with less than three-tenths of a second remaining from counting unless it is a dunk or a tip-in. The Trent Tucker Rule would be established the following year as a result of this incident.
All three Texas-based teams made the playoffs. This would not happen again until 2004.
This was the last of nine consecutive seasons in which the Lakers finished as the No. 1 seed in the Western Conference. They would not return there until 2000.
On March 28, 1990, near the end of the 1989–90 season, the Cleveland Cavaliers faced their new nemesis Michael Jordan. Needing the victory to clinch a playoff berth, Jordan set his career high with 69 points in an overtime win and putting a dent in the Cavaliers' playoff plans.
The Spurs orchestrated the biggest turnaround, with rookie David Robinson at center. After finishing 21–61 in 1988–89, they improved by 35 games and won the Midwest Division.
Scottie Pippen becomes the first forward in NBA history to accumulate over 200 steals with over 100 blocks in a season.
1989–90 NBA changesedit
The Cleveland Cavaliers slightly changed their road uniforms, replacing the team nickname "Cavs" with the city name "Cleveland" on their jerseys.
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.
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This article does not cite any sources Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources 1989 90 NBA season news newspapers books scholar JSTOR December 2022 Learn how and when to remove this template message 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 1989 90 NBA seasonLeagueNational Basketball AssociationSportBasketballDurationNovember 3 1989 April 22 1990April 26 June 3 1990 Playoffs June 5 14 1990 Finals Number of teams27TV partner s CBS TBS TNTDraftTop draft pickPervis EllisonPicked bySacramento KingsRegular seasonTop seedLos Angeles LakersSeason MVPMagic Johnson L A Lakers Top scorerMichael Jordan Chicago PlayoffsEastern championsDetroit Pistons Eastern runners upChicago BullsWestern championsPortland Trail Blazers Western runners upPhoenix SunsFinalsChampionsDetroit Pistons Runners upPortland Trail BlazersFinals MVPIsiah Thomas Detroit NBA seasons 1988 891990 91 Contents 1 Notable occurrences 2 1989 90 NBA changes 3 Final standings 3 1 By division 3 2 By conference 4 Playoffs 5 Statistics leaders 6 NBA awards 6 1 Player of the week 6 2 Player of the month 6 3 Rookie of the month 6 4 Coach of the month 7 ReferencesNotable occurrences editCoaching changes OffseasonTeam 1988 89 coach 1989 90 coachChicago Bulls Doug Collins Phil JacksonMinnesota Timberwolves Expansion Bill MusselmanNew Jersey Nets Willis Reed Bill FitchNew York Knicks Rick Pitino Stu JacksonOrlando Magic Expansion Matt GuokasIn seasonTeam Outgoing coach Incoming coachSacramento Kings Jerry Reynolds Dick MottaDallas Mavericks John MacLeod Richie AdubatoCharlotte Hornets Dick Harter Gene LittlesThe Minnesota Timberwolves and the Orlando Magic entered the NBA as the league s 26th and 27th franchises The Timberwolves played their preseason schedule at the Met Center in the Minneapolis suburb of Bloomington home of the NHL s Minnesota North Stars They played their regular season schedule at the Hubert H Humphrey Metrodome former home of the NFL s Minnesota Vikings and MLB s Minnesota Twins They would move to smaller capacity Target Center for the 1990 91 season The Magic would play at Orlando Arena later known as TD Waterhouse Centre and Amway Arena for the next 21 years The NBA All Star Weekend was in Miami Arena in Miami In the 1990 NBA All Star Game the East defeated the West 130 113 Magic Johnson of the Los Angeles Lakers took home the game s MVP award Dominique Wilkins of the Atlanta Hawks edged out Kenny Smith of the Sacramento Kings to win the Slam Dunk Contest The Charlotte Hornets were aligned in the Midwest Division in the Western Conference Charlotte would be aligned in the Central Division for good starting the next year The league had placed the four new teams in different divisions to spread them out over their first few seasons After seventeen seasons as the broadcast television home for NBA basketball CBS Sports aired its final NBA broadcast in Game 5 of the Finals from Portland NBC Sports would begin a twelve season run as the league s new broadcast partner beginning the next season This was also the first season that Turner Sports aired games on its at the time new cable outlet Turner Network Television this began a long relationship between TNT and the NBA that still exists as of the end of the 2021 22 season The NBA adopted the FIBA rule that game clocks register tenths of seconds in the final minute of a quarter This rule turns controversial during the season because of clock calibration problems in many venues following a January 15 1990 game at Madison Square Garden between the New York Knicks and the Chicago Bulls where Trent Tucker sank a three point basket with the ball put in play with one tenth of a second remaining the NBA mandated clock calibration and prohibited any shot made when the ball is put in play with less than three tenths of a second remaining from counting unless it is a dunk or a tip in The Trent Tucker Rule would be established the following year as a result of this incident All three Texas based teams made the playoffs This would not happen again until 2004 This was the last of nine consecutive seasons in which the Lakers finished as the No 1 seed in the Western Conference They would not return there until 2000 Long time Boston Celtics announcer Johnny Most retired after 37 years behind the microphone Most was best known for his call of Havlicek stole the ball in the 1965 Eastern Division Finals between the Celtics and the Sixers The Philadelphia 76ers won their first Atlantic Division title since the 1982 83 championship season and the first in the post Julius Erving era They lost to the Bulls in the second round of the playoffs Several players from Eastern Bloc countries in Europe made an impact in the NBA Yugoslavia s Vlade Divac and Drazen Petrovic and the Soviet Union s Sarunas Marciulionis and Alexander Volkov were among the pioneering players from Eastern Europe who made the jump to the NBA On March 28 1990 near the end of the 1989 90 season the Cleveland Cavaliers faced their new nemesis Michael Jordan Needing the victory to clinch a playoff berth Jordan set his career high with 69 points in an overtime win and putting a dent in the Cavaliers playoff plans The Spurs orchestrated the biggest turnaround with rookie David Robinson at center After finishing 21 61 in 1988 89 they improved by 35 games and won the Midwest Division Scottie Pippen becomes the first forward in NBA history to accumulate over 200 steals with over 100 blocks in a season 1989 90 NBA changes editThe Cleveland Cavaliers slightly changed their road uniforms replacing the team nickname Cavs with the city name Cleveland on their jerseys The Golden State Warriors changed their logo and uniforms The Los Angeles Clippers slightly changed their uniforms The New York Knicks changed their logo adding more orange to their previous logo The San Antonio Spurs changed their logo and uniforms Final standings editBy division edit Atlantic Divisionvte W L PCT GB Home Road Divy Philadelphia 76ers 53 29 646 34 7 19 22 19 7x Boston Celtics 52 30 634 1 30 11 22 19 19 7x New York Knicks 45 37 549 8 29 12 16 25 17 9Washington Bullets 31 51 378 22 20 21 11 30 10 16Miami Heat 18 64 220 35 11 30 7 34 4 22New Jersey Nets 17 65 207 36 13 28 4 37 9 17Central Divisionvte W L PCT GB Home Road Divy Detroit Pistons 59 23 720 35 6 24 17 22 8x Chicago Bulls 55 27 671 4 36 5 19 22 20 10x Milwaukee Bucks 44 38 537 15 27 14 17 24 14 16x Cleveland Cavaliers 42 40 512 17 27 14 15 26 14 16x Indiana Pacers 42 40 512 17 28 13 14 27 16 14Atlanta Hawks 41 41 500 18 25 16 16 25 15 15Orlando Magic 18 64 220 41 12 29 6 35 4 26Midwest Divisionvte W L PCT GB Home Road Divy San Antonio Spurs 56 26 683 34 7 22 19 19 9x Utah Jazz 55 27 671 1 36 5 19 22 21 7x Dallas Mavericks 47 35 573 9 30 11 17 24 17 11x Denver Nuggets 43 39 524 13 28 13 15 26 15 13x Houston Rockets 41 41 500 15 31 10 10 31 13 15Minnesota Timberwolves 22 60 268 34 17 24 5 36 6 22Charlotte Hornets 19 63 232 37 13 28 6 35 7 21Pacific Divisionvte W L PCT GB Home Road Divy Los Angeles Lakers 63 19 768 37 4 26 15 22 6x Portland Trail Blazers 59 23 720 4 35 6 24 17 20 8x Phoenix Suns 54 28 659 9 32 9 22 19 20 8Seattle SuperSonics 41 41 500 22 30 11 11 30 11 17Golden State Warriors 37 45 451 26 27 14 10 31 11 17Los Angeles Clippers 30 52 366 33 20 21 10 31 7 21Sacramento Kings 23 59 280 40 16 25 7 34 7 21By conference edit Eastern ConferencevteTeam W L PCT GB1 c Detroit Pistons 59 23 720 2 y Philadelphia 76ers 53 29 646 63 x Chicago Bulls 55 27 671 44 x Boston Celtics 52 30 634 75 x New York Knicks 45 37 549 146 x Milwaukee Bucks 44 38 537 157 x Cleveland Cavaliers 42 40 512 178 x Indiana Pacers 42 40 512 179 Atlanta Hawks 41 41 500 1810 Washington Bullets 31 51 378 2811 Miami Heat 18 64 220 4112 Orlando Magic 18 64 220 4113 New Jersey Nets 17 65 207 42 Western ConferencevteTeam W L PCT GB1 z Los Angeles Lakers 63 19 768 2 y San Antonio Spurs 56 26 683 73 x Portland Trail Blazers 59 23 720 44 x Utah Jazz 55 27 671 85 x Phoenix Suns 54 28 659 96 x Dallas Mavericks 47 35 573 167 x Denver Nuggets 43 39 524 208 x Houston Rockets 41 41 500 229 Seattle SuperSonics 41 41 500 2210 Golden State Warriors 37 45 451 2611 Los Angeles Clippers 30 52 366 3312 Sacramento Kings 23 59 280 4013 Minnesota Timberwolves 22 60 268 4114 Charlotte Hornets 19 63 232 44Notes z Clinched home court advantage for the entire playoffs c Clinched home court advantage for the conference playoffs y Clinched division title x Clinched playoff spotPlayoffs editMain article 1990 NBA playoffs 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 This section is an excerpt from 1990 NBA playoffs Bracket edit First RoundConference SemifinalsConference FinalsNBA Finals E1Detroit 3E8Indiana0E1Detroit 4E5New York1E4Boston2E5New York3E1Detroit 4Eastern ConferenceE3Chicago3E3Chicago3E6Milwaukee1E3Chicago4E2Philadelphia 1E2Philadelphia 3E7Cleveland2E1Detroit 4W3Portland1W1LA Lakers 3W8Houston1W1LA Lakers 1W5Phoenix4W4Utah2W5Phoenix3W5Phoenix2Western ConferenceW3Portland4W3Portland3W6Dallas0W3Portland4W2San Antonio 3W2San Antonio 3W7Denver0 Division winnerBold Series winnerItalic Team with home court advantageStatistics leaders editCategory Player Team StatPoints per game Michael Jordan Chicago Bulls 33 6Rebounds per game Akeem Olajuwon Houston Rockets 14 0Assists per game John Stockton Utah Jazz 14 5Steals per game Michael Jordan Chicago Bulls 2 77Blocks per game Akeem Olajuwon Houston Rockets 4 59FG Mark West Phoenix Suns 625FT Larry Bird Boston Celtics 9303FG Steve Kerr Cleveland Cavaliers 507NBA awards editMost Valuable Player Magic Johnson Los Angeles Lakers Rookie of the Year David Robinson San Antonio Spurs Defensive Player of the Year Dennis Rodman Detroit Pistons Sixth Man of the Year Ricky Pierce Milwaukee Bucks Most Improved Player Rony Seikaly Miami Heat Coach of the Year Pat Riley Los Angeles LakersAll NBA First Team F Karl Malone Utah Jazz F Charles Barkley Philadelphia 76ers C Patrick Ewing New York Knicks G Michael Jordan Chicago Bulls G Magic Johnson Los Angeles Lakers All NBA Second Team F Larry Bird Boston Celtics F Tom Chambers Phoenix Suns C Akeem Olajuwon Houston Rockets G John Stockton Utah Jazz G Kevin Johnson Phoenix Suns All NBA Third Team F James Worthy Los Angeles Lakers F Chris Mullin Golden State Warriors C David Robinson San Antonio Spurs G Clyde Drexler Portland Trail Blazers G Joe Dumars Detroit Pistons NBA All Rookie First Team Tim Hardaway Golden State Warriors Pooh Richardson Minnesota Timberwolves David Robinson San Antonio Spurs Sherman Douglas Miami Heat Vlade Divac Los Angeles Lakers NBA All Rookie Second Team Blue Edwards Utah Jazz Sean Elliott San Antonio Spurs Stacey King Chicago Bulls J R Reid Charlotte Hornets Glen Rice Miami Heat NBA All Defensive First Team Dennis Rodman Detroit Pistons Buck Williams Portland Trail Blazers Akeem Olajuwon Houston Rockets Michael Jordan Chicago Bulls Joe Dumars Detroit Pistons NBA All Defensive Second Team Kevin McHale Boston Celtics Rick Mahorn Philadelphia 76ers David Robinson San Antonio Spurs Derek Harper Dallas Mavericks Alvin Robertson Milwaukee Bucks Player of the week edit The following players were named NBA Player of the Week Week PlayerNov 3 Nov 12 Vern Fleming Indiana Pacers Nov 13 Nov 19 John Stockton Utah Jazz Nov 20 Nov 26 Clyde Drexler Portland Trail Blazers Nov 27 Dec 3 Patrick Ewing New York Knicks Dec 4 Dec 10 Michael Jordan Chicago Bulls Dec 11 Dec 17 Chris Mullin Golden State Warriors Dec 18 Dec 23 Terry Cummings San Antonio Spurs Dec 25 Dec 30 Karl Malone Utah Jazz Jan 2 Jan 7 Terry Teagle Golden State Warriors Jan 8 Jan 14 Ron Harper Los Angeles Clippers Jan 15 Jan 21 Alvin Robertson Milwaukee Bucks Jan 22 Jan 28 Karl Malone Utah Jazz Jan 29 Feb 4 Tim Hardaway Golden State Warriors Feb 5 Feb 18 Tom Chambers Phoenix Suns Feb 19 Feb 25 David Robinson San Antonio Spurs Feb 26 Mar 4 Akeem Olajuwon Houston Rockets Mar 5 Mar 11 Rony Seikaly Miami Heat Mar 12 Mar 18 Kevin Johnson Phoenix Suns Mar 19 Mar 25 David Robinson San Antonio Spurs Mar 26 Apr 1 Michael Jordan Chicago Bulls Apr 2 Apr 8 Charles Barkley Philadelphia 76ers Apr 9 Apr 15 Magic Johnson Los Angeles Lakers Apr 16 Apr 22 David Robinson San Antonio Spurs Player of the month edit The following players were named NBA Player of the Month Month PlayerNovember Patrick Ewing New York Knicks December Michael Jordan Chicago Bulls January Karl Malone Utah Jazz February Magic Johnson Los Angeles Lakers March Michael Jordan Chicago Bulls April Akeem Olajuwon Houston Rockets Rookie of the month edit The following players were named NBA Rookie of the Month Month RookieNovember David Robinson San Antonio Spurs December David Robinson San Antonio Spurs January David Robinson San Antonio Spurs February David Robinson San Antonio Spurs March David Robinson San Antonio Spurs April David Robinson San Antonio Spurs Coach of the month edit The following coaches were named NBA Coach of the Month Month CoachNovember Dick Versace Indiana Pacers December Stu Jackson New York Knicks January Jim Lynam Philadelphia 76ers February Cotton Fitzsimmons Phoenix Suns March Rick Adelman Portland Trail Blazers April Jimmy Rodgers Boston Celtics References edit Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1989 90 NBA season amp oldid 1172364824, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, 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