1989–90 Detroit Pistons season

1989–90 Detroit Pistons season
NBA Champions
Conference Champions
Division Champions
Second NBA Championsip
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	PASS Sports, WKBD
Radio	WCXI

The 1989-90 NBA season was the Pistons' 42nd season in the NBA and 33rd season in the city of Detroit.^[1] The Pistons finished first place in the Eastern Conference with a 59–23 record. Dennis 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 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. Isiah Thomas was named NBA Finals MVP. The Pistons would not reach the NBA Finals again until 2004, in which they won the Finals in five games.

Draft picks

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

Roster

Detroit Pistons roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Height	Weight	DOB (YYYY–MM–DD)
3.0 !SF	23	USA !	Aguirre, Mark	7000198120000000000♠6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	232 lb (105 kg)	DePaul
6.0 !C	20	USA !	Bedford, William	7000213360000000000♠7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Memphis
2.0 !SG	4	USA !	Dumars, Joe	7000190500000000000♠6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	McNeese State
6.0 !C	53	USA !	Edwards, James	7000213360000000000♠7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Washington
4.5 !PF	33	USA !	Greenwood, Dave	7000205740000000000♠6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	222 lb (101 kg)	UCLA
4.5 !PF	35	USA !	Hastings, Scott	7000208279999999999♠6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Arkansas
1.0 !PG	12	USA !	Henderson, Gerald	7000187960000000000♠6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Virginia Commonwealth
1.0 !PG	15	USA !	Johnson, Vinnie	7000187960000000000♠6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Baylor
6.0 !C	40	USA !	Laimbeer, Bill	7000210820000000000♠6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	Notre Dame
3.0 !SF	10	USA !	Rodman, Dennis	7000203200000000000♠6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Southeastern Oklahoma State
4.5 !PF	22	USA !	Salley, John	7000210820000000000♠6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Georgia Tech
1.0 !PG	11	USA !	Thomas, Isiah	7000185420000000000♠6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Indiana

Head coach

Chuck Daly

Assistant coach(es)

Brendan Malone
Brendan Suhr
Mike Abdenour (trainer)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(DP) Unsigned draft pick
(FA) Free agent
(S) Suspended
Injured

Depth chart

Pos.	Starter	Bench	Reserve
C	Bill Laimbeer	William Bedford
PF	James Edwards	John Salley	Scott Hastings
SF	Dennis Rodman	Mark Aguirre	Dave Greenwood
SG	Joe Dumars	Vinnie Johnson
PG	Isiah Thomas	Gerald Henderson

Regular season

Season standings

Central Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-Detroit Pistons	59	23	.720	–	35–6	24–17	22–8
x-Chicago Bulls	55	27	.671	4	36–5	19–22	20–10
x-Milwaukee Bucks	44	38	.537	15	27–14	17–24	14–16
x-Cleveland Cavaliers	42	40	.512	17	27–14	15–26	14–16
x-Indiana Pacers	42	40	.512	17	28–13	14–27	16–14
Atlanta Hawks	41	41	.500	18	25–16	16–25	15–15
Orlando Magic	18	64	.220	41	12–29	6–35	4–26

#	Eastern Conference
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	c-Detroit Pistons	59	23	.720	–
2	y-Philadelphia 76ers	53	29	.646	6
3	x-Chicago Bulls	55	27	.671	4
4	x-Boston Celtics	52	30	.634	7
5	x-New York Knicks	45	37	.549	14
6	x-Milwaukee Bucks	44	38	.537	15
7	x-Cleveland Cavaliers	42	40	.512	17
8	x-Indiana Pacers	42	40	.512	17

9	Atlanta Hawks	41	41	.500	18
10	Washington Bullets	31	51	.378	28
11	Miami Heat	18	64	.220	41
11	Orlando Magic	18	64	.220	41
13	New Jersey Nets	17	65	.207	42

^[2]

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	—	1–3	2–0	0–5	2–3	0–2	1–1	3–2	2–0	2–0	2–3	1–1	0–2	4–0	3–2	1–1	2–2	1–3	5–0	2–2	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–2
Boston	3–1	—	2–0	2–2	3–1	1–1	1–1	2–2	1–1	2–0	1–3	1–1	0–2	5–0	2–2	1–1	5–1	4–1	4–0	3–2	1–1	0–2	2–0	1–1	2–0	1–1	2–3
Charlotte	0–2	0–2	—	0–2	1–1	1–3	3–2	0–2	2–2	1–4	1–1	2–2	0–4	1–1	0–2	2–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–3	0–4	1–3	0–5	0–4	0–5	0–2
Chicago	5–0	2–2	2–0	—	5–0	2–0	1–1	1–4	2–0	1–1	2–3	1–1	1–1	4–0	4–1	2–0	3–1	3–1	3–2	2–2	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–2	3–1
Cleveland	3–2	1–3	1–1	0–5	—	0–2	0–2	1–4	1–1	0–2	3–2	1–1	1–1	4–0	3–2	1–1	4–0	2–2	4–1	2–2	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	3–1
Dallas	2–0	1–1	3–1	0–2	2–0	—	2–3	1–1	3–1	4–1	2–0	3–1	0–4	2–0	1–1	4–1	2–0	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–3	0–4	3–1	3–2	2–2	1–3	1–1
Denver	1–1	1–1	2–3	1–1	2–0	3–2	—	0–2	2–2	4–1	0–2	2–2	0–4	2–0	1–1	5–0	2–0	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–3	2–2	4–0	1–3	2–2	0–4	1–1
Detroit	2–3	2–2	2–0	4–1	4–1	1–1	2–0	—	1–1	1–1	4–1	1–1	1–1	3–1	3–2	2–0	4–0	4–0	5–0	1–3	2–0	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	4–0
Golden State	0–2	1–1	2–2	0–2	1–1	1–3	2–2	1–1	—	2–2	1–1	3–1	1–4	2–0	1–1	3–1	2–0	0–2	2–0	1–1	0–5	2–2	3–2	1–3	2–3	2–2	1–1
Houston	0–2	0–2	4–1	1–1	2–0	1–4	1–4	1–1	2–2	—	1–1	2–2	2–2	1–1	1–1	2–2	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	2–2	1–3	4–0	2–2	2–2	3–2	1–1
Indiana	3–2	3–1	1–1	3–2	2–3	0–2	2–0	1–4	1–1	1–1	—	0–2	0–2	3–1	3–2	1–1	4–0	1–3	4–1	0–4	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	3–1
L.A. Clippers	1–1	1–1	2–2	1–1	1–1	1–3	2–2	1–1	1–3	2–2	2–0	—	1–4	0–2	1–1	3–1	2–0	0–2	2–0	0–2	0–4	0–5	2–3	0–4	3–2	0–4	1–1
L.A. Lakers	2–0	2–0	4–0	1–1	1–1	4–0	4–0	1–1	4–1	2–2	2–0	4–1	—	2–0	1–1	4–0	2–0	2–0	1–1	1–1	3–1	2–3	5–0	2–2	4–0	2–2	1–1
Miami	0–4	0–5	1–1	0–4	0–4	0–2	0–2	1–3	0–2	1–1	1–3	2–0	0–2	—	2–2	1–1	1–4	1–5	3–1	0–5	0–2	0–2	1–1	0–2	0–2	1–1	2–3
Milwaukee	2–3	2–2	2–0	1–4	2–3	1–1	1–1	2–3	1–1	1–1	2–3	1–1	1–1	2–2	—	2–0	4–0	2–2	5–0	1–3	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–0	0–2	3–1
Minnesota	1–1	1–1	2–2	0–2	1–1	1–4	0–5	0–2	1–3	2–2	1–1	1–3	0–4	1–1	0–2	—	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–4	1–3	2–2	1–4	1–3	0–5	1–1
New Jersey	2–2	1–5	1–1	1–3	0–4	0–2	0–2	0–4	0–2	1–1	0–4	0–2	0–2	4–1	0–4	1–1	—	1–4	1–3	1–4	0–2	0–2	1–1	0–2	0–2	0–2	2–3
New York	3–1	1–4	1–1	1–3	2–2	1–1	1–1	0–4	2–0	1–1	3–1	2–0	0–2	5–1	2–2	1–1	4–1	—	2–2	2–3	1–1	0–2	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	5–0
Orlando	0–5	0–4	1–1	2–3	1–4	0–2	0–2	0–5	0–2	0–2	1–4	0–2	1–1	1–3	0–5	1–1	3–1	2–2	—	2–2	0–2	0–2	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	0–4
Philadelphia	2–2	2–3	2–0	2–2	2–2	1–1	1–1	3–1	1–1	1–1	4–0	2–0	1–1	5–0	3–1	1–1	4–1	3–2	2–2	—	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	5–1
Phoenix	2–0	1–1	3–1	0–2	1–1	3–1	3–1	0–2	5–0	2–2	1–1	4–0	1–3	2–0	1–1	4–0	2–0	1–1	2–0	1–1	—	2–3	5–0	0–4	3–2	3–1	2–0
Portland	1–1	2–0	4–0	1–1	1–1	4–0	2–2	1–1	2–2	3–1	1–1	5–0	3–2	2–0	1–1	3–1	2–0	2–0	2–0	1–1	3–2	—	4–0	3–1	3–2	2–2	1–1
Sacramento	1–1	0–2	3–1	1–1	0–2	1–3	0–4	0–2	2–3	0–4	1–1	3–2	0–5	1–1	1–1	2–2	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–1	0–5	0–4	—	0–4	2–2	1–3	1–1
San Antonio	1–1	1–1	5–0	1–1	1–1	2–3	3–1	1–1	3–1	2–2	1–1	4–0	2–2	2–0	1–1	4–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	4–0	1–3	4–0	—	3–1	3–2	2–0
Seattle	1–1	0–2	4–0	1–1	1–1	2–2	2–2	1–1	3–2	2–2	1–1	2–3	0–4	2–0	0–2	3–1	2–0	1–1	2–0	1–1	2–3	2–3	2–2	1–3	—	1–3	2–0
Utah	1–1	1–1	5–0	2–0	1–1	3–1	4–0	1–1	2–2	2–3	1–1	4–0	2–2	1–1	2–0	5–0	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–3	2–2	3–1	2–3	3–1	—	2–0
Washington	2–2	3–2	2–0	1–3	1–3	1–1	1–1	0–4	1–1	1–1	1–3	1–1	1–1	3–2	1–3	1–1	3–2	0–5	4–0	1–5	0–2	1–1	1–1	0–2	0–2	0–2	—

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

Game 1 @ The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills (April 26): Detroit 104, Indiana 92
Game 2 @ The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills (April 28): Detroit 100, Indiana 87
Game 3 @ Market Square Arena, Indianapolis (May 1): Detroit 108, Indiana 96

Last Playoff Meeting: Not available (first playoff meeting)

Eastern Conference Semifinals

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

Game 1 @ The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills (May 8): Detroit 112, New York 77
Game 2 @ The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills (May 10): Detroit 104, New York 97
Game 3 @ Madison Square Garden, New York City (May 12): New York 111, Detroit 103
Game 4 @ Madison Square Garden, New York City (May 13): Detroit 102, New York 90
Game 5 @ The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills (May 15): Detroit 95, New York 84

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

Game 1 @ The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills (May 20): Detroit 86, Chicago 77
Game 2 @ The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills (May 22): Detroit 102, Chicago 93
Game 3 @ Chicago Stadium, Chicago (May 26): Chicago 107, Detroit 102
Game 4 @ Chicago Stadium, Chicago (May 28): Chicago 108, Detroit 101
Game 5 @ The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills (May 30): Detroit 97, Chicago 83
Game 6 @ Chicago Stadium, Chicago (June 1): Chicago 109, Detroit 91
Game 7 @ The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills (June 3): Detroit 93, Chicago 74

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

NBA Finals

Game	Date	Home Team	Result	Road Team
Game 1	June 5	Detroit	105-99	Portland
Game 2	June 7	Detroit	106-105	Portland
Game 3	June 10	Portland	121-106	Detroit
Game 4	June 12	Portland	112-109	Detroit
Game 5	June 14	Portland	92-90	Detroit

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
Aguirre, Mark !Mark Aguirre	78	40	25.7	.488	.333	.756	3.9	1.9	.44	.24	14.1
Bedford, William !William Bedford	42	0	5.9	.432	.167	.409	1.4	.1	.07	.40	2.8
Dumars, Joe !Joe Dumars	75	71	34.4	.480	.400	.900	2.8	4.9	.84	.03	17.8
Edwards, James !James Edwards	82	70	27.8	.498	.000	.749	4.2	.8	.28	.45	14.5
Greenwood, Dave !Dave Greenwood	37	0	5.5	.423	.000	.552	2.1	.3	.11	.24	1.6
Hastings, Scott !Scott Hastings	40	0	4.2	.303	.250	.864	.8	.2	.08	.08	1.0
Henderson, Gerald !Gerald Henderson	46	0	7.3	.506	.452	.769	.7	1.3	.17	.04	2.3
Johnson, Vinnie !Vinnie Johnson	82	12	24.0	.431	.147	.668	3.1	3.1	.87	.16	9.8
Kimbrough, Stan !Stan Kimbrough	10	0	5.0	.438	.000	1.000	.7	.5	.40	.00	1.6
Laimbeer, Bill !Bill Laimbeer	81	81	33.0	.484	.361	.854	9.6	2.1	.70	1.04	12.1
Lewis, Ralph !Ralph Lewis	4	0	1.5	.000	.000	.000	.0	.0	.00	.00	.0
Rodman, Dennis !Dennis Rodman	82	43	29.0	.581	.111	.654	9.7	.9	.63	.73	8.8
Salley, John !John Salley	82	12	23.3	.512	.250	.713	5.4	.8	.62	1.87	7.2
Thomas, Isiah !Isiah Thomas	81	81	37.0	.438	.309	.775	3.8	9.4	1.72	.23	18.4

Playoffs

Player	GP	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Aguirre, Mark !Mark Aguirre	20	22.0	.467	.333	.750	4.6	1.4	.50	.15	11.0
Bedford, William !William Bedford	5	3.8	.167	.000	1.000	.4	.0	.00	.20	.8
Dumars, Joe !Joe Dumars	20	37.7	.458	.263	.876	2.2	4.8	1.10	.00	18.2
Edwards, James !James Edwards	20	26.8	.494	.000	.604	3.6	.6	.25	.55	14.3
Greenwood, Dave !Dave Greenwood	5	9.4	.500	.000	.250	1.8	.0	.40	.00	1.0
Hastings, Scott !Scott Hastings	5	3.2	.250	.000	.000	.0	.0	.20	.00	.4
Henderson, Gerald !Gerald Henderson	8	2.4	.200	.000	.000	.4	.5	.25	.00	.2
Johnson, Vinnie !Vinnie Johnson	20	23.2	.462	.286	.791	2.8	2.7	.40	.20	10.3
Laimbeer, Bill !Bill Laimbeer	20	33.4	.457	.349	.862	10.6	1.4	1.15	.90	11.1
Rodman, Dennis !Dennis Rodman	19	29.5	.568	.000	.514	8.5	.9	.47	.68	6.6
Salley, John !John Salley	20	27.4	.475	.000	.755	5.8	1.0	.45	1.65	9.5
Thomas, Isiah !Isiah Thomas	20	37.9	.463	.471	.794	5.4	8.2	2.15	.35	20.4

Awards and records

References

External links

Detroit Pistons 1989–90 NBA Champions

4 Joe Dumars 10 Dennis Rodman 11 Isiah Thomas (Finals MVP) 12 Gerald Henderson 15 Vinnie Johnson 20 William Bedford 22 John Salley 23 Mark Aguirre 33 David Greenwood 35 Scott Hastings 40 Bill Laimbeer 53 James Edwards Head coach Chuck Daly Assistant coaches Brendan Malone Brendan Suhr

Regular season Playoffs

1989–90 NBA season by team

Eastern

Atlantic	Boston Miami New Jersey New York Philadelphia Washington

Central	Atlanta Chicago Cleveland Detroit Indiana Milwaukee Orlando

Western

Midwest	Charlotte Dallas Denver Houston Minnesota San Antonio Utah

Pacific	Golden State L.A. Clippers L.A. Lakers Phoenix Portland Sacramento Seattle

NBA champions

Fort Wayne / Detroit Pistons seasons

Franchise: Fort Wayne Pistons (1941–1957); Detroit Pistons (1957–present)

1940s

1940s

1950s

1960s

1970s

1980s

1988–89

1990s

1989–90

2000s

2003–04

2010s

Bold indicates NBA Finals victory

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