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The 1990 NBA Finals was the championship series of the National Basketball Association's (NBA) 1989–90 season, and the conclusion of the season's playoffs. The series pitted the defending NBA champion and Eastern Conference champion Detroit Pistons against the Western Conference champion Portland Trail Blazers .
The Boston Celtics have won the most championships of any NBA team. Shown are the championship banners hanging in their home arena, TD Garden. The NBA Finals is the championship series for the National Basketball Association (NBA) held at the conclusion of its postseason.
The 1990–91 NBA season was the Detroit Pistons' 43rd season in the National Basketball Association, and 34th season in the city of Detroit. [1] The Pistons entered the season as both the three-time defending Eastern Conference Champions the two-time defending NBA Champions and looked to win a third consecutive title .
The franchise's last playoff game wins came in the 2007–08 season (they made the playoffs the next year but were swept in the 1st round). Since 2008–09, the Pistons have had only two seasons with at least a .500 winning percentage, have made the postseason only three times, and have an overall winning percentage of .363.
The Pistons won Game 1 at home, 105–99, [28] [29] [30] but lost Game 2 in overtime, 106–105 as the Blazers tied the series at one game a piece, [31] [32] [33] the Pistons defeated the Blazers in five hard-fought games to win their second consecutive NBA championship. Thomas was named NBA Finals MVP.
The Chicago Bulls lost Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Finals 93–76 in Detroit, making it the third straight year they were ousted in the playoffs by the Pistons. The Indiana Pacers made only their third playoff appearance since their NBA debut in the 1976–77 season ; they proceeded to make the playoffs 16 out of the next 17 years (missing ...
The 1989–90 NBA season was the 44th season of the National Basketball Association. The season ended with the Detroit Pistons winning their second consecutive NBA Championship, beating the Portland Trail Blazers 4 games to 1 in the NBA Finals. It was also the Pistons' second NBA title overall.
Denotes player who has been selected for at least one All-Star Game with the Detroit Pistons x: Denotes player who is currently on the Detroit Pistons roster: 0.0: Denotes the Detroit Pistons statistics leader (min. 100 games played for the team for per-game statistics)