1989 NBA Playoffs Summary

Playoff Series

Playoff Series Table

Detroit Pistons over Los Angeles Lakers (4-0)

Game 1	Tue, June 6	Los Angeles Lakers	97	@ Detroit Pistons	109
Game 2	Thu, June 8	Los Angeles Lakers	105	@ Detroit Pistons	108
Game 3	Sun, June 11	Detroit Pistons	114	@ Los Angeles Lakers	110
Game 4	Tue, June 13	Detroit Pistons	105	@ Los Angeles Lakers	97

Detroit Pistons over Chicago Bulls (4-2)

Series Stats

Game 1	Sun, May 21	Chicago Bulls	94	@ Detroit Pistons	88
Game 2	Tue, May 23	Chicago Bulls	91	@ Detroit Pistons	100
Game 3	Sat, May 27	Detroit Pistons	97	@ Chicago Bulls	99
Game 4	Mon, May 29	Detroit Pistons	86	@ Chicago Bulls	80
Game 5	Wed, May 31	Chicago Bulls	85	@ Detroit Pistons	94
Game 6	Fri, June 2	Detroit Pistons	103	@ Chicago Bulls	94

Los Angeles Lakers over Phoenix Suns (4-0)

Series Stats

Game 1	Sat, May 20	Phoenix Suns	119	@ Los Angeles Lakers	127
Game 2	Tue, May 23	Phoenix Suns	95	@ Los Angeles Lakers	101
Game 3	Fri, May 26	Los Angeles Lakers	110	@ Phoenix Suns	107
Game 4	Sun, May 28	Los Angeles Lakers	122	@ Phoenix Suns	117

Chicago Bulls over New York Knicks (4-2)

Series Stats

Game 1	Tue, May 9	Chicago Bulls	120	@ New York Knicks	109
Game 2	Thu, May 11	Chicago Bulls	97	@ New York Knicks	114
Game 3	Sat, May 13	New York Knicks	88	@ Chicago Bulls	111
Game 4	Sun, May 14	New York Knicks	93	@ Chicago Bulls	106
Game 5	Tue, May 16	Chicago Bulls	114	@ New York Knicks	121
Game 6	Fri, May 19	New York Knicks	111	@ Chicago Bulls	113

Detroit Pistons over Milwaukee Bucks (4-0)

Series Stats

Game 1	Wed, May 10	Milwaukee Bucks	80	@ Detroit Pistons	85
Game 2	Fri, May 12	Milwaukee Bucks	92	@ Detroit Pistons	112
Game 3	Sun, May 14	Detroit Pistons	110	@ Milwaukee Bucks	90
Game 4	Mon, May 15	Detroit Pistons	96	@ Milwaukee Bucks	94

Los Angeles Lakers over Seattle SuperSonics (4-0)

Series Stats

Game 1	Sun, May 7	Seattle SuperSonics	102	@ Los Angeles Lakers	113
Game 2	Wed, May 10	Seattle SuperSonics	108	@ Los Angeles Lakers	130
Game 3	Fri, May 12	Los Angeles Lakers	91	@ Seattle SuperSonics	86
Game 4	Sun, May 14	Los Angeles Lakers	97	@ Seattle SuperSonics	95

Phoenix Suns over Golden State Warriors (4-1)

Series Stats

Game 1	Sat, May 6	Golden State Warriors	103	@ Phoenix Suns	130
Game 2	Tue, May 9	Golden State Warriors	127	@ Phoenix Suns	122
Game 3	Thu, May 11	Phoenix Suns	113	@ Golden State Warriors	104
Game 4	Sat, May 13	Phoenix Suns	135	@ Golden State Warriors	99
Game 5	Tue, May 16	Golden State Warriors	104	@ Phoenix Suns	116

Chicago Bulls over Cleveland Cavaliers (3-2)

Series Stats

Game 1	Fri, April 28	Chicago Bulls	95	@ Cleveland Cavaliers	88
Game 2	Sun, April 30	Chicago Bulls	88	@ Cleveland Cavaliers	96
Game 3	Wed, May 3	Cleveland Cavaliers	94	@ Chicago Bulls	101
Game 4	Fri, May 5	Cleveland Cavaliers	108	@ Chicago Bulls	105
Game 5	Sun, May 7	Chicago Bulls	101	@ Cleveland Cavaliers	100

Detroit Pistons over Boston Celtics (3-0)

Series Stats

Game 1	Fri, April 28	Boston Celtics	91	@ Detroit Pistons	101
Game 2	Sun, April 30	Boston Celtics	95	@ Detroit Pistons	102
Game 3	Tue, May 2	Detroit Pistons	100	@ Boston Celtics	85

Milwaukee Bucks over Atlanta Hawks (3-2)

Series Stats

Game 1	Thu, April 27	Milwaukee Bucks	92	@ Atlanta Hawks	100
Game 2	Sat, April 29	Milwaukee Bucks	108	@ Atlanta Hawks	98
Game 3	Tue, May 2	Atlanta Hawks	113	@ Milwaukee Bucks	117
Game 4	Fri, May 5	Atlanta Hawks	113	@ Milwaukee Bucks	106
Game 5	Sun, May 7	Milwaukee Bucks	96	@ Atlanta Hawks	92

New York Knicks over Philadelphia 76ers (3-0)

Series Stats

Game 1	Thu, April 27	Philadelphia 76ers	96	@ New York Knicks	102
Game 2	Sat, April 29	Philadelphia 76ers	106	@ New York Knicks	107
Game 3	Tue, May 2	New York Knicks	116	@ Philadelphia 76ers	115

Golden State Warriors over Utah Jazz (3-0)

Series Stats

Game 1	Thu, April 27	Golden State Warriors	123	@ Utah Jazz	119
Game 2	Sat, April 29	Golden State Warriors	99	@ Utah Jazz	91
Game 3	Tue, May 2	Utah Jazz	106	@ Golden State Warriors	120

Los Angeles Lakers over Portland Trail Blazers (3-0)

Series Stats

Game 1	Thu, April 27	Portland Trail Blazers	108	@ Los Angeles Lakers	128
Game 2	Sun, April 30	Portland Trail Blazers	105	@ Los Angeles Lakers	113
Game 3	Wed, May 3	Los Angeles Lakers	116	@ Portland Trail Blazers	108

Phoenix Suns over Denver Nuggets (3-0)

Series Stats

Game 1	Fri, April 28	Denver Nuggets	103	@ Phoenix Suns	104
Game 2	Sun, April 30	Denver Nuggets	114	@ Phoenix Suns	132
Game 3	Tue, May 2	Phoenix Suns	130	@ Denver Nuggets	121

Seattle SuperSonics over Houston Rockets (3-1)

Series Stats

Game 1	Fri, April 28	Houston Rockets	107	@ Seattle SuperSonics	111
Game 2	Sun, April 30	Houston Rockets	97	@ Seattle SuperSonics	109
Game 3	Wed, May 3	Seattle SuperSonics	107	@ Houston Rockets	126
Game 4	Fri, May 5	Seattle SuperSonics	98	@ Houston Rockets	96

Per Game Stats

Team

Opponent

Per Game Stats Table
Rk	Team	G	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	2P	2PA	2P%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
1	Phoenix Suns	12	240.0	45.0	95.1	.473	2.8	8.8	.314	42.3	86.3	.489	25.6	30.4	.841	16.9	33.4	50.3	27.5	9.3	4.6	15.8	22.8	118.3
2	Denver Nuggets	3	240.0	43.3	94.7	.458	5.3	13.0	.410	38.0	81.7	.465	20.7	25.7	.805	12.0	32.3	44.3	24.0	7.7	1.7	16.7	29.0	112.7
3	Los Angeles Lakers	15	240.0	40.0	80.5	.497	3.4	9.7	.349	36.6	70.8	.517	27.1	34.7	.781	12.5	29.6	42.1	25.4	6.9	4.9	14.7	22.5	110.5
4	Golden State Warriors	8	240.0	42.8	93.9	.455	2.6	12.8	.206	40.1	81.1	.495	21.8	26.5	.821	14.1	29.0	43.1	20.0	9.8	8.5	14.5	24.3	109.9
5	Portland Trail Blazers	3	240.0	42.7	94.0	.454	3.0	9.7	.310	39.7	84.3	.470	18.7	24.7	.757	17.7	23.7	41.3	27.0	7.0	5.3	13.3	24.7	107.0
6	New York Knicks	9	245.6	40.4	85.0	.476	4.3	12.1	.358	36.1	72.9	.495	21.6	29.7	.727	15.2	28.0	43.2	26.1	7.9	4.0	16.1	25.6	106.8
7	Houston Rockets	4	240.0	40.0	84.8	.472	2.8	7.3	.379	37.3	77.5	.481	23.8	32.5	.731	12.8	26.5	39.3	24.3	9.3	5.3	16.5	25.0	106.5
8	Philadelphia 76ers	3	248.3	42.7	88.3	.483	1.3	7.0	.190	41.3	81.3	.508	19.0	27.0	.704	10.7	29.3	40.0	29.0	6.7	4.7	12.3	25.0	105.7
9	Utah Jazz	3	240.0	38.3	89.7	.428	4.0	11.3	.353	34.3	78.3	.438	24.7	29.7	.831	18.0	32.0	50.0	18.0	7.0	5.0	18.7	26.0	105.3
10	Atlanta Hawks	5	250.0	35.4	78.6	.450	2.6	9.2	.283	32.8	69.4	.473	29.8	38.6	.772	15.2	26.4	41.6	25.6	5.4	5.8	13.2	24.0	103.2
11	Seattle Supersonics	8	240.0	39.9	87.9	.454	2.6	10.0	.263	37.3	77.9	.478	19.6	27.6	.710	17.4	26.4	43.8	23.3	8.6	7.5	15.8	27.3	102.0
12	Detroit Pistons	17	240.0	37.9	80.1	.473	2.5	8.4	.296	35.4	71.7	.494	22.4	29.4	.762	13.8	30.4	44.2	22.6	4.9	4.5	12.1	25.0	100.6
13	Chicago Bulls	17	242.9	36.6	78.1	.469	4.3	12.2	.353	32.4	65.9	.491	22.1	29.1	.759	12.2	29.0	41.2	23.5	7.8	4.2	15.9	26.4	99.6
14	Cleveland Cavaliers	5	245.0	36.4	77.6	.469	2.2	6.6	.333	34.2	71.0	.482	22.2	31.0	.716	12.4	27.8	40.2	23.0	7.6	7.4	15.6	21.0	97.2
15	Milwaukee Bucks	9	245.6	36.2	78.3	.462	2.3	7.9	.296	33.9	70.4	.481	22.4	26.8	.838	10.7	25.1	35.8	23.2	5.7	2.1	11.2	26.2	97.2
16	Boston Celtics	3	240.0	37.0	83.3	.444	0.0	2.7	.000	37.0	80.7	.459	16.3	22.3	.731	9.7	30.3	40.0	21.7	6.7	2.3	14.0	24.0	90.3
	League Average	8	242.0	39.4	84.1	.469	3.0	9.7	.314	36.4	74.4	.489	23.0	29.7	.773	13.8	29.0	42.8	24.1	7.3	4.9	14.6	24.8	104.9

Per Game Stats Table
Rk	Team	G	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	2P	2PA	2P%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
1	Detroit Pistons	17	240.0	34.3	76.5	.448	2.6	9.4	.281	31.6	67.1	.472	21.6	28.9	.749	10.5	27.2	37.6	21.0	5.7	3.5	12.6	25.4	92.9
2	Cleveland Cavaliers	5	245.0	37.6	82.8	.454	4.4	10.6	.415	33.2	72.2	.460	18.4	24.8	.742	13.4	29.8	43.2	24.2	9.2	3.6	15.0	26.6	98.0
3	Chicago Bulls	17	242.9	36.8	80.9	.454	3.2	10.1	.320	33.5	70.8	.473	22.6	31.2	.725	14.8	27.5	42.3	23.6	7.6	4.4	15.0	24.2	99.4
4	Boston Celtics	3	240.0	40.3	83.7	.482	2.7	7.3	.364	37.7	76.3	.493	17.7	22.3	.791	11.3	31.3	42.7	22.7	6.7	7.0	11.0	23.7	101.0
5	Milwaukee Bucks	9	245.6	36.4	78.0	.467	3.1	9.8	.318	33.3	68.2	.489	26.1	33.9	.770	14.7	29.1	43.8	25.2	4.1	5.4	12.6	23.3	102.1
6	Atlanta Hawks	5	250.0	38.4	80.4	.478	2.6	8.2	.317	35.8	72.2	.496	24.4	27.8	.878	11.4	25.2	36.6	25.4	6.0	2.2	13.0	29.0	103.8
7	Los Angeles Lakers	15	240.0	41.8	88.9	.470	2.3	8.0	.283	39.5	80.9	.489	19.9	26.2	.758	15.1	26.1	41.3	25.3	6.9	5.3	13.4	26.4	105.7
8	Houston Rockets	4	240.0	40.8	86.3	.472	2.3	9.5	.237	38.5	76.8	.502	22.5	29.8	.756	15.5	29.0	44.5	24.5	8.8	8.8	16.5	26.3	106.3
9	Seattle Supersonics	8	240.0	38.8	81.0	.478	2.0	7.6	.262	36.8	73.4	.501	27.6	35.6	.775	13.5	27.5	41.0	24.4	8.1	4.8	15.8	22.0	107.1
10	Philadelphia 76ers	3	248.3	42.0	87.0	.483	3.0	9.3	.321	39.0	77.7	.502	21.3	28.7	.744	15.7	33.7	49.3	23.0	5.7	4.3	15.7	24.3	108.3
11	New York Knicks	9	245.6	41.0	82.4	.497	3.4	10.7	.323	37.6	71.8	.523	23.2	30.3	.766	12.2	28.8	41.0	27.4	8.1	4.3	15.9	25.1	108.7
12	Phoenix Suns	12	240.0	43.1	92.3	.467	3.5	11.8	.296	39.6	80.5	.492	21.6	26.4	.817	12.6	31.4	44.0	23.4	8.5	5.7	15.9	24.8	111.3
13	Utah Jazz	3	240.0	44.0	89.3	.493	3.3	11.7	.286	40.7	77.7	.524	22.7	27.7	.819	13.0	30.3	43.3	23.7	10.3	11.3	13.0	23.7	114.0
14	Golden State Warriors	8	240.0	44.1	96.3	.458	3.5	9.8	.359	40.6	86.5	.470	24.8	29.5	.839	20.6	33.5	54.1	24.4	8.5	5.4	17.9	23.6	116.5
15	Portland Trail Blazers	3	240.0	43.0	82.7	.520	6.0	11.7	.514	37.0	71.0	.521	27.0	36.7	.736	14.3	31.0	45.3	23.7	7.3	3.7	16.3	23.0	119.0
16	Denver Nuggets	3	240.0	42.0	88.0	.477	3.0	10.7	.281	39.0	77.3	.504	35.0	42.0	.833	13.3	39.3	52.7	25.3	11.0	3.3	16.0	23.0	122.0
	League Average	8	242.0	39.4	84.1	.469	3.0	9.7	.314	36.4	74.4	.489	23.0	29.7	.773	13.8	29.0	42.8	24.1	7.3	4.9	14.6	24.8	104.9

Total Stats

Team

Opponent

Total Stats Table
Rk	Team	G	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	2P	2PA	2P%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
1	Detroit Pistons	17	4080	644	1361	.473	42	142	.296	602	1219	.494	380	499	.762	235	516	751	385	83	77	205	425	1710
2	Chicago Bulls	17	4130	623	1328	.469	73	207	.353	550	1121	.491	375	494	.759	208	493	701	399	133	72	271	448	1694
3	Los Angeles Lakers	15	3600	600	1208	.497	51	146	.349	549	1062	.517	406	520	.781	188	444	632	381	104	73	220	337	1657
4	Phoenix Suns	12	2880	540	1141	.473	33	105	.314	507	1036	.489	307	365	.841	203	401	604	330	112	55	190	274	1420
5	New York Knicks	9	2210	364	765	.476	39	109	.358	325	656	.495	194	267	.727	137	252	389	235	71	36	145	230	961
6	Golden State Warriors	8	1920	342	751	.455	21	102	.206	321	649	.495	174	212	.821	113	232	345	160	78	68	116	194	879
7	Milwaukee Bucks	9	2210	326	705	.462	21	71	.296	305	634	.481	202	241	.838	96	226	322	209	51	19	101	236	875
8	Seattle Supersonics	8	1920	319	703	.454	21	80	.263	298	623	.478	157	221	.710	139	211	350	186	69	60	126	218	816
9	Atlanta Hawks	5	1250	177	393	.450	13	46	.283	164	347	.473	149	193	.772	76	132	208	128	27	29	66	120	516
10	Cleveland Cavaliers	5	1225	182	388	.469	11	33	.333	171	355	.482	111	155	.716	62	139	201	115	38	37	78	105	486
11	Houston Rockets	4	960	160	339	.472	11	29	.379	149	310	.481	95	130	.731	51	106	157	97	37	21	66	100	426
12	Denver Nuggets	3	720	130	284	.458	16	39	.410	114	245	.465	62	77	.805	36	97	133	72	23	5	50	87	338
13	Portland Trail Blazers	3	720	128	282	.454	9	29	.310	119	253	.470	56	74	.757	53	71	124	81	21	16	40	74	321
14	Philadelphia 76ers	3	745	128	265	.483	4	21	.190	124	244	.508	57	81	.704	32	88	120	87	20	14	37	75	317
15	Utah Jazz	3	720	115	269	.428	12	34	.353	103	235	.438	74	89	.831	54	96	150	54	21	15	56	78	316
16	Boston Celtics	3	720	111	250	.444	0	8	.000	111	242	.459	49	67	.731	29	91	120	65	20	7	42	72	271
	League Average	8	1876	306	652	.469	24	75	.314	282	577	.489	178	230	.773	107	225	332	187	57	38	113	192	813

Total Stats Table
Rk	Team	G	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	2P	2PA	2P%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
1	Boston Celtics	3	720	121	251	.482	8	22	.364	113	229	.493	53	67	.791	34	94	128	68	20	21	33	71	303
2	Philadelphia 76ers	3	745	126	261	.483	9	28	.321	117	233	.502	64	86	.744	47	101	148	69	17	13	47	73	325
3	Utah Jazz	3	720	132	268	.493	10	35	.286	122	233	.524	68	83	.819	39	91	130	71	31	34	39	71	342
4	Portland Trail Blazers	3	720	129	248	.520	18	35	.514	111	213	.521	81	110	.736	43	93	136	71	22	11	49	69	357
5	Denver Nuggets	3	720	126	264	.477	9	32	.281	117	232	.504	105	126	.833	40	118	158	76	33	10	48	69	366
6	Houston Rockets	4	960	163	345	.472	9	38	.237	154	307	.502	90	119	.756	62	116	178	98	35	35	66	105	425
7	Cleveland Cavaliers	5	1225	188	414	.454	22	53	.415	166	361	.460	92	124	.742	67	149	216	121	46	18	75	133	490
8	Atlanta Hawks	5	1250	192	402	.478	13	41	.317	179	361	.496	122	139	.878	57	126	183	127	30	11	65	145	519
9	Seattle Supersonics	8	1920	310	648	.478	16	61	.262	294	587	.501	221	285	.775	108	220	328	195	65	38	126	176	857
10	Milwaukee Bucks	9	2210	328	702	.467	28	88	.318	300	614	.489	235	305	.770	132	262	394	227	37	49	113	210	919
11	Golden State Warriors	8	1920	353	770	.458	28	78	.359	325	692	.470	198	236	.839	165	268	433	195	68	43	143	189	932
12	New York Knicks	9	2210	369	742	.497	31	96	.323	338	646	.523	209	273	.766	110	259	369	247	73	39	143	226	978
13	Phoenix Suns	12	2880	517	1108	.467	42	142	.296	475	966	.492	259	317	.817	151	377	528	281	102	68	191	298	1335
14	Detroit Pistons	17	4080	583	1300	.448	45	160	.281	538	1140	.472	368	491	.749	178	462	640	357	97	60	215	431	1579
15	Los Angeles Lakers	15	3600	627	1333	.470	34	120	.283	593	1213	.489	298	393	.758	227	392	619	379	103	79	201	396	1586
16	Chicago Bulls	17	4130	625	1376	.454	55	172	.320	570	1204	.473	385	531	.725	252	467	719	402	129	75	255	411	1690
	League Average	8	1876	306	652	.469	24	75	.314	282	577	.489	178	230	.773	107	225	332	187	57	38	113	192	813

Advanced Stats

Team

Advanced Stats Table
															Offense Four Factors				Defense Four Factors
Rk	Team	Age	W	L	W/L%	PW	PL	ORtg	DRtg	NRtg	Pace	FTr	3PAr	TS%	eFG%	TOV%	ORB%	FT/FGA	eFG%	TOV%	DRB%	FT/FGA
1	Detroit Pistons	28.3	15	2	.882	13	4	113.2	104.5	+8.7	88.9	.367	.104	.541	.489	11.5	33.7	.279	.466	12.4	74.4	.283
2	Phoenix Suns	26.0	7	5	.583	8	4	113.4	106.6	+6.8	104.4	.320	.092	.545	.488	12.7	35.0	.269	.486	13.3	72.6	.234
3	Los Angeles Lakers	29.8	11	4	.733	10	5	115.8	110.9	+4.9	95.4	.430	.121	.577	.518	13.3	32.4	.336	.483	11.8	66.2	.224
4	Houston Rockets	26.8	1	3	.250	2	2	108.5	108.2	+0.3	98.2	.383	.086	.538	.488	14.3	30.5	.280	.486	14.2	63.1	.261
5	Chicago Bulls	26.5	9	8	.529	9	8	108.0	107.8	+0.2	91.1	.372	.156	.548	.497	14.9	30.8	.282	.474	13.7	66.2	.280
6	Atlanta Hawks	28.3	2	3	.400	2	3	114.1	114.8	-0.7	86.8	.491	.117	.540	.467	12.1	37.6	.379	.494	12.3	69.8	.303
7	Cleveland Cavaliers	26.5	2	3	.400	2	3	105.3	106.2	-0.9	90.4	.399	.085	.533	.483	14.6	29.4	.286	.481	13.8	67.5	.222
8	New York Knicks	25.5	5	4	.556	4	5	110.4	112.3	-1.9	94.5	.349	.142	.544	.501	14.1	34.6	.254	.518	14.2	69.6	.282
9	Philadelphia 76ers	28.2	0	3	.000	1	2	107.2	109.9	-2.7	95.2	.306	.079	.527	.491	11.0	24.1	.215	.500	13.6	65.2	.245
10	Seattle Supersonics	25.9	3	5	.375	3	5	107.1	112.5	-5.4	95.2	.314	.114	.510	.469	13.6	38.7	.223	.491	14.0	66.1	.341
11	Milwaukee Bucks	28.7	3	6	.333	3	6	110.5	116.1	-5.6	86.0	.342	.101	.539	.477	11.1	26.8	.287	.487	11.9	63.1	.335
12	Golden State Warriors	26.1	4	4	.500	2	6	106.9	113.4	-6.5	102.7	.282	.136	.521	.469	12.1	29.7	.232	.477	14.1	58.4	.257
13	Denver Nuggets	30.6	0	3	.000	1	2	104.7	113.4	-8.7	107.6	.271	.137	.532	.486	13.6	23.4	.218	.494	13.1	70.8	.398
14	Utah Jazz	27.5	0	3	.000	1	2	105.8	114.5	-8.7	99.6	.331	.126	.513	.450	15.4	37.2	.275	.511	11.4	71.1	.254
15	Boston Celtics	27.7	0	3	.000	1	2	97.4	108.9	-11.5	92.8	.268	.032	.485	.444	13.1	23.6	.196	.498	10.5	72.8	.211
16	Portland Trail Blazers	26.9	0	3	.000	1	2	109.8	122.1	-12.3	97.5	.262	.103	.510	.470	11.3	36.3	.199	.556	14.2	62.3	.327
	League Average	27.4				4	4	110.2	110.2		94.4	.353	.115	.539	.487	13.0	32.3	.273	.487	13.0	67.7	.273