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1990 NBA Playoff Summary

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Series Results

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Finals (4-1):Detroit Pistons over Portland Trail Blazers
 
Eastern Conference Finals (4-3):Detroit Pistons over Chicago Bulls
Western Conference Finals (4-2):Portland Trail Blazers over Phoenix Suns
 
Eastern Conference Semifinals (4-1):Detroit Pistons over New York Knickerbockers
Eastern Conference Semifinals (4-1):Chicago Bulls over Philadelphia 76ers
Western Conference Semifinals (4-3):Portland Trail Blazers over San Antonio Spurs
Western Conference Semifinals (4-1):Phoenix Suns over Los Angeles Lakers
 
Eastern Conference First Round (3-1):Chicago Bulls over Milwaukee Bucks
Eastern Conference First Round (3-2):Philadelphia 76ers over Cleveland Cavaliers
Eastern Conference First Round (3-2):New York Knickerbockers over Boston Celtics
Eastern Conference First Round (3-0):Detroit Pistons over Indiana Pacers
Western Conference First Round (3-0):Portland Trail Blazers over Dallas Mavericks
Western Conference First Round (3-2):Phoenix Suns over Utah Jazz
Western Conference First Round (3-1):Los Angeles Lakers over Houston Rockets
Western Conference First Round (3-0):San Antonio Spurs over Denver Nuggets

Team Statistics

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Rk Team G MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS PTS/G
1 Boston Celtics 5 1200 228 416 .548 8 34 .235 130 151 .861 59 141 200 151 34 30 87 106 594 118.8
2 San Antonio Spurs 10 2475 479 953 .503 5 29 .172 207 295 .702 156 327 483 304 85 62 168 277 1170 117.0
3 Denver Nuggets 3 720 130 296 .439 8 32 .250 75 86 .872 39 93 132 86 28 14 38 77 343 114.3
4 Phoenix Suns 16 3840 635 1332 .477 36 115 .313 424 537 .790 197 506 703 368 107 79 248 372 1730 108.1
5 Portland Trail Blazers 21 5140 826 1856 .445 65 195 .333 533 733 .727 326 603 929 494 183 114 337 560 2250 107.1
6 Cleveland Cavaliers 5 1200 201 389 .517 11 35 .314 121 156 .776 46 158 204 137 33 23 65 111 534 106.8
7 Los Angeles Lakers 9 2160 363 728 .499 25 86 .291 204 255 .800 112 250 362 225 78 51 142 211 955 106.1
8 New York Knickerbockers 10 2400 403 845 .477 25 69 .362 219 285 .768 130 264 394 268 84 34 133 231 1050 105.0
9 Utah Jazz 5 1200 202 438 .461 16 48 .333 92 127 .724 65 138 203 127 43 29 64 142 512 102.4
10 Philadelphia 76ers 10 2400 379 799 .474 26 82 .317 237 308 .769 128 271 399 228 63 49 150 216 1021 102.1
11 Chicago Bulls 16 3840 610 1302 .469 43 142 .303 367 483 .760 209 433 642 365 138 69 230 409 1630 101.9
12 Detroit Pistons 20 4825 771 1638 .471 62 168 .369 431 574 .751 279 595 874 421 134 90 302 502 2035 101.8
13 Milwaukee Bucks 4 960 140 293 .478 15 43 .349 109 142 .768 40 94 134 90 36 19 68 119 404 101.0
14 Dallas Mavericks 3 720 115 243 .473 9 29 .310 62 81 .765 34 86 120 61 24 17 54 82 301 100.3
15 Houston Rockets 4 960 153 338 .453 11 40 .275 74 111 .667 61 95 156 91 36 26 58 87 391 97.8
16 Indiana Pacers 3 720 105 228 .461 5 23 .217 60 73 .822 33 76 109 52 11 7 44 77 275 91.7
League Average 9 2173 359 756 .475 23 73 .316 209 275 .761 120 258 378 217 70 45 137 224 950 105.5

Opponent Statistics

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Rk Team G MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS PTS/G
1 Detroit Pistons 20 4825 698 1604 .435 50 183 .273 449 570 .788 245 543 788 410 132 75 305 521 1895 94.8
2 Chicago Bulls 16 3840 566 1202 .471 42 141 .298 401 523 .767 192 448 640 356 118 72 275 405 1575 98.4
3 Los Angeles Lakers 9 2160 355 755 .470 20 68 .294 202 277 .729 128 237 365 205 77 49 127 199 932 103.6
4 Utah Jazz 5 1200 180 393 .458 17 47 .362 142 170 .835 59 158 217 103 31 25 76 116 519 103.8
5 Indiana Pacers 3 720 122 253 .482 5 13 .385 63 79 .797 44 79 123 64 16 11 36 75 312 104.0
6 Cleveland Cavaliers 5 1200 194 420 .462 15 41 .366 119 154 .773 69 137 206 108 38 28 64 111 522 104.4
7 Phoenix Suns 16 3840 651 1440 .452 50 156 .321 329 439 .749 243 446 689 395 141 89 224 426 1681 105.1
8 Houston Rockets 4 960 165 303 .545 12 37 .324 80 105 .762 38 115 153 105 33 27 66 80 422 105.5
9 Philadelphia 76ers 10 2400 417 809 .515 24 79 .304 213 280 .761 109 293 402 268 86 44 127 228 1071 107.1
10 Portland Trail Blazers 21 5140 888 1857 .478 49 149 .329 472 641 .736 288 646 934 507 144 115 357 571 2297 109.4
11 Dallas Mavericks 3 720 120 261 .460 7 21 .333 82 116 .707 52 89 141 74 27 18 41 76 329 109.7
12 Milwaukee Bucks 4 960 162 312 .519 6 17 .353 112 158 .709 54 114 168 97 38 17 61 104 442 110.5
13 New York Knickerbockers 10 2400 439 837 .524 24 76 .316 208 262 .794 129 292 421 268 67 52 155 214 1110 111.0
14 San Antonio Spurs 10 2475 398 904 .440 34 100 .340 288 372 .774 152 289 441 255 95 57 166 259 1118 111.8
15 Boston Celtics 5 1200 229 449 .510 15 37 .405 118 158 .747 67 126 193 150 46 14 63 124 591 118.2
16 Denver Nuggets 3 720 156 295 .529 0 5 .000 67 93 .720 45 118 163 103 28 20 45 70 379 126.3
League Average 9 2173 359 756 .475 23 73 .316 209 275 .761 120 258 378 217 70 45 137 224 950 105.5

Miscellaneous Statistics

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Offense Four Factors Defense Four Factors
Rk Team G W L W-L% W Pyth L Pyth ORtg DRtg Pace eFG% TOV% ORB% FT/FGA eFG% TOV% DRB% FT/FGA
1 Detroit Pistons 20 15 5 .750 14.6 5.4 109.7 102.2 92.2 .490 .138 .339 .263 .451 .141 .708 .280
2 Portland Trail Blazers 21 12 9 .571 9.0 12.0 105.8 108.0 99.3 .463 .134 .335 .287 .491 .143 .677 .254
3 Chicago Bulls 16 10 6 .625 9.9 6.1 109.9 106.2 92.7 .485 .132 .318 .282 .488 .161 .693 .334
4 Phoenix Suns 16 9 7 .563 9.6 6.4 110.5 107.3 97.9 .490 .137 .306 .318 .469 .121 .676 .228
5 San Antonio Spurs 10 6 4 .600 6.5 3.5 111.0 106.1 102.2 .505 .134 .351 .217 .459 .135 .683 .319
6 Los Angeles Lakers 9 4 5 .444 5.3 3.7 112.7 110.0 94.1 .516 .145 .321 .280 .483 .127 .661 .268
7 Philadelphia 76ers 10 4 6 .400 3.4 6.6 109.6 115.0 93.2 .491 .138 .304 .297 .530 .120 .713 .263
8 New York Knickerbockers 10 4 6 .400 3.1 6.9 110.3 116.6 95.2 .492 .121 .308 .259 .539 .140 .672 .249
9 Boston Celtics 5 2 3 .400 2.6 2.4 119.0 118.4 99.9 .558 .153 .319 .313 .527 .108 .678 .263
10 Cleveland Cavaliers 5 2 3 .400 2.9 2.1 113.9 111.3 93.8 .531 .124 .251 .311 .480 .116 .696 .283
11 Utah Jazz 5 2 3 .400 2.3 2.7 108.0 109.5 94.8 .479 .115 .291 .210 .480 .140 .701 .361
12 Milwaukee Bucks 4 1 3 .250 0.9 3.1 107.3 117.4 94.1 .503 .161 .260 .372 .529 .138 .635 .359
13 Houston Rockets 4 1 3 .250 1.0 3.0 105.6 114.0 92.6 .469 .130 .347 .219 .564 .159 .714 .264
14 Indiana Pacers 3 0 3 .000 0.4 2.6 103.5 117.4 88.6 .471 .145 .295 .263 .492 .111 .633 .249
15 Denver Nuggets 3 0 3 .000 0.6 2.4 105.1 116.1 108.8 .453 .102 .248 .253 .529 .118 .674 .227
16 Dallas Mavericks 3 0 3 .000 0.7 2.3 103.2 112.8 97.2 .492 .162 .276 .255 .473 .116 .623 .314
League Average 9.0 4.5 4.5 .500 4.5 4.5 109.4 109.4 95.9 .490 .135 .317 .277 .490 .135 .683 .277

Playoff Leaders

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Minutes Played

1.Clyde Drexler*-POR853
2.Jerome Kersey-POR831
3.Terry Porter-POR815
4.Buck Williams-POR776
5.Isiah Thomas*-DET758

Field Goals

1.Michael Jordan*-CHI219
2.Clyde Drexler*-POR172
3.Jerome Kersey-POR166
4.Isiah Thomas*-DET148
5.Joe Dumars*-DET130

Field Goal Attempts

1.Michael Jordan*-CHI426
2.Clyde Drexler*-POR390
3.Jerome Kersey-POR361
4.Isiah Thomas*-DET320
5.Joe Dumars*-DET284

Field Goal Pct

1.Vlade Divac-LAL.727
2.Kevin McHale*-BOS.609
3.Otis Thorpe-HOU.600
4.Reggie Lewis-BOS.597
5.Brad Daugherty-CLE.586

3-Pt Field Goals

1.Terry Porter-POR40
2.Isiah Thomas*-DET32
3.Michael Jordan*-CHI16
4.Bill Laimbeer-DET15
 Eddie Johnson-PHO15

3-Pt Field Goal Attempts

1.Terry Porter-POR102
2.Isiah Thomas*-DET68
3.Michael Jordan*-CHI50
4.Bill Laimbeer-DET43
5.Craig Hodges-CHI41
 Clyde Drexler*-POR41

3-Pt Field Goal Pct

1.Darrell Griffith-UTA.556
2.Ricky Pierce-MIL.500
 Bob Hansen-UTA.500
4.Isiah Thomas*-DET.471
5.Kiki Vandeweghe-NYK.462

Free Throws

1.Terry Porter-POR139
2.Michael Jordan*-CHI133
3.Tom Chambers-PHO116
4.Jerome Kersey-POR103
5.Joe Dumars*-DET99

Free Throw Attempts

1.Terry Porter-POR165
2.Michael Jordan*-CHI159
3.Jerome Kersey-POR144
4.Tom Chambers-PHO132
5.Clyde Drexler*-POR124

Free Throw Pct

1.Mark Price-CLE1.000
 John Paxson-CHI1.000
 Bill Hanzlik-DEN1.000
 Rolando Blackman-DAL1.000
5.Ron Anderson-PHI.967

Offensive Rebounds

1.Horace Grant-CHI73
2.Buck Williams-POR67
3.Jerome Kersey-POR66
 Charles Barkley*-PHI66
5.Clyde Drexler*-POR63

Defensive Rebounds

1.Bill Laimbeer-DET170
2.Buck Williams-POR126
3.Mark West-PHO111
4.Jerome Kersey-POR108
5.Dennis Rodman-DET106

Total Rebounds

1.Bill Laimbeer-DET211
2.Buck Williams-POR193
3.Jerome Kersey-POR174
4.Mark West-PHO164
5.Dennis Rodman-DET161

Assists

1.Kevin Johnson-PHO170
2.Isiah Thomas*-DET163
3.Terry Porter-POR155
4.Clyde Drexler*-POR150
5.Magic Johnson*-LAL115

Steals

1.Clyde Drexler*-POR53
2.Michael Jordan*-CHI45
3.Isiah Thomas*-DET43
4.Jerome Kersey-POR34
5.Scottie Pippen-CHI31

Blocks

1.Mark West-PHO41
2.David Robinson*-SAS40
3.John Salley-DET33
4.Wayne Cooper-POR29
5.Clifford Robinson-POR24

Turnovers

1.Isiah Thomas*-DET72
2.Clyde Drexler*-POR67
3.Terry Porter-POR62
 Kevin Johnson-PHO62
5.Michael Jordan*-CHI56

Personal Fouls

1.Jerome Kersey-POR87
2.Bill Laimbeer-DET77
3.John Salley-DET76
4.Buck Williams-POR74
 James Edwards-DET74

Points

1.Michael Jordan*-CHI587
2.Clyde Drexler*-POR449
3.Jerome Kersey-POR435
4.Terry Porter-POR433
5.Isiah Thomas*-DET409

Minutes Per Game

1.Sleepy Floyd-HOU43.0
2.Michael Jordan*-CHI42.1
3.Charles Barkley*-PHI41.9
4.Magic Johnson*-LAL41.8
5.Hersey Hawkins-PHI41.5

Points Per Game

1.Michael Jordan*-CHI36.7
2.Patrick Ewing*-NYK29.4
3.Magic Johnson*-LAL25.2
4.Karl Malone-UTA25.2
5.Terry Cummings-SAS24.9

Rebounds Per Game

1.Charles Barkley*-PHI15.5
2.David Robinson*-SAS12.0
3.Charles Oakley-NYK11.0
4.Bill Laimbeer-DET10.6
5.Patrick Ewing*-NYK10.5

Assists Per Game

1.John Stockton*-UTA15.0
2.Magic Johnson*-LAL12.8
3.Rod Strickland-SAS11.2
4.Kevin Johnson-PHO10.6
5.Sleepy Floyd-HOU10.2

Steals Per Game

1.Michael Jordan*-CHI2.8
2.Clyde Drexler*-POR2.5
3.Hakeem Olajuwon*-HOU2.5
4.Byron Scott-LAL2.2
5.Karl Malone-UTA2.2

Blocks Per Game

1.Hakeem Olajuwon*-HOU5.8
2.David Robinson*-SAS4.0
3.Roy Tarpley-DAL3.3
4.Mark Eaton-UTA2.8
5.Mark West-PHO2.6

Player Efficiency Rating

1.Michael Jordan*-CHI31.6
2.Patrick Ewing*-NYK25.4
3.Magic Johnson*-LAL25.0
4.Charles Barkley*-PHI25.0
5.David Robinson*-SAS24.3

True Shooting Pct

1.Vlade Divac-LAL.783
2.Reggie Miller-IND.701
3.Mark Price-CLE.674
4.Kevin McHale*-BOS.673
5.Reggie Lewis-BOS.652

Effective Field Goal Pct

1.Vlade Divac-LAL.739
2.Kevin McHale*-BOS.616
3.Reggie Miller-IND.614
4.Otis Thorpe-HOU.600
5.Reggie Lewis-BOS.597

Offensive Rebound Pct

1.Charles Barkley*-PHI18.0
2.Robert Parish*-BOS17.6
3.A.C. Green-LAL16.7
4.Horace Grant-CHI13.9
5.Charles Oakley-NYK13.2

Defensive Rebound Pct

1.Roy Tarpley-DAL29.9
2.Bill Laimbeer-DET29.3
3.Charles Barkley*-PHI26.8
4.Patrick Ewing*-NYK26.0
5.Charles Oakley-NYK25.8

Total Rebound Pct

1.Charles Barkley*-PHI22.2
2.Charles Oakley-NYK19.3
3.A.C. Green-LAL19.1
4.Bill Laimbeer-DET18.4
5.Robert Parish*-BOS18.0

Assist Pct

1.John Stockton*-UTA55.9
2.Magic Johnson*-LAL47.9
3.Kevin Johnson-PHO47.5
4.Paul Pressey-MIL40.0
5.Sleepy Floyd-HOU38.3

Steal Pct

1.Michael Jordan*-CHI3.5
2.Hakeem Olajuwon*-HOU3.2
3.Byron Scott-LAL3.1
4.Clyde Drexler*-POR3.0
5.Isiah Thomas*-DET3.0

Block Pct

1.Hakeem Olajuwon*-HOU10.3
2.Mark Eaton-UTA7.6
3.Wayne Cooper-POR7.0
4.David Robinson*-SAS6.6
5.Andrew Lang-PHO6.4

Turnover Pct

1.Kenny Walker-NYK2.8
2.Larry Nance-CLE3.8
3.Thurl Bailey-UTA4.8
4.Hot Rod Williams-CLE5.9
5.Vernon Maxwell-HOU6.2

Usage Pct

1.Michael Jordan*-CHI36.1
2.Patrick Ewing*-NYK30.9
3.Karl Malone-UTA29.0
4.Alvin Robertson-MIL28.4
5.Kevin Johnson-PHO26.8

Offensive Rating

1.Reggie Miller-IND142.2
2.Vlade Divac-LAL132.0
3.Mark Price-CLE127.6
4.Ricky Pierce-MIL127.4
5.Larry Nance-CLE127.1

Defensive Rating

1.Bill Laimbeer-DET96.3
2.Isiah Thomas*-DET100.1
3.David Robinson*-SAS100.2
4.Dennis Rodman-DET101.0
5.Roy Tarpley-DAL101.9

Offensive Win Shares

1.Michael Jordan*-CHI2.6
2.Terry Porter-POR2.3
3.Magic Johnson*-LAL1.4
4.Isiah Thomas*-DET1.4
5.Jeff Hornacek-PHO1.3

Defensive Win Shares

1.Bill Laimbeer-DET1.7
2.Isiah Thomas*-DET1.6
3.Clyde Drexler*-POR1.3
4.Michael Jordan*-CHI1.2
5.Jerome Kersey-POR1.1

Win Shares

1.Michael Jordan*-CHI3.9
2.Terry Porter-POR3.0
3.Isiah Thomas*-DET2.9
4.Bill Laimbeer-DET2.5
5.Clyde Drexler*-POR2.3