1989–90 NBA season

The 1989–90 NBA season was the 44th season of the National Basketball Association. The season ended with the Detroit Pistons winning their second-straight NBA Championship, beating the Portland Trail Blazers 4 games to 1 in the NBA Finals.

[edit] Notable occurrences

The Minnesota Timberwolves and the Orlando Magic enter the NBA as the league's 26th and 27th franchises.
The NBA All-Star Game was played at the Miami Arena in Miami, Florida, with the East defeating the West 130-113. Magic Johnson of the Los Angeles Lakers takes home the game's MVP award.
The Charlotte Hornets are aligned in the Midwest Division in the Western Conference. Charlotte would be aligned in the Central Division for good starting next year. The league had placed the four new teams in different divisions to spread them out over their first few seasons.
The NBA on CBS concludes its 17 year run (dating back to 1973). The program is succeeded by The NBA on NBC.
The NBA adopts the FIBA rule and a mandating clocks register tenths of seconds in the final minute of a period. This rule turns controversial during the season because of clock calibration problems in many venues; following a January 15, 1990 game 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 mandates clock calibration and prohibits 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 tip-in.

C - NBA Champions

Category	Player	Team	Stat
Points per game	Michael Jordan	Chicago Bulls	33.6
Rebounds per game	Hakeem Olajuwon	Houston Rockets	14.0
Assists per game	John Stockton	Utah Jazz	14.5
Steals per game	Michael Jordan	Chicago Bulls	2.8
Blocks per game	Hakeem Olajuwon	Houston Rockets	4.6
FG%	Mark West	Phoenix Suns	62.5
FT%	Larry Bird	Boston Celtics	93.0
3FG%	Steve Kerr	Cleveland Cavaliers	50.7

Most 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 Lakers
All-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 - Hakeem 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 Trailblazers
- G - Joe Dumars, Detroit Pistons
NBA All-Rookie Team:
NBA All-Defensive First Team:
NBA All-Defensive SecondTeam:

Note: All information on this page were obtained on the History section on NBA.com

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1989–90 NBA season by team

Atlantic	Boston • Miami • New Jersey • New York • Philadelphia • Washington

Central	Atlanta • Chicago • Cleveland • Detroit • Indiana • Milwaukee • Orlando

Midwest	Charlotte • Dallas • Denver • Houston • Minnesota • San Antonio • Utah

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