NBA playoffs 1989-90: bracket and series

First round Eastern Conference

• Detroit PistonsPistons (winner) 3 Indiana PacersPacers 0

  1. Game 1 · Thu, Apr 26 IND 92 – 104 DET
  2. Game 2 · Sat, Apr 28 IND 87 – 100 DET
  3. Game 3 · Tue, May 1 DET 108 – 96 IND
• Boston CelticsCeltics 2 New York KnicksKnicks (winner) 3

  1. Game 1 · Thu, Apr 26 NYK 105 – 116 BOS
  2. Game 2 · Sat, Apr 28 NYK 128 – 157 BOS
  3. Game 3 · Wed, May 2 BOS 99 – 102 NYK
  4. Game 4 · Fri, May 4 BOS 108 – 135 NYK
  5. Game 5 · Sun, May 6 NYK 121 – 114 BOS
• Chicago BullsBulls (winner) 3 Milwaukee BucksBucks 1

  1. Game 1 · Fri, Apr 27 MIL 97 – 111 CHI
  2. Game 2 · Sun, Apr 29 MIL 102 – 109 CHI
  3. Game 3 · Tue, May 1 CHI 112 – 119 MIL
  4. Game 4 · Thu, May 3 CHI 110 – 86 MIL
• Philadelphia 76ers76ers (winner) 3 Cleveland CavaliersCavaliers 2

  1. Game 1 · Thu, Apr 26 CLE 106 – 111 PHI
  2. Game 2 · Sun, Apr 29 CLE 101 – 107 PHI
  3. Game 3 · Tue, May 1 PHI 95 – 122 CLE
  4. Game 4 · Thu, May 3 PHI 96 – 108 CLE
  5. Game 5 · Sat, May 5 CLE 97 – 113 PHI

First round Western Conference

• Portland Trail BlazersTrail Blazers (winner) 3 Dallas MavericksMavericks 0

  1. Game 1 · Thu, Apr 26 DAL 102 – 109 POR
  2. Game 2 · Sat, Apr 28 DAL 107 – 114 POR
  3. Game 3 · Tue, May 1 POR 106 – 92 DAL
• San Antonio SpursSpurs (winner) 3 Denver NuggetsNuggets 0

  1. Game 1 · Thu, Apr 26 DEN 103 – 119 SAS
  2. Game 2 · Sat, Apr 28 DEN 120 – 129 SAS
  3. Game 3 · Tue, May 1 SAS 131 – 120 DEN
• Los Angeles LakersLakers (winner) 3 Houston RocketsRockets 1

  1. Game 1 · Fri, Apr 27 HOU 89 – 101 LAL
  2. Game 2 · Sun, Apr 29 HOU 100 – 104 LAL
  3. Game 3 · Tue, May 1 LAL 108 – 114 HOU
  4. Game 4 · Thu, May 3 LAL 109 – 88 HOU
• Utah JazzJazz 2 Phoenix SunsSuns (winner) 3

  1. Game 1 · Fri, Apr 27 PHX 96 – 113 UTA
  2. Game 2 · Sun, Apr 29 PHX 105 – 87 UTA
  3. Game 3 · Wed, May 2 UTA 105 – 120 PHX
  4. Game 4 · Fri, May 4 UTA 105 – 94 PHX
  5. Game 5 · Sun, May 6 PHX 104 – 102 UTA

Conference semifinals Eastern Conference

• Detroit PistonsPistons (winner) 4 New York KnicksKnicks 1

  1. Game 1 · Tue, May 8 NYK 77 – 112 DET
  2. Game 2 · Thu, May 10 NYK 97 – 104 DET
  3. Game 3 · Sat, May 12 DET 103 – 111 NYK
  4. Game 4 · Sun, May 13 DET 102 – 90 NYK
  5. Game 5 · Tue, May 15 NYK 84 – 95 DET
• Chicago BullsBulls (winner) 4 Philadelphia 76ers76ers 1

  1. Game 1 · Mon, May 7 PHI 85 – 96 CHI
  2. Game 2 · Wed, May 9 PHI 96 – 101 CHI
  3. Game 3 · Fri, May 11 CHI 112 – 118 PHI
  4. Game 4 · Sun, May 13 CHI 111 – 101 PHI
  5. Game 5 · Wed, May 16 PHI 99 – 117 CHI

Conference semifinals Western Conference

• Portland Trail BlazersTrail Blazers (winner) 4 San Antonio SpursSpurs 3

  1. Game 1 · Sat, May 5 SAS 94 – 107 POR
  2. Game 2 · Tue, May 8 SAS 112 – 122 POR
  3. Game 3 · Thu, May 10 POR 98 – 121 SAS
  4. Game 4 · Sat, May 12 POR 105 – 115 SAS
  5. Game 5 · Tue, May 15 · 2OT SAS 132 – 138 POR
  6. Game 6 · Thu, May 17 POR 97 – 112 SAS
  7. Game 7 · Sat, May 19 · OT SAS 105 – 108 POR
• Los Angeles LakersLakers 1 Phoenix SunsSuns (winner) 4

  1. Game 1 · Tue, May 8 PHX 104 – 102 LAL
  2. Game 2 · Thu, May 10 PHX 100 – 124 LAL
  3. Game 3 · Sat, May 12 LAL 103 – 117 PHX
  4. Game 4 · Sun, May 13 LAL 101 – 114 PHX
  5. Game 5 · Tue, May 15 PHX 106 – 103 LAL

Conference finals Eastern Conference

• Detroit PistonsPistons (winner) 4 Chicago BullsBulls 3

  1. Game 1 · Sun, May 20 CHI 77 – 86 DET
  2. Game 2 · Tue, May 22 CHI 93 – 102 DET
  3. Game 3 · Sat, May 26 DET 102 – 107 CHI
  4. Game 4 · Mon, May 28 DET 101 – 108 CHI
  5. Game 5 · Wed, May 30 CHI 83 – 97 DET
  6. Game 6 · Fri, Jun 1 DET 91 – 109 CHI
  7. Game 7 · Sun, Jun 3 CHI 74 – 93 DET

Conference finals Western Conference

• Portland Trail BlazersTrail Blazers (winner) 4 Phoenix SunsSuns 2

  1. Game 1 · Mon, May 21 PHX 98 – 100 POR
  2. Game 2 · Wed, May 23 PHX 107 – 108 POR
  3. Game 3 · Fri, May 25 POR 89 – 123 PHX
  4. Game 4 · Sun, May 27 POR 107 – 119 PHX
  5. Game 5 · Tue, May 29 PHX 114 – 120 POR
  6. Game 6 · Thu, May 31 POR 112 – 109 PHX

Finals

• Detroit PistonsPistons (winner) 4 Portland Trail BlazersTrail Blazers 1

  1. Game 1 · Tue, Jun 5 POR 99 – 105 DET
  2. Game 2 · Thu, Jun 7 · OT POR 106 – 105 DET
  3. Game 3 · Sun, Jun 10 DET 121 – 106 POR
  4. Game 4 · Tue, Jun 12 DET 112 – 109 POR
  5. Game 5 · Thu, Jun 14 DET 92 – 90 POR