1989–90 Detroit Pistons season

1989–90 Detroit Pistons season
Second NBA Championship
Head coach	Chuck Daly
Owner(s)	William Davidson
Arena	The Palace of Auburn Hills

Results
Record	59–23 (.720)
Place	Division: 1st (Central) Conference: 1st (Eastern)
Playoff finish	NBA Champions
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	PASS Sports, WKBD
Radio	WCXI
Detroit Pistons seasons
< 1988–89	1990–91 >

Contents

1 Offseason
- 1.1 NBA Draft
2 Roster
- 2.1 Depth chart
3 Regular season
- 3.1 Season standings
4 Player stats
- 4.1 Regular season
- 4.2 Playoffs
5 NBA finals
6 Award winners
7 References
8 External links

Offseason

NBA Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	School/Club Team
1	27	Kenny Battle	Forward	United States	Illinois

Roster

Depth chart

Pos.	Starter	Bench	Reserve	Inactive
C	James Edwards		William Bedford
PF	Bill Laimbeer	John Salley	Scott Hastings
SF	Dennis Rodman	Mark Aguirre	Dave Greenwood
SG	Joe Dumars	Vinnie Johnson
PG	Isiah Thomas		Gerald Henderson

Regular season

Season standings

Central Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-Detroit Pistons	59	23	.720	–	35–6	24–17	22–8
x-Chicago Bulls	55	27	.671	4	36–5	19–22	20–10
x-Milwaukee Bucks	44	38	.537	15	27–14	17–24	14–16
x-Cleveland Cavaliers	42	40	.512	17	27–14	15–26	14–16
x-Indiana Pacers	42	40	.512	17	28–13	14–27	16–14
Atlanta Hawks	41	41	.500	18	25–16	16–25	15–15
Orlando Magic	18	64	.220	41	12–29	6–35	4–26

Player stats

Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field-goal percentage	3P%	3-point field-goal percentage	FT%	Free-throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game

Regular season

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Aguirre, Mark !Mark Aguirre	78	40	25.7	.488	.333	.756	3.9	1.9	.44	.24	14.1
Bedford, William !William Bedford	42	0	5.9	.432	.167	.409	1.4	.1	.07	.40	2.8
Dumars, Joe !Joe Dumars	75	71	34.4	.480	.400	.900	2.8	4.9	.84	.03	17.8
Edwards, James !James Edwards	82	70	27.8	.498	.000	.749	4.2	.8	.28	.45	14.5
Greenwood, Dave !Dave Greenwood	37	0	5.5	.423	.000	.552	2.1	.3	.11	.24	1.6
Hastings, Scott !Scott Hastings	40	0	4.2	.303	.250	.864	.8	.2	.08	.08	1.0
Henderson, Gerald !Gerald Henderson	46	0	7.3	.506	.452	.769	.7	1.3	.17	.04	2.3
Johnson, Vinnie !Vinnie Johnson	82	12	24.0	.431	.147	.668	3.1	3.1	.87	.16	9.8
Kimbrough, Stan !Stan Kimbrough	10	0	5.0	.438	.000	1.000	.7	.5	.40	.00	1.6
Laimbeer, Bill !Bill Laimbeer	81	81	33.0	.484	.361	.854	9.6	2.1	.70	1.04	12.1
Lewis, Ralph !Ralph Lewis	4	0	1.5	.000	.000	.000	.0	.0	.00	.00	.0
Rodman, Dennis !Dennis Rodman	82	43	29.0	.581	.111	.654	9.7	.9	.63	.73	8.8
Salley, John !John Salley	82	12	23.3	.512	.250	.713	5.4	.8	.62	1.87	7.2
Thomas, Isiah !Isiah Thomas	81	81	37.0	.438	.309	.775	3.8	9.4	1.72	.23	18.4

Playoffs

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Aguirre, Mark !Mark Aguirre	20		22.0	.467	.333	.750	4.6	1.4	.50	.15	11.0
Bedford, William !William Bedford	5		3.8	.167	.000	1.000	.4	.0	.00	.20	.8
Dumars, Joe !Joe Dumars	20		37.7	.458	.263	.876	2.2	4.8	1.10	.00	18.2
Edwards, James !James Edwards	20		26.8	.494	.000	.604	3.6	.6	.25	.55	14.3
Greenwood, Dave !Dave Greenwood	5		9.4	.500	.000	.250	1.8	.0	.40	.00	1.0
Hastings, Scott !Scott Hastings	5		3.2	.250	.000	.000	.0	.0	.20	.00	.4
Henderson, Gerald !Gerald Henderson	8		2.4	.200	.000	.000	.4	.5	.25	.00	.2
Johnson, Vinnie !Vinnie Johnson	20		23.2	.462	.286	.791	2.8	2.7	.40	.20	10.3
Laimbeer, Bill !Bill Laimbeer	20		33.4	.457	.349	.862	10.6	1.4	1.15	.90	11.1
Rodman, Dennis !Dennis Rodman	19		29.5	.568	.000	.514	8.5	.9	.47	.68	6.6
Salley, John !John Salley	20		27.4	.475	.000	.755	5.8	1.0	.45	1.65	9.5
Thomas, Isiah !Isiah Thomas	20		37.9	.463	.471	.794	5.4	8.2	2.15	.35	20.4

NBA finals

Game	Date	Home Team	Result	Road Team
Game 1	June 5	Detroit	105-99	Portland
Game 2	June 7	Detroit	106-105	Portland
Game 3	June 10	Portland	121-106	Detroit
Game 4	June 12	Portland	112-109	Detroit
Game 5	June 14	Portland	92-90	Detroit

Pistons win series 4-1

Award winners

Isiah Thomas, NBA Finals Most Valuable Player

References

^ 1989-90 NBA Season Summary - Basketball-Reference.com

External links

1989–90 NBA season by team

1989 NBA Expansion Draft • 1989 NBA Draft • All-Star Game • Playoffs • Finals • Transactions

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

Detroit Pistons 1989–90 NBA Champions

4 Joe Dumars \| 10 Dennis Rodman \| 11 Isiah Thomas (Finals MVP) \| 12 Gerald Henderson \| 15 Vinnie Johnson \| 20 William Bedford \| 22 John Salley \| 23 Mark Aguirre \| 33 David Greenwood \| 35 Scott Hastings \| 40 Bill Laimbeer \| 53 James Edwards Head coach Chuck Daly Assistant coaches Brendan Malone \| Brendan Suhr

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