1989-90 National Basketball Association season

Seasons

1988-89

1989-90

1990-91

Teams and Alignment

Conference	Division	Team	Primary Venue	Municipality
Eastern Conference	Atlantic Division	Boston Celtics	Boston Garden	Boston
		Miami HEAT	Miami Arena	Miami
		New Jersey Nets	Meadowlands Arena	East Rutherford, New Jersey
		New York Knickerbockers	Madison Square Garden	Manhattan, New York
		Philadelphia 76ers	The Spectrum	Philadelphia
		Washington Bullets	Capital Centre	Lake Arbor, Maryland
	Central Division	Atlanta Hawks	Omni Coliseum	Atlanta
		Chicago Bulls	Chicago Stadium	Chicago
		Cleveland Cavaliers	Richfield Coliseum	Summit County, Ohio
		Detroit Pistons	The Palace of Auburn Hills	Auburn Hills, Michigan
		Indiana Pacers	Market Square Arena	Indianapolis
		Milwaukee Bucks	Bradley Center	Milwaukee
		Orlando Magic	Orlando Arena	Orlando, Florida
Western Conference	Midwest Division	Charlotte Hornets	Charlotte Coliseum	Charlotte, North Carolina
		Dallas Mavericks	Reunion Arena	Dallas
		Denver Nuggets	McNichols Sports Arena	Denver
		Houston Rockets	The Summit	Houston
		Minnesota Timberwolves	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome	Minneapolis
		San Antonio Spurs	HemisFair Arena	San Antonio
		Utah Jazz	Salt Palace (1969)	Salt Lake City
	Pacific Division	Golden State Warriors	Oakland Arena	Oakland, California
		Los Angeles Clippers	Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena	Los Angeles
		Los Angeles Lakers	Kia Forum	Inglewood, California
		Phoenix Suns	Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum	Phoenix
		Portland Trail Blazers	Veterans Memorial Coliseum	Portland, Oregon
		Sacramento Kings	ARCO Arena (1988)	Sacramento, California
		Seattle SuperSonics	Climate Pledge Arena	Seattle

Changes

• Charlotte Hornets realigned from Eastern Conference Atlantic Division to Western Conference Midwest Division.
• Miami HEAT realigned from Western Conference Midwest Division to Eastern Conference Atlantic Division.
• Minnesota Timberwolves enfranchised in Western Conference Midwest Division, playing at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome in Minneapolis.
• Orlando Magic enfranchised in Eastern Conference Central Division, playing at Orlando Arena in Orlando, Florida.

Regular Season Results

Conference	Division	Team	W	L	GB
Eastern Conference	Atlantic Division	Philadelphia 76ers	53	29
		Boston Celtics	52	30	1
		New York Knickerbockers	45	37	8
		Washington Bullets	31	51	22
		Miami HEAT	18	64	35
		New Jersey Nets	17	65	36
	Central Division	Detroit Pistons	59	23
		Chicago Bulls	55	27	4
		Milwaukee Bucks	44	38	15
		Cleveland Cavaliers	42	40	17
		Indiana Pacers	42	40	17
		Atlanta Hawks	41	41	18
		Orlando Magic	18	64	41
Western Conference	Midwest Division	San Antonio Spurs	56	26
		Utah Jazz	55	27	1
		Dallas Mavericks	47	35	9
		Denver Nuggets	43	39	13
		Houston Rockets	41	41	15
		Minnesota Timberwolves	22	60	34
		Charlotte Hornets	19	63	37
	Pacific Division	Los Angeles Lakers	63	19
		Portland Trail Blazers	59	23	4
		Phoenix Suns	54	28	9
		Seattle SuperSonics	41	41	22
		Golden State Warriors	37	45	26
		Los Angeles Clippers	30	52	33
		Sacramento Kings	23	59	40

Postseason Results

Team (Best-of-Five)		Team (Best-of-Seven)		Team (Best-of-Seven)		Team (Best-of-Seven)		Champions
Detroit Pistons	3	Detroit Pistons	4	Detroit Pistons	4	Detroit Pistons	4	Detroit Pistons
Indiana Pacers	0
Boston Celtics	2	New York Knickerbockers	1
New York Knickerbockers	3
Philadelphia 76ers	3	Philadelphia 76ers	1	Chicago Bulls	3
Cleveland Cavaliers	2
Chicago Bulls	3	Chicago Bulls	4
Milwaukee Bucks	1
Los Angeles Lakers	3	Los Angeles Lakers	1	Phoenix Suns	2	Portland Trail Blazers	1
Houston Rockets	1
Utah Jazz	2	Phoenix Suns	4
Phoenix Suns	3
San Antonio Spurs	3	San Antonio Spurs	3	Portland Trail Blazers	4
Denver Nuggets	0
Portland Trail Blazers	3	Portland Trail Blazers	4
Dallas Mavericks	0

Special Event Results

Event	Away	Score	Home
NBA All-Star Game	Western Conference	113-130	Eastern Conference

Markets and Venues

Combined Statistical Area	Metropolitan Statistical Area	Metropolitan Division	County / Equivalent	Municipality	Venue	Team / Event	Regular	Postseason	Total
Atlanta--Athens-Clarke County--Sandy Springs, GA-AL Combined Statistical Area	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Metropolitan Division	Fulton County, Georgia	Atlanta	Omni Coliseum	Atlanta Hawks	41		41
Boston-Worcester-Providence, MA-RI-NH Combined Statistical Area	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH Metropolitan Statistical Area	Boston, MA Metropolitan Division	Suffolk County, Massachusetts	Boston	Boston Garden	Boston Celtics	38	Three	41
Charlotte-Concord, NC-SC Combined Statistical Area	Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metropolitan Statistical Area		Mecklenburg County, North Carolina	Charlotte, North Carolina	Charlotte Coliseum	Charlotte Hornets	41		41
Chicago-Naperville, IL-IN-WI Combined Statistical Area	Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area	Chicago-Naperville-Schaumburg, IL Metropolitan Division	Cook County, Illinois	Chicago	Chicago Stadium	Chicago Bulls	41	Eight	49
Cleveland-Akron-Canton, OH Combined Statistical Area	Akron, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area		Summit County, Ohio	Unincorporated	Richfield Coliseum	Cleveland Cavaliers	41	Two	43
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX-OK Combined Statistical Area	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division	Dallas County, Texas	Dallas	Reunion Arena	Dallas Mavericks	41	One	42
Denver-Aurora-Greeley, CO Combined Statistical Area	Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area		Denver County, Colorado	Denver	McNichols Sports Arena	Denver Nuggets	41	One	42
Detroit-Warren-Ann Arbor, MI Combined Statistical Area	Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area	Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills, MI Metropolitan Division	Oakland County, Michigan	Auburn Hills, Michigan	The Palace of Auburn Hills	Detroit Pistons	41	11	52
Houston-Pasadena, TX Combined Statistical Area	Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area		Harris County, Texas	Houston	The Summit	Houston Rockets	41	Two	43
Indianapolis-Carmel-Muncie, IN Combined Statistical Area	Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area		Marion County, Indiana	Indianapolis	Market Square Arena	Indiana Pacers	41	One	42
Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA Combined Statistical Area	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division	Los Angeles County, California	Inglewood, California	Kia Forum	Los Angeles Lakers	41	Five	46
				Los Angeles	Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena	Los Angeles Clippers	41		41
Miami-Port St. Lucie-Fort Lauderdale, FL Combined Statistical Area	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area	Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, FL Metropolitan Division	Miami-Dade County, Florida	Miami	Miami Arena	Miami HEAT	41		41
						NBA All-Star Game			One
Milwaukee-Racine-Waukesha, WI Combined Statistical Area	Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area		Milwaukee County, Wisconsin	Milwaukee	Bradley Center	Milwaukee Bucks	41	Two	43
Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI Combined Statistical Area	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area		Hennepin County, Minnesota	Minneapolis	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome	Minnesota Timberwolves	41		41
New Haven-Hartford-Waterbury, CT Combined Statistical Area	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT Metropolitan Statistical Area		Capitol Planning Region, Connecticut	Hartford, Connecticut	PeoplesBank Arena	Boston Celtics	Three		Three
New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT-PA Combined Statistical Area	New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area	New York-Jersey City-White Plains, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division	Bergen County, New Jersey	East Rutherford, New Jersey	Meadowlands Arena	New Jersey Nets	41		41
			New York County, New York	Manhattan, New York	Madison Square Garden	New York Knickerbockers	41	Four	45
Orlando-Lakeland-Deltona, FL Combined Statistical Area	Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area		Orange County, Florida	Orlando, Florida	Orlando Arena	Orlando Magic	41		41
Philadelphia-Reading-Camden, PA-NJ-DE-MD Combined Statistical Area	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metropolitan Statistical Area	Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division	Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania	Philadelphia	The Spectrum	Philadelphia 76ers	41	Five	46
Phoenix-Mesa, AZ Combined Statistical Area	Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area		Maricopa County, Arizona	Phoenix	Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum	Phoenix Suns	41	Seven	48
Portland-Vancouver-Salem, OR-WA Combined Statistical Area	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metropolitan Statistical Area		Multnomah County, Oregon	Portland, Oregon	Veterans Memorial Coliseum	Portland Trail Blazers	41	12	53
Sacramento-Roseville, CA Combined Statistical Area	Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area		Sacramento County, California	Sacramento, California	ARCO Arena (1988)	Sacramento Kings	41		41
Salt Lake City-Provo-Orem, UT-ID Combined Statistical Area	Salt Lake City-Murray, UT Metropolitan Statistical Area		Salt Lake County, Utah	Salt Lake City	Salt Palace (1969)	Utah Jazz	41	Three	44
San Antonio-New Braunfels-Kerrville, TX Combined Statistical Area	San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area		Bexar County, Texas	San Antonio	HemisFair Arena	San Antonio Spurs	41	Five	46
San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA Combined Statistical Area	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	Oakland-Fremont-Berkeley, CA Metropolitan Division	Alameda County, California	Oakland, California	Oakland Arena	Golden State Warriors	41		41
Seattle-Tacoma, WA Combined Statistical Area	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area	Seattle-Bellevue-Kent, WA Metropolitan Division	King County, Washington	Seattle	Climate Pledge Arena	Seattle SuperSonics	41		41
Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA Combined Statistical Area	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD Metropolitan Statistical Area		Baltimore		CFG Bank Arena	Washington Bullets	Four		Four
	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area	Washington, DC-MD Metropolitan Division	Prince George's County, Maryland	Lake Arbor, Maryland	Capital Centre	Washington Bullets	37		37
Total							1,107	72	1,180