1989-90 Detroit Pistons Game-by-Game Results

National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 59-23
Finishing 1st in the NBA's Central Division of the Eastern Conference
Postseason: 15-5 Won NBA championship
Conference First Round - Defeated Indiana Pacers 3-0
Conference Semifinals - Defeated New York Knicks 4-1
Conference Finals - Defeated Chicago Bulls 4-3
Finals - Defeated Portland Trail Blazers 4-1
Coach: Chuck Daly (59-23)
Location: Detroit, Michigan
Attendance: 879,614, Avg. 21,454 in 41 home dates
1989-90 Detroit Pistons Statistics
1989-90 Detroit Pistons Roster

The Detroit Pistons of the National Basketball Association ended the 1989-90 season with a record of 59 wins and 23 losses, finishing first in the NBA's Central Division of the Eastern Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 15-5.

The Pistons conceded 8,057 points, the lowest total in the circuit. Detroit racked up 8,556 points. Isiah Thomas tossed in a team-best 1,492 points for the team, while Joe Dumars scored 17 or more per game, too. Dennis Rodman contributed 792 boards. Isiah Thomas dished out 765 assists for the squad.

On defense, Isiah Thomas added 139 steals, and John Salley blocked 153 shots.

Chuck Daly coached the team. The 1989-90 Detroit Pistons won the NBA championship.

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Regular Season Points For: 8556
Regular Season Points Against: 8057

Date Game Res Home Road Record
November 3, 1989 New York Knicks 103 at Detroit Pistons 106 W 1-0 0-0 1-0
November 4, 1989 Detroit Pistons 95 at Washington Bullets 93 W 1-0 1-0 2-0
November 7, 1989 Detroit Pistons 114 at Chicago Bulls 117 L 1-0 1-1 2-1
November 8, 1989 Detroit Pistons 74 at Indiana Pacers 95 L 1-0 1-2 2-2
November 10, 1989 Detroit Pistons 125 at Orlando Magic 121 W 1-0 2-2 3-2
November 11, 1989 Detroit Pistons 84 at Miami Heat 88 L 1-0 2-3 3-3
November 15, 1989 Miami Heat 94 at Detroit Pistons 130 W 2-0 2-3 4-3
November 17, 1989 Milwaukee Bucks 79 at Detroit Pistons 106 W 3-0 2-3 5-3
November 18, 1989 Boston Celtics 86 at Detroit Pistons 103 W 4-0 2-3 6-3
November 21, 1989 Atlanta Hawks 103 at Detroit Pistons 96 L 4-1 2-3 6-4
November 24, 1989 Cleveland Cavaliers 82 at Detroit Pistons 101 W 5-1 2-3 7-4
November 26, 1989 Detroit Pistons 82 at Portland Trail Blazers 102 L 5-1 2-4 7-5
November 28, 1989 Detroit Pistons 93 at Sacramento Kings 81 W 5-1 3-4 8-5
November 29, 1989 Detroit Pistons 111 at Phoenix Suns 103 W 5-1 4-4 9-5
December 1, 1989 Detroit Pistons 108 at Los Angeles Lakers 97 W 5-1 5-4 10-5 OT
December 2, 1989 Detroit Pistons 95 at Seattle Supersonics 120 L 5-1 5-5 10-6
December 6, 1989 Washington Bullets 107 at Detroit Pistons 115 W 6-1 5-5 11-6
December 8, 1989 Detroit Pistons 101 at Philadelphia 76ers 107 L 6-1 5-6 11-7
December 9, 1989 Indiana Pacers 93 at Detroit Pistons 121 W 7-1 5-6 12-7
December 12, 1989 Detroit Pistons 121 at Denver Nuggets 108 W 7-1 6-6 13-7
December 13, 1989 Detroit Pistons 79 at Los Angeles Clippers 83 L 7-1 6-7 13-8
December 15, 1989 Detroit Pistons 91 at Utah Jazz 94 L 7-1 6-8 13-9
December 16, 1989 Detroit Pistons 92 at Golden State Warriors 104 L 7-1 6-9 13-10
December 19, 1989 Seattle Supersonics 77 at Detroit Pistons 94 W 8-1 6-9 14-10
December 22, 1989 Detroit Pistons 96 at New Jersey Nets 90 W 8-1 7-9 15-10
December 23, 1989 Orlando Magic 100 at Detroit Pistons 106 W 9-1 7-9 16-10
December 27, 1989 Detroit Pistons 99 at Cleveland Cavaliers 82 W 9-1 8-9 17-10
December 29, 1989 Milwaukee Bucks 99 at Detroit Pistons 85 L 9-2 8-9 17-11
December 30, 1989 New Jersey Nets 106 at Detroit Pistons 117 W 10-2 8-9 18-11
January 2, 1990 Detroit Pistons 115 at Orlando Magic 113 W 10-2 9-9 19-11
January 3, 1990 Los Angeles Clippers 80 at Detroit Pistons 84 W 11-2 9-9 20-11
January 5, 1990 Indiana Pacers 99 at Detroit Pistons 122 W 12-2 9-9 21-11
January 6, 1990 New York Knicks 106 at Detroit Pistons 117 W 13-2 9-9 22-11
January 9, 1990 Chicago Bulls 90 at Detroit Pistons 100 W 14-2 9-9 23-11
January 10, 1990 Detroit Pistons 97 at Boston Celtics 104 L 14-2 9-10 23-12
January 12, 1990 Minnesota Timberwolves 86 at Detroit Pistons 97 W 15-2 9-10 24-12
January 13, 1990 Portland Trail Blazers 106 at Detroit Pistons 111 W 16-2 9-10 25-12
January 17, 1990 Detroit Pistons 108 at Philadelphia 76ers 112 L 16-2 9-11 25-13
January 19, 1990 Golden State Warriors 118 at Detroit Pistons 125 W 17-2 9-11 26-13
January 21, 1990 Los Angeles Lakers 107 at Detroit Pistons 97 L 17-3 9-11 26-14
January 23, 1990 Detroit Pistons 107 at Chicago Bulls 95 W 17-3 10-11 27-14
January 26, 1990 Phoenix Suns 103 at Detroit Pistons 107 W 18-3 10-11 28-14
January 27, 1990 Detroit Pistons 85 at Minnesota Timberwolves 83 W 18-3 11-11 29-14
January 30, 1990 Detroit Pistons 112 at Atlanta Hawks 95 W 18-3 12-11 30-14
January 31, 1990 Washington Bullets 109 at Detroit Pistons 133 W 19-3 12-11 31-14
February 3, 1990 Detroit Pistons 105 at Cleveland Cavaliers 100 W 19-3 13-11 32-14
February 4, 1990 Utah Jazz 83 at Detroit Pistons 115 W 20-3 13-11 33-14
February 6, 1990 Cleveland Cavaliers 96 at Detroit Pistons 105 W 21-3 13-11 34-14
February 8, 1990 Detroit Pistons 104 at Milwaukee Bucks 101 W 21-3 14-11 35-14
February 13, 1990 Denver Nuggets 96 at Detroit Pistons 106 W 22-3 14-11 36-14
February 17, 1990 Detroit Pistons 97 at Miami Heat 79 W 22-3 15-11 37-14
February 19, 1990 Miami Heat 85 at Detroit Pistons 94 W 23-3 15-11 38-14
February 21, 1990 Orlando Magic 109 at Detroit Pistons 140 W 24-3 15-11 39-14
February 23, 1990 Detroit Pistons 103 at Atlanta Hawks 112 L 24-3 15-12 39-15
February 25, 1990 Detroit Pistons 98 at New York Knicks 87 W 24-3 16-12 40-15
February 27, 1990 Houston Rockets 102 at Detroit Pistons 106 W 25-3 16-12 41-15 OT
March 1, 1990 Detroit Pistons 99 at Washington Bullets 85 W 25-3 17-12 42-15
March 2, 1990 Philadelphia 76ers 112 at Detroit Pistons 115 W 26-3 17-12 43-15 OT
March 4, 1990 Indiana Pacers 105 at Detroit Pistons 111 W 27-3 17-12 44-15
March 6, 1990 Sacramento Kings 91 at Detroit Pistons 101 W 28-3 17-12 45-15
March 9, 1990 Detroit Pistons 99 at New Jersey Nets 95 W 28-3 18-12 46-15
March 11, 1990 Detroit Pistons 98 at Charlotte Hornets 88 W 28-3 19-12 47-15
March 15, 1990 San Antonio Spurs 98 at Detroit Pistons 110 W 29-3 19-12 48-15
March 16, 1990 Detroit Pistons 106 at Chicago Bulls 81 W 29-3 20-12 49-15
March 18, 1990 Dallas Mavericks 84 at Detroit Pistons 114 W 30-3 20-12 50-15
March 20, 1990 Detroit Pistons 117 at Milwaukee Bucks 96 W 30-3 21-12 51-15
March 22, 1990 Detroit Pistons 110 at Houston Rockets 115 L 30-3 21-13 51-16
March 24, 1990 Detroit Pistons 98 at San Antonio Spurs 105 L 30-3 21-14 51-17
March 25, 1990 Detroit Pistons 96 at Dallas Mavericks 98 L 30-3 21-15 51-18 OT
March 28, 1990 Charlotte Hornets 97 at Detroit Pistons 106 W 31-3 21-15 52-18
March 30, 1990 Detroit Pistons 111 at Boston Celtics 123 L 31-3 21-16 52-19
April 3, 1990 Boston Celtics 82 at Detroit Pistons 93 W 32-3 21-16 53-19
April 5, 1990 Detroit Pistons 104 at Atlanta Hawks 99 W 32-3 22-16 54-19
April 6, 1990 Milwaukee Bucks 92 at Detroit Pistons 84 L 32-4 22-16 54-20
April 8, 1990 Detroit Pistons 97 at Cleveland Cavaliers 100 L 32-4 22-17 54-21
April 10, 1990 Detroit Pistons 108 at New York Knicks 98 W 32-4 23-17 55-21
April 11, 1990 New Jersey Nets 93 at Detroit Pistons 98 W 33-4 23-17 56-21
April 13, 1990 Atlanta Hawks 115 at Detroit Pistons 111 L 33-5 23-17 56-22
April 14, 1990 Orlando Magic 107 at Detroit Pistons 111 W 34-5 23-17 57-22
April 19, 1990 Philadelphia 76ers 107 at Detroit Pistons 97 L 34-6 23-17 57-23
April 20, 1990 Detroit Pistons 121 at Indiana Pacers 115 W 34-6 24-17 58-23 OT
April 22, 1990 Chicago Bulls 106 at Detroit Pistons 111 W 35-6 24-17 59-23
April 26, 1990 Indiana Pacers 92 at Detroit Pistons 104 W 1-0 0-0 1-0
April 28, 1990 Indiana Pacers 87 at Detroit Pistons 100 W 2-0 0-0 2-0
May 1, 1990 Detroit Pistons 108 at Indiana Pacers 96 W 2-0 1-0 3-0
May 8, 1990 New York Knicks 77 at Detroit Pistons 112 W 3-0 1-0 4-0
May 10, 1990 New York Knicks 97 at Detroit Pistons 104 W 4-0 1-0 5-0
May 12, 1990 Detroit Pistons 103 at New York Knicks 111 L 4-0 1-1 5-1
May 13, 1990 Detroit Pistons 102 at New York Knicks 90 W 4-0 2-1 6-1
May 15, 1990 New York Knicks 84 at Detroit Pistons 95 W 5-0 2-1 7-1
May 20, 1990 Chicago Bulls 77 at Detroit Pistons 86 W 6-0 2-1 8-1
May 22, 1990 Chicago Bulls 93 at Detroit Pistons 102 W 7-0 2-1 9-1
May 26, 1990 Detroit Pistons 102 at Chicago Bulls 107 L 7-0 2-2 9-2
May 28, 1990 Detroit Pistons 101 at Chicago Bulls 108 L 7-0 2-3 9-3
May 30, 1990 Chicago Bulls 83 at Detroit Pistons 97 W 8-0 2-3 10-3
June 1, 1990 Detroit Pistons 91 at Chicago Bulls 109 L 8-0 2-4 10-4
June 3, 1990 Chicago Bulls 74 at Detroit Pistons 93 W 9-0 2-4 11-4
June 5, 1990 Portland Trail Blazers 99 at Detroit Pistons 105 W 10-0 2-4 12-4
June 7, 1990 Portland Trail Blazers 106 at Detroit Pistons 105 L 10-1 2-4 12-5 OT
June 10, 1990 Detroit Pistons 121 at Portland Trail Blazers 106 W 10-1 3-4 13-5
June 12, 1990 Detroit Pistons 112 at Portland Trail Blazers 109 W 10-1 4-4 14-5
June 14, 1990 Detroit Pistons 92 at Portland Trail Blazers 90 W 10-1 5-4 15-5


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