1990 Regular Season Results | |||||||||||||||||||
| Date | Opponent | Result | Score | OT | Record | ||||||||||||||
| 11/3 | vs New York | W | 106-103 | 1-0 | |||||||||||||||
| 11/4 | at Washington | W | 95-93 | 2-0 | |||||||||||||||
| 11/7 | at Chicago | L | 114-117 | 2-1 | |||||||||||||||
| 11/8 | at Indiana | L | 74-95 | 2-2 | |||||||||||||||
| 11/10 | at Orlando | W | 125-121 | 3-2 | |||||||||||||||
| 11/11 | at Miami | L | 84-88 | 3-3 | |||||||||||||||
| 11/15 | vs Miami | W | 130-94 | 4-3 | |||||||||||||||
| 11/17 | vs Milwaukee | W | 106-79 | 5-3 | |||||||||||||||
| 11/18 | vs Boston | W | 103-86 | 6-3 | |||||||||||||||
| 11/21 | vs Atlanta | L | 96-103 | 6-4 | |||||||||||||||
| 11/24 | vs Cleveland | W | 101-82 | 7-4 | |||||||||||||||
| 11/26 | at Portland | L | 82-102 | 7-5 | |||||||||||||||
| 11/28 | at Sacramento | W | 93-81 | 8-5 | |||||||||||||||
| 11/29 | at Phoenix | W | 111-103 | 9-5 | |||||||||||||||
| 12/1 | at LA Lakers | W | 108-97 OT | OT | 10-5 | ||||||||||||||
| 12/2 | at Seattle | L | 95-120 | 10-6 | |||||||||||||||
| 12/6 | vs Washington | W | 115-107 | 11-6 | |||||||||||||||
| 12/8 | at Philadelphia | L | 101-107 | 11-7 | |||||||||||||||
| 12/9 | vs Indiana | W | 121-93 | 12-7 | |||||||||||||||
| 12/12 | at Denver | W | 121-108 | 13-7 | |||||||||||||||
| 12/13 | at LA Clippers | L | 79-83 | 13-8 | |||||||||||||||
| 12/15 | at Utah | L | 91-94 | 13-9 | |||||||||||||||
| 12/16 | at Golden State | L | 92-104 | 13-10 | |||||||||||||||
| 12/19 | vs Seattle | W | 94-77 | 14-10 | |||||||||||||||
| 12/22 | at New Jersey | W | 96-90 | 15-10 | |||||||||||||||
| 12/23 | vs Orlando | W | 106-100 | 16-10 | |||||||||||||||
| 12/27 | at Cleveland | W | 99-82 | 17-10 | |||||||||||||||
| 12/29 | vs Milwaukee | L | 85-99 | 17-11 | |||||||||||||||
| 12/30 | vs New Jersey | W | 117-106 | 18-11 | |||||||||||||||
| 1/2 | at Orlando | W | 115-113 | 19-11 | |||||||||||||||
| 1/3 | vs LA Clippers | W | 84-80 | 20-11 | |||||||||||||||
| 1/5 | vs Indiana | W | 122-99 | 21-11 | |||||||||||||||
| 1/6 | vs New York | W | 117-106 | 22-11 | |||||||||||||||
| 1/9 | vs Chicago | W | 100-90 | 23-11 | |||||||||||||||
| 1/10 | at Boston | L | 97-104 | 23-12 | |||||||||||||||
| 1/12 | vs Minnesota | W | 97-86 | 24-12 | |||||||||||||||
| 1/13 | vs Portland | W | 111-106 | 25-12 | |||||||||||||||
| 1/17 | at Philadelphia | L | 108-112 | 25-13 | |||||||||||||||
| 1/19 | vs Golden State | W | 125-118 | 26-13 | |||||||||||||||
| 1/21 | vs LA Lakers | L | 97-107 | 26-14 | |||||||||||||||
| 1/23 | at Chicago | W | 107-95 | 27-14 | |||||||||||||||
| 1/26 | vs Phoenix | W | 107-103 | 28-14 | |||||||||||||||
| 1/27 | at Minnesota | W | 85-83 | 29-14 | |||||||||||||||
| 1/30 | at Atlanta | W | 112-95 | 30-14 | |||||||||||||||
| 1/31 | vs Washington | W | 133-109 | 31-14 | |||||||||||||||
| 2/3 | at Cleveland | W | 105-100 | 32-14 | |||||||||||||||
| 2/4 | vs Utah | W | 115-83 | 33-14 | |||||||||||||||
| 2/6 | vs Cleveland | W | 105-96 | 34-14 | |||||||||||||||
| 2/8 | at Milwaukee | W | 104-101 | 35-14 | |||||||||||||||
| 2/13 | vs Denver | W | 106-96 | 36-14 | |||||||||||||||
| 2/17 | at Miami | W | 97-79 | 37-14 | |||||||||||||||
| 2/19 | vs Miami | W | 94-85 | 38-14 | |||||||||||||||
| 2/21 | vs Orlando | W | 140-109 | 39-14 | |||||||||||||||
| 2/23 | at Atlanta | L | 103-112 | 39-15 | |||||||||||||||
| 2/25 | at New York | W | 98-87 | 40-15 | |||||||||||||||
| 2/27 | vs Houston | W | 106-102 OT | OT | 41-15 | ||||||||||||||
| 3/1 | at Washington | W | 99-85 | 42-15 | |||||||||||||||
| 3/2 | vs Philadelphia | W | 115-112 OT | OT | 43-15 | ||||||||||||||
| 3/4 | vs Indiana | W | 111-105 | 44-15 | |||||||||||||||
| 3/6 | vs Sacramento | W | 101-91 | 45-15 | |||||||||||||||
| 3/9 | at New Jersey | W | 99-95 | 46-15 | |||||||||||||||
| 3/11 | at Charlotte | W | 98-88 | 47-15 | |||||||||||||||
| 3/15 | vs San Antonio | W | 110-98 | 48-15 | |||||||||||||||
| 3/16 | at Chicago | W | 106-81 | 49-15 | |||||||||||||||
| 3/18 | vs Dallas | W | 114-84 | 50-15 | |||||||||||||||
| 3/20 | at Milwaukee | W | 117-96 | 51-15 | |||||||||||||||
| 3/22 | at Houston | L | 110-115 | 51-16 | |||||||||||||||
| 3/24 | at San Antonio | L | 98-105 | 51-17 | |||||||||||||||
| 3/25 | at Dallas | L | 96-98 OT | OT | 51-18 | ||||||||||||||
| 3/28 | vs Charlotte | W | 106-97 | 52-18 | |||||||||||||||
| 3/30 | at Boston | L | 111-123 | 52-19 | |||||||||||||||
| 4/3 | vs Boston | W | 93-82 | 53-19 | |||||||||||||||
| 4/5 | at Atlanta | W | 104-99 | 54-19 | |||||||||||||||
| 4/6 | vs Milwaukee | L | 84-92 | 54-20 | |||||||||||||||
| 4/8 | at Cleveland | L | 97-100 | 54-21 | |||||||||||||||
| 4/10 | at New York | W | 108-98 | 55-21 | |||||||||||||||
| 4/11 | vs New Jersey | W | 98-93 | 56-21 | |||||||||||||||
| 4/13 | vs Atlanta | L | 111-115 | 56-22 | |||||||||||||||
| 4/14 | vs Orlando | W | 111-107 | 57-22 | |||||||||||||||
| 4/19 | vs Philadelphia | L | 97-107 | 57-23 | |||||||||||||||
| 4/20 | at Indiana | W | 121-115 OT | OT | 58-23 | ||||||||||||||
| 4/22 | vs Chicago | W | 111-106 | 59-23 | |||||||||||||||
RetroSeasons
RetroSeasons recaps past sports seasons through stories, photos, videos, and stats from every team, league, and stadium in history. Coverage includes the NBA, NFL, MLB and NHL, as well as vintage media from defunct teams and leagues.
- Players
- Teams
- Atlanta
- Arizona
- Baltimore
- Boston
- Buffalo
- Calgary
- Carolina
- Chicago
- Cincinnati
- Cleveland
- Columbus
- Dallas
- Denver
- Detroit
- Edmonton
- Houston
- Indiana
- Jacksonville
- Kansas City
- Las Vegas
- Los Angeles
- Louisville
- Miami
- Milwaukee
- Minnesota
- Montreal
- New Orleans
- New York
- Oakland
- Oklahoma
- Orlando
- Ottawa
- Philadelphia
- Phoenix
- Pittsburgh
- Portland
- San Antonio
- San Diego
- Seattle
- San Francisco
- St. Louis
- Tampa Bay
- Tennessee
- Toronto
- Utah
- Vancouver
- Washington DC
- Winnipeg
- Leagues
- Stadiums
- More
Recap
Coming off their first NBA Championship the Pistons remained the top team in the East winning their 3rd straight division title with a solid record of 59-23, as Dennis Rodman was named Defensive Player of the Year with 9.7 rebounds per game. The Pistons continued to roll in the playoffs sweeping the Indiana Pacers with 3 straight double-digit wins. In the 2nd round the Pistons would continue to dominate, as they needed just 5 games to knock off the New York Knicks. In the Eastern Conference Finals the Pistons were matched up against the Chicago Bulls for the 2nd straight year. The Pistons would get off to a fast start taking the first 2 games at home. However, as the series shifted to Chicago the Bulls even the series at 2 games apiece. Back at home in Gam5 the Pistons exerted their will on the Bulls winning 97-83. However, the Bulls would bounce back to force a 7th game. In Game 7 the Pistons defense would step it up holding the Bulls to 74 points as they marched on to the NBA Finals for the 3rd year in a row. Seeking their 2nd straight title the Pistons were matched up against the Portland Trailblazers. After taking Game 1 at home by 6 points the Pistons would be stunned din Game 2 losing in the final minutes 106-105. However, as the series shifted to Portland the Bad Boys would step it to another level dominating the Blazers in Game 3, which they won by 15 points. The Pistons would take a 3-1 lead by the beating the Blazers 112-109.With a 3-1 series lead the Pistons were hardly in a must win situation as they trailed the Blazers 90-83 with 2 minutes left. Had they lost the series would have shifted back to Detroit for Games 6 and 7. However, the Pistons wanted to end it as quickly as possible as they held the Blazers scoreless the rest of the way ending the game on 9-0 run to pull out a 92-90 win which was capped by final second jumper by Vinnie Johnson who scored 7 point in the final 2 minutes. Isiah Thomas would go on to win NBA Finals MVP as the Pistons celebrated their 2nd straight NBA Championship.
Close