1990 NBA Finals
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In the 1990 NBA Finals, the Detroit Pistons defeated the Portland Trail Blazers 4-1.
In the 1989-1990 campaign, the Portland Trail Blazers posted a 59-23 record, and defeated the Dallas Mavericks, San Antonio Spurs, and Phoenix Suns in the Western Conference playoffs. Portland won with gritty defense and rebounding, the aerial highlights of Clyde Drexler and Jerome Kersey, and the deadly outside shooting of Terry Porter and Dražen Petrović. The team was ultimately defeated by the defending champion Detroit Pistons, led by Bill Laimbeer, Joe Dumars, and Isiah Thomas (the Finals MVP after averaging 27.6 points per game, 7.0 assists per game, and 5.2 rebounds per game in the series.) 4-1.
For the Pistons, the 1989-1990 campaign was almost identical as the year before. Like in the 1988-1989 season, the Pistons beat the Chicago Bulls in the Eastern Conference Finals, won their second straight championship, and Dennis Rodman won Defensive Player of the Year honors.
The key moment in Game 5 of the Finals was Vinnie Johnson's series-clinching shot in the final seconds. On June 19, 1990, Johnson landed a 14-footer in the last second, beating Portland 92-90 in Game 5 of the Finals, thus giving Detroit the World Championship.
The 1990 NBA Finals were televised by CBS (their 17th, and last, to date, NBA Finals). Dick Stockton and Hubie Brown called the action for CBS.
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