Detroit Pistons Playoff Rosters

1990-1991 Detroit Pistons Playoff Roster

Player Pos HT WT Birth Date Age Pre-Draft Team YOS Draft Status
Mark Aguirre SF 6-6 232 Dec 10, 1959 31 DePaul 9 1981 1st Rnd, #1, Dallas Mavericks
William Bedford C 7-0 225 Dec 14, 1962 28 Memphis 4 1986 1st Rnd, #6, Phoenix Suns
Lance Blanks SG 6-4 190 Sep 9, 1966 24 Texas 0 1990 1st Rnd, #26, Detroit Pistons
Joe Dumars SG 6-3 190 May 24, 1963 27 McNeese State 5 1985 1st Rnd, #18, Detroit Pistons
James Edwards C 7-0 225 Nov 22, 1955 35 Washington 13 1977 3rd Rnd, #46, Los Angeles Lakers
Scott Hastings FC 6-10 235 Jun 3, 1960 30 Arkansas 8 1982 2nd Rnd, #29, New York Knicks
Gerald Henderson PG 6-2 175 Jan 16, 1956 35 VCU 12 1978 3rd Rnd, #64, San Antonio Spurs
Mark Hughes C 6-10   Oct 5, 1966 24 Michigan 1 1989 NBA Draft, Undrafted
Vinnie Johnson PG 6-2 200 Sep 1, 1956 34 Baylor 11 1979 1st Rnd, #7, Seattle SuperSonics
Bill Laimbeer C 6-11 245 May 19, 1957 33 Notre Dame 10 1979 3rd Rnd, #65, Cleveland Cavaliers
Dennis Rodman SF 6-7 210 May 13, 1961 29 Southeastern Oklahoma State 4 1986 2nd Rnd, #27, Detroit Pistons
Tree Rollins C 7-1 235 Jun 15, 1953 37 Clemson 13 1977 1st Rnd, #14, Atlanta Hawks
John Salley C 6-11 230 May 16, 1964 26 Georgia Tech 4 1986 1st Rnd, #11, Detroit Pistons
Isiah Thomas PG 6-1 180 Apr 30, 1961 29 Indiana 9 1981 1st Rnd, #2, Detroit Pistons

1990-1991 Playoff Matchups

Eastern Conference
DescriptionHomeAwayResult
First Round #1 Chicago Bulls #8 New York Knicks CHI in 3
First Round #2 Boston Celtics #7 Indiana Pacers BOS in 5
First Round #3 Detroit Pistons #6 Atlanta Hawks DET in 5
First Round #4 Milwaukee Bucks #5 Philadelphia Sixers PHI in 3
Second Round #1 Chicago Bulls #5 Philadelphia Sixers CHI in 5
Second Round #2 Boston Celtics #3 Detroit Pistons DET in 6
Conference Finals #1 Chicago Bulls #3 Detroit Pistons CHI in 4

Western Conference
DescriptionHomeAwayResult
First Round #1 Portland Trail Blazers #8 Seattle SuperSonics POR in 5
First Round #2 San Antonio Spurs #7 Golden State Warriors GSW in 4
First Round #3 Los Angeles Lakers #6 Houston Rockets LAL in 3
First Round #4 Phoenix Suns #5 Utah Jazz UTA in 4
Second Round #1 Portland Trail Blazers #5 Utah Jazz POR in 5
Second Round #3 Los Angeles Lakers #7 Golden State Warriors LAL in 5
Conference Finals #1 Portland Trail Blazers #3 Los Angeles Lakers LAL in 6

NBA Finals
DescriptionHomeAwayResult
NBA Finals #1 Chicago Bulls #3 Los Angeles Lakers CHI in 5

1990-1991 Detroit Playoff Stats

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Joe Dumars 15 39.2 20.6 3.3 4.1 1.1 0.1 1.1
Mark Aguirre 15 26.5 15.6 4.1 1.9 0.8 0.1 1.3
Vinnie Johnson 15 29.2 15.2 5.1 2.9 0.7 0.3 1.1
Isiah Thomas 13 33.5 13.5 4.2 8.5 1.0 0.2 3.2
Bill Laimbeer 15 29.7 10.9 8.1 1.3 0.3 0.8 1.1
James Edwards 15 23.0 10.7 2.5 0.6 0.1 0.2 1.6
John Salley 15 20.5 7.5 4.1 0.7 0.4 1.3 0.9
Dennis Rodman 15 33.0 6.3 11.8 0.9 0.7 0.7 0.9
William Bedford 8 8.1 2.4 2.8 0.5 0.2 0.5 0.5
Gerald Henderson 10 4.0 0.8 0.1 0.6 0.1 0.0 0.0
Scott Hastings 10 3.5 0.8 0.6 0.3 0.0 0.1 0.1
Tree Rollins 6 5.3 0.7 0.5 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.3

1990-1991 Detroit Pistons Opening Round Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record Detroit Leaders Atlanta Leaders
Apr 26, 1991
v.
Atlanta
L, 98-103 The Palace of Auburn Hills
Opening Round
0-1 PTS: 20. Joe Dumars
REB: 11. D. Rodman
AST: 14. Isiah Thomas
PTS: 32. D. Wilkins
REB: 8. Kevin Willis
AST: 3. Spud Webb
Apr 28, 1991
v.
Atlanta
W, 101-88 The Palace of Auburn Hills
Opening Round
1-1 PTS: 28. Joe Dumars
REB: 16. D. Rodman
AST: 8. Isiah Thomas
PTS: 20. D. Wilkins
REB: 9. Kevin Willis
AST: 5. D. Wilkins
Apr 30, 1991
@
Atlanta
W, 91-103 Omni Coliseum
Opening Round
2-1 PTS: 30. Joe Dumars
REB: 13. D. Rodman
AST: 13. Isiah Thomas
PTS: 24. Kevin Willis
REB: 10. Kevin Willis
AST: 9. Spud Webb
May 2, 1991
@
Atlanta
L, 123-111 Omni Coliseum
Opening Round
2-2 PTS: 26. V. Johnson
REB: 12. D. Rodman
AST: 12. Isiah Thomas
PTS: 34. Doc Rivers
REB: 11. Moses Malone
AST: 7. Spud Webb
May 5, 1991
v.
Atlanta
W, 113-81 The Palace of Auburn Hills
Opening Round
3-2 PTS: 26. Isiah Thomas
REB: 20. D. Rodman
AST: 11. Isiah Thomas
PTS: 13. Kevin Willis
REB: 13. Kevin Willis
AST: 4. Jon Koncak

1990-1991 Detroit Pistons Conference Semi Finals Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record Detroit Leaders Boston Leaders
May 7, 1991
@
Boston
W, 75-86 Boston Garden
Conference Semi Finals
1-0 PTS: 18. J. Edwards
REB: 16. D. Rodman
AST: 13. Isiah Thomas
PTS: 20. Reggie Lewis
REB: 10. Kevin McHale
AST: 5. Brian Shaw
May 9, 1991
@
Boston
L, 109-103 Boston Garden
Conference Semi Finals
1-1 PTS: 29. Joe Dumars
REB: 15. B. Laimbeer
AST: 6. Joe Dumars
PTS: 23. Reggie Lewis
REB: 13. R. Parish
AST: 8. Dee Brown
May 11, 1991
v.
Boston
L, 83-115 The Palace of Auburn Hills
Conference Semi Finals
1-2 PTS: 13. J. Edwards
REB: 12. D. Rodman
AST: 5. V. Johnson
PTS: 21. Reggie Lewis
REB: 11. R. Parish
AST: 6. Dee Brown
May 13, 1991
v.
Boston
W, 104-97 The Palace of Auburn Hills
Conference Semi Finals
2-2 PTS: 34. Mark Aguirre
REB: 18. D. Rodman
AST: 8. Joe Dumars
PTS: 28. Kevin McHale
REB: 10. R. Parish
AST: 6. Brian Shaw
May 15, 1991
@
Boston
W, 111-116 Boston Garden
Conference Semi Finals
3-2 PTS: 32. Joe Dumars
REB: 10. D. Rodman
AST: 8. Joe Dumars
PTS: 30. Reggie Lewis
REB: 11. Reggie Lewis
AST: 10. Dee Brown
May 17, 1991
v.
Boston
W, 117-113 The Palace of Auburn Hills
Conference Semi Finals
4-2 PTS: 32. Joe Dumars
REB: 14. B. Laimbeer
AST: 10. Joe Dumars
PTS: 34. Kevin McHale
REB: 9. Ed Pinckney
AST: 5. Reggie Lewis

1990-1991 Detroit Pistons Conference Finals Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record Detroit Leaders Chicago Leaders
May 19, 1991
@
Chicago
L, 94-83 Chicago Stadium
Conference Finals
0-1 PTS: 25. Mark Aguirre
REB: 9. D. Rodman
AST: 8. Isiah Thomas
PTS: 22. M. Jordan
REB: 10. Horace Grant
AST: 6. B. Armstrong
May 21, 1991
@
Chicago
L, 105-97 Chicago Stadium
Conference Finals
0-2 PTS: 29. V. Johnson
REB: 11. D. Rodman
AST: 5. Joe Dumars
PTS: 35. M. Jordan
REB: 10. S. Pippen
AST: 7. M. Jordan
May 25, 1991
v.
Chicago
L, 107-113 The Palace of Auburn Hills
Conference Finals
0-3 PTS: 29. Isiah Thomas
REB: 7. V. Johnson
AST: 6. Isiah Thomas
PTS: 33. M. Jordan
REB: 10. S. Pippen
AST: 7. M. Jordan
May 27, 1991
v.
Chicago
L, 94-115 The Palace of Auburn Hills
Conference Finals
0-4 PTS: 16. Isiah Thomas
REB: 7. Isiah Thomas
AST: 5. Isiah Thomas
PTS: 29. M. Jordan
REB: 9. Horace Grant
AST: 10. S. Pippen