Detroit Pistons Playoff Rosters

1989-1990 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 30 DePaul 8 1981 1st Rnd, #1, Dallas Mavericks
William Bedford C 7-0 225 Dec 14, 1962 27 Memphis 3 1986 1st Rnd, #6, Phoenix Suns
Joe Dumars SG 6-3 190 May 24, 1963 26 McNeese State 4 1985 1st Rnd, #18, Detroit Pistons
James Edwards C 7-0 225 Nov 22, 1955 34 Washington 12 1977 3rd Rnd, #46, Los Angeles Lakers
David Greenwood PF 6-9 222 May 27, 1957 32 UCLA 10 1979 1st Rnd, #2, Chicago Bulls
Scott Hastings FC 6-10 235 Jun 3, 1960 29 Arkansas 7 1982 2nd Rnd, #29, New York Knicks
Gerald Henderson PG 6-2 175 Jan 16, 1956 34 VCU 11 1978 3rd Rnd, #64, San Antonio Spurs
Vinnie Johnson PG 6-2 200 Sep 1, 1956 33 Baylor 10 1979 1st Rnd, #7, Seattle SuperSonics
Bill Laimbeer C 6-11 245 May 19, 1957 32 Notre Dame 9 1979 3rd Rnd, #65, Cleveland Cavaliers
Dennis Rodman SF 6-7 210 May 13, 1961 28 Southeastern Oklahoma State 3 1986 2nd Rnd, #27, Detroit Pistons
John Salley C 6-11 230 May 16, 1964 25 Georgia Tech 3 1986 1st Rnd, #11, Detroit Pistons
Isiah Thomas PG 6-1 180 Apr 30, 1961 28 Indiana 8 1981 1st Rnd, #2, Detroit Pistons

1989-1990 Playoff Matchups

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

Western Conference
DescriptionHomeAwayResult
First Round #1 Los Angeles Lakers #8 Houston Rockets LAL in 4
First Round #2 San Antonio Spurs #7 Denver Nuggets SAS in 3
First Round #3 Portland Trail Blazers #6 Dallas Mavericks POR in 3
First Round #4 Utah Jazz #5 Phoenix Suns PHX in 5
Second Round #1 Los Angeles Lakers #5 Phoenix Suns PHX in 5
Second Round #3 Portland Trail Blazers #2 San Antonio Spurs POR in 7
Conference Finals #3 Portland Trail Blazers #5 Phoenix Suns POR in 6

NBA Finals
DescriptionHomeAwayResult
NBA Finals #1 Detroit Pistons #3 Portland Trail Blazers DET in 5

1989-1990 Detroit Playoff Stats

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Isiah Thomas 20 37.9 20.4 5.5 8.2 2.1 0.3 3.6
Joe Dumars 20 37.7 18.2 2.2 4.8 1.1 0.0 2.7
James Edwards 20 26.8 14.3 3.5 0.7 0.2 0.6 1.6
Bill Laimbeer 20 33.4 11.1 10.6 1.4 1.1 0.9 0.8
Mark Aguirre 20 21.9 10.9 4.5 1.4 0.5 0.1 1.5
Vinnie Johnson 20 23.1 10.3 2.8 2.7 0.4 0.2 1.6
John Salley 20 27.4 9.5 5.8 1.0 0.5 1.6 1.1
Dennis Rodman 19 29.5 6.6 8.5 0.9 0.5 0.7 1.6
David Greenwood 5 9.4 1.0 1.8 0.0 0.4 0.0 0.4
William Bedford 5 3.8 0.8 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.0
Scott Hastings 5 3.2 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.0
Gerald Henderson 8 2.4 0.2 0.4 0.5 0.2 0.0 0.1

1989-1990 Detroit Pistons Opening Round Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record Detroit Leaders Indiana Leaders
Apr 26, 1990
v.
Indiana
W, 104-92 The Palace of Auburn Hills
Opening Round
1-0 PTS: 21. J. Edwards
REB: 14. B. Laimbeer
AST: 5. Isiah Thomas
PTS: 26. D. Schrempf
REB: 7. D. Schrempf
AST: 8. Vern Fleming
Apr 28, 1990
v.
Indiana
W, 100-87 The Palace of Auburn Hills
Opening Round
2-0 PTS: 22. B. Laimbeer
REB: 11. B. Laimbeer
AST: 12. Isiah Thomas
PTS: 23. R. Miller
REB: 12. Chuck Person
AST: 7. Vern Fleming
May 1, 1990
@
Indiana
W, 96-108 Market Square Arena
Opening Round
3-0 PTS: 23. Isiah Thomas
REB: 19. B. Laimbeer
AST: 9. Isiah Thomas
PTS: 22. R. Miller
REB: 8. L. Thompson
AST: 4. R. Miller

1989-1990 Detroit Pistons Conference Semi Finals Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record Detroit Leaders New York Leaders
May 8, 1990
v.
New York
W, 112-77 The Palace of Auburn Hills
Conference Semi Finals
1-0 PTS: 21. Isiah Thomas
REB: 13. B. Laimbeer
AST: 7. Isiah Thomas
PTS: 19. P. Ewing
REB: 8. E. Wilkins
AST: 6. Mo Cheeks
May 10, 1990
v.
New York
W, 104-97 The Palace of Auburn Hills
Conference Semi Finals
2-0 PTS: 32. J. Edwards
REB: 13. B. Laimbeer
AST: 12. Isiah Thomas
PTS: 24. G. Wilkins
REB: 15. C. Oakley
AST: 8. Mo Cheeks
May 12, 1990
@
New York
L, 111-103 Madison Square Garden
Conference Semi Finals
2-1 PTS: 20. Isiah Thomas
REB: 8. D. Rodman
AST: 6. Isiah Thomas
PTS: 45. P. Ewing
REB: 20. C. Oakley
AST: 12. Mo Cheeks
May 13, 1990
@
New York
W, 90-102 Madison Square Garden
Conference Semi Finals
3-1 PTS: 19. J. Edwards
REB: 14. D. Rodman
AST: 11. Isiah Thomas
PTS: 30. P. Ewing
REB: 14. C. Oakley
AST: 6. Mo Cheeks
May 15, 1990
v.
New York
W, 95-84 The Palace of Auburn Hills
Conference Semi Finals
4-1 PTS: 25. Mark Aguirre
REB: 11. D. Rodman
AST: 6. Isiah Thomas
PTS: 22. P. Ewing
REB: 14. P. Ewing
AST: 9. Mo Cheeks

1989-1990 Detroit Pistons Conference Finals Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record Detroit Leaders Chicago Leaders
May 20, 1990
v.
Chicago
W, 86-77 The Palace of Auburn Hills
Conference Finals
1-0 PTS: 27. Joe Dumars
REB: 13. D. Rodman
AST: 6. Isiah Thomas
PTS: 34. M. Jordan
REB: 9. Horace Grant
AST: 5. M. Jordan
May 22, 1990
v.
Chicago
W, 102-93 The Palace of Auburn Hills
Conference Finals
2-0 PTS: 31. Joe Dumars
REB: 8. V. Johnson
AST: 7. V. Johnson
PTS: 20. M. Jordan
REB: 9. Horace Grant
AST: 7. M. Jordan
May 26, 1990
@
Chicago
L, 107-102 Chicago Stadium
Conference Finals
2-1 PTS: 36. Isiah Thomas
REB: 8. B. Laimbeer
AST: 8. Isiah Thomas
PTS: 47. M. Jordan
REB: 11. S. Pippen
AST: 5. S. Pippen
May 28, 1990
@
Chicago
L, 108-101 Chicago Stadium
Conference Finals
2-2 PTS: 26. Isiah Thomas
REB: 20. D. Rodman
AST: 8. Isiah Thomas
PTS: 42. M. Jordan
REB: 13. Horace Grant
AST: 9. M. Jordan
May 30, 1990
v.
Chicago
W, 97-83 The Palace of Auburn Hills
Conference Finals
3-2 PTS: 20. Joe Dumars
REB: 10. John Salley
AST: 10. Isiah Thomas
PTS: 22. M. Jordan
REB: 12. Horace Grant
AST: 8. M. Jordan
Jun 1, 1990
@
Chicago
L, 109-91 Chicago Stadium
Conference Finals
3-3 PTS: 23. Joe Dumars
REB: 8. B. Laimbeer
AST: 10. Isiah Thomas
PTS: 29. M. Jordan
REB: 14. Horace Grant
AST: 5. Horace Grant
Jun 3, 1990
v.
Chicago
W, 93-74 The Palace of Auburn Hills
Conference Finals
4-3 PTS: 21. Isiah Thomas
REB: 10. Mark Aguirre
AST: 11. Isiah Thomas
PTS: 31. M. Jordan
REB: 14. Horace Grant
AST: 9. M. Jordan

1989-1990 Detroit Pistons NBA Finals Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record Detroit Leaders Portland Leaders
Jun 5, 1990
v.
Portland
W, 105-99 The Palace of Auburn Hills
NBA Finals
1-0 PTS: 33. Isiah Thomas
REB: 15. B. Laimbeer
AST: 6. Isiah Thomas
PTS: 21. C. Drexler
REB: 12. B. Williams
AST: 8. Terry Porter
Jun 7, 1990
v.
Portland
L, 105-106 The Palace of Auburn Hills
NBA Finals
1-1 PTS: 26. B. Laimbeer
REB: 11. B. Laimbeer
AST: 11. Isiah Thomas
PTS: 33. C. Drexler
REB: 12. B. Williams
AST: 10. Terry Porter
Jun 10, 1990
@
Portland
W, 106-121 Veterans Memorial Coliseum
NBA Finals
2-1 PTS: 33. Joe Dumars
REB: 12. B. Laimbeer
AST: 8. Isiah Thomas
PTS: 27. J. Kersey
REB: 13. C. Drexler
AST: 9. Terry Porter
Jun 12, 1990
@
Portland
W, 109-112 Veterans Memorial Coliseum
NBA Finals
3-1 PTS: 32. Isiah Thomas
REB: 12. B. Laimbeer
AST: 5. Isiah Thomas
PTS: 34. C. Drexler
REB: 8. C. Drexler
AST: 10. C. Drexler
Jun 14, 1990
@
Portland
W, 90-92 Veterans Memorial Coliseum
NBA Finals
4-1 PTS: 29. Isiah Thomas
REB: 17. B. Laimbeer
AST: 7. Joe Dumars
PTS: 21. Terry Porter
REB: 9. J. Kersey
AST: 9. Terry Porter