1990 NBA Finals Game 6 vs Trail Blazers
The Bad Boys repeat as champions, taking down the Trail Blazers in six games.
The 1990 NBA Finals was the championship series of the NBA's 1989–90 season, pitting the defending champion Detroit Pistons against the Portland Trail Blazers. The Pistons defeated the Trail Blazers in six games to repeat as NBA champions.
Quick Facts
- Series result
- Pistons 4, Blazers 2
- Clincher venue
- Memorial Coliseum
Lore & Background
The Pistons became just the third franchise in NBA history to win back-to-back championships, after the Lakers and Celtics. This was the first NBA Finals since 1979 — and the only one between 1979 and 1992 — that did not feature either the Los Angeles Lakers or the Boston Celtics. The 1985 Lakers were the first team in Finals history to win Games 3 through 5 in the 2–3–2 series format.
Reader's Guide
The series was played on a Tuesday–Thursday–Sunday rotation. Game 3 is the most recent NBA Finals game to tip off earlier than 8:30 p.m. Eastern/5:30 p.m. Pacific time. The Pistons won the series 4 games to 1.
Did You Know?
- Dick Bavetta had previously officiated in the NBA Finals, including Game 6 of the 1985 Finals.
- Game 2 of the 1990 Finals marked the first time in six years that a Finals game went into overtime.
- Joe Dumars' father died of congestive heart failure hours before the tipoff of Game 3; Dumars played and led Detroit with 33 points.
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