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1989-90 NBA Central standings
The Detroit Pistons won the 1989-90 NBA Central division race at 59-23, 4 games ahead of the Chicago Bulls.
🏆The 1989-90 playoffs, series by series
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Central standings, 1989-90
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | L10 | Streak |
|---|
| Detroit Pistons (DET) e | 59 | 23 | .720 | - | 6-4 | W2 |
| Chicago Bulls (CHI) x | 55 | 27 | .671 | 4 | 6-4 | L2 |
| Milwaukee Bucks (MIL) x | 44 | 38 | .537 | 15 | 7-3 | W2 |
| Cleveland Cavaliers (CLE) x | 42 | 40 | .512 | 17 | 8-2 | W6 |
| Indiana Pacers (IND) x | 42 | 40 | .512 | 17 | 6-4 | W1 |
| Atlanta Hawks (ATL) | 41 | 41 | .500 | 18 | 6-4 | W3 |
| Orlando Magic (ORL) | 18 | 64 | .220 | 41 | 1-9 | W1 |
Final standings.
Clinch key- x
- clinched a playoff place
- e
- clinched the top seed in the Eastern Conference
Turning points
- The lead changed hands 9 times.
- The Detroit Pistons trailed by as many as 2 games on November 11, 1989.
- The Detroit Pistons took first place for good on January 23, 1990.
- The Detroit Pistons won 13 games in a row from January 23, 1990 to February 21, 1990, the longest run of the race.
- The Indiana Pacers led by 1 game as late as December 14, 1989.
- The Detroit Pistons led by as many as 8 games on March 16, 1990.
- The Detroit Pistons went 17-3 from January 1, 1990 to February 8, 1990, turning a deficit of 1.5 games into a lead of 6 games.
- The top two ended the day within one game of each other on 72 of the 150 days played.
- The Detroit Pistons spent 110 of the season's 171 charted days in first place.