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1989-90 NBA Eastern Conference standings
The Detroit Pistons won the 1989-90 NBA Eastern Conference playoff race at 59-23, 4 games ahead of the Chicago Bulls.
🏆The 1989-90 playoffs, series by series
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East 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 |
| Philadelphia 76ers (PHL) x | 53 | 29 | .646 | 6 | 7-3 | L1 |
| Boston Celtics (BOS) x | 52 | 30 | .634 | 7 | 9-1 | W3 |
| New York Knicks (NYK) x | 45 | 37 | .549 | 14 | 4-6 | L3 |
| 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 |
| Washington Bullets (WAS) | 31 | 51 | .378 | 28 | 3-7 | L3 |
| Miami Heat (MIA) | 18 | 64 | .220 | 41 | 1-9 | L1 |
| Orlando Magic (ORL) | 18 | 64 | .220 | 41 | 1-9 | W1 |
| New Jersey Nets (NJN) | 17 | 65 | .207 | 42 | 1-9 | L7 |
The dashed line on the chart is the pace of the final playoff spot.
Clinch key- x
- clinched a playoff place
- e
- clinched the top seed in the Eastern Conference
Turning points
- The lead changed hands 13 times.
- The Detroit Pistons trailed by as many as 3 games on December 29, 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 New York Knicks led by 2 games as late as December 28, 1989.
- The Detroit Pistons led by as many as 8 games on March 16, 1990.
- The Detroit Pistons went 18-2 from January 18, 1990 to March 2, 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 67 of the 158 days played.
- The Detroit Pistons spent 98 of the season's 171 charted days in first place.