The 1990 NBA Finals was the championship round of the 1989-1990NBA season. The Detroit Pistons defeated the Portland Trail Blazers 4-1. The key moment in Game 5 is Vinnie Johnson's series-clinching shot in the final seconds. 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year. ... The National Basketball Association of the United States and Canada, commonly known as the NBA, is the premier professional basketball league in North America. ... The Detroit Pistons are a National Basketball Association team based in the Detroit, Michigan metropolitan area. ... The Portland Trail Blazers is a National Basketball Association team based in Portland, Oregon. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ...
The NBA, formerly all white players and coaches, became the first professional sports league to have a fl head coach in 1966, the first to have a fl general manager in 1972, and the first to have a fl majority owner in 2002.
The NBA Coach of the Year Award is awarded to either the best coach in the league or the coach that has made the most positive difference to a team.
The final playoff round, a best-of-seven series between the victors of both conferences, is known as the NBAFinals.