1992 NBA playoffs
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| Dates | April 23–June 14, 1992 |
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The 1992 NBA playoffs was the postseason tournament following the National Basketball Association's 1991-92 season. The tournament concluded with the Eastern Conference champion Chicago Bulls defeating the Western Conference champion Portland Trail Blazers 4 games to 2 in the NBA Finals. Michael Jordan was named NBA Finals MVP for the second straight year.
The Blazers won their second Western Conference title in the past three years, third overall in franchise history, behind the leadership of Clyde Drexler.
The Jazz made the Western Conference Finals for the first time in franchise history. They returned in 1994 and 1996 before finally breaking through in 1997.
The fourth-year Miami Heat became the first of the 1988 and 1989 expansion teams to make the playoffs, though they were swept in the first round by the Bulls. In 2006, the Heat would become the first of these teams to win the NBA title.
This was the first year since 1987 that the Bulls and Pistons did not meet in the playoffs. They did not meet again until 2007.
This was the first time since 1986, that the Pistons did not reach the Eastern Conference Finals, as well as, losing in the first round.
The Clippers made it to the playoffs for the first time since 1976, when they were the Buffalo Braves. It was also the first time since the Clipper's arrival in Los Angeles in 1984 that both of Los Angeles' NBA teams, the Clippers and Lakers, qualified for postseason play together.
Despite Magic Johnson's stunning retirement due to testing HIV positive prior to the start of the season, the Los Angeles Lakers still managed to make their 16th straight NBA playoff appearance. It was their first appearance since 1974 without Johnson, Michael Cooper, or Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.
Two games were postponed due to the Los Angeles riots following the Rodney King verdict, one being the Trail Blazers at the Lakers and the other was the Jazz at the Clippers. For safety purposes, both the Lakers and Clippers decided to move their home games to a nearby alternate venue; the Lakers played at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada (formerly an alternate home arena of the Jazz in 1983–84 and 1984–85 seasons; later host to the 2007 NBA All-Star Game) for Game 4, the Clippers at Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California for Game 4 (the Clippers returned to Anaheim at Arrowhead Pond in 1994 as an alternate venue and played there until 1999 whenever the Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena was unavailable).
Game 4 of the Blazers-Suns series was the last game ever played at the Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum. It was a long game that lasted two overtimes and broke the NBA's playoff game record for points scored in one game, the Trail Blazers outlasting the Suns by a score of 153-151.[1]
The Celtics' first-round sweep of the Pacers would be their last playoff series win until 2002. After losing in the second round to Cleveland, Larry Bird retired after 13 seasons. As for the Cavs, it was their first Conference Finals appearance since 1976, but fell to the Bulls in 6 games. They would not return again until 2007.
Playoff seeds
Eastern Conference
- Chicago Bulls (67-15)
- Boston Celtics (51-31)
- Cleveland Cavaliers (57-25)
- New York Knicks (51-31)
- Detroit Pistons (48-34)
- New Jersey Nets (40-42)
- Indiana Pacers (40-42)
- Miami Heat (38-44)
Western Conference
- Portland Trail Blazers (57-25)
- Utah Jazz (55-27)
- Golden State Warriors (55-27)
- Phoenix Suns (53-29)
- San Antonio Spurs (47-35)
- Seattle SuperSonics (47-35)
- Los Angeles Clippers (45-37)
- Los Angeles Lakers (43-39)
Bracket
| First round | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||||||
| E1 | Chicago* | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| E8 | Miami | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| E1 | Chicago* | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| E4 | New York | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| E4 | New York | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| E5 | Detroit | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| E1 | Chicago* | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| E3 | Cleveland | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| E3 | Cleveland | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| E6 | New Jersey | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| E3 | Cleveland | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| E2 | Boston* | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| E2 | Boston* | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| E7 | Indiana | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| E1 | Chicago* | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| W1 | Portland* | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| W1 | Portland* | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| W8 | LA Lakers | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| W1 | Portland* | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| W4 | Phoenix | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| W4 | Phoenix | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| W5 | San Antonio | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| W1 | Portland* | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| W2 | Utah* | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| W3 | Golden State | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| W6 | Seattle | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| W6 | Seattle | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| W2 | Utah* | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| W2 | Utah* | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| W7 | LA Clippers | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
- * Division winner
- Bold Series winner
- Italic Team with home-court advantage
First round
Eastern Conference first round
(1) Chicago Bulls vs. (8) Miami Heat
April 24
8:00 PM |
| Miami Heat 94, Chicago Bulls 113 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 27–24, 26–36, 20–27, 21–26 | ||
| Pts: Steve Smith 19 Rebs: Rony Seikaly 11 Asts: Steve Smith 7 |
Pts: Michael Jordan 46 Rebs: Michael Jordan 11 Asts: Scottie Pippen 11 | |
| Chicago leads series, 1–0 | ||
Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois
Attendance: 18,676 Referees: Joe Forte, Darell Garretson, David Jones |
- The first playoff game in Miami Heat history.
April 26
5:30 PM |
| Miami Heat 90, Chicago Bulls 120 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 20–32, 21–32, 23–29, 26–27 | ||
| Pts: Rony Seikaly 26 Rebs: Rony Seikaly 7 Asts: Bimbo Coles 4 |
Pts: Michael Jordan 33 Rebs: Michael Jordan 13 Asts: Michael Jordan 6 | |
| Chicago leads series, 2–0 | ||
Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois
Attendance: 18,676 Referees: Terry Durham, Mike Mathis, Paul Mihalak |
April 29
8:00 PM |
| Chicago Bulls 119, Miami Heat 114 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 19–33, 32–23, 28–24, 40–34 | ||
| Pts: Michael Jordan 56 Rebs: Pippen, Grant 8 each Asts: Pippen, Jordan 5 each |
Pts: Glen Rice 25 Rebs: Rony Seikaly 12 Asts: Shaw, Smith 6 each | |
| Chicago wins series, 3–0 | ||
| Chicago won 4–0 in the regular-season series |
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This was the first playoff meeting between the Bulls and the Heat.[2]
(2) Boston Celtics vs. (7) Indiana Pacers
April 23
8:00 PM |
| Indiana Pacers 113, Boston Celtics 124 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 28–32, 25–21, 34–34, 26–37 | ||
| Pts: Reggie Miller 29 Rebs: Detlef Schrempf 11 Asts: Micheal Williams 6 |
Pts: Reggie Lewis 36 Rebs: Robert Parish 14 Asts: John Bagley 9 | |
| Boston leads series, 1–0 | ||
Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts
Attendance: 14,890 Referees: Ron Garretson, Ed T. Rush, Don Vaden |
April 25
1:00 PM |
| Indiana Pacers 112, Boston Celtics 119 (OT) | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 34–31, 27–18, 27–37, 14–16, Overtime: 10–17 | ||
| Pts: Chuck Person 32 Rebs: LaSalle Thompson 9 Asts: Micheal Williams 7 |
Pts: John Bagley 35 Rebs: Robert Parish 14 Asts: John Bagley 15 | |
| Boston leads series, 2–0 | ||
Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts
Attendance: 14,890 Referees: Ed Middleton, Jake O'Donnell, Eddie F. Rush |
April 27
8:00 PM |
| Boston Celtics 102, Indiana Pacers 98 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 33–26, 24–21, 21–29, 24–22 | ||
| Pts: Reggie Lewis 32 Rebs: Ed Pinckney 14 Asts: John Bagley 11 |
Pts: Reggie Miller 32 Rebs: Dale Davis 13 Asts: Micheal Williams 11 | |
| Boston wins series, 3–0 | ||
Market Square Arena, Indianapolis, Indiana
Attendance: 16,530 Referees: Hugh Evans, Tommy Nunez Sr., Ronnie Nunn |
| Tied 2–2 in the regular-season series |
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This was the second playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Celtics winning the first meeting.
| Boston leads 1–0 in all-time playoff series |
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(3) Cleveland Cavaliers vs. (6) New Jersey Nets
April 23
7:30 PM |
| New Jersey Nets 113, Cleveland Cavaliers 120 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 30–36, 31–32, 26–23, 26–29 | ||
| Pts: Dražen Petrović 40 Rebs: Derrick Coleman 11 Asts: Derrick Coleman 9 |
Pts: Brad Daugherty 40 Rebs: Brad Daugherty 16 Asts: Mark Price 10 | |
| Cleveland leads series, 1–0 | ||
Richfield Coliseum, Richfield, Ohio
Attendance: 16,512 Referees: Bernie Fryer, Ed Middleton, Jake O'Donnell |
April 25
8:30 PM |
| New Jersey Nets 96, Cleveland Cavaliers 118 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 20–36, 26–26, 27–28, 23–28 | ||
| Pts: Derrick Coleman 24 Rebs: Derrick Coleman 9 Asts: Mookie Blaylock 6 |
Pts: Brad Daugherty 29 Rebs: Hot Rod Williams 9 Asts: Mark Price 15 | |
| Cleveland leads series, 2–0 | ||
April 28
7:30 PM |
| Cleveland Cavaliers 104, New Jersey Nets 109 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 30–31, 24–28, 30–18, 20–32 | ||
| Pts: Larry Nance 28 Rebs: Larry Nance 14 Asts: Mark Price 12 |
Pts: Chris Morris 28 Rebs: Derrick Coleman 11 Asts: Mookie Blaylock 12 | |
| Cleveland leads series, 2–1 | ||
Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, New Jersey
Attendance: 15,258 Referees: Mike Mathis, Tommy Nunez Sr., Eddie F. Rush |
April 30
8:00 PM |
| Cleveland Cavaliers 98, New Jersey Nets 89 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 16–30, 24–18, 27–25, 31–16 | ||
| Pts: Hot Rod Williams 20 Rebs: Brad Daugherty 14 Asts: Craig Ehlo 7 |
Pts: Coleman, Morris 22 each Rebs: Derrick Coleman 14 Asts: Derrick Coleman 6 | |
| Cleveland wins series, 3–1 | ||
Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, New Jersey
Attendance: 13,071 Referees: Joe Crawford, Jack Nies, Bill Oakes |
| Tied 2–2 in the regular-season series |
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This was the first playoff meeting between the Cavaliers and the Nets.[4]
(4) New York Knicks vs. (5) Detroit Pistons
April 24
7:30 PM |
| Detroit Pistons 75, New York Knicks 109 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 16–22, 22–27, 15–32, 22–28 | ||
| Pts: Joe Dumars 13 Rebs: John Salley 5 Asts: Joe Dumars 5 |
Pts: Patrick Ewing 24 Rebs: Patrick Ewing 12 Asts: Mark Jackson 6 | |
| New York leads series, 1–0 | ||
Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York
Attendance: 19,081 Referees: Terry Durham, Bernie Fryer, Mike Mathis |
April 26
3:30 PM |
| Detroit Pistons 89, New York Knicks 88 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 18–23, 22–18, 27–28, 22–19 | ||
| Pts: Joe Dumars 21 Rebs: Bill Laimbeer 12 Asts: Isiah Thomas 6 |
Pts: Xavier McDaniel 24 Rebs: Charles Oakley 18 Asts: Mark Jackson 10 | |
| Series tied, 1–1 | ||
Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York
Attendance: 18,793 Referees: Dan Crawford, Darell Garretson, Lee Jones |
- Isiah Thomas hits game-winning jumper with 7.6 seconds left.
April 28
8:00 PM |
| New York Knicks 90, Detroit Pistons 87 (OT) | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 22–20, 18–21, 21–18, 18–20, Overtime: 11–8 | ||
| Pts: Patrick Ewing 32 Rebs: Ewing, McDaniel 13 each Asts: Mark Jackson 7 |
Pts: John Salley 20 Rebs: Dennis Rodman 14 Asts: Isiah Thomas 11 | |
| New York leads series, 2–1 | ||
The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, Michigan
Attendance: 21,454 Referees: Joe Crawford, Bill Oakes, Blane Reichelt |
- Patrick Ewing hits the game-tying shot with 13.4 seconds left.
May 1
8:00 PM |
| New York Knicks 82, Detroit Pistons 86 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 23–19, 16–30, 25–21, 18–16 | ||
| Pts: Ewing, McDaniel 18 each Rebs: Charles Oakley 16 Asts: Greg Anthony 6 |
Pts: Joe Dumars 23 Rebs: Dennis Rodman 17 Asts: Isiah Thomas 12 | |
| Series tied, 2–2 | ||
The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, Michigan
Attendance: 21,454 Referees: Dick Bavetta, Hugh Evans, Jack Nies |
May 3
1:00 PM |
| Detroit Pistons 87, New York Knicks 94 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 23–19, 12–19, 23–25, 29–31 | ||
| Pts: Isiah Thomas 31 Rebs: Isiah Thomas 10 Asts: Isiah Thomas 6 |
Pts: Patrick Ewing 31 Rebs: Patrick Ewing 19 Asts: Mark Jackson 5 | |
| New York wins series, 3–2 | ||
Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York
Attendance: 19,135 Referees: Hue Hollins, Jess Kersey, Jake O'Donnell |
| Tied 2–2 in the regular-season series |
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This was the third playoff meeting between these two teams, with each team winning one series apiece.
| Tied 1–1 in all-time playoff series |
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Western Conference first round
(1) Portland Trail Blazers vs. (8) Los Angeles Lakers
April 23
10:30 PM |
| Los Angeles Lakers 102, Portland Trail Blazers 115 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 18–35, 23–40, 33–18, 28–22 | ||
| Pts: Scott, Teagle 22 each Rebs: A. C. Green 10 Asts: Byron Scott 5 |
Pts: Clifford Robinson 24 Rebs: Buck Williams 13 Asts: Clyde Drexler 10 | |
| Portland leads series, 1–0 | ||
Memorial Coliseum, Portland, Oregon
Attendance: 12,888 Referees: Hugh Evans, Hue Hollins, Wally Rooney |
April 25
3:30 PM |
| Los Angeles Lakers 79, Portland Trail Blazers 101 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 16–25, 21–25, 18–28, 24–23 | ||
| Pts: Byron Scott 16 Rebs: Elden Campbell 12 Asts: Divac, Sparrow 4 each |
Pts: Kevin Duckworth 19 Rebs: Buck Williams 12 Asts: Terry Porter 6 | |
| Portland leads series, 2–0 | ||
Memorial Coliseum, Portland, Oregon
Attendance: 12,888 Referees: Bruce Alexander, Joe Crawford, Bill Oakes |
April 29
10:30 PM |
| Portland Trail Blazers 119, Los Angeles Lakers 121 (OT) | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 25–23, 22–30, 30–22, 25–27, Overtime: 17–19 | ||
| Pts: Clyde Drexler 42 Rebs: Buck Williams 13 Asts: Clyde Drexler 12 |
Pts: Terry Teagle 26 Rebs: A. C. Green 10 Asts: Sedale Threatt 6 | |
| Portland leads series, 2–1 | ||
Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California
Attendance: 16,690 Referees: Terry Durham, Paul Mihalak, Jake O'Donnell |
- Terry Porter hits the game-tying 3 with 29.6 seconds left to force OT.
May 3
3:30 PM |
| Portland Trail Blazers 102, Los Angeles Lakers 76 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 22–18, 27–15, 28–23, 25–20 | ||
| Pts: Clyde Drexler 26 Rebs: Buck Williams 11 Asts: Clyde Drexler 7 |
Pts: Sedale Threatt 17 Rebs: A. C. Green 14 Asts: three players 4 each | |
| Portland wins series, 3–1 | ||
Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas, Nevada
Attendance: 15,478 Referees: Joe Forte, Ron Garretson, Ed T. Rush |
(*) Due to 1992 Los Angeles riots
| Portland won 4–1 in the regular-season series |
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This was the sixth playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Lakers winning four of the first five meetings.
| Los Angeles leads 4–1 in all-time playoff series |
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(2) Utah Jazz vs. (7) Los Angeles Clippers
April 24
10:30 PM |
| Los Angeles Clippers 97, Utah Jazz 115 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 23–29, 24–30, 18–27, 32–29 | ||
| Pts: Doc Rivers 23 Rebs: Charles Smith 9 Asts: Doc Rivers 5 |
Pts: Karl Malone 32 Rebs: Karl Malone 10 Asts: John Stockton 21 | |
| Utah leads series, 1–0 | ||
April 26
7:00 PM |
| Los Angeles Clippers 92, Utah Jazz 103 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 28–22, 20–26, 19–27, 25–28 | ||
| Pts: Danny Manning 22 Rebs: Ken Norman 14 Asts: Doc Rivers 6 |
Pts: Karl Malone 32 Rebs: Karl Malone 13 Asts: John Stockton 19 | |
| Utah leads series, 2–0 | ||
Delta Center, Salt Lake City, Utah
Attendance: 19,911 Referees: Bruce Alexander, Dick Bavetta, Steve Javie |
April 28
10:30 PM |
| Utah Jazz 88, Los Angeles Clippers 98 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 19–24, 17–23, 25–23, 27–28 | ||
| Pts: Karl Malone 22 Rebs: Karl Malone 10 Asts: John Stockton 13 |
Pts: Danny Manning 17 Rebs: Ron Harper 12 Asts: three players 5 each | |
| Utah leads series, 2–1 | ||
Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, California
Attendance: 14,086 Referees: Dan Crawford, Ed T. Rush, Greg Willard |
May 3
9:00 PM. |
| Utah Jazz 107, Los Angeles Clippers 115 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 21–22, 29–31, 26–26, 31–36 | ||
| Pts: Karl Malone 44 Rebs: Karl Malone 11 Asts: John Stockton 18 |
Pts: Danny Manning 33 Rebs: Danny Manning 10 Asts: Norman, Grant 6 each | |
| Series tied, 2–2 | ||
Anaheim Convention Center, Anaheim, California
Attendance: 7,148 Referees: Lee Jones, Mike Mathis, Paul Mihalak |
May 4
10:30 PM |
| Los Angeles Clippers 89, Utah Jazz 98 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 30–18, 22–22, 25–33, 12–25 | ||
| Pts: Danny Manning 24 Rebs: Ken Norman 10 Asts: Ron Harper 7 |
Pts: Jeff Malone 25 Rebs: Karl Malone 16 Asts: John Stockton 9 | |
| Utah wins series, 3–2 | ||
Delta Center, Salt Lake City, Utah
Attendance: 19,911 Referees: Joe Crawford, Darell Garretson, Bill Oakes |
(*) Due to 1992 Los Angeles riots
| Utah won 3–1 in the regular-season series | ||||||||||||
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This was the first playoff meeting between the Clippers and the Jazz.[7]
(3) Golden State Warriors vs. (6) Seattle SuperSonics
April 23
10:30 PM |
| Seattle SuperSonics 117, Golden State Warriors 109 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 32–30, 26–24, 38–26, 21–29 | ||
| Pts: Kemp, Pierce 28 each Rebs: Shawn Kemp 16 Asts: Gary Payton 12 |
Pts: Billy Owens 25 Rebs: Billy Owens 11 Asts: Tim Hardaway 6 | |
| Seattle leads series, 1–0 | ||
Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena, Oakland, California
Attendance: 15,025 Referees: Joe Crawford, Bill Oakes, Greg Willard |
April 25
6:00 PM |
| Seattle SuperSonics 101, Golden State Warriors 115 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 29–25, 31–29, 18–30, 23–31 | ||
| Pts: Eddie Johnson 22 Rebs: Shawn Kemp 19 Asts: Ricky Pierce 7 |
Pts: Tim Hardaway 23 Rebs: Billy Owens 12 Asts: Chris Mullin 6 | |
| Series tied, 1–1 | ||
Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena, Oakland, California
Attendance: 15,025 Referees: Hugh Evans, Hue Hollins, Wally Rooney |
April 28
10:30 PM |
| Golden State Warriors 128, Seattle SuperSonics 129 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 28–28, 32–37, 31–30, 37–34 | ||
| Pts: Sarunas Marciulionis 27 Rebs: Billy Owens 7 Asts: Hardaway, Marciulionis 8 each |
Pts: Derrick McKey 27 Rebs: Shawn Kemp 10 Asts: Nate McMillan 10 | |
| Seattle leads series, 2–1 | ||
Seattle Center Coliseum, Seattle, Washington
Attendance: 14,252 Referees: Dick Bavetta, Steve Javie, Lee Jones |
- Gary Payton's famous alley-oop to Shawn Kemp.
April 30
10:30 PM |
| Golden State Warriors 116, Seattle SuperSonics 119 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 35–34, 25–24, 26–30, 30–31 | ||
| Pts: Tim Hardaway 27 Rebs: Chris Gatling 12 Asts: Tim Hardaway 11 |
Pts: Ricky Pierce 27 Rebs: Shawn Kemp 20 Asts: Nate McMillan 10 | |
| Seattle wins series, 3–1 | ||
Seattle Center Coliseum, Seattle, Washington
Attendance: 14,252 Referees: Dan Crawford, Bernie Fryer, Jake O'Donnell |
- Shawn Kemp's famous dunk on Alton Lister.
| Golden State won 3–2 in the regular-season series |
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This was the second playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Warriors winning the first meeting.
| Golden State leads 1–0 in all-time playoff series |
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(4) Phoenix Suns vs. (5) San Antonio Spurs
April 24
9:00 PM |
| San Antonio Spurs 111, Phoenix Suns 117 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 36–27, 25–27, 23–39, 27–24 | ||
| Pts: Terry Cummings 30 Rebs: Terry Cummings 12 Asts: Rod Strickland 9 |
Pts: Dan Majerle 25 Rebs: Cedric Ceballos 9 Asts: Kevin Johnson 17 | |
| Phoenix leads series, 1–0 | ||
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Phoenix, Arizona
Attendance: 14,498 Referees: Dick Bavetta, Jim Clark, Steve Javie |
April 26
9:30 PM |
| San Antonio Spurs 107, Phoenix Suns 119 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 22–29, 27–31, 29–31, 29–28 | ||
| Pts: Terry Cummings 31 Rebs: Terry Cummings 10 Asts: Rod Strickland 10 |
Pts: Perry, Hornacek 31 each Rebs: Perry, Lang 10 each Asts: Kevin Johnson 19 | |
| Phoenix leads series, 2–0 | ||
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Phoenix, Arizona
Attendance: 14,496 Referees: Bob Delaney, Jess Kersey, Jack Nies |
April 29
8:30 PM |
| Phoenix Suns 101, San Antonio Spurs 92 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 22–27, 31–23, 24–20, 24–22 | ||
| Pts: Johnson, Hornacek 22 each Rebs: Tim Perry 9 Asts: Kevin Johnson 11 |
Pts: Antoine Carr 20 Rebs: Cummings, Carr 12 each Asts: three players 5 each | |
| Phoenix wins series, 3–0 | ||
HemisFair Arena, San Antonio, Texas
Attendance: 14,853 Referees: Nolan Fine, Joe Forte, Darell Garretson |
| Phoenix won 3–1 in the regular-season series |
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This was the first playoff meeting between the Suns and the Spurs.[9]
Conference semifinals
Eastern Conference semifinals
(1) Chicago Bulls vs. (4) New York Knicks
May 5
8:00 PM |
| New York Knicks 94, Chicago Bulls 89 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 25–16, 21–22, 27–26, 21–25 | ||
| Pts: Patrick Ewing 34 Rebs: Patrick Ewing 16 Asts: Patrick Ewing 5 |
Pts: Michael Jordan 31 Rebs: Pippen, Cartwright 8 each Asts: Scottie Pippen 9 | |
| New York leads series, 1–0 | ||
Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois
Attendance: 18,676 Referees: Ron Garretson, Ed Middleton, Ed T. Rush |
- The Knicks' only playoff victory in Chicago to date.
May 7
8:00 PM |
| New York Knicks 78, Chicago Bulls 86 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 24–27, 13–19, 17–18, 24–22 | ||
| Pts: Patrick Ewing 16 Rebs: Patrick Ewing 16 Asts: Wilkins, Anthony 4 each |
Pts: Michael Jordan 27 Rebs: Horace Grant 11 Asts: John Paxson 7 | |
| Series tied, 1–1 | ||
May 9
1:00 PM |
| Chicago Bulls 94, New York Knicks 86 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 32–23, 19–27, 20–14, 23–22 | ||
| Pts: Michael Jordan 32 Rebs: Horace Grant 13 Asts: John Paxson 4 |
Pts: Patrick Ewing 27 Rebs: Patrick Ewing 11 Asts: Mark Jackson 8 | |
| Chicago leads series, 2–1 | ||
Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York
Attendance: 19,763 Referees: Bob Delaney, Darell Garretson, Steve Javie |
May 10
6:30 PM |
| Chicago Bulls 86, New York Knicks 93 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 25–27, 24–20, 18–19, 19–27 | ||
| Pts: Michael Jordan 29 Rebs: Scottie Pippen 8 Asts: Scottie Pippen 7 |
Pts: Xavier McDaniel 24 Rebs: Charles Oakley 12 Asts: John Starks 5 | |
| Series tied, 2–2 | ||
Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York
Attendance: 19,763 Referees: Dick Bavetta, Bernie Fryer, Bill Oakes |
May 12
8:00 PM |
| New York Knicks 88, Chicago Bulls 96 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 18–22, 26–25, 23–24, 21–25 | ||
| Pts: Xavier McDaniel 26 Rebs: Ewing, Oakley 7 each Asts: Mark Jackson 12 |
Pts: Michael Jordan 37 Rebs: Scottie Pippen 10 Asts: Scottie Pippen 8 | |
| Chicago leads series, 3–2 | ||
May 14
8:00 PM |
| Chicago Bulls 86, New York Knicks 100 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 17–24, 28–29, 25–15, 16–32 | ||
| Pts: Michael Jordan 21 Rebs: Scottie Pippen 10 Asts: Michael Jordan 8 |
Pts: Patrick Ewing 27 Rebs: Xavier McDaniel 11 Asts: Mark Jackson 15 | |
| Series tied, 3–3 | ||
Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York
Attendance: 19,763 Referees: Joe Crawford, Joe Forte, Jess Kersey |
May 17
4:30 PM |
| New York Knicks 81, Chicago Bulls 110 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 25–30, 26–26, 13–23, 17–31 | ||
| Pts: Patrick Ewing 22 Rebs: Charles Oakley 10 Asts: Mark Jackson 11 |
Pts: Michael Jordan 42 Rebs: Scottie Pippen 11 Asts: Scottie Pippen 11 | |
| Chicago wins series, 4–3 | ||
Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois
Attendance: 18,676 Referees: Hue Hollins, Jake O'Donnell, Ed T. Rush |
- This game featured Michael Jordan's famous steal and strip.
| Chicago won 4–0 in the regular-season series |
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This was the fourth playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Bulls winning the first three meetings.
| Chicago leads 3–0 in all-time playoff series |
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(2) Boston Celtics vs. (3) Cleveland Cavaliers
May 2
1:00 PM |
| Boston Celtics 76, Cleveland Cavaliers 101 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 24–26, 18–21, 19–29, 15–25 | ||
| Pts: Kevin Gamble 22 Rebs: Ed Pinckney 10 Asts: John Bagley 8 |
Pts: Brad Daugherty 26 Rebs: Brad Daugherty 17 Asts: Mark Price 7 | |
| Cleveland leads series, 1–0 | ||
Richfield Coliseum, Richfield, Ohio
Attendance: 17,496 Referees: Bob Delaney, Steve Javie, Jess Kersey |
May 4
8:00 PM |
| Boston Celtics 104, Cleveland Cavaliers 98 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 30–27, 24–28, 21–21, 29–22 | ||
| Pts: Robert Parish 27 Rebs: Robert Parish 8 Asts: John Bagley 11 |
Pts: Brad Daugherty 22 Rebs: three players 9 each Asts: Mark Price 8 | |
| Series tied, 1–1 | ||
Richfield Coliseum, Richfield, Ohio
Attendance: 20,273 Referees: Dan Crawford, Hugh Evans, Greg Willard |
May 8
8:00 PM |
| Cleveland Cavaliers 107, Boston Celtics 110 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 22–20, 26–28, 35–31, 24–31 | ||
| Pts: Mark Price 27 Rebs: Larry Nance 12 Asts: Mark Price 10 |
Pts: Reggie Lewis 36 Rebs: Robert Parish 17 Asts: Reggie Lewis 7 | |
| Boston leads series, 2–1 | ||
Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts
Attendance: 14,890 Referees: Joe Forte, Bernie Fryer, Jake O'Donnell |
May 10
12:30 PM |
| Cleveland Cavaliers 114, Boston Celtics 112 (OT) | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 26–27, 37–24, 20–29, 20–23, Overtime: 11–9 | ||
| Pts: Larry Nance 32 Rebs: Craig Ehlo 9 Asts: Mark Price 12 |
Pts: Reggie Lewis 42 Rebs: Robert Parish 18 Asts: John Bagley 7 | |
| Series tied, 2–2 | ||
Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts
Attendance: 14,890 Referees: Lee Jones, Mike Mathis, Paul Mihalak |
- Larry Nance hits the game-tying free throws with 29.3 seconds left to force OT.
May 13
8:00 PM |
| Boston Celtics 98, Cleveland Cavaliers 114 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 27–30, 22–26, 23–34, 26–24 | ||
| Pts: Reggie Lewis 27 Rebs: Joe Kleine 11 Asts: John Bagley 5 |
Pts: Brad Daugherty 28 Rebs: Brad Daugherty 9 Asts: Craig Ehlo 13 | |
| Cleveland leads series, 3–2 | ||
Richfield Coliseum, Richfield, Ohio
Attendance: 20,273 Referees: Darell Garretson, Hue Hollins, Eddie F. Rush |
May 15
8:00 PM |
| Cleveland Cavaliers 91, Boston Celtics 122 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 22–34, 31–28, 20–27, 18–33 | ||
| Pts: Hot Rod Williams 18 Rebs: Hot Rod Williams 11 Asts: Mark Price 5 |
Pts: Reggie Lewis 26 Rebs: Dee Brown 8 Asts: Larry Bird 14 | |
| Series tied, 3–3 | ||
Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts
Attendance: 14,890 Referees: Ron Garretson, Bill Oakes, Ed T. Rush |
May 17
2:00 PM |
| Boston Celtics 104, Cleveland Cavaliers 122 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 21–35, 26–30, 24–30, 33–27 | ||
| Pts: Reggie Lewis 22 Rebs: Ed Pinckney 9 Asts: Bagley, Brown 5 each |
Pts: Brad Daugherty 28 Rebs: Nance, Daugherty 9 each Asts: Nance, Price 8 each | |
| Cleveland wins series, 4–3 | ||
Richfield Coliseum, Richfield, Ohio
Attendance: 20,273 Referees: Joe Crawford, Hugh Evans, Jess Kersey |
- Larry Bird's final NBA game.
| Boston won 3–1 in the regular-season series |
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This was the third playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Celtics winning the first two meetings.
| Boston leads 2–0 in all-time playoff series |
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Western Conference semifinals
(1) Portland Trail Blazers vs. (4) Phoenix Suns
May 5
10:30 PM |
| Phoenix Suns 111, Portland Trail Blazers 113 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 23–28, 33–30, 30–28, 25–27 | ||
| Pts: Kevin Johnson 24 Rebs: Johnson, Chambers 8 each Asts: Jeff Hornacek 12 |
Pts: Terry Porter 31 Rebs: Clyde Drexler 10 Asts: Terry Porter 7 | |
| Portland leads series, 1–0 | ||
Memorial Coliseum, Portland, Oregon
Attendance: 12,888 Referees: Dick Bavetta, Bernie Fryer, Tommy Nunez Sr. |
May 7
10:30 PM |
| Phoenix Suns 119, Portland Trail Blazers 126 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 16–35, 33–21, 39–32, 31–38 | ||
| Pts: Kevin Johnson 35 Rebs: Jeff Hornacek 11 Asts: Dan Majerle 6 |
Pts: Porter, Drexler 27 each Rebs: Jerome Kersey 9 Asts: Clyde Drexler 13 | |
| Portland leads series, 2–0 | ||
Memorial Coliseum, Portland, Oregon
Attendance: 12,888 Referees: Joe Crawford, Ronnie Nunn, Bill Oakes |
May 9
3:30 PM |
| Portland Trail Blazers 117, Phoenix Suns 124 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 26–37, 26–21, 29–31, 36–35 | ||
| Pts: Clyde Drexler 37 Rebs: Jerome Kersey 9 Asts: Terry Porter 11 |
Pts: Jeff Hornacek 30 Rebs: Perry, Majerle 9 each Asts: Kevin Johnson 16 | |
| Portland leads series, 2–1 | ||
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Phoenix, Arizona
Attendance: 14,496 Referees: Hugh Evans, Ed Middleton, Eddie F. Rush |
May 11
9:00 PM |
| Portland Trail Blazers 153, Phoenix Suns 151 (2OT) | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 42–29, 32–36, 30–35, 23–27, Overtime: 13–13, 13–11 | ||
| Pts: Clyde Drexler 33 Rebs: Jerome Kersey 10 Asts: Terry Porter 14 |
Pts: Kevin Johnson 35 Rebs: Dan Majerle 11 Asts: Kevin Johnson 14 | |
| Portland leads series, 3–1 | ||
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Phoenix, Arizona
Attendance: 14,496 Referees: Hue Hollins, Jess Kersey, Greg Willard |
- Terry Porter hits the game-tying 3-point play with 33.6 seconds left in regulation to force the first OT; Kevin Johnson hits the game-tying jumper with 2.7 seconds left in the first OT to force the second OT.
May 14
10:30 PM |
| Phoenix Suns 106, Portland Trail Blazers 118 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 31–35, 27–36, 27–22, 21–25 | ||
| Pts: Perry, Chambers 19 each Rebs: Tom Chambers 8 Asts: Kevin Johnson 6 |
Pts: Clyde Drexler 34 Rebs: Kersey, Williams 12 each Asts: Drexler, Kersey 8 each | |
| Portland wins series, 4–1 | ||
Memorial Coliseum, Portland, Oregon
Attendance: 12,888 Referees: Dan Crawford, Steve Javie, Jake O'Donnell |
| Phoenix won 3–2 in the regular-season series |
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This was the fourth playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Suns winning two of the first three meetings.
| Phoenix leads 2–1 in all-time playoff series |
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(2) Utah Jazz vs. (6) Seattle SuperSonics
May 6
9:00 PM |
| Seattle SuperSonics 100, Utah Jazz 108 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 25–29, 26–28, 23–16, 26–35 | ||
| Pts: Derrick McKey 20 Rebs: Shawn Kemp 15 Asts: Nate McMillan 8 |
Pts: Karl Malone 30 Rebs: Karl Malone 10 Asts: John Stockton 15 | |
| Utah leads series, 1–0 | ||
Delta Center, Salt Lake City, Utah
Attendance: 19,911 Referees: Terry Durham, Hugh Evans, Eddie F. Rush |
May 8
10:30 PM |
| Seattle SuperSonics 97, Utah Jazz 103 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 23–21, 29–30, 16–25, 29–27 | ||
| Pts: Eddie Johnson 26 Rebs: Shawn Kemp 9 Asts: Pierce, Payton 3 each |
Pts: Karl Malone 28 Rebs: Karl Malone 12 Asts: John Stockton 14 | |
| Utah leads series, 2–0 | ||
Delta Center, Salt Lake City, Utah
Attendance: 19,911 Referees: Ron Garretson, Hue Hollins, Jess Kersey |
May 10
3:00 PM |
| Utah Jazz 98, Seattle SuperSonics 104 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 29–22, 24–24, 28–32, 17–26 | ||
| Pts: Karl Malone 30 Rebs: Karl Malone 8 Asts: John Stockton 11 |
Pts: Ricky Pierce 31 Rebs: Benoit Benjamin 8 Asts: Payton, McMillan 6 each | |
| Utah leads series, 2–1 | ||
Seattle Center Coliseum, Seattle, Washington
Attendance: 14,104 Referees: Jack Nies, Ronnie Nunn, Ed T. Rush |
May 12
10:30 PM |
| Utah Jazz 89, Seattle SuperSonics 83 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 24–16, 20–25, 28–24, 17–18 | ||
| Pts: Jeff Malone 24 Rebs: Karl Malone 8 Asts: John Stockton 13 |
Pts: Ricky Pierce 21 Rebs: Shawn Kemp 11 Asts: Nate McMillan 9 | |
| Utah leads series, 3–1 | ||
Seattle Center Coliseum, Seattle, Washington
Attendance: 14,252 Referees: Dan Crawford, Tommy Nunez Sr., Jake O'Donnell |
May 14
9:00 PM |
| Seattle SuperSonics 100, Utah Jazz 111 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 36–29, 24–35, 24–15, 16–32 | ||
| Pts: Eddie Johnson 26 Rebs: Michael Cage 11 Asts: Nate McMillan 12 |
Pts: Karl Malone 37 Rebs: Karl Malone 13 Asts: John Stockton 17 | |
| Utah wins series, 4–1 | ||
Delta Center, Salt Lake City, Utah
Attendance: 19,911 Referees: Mike Mathis, Paul Mihalak, Greg Willard |
| Seattle won 3–1 in the regular-season series |
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This was the first playoff meeting between the SuperSonics and the Jazz.[13]
Conference finals
Eastern Conference finals
(1) Chicago Bulls vs. (3) Cleveland Cavaliers
May 19
8:00 PM |
| Cleveland Cavaliers 89, Chicago Bulls 103 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 21–30, 19–22, 25–24, 24–27 | ||
| Pts: Brad Daugherty 23 Rebs: Larry Nance 12 Asts: Mark Price 9 |
Pts: Michael Jordan 33 Rebs: Scottie Pippen 12 Asts: Scottie Pippen 9 | |
| Chicago leads series, 1–0 | ||
May 21
8:00 PM |
| Cleveland Cavaliers 107, Chicago Bulls 81 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 30–14, 29–19, 18–17, 30–31 | ||
| Pts: Brad Daugherty 28 Rebs: Brad Daugherty 9 Asts: Ehlo, Price 7 each |
Pts: Michael Jordan 20 Rebs: Horace Grant 12 Asts: four players 3 each | |
| Series tied, 1–1 | ||
Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois
Attendance: 18,676 Referees: Dan Crawford, Joe Forte, Darell Garretson |
May 23
3:30 PM |
| Chicago Bulls 105, Cleveland Cavaliers 96 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 37–18, 20–19, 26–29, 22–30 | ||
| Pts: Michael Jordan 36 Rebs: Horace Grant 11 Asts: Michael Jordan 9 |
Pts: Craig Ehlo 20 Rebs: Brad Daugherty 10 Asts: Daugherty, Ehlo 5 each | |
| Chicago leads series, 2–1 | ||
Richfield Coliseum, Richfield, Ohio
Attendance: 20,273 Referees: Dick Bavetta, Steve Javie, Jake O'Donnell |
May 25
3:30 PM |
| Chicago Bulls 85, Cleveland Cavaliers 99 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 24–30, 19–25, 17–16, 25–28 | ||
| Pts: Michael Jordan 35 Rebs: Horace Grant 15 Asts: Michael Jordan 6 |
Pts: Larry Nance 22 Rebs: Brad Daugherty 14 Asts: Brad Daugherty 6 | |
| Series tied, 2–2 | ||
Richfield Coliseum, Richfield, Ohio
Attendance: 20,273 Referees: Hugh Evans, Jess Kersey, Eddie F. Rush |
May 27
9:00 PM |
| Cleveland Cavaliers 89, Chicago Bulls 112 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 20–22, 18–24, 33–27, 18–39 | ||
| Pts: Mark Price 24 Rebs: Hot Rod Williams 11 Asts: Ehlo, Price 3 each |
Pts: Michael Jordan 37 Rebs: Scottie Pippen 15 Asts: Scottie Pippen 6 | |
| Chicago leads series, 3–2 | ||
May 29
9:00 PM |
| Chicago Bulls 99, Cleveland Cavaliers 94 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 26–21, 19–24, 27–27, 27–22 | ||
| Pts: Jordan, Pippen 29 each Rebs: Scottie Pippen 12 Asts: Michael Jordan 8 |
Pts: Larry Nance 25 Rebs: Larry Nance 16 Asts: Mark Price 8 | |
| Chicago wins series, 4–2 | ||
Richfield Coliseum, Richfield, Ohio
Attendance: 20,273 Referees: Joe Crawford, Paul Mihalak, Bill Oakes |
| Chicago won 3–2 in the regular-season series |
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This was the third playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Bulls winning the first two meetings.
| Chicago leads 2–0 in all-time playoff series |
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Western Conference finals
(1) Portland Trail Blazers vs. (2) Utah Jazz
May 16
3:30 PM |
| Utah Jazz 88, Portland Trail Blazers 113 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 19–37, 18–28, 28–28, 23–20 | ||
| Pts: Jeff Malone 15 Rebs: K. Malone, Thornton 7 each Asts: John Stockton 9 |
Pts: Terry Porter 26 Rebs: Buck Williams 8 Asts: Drexler, Porter 8 each | |
| Portland leads series, 1–0 | ||
Memorial Coliseum, Portland, Oregon
Attendance: 12,888 Referees: Dick Bavetta, Darell Garretson, Eddie F. Rush |
May 19
10:30 PM |
| Utah Jazz 102, Portland Trail Blazers 119 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 27–29, 24–35, 33–30, 18–25 | ||
| Pts: Karl Malone 25 Rebs: Karl Malone 11 Asts: John Stockton 11 |
Pts: Terry Porter 41 Rebs: Duckworth, Robinson 7 each Asts: Clyde Drexler 12 | |
| Portland leads series, 2–0 | ||
May 22
9:00 PM |
| Portland Trail Blazers 89, Utah Jazz 97 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 25–22, 26–21, 18–28, 20–26 | ||
| Pts: Drexler, Kersey 26 each Rebs: Kersey, Williams 9 each Asts: Drexler, Porter 7 each |
Pts: Karl Malone 39 Rebs: K. Malone, Eaton 7 each Asts: John Stockton 10 | |
| Portland leads series, 2–1 | ||
Delta Center, Salt Lake City, Utah
Attendance: 19,911 Referees: Ron Garretson, Jess Kersey, Ed T. Rush |
May 24
3:30 PM |
| Portland Trail Blazers 112, Utah Jazz 121 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 27–27, 29–37, 27–24, 29–33 | ||
| Pts: Terry Porter 34 Rebs: Jerome Kersey 8 Asts: Terry Porter 7 |
Pts: Karl Malone 33 Rebs: Karl Malone 12 Asts: John Stockton 15 | |
| Series tied, 2–2 | ||
May 26
9:00 PM |
| Utah Jazz 121, Portland Trail Blazers 127 (OT) | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 22–32, 30–28, 32–24, 23–23, Overtime: 14–20 | ||
| Pts: Karl Malone 38 Rebs: Karl Malone 14 Asts: John Stockton 10 |
Pts: Jerome Kersey 29 Rebs: Buck Williams 12 Asts: Terry Porter 12 | |
| Portland leads series, 3–2 | ||
Memorial Coliseum, Portland, Oregon
Attendance: 12,888 Referees: Dan Crawford, Paul Mihalak, Jake O'Donnell |
- Delaney Rudd hits the game-tying 3 with 5.5 seconds left to force OT.
May 28
9:00 PM |
| Portland Trail Blazers 105, Utah Jazz 97 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 30–33, 25–26, 22–18, 28–20 | ||
| Pts: three players 18 each Rebs: Buck Williams 8 Asts: Terry Porter 10 |
Pts: Karl Malone 23 Rebs: Karl Malone 19 Asts: John Stockton 12 | |
| Portland wins series, 4–2 | ||
Delta Center, Salt Lake City, Utah
Attendance: 19,911 Referees: Darell Garretson, Steve Javie, Mike Mathis |
| Tied 2–2 in the regular-season series |
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This was the third playoff meeting between these two teams, with each team winning one series apiece.
| Tied 1–1 in all-time playoff series |
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NBA Finals: (E1) Chicago Bulls vs. (W1) Portland Trail Blazers
June 3
9:00 PM |
| Portland Trail Blazers 89, Chicago Bulls 122 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 30–33, 21–33, 17–38, 21–18 | ||
| Pts: Drexler, Robinson 16 each Rebs: Jerome Kersey 7 Asts: Clyde Drexler 7 |
Pts: Michael Jordan 39 Rebs: Pippen, Williams 9 each Asts: Michael Jordan 11 | |
| Chicago leads series, 1–0 | ||
Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois
Attendance: 18,676 Referees: Jake O'Donnell, Hue Hollins, Dick Bavetta |
- Michael Jordan scores 35 points in the first half, along with a then-record six 3-pointers.
June 5
9:00 PM |
| Portland Trail Blazers 115, Chicago Bulls 104 (OT) | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 31–23, 23–22, 16–32, 27–20, Overtime: 18–7 | ||
| Pts: Clyde Drexler 26 Rebs: Buck Williams 14 Asts: Clyde Drexler 8 |
Pts: Michael Jordan 39 Rebs: Horace Grant 12 Asts: Jordan, Pippen 10 each | |
| Series tied, 1–1 | ||
- Kevin Duckworth hits the game-tying shot with 17.3 seconds left.
June 7
7:00 PM |
| Chicago Bulls 94, Portland Trail Blazers 84 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 34–26, 20–19, 16–15, 24–24 | ||
| Pts: Michael Jordan 26 Rebs: Grant, Pippen 8 each Asts: Scottie Pippen 7 |
Pts: Clyde Drexler 32 Rebs: Jerome Kersey 12 Asts: Terry Porter 4 | |
| Chicago leads series, 2–1 | ||
June 10
9:00 PM |
| Chicago Bulls 88, Portland Trail Blazers 93 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 26–18, 22–27, 21–21, 19–27 | ||
| Pts: Michael Jordan 32 Rebs: Horace Grant 10 Asts: Jordan, Pippen 6 each |
Pts: Drexler, Kersey 21 each Rebs: Kevin Duckworth 11 Asts: Clyde Drexler 9 | |
| Series tied, 2–2 | ||
Memorial Coliseum, Portland, Oregon
Attendance: 12,888 Referees: Darell Garretson, Joe Crawford, Dick Bavetta |
June 12
9:00 PM |
| Chicago Bulls 119, Portland Trail Blazers 106 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 39–26, 27–28, 28–24, 25–28 | ||
| Pts: Michael Jordan 46 Rebs: Scottie Pippen 11 Asts: Scottie Pippen 9 |
Pts: Clyde Drexler 30 Rebs: Jerome Kersey 12 Asts: Terry Porter 8 | |
| Chicago leads series, 3–2 | ||
Memorial Coliseum, Portland, Oregon
Attendance: 12,888 Referees: Jake O'Donnell, Jess Kersey, Hue Hollins |
June 14
7:00 PM |
| Portland Trail Blazers 93, Chicago Bulls 97 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 25–19, 25–25, 29–20, 14–33 | ||
| Pts: Drexler, Kersey 24 each Rebs: Jerome Kersey 9 Asts: Terry Porter 8 |
Pts: Michael Jordan 33 Rebs: Scott Williams 8 Asts: Horace Grant 5 | |
| Chicago wins series, 4–2 | ||
- Chicago overcomes a 79–64 deficit at the start of the 4th quarter to win their second straight title.
| Chicago won 2–0 in the regular-season series |
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This was the second playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Trail Blazers winning the first meeting.
| Portland leads 1–0 in all-time playoff series |
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Statistical leaders
| Category | Game High | Average | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Team | High | Player | Team | Avg. | GP | |
| Points | Michael Jordan | Chicago Bulls | 56 | Michael Jordan | Chicago Bulls | 34.5 | 22 |
| Rebounds | Shawn Kemp | Seattle SuperSonics | 20 | Detlef Schrempf | Indiana Pacers | 13.0 | 3 |
| Assists | John Stockton | Utah Jazz | 21 | John Stockton | Utah Jazz | 13.6 | 16 |
| Steals | Tim Hardaway | Golden State Warriors | 8 | Mookie Blaylock | New Jersey Nets | 3.8 | 4 |
| Blocks | Antoine Carr | San Antonio Spurs | 7 | Antoine Carr | San Antonio Spurs | 3.7 | 3 |
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