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In the 1989-1990 campaign, the Portland Trail Blazers posted a 59-23 record, and defeated the Dallas Mavericks , San Antonio Spurs , and Phoenix Suns in the Western Conference playoffs. Portland won with gritty defense and rebounding, the aerial highlights of Clyde Drexler and Jerome Kersey , and the deadly outside shooting of Terry Porter and Dražen Petrović . The team was ultimately defeated by the defending champion Detroit Pistons , led by Bill Laimbeer , Joe Dumars , and Isiah Thomas (the Finals MVP ) 4-1. For the Pistons, the 1989-1990 campaign was almost identical as the year before. Like in the 1988-1989 Season , the Pistons beat the Chicago Bulls in the Eastern Conference Finals, won their second straight championship, and Dennis Rodman won Defensive Player of the Year honors. The Pistons also posted a franchise-high 63 wins during the regular season. The key moment in Game 5 of the Finals was Vinnie Johnson's series-clinching shot in the final seconds. On June 19 , 1990 , Johnson landed a 14-footer in the last second, beating Portland 92-90 in Game 5 of the finals, thus giving Detroit the World Championship .
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