Isiah Thomas was named the Finals MVP. He had scored 33, 23, 21, 32 and 29 points, respectively, in the five games. From three-point range he had made 11 of 16 shots. For the series, he had averaged 27.6 points, 8.0 assists, and 5.2 rebounds, a performance that caused him to unleash his full smile afterward.
This was the first Finals assignment for referee Dick Bavetta, who had been an NBA official since the 1975-76 season. He would go on to set the league record for most games officiated and was inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame in 2015.
Dennis Rodman, James Edwards and John Salley would win a championship in 1996 with the Bulls.
The NBA on CBS ended a 17-year run, as the league was moving to NBC after the 1990 NBA Finals.
The Blazers returned to the Finals the year after that in 1992, but lost to the Bulls in the championship series, four games to two.