Clinched playoff spot Playoffs Teams in bold advanced to the next round. The numbers to the left of each team indicate the team's seeding in its conference, and the numbers to the right indicate the number of games the team won in that round. The division champions are marked by an asterisk. Home court advantage does not necessarily belong to the higher-seeded team, but instead the team with the better regular season record; teams enjoying the home advantage are shown in italics. Statistics leaders NBA awards Most Valuable Player: Magic Johnson, Los Angeles Lakers Rookie of the Year: David Robinson, San Antonio Spurs Defensive Player of the Year: Dennis Rodman, Detroit Pistons Sixth Man of the Year: Ricky Pierce, Milwaukee Bucks Most Improved Player: Rony Seikaly, Miami Heat Coach of the Year: Pat Riley, Los Angeles Lakers All-NBA First Team: F – Karl Malone, Utah Jazz F – Charles Barkley, Philadelphia 76ers C – Patrick Ewing, New York Knicks G – Michael Jordan, Chicago Bulls G – Magic Johnson, Los Angeles Lakers All-NBA Second Team: F – Larry Bird, Boston Celtics F – Tom Chambers, Phoenix Suns C – Akeem Olajuwon, Houston Rockets G – John Stockton, Utah Jazz G – Kevin Johnson, Phoenix Suns All-NBA Third Team: F – James Worthy, Los Angeles Lakers F – Chris Mullin, Golden State Warriors C – David Robinson, San Antonio Spurs G – Clyde Drexler, Portland Trail Blazers G –Joe Dumars, Detroit Pistons NBA All-Rookie First Team: Tim Hardaway, Golden State Warriors Pooh Richardson, Minnesota Timberwolves David Robinson, San Antonio Spurs Sherman Douglas, Miami Heat Vlade Divac, Los Angeles Lakers NBA All-Rookie Second Team: Blue Edwards, Utah Jazz Sean Elliott, San Antonio Spurs Stacey King, Chicago Bulls J.R. Reid, Charlotte Hornets Glen Rice, Miami Heat NBA All-Defensive First Team: Dennis Rodman, Detroit Pistons Buck Williams, Portland Trail Blazers Akeem Olajuwon, Houston Rockets Michael Jordan, Chicago Bulls Joe Dumars, Detroit Pistons NBA All-Defensive Second Team: Kevin McHale, Boston Celtics Rick Mahorn, Philadelphia 76ers David Robinson, San Antonio Spurs Derek Harper, Dallas Mavericks Alvin Robertson, Milwaukee Bucks Player of the week The following players were named NBA Player of the Week. Player of the month The following players were named NBA Player of the Month. Rookie of the month The following players were named NBA Rookie of the Month. Coach of the month The following coaches were named NBA Coach of the Month. References