Eastern Conference
Champion: Chicago Bulls
1st Round
(1) New York Knicks vs. (8) Indiana Pacers: Knicks win series 3-1
- Game 1 @ Madison Square Garden, New York City (April 30): New York 107, Indiana 104
- Game 2 @ Madison Square Garden, New York City (May 2): New York 101, Indiana 91
- Game 3 @ Market Square Arena, Indianapolis (May 4): Indiana 116, New York 93
- Game 4 @ Market Square Arena, Indianapolis (May 6): New York 109, Indiana 100 (OT)
Last Playoff Meeting: This is the first playoff meeting between the Pacers and Knicks.
(2) Chicago Bulls vs. (7) Atlanta Hawks: Bulls win series 3-0
- Game 1 @ Chicago Stadium, Chicago (April 30): Chicago 114, Atlanta 90
- Game 2 @ Chicago Stadium, Chicago (May 2): Chicago 117, Atlanta 102
- Game 3 @ The Omni, Atlanta (May 4): Chicago 98, Atlanta 88
Last Playoff Meeting: 1970 Western Division Semifinals (Atlanta won 4-1)
(3) Cleveland Cavaliers vs. (6) New Jersey Nets: Cavaliers win series 3-2
- Game 1 @ The Coliseum, Richfield (April 29): Cleveland 114, New Jersey 98
- Game 2 @ The Coliseum, Richfield (May 1): New Jersey 101, Cleveland 99
- Game 3 @ Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford (May 5): Cleveland 93, New Jersey 84
- Game 4 @ Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford (May 7): New Jersey 96, Cleveland 79
- Game 5 @ The Coliseum, Richfield (May 9): Cleveland 99, New Jersey 89 (Drazen Petrovic's final game, who dies a month later)
Last Playoff Meeting: 1992 Eastern Conference First Round (Cleveland won 3-1)
(4) Boston Celtics vs. (5) Charlotte Hornets: Hornets win series 3-1
- Game 1 @ Boston Garden, Boston (April 29): Boston 112, Charlotte 101 (Celtics forward Reggie Lewis collapses on the court and did not play for the rest of the series. He dies 3 months later from a heart defect.)
- Game 2 @ Boston Garden, Boston (May 1): Charlotte 99, Boston 98 (2OT)
- Game 3 @ Charlotte Coliseum, Charlotte (May 3): Charlotte 119, Boston 89
- Game 4 @ Charlotte Coliseum, Charlotte (May 5): Charlotte 104, Boston 103 (Alonzo Mourning hits the series-winning shot with 0.4 seconds left)
Last Playoff Meeting: This is the first playoff meeting between the Hornets and Celtics.
Conference Semifinals
(1) New York Knicks vs. (5) Charlotte Hornets: Knicks win series 4-1
- Game 1 @ Madison Square Garden, New York City (May 9): New York 111, Charlotte 95
- Game 2 @ Madison Square Garden, New York City (May 12): New York 105, Charlotte 101 (OT)
- Game 3 @ Charlotte Coliseum, Charlotte (May 14): Charlotte 110, New York 106 (2OT)
- Game 4 @ Charlotte Coliseum, Charlotte (May 16): New York 94, Charlotte 92
- Game 5 @ Madison Square Garden, New York City (May 18): New York 105, Charlotte 101
Last Playoff Meeting: This is the first playoff meeting between the Hornets and Knicks.
(2) Chicago Bulls vs. (3) Cleveland Cavaliers: Bulls win series 4-0
- Game 1 @ Chicago Stadium, Chicago (May 11): Chicago 91, Cleveland 84
- Game 2 @ Chicago Stadium, Chicago (May 13): Chicago 104, Cleveland 85
- Game 3 @ The Coliseum, Richfield (May 15): Chicago 96, Cleveland 90
- Game 4 @ The Coliseum, Richfield (May 17): Chicago 103, Cleveland 101 (Michael Jordan hits the series-winning shot)
Last Playoff Meeting: 1992 Eastern Conference Finals (Chicago won 4-2)
Conference Finals
(1) New York Knicks vs. (2) Chicago Bulls: Bulls win series 4-2
- Game 1 @ Madison Square Garden, New York City (May 23): New York 98, Chicago 90
- Game 2 @ Madison Square Garden, New York City (May 25): New York 96, Chicago 91 (John Starks' famous dunk)
- Game 3 @ Chicago Stadium, Chicago (May 29): Chicago 103, New York 83
- Game 4 @ Chicago Stadium, Chicago (May 31): Chicago 105, New York 95
- Game 5 @ Madison Square Garden, New York City (June 2): Chicago 97, New York 94 (4 straight blocks on Charles Smith's game-winning attempts)
- Game 6 @ Chicago Stadium, Chicago (June 4): Chicago 96, New York 88
Last Playoff Meeting: 1992 Eastern Conference Semifinals (Chicago won 4-3)
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