Western Conference
Champion: Houston Rockets
1st Round
(1) Seattle SuperSonics vs. (8) Denver Nuggets: Nuggets win series 3-2
- Game 1 @ Seattle Center Coliseum, Seattle (April 28): Seattle 106, Denver 82
- Game 2 @ Seattle Center Coliseum, Seattle (April 30): Seattle 97, Denver 87
- Game 3 @ McNichols Sports Arena, Denver (May 2): Denver 110, Seattle 93
- Game 4 @ McNichols Sports Arena, Denver (May 5): Denver 94, Seattle 85 (OT)
- Game 5 @ Seattle Center Coliseum, Seattle (May 7): Denver 98, Seattle 94 (OT) (The Nuggets become the first 8th seed to beat the 1st seed in playoff history)
Last Playoff Meeting: 1988 Western Conference First Round (Denver won 3-2)
(2) Houston Rockets vs. (7) Portland Trail Blazers: Rockets win series 3-1
- Game 1 @ The Summit, Houston (April 29): Houston 115, Portland 104
- Game 2 @ The Summit, Houston (May 1): Houston 114, Portland 104
- Game 3 @ Memorial Coliseum, Portland (May 3): Portland 118, Houston 115
- Game 4 @ Memorial Coliseum, Portland (May 6): Houston 92, Portland 89
Last Playoff Meeting: 1987 Western Conference First Round (Houston won 3-1)
(3) Phoenix Suns vs. (6) Golden State Warriors: Suns win series 3-0
- Game 1 @ America West Arena, Phoenix (April 29): Phoenix 111, Golden State 104
- Game 2 @ America West Arena, Phoenix (May 1): Phoenix 117, Golden State 111
- Game 3 @ Oakland Coliseum, Oakland (May 4): Phoenix 140, Golden State 133
Last Playoff Meeting: 1989 Western Conference Semifinals (Phoenix won 4-1)
(4) San Antonio Spurs vs. (5) Utah Jazz: Jazz win series 3-1
- Game 1 @ Alamodome, San Antonio (April 28): San Antonio 106, Utah 89
- Game 2 @ Alamodome, San Antonio (April 30): Utah 96, San Antonio 84
- Game 3 @ Delta Center, Salt Lake City (May 3): Utah 105, San Antonio 72
- Game 4 @ Delta Center, Salt Lake City (May 5): Utah 95, San Antonio 90
Last Playoff Meeting: This is the first meeting between the Spurs and Jazz.
Conference Semifinals
(2) Houston Rockets vs. (3) Phoenix Suns: Rockets win series 4-3
- Game 1 @ The Summit, Houston (May 8): Phoenix 91, Houston 87
- Game 2 @ The Summit, Houston (May 11): Phoenix 124, Houston 117 (OT)
- Game 3 @ America West Arena, Phoenix (May 13): Houston 118, Phoenix 102
- Game 4 @ America West Arena, Phoenix (May 15): Houston 107, Phoenix 96 (Kevin Johnson's famous dunk on Hakeem Olajuwon)
- Game 5 @ The Summit, Houston (May 17): Houston 109, Phoenix 86
- Game 6 @ America West Arena, Phoenix (May 19): Phoenix 103, Houston 89
- Game 7 @ The Summit, Houston (May 21): Houston 104, Phoenix 94 (The Rockets become the second team to win a playoff series after losing the first 2 games at home.)
Last Playoff Meeting: This is the first meeting between the Rockets and Suns.
(5) Utah Jazz vs. (8) Denver Nuggets: Jazz win series 4-3
- Game 1 @ Delta Center, Salt Lake City (May 10): Utah 100, Denver 91
- Game 2 @ Delta Center, Salt Lake City (May 12): Utah 104, Denver 94
- Game 3 @ McNichols Sports Arena, Denver (May 14): Utah 111, Denver 109 (OT)
- Game 4 @ McNichols Sports Arena, Denver (May 15): Denver 83, Utah 82
- Game 5 @ Delta Center, Salt Lake City (May 17): Denver 109, Utah 101 (2OT)
- Game 6 @ McNichols Sports Arena, Denver (May 19): Denver 94, Utah 91 (Denver becomes the first team to force Game 7 after being down 0-3)
- Game 7 @ Delta Center, Salt Lake City (May 21): Utah 91, Denver 81
Last Playoff Meeting: 1985 Western Conference Semifinals (Denver won 4-1)
Conference Finals
(2) Houston Rockets vs. (5) Utah Jazz: Rockets win series 4-1
- Game 1 @ The Summit, Houston (May 23): Houston 100, Utah 88
- Game 2 @ The Summit, Houston (May 25): Houston 104, Utah 99
- Game 3 @ Delta Center, Salt Lake City (May 27): Utah 95, Houston 86
- Game 4 @ Delta Center, Salt Lake City (May 29): Houston 80, Utah 78
- Game 5 @ The Summit, Houston (May 31): Houston 94, Utah 83
Last Playoff Meeting: 1985 Western Conference First Round (Utah won 3-2)
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