1990–91 NBA season
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The 1990–91 NBA season was the 45th season of the National Basketball Association. The season ended with the Chicago Bulls winning their first NBA Championship, eliminating the Los Angeles Lakers 4 games to 1 in the NBA Finals.
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1990–91 NBA season | |
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League | National Basketball Association |
Sport | Basketball |
Duration |
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Number of teams | 27 |
TV partner(s) | NBC, TBS, TNT |
Draft | |
Top draft pick | Derrick Coleman |
Picked by | New Jersey Nets |
Regular season | |
Top seed | Portland Trail Blazers |
Season MVP | Michael Jordan (Chicago) |
Top scorer | Michael Jordan (Chicago) |
Playoffs | |
Eastern champions | Chicago Bulls |
Eastern runners-up | Detroit Pistons |
Western champions | Los Angeles Lakers |
Western runners-up | Portland Trail Blazers |
Finals | |
Champions | Chicago Bulls |
Runners-up | Los Angeles Lakers |
Finals MVP | Michael Jordan (Chicago) |
This season would prove to be Magic Johnson's last full season as a player, as he announced he was HIV positive and retired early the following season (Johnson would play part of the 1995-96 NBA season with the Lakers before permanently retiring).
Offseason | ||
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Team | 1989–90 coach | 1990–91 coach |
Atlanta Hawks | Mike Fratello | Bob Weiss |
Boston Celtics | Jimmy Rodgers | Chris Ford |
Denver Nuggets | Doug Moe | Paul Westhead |
Los Angeles Clippers | Don Casey | Mike Schuler |
Los Angeles Lakers | Pat Riley | Mike Dunleavy, Sr. |
New York Knicks | Stu Jackson | John MacLeod |
Seattle SuperSonics | Bernie Bickerstaff | K.C. Jones |
In-season
NBA 91 release date: October 22, 1990 | ||
Team | Outgoing coach | Incoming coach |
Indiana Pacers | Dick Versace | Bob Hill |
W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | |
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y-Boston Celtics | 56 | 26 | .683 | — | 35–6 | 21–20 | 20-6 |
x-Philadelphia 76ers | 44 | 38 | .537 | 12 | 29-12 | 15-26 | 14-12 |
x-New York Knicks | 39 | 43 | .476 | 17 | 21-20 | 18-23 | 17–9 |
Washington Bullets | 30 | 52 | .366 | 26 | 21-20 | 9-32 | 10-16 |
New Jersey Nets | 26 | 56 | .317 | 30 | 20-21 | 6–35 | 8-18 |
Miami Heat | 24 | 58 | .293 | 32 | 18-23 | 6-35 | 9-17 |
W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | |
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y-Chicago Bulls | 61 | 21 | .744 | — | 35–6 | 26–15 | 25–5 |
x-Detroit Pistons | 50 | 32 | .610 | 11 | 32–9 | 18–23 | 19-11 |
x-Milwaukee Bucks | 48 | 34 | .585 | 13 | 33–8 | 15–26 | 16–14 |
x-Atlanta Hawks | 43 | 39 | .524 | 18 | 29–12 | 14–27 | 11–19 |
x-Indiana Pacers | 41 | 41 | .500 | 20 | 29-12 | 12–29 | 15-15 |
Cleveland Cavaliers | 33 | 49 | .402 | 28 | 23–18 | 10–31 | 11-19 |
Charlotte Hornets | 26 | 56 | .317 | 35 | 17–24 | 9–32 | 8–22 |
W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | |
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y-San Antonio Spurs | 55 | 27 | .671 | — | 33–8 | 22–19 | 20–8 |
x-Utah Jazz | 54 | 28 | .659 | 1 | 36–5 | 18–23 | 21-7 |
x-Houston Rockets | 52 | 30 | .634 | 3 | 31-10 | 21–20 | 20-8 |
Orlando Magic | 31 | 51 | .378 | 24 | 24-17 | 7–34 | 13–15 |
Minnesota Timberwolves | 29 | 53 | .354 | 26 | 21-20 | 8-33 | 9-19 |
Dallas Mavericks | 28 | 54 | .341 | 27 | 20-21 | 8–33 | 7-21 |
Denver Nuggets | 20 | 62 | .244 | 35 | 17-24 | 3-38 | 8–20 |
W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | |
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y-Portland Trail Blazers | 63 | 19 | .768 | — | 36–5 | 27–14 | 18-10 |
x-Los Angeles Lakers | 58 | 24 | .707 | 5 | 33–8 | 25-16 | 19-9 |
x-Phoenix Suns | 55 | 27 | .671 | 8 | 32–9 | 23-18 | 17–11 |
x-Golden State Warriors | 44 | 38 | .537 | 19 | 30–11 | 14–27 | 13–15 |
x-Seattle SuperSonics | 41 | 41 | .500 | 22 | 28-13 | 13–28 | 12-16 |
Los Angeles Clippers | 31 | 51 | .378 | 32 | 23–18 | 8-33 | 10-18 |
Sacramento Kings | 25 | 57 | .305 | 38 | 24-17 | 1–40 | 9–19 |
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Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
1 | c-Chicago Bulls | 61 | 21 | .744 | – |
2 | y-Boston Celtics | 56 | 26 | .683 | 5 |
3 | x-Detroit Pistons | 50 | 32 | .610 | 11 |
4 | x-Milwaukee Bucks | 48 | 34 | .585 | 13 |
5 | x-Philadelphia 76ers | 44 | 38 | .537 | 17 |
6 | x-Atlanta Hawks | 43 | 39 | .524 | 18 |
7 | x-Indiana Pacers | 41 | 41 | .500 | 20 |
8 | x-New York Knicks | 39 | 43 | .476 | 22 |
9 | Cleveland Cavaliers | 33 | 49 | .402 | 28 |
10 | Washington Bullets | 30 | 52 | .366 | 31 |
11 | New Jersey Nets | 26 | 56 | .317 | 35 |
12 | Charlotte Hornets | 26 | 56 | .317 | 35 |
13 | Miami Heat | 24 | 58 | .293 | 37 |
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Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
1 | z-Portland Trail Blazers | 63 | 19 | .768 | – |
2 | y-San Antonio Spurs | 55 | 27 | .671 | 8 |
3 | x-Los Angeles Lakers | 58 | 24 | .707 | 5 |
4 | x-Phoenix Suns | 55 | 27 | .671 | 8 |
5 | x-Utah Jazz | 54 | 28 | .659 | 9 |
6 | x-Houston Rockets | 52 | 30 | .634 | 11 |
7 | x-Golden State Warriors | 44 | 38 | .537 | 19 |
8 | x-Seattle SuperSonics | 41 | 41 | .500 | 22 |
9 | Orlando Magic | 31 | 51 | .378 | 32 |
10 | Los Angeles Clippers | 31 | 51 | .378 | 32 |
11 | Minnesota Timberwolves | 29 | 53 | .354 | 34 |
12 | Dallas Mavericks | 28 | 54 | .341 | 35 |
13 | Sacramento Kings | 25 | 57 | .305 | 38 |
14 | Denver Nuggets | 20 | 62 | .244 | 43 |
Notes
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.
First round | Conference semifinals | Conference finals | Finals | ||||||||||||||||
E1 | Chicago* | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
E8 | New York | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
E1 | Chicago* | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
E5 | Philadelphia | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
E4 | Milwaukee | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
E5 | Philadelphia | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
E1 | Chicago* | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
Eastern Conference | |||||||||||||||||||
E3 | Detroit | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
E3 | Detroit | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
E6 | Atlanta | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
E3 | Detroit | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
E2 | Boston* | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
E2 | Boston* | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
E7 | Indiana | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
E1 | Chicago* | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
W3 | LA Lakers | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
W1 | Portland* | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
W8 | Seattle | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
W1 | Portland* | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
W5 | Utah | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
W4 | Phoenix | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
W5 | Utah | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
W1 | Portland* | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
Western Conference | |||||||||||||||||||
W3 | LA Lakers | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
W3 | LA Lakers | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
W6 | Houston | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
W3 | LA Lakers | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
W7 | Golden State | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
W2 | San Antonio* | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
W7 | Golden State | 3 |
Category | Player | Team | Stat |
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Points per game | Michael Jordan | Chicago Bulls | 31.5 |
Rebounds per game | David Robinson | San Antonio Spurs | 13.0 |
Assists per game | John Stockton | Utah Jazz | 14.2 |
Steals per game | Alvin Robertson | Milwaukee Bucks | 3.04 |
Blocks per game | Hakeem Olajuwon | Houston Rockets | 3.95 |
FG% | Buck Williams | Portland Trail Blazers | .602 |
FT% | Reggie Miller | Indiana Pacers | .918 |
3FG% | Jim Les | Sacramento Kings | .461 |
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The following players were named NBA Player of the Week.
The following players were named NBA Player of the Month.
Month | Player |
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November | Chris Mullin (Golden State Warriors) |
December | Karl Malone (Utah Jazz) |
January | David Robinson (San Antonio Spurs) |
February | Dominique Wilkins (Atlanta Hawks) |
March | Michael Jordan (Chicago Bulls) |
April | Michael Jordan (Chicago Bulls) |
The following players were named NBA Rookie of the Month.
Month | Rookie |
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November | Derrick Coleman (New Jersey Nets) |
December | Lionel Simmons (Sacramento Kings) |
January | Derrick Coleman (New Jersey Nets) |
February | Lionel Simmons (Sacramento Kings) |
March | Dennis Scott (Orlando Magic) |
April | Derrick Coleman (New Jersey Nets) |
The following coaches were named NBA Coach of the Month.
Month | Coach |
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November | Rick Adelman (Portland Trail Blazers) |
December | Bob Weiss (Atlanta Hawks) |
January | Mike Dunleavy (Los Angeles Lakers) |
February | Don Chaney (Houston Rockets) |
March | Don Chaney (Houston Rockets) |
April | Rick Adelman (Portland Trail Blazers) |
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